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Bargeway Pub gets misty with its outdoor cooling and crazy chill talent as they welcome Olivia Harms to Waterfront Wednesday. She’s equal parts Texas, Bakersfield, and Nashville country. This guide breaks the funmometer this week as gigs heat up around the Gorge.
Bargeway lights up Huckleberry Road this Fourth of July week; you might also audition for Steel Magnolias and become a famous actor, and Skyraker is in the Gorge as part of a triple rock bill at the Bingen Theater. It’s gonna be a Blast! Plus this week’s entertainment column has a new look!
Bargeway hosts United Way Benefit with Hell’s Belles - the rockingest all-girl AC/DC cover band you’ll ever hear will will rock for a cause on June 28 to raise money for United Way! Plus this week’s entertainment column has a new look!
Longest jam of the year as Solstice to turn its corner at Bargeway Pub with another lineup of great local artists. Jeff Carrell raises the tequila flag tonight, June 20. This entertainment guide is thicker than my skull and twice as full. Dig in here for arts, music, festivals, and unfettered turbulent transcendence.
Giggin’ guide is a monster: Bargeway is rolling with another five days of live music with Al Hare tonight, June 13 for Tacos and Tequila. The Gorge is live with music, comedy, karaoke, and arts and entertainment. Take a deep breath and dive deep right here.
We’re starting out Impressive with Festival Announcements This Week! Besides Brews and Blues, Mosier and The Festival of Nations in Cascade Locks is kickin’ into gear! Wait, Pride Month is here - and an Ever Expanding list of All Things Music!
One evening, as my co-leader and I closed a group meeting for family caregivers, I reminded those in attendance that one of the major benefits of participation in any support group is the opportunity it creates to simply check in with ourselves on a regular basis— to pause, to listen to our own thoughts and feelings and experiences, and to give voice to them— when that is often the one thing there is not time for in the midst of the sometimes all-consuming experience of caregiving itself. “Oh!” said one man in attendance, “It’s like the line in that song: ‘I just dropped in the see what condition my condition was in.’”
The Giggin’ Guide is extra wide with 75 more entries in this edition. Want to keep it simple? Hit the Bargeway tonight, May 29 for Rich & Blonde for Waterfront Wednesday. Want to go deep? Put on your SCUBA gear and slide into this artful sea.
The Bargeway Pub welcomes Nashville Recording Artist Jessie Leigh to the stage for Waterfront Wednesdays, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. Gorge Giggin Guide bustin’ Wide with four festival announcements, new venues and new jams. All right here.
It’s smashin’, crashin’ and birthday bashin’ as The Bargeway Pub celebrates 5 years this weekend with 20 of its favorite bands. The music fest is free May 17- 19. The Dalles premier outdoor venue keepin’ it real with the bands that brought ‘em. Gorge Guide Giggin Wide, see inside.
Bargeway Pub puts together six shows in five days as the outdoor venue welcomes a surge of great weather, talented artists and icy-cold cocktails. This Week’s Entertainment Forecast is heating up with more Concerts, Festivals, Dances, and all the Best in Local Music - The Gorge’s Best is Right Here!
The Force Awakens with the Most Music in The Gorge! Bargeway’s Waterfront Wednesday concert series opens May 1 and this guide is so thick we had to put it through a hydraulic press to fit it in your computer. Comedy, concerts, movies and all the best music right here.
It seems the fests and fundraisers won't slow down! New concert schedules, Sappy Fir Cone Report and more fun than you can shake a stick at! Cheers! It starts off with the Bargeway Pub spilling tequila as Al Hare puts his spin on Tacos &Tequila Thursday.
Donna Henderson shares why she considers poetry so essential a part of “Living Well” that she dedicates her April column to it, every year.
Bargeway Pub welcomes Mel Dalton on Wednesday as The Dalles Prepares for Cherry Fest this weekend and the Gorge is humming with great gigs all around. Check it all out in the gorge’s most comprehensive entertainment guide right here.
What’s a quesabirria? Only the best thing to ever come from the marriage of a taco and a quesadilla. Learn the legend of the quesabirria, how it got it’s name and more in this review of Taqueria Ayala’s quesabirrias!
Among the culinary traditions that gather families and friends around the table, the classic Carnitas holds a special place in most Latino households. This dish, featuring fried pork prepared according to each chef's unique recipe, is not just a food; it's a celebration of culture and individuality. And no one does it better than Michoacán Bar & Grill in Odell, Oregon.
The Bargeway Pub features Al Hare tonight, April 11, for Tacos and Tequila Thursday. Bat Boy hits the stage on May 4 and our entertainment guide is more packed than a horse on a two-week trip. Check out all the happenings here.
The Bargeway Pub features Al Hare for Tacos and Tequila Thursday on April 4 and they may have let a little secret slip. Read here to find out more. Also indulge in this week's offering of the most inclusive list of art, music, film, and all things entertainment in the gorge.
Spring is finally here in The Dalles, and let me tell you, the library is buzzing with excitement! We've got a bunch of cool stuff lined up for you – from chess lessons starting April 6th to arts and crafts classes that'll bring out your inner artist. Seriously, there's something for everyone!
