This Week in Gorge Entertainment by Jim Drake 10-26
When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Kenny Olsen, drive-up movies, Scot Bergeron, Circus Luminescence, Jeff Carrell, Speak Easy, Collision of Rhythm, Working Hands Beer and Collaboration.
Gorge Sinfonietta Returns to Live, Indoor Performances with World Premiere...and Bigfoot
Join the Gorge Sinfonietta, with guest narrators and performers Tom Burns, Peter Tappert, Jennifer Miller Harty, Marcos Galvez and Kathleen Morrow for concerts fun for everyone, including the northwest premiere of "The Frog Prince" by Steven Winteregg and the world premiere of "A Sasquatch Portrait!" Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 PM, Discovery Center in The Dalles; Sunday, Nov 7 at 2 PM, River of Life Church, Hood River.
Your Gorge Guide to Halloween 2021
Columbia Community Connection is Thrilled to present the 2021 Halloween Event Roundup! Think of it as a One Stop Trick or Treat for All Things Halloween, whether you’re a Ghost, Ghoul, or Goblin.
Poetry Reading & Book Signing: Local Mystic Poet Chelan Harkin Talks Redefining God; Drawing Inspiration from Hafiz
On October 23rd, Chelan Harkin will have her first-ever in-person poetry reading and book signing event to celebrate the release of her second mystic poetry book “Let Us Dance! The Stumble and Whirl With the Beloved”.
Civic to enter its 100th year with new life - thanks to all of you
If you put your ear to the floor of The Dalles Civic Auditorium, maybe you can hear those footsteps. Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions. So, it brought Steve Lawrence great joy this week to show off the place. He and hundreds of others are realizing the completion of its renovation that started 30 plus years ago.
This Week in Gorge Entertainment with Jim Drake - Oct. 18
When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Katie Pearlman, Cornhole, Chicken $#it Gamblers, Al Hare, Dead Lee, Night Harvest, Sasquatch, Thunder Island, Discovery Center
This Week in Gorge Entertainment by Jim Drake - Oct. 13
When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including CGOA Jazz Collective, Threshold Singers, JoAnna Lee, Shane Brown, Megan Alder, Eugenia Riot, Wil Kinky, Rent, Halloween Karaoke, Talent Show, Reindeer, Legato Gusto, Mark Daly CG Sinfonietta and Nightlife
The Dalles Downtown Trick or Treat is Back
The Dalles Main Street announced that they were bringing back their popular Downtown Trick or Treat event this year on October 29th from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.
Fall Harvest Festival set near Maupin on Sat., Oct. 9
It turns out that the climate near Maupin is perfect for pumpkins and Farmer Bob Kruger has some of the largest, most perfect, pumpkins he's ever grown. He’s also got a little harvest fest going this weekend. Read here to check out the lineup of musicians.
Sense of Place Lecture: The Unusual Mushrooms of Cascadia
Michael Beug will give a lecture on the ‘fungus among us’ in the Cascade region. Beug started mushrooming in 1969 and has discovered more than 50 new mushroom species in the Pacific Northwest.
This Week in Gorge Entertainment with Jim Drake, Oct. 5
When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Quiet Riot, Acosta-Meyers, Fever Dream, Constellations, Birds & Brews, Festival of Lights, Europatopia, Little Music City, Gorge Happiness Month, Open Mic, Thunder Island, Stephanie Sweet, Honey Badgers and Fried Green Tomatoes
This Week in Gorge Entertainment - Sept. 27
When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Greenneck Daredevils, Megan Alder, Al Hare, Navid Eliot Jenny Jahlee, The Rock Doctors, Bret Lucich, Quiet Riot, Purple Herons, Ted Horowitz, Charles Crossman, Tapwater, Bayleats and a comedy night at Route 30.
50-Year Vision Quest Brings Once In a Lifetime Photography Experience to the Gorge
World renowned photographer and Mosier resident John Chao invites the public to share a once-in-a-lifetime experience at MoonMountain Highway in Bingen on September 25th, from 6-9 p.m. Chao will display a series of his mega-photographs for the first time ever and will give a talk about his new book 50-Year Vision Quest, a penned memoir composed of 500 photographs taken over his 50 year adventure with the camera.
This Week in Gorge Entertainment- Sept. 21
When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Back To The Future, John Chao, Little Music City, Cemetery Tales, Fruit Suits, Prescott Harvey, The Builders & The Butchers, Chasing Ebenezer, Clair Gilchrist, Night Farmers and War Wagon
The Local Dish: Fried Chick Bliss at The Riv
The fried chicken sandwich was towering over my plate. This sandwich had jaw-dropping fluffy buns that had a formidable squish that is indicative of freshly made bread. It instantly transported me to my grandmother’s house eating hot buttered rolls.
Gorge Artists are Opening their Doors for the 2021 Gorge Artist Open Studios Tour
Artists will open their studios to the community to view their displayed artworks over the weekend to build community, promote artistry and spread inspiration.
College rocking for Metallica Scholars; free drive-in screening Sept. 22 at Sunshine Mill
Columbia Gorge Community College is ready to rock. Join them for a free drive-in screening of Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2 at the Sunshine Mill Sept. 22. Metallica is offering $1,700 scholarships to locals seeking skills training. Read more here.
This Week in Gorge Entertainment- Sept. 13
When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Exit 84 band, MuralFest, Gun Shy, Logan Kalsch, Terry Robb, Monolith Monsters, Gorge Artist Open Studios, Al Hare, Jeff Minnick, Rob Neuberger, Wayo Hogan and more. What a week!
PACT Presents Two Weekends of Shakespeare's As You Like It to Benefit Meals on Wheels
Performances at the Adult Center Theater (PACT) will present four performances of Shakespeare’s As You Like It LIVE and onstage at Jackson Park Theater on September 10th, 11th, 17th, and 18th at 6 p.m.
This Week in Gorge Entertainment - Sept. 9
When it comes to live music, Jim Drake can get you plugged in. Our local columnist for entertainment Gorge-wide has a good sampling of coming shows and events, including Dan Boller, Jose Maya, Trent Rose, John Donvan and a little Shakespeare to boot.