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All in Entertainment
Jeff Minnick pulls out his guitar for Waterfront Wednesday at the Bargeway Pub tonight, Dec. 13. The veteran player who lives for the pocket will lay down the lyrics tonight at The Dalles’ premier venue. Want more? Of course, you do. Check out the Gorge’s most comprehensive guide to arts and entertainment here.
Bargeway Pub & Catering is unpacking a bag of Christmas Magic as they fill the stage with Rich and Blonde tonight, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. Jim Drake delivers a fat candy cane this week in our entertainment guide with shows, films, comedy, and music all over the gorge. Check it out here.
Bargeway Pub & Catering is dedicating Waterfront Wednesday, tonight, Nov. 29, to a toy drive and to the wonderful lyrics and fretwork of Eli Howard. The no-cover show begins at 6 p.m. People are encouraged to bring a new toy to ensure that local boys and girls get a visit from Saint Nick. That’s just the tip of the iceberg in this week’s most inclusive entertainment guide. Check it out here.
Bargeway Pub & Catering welcomes a Pre-Thanks Wild Turkey Party! Music, Comedy and Film are filling the bill this week in the Gorge’s most comprehensive line up. Check it out here.
The prequel focuses on Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth), the future villainous President Snow of the original Hunger Games series, as a young man, following the events that lead to his “breaking bad.”
Abstract artists wrought from the isolation and uncertainty of the early days of the COVID pandemic continue their path of creativity and are sharing their works with the public at the Hood River Library this month at 502 State Street.
The Holiday Bazaar Roundup is your source for the latest information on The Gorge’s schedule for Holiday Bazaars and other Holiday Activities! Check Back Often for Updates! Have an event to promote? - email it to me at the link in the story.
Starting in mid-August, these kids devote hundreds of hours throughout the season to perfect 5 minutes on the field. And it paid off. This year, The Dalles High School Marching Ensemble took this practice to the next level for the first time in the school’s history.
Bargeway Pub & Catering welcomes Chris Barons for Waterfront Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. Music, Comedy and Film are filling the bill this week in the Gorge’s most comprehensive line up. Check it out here.
Singer-Songwriter Tyson Huckins turns 40 on Friday, Nov. 10, and he will be celebrating the big 4-0 at the Bargeway Pub in The Dalles as he pairs up with Ben Blakey or BB for some transcendent tunes and good times. The music starts around 6 p.m. That’s just a taste of This Week in Gorge Entertainment. Take a look here at the Mid-Columbia’s most comprehensive guide.
Members from the Portland branch of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) caught wind that we here in The Dalles boast five pipe organs, while many towns across the country our size have none. AGO contacted local organist Garry Estep to see about arranging an impromptu “organ crawl” so that some of their members might get literally “hands-on” to see what we have.
Detail Guy - Michael Held, 40, of The Dalles was like Klaus Meine of the Scorpions on Saturday night at the Bargeway Pub going 25 for 25 in an all-out blackout on his BINGO card at the Bow Wow Bingo and Brews fundraiser. The first-time event headed up by the board at the Home At Last animal shelter saw a great crowd as additional chairs and tables were called for as the room swelled to over 60 people.
Rich and Blonde are headlining Waterfront Wednesday at the Bargeway Pub tonight, while bands abound around the gorge along with the Gorge Impact Film Festival in Hood River. Check it all out here in the Gorge’s most comprehensive entertainment guide.
The Dalles Main Street, The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown The Dalles will host a trick or treat event complete with costumes, candy and fun on October 31, 20243 from 3-5 p.m. The event will also include the Monsters in the Park After Dark party at The Dalles City Park from 4 to 6 p.m. The event will include music, treats, yard games, a haunted room and more!
Break out your chain mail and polish your jousting stick! Columbia Gorge Pride Youth Council is back with another free all ages dance. Festivities will kick off at Hood River Hotel at 102 Oak St on November 11 at 6 p.m. and run until 10 p.m. There will be a medieval and renaissance faire themed dance, drag, food, crafts and opportunities for attendees to show off their bard skills.
Bargeway Pub is taking it acoustic on Wednesday, Oct. 25 as Hit Machine Unplugged will hold the stage starting at 6 p.m. Halloween parties and celebrations abound for those wanting to wander the witching hours. Check out the gorge’s most ghoulish list of happenings here.
The Caldron is overfilling as vendors and businesses downtown are dialing in their black cats and brooms for the biggest Witches Walk yet on Friday, Oct. 20th.
Bargeway Pub goes classic Americana tonight with Jess Clemons at the helm at The Dalles’ premier outdoor venue. Clemons provides a nice appetizer for a smorgasbord of music, art, parties, and more. Check out the gorge’s most comprehensive list of happenings here.
Witches walks and graveyard ghouls are grabbing the limelight this Halloween Season as costumed gatherings call out to our inner devils. Check out this guide to all things wicked in Jim Drakula’s gorge guide of brain bashes.
Bargeway Pub In Td welcomes Little Music City’s Al Hare tonight, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. Hare is kicking it off this week as ghostly entertainment is coming out of the walls. Trout Lake Hall is also hosting Dusty Trails - a two-day music fest featuring Americana. Check out all the mid-Columbia entertainment here.
