Entertainment roundup for Sept. 17-24, 2025
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This week's events include the last performances of Hillstomp, music and Shakespearean theater, and a look forward to fall festivals.
- By Sean Avery Columbia Gorge News
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HOOD RIVER – Grab your lute and finest ale because Shakespeare has landed in Hood River. Lauren Gunderson’s hilarious ode to the legendary playwright and poet, “The Book of Will,” premiered at the Columbia Center for the Arts (CCA) on Sept. 12, helmed by director Kathleen Morrow.
- By Peter Cornelison Thrive Hood River
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On Thursday, Sept. 25, Thrive Hood River will hold its annual fundraising gala at The Ruins from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The party brings friends and supporters together to celebrate the beauty of Hood River County and support Thrive’s mission of protecting livability, agriculture and wild places.
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FREE NEWS: What's happening this week? Event listing for the Columbia River Gorge.
- By Sean Avery Columbia Gorge News
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GOLDENDALE — Get your popcorn ready. Filmmaker and Klickitat County native Matt Marzano will present his debut documentary feature film, “Showdown for Sheriff: A Constitutional Conflict” at the Goldendale Grange on Sept. 19-20.
- Staff report Columbia Gorge News
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SKAMANIA CO. — The annual Logtoberfest celebration returns Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Historic Wind River site in Stabler, Washington, from noon to 6 p.m.
- Compiled by Sean Avery
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Entertainment Update is a listing of live events happening in our communities. Submit entries to seana@gorgenews.com. Entries are published as…
- By Sean Avery Columbia Gorge News
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HOOD RIVER — Get excited horror fans! “Evil Dead: The Musical” will debut at the Columbia Center for the Arts on Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m., directed by Ashly Will. Drawing from the iconic characters and nightmarish story of all three installments of Sam Raimi’s cult-classic film trilogy
- By Richard Tillinghast For Columbia Gorge News
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HOOD RIVER — After 25 years, Hillstomp, a “Mississippi trance blues” band, are closing the curtain.
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