What’s Happening: Week of March 23, 2026

March 27-28 — 46th Annual Mid-Columbia Lions Follies, 7 p.m. on March 27-28, and 2 p.m. on March 22 at Hood River Middle School. All proceeds go to the Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation.

Community Events

March 26 — Gorge Rebuild-it Center Silent Auction Fundraiser, 5-8 p.m. at Thunder Island Brewing. Thunder Island Brewing is donating $1 for every drink order.

March 26 thru May 21 — AARP Oregon Women’s Financial Skills Workshop, 5:30-7 p.m. online; register at events.aarp.org/z4nrPV. Session 1: Intentional Consumption vs. Influenced Spending; Session 2: The Impact of Money Scripts on Financial Attitudes and Behaviors; Session 3: Challenging the Pink Tax, Income Gap and Girl Math. All welcome. Full report online.

March 27 — Made in the Gorge 25th Anniversary Open House, 5-8 p.m. at 108 Oak St., Hood River. Live artist demos, local wine tastings, raffle, meet the artists.

Thru March 27 — Hood River Soil and Water Conservation District (HRSWCD) Annual Native Plant Sale. Native bare-root conifer trees, deciduous trees, and flowering shrubs, $3.50 each. Pick up April 10-11; order at hoodriverswcd.org/plant-sale.

March 28 — No Kings Rally, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bingen/White Salmon; 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Hood River; 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in The Dalles; noon to 2 p.m. in Stevenson; and 2-3 p.m. in Trout Lake. Must register for location and details; visit mobilize.us/indivisible-coin.

March 28 — 10th Anniversary of Minoru Yasui Day, 1-3 p.m. at the Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland. Free and open to the public with limited seating; free online livestream available. More information and registration at www.minoruyasuilegacy.org/min-yasui-day-2026. Following the program, attendees may join Yasui family members and OHS Curator of Exhibitions Megan Lallier-Barron in the exhibition The Yasui Family: An American Story from 3-4 p.m.

March 29 — Republican Candidate Forum for 2nd District of Oregon, 3 p.m. at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, The Dalles. With Bentz opponents Andrea Carr and Peter Larson.

March 31 — Sen. Ron Wyden Town Halls, noon at the Fort Dalles Readiness Center, 402 E Scenic Drive, The Dalles; and 4 p.m. at Hood River Valley High School, 1220 Indian Creek Road, Hood River. Open to all. Full report at columbiagorgenews.com.

March 31 — Hood River Salmon and Steelhead Presentation, 6 p.m. at Working Hands, 1021 12th St., Hood River. With Lindsay Powell, ODF. Hosted by Hood River Watershed Group. Free. Questions to admin@hoodriverwatershed.org.

April 1 — Veterans Social Group, 6 p.m. to closing at Hood River Elks Lodge No. 1507, 304 Cascade Ave., Hood River. Dinner, drink to all veterans at no charge; active duty, Reservist, National Guard and veterans all welcome.

April 2 — Criminal Records Expungement Clinic, 2-5 p.m. at The Dalles Public Library, 722 Court St., The Dalles. Free legal assistance to apply to set aside Oregon criminal records. Clinics are every first Thursday. No appointment necessary. For more information, email lynnmarie.crider@gmail.com.

April 2 — Whodunnit Mystery Book Club, 5-6 p.m. at The Dalles Library, 722 Court St. Each month features a different book; copies available for checkout at front desk. For 19 and over.

April 2 — NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) of the Gorge, 6:15-7:45 p.m. at Dalles-Wasco County Library meeting room. For info, call Barbara at 541-980-7264.

April 2, April 9, April 16, April 23 & May 7 — Outdoor Walking with Grief Group. Occurring in-person Thursdays at multiple locations. Explore grief in nature with movement and mindfulness. Registration required. For more info, group availability, or additional offerings please contact Haley at Providence Hospice of the Gorge, 541-387-6449.

April 4 — Lyle Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, 7-10 a.m. at Lyle Lions Community Center, corner of Fifth and Highway 14. Adults $10, children 6-12 $5, under 5 free. Eggs and omelets cooked to order and endless pancakes.

April 4 — Leos Club Can and Bottle Collection, 9 a.m. to noon at Rosauers, Hood River. Supports local nonprofits.

April 4 — Hazardous Waste Collection Event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at South Wasco High School, 699 Fourth St., Maupin. For households and small businesses in Wasco, Hood River, and Sherman counties. Registration required for businesses only at tricountyrecycle.com/hazardous-waste/business.

April 4 & 18 — Hood River Winter Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ferment Brewing Company, 403 Parkway Ave., Hood River. Local food, handmade gifts. More at gorgegrown.com.

April 6 — Community Health Mobile Healthcare Van, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lyle Lions Community Center, Fifth and Highway 14. Open to all.

April 6, May 4 & May 18 — Hood River Adult Grief Support Group. Registration required. For more info, group availability, or additional offerings please contact Haley at Providence Hospice of the Gorge, 541-387-6449.

April 7— Criminal Records Expungement Clinic, 2-5 p.m. at the Hood River County Library, 502 State St. Free legal assistance to apply to set aside Oregon criminal records. Clinics are every first Tuesday. No appointment necessary. For more information, email lynnmarie.crider@gmail.com.

April 9 — High Prairie Bingo Night, 6-8 p.m. at 701 Struck Road (between Lyle and Centerville). Food and drinks for sale, cash prizes; minors must be accompanied by an adult 18 or over.

April 11 — Feast of Words, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Hood River Library on State Street. Hosted by the Hood River County Library Foundation. Goal to raise $35,000 to update children’s bookshelves across libraries and expand free book distribution through the Bookmobile and partnerships with FISH and One Community Health. Tickets $30; purchase at hoodriverlibrary.org.

April 13 — Friends of the Library, 11 a.m. in the Jean Marie Gaulke Room, Hood River Library; public welcome. More at hoodriverlibrary.org/friends.

April 13, April 27, May 11, May 18, June 1, June 15, June 29 & July 13 — The Dalles Adult Grief Support Group. In-person, 8 sessions. Registration required. For more info, group availability, or additional offerings please contact Haley at Providence Hospice of the Gorge, 541-387-6449.

April 14 — Odell Garden Club Meeting, 10 a.m. at the Hood River County Fairgrounds Community Building. For more info, contact President Norma Curtis, 541-806-1019 or nlcurtis@hrecn.net. Meets second Tuesday of the month.

April 15 — Columbia Gorge Beekeepers Association Meeting, 6 p.m. at the Hood River Extension, 2990 Experiment Station Drive. All are welcome. Visitors may attend in person or via Zoom; info at admin@gorgebeekeepers.org.

April 15 — Sense of Place Season 16, 7-8:30 p.m. at Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River. Crag Rats Turn 100: A Century of Service with the Oldest Mountain Search & Rescue Team in America, with Christopher Van Tilburg. Tickets at SenseofPlace.org.

Ongoing

February thru April — Columbia Gorge AARP Foundation Tax-Aide. In-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone, free of charge, with a focus on taxpayers who are over 50 and have low to moderate income, in Hood River, The Dalles, and White Salmon. Visit gorgetaxaide.simplybook.me/v2/#book for more information.

First Monday — Adult Writers Group, 5:30-7 p.m. at The Dalles-Wasco County Library.

Third Monday — Hands On Maker Monday, 3:30 p.m. at The Dalles Public Library. With OSU Extension and 4-H. For kids, teens and adults. Projects like leatherworking, sewing, candle making, cake decorating and more.

Mondays — Cascade Singers Rehearsal, 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 101 West 10th Street in The Dalles.

Mondays — Al-anon Meeting, noon at Riverside Community Church, 317 State St. in Hood River.

Mondays — Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association Voci Community Choir Rehearsals, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Hood River Valley High School. All welcome. Questions to info@gorgeorchestra.org.

Monday thru Friday — NU-2-U Shop Open, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, 1112 W. Ninth St., The Dalles. Shop is a nonprofit store that supports the Mid-Columbia Senior Center. More information at 541-296-4788.

Monday & Wednesday — Senior Meals, noon at The Pioneer Center, White Salmon. Doors open at 8 a.m. Suggested donation for seniors 60 and over is $4, all others $7. All welcome.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday — Strong People, 11 a.m. to noon at the Cascade Locks City Hall.

Monday, Wednesday & Friday — Exercising for Seniors, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Hood River Valley Adult Center.

Monday thru Friday — Klickitat Senior Services Telephone Support, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Goldendale, 509-773-3757; White Salmon, 509-493-3068; or Toll Free, 1- 800-447-7858. Staff will direct callers to available resources, assist with online benefit applications and issues with Social Security and Medicare. Seniors can also call for essential grocery delivery, prescription pickup or food bank needs.

Tuesdays — Senior Meals, noon at the Lyle Lions Community Center. Doors open at 10 a.m. Suggested donation for seniors 60 and over is $4, all others $7. All welcome.

Tuesdays — White Salmon-Bingen Rotary Club, noon to 1 p.m. Learn more at www.whitesalmon-bingenrotary.org, www.facebook.com/whitesalmonbingenrotaryclub, or email rotary.club.323@gmail.com.

Tuesdays — Overeaters Anonymous Meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Ninth and State streets, Hood River.

Tuesdays — Harmony of the Gorge, 6-8 p.m. at Providence Down Manor, Hood River. Please check the website for rehearsal details at www.harmonyofthegorge.com; info at 541-490-2481.

Tuesdays — Al-Anon Meeting, 7 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 400 11th St., Hood River.

Tuesdays — Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association Sinfonietta Rehearsals, 7-9 p.m. at Hood River Valley High School (music room). All welcome. Questions to info@gorgeorchestra.org.

Second Tuesday — Gorge Photography Club, 4 p.m. at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, The Dalles. For more info, call 509-493-4567.

Fourth Tuesday — Gorge Photography Club, 3 p.m. at the Hood River Library. For more info, call 509-493-4567.

Tuesday & Thursday — Senior Meals, noon at the Goldendale Community Center. Doors open at 8 a.m. Suggested donation for seniors 60 and over is $4, all others $7. All welcome.

Tuesdays thru Fridays — Senior Chair Yoga, 9:15 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, fourth floor, The Dalles. Cost is $4 per class. Contact debra.lutje@gmail.com for info.

Wednesdays — Fitness Classes: Mat Pilates, 8:30 a.m. at Lutheran Church, Bingen; Barre 5 p.m. at Mt. View Grange, White Salmon. Loyalty, drop in rates available. ACE certified, longtime local fitness instructor. Call Caroline Elliott, 509-637-3162, for info.

Wednesdays — Radio Tierra Storytime, 9:30 a.m. on Radio Tierra 95.1 FM; songs, stories and announcements for all kiddos who haven’t begun school.

Wednesdays — The Dalles Rotary Club, noon at Spooky’s; visitors welcome.

Wednesdays — Writing Group, 3-4 p.m. at the Hood River County Library, Columbia Room.

Wednesdays — Somos Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. at the Providence intersection, 12th and May streets, Hood River. Show support for the immigrant community. Rain or shine. Loaner signs available, or bring your own “We are immigrants” signs.

Second Wednesday — Hood River Library Book Club, 12:30 p.m. at the Hood River Library Meeting Room, 502 State St. in Hood River. Meetings are hybrid, so folks are welcome both in-person and online. Books are chosen monthly. For more information, go to hoodriverlibrary.org.

Second Wednesday — Dufur Recreation District Meeting, 7 p.m. at Dufur City Hall. Visit website www.dufurcitypark.org for agenda and virtual attendance information.

Second Wednesday — Rainbow Reads Book Club for Queer and Allied Parents, 6 p.m. at The Dalles Wasco County Library, 722 Court Street in The Dalles.

Thursdays — Hood River Art Club, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the FISH Food Bank Community Room, 1130 Tucker Road, Hood River. For more information contact Kori Walsh at Heronbird@aol.com.

Thursdays — Hood River Toastmasters Club, 6:30-8 a.m. via Zoom and in-person at Bette’s Place, downtown Hood River. Drop in or email HRToastmasters@proton.me for link. Improve public speaking, listening and leadership skills.

Thursdays — Take Pounds Off Sensible (TOPS) Support Group, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in and 9 a.m. meeting at Zion Church, 10th and Union, The Dalles. First meeting is free.

Thursdays — Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m. at the Hood River Library. Free, open to all ages.

Thursdays — Recovery Café, 1-6 p.m. at the White Salmon Grange. Dinner served; recovery circle 5-6 p.m. All welcome.

Thursdays — The Dalles Kiwanis Club Meetings, noon at Spooky’s; visitors welcome. For more information go to www.thedalleskiwanis.org/ or The-Dalles-Kiwanis-Club on Facebook. Feb. 5: Jeff Renard, Columbia Gorge Regional Airport; Feb. 12: Steve Carlson, Mount St. Helens; Feb 19: Business meeting; Feb. 26: Kelsey Alsheimer, NWCSD 21Education Foundation.

Thursdays — Thursday Night Bingo, 5:30 p.m. at Mid-Columbia Senior Center, 1112 W. Ninth St., The Dalles. Doors open 4 p.m. Must be 18 or over. $10 minimum buy-in.

Third Thursday — West Klickitat Regional Fire Authority Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the White Salmon Fire Station at 119 NE Church St.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday — Hood River Valley Adult Center Thrift Shop, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels.

Third Fridays — Community Game Day, 1 p.m. at the Lyle Lions Community Center, Fifth and Highway 14. Play scrabble, cribbage or bring your own favorite. Coffee and cookies will be offered.

Fridays — Community Playgroup, 10-11:30 a.m. at Hood River Early Childhood Center (formerly Pine Grove Elementary). Free, follows school calendar. For children 0-5 and their parents. For info call 541-386-4919.

Fridays — Storytime in Cascade Locks and Parkdale, 10:30 a.m. at the library branches in those communities. Includes parent playgroups.

Fridays — Reflections on the Life of the Spirit, 1 p.m. at the United Methodist church in White Salmon, 341 N. Main Ave. Hosted by Baha’is of White Salmon. Explore spiritual identity and what it means to be human. For more information, contact White Salmon Bahá’ís at 509-637-3311.

Fridays — Fun Friday, 3-4:30 p.m. at The Dalles Library. For kids 5-10 in the John and Jean Thomas Children’s Wing. Arts, crafts, games; each week is different and always fun.

Saturdays — Makerspace, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hood River Library and Crafty Saturdays at the Cascade Locks and Parkdale library branches (same times). Free, for children.

Saturdays — Grief Share, 10 a.m. to noon at Tucker Road Baptist Church, 1455 Tucker Road, Hood River. All welcome. Info at 541-386-1049.

Saturdays — Teen Programs, 2 p.m. at the Hood River Co. Library, 502 State St. Pick one or all that look fun and be creative, volunteer, play games, discuss books and eat snacks. Open to ages 12-18. For more info, contact Teen Librarian Rachel or go to hoodriverlibrary.org.

Saturdays — Bingo, 5:30-8 p.m. at the Mid-Columbia Senior Center, 1112 W. Ninth, The Dalles. Doors open 4 p.m.; new players should arrive by 5 p.m. Ages 8-18 must be accompanied by legal guardian. Minimum buy-in $6. Cash prizes, dinner concessions.

Saturdays — Bingo, 6 p.m. at the Hood River Elks, Third and Cascade. Elks/Knights of Columbus scholarship fundraiser supports scholarships and charities. Progressive blackout prize, dinner available for purchase; 18 and older.

First & Third Sunday — Family Devotions, 10 a.m. at the White Salmon Grange, 1085 N. Main St. Baha’i faith. All welcome.

Sundays — Pickup Basketball, 1 p.m. at the Horizon Christian gym, Hood River. Players 18 and older, $3/visit.

Sundays — Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association Jazz Collective Rehearsals, 4-6 p.m. at WAAAM. All welcome. Questions to info@gorgeorchestra.org.