Dufur Threshing Bee Aug. 8-9
The 45th annual Dufur Threshing Bee happens Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8-9. Field demonstrations of horse-drawn and steam powered equipment both days, plus food and family fun. Live music includes:
Saturday.
8:30 a.m. Music at Log Cabin featuring Tom Graff
11 a.m. Dufur Boys
12:30 p.m. Cinder Blue
2 p.m. Tyson Huckins
7 p.m. Free concert, featuring Kory Quinn & the Comrades
The Balch Hotel celebrates the Dufur Threshing Bee with alternative folk music from Gregory Rawlins Saturday, Aug. 8, from 5-8 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. Car Show Registration, Dufur City Park
10 a.m. Classic Car Show, Dufur City Park
2:30 p.m. Awards Presentation
Music at Maryhill features The Bylines, Willy & Nelson
Guests can help continue Maryhill Winery’s summer season with wine tastings and free live music from 1-5 p.m. weekends in August.
Aug. 8 The Bylines
Aug. 9 Willy & Nelson
Aug. 15 Wil Kinky
Aug. 16 Mary Kadderly with Dan Gildea
Aug. 22 Tim Snider
Aug. 23 Carrie Cunningham
Aug. 29 Karen Lovely
Aug. 30 Sister Mercy
Maryhill Winery, 9774 Hwy. 14, Goldendale, Wash.; 877-627-9445.
Plays for Non-Profits Aug. 21-23
Join Plays for Non-Profits for staged readings of two plays, “Inherit the Wind” and “The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail,” at Columbia Center for the Arts in downtown Hood River the weekends of Aug. 21-23 and Aug. 27-29.
These plays share a common theme, “The Art of Protest.” Seasoned director Lynda Dallman returns to direct “Inherit the Wind,” while William Weiler directs “The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail.” Proceeds from these productions benefit the SMART program, Hood River County Libraries, The Next Door and Columbia Gorge Ecology Institute. Tickets are available at Waucoma Bookstore and Sophie's Enchanted Alpaca in downtown Hood River and online at www.showtix4u.com. Shows will be performed at Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave. Hood River.
Hop Trip returns to Sandbar
Hop Trip will be at the Sandbar Cafe on the Waterfront this Saturday, Aug. 8, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mark Daly, Bart Popenoe, and George Bentz will be joined by a few special guests at “one of the best outside venues in the Gorge.”
Blues with Duffy Bishop at Griffin House Aug. 9
The Duffy Bishop Band, featuring Duffy Bishop (vocals), Chris Carlson (guitar), Dean Mueller (bass), and Carlton Jackson (drums), play a house concert at the Griffin House on Sunday, Aug. 9. Doors open at 6 p.m. and some proceeds benefits The Next Door non-profit: Strengthening Children, Families & Communities.
Tickets are available at www.eventbrite.com.
As a longtime Pacific Northwest resident, Duffy Bishop has become a one of the top Blues Singers on the West Coast. She is in the Cascade Blues Association and Washington Blues Society Hall Of Fame, and a recipient of both organizations' Lifetime Achievement Award.
Jerry Joseph, more at CEBU
This week at CEBU Lounge - shows start at 9:30 p.m.:
Friday, Aug. 7 - The Blackberry Bushes String Band —NW Alt. Folk String Band.
Saturday, Aug. 8 - Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons — Roots Rock Legend makes a stop in Hood River.
Best Western Plus Hood River Inn, 1108 E. Marina Way; 541-386-2200.
Entertainment listings can be e-mailed to jdrake@ hoodrivernews.com.
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