HOOD RIVER — Columbia Center for the Arts (CCA) will celebrate two decades of live theater performance on Nov. 7, hosting its 20th Anniversary Theatre Revue — a one-night extravaganza showcasing notable scenes, songs and talent from its storied tenure.
HOOD RIVER — Local artist Joy Kloman was one of ten selected to participate in the 21st Rothko Symposium in Daugavpils, Latvia — the birthplace of artist Mark Rothko — which took place from Sep. 12-27. Three of Kloman’s paintings were acquired for the permanent collection of the Rothko Museum, where the event was held.
HOOD RIVER — Alternative comedian Eddie Pepitone will headline The Button Bridge Comedy Jamborita at the Hood River Elk Lodge on Nov. 7-8 in lieu of his latest stand-up special “The Collapse.”
HOOD RIVER — Modern music consumption is defined by a digital media marketplace dominated by streaming platforms. But at ADHD Music, the Columbia River Gorge’s new beacon of physical media, vinyls, CDs, cassettes and VHS tapes reign supreme.
HOOD RIVER — Join local author Gabriel Urza in celebration of his gripping new novel, “Silver State.” Urza will stop by the Hood River Library on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. for an in-depth conversation with award-winning writer Sierra Crane Murdoch.
HOOD RIVER — Bust out your sequins and polish those dancing shoes. The iconic stage musical turned cinematic smash hit “Mamma Mia!” opens at Hood River Valley High School on Nov. 1.
HOOD RIVER — A special evening of music is coming to the Gorge. In collaboration with the Bed Barn’s Church of Music, Jeffrey Foucault and Garrett Brennan will headline a dual-set concert in the historic Rockford Grange on Oct. 25.
HOOD RIVER — This land is a miracle — an eternal source of life that binds us together. For Jeanne Carver, Pacific Northwest ranch wife turned sustainable, all-American retail titan, its health is at the heart of everything she practices. “The land must win,” Carver said, attributing the guiding philosophy to her late husband, Dan. “It’s our responsibility to do everything we can while we’re still here.”
HOOD RIVER — A group of 24 Hood River Valley High School migrant education students had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., over spring break.
THE GORGE — The Gorge has many group runs that are all tied in and promoted within the “sweat equity” of the volunteers of Columbia Gorge Running Club. The CGRC is a hub to learn about the goings on for run activities here in the Gorge. Visit columbiagorgerunningclub.com to learn about event…
HOOD RIVER — Arts in Education of the Gorge and Columbia Center for the Arts present “Creating Together Family Day,” a free day of participatory art-making in the gallery and performances in the theatre, on Saturday, April 13. This free event is open to all.
As a very young child, I attended the 1964 World’s Fair. The theme was “It’s a small world after all.” During a bike tour in Bhutan last autumn with some Gorge cycle mates and others from elsewhere, that point was driven home.
HOOD RIVER — While some celebrated the Super Bowl and others the half-time show on Feb. 11, many in the Gorge were keen for a totally different activity hosted at the Hood River Hotel.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River Valley High School theater department’s spring play, “Shakespeare in Love,” opened last weekend and continues into this week, with shows March 1-2 at 7 p.m. in the school’s Bowe Theater, 1220 Indian Creek Road, Hood River. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students.
“The director pretty much is in charge of everything,” said Tom Burns, director of Columbia Center for the Arts’ first play since COVID-19. But as he gives actors interpretive freedom, picks plays, and helps find a dozen creative ways to sit on a chair, Burns’s real job is directing the audience’s attention to the actor’s story, he said.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River Valley High School theater department’s spring play is “Shakespeare in Love,” Feb. 23-24 and March 1-2 at 7 p.m., and Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Bowe Theater, 1220 Indian Creek Road, Hood River. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students.
HOOD RIVER — Sarah Fox, creator of the “Hear in the Gorge” podcast and curator and host of the Sense of Place lecture series, recently received the Community Storytelling Fellowship, Oregon Humanities announced Feb. 8. The award is granted annually to Oregonians from communities that are underrepresented in Oregon media.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River New School seventh graders spent an afternoon working with Publisher Chelsea Marr on how to submit a press release and how to format an ad in the Columbia Gorge News. They are actively working on taking out an ad to support their community service project that focuses on collecting donations of kid-sized bikes from the community and delivering them to those in need through Anson’s Bike Buddies.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River’s newest author is 96-year-old Sigrid Scully, who published a children’s poem book titled “If I Could.” In collaboration with her friend Judy Ruderman-Shupack, who illustrated the book, they published the picture book through Cave Moon Press.
HOOD RIVER — You can look, but please do not touch the quilts on display at The History Museum of Hood River County.
That’s because they’re old.
HOOD RIVER — Community Development Partners (CDP) and Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation (CCHC) have been awarded $15.1 million from Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) for their Hood River Affordable Housing Development.
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