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The Wasco County Cultural Trust Coalition awarded $11,350 in grants to 12 projects on Feb. 8 in a ceremony at The Dalles Art Center. Coalition board member Corliss Marsh said the awards went to projects which fit into the coalition’s three priorities of youth, multiculturalism and service to the entirety of Wasco County.

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The Dalles High School presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” a musical comedy with music composed by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics written by Tim Rice. Performances are Thursday and Friday, Feb. 20-21, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. The show continues next week with performances Thursday and Friday evening, Feb. 27-28, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday afternoon, Feb. 29, at 2 p.m.

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“The Rhythm of the Dalles,” or “Ritmos de The Dalles,” is planned 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, May 10, at Chenowith Elementary, 922 Chenowith Loop Rd.

Designed to bring together community members from different ethnic backgrounds to “share our similarities, celebrate our differences.”

The event will feature food, music, art, dance, face painting, books, tacos, drawing and a free flower for every mother.

The Ballet Papalotl will teach how to dance traditional Hispanic/Latin dances, with music by Freddy y sus telcados.

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Every Tuesday after the final bell rings, Chenowith Elementary music teacher Corin Parker hosts 47 students from grades three through five at her after-school choir. Practice lasts for 45 minutes, and it’s just one of the efforts that recently earned her the Excellence in Elementary Music Education award from the Oregon Music Education Association.