• Updated

Oct. 10 – Trivia Topics: natural disasters and “Saturday Night Live,” 6:30 p.m., Clock Tower Ales, 311 Union St., The Dalles, 541-705-3590, www.clocktowerales.com Oct. 10-13 – “Macbeth,” 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 2 p.m., Sunday, Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave., Hood River, 541-387-8877, ext. 117, www.columbiaarts.org Oct. 11 – Book Lover’s Ball fundraiser for Half the Gorge Sky, 6-10 p.m., Sunshine Mill Winery, The Dalles, www.facebook.com/page/Half-the-Gorge-Sky, 541-806-0093

  • Updated

This Week Through July 27 – “Abaya and Beyond,” art by Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield, opening reception July 11, 5-7 p.m., The Dalles Art Center, 220 E. Fourth St., The Dalles, www.thedallesartcenter.org July 3-4 – Kramdown Karaoke, 9 p.m., The Vault, 209 E. Second St., The Dalles July 4 - Annual Kollas-Cranmer Memorial Run, Odell, Hood River

  • Updated

May is Creative Beginnings Months so take some time to enjoy the creativity that surrounds us in the Columbia River Gorge, from nature’s handiwork in the form of abundantly beautiful native wildflowers (see our front page today), to the abundant talents of local artists and musicians, you can’t shake a stick without finding a painter, musician, poet or performer.