THE GORGE — The Gorge Artist Open Studio Tour is back for its 18th year. On April 26-28, local artists from around the Mid-Columbia Gorge region will open their studios to the public to display and highlight their work, process and connection to the environment that inspires them.

By the time this is published, Eliza Carver will be on a 21-day trip down the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River.

1923 — 100 years ago

The huge lines of people waiting to get into the Antiques Roadshow is reminiscent of a line at the airport, only all the people have really cool luggage. The show, now in its 22nd season, was taping in Portland last Saturday at the Oregon Convention Center.

On Saturday, Dec. 7 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Klindt’s Booksellers will be hosting a Children’s Holiday Soiree. Complete with children’s authors and specialty craft makers, you’ll be able to find holiday gifts for everyone on your list. There will be plenty of interesting stocking stuffers to check out, freshly stocked shelves of children’s toys to peruse and a wide selection of great titles to explore.

Winnie the Pooh may have lived in the Hundred Acre Wood and Peter Pan was from Neverland, but the heroine of the children’s book “Dream Again” had her adventures someplace a little more familiar: The Dalles.