Free news: Now's the time to start singing. We have three active a cappella choruses kicking off 2026 with new rehearsals starting now. Maybe it's time to try singing again!
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HOOD RIVER — With just a once-a-week practice, Harmony of the Gorge women’s chorus’ new “I Can’t Sing” chorus is bringing back the joy and fun of singing for everyone, even those who haven’t sung since grade school.
When my longtime friend Tom Foxx told me about his son’s new music group, I had the same kind of feeling I used to get when I was music editor at The Washington Times in D.C. and a friend would want me to write about his music group. What do you do when friendship might conflict with honest assessment of musical talent?
HOOD RIVER — Rising singer-songwriter Eli Lev will perform at The Pines 1852 in Hood River, July 25 at 4 p.m.
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THE DALLES —Riders in the Sky will perform at the historic Granada Theatre on May 3, 7 p.m.
“The best in Western music since 1977,” read a press release. “Award-winning harmonies, wacky Western wit and high-yodeling adventures. ‘It’s the Cowboy Way!’”
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Following installation by Friends of the Columbia Gorge late last year, a new standard of signage, bilingual in English and Spanish, holds space for Native culture and stories at Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail, near Lyle, Washington.
It’s not hard to find a Western Meadowlark in Wasco County. In open, grassy habitat, their loud liquid songs start ringing out as early as February.
HOOD RIVER — Voci Community Choir, a Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association vocal ensemble, will present “Our Shared Humanity” April 26 and 28.
Heaven has gained a kind and gentle soul. A lifelong resident of the Gorge, Nicholas Kimball Rider-Bayes was born to Earl Rider and Bonnie Bay…
