Entertainment Update for March 23
Maryhill Museum of Art open for season; Dead Winter Carpenters at CEBU Lounge; ‘Charlie Brown’ onstage in The Dalles March 22-23; Blues master MacLeod returns to The Pines March 23; Rich Wilkins at Naked Winery
Entertainment Update for Mar. 20
‘Into Eternity’ film and discussion scheduled at Arts Center; Richard Wilkins Band at Naked Winery; Music at Alma Terra wines; Pianist Jason Farnham performs March 25
Entertainment Update for Mar. 16
Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day, don’t ye know?
Entertainment Update for Mar. 13
Dodgy Mountain Men return to Pint Shack; Richard Wilkins at Naked Winery; Miss Shevaughn & Yuma Ray ; Barley Draught plays the Gorge; Jazz, and crepes, at North Shore
Entertainment Update for Mar. 9
Romancing the West: A musical and visual journey through time; Blues master MacLeod returns to The Pines March 23; Spring Break Kids Scavenger Hunt at Discovery Center; Music Tuesdays at Springhouse; Bird ID workshop March 16
Entertainment Update for Mar. 6
Blues guitarist Dennis Johnson at Waucoma Club March 9; Volunteers needed for March art center events; Talbot Quartet at CEBU Lounge; Manimal House at Pint Shack; Gallery 301 features Gold Stars; Country Dance March 9
These guys will probably grow on you
An interview with the Blackberry Bushes Stringband
Bluegrass and Blackberries go hand in hand. Check out this stringband on March. 2. You'll be glad you did.
Entertainment Update for Mar. 2
Bob Connolly plays Parkdale; ‘Vesper Geer’ screens March 5; Willy and Nelson play Chips; Music at Mt Hood Meadows ; ‘Last Shangri-la’ screens March 9; Live music Tuesdays at Springhouse Cellar; L’il Rev plays March 3
Entertainment Update for Feb. 27
‘Big Love Story’ screens Feb. 27; L’il Rev plays March 3; Bone Soup event March 2; Feast of Words March 9; ‘Gentleman Band’ at Cebu
Jim Drake’s Entertainment Blog: What’s in a name? Dag Shaw plays Pint Shack Feb. 28
I’m sure you agree — if there’s one population of folks with interesting names — musicians surely can be at the top of the list.
Entertainment Update for Feb. 23
Walk the red carpet Feb. 24; Sassparilla at CEBU Lounge; Jug band plays at Solera; Storm Large plays Columbia Arts benefit April 13; Gold Stars at Gallery 301; L’il Rev plays March 3
Join fellow fishermen at Festival of the Fly
The fourth-annual Festival of the Fly returns to the Skylight Theatre and Pub Feb. 21 for an evening of hanging out with fellow backcasters and watching some of the most cutting-edge fish footage ever created.
‘White Out Dinner’ helps Heart of Hospice
“White Out Dinner,” the latest of the 2013 My Dinner Party series, has some seats available.
Family musical fun arrives in a bottle Feb. 23-24
“Three-and-a-Half Wishes” is new musical written by Mark Steighner and presented by students and staff at Hood River Middle School this weekend and next.
Sinfonietta to herald ‘Heroic’ performances
Viola soloist, Beethoven highlighted
Music has always played a part in stirring up patriotism in the hearts of humankind. Two Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta concerts slated for this weekend will explore that phenomenon through their presentation of “The Heroic Spirit in Music.”
