HOOD RIVER — Hood River Valley High School theater department’s spring play, “Shakespeare in Love,” opened last weekend and continues into this week, with shows March 1-2 at 7 p.m. in the school’s Bowe Theater, 1220 Indian Creek Road, Hood River. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students.
“The director pretty much is in charge of everything,” said Tom Burns, director of Columbia Center for the Arts’ first play since COVID-19. But as he gives actors interpretive freedom, picks plays, and helps find a dozen creative ways to sit on a chair, Burns’s real job is directing the audience’s attention to the actor’s story, he said.
HOOD RIVER — Sarah Fox, creator of the “Hear in the Gorge” podcast and curator and host of the Sense of Place lecture series, recently received the Community Storytelling Fellowship, Oregon Humanities announced Feb. 8. The award is granted annually to Oregonians from communities that are underrepresented in Oregon media.
For this year’s summer school, the Hood River County School District invited three teachers from Mexico to work alongside summer school teachers and help in different capacities.
Waucoma Bookstore, located at 212 Oak St. in Hood River, will be hosting a book signing with Alenka Vrecek from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4. Vrecek will be signing copies of her book, “She Rides: Chasing Dreams Across California and Mexico.”
HOOD RIVER — Have you tried one of the newest food trucks in Hood River yet? Benny’s Shave Ice is nestled downtown near the movie theater next to Four and Twenty Blackbirds on Fifth and Columbia Street. Run by Benjamin Tubbs and his family, Benny’s Shave Ice opened in May after purchasing their bright blue trailer in the winter.
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HOOD RIVER — Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway announce the annual Antique Auto Tour, to be held July 8 from Hood River to Rowena Crest in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
HOOD RIVER — Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum, 1600 Air Museum Road, hosts author Crista Worthy for a special presentation during its monthly Second Saturday event on April 8.
Wy’east High School class of 1967 held its 55-year reunion Saturday, Aug. 13. Mike and Sue Faulkender opened up their private campground in Parkdale for their classmates.
Wy’ east Middle School seventh graders unveil the newest Peace Pole dedicated by the Hood River Rotary Club on Sept. 21. The students who uncovered the symbol of peace were the same group who chose which languages were to be represented on the pole. Wy'east Middle School students and staff h…
On Saturday, Sept. 17, Hood River Valley High School’s Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) group and community members gathered at Jackson Park in Hood River for an afternoon of showcasing the culture and history of Latinx people for a National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
The History Museum of Hood River County debuts its 2022 Cemetery Tales production Friday, Sept. 30, with tickets on sale now. There will also be a special screening that evening at 7 p.m. at the Bingen Theater, a fundraiser for the museum (see info box for details).
Families in the Park, the popular music series held each Thursday in August at Jackson Park, wrapped up on Aug. 25 with the band Hit Machine. “The crowd was massive and estimated at 2,500,” said Hood River Lion Mike Schend. “The Hood River Lions Club appreciates all our series sponsors.” The…
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As shared at the Aug. 18 Hood River County School District board meeting, migrant students participating in summer school this month have been learning water safety, paddle boarding and kayaking on the Columbia River.
Visit Hood River (VHR) will host its third and final First Friday series downtown on Friday, Sept. 2, from 5-8 p.m.
The Hood River County Library District is offering outreach services in the community of Odell this summer.
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Members of the Parkdale, Odell, and Hood River Valley Evening garden clubs, Central Gorge Master Gardeners and community members gathered on the afternoon of Aug. 14 to enjoy ice cream, cookies and root beer floats, while touring the Parkdale Memorial Garden, located at the intersection of B…
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