May is Columbia Gorge Arts & Culture Discovery Month
Here is a sample of what’s going on. For full event calendar, visit www.columbiagorgeartsandculture.com
Columbia Gorge Fiddle Contest
| May 6 – 8 | Hood River Middle School |
A Friday night Fiddle Concert and Saturday/Sunday Fiddle Contests will showcase the best fiddlers in the northwest with toe-tapping tunes that’ll have you reelin’. The Saturday and Sunday Fiddle contests are just plain fun! The audience gets to hear great music all day and until the moon shines high in the sky. Contestants enjoy playing their tunes after working on them for months and sometimes years. Read more…
“Running Fruit Ladders” Installation Celebration
| May 7, 2011 - Gorge White House in Hood River | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
The Gorge White House will be hosting a community celebration in conjunction with Artist John Maher’s large scale art installation, “Running Fruit Ladders” on Highway 35 in Hood River, . The celebration of “Running Fruit Ladders” will be Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend, May 7th from 10:00 – 6:00. As part of the celebration of art and small family farms, area fruit growers will be providing guests with local juices and fruit. Read more…
Justin Shandor – World’s #1 Ultimate Elvis!
| May 14, 2011 - Hood River Middle School | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Justin Shandor – Winner of the 2010 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest appearing live from Las Vegas In concert accompanied by the 50 piece Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta.
Saturday, May 14th at 7 P.M. at Hood River Middle School Auditorium
1602 May St., Hood River, Oregon. 97031 Read more…
White Salmon Artist Studios Open House
| May 21, 2011 - White Salmon, WA | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
Several White Salmon artists will open their studios on Saturday afternoon, May 21, to exchange ideas and stimulate creative discussions with other artists and guests. Ceramics, woodworking, art glass, metal sculpture, painting and jewelry are just some of the featured media within a 5-mile radius of downtown White Salmon. Read more…
Gorge Interpretive Center 16th Anniversary
| May 21, 2011 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
The 16th Anniversary of the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center is Saturday, May 21, 11 AM-4 PM in Stevenson, WA.
Free to the public. It includes demonstrations of traditional handcrafts, music and a speaker (TBA). More info: www.columbiagorge.org
Gorge Wine and Pear Festival
| May 21, 2011 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
| May 22, 2011 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
The 1st Annual Columbia Gorge Wine and Pear Fest will be May 21-22 at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM) museum in Hood River, OR. Read more…
Women’s Issues Film Series
| May 22, 2011 - Hood River Inn | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Join us on Sunday, May 22 for a screening of two great women’s issues productions. Call & Response is a full length production about musicians addressing Human Trafficking that is both powerful and easy on the ears. LunaFest is a collection of women’s short films, a showing that was snowed out this past winter. Read more…
