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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 ENTERTAINMENT U pdate Mbrascatu ‘Mbrascatu,’ more at CEBU This week at CEBU Lounge: Friday, Feb. 20, Dancehall Days, 9:30 p.m. Uptempo Dance Cover Tunes from the 60's to today. Saturday, Feb. 21, Mbrascatu, 9:30 p.m. Italian Folk Rock. “Mbrascatu is a fusion of the cobbled streets and cafés of the Old World and the creative melting pot of Portland. The band is a group of talented musicians that draw from very different musical backgrounds to create a unique blend of sounds encompassing European and American roots.” Best Western Plus Hood River Inn, 1108 E. Marina Way; 541-386-2200. Gorge Sinfonietta plays Feb. 20 The Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta presents “The Bold, The Brilliant, and the Beautiful,” an exciting program of orchestral music, including the Oregon premiere of “The Banner Saga Suite” by Austin Wintory, the lively second piano concerto by Dimitri Shostakovich, and Johannes Brahms' lyrical masterpiece, Symphony #2. Featured soloist will be local musician Corin Parker. The concerts are Friday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 22, at 2 p.m. in The Dalles Civic Auditorium ballroom. The orchestra is conducted by Mark Steighner, and sponsored by the Columbia Gorge Orchestra Association (cgoaon- line.blogspot.com). ‘Homeward Bound’ Feb. 20 Are you looking for a fun family activity? Come to Family Movie Night at the Museum on Friday, Feb. 20, when The Hood River County History Museum will be showing “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.” The movie features the voices of Michael J. Fox and Sally Field. A grand adventure ensues when three house pets journey through the wilderness to find their family. What would Homeward Bound be without the adorable animals? Kids are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal with them to enjoy the movie. The movie is free with regular museum admission; $5 for adults and children 10 and under are free. Proceeds benefit paddle- wheel restoration efforts. History Museum of Hood River County, 300 E. Marina Drive, Hood River, 541-386-6772. Young Life Father/Daughter dance Feb. 21 at Elks Lodge Young ladies and older ladies and their fathers, stepfa- thers, grandfathers and male mentors are invited to an evening designed to celebrate the importance of these special relationships. The Third Annual Columbia Gorge Young Life Father/Daughter dance will take place on Saturday Feb. 21 from 6-8 PM at the Hood River Elks Club at 3rd St. and Cascade Avenue. The evening will offer DJ-hosted music, desserts and a photo booth. The cost of the event is $30 per couple and each additional daughter $10. Tickets are available at Shortt Supply (116 Oak Street, Hood River); Trellis Fresh Flowers (165 E. Jewett Blvd. White Salmon); by calling 541-386-5433; by sending an email to hr_younglife@yahoo.com, or at the door. Matthew Zeltzer Band at Springhouse Feb. 17 Music at Springhouse Cellar continues on Tues- day, Feb. 17, with the Matthew Zeltzer Band, starting at 6 p.m. “Described as alt-country meets folk infused indie- rock, California songwriter Matthew Zeltzer is current- ly hard at work recording his debut album. He’s Matthew Zeltzer toured with Frankie Boots and the County Line, the McCoy Tyler Band and Jaime Wyatt.” Springhouse Cel- lar, 13 Railroad Ave, Hood River; 541-308-0700. ‘Full Monty’ continues at CAST You won’t want to miss CAST Theater and Columbia Center for the Arts production of The Full Monty. It’s a story of a broke and out of work steelworker who finds inspiration after bumping into a male stripper. He and his equally desperate friends decide to give it their all – or rather show it all – to get rich quick. The show runs just two more weekends! The Full Monty continues Feb. 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee on Feb, 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.columbiaarts.org, at Waucoma Bookstore and in the gallery at Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave in downtown Hood River. The Full Monty contains mature content and is not suitable for children under 13 years of age. Feb. 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m. MATINEE SHOWING: Feb. 22nd at 2:00 p.m. N sponsored in part by: A K E D W INERY TICKETS: $18 for adults, $15 students and seniors Groups of 10 or more $12 Be part of the show – 8 packages sold for each show, 2 tickets, front row table, a bottle of the Full Monty from Naked Winery and 2 show wine glasses for $75 Tickets available at Waucoma Bookstore, Columbia Art Gallery and online at www.columbiaarts.org ~ 215 Cascade Ave. A3 Crop Talks return Feb. 23 at Rockford Grange Crop Talks starts up again on Monday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. at Rockford Community Grange. Rockford Community Grange will be the host of an informal gathering of farm- ers, gardeners, growers of food in the Mid-Columbia Gorge region to share the ins and outs of growing food. Crop Talk will be the fourth Monday of each month. Re- freshments will be provided. Come summer, Crop Talk will move to the farms and gardens for potluck dinners- tours. Rockford Grange is located at 4250 Barrett Rd., next to the Westside Fire Dept. For questions call: 541-490- 9287 or 541-806-2344. Gleaning in the Gorge conversation March 5 Gorge Grown Food Net- work will once again be host- ing a “Community Conversa- tion” entitled Gleaning in the Gorge in the month of March. The event will take place on March 5 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Springhouse Cel- lars. Each year thousands of pounds of produce and food go to waste in the Gorge or get shipped elsewhere while many of our neighbors go hung ry. Org anizations Gorge-wide are working to Photo by David Warnock WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? Get some new ideas at Crop Talks. close these gaps and mitigate food waste. Sharon Thornberry, Com- munity Food Systems Man- ager for the Oregon Food Bank, Rosa Fus, president of the Windy River Gleaners based in The Dalles, and Bruce Bolme, local food sys- tem hero and member of the Rainbow Valley Volunteers gleaning organization will be present to share informa- tion about the role gleaning can play in the local food sys- tem. The evening will begin with a panel discussion, fol- lowed with time for ques- tions and break-out discus- sions in smaller groups to identify action ste ps to strengthen our local food system. Food will be available for purchase from Focolare Pizza and drink will be avail- able for purchase from Springhouse Cellars. For more information check out www.gorge g rown.com or contact Woodley Smith at Woodley@gorgegrown.com. Kids’ Gorge Soup sched- uled Feb. 26 at Springhouse Gorge Soup is an evening where people buy tickets to come to dinner and hear four to five community members speed-present their ideas for a new business or nonprofit in the Gorge. Kid Soup is the next event, 6 p.m. at Spring- house Winery on Feb. 26 At the end of the night, everyone at the dinner votes for their favorite business or nonprofit. The winner of the vote gets the ticket money (minus $7 for soup, bread, and minimal expenses). “It’s a great way to meet new people and support indi- viduals working to make our community a better place,” said organizer Julie O’Shea. In the past, many of evenings have resulted in awarding entre preneurs $1,500 to $3,000. To buy tickets to the event, go to: http://www.brown p a p e r t i c k - ets.com/event/888297 Organizers are extending the deadline for applications to Gorge Soup for Kids to Tuesday, Feb. 17; applica- tions must be postmarked by this date. Students who are working on a business idea, or com- munity project, or a program that they would like to imple- ment at their school, in their neighborhood, among their peer group, whatever the case or need. Past Gorge Soup for Kids events have given away roughly $3,000 a night. For questions, email gorg esoup@ gmail.com Small Business Showcase moves to Butler Bank March 13 Small Business Showcase returns March 13 to a new lo- cation – Butler Bank Build- ing, 301 Oak St. Businesses interested in renting a booth at the event ($100 fee) may register at the Hood River Chamber of Commerce website, hoodriv- er.org. At Small Business Show- case, attendees of the free event meet business owners and employees and learn about goods and services available in the Gorge. Stef- fen Lunding and Claudia Lane of Red Tail Holdings had renovated the building and operated it as 301 Gallery in 2012-13. The build- ing was last used for the Hol- iday Pop-Up market in No- vember-December 2014. The showcase will be the first public event at Butler Bank Building since Stephanie Laur and Union Event Co. as- sumed management in Janu- ary. The company (union- eventco.com) provides event planning at Butler Bank as HOOD RIVER NEWS (ISSN 07465823) is published twice weekly, every Wednesday and Saturday. Subscription rates: $42 per year prepaid ($36 for senior citizens, 65 and over) in Hood River County and western Wasco County, Oregon; and Klickitat and Skamania counties,Washington. Elsewhere, $68 prepaid per year. Known office of pub- lication, 419 State Ave., Hood River, OR 97031-2031. Periodicals postage paid at Hood River, Oregon. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to HOOD RIVER NEWS, P.O. Box 390, Hood River, OR 97031-0103. The Butler Bank building will host the Small Business Show- case, which returns Friday, March 13. Recycle Tips GLASS well as custom locations. Butler Bank Building, in the 1927 building that for- merly served as city hall G OT N EWS ? Submitting a news item to Hood River News is easy: send it via e-mail to: hrnews @hoodrivernews.com. Infor mation can also be sent by mail to P.O. Box 390, Hood River, OR 97031. News tips are also welcome by calling the newsroom at 386-1234, or by fax at 386-6796. the 51 st annual Pine Grove Fire Dept. auction saturday, March 7 th • 9 a.m. NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS OR CONSIGNMENTS OF: Appliances, furniture, toys, antiques, collectibles, power tools, hand tools, cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles, bikes, snowmobiles, tractors, trailers, household items, garden tools, lawnmowers, rototillers, equipment of all types. We ask that all items be in working order. Business Owners: Please consider donating excess or obsolete stock. Please bring items to the Firehouse. For more information or drop-off times, call 541-806-1173. Located 4 miles south of Hood River on Hwy. 35 at Van Horn Drive until 2010, is available for rent for parties, receptions, dinners, and other events. They’re Back! $ 15 Prime Rib Fridays Happy Hour the 5-6 p.m. During winter - Remove metal lids, and recycle the lids in mixed recycling. - Do not include ceramics, Pyrex, baking pans, plates, picture frame glass or mirrors. - Local recycled glass is used at the Wasco Landfill for road base. - Portland has a new facility that uses optical sorters to separate comingled glass into colors (green, clear, brown). Every Day 541-386-3940 Stonehedge Gardens www.tricountyrecycle.com 541-506-2636 Year of the Sheep February 19th is Chineese NewYear! We are serving a sweet, savory dinner for two ... Starting with freshly baked BBQ pork, a platter with 3 favorite entrees: Salt & Pepper Shrimp, Honey Glazed Chicken Breast, Dry style Green Bean, served with steamed or fried rice, and a gourmet chocolate brownie with salted caramel for dessert Open Tues.-Sun. 11am-9pm All for $ 35 00 per couple Grace Su’s Champagne for two – $10 & Tiger Lounge Serving handcrafted cocktails, beer and wine – and Champagne Restaurant Intersection of Hwys 30 & 35 (541) 386-5331 • Hood River • www.chinagorge.com In Town there’s a Lady . . . . . . who’s Turning 80! Stop by and Wish Jo Smith (Mary Joan) a Happy Birthday February 22nd Hood River Elks 2-5 p.m. for Cake & Coffee No Gifts Please Humorous Cards Welcome
