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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.
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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
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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
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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