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Hood River News, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
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ON STAGE
■ April 16 — HRVHS
Spring Fashion Show, 7 p.m.
in the HRVHS Bowe Theater.
Fundraiser for Lila May Schow.
Tickets $10. Gala Fashion Show
Fringe Fashion Camp and Tutus
and Tyvek Fashion Camp partici-
pants invited, too. For more in-
formation or to sign up, contact
Jennifer Furrow at jennifer-
ann1997@gmail.com or by
phone at 541-645-0176.
■ April 17 — I Carried a
Watermelon: A Dirty Danc-
ing Story, 8-9:30 p.m. at Co-
lumbia Center for the Arts. By
TriptheDark Dance Co. of Port-
land. Tickets $10-18. More info
at 541-387-8877.
■ April 17-18 — Lions Fol-
lies, 7:30 p.m. in the Hood River
Middle School Auditorium. “A
Ma and Pa Kettle Story.” Gener-
al admission $10, $9 presale;
call 541-386-2763 or tall-
mantru@gmail.com. Presented
for the Oregon Lions Site and
Hearing Foundation.
■ April 17-18 — Student
Directed One Act Festival, 7
p.m. at the HRVHS Bowe Theater.
World debuts, sneak preview of
a Fringe Theatre production as
well as some Ives standards; a
night of theatre in the round at
its Hood River best. Donations
accepted/encouraged.
FOR CHILDREN
■ Story Time at Hood River
Library: Baby/Toddler story time
and Big Kids story time, 10:30
a.m. Thursday mornings.
■ New Parent Services
Playgroups
For parents and their children
ages newborn to 5; for more info
contact Nancy Johanson Paul at
541-436-0319 or nan-
cyp@nextdoorinc.org.
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at Cascade Locks City Hall
gym.
Tuesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. at
Hood River Alliance Church,
2650 Montello Ave. (Contact the
church at 541-386-2812 for de-
tails.)
Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m. at HR
Early Childhood Center (former
Pine Grove School), bilingual,
with developmental specialists
available (follows school calen-
dar). For more info call 541-386-
4919.
■ Wednesdays through
April — Munchkins at the
Museum, 10-11 a.m. at the
History Museum of Hood River
County, 300 E. Marina Drive. $5
for each parent/child pair; $1 for
museum members. Each child
must have adult present to help
with activity. Program teaches
letters, numbers, colors, play
dough art and history. Preregis-
tration encouraged at 541-386-
6772 or email thmeduca-
tion@gmail.com.
■ April 21 — Shoe box
stage craft, 2:30-5 p.m. at the
Hood River Library. In celebration
of Shakespeare’s birthday.Assem-
ble your own shoe box theater.
■ April 22 — Shakespeare
matinee for kids, 3 p.m. at the
Hood River Library. Enjoy 3 clas-
sic tales in stop-animation.
Drawings for prizes.
EXHIBITS
■ Through April 30 —
Clink! A Taste of Oregon
Wine exhibit, The History Mu-
seum, 300 Port Marina Dr. Traces
history of Oregon wines; stories
of some of the individuals and
institutions that propelled Ore-
gon wine onto the national and
international stage. More info at
541-386-6772.
■ April 3-25 — Guardians
of the Columbia: Landscape
Photography of Adams,
Hood and Mt. St. Helens,
Camas Public Library, 625 NE
4th Ave. A retrospective 1972-
2015, by Hood River photogra-
pher Darryl Lloyd. Special artist
reception April 3 from 5-8 p.m.
Gallery open Mon. thru Wed.,
10-6 and Thurs. thru Sun., 10-6.
■ April 18-19 — HR Art
Club art show, 10-5 p.m. at the
Hood River County Fairgrounds.
Part of Blossom Fest weekend.
■ April 25-26 — Art of the
Gorge Weekend at the Colum-
bia Gorge Hotel, 4000 Westcliff
Dr. Free admission. Art show Sat.
1-5; artists’ reception 5-7. Art
show Sun. 9-2.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ Now through May 2 —
Little Feet Cooperative
Preschool 2015 Plant Sale
Fundraiser. Pre-order plants on-
line at littlefeetpreschool.org. Col-
lection May 2, 11-3 p.m. at West-
side Elementary parking lot.
■ April 13-17 — Sweet
Pea Project blanket drive at
Providence Hood River Memorial
Hospital. For the Family Birth Cen-
ter’s perinatal loss program. New,
unused blankets will be given to
parents who have experienced
the death of their baby. No cro-
cheted or knitted blankets; hand-
made blankets ok but must be
made from flannel, fleece, cotton
or similar fabric.
■ April 15 — Gentle Yoga
for beginning seniors 50 and over,
10-11 a.m. at the HR Care Center,
729 Henderson Rd. Free. Taught
by certified yoga instructor Chris-
tine Shannon. Wear loose, com-
fortable clothing; bring yoga mat
and water bottle; some mats
available onsite. No experience
necessary.
■ April 15 — Annual “all
you can eat” pizza feed, 4:30-
7:30 p.m. at Spooky’s Pizza in The
Dalles. Fundraiser for Columbia
Gorge Habitat for Humanity. $12
adults, $7 kids 7-12, kids under 6
$4. All proceeds go to building
Habitat houses.
■ April 15 — Child Abuse
Prevention training, 6-8:30
p.m. at the Hood River County Li-
brary. Free; for 18+. Columbia
Gorge Children’s Advocacy Cen-
ter is offering Darkness to Light's
Stewards of Children child abuse
prevention training. Space is limit-
ed; to register call Michelle Trem-
blay, 541-806-0901.
■ April 16 — Hood River
Art Club weekly session, 10-1
p.m.,Alliance Church, 2650 Mon-
tello (corner of Rand and Montel-
lo) in the modular building. Paint,
share information, critique others’
work. Open to everyone in all skill
levels and all media. Bring art
project, supplies, lunch and $1
donation to cover coffee.
■ April 16 — Recipe Tast-
ing and Testing, 2-3 p.m. in the
Hawks Ridge Cola Room. With
cookbook author Karin Duncker.
■ April 16 — School fund-
ing “road show” event, 7-
8:30 p.m. at Mt. Hood Commu-
nity College, Gresham. Prsented
by the Oregon Joint Ways &
Means Committee; closest meet-
ing to HR. State your school
funding opinion in person to the
Committee. Carpool/caravan
leaves SW corner of Walmart
parking lot at 5 p.m.
■ April 17 — Life & por-
trait drawing labs, 9-noon at
the Columbia Center for the Arts
Studio. Every Friday. $20 drop in;
package discounts available.
More info at columbiaarts.org or
541-387-8877, ext. 114.
■ April 17 — Friday Fun
Lunch with The Simcoe Boys,
11-1:30 p.m. at HR Valley Adult
Center, 2010 Sterling Place, off
Brookside Drive on the Heights.
Dancers and listeners welcome.
■ April 17 — Museum
wine tastings, 5-7 p.m. at The
History Museum of Hood River
County. Part of the Clink! exhibit
on the history of Oregon wine.
$15 admission gets special wine
glass to sample local wines and
admission to the museum. $10
museum members.
■ April 17 — Hood River
Saddle Club annual spaghet-
ti feed, 5-8 p.m. at the Saddle
Club, corner of Country Club and
Belmont.All you can eat spaghet-
ti, garlic bread, salad, beverage
and dessert. $8 adults, $5 ages 6-
12. Raises money to support Mt.
Hood Pony Club and high school
scholarships.
■ April 18 — Earth Day
Weeding and Clean-up at HR
Waterfront Park, 9-1 p.m. Vol-
unteers and families invited to
join. Small shovels and hand
trowels, work gloves, large shov-
els and water bottles recom-
mended. No pets. More info at
waterfrontpark@gmail.com.
■ April 18 — Indian Creek
Stewards Earth Day event, 9-
1 p.m. Come anytime! Help re-
store a section of riparian vegeta-
tion along Indian Creek. Bring
work gloves, wheelbarrows,
rakes, and/or shovels. More info
at megan@hoodriverswcd.org.
■ April 18 — Lavender-
Sheep Open Studio Day, 10-4
p.m., 1844 Rebecca Ave. Hand
painted yarn and spinning fibers.
Crafting circles indoors and out,
weather permitting. Free.
■ April 18 — Parkdale
Garden Club annual fundrais-
er, 10-4 p.m. at the Parkdale
Grange Hall. Plants, crafts, baked
goods.
■ April 18 — Flora in
Focus workshop, Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center, The
Dalles. Session 1, 12-1 p.m. (“Vir-
tual Tour along the Riverfront
Trail”), free; session 2, 1-5 p.m.
(“Wildflower Photo Workshop”),
$30. Register online at
www.gorgediscovery.org or call
541-296-8600 ext. 201.
■ April 18 — Wild Bill’s
Bingo at the Elks Lodge,
fundraiser for Elks scholarship
programs, 7 p.m. Open to the
community. Minimum $250 pro-
gressive blackout each week.
Hosted by the Elks and the Mid-
Columbia Knights of Columbus.
Dinners, starting at $8.50, are
available from 5-7 p.m.
■ April 18 — Parkdale Fire
Department 22nd annual
Casino Night, 5:30 p.m., 4895
Baseline Dr., Parkdale. 21 and
over. Gift cards and prizes; $20
entry fee includes $50 starting
chips, entrance to beer gardens
and dinner. Free local rids home
available.
■ April 18-19 — Blossom
Craft Show and Blossom
Fest Quilt Show, 10-5 p.m. at
the Hood River County Fair-
grounds, 3020 Wy’east Rd.
Odell Garden Club plant sale
Sat., Gorge Strings Sun. More
info at www.hoodriverfair.org.
■ April 18-19 — Parkdale
Grange Blossom Dinner. 11-
5 p.m. at 7375 Clear Creek
Road, Parkdale. Chuck-wagon
dinner featuring steak or ham
with all the trimmings, and a se-
lection of desserts. $10 for
adults, $5 for children 4-12
years, and free for children 3 and
under. More info at 541 352-
6691.
■ April 18-19 — Apple
Valley Blossom Festival and
Desert Party, 9-5 p.m. at Apple
Valley, 2363 Tucker Road. Free
admission. Fresh baked pies,
cobblers and crisps. 50 different
varieties of jams, syrups, pepper
jellies and pie fillings. Country
BBQ will be served at the store
featuring cherry wood smoked
ribs, pulled pork and chicken
sandwiches and our pear
coleslaw and cider baked beans.
■ April 18-19 — Gorge
Grapes Weekend at Colum-
bia Gorge Wineries in Ore-
gon and Washington. Small
bites, special cheeses or pop-up
food carts will be available
along with take-home recipes,
pairing lessons and new releas-
es at 24 participating wineries.
$25 fee; valid month of April.
More info at 1-866-413-9463
c o l u m b i -
agorgewine.com/passport-
month.
■ April 19 — West Side
Fire District All You Can Eat
Breakfast, 7-11 a.m. at Fire
Station No. 1, 4250 Barrett
PICK OF THE WEEK
Hood River County Reads presents movie
matinée of ‘The Magnificent Seven’
The Friends of the Li-
brary will be showing
the movie “The Magnifi-
cent Seven” on April 19
at 2 p.m. at the Hood
River Library. “The Mag-
nificent Seven” is an
American western film
directed by John Sturges
and starring Yul Bryn-
n e r, E l i Wa l l a ch a n d
Steve McQueen. The pic-
ture is an Old West-style
remake of Akira Kuro-
Road. Ham and eggs, coffee,
juice and milk. $7 adults, $6 se-
niors, $5 children. All proceeds
benefit the volunteer fire depart-
ment Neighbor Helping Neigh-
bor program. More info at 541-
386-1550.
■ April 19 — HR County
Reads Movie, “The Magnifi-
cent Seven,” 2 p.m. at the Hood
River Library meeting room.
■ April 20 — Tai Chi for
Balance, 1-2 p.m. in the Mount
Hood Town Hall’s Mount Hood
Room. Classes are free and for
any level. No experience neces-
sary; donations accepted.
■ April 20 — Grave Mat-
ters discussion series: Death
across Borders/Death across Cul-
tures, 5:30 p.m. at the Hood River
Library. Free. Informal discussion
facilitated by Anna Lim, PhD, cul-
tural anthropology. Part of a new
monthly discussion series on
death, dying and end-of-life is-
sues sponsored by the Hood
River Library.
More info at 541-386-2535,
info@hoodriverlibrary.org, or
hoodriverlibrary.org.
■ April 21 — Senior
meals, noon at the Lyle Lions
Community Center, 5th and
Hwy. 14. Everyone welcome.
■ April 21 — Unit 20,
Oregon Retired Educators
meeting, noon in the Parish
Hall, Wasco. Sandy Macnab, Ex-
s aw a ’s J a p a n e s e - l a n -
guage film Seven Samu-
rai.
The film is the inspira-
tion for the characters
journey North in the 2015
H o o d R ive r C o u n t y
Reads selection, “Into the
Beautiful North” by Luis
Alberto Urrea.
This year, there are
two books in Hood River
Reads: “Into the Beauti-
ful North” by Luis Alber-
tension Agent, will present "Re-
membering the Flood of 1964."
All persons interested in educa-
tion from Hood River, Wasco and
Sherman Counties are invited to
attend. Contact Unit 20 Presi-
dent Tom Greenough, 541-386-
3580, for luncheon reservations.
■ April 21 — Eating with
Intention, 2-3 p.m. in the
Hawks Ridge dining room. With
Certified Health Coach Tim Saur.
How not to overeat.
■ April 21 — Big Bingo at
the HR Valley Adult Center, 2010
Sterling Place, off Brookside
Drive. Doors open and food
available at 5 p.m.; games begin
promptly at 6 p.m. Funds raised
support the Meals on Wheels
program.
■ April 21 — Folklife in
Your Community, 6 p.m. at
the Hood River Library. With
Folklorist Nancy Nusz. Learn
about folklife and the people
who practice traditional crafts or
skills. Free. More info 541-386-
2535.
■ April 21-25 — Cele-
brate Shakespeare’s birth-
day at the Hood River Library.
Children who memorize a fa-
mous Shakespeare quote will re-
ceive a free book. Adults can
test their Bard knowledge for
prizes. Get thee to the library!
■ April 22 — Gentle Yoga
for beginning seniors 50 and
to Urrea, and “Becoming
Naomi León” by Pam
Munoz Ryan. Both books
are available in English
and Spanish.
The program is free and
open to the public. For
more information, please
contact the Hood River
County Library District at
5 4 1 - 3 8 6 - 2 5 3 5 ,
info@hoodriverlibrary.org,
or visit their website at
hoodriverlibrary.org.
over, 10-11 a.m. at the HR Care
Center, 729 Henderson Rd. Free.
Taught by certified yoga instruc-
tor Christine Shannon. Wear
loose, comfortable clothing;
bring yoga mat and water bot-
tle; some mats available onsite.
No experience necessary.
■ April 22 — Breastfeed-
ing Support Group, 12-1 p.m.
at Riverside Church, Fourth and
State. Mother-to-mother support
led by Columbia Gorge Breast-
feeding Coalition and facilitated
by a Certified Lactation Consul-
tant. For more info call Jennifer
McCauley, RN, IBCLC, 541-387-
6344.
■ April 23 — Hood River
Art Club weekly session, 10-
1 p.m., Alliance Church, 2650
Montello (corner of Rand and
Montello) in the modular build-
ing. Paint, share information, cri-
tique others’ work. Open to
everyone in all skill levels and all
media. Bring art project, sup-
plies, lunch and $1 donation to
cover coffee.
■ April 23 — Shake-
speare birthday bash, 6 p.m.
at the Hood River Library. Cele-
brate with Portland’s Original
Practice Shakespeare Festival as
they perform A Comedy of Er-
rors, the famous farce of twins
separated at birth. Come
dressed as s twin (with a friend)
for prizes. Birthday cake served.
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