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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 A3 ENTERTAINMENT U pdate Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea IN FRONT of Brandon Hall’s mural, Nate Chavez (left) and Nick Vik arrange works by artists featured in “Art That’s Beneath You”: Nik Vik, Vance Feldman, Nate Chavez, and Stump One, and in front, Cooper Morton and Leah Hugon. ON PAGE A1: Cowboy and tortoise by Cooper Morton. ‘Art That’s Beneath You’ Photo by Jim Drake ‘VOICE’ STAR SHINES Taylor John Williams, a finalist on NBC’s hit show “The Voice,” kicked off the Griffin House concert series on Sunday to a packed house. More jazz, soul and blues music is coming up on May 24 with guitarist Kit Garoutte, June 7 with blues artist Julie Amici, June 21 it’s the Blues Cabaret band featuring singer Earl Thomas and on Aug. 9, it’s blues diva Duffy Bishop. For more information about the shows get on the e-mail list at www.thegriffinhouse.com. ‘Good People’ opens May 8 Columbia Center for the Arts and CAST Theater pre- sent the spring play “Good People” by David Lindsay- Abaire, directed by Judie Hanel. “Good People” is set in South Boston and gossiping and bustin’ chops is the name of the game. Throughout it all, the characters dis- cuss the role luck has, or does not have in success, while they encourage the audience to rethink our relationships with others, our assumptions and our words. Performance dates are May 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23 at 7:30 p.m. and May 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets for these upcoming performances are available at Columbia Center for the Arts in the gallery, Waucoma Bookstore and online at www.columbiaarts.org. Colum- bia Center for the Arts is located at 215 Cascade Ave. in downtown Hood River. Tim Mayer seeks ‘Groove Project’ Kickstarter funding The Remains opens new show May 1 in the ‘out there’ below- ground gallery By KIRBY NEUMANN-REA News editor T he Remains g allery packs its subterranean walls with oils, acrylics, murals, cartoons, and paintings on wood, doors, windows and other surfaces for its first show of 2015. Owners Nik Vik and Nate Chavez will present their own art, along with guests from the Gorge and beyond, in the g roup show “Ar t That’s Beneath You” opening the new season May 1. The event starts at 6 p.m. at the 10-month-old gallery, 500 Industrial Way, below Full Sail. To find it, take the steps next to the railroad tracks on the north side of the west end of Union Build- ing. This is an all-ages show. Parkdale band Black Ju- niper will perform acoustic soul, followed by the local band The Adoration Society (Mike Andrews, Ian Meyer, Ryan McAlexander, Tim Snider, and friends). Chef Garrett Arceneaux serves his authentic Louisiana gumbo, and Manja Warner will provide body art to go along with what’s on the walls. New with the exhibit is a permanent mural by Bren- dan Hall, who is from New York and now living in Park- Hood River pianist Tim Mayer’s next gig is May 1, 5:30- 8:30 p.m. at The Pines, performing with Ed Detrich on bass. Mayer, well known for his solo and Groove Project ensemble gigs at clubs and benefit concerts, is in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign for a Groove Project Christmas CD. Mayer has until May 13 to raise $2,200 for the CD, a recording of Christmas originals and standards played by the Groove Project. For details go to kick- starter.com and search for Tim Mayer. As Mayer explains, Kickstarter is a web site that al- lows people to raise funds for creative projects. The per- son develops a project or idea, sets a fundraising goal for that idea, and has a deadline to reach that goal. The project or idea is to the entire staff, especially the nursing described in words, photos, staff at Hood River Memorial Hospital and usually a video on the for the excellent care I received as a kickstarter website. Thank You Entertainment list- ings can be e-mailed to jdrake@hoodrivernews. com recent patient. Thank you Dr. Becker for always being there. Special thanks to my husband Jack and my sons Stuart, Chris & family, especially Taz for their loving, care & support. dale. Look for another Hall work just outside the Re- mains’ main door, and sever- al other of his works in the show. “He’s a good friend of Re- mains and an awesome artist who’s been with us from the start,” Chavez said. Adding color and provoca- tive detailed images are Stump One, recently seen at Hood River Library, and the cartoons of Cooper Morton. Portland artist Vance Feld- man presents panels from his perennial project, “Fore- verscape,” accompanied by an audiovisual display syn- chronized with music. Chavez met artist Leah Hugon in Portland, and “we hit it off after seeing her work, and are excited to have her,” he said. “She does some bizarre stuff,” including a boxer painted on a wooden pallet. Melissa Chavez, Nate’s sis- ter, does body adornments — “really cool jewelry she’s been working on really hard,’ he said. “We’re super proud of the stuff we have in this show, it’s totally representative of The Remains feel we have, which is outsider stuff,” Chavez said. “Every time something came in, it’s like ‘we’re so lucky to have this,’” he said. “For this show it just clicked,” Vik said. “Every- body who brought stuff in it went above and beyond ex- pectations. Everything that comes in the door is just making it better and better. “We got kind of settled in and this has been a little smoother than the last two — kind of got our feet on the ground,” he said. “Our other shows had themes but this time it’s the first collaborative show that you get to see everybody’s in- dividual personality, their styles, and it’s got so much flavor,” Chavez said. “We don’t have to group things to- gether, we can mix them up Art Carroll HRV Parks District Board Member and they fit. Somehow they’re all really complemen- tary, which is cool.” Since the Day of the Dead show in November, Vik and Chave z have had open gallery hours and used the space for work. “People could come down and wander through, and we would be down here every day,’ Chavez said. Vik and Chavez will keep “Art That’s Beneath You” on display through May or longer, and are working on The Remains first-anniver- sary show. “It’s going to be putting to- gether more work, fresh work. I think it’s going to be a great way to kick off the summer season,” Chavez said. ✔ Motivated ✔ Productive ✔ Community Connector Vote Art Carroll Parks District Volunteers in Action - Providence Community Caregivers Volunteer Training 1-5 p.m. Sunday, May 3, 2015 Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital VIA-PCC offers non-medical volunteer assistance to older adults and those with chronic illness in Hood River and Klickitat Counties. If you have an hour a week or an hour a month, you can be someone’s “good neighbor.” Volunteer tasks might be taking someone to the doctor, picking up a prescription, friendly visits, grocery shopping and or other assistance. Irene Duniphin Call to register or find out more, call 541-387-6150 or email clare.black@providence.org H O M E & GARDEN G O R G E R E A L E S T A T E Bright Idea? Brilliant Storage? 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