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Hood River News, Wednesday, May 6, 2015
H APPENINGS
Happenings may be edited for
■ May 6 — Breastfeeding
length. Listings may also be Support Group, 12-1 p.m. at
found online at hoodriver- Riverside Church, Fourth and
news.com; click the Events tab. State. Mother-to-mother support
led by Columbia Gorge Breast-
ON STAGE
feeding Coalition and facilitated
■ May 8-9, 15-16, 22-23 by a Certified Lactation Consul-
— Good People, 7:30 p.m. at tant. For more info call Jennifer
Columbia Center for the Arts. McCauley, RN, IBCLC, 541-387-
Matinee performances May 10 6344.
and 17 at 2 p.m. Directed by
■ May 6 — Latino Adviso-
Judie Hanel. Tickets $18 adults, ry Council meeting with
$15 students and seniors over Mayor Paul Blackburn, 4:30
62, and $12 for groups of 10 or p.m. at City Hall. Topics in-
more; available at Columbia cludeCity budget process, ongo-
Center for the Arts in the gallery, ing housing study and Sister City
Waucoma Bookstore and possibilities with Colotlan, Jalis-
www.columbiaarts.org.
co. All are welcome.
■ May 9 — Hood River In-
■ May 6 — Author read-
dependent Film Festival, 7 ing with Dee Williams, 6:30
p.m. at HRVHS Bowe Theatre. Or- p.m. at the Hood River Library.
ganized by HR County Ed Foun- Williams will discuss her book
dation.
“The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself
Memoir.” Co-sponsored by Wau-
FOR CHILDREN
coma Bookstore, Gorge Owned
■ May 10 — Pokemon and the Hood River County Li-
Club, 1:30-3 p.m. at Hood River brary District. Free.
Hobbies, 110 Fourth St. Supervi-
■ May 7 — MDA fundrais-
sion provided for 8 and up. $30 er, Pietros Pizza. Local communi-
for all dates; bring or purchase ty members will be hauled “to
deck and cards to trade. More jail” and will be calling friends
info
at and family to help bail them out
info@hoodriverhobbies.com.
in support of the Muscular Dys-
■ May 16 — Joe O’Neill trophy Association.
book signing, 1-3 p.m. at Wau-
■ May7 — Hood River Art
coma Bookstore. Third book in Club weekly session, 10-1
the Red Hand Adventure series is p.m., Alliance Church, 2650
being released! Posters and a Montello (corner of Rand and
treasure hunt.
Montello) in the modular build-
ing. Paint, share information, cri-
EXHIBITS
tique others’ work. Open to
■ Through May — Hood everyone in all skill levels and all
River Art Club presents new media. Bring art project, sup-
paintings at the Gorge White plies, lunch and $1 donation to
House, Hwy. 35. All local artists; cover coffee.
watercolor, acrylic, oil, various
■ May 7 — Hood River
subjects and sizes. Wine tasting, Farmers’ Market, 5-8 p.m. at
cider and gourmet food cart.
Hood River Middle School. Local-
■ Through May — Art ly raised fruits and vegetables,
that’s Beneath You, The Re- meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bread
mains, 500 Industrial Way. Event and more, with hot food ven-
opening May 1, 6 p.m. Oils, dors, local musicians, cooking
acrylics, murals, cartoons, win- demonstrations, and children’s
dows and other surfaces.
activities.
■ Through May — Human
■ May 7 — Dyslexia sup-
Nature at the Columbia Center port meeting, 6:30 p.m. at
for the Arts. Featuring 11 local Ground Coffee, 12 Oak St. For
and regional artists and a variety more info, contact Megan Fili-
of mediums and styles — all in- ault at 503-209-9638 or
spired by the concept human na- columbiagorge@decoding
ture. Show opens May 1 at 6 dyslexiaor.org.
p.m. during First Friday.
■ May 8 — Life & portrait
■ Through May 30 — Re- drawing labs, 9-noon at the
purposing Art at The Dalles Art Columbia Center for the Arts
Center. Artwork displayed is at Studio. Every Friday. $20 drop in;
least 70-percent recycled materi- package discounts available.
als. Artists’ reception May 7, More info at columbiaarts.org or
5-7 p.m. With Jess & Cynthia 541-387-8877, ext. 114.
Caudill, Sandra Chote, Vickie
■ May 8 — StrongWomen
VanKoten, Bunny Henningsen, Fitness Program class (for
Robyn Johnson, Tory Broken- men, too), 9:30-10:30 a.m. at
shire, Ken & Liza Jones and Kelly the Mt. Hood Town Hall. Class
Phipps. Gallery open Tue. thru meets Tues/Fri. Join anytime.
Sat., 11-5 p.m. More info at 541- Sponsored by OSU Extension.
296-4759 or thedalle- Work out with other strong
sart@gmail.com.
women. More info at 503-708-
6469 or anndow@me.com.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ May 6 — Walk with
Ease program, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
at Columbia Gorge Community
College, Hood River campus.
Group meets Mon./Wed.; join
anytime. Sponsored by OSU Ex-
tension and the Arthritis Founda-
tion. More info at 503-708-6469
or anndow@me.com.
■ May 6 — 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 instruc-
tor Christine Shannon. Wear
loose, comfortable clothing;
This size ad in the HRN
bring yoga mat and water bottle;
9 times for only $175 50 !
some mats available onsite. No
Call Kirsten at 541-386-1234
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■ May 8 — Friday Fun
Lunch with Jack Shepherd &
Friends, 11-1:30 p.m. at HR Val-
ley Adult Center, 2010 Sterling
Place, off Brookside Drive on the
Heights. Dancers and listeners
welcome.
■ May 9 — Stamp Out
Hunger food drive. Local city
and rural mail carriers will collect
non-perishable food placed next
to mailboxes in support of FISH
Food Bank.
■ May 9 — Spring migra-
tion bird count in Klickitat
County. All are welcome. More
info at bobhansen@gorge.net.
■ May 9 — Second Annu-
al Lila May's Tutu Trot at the
Mark O'Hatfield trail, 2000 Old
Columbia River Dr. (Mosier tun-
nel trail). 3K/5K/10K walk or run.
Kids race 8:30 a.m., all other
races 9. $20 per participant.
Wear a tutu! More info at
www.lilamaytututrot.com or
search "Lila May's Tutu Trot" on
Facebook.
■ May 9 — Bikefest, 8:30
a.m. Meet at the Goldendale
pool. More info at warrener-
brock@gmail.com.
■ May 9 — Master Gar-
dener plant sale, 9-1 a.m. at
the Learning Garden on the OSU
Extension Grounds, 2990 Experi-
ment Station Rd. Rain or shine!
Over 3,000 vegetable starts,
flowering perennials, native trees
and shrubs, ground covers, herbs
and ornamental grasses.
■ May 9 — WAAAM Sec-
ond Saturday event, 9-5 p.m.
WAAAM’s military fleet of air-
planes and automobiles from
World War I to the Vietnam War
will be flying and driving. Restora-
tion shop tours at 11 a.m. and 1
p.m. Small flag retirement cere-
mony 2 p.m.Active duty American
military admission price is free
and veterans of any era will re-
ceive half priced admission.
■ May 9 — Columbia
Gorge Genealogical Society
meeting, noon at the Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center. No-host
lunch at Basalt Café. $1 dona-
tion asked to offset room rental.
Topic: Timelines, with Jim Bull.
Bring a timeline and your laptop.
All are invited.
■ May 9 — “Wild,” 5 p.m.
at the Marine Park Pavilion, 355
WaNaPa St., Cascade Locks. Free
screening of movie based on
bestselling novel by Cheryl
Strayed. R; anyone under 18
must be accompanied by adult.
Social 5, movie starts 6. More
info at 541-386-2535,
info@hoodriverlibrary.org, or
hoodriverlibrary.org.
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PICK OF THE WEEK
Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea
SCULPTURES BY Ann Fleming and the painting “Man of the Family” by Karen Wippich, part
of “Human Nature” at Columbia Center for the Arts.
‘Human Nature’ exhibit at CCA
(and more art notes)
May brings the new
“Human Nature” exhibi-
tion to Columbia Center
for the Arts. Featuring 11
local and regional artists,
the exhibition will show-
case artworks in a variety
of mediums and styles —
all inspired by the con-
cept of Human Nature.
The show opened Friday,
May 1, during the Art
Center’s First Friday cele-
bration. The exhibition
r uns from May 1-31.
Artists are Jon Wippich,
Karen Wippich, Shyama
Helin, Andrew Pate,
Michelle Yamamoto, Ann
Fleming, Lisa Peterson,
Cathleen Rehfeld, Vince
Ready, and Sue Suther-
land, who also curated the
exhibit.
■ The Remains starts
its summer season with
“Art That’s Beneath You,”
in the subter ranean
gallery at 500 Industrial
Way. Owners Nik Vik and
Nate Chavez feature their
own work as well as paint-
ings and murals from
Gorge and Portland-area
artists.
■ In the Nook at CCA:
Photographer Nick Biele-
meier combines his love
of the outdoors and na-
ture with new techniques
in digital photography to
produce fresh and vibrant
images. His passion has
always been to create pho-
tos of the scenic beauty
and rich history in the Co-
lumbia Gorge and the
Hood River Valley.
■ Coming in June and
July at CCA: “Best of the
Gorge.” The annual ex-
hibit of artwork submit-
ted by mid-Columbia resi-
dents in a long-standing
tradition of a juried exhi-
bition. This year’s show
will be juried by Jennifer
Zika, manager of the
Portland Art Museum
Sales and Rental Gallery.
Cash prizes will go to the
best works, both 2D and
3D. All media are invited,
including drawing, paint-
ing, photography, glass,
ceramics, sculpture, and
mixed media. The show is
open to all mid-Columbia
residents who live at least
three months annually in
the region. For a map of
the mid-Columbia region
and other application de-
tails, see the CCA’s web-
site (columbiaarts.org.
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