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Hood River News, Saturday, May 23, 2015
Sunset magazine names
Hood River ‘Best Adventure Town’
ENTERTAINMENT
U pdate
SmudgePot at Volcanic May 23
SmudgePot — the rock and roll based improvisational
quartet featuring Nevis Plummer, Chris Reed, Eric
Skutch, and Abe Stevens — is playing at Volcanic Bottle
Shoppe on Saturday, May 23, at 8 p.m. SmudgePot is Vol-
canic Bottle Shoppe, 1410 12th St., Hood River; 541-436-
1226.
Kit Garoutte at Griffin House
Get ready for Kit Garoutte’s “Finger
Dancing Tour,” making a stop at the Grif-
fin House in Hood River on Sunday, May
24. The new CD by fingerstyle guitarist
Kit Garoutte features original songs and
Kit's arrangements of works by artists as
diverse as Michael Hedges, Tommy Em-
manuel and the Allman Brothers. There’s
Kit Garoutte a pre-concert workshop and ticket options
for attending the class and/or concert are
available. Email info@thegriffinhouse.com for more in-
formation.
Dancehall Days at CEBU
This week at CEBU:
Friday, May 22 - Dedric Clark & The Social Animals,
9:30 p.m. Americana Rock.
Saturday, May 23 - Dancehall Days, 9:30 p.m. Dance
Party Cover Band. Best Western Plus Hood River Inn,
1108 E. Marina Way; 541-386-2200.
Music at Maryhill features
Matt Brown, ‘Signatures’
Guests can help kick off Maryhill Winery’s summer
season with wine tastings and free live music from 1-5
p.m. all weekend long featuring Matt Brown (unique
blues/soul on Saturday), Signatures ('40s style groups,
pop and free jazz vocalizing on Sunday) and Laura Ivan-
cie and Tim Snider (vocals, violin, guitar on Monday).
Maryhill Winery, 9774 Hwy. 14, Goldendale, Wash.; 877-
627-9445.
‘Going to Dogs’ benefit May 30
Hood River Adopt A Dog is holding its Annual “Goin’
to the Dogs” Rummage Sale on Friday, May 29, from 11-6
p.m., Saturday, May 30,and Sunday, May 31 from 9-3 p.m.
both days. The sale will be inside the Cody Fruit Stand
in Odell, at the intersection of Davis (Hwy 282) and
Graves Rd – easy access from Hwy 35 at the Odell exit.
Proceeds will help fund
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and Saturday. Subscription rates: $42 per
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Hukari Shelter.
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Sunset Ma g azine has
named Hood River Best Ad-
venture Town in its 2015 trav-
el awards.
The designation appears
in the June issue of the na-
tional publication.
T he award entry was
spearheaded by the Hood
River County Chamber of
Commerce as part of its mis-
sion to promote the econom-
ic prosperity and livability of
Hood River County, accord-
ing to Mike Glover, Chamber
director.
“We’re thrilled that Sunset
Travel Awards has recog-
nized Hood River as the best
adventure town in the West,”
Glover said. “Not only do we
have this amazing natural
setting with tons of outdoor
opportunities, be we also
have great specialty stores,
rentals and lessons to sup-
port visiting adventurers.
Our outstanding breweries,
restaurants, shops and ac-
commodations, plus welcom-
ing small-town ambiance,
seal the deal for visitors of
all kinds.”
Chosen by a panel of noted
travel experts over numer-
ous other entries from 13
Western states and British
Columbia, Hood River stood
out as a five-star destination
for adventure seekers.
“The scenic setting, in the
shadow of snow-capped Mt.
Hood and the meeting of the
Columbia and Hood Rivers,
resonated with our judges, as
did the startling breadth of
experiences possible in this
Oregon town – hiking, bik-
ing, fishing, rafting, skiing,
paddle-boarding, and the
Happy Hour
5-6
$
20
T HREE
C OURSE
D INNERS
Stonehedge Gardens
541-386-3940
West’s best windsurfing. The
apres-adventure crafter
beers had fans, too,” states
the article.
Highlighted are the Pacific
Crest Trail, White Salmon
River, full Sail brewing
and Big Winds, plus timber-
line Lodge and ski area.
The June
issue of Sun-
set Maga-
zine has
n a m e d
Hood River
“Best Ad-
venture
Town.”
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Sunset’s article was its
second about Hood River in
three months. The April edi-
tion profiled Hood River and
the Fruit Loop as a destina-
tion, describing the city as
“surrounded by pear, apple
and peach orchards” and the
Fruit Loop as “a 35-mile
stretch of road dotted with
fruit stands and lavender
farms”. It added that, “In
May this Columbia gorge
town hits its stride: the river
begins to warm, breweries
open their patios, and the
new waterfront park fills
with picnickers.”
BOOK SIGNING / EVENING LECTURE
COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE
Great
Whites!
National Scenic Area
Memaloose has the
widest selection of
white wines in the
Gorge. Stop by our
stunning tasting
room in Lyle to
sample some of
these bright and
vibrant whites.
Open daily, 11:00-6:00
Photography by Peter Marbach
Essay by Janet Cook
Join
photographer Peter Marbach and author
Janet Cook for the unveiling of their new book:
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE
NATIONAL SCENIC AREA
M EMALOOSE
May 27 at Columbia Center for the Arts
Book signing starts at 6:30,
public program “Wild at Heart in the
Columbia River Gorge” starts at 7PM
Memaloose / Idiot’s Grace
34 State Street (HWY 14)
Lyle, WA 98635
WinesoftheGorge.com
Event sponsored by Weinstein PR
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