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www.hoodrivernews.com Hood River News, Saturday, May 30, 2015 ENTERTAINMENT U pdate JIM DRAKE’S ENTERTAINMENT BLOG Soul Man: Ken DeRouchie talks about the old River City, liking Steely Dan and his ‘best album yet’ By Jim Drake Hood River News MacMillan at Naked Winery Jim MacMillan, guitar and vocals, Jerry Keith, bass and tuba and Randy Bell, cajon and hand percussion, will be taking a few new tunes out on the town on Satur- day, June 6, at the Naked Winery from 7-10 p.m. Expect all original music. Naked Winery, 102 Second St., Hood River; 800-666-9303. ‘Century Farms’ historical presentation June 13 Wasco County Historical Society is sponsoring a free presentation, Century Farms and Ranches in South Wasco County, by local historian Carolyn Wood on June 13, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Rorick House, 300 W. 13th St. in The Dalles. The presentation will include the 1886 McGreer Ranch at Clarno and the 1894 Enoch Dickson Ranch at Antelope, each having been awarded Century status by Oregon Farm Bureau and Oregon Agricultural Education Foun- dation. Other ranches in her research are the McKay and Frank Forman Ranches, both having century-long Wasco County presences. Bonham plays House Concert Ben Bonham, local leader of multiple bands, and his virtuoso Portlander guitar-playing partner Jamie Still- way have a new project underway. Enjoy a house concert from the duo in Hood River on Saturday, June 6. The con- cert starts at 7 p.m. 401 Montello Ave., Hood River, 541- 387-4011. Kay Floria plays ‘Best of Gorge’ art opening First Friday June 5 The Columbia Center for the Arts (CCA) will host a two-month art show cele- brating the best artwork produced by mid-Columbia River Gorge residents. The 2015 Best of the Gorge exhi- bition has become an annu- al event that brings visitors from around the world to experience some of the finest art in the region. The show runs June 5 through August 2 at the Columbia Center for that Arts, 215 Cascade Street, Hood River. Kay Floria The opening of the exhi- bition will be celebrated at an evening reception on June 5, the month’s First Friday, from 6-8 p.m. Singer/songwriter Kay Floria will be ac- companying herself on the piano, with Randy Bell on bass. Kay has been playing piano all her life but started per- forming and singing three years ago. She plays keyboard and sings with the Richard Wilkins Blues Band, a Hood River group who formed this past year. She also plays solo gigs performing blues, ballads and jazzy tunes. Her style is reminiscent of the women blues artists from the 40s and 50s. Works in both 2D and 3D will be on display, in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, photography, glass, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media. ‘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 HRAAD’s mission of caring for and re-homing lost and abandoned dogs at the Hukari Shelter. Entertainment listings can be e-mailed to jdrake@hoodrivernews.com Auditions for ‘Inherit the Wind,’ ‘The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail’ coming up June 28-29 MEET THE AUTHOR Bill Weiler and Lynda Dallman will hold audi- tions for the plays “Inher- it the Wind” and “The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail” at Columbia Center for the Arts in the Studio at 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, and Monday, June 29. These plays were writ- ten by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee as co- playwrights. Both Bill and Lynda think they share a com- mon theme which they call "The Art of Protest.' Scripts will be avail- able for checkout at the CCA Gallery on Monday, June 15. These Plays for Nonprofits productions are scheduled for the weekend of Aug. 21-23 and then Aug. 27-29. The directors need a do z en men and six women of all ages: a cou- ple of teenagers, a few 20- 30, several 30-50 and a few 50+. If people have ques- tions please have them contact Lynda Dallman: lyndadocs@aol.com FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Join 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner MEGAN MARSHALL AT KLINDT’S FOR A READING AND DISCUSSION FOLLOWED BY BOOK SIGNING Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 5:30 pm One would think leading a 9-piece original soul and blues outfit would constitute a full time job, but Ken DeR- ouchie honestly says he has no ‘delusions of grandeur’ regarding his band that’s been working hard for 19 years. “I wish I could say it was my full time job, but having a nine-piece band like this without record company support is difficult to main- tain on that level. But I will say that with our new album, “Muse,” people are paying at- tention and we’re getting some great gigs in the North- west,” DeRouchie recently said in a phone interview from Portland. Praising the level of musi- cianship in his band was easy for DeRouchie, because he gets to collaborate with some of Portland’s finest singers and players, includ- ing singers LaRonda Steele, and Arietta Ward (daughter of blues singer Janice Scrog- gins). Complete with a horn section, the Ken DeRouchie Band is set to play the River City Saloon on Saturday, May 30. “It’s a Portland all-star band, for sure, there’s multi- ple Muddy Award winners in the band, it’s an extreme pleasure to play with this group of people,” DeRouchie said. DeRouchie said that this show will be a bit of a home- coming for him because he remembers the “rough shape” the venue used to be in. “I’ve seen that venue change and grow, and morph over the years, because I’ve played there on and off for 20 years. In 1993, it was pretty rough, really. There was one bare light bulb over the stage, where the pool table is now,” DeRouchie said. DeRouchie said he also has ties in the Gorge with local musician Tracy Klas, who will be bringing her band to open the show. “I got introduced to Tracy way back, through the Dan Reed Network, a big Portland blues band in the 80s. Dan knew Tracy, and he had a record company that my band signed up to. Anyway, I had Tracy come in and sing on our record, and I’m so glad that she’ll be opening our show. It’s been a long time since I worked with her,” DeRouchie said. “Muse,” the band’s fourth album, has been released on “every digital platfor m” available, according to DeR- Ken DeRouchie and his band play the River City Saloon on Saturday, May 30, starting at 9 p.m. Local singer Tracy Klas opens. 21 and over, and there is a cover charge. ouchie. He said that his music gets downloaded thou- sands of times per month, but it’s not translating to thousands of dollars. “Spotify is one example, I mean I get a penny a play, so it’s only a few bucks a month. What’s important to us is the music is really getting out there due to all of these plat- forms,” DeRouchie said. “The album has been get- ting airplay in 17 different countries — the record really took off and it’s made us busier than ever,” DeRouchie said. ■ When asked about musical influences, DeRouchie said Photo by Kirby Neumann-Rea ‘ G ORGE’ B OOK R ELEASED Linda and John Hardman of Cook, Wash., meet writer Janet Cook, seated at left, and photographer Peter Marbach at Wednesday’s book release event and photo presentation at Columbia Center for the Arts, attended by about 40 people. The “Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area” book is now on sale at Waucoma Bookstore and Hood River News. Cook, who is The Gorge magazine editor and long- time Hood River News staff writer and contributor, and Marbach, renowned Gorge photographer, have co-produced four other books, but this is the first book published by Columbia Gorge Press with its en- hanced full-color printing capabilities. The book cover features wildflowers at sunset from Dog Moun- tain. As Cook writes in the introduction, “the Gorge boasts more than 800 species of native wildflow- ers and flowering shrubs; 15 wildflowers are endemic, existing only here, in the Gorge.” Radio Tierra presents ‘Independence Eve at the Bingen Theater’ Radio Tierra, in coopera- tion with Columbia Center for the Arts, is proud to bring you the live radio broadcast of “Independence Eve at the Bingen Theater,” July 3, 7 to 9 p.m. featuring the music of the “Columbiaires” of “It’s a Wonderful Life” f ame, singer/ songwriter Alonza Garbanzo, Mariachi Los Temerosos De Juan Antonio, the poetry of William Stafford and much, much more. Come and celebrate Amer- ica and the area’s rich cul- tural diversity with the best remembered songs through- out decades Tickets are $15 on-line at columbiaarts.org, Waucoma Book Store, or at the door of the Bingen Theater. Food and drinks for purchase will be available. that with so many members in the band the list would be too long to list. But his per- sonal tendencies leaned to- ward bands that bridged jazz and rock. “Steely Dan was my huge influence. The artists that re- ally interest me are ones like Prince and Lenny Kravitz. There’s a huge soul and a deep groove influence in that music. There’s also an eclec- tic band called Galactic that I’m really into,” DeRouchie said. ■ DeRouchie credits his fam- ily, namely his older brother, for getting him started in music. “I think I’ve been trying to play music since I was about three years old,” DeRouchie laughs. A series of drumsets and guitars through the years paved the way for his lead singing and rhythm guitar playing role today. “I was hired as a drummer and toured with a band in 1985, days after my 20th birthday. I’ve signed with three different labels and toured all over the U.S. Music has been in my life longer than anything else in my life. 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We look forward to hosting your best game of the season! *Must be a resident of Skamania, Klickitat, Hood River or Wasco County. **Green fee is complimentary and does not include a cart fee of $15 per player. Golf cart is required to ensure pace of play. The Pines Winery will be on hand with wine by the glass. Free and Open to the Public. Kids Poetry Slam JOIN US & Crawl Along With The Many Faces of Poetry Wednesday June 3 • 5:30-7:30 p.m. A Kidz Dental Zone 419 State Street • Hood River 2nd annual Art Walk DONATIONS BENEFIT HRMS 8th Grade Art & Literature Dept. BOOKSELLERS S TAT I O N E R S Klindt’s | & COME SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND CHEER ON THE YOUNG TALENT OF HOOD RIVER! 312 East Second Street, The Dalles, OR 97058 541-296-3355 . www.klindtsbooks.com . info@klindtsbooks.com A3 STEVENSON, WA • 800-221-7117 • SKAMANIA.COM www.akidzdentalzone.com
