Columbia Center for the Arts
  ARTS IN THE GORGE
                 September 1 , 2007
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Events at Columbia Center for the Arts
 

 

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Art Auction
   
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Treasure the Arts: Art Fundraiser
 

Fabulous Items!
Week in Ireland
Handmade Acoustic Guitar
Maui Vacation Condo
Luscious California Cabs
Painting Lessons
Blue Caribbean Adventure
Gold Rush Cruise for 2
Arizona Sun Break
Blue Caribbean Adventure
AND A LOT MORE!
  Treasure the Arts  
  The 4th annual Art & Soul fundraiser
for Columbia Center for the Arts
 
     
 

When

Saturday, Sept. 15
Starts at 5 p.m.
Silent Auction:
5 - 7 p.m.
Live Auction:
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Dessert:
Immediately following live auction.
Tickets

$75 per person (includes food and beverages). Purchase online or at the Center.

More Info Click here for more information, or call 541-387-8877.
Where Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade St., Hood River, OR.

 
 

Thanks to our sponsors!

 
 
  • Columbia River Bank
  • Hanel Development Corporation
  • Griffith Motors
 
     
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Art Show
   
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Wahkeena Falls
Artist: Mitch Baird
Artist: Mitch Baird
  Pacific Northwest  
  Plein Air 2007  
  Painting Outdoors from the Mountains to the Sea
 
  Sept 7 - 30  
     
 

Opening and Artist Reception

Meet the Artists:
Friday, September 7, 6 - 8 pm

Learn who won the artist competition. Have a glass of wine and something to eat.  Enjoy!

Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade St., Hood River, OR
Related Events Plein Air Paint-Out; Classes for kids and adults; Plein Air Writing Event; Collector's night.
More Info Click here for more information.

 
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Featured Classes
   
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  Plein Air Painting Workshop  

Eric Jacobsen

 

September 8 & 9
With Noted Plein Air Painter Eric Jacobsen

For painters of all levels, this workshop focuses on organizing and simplifying your subject, and on making key decisions that will enable you to successfully paint the landscape.

Click here for more information and to learn how to register.

 
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  Plein Air Painting for Kids  

Rasmussen Farms

 

September 1
Instructor: Shelley Toon Hight

A three hour class at the historic Rasmussen Farms in the heart of the Hood River Valley.

 
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  Experimenting with Acrylics  

Lori Latham artwork

 

September 8
Instructor: Lori Latham

A fast-paced workshop to encourage experimentation with acrylics.

 
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  Info on All Classes and Workshops  
  Click here for information on classes above, along with a complete list of all currently scheduled classes and workshops.  
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Film Series
   
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  The Money Fix  

Film

Mark Your Calendar!

Films
every fourth Wednesday
of the month ... and sometimes more!

At Columbia Center
for the Arts

 
Wednesday, Sept. 5
7:30 p.m.
 
 

A national film featuring Hood River's River Hours as its primary example of a model for local currency. 7:30 p.m.

FREE! Donations appreciated.

 
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  The Widow of St. Pierre  
 
Wednesday, Sept. 26
7:30 p.m.
 
 

A dark drama that explores a true tale set in 1850 on the isolated French-Danadian island of St. Pierre. Critics rate it a "must see".

FREE! Donations appreciated.

 
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  Info on All Films  
  Click here for information on films above, along with a complete list of all currently scheduled films and theater events.  
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Coming Soon!
   
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  Nch'i-Wana 2007  
Nch'i-Wana

Nch'i-Wana is a Native American word for Big River, now known as the Columbia River.

  Celebrating Contemporary Native American Arts
of the Big River

 
  October 5 - 29  
  Highlights  
 
  • 17 Native American artists participating
  • Mini-Conference: 12,000 Years of Big River Art and Culture
  • Native American storytelling session
  • Events every weekend in October
  • Activities on both sides of the Big River

 
  Participating artists have ancestral ties to the tribes and bands who traded along the Big River for over 12,000 years.  
 

Click here to learn more.

 
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Get Involved in the Arts
   
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  Volunteer Meeting  

Volunteer

Get Involved!

 

Get Acquainted: September 20

 
  Interested in volunteering, or already a volunteer? Join us on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 5:30. Get to know each other and what's happening at Columbia Center for the Arts:  
 
  • Meet our staff and committee heads
  • Learn more about the Center and our volunteer opportunities
  • Hear about exciting coming events
  • Ask questions
  • Socialize, have a bite to eat and tour the building
 
  Please let us know you will be attending. Call the Center at 541-387-8877, ext 111, or send us an email.  
       
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  Mention the Arts in Your Will   Arts
 

Leave a legacy. Mention Columbia Center for the Arts in your will. Click here for more information.

 

 
Thanks to Columbia Center for the Arts Sponsors
for July, August, September
  Jean Harmon and Paul Randall
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Columbia Center for the Artts
       
  Columbia Center for the Arts is an art organization that nurtures creative life in the Gorge. We are dedicated to bringing you visual, performing, and literary art events that will thrill your heart, make you think, give you a laugh, and touch your soul.

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for your upcoming events.

541-387-8877