Reduce your taxes by 100% of the contribution you make to the Oregon Cultural Trust ... assuming you've made a like contribution to a recognized Cultural Trust organization ... and Columbia Arts is one! 

Cultural donors can save up to $500 for individuals, $1,000 for married couples, or $2,500 for corporations on your Oregon taxes!

It's more than just a tax write-off. Don't miss this chance to double your contribution to the arts, at no additional cost to you!

Click to learn how you can double your contribution through the Oregon Cultural Trust ... and learn how to become a member of Columbia Arts.

Buy a raffle ticket and a chance to win one of three ways. Winnings are valued at $5,000.  Win cash, win a bike (or bikes!), or win a train trip through the Canadian Rockies...your choice!

Please help. Your contributions are needed now more than ever.

Each Thursday Small Planet Trading donates a portion of the day's sales to a good cause. On Thursday, Sept. 3rd the shop will feature the Columbia Center for the Arts. Shop there on that day and 25% of your purchase will go directly to Columbia Center for the Arts! 

Public Reading & Anthology Launch Celebration

You're invited!
Participants of the 2009 Plein Air Writing Exhibition present their work at a public reading—which also celebrates the launch of the program's online anthology—on Sunday, September 20 at 7pm in the Columbia Center for the Arts theater. Please join us!

Foreign Film: An innocent man is on the run after he's accused of murder and his spouse seemingly returns from the grave in this thriller from France.

Thursday, Sept. 23 at 7:30pm.

Click for more info about Tell No One.

Don't miss this popular event, where you get to see 6 great homes in Hood River.  Get the inspiration you're looking for to do those small touches or big changes in your own home ... or just enjoy the surroundings and the people you meet.

This year, proceeds benefit Columbia Center for the Arts children's arts program.

1 - 5 pm, Sunday, Sept. 27; $10.  Click for ticket locations for the Delta Kappa Home Tour.

Enjoy this rare opportunity to hear traditional Japanese music performed by Mitsuki Dazai, a graduate of Japan's renowned Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo. Mitsuki's choice of instrument is the "koto."

Sunday, Sept. 27, 3-4pm.

Click for more info about Mitsuki Dazai performing on the koto in Hood River.

IThis free workshop covers the basics of why solar is a SMART CHOICE for Oregon homeowners. You'll learn about: 1) how well solar works in Oregon's climate, 2) available solar technologies, 3) financial incentives and tax credits, 4) how to choose a solar contractor.

Click for more info about Going Solar in Oregon.

When you purchase a Season Ticket you get to see four great plays for only $50...and you get to choose 4 out of 5 plays.  There is no need to choose the specfic dates when you purchase your Season Ticket. Simply let us know two weeks before a play opens which date you would like to reserve.

Click for more info about Season Tickets.

Get Involved in the Arts

Columbia Center for the Arts is looking for Volunteers for a range of opportunities. Please contact Joanie Thomson at 541-387-8877 ext. 111 or director@columbiaarts.org.