Innovation, unexpected combinations, unusual materials, and color are the hallmarks of the Fiber Art Now art show. 14 artists from Oregon and Washington participating .... includes a wide range of art from whimsical jewelry made with felt and silver, to improvisational quilting made from torch-cut steel and fabric.

Be sure to join the Artist Reception on opening night, April 2, from 6 - 8 in the gallery. 

Bring your challenging found objects to class and we’ll explore various techniques to attach these elements to your fiber art works so they enhance your piece and intrigue your viewers.

Two more workshops to choose from, each focused on a different type of art. Don't miss a chance this spring to be creative, hang-out with the girls, and taste some wine.

This is an opportunity for artists to congregate, to learn, and to develop professional relationships with one another in a cooperative, educational setting. Program includes:

• Keynote Address: How to Speak Effectively About Your Work
• Panel Discussion: Demystifying the Gallery-Artist Relationship
• Breakout Sessions: Choose one of three

Rainbow Dance Theater has a unique modern dance repertory that incorporates a variety of styles, resulting in a theatrical tour-de-force of high-power dancing and striking visual effects. Also performing will be special guest guests from the Columbia Gorge Dance Academy, along with Kaitlin Bauld, formerly of Hood River, and now apprenticing with the Rainbow Dance Theater.

Learn more: Rainbow Dance Theater.

Local non-profit, The Next Door, Inc. (NDI) is bringing a night of laughter to the Gorge as a fundraiser for the community services it provides.

Laugh ‘Til It Helps, featuring comedian Dave Anderson, will be a fun event designed to bring laughter to the whole community.

Learn more: Laugh 'Til It Helps

More than pretty pictures and poetic prose, the arts and humanities can be healing agents for individuals and communities. Join us as we explore a range of disciplines, and learn how they are seeking to address, in particular, the suffering associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

FOUR EVENTS, Two at Columbia Center for the Arts: The cathartic nature of writing; the healing influenes of music therapy; theater as a part of community understanding and action; performance theater as a healing agent.

Learn more: Spring Humanities Series.

An evening of artistic celebration featuring local and nationally renowned musicians, poets, dancers, storytellers, and photographers as they showcase their interpretation of the Spirit of the River. Wine & salmon hors d'oeuvres reception, silent auction and more!

Learn more: Spirit of the River.

From the producing team, that won an Academy Award for Born Into Brothels, comes WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS?, a film that examines some of the most pressing balancing-act issues of our time: parenting and work, partnering and independence, economics and art..

Learn more: Who Does She Think She Is?.

At 10,000+ feet, against the misty backdrop of a former mining town, Leadville, Colorado, 1228 cyclists line the starting line. For many, it will be the most difficult race of their lives.

Learn more: Race Against the Sky.

Learn how to run DVD film on the big screen, computer presentation methods, running lights, cabling and troubleshooting theater instruments, and more. Workshop covers all events that take place in the theater, including music, film, dance, and theatrical performances. With instructor Mark Dane.

Learn more: Theatre Tech Workshop.

Presented by Missoula Children's Theatre in Missoula, Montana, the nation's largest touring children's theatre.An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) production of SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS on Monday, May 10, 2010 at Westside School in Hood River from 3:30pm to 5:30pm.

Click to learn more: Missoula Children's Theater Auditions for Snow White.

A deeply moving theatrical experience about the beating death of a University of Wyoming college student who was gay. This breathtaking collage explores the depths to which humanity can sink and the heights of compassion of which we are capable.

The world tour of The Vagina Monologues initiated V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women. After many requests and ‘sold out’ houses in 2007, Director Judie Hanel will bring this exciting show to the Gorge for a second time. Debra Jones will be the producer.