Welcome to Columbia Gorge Arts & Culture
The Columbia Gorge Arts and Culture Alliance (CGACA) supports and promotes a large, diverse and highly creative arts, culture and heritage community along the ‘State of the Gorge’ Oregon/Washington border. This website and our e-news (sign-up here) are resources for connecting visitors and local residents with information on arts and culture events taking place in the Gorge.
Columbia Gorge Wine & Pear Fest
Raise your glass and join us for this annual Wine & Pear Tasting event held in the heart of Hood River’s Wine and Pear Country, and join the celebration of local area products.
Start off the weekend with friends and fun featuring Columbia Gorge wineries and eateries. Highlights include entertainment, live music, wine tasting, great food, fruit exhibits with samples, and local artisans.
Proceeds go to the Rotary Club of Hood River Scholarship Program, funding scholarships to area youth for higher education.
When: May 19-20, 2012
Where: Western Antique Aeroplane and
Automobile Museum (WAAAM)
Hood River, Oregon
Event Website: http://www.wineandpearfest.com/
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Suzy Kitman at Wine & Pear Festival
Join Portland artist Suzy Kitman in celebrating the bounty of the Columbia Gorge at the festivities of Hood River’s annual Wine & Pear Fest. Suzy will be revealing brand new pear and vineyard paintings, displaying her renowned wine still lifes, and hosting live painting demonstrations to add to her sensual Big Fruit series.
Kitman’s vineyard and wine-inspired artwork is full of texture and rich color, capturing the nuanced allure of her subjects. Enjoy Kitman’s work along with local wine and pears at the historic the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum.
Kitman has received national recognition for her life-like portraits, charcoal drawings, and still life paintings. Recently, she was a featured artist at the Cannon Beach Gallery and this summer her work will be displayed at Portland’s Froelick Gallery, Beaverton City Hall, and RCC FireHouse Gallery. Kitman currently lives and works in Portland, OR where she welcomes commissions, teaches, and offers private tutorials in her studio. More of her art can be seen at suzykitman.com or contact Suzy directly with inquiries or requests.
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Travel to Learn—Hood River County
Educational Classes in hiking, outdoor recreation, fitness, wine, arts & culture and more
Visit the Columbia Gorge and take advantage of a wide range of classes being lead by residents of Hood River County. Travel to Learn—Hood River County offers exciting experiences in culinary arts, fine arts, outdoor recreation, family fun, business, and much, much, more. And where better to take a class than in spring in gorgeous Hood River, Oregon?
Combine your classes with a visit to Mt. Hood to enjoy some snow sports; get out on the river to windsurf, kayak, or raft; taste local wines at over 40 Gorge vineyards, see waterfalls and wildflowers, and have fun!
Check out the options at hoodriver.org/travel-to-learn
Fort Dalles Museum and the Anderson House
Take a tour of Fort Dalles and the Anderson House with our unique collection of pioneer and military artifacts and antique wagons at one of the old west’s most pivotal places in history. Bring friends and children to enjoy the historic buildings and beautiful grounds of Oregon’s oldest history museum, and join us in the fun! You will enjoy viewing our exhibits and walking on the grounds of this military fort, built during the 1800s.
Museum Admission:
Adults $5.
Seniors (55 and up) $4.
Students 7-17 $1.00
6 & under FREE
If you would like to or schedule a group tour, email us or give us a call at 541-296-4547. We will do our utmost to accommodate your needs. Please make a reservation if you would like us to provide an interpreter for Spanish speaking guests.
For more information go to http://www.fortdallesmuseum.org, email us at fortdallesmuseum@gmail.com, or call 541-296-4547. If you call and don’t get an answer, it may mean we are out on the grounds with visitors giving a personal tour. Please leave a message. Staff will check messages regularly, even through the winter months.
Longshadow Photo Gallery
Long Shadow Photography, 1025 State Street, Hood River, OR 97031, (541)387-2217
For more info, go to http://www.longshadowphoto.com/ or Email:longshadow@gorge.net
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