Award-winning artists Judy Hoiness from Bend, and Lori Latham from Portland, will be presenting abstract landscapes with a familiarity reminiscent of a wide range of landscapes in the Gorge.

Join them for the show opening and reception on Friday July 6 from 6 - 8 p.m., and for the Art Talk they'll be hosting.

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This powerful, award-winning play by Eve Ensler has been translated into over 25 languages, and has been performed in theatres worldwide -- including sold-out runs on Broadway and on London's West End. It has sparked a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.

The CAST performing arts group and Soroptomists of Hood River are partnering on this project in Hood River.

The show will be directed by Judie Hanel, with Maureen Higgins and JoAnn Harris as Production Coordinators. The stars of the show are Ani Sinclair, Desiree Amyx-Mackintosh and Sarah Oaks.

Sept 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.

Enroll your children, age 6 and up, in classes ranging from puppet making to watercolor compositions. Click here for class information.

This fast-paced adventure combines science, archeology, and philosophy.

Rollins is the bestselling author of seven previous novels: Subterranean Excavation; Deep Tathom; Amazonia; Ice Hunt; Sandstorm, Map of Bones, and Black Order. He is also a veterinarian, with his own practice in Sacramento, CA, an amateur spelunker, and a certified scuba enthusiast.

Sponsored by Waucoma Books

Click here for more information about the author and his books.

In this gentle French drama from first-time director Christophe Barratier, music teacher Clement Mathieu [Gerard Jugnot] lands a job at a boys boarding school populated by delinquents and orphans and run by a martinet headmaster [Francois Berleand]. Sensing potential in the rambunctious ruffians, Mathieu forms a choir to rein in his charges through the transforming power of song…..even at the probable cost of his career.

Free! (Donations appreciated.)

Application due July 10!

Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2007: Painting Outdoors from the Mountains to the Sea

Different than in prior years, entry to the competition will be done in advance of the show by a pre-screening process. 20 to 25 pre-selected artists will be chosen to participate in the competiton.

Apply now!  Click here to learn how.

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

July 13, 14, 15

The Columbia Gorge Lions Club is continuing the tradition of the Sternwheeler/Portage Days Festival for the 32nd year. The event will be held July 13-15, 2007 at the Cascade Locks Marine Park and will focus on art, history and nature.

Local art and hand crafts are featured, in addition to local food vendors and local organizations.

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July 14, 15

July 14th and 15th, 2007 marks the second annual quilt show for the Bridge of the Gods quilters, sponsored by the Columbia Gorge Lioness. The Show will be held in the Cascade Locks City Hall Gym and will honor local quilter Pat Power.

Take a Quilting Class: All classes are $15.00 and include everything needed to make a quilted item.

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July 3 - 28

This touring exhibit features the top twenty award-winning paintings from the Spring Show of the Watercolor Society of Oregon.

Artist Reception: Thursday, July 5 from 5 - 7 pm.

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