Traveler’s Guide: Event Calendar
2012 Columbia Gorge Wine & Pear Fest – Sponsored By Hood River Rotarty
May 19th – Noon to 8Pm and May 20th – Noon to 6pm Raise your glass and join us for this annual event held in the heart of 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.
Not only will this event celebrate the Gorge, it will give back as well. Proceeds go to the Rotary Club of Hood River Scholarship Program, funding scholarships to area youth for higher education.
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| May | ||||
| 01 | Restaurant Employees Service Night Skylight Theater |  | ||
| 01 | Rural Craft Revival Dog River Coffee | 6:00 pm | | |
| 02 | 1st Annual Career Fair Hood River Valley High School; 1220 Indian Creek Road, Hood River, OR 97031 | 1:00 pm | | |
| 02 | Author Event- Jim Lynch "Truth like the Sun" Hood River County Library | 6:00 pm | | |
| 03 | Gorge Grown Thursday Farmers' Market Hood River Middle School 1602 May Street, Hood River, OR | 4:00 pm | | |
| 03 | Business After Hours in Cascade Locks Locks Cafe and Visitor Center, 355 Wanapa Cascade Locks, OR 97014 | 5:00 pm | | |
| 03 | Yappy Hour Cascade Pet Camp 3085 Lower Mill Drive Hood River | 5:00 pm | | |
| 04 | Providence Hospice Volunteer Training 751 Myrtle St., The Dalles, Ore. | 1:00 pm | | |
| 04 | R.U.S.T JEWELRY FIRST FRIDAY TRUNKSHOW Quenett Wine Tasting Room | 4:00 pm | | |
| 04 | First Friday Downtown Hood River | 5:00 pm | | |
| 04 | Friday Night Magic Hood River Hobbies 110 4th Street, Hood River | 5:30 pm | | |
| 05 | Gorge Community-wide Drug Take Back Event Hood River County Courthouse and Cascade Locks Fire Department | 10:00 am | | |
| 05 | Country Living Class: Worm Composting Rockford Community Grange 4250 Barrett Dr., Hood River | 2:00 pm | | |
| 05 | Hood River Firefighter Ball Columbia Gorge Hotel | 6:30 pm | | |
| 05 | Art with Heart Springhouse Cellars, Hood River | 7:00 pm | | |
| 06 | Sunday short sealed tournament Hood River Hobbies 110 4th Street, Hood River | 3:30 pm | | |
| 07 | Seven Strategies: Coping with the Recent Loss of a Loved One Providence Down Manor | 2:00 pm | | |
| 07 |  | Introduction to Horse Ownership 4050 Central Vale Rd. Hood River | 6:00 pm | |
| 08 | Restaurant Employees Service Night Skylight Theater | | ||
| 08 | Community Supported Agriculture Open House Dog River Coffee, 411 Oak Street Hood River, OR 97031 | 4:00 pm | | |
| 08 | Author Event- Cheryl Strayed "Wild" Hood River County Library | 6:00 pm | | |
| 09 | Sensory Friendly Movie: "The Pirates: Band of Misfits" Hood River Cinemas | 9:30 am | | |
| 09 | Country Living Class: In one end and out the Other Rockford Community Grange 4250 Barrett Dr., Hood River | 6:30 pm | | |
| 10 | WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY: THE NEXT IMPERATIVE FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS United Methodist Church Fellowship Room (upstairs), 341 N Main Ave, White Salmon, WA 98672 | 8:30 am | | |
| 10 | Fall Prevention Workshop and State of the Art Equipment Demonstration Hood River Care Center, 729 Henderson Rd. Hood River, OR 97031 | 3:00 pm | | |
| 10 | Yappy Hour Cascade Pet Camp 3085 Lower Mill Drive Hood River | 5:00 pm | | |
| 10 | Take a Trip - Community Education sponsored trips Coe Building, 1009 Eugene Street, Hood River, OR 97031 | 5:30 pm | | |
| 10 | Shamanic Journey at Sparkling Creations Sparkling Creations in downtown Hood River | 6:00 pm | | |
| 10 | Spirit of the River Springhouse Cellars | 6:00 pm | | |
| 10 | Country Living Class: Garden Planning for Fall & Winter Crops Rockford Community Grange 4250 Barrett Dr., Hood River | 6:00 pm | | |
| 10 | Kerry Williams & Co 202 State St Hood River, OR 97031 | 6:30 pm | | |
| 10-19 | Doubt a Parable Columbia Center for the Arts | 7:30 pm | | |
| 12 | Bird Count - Bingen Pond Hood River Hobbies 110 4th Street, Hood River | 8:00 am | | |
| 12 | Second Saturday at WAAAM Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, 1600 Museum Road, Hood River | 9:00 am | | |
| 12 | Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Portland International Raceway | 9:00 am | | |
| 12-13 | Grand Opening of Maryhill Museum of Art's Mary & Bruce Stevenson Wing Maryhill Museum of Art | 10:00 am | | |
| 12 | Robotics Fest Hegewald Rock creek center Stevanson | 11:00 am | | |
| 12 | Friday Night Magic Hood River Hobbies 110 4th Street, Hood River | 5:30 pm | | |
| 12 | Feast of Words Hood River Library - 502 State. St. Hood River | 6:00 pm | | |
| 12 | SAMBA DRUMING DANCING ENFIRNO!! 414 E2ND STREET THE DALLES, OR | 6:00 pm | | |
| 12 | Rich Wilkins Blues Band 202 State St. Hood River, OR 97031 | 6:30 pm | | |
| 12 | The Groove Project Naked Winery | 7:00 pm | | |
| 13 | Mothers Day Buffet Columbia Gorge Discovery Center | 9:00 am | | |
| 13 | Mother's Day Brunch Skamania Lodge | 9:00 am | | |
| 13-00 | Mother's Day - Free SUP Demos for Moms Big Winds Beach Center (Event Site) | 10:00 am | | |
| 13 | Mothers Day Brunch Mount Hood Railroad at 110 Railroad Ave in Hood River | 10:30 am | | |
| 13 | Mother's Day Treat 4000 Westcliff Drive, Hood River, OR 97031 | 11:00 am | | |
| 13 | Bring Mom out for a Beer 2012 Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub | 1:00 pm | | |
| 13 | Voci and the Columbia Gorge Youth Choir present: A Musical Bouquet Bowe Theater at Hood River Valley High School | 2:00 pm | | |
| 14 | Drifty's and U.S. Cellular are Teaming Up! Drifty's Coffee Shop, 108 Highway 35 In Hood River | 6:00 am | | |
| 14 | Chinese Medical Pulse Diagnosis Screening at Curves in Hood River 1108 12th Street, Hood River | 9:30 am | | |
| 14 | Voci and the Columbia Gorge Youth Choir present: A Musical Bouquet Bowe Theater at Hood River Valley High School | 7:00 pm | | |
| 14 | Headaches and Migraines Workshop Cascade Acupuncture Center, 104 5th Street in Hood River | 7:00 pm | | |
| 15 | Restaurant Employees Service Night Skylight Theater | | ||
| 15-17 |  | Swift Water Rescue Course Wet Planer Headquarters | 9:00 am | |
| 16 | Open House Celebration at Cascade Acupuncture Center in The Dalles 1712 E 12th Street (E 12th Street and Dry Hollow), The Dalles | 5:00 pm | | |
| 16 | Country Living Class: Learn to Spin Rockford Community Grange 4250 Barrett Dr., Hood River | 5:30 pm | | |
| 16 | Author Event- Mark Sundeen "The Man Who Quit Money" Hood River County Library | 6:00 pm | | |
| 17 | Yappy Hour Cascade Pet Camp 3085 Lower Mill Drive Hood River | 5:00 pm | | |
| 17 | Meet the Brewer and the Beer, Allman's All Mild Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub | 5:00 pm | | |
| 17 | Reflexology for You! Hood River Middle School | 6:00 pm | | |
| 17 | Beginning Sommelier Cathedral Ridge Winery, 4200 Post Canyon Dr. Hood River, OR 97031 | 6:00 pm | | |
| 17 | Kerry Williams & Co 202 State St. Hood River, OR 97031 | 6:30 pm | | |
| 18 | Coffee Clatter at Mt. Hood Railroad Mt Hood Railroad, 110 Railroad St | 8:00 am | | |
| 18-20 | | Swift Water Rescue Course Wet Planet Headquarters | 9:00 am | |
| 18 | Lloyd Jones 202 State St. Hood River, OR 97031 | 7:00 pm | | |
| 19 | Good Neighbor Saturday (GNS-3) Providence Hood River Hospital | 8:00 am | | |
| 19-20 | Poultry Field Days 2012 Hood River County Fairgrounds | 9:00 am | | |
| 19-20 | 13th Annual High Prairie Firehouse Sale 783 Centerville Hwy Lyle, Wa | 9:00 am | | |
| 19 | Downtown Historic Walking Tour Meet at the patio adjacent to the Hood River Library on State Street | 10:00 am | | |
| 19-20 | Columbia Gorge Wine and Pear Fest WAAAM Museum | 12:00 pm | | |
| 19 | Heart of Hospice Memorial Butterfly Release Jackson Park, Hood River | 2:00 pm | | |
| 19 | NASA/Gorge Skies Skamania Lodge | 7:00 pm | | |
| 20 | Relay For Life Fund Raiser 8 18th Street, Hood River, OR | 10:00 am | | |
| 20 | Pokemon League Hood River Hobbies 110 4th Street, Hood River | 1:30 pm | | |
| 20 | Mad Hatter Tea Party Columbia Gorge Hotel | 2:00 pm | | |
| 20 | Mad Hatter's Tea Columbia Gorge Hotel and Spa | 2:00 pm | | |
| 21 | Gorge HCFA (Health Care for All) - Meeting Hood River Library, 502 State Street | 7:00 pm | | |
| 22 | Restaurant Employees Service Night Skylight Theater | | ||
| 22 | Community Care Forum Columbia Gorge Hotel, Hood River OR | 3:00 pm | | |
| 22 | Be wattsmart Workshop Best Western Hood River Inn | 6:00 pm | | |
| 22 | Trigger Point Therapy Workshop Cascade Acupuncture Center, 104 5th Street in Hood River | 7:00 pm | | |
| 23 | Renewable Energy Technology Info Session The Dalles Campus - Columbia Gorge Community College | 6:00 pm | | |
| 23 | Parenting a Child With Down Syndrome United States | 6:00 pm | | |
| 23 | Mentor-a-Teen "InfoSocial" Casa El Mirador, 1424 W. 2nd Street, The Dalles | 7:00 pm | | |
| 23 | CCA presents film series: Like Crazy Columbia Center for the Arts | 7:30 pm | | |
| 24 | Yappy Hour Cascade Pet Camp 3085 Lower Mill Drive Hood River | 5:00 pm | | |
| 24 | Kerry Williams & Co 202 State St. Hood River, OR 97031 | 6:30 pm | | |
| 25 | Stand up Comedy with Kermit Apio & Jen Seaman 202 State St. Hood River, OR 97031 | 7:00 pm | | |
| 26 | Downtown Historic Walking Tour Hood River County Library - meet on patio adjacent to library on State Street | 10:00 am | | |
| 26-28 | Memorial Day Weekend Winery Open House Wineries in Columbia Gorge | 11:00 am | | |
| 26 | Friday Night Magic | 5:30 pm | | |
| 27 | Bird Walk | 8:00 am | | |
| 27 | Pokemon League Hood River Hobbies 110 4th Street, Hood River | 1:00 pm | | |
| 29 | Restaurant Employees Service Night Skylight Theater | | ||
| 30 | Country Living Class: Occupy Your Garden Rockford Community Grange 4250 Barrett Dr., Hood River | 6:30 pm | | |
| 30 | Boost Your Bone Health: Women and Osteoporosis Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital - Board Room | 7:00 pm | | |
| 31 | Yappy Hour Cascade Pet Camp 3085 Lower Mill Drive Hood River | 5:00 pm | | |
| 31 | Kerry Williams & Co 202 State St. Hood River, OR 97031 | 6:30 pm | | |
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