FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2026
Contact: Tim Harkins, Executive Director | 541-387-8877 | tim@columbiaarts.org
Columbia Center for the Arts Announces “Big Sing” Benefit with the Low Bar Chorale
Community invited to sing together, give together, and donate auction items for May 29th event
HOOD RIVER, OR — Columbia Center for the Arts announces its new fundraising event, The Big Sing! Tickets will go on sale this Monday, April 13th!
The Big Sing takes place on May 29, 2026 at 6pm at Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Avenue in Hood River. Led by the Low Bar Chorale, hundreds of voices will fill the theatre as one.
“When people create together, something real happens. They feel more connected, more at home in themselves and each other, more like they belong to something. That’s what CCA is here to do, and this event is how we both demonstrate and sustain it,” said Executive Director, Tim Harkins.
Tickets go on sale Monday, April 13th and the Center is currently seeking auction donations and sponsors for the event. The Center aims to raise $40k to sustain the growth it’s seen in recent years, expand its capacity, and prepare for larger capital projects to upkeep its 20-year old facility.
“We want this auction to feel like a love letter to the Gorge and the arts,” said Ella Wolter, Board Chair. “If you have something worth celebrating, we want it in that room.”
To donate an auction item, email info@columbiaarts.org.
About The Big Sing The Big Sing is Columbia Center for the Arts’ first annual benefit event, produced in partnership with Low Bar Chorale. The event raises funds to sustain CCA’s year-round programming, including free gallery exhibitions, community and youth theatre, arts education, and rural school field trips. CCA’s fundraising goal for the event is $40,000.
About Low Bar Chorale Low Bar Chorale transforms audiences into epic choruses — no auditions, no rehearsals, no prior experience required. Their shows combine music, comedy, and rock and roll magic to bring rooms of strangers together in three-part harmony. They have performed alongside Built to Spill, Guster, and Portugal. The Man, and toured throughout the Pacific Northwest, Australia, and Alaska.
About Columbia Center for the Arts Founded in 2003 by community members who donated their time and resources to build a cultural home for the Columbia River Gorge, Columbia Center for the Arts is Hood River’s nonprofit arts hub. CCA operates a visual arts gallery, a 150-seat black box theatre, and a studio classroom, offering year-round programming in theatre, gallery exhibitions, arts education, and community events. In FY2025, CCA served 14,500 people across the region and paid $80,000 directly to local and regional artists. CCA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. EIN: 84-1628478.
Tickets: On sale Monday, April 13th at columbiaarts.org Sponsor & Donor Inquiries: info@columbiaarts.org or 541-387-8877