Experience the rare opportunity to see professional ballet up close and personal in Hood River at Columbia Center for the Arts when Oregon Ballet Theater 2 touring company.
Experience the soulful, genre-blending brilliance of Tony Furtado and his world-class trio—featuring dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman and fiddle champion Luke Price.
Based (of course) on the Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin classic film, CGOA's Stages brings fan favorite - 9 to 5 - to the Gorge. Directed by Ashly Will.
Las Guaracheras all women’s salsa band from Colombia performs at Columbia Center for the Arts on April 27th at 7pm. The dynamic group full of energy and style will provide an evening of fun lively music and entertainment!
Join Archer Mayo and Cello player Chrissy Lancaster for this gripping multimedia dramatic retelling of investigator and independent diver Archer Mayo’s seven-year search for the missing Martin family.
On March 28, 1942, Minoru Yasui intentionally violated a racially discriminatory curfew. He spent 9 months imprisoned in solitary confinement before being sent to an internment camp. In remembrance of his brave fight for justice, the State of Oregon designated March 28th as Minoru Yasui Day. On March 15, 2025 President Trump invoked the Alien […]
Obsessed with Light is a meditation on light and the enduring obsession to create. The film pulls back the curtain on Loïe Fuller, a wildly original performer who revolutionized the visual culture of the early 20th century.
Together, LaRhonda Steele, her band, and Eldon T. Jones will bring the sounds of history to life in a concert that celebrates the resilience, joy, and power of Black music. Don’t miss an incredible evening, all while supporting a great cause!
Luther: Never Too Much, the documentary film, chronicles the story of a vocal virtuoso. Using a wealth of rarely seen archives, Luther tells his own story with assistance from his closest friends and musical collaborators including Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Valerie Simpson and Roberta Flack.
Creating your custom candle experience takes about 20-30 minutes and then an additional hour for the candle to solidify to be taken home. During this hour you will be able to shop the gallery, grab a glass of vino or other tasty beverage and listen to Precious, the owner of Mister OK's Essentials and teacher of this incredible experience, share her story about her journey from Nike to entrepreneur as a black woman and mother.
Creating your custom candle experience takes about 20-30 minutes and then an additional hour for the candle to solidify to be taken home. During this hour you will be able to shop the gallery, grab a glass of vino or other tasty beverage and listen to Precious, the owner of Mister OK's Essentials and teacher of this incredible experience, share her story about her journey from Nike to entrepreneur as a black woman and mother.
15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers.
This show is all about showcasing the incredible diverse talent of our BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) through various mediums, from paintings, pyrography, ceramics, sculpture, textile art, jewelry, intricate quilts, and more.
Featuring Short and Full Length Film Screenings at 2 PM & 6:30 PM
2pm: In the Dirt,In the Grey Wild and Join or Die
6Pm: Failing, The World is Ours and Singing Back the Buffalo
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Last summer, Lara Volski began her research on wolves, by first talking to people. She lived and worked on a farm in the Gorge and conducted interviews with locals about the return of wolves and the establishment of the Big Muddy Pack. The range of perspectives was broad and while these conversations were centered on wolves, they soon evolved to encompass much more.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Oregon Humanities comes to Columbia Arts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 5, for a conversation with city manager Abigail Elder, media creator Sarah Fox, and orchardist Lesley Tamura on the intersections of place, storytelling, and the public in the Hood River watershed.
Columbia Arts hosts over 35 artists with affordable gifts for the holidays (under $200). The gallery will showcase art based items opening Nov. 22nd from 12 till 7pm for Shop Early/Shop Local.
Columbia Center for the Arts is honored and thrilled to join Gorge Impact Film Festival this year as a venue and host for the festival on Nov. 9th and 10th in Hood River. The 2nd annual Gorge Impact Film Festival runs Nov. 8, 9 and 10. Over the weekend Columbia Arts and The Ruins will be the venues. Columbia Arts will present 4 blocks of films, three on Saturday Nov. 9th beginning at 11am.,snacks, wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Additionally CCA will host a Stop Motion Animation Workshop sponsored by Arts and Education of the Gorge from 1 to 5 pm on Saturday in the gallery. The workshop is free and open to the public.
Solo exhibition of paintings and prints by Joy Kloman, owner of Joy's Art Studio at Columbia Center for the Arts, Oct 2- Nov 12.
Solo exhibition of paintings and prints by Joy Kloman, owner of Joy's Art Studio at Columbia Center for the Arts, Oct 2- Nov 12.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
The play is centered around “Truvy’s” beauty Salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the “Ladies” who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Come on down and join this group of gossipy southern ladies in their hometown beauty parlor.
Love Water? Love our Rivers, lakes and oceans? Love films that showcase all things paddling? Then we have the place for you to be as Columbia Center for the Arts presents: 19th annual International Paddling Film Festival Tour 2024 on August 28th at 6:30 pm
The Last 100 Miles: The Fight for the Lower Deschutes River portrays the degradation of one of the world's finest trout and salmon sanctuaries. The Deschutes River is fed by rain and snow from the rugged mountains of central and eastern Oregon.
Columbia Center for the Arts is proud to host local author Sam Moses sharing excerpts and stories from his latest book, River Without a Cause. The book follows his journey down Theodore Roosevelt’s “River of Doubt'' in Brazil with a diverse crew of adventurers, scientists, and indigenous leaders who explore the past, present, and future of a natural treasure few have seen.
CGOA's Stages presents a beautiful, touching, wacky story about a boy trying to find his place in the world, about the search for love, & about past mistakes never really being in the past. At the same time, Bat Boy: The Musical laughs hard at the conventions of traditional musical comedy.
CGOA's Stages presents a beautiful, touching, wacky story about a boy trying to find his place in the world, about the search for love, & about past mistakes never really being in the past. At the same time, Bat Boy: The Musical laughs hard at the conventions of traditional musical comedy.
CGOA's Stages presents a beautiful, touching, wacky story about a boy trying to find his place in the world, about the search for love, & about past mistakes never really being in the past. At the same time, Bat Boy: The Musical laughs hard at the conventions of traditional musical comedy.
CGOA's Stages presents a beautiful, touching, wacky story about a boy trying to find his place in the world, about the search for love, & about past mistakes never really being in the past. At the same time, Bat Boy: The Musical laughs hard at the conventions of traditional musical comedy.
CGOA's Stages presents a beautiful, touching, wacky story about a boy trying to find his place in the world, about the search for love, & about past mistakes never really being in the past. At the same time, Bat Boy: The Musical laughs hard at the conventions of traditional musical comedy.
CGOA's Stages presents a beautiful, touching, wacky story about a boy trying to find his place in the world, about the search for love, & about past mistakes never really being in the past. At the same time, Bat Boy: The Musical laughs hard at the conventions of traditional musical comedy.
CGOA's Stages presents a beautiful, touching, wacky story about a boy trying to find his place in the world, about the search for love, & about past mistakes never really being in the past. At the same time, Bat Boy: The Musical laughs hard at the conventions of traditional musical comedy.
CGOA's Stages presents a beautiful, touching, wacky story about a boy trying to find his place in the world, about the search for love, & about past mistakes never really being in the past. At the same time, Bat Boy: The Musical laughs hard at the conventions of traditional musical comedy.
On April 20th, the dynamic and vibrant young dancers of OBT2 share the artistry, ability, professionalism, and innovation of Oregon Ballet Theatre.
On April 20th, the dynamic and vibrant young dancers of OBT2 share the artistry, ability, professionalism, and innovation of Oregon Ballet Theatre.
Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.
Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.
Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.
Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.
Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.
Ibsen's 1879 classic, A Doll's House, famously ends with Nora Helmer's choice to walk out on her family, shocking audiences with what has become known as "the door slam heard around the world." The modern sequel picks up fifteen years later, as Nora returns to knock on that same door.
Join us this Friday, February 2nd from 5pm - 7pm for the opening reception for our two February exhibits featuring the work of Genevieve Scholl and Cate Hotchkiss. Both exhibits will be displayed through February 28th.
Festival of Lights Holiday Art Show & Sale Featuring the work of Columbia Gorge artists, all pieces are priced under $200! Be sure come to the show opening FIRST FRIDAY December 1, 5-8PM and meet CCA’s new Executive Director, Tim Harkins! Music by Dianne Allen and Donna Reuter Show runs through December 23
Join us on Wednesday, April 12 at the Columbia Center for the Arts, for our first in-person downtown business meeting in a few years. We look forward to being back together. Doors will open at 8 am and the meeting will start promptly at 8:30 am. We want to get as much covered as possible, […]
