The Dalles Overground Presents: Forrest VanTuyl
Join us for a live show from Forrest VanTuyl presented by The Dalles Overground
Forrest VanTuyl is a songwriter, poet, and musician from Washington State. He has performed with Ramblin Jack Elliot and Sera Cahoone, and toured and co-written with Margo Cilker. His work has been featured by the New York Times, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, and KEXP.
Open Bluegrass & Old Time Jam
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month for our open Bluegrass and Old Time Jam. If you’re just learning your first chords, or you’ve been playing for decades, come make some noise with us! Don’t play at all? Come on down and listen to the musicians.
LGBTQ2SIA+ Adult Group Meet-up
This week we will be hosting a white elephant gift exchange!
We are happy to host a bi-monthly LGBTQ2SIA+ Adult Group every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. These events are organized by The Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance.
Open Bluegrass & Old Time Jam
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month for our open Bluegrass and Old Time Jam. If you’re just learning your first chords, or you’ve been playing for decades, come make some noise with us! Don’t play at all? Come on down and listen to the musicians.
Downtown Sip'n'Shop
Sip, shop and stroll your way through historic downtown The Dalles! Celebrate this holiday season with your friends, community and favorite local businesses.
Coordinated by The Dalles Mainstreet
LGBTQ2SIA+ Adult Group Meet-up
This week’s activity will be zine Making!
We are happy to host a bi-monthly LGBTQ2SIA+ Adult Group every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. These events are organized by The Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance.
Jazz Jams
Open jazz jams are every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6-8pm. Come down if you want to play or just enjoy the music!
Open Bluegrass & Old Time Jam
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month for our open Bluegrass and Old Time Jam. If you’re just learning your first chords, or you’ve been playing for decades, come make some noise with us! Don’t play at all? Come on down and listen to the musicians.
Jazz Jams (Copy)
Open jazz jams are every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6-8pm. Come down if you want to play or just enjoy the music!
Open Bluegrass & Old Time Jam
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month for our open Bluegrass and Old Time Jam. If you’re just learning your first chords, or you’ve been playing for decades, come make some noise with us! Don’t play at all? Come on down and listen to the musicians.
LGBTQ2SIA+ Adult Group Meet-up
We are happy to host a bi-monthly LGBTQ2SIA+ Adult Group every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. These events are organized by The Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance.
This week’s activity will be based around crafting!
LGBTQ2SIA+ Inaugural Adult Group Meeting
We are proud to welcome The Columbia Gorge Pride Alliance in hosting their inaugural Adult Group Meeting.
Registration link available here.
What to expect
Meeting rad people
Deciding what this group will be
Snacks
Response from CGPA regarding attendance if under 21 years of age: “we won’t be checking IDs. That being said, I’ll leave it to your own discretion. If that feels like a space you would be comfortable in, please come.”
Bluegrass Jams
Open bluegrass jams are every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. All skills level are welcome so come down if you want to play or just want to enjoy the music!
Jazz Jams
Open jazz jams are every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 6-8pm. Come down if you want to play or just enjoy the music!
Salsa Dancing
Members from the The Gorge Secret Salsa Society meet at the shop every Thursday for Salsa, Cumbia, and Bachata dancing. 7pm - 9pm. An instructor often arrives at 6:30pm if you’d like to learn a step or two before joining in the fun.
Open Bluegrass & Old Time Jam
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month for our open Bluegrass and Old Time Jam. If you’re just learning your first chords, or you’ve been playing for decades, come make some noise with us! Don’t play at all? Come on down and listen to the musicians.
Secret Salsa Society
Join us every 3rd Thursday for an evening of Salsa dancing with The Secret Salsa Society. If you want to learn, or have been dancing for years, come down and get down! Music for the evening is a mix of salsa, bachata, and cumbia. If you don’t dance, come watch. The dancers like an audience!
Open Bluegrass & Old Time Jam
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month for our open Bluegrass and Old Time Jam. If you’re just learning your first chords, or you’ve been playing for decades, come make some noise with us! Don’t play at all? Come on down and listen to the musicians.
Open Bluegrass & Old Time Jam
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month for an all skills level Bluegrass and Old Time Jam. If you’re just learning your first chords or you’ve been playing for decades come make some noise with us!
Secret Salsa Society
Join us every 3rd Thursday for an evening of Salsa dancing with The Secret Salsa Society. If you want to learn, or have been dancing for years, come down and get down! Music for the evening is a mix of salsa, bachata, and cumbia.
Open Bluegrass & Old Time Jam (C
Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month for an all skills level Bluegrass and Old Time Jam. If you’re just learning your first chords or you’ve been playing for decades come make some noise with us!
First Friday with Jessi O
Join us for a live performance every First Friday! Check out Downtown The Dalles on Instagram to find out what other businesses in the downtown district are up to.
Willy Vlautin w/ Gabriel Urza
We are beyond excited to be hosting musician and author Willy Vlautin along with Hood River author Gabriel Urza. Don’t miss this event! The evening will feature a mix of live music and readings by both authors.
Willy Vlautin
Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, Willy Vlautin is the author of six novels and is the founder of the bands Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. Vlautin started writing stories and songs at the age of eleven after receiving his first guitar. Inspired by songwriters and novelists like Paul Kelly, Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, William Kennedy, Barry Gifford, and John Steinbeck, Vlautin works diligently to tell working class stories in his novels and songs.
Vlautin has been the recipient of three Oregon Book Awards, The Nevada Silver Pen Award, and was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame and the Oregon Music Hall of Fame. He was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. Two of his novels, The Motel Life and Lean on Pete, have been adapted as films. His novels have been translated into fourteen languages. Vlautin teaches at Pacific University’s MFA in Writing program and lives near Portland, Oregon with his wife, dog, cats, and horses.
Gabriel Urza
Gabriel Urza received his MFA from the Ohio State University. His family is from the Basque region of Spain where he lived for several years. He is a grant recipient from the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and his short fiction and essays have been published in Riverteeth, Hobart, Erlea, The Kenyon Review, West Branch, Slate and other publications. He also has a degree in law from the University of Notre Dame and has spent several years as a public defender in Reno, Nevada.
Jess Clemons w/ Brad Parsons
We’re super excited to host these two awesome local musicians for the April First Friday show! We host live music every first Friday and try to highlight local, original, musicians.