The History of Mt. St. Helens: Features a detailed and informative explanation of the collection of eruptions in the history of Mt. St. Helens including the one in 1980.

·Background of Mt. St. Helens: A concise explanation of the different elements involved in the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980.

·A Description of the 1980 Eruption of Mt. St. Helens: The 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens is clearly explained with the added assistance of amazing photographs. Also includes a helpful glossary of terms used in the study of geology.

·A Profile of Mt. St. Helens: A quick overview of Mt. St. Helens and its characteristics.

·Geological History of Mt. St. Helens: A close look at the geologic elements of Mt. St. Helens along with its history.

·Mt. St. Helens’ Facts: Facts are offered about the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens. The picture is made clearer with the inclusion of a few details about one man who refused to leave his nearby home.

· Mt. St. Helens: A look at the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens as well as the plant and animal life that have since returned to the area.

· A Look at Mt. St. Helens: Some information on the presence of wildlife and tree growth in the area of Mt. St. Helens.

· A Study of Volcanic Eruption: A detailed explanation of the aspects of volcanic eruption that includes Mt. St. Helens as an example.

· The Mt. St. Helens’ Eruption of 1980: A look at the technical aspects of the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens.

·Volcanoes of the Cascade Range: The U.S. Geological Survey offers an extensive list of the volcanoes in the Cascade range that includes Mt. St. Helens.

· Information on Mt. St. Helens: Find information on the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

· Stratovolcanoes: Mt. St. Helens is a stratovolcano. Learn the specifics about this type of volcano and its particular characteristics.

· Famous Stratovolcano Mt. St. Helens: Read the revealing facts about Mt. St. Helens and its volcanic activity.

· Common Questions about Mt. St. Helen: Discover the answers to a variety of intriguing questions concerning Mt. St. Helens.

· A Personal Look at Mt. St. Helens: Read a more personal perspective on the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens from a person who grew up within sight of the Cascade range.

· Facts and Details on Mt. St. Helens: Quick facts and statistics are offered about Mt. St. Helens.

· Discover Volcanoes: A collection of interesting facts on volcanoes including information on Mt. St. Helens.

· Views of Mt. St. Helens: Amazing photographs of Mt. St. Helens accompanied by description.

Beginning in Summer 2012, Federal Highway Administration will undertake repair of the Crown Point Viaduct and restoration of pavement and rock features along the Historic Columbia River Highway (HCRH) between Larch Mountain Road and Latourell Falls.  The schedule for construction and types of traffic control are detailed below.

When will construction occur? Construction will occur in two phases, with the first phase running from August 2012 through December 2012.  The second phase will begin on or about April 1, 2013 and be completed by July 2013.

What types of traffic control will be needed? Given the unique nature of this construction, partial and full road closures will be necessary. Travel delays can be expected throughout the two construction periods.  Planned traffic controls include:

• August 2012 – The Historic Columbia River Highway (HCRH) will be open to all traffic; travel delays of up to 20 minutes can be expected with periodic lane closures.  No lane closures will occur between Friday at noon until Sunday at midnight.  Vista House will be open.
• September 4, 2012 – September 30, 2012 – The HCRH between Larch Mountain Road and Crown Point will be closed to vehicles longer than 25 feet.  The HCRH between Crown Point and Latourell Falls will be closed to all vehicles, including bicycles.  Access for local residents will be permitted beyond the Latourall Falls closure point.  Vista House will be open.
• October 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012 – There will be no access to Crown Point/Vista House, as the HCRH will be closed to all vehicles at both Larch Mountain Road and at Latourell Falls.  The portion of the HCRH between Bridal Veil Falls and Latourell Falls will be closed to vehicles longer than 25 feet.   Vista House will be closed.
• January 1, 2013 — April 1, 2013 – The HCRH will be open to all traffic.

·         April 1, 2013 – May 23, 2013 — The HCRH will be periodically closed to all public traffic (including bicycles).  Access for local residents will be permitted beyond the Latourell Falls closure point.   Specific traffic control measures will be developed following the 2012 construction season.

Saturday

We are pleased to welcome Rich Rosencrans.  Rich is the founding member, lead guitarist and singer of the Portland band, Edge of Land.  He will play an acoustic set on Saturday.  His voice will make you want to pull up a chair and listen for awhile. You don”t want to miss him!  Listen to Rich

Sunday

Robert Bernadelli will treat us to some lovely music.  Robert plays keyboard, guitar & mandolin. He probably says it best. “Music is my passion. Music is what I love to do. I record. I write. I play. I listen. I hope to speak to people through my music”.
Listen to Robert

Oklahoma!

Music by Richard Rodgers

Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs
Original dances by Agnes de Mille
Main Stage

Sept 20 – Oct 30

Part charming love story, part stirring retelling of American history, and many parts beloved songs and stunning dance, Oklahoma! was the first collaboration by the legendary team of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and was a milestone in the development of American musical theater for its fusion of song, story and dance. We are giving this boisterous favorite a new spin: in the 19^th century Oklahoma Territory, there were over 50 all African-American towns; in that same period, one in three American cowboys was black. Chris Coleman’s production will feature an all African-American cast, generating fresh insights into a classic American tale.

The Real Americans

By Dan Hoyle

Ellyn Bye Studio

Sept 6 – Nov 6
Frequently described as an actor/journalist, Dan Hoyle has focused his form of “theater journalism” in this new piece on a months-long road trip to some of the not-on-the-coasts parts of the U.S. The idea, he says, was to get outside the “latte liberal bubble,” find out what people in rural America are thinking and savor some small-town cafe pie. Beneath the masterful humor that Hoyle brings to the piece—as he takes on the personas of the many people he encountered—a rich texture of human connections asserts itself. It surfaces in stories of unemployment and in the frenetic form of a Dominican from New York he meets on the road; it gathers heart-wrenching impact in a Vietnam vet’s reflections on the kids coming back from Iraq and one of his San Francisco friends’ concern for her sister in Alabama. The San Francisco Chronicle wrote that The Real Americans should be seen in and outside every liberal bubble in this country, and that Hoyle “displays a gift for mime and vocal mimicry that recalls solo artists John Leguizamo, Sarah Jones or Lily Tomlin.” 

A Christmas Story

By Phil Grecian

Based on the motion picture written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown & Bob Clark

Main Stage

Nov 20 – Dec 24

 Based on the beloved movie, this classic holiday comedy is a funny and sweet tale of growing up in the 1940s, by an American master storyteller, Jean Shepherd. Ralphie pines for an official Red Ryder Model Air Gun for Christmas, and his machinations to try and make sure Santa delivers, while his father obsesses over his “major award” (an abominable lamp), guarantee that nothing about the family Christmas will be filled with heavenly peace.

The Santaland Diaries

By David Sedaris

Ellyn Bye Studio

Nov 29 – Dec 31

Based on the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris’ experience as Crumpet the Elf in Macy’s Santaland display, this hilarious cult classic features comic encounters during the height of the holiday crunch. PCS brings a holiday favorite back to Portland as a special Studio Theater presentation.

  World premiere!

The North Plan

By Jason Wells

Main Stage

Jan 10 – Feb 5

After a ruthless cabal seizes power in Washington, Carlton Berg, a bureaucrat for the State Department, runs off with the new regime’s top secret Enemies List. Unfortunately for Carlton, the chase has come to an end in a police station in the Ozark town of Lodus. With a pair of DHS agents on the way, Carlton’s last chance is in the people around him: An unsympathetic police chief, an ambivalent administrative assistant, and fellow prisoner Tanya Shepke, motor-mouthed recidivist and alcohol enthusiast, who appears to have attention-deficit disorder and thinks Skynyrd should be on the new money. Let the revolution begin.

 World premiere!

Shakespeare’s Amazing Cymbeline

A new adaptation by Chris Coleman

Ellyn Bye Studio

Jan 31 – Apr 8

Based on legends about early Celtic kings, Cymbeline is one of Shakespeare’s most fantastical creations—familiar Shakespearean themes of jealousy and innocence wronged are joined with divine intervention from the gods. A lovely princess, an evil queen, a misguided king and a thoroughly rotten clown inhabit this fairy tale-like story of life, and love, renewed. In his adaptation, Chris Coleman has introduced a new character, a pianist, who serves as a guide through the story and also takes on several characters himself. With this device, the complex tale that is Cymbeline has been opened up and, on several counts, streamlined, while preserving the poetry and language that we all love about Shakespeare.

Red

By John Logan

Main Stage

Feb 21 – Mar 18

An intense bio-drama of the renowned modern artist (and Oregon-raised) Mark Rothko, Red earned critical laurels in its New York run last season. Set in the 1950s, when Rothko was commissioned to create a series of large pieces of art for the new Four Seasons Restaurant, Red tackles big questions about art—what it takes to create it, and where it belongs in our world. But perhaps more importantly, the play invites us to experience a legendary artist through the lens of the assistant brought on to help him with a project Rothko is not so sure he can accept completing.  The New York Times described it as “a portrait of an angry and brilliant mind that asks you to feel the shape and texture of thoughts…as much as any stage work I can think of, Red captures the dynamic relationship between an artist and his creations.” PCS and the Portland Art Museum are working together to celebrate Rothko during the run of this production.

 World premiere!

Anna Karenina

Adapted from Tolstoy by Kevin McKeon

Main Stage

Apr 3 – Apr 29

Tolstoy’s classic story of love and marriage in Imperial Russia comes to our Main Stage in a new adaptation by Kevin McKeon, adaptor of Snow Falling on Cedars. This tragic love story has been called by some the greatest novel ever written—it certainly has one of the most famous first lines: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” When Anna’s husband refuses to release her from their marriage to pursue her love for Count Vronsky, the wheels are set in motion for the ultimate sacrifice. Anna Karenina isn’t concerned with observing the minutiae of social etiquette, like Jane Austen, nor with righting social injustices, like Dickens. It’s about uncontrollable passions, and emotional and sexual betrayal, set against one of the most romantic periods of world history.

Black Pearl Sings!

By Frank Higgins

Ellyn Bye Studio

Apr 24 – June 17

In 1935 Texas, Susannah, an academic and song collector for the Library of Congress, visits a high-security prison where she meets Pearl, an African-American woman imprisoned for murder who longs to leave prison and find her lost daughter. Hoping to record the treasure trove of spirituals and folk songs that only Pearl knows—and make her reputation on the discoveries—Susannah bargains for Pearl’s parole and arranges for several public performances. The two women soon find themselves walking a delicate line between exposure and exploitation. Featuring beautiful a cappella renditions of little-known African-American folk songs, Black Pearl Sings! chronicles a powerful story about being a woman in a man’s world, being black in a white world, and fighting for one’s soul in a world where anyone can be a commodity.

It Ain’t Nothin but the Blues

By Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor, and Dan Wheetman

Main Stage

May 22 – June 24

From African chants and Delta spirituals to the urban electricity of a Chicago nightclub, from dusty backroads bluegrass to the twang of a country juke joint, It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues is a stirring retrospective of blues classics that summons the soul of American music. Over two dozen musical numbers are included, among them “I’m Your Hoochie-Coochie Man,” “Goodnight, Irene,” “Fever,” “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “The Thrill Is Gone” and “Let the Good Times Roll.” It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical, and has played to rave reviews all over the country. Through the music that is cherished as an original American art form, the standout group of musicians and singers on stage share a moving American story of troubles and triumph.

 Our intent over the next few years is to ensure the cultural diversity that exist in Portland and the surrounding is shared with all our visitors to the State of Oregon. Throughout the year AHWT- Portland City Tour will continue to expand to include Asia, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish more information about cultural groups and their important in the State of Oregon.

Featured Event:

A significant number of African Americans migrated to Portland during World War II due to the availability of jobs in the shipyards.  Housing was scarce for both African Americans and Anglos.  After the war ended, approximately 10,000 of the 20,000-25,000 African Americans who migrated during the war remained in Portland.  The majority of these families lived in the area known as Vanport—a temporary settlement for war workers and their families.  The housing there was not meant to be permanent but it became so for many African American families.  In 1948 the Columbia River flooded and the dike protecting Vanport broke.  Nearly 17,000 people were left homeless as a result of the flood, and those left homeless were disproportionately African American. 

After the flood many African Americans moved to the area that is now known as the Rose Quarter.  This area was located between the downtown and the Eastside both of which were in the process of being developed.  In November 1956 the decision was made to build a sports coliseum in the Rose Quarter.  The city planning commission claimed that housing in the area was substandard. This was just one of several projects that forced many African Americans in the area to move once again

The African American community protested the expansion of Emanuel because they were frustrated at continually being forced to move to make way for development.  Successive postwar construction projects in the Albina neighborhood—the Memorial Coliseum in the 1950s, Interstate 5 in the 1960s, and the Emanuel Hospital expansion in the 1970s—resulted in a steady migration northward.

Written by Tania Hyatt-Evenson, Sarah Griffith, © Oregon Historical Society, 2002.

December 27, 2011 | 7:30pm | FREE
Jack London Bar
529 SW 4th Avenue Portland, OR
More info: http://rialtopoolroom.com/
The great ice age Lake Missoula Flood left scars literally from Montana to the Pacific Ocean. Join us as artist, photographer, and writer Rick Thomposon presents his research uncovering the effects of the Lake Missoula Flood in Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington. This catastrophic flodd propelled over 500 cubic miles of water, ice, rock and mud across eastern Washington, further cut the Columbia River Gorge, covered the Willamette Valley with up to 400 feet of water and left gravel bars mile wide and hundreds of feet high. With color photo, topographical maps and space photos Mr. Thompson will show some of the signs still visible today.

Mr. Thompson:
A native Oregonian, Mr. Thompson is President of the Lower Columbia Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute who loves to share the beatury of the great Northwest. Though geology is not his profession, it is his passion. Being intrigued by the land formations, huge boulders and glacial erratics, Mr. Thompson embarked on a ten-year study to show that unlike the massive expanses of flood features in Easter Washington this area has its own treasure chest of scablands, flood channels and dramatic story to tell.

Take the free shuttle December 17 through January 1. The shuttle pick-up location, which will be marked with a sign, will be at PSU’s parking garage #3 (entrance on SW 12th Avenue or SW 13th just south of SW Market). Click here for a map to the garage.
Parking in PSU’s parking structure is free to Pittock Mansion visitors for the first three hours. When you arrive, go to one of the parking machines in parking structure #3, and you will see three choices: 1. Daily Parking, 2. Hourly Parking, or 3. Pittock Shuttle. Select the 3 for Pittock Shuttle, and then enter coupon code 62782 in the keypad to obtain your free parking permit.

- Shuttle service will be provided by a 12-passenger van, which will have a window sign identifying it as the shuttle to Pittock Mansion.

- The shuttle vans are non-accessible (i.e. unable to load wheelchairs on and off automatically). However, TriMet offers some door-to-door neighborhood shuttle service through their Ride Connection program.  Find out more at http://www.trimet.org/access/index.htm.
- Shuttle vans may have extra cargo space for strollers, but do not have children’s seats for transportation.

- Return trips will depart the Mansion on the half hour with the last departure leaving the Mansion at 4:30 p.m.

This eco-friendly and budget-friendly option is being offered for the fourth year, thanks to a partnership with America’s Hub World Tours. For details, contact Pittock Mansion. Please call ahead to confirm shuttle service during inclement weather.

HOOD RIVER, OR—Hood River will truly become the Holiday Town of Oregon this holiday season when the downtown transforms into a classic holiday setting. The transformation starts on November 18 with a full lighting of the downtown area, creating a lively atmosphere for the Thanksgiving weekend and early holiday shopping throughout Hood River. From November 18-December 25, there will be a wide variety of holiday activities, offers, and events for everyone to enjoy.On the evening of December 2nd, Hood River will host a Parade and Tree-Lighting Celebration sure to be fun for the whole family.

HOOD RIVER HOLIDAYS PARADE AND TREE LIGHTING CELEBRATIONDecember 2nd, 20115-9pm 5pm Streets close for easy downtown shoppingPark for free and enjoy easy shopping on Hood River’s main street, where the streets are closed to traffic6pm Parade begins on Oak Street and goes through downtownThis local parade is a favorite with families every year. Don’t miss out on the fun!7pm Tree Lighting at State and 2ndWatch our giant 30-foot Christmas tree as we turn on the lights!Enjoy cocoa, cookies, and Ryan’s JuiceWrite your holiday wish and tie it on the tree7:15 Caroling on Oak and 2ndTurn your attention to our stage where professional singers will help lead everyone in some caroling—we’ll even give you your own songbook!After the festivities—enjoy good food, wine, beer, and shopping in our downtown shopsHere is a sampling of just a few of the many other events happening during Hood River Holidays:November 25th – December 24th – Santa Land Opens in downtown Hood RiverSponsored by the Hood River Adopt-a-Dog.

 Have your photo taken with Santa and your favorite furry friend or human.December 2nd—11th Gingerbread House Contest Auction at the Columbia Center for the ArtsThis event is a benefit for the Columbia Center for the ArtsFrom 11-5 pm daily the Columbia Center for the Arts will have the final gingerbread houses on display for public to view and participate in the silent auctionThe winners of the auction will be able to take home their gingerbread houses on December 15thDecember 3rd – Hood River County Library Holiday Story Time and Candy Cane HuntStarting at 2pm participate in a fun candy cane hunt in the park then enjoy a festive holiday story and some delicious hot cocoa!November 12th -December 28th —Ride the Polar Express on the Mt. Hood RailroadFor a full list of Hood River Holidays activities, visit hoodriver.org.Hood River Holidays is presented by Columbia State Bank.  The City of Hood River, Ryan’s Juice, Mt. Hood Meadows, Columbia Cliff Villas, Vagabond Lodge, Columbia Gorge Hotel, Full Sail Brewing, Woodruff-Sawyer and Company, Pacific Power, Don Benton, Jeff Pickhardt Properties, Fred Meyer, Hood River News, Your Rental and Party Center, David Cobb Photography, and Les Schwab Tire Center, have partnered to “light the town” along with the help of downtown businesses.

The City of Hood River has been a major supporter of this new take on the Hood River Holidays. “We could not have done this without the exceptional support and assistance of City Manager Bob Francis and the City of Hood River, “said Kerry Cobb, Executive Director of the Chamber. “They have gone out of their way to help make downtown Hood River a winter wonderland.”Bob Francis commented, “Although the City crew’s done an outstanding job decorating downtown in recent years, the contributions made by the businesses and other sponsors will make this a truly magnificent display and I look forward to seeing the results.

 It frees up our public works crew to do those priority tasks that winter usually brings.” The Hood River County Chamber supports economic and tourism development for the region and provides promotional programs to its 494 members. As a county-wide organization, it supports businesses, organizations, and governmental agencies in Cascade Locks, Hood River, Parkdale, Odell, Pine Grove, and Mount Hood.Nicole BelieuMarketing CoordinatorHood River County Chamber of Commerce720 E Port Marina Drive
Hood River, OR 97031marketing@hoodriver.org(541) 386-2000 ext 223Fall in Love with Hood River!