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As The Crow Flies

Janice Crane

Cascade Locks Historical Museum, the Columbia Gorge Museum, The Dalles Art Center, the Goldendale Library, the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, and Maryhill Museum of Art present “As the Crow Flies,” a month of public programs to celebrate the history, culture and seasonal beauty of October in Columbia River Gorge area.

Calendar of Events:

  • Sunday, October 1st - Thursday, October 26th:  Create a Murder of Crows!  With admission, each guest will receive a feather to create the Murder of Crows community art project (with information posted about the Gorge-wide event). The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum.

  • Thursday, October 5th, 5 - 7 pm: As the Crow Flies Art Exhibit Opening Night Party, Opening Night with the artists and complimentary snacks and beverages. FREE. About the exhibit: artists created real and imaged landscapes a crow might see flying across Washington or Oregon state. This is a landscape show that includes abstract and/or interpretations of landscape along with traditional landscape composition. The Dalles Art Center.

  • Saturday, October 7th, Noon-4pm: The Ghosts of Maryhill Museum - Come and get creative! Join us in the M.J. Murdoch Charitable Trust Education Center for an engaging, hands-on art experience for all ages. We’ll be using mannequins and white tissue paper with mixed media to craft life-size ghosts of some of the characters involved in the founding of Maryhill Museum and its collection. Queen Marie of Romania, or modern dance pioneer Loie Fuller or perhaps a sculpture from our Rodin collection! Add a small detail or get more involved. Whatever your contribution, it will add to the spirit of the piece!! Free with admission. The Maryhill Museum of Art.

  • Saturday, October 14th, 6pm-9pm: Magical History Masquerade. Join us aboard sternwheeler Columbia Gorge for our annual dinner cruise auction with a haunting new theme. Tickets on sale September 1. Cascade Locks Historical Museum.

  • Thursday, October 19th, 7 pm: As Far as the Crow Flies Art Exhibit Artist Talk: Join Sally Johnson in a conversation with artists from As the Crow Flies. Tickets are $5 and benefit The Dalles Art Center. Complimentary snacks and beverages.  About the exhibit: artists created real and imaged landscapes a crow might see flying across Washington or Oregon state. This is a landscape show that includes abstract and/or interpretations of landscape along with traditional landscape composition. The Dalles Art Center.

  • Saturday, October 21st, 1:00 - 4:30: The Ghosts of Skamania County. Whiskey Flats will play as YOU conjure up a ghostly scarecrow! Using plastic wrap and packing tape, you can make ghosts using your own body or one of the mannequins we’ll provide. Hang your ghost at your home, at the museum, or on the streets to show your Halloween spirit. Use provided props to turn your ghost into a “former” member of the history of our county! Fun for everyone. Free with a donation. The Columbia Gorge Museum.

  • Thursday, October 26th, 6pm – 8:30pm: Paint a Crow!  Paint night with Denae Manion. Guests will experience a night at the museum painting a crow and special lights out tour of museum; cost is $45, food & drink available for purchase. The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum.

  • Thursday, October 26th – Thursday, November 30th: Murder of Crows community art project on display at The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum.

  • Friday, October 27th, 2:30 – 4:00 pm: Crafternoon! Ravens & Crows & Bats ! Oh MY !! Please join us at the library for an all-ages craft event! Enjoy this Origami and Craft Program at The Goldendale Library.

  • Friday, October 27th, 5 - 6 pm Nevermore, A Reading of The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, A secret-surprise guest will read the Edgar Allan Poe Poem, The Raven. Complimentary snacks and beverages. Make your own Raven window art activity. FREE. The Dalles Art Center.

  • Saturday, October 28th:  Annual Bugs & Birds Day with OSU extension scientists and Billy the entomologist, with special museum scavenger hunts; admission free for those in costume. The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum.

  • Tuesday, October 31st

    • 9 AM - 6 PM: Trick-or-Treat at the Library! Costumes encouraged. The Goldendale Library.

    • 10am - 5pm: Trick-or-Treat at the Museum! Celebrate the last day of museum season with candy and free admission for costumed visitors of all ages. Cascade Locks Historical Museum.