NIGHTS IN WHITE SALMON ART & WINE FUSION
Annual Event

Final details to be announced; please note that information below
is tentative and incomplete.

For the past five years the Nights in White Salmon Art & Wine Fusion has been one of the premier summer events in the Columbia River Gorge. The 6th annual Art & Wine Fusion will be a celebration of many things that help define our unique and wonderful home in the Columbia River Gorge.

This year we're planning a full day of exciting and family-friendly activities a Kids' Bike Parade, great local food, renowned local entertainment, top-notch local artists displaying their art throughout the town, award-winning local winemakers hosting tastings of their incredible wines, and all the warmth and beauty of an early summer day in the Gorge.

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Artwork for 2009 Art & Wine Fusion poster by Joanna Kaufman.
Past event posters are available for purchase at Collage of the Gorge in White Salmon; $10 each.

KING SALMON DOCK GRADE CLIMB
A Challenging & Scenic Ride up Dock Grade Road

Can YOU Make the Grade?

It’s a challenge, an opportunity, a ride like no other. White Salmon’s Dock Grade Road is only closed when the road is impassable due to snow and ice or debris. It’s a challenge to drive this road due to it’s narrowness and lack of road striping and rails. With 20% grades and no place for cars to pass, a bicyclist attempting to ride up would have to be crazy and/or arrested.

Except on July 10, 2010, when the road will be closed to automobile traffic for the challenging and scenic King Salmon Make the Grade Dock Grade Climb.

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KAYAKS ON WHEELS
Fun, Costumed Race Down Jewett Boulevard

Downtown Jewett Blvd will be closed anyway for our Art & Wine Fusion festival, and what better way to kick off this salmon-themed event than with a Krazy Kayak Street Slalom??? Already sounds interesting, doesn’t it? But how will it work, you ask?

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WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION PRESENTATION
K-12 Arts Education: Every Student, Every School, Every Year

White Salmon Arts Council members are invited to attend a Washington State Arts Commission presentation on Friday, June 11, 2010, at the Sprint Baker Art Gallery at the White Salmon Community Library from 11:30 am to roughly 2:30 pm.

The Commission will be presenting their recent publication: K-12 Arts Education: Every Student, Every School, Every Year. Lisa Jaret, the Arts in Education Program Director from WSAC, and Una McAlinden, the executive director of ArtsEd Washington, will engage meeting participants in a focused conversation about how the research and information contained in this report can be applied locally. They'll present an overview of the research that shows how the arts work in schools statewide, and they'll highlight some of the findings. All participants will receive a copy of the publication, and a brief opportunity to review it, then we will discuss what is most exciting or concerning about it, how it may be relevant locally, and what steps we might take as a result of exploring this work.

For more information about about the Arts Education Research Initiative visit: http://wa.gov/education/aeri.shtml

WHITE SALMON SPRING FESTIVAL
Annual Columbia Gorge Event

There will be plenty of great family fun and entertainment at the 2010 White Salmon Spring Festival. Activities include Firemen's Breakfast, Parade, Opening Ceremonies, Cruiser Car Show, Concessions, Live Music, and more.

Food and merchandise will be available for purchase.

For more information visit WhiteSalmonSpringFestival.com