This was a super fun event. A lot of great vendors with beautifully made items from jewelry to art…read moreto clothing. It was fun to see the costumes and overall just the community enjoying the tease of fall fun to come. We definitely look forward to enjoying this in future years.

The timing of this event is a little odd, as it is close enough to Halloween to almost be…read more"in-season", yet far enough out to feel a little out-of-place. That said, my wife was *very* enthusiastic about this preview of paranormal parties and festivities to come! I'm not a fan of the admission price for this event (around $13/person), but this appears to be the norm for just about any festival these days, so it'll be up to you to determine whether Ghosts of Summer offers enough value to justify it. Once you've passed under the graveyard arch, you'll be treated to a small theater showing schlocky horror films, some themed decorations, a live demonstration of visual effects and makeup being applied to selected performers (quite impressive!), a few sideshows, and an attached dining area, this year being catered by the fine frightening folks at Raven's Manor, with a small selection of cocktails (the blood bag negroni was on point, thematically, if a little anemic in size...get it?! Anemic?! Blood bag?!) and snacks, for semi-reasonable prices. Outside, several dozen vendors peddle their cryptic tchotchkes and devilish décor items: artwork, clothing, costumes, gaming goods, makeup, metaphysical malarkey, and all manner of eldritch effluvium. I would imagine that anyone attending an event such as this would have a reasonable tolerance for the bizarre and macabre, but it should probably be stated, for the more sensitive among us, that there are certain items for sale that might be somewhat disturbing to those unprepared for them, such as preserved stillborn kittens in jars of formalin, or clay sculptures of "vagina dentata". You have been warned! If you're the type of twisted soul who wallows in the weird and wicked, basks in the bizarre, or dances with the devil in the pale moonlight, Ghosts of Summer is a great way to get your freaky fix on, a few months earlier than is socially acceptable. With plenty of treats, and only one trick, you're likely to have a ghoulishly good time here, so long as the price of admission doesn't scare you off.

For this 3 day event in early June, The Old Historic Highway in the center of Troutdale is closed…read moreto cars and the street is lined with vendors creating an open air art festival. Galleries that pepper the street open their doors and spill out in to the street, and there is live music at the Mayor's Corner. It's a combination of local art, culture, and community for all to enjoy! It was a beautiful blue sky day and I enjoyed a leisurely stroll up one side of the street, then down the other, making sure to check out all the booths. Unfortunately, I left my camera in the car, so there no pics, just words for this review. Lots of handmade jewelry - at least 8 booths - showcasing sterling silver and other metals, turquoise, gem stones, and wire work. I'm a sucker for long dangly earrings and anything with a blue stone, especially Larimer, so of course I had to buy a pair that hit all the marks. Several photographers, water color, acrylic, and oil artists with pieces reflecting the magnificent Columbia Gorge region were displaying their work. One photographer, Patrick Campbell, had greeting cards and puzzles, in addition to his photography on metal. As soon as I saw the puzzle with a Rowena Crest sunset during wild flower bloom, I bought it before anyone else saw it! That's how art works, it speaks to you and immediately makes a connection. Other artists and crafters included felted images that were incredibly detailed, unique and beautiful. Crocheted clothing, handbags, hats and scarves. Beautiful hand carved wooden bowls, boards and platters that showed off the grain in the wood. Lovely earthenware and ceramic mugs and vessels. Goat milk soaps and lotions. And more! There are several restaurants on both sides of the street plus home decor stores, antique shops and other stores. It's a fun way to spend a few hours. Parking was easy - park either behind the stores in the large parking lot or take the free Sasquatch Shuttle. The shuttle runs a continuous loop with several pick up stops, the Columbia Gorge Outlet one block away is the easiest.

My date had scored some free tickets to see the Indy races on a sunday afternoon. It was beyond hot…read morebut we dealt with it for a few races before we left. Where you park in comparison to where you watch the races is a trek. Just note that since you will want to ensure you have some good walking shoes and also spf. We did not get food while there but did get a margarita. The margarita was just okay and on the smaller side for the price.

I called today to find out info about an event to find out more specifically what is or not…read moreallowed in the raceeay The ticket person said to go to the event directly and hung up. I could not find the detailed information that I needed There was only general informatio online. I tried calling to be directed to the right person. I tried.callinh several times & continued to be hung up on. This is terrible customer service. I was told to go directly to the venue for information which I did before rudely being disconnected. Customers should never be hung up on. If this is a private ticket agency that the raceeay is using they need to get rid of them or they need to be trained properly how to answer the phone.

I can't recommend the Sky Lites team enough. Working with them was one of my highlights of last…read moreyear. They understood our vision and made it come to life. After designing 100s of events, this was one of the most memorable one for myself and the thousands of guests.

Kyle and Sky Lites are THE BEST! So easy to work with and true creative spirits who bring the night…read moresky roaring to beautiful life. They produced an incredible show for our company, VACAYA, over the skyline of San Juan, Puerto Rico in February 2024. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

I saw a play here earlier this month (Marsha, done by the North End Players). They are an excellent…read moregroup of performers. The play was very well done. I was blown away, as I Had other expectations when I'd heard that this was an all volunteer group. The venue is a little discouraging, but I seriously recommend overlooking it because the play will be well worth it. It is in a church basement (reminiscent of the one your grandma probably used to play bingo in) and is set up with card tables that have plastic flowery table covers on them. Popcorn and drinks/snacks were available for very little cost.

vintage theatre vibes!!! that's why i love it!! small and nice and clean! i love all the decor they…read morehave!! it's in a small town and sometimes you're the only one there depending the time you go and what day!

Smaller theater chain not owned by the major ones. Doesn't have every bell and whistle the other…read moreones have, but better prices and they are more accommodating. Been to and had birthday parties here. Again very affordable. It reminds e more of what movie theaters looked like and felt like when I was younger, which is nice.

Fantastic local brewfest! This is our first brewfest around Vancouver, having recently moved to…read morethe area, but we had gone to several back in Chicagoland so had an idea of how it would work. I must say, this is the most responsible brewfest, from an amount of alcohol consumption standpoint, we've ever been to - at least compared to how they are in Chicagoland. What I mean is they have a safer & more realistic token/samples package option of 8 tokens which gets you 8 beer/cider samples (or you can use more tokens for a full-size pint) & a brewfest pint glass for $25 cash at the entrance (it is slightly less to buy ahead online). They had another package with more tokens and another for designated drivers that would not be consuming alcohol. You could also purchase individual additional tokens. The 8 token/sample package was plenty for each of us. There were around 100 different types of beers, ciders and meads to choose from. The event was well organized with all the breweries in alphabetical order so it made it easier to find a specific one and the cider/mead brewers had their own area. There was quite a bit of room under the tents if it started to drizzle or rain and plenty of outdoor space to have more room when the weather was decent, which was nice because there were a lot of people there. It was nice to have the tents & the trees in the park around if you did need a bit of cover from rain or sun...we've gone to other brewfests (back in Chicagoland) with no cover/tent/shade so if the weather was crummy or if it was blazing hot/sunny out, it sucked. There were 2 different food trucks (a German one & a BBQ one) which was really good if you planned on hanging out there for a couple hours or more to get some grub in your belly. They also had some other retail vendors with jewelry, brewery related goodies, home brewing/wine making info, etc. There were plenty of police & security around as well, both checking IDs at the entrance and walking around. They also had several port-a-pottys at one end if you needed to use the facilities. They have a well organized website, too, which listed the various breweries and what beers they would be serving and a great FAQs section. For some reason the printed version of this list at the event only listed the breweries & not the types of beers, but I'm guessing that's because they just didn't have those specifics in time before needing to get the fliers printed. If my memory serves me correctly I believe the website said the wooden beer tokens are valid at the other Vanvouver brewfest in the Summer (there might be a Fall one, too? I'm not sure on that.) so if you don't use all your tokens you can hang on to them for the next one. Most of the samples were served by volunteers and I noticed consistently they would pour my husband 25% - 50% more above the "sample" star-line on the pint glass and for me it was always right on the line or just under. Not really, complaining...just an observation.

We had front row seats and it was a fun show and great performances…read more The directors were great to visit with and an asset to the community.

Everything! Actors were great. Great little theatre ! Cutest little theater. Very welcomingread more