Calendar of Events - The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce
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2025 "Cherry Land" Window Decorating Contest
4/23/2025 - 4/26/2025

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2025 "Cherry Land" Cherry Trail
4/24/2025 - 4/27/2025

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2025 Cherry Festival Parade Application - Horse Entry
4/25/2025 - 4/27/2025
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2025 Cherry Festival Parade Application - Non-Horse Entry
4/25/2025 - 4/27/2025
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2025 Northwest Cherry Festival Pre-Sale Carnival Tickets
4/25/2025 - 4/27/2025
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2025 Show in the Shade Registration
8/8/2025 - 8/10/2025
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Events in the month of May 2025
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5/1/2025

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes all to our Community Affairs Forum. Join us as we hear issues from community and political leaders that impact our area. Share your concerns, information, or ask questions during this session. We hope to see you there!

Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86986531533


You can find recordings of previous Community Affairs meetings on The Dalles Area Chamber YouTube at this link: The Dalles Area Chamber - YouTube

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5/1/2025

Learn to wet felt using a resist. Just in time for Mother's Day!

 


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5/2/2025
 -5/4/2025

Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour invites art lovers to come experience art as work, craft, process, and inspiration. With 48 artists in 42 studios, encounter a variety of mediums – from painting to ceramics, jewelry to textiles, woodworking to photography, glass to metalsmithing, and more.  This is a free, self-guided tour of artist studios and workspaces located throughout the magnificent Mid-Columbia Gorge region.  To see what’s in store for this year, also follow us on social media @gorgeartists.  
  
For more Info and a map of studio locations: www.gorgeartists.org  

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5/2/2025
 -5/3/2025

Gorge Winds Concert Band Spring Concert . May 2nd ,7pm.  May 3rd, 3pm. First Christian Church, 909 Court St. The Dalles, OR

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5/2/2025
Gorge Winds Concert Band Spring Concert May 2, 2025/ 7:00PM & May 3, 2025/ 3:00PM at The First Christian Church 909 Court Street, The Dalles, OR

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5/3/2025

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5/3/2025
The Gorge Winds Concert Band, Spring Program, May 2nd, 7pm, May 3, 3pm, at The First Christian Church, 909 Court Street, The Dalles

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5/3/2025

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5/7/2025
The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce Presents Wired With The Chamber!
Stop by Scooper McQuades for WIRED WITH THE CHAMBER this week! 
Lisa F, Lisa R, Emmy & Elizabeth, will be there to answer any of your Chamber questions.
This is a great space to brainstorm ideas with other community members who are working together to make a difference in The Dalles!
We hope you will join us!

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5/8/2025

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes all to our Community Affairs Forum. Join us as we hear issues from community and political leaders that impact our area. Share your concerns, information, or ask questions during this session. We hope to see you there!

Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86986531533


You can find recordings of previous Community Affairs meetings on The Dalles Area Chamber YouTube at this link: The Dalles Area Chamber - YouTube

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5/9/2025

Registration is now open for Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center’s 40 hour Basic Mediation Training! Please share with all who might be interested.

 After completing the registration form, an invoice will be emailed to you; please pay promptly to secure your spot in the course.

Time: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Location: In-person at Riverside Community Church, 317 State Street, Hood River, OR.

Costs:

  • $250 for people who live or work in our service area: Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Klickitat and Skamania Counties. Thanks to United Way of the Columbia Gorge for subsidizing the cost for locals!
  • $850 out- of- area rate. This is still at cost- we do not make a profit on the training.
  • Limited scholarships available for locals- contact Colleen for more information at colleenr@6rivers.org. Scholarship application and interview required.

For more information about the course, visit https://6rivers.org/training/


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5/9/2025

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5/10/2025

Registration is now open for Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center’s 40 hour Basic Mediation Training! Please share with all who might be interested.

 After completing the registration form, an invoice will be emailed to you; please pay promptly to secure your spot in the course.

Time: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Location: In-person at Riverside Community Church, 317 State Street, Hood River, OR.

Costs:

  • $250 for people who live or work in our service area: Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Klickitat and Skamania Counties. Thanks to United Way of the Columbia Gorge for subsidizing the cost for locals!
  • $850 out- of- area rate. This is still at cost- we do not make a profit on the training.
  • Limited scholarships available for locals- contact Colleen for more information at colleenr@6rivers.org. Scholarship application and interview required.

For more information about the course, visit https://6rivers.org/training/


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5/11/2025

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5/14/2025
The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce Presents Wired With The Chamber!
Stop by Scooper McQuades for WIRED WITH THE CHAMBER this week! 
Lisa F, Lisa R, Emmy & Elizabeth, will be there to answer any of your Chamber questions.
This is a great space to brainstorm ideas with other community members who are working together to make a difference in The Dalles!
We hope you will join us!

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5/14/2025
Meet the Candidate's running for local positions.  More information to come. 

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5/15/2025

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes all to our Community Affairs Forum. Join us as we hear issues from community and political leaders that impact our area. Share your concerns, information, or ask questions during this session. We hope to see you there!

Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86986531533


You can find recordings of previous Community Affairs meetings on The Dalles Area Chamber YouTube at this link: The Dalles Area Chamber - YouTube

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5/15/2025

Free Hazardous Waste Collection Event for households and small businesses in Wasco, Sherman, and Hood River Counties. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and due one week before the event for businesses, and 24 hours before the event for households. 

Please use the east entrance following the signs through the back of the facility. Do NOT use the main transfer station entrance, that will be our exit. 

See our web page https://tricountyrecycle.com/hazardous-waste/schedule/ for a link to registration for households and small businesses or contact kristinaf@co.wasco.or.us for an application. Mark your calendars to register for unwanted hazardous waste disposal!

We accept cleaners, chemicals, flammables, hair dyes, propane bottles/tanks, lightbulbs, e-waste, pool & spa chemicals, and more! Please see our website for a more detailed list. 

Follow us on social media for event reminders and more! On Facebook at Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program and Instagram @tricountyhazardouswaste


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5/15/2025
The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce Presents
Business After Hours
At
Underriner Ford 
2400 West 6th Street, The Dalles, OR 
Please come join us 
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Open to the public!
Door Prizes ~ Appetizers ~ Store Discounts

Meet & Great local business owners, neighbors, & community member!

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5/16/2025

Registration is now open for Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center’s 40 hour Basic Mediation Training! Please share with all who might be interested.

 After completing the registration form, an invoice will be emailed to you; please pay promptly to secure your spot in the course.

Time: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Location: In-person at Riverside Community Church, 317 State Street, Hood River, OR.

Costs:

  • $250 for people who live or work in our service area: Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Klickitat and Skamania Counties. Thanks to United Way of the Columbia Gorge for subsidizing the cost for locals!
  • $850 out- of- area rate. This is still at cost- we do not make a profit on the training.
  • Limited scholarships available for locals- contact Colleen for more information at colleenr@6rivers.org. Scholarship application and interview required.

For more information about the course, visit https://6rivers.org/training/


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5/16/2025

Free Hazardous Waste Collection Event for households and small businesses in Wasco, Sherman, and Hood River Counties. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED and due one week before the event for businesses, and 24 hours before the event for households. 

See our web page https://tricountyrecycle.com/hazardous-waste/schedule/ for a link to registration for households and small businesses or contact kristinaf@co.wasco.or.us for an application. Mark your calendars to register for unwanted hazardous waste disposal!

We accept cleaners, chemicals, flammables, hair dyes, propane bottles/tanks, lightbulbs, e-waste, pool & spa chemicals, and more! Please see our website for a more detailed list. 

Follow us on social media for event reminders and more! On Facebook at Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program and Instagram @tricountyhazardouswaste


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5/17/2025

Registration is now open for Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center’s 40 hour Basic Mediation Training! Please share with all who might be interested.

 After completing the registration form, an invoice will be emailed to you; please pay promptly to secure your spot in the course.

Time: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Location: In-person at Riverside Community Church, 317 State Street, Hood River, OR.

Costs:

  • $250 for people who live or work in our service area: Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Klickitat and Skamania Counties. Thanks to United Way of the Columbia Gorge for subsidizing the cost for locals!
  • $850 out- of- area rate. This is still at cost- we do not make a profit on the training.
  • Limited scholarships available for locals- contact Colleen for more information at colleenr@6rivers.org. Scholarship application and interview required.

For more information about the course, visit https://6rivers.org/training/


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5/17/2025
Save the date to join us as we celebrate the opening of our natural burial cemtery, one of only 2 all natural burial cemeteries in the state of Oregon and the only cemetery in the gorge area licensed to sell both pre-arranged and at-need burial products and services.  
  • Hear from conservation and green burial experts
  • Tour the cemetery with the founders
  • Experience a symbolic natural burial demonstration accompanied by song
  • View Green Burial Council certified  biodegradable shrouds and burial containers
  • Light snacks provided
More details to come, we hope to see you in the wildflower filled meadows of Great River on May 17th.
 
 

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5/17/2025
Join Us in Celebration: The Opening of Great River Natural Burial
 
🌿 Join us for a meaningful afternoon of learning, connection, and community as we celebrate the opening of Great River Natural Burial.

✨ Hear from acclaimed authors Michele Nijhuis (Beloved Beasts) and Elizabeth Fournier (The Green Burial Guidebook)

🌱 Witness a symbolic natural burial ceremony

🎁 Enter a gift drawing for a Legacy Burial Plot — a final resting place rooted in environmental kindness, offered as our thank-you to the community that made this vision possible.
 
Let us know you are coming here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-river-natural-burial-opening-celebration-tickets-1319310706839?aff=oddtdtcreator
 

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5/20/2025
The Mid-Columbia Car Club invites you to their monthly meeting, the third Tuesday of every month, at Spooky's Pizza Restaurant.  The meeting begins at 5:00 pm with a social hour, and dinner begins at 6:00 pm.  
If you love cars, come and join a like-minded group to people for a fun, relaxing time! 

 

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5/20/2025
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5/21/2025
The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce Presents Wired With The Chamber!
Stop by Scooper McQuades for WIRED WITH THE CHAMBER this week! 
Lisa F, Lisa R, Emmy & Elizabeth, will be there to answer any of your Chamber questions.
This is a great space to brainstorm ideas with other community members who are working together to make a difference in The Dalles!
We hope you will join us!

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5/22/2025

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes all to our Community Affairs Forum. Join us as we hear issues from community and political leaders that impact our area. Share your concerns, information, or ask questions during this session. We hope to see you there!

Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86986531533


You can find recordings of previous Community Affairs meetings on The Dalles Area Chamber YouTube at this link: The Dalles Area Chamber - YouTube

more info...
5/22/2025

Registration is now open for Six Rivers Dispute Resolution Center’s 40 hour Basic Mediation Training! Please share with all who might be interested.

 After completing the registration form, an invoice will be emailed to you; please pay promptly to secure your spot in the course.

Time: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Location: In-person at Riverside Community Church, 317 State Street, Hood River, OR.

Costs:

  • $250 for people who live or work in our service area: Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler, Klickitat and Skamania Counties. Thanks to United Way of the Columbia Gorge for subsidizing the cost for locals!
  • $850 out- of- area rate. This is still at cost- we do not make a profit on the training.
  • Limited scholarships available for locals- contact Colleen for more information at colleenr@6rivers.org. Scholarship application and interview required.

For more information about the course, visit https://6rivers.org/training/


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5/27/2025
Kickstart your morning with The Morning Buzz, the ultimate networking event. This month join us at NORCOR for a lively gathering of business leaders, owners, and community members. This is the perfect opportunity to connect, collaborate, and share ideas that drive success in our community.
What to Expect:
Coffee and light refreshments
Opportunities to network and build connections
A fun business card drawing with a prize for the lucky winner!
Bring your business cards, your best ideas, and your energy. Don’t miss out on the chance to engage with others who are making a difference in The Dalles.

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5/28/2025
The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce Presents Wired With The Chamber!
Stop by Scooper McQuades for WIRED WITH THE CHAMBER this week! 
Lisa F, Lisa R, Emmy & Elizabeth, will be there to answer any of your Chamber questions.
This is a great space to brainstorm ideas with other community members who are working together to make a difference in The Dalles!
We hope you will join us!

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5/29/2025

The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce welcomes all to our Community Affairs Forum. Join us as we hear issues from community and political leaders that impact our area. Share your concerns, information, or ask questions during this session. We hope to see you there!

Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86986531533


You can find recordings of previous Community Affairs meetings on The Dalles Area Chamber YouTube at this link: The Dalles Area Chamber - YouTube

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5/30/2025
 -6/1/2025


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5/31/2025

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