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Stay up to date on live entertainment events in our community for the week of August 6, 2024. Listings are based on space availability, with a full list available online. Events this week: Live Music at Hood Crest Winery Family Activities at the Park Special Events at Trout Lake Hall "Charlotte's Web" Show at the Bingen Theater Bird watching walks Live Music at Clark & ​​Lewie's Live Music at The Pines Outdoor movie nights at Daubenspeck Park Live Music at the Hood River Hotel Music and movies at Mt. Hood Meadows Live Music at Ferment Brewing Summer concert at Walking…

In a significant turn of events, Hollywood power couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck made headlines again on May 31, 2024. The famous American actress and singer, Jennifer Lopez, announced the cancellation of her highly anticipated summer tour. This decision, as revealed by Lopez herself, was motivated by her desire to devote more time to her family. The duo, known for their on-again, off-again relationship, had been setting tongues wagging with rumors of a possible breakup circulating in the media. Lopez's abrupt decision to step away from her professional commitments only fueled speculation about their relationship. The Lopez and Affleck…

Hi, I'm Lee Isaac Chung, the director of "Twisters." This scene takes place in the middle of the film and is internally labeled T4, meaning the fourth tornado sequence. The characters Kate and Tyler, played by Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, respectively, are central to this moment. In particular, James Paxton, son of Bill Paxton, makes a brief appearance as a man trying to escape the tornado with his partner. Other cast members in this sequence include Lily Smith, daughter of our writer Mark L. Smith, Samantha Ireland, Aila Grey as the little girl, and Jeff Swearingen as the hapless…

FromSoftware made history again with Elden Ring, now with the massively successful Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. Shadow of the Erdtree became the highest-rated expansion in Metacritic history and sold 5 million units in just three days. FromSoftware remains at the top of the video game industry and it seems that only they can challenge their position, all thanks to this new sales triumph. Elden Ring had already reached 25 million units sold, establishing itself as a very popular fantasy RPG and winner of the GOTY 2022. Despite some criticism regarding the performance and difficulty of the DLC, Shadow of…

Weddings, anniversaries, holidays: the family reunion is a dramatic gift that keeps on giving on both screen and stage. Crystal Finn’s new play, “Find Me Here,” at the Wild Project, falls into a subcategory of the funeral subgenre: the unsealing of a will. In this case, a patriarch’s dying will is uncovered by his three daughters and their families. Truths and conflicts emerge cautiously, almost hesitantly, because Finn is less interested in confrontation than in gentle nudges and shoves. Unfortunately, “Find Me Here,” the third and final installment of Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks 2024, isn’t willing to commit to any specifics.…

Disease shows no respect even for pop music's most revered figures In “I Am: Celine Dion,” a documentary about the global singer on Amazon Prime Video, it quickly becomes clear that Dion can’t even move her body, let alone sing a soulful ballad with all the strength she has, since she was a teenager, has raked in millions. The film, from director Irene Taylor, records the singer’s painful reality as she battles the rare neurological condition called Stiff Person Syndrome. In a December 2022 Instagram post, Dion tearfully revealed her diagnosis to fans, but by then the documentary was already…

When French filmmaker Catherine Breillat was 40, her husband left her for a much younger woman. Soon after, she began dating a man 12 years her junior. "Men often dismiss their older wives, saying they can no longer be loved," Breillat said in a recent interview, through an interpreter. "But that's not true. I want to tell other women that there is no reason to despair." In her new film Last summerhitting theaters on Friday, explores this concept through a provocative plot. Since the 1970s, the acclaimed director, now 75, has focused on the troubled sexual awakenings of young girls,…

At the climax of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music," the orchestra reaches what Sondheim called its Max Steiner moment, evoking the great scores of "Casablanca" or "Gone with the Wind." During a pivotal scene, Désirée and Fredrik, former lovers on the verge of losing their happiness, meet and kiss as the orchestra swells to a stirring reprise of "Send in the Clowns." Jonathan Tunick’s new orchestration premiered Thursday at David Geffen Hall with the 53-piece St. Luke’s Orchestra. Strings and winds soared, supported by rich, staggered chords and flourishing counterpoint, creating a moment fit for both film and opera.…

What does AI sound like? Hollywood has been thinking about this for a long time, and now AI developers are following suit, creating voices for real machines inspired by movie adaptations. OpenAI recently introduced updates to its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, which now boasts the ability to hear, see, and speak in a natural voice. This voice, called Sky, bears a striking resemblance to the operating system voiced by Scarlett Johansson in the 2013 film “Her.” With a husky, soothing tone, Sky’s voice was designed to be pleasant and versatile. However, Johansson has expressed concerns about the similarities, having previously declined…

Did Alicent actually believe that Viserys's final words were about her son, or was she simply interpreting them in a way that suited her own wishes? (And, more critically, should a serious drama base its central conflict on a misunderstanding more suited to a sitcom? Resolving that question at this point may be beyond the scope of this summary.) Rhaenyra's brave secret return to King's Landing, aided by Mysaria, to confront her arch-enemy-friend sets the record straight. Alicent is convinced that Viserys means Aegon. Rhaenyra, for her part, truly believes that Alicent holds this belief. But when the Queen Mother…