OperaBend is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated return of its enchanting 2023-2024 season, featuring the timeless and tragic tale of Parisian courtesan, Violetta, in the captivating opera, LA TRAVIATA. Running from April 19-21 at the Pinckney Center for the Arts on the campus of Central Oregon Community College (COCC), this production promises a fresh interpretation…

Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 • bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil, pastel, and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing through February. Blue Spruce Pottery…

(Photo by Norman Eder) Eight Oregon artists perform songs about women, by women, for everyone. Eight women singer-songwriters and a great band comprise a dynamic and joyful concert, She’s Speaking-LIVE, hitting the road in March and April to commemorate Women’s History Month. “Women’s History Month is the perfect time to shine a bright light on…

(Photo by Jason Quigley) You read that right! Visit the High Desert Museum during Mid Oregon Credit Union Free Family Saturdays — happening January 27 and February 24 — to experience the Museum’s latest exhibitions, dynamic wildlife encounters and more. “We are excited to welcome our community to Free Family Saturdays,” said Museum Executive Director…