The Greenhouse Cabaret will be opening its third ever mainstage production Little Shop of Horrors on October 20 at 7:30pm. The show will run through November 14. Bend’s newest performing arts venue, sister company of Bend’s plant shop, Somewhere That’s Green, is located at 1017 NE Second St., just off Greenwood Ave. in the Bend…
(Cyndi Atherton – Heising-Simons Foundation, Scott Fisher, Ph.D., Charity Woodrum, Diana Jenkins, Sandy Cummings | Photo courtesy of Sandy Cummings) Space, Hope and Charity follows Charity Woodrum’s remarkable journey through childhood poverty in rural Oregon, through tragedy, to following her dream of becoming an astrophysicist. Her story is a profile in resilience and testament to…
Central Oregon Mastersingers and the Central Oregon Symphony Wind Quintet will share the stage October 8 at 3pm, when they perform a unique arrangement of Dvorak’s Mass in D. The composition is part of a Stuttgart music publisher’s Great Choral Works series. While the concert is free, tickets must be reserved in advance. Donations are…
KPOV 88.9 FM, High Desert Community Radio, is excited to announce the Fall FUNd Drive kick-off starts October 6 and runs through October 14, 2023. According to Chris Gossard, executive director: “This Fall’s FUNd Drive offers matching opportunities to double donations, limited edition Thank You Gifts, and our listeners’ favorite music! We are honored to…
(Fauré Quartett | Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) opens its 16th season in Central Oregon on Sunday, October 8 at 3:30pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon. This concert is brought to you by Miller Lumber, and features the Fauré Quartett, an international prize-winning group from…
(As a field biologist-turned-photographer, I strive to combine storytelling with scientific foundations as a way draw people in and to tell stories about our rapidly changing world.” -Ronan Donovan | Photograph by Ronan Donovan, National Geographic) After a decades-long absence, wolf populations are increasing in the High Desert ecosystem. On October 27, National Geographic Explorer…
(Photo courtesy of COCC) Coloring with Copic Markers Learn to use Japanese Copic markers! This class is an introduction to alcohol-based Copic markers and how they blend to create beautiful color artwork. You will learn what Copic markers are, what the letters and numbers on the markers mean, and how Copic markers are different from…
Canoe, kayak, or stroll the trails while wearing wireless headphones to hear pianist and composer Paula Dreyer perform her original Piano Flow Live set as summer comes to a close. The beach at Dillon Falls is the perfect setting to soak in the gorgeous sounds from Paula Dreyer’s Piano Flow Live set, which draws upon…
First Friday Bend/Old Mill District 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…
(Photo by Steven Addington Photography) Celebrating 20 Years of Film & Community How do you open the 20th annual edition of the iconic Bend Film Festival — unspooling October 12-15 in person? BendFilm decided to keep it short — film, that is. Film festival organizers use their opening night choices to set agendas and tone…
