(Guadalupe Garcia McCall will read poetry in-person in Bend and Redmond on April 22 | Photo courtesy of COCC) Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) celebration of National Poetry Month (April) continues its tradition of bringing notable poets and interactive poetry-themed workshops and events to the region. This year’s schedule, with a theme of “connection,” will…
(Graphic | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Below the Earth’s surface exists a whole world teeming with activity. Join Deschutes Public Library as we uncover new depths during “Know Underground” this March. Dig into everything you ever wanted to know about local soil health and uncover secrets of 18th-century catacombs. Discuss the reality of mortality…
(C.J. Adrien. Photos courtesy of C.J. Adrien.) Diving deep into the world of the Vikings, Central Oregon’s own C.J. Adrien’s research and fact-based writing, coupled with his imaginative and rich storytelling, takes you on a journey of betrayal, loss and redemption. A graduate of Summit High, C.J. is a French-American historian and award-winning author of…
(Graphic | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Author! Author! Continues with Tommy Orange on February 3 The tenth season of Deschutes Public Library Foundation’s Author! Author! literary series is in full swing, with award-winning writer Tommy Orange (There There) joining us virtually on February 3 at 7pm; buy your ticket online at dplfoundation.org. The tenth…
(Graphic | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Discover what history and modern science can tell us as Deschutes Public Library presents “Know Origins” in January. Dive into the early days of mammals that ruled the oceans and hear tales of the Belted Kingfisher. Take note on progressive…
(Image | Courtesy of High Desert Museum) The High Desert Museum will begin accepting submissions for the 2022 Waterston Desert Writing Prize on Saturday, January 1. The ninth annual Prize honors literary nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy with the desert as both subject and setting. Early, mid-career and established…
(Photo | Courtesy of Visit Bend) Looking for a way to tuck Bend under the Christmas tree? A new photography collaboration makes it possible, just in time for the holidays. Released December 8, Ineffable (Vol III) is a photo book created by Bend photographer and designer Richard Bacon, along with 33 local photographers and Visit…
(Book cover photo | Courtesy of Central Oregon Community College) In anticipation of Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) 14th annual Season of Nonviolence, the college is convening a series of community book groups focused on Robin Wall Kimmerer’s New York Times-bestselling Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. COCC’s Season of…
An active imagination is something worth celebrating, and a new book from CK Gregory, Mr. Sunnyside: Imagination, shows young audiences that there is an “eggciting” alternative to screen time: the power of their own minds. Written for ages five to ten, Mr. Sunnyside: Imagination introduces young readers to Tommy, a boy stuck at home on…
(Photos | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Deschutes Public Library Foundation Reveals the Title Alongside a Youth Edition Book Deschutes Public Library announces The Seed Keeper as the 2022 A Novel Idea…Read Together selection. The book, written by Diane Wilson, was revealed during a virtual event on December 5. A youth book, I Can Make…
