Friday, July 27, 4-7pm Dennis McGregor is an illustrator, designer, songwriter and musician. He’s also a children’s author, and You Stole My Name, his second book, landed in Sisters a couple of weeks ago, after many months of anticipation. It’s now available at Paulina Springs Books. Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop, in conjunction with Paulina…
A Picture Book for Every Kid Who Loves to Explore The Busy Bird Adventures: Little Bird Explores Bend! is a keepsake book full of colorful illustrations and rhyming words to take you and your little one on a vibrant journey in and around Bend. Kids will love pointing out their favorite outdoor adventures or learning…
(Photos courtesy of Sara Rishforth) The views surrounding Bend don’t exactly conjure notions of traditional farmland. Snowy mountains frame open vistas dotted with gnarled juniper trees and sagebrush. By day, the landscape is blanketed under a blazing sun, while cold nights bring relief beneath bright stars. Despite these extremes, agriculture thrives, thanks to the hard…
(Artwork above by Mary Burgess) The Sunriver Library presents an art exhibit from the Lake Oswego Reads program during the month of April. In its 12th year, the program announces a book to be read citywide, then arranges a series of literary events around this theme, much like the Deschutes County program called A Novel…
Waterston Also Will Lead October Writing Retreat in Argentina Ellen Waterston will join poets John Martin of Walla Walla, Washington and Ana-Maurine Lara of Eugene, Oregon at the Springfield Poetry Series spring event on Tuesday, April 3, 7-9pm at the Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St. in Springfield, Oregon. The event includes readings followed by…
In 2012 the Author! Author! literary series began with a very lofty goal: Bring some of the brightest literary minds to Central Oregon four times a year to share their books and engage audiences in discussions and thought-provoking ideas regarding their work. Now ending its sixth season, Author! Author! has successfully lived up to its goal….
All submissions are due by midnight April 1. The time for procrastination is over! Waterston Desert Writing Prize submissions for the 2018 prize are due by midnight April 1. Only 25 days stand between you and the submission date. If you are planning to submit, it’s time to warm up your keyboard and put print…
Deschutes Public Library partners with Caldera to bring dynamic writing workshops to Central Oregon. Writing can be a lonely activity, but often times inspiration can come from working with a group. Caldera and Deschutes Public Library continue their partnership to bring dynamic writing workshops to Central Oregon. Caldera hosts Artists in Residence (AiR) from across…
A series of facilitated book groups scheduled throughout Central Oregon in February, coordinated by Building Common Ground and Central Oregon Community College (COCC), is open to the community to discuss My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive by Julissa Arce, a political commentator and immigrant…
“Why are there no more Leonardos?” asks author and Central Oregon Community College (COCC) writing instructor Mike Lankford in his latest book, Becoming Leonardo, a da Vinci biography that recently made the Wall Street Journal’s Top 10 Nonfiction Book list of 2017. “I think the truth,” he posits, “is there are potential Leonardos everywhere in…
