(Photo | Pexels) Dear Music & Community Enthusiasts, Central Oregon Community College is partnering with the arts community and Central Oregon Mastersingers on a project to help raise awareness of this local, talented musical group. Our Marketing Research class (BA237) offered through the COCC Business Department is working with the Mastersingers Board on activities that support student learning…
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Sisters Folk Festival’s Initial 2024 Lineup & Poster Image Announced
SFF Presents has announced the initial 19 artists slated to perform at the annual Sisters Folk Festival on September 27-29, 2024 in Sisters. Longtime poster artist Dennis McGregor has created another memorable image featuring Folkasaurus Rox, a jubilant Tyrannosaurus rex playing the concertina. The preliminary lineup includes Aoife O’Donovan, Hawktail, The Mammals, Fantastic Cat, Balla…
SAKURA Cello Quintet Makes Their Central Oregon Debut in High Desert Chamber Music’s 16th Season
High Desert Chamber Music’s (HDCM) 16th season, brought to you by German Master Tech, continues with the SAKURA Cello Quintet. A versatile cello quintet hailed as “brilliant” and “superb” by Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times, SAKURA is built on the artistry and virtuosity of its members: Stella Cho, Michael Kaufman, Yoshika Masuda, Zachary…
General Duffy’s Waterhole Announces Smash Mouth Performing Live August 9
Smash Mouth stands tall as a global phenomenon, a force to be reckoned with over its illustrious three-decade music career. In the late ’90s, Smash Mouth embarked on a relentless touring spree, solidifying their legendary live performer status with a timeless and universal appeal. Between 1997 and 2002, they notched up an extraordinary six top…
2024 Sisters Folk Festival Poster Unveiling this Thursday
(Graphic courtesy of SFF Presents) What’s behind the curtain? (wouldn’t YOU like to know!) Stop by the SFF Presents office this Thursday, March 14, for light refreshments, an opportunity to visit with friends and the chance to be among the first to see this year’s official Sisters Folk Festival poster, complete with the preliminary lineup….
Sustaining The Crescendo
(Ryan Kofman | Photo courtesy of Cascade School of Music) The Cascade School of Music’s New Introduction to the Music Industry Course Like music itself, the Cascade School of Music (CSM) is a dynamic entity offering an impressive range of educational opportunities that resonate with its audience in unique and meaningful ways. With no apparent…
2024 Oregon Music Hall of Fame College Scholarship Applications
Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) announces that applications for our college scholarship program are available again with a deadline of March 20, 2024. Each applicant should be studying music and graduating spring 2024 from an Oregon High School and continuing to college in the fall of 2024 with a major or minor in music….
Under the Marquee
(Graphic courtesy of Tower Theatre) ZOSO – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience Presented by 1988 Entertainment Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 PM “The most exacting of all the Led Zeppelin tributes.” – St. Petersburg Times Over the 28 years and over 4500 shows since ZOSO came together as a group in the mid-‘90s, the seemingly…
Tower Theatre Foundation Announces 2024 Doug Watson Scholarship for Performing Arts Applications Accepted March 5-April 8
The Tower Theatre Foundation and Marianne Watson established the Doug Watson Scholarship for Performing Arts in memory of the Tower Theatre Foundation’s longtime member, sponsor, volunteer and Board Chair. Doug was a true advocate for the arts, especially the Tower’s LessonPLAN education programs, and reveled in seeing an audience of enthusiastic school kids react to…
COCC Concert Covers Jazz Giant Oliver Nelson
(Photo courtesy of COCC) Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) Big Band Jazz group is performing its winter concert at 7pm on Friday, March 8, in Wille Hall on the Bend campus. This is a free performance, with donations welcome. Visit centraloregonjazz.org to learn more. The concert will feature the music of Oliver Nelson, a saxophone player…