Dry Canyon Arts Association (DCAA) has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) to support their Jumpstart Art initiative. The grant, awarded through the Christel and Fritz Gabriel Field of Interest Fund of Oregon Community Foundation, will help fund the program which has a goal of providing Redmond area elementary school students…
The world’s only film festival dedicated to mushrooms and molds – The Fungi Film Fest (FFF) – has announced the premiere dates and 20-film program for its 2024 incarnation. This year the FFF will feature works representing 17 countries, including Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Poland, India, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, and USA. With a total…
(Rose Covert’s “Elemental Connections” is a site-specific installation in the 2024–26 Gallery Without Walls rotating exhibition in Lake Oswego) The City of Lake Oswego invites artist submissions of up to three works of art per artist to be considered for outdoor public display in Lake Oswego’s nationally recognized outdoor Gallery Without Walls rotating collection. In…
(Photo courtesy of CMNW) Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) is proud to present Dover Quartet for a concert featuring string quartets by Mendelssohn and Dvořák, and a much-anticipated new work by Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate at 7:30pm on Saturday, November 23 at The Old Church. For this concert, violinist Jonathan Ong will join Dover Quartet members Bryan…
(Photo and graphic courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) Violinist Aaron Meyer’s “Concert Rock” style of performance blends his classical training with a passion for rock music. Inspired by a fusion of classical and rock, Aaron’s music features arrangements from Vivaldi to Led Zeppelin; Aerosmith to Wieniawski; and Mozart to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. A student of…
(Graphic courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Get ready for an evening filled with suspense and surprises! On December 7, the Downtown Bend Library comes alive, transporting readers into the pages of the 2025 A Novel Idea selection. Join fellow book lovers as we reveal the captivating story that will inspire readers across the community; a…
Oregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston will present from her forthcoming book, We Could Die Doing This: Dispatches on Ageing from Oregon’s Outback, at Paulina Springs Books in Sisters on Thursday, November 14 at 6:30pm. She will also read a selection of new poems and from her books of poetry including Via Lactea: A Woman of a…
Central Oregon Locavore announces our eagerly anticipated 16th Annual Holiday Gift Faire! This yearly holiday market will take place on Saturday, December 14 from 10am-3pm at the Universalist Unitarian Fellowship church in Bend. And this year we are offering something special… Early access to the VIP shopping hour from 9-10am sponsored by Bohemian Roastery and…
(Photo courtesy of SFF Presents) Get in the holiday spirit and join us at The Belfry for a special holiday show with Scottish Fish on Fri, December 6! With their lively and unique arrangements, this talented, all-female group offers a fresh take on traditional and contemporary Scottish and Cape Breton music. Scottish Fish started their…
((L-R) Reinaldo Alcazar, Brent Walters and Charity Riley. Artwork by Lisa Alcazar-Hagen) It was a destined partnership, and when Reinaldo Alcazar entered the Bend Latino Community Association (LCA) at the end of 2022, holding a box of the highly coveted Inglés Sin Barreras (English without barriers: A once coveted English as a Second Language curriculum…
