(Jacalyn and David Kreitzer) David and Jacalyn Kreitzer, fine artist and opera singer, met at the Seattle Opera House in 1986 where Jacalyn was performing in Wagner’s Des Ring der Nibelungen and where she sang for four seasons. David, a professional painter and opera buff making images for the Opera House, was dazzled by the…
(Photo | Courtesy of Tower Theatre Foundation) The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation, which owns and operates the stage in downtown Bend, is following Oregon Governor Brown’s Stay-at-Home order for all Oregonians until April 28. The well-being of our patrons, artists and staff remains our top priority. Unfortunately, this will also affect scheduling beyond this date….
(Photo | Courtesy of BendFilm) In times like these, we turn to the arts to decompress, process and conjure up creative solutions to the challenges and opportunities in front of us — so we are doing all we can to connect virtually at a time when we cannot connect in person. We are now showing…
The inaugural IndieWomxn Film Festival, presented in partnership with BendFilm and Scalehouse, takes place March 12-16 in various Downtown Bend venues. Tickets are $7-$10. To celebrate women’s history month, BendFilm and Scalehouse are partnering to bring you a weekend of creativity, collaboration and conversation through the art form of film. The festival was created in…
At Oregon State University – Cascades’ upcoming Science Pub, OSU marine scientists will host a screening of Heceta Bank: Oregon’s Hidden Wonder, a new, short documentary that depicts how a submerged rocky bank 35 miles off the Oregon coast has surprising and beneficial impacts on our state’s coastal environments. Science Pub will take place on…
(Photo | Courtesy of 350 Deschutes) Come watch Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution with 350 Deschutes on Tuesday, March 24 at 6pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 469 NW Wall Street in Bend. After the movie, there will be a panel discussion about clean energy around the country and how we can embrace it here in central Oregon. A…
The Sunriver Stars will hold auditions for Greater Tuna on Sunday, March 29 and Monday, March 30 at 7pm in room 208 of the Village Properties building in the Sunriver business park located at 56835 Venture Lane. Ten men and women of various ages are needed for the upcoming production of Greater Tuna, by Jaston…
(The Delgani String Quartet, one of the Oregon Arts Commission’s Arts Build Communities grant recipients, will collaborate with DanceAbility International for Body of Sound in April. Photo Courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) Using the arts as a means of addressing community need is at the heart of 36 projects awarded $205,386 by the Oregon Arts…
(Photos | Courtesy of Tower Theatre) Celebrate Every Wednesday Night in March Celebrate the 80th birthday of Central Oregon’s iconic Tower Theatre every Wednesday evening throughout the month of March. The celebration features vintage concessions specials, 1940s cartoon and newsreels and a special homage to the Tower and its place in Central Oregon over the…
BendFilm and OUT Central Oregon announced their partnership on a new film series, Out in Focus, aimed at increasing access to films that highlight diversity and inclusion. Screenings will focus on establishing a greater depth of culture within Central Oregon and provide space for meaningful discussions related to the identity of LGBTQ+ and other marginalized…
