(Graphic courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Are you dreaming of a backyard bounty or looking to garden more sustainably? Join us as we sew, dig, and harvest for “Know Gardens” in April. Learn the fundamentals of water-wise gardening and explore Monet’s innovative landscapes. Deeply connect to the natural world with a forest-bathing experience and indulge…
Updates from SFF Presents
Our 2023 Annual Report is here and (spoiler alert) we had a great year! We wanted to be sure you got a copy of our annual report to see what we were able to accomplish last year with your help. We can’t do what we do without you, and we appreciate your support very much! Download…
COCC’s 2024 Season of Nonviolence Finale is TJ Klune, New York Times Bestseller
(“An Evening with Author TJ Klune” is set for April 9 in Wille Hall, staged with a livestream option | Photos courtesy of COCC) Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) 2024 Season of Nonviolence concludes with “An Evening with Author TJ Klune” at 6pm on Tuesday, April 9, in Wille Hall on the Bend campus, a…
2024 Creative Released for 21st Annual Bend Film Festival
The Bend Film Festival, at its core, is homemade and homegrown. The festival is made possible by our hard-working staff, devoted volunteers and amazing community of supporters. This year the festival creative and poster were designed in-house by our talented BendFilm team — led by Marketing Manager Elise Furgurson with help from Christina Rosetti, Doone…
Trish Smith’s Cookbook Feeding My Friends Now Available
(Photos courtesy of Old Mill District) Feeding My Friends Trish Smith, the Old Mill District’s original curator of community, recently published her first cookbook Feeding My Friends. Inspired by Julia Childs, world travels, family holidays, philanthropic ventures, and the love of her husband Bill, Trish curated more than 200 pages of recipes to treat your…
Call for Artists
Sculptural Screen Wall & Campus Entry Sculpture – City of Bend Public Works Campus The City of Bend in partnership with Art in Public Places (AiPP) seeks to commission a large-scale Sculptural Screen Wall located along the south boundary of the campus and a smaller-scale Entry Sculpture located at the main entrance of the Public…
Happening NOW at the High Desert Museum
(Photo by John Williams) Sky Hunters is BACK for a Limited Time! Happening twice daily at 11am and 1:30pm, Sky Hunters allows Museum visitors to get nose to beak with some of the Museum’s most inspiring creatures. Several raptors take flight overhead in this intimate, indoor demonstration as our wildlife specialists showcase the birds’ agility…
Final 2024 Big Ponderoo Lineup Announced
(The Woods Brothers front-man Oliver Wood is slated to perform at the Big Ponderoo festival this June at Village Green Park | Photo courtesy of SFF Presents) SFF Presents has released the final eight artists on the 2024 Big Ponderoo festival lineup. The second annual music festival returns to Sisters, Oregon on June 29 and…
Calling All Student Filmmakers
(Image courtesy of BendFilm) Hey Students! Win $1,000 with your Environmental Video The City of Bend, BendFilm and Central Oregon Daily are hosting the 2024 Student Video Contest, and this year the PRIZE MONEY is even better, $1,000 to the Grand Prize Winner! Bend students in 6th-12th grades are encouraged to submit videos about why or how…
Save the Date
Dry Canyon Arts Association Spring Art Show & Sale. Registration for vendor space opens April 4, 2024 for artists not currently members of DCAA. This event will be held at Redmond High School Commons at 675 Rimrock Way, Redmond. Saturday, May 4, 10am-5pm and Sunday, May 5, 10am-4pm. Vendor booth set-up is Friday evening between 6pm…