(Photo by Helene Cyr) Jeff Plankenhorn is a world-class songwriter with an upcoming album Alone at Sea out September 29 via Blue Corn Music. He’ll perform at The Commons on December 9. The tracks poured out of Plankenhorn, aka Plank, so fast, he had to be convinced not to tamper with it. Plankenhorn’s songwriting, expressive vocals, and musicianship are front and center on the new album produced…

North America’s most popular interactive dinosaur experience is BACK, BIGGER and BETTER than EVER! Bend-area families can walk among the nation’s biggest herd of photorealistic dinosaurs when Jurassic Quest opens at Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center for one weekend only December 1-3, 2023. Loved by millions, only Jurassic Quest can bring families memories this…

(Photo courtesy of Deschutes Historical Museum) Historical Haunts of Downtown Bend walking tours has been sharing the history and haunts of Bend’s downtown district since 2010. Join us October 13-14 for some freakish family fun. Strolling through Bend’s historic downtown, escorted by knowledgeable museum guides, the walking tours stop at the Deschutes Historical Museum’s favorite…

Late last week Golden Squirrel’s Wondrous World by Michael Stutz was installed in the roundabout at Butler Market Road, Empire Avenue & 27th Street roundabout. The woven steel wheel connects the timber mills from Bend’s past, the rolling wheels of cars, and a hamster wheel — humorously representing the routine of daily life. Inside the…

(Photo by Thaddeus Hink) Oregonians rejoice! British comedy legends James & Jamesy are touring their wildly popular holiday classic O Christmas Tea: A British Comedy throughout the Beaver State, with shows in Portland (December 3), Bend (December 5), Salem (December 6), Beaverton (December 8) and Eugene (December 9 and 10). For over a decade, the…

The Greenhouse Cabaret will be opening its third ever mainstage production Little Shop of Horrors on October 20 at 7:30pm. The show will run through November 14. Bend’s newest performing arts venue, sister company of Bend’s plant shop, Somewhere That’s Green, is located at 1017 NE Second St., just off Greenwood Ave. in the Bend…