The nostalgic notion of a hometown bakery is alive and well in downtown Sisters, where Sisters Bakery churns out a daily deluge of warm loaves of artisan bread, old-fashioned donuts, cookies, gourmet granola, pies and cakes. Celebrating her 20th anniversary this month, owner Melissa Ward looks back fondly across two decades of savory service to…
by JEFF SPRY AE Feature Writer Expanding her jewelry and art enterprise in downtown Sisters, Candyce Park has found a new home for her Things Etc. gallery amid the burgeoning creative scene on Hood Avenue, joining eight other galleries down the boulevard. Park’s new location gives her the added space and excellent lighting to…
Wednesday, January 14 Pegasus will host a massive comic-book release party and costume contest celebrating the debut of Marvel’s Star Wars #1! Star Wars and the comics industry have had a storied history since the first tie-in books published by Marvel back in 1977, then later taken over by Oregon-based Dark Horse Comics. by Jeff…
by JEFF SPRY Cascade A&E Feature Writer Alpenhimmel Creative Arts Emporium is a new rainbow of artistic wonders just opened this summer in downtown Sisters. Located in a modern timber-framed building reminiscent of Swiss lodges, this one-stop art shopping destination is evoking a surge of creativity from locals and visitors alike. Owners Charity and…
Longtime area artists Randy and Susanne Redfield’s Studio Redfield has taken roost in a brand new location in downtown Sisters. Found in the heart of Hood Avenue’s artist’s row, they’re featuring hand-painted tiles ceramics, art cards, jewelry, abstract paintings and impressionistic landscapes. by Jeff Spry “We just opened mid-November and we’re really happy with…
by JEFF SPRY Cascade A&E Feature Writer Alpenhimmel Creative Arts Emporium is a new rainbow of artistic wonders just opened this summer in downtown Sisters. Located in a modern timber-framed building reminiscent of Swiss lodges, this one-stop art shopping destination is evoking a surge of creativity from locals and visitors alike. Owners Charity and…
A cascade of colorful artisan wares greets customers to Blue Burro Imports in downtown Sisters, pouring out onto the porch and enticing patrons into the store where eclectic Central American discoveries from around the world await. by Jeff Spry Owned by intrepid traveler Amy Abramson, the kaleidoscopic array of imported clothing, arts, crafts and one-of-a-kind…
by JEFF SPRY Cascade A&E Feature Writer Remember those quaint music shops where you could peruse guitar picks, sheet music and clarinet reeds while teachers instructed eager kids plunking on an old upright piano? Well, Bald Eagle Music Education Station in downtown Sisters is that refreshing retro throwback to independent music stores of the…
Be whisked through a classic reading of macabre literary masterpieces when The Belfry presents acclaimed actor Alastair Morley Jaques’ American Gothic: A Journey Into The Shadows Of American Literature on October 28 at 7pm. This eerie evening of spooky tales and sinister stories is sure to instill shivers and screams to all who dare to…
Slip on your best tiki shirt and floral lei for the inaugural luau on Thursday, August 14, 7-9pm at the Village Green City Park. Story by Jeff Spry With shady pine trees substituting for swaying palms, the downtown park will be transformed into a Polynesian playground with a feast fit for island royalty. Hosted…
