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Browsing fresh bread, berries and artisan cheeses beside a trickling waterfall in downtown Sisters?   Yes, please! By Jeff Spry   Easing into its new weekly home at Barclay Park, the expanded version of “Fresh on Fridays” Sisters Farmers Market has kicked off its 2012 season and there’s much more to like.   The market features…

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After you get your geek on at The Avengers world premiere Friday, celebrate the art form they were born into at National Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, May 5 at Pegasus Books in downtown Bend. Story by Jeff Spry. Superhero fever is sweeping the country and comics are hot properties whether you’re a certified…

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Trying to navigate to Neverland?  Then steer second star to the right this weekend toward Sisters High School. Story by JEFF SPRY On April 26-29, the student-led production of  J.M. Barrie’s timeless fantasy, Peter Pan, will help bring out your inner child. The school’s regular drama teacher, Gary Bowne, has been recuperating from injuries sustained…

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by JEFF SPRY Cascade A&E Feature Writer Entering the home studio of acclaimed local artist Lawrence Stoller is like discovering Aladdin’s magical Cave of Wonders, with glittering gemstones and shining crystal sculptures enticing the eye at every turn. For nearly 30 years, this Central Oregon lapidary wizard has been shaping and polishing these illuminating treasures…