(Photo courtesy of Tower Theatre) Sunday, November 12 at 7pm the Tower Theatre Foundation celebrates the 30th anniversary of the prophetic action thriller, “The Running Man”. Plus, cinematographer and Tower member, Thomas del Ruth, will share memories and behind-the-scenes stories from the film. The film is set in the year 2017, the economy has collapsed,…
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Actors Visit RPA
RPA high school students will participate in three workshops with actors from Ashland’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival The Redmond Proficiency Academy theatre department will welcome OSF actors Melissa Stewart and Thomas Varga on Tuesday, October 31st for a series of performances and workshops in RPA’s McClay Center for Performing Arts. Izzy King, a sophomore RPA thespian,…
Call for Deschutes Cultural Coalition Grant Submissions
The Deschutes Cultural Coalition is seeking applications for grant funding from all sectors within the culture field including arts, heritage, and humanities. Grant funding is sponsored by the Oregon Cultural Trust and must support projects and activities that address one of the four priorities outlined within the Deschutes Cultural Plan: – Encourage greater awareness of…
Cascade Winds Starts Season with Veterans Day Tribute
The Cascade Winds Symphonic Band, a nonprofit partnership with Central Oregon Community College (COCC), performs its 2017-18 premiere concert at 2pm on Sunday, November 12, in the Summit High School auditorium. The event is free and open to all listeners; tickets not required. The performance, which falls on Veterans Day weekend, is steeped thematically in…
Celebrate BEAT Children’s Theatre’s 50th Show!
BEAT Children’s Theatre’s upcoming production of Charlotte’s Web will be the theatre’s 50th show! Ever since founders Mary Kilpatrick and Howard Schor first started BEAT in 2006, the organization has grown and flourished and provided countless hours of theatre joy for young (and not so young) people in the community. 50 SHOWS is a major milestone to celebrate!…
Karaoke Contest to Raise Funds for American Cancer Society’s Bend Relay for Life
Silver Moon Brewing and Rockin’ Robin Karaoke to host event throughout November Local residents interested in crooning for a cause are invited to gather in November for one of the largest Karaoke contests ever to hit Central Oregon. The 2nd Annual Careaoke for a Cure, a series of events to benefit the Bend Oregon Chapter…
November First Friday
(Photo above: Desert Nocturne, oil on canvas by Janice Druian | artist on display at Franklin Crossing) Alleda Real Estate 25 NW Minnesota Ave., Ste. 1, www.alledarealestate.com Featuring photographers Dave Kamperman and Joel Bailie. Kamperman states, “At its core, my passion for landscape photography stems from a deep desire to represent any subject in the most…
Stellar Solar Seminar & Star Pianist Promise a Special Sunriver Eclipse Day
Want to learn more about the first total solar eclipse in the U.S. in nearly 100 years, see the eclipse in Sunriver, and get a free set of solar glasses? Then attend Sunriver Music Festival’s Stellar Solar Seminar Monday, August 21, 8:30-9:30am at the Sunriver Resort Great Hall. It is free to the public. Sponsored…
Eclipsing Creativity
“On August 21, 2017, people across the United States will see the sun disappear behind the moon, turning daylight into twilight, causing the temperature to drop rapidly and revealing massive streamers of light streaking through the sky around the silhouette of the moon. On that day, America will fall under the path of a total solar eclipse.” I didn’t…
Young Filmmaker to be Featured at August 19 PLAYAPresents
Cambria Matlow, a filmmaker from Portland, Oregon, will be the featured presenter at the August 19th PLAYAPresents that runs from 4 to 6pm.. She will address how the art we make and the technologies we devise can feed the needs of our communities. Matlow’s first feature-length film told the story of a young man in…