Earlier this year, rising musical star Thana Alexa made her debut with Ode to Heroes, an album of original compositions and arrangements, which bring together elements of jazz, pop, R&B and electronica. She will be performing in Central Oregon September 14th at Tetherow Pavilion. Prior to the release of Ode to Heroes, Alexa gained attention as…
Bella Acappella, Bend’s local 29 member barbershop chorus, recently participated in a regional competition in Reno, Nevada. Competition consisted of choruses throughout most of Oregon (excluding Portland), northern California, parts of Nevada and Hawaii. Bella won a second place medal for Division A Small Chorus. Since being chartered in 2012, for the last three years,…
Kendall Knowles, aerialist, head instructor and owner of Central Oregon Aerial Arts (COAA) is quick to point out, “For most of its history, aerial arts has been performance based. There weren’t schools and classes like there are now.” In aerial, performers climb and twist through long pieces of fabric, creating friction by wrapping and unwrapping…
Those who circulate in a yogi crowd have likely heard of Kirtan. Literally, it’s a group call and response reciting of sanskrit hymns and mantras. Emotionally, it is much more. Breyn Marr Hibbs, founder of Sol Alchemy Temple where Kirtan is hosted says, “It’s devotional singing from the heart. It’s the path of Bhakti in…
Painter, sculptor, jewelry artist and writer Tom Hellwarth says the concept behind his new gallery space is ‘life being art’ and wishes there was one word to encompass his many creative outlets. Hellwarth’s new gallery, Tometry, opened May 14 on Wall Street in downtown Bend (above Local Joe) as a predecessor to Stone Soup, a…
Interview with front man Greg Bryce By KRYSTAL MARIE COLLINS A loaded cocktail of delta blues style slide guitar jumped up and electrified with a punk rock influence hammers through the amps when Black Flowers Black Sun (BFBS) take the stage at one of their various Bend haunts: Cindercone Clay Studio, M & J Tavern,…
Picture a bike shop transformed into a free style gallery space. On a wall where bike parts once resided canvases and frames of acrylic, pastel and print now hang. Imagine a meeting of artists showing pieces of all mediums, finished and unfinished, where dialogue, community support and inclusivity are imperatives. The bike shop is The…
Flourishing in the shadow of the Colorado underpass, nestled in a rare vestige of brick and mortar buildings originally built in 1912, is the Old Iron Works (OIW). Housing a collection of artistically focused work spaces, the OIW is comprised of Tambi Lane Photography, Studio 3, Cindercone Clay Center, The Workhouse, Stuart’s of Bend, Cube,…
Down a gravel road dense with rabbit brush and rich with bottomless pot-holes, I found some of the earliest imprints by man in North America. Where the gravel road terminated, a trail of imbricated cobbles left by a long forgotten water-way began. The trail lead to a cliff line shaped like a crescent moon partially…
by KRYSTAL COLLINS A look of preparation stretches across Ben Hull’s face as he details the layout of the new footwear display at the downtown Patagonia store. Upcycling and elimination of excessive manufacturing are hallmarks of Hull’s build-outs to pre-existing structures (seen at the 1000 Wall location, Pacific Northwest Patagonias, the new Ruffwear showroom…
