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? by Jeff Spry Bald Eagle Music Education Station in downtown Sisters is that refreshing retro throwback to independent music stores of the ‘70s and ‘80s, offering private…
Douglas Beall has been looking for a second Pileated Woodpecker nest ever since he first saw the first one in 1970. This year, he found it – populated by mom, pop and three babies – and its photograph is the cover image for Beall’s Oregon Wings and Feathers: Central Oregon 2015 calendar. This is…
A newly created sculpture by local artist Lawrence Stoller titled Three Sisters in Stone that appears to be a painting is actually a cross section of a unique natural mineral which formed 3,000 million years ago in Western Australia. This mineral called Tiger Iron, is a blending of tiger eye, hematite and jaspilite….
Joy, Creativity, Community, Essential, Affirming, Education. These are a few of the words used to describe the role of arts and culture in the lives of participants, at a recent Oregon Cultural Advocacy Coalition’s gathering. by Christine Drazan Executive Director Cultural Advocacy Coalition One word was notably absent from the list: Luxury. This didn’t surprise me and…
Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Lights Up Black Friday November 28 at Tower After traveling across America and Europe, Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) just wants an old-fashioned Christmas at home. What he gets instead is the gift that keeps on living – a surprise visit from his very odd family (Miriam Flynn, Randy Quaid, William Hickey)….
by PAMELA HULSE ANDREWS Cascade A&E Publisher I awoke this morning for a devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I’m reminded every day to be thankful for my numerous blessings from a loving and talented family, charming, loyal friends and canine companions, the generous people…
by LAUREN KERSHNER Cascade A&E Editorial Intern Alfred Dolezal has always questioned the reason for living. He says, “I was never convinced that we are just born, make a living and die…” Born in Vienna, Austria during World War II, Dolezal has found many of his answers within the stroke of a paint brush….
The 17th Annual Comedy Benefit supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon at the Tower Theatre is Friday, November 21, 7pm. Join Big Brothers Big Sisters for a fantastic night of live and silent auction packages, exceptional local desserts, tasty beverages and sidesplitting entertainment. Tickets available at www.bbbsco.org or call 541 312 6047….
The Sunriver Stars Community Theater (SSCT) presents a Radio Show version of A Fairy Tale Christmas Carol is set for November 21-23. Mother Goose will narrate her version of the beloved Dickens tale, never straying from the true warmth and heart of the original story. Imagine The Big Bad Wolf as Scrooge, Cinderella…
Grammy Award Winners, Nancy Rumbel and Eric Tingstad, will be performing at the FivePine Conference Center on Friday, November 21 at 7pm. Nancy Rumbel plays the oboe, French horn and ocarina. Eric Tingstad plays the classical guitar. Their 2003 album, Acoustic Garden, won a Grammy Award. Their style of music is in the New…
