The Deschutes Public Library invites the public to bring their sense of adventure and desire for intrigue this November as they go exploring. From westward expansion to deadly ascents, they will look at our fascination with discovery throughout the month of November with a series of Know Exploring events and programs. All programs are free…
Arts Summit Takeaway: Matter by Mattering
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor During the first regional Arts Summit, a collaboration with the Oregon Arts Commission and the Arts & Culture Alliance, a prominent national arts leader and advocate, Doug Borwick, provided the keynote address with an important theme: community engagement is key to the survival of the arts. Citing a…
A Balanced Life the Key to Kimry Jelen’s Imaginative & Vibrant Work
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Kimry Jelen’s brush strokes are a journey, not a destination. Her paintings express a love of working with horses, and are made all the richer for the individual connection she has with each animal. She is a firm believer that the balance between her work training horses and…
Gift Guide November 2014
Artists’ Gallery Sunriver Village The Best Present is a Gift of Art! Artists’ Gallery in the Sunriver Village features a collective of 25 local Central Oregon Fine Artists. The gallery is in its fourth year in Sunriver – from wall art to handcrafted fine jewelry, functional and decorative pottery, art glass, quilting and hand-loomed wearables,…
Abstractions Exhibit at Sunriver Resort
Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents Abstractions featuring non-objective art by Pam Jersey Bird and Justyn Livingston. The exhibition continues through November 9. Pam Bird lives among pine needles, aspens, rocks, wild flowers, Wychus Creek and natural inspiration. This, combined with observation of seasonal changes in the forest, the Three Sisters Mountains, the…
Bend Cultural Tourism Fund Application Available
The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission has launched its on line grant application for Cultural Tourism grants. There is an option to provide an “intent to apply” form by January 15, 2015 with full applications due March 31, 2015. Guidelines and instructions for both are available at http://visitbend.culturegrants.org The Commission anticipates making awards in late…
Sisters Folk Festival Offers Early-Bird Passes
A limited number of All-Event Early-Bird Passes for the 20th Anniversary of the Sisters Folk Festival go on sale November 3. Truly, “all the town’s a stage” with 10 venues and three days of the best in American music, from blues to bluegrass. “In our 20th year celebration, we are looking to honor our past…
Days of My Youth at Volcanic Theatre in Bend
On Saturday November 1 Volcanic Theatre Pub and Mountain Hard Wear presents the ski film Days of My Youth by Red Bull Media House and Matchstick Productions at 7:30pm. Days of My Youth is presented by Red Bull and MSP Film and features an intimate cast of skiing’s modern day superstars and narrated to the…
Wildfire Pottery Showcase Celebrates a Decade
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor The 10th annual Wildfire pottery showcase will feature over 25 Central Oregon ceramic artists on November 1-2 at Highland Elementary School in Bend. The showcase sponsor, the Clay Guild of The Cascades, holds their event each year to display member’s work and to help support ongoing educational opportunities…
American Gothic Explores Spooky Literature at the Des Chutes Historical Museum
October 29-30 Alastair Morley Jaques, the actor behind the one-man show An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, a show critics and Oregon audiences have called “creepily spot-on” brings audiences another chilling night of classic stories with American Gothic: A Journey Into the Shadows of American Literature at Des Chutes Historical Museum. Just in time for Halloween,…