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…
City Walls at City Hall Celebrates Art in Bend
City Walls at City Hall will unveil a special invitational exhibition of the members of the Bend Gallery Association in honor of two decades of art in Bend, Oregon. The show will be unveiled at a public reception on Thursday, October 9, 5-7pm at City Hall, 710 NW Wall Street. The show will remain on…
BendFilm Announces 2014 Jury Featuring Top Northwest Filmmakers & Programmers
BendFilm has become a regional darling, best known for its warm hospitality and high quality films, set in the beautiful mountain town of Bend. This year’s festival, taking place October 9-12 boasts an all-star line-up of jurors, many of whom hail from the Pacific Northwest. Todd Looby, director of BendFilm, said, “Some of today’s…
First Friday ArtWalk October 3
Art in the Atrium Franklin Crossing 550 NW Franklin Ave. Celebrates First Friday with works by Central Oregon Community College students Kathleen Cooper, Sam Fisch and Ann Switzer, courtesy of William Hoppe, professor. Cooper, as a result of many career testing exams favoring fine art, began her art studies at COCC in 2007 with Professor…
Central Oregon Writers Guild – A Celebration of Writing
Expect to be entertained at the Central Oregon Writers Guild’s annual contest awards evening. A Celebration of Writing will be October 18 at 7:30pm with winning writers from throughout the state reading short works of fiction, nonfiction, mystery/detective, memoirs, science fiction/fantasy and poetry. The event is the highlight of the Central Oregon Writing Guild’s…
Artists’ Gallery at Sunriver
Fall is such a beautiful time of the year in Sunriver. The pace slows a bit and the afternoon light is beautiful as it shines though the boughs of the pine trees. It is a good time to reflect on all that is good about Central Oregon. This month the Artists’ Gallery of Sunriver will…
British Invasion Revisited at Tower Theatre
February 15, 1964, News In Brief put it this way: “There are rumors abound that the [Beatles] are Britain’s revenge for the Boston Tea Party.” In mid-December 1964, I Want to Hold Your Hand began playing on U.S. radio stations. When the Fab Four played The Ed Sullivan Show two months later, captivating 60 percent…
What is Your BendFilm?
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Everyone experiences BendFilm differently. Choosing among 94 films watched over four days at seven different venues ensures an entirely different combination of movies for each festivalgoer. Often when I’m standing in line on Sunday after three days of the festival, I poll those around me for their favorite…
Celebrating Happy People From Burning Man to Sisters Folk Festival
by PAMELA HULSE ANDREWS Cascade A&E Publisher Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~ Marcel Proust (French novelist, critic and essayist 1871-1922) It’s hard to believe that I would compare a brazenly weird survival camp to a mainstream harmonious…
Film Fever in the High Desert – BendFilm’s 11th Season Begins October 9
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Central Oregon loves BendFilm. As over 100 filmmakers make their way to the high desert, the venues ready the popcorn and the public pours over the festival schedule, the excitement is palpable. With the goal of elevating the art of filmmaking and their connection to Central Oregon,…