September 27, 4–7pm. All 14 art galleries and some businesses offer specials, receptions and demonstrations including Canyon Creek Pottery, Cha for the Finest, Clearwater Gallery, Common Threads, Cowgirls & Indians, DonTerra Artworks, Gary Cooley, The Collection Gallery, Hood Avenue Art, Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery, Sisters Art Works, Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop, Sisters Olive &…
High Desert Chamber Music announces the 2014-15 season HDCM Concert Series featuring the Vanchestein-Park-Vanhauwaert Trio – September 26, Crown City String Quartet – February 14, 2015, Central4 Piano Quartet – March 20, 2015 and Ensemble Paradiso – May 15, 2015. The Spotlight Series, which raises funds for the direct benefit of educational outreach programs,…
BEAT (quality youth theatre) has taken on the challenge of presenting Alfred Hitchcock’s The Trouble with Harry on stage September 26-28. Leila Smith-Daines is directing the cast and is delighted to see the actors’reactions to 1954, specifically to no cell phones and test patterns shown on TV, but also to the witty banter. The quirky…
The Deschutes National Forest and Discover Your Forest are partnering to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Wilderness Act. On September 26, the Deschutes National Forest and Discover Your Forest will host an evening of film and lectures at 6pm in the Old St. Francis Theatre at McMenamin’s in Bend. An exhibit entitled,…
SMART, Start Making A Reader Today presents the fourth annual SMART Art: Show, Sale, Social on September 25, 5pm at Aspen Hall in Shevlin Park. In 2013 over 100 people attended this fabulous event and had a wonderful time helping raise money to support SMART programs in Pre-K-3rd grade classrooms across Central Oregon. SMART…
Cascades Theatrical Company presents God of Carnage September 25-28 by Yasmina Reza and translated by Christopher Hampton. The show is directed by Brad Thompson, who directed I’ll Remember You last season. The cast features A. Lynn Jesus, Brad Thompson, Christine Thompson and Ed Victor. God of Carnage is the first production in CTC’s new Black…
With two successful seasons under its belt—both of which received an enthusiastic response from the community—the Deschutes Public Library Foundation announce the line-up for its 2014-15 Author! Author! literary series. September 25 kicks-off with Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins. • JESS WALTER Thursday, September 25, 2014 | 7pm | Bend High School AuditoriumNew…
Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents The West, East of the Cascades opening September 11, through October 6. The exhibition celebrates the Western heritage of Central Oregon and features works in varied mediums by Gary Alvis, Joanne Donaca, Bill Logan, Robert Schlegel and Vicki Shuck. Cattle drives from Central Oregon to The Dalles…
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Art teaches nothing, except the significance of life. – Henry Miller Schools have been under increased pressure to raise student proficiency rates in “core” subjects of reading and math since the No Child Left Behind legislation became law in 2002. Based on the idea that high standards…
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Art was my favorite class in school when growing up. I learned how to throw clay, carve soapstone, draw, etch and the best part: get messy with paints. The climate for arts education in today’s schools is much different than it was 20 years ago: budget cuts, curriculum…
