Live for the first time in Bend for nearly a decade (since 2004), the Wilson sisters return Monday, September 22 on their Fanatic tour to play all of your favorites from Barracuda to Crazy on You and Dreamboat Annie to What About Love. Plus they’ve been playing a set of Zeppelin covers. Over the group’s…
Breedlove Stringed Instruments and Deschutes Brewery have come together to create two contests to give away custom Oregon Series Concert Guitars to lucky winners. Inspired by Deschutes Brewery’s flagship Black Butte Porter, participants will have two ways to win: by composing a ballad to Black Butte Porter or by finding the traveling Black Butte Porter…
The Tower Theatre Foundation, in collaboration with BendFilm, will present the Central Oregon premiere of the new documentary on the surprising and entertaining life of Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert. Based on his memoir of the same name, Life Itself debuts Wednesday, July 23 at 7pm at the Tower. Part critical biography and…
July 22 at 7pm at the Tower Theatre, Dr. David Dreamer, research professor of Biomolecular Engineering and UC Santa Cruz presents Stardust, Cells and Science: The Origin of Life Revisited. Dr. Dreamer says with well found confidence, “We will never be able to say with certainty how life did begin, but we will show how…
BEAT (Quality Youth Theatre) has provided delightful presentations of Alice in Wonderland and The Little Mermaid in its 2014 season. Now BEAT takes a dramatic turn for a more serious play: William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams and directed by Mary Kilpatrick and Howard Schor opening July 17….
J Bar J Youth Services hosts the 25th annual Oregon High Desert Classics on July 16-20 and July 23-27 on the 40 acre ranch at 62895 Hamby Rd., Bend. This exclusive horse show is a benefit for at-risk youth with proceeds supporting the programs of J Bar J. The general public is invited to join…
Artist Dee McBrien-Lee has been on a journey. Since early childhood, she has had the benefits of an artistic mother and a lifetime filled with inspiration. Growing up on Long Island, McBrien-Lee was exposed to cultural diversity and had many opportunities to explore the artistic community of New York. She was influenced and inspired deeply…
This summer will mark the 10th anniversary of Crook County Foundation’s Picnic in the Park, held every Wednesday evening from mid-July through August. More than 3,000 people enjoy listening to music in the tree-shaded Pioneer Park beside the historic Crook County Courthouse every summer. The concerts are free due to generous contributions from many local…
You can certainly paint your summer bright by visiting the Artists Gallery of Sunriver during July. Featured artists are Marily Badger, Greg Cotton and Marietta Bajer who utilize unique and colorful techniques to produce some incredible pieces. Although visitors are welcome at the gallery any time (it is open seven days of the week, 9am-8pm…
The High Desert Poetry Cell will read from The Guys’ Home Relationship Maintenance & Improvement Poetry Manual at Circle of Friends Art & Academy (Hwy 20 & Cook Ave, Tumalo) Saturday, July 12 at 4pm. Admission is free but donations to Saving Grace will be accepted and anyone donating may purchase the Manual (ordinarily $15)…
