Twenty one original prints by famed artist M.C. Escher will be on display at Atelier 6000 starting April 4. The exhibit, M.C. Escher: 21 Prints, opens on First Friday with a reception from 5:30-8pm. The exhibit runs through May 31. M.C. Escher was a prolific artist and master printmaker, producing more than 400 original…
April is National Poetry Month at The Nature of Words
Grab your pen and join us for a poetry workshop, My Next Great Poem: Creative Activism 101 with Emily Carr on Wednesdays in April. Wednesdays, April 2, 9, 16, and 23 from 6:30 to 8:30pm with presentations to follow on April 26. Location: OSU-Cascades Graduate and Research Center Your Next Great Poem is…
Floral Inspiration for The Bloom Project’s Annual Fundraiser
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor The burst of color and lingering scent of a thoughtfully designed flower bouquet can have a powerful effect on anyone’s mood, especially if one is sick, or close to the end of life. The simple beauty and joy of flowers is at the core of local nonprofit The…
Floral Inspiration for The Bloom Project’s Annual Fundraiser (2)
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor The burst of color and lingering scent of a thoughtfully designed flower bouquet can have a powerful effect on anyone’s mood, especially if one is sick, or close to the end of life. The simple beauty and joy of flowers is at the core of local nonprofit The…
Mountain Meadow Quilters Honor The Late Judy Hopkins
The Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents quilts by a group representing the Mountain Meadow Quilters (MMQ) with designs honoring the late Judy Hopkins, renowned quilter, lecturer, teacher and author. The show run until May 15, following Mother’s Day. The quilters and members of Hopkins’ family will be present at the public reception…
On Stage with Maralyn Thoma
by ASHLEY BRUCE, Cascade A&E Editorial Intern Maralyn Thoma’s career has been “a wild ride from the beginning,” as she puts it. Experienced professionally in dancing, writing, acting and movie producing, Thoma will now embrace a new role: host of the Bend Follies as well as starring in Helen on Wheels, on stage at…
Lecture Series Featured at Bowman Museum in Prineville
The May at the Museum series is co-hosted by Friends of Crook County Library and the Crook County Historical Society/Bowman Museum. Thursday May 1Dynamic Geology of Oregon Presented by Scott Burns, retired professor of geology, Portland State University Oregon has a rich geologic history. Dr. Scott Burns, retired professor of geology at Portland State University,…
The Power of Humor
When humor goes, there goes civilization. – Erma Bombeck Taking ourselves seriously is a great advantage in business. Exuding a sense of confidence, control and respectability can open doors and attract new prospects, but in addition, cultivating a sense of humor can help you lower stress levels, interact more easily with others and even…
Hope Infused with Color & Light at the Heart of Cindy Briggs’ Art
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor The Signature artwork for the Deschutes Children’s Foundation’s (DCF) Art & Wine Auction on May 3, Cindy Brigg’s Terrazza in Toscana, ties together multiple ideas of home. Home is what the artist feels at her retreat in Tuscany, Italy, where a landscape of rolling hills and vineyards brings to…
Celebrate National Poetry Month at Dudley’s Bookshop Café
Get an early start on celebrating April’s National Poetry Month with the Bend-based High Desert Poetry Cell (HDPC) and receive an autographed book of their poems in exchange for making a cash donation to Saving Grace of Central Oregon. When HDPC poets, Larry Jacobs, Don Kunz, John Kvapil, Peter Lovering and John Martin read…