Ridgeview High Theatre Department will present Hamlet March 6-7 by William Shakespeare adapted by Hillary Tate of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Come see a modern retelling of the timeless story of a royal family dealing with murder, intrigue and vengeance. Directed by Jerry Capson, the plays features Alexander Palacios as Hamlet, Savannah King as…
The Wizard of Oz Musical at Mountain View High School
The Ozians welcome Dorothy and friends to the merry old land of Oz. Munchkins sing, Winkies march, and Flying Monkeys kidnap Dorothy, oh my! Beautiful songs, elaborate dances, and plenty of action make this a perennial favorite. The show opens Thursday, March 5 with seven performances thru March 14. Two students were given the opportunity…
Cascades Theatrical Company Presents The Language Archive
The Language Archive, by Julia Cho, opens at Cascades Theatre Friday, March 6. George is a man consumed with documenting the dying languages of far-flung cultures. Closer to home, however, language is failing him. He doesn’t know what to say to his wife to keep her from leaving him and he doesn’t recognize the deep…
Tower’s Family Series Presents Award-Winning Magic Show
One of the largest touring illusion shows in the United States comes to the historic Tower Theatre in Bend on Wednesday, March 4 at 6 pm for a one-of-a-kind theatrical spectacle combining rare and original illusions with jaw-dropping magic. Nelson Illusions features four master magicians, each with an engaging style, in a thoroughly entertaining show…
MUSE Art Walk, Voices. Stories. Conversations.
This month’s First Friday promises something special with the 2015 MUSE Art Walk. Twenty-two local artists have been asked to share their inspiration through a series of portraits celebrating women and girls who light the path of creativity, community and social change. The portraits, which range from local heroines to famous muses, will be displayed…
Celebrating Strong Women
Central Oregon is inspiring. Not only for the mountain backdrop, cascading waterfalls 300 days of sun, but for the entrepreneurial spirit, creative collaborations , for me especially, the strong women roll-models found here. We have an impressive collection of women-owned businesses in the high desert, through the years of working for Cascade Publications ( under…
Flow
I measure time by how a body sways. ~ from Theodore Roethke’s poem I Knew a Woman Have you experienced real flow before? To me flow can be a feeling that comes from gliding down the mountain on a powdery winter day, the movements effortless, the exhilaration sublime. Or when I’m working on an article…
Happy New Year
I believe in living life the way that you want to live it every day, if you do that, you don’t really need to have New Year’s resolutions. Tom Ford I love our cover image this month. Dorothy Eberhardt’s Smith Rock Snow to me represents a new perspective on the familiar. Looking at something as…
BendFilm Presents a ‘Wild’ Night in Bend
BendFilm is hosting a screening of two independent films celebrating the Pacific Crest Trail and the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act on Saturday, March 7 at 7pm at The Old Stone Church in Bend. Filmmakers will be in attendance! The headlining film, Only the Essential, is a truly independent documentary film by former Bend…
Know Africa at Deschutes Public Library Throughout March
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most-populous continent. The community is invited to explore this immense and diverse land throughout March with Deschutes Public Library. The library will host a range of free lectures and events all month long, including West African drumming, North African history and culture, traditional African oral arts and storytelling,…