Tickets are on sale for the second installment of CTCs Black Box series, The Pillowman, by Martin McDonagh. A writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The Pillowman runs February 19-22. All shows begin at 7:30pm and all…
Tell It On The Mountain, the Story of the Pacific Crest Trail in Film
The Sierra Club is showing the film Tell It On The Mountain on Wednesday, February 18. This film follows six hikers who attempt the heroic feat of doing the Pacific Crest Trail—five months, 2,663 miles, Mexican border to Canada, crossing six of North America’s seven ecozones. What is it like to face bone-dry…
Flow
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor 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…
Alisha Vernon & the Immediacy of Paint
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Alisha Vernon, local painter and co-founder of LUMIN Art Studios, is driven by an inner world that emerges when her brush meets canvas. By expressing her thoughts, emotions and feelings through paint, she defines the world around her and shares her experiences with all who view her work….
Artists’ Gallery Sunriver Village Show Your Love with Art this Valentine’s Day
You are invited to join the Central Oregon artists of Artists’ Gallery to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day, Saturday February 14 from 4-6pm. Bring your Valentine and indulge in wines, chocolates and fine art. Jeff Thompson along with wife, Heather, have been creating sculpture in molten hot glass together for over 13 years. Their artworks…
All that Brass & Gershwin to Boot
The second set of concerts in the Central Oregon Symphony’s season will run February 14-16 at the Bend High School Auditorium. COS music director, Michael Gesme, has programmed a concert that caters to all those who love the sounds of symphonic brass. The fantastic COS brass section, (horns, trumpets, trombones and tuba), will be…
Chicks with Picks: Benefit Concert for Saving Grace
Saturday, February 14, 7pm: Chicks with Picks 5th Annual fundraiser returns. Three local female fronted bands will play at Volcanic Theatre Pub (70 SW Century Drive in Bend) on February 14 from 7-11pm to raise money for Saving Grace. This event has raised over $5,000 for Saving Grace over the past 4 years and raised…
High Desert Chamber Music Special Valentine’s Day Concert
High Desert Chamber Music continues their seventh season with a special Valentine’s Day concert on Saturday, February 14, at the Tower Theatre. The Pasadena based Crown City String Quartet will perform works inspired by love and romance. Concert-goers will receive a complimentary rose and a custom treat from Goody’s Chocolates. This evening is brought…
Join the Sunriver Music Festival Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner & Concert
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. One of the best choices in Central Oregon for your romantic night out is in Sunriver at the Sunriver Resort’s historic Great Hall. Join the Sunriver Music Festival for a specially crafted dinner, a hosted happy hour, a full concert and dancing featuring the 18 piece Salem…
Thoroughly Modern Productions Theatre Workshops
Beauty and the Beast opens at Summit High School Theater on February 13. Though the show is a full theatrical production with an adult cast of almost 20, there are also 31 kids in the show, each playing multiple roles and involved in the play’s entirety. These kids, ages 8 to 18, are part of…