Cold February nights, WinterFest February 13-15 and a fire pit competition…sounds like a winning combination, right? The third annual event will draw cold hands and chilly cheeks to the banks of the Deschutes River where 20 artists have shaped metal, fabric, wood and ceramic to create the perfect fire pit. by Renee Patrick The…
Bella Acappella Harmony Chorus quartets will be out in the community singing fun, playful Valentines (also called Valagrams) and delivering messages of love on Friday, February 13 & Saturday, February 14. The traveling Central Oregon quartets sing to spouses, partners, parents, family, friends, children, bosses & peers in local offices, private homes, schools, assisted living…
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Seattle author Garth Stein will be visiting Bend, Sisters and Sunriver to promote his new novel, A Sudden Light, this February. Stein, known for his international bestseller, The Art of Racing in the Rain, returns with a multi-generational family saga that is steeped in the fantastical history of…
Alleda Real Estate25 NW Minnesota Ave., Ste. 1, 541-633-7590, www.alledarealestate.comThe Perceptor exhibit features Joseph Freng of Bend. His works span the path of styles from bold, graphic abstractions to classical realism. Like few others, no formal art education is relied upon, having studied with artists in their respected fields to attain fundamentals continues tradition. Each…
To honor the work of advocates of social justice and nonviolent change, Central Oregon Community College is helping to sponsoring a show as part of COCC’s King, Gandhi, Chavez and Mankiller Season of Nonviolence. The event is free and open to the public February 9. The performance of Native Visions will be Monday, February…
The Tower Theatre Foundation has picked two local performers as opening acts for their upcoming CenterStage Series presentations. Prineville singer/songwriter and maritime engineer Bern Smith will open for Starship featuring Mickey Thomas on February 8. The bluegrass-and-blues Burnin’ Moonlight Trio will support Clint Black on Sunday, February 22. Both shows start at 7:30pm at…
It’s that time again when concerts are booked for the Les Schwab Amphitheater in the Old Mill District. The first few shows announced include the Decemberists on May 22, Ryan Adams on May 23, the Doobie Brothers June 16 and Weird Al September 4. The Decemberists will return to Bend with special guests SPOON…
BEAT (Quality Youth Theatre) is taking on a new performance adventure of Black Box Theatre. There are several definitions of Black Box, but one must know the difference between theater and theatre. Junie B. Jones at 2nd Street Theater February 6-7 According to Grammarist, “In most contexts, there is no difference in meaning between theater…
One evening, after thinking it over for some time, Harold decided to go for a walk in the moonlight.” So begins The Adventures of Harold and the Purple Crayon, the second installment of the Tower Theatre Foundation’s new Family Series, on Friday, February 6 at 6pm. Based on the seven picture books by Crockett Johnson,…
by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor “There is no measuring with time…being an artist means, not reckoning and counting, but ripening…” – Rainer Maria Rilke Pastel artist Norma Holmes is featured at Mockingbird Gallery this February. The popular landscape artist embodies the serendipitous nature of plein air (she describes as “opening up…
