The Sisters Folk Festival releases the final additions to an already outstanding Festival bill, September 8-10. The final artists booked represent great songwritersand bands, bringing outstanding musicianship to the eleven Festival stages. Artists include singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, son of Steve Earle, and celebrating the release of his 8th studio album, Kids in the Street; Austin,…
Polecat at Crow’s Feet Commons
Parallel 44 Presents brings you Polecat live at Crow’s Feet Commons on August 31, 6:30-10pm. Polecat has traveled all over Northwest U.S., with 650 appearances and four albums in seven years. Their unique instrumentation and smart song arrangements enable them to seamlessly blend genres including Americana, celtic, rock, reggae, and world music into their sound. The general appeal of…
Museum Exhibition Explores Innovations Inspired by Nature
Biomimicry means to imitate nature. When applied to human innovations, the first question designers ask is, “What would nature do?” This is not a novel idea. Leonardo Da Vinci studied bird and bat wings to design a human-powered ornithopter, and his idea for a parachute originated while watching seeds and flowers falling from a tree….
8th Annual Maragas Winery Grape Stomp September 2
8th Annual Maragas Winery Grape Stomp September 2 Saturday September 2 from 11am to 5pm take your tootsies for a ride through the fruit of the earth! There will be the general stomp where everybody gets to stomp grapes, and then there will be the stomp competition. Here’s a run-down on this year’s event: •…
Heathers, The Musical Opens September 1 at 2nd Street Theater
Stage Right Productions and Lonely Fish Productions present Heathers the Musical written by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy running through September 16. There will an opening night champagne reception from 6:30 to 7:30pm on September 1, which is also considered National Heathers Day, as the show opens with the lines, “September 1st 1989…dear diary….” Heathers…
Art at The Ranch
Friday night and Saturday of Labor Day Weekend this annual show presented by Black Butte Ranch Art Guild and Black Butte Ranch funds scholarships to graduating seniors at Sisters High School who are continuing art education in college. The Guild also financially supports arts programs in the Sisters School District, purchases art by regional artists…
Cascades Theatrical Company Entertains
Founded in 1978 Cascades Theatrical Company (CTC) entertains audiences in a delightful, intimate theatre with amazingly talented local actors / actresses, directors, stage and costume designers. CTC is a membership organization, where all aspects of productions, on and offstage, are created by volunteers. Thru September 3 Peter and the Starcatcher A Play by Rick Elice,…
End of Summer? Not Quite Yet…Enjoy Hot Night at First Friday in Bend
Downtown Alleda Real Estate Dorothy Holmes of Tall Girl Studio, Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing Kathleen Keliher and Patty Freeman Martin, EverBank SageBrushers artists Barbara Alford and John Runnels, Mockingbird Gallery Off the Beaten Path artists Dan Chen and Romona Youngquist, Northsoles High Desert Art League features Kaleidoscope, Oxford Hotel Seasons of the Earth…
Call to Artists September 2017
CALL TO ARTISTS FOR INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE BOX The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Ave., Corvallis. Deadline to commit: October 1. Exhibit: November 15-December 21. To create an exhibit where professional artists and amateurs can exhibit next to each other, enhancing the (art) community, while celebrating the season. To create an opportunity to buy an artistic…
All Seasons RV & Marine Clear Summer Nights
On Sunday, September 10, John Butler Trio will return to Bend for the first time in three years to perform at the 2017 All Seasons RV and Marine Clear Summer Nights presented by Northwest Brain & Spine, Dr. Yundt and Dr. Hadden concert series at the Athletic Club of Bend. John Butler spent his first…