Your Bend, Oregon Arts & Entertainment Week Starts Here – July 20, 2016

KENDALL TOYOTA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS GRACE POTTER

July 20, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Century Center
70 SW Century Dr
Bend, OR 97702

www.getsmartoregon.org/about-smart/local-offices/central-area/events/

Join us this summer for concerts at the Century Center through the Kendall Toyota of Bend Summer Concert Series, also supported by Bend Radio Group! SMART will earn proceeds from sales of raffle tickets for fabulous prizes during the concerts, and will be on hand to share information about the program and accept donations to help purchase books for local students. Come enjoy live music from talented musicians, and support children’s literacy in Central Oregon!

Concert Schedule:
• Grace Potter: Wednesday, July 20th
• Steel Pulse: Wednesday, Aug. 3rd

4TH ANNUAL NEWBERRY EVENT MUSIC FESTIVAL-FUNDRAISER TO DEFEAT MS!

July 21, 2016 @ 12:00 pm – July 24, 2016 @ 4:00 pm

DiamondStone Guest Lodge
16693 Sprague Loop
La Pine, OR 97739

541-536-3600

Central Oregon’s 4th Annual NEWBERRY EVENT Music & Arts Festival-Fundraiser to Defeat MS is going to be the biggest and best yet! An OUTDOOR 4-Day ticketed, private festival well-known as a good time for a good cause.

This summer, you couldn’t see this many national and regional acts in one place at one time anywhere else!

Proud to announce the 2016 lineup, with music VARIETY of all genres, the Saturday headliner is EUFORQUESTRA! Hosted at DiamondStone, between Sunriver and La Pine, come dance and enjoy three stages with more than 25 bands of back to back reggae, brass, rock, bluegrass, blues and more. Featuring positive messaged musicians, some of the socially conscious acts to see are Andy Frasco & the U.N., Zahira, Vokab Kompany, Lil’ Smokies, Joseph Israel & the Jerusalem Band, Sol Seed, Yogoman, the Sextones, YakAttack, New Breed Brass Band, Mojo Green, Satsang, Ubuntu and more. Shady lawn creates an unforgettable venue in southern Deschutes County for this family friendly experience (kids under 13 free) .

Tent camping is free and RV sites available. With a myriad of art and craft vendors, food (breakfast too), Deschutes Brewery beers and distillery vendors, and silent auction of incredible items on site, you won’t want to leave. Tickets are limited and pricing is tiered.

Come together for fun and a heart to raise non-profit funds to benefit the Oregon Chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable, often crippling disease of the central nervous system. Both a neurological and autoimmune disease, nerve damage can stop people from moving. Research funds are needed to find the cause, in hope to someday have a world free of MS.

Website for links to musicians’ music and pictures of previous years: www.newberryevent.com. If you can’t attend, they would very much appreciate kind tax-deductible donations of any amount, through the website or checks to “Newberry Event”. But you really don’t want to miss this GREAT TIME for a GOOD CAUSE!

RUSTED ROOT AND TOAD THE WET SPROCKET AT THE TOWER THEATRE

July 22, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Tower Theatre
835 NW Wall St
Bend, OR 97701

www.towertheatre.org/tickets-and-events/

Having collaborated for two decades, Rusted Root has honed the perfect combination of musical intuition, freedom and virtuosity, which has allowed them to organically shape their music into it’s own distinct and undeniable vision. With eight albums under their belt, over three million records sold and countless nights on the road, Rusted Root transcends age, cultures and musical styles. Liz explains that the members of Rusted Root are drawn to and have explored virtually every form of music. “I am very inspired vocally by anything from Indian to African to Middle Eastern sounds and scales having grown up with a lot of Hebrew music” she says. Michael Glabicki cites the Bee Gees, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Black Keys, Black Sabbath and various Afro Pop music as among his influences. The powerhouse ensemble’s hypnotic live performances have allowed them to tour alongside Santana, Dave Matthews Band, The Allman Brothers Band, Plant & Page and many others.

Now with the release of their newest album, The Movement, the journey continues. Rusted Root founder and front man, Michael Glabicki says, “The Movement is an extremely joyous recording with seriously deep undertones. It is a culmination of everything we have learned it is truly is a career record for us.” High Times states, “Thank goodness peace, love, and great grooves haven’t fallen out of fashion, because Rusted Root delivers all this and more with their seventh studio album, The Movement.” The current tour lineup is Michael Glabicki (lead vocals, guitar), Liz Berlin (vocals, percussion), Patrick Norman (vocals, bass, percussion), Dirk Miller (guitar) & Cory Caruso (drums).

HIGH DESERT HIJINKS: AN EVENING OF MIRTH, MUSIC AND MAYHEM

July 23, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Old Stone Performing Arts Center
157 NW Franklin Ave
Bend, OR 97701

www.bendticket.com/events/34798071/high-desert-hijinks-an-evening-of-mirth-music-and-mayhem-at-the-old-stone

It’ll be a night of mirth, music, and mayhem at The Old Stone when nationally renowned comedians Sharon Lacey and Randy Mendez, along with local Bend talent, bring a night of zany antics to Central Oregon. Prudes and pedants, ye be warned. 18+ Only

CASCADE CYCLING CLASSIC KID’S RACE

July 24, 2016 @ 1:30 pm

COCC Library
NW College Way
Bend, OR 97701

541-382-9253

Join the fun and come race the CCC Kid’s Race!
All kids from ages two to 13 are welcome to join the fun and be part of The Cascade Cycling Classic. It’s FREE. Don’t miss it!
Medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Every participant gets a water bottle and a poster.
Join us Sunday, July 24 at 1:30 PM at the COCC Library. Registration starts at 12:30. Good luck CCC racers!

“BUSINESS WALLS BECOME GALLERY WALLS”: THE INAUGURAL EXHIBITION

July 25, 2016 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Looking Glass Imports & Cafe

150 NE Bend River Mall Dr #260
Bend, OR 97701

541-526-5073

Looking Glass Imports & Café announces its inaugural exhibition “Business Walls Become Gallery Walls!” featuring artists and photographers from throughout Central Oregon. The exhibition opens June 4th and continues through August 5, 2016. Looking Glass Imports & Cafe is located at 150 NE Bend River Mall Dr. # 260 in Bend, OR. 97703. Open seven days a week, store hours are Monday – Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Sunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM. A grand opening celebration is planned is planned for June 11th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.