Saturday, April 8 at 7:30pm the Tower Theatre Foundation presents Les Stroud – Survivorman LIVE, a mix of survival stories from around the globe, folk roots-rock, and videography creating an inspiring concert experience. Now a fellow Oregonian, Les Stroud is best known as the Canadian Screen Award-winning producer, creator and star of the hit Discovery…

It’s time to put the “fun” back in fundraising! Saturday, April 29 at 7:30pm the Tower Theatre Foundation presents its major fundraiser- Bend Follies. It’s a night of comedy starring local civic, business, education and media personalities performing sketches and singing parodies — plus, live and silent auctions all benefitting the programs and mission of…

Deschutes Public Library presents the 14th annual celebration of A Novel Idea…Read Together, the largest community read program in Oregon. Each year A Novel Idea brings together thousands of Deschutes County residents to read, discuss and attend a variety of free cultural and author events at the Library’s six branches and at partnering businesses. With…

Local fiber and paint artists (and twins) Lori and Lisa Lubbesmeyer turned 48 in March and celebrated their professional collaboration of 18 years. In a delightful email they said, “We’re used to sharing milestones, so much so that they don’t hold a lot of significance to us. ‘Hey, it’s my birthday! Big deal, it’s mine…

She is an adventurer. Not of the outdoor sort of bungee jumping, paragliding, backcountry skiing, et cetera, but artist Kim Goldfarb makes her own adventure on a blank board coated with gesso and then taps into the unknown where she creates her discerning and creative mark.“It’s been a very long process to get to where I…

Hans van den Houten explains, “It has taken a long time, but I finally have put my memoir together, telling the story of my first year in Africa with Royal Dutch Shell.” During his first year as an international employee of Royal Dutch Shell, Hans was sent to Congo Léopoldville for his first assignment. The…

The Roundhouse Foundation, in an effort to further its support for the arts and artists in Sisters and Central Oregon, invited a group of artists to experience artist in residency programming at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Penland School of Crafts, and Sitka…

Photo Shaolin Warriors Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30pm the Tower Theatre Foundation welcomes back the internationally acclaimed Shaolin Warriors. The monks of an ancient temple in China, renowned for their discipline, strength and courage, are 30 Kung Fu masters known throughout the world for their martial-arts prowess, mental discipline, imaginative theatrics and feats of athleticism….