(R) CREATION, 2022 oil on canvas 36”x24” (M) BLOOM, 2019, oil on canvas, 30”x30” (L) P3: PURPLE PETAL POWER, 2020, oil on canvas, 36”x24” by Eileen Cohen) The joy of art began as I learned to appreciate the many facets of color and its impact on my perspective of the world. What early formal training…
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Join Us for a Big Celebration!
(Photo | By John Williams) The High Desert Museum doors opened to the public on May 29, 1982, and this month, we invite you to celebrate our BIG milestone! Join us Friday, May 27 at 6:30pm for the 40th Anniversary Community Celebration, a night of revelry as we unveil a brand new exhibit, enjoy good…
May First Friday Gallery Events & Exhibit Openings
The Alexander 1125 NE Watt Way 458-256-6854 • thealexanderbend.com The Alexander is continuing an exhibit of landscape paintings in acrylic and oil by High Desert Art League members Joren Traveller and Janet Frost. The exhibit will be on display thru the end of May on the second floor mezzanine. Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed…
Ronda Rae Wiltse Interior Design Open House with Featured Artist Kimry Jelen
(Wanna Play? by Kimry Jelen) Come celebrate in person with Ronda and Kimry at Ronda Rae Wiltse Interior Design’s open house. Kimry Jelen is the featured artist. Friday, May 6, 4-7pm and Saturday, May 7, 10am-3pm. We will have hors devours, wine, a give-away and paintings to view! Visit kimryjelen.com to check out the artwork….
Hayden Homes Amphitheater Announces Hiring Fairs April 16 & 23
(Photo | Courtesy of Hayden Homes Amphitheater) Venue is Looking for Staffing for Bend Brewfest & the 2022 Les Schwab Tires Concert Series The Hayden Homes Amphitheater (HHA) is looking for a few hundred good men and women to staff the largest beer festival in the state and a record-breaking number of concerts this summer….
BEAT is Excited to be Back on Stage!
(Photo | Courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) Calling BEAT Audiences! Are you missing seeing our local young actors on stage? We are too! Luckily, there is an opportunity to come support and cheer for them this coming weekend! Our “Let’s Get Serious” class is performing their scenes from our eight-week class this Friday and Saturday…
Sisters Folk Festival to Raffle Preston Thompson Guitar as Part of My Own Two Hands Art Auction Fundraiser
(Photo | Courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) The 21st annual My Own Two Hands (MOTH) fundraiser for Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) kicks off on Friday, April 22 during the Fourth Friday Art Stroll in Sisters. This year’s event will include an art stroll, raffle, public art reveal, free concert and an in-person art auction with…
Meet One of the Scientists from the Famed Biosphere 2 & More from High Desert Museum
(Photo | Courtesy of High Desert Museum) In 1991, eight people sealed themselves for more than two years into a structure of glass pyramids and buildings. They were attempting to thrive as a closed ecosystem that could create oxygen and grow food. On Wednesday, April 13, join us at the Museum for the Biosphere 2…
Bruce Jackson & Tracy Leagjeld Support Deschutes Children’s Foundation at Ripples
(Reaching for the Heavens by Bruce Jackson) In 1993, Deschutes Children’s Foundation hosted their first major event. Hosted in the sanctuary of the repurposed church of their first location, Rosie Bareis Community Campus, the auction featured a wide variety of items and raised $10,000 to support the organization. From this humble beginning, the heritage event…
Tumalo Art Co. Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary
((L) Handsome Jack, bronze, 23 in tall x 6 x 11 by Kim Chavez (R) Something Fishy, watercolor 10×12 by Annie Ferder) Right in the heart of the Old Mill District, where it has been for 12 of its 20 years of operation, Tumalo Art Co. is a place of inspiration, for curious visitors who…