(Rooted Exhibition Wall at the High Desert Museum | Photo by Kenneth Marunowski) Check out First Friday events, new exhibit openings and artist meet and greets for January’s First Friday in Bend and in the Old Mill. Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 • bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the new…
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Plein Air To Studio-Oregon Landscapes Exhibit by Plein Air Painters of Oregon
((L-R) View from the Top by Susan Hood, Smith Rock by Wendy Wheeler Jacobs and Old Mill by Liz Leeberg) COCC Barber Library Rotunda Exhibit January 3 through February 25, 2022 Plein Air Painters of Oregon (PAPO) is a group of outdoor landscape painters based largely in Central Oregon. Plein Air to Studio-Oregon Landscapes features…
Top Off 2021 with a Trip to the Museum
(Photo | Courtesy of High Desert Museum) Don’t let the last week of 2021 fly by without a visit to the High Desert Museum. There’s wonder around every corner! Gain a new perspective on wildfire as valuable questions are raised in the exhibit Rethinking Fire. The exhibit closes Sunday, January 9! Pack your visit with…
Kick off Your Holidays with the Gift of Music & Swing Into Valentine’s with a Big Band
(Blue Skies Big Band | Photo courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) Looking for a unique gift for the holidays? Look no further than Sunriver Music Festival’s website where you can order an online gift certificate for the upcoming 45th season! Gift certificates come in any amount and can be applied to any concert. For example,…
ARTISTS & THEIR INFLUENCES — Featured Artist: Paula Bullwinkel
(Brouhaha, oil on canvas, 40 x 60 inches by Paula Bullwinkel) The paintings of Paula Bullwinkel are quite enigmatic, to say the least. In them, oversized animals and rodents may share the scene with pale blue and light green headed humans, loose brushwork is often juxtaposed with finely detailed patterns, and the simultaneous presence of…
Bend Music Venue to be Renamed Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Photo | Courtesy of Live Nation Entertainment Live Nation announced yesterday that local area partner Hayden Homes will be the new name-in-title sponsor of the popular venue formerly known as the Les Schwab Amphitheater. This announcement serves as a logical step forward in the amphitheater’s continued progression as a pillar of Bend’s Old Mill District…
First Interstate Bank & Eberhard’s Dairy Products Present Music on the Green
(Image | Courtesy of Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB) Bring the lawn chairs, grab a blanket and join the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB for free live music as we host the 26th year of Music on the Green, presented by First Interstate Bank and Eberhard’s Dairy Products at the Deschutes County Fair…
Pawsitive Pale Ale Release Party to Benefit Brightside Animal Center
(Photo | Courtesy of Cascade Lakes Brewing Co.) Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. requests all paws on deck for a special release party featuring their newest brew, Pawsitive Pale Ale, on Saturday June 5 from 2-7pm at the 7th Street Pub in Redmond. One dollar of every Pawsitive Pale Ale six pack sale and a portion…
Les Schwab Amphitheater Announces Latest in Concert Lineup
(Graphic | Courtesy of Les Schwab Amphitheater) Les Schwab Amphitheater has announced concerts No. 17 and 18 of the season, which represents the most the venue has ever hosted in a year. And there’s more coming. Here are details: Arena Rockers Foreigner Set to Play Les Schwab Amphitheater September 21 Online presale runs this Thursday,…
High Desert Museum Summer Happenings
(Bird of Prey Encounter | Photo courtesy of High Desert Museum) Hello and happy June! We hope you had a busy Memorial Day weekend, but not too busy. It was a great kick-off here at the High Desert Museum, and we’re grateful for all our visitors. Summer is officially in full swing here except for…