(Rodney A. Cook) A Message of Compassion & Understanding from our Director of Financial Planning, Rodney Cook Dear fellow Central Oregonians, As racial tensions have escalated over the tragic murders of Black Americans such as Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and George Floyd, I feel the need to open an honest dialogue. I have struggled for a few weeks, at a loss…
(Quintessence | Photo courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) A new series of works by Ashland artist Claire Burbridge that explores the balance and cycles of natural ecosystems has been acquired for Western Oregon University’s (WOU) Natural Sciences Building through Oregon’s Percent for Art in Public Places Program. The commissioned works include two intensely detailed, large-scale…
The new Festival Faire online auction arrives August 6, and it is filled with one-of-a-kind donations from local businesses and individuals dedicated to helping the Sunriver Music Festival ensure the future of music education and world-class concerts in Central Oregon. You can help too, by joining the online auction. Preview all auction items at sunrivermusic.org….
(Photo | Courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) Sisters Folk Festival is presenting two camps that will take place outdoors at the Sisters Art Works Building from 9am-4pm Monday-Friday and are open to kids aged 10-14 of all musical ability levels. Tuition is $225 per week and includes all materials; add the lunch and snack option…
(Photo by Sue Dougherty) Red Chair Gallery is delighted to announce that wildlife photographer Sue Dougherty has won The 2020 Audubon Photography Award in the Professional Category. She snapped her prize-winning photograph of a Magnificent Frigatebird in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The giant bird, with a wingspan up to eight feet, is a male shown…
(Bend’s Morri Stewart has published Faltofar, a young adult fantasy novel | Photos courtesy of Morri Stewart) Morri Stewart has published her first book, the Young Adult fantasy novel, Faltofar. After having worked on Faltofar for a number of years, Morri decided to hire an editor to fine-tune her book. Her web search led her…
(Socially Distanced Rehearsal | Photo by Craig Brauner) Musical Impressions Studios will present Songs For A New World, a musical song cycle by award winning composer Jason Robert Brown, for one drive-in live performance on August 14, 2020 at New Hope Church (20080 Pinebrook Blvd., Bend, OR 97702) at 7:30pm and an additional performance on August 21, 2020 at Les Schwab…
(Mockingbird Gallery | Photo by Alex Jordan) Serendipity, along with a quest for a new beginning, seem to be the catalysts for the two proprietors’ success of Mockingbird Gallery in downtown Bend. Both founding owner Pamela Claflin and current owners Jim and Nathalie Peterson had reached a pivotal moment in their lives when they decided…
(Ka’ila Farrell-Smith’s A Lie Nation, Alienation opens Thursday, July 9. | Photo courtesy of At Liberty) Ka’ila Farrell-Smith (American, Klamath, Modoc) presents A Lie Nation, Alienation, opening Thursday, July 9 in the historic At Liberty Theater. Farrell-Smith is a contemporary Klamath Modoc visual artist based in Modoc Point, Oregon. The conceptual framework of her practice…
(Photo | Courtesy of The High Desert Museum) The High Desert Museum is offering a variety of programs this summer, and you’ll find awe and wonder around every corner! MEET THE GRAY FOX There is a new mammal in the care of the Museum. Have you met the gray fox? She was found as a…
