(Photo | Courtesy of BendFilm) As we have reflect on all the ways our world has changed in the last few months, we have a renewed sense of purpose for bringing people together to connect, share, build empathy and create opportunities for understanding. There is no question of whether we will host the BendFilm Festival,…
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Sisters Folk Festival: Here’s the Announcement We Hoped We Wouldn’t Have to Make
(Photo | Courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) It is with deep sadness that the staff and board of directors of Sisters Folk Festival announce the difficult decision to postpone the 24th annual Sisters Folk Festival to September 10-12, 2021. We know that this news is very disappointing, and we had hoped to not have to…
The Sun is Shining & Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards is Open for Business!
(Photo | Courtesy of Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards) Faith Hope & Charity made good use of our lockdown period. Our new point of sale system through Square is fast and efficient. If you are a returning customer, please enter your information so that you can be in our system, and easily checkout with your…
Join Us for a Virtual Film Screening of The Beaver Believers on Thursday, May 28 at 7pm
(Photo | Courtesy of Think Wild Central Oregon) What: The Beaver Believers is an award-winning documentary that tells the urgent-yet-whimsical story of an unlikely cadre of activists — a biologist, a hydrologist, a botanist, an ecologist, a psychologist and a hairdresser — who share a common vision. They’re all working to restore the North American…
Meet Artist John Simpkins & More from High Desert Museum
(Photo | By Abbott Schindler) Join us for a new, virtual series called Art in Place, highlighting regional artists as they explore space–studio space. On Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm, take a candid look inside the studio of John Simpkins, who currently paints in an old stone schoolhouse in the ghost town of Andrews, Oregon….
Oregon Farm Bureau Seeks Calendar Photos
(Photo | Courtesy of Oregon Farm Bureau) Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) invites the public to submit their best photos of agriculture for the 2021 Oregon’s Bounty Calendar. The award-winning calendar celebrates all aspects of Oregon agriculture: the products, the people, the production, the landscape, the enjoyment, anything that depicts the beauty, technology, culture, enjoyment or…
Faith, Hope & Charity Vineyards Announces Reopening Plans
(Photo | Courtesy of Faith Hope Charity Vineyards) We are thrilled to announce that we will be in the first phase of “Opening Central Oregon” for business again. By mid-month, we will be welcoming you back with a new way of doing business, with the same wonderful customer experience, while protecting you. We will be…
KPOV is Building Support to Connect Our Community May 15-23
In challenging times for all of us, KPOV, High Desert Community Radio, is working to bring our community together even as most of us must still stay apart physically. You can hear your community at 88.9 FM or kpov.org. “From the first moment of this crisis, KPOV made a commitment to be here for Central…
Virtual Science Pub Features Screening of Heceta Bank: Oregon’s Hidden Wonder & Discussion
At Oregon State University-Cascades’ rescheduled virtual Science Pub, OSU marine scientists will host a screening and discussion on a documentary depicting how a submerged rocky bank 35 miles off the Oregon coast has beneficial impacts on our state’s coastal environments. The event was originally scheduled in early March, but cancelled due to social-distancing requirements created…
Sunriver Stars Community Theater News
What can one say for the newspaper when there is no news? The STARS are doing what everyone in Sunriver is doing; sheltering, and keeping safe and well. Our 2020-21 season is on hold until we can “gather” again. We have four shows ready to be produced, directed and presented, but with the uncertainty of…