(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…

Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 • bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the new Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the new facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru April. Blue…

((L) Spring Portal by Amelia O’Dougherty (M) Blue Flower by Paul Alan Bennett (R) Rounding Home by Jill Neal) Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is getting ready to host its largest annual fundraiser and community arts celebration, My Own Two Hands, taking place April 29 and 30. Proceeds from the event support SFF’s mission of strengthening…

(Tetons at Night by John Mikkelson) The High Desert boasts some of the darkest night skies in the continental United States. But with the region’s population growth, dark skies are a natural resource being lost. Increasing light pollution emanating from developed areas threatens the health and populations of species that depend on the dark including…

((L) Jeff and Heather Thompson, (R) Sea Turtle 2021 by Jeff and Heather Thompson | Photos courtesy of Red Chair Gallery) The husband and wife team of Jeff and Heather Thompson have been creating beautiful blown glass together for two decades. Their colorful sea creatures and tall striped vases are sold in several galleries all…

33rd Annual High Desert Rendezvous is Saturday, August 27 The High Desert Museum’s signature fundraiser returns Saturday, August 27! You don’t want to miss this annual, in-person celebration of the Museum’s mission. Rendezvous brings a night of revelry including a live auction, raffle and more! The High Desert Rendezvous helps support the Museum’s educational programs,…

(…But I Can’t Prove It, 2016; acrylic and The Dawes Roll book, 8 x 8 x 9 inches, by Tom Farris) Stereotypes of Native American peoples are ubiquitous and familiar. Savages and Princess: The Persistence of Native American Stereotypes, opening Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at The Museum at Warm Springs, brings together 12 contemporary Native…