(Kristine Cooper | Photo courtesy of Cooper Art & Abode) Kristine Cooper, owner of Cooper Art and Abode, is a local abstract painter who uses art to communicate a multitude of thoughts and feelings. Kristine has been an artist for most of her life, recalling her early years being spent playing with chalk on the…
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Deschutes Public Library In the Know ~ July
Summer with the Library Heats Up! The long days of summer are here, and that means more time for reading and enjoying fun activities—and earning prizes when you join Summer with the Library! Kids and teens get a book and adults get a custom word poetry magnet set just for signing up. Complete a reading…
Sunriver Music Festival’s 2023 Season Opens with The Festival Orchestra On Saturday, August 5
The 46th season of Sunriver Music Festival begins on Saturday, August 5 with a Festival Orchestra concert featuring the Central Oregon Mastersingers, conducted by Brett Mitchell. Other season performances feature mezzo-soprano Sarah Mattox (August 7), violinist William Hagen (August 11), soprano Kathryn Mueller (August 14), and pianist Andrew von Oeyen (August 15 and 17). Artistic…
Caldera Summer Launch 2023
Summer Is Here! Caldera Arts’ year-round staff grows exponentially each June, as our summer team expands the circle that embraces Caldera summer learners from July thru August. Our 2023 theme is Heart, and we’ll be bringing our hearts to Caldera every day. This year, even as we feel the absence of one—our Founder— the land,…
Siletz Bay Music Festival Announces 2023 Season Lineup
New Faces & Familiar Favorites in an Adventurous Musical Buffet Presenting a sonic rainbow of adventurous musical offerings in classical and contemporary chamber and symphonic music, Latin jazz and native American motifs, the Siletz Bay Musical Festival returns for its 11th season on Friday, August 25, kicking off an ambitious ten-day series featuring over 50…
The Museum at Warm Springs (1993-2023): A 30-Year Retrospective Opens Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at The Museum at Warm Springs
(Grand opening of the Museum on March 14, 1993 | Photo courtesy of The Museum at Warm Springs) The Museum at Warm Springs (1993-2023): A 30-Year Retrospective will open at The Museum at Warm Springs in Warm Springs on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. The exhibition will be on view in The Museum’s Changing Gallery through…
Summer Fun is Happening Here!
(A group gets a close-up look at the detail in the original artwork by Justin Favela in the exhibition, Vistas del Cielo | Photo by Todd Cary) Explore New Exhibition Vistas del Cielo Imagine strolling through a life-size diorama that takes you on a journey through the world of High Desert vaqueros — Latinx cowboys…
Art in the High Desert Is Back & We Need YOU
(Photo courtesy of Art in the High Desert) Would you like to be a part of this exciting relaunch? Volunteers are the heart of this show, and Art in the High Desert (AHD) needs YOU. Sign up for a slot or two and come hang out with artists and art lovers. Please review the attached…
June First Friday Gallery Events & Exhibit Openings
First Friday ~ Bend / Old Mill District Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 • bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the 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…
Ovation Performing Arts Presents Anastasia! at Ridgeview High
(Photo courtesy of OPA) Ovation Performing Arts (OPA) presents Anastasia at the Ridgeview High School auditorium with weekend performances beginning May 27-28, and June 2-4, at 6:30pm, with a Saturday and Sunday matinee as well. Based on the Tony Award–winning Broadway masterpiece from Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, Anastasia tells an “emotionally rich”…