(Photo | Courtesy of High Desert Museum) The summer days are slipping away for you to experience Raptors of the Desert Sky, our popular outdoor flight show! The season ends on Monday, September 2. Hawks, owls, falcons and even a turkey vulture soar directly overhead as you sit in a natural amphitheater nestled in the Museum’s…
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Know Pressure at Deschutes Public Library
(Image | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) From the everyday stresses of life to the forces of nature you’ll find on high peaks, we all encounter different kinds of pressure on a daily basis. Join us at your library in August as we explore all things pressure. We’ll press beautiful handmade cards, learn about the…
Jackson Michelson Performing at Oregon Spirit Distillers
(Jackson Michelson | Photo courtesy of Nashville Music Media) Signed to a label and publishing deal with Curb Records, Jackson Michelson recently released his new single One At A Time, as well as a video to go along with it. He has several more planned releases this summer, including a radio release — all while he promotes his…
Native American Art through Traditional & Contemporary Eyes
(L-R) Jason Parrish, Navajo; Roger Perkins, Mohawk and Terrance Guardipee, Blackfeet The two dimensional works of artists Terrance Guardipee, Blackfeet, Jason Parrish, Navajo, and Roger Perkins Mohawk, span our concepts of what traditional and contemporary Native American art looks like. Their works can also begin the challenging dilemma of articulating why a work should be…
Woodward WreckTangle Bend to Open for the Summer with Ribbon Cutting Celebration Friday, June 14
Mt. Bachelor, a POWDR company, announced today that the Woodward WreckTangle in Bend will be celebrating its official opening this Friday, June 14 at its location in The Old Mill District. Offered in partnership with Woodward, an experiential action sports company also owned by POWDR, the WreckTangle is a ninja obstacle challenge for both kids…
Spring Break & Summer Camps at High Desert Museum
(Photo | Courtesy of High Desert Museum) Give your grade schooler the summer of a lifetime, taking to the trees, becoming a river explorer and investigating the forces of nature! All summer, there will be a new adventure in Kids Camp Summer Camps! Registration opens this Friday, March 1, at 6am. Grab your coffee and be…
Tower Leads Central Oregon’s #GivingTuesday Movement
(Photo courtesy of the Tower Theatre) $25 Supports Performing Arts in Education Next Tuesday, November 27, the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation celebrates Giving Tuesday, a global day that harnesses the collective power of individuals to stimulate generosity worldwide. The Tower’s one-day goal is to enhance the creative connections of 200 Central Oregon students. Every $25…
121 Oregon Arts Organizations Share More Than $1 Million in Operation Support Grants
Creative minds at 121 Oregon arts organizations will be empowered by $1,031,593 in fiscal year 2019 Operating Support Grants from the Oregon Arts Commission. Ranging from $3,000 to $29,750, the grants are available to nonprofit organizations with arts at the core of their mission and budgets over $150,000*. “We often hear that these are the…
Film Musician Donald Foster
(Photo courtesy of HDCM) If you’ve seen LaLa Land, War Horse, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, or Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there is a good chance you have been swept away in a film moment under Donald Foster’s musical influence. Since Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), he has…
Cascade School of Music Presents Astronaut & Drummer Jim Wetherbee
(Photo courtesy of Cascade School of Music) Jim Wetherbee, U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee, will present on the relationship between two of his passions, space and music on November 9. Wetherbee will be available for autograph signing and is donating a pair of autographed drumsticks and a piece of space travel memorabilia to be…