August 26
HEART & SOUL CONCERT SERIES: DOWNHILL RYDER
7:00 pm
Worthy Brewing Company
495 Northeast Bellevue Drive
Diverse rock & blues from Downhill Ryder in the beer garden. All ages welcome.
August 27
SMART AT THE LIBRARY
11:30am – 12:30pm
Deschutes Public Library
SMART, Start Making A Reader Today is gearing up for the 4th annual SMART Art: Show, Sale, Social on October 22, 2015 at 5:15pm at Kendall Toyota in Bend, OR.
Each year SMART invites young artists to participate in the Art Contest connected with SMART Art. This year we would like to invite the community to take part in the fun by joining us for a SMART at the Library event which will be held in Bend.
SMART at the Library is also an opportunity for us to recruit volunteers for the 2015-2016 program year. Come to your local Library and find out more about what it takes to be a volunteer for SMART in your local schools. It only requires one hour a week, it’s fun and it’s of great benefit to the kids.
Bring your friends, bring your children, bring your grandchildren and join us for an entertaining afternoon of volunteer recruitment and artistic fun. Our goal for this event is to:
- Enlist more SMART volunteers to read with children in local schools (It only takes one hour a week!)
- Create some book-inspired art that can be entered into our SMART Art contest and displayed at our fall fundraiser.
- We will provide all the materials. All you need is a love of reading and some time to relax and channel your inner artist. Art pieces submitted by children ages 3-18 will be eligible for prizes at our fundraiser in the fall.
- Can’t make it to SMART at the Library? No problem. Log onto www.getSMARToregon.org and click on the “Call for Submissions” link to find out about submitting your book-inspired art pieces for SMART Art, 2015. Or if you are interested in volunteering log onto www.getSMARToregon.org and click the “Volunteer Now!” button on the homepage.
SMART at the Library promises to be a fun event for all! And the best part about it? It’s FREE!
August 28
SISTERS ARTS ASSOCIATION’S FOURTH FRIDAY ART WALK
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
22 Galleries in Sisters
Pick up a NEW map at any of Sisters’ 22 featured galleries and stroll through town. The best in regional art in a friendly town.
August 29
HIGH DESERT RENDEZVOUS 2015
5:00 pm
High Desert Museum
What an amazing year we had in 2014. Our 300+ guests helped the High Desert Museum raise over $300,000 for our nationally-recognized educational programs. We continue to be incredibly appreciative of your generous support of the Museum and look forward to hosting you again at this year’s celebration.
We invite you to help us make the 2015 event even better. Enjoy hosted drinks, passed appetizers, gambling and games, as well as an amazing silent auction. Don’t forget to visit the Gallery for our Art of the West Show before making your way to the tent for a delicious dinner from Tate and Tate before enjoying the Live Auction.
August 30
LADY CROW’S ROAD RIDE
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
875 NW Brooks St
Spring is in the air and its time to stretch your wings in this warm temperature. Join the Ladies from Crow’s Feet Commons in a friendly, mellow paced road ride on the Twin Bridges Scenic Bikeway. Ride starts at 10:00 am from Crow’s Feet Commons and will be a great 2-2.5 hour ride. This will be an absolutely, no- drop ride….meaning everyone will ride together: from start to finish regardless of pace. Join the fun and show up a little early for a nice coffee beverage from Stumptown Coffee Roasters and enjoy a beer afterward! Ka-kaw!
August 31 (Thru September 15)
SUPER ART EXHIBIT
10:00am
Sisters Library
“Who Is Your Superhero?” and “Super Animals” – Original renderings by participants in the Library’s Summer Reading Program. Library is open Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Fourth Friday until 7 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
September 1
SPEAK MEMORY: BEGINNING YOUR MEMOIR
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The universe is made of stories, said the poet Muriel Rukeyser. What’s yours? Have you written it down yet? Join local educator and author Ellen Santasiero for a workshop at the Sisters Library on Tuesday, September 1, from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The workshop is free and open to the public but space is limited and registration is required. Register on line or by calling (541) 312-1032.
Beginning with warm-up exercises that help people access important memories, Santasiero will lead participants in writing and editing their own short memoir. “This workshop is for anyone who wants to record and present their memories using literary techniques,” she says. When asked, she was unable to pick her favorite memoir. “There are just too many,” she says. Santasiero is quick to point out the importance and value of the genre. “They provide a sense of community — a sense of history and identity — to rapidly changing families and communities,” she says.
Ellen Santasiero works as a freelance writer and teaches literature and creative writing at OSU-Cascades in Bend. Her essays, memoirs, interviews and articles have appeared in magazines and other venues since 2001. She was a featured reader at Caldera Arts in Portland in 2013.
For more information about this or other library programs, please visit the library website at www.deschuteslibrary.org. People with disabilities needing accommodations (alternative formats, seating or auxiliary aides) should contact Liz at 312-1032.
September 2
HEART & SOUL CONCERT SERIES: KC FLYNN
6:00 pm
Worthy Brewing Company
Acoustic rock & country in the beer garden from KC Flynn. All ages welcome.