Upcoming Events
March 2010


Night Life

Bendistillery: The Martini Bar - Bend Mon.: Industry Night Wed.: Live & Local musical talent, 8pm Thurs.: Psychic Night, 8-10pm Fri. & Sat.: Open at 4pm 541/318-0200, www.bendistillery.com

Cascades Theatrical Company 148 NW Greenwood Ave. Bend 389-0803 Jazz at Joe’s on the Road at the Greenwood Playhouse, Rebecca Kilgore with PDXV. March 20, 7 pm Food by Soupçon available starting at 6 pm. Tickets at www.justjoesmusic.com.

Cascade Winds Symphonic Band March 7, 2pm, under the direction of music director Dan Judd at Summit High School auditorium. This concert is free of charge; tickets not required. 541-593-1635.

COCC Big Band Jazz Concert 7:30pm on March 12 at the Pinckney Center for the Arts on the Bend campus. Andy Warr will direct the band. 541-383-7510.

COCC Choir Bellus Vocis Winter Concerts 7pm March 6 and 3pm March 7 at Wille Hall in the COCC Campus Center on the Bend campus. The choir is under the direction of James W. Knox, assistant professor of music at COCC. 541- 383-7512, High Desert Chamber Music March 2, 7pm

Crown City String Quartet with Don Foster at the Tower Theatre Program: Wolf, String Quartet in G Major “Italian Serenade” Schumann, String Quartet No. 1 in a minor, Op.41 #1 Weber, Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Major, Op.34 541-306-3988, www.HighDesertChamberMusic.com

McMenamins – Bend
March 3 Eric Tollefson & The World’s Greatest Lovers7pm folk -pop
March 4 Irish Whiskey Tasting 7pm
March 10 Craig Carothers 7pm Nashville singer-songwriter
March 16 Science Pub presents…first Impressions Featuring Frank Bernieri, Associate Professor, OSU Department of Psychology 5:30pm.
March 17 The Moon Mountain Ramblers, 8pm Bluegrass
March 17 The Sweet Harlots, 6-9pm Americana
March 17 Steve Allely 6pm. Piper
March 17 Irish Dancers 5:30pm
March 17 Tune Dawgs, 5pm Irish Fiddleplay
March 17 St. Patrick’s Celebration Featuring live music by Moon Mountain Ramblers, The Sweet Harlots and others! 5pm
March 24 McMenamins and opbmusic.org present, Great Northwest Music Tour, Portland Cello Project 7pm
March 31 The Dirty Words 7pm 541/382-5174, www.mcmenamins.com

Silver Moon BreweryTuesday-Thursday shows start at 8pm, Friday/Saturday at 9pm.
April 10, 8pm With a memorable voice and sincere lyrics, Leif James creates original music without sounding recycled. 541-388-8331 www.silvermoonbrewing.com

The Riverhouse Betty Berger Big Band Swing Sundays: March 14, 28, April 11, 25, May 9, 23, June 13, 27 541/389-8810, www.riverhouse.com

Tower Theatre – Bend
Mar 2, 7pm – High Desert Chamber Music Crown City String Quartet
Mar 5, 7pm – St. Charles Bend Talent Showcase
Mar 6, 7:30pm – Vienna Boys Choir
Mar 16, 7pm – Maceo Parker
Mar 17 & 18, 7pm – Brandi Carlile
Mar 20, 7:30pm – The Irish Rovers
Mar 24, 7:30pm – Debbie Friedman
Apr 2, Fri at 5pm – Tour Du Chocolat
Apr 7, Wed at 7pm – House of Floyd
Apr 10, Sat at 8pm – Doug Benson
Apr 18, Sun at 7:30pm – Betty Buckley
Apr 24, Sat at 7pm – Bruce Cockburn
Apr 26, Mon at 7:30pm – Lakota Sioux Dance Theatre May 15, Sat at 7pm – Straight No Chaser
May 21, Fri at 7pm – High Desert Chamber Music Mountain Trio 541/317/0700, 541/419-5710 www.towertheatre.org

MUSEUM EVENT
CALENDAR

Deschutes County Historical Society Open Tuesdays- Saturdays, 10am -4:30pm 541-389-1813 www.deschuteshistory.org

High Desert Museum Sin in the Sagebrush, one of the most in-depth exhibits examining the lives of those who sought opportunity, fortune and community on the Western frontier, thru Sept. 26. 541-382-4754, www.highdesertmuseum.org

Jefferson County Historical Museum Madras Ongoing exhibit of historical photos in the OSU extension office. 541-475-3808 or 541-475-6075

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Nature Center: Tuesday thru Saturday 10am-4pm. March 12, 6:30pm Evolution of Complexity: Inside Darwin’s Black Box By Joe Thornton, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Observatory: March 20 – 27  Solar Viewing:  10am–10pm Night Sky Viewing: 8pm–10pm March 20 – 28 Nature Talks   11am daily March 20  - 10am-4pm Spring Equinox 541/593-4394 www.sunrivernaturecenter.org

The Museum at Warm Springs March 28 Annual Youth Art Exhibit. April 8–June 6 Wolfn Photographies Exhibit April 17 - Honor Dinner at the World Forestry Center, Portland Honorees: Elizabeth Furse, TWANAT Award and Atwai Jim Noteboom, Lifetime Achievement Award Weekends May—Sept. Living Traditions educational demonstrations 541/553-3331 www.warmsprings.com/museum

SPECIAL EVENTS

Bend Library March 1, Noon Good Chair, Great Books Read and discuss Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott Dell. Ruth Ann, 541-617-7089 ruthanns@deschuteslibrary.org
March 3, 5:30pm Drop in and screen Robert De Niro in Raging Bull. Popcorn provided. Sheila, 312-1039 sheilag@deschuteslibrary.org
March 5, 10am–4pm EITC Tax Preparation Session learn about Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) and access a free online tax filing program using the IRS certified software TaxWise Online. 541-504-1389 liisas@deschuteslibrary.org
March 6, 2pm Do It Yourself Chicken Coop Fred Olson, local do-it-yourself genius, shows you how to build your own chicken coop. Liz, 541-312-1032 lizg@deschuteslibrary.org
March 8, 6pm Art Envy Local artist Paula Bullwinkel. Lisa, 541-312-1034, lisam@deschuteslibrary.org
March 10, 6–7:30pm A Landscape of Ultimate Simplicity Learn about going green and getting the most for your money from your landscape design. Liisa, 541-617-7093 liisas@deschuteslibrary.org
March 14, 2pm Second Sunday Portland writer and poet David Biespiel, author of Shattering Air, Wild Civility and his newly published book, The Book of Men and Women, a collection of Pacific Northwest Poetry. Lisa, 541-312-1034, lisam@deschuteslibrary.org
March 17, 5:30–7:30pm Gardening with Perennials Find out how to select, grow, and maintain perennials that not only survive but thrive in the Central Oregon climate. Liisa, 541-617-7093, liisas@deschuteslibrary.org
March 18, 5:30 pm Movie showing of Field of Dreams. See the film this week, then join us March 25 for a discussion of both the film and book Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella Sheila, 541-312-1039, sheilag@deschuteslibrary.org
March 23, 6pm Classics Book Club Read and discuss Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann. Kevin, 541-312-1046, kevinb@deschuteslibrary.org
March 25, 6pm Discuss the film Field of Dreams and the book Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella, Sheila, 541-312-1039, sheilag@deschuteslibrary.org
March 31, 5:30–7:30pm, Vegetable Gardening in Central Oregon Liisa, 541-617-7093 liisas@deschuteslibrary.org
Central Oregon Architecture Club March 16 6pm CO Architecture Club at furnish, corner of Arizona & Wall, Bend. Architecture Show and Tell Bring a photo, CD, DVD of your favorite CO architecture. Claudia  MacDonald 541-408-1225

Central Oregon Writer’s Guild Central Oregon Community College Redmond Campus, 2030 SE College Loop, Building 1 Room 122, 6:30–9pm, March 2. The 2010 Literary Harvest planning will get underway. The meeting is free and open to the public. For information about the Guild, contact President Elsie Rochna at 541-923-0896, elsiemariewrites@gmail.com, or go to the www.CentralOregonWritersGuild.com.

La Pine Library March 16, 1pm Do It Yourself Chicken Coop March 20, 1–2:30pm Expressiveness Through Art Workshop with Walter Lee, Lisa McGean at 541-312-1034. lisam@deschuteslibrary.org

March 29, 10am–4pm Tax Help 541-312-1092 Redmond Library March 6, 2pm Introduction to Reiki
March 15, 6-7pm Mona Mohler, a Reiki practitioner gives an introduction to the history and methodology of Usui Reiki.  Linda, 541-312-1051, lindao@deschuteslibrary.org
March 7, 1:30pm Do It Yourself Cold Frame
March 10, 6:30pm Do It Yourself Freezer Jam Make delicious jam the simple way. Liz, 541-312-1032, lizg@deschuteslibrary.org March 11, noon Good Chair Great Books. March’s book is The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies. Jenny, 541-312-1064, jennyp@deschuteslibrary.org

Sisters Library
March 14, 1:30pmLocal do it yourself genius, Fred Olson, helps you learn to build a cold frame. Liz, 541-312-1032, lizg@deschuteslibrary.org
March 24, 6:30pm Read and discuss The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. Linda, 541-312-1072, lindak@deschuteslibrary.org Sunriver Library
March 4, noon Good Chair, Great Books Read and discuss Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Participants are encouraged to bring their lunches to this event. Julie, 541-617-7085 julieb@deschuteslibrary.org
March 10, noon Do-It-Yourself: Spa Products Create luxurious scented power, bath fizzies, milk bath and almond scrub with Anita Tracy.  Register on line at www.dpls.us
March 24, 6:30 pm Listening at Your Library: Short Fiction For Full Grown People, Julie, 541-617-7085, julieb@deschuteslibrary.org
  

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