(Museum & Me returns on Thursday, August 3 | Photo courtesy of High Desert Museum) Museum & Me Returns Museum & Me offers a quieter, after-hours time to visit the Museum for children and adults who experience physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities. Sensory packs are available to borrow with headphones, fidgets and more. Museum &…
Literature in Central Oregon
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…
Cultural Celebration Showcases Student Music
(Spoken-word artists Micah Bournes and jenna headline the June 4 event | Photo courtesy of COCC) To mark the end of the academic year, Central Oregon Community College (COCC) is hosting its first-ever Cross-Cultural Celebration, a free evening of Spanish guitar, spoken-word poetry, operetta and other acts by COCC and local high school students, and…
Deschutes Public Library Seeks Art for New & Renovated Branch Libraries
The renovations and new construction of libraries throughout Deschutes County bring a wonderful opportunity for the Deschutes Public Library to expand its existing art collection. The Library appointed local artists, one project architect and community representatives from Bend, La Pine, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver and Portland to serve on the Public Art Selection Committee (Art Committee)…
A Special September Weekend
(Lost in Place Writing Intensive at PLAYA at Summer Lake, 2022 | Photo courtesy of High Desert Museum) Nurture Your Love of Writing Spend four days this fall nurturing your creative side at Lost in Place. The Writing Ranch and High Desert Museum are offering a unique weekend writing intensive at the Malheur Field Station, located near Princeton, Oregon. Lost…
Transform Your Writing
(Photo courtesy of COCC) Transform Your Writing Click on course titles for details or call 541-383-7270. Creative Writing: Exploring Emotion “Plot is physical; story is emotional.” In this workshop, join local writing instructor Mike Cooper to explore the importance of emotion in creative writing. Develop the skills to bring emotion into your work, and help…
Don’t Miss Your Submission Deadline
(Photo by Jon Nelson) The deadline to submit your work for the 2023 Waterston Desert Writing Prize is Monday, May 1 at 11:59pm. The Prize winner will receive a $3,000 cash award, a residency at PLAYA at Summer Lake and a reading and reception at the Museum! The Waterston Desert Writing Prize honors creative nonfiction…
Deschutes Public Library | In the Know
A Novel Idea is Set to Start Its 20th Year! What better way to celebrate the 20th year of A Novel Idea than to bring together four authors from years past? We are honored to bring together David James Duncan, María Amparo Escandón, Peter Heller and Anne Griffin on April 29 for a free capstone…
Oregon Poet Laureate’s Tele-Poems Line Returns for National Poetry Month
(Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani | Photos courtesy of Oregon Humanities) Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani has brought back the Tele-Poem Telephone Line for National Poetry Month. Poetry-lovers can call 503-928-7008 to hear Mojgani and other Oregon poets reading their work. The Tele-Poem line will feature a different poem each day through April 30. “When…
April is National Poetry Month!
(Graphic courtesy of COCC) April is National Poetry Month! Click on course titles for details or call 541-383-7270. Poetry Workshop: Inspiration to Completion Take a poem (or three or four) from inspiration to completion. Learn techniques that will help generate ideas, begin the writing process, and shape it into what you want. This two-part workshop…