(Art courtesy of COCC) To register, click on course titles for details or call 541-383-7270 Beautiful Photos: From Start to Finish Discover how to create beautiful digital photographs from start to finish with professional photographer Steve Giardini. Learn basic camera operations, practice behind your camera and discover photo editing techniques that will make your photos…
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Crowd Favorites Crown City String Quartet Returns to Bend for Season Finale Concert & World Premiere
(Crown City String Quartet | Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music’s (HDCM) 2023-24 season, presented by German Master Tech, will conclude in May with the Crown City String Quartet. As resident performers, the group has made an annual appearance in Bend over the past 15 years. The group consists of…
Open Call for Artist Residency Program
(Andy Meyers and his wolf | Photo courtesy of Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture) Residency theme: Care & Stewardship Online Q&A Sessions: May 28, 9–10am, PST May 28, 12–1pm, PST June 14, 10-11am, PST June 14, 3-4pm, PST Application deadline: June 30, 11:59pm, PST Our vision at Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts…
New Exhibition Brings Works from Acclaimed Artists to the High Desert Museum
(Matthew Day Jackson (American (b. 1974) There Will Come Soft Rains #3, edition 8/36, 2015-2016) Step into a world where art, nature and humanity intersect in the captivating new exhibition Near, Far, Gone: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation, opening at the High Desert Museum on Saturday, April 20, 2024….
Save the Date for Rendezvous 2024
(Photo courtesy of High Desert Museum) The 35th annual High Desert Rendezvous brings a night of revelry including a live auction, raffle and more! You don’t want to miss this annual celebration of the Museum’s mission. Rendezvous helps support the Museum’s programs and exhibitions, bringing science, art and history education to youth and lifelong learners…
COCC Scholar Talk Illuminates Art’s Impact on Social Justice
(Artist and activist Favianna Rodriguez will speak at COCC on April 30 | Photo by Bobby Gordon) The Chandler Lecture Series at Central Oregon Community College (COCC) will present Art, Social Justice and the Radical Imaginary with Favianna Rodriguez at 6:30pm on Tuesday, April 30, at Wille Hall on the Bend campus. An Oakland-based artist,…
University Club of Portland Accepting Applications for the 2024-2025 Author-in-Residence
The University Club of Portland is accepting applications for its 2024-2025 Author-in-Residence. Applications will be accepted from April 1-April 30, 2024. This year-long program offers an author, living in Oregon or southern Washington, the opportunity to offer workshops and lectures, sell publications, and enjoy complimentary membership in the premier private social club of Portland. University…
An Evening with Randy & Mary Travis
Stroke Awareness Oregon is honored to present an uplifting evening with Country Music and Grammy Awards winner Randy Travis and his wife, Mary on Monday, May 13, 2024 at Westside Church in Bend. After Randy’s life-changing stroke in 2013, the couple will share their powerful story of loss, hope, faith, and resilience to raise funds…
Introducing ZeroGPT.com: The Ultimate AI Tool for Text Analysis and Enhancement
In today’s digital age, where the lines between human-generated and AI-generated content are becoming increasingly blurred, the need for robust tools to discern and enhance text has never been more critical. Enter ZeroGPT.com, a revolutionary platform offering a suite of AI-powered tools designed to detect ChatGPT-generated text and elevate it to new levels of clarity…
Congratulations to our 2024 Oregon Book Award Winners
(Graphic courtesy of Literary Arts) Thirty-seven Oregonians across seven genre categories were chosen as finalists by panels of out-of-state judges, from a total of 190 submitted titles. Winners were announced live at the 2024 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony, hosted by Kwame Alexander, at Portland Center Stage at The Armory on Monday, April 8, 2024. Since 1987 our Oregon Book…