(Ethan Siegel, Ph.D. | Photo courtesy of Central Oregon Community College) Big Bang theory research and the frontier of astrophysics are the topics of an upcoming Central Oregn Community College Foundation Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar Program event titled What Happened Before the Big Bang? at 6pm on Tuesday, April 20. Ethan Siegel, Ph.D., an…

(Photo | Courtesy of Central Oregon Community College) Central Oregon Community College (COCC) is commemorating Native American Heritage Month with a trio of virtual events on November 4, 12 and 18. All sessions are free and open to the public; information at bit.ly/COCCNativeAmericanMonth. Jefferson Greene, of the Columbia River Institute for Indigenous Development Foundation, will…

(Robert Barber painting | Photo Courtesy of COCC) The flower-themed paintings and sketches of Robert Barber, president emeritus of Central Oregon Community College (COCC), are exhibiting at the Bend campus’s Barber Library Rotunda Gallery from February 27 to March 27. An opening reception for “In Full Bloom” is scheduled from 5-7pm on Thursday, February 27….

(COCC Jazz Band |Photo courtesy of COCC) JAZZ SHOW AT COCC MIXES MODERN WITH CLASSICS Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) Big Band Jazz group is performing its fall concert at 2pm on Saturday, November 23, in the Coats Campus Center’s Wille Hall. Admission is a suggested donation of $10 at the door. “We’ll be playing…