The songwriter series is a nonprofit, private concert series created to introduce independent singer-songwriters to an attentive audience in an intimate setting, explains creator John Cook. One hundred Percent of the proceeds from donations and merchandise sales go directly to the artists. “These concerts are a wonderful way to enjoy hearing great musicians and singer-songwriters…

High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) announces the 2017-18 landmark tenth Anniversary season schedule. This celebratory year features Elizabeth Pitcairn and The Red Violin – October 7, Peter Wiley & Anna Polonsky – December 8, Evening with Brahms and Clara Schumann – February 14, 2018, Aviara Trio – March 9, Crown City String Quartet – April…

Violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn has earned a reputation as one of America’s most beloved soloists. The daughter of a Juilliard-trained cellist, she began her musical studies in Bucks County, Pennsylvania at age three and later developed with renowned teachers such as Robert Lipsett and Shmuel Ashkenasi. She spent a portion of her youth in Southern…

Looking for a place with lovely cocktails, good food and affordable price points? You owe it to yourself to try Rockin’ Dave’s Backstage Lounge on Greenwood between seventh and eighth in Bend. I’m not talking about the bagel bistro, which is still awesome for breakfast and lunch, but rather the joint Dave Flier (aka Rockin’…

Madras / Warm Springs Art Adventure Gallery 185 SW Fifth St. 541-475-7701. www.artadventuregallery.com 2017 Solar Eclipse Exhibit, artwork will be Central Oregon landscape or solar/celestial oriented. The Museum at Warm Springs 2189 U.S. 26, 541-553-3331, www.museumatwarmsprings.org Tradition and contemporary adult tribal artists thru January 7, 2018. Prineville A.R. Bowman Memorial Museum 246 N Main St.,…

The Central Oregon Country Music Gathering is set for September 7-9, noon–10pm, at the Crook County Fairgrounds in Prineville. The Gathering features the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association (OOTFA) who “perpetuate and promote old time fiddling and old time music.” Free Admission and public welcome! Everyone is encouraged to bring their instruments. Evening Stage Shows:…