(Ron Shelton, Bull Durham | Courtesy of BendFilm) Festival season is here and we couldn’t be more excited! We’re bringing a sports-and-film-fan-favorite, Ron Shelton, to BendFilm Festival Oct. 10-13. Shelton will screen Bull Durham and participate in a panel discussion for filmmakers, festival goers and you! Additionally, BendFilm is honored to have been selected this year as…
(Photo | Pexels) St. Charles Cancer Center is teaming up with The Joy Team to host Chalk the Walks on Aug. 20 from 11am-2pm to help spread positive messages through sidewalk chalk art. The event, which will take place near the cancer center entrance and in the Healing Garden at 2500 NE Neff Road in…
(Aesir Norweigan Fjord, Around the Bend | by Janet Rawlings) Artist Janet Rawlings will be showcasing her work at Cascade Sotheby’s downtown Bend office beginning August 2 with the First Friday Art Walk through the end of the month. Rawlings is a self-taught, award-winning fine artist who has maintained an interest in art throughout her life….
(Image | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Starting August 1, Deschutes Public Library customers will have 34 additional hours each month during which time they can access library buildings and services. The increased hours — which include earlier opening and/or later closing times at various libraries in the district — will allow customers of all…
(Photo | Courtesy of Precious Byrd) Bethlehem Inn is excited to announce a benefit concert featuring Precious Byrd on Sunday, August 18 at 7pm at The Pavilion, located at 1001 SW Bradbury Drive in Bend. Precious Byrd, voted number one party band in Oregon, will help celebrate the home stretch of Bethlehem Inn’s Transforming Lives…
BendFilm has been designated one of the Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals In The World by leading film trade MovieMaker Magazine. The selections were made by a panel of eight filmmakers and industry executives, who noted: “The festivals in our latest edition of the ‘25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World’ have all gained a…
(Photo | Courtesy of the Old Mill District) Come celebrate Bend’s sister-city relationship with Belluno, Italy on Tuesday, August 6 outside Greg’s Grill! Bend high school students who visited Belluno earlier this summer will be on hand for the event, as will Belluno students in town visiting Central Oregon. Light plates and summer beverages will…
(War Cry, oil on canvas, 60 x 64 inches, The Secret Dream, oil on canvas, 56 x 50 inches) At Liberty, a year-round dedicated arts space and cultural hub in Downtown Bend, announces their late Summer/Fall exhibition: Royal Nebeker: The Night Window. The exhibition will kick-off on Thursday, August 1 with an Opening Reception followed…
The Deschutes Pioneer Association and the Deschutes County Historical Society invite the public to view the Oregon Vietnam Veteran’s Traveling Memorial at the Deschutes Historical Museum on August 3-4. Created by the Umpqua Valley Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Oregon Memorial Traveling Wall consists of six panels that constitute a 24-foot-by-8-foot wall,…
(Photo | Courtesy of the Old Mill District) Several art and music events are coming up in the Old Mill District, including the return of the Art in the High Desert festival for the 11th consecutive year. Highlighting the district’s commitment to nurturing the arts in the community, this annual event is surrounded by several…
