(Photo above courtesy of BendFilm) 16 Films Received Awards Including Nancy Schwartzman’s Feature Documentary Roll Red Roll Which Won $5,000 for Best In Show BendFilm announced today 16 films and filmmakers awarded jury prizes at the 2018 BendFilm Festival. BendFilm created two new film categories this year to recognize impactful environmental or outdoor adventure focused stories…
(Photo above: Treaty between the United States and the Tribes of Middle Oregon, signed June 25, 1855. National Archives, Washington, D.C (NAID 299798)) Original Treaty from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. celebrates Museum’s 25th anniversary The Middle Oregon Treaty of 1855 Display — six pages of the original Treaty that established the Warm Springs Reservation…
(Photo above from Leave No Trace by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini) Granik and Rosellini Awarded Inaugural (indie) Women of the Year Award & 4 Film Retrospective During the 15th annual BendFilm Festival, BendFilm will screen Leave No Trace and Winter’s Bone back-to-back on opening night with an on-stage discussion and award presentation. They announced…
(Artwork above: Dragonfly Diptych by Brent & Luke Lawrence) Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents metal sculptors Brent Lawrence and Luke Lawrence with Courtney Holton, painter; the three artists’ work appears in the upper and lower galleries through Thanksgiving weekend until November 25. On Saturday, October 13 from 4:30-6pm, the artists will attend a public…
(Artwork courtesy of Artists’ Gallery Sunriver) You are invited! Mark your calendars for a night of fun, community and giving. The Artists’ Gallery is celebrating the Generosity of Central Oregon with food, wine, beer, raffles and live music on October 19 from 4-7pm. Sponsors for Local’s Night include First Interstate Bank and Sunriver Brewing Company….
(Photo courtesy of Tower Theatre) Wild Kingdom’s Peter Gros Brings the Jungle to the Tower Theatre On Monday, October 22 at 7:30pm the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation presents an evening with Wild Kingdom’s Peter Gros. Peter will share his exciting animal world, and travel tales from Siberia to the Amazon. He highlights his adventures with…
(Photo courtesy of Sunriver STARS) Grab your tickets and prepare to be amazed as 48 of your friends and neighbors sing, dance and act their way into your hearts as they present Charles Dickens’s time-honored tale of the orphaned boy Oliver as he searches for love and belonging. Oliver, adapted from the original by Wayne…
(Photo above by Cara Freidham) Saturday, October 6 at 7:30pm the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation presents an evening of rhythm, grooves and music to move you featuring Michael Glabicki, singer/songwriter of Rusted Root and guitarist Dirk Miller. The duo return after a stand-out performance at the Tower back in 2016. As the founding member and front…
(Artwork above: Old Mill District Sunflowers by Joanne Donaca) The Oxford Hotel presents Joanne Donaca’s oil paintings of Oregon landscapes through October 26. A native Oregonian and noted Central Oregon artist, Joanne Donaca recalls the influence of women in her family on her fascination with art. Her paternal grandmother, an expert in embroidery and crochet, began…
(Photo courtesy of Bend Art Center) Wednesday, October 17, 7 pm at Bend Art Center Presenter: Dawn Boone • $10/person includes wine This light-hearted hour-long art appreciation talk looks at England’s most celebrated living artist, David Hockney. Hockney’s 2017 retrospective in London and Paris 2017 drew record crowds. The NY Times called Hockney a “colorist…
