(Photo courtesy of SFF Presents) Beloved Scandinavian folk duo and SFF alums, Mikael Marin and Olov Johansson, are returning to Sisters in 2027! As Väsen, Mikael Marin and Olov Johansson have refined their sound and their stage presence to near perfection. With 37 years of touring between them, they seem to defy the laws of…
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Big Holiday Magic Comes from Shopping Small at Makin’ it Local
(Graphic courtesy of Makin’ It Local) One day of shopping small sounded a little too small. This holiday season, Makin’ it Local is expanding Shop Small Saturday into Shop Small Weekend, November 27-29, 2026, inviting shoppers to discover locally created gifts, enjoy holiday refreshments, and celebrate the independent businesses that make Downtown Sisters special. The…
Roundabout Books to Host NYT No. 1 Bestselling Author TJ Klune to Discuss His New Novel, The Stars Look Like Home
(Graphic courtesy of Roundabout Books) Roundabout Books is excited to announce that New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune will be joining us at an event on January 17 at 4pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon to discuss his new novel, The Stars Look Like Home, a triumphant story about a dog…
High Desert Museum Launches New Exhibitions This Fall
(Coyote and Lil Brother, 2025. Mixed media. Credit: RYAN! Feddersen.) Central Oregon’s cultural gem, the High Desert Museum, features more than 100,000 square feet of exhibition space, offering visitors moments of awe and discovery. Throughout the Fall season, visitors can explore three new exhibitions spanning topics from the history of porcupines through adventure-based storytelling in…
Discover Ice Age Secrets This December!
(Photo courtesy of the High Desert Museum) 250 in the West: American Indians and the American Dream As the nation marks its 250th anniversary, what does the American Dream mean for the people who have always called this land home? On Tuesday, November 17, Dr. Kasey Keeler (Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, Citizen Potawatomi Nation)…
Big Band Jazz at COCC Spotlights Songs of Thad Jones
(Photo courtesy of COCC) Central Oregon Community College (COCC)’s Big Band Jazz group is performing its fall concert at 7pm on Friday, November 20, in Wille Hall on the Bend campus, featuring the music of American Jazz composer, arranger and trumpeter Thad Jones. The performance is free, though donations are welcomed.. Big Band Jazz is…
Local Student Musicians Rock the Holidays
(Photo courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) Presented by Sunriver Music Festival, Concert Rock Violinist Aaron Meyer will Rock the Holidays with original material and hits of the season, celebrating classical music by infusing new life through the modern sound, styles and performance of rock music. December 9 at the Tower features 18 young musicians from…
Acclaimed Piano Trio Featured at Two HDCM Events This Weekend
(Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music’s 2026-27 season, presented by Washington Trust Bank and Lynch Murphy McLane LLP, continues this weekend with the Central Oregon debut of Trio Zimbalist. This concert is brought to you by the Pine Tavern and will take place on Sunday, November 8, at 5pm, at…
The Art of Coorie
(Left, Hamachi crudo (right) snap pea gimlet. Photos courtesy of One Stop Writing Shop.) Tetherow’s new restaurant, Coorie, is named after a Scottish word meaning to nestle in for shelter and comfort. In my world, the notion of comfort has always included food — but perhaps not food quite as memorable as what classically French-trained…
November First Friday Gallery Events & New Exhibit Openings
BEND // OLD MILL Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Blue Spruce…