Partners In Care invites community members to gather in remembrance and celebration of loved ones at its annual Light Up A Life community bereavement event on Thursday, October 1, from 6-8pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon, located at 61980 Skyline Ranch Road in Bend. This free community event offers a meaningful opportunity…
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Upcoming Scalehouse Exhibits
(Art provided by Scalehouse) All the Colors of HÚE Opening Friday, September 4, 5-7pm Jearts Unknown Education presents an exhibition of artwork created by students exploring creativity as a form of expression, connection, and self-discovery. Through drawing, painting, mixed media, and other creative practices, these young artists transform experiences, emotions, and perspectives into visual narratives….
Last Call for High Desert Museum Summer Programs
(Photo courtesy of High Desert Museum) The last few days of summer are here, and there’s still time to make them count. Explore the High Desert Museum’s final round of summer programming, including live animal encounters, hands-on exhibitions and outdoor discoveries before Labor Day. Programs include: Raptors of the Desert Sky Experience the beauty and power…
HDCM Spotlight Chamber Players Auditions Next Week
(Photos courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) announces auditions for the 2026/27 Spotlight Chamber Players will be held on September 8-9. This program provides dedicated young musicians with the opportunity to study and perform chamber music at a high level through High Desert Chamber Music. Offered at no cost to…
First Friday Jazz Improv
(Photo courtesy of Hawthorn Healing Arts Center, LLC) What happens when a First Friday Art Walk meets the energy of live improvisational jazz? On September 4, Hawthorn Healing Arts Center will bring those two worlds together for an evening celebrating music, creativity, community, and the many ways they can contribute to a vibrant life. Improv…
Good Things Come in Threes!
Three’s a crowd? Not when the three are making music like Raynes and Bandits on the Run! This year’s SFF lineup has plenty of big sounds, but we’ve got a soft spot for a great trio. Maybe it’s the harmonies. Maybe it’s the chemistry. Maybe three musicians simply know how to make a little go a long way. Raynes brings a…
New Perspective for September
Decisions that are made on the 1st will ask for immediate follow through. Trust will be required over the next few days as it may take a bit to understand the impact. Worries and doubts are possible on the 5th and it’s important to have faith in your choices. More silence around the 7th and…
Local Author Rick Steber Releases Raven Speaks
(Graphic courtesy of Rick Steber) Some creatures simply cross the land. Raven crosses something deeper — slipping between the world we know and the one just beyond, carrying wisdom in one wing and mischief in the other. Guiding the journey is acclaimed Western author and poet Rick Steber, whose voice can be sly and unsparing…
Updates from the Old Mill District
(Photos courtesy of Old Mill District) 8 Great Dates The Old Mill District has so many ways you and your boo can spend a little alone time together, including romantic date nights, playful river dates or morning coffee outings. We have planned out eight great dates to check off the list between just the two of you,…
September First Friday Gallery Events & New Exhibit Openings
BEND // OLD MILL artHouse LTA 113 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-337-9985 • instagram.com/arthouse.lta The Last Days of Summer The sun is setting on another summer in Bend. On the heat and the smoke. The late nights and First Fridays. The new faces, new work, unlikely experiments, beautiful accidents, and all the things this creative community…