(Art courtesy of Scalehouse) Save the Date: First Friday Reception: February 7, 5-7pm. Toasts and announcements at 6pm. The 2025 Central Oregon Collegiate Art Exhibition celebrates the dynamic talent of student artists from Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University-Cascades. This exhibition brings together a diverse collection of artworks that showcase the creativity, skill, and…
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Updates from BendFilm
(Photo courtesy of BendFilm) Save the Date for Our Annual Fundraiser — March 2! This one is going to be good! Trust us, you won’t want to miss it! Congrats to All The Bend Film Fest Alum Who Made the 2025 Oscars Shortlist! View the Whole List! Earlybird Submission Deadline is January 24 2025 Competition Announcement: BendFilm…
Tower Ticket Announcement
(Photo courtesy of Tower Theatre) Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban Friday, January 24 at 6pm This event is in partnership with Deschutes Public Library, Assistance League of Bend and Silver Rail Elementary. Assistance League of Bend will be in the lobby prior to the film to give away FREE BOOKS!!! Harry Potter, Ron…
Explore the Metolius River
(Photo courtesy of Upper Deschutes Watershed Council) Metolius River Watershed Speaker Series The Upper Deschutes Watershed Council is coordinating a six-part informational speaker series about the Metolius River and its watershed. Join us with our natural resource partners to learn about the Metolius River and its history, hydrology, geology, water quality, habitat conditions, native fish,…
Mountainfilm Tickets are LIVE
(Photo courtesy of The Environmental Center) Tickets are live for our annual fundraiser, Mountainfilm on Tour! We are excited to announce that the shows will be at the Tower Theatre in Bend, on February 21 and 22, 2025! For the 22nd year, this highly anticipated program will feature inspiring documentary films about exploring cultures, preserving…
Last Chance for Sensing Sasquatch
(The final day of the Sensing Sasquatch exhibition is Sunday, January 12 | Photo by Todd Cary) Closing Soon! See Sensing Sasquatch now through January 12 “The world is bigger than we know.” ~ Phillip Cash Cash, (Nez Perce, Cayuse), Sensing Sasquatch artist. See the original exhibition Sensing Sasquatch in its final days! In the…
COCC’s Season of Nonviolence Brings Dance, Film & Book Conversations
(Artist-activist Betty LaDuke will discuss her exhibition Turtle Wisdom: Personal, Political, Playful on February 19 — with the art on display at the Bend campus through March 25 | Photo courtesy of COCC) Central Oregon Community College’s (COCC) 17th annual Season of Nonviolence — held mid-January through early April — features an engaging lineup of…
SPACE, HOPE and CHARITY at The Tower
(Charity Woodrum at MMT Observatory in Arizona | Photo courtesy of Sandy Cummings) The award-winning documentary film SPACE, HOPE and CHARITY will be shown at the Tower Theatre on January 18, followed by a conversation with the subject of the film, Dr. Charity Woodrum; Dr. Scott Fisher, director of Pine Mountain Observatory; and the film’s…
Tower Ticket Announcement
(Graphic courtesy of Tower Theatre) Glenn Miller Orchestra Tuesday, March 24 at 7pm “In The Mood” for swing music? The most popular and sought after big band of all time returns to Bend for an evening of swing music at the Tower Theatre! On March 24, The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra will perform their greatest…
New Exhibition Opening Friday
(Artwork by Agnese Cebere and Erin Langley, photo courtesy of Scalehouse) Point of Contact featuring Agnese Cebere and Erin Langley Through photography and sculpture, the exhibition explore themes of landscape and terrain, surface and depth. Situated within the high desert landscapes regional to Bend, Cebere and Langley eschew romantic depictions of this familiar terrain and…