(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
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…
(AI Generated) Hold off on making decisions as this month begins. You will get more information on the 4th that could impact your choice. New directions could feel challenging on the 6th so take your time moving forward. The New Moon on the 8th gives you a green light, and you can start making big…
(Photo courtesy of Dry Canyon Arts Association) In 2025, Dry Canyon Arts Association’s (DCAA) Fall Art Show & Sale set records in every category it tracks, from number of artists to number of visitors. So what do they do for an encore in 2026? They pick up and move to a new, untested venue and…
(Graphic courtesy of Roundabout Books) Roundabout Books, Deschutes Public Library, and Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon are Honored to Welcome Mychal the Librarian to Bend for a Community Storytime. Mychal Threets, host of the revamped Reading Rainbow on YouTube will be at UUFCO on Monday, November 9th, at 6pm for a community storytime to…
(Graphic courtesy of Maragas Winery) 25th Anniversary of producing Legal Zin (our big, earthy red zinfandel blend). To Celebrate, we’re having a collaborative tasting event where we’ve inviting wineries that barrel age wine in Central Oregon to join us at our winery barrel samples. Wineries sampling their wines: Ermisch Cellars Lava Terrace Cellars Lazy Z…
(Beatrice Morrow Cannady was a pioneering civil rights activist in Oregon who served as the editor and eventual owner of the state’s leading Black newspaper. | Photo courtesy of COCC.) A community award being presented by Central Oregon Community College’s Afrocentric Program will honor a member of the community whose courage and care strengthen the…
