(L-R) Tatanka Means, Reservation Dogs, Gary Farmer | Photos courtesy of BendFilm) BendFilm announced Tatanka Means and Gary Farmer as Indigenous Filmmaking Honorees for the 2022 BendFilm Festival. Means and Farmer will receive their award in person during the 19th annual BendFilm Festival running October 6 – 23, 2022. Both actors will also lead or…
(Baby otter — June 2022 | Photo by John Williams) High Desert Museum visitors will have their first official opportunity to see the new, baby North American river otter today when he joins two other otters full-time in the Autzen Otter Exhibit. The Museum will celebrate the addition of the male pup, now approximately 5…
(Photo | Courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) Registration opens this Thursday for our fall production of Legally Blond Jr. You can register online from 8am-8pm, Thursday, the 15th, on our website. If you have any technical issues, please let us know at bree.beal@beatonline.org. Full schedule and performance information can be found on our website. Are…
(Photo | Courtesy of The Photo Treehouse) Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture (PMRCAA), a working ranch in Sisters, focused on art, agricultural and ecological projects, has opened registration for a two-day art and science investigative workshop. On October 7 and 8, participants will explore Whychus Creek organisms and ecosystems, collect data and…
Collaboration, relentless curiosity and a daring expression of design can change everything. This year’s Bend Design Week brings together the bold minds, thinkers and doers in architecture, type design, technology and branding to explore new ideas, connect with design thinkers and leaders, and make ideas happen. Bend Design is a creative conference that celebrates creativity…
(Photo | Courtesy of High Desert Museum) Celebrate this year’s Waterston Desert Writing Prize! Join us at the Museum on Thursday, September 22 at 5:30pm for an evening of readings from the Prize winner, Caroline Tracey, keynote speaker Kevin Fedarko and guest judge Raquel Gutiérrez. The Waterston Desert Writing Prize honors literary nonfiction that illustrates…
(Photos | by Gary Calicott) Local photographer and champion of the Central Oregon music scene, Gary Calicott, is presenting a unique collection of work during the upcoming Bend Roots Revival 2022. Portraits of Resilience – Local Artists Thrive in Pandemic Times, features a series of black and white portraiture pieces of Central Oregon musicians, and…
(Artwork | Courtesy of Central Oregon Mastersingers) An amazing story from the Japanese community in Yakima Valley, an award-winning composer from Bend and the talented choral voices of Central Oregon Mastersingers will team together for the Central Oregon premiere of Heart Mountain Suite, Sunday, October 9 at 3pm. The free concert, which puts poetry to…
(Photo | Courtesy of the Environmental Center) Third Annual Multicultural Art Exhibition in the Garden Join us in the garden from 4:30-6:30pm today — Wednesday, September 14 — for our third annual Multicultural Art Exhibition! Hosted in partnership with the City of Bend as part of Welcoming Week. Six local artists of diverse backgrounds and talents…
(The Taiko Project performs at The Tower Theatre | Photo Courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) Unrestricted awards totaling $1,271,840 will be distributed to 165 Oregon arts organizations through the Oregon Arts Commission’s fiscal year 2023 Operating Support Program. There are 13 organizations new to the program this year due to a growing number of eligible…
