(Photo | by Kristine Thomas) Analyzing if it’s obvious who murdered the deceitful golfer, determining if your character’s banter is romantically playful or finding a word to rhyme with “solemnly” are a smattering of tasks a writer probably shouldn’t attempt to do alone. Thankfully, there are many resources for writers to find what they need to…
(Photo | Courtesy of SELCO Community Credit Union) SPARKY! The Book Trailer Promotes Summer Learning & Literacy Through Free Book Giveaways in Conjunction with the Summer Free Lunch Program SELCO Community Credit Union and Fireflies, which provides literacy and learning skills for students in grades K through 5, with particular emphasis on the “summer slide,”…
((L-R) Kevin Fedarko, Ceal Klinger | Photos courtesy of the High Desert Museum) In the spring of 1983, a team of engineers at the Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona faced an unprecedented emergency when massive flooding hit the Colorado River. It threatened to trigger what would have been one of the most catastrophic dam…
(Photos courtesy of Dana Burnett) Senior Triathlete Lew Hollander of Terrebonne turned 91 in June, and celebrated it by completing a sprint triathlon in Vancouver. Since then he has completed another sprint triathlon in July and has his sights set on a competition at Columbia River in August. Hollander is a Senior Ironman known around…
(Graphic | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Get to “Know Strings” and be amazed at their versatility to thrum, move, weave and lasso. Learn about the craft of puppetry and make your own marionette creation. Watch an artist at work with a cornhusk weaving demonstration. Relax to a cellist performance and learn to make a…
(Artwork | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Wilderness passes, air-conditioned libraries, books and bookmarks for summer reading and more at your library. Come on In, We’re Happy to See You! All Deschutes Public Library locations are open — and air conditioned! Beat the heat and find a great book or movie while you’re at it….
This September, PLAYA is pleased to offer writing workshops by award winning author Craig Childs and assistant to the poet laureate, Jennifer Elise Foerster. These workshops will support writers to immerse in the voice of a landscape and nurture their creative practice. September 10-12, Craig Childs will teach Where the Land Meets the Eye, which…
(Photo | Courtesy of High Desert Museum) The Writing Ranch and the High Desert Museum are offering a unique weekend writing intensive at PLAYA, an arts and sciences residency campus located on Summer Lake, Oregon. Spend four days in August nurturing your love of writing at Lost in Place. GET LOST IN PLACE Daily generative…
(Photo | Courtesy of Plant-Based Point, LLC) Things are heating up this summer with the release of, BEEFLESS CAKES: Easy Plant-Based Recipes featuring Beefless Cakes. This 150-page cookbook includes more than just food photos; 30 eye-catching vegans also grace its pages — many based in Bend. “We really wanted to create a cookbook that was…
On Saturday, June 12 at 5pm, Arlene Sachitano will present Double Knit, a new series set in Portland, at Sunriver Books & Music. She is best known in Sunriver for her entertaining presentations on the day of Sunriver’s Quilt Show featuring her mystery series about a quilting guild set in the Pacific Northwest. To attend…
