(Rick Steber) Bart Manning is a hardworking cowboy who gets sideswiped by the American Dream. Along the way he loses a son and a wife, and damn near everything he holds dear. Then one day he comes across a poem, Man in the Mirror, and everything changes. He meets a man, or maybe it is…
Bond Update: La Pine & Sisters Libraries to Reopen This Fall Remodeling of these two community libraries is entering the home stretch! The La Pine Library is scheduled to re-open in late September, with the Sisters Library following suit in October. In La Pine, visit us at the La Pine Activity Center on Mondays from…
((L-R) Thor Hanson, Rena Priest and Anna Welch | Photos courtesy of High Desert Museum) How can or can’t species adapt to the effects of climate change? For decades, Thor Hanson, Ph.D. (thorhanson.net) — respected biologist, author, Guggenheim Fellow and Switzer Environmental Fellow — has travelled the world, written several books and won the renowned…
In hot July, Leadership Coordinator Hilda León led 11 participants through the cool poetry of “El Invierno en la Ventana” (Winter in the Window) by Concepción Sámano, via Zoom meetings. It was her second Club de Lectura (reading club) program and attracted readers from California and Lebanon, Oregon. Hilda connected with the poet and writer when she visited…
(Girls in traditional attire celebrate during a Centro Cultural del Condado de Washington County community cultural event. The image will be featured on the Arts Build Communities grant program page of the new Arts Commission website | Photo courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) A new, more user-friendly Oregon Arts Commission website will launch the week…
(Rendering courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Delve into the beauty and technique of architecture found in everyday life. Explore great Gothic cathedrals of Western Europe and learn the origins of mid-century modern architecture. Find practical know-how for building your perfect salad and get organized with a bullet journaling workshop. Kids can participate in a fort-building…
(Museum & Me returns on Thursday, August 3 | Photo courtesy of High Desert Museum) Museum & Me Returns Museum & Me offers a quieter, after-hours time to visit the Museum for children and adults who experience physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities. Sensory packs are available to borrow with headphones, fidgets and more. Museum &…
Summer with the Library Heats Up! The long days of summer are here, and that means more time for reading and enjoying fun activities—and earning prizes when you join Summer with the Library! Kids and teens get a book and adults get a custom word poetry magnet set just for signing up. Complete a reading…
(Spoken-word artists Micah Bournes and jenna headline the June 4 event | Photo courtesy of COCC) To mark the end of the academic year, Central Oregon Community College (COCC) is hosting its first-ever Cross-Cultural Celebration, a free evening of Spanish guitar, spoken-word poetry, operetta and other acts by COCC and local high school students, and…
The renovations and new construction of libraries throughout Deschutes County bring a wonderful opportunity for the Deschutes Public Library to expand its existing art collection. The Library appointed local artists, one project architect and community representatives from Bend, La Pine, Redmond, Sisters, Sunriver and Portland to serve on the Public Art Selection Committee (Art Committee)…
