(Photo courtesy of Hayden Homes) Hayden Homes is thrilled to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Hayden Homes Amphitheater’s naming rights partnership with a giveaway for five lucky winners to experience a night of live music in style. “The Hayden Homes Amphitheater is an iconic community gathering place that unites people from all over the…
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Cascade Equinox Unveils Stacked Lineup for Third Annual Edition
Ushering in a new dance music-focused era, Cascade Equinox 2025 will feature headliners such as Disclosure, Sylvan Esso, Big Gigantic, Boogie T, Chromeo (DJ Set), Mersiv, Moontricks, TroyBoi and more. Passion Pit to make a rare festival appearance with an exclusive headlining DJ set Cascade Equinox will take place at Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond…
Central Oregon Youth Orchestra Presents Spring 2025 Concert at the Tower Theatre
(Photo courtesy of Central Oregon Youth Orchestra) The Central Oregon Youth Orchestra (COYO) proudly presents its Spring 2025 Concert on Wednesday, May 7 at 7pm at the historic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets range from $16 to $21, with an additional $6 Historic Preservation Fee, and are available now at towertheatre.org. This inspiring evening of music features…
HDCM Raises Funds for Educational Outreach with Hanging Flower Baskets & Culinary Herb Baskets
(HDCM Educational Outreach Hanging Flower Baskets | Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music is offering hanging flower baskets and culinary herb baskets to fund Educational Outreach efforts. These 12″ diameter baskets will at a minimum double in size, and you can choose from a large variety of high-quality mixed flower…
Local Drummer, Frankie Borla, to Attend World-Renowned Interlochen Arts Camp
(Frankie Borla) Fifteen-year-old Frankie Borla of Sisters will attend Interlochen Arts Camp, the nation’s premier summer program for aspiring artists in grades 3-12. The son of Erin and Chris Borla, he will study Jazz Improvisation. Borla, a freshman at Sisters High School has played drums for the past ten years. He is passionate about Jazz…
Takin’ the Stage at Fourth Friday
(The Outlaw Jazz Combo | Photo courtesy of Makin’ It Local) Takin’ The Stage – Friday, April 25, 2025: Sisters, Oregon Fourth Friday Art Walk from 4-7pm. Makin’ it Local welcomes Sisters’ own Outlaw Jazz Combo for an evening of music. The Fourth Friday Art Walk starts with Oregon Sparkling Wine from Sokol Blosser, light…
Let’s Boogie to Some Junkerdash
(Photo courtesy of SFF Presents) Grooving. Raucous. Genre-bending. Hailing from Boise, Idaho, the always young-at-heart Hillfolk Noir has been carving their own musical path for 15 years. Hillfolk takes their acoustic guitar, double bass, and “anything you can find at a hardware store” sound and integrates driving drums and an electrified sound to create a…
Sunriver Music Festival Selects 2025 Featured Artwork
(River Dreaming by David Young-Wolff) Sunriver Music Festival has selected David Young-Wolff’s River Dreaming as its featured artwork for 2025. Each year, the Festival features an artist local to Central Oregon for the season’s poster. Artists were invited to submit their artwork for consideration and a jury of professional artists from the Artist’s Gallery Sunriver…
Neave Trio Returns for Season Finale in HDCM Concert Series
(Neave Trio | Photo by Arthur Moeller) High Desert Chamber Music’s (HDCM) 2024-25 season, presented by Washington Trust Bank and Lynch Murphy McLane LLP, will conclude in April with the return of Neave Trio. This Grammy-nominated group has earned enormous praise for their engaging, cutting-edge performances. Gramophone has praised this Boston-based group’s “taut and vivid…
The Art of Collaboration Neave Trio’s Anna Williams
(Anna Williams) On Friday, April 18, High Desert Chamber Music’s 17th season will conclude by presenting the Neave Trio, who will be once again returning to Bend! I had the opportunity to speak with Anna Marie Williams, violinist of the Neave Trio, about her musical journey and the trio’s love for artistic collaboration. Anna grew…