(Photo courtesy of High Desert Museum) First Sawmill Demonstration! Full steam ahead! Our first Sawmill Demonstration is Thursday, June 6 from 1-4pm. Come see the 1904 Lazinka Sawmill in action and learn how lumber was processed on-the-go at the turn of the century. If you can’t make it to our first demonstration, never fear! We’ll…
The months of July and August at Art Adventure Gallery will feature the many talented artists who live in and around Jefferson County. Artists may submit up to four pieces in any medium. Two dimensional work should be framed, wired and ready for hanging. Application forms will be available at the gallery or may be…
The Sunriver Murders, the fifth book in Ted Haynes’ Northwest Murder Mystery series set in Central Oregon, will reach bookstores on June 18. Continuing characters from the previous books both help and hinder Deschutes County Sheriff’s Detective Carl Breuninger’s investigation into the violent death of seemingly solid resident of Sunriver, the highly popular resort community…
(Shayla in RED — Shayla is from Little Black Bear First Nation within Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan, Canada. This photograph was a collaboration between photographer Wayne Slinn and Indigenous makeup artist JJ Vester Penny to help bring awareness to MMIGW2s. 30” x 40.” Acrylic on canvas | Photo by Nayana LaFond) The exhibition features…
Join us for our annual fundraising block party with an array of creative hubs featuring selfie drawings, poetry on the fly, art auction with artworks from artists and community members, music, food, drinks and an opportunity to celebrate with our creative community. All proceeds will directly benefit Scalehouse’s youth education program, Scalehouse Art Lab: an…
Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000. This grant will support CMNW’s 2024 Summer Festival programming and activities during the five-week festival, June 27 to July 28. This is the tenth consecutive year…
(Photo by Eddie Kao) The Museum at Warm Springs, which recently reopened after a five-month closure to install a new HVAC system, has received $20,000 in general operating support from the Oregon Community Foundation’s Community Grants Program. Contributing to the grant were the Dorris Coombs Thomas Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation and Fred W….
For ten years, Oregon Humanities’ Dear Stranger project has invited Oregonians to exchange letters with people they’ve never met. Since 2014, more than one thousand people have sent letters to Dear Stranger, and received letters from other writers in exchange. The project returns this spring with a new prompt: write about your fears. Oregon Humanities…
(Graphic courtesy of Tower Theatre) Oregon Ballet Theatre 2 Presented by the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation Saturday, June 1 at 3pm The dynamic and vibrant young dancers of OBT2 share their artistry, ability, professionalism, and innovation of Oregon Ballet Theatre with the statewide audience, serving as a cultural ambassador for the performing arts from the state…
Sunriver Music Festival has announced its annual fundraising event, Raise the Baton: The Elements of Music, which will be held Sunday, July 14 at 5pm in Bend at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon. “The Festival’s Raise the Baton fundraiser offers intriguing glimpses into the myriad elements that create world-class orchestra concerts in Bend…
