(Rodney “Makaih” Cook III) Rodney “Makaih” Cook III, is entering his freshman year this fall at Bend Senior High. Since a young age, he has excelled in academics and athletics, but his true passion has always been music. As a toddler, his parents would find him beating on his Fisher-Price toy drum set, creating his…
(Denise and Michael Bryant of The Wooden Jewel | Photo courtesy of The Wooden Jewel) The Wooden Jewel, located on Bond Street in Downtown Bend, opened last December and showcases a unique blend of hand crafted designer jewelry, wood carvings and fine art. They have a wide variety of artwork from local, regional and international…
(Left: Water Lilies torn paper and acrylic paint on wood panel, 20″x16”, 2016 by Heather Moyer and Right: Spring at Three Creeks, soft pastel on paper, 16”x12”, 2018 by Janet Rawlings) Heather Moyer (hmartisticcreations.com) Bio: Heather Moyer, a self-taught artist living in Redmond, moved to Oregon from the Austin, Texas area in June 2018. She…
A new interdisciplinary, multimedia exhibition exploring the role of water in the region’s past, present and future permeates the space of the High Desert Museum from the present through September 29. Funded by a generous $100,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation, the exhibit “weaves together science, history, art and contemporary issues… [to] illuminate how…
Shelli Walters arrived early for her interview, sitting in a cheerful northeast Bend coffee shop on a recent morning as spring attempted to push winter out of the month of March. Her artistry and innate creativity were evident by the sketchbook sitting on the table next to her coffee: the cover was embellished with a…
(Photo | Pixabay) The Rotary Club of Bend has awarded four Central Oregonian musicians with its annual Traxler scholarships. Each scholarship is $2,000 each to the accomplished students. Heidi Watkins plays trombone and piano and plans to attend Montana State University after graduating from Summit High School this spring. In eighth grade Heidi set her career sights on being a middle…
(Photo | Pixabay) The Starseed Foundation has offered a repeat challenge to High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) for the third year in a row. The foundation will match up to $5,000 of funds raised from other sources. The Starseed Foundation seeks to provide opportunities and exposure to the arts and environment, to improve the quality…
(Image | Courtesy of COCC) The story of how an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador ultimately became an Oregon judge is the inspiration for Judge Torres, a bilingual play showing at Central Oregon Community College (COCC) at 6pm on Thursday, May 16, in Pioneer Hall’s Hitchcock Auditorium. Tickets are $10, available at cocc.edu/mcc-events. Xiomara Torres arrived…
(Photo | Courtesy of Northwest Civil War Council) The weekend of May 18-19 will be the sixth year that the American Civil war comes to Central Oregon. The living history event takes place in an expansive meadow at the private House On Metolius resort property near Camp Sherman, Oregon. This extraordinary event, that immerses visitors in…
BendFilm announced the purchase of the beloved Tin Pan Theater to expand its rich tradition of programming the best independent, foreign, and leading-edge films. BendFilm has been steadily increasing its year-round offerings in response to community demand for more independent cinema. In addition to the cutting-edge programming, the Tin Pan already showcases, BendFilm will add…
