(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…
(Mateo Garza, Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) Measures of Success After demonstrating talent on the violin at a very young age, Mateo Garza was invited by High Desert Chamber Music’s (HDCM) Executive Director, Isabelle Senger, to join HDCM’s chamber music training program, the Spotlight Chamber Players, when he was only ten years old….
(The Subdudes | Photo courtesy of the Tower Theatre) Thursday, May 16 at 7:30pm the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation welcomes to the stage New Orleans based Americana roots and “swamp rock” veterans, The Subdudes. Over the course of 25 years and ten albums, the Subdudes have quietly become one of America’s national music treasures with…
(John Batdorf | Photo courtesy of the Tower Theatre) Saturday, May 4 at 7:30pm the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation presents folk rock singer-songwriter John Batdorf. Widely known as one half of Las Vegas Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo Batdorf & Rodney, he has toured with Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers, Dan Fogelberg, Hall…
(Robert Putnam) When Robert Putnam, Harvard professor and New York Times best-selling author, set out to study and chronicle the opportunity gap that exists for today’s American youth, he uncovered some compelling case studies across the nation — including one in Bend. Putnam will be speaking about the resulting work, Our Kids: The American Dream…
The Cascade Chorale is kicking up its collective heels in this fun tribute to some of our country’s greatest music with selections from Bob Seger, Bob Dylan, John Denver, The Eagles, O, Brother Where Art Thou and so much more. And to boot, the Chorale is kickstarting it’s FUNDRISER Campaign. No, that’s not a typo,…
The public is invited to the Historic Preservation Month Kick-Off Party on Friday, May 3, at the Old Bend Post Office and Bend Chamber of Commerce offices from 5-7pm at 777 NW Wall Street, in the lobby and Suite #200. Learn about the history of the Old Bend Post Office, type a letter on antique…
(Helping to lead the project, artist Kelly Thiel (left) sketches Harmonie, one of the Healing Reins therapy horses, being held by Healing Reins volunteer Desiree Kaye | Photo courtesy of Healing Reins) Local Artists Create New Work in Support of Healing Reins Local artists will come together to create a body of new work based…
