U.S. Rep. Greg Walden announced that Sage Hassell, a senior at Mountain View High School, has been selected as the overall winner for Oregon’s Second Congressional District in the 2016 Congressional Art Competition. In a record year for entries, Sage’s painting, entitled Flaunt It, was selected by a panel of local judges, including Central Oregon…
Jewell Elementary Parent Teacher Organization funded an all-school Artist in Residence with local artist Debra Fisher. The residency was March—May 2016. Students of all 23 classes, kindergarten—fifth grade, learned positive/negative design concepts, creating an original design, cutting paper patterns, building block prints and printing on fabric. The work of all 520 students was assembled into…
Sunday, July 10 at 8pm, one of country music’s most powerful female vocalists makes her debut in Bend! The Tower Theatre Foundation presents an evening with Lee Ann Womack, the award-winning singer-songwriter behind hits I Hope You Dance and Mendocino County Line featuring Willie Nelson. Her new album, The Way I’m Livin’, received multiple Grammy…
The Deschutes Public Library will host second-year students from Oregon State University – Cascades’ Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing for a Pop-Up Science Fair, an event where scientific method and creativity collide. The event will take place as part of the Second Sunday Reading Series at the downtown Bend branch on Sunday, June 12 from…
Raven Makes Gallery announced their doors are open for business at 182 E Hood Ave in the Art District of Sisters. The gallery will be offering distinctive art and craft work of Native American peoples from across the United States and First Nations Peoples of Canada. Their vision is to show works that explore the…
Sunday, July 10 at 8pm local folk quartet Parlour take the stage as the opening act for Lee Ann Womack. Presenting their blend of harmonies and string instruments, Parlour members are Mark and Linda Quon on guitar and vocals, Mike Potter on mandolin, dobro and vocals, and Susan Bonacker on fiddle and background vocals. Parlour’s…
The Tower Theatre Foundation is turning up the tunes this July, starting with one of country music’s most expressive and distinctive vocalists, Lee Ann Womack, Sunday, July 10 at 8pm. Enjoy an evening with the award-winning singer-songwriter behind hits I May Hate Myself In The Morning, Last Call, I Hope You Dance and Mendocino County…
The Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents the High Desert Art League (HDAL) exhibition entitled Art in a Series continuing through September 5. The artists will be present at a public reception in their honor on Saturday, July 9 from 4:30–6pm. Art in a Series unites the 12 members of the League in the…
All artists strive to evoke emotion in those who view their art. This July the featured artists at the Sunriver Artists Gallery have achieved that goal. It doesn’t matter that the art media utilized by these artists ranges from jewelry and gourd art to photography and pastel paintings, the viewer can’t help but feel the…
The 41st annual event will be July 9-10. www.sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and inspire the public about the art of quilting and to enhance the cultural and economic vitality of the schools and community of Sisters and Central Oregon. They accomplish this through a series…
