Winners will receive a complimentary print copy of the book upon publication. Winners may also be featured in author presentations and readings at Central Oregon bookstores.Central Oregon Writers Guild is accepting entries for their 9th annual Harvest Writing contest. Contest submissions will close on August 16. The contest is open to residents of Oregon and…
June 8 DRY CANYON STAMPEDE AT SISTERS SALOON 8:30 pm Sisters Saloon June 9 CASCADE SCHOOL OF MUSIC’S “HARP3” HARP ENSEMBLE 7:00 pm Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration “Harp3” Harp Ensemble will perform in collaboration with Renaissance Sisters Recorders, Vocalists Marilyn Anthony & Julie Cash, and guest Harpist Laura Zaerr from Corvallis. The musicians will…
Luhring Augustine Tunga (Antônio José de Barros Carvalho e Mello Mourão) Palmares, Brazil 1952 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 We are deeply saddened to share the news that our beloved artist and friend Tunga has passed away. One of the preeminent and most singular artists of our time, Tunga was a key member of…
Local Musical Production Companies Announce Collaboration Shore Things Productions Theatrical (“A CHORUS LINE”, “Les Misérables,”) and Thoroughly Modern Productions (“SHREK: The Musical”, “The Last 5 Years”, “Peter Pan”, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”) have announced a partnership with The Tower Theatre Foundation to bring the best in musical theatre to the stage of the…
Those who circulate in a yogi crowd have likely heard of Kirtan. Literally, it’s a group call and response reciting of sanskrit hymns and mantras. Emotionally, it is much more. Breyn Marr Hibbs, founder of Sol Alchemy Temple where Kirtan is hosted says, “It’s devotional singing from the heart. It’s the path of Bhakti in…
by MATTHEW PERRY for Cascade AE Longer evenings and increasingly warmer weather can only mean one thing in Central Oregon. Outdoor dining season is here and we must take advantage of this wonderful but short season. Just as the kitchen is where people congregate indoors, the grill or BBQ is where people tend to gather…
July 21–24, 2016, Central Oregon’s 4th Annual NEWBERRY EVENT Music & Arts Festival-Fundraiser offers a jaw-dropping variety of renowned musicians from outside Oregon. The theme of this outdoor festival is VARIETY, with two stages and over 25 bands. The NEWBERRY EVENT is an approved charitable fundraiser benefiting the Oregon Chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society. This…
Jill Haney-Neal, known for her wild (tasteful!) women has a retail location for the first time since closing her downtown Bend gallery. While selling wholesale nationwide, this is the first time she is incorporating the wholesale business into a gallery shop. While not abandoning the ladies entirely, Jill is introducing a return to her fine…
Painter, sculptor, jewelry artist and writer Tom Hellwarth says the concept behind his new gallery space is ‘life being art’ and wishes there was one word to encompass his many creative outlets. Hellwarth’s new gallery, Tometry, opened May 14 on Wall Street in downtown Bend (above Local Joe) as a predecessor to Stone Soup, a…
Memory is more than a dustbin of time, stuffed with yesterday’s trash. Rather, memory is a glorious grab bag of the past from which one can at leisure pluck bittersweet experiences of times gone by and relive them. ~Hal Boyle, 1911-1974 Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist for the Associated Press. The photo above represents several decades of…
