(Photo | Courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) Concert rock violinist Aaron Meyer loves celebrating the holidays by performing at the Traditions Holiday Concert in Sunriver. It’s a wonderful time for him to share music with the Central Oregon community, his family and friends. “It’s all about the people, and I’ve made a lot of valuable…
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Maker Faire On Track for November
The second annual Central Oregon Maker Faire is happening this November at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. The event takes place November 11-13 in the First Interstate Bank arena and will feature a variety of activities. While all details are subject to change, the latest information can be found at centraloregon.makerfaire.com. Honorary Chair Tony DeBone, a…
New Artists at the Gallery
((L-R) Multi Media Art by Judy Wilson. Eternity Pendant by Mat Garriott) We hope that you have your calendar already marked to party with our newest artists at the Artists’ Gallery in the Village at Sunriver. If not, mark it now — Saturday November 12 from 4-6pm. As usual we will be serving beer and…
Local Bend Mother Releases Second Memoir
(Flow Belinsky | Photos courtesy of Flow Belinsky) Flow Belinsky, two-time author in Bend, published her long-awaited motherhood memoir on November 1, 2022. Selflessness is celebrated in motherhood, but in this memoir, Belinsky shows the journey of a modern woman breaking out of the martyrdom norm and growing into her true self-expression within motherhood. Flow…
MUSE + UNLOCKED FILMS Present A Reflection of Self at Open Space
(Photo | Courtesy of The World Muse) Unlocked Films and World Muse will host a screening of their recent documentary Film A ReFlection of Self on November 29 at Open Space. The Film shares the voices and stories of LGBTQIA+ community members and explores what it means to be free. This screening will be dedicated…
ETC to Present Multi-Faceted PTSD Awareness Program
(L-R) Beverly Allen, Beverly Allen (playwright) and Craig Fox on their wedding day | Photos & poster courtesy of Ellipse Theatre Community) This November, Ellipse Theatre Community (ETC) will present the PTSD Awareness Project, a multi-faceted program intended to promote community understanding of the effects of war on military personnel, families and communities. The centerpiece and…
A Novel Idea… Unveiled!
Deschutes Public Library Foundation to Reveal the 2023 A Novel Idea Selection at Free Community Celebration Saturday, December 3, 2022 • 6pm • Downtown Bend Library, 601 NW Wall Street, Bend Get ready for an unprecedented season of literary magic celebrating two decades of Oregon’s largest community read project. Expect the unexpected as hundreds of…
Festival Creative Contest 🎥🎨
(Photo | Courtesy of BendFilm) Get involved and become a BendFilm member! The festival may be over for the year, but the benefits of being a Member don’t stop! All Memberships include: 20 percent off BendFilm Festival Passes Purchase Festival film tickets before the general public FREE online access to Festival favorites in the Alumni…
BEAT Swag Store is Open!!
(Photo | Courtesy of BEAT Children’s Theatre) The BEAT Swag Store is open!! That’s right… back by popular demand, you can go online now and put in your orders for BEAT T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, tote bags and more! The store is open for a limited time, closing November 10, so check it out soon. All…
2022 National Native American Heritage Month Statement from The Museum at Warm Springs
(Photo | Courtesy of The Museum at Warm at Warm Springs) In 1990, United States President George H.W. Bush signed Joint Resolution 577 designating November as the first National American Indian Heritage Month. The joint resolution read: “American Indians were the original inhabitants of the lands that now constitute the United States of America.” It…