The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission (BCTF) announced 20 grant awards for Bend cultural tourism-focused activities taking place September 2021 through June 2022, awarding a total of $319,500. The funds will help local organizations leverage marketing resources to attract more cultural tourists during the shoulder seasons and winter months — a time of year when the…
Experience the history of Deschutes County at your own pace through Historic Deschutes, a new app released by the Deschutes Historical Museum. The free app is available for both Android and Apple phones and tablets. Learn the history behind some of Central Oregon’s most recognizable landmarks and find hidden history along the byways of Deschutes…
(Artwork by Jackie Avery) Portland painter Jackie Avery is the featured artist at Cowgirl Cash and Arrange on Brooks St. Jackie’s work is very recognizable and in her words, “consistent.” She paints on wood panels with acrylic paint, and uses a restricted palate of yellow, red, blue and white. Her artwork takes a celebratory view…
(Graphic | Courtesy of Les Schwab Amphitheater) John Legend is headed to the Les Schwab Amphitheater on September 12! He’ll be joined by The War and Treaty. Two-day online presale started today at 10am and runs through Thursday, June 10, at 10pm at bendconcerts.com/event/John-Legend. Password = local General onsale starts Friday, June 11, at 10am…
(Photo | Courtesy of High Desert Museum) Inspire Your Inner Author The Writing Ranch and the High Desert Museum are offering a unique weekend writing intensive at PLAYA, an arts and sciences residency campus located on Summer Lake, Oregon. Spend four days in August nurturing your love of writing at Lost in Place! Daily generative writing workshops will be informed…
(Artworks courtesy of Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts) Join us for a conversation between these Crow’s Shadow Artists as they discuss creative collaboration in printmaking. The two artists worked closely together while developing Samantha Wall’s prints that are shown in the Scalehouse Exhibit today, Prints front the Permanent Collection. Janzen and Wall will speak on…
(Introducing “Beulah the Badger” 2021 SFF poster art by Dennis McGregor) Sisters Folk Festival is back! We couldn’t be happier to announce that we’re moving ahead with plans for a seven-venue festival taking place October 1-3 in beautiful Sisters. We have 17 artists confirmed so far and plan to add another dozen or so before we’re done. All of our venues…
(Photo | Courtesy of KinSculpt) We’d like to introduce ourselves, we’re KinSculpt: a motley group of artists and creators from Central Oregon. We’ve partnered with the High Desert Makers and the DIYCave to bring to fruition a giant, interactive, robo-botanical kinetic sculpture that we’re calling Fleur de LUX! The concept came from our desire as…
(Olivia Harms | Photos courtesy of Olivia Harms) Born and raised on a century farm in Canby, Oregon, Olivia Harms grew up knowing hard work was a way of life. So was music. Olivia’s mom is Joni Harms — singer/songwriter and Western Hall of Fame inductee. Music and hard work went hand in hand for…
(Photo | Courtesy of Plant-Based Point, LLC) Things are heating up this summer with the release of, BEEFLESS CAKES: Easy Plant-Based Recipes featuring Beefless Cakes. This 150-page cookbook includes more than just food photos; 30 eye-catching vegans also grace its pages — many based in Bend. “We really wanted to create a cookbook that was…
