21 Years of Storytelling The 2024 Bend Film Festival is gearing up for its 21st year, ready to showcase some of the most exciting films from around the world. From October 10-13, Bend will be buzzing with film screenings, panels, workshops, and enough cinematic excitement to keep everyone talking long after the credits roll. And…
Experience the Magic of Mushrooms at Fungi Fest 2024
The Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory (SNCO) is delighted to announce our eighth annual Fungi Fest, a weekend-long celebration of mushrooms and mycology, scheduled from October 10-12. This year’s event will feature captivating talks, immersive foraging experiences, and exquisite gourmet dining, all supporting SNCO’s STEM and natural science education programs for youth, as well as…
Blood Will Flow This Fall at The Greenhouse Cabaret
The show features a stellar cast and concept, marking the end of the 2024 theatrical season at the venue. The production will run from October 25 through November 23, with 18 performances. The director and theater behind the sold-out run of Little Shop of Horrors in 2023 are bringing this rendition of Sweeney Todd to…
“Know Horror” this October with Deschutes Public Library
Prepare for spine-chilling thrills as we delve into eerie delights, frightful films, and youthful child’s play for “Know Horror” this October. Create haunting imagery in a macabre poetry workshop and use India ink to create a creepy forest painting. Screen a 1922 highly influential silent film and explore American horror films of the 1970s. Get…
Autumn has Arrived!
(Meet one of the marvelous mammals in the Museum’s care, like the beaver, during the Mammal Encounter happening daily at 3pm | Photo by Bill Jorgens) With fall officially upon us, you really autumn know about our treat-filled fall daily schedule! These programs are a hoot, and they’re free with Museum admission: #1 — Meet…
Central Oregon Symphony Announces the 2024-2025 Fall Concert Series & New Venue
As the Central Oregon Symphony embarks on its 2024-2025 season, practice is well underway for their opening concert featuring two major works that showcase the full range of symphonic instruments and techniques. The season kicks off with an orchestra showcase concert, highlighting Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2 and Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No….
SFF Presents Brings Irish Newgrass Band to The Belfry on October 23
SFF Presents announces a special concert with JigJam at The Belfry in Sisters on Wednesday, October 23 at 7pm. Described as “the best Irish band in bluegrass” and “sparklingly infectious,” the band has been hailed as “Ireland’s answer to Newgrass Revival.” Tickets on sale now at aftontickets.com/JigJam. When virtuoso Irish playing jumps the pond running…
A Musical Family Opens HDCM Concert Series 2024-25 Season!
There are times when two plus two can equal three. Korean sisters Soo-Jin and Soo-Kyung Hong have played together since childhood. After Soo-Kyung married Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer, the couple played piano and cello duos for years. In 1999, the two pairs came together to form Trio con Brio Copenhagen. Now these family ties, cultures,…
Bend’s Beloved 20-Dollar Art Show Returns to the High Desert Museum
It’s almost time for the return of Bend’s biggest little art event, The 20-Dollar Art Show! Presented by Bright Place Gallery, this year’s exhibition will feature a record 6,041 original works by 272 artists. Sizing a maximum 36 square inches, each piece will be priced at just $20, allowing art lovers to bring home unique creations…
October First Friday Gallery Events & New Exhibit Openings
BEND First Friday Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. 541-388-1133 • bendparksandrec.org/facility/bend-senior-center The Bend Senior Center at the Larkspur Community Center is showing art by members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the facility and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing through October…