(Photo | Courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) Sisters Folk Festival is seeking nominations for their 2022 Ben Westlund Advocate for the Arts Award. This award is given to the artist, organization or person who consistently supports, promotes and perpetuates cultural expression and engagement, seeks to inspire artistic endeavors in others and advocates for building on…
(Graphic | Courtesy of Tualatin Valley Creates) It’s a new year and Hillsboro is already planning its summer activities. On July 16 and 17, the west end of Downtown Hillsboro will become a two-day gallery of street paintings averaging 10’x10’. Local and national chalk artists will transform E. Main Street and flanking avenues into a…
((L-R) Gangstagrass, Jim Messina and Maria Muldaur are coming to the Tower Theatre | Photos courtesy of the Tower Theatre) The Tower Theatre lineup is growing, as three new shows have been added for April. Gangstagrass Live at the Tower April 10 at 7:30pm Reserved seating, doors open at 6:30pm Blending bluegrass and hip-hop may…
(Photos | Courtesy of Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts) Intersections: Where Art & Activism Meet features the work of two contemporary artists at the center of art and social critique. April Bey’s Atlantica depicts a world, beyond this earth, where Blackness, queerness and joy are respected and celebrated. Atlantica seeks to center Black opulence and pleasure when on Earth both concepts…
(Photo | By Suvan Chowdhury of Pexels) The acclaimed roots duo Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno are coming to Bend to play McMenamins Old St. Francis School on March 9 (mcmenamins.com/events). Their self-titled album last year on Free Dirt Records was a blend of indie roots and stringband traditions, and Vivian Leva is one of…
(Graphic | Courtesy of the Hayden Homes Amphitheater) Rising country star Jon Pardi will play the Hayden Homes Amphitheater on Saturday, July 23. Special guests Lainey Wilson and Hailey Whitters will open. This is the 20th announced show of the 2022 Les Schwab Tires Concert Series. The online-only presale runs Thursday, March 3, from 10am-10pm…
Newport Avenue Market has announced the launch of a new matching funds campaign to support Opportunity Foundation’s mission to provide support services in Central Oregon for individuals with diverse abilities. Now through March 31, you’re encouraged to donate to the Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon. Donations can be made through their website opportunityfound.org/donate. Newport Avenue…
(The Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture Quilt Garden will be a ten-foot-by-ten-foot bed of a Quilt Block Design or Quilt Design made out of plants and flowers | Photo courtesy of Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture) Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture (PMRCAA), a working ranch in…
(Diversity by Hampton Rodriguez) Leading a group of ten Oregon visual artists awarded 2022 Individual Artists Fellowships, Tracy Schlapp will receive the Oregon Arts Commission’s honorary 2022 Joan Shipley Award. The other artists awarded 2022 Fellowships are Mika Aono, Heather Goodwind, May Maylisa Cat, Laura Camila Medina, Susan Murrell, Hampton Rodriguez, Alejandra Salinas, Pace Taylor…
The Redmond Community Concert Association is proud to offer $2,000 scholarships to Redmond-area high school students for educational music development. This is our eighth year of offering scholarships to local students. In addition to presenting quality entertainment to Central Oregon audiences, our mission is to enhance music education for students living in the Redmond School…
