BendFilm, Inc unveiled the poster design for the 20th Annual Bend Film Festival, scheduled for October 12-15, 2023. The poster was orignally designed by the former local design firm the Astir Agency and updated by local graphic designer and BendFilm employee Elise Furgurson. The creative design features an iconic image of Bend – the sun…
Soar into Spring Break
(Barn owl flies in Sky Hunters program | Photo by John Williams) Make it a special spring break for your family and visit the High Desert Museum. Kicking off our summer hours is just the start. Beginning Saturday, March 25, ppen daily from 9am-5pm. One BIG highlight is the indoor flight demo Sky Hunters. Experience powerful predators…
We’re Shooting for the Moon with our 2023 Lineup 💫
We’re thrilled to reveal Dennis McGregor’s 2023 Sisters Folk Festival poster, Moon Jam! The space-themed painting features a female astronaut carrying precious cargo and posing for an iPhone portrait in front of our beloved planet Earth. We’re thrilled to reveal Dennis McGregor’s 2023 Sisters Folk Festival poster, Moon Jam! The space-themed painting features a female…
Award-winning Piano Trio Makes Their Central Oregon Debut in HDCM’s 15th Season
(Felici Piano Trio | Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music’s (HDCM) 15th season, brought to you by Mission Building, continues with the award-winning Felici Piano Trio, making their first appearance in the HDCM Concert Series. As resident touring ensemble of Chamber Music Unbound in Mammoth Lakes, California, the vibrant threesome…
Twenty Years of Building Community, One Book at a Time
(Photos courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Springtime in Deschutes County means A Novel Idea celebrations are underway as thousands of readers discuss the same books and participate in free cultural programs, all leading up to the main author event. This year, the 20th anniversary of Oregon’s largest community read program, Deschutes Public Library welcomes four…
COCC Art Show Explores the Future of Gender
(NonBinary by Sara Weimers) Central Oregon Community College (COCC) is unveiling an art exhibition titled The Future is Genderless from March 15 to April 28 at the Pinckney Gallery in Pence Hall on the Bend campus, with an opening reception from 4:30-7pm on Wednesday, March 15. The gallery is open Monday to Thursday, 9am to…
Call for Artists
(Photo by Rudy and Peter Skitterians) The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon’s (UUFCO) Art Resource Team will present Primavera: A Celebration of Spring to be featured in our Linus Pauling Gallery, from April 2, 2023 to June 4, 2023. Art must be available for exhibit for the entire time and dropped off and picked…
Nature Journaling
(Photo courtesy of Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory) Have you ever looked at the world around you and been captivated by its beauty and intricacy? Have you ever been moved to capture it in some way to remember that precise moment or state of things? If the answer is yes, Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory…
Discover our March Artists in Residence
(Art courtesy of Caldera Arts) We are proud to embark on our third-month session of Caldera’s Artists in Residence program. The March cohort is now working at Caldera Arts Center on projects involving body art, multi-disciplinary art, filmmaking, photography, painting, and writing. For a comprehensive overview of our program please visit the AiR landing page…
Last Chance to Enter to Win Epic Bend Giveaway
(Graphic courtesy of High Desert Museum) Don’t Miss Your Epic Bend Weekend Don’t miss the Epic Bend Giveaway entry deadline this Thursday, March 16 at 11:59pm PST! With the spectacular weekend from Bend Magazine, you can make Bend a lot more epic! ONE Grand Prize Winner will enjoy an adventurous weekend valued at more than…