Central Oregon Writers Guild presents the top 10 winners of our annual Harvest Writing Contest in a showcase event October 24 where each winner will be recognized for his or her outstanding achievement. Winners will read their winning entry during this evening of celebration and will also be published in the 2015 Harvest Writing Contest…
Redmond Unveils Five New Art Around The Clock Sculptures in Outdoor Public Art Gallery
A new season of Redmond’s Art Around the Clock rotating outdoor gallery was unveiled recently in Centennial Park. The public attended a ribbon cutting event, celebrating the Redmond Committee for Art in Public Places (RCAPP) presentation of five new juried sculptures. The sculptures will be displayed throughout downtown Redmond for the two year Art Around…
Burns Gallery 15 An Oasis of Art in Harney County’s High Desert
For several years an art gallery was a gleam in the eye of Kate Marsh, ceramic artist, poet, and photographer. Last year she joined forces with potter Fred Pelroy, who needed a place to throw pots instead of in the middle of his living room. The two searched in earnest for a proper studio in…
Pine Tavern’s First Annual PT80 Beerfest Challenge
The Pine Tavern Restaurant and Bar in Bend will host their first annual PT80 Beerfest Challenge on September 29 at 2:30 p.m. The event will launch their 80th birthday celebration with a beer garden, food, judging and a people’s choice award for the best IPA 2016. Sixteen Central Oregon breweries will be competing for the…
Redmond Library September Art Exhibition Celebrating Cultural Diversity in Central Oregon
In September, Redmond Library is featuring a Multicultural Art and Artifacts Exhibit in celebration with Latino Community Association’ Festival of Cultures being held in Redmond on September 26. Artists include Debra Fisher with her Spirited Art Masks; Karen Perkins, pine needle baskets; Stu Murdock, hand crafted knives and Savanha Justice, photography taken in the Dominican…
Twenty Diverse Cultures at Festival of Cultures
The Latino Community Association (LCA) invites Central Oregon communities to its 9th Annual Festival of Cultures on September 26 at Redmond’s Centennial Park from 10am-6pm. The Festival is an international affair including booths set up by Central Oregon residents representing roughly twenty diverse cultures from around the world and Oregon’s first community-based Official Citizenship Oath…
High Desert Chamber Music Kicks Off New Season
High Desert Chamber Music announces the 2015-16 season HDCM Concert Series featuring the Catgut Trio – September 25, Heiichiro Ohyama & SBCO Chamber Players – February 14, 2016, Gold Coast Concert Artists – March 18, 2016 and the Crown City String Quartet & Friends – May 20, 2016. The Spotlight Series, which raises funds for…
YOUR BEND OREGON ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEK STARTS HERE – SEPTEMBER 23
September 23 LIVE MUSIC WITH HONEY DON’T 7:00pm McMenamins Old St. Francis School Father Luke’s Room 700 N.W. Bond St. COST: Free Americana country soul from the heart of the Colorado Rockies. The musical union of Bill Powers and Shelley Gray, perhaps better known as one half of the old-time bluegrass band, Sweet Sunny South….