(Photo courtesy of Academie de Ballet) Students of Academie de Ballet Classique present a lively weekend of dancing with an original production of Mary Poppins – A Child’s Story on June 24, 6:30-8:30pm and June 25, 1-4pm at the Tower Theatre. You’ll see arguing nannies, the appearance of the Perfect Nanny, Mary Poppins. Cherry Tree…
Poet and author Ellen Waterston announces released her fourth poetry title, Hotel Domilocos, published by Moonglade Press. A launch party on Thursday, June 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bend, will celebrate the release with a reading, signings and refreshments. Books will be available for purchase. To reserve, email info@mmccompanies.org.
Bring the lawn chairs, grab a blanket and join the Redmond Chamber of Commerce & CVB for free live music beginning June 28 as it hosts the 22nd year of Music on the Green, presented by Bank of the Cascades and Eberhard’s Dairy Products. One of Central Oregon’s longest-running free community concert series, Music on…
High Desert Museum / Waterston Desert Writing Prize Co-Sponsor Workshop Acclaimed creative writing teacher and author John Calderazzo, Emeritus Professor at Colorado State University, will conduct a free creative writing workshop titled “How to Find the Stories That Float Around Us All the Time, Everywhere,” Wednesday, June 28, 3-4:15pm at the High Desert Museum, Bend. The…
(Photo above: Winner Naseem Rakha | courtesy of The Writing Ranch) Three finalists will be recognized for desert nonfiction projects June 28 at High Desert Museum. Naseem Rakha of Silverton, Oregon has been chosen as the winner of the 2017 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. Her winning proposal, Searching for the Soul of Creation, was chosen…
(Photo above: Bend roundabout art by Stephen Fairfield) On Wednesday May 24, the Sisters City Council unanimously voted to accept the Request for Qualifications prepared by City Staff, with support from the Sisters Arts Association, Sisters Ranger District (USFS) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to start conducting a search for an original, large scale,…
Bend Urban Festival has created a new movement for the city of Bend. Every Third Friday, beginning June 16, this DJ-driven event will create a new platform for an all-ages dance and community. Held at the newest movement studio, Tula Arts, in NorthWest Crossing, Lucid Dance will host a non-alcoholic (and shoeless) evening once a…
(Photos above: Spotlight Chamber Players (L-R) Jacob Lorenz, Amy Wheeler, Mateo Garza | Photo credit: Stacie Muller) The Spotlight Chamber Players will be featured in a concert at Whispering Winds Retirement on Sunday, June 11 at 1pm in the Large Activity Room. “The Spotlight Chamber Players have had several performances at HDCM events and in the community,…
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is celebrating the completion of the 2017 Americana Project music release, We All Wander and the completion of hand-made guitars and ukuleles through the Americana Luthier Program. On Wednesday, June 7, students of the Sisters Americana Project are releasing their 14th full-length record, “We All Wander,” with songs written and recorded…
ScaleHouse welcomes 2015 Bend Design Conference Speaker and Seattle-based experiential artist, Sam Stubblefield, for a presentation and discussion about his current exhibition at the 2017 Venice Biennale. Plus, get a sneak peek at 2017 Bend Design Conference speakers and be the first to get an Early Bird Pass for the 3rd annual Bend Design Conference, October…
