(Photos and graphics courtesy if Kimberley Yaeger, pictured at right) Local artist Kimberley Yaeger of Key Creative is bringing a reflective, tactile body of work to the Shevlin Crossing Art Gallery, located in the west side commercial building developed by Taylor Brooks. Her new collection, Field Notes: An Invitation to Pause, will be featured as…
(Photo courtesy of Song of Sunset) It’s hard to believe that just one year ago, Song of Sunset began right here in Bend, Oregon. Since then, we’ve welcomed 17 performing artists to our stage, produced five films, won four Best Short Documentary awards, and screened around the world. On October 24, we return to Silver…
(Graphic courtesy of Ovation Performing Arts) Local young performers are preparing to take audiences to the Viking village of Berk in Ovation Performing Arts’ (OPA) production of “How to Train Your Dragon the Musical, Jr.” Fresh off its April release, the DreamWorks box office smash success is coming to the stage as OPA’s Forte cast…
(Photo courtesy of the High Desert Museum) Bend’s biggest little art show, presented by Bright Place Gallery, features original art by local and emerging artists. Each fall, the Museum’s walls are blanketed with thousands of mini masterpieces! October 10 to October 27 Desertarium, Spirit of the West Hallway, Collins Gallery Get ready for the return…
(Graphic courtesy of Central Oregon Symphony) Our October series of free community performances continues this Saturday with three Music in Public Places concerts across Central Oregon. Choose the location closest to you and enjoy an afternoon of live chamber music with friends, family, and neighbors! Music in Public Places brings Central Oregon Symphony musicians to…
((Left) Rushing Water, (Middle) Waiting To Be of Service, (Right) Surface As Subject by Rebecca Sentgeorge) What happens when you paint the light on dark paper instead of painting the shadows on white? That is the question Redmond artist Rebecca Sentgeorge explores in Emergence: Bringing Forth the Light, a solo exhibition of gouache paintings on…
(Photo courtesy of Old Mill District) On October 7-11, the Bend Film Festival is making its way to theaters and event spaces across Central Oregon for its 23rd year and film fans, filmmakers, industry professionals and other creatives are already securing their passes and planning their itineraries for the five-day event. To help festival-goers make…
(Photo courtesy of Chamber Music Northwest) On October 28, 7:30pm at Lewis & Clark’s Agnes Flanagan Chapel, Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) kicks off its 2026/27 mainstage season with a program of technically demanding Romantic-period pieces by Brahms and Dvořák that bookend Pura Fé’s (Tuscarora) Rattle Songs. Originally written for the Indigenous a cappella group Ulali,…
(Photos courtesy of Bend Film Fest) The 2026 Bend Film Fest starts today! There’s still time to get your passes and tickets! Or get them in person at the Box Office or even on the day of the screening (depending on availability; just make sure to arrive early.) A quick reminder of what’s showing during our five…
(Photos and graphic courtesy of Feed Sisters) On Friday, October 23, Makin’ it Local is putting a slightly irreverent twist on the traditional Fourth Friday Art Walk with Fourth Friday Canned Wine Night, benefiting the Feed Sisters 2026 Food Drive. From 4 to 6pm, community members are invited to bring grocery bags overflowing with quality,…
