by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor Reinvention has become a part of local painter Mary Medrano’s process. Career changes, moves across the country and loss have all contributed to the deep well of emotion that finds its way onto the canvas as she paints. Her work has a way of reflecting that internal state,…
With all the buzz about the local craft brew scene, it’s only natural that the High Desert Museum would create an exhibit on the subject. Brewing Culture: The Craft of Beer will be on display through Memorial Day weekend. An upcoming beer tastings at the High Desert Museum is set for March 5: Winter &…
February 28 at Church of the Nazarene, Bend. Singers’ Choice Retrospective Concert in celebration of their tenth anniversary season. Members of the choir have voted on and selected their favorite works from the past nine years to perform again. Eric Whitacre’s Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, Lauridsen’s Sure On This Shining Night and…
Friday, February 27 will mark the 13th annual Central Oregon Dance Showcase sponsored by the Terpsichorean Dance Studio. The Showcase has become a popular event with performers and the community, and this year will feature a new group: Central Oregon Rhythm Project. Consistent ensembles over the last 12 years have been the Terpsichorean Dance…
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Director Howard Schor commented, “It is certainly different from any of the five plays I have directed or the 40-plus I have produced here in Bend. In Jane the level of collaboration has gone beyond the beautiful aura and camaraderie that a great cast and crew birth in bringing words…
Performances February 26-28 and March 6-7. Come see a modern retelling of the timeless story of a royal family dealing with murder, intrigue and vengeance. Ridgeview High Theatre Department will present Hamlet by William Shakespeare adapted by Hillary Tate of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Directed by Jerry Capson, the plays features Alexander Palacios as…
In partnership with Oregon Wildlife, the High Desert Museum will host a talk with John Marzluff, author of Welcome to Subirdia and TED Talk presenter, on Wednesday, February 25. In his book, Marzluff reveals that our suburbs and city parks are often remarkably rich in bird diversity, holding more species than either wilderness areas or…
by PAMELA HULSE ANDREWS Cascade A&E Publisher When I borrowed the song title Let’s Get This Party Started to help kick off Cascade A&E’s 20th birthday party I thought I had picked a country-western song about good times and celebrations. I hadn’t realized that The Black Eyed Peas, a hip hop group, wrote the…
Unique new Raku Wall Murals capture the splendor of the Central Oregon landscape. Already well known for his wheel thrown stoneware and Raku fired pottery, Michael is focusing his creative energy on designing and producing large scale clay murals. Michael builds his murals using clay as a canvas. Each piece is formed from one…
Learn to avoid the top mistakes new authors make–from craft to queries to social media–in an informative and entertaining workshop with author Tawna Fenske. Central Oregon Writers Guild is offering the workshop on February 21 from 9:30am to 12:30pm with an optional small group critique session to follow from 1-2:30pm. The workshop and critique session…
