Whimsical Artwork by Ray Troll Depicts Buzzsaw Sharks Prehistoric sharks are coming home to the High Desert! Aptly-named Helicoprion, which means spiral saw, a monster of a fish with a jaw that’s described as nightmarish. It lived in the High Desert more than 250 million years ago, swimming in ancient seas that covered the land….
Uncorked Sunriver Style, a two-day showcase of wines, food, live music and classes will take place Friday and Saturday, September 16-17 at the Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic & Recreation Center (SHARC), 57250 Overlook Road. More than a dozen Oregon wineries will be on hand serving samples and selling wine by the glass, bottle and case. There…
Stepping back into the late 1960s, Central Oregon was a vastly different place. Rugged, it was still considered the untamed wild west of America. Populations were sparse, farm land was abundant, and few thought that classical music withstood even a chance of surviving, let alone thriving, in the relatively unknown mill town of Bend. “If…
For complete First Friday Listings, click here First Friday in Bend Welcome Autumn with Gusto Complete first friday listings here Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, 550 NW Franklin Abstractions by Pam Bird and Diane Watson. Bird, an intuitive painter, strives to take her art beyond representational accuracy to experiential interpretation. She notes her delight…
From the well-established Tin Pan Alley art collection to hopes for a High Desert Mural Festival, public art is quickly gaining steam in Bend. Cascade AE explores the importance, the need and the future of this growing movement. BEND HEADS TOWARDS LEGALIZING MURAL ART IN MAKERS DISTRICT A feeling of cohesive collaboration was in the…
Celebrate local writers at the Downtown Bend Public Library at Second Sunday on August 14 at 2pm. The event is free and open to the public. Local authors, representing a variety of genres including memoir, poetry and guide books, will read from their work at the 5th annual Local Author Fair. “Central Oregon has a…
