(Photo courtesy of Discovery West) Discovery West announced Stars and Stripes, a special free event celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday. Taking place Friday, July 3 from 8-10pm, it’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday weekend, and promises a variety of entertaining (and delicious!) offerings for the whole family. The event will feature entertainers…
(L-R) Autumn Orr (Prince Dauntless) and Lucy Bouchard (Queen Aggravain). Ben Griffiths (The Minstrel) and Abby James (The Jester). Olivia Lash as King Sextimus. Fiona Clark as Winnifred the Woebegone. Photos courtesy of Ponderosa Players) The age-old story of The Princess and the Pea has been told and retold thousands of times. According to Kisky…
(Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) has concluded one of the most successful seasons in the organization’s history, welcoming record audiences while presenting six exceptional performances and expanding educational opportunities for students throughout Central Oregon. The 2025–26 season was marked by a series of significant artistic milestones – Audiences…
(Graphic & photos courtesy of Tower Theatre) Introducing Act 1 of our 2026-27 Season! Act 1 of this season at the Tower Theatre is where genres bend and weave, worlds collide, and our community, from every walk of life, comes together. It’s a celebration of music, storytelling, artistry, and global voices that move us in…
((Left) 45 Seconds (Right) High Desert Classic poster art: Commodore, oil on canvas, 30”x40”. Art and photography by Maya Daniel) When riders and spectators arrive at this year’s Oregon High Desert Classics (OHDC) horse show, they will be welcomed by the striking image of a familiar horse captured mid-jump, a piece created by young artist…
(Photo courtesy of Hayden Homes Amphitheater) Metric Broken Social Scene STARS Wednesday, June 24 Doors 4:30pm Show 6pm Metric’s relentless pursuit of timeless songwriting and fiercely independent ethos have cemented their place as one of the most essential and ahead-of-the-curve bands of the last two decades. The trailblazing Toronto outfit, founded by Emily Haines and Jimmy…
Ellipse Theatre Community presents Venus in Fur, the acclaimed dark comedy by David Ives, running July 16-25, 2026, at Open Space Event Studios. Directed by Jacque Coleman, Venus in Fur is a witty, seductive, and psychologically charged exploration of power, desire, and the blurred lines between reality and performance. The play follows Thomas Novachek, a…
This Thursday: States of America: 250 years of Art in the U.S.A. Join the Scalehouse community in an exploration of some of the most used and abused works of art from our country’s semiquincentennial history. How did the state of America at different times condition the art that was made, and how has it been…
Hawaii-born singer-songwriter Thunderstorm Artis will headline the 2026 Bend Blues Fest, with fans across Hawaii and around the world able to watch his performance through a special pay-per-view livestream. Held at Silver Moon Brewing in Bend, Bend Blues Fest showcases nationally recognized artists in an intimate festival setting. This year, organizers are making Thunderstorm Artis’…
(Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) presents the Spotlight Chamber Players in their final performance this season. This concert marks the culmination of the ensemble’s past year of intensive chamber music study and will take place on Wednesday, June 17, 11am at Whispering Winds Retirement (2920 NE Connors Ave.,…
