(Graphic courtesy of MountainStar Family Relief Nursery) MountainStar Family Relief Nursery (MountainStar) is welcoming fall with two meaningful ways for the Central Oregon community to come together in support of local children and families: the return of the sixth annual Bend Witches Paddle and October’s Community Care Project. On Saturday, October 31, witches will once…
(Photo courtesy of Old Mill District) The Old Mill District has another big weekend headed our way October 2-4, and we’re here to help you prep for it. Starting Friday, October 2, and running all weekend is the 30th annual Bend Fall Festival. Take your pick of fresh local produce, tap into your creative side…
(Photo courtesy 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! Extravaganza tickets go on sale at 12pm on Wednesday, September 23. Get ready for the return of Bend’s biggest little…
(Will Nash standing beside The Portal | Photo by Jeff Spry) A woodworking wonderland and eclectic art showroom awaits Bendites at longtime local artist Will Nash’s Nashwood Gallery, which represents nearly a dozen talented Central Oregon artists from painters, photographers and sculptors, to jewelry designers, furniture makers and potters. Located at 1385 NE 2nd St….
Collectors of all ages will have a new place to buy, sell, trade and connect this September when Trading Post, a collector’s card shop, takes over Discovery Corner in Discovery West for a two-week pop-up, September 16-27. Trading Post will feature a wide variety of collectible cards, including baseball, football, basketball and Pokémon, with singles,…
Ladies and gents, lace up your dirndls and buckle your lederhosen because there are three major events happening in just the course of three days. But don’t worry, we’re going to walk you through the weekend itinerary so you’ll know exactly how you want to plan it all out so you can get best of…
There is no other flamenco group in the world with a sound quite like this! The band gets its name from the writings of Federico Garcia Lorca, who describes art and the creative process as something that requires risk-taking and danger, “dancing on the rim of the well.” Internationally renowned marimba and vibraphone artist Doug…
Hearts Unknown Education (HÚE) is a dynamic nonprofit organization that helps guide and support young people who are struggling emotionally with a unique offering of what we call “creative wellness:” art, free expression, meditation, somatic breath work, music, dance —all valuable experiences offered in a safe and caring environment. We see HÚE as a vehicle…
((Left) Asian Reeds by Debra Fisher (Right) Watercolor by Linda Wolff) Wolff, who lives in Sisters, details landscapes and abstracts using paper and watercolors. Fisher, from Bend, casts facial masks from paper. “We are featuring these two artists together in an exhibit designed to highlight the many ways paper can be manipulated to create art,”…
(Photos courtesy of One Stop Writing Shop) If you’re getting that déjà-vu feeling when you look at most restaurant menus, Rosemary and Fox, the new restaurant that replaced Jackalope, will come as a welcome surprise. Executive chef and new owner Josh Podwills, who started working as the chef at Jackalope at the start of 2025,…
