(Ron Pugh | Photo courtesy of Sunriver Stars Community Theatre) Ron has been a “theatre junkie” since going to high school in Lakeview, Oregon, where he grew up. In school, he tried sports — that didn’t work. He tried band — that didn’t work. He tried being cool — he says that DEFINITELY didn’t work!…
(Celadon bowl and Plague Doctors by Helen Bommarito) Late in 2020, potter Helen Bommarito was seeking an idea for a ceramic Christmas tree ornament that would represent the year. She hit upon the perfect one: the Plague Doctor. During the plagues of the Middle Ages and earlier, plague doctors were hired by towns to care…
(Hold Fast by Rebecca Sentgeorge) Rebecca Reed Sentgeorge, a Redmond mixed media visual artist, was invited to give a presentation, titled From Inspiration To Process, on February 1 to the members of the Corvallis Art Guild. Due to COVID-19 the presentation for their members was made over Zoom. Rebecca’s presentation focused on where creative ideas…
(Photo | Courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) This is the third in a series of previews of the upcoming 44th Season of the Sunriver Music Festival. You can view all stories online at: sunrivermusic.org. With 2020 behind us and COVID vaccines rolling out, everyone is looking forward to the return of live music to Central…
(Forest Guardian, photo collage on metal by Carol Sternkoph) Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, invites the public to a complementary exhibition featuring paintings of 42 artists represented by Billye Turner, Art Consultant. The February 2021 presentation marks the conclusion of Turner’s 40-some years as an art consultant and continues through February 28, 2021. The…
((Left) Dawn Emerson’s Just Passing Through, 30”x48”, mixed media on Evolon. (Right) Zeng Xiaojun’s Landscape, Chinese ink on paper, 24”x48”) As one embarks upon and pursues the artist’s path, a multitude of influences crosses it, from fellow creatives and teachers to travels both exotic and mundane as well as the many great masterworks that comprise…
((Left) Piece by Peter Roussel. (Right) Piece by Sylvia A. Ford) Winter is grinding along, and we are all looking for entertainment that does not require a big effort! Well, there are all types of action at the Sunriver Artists’ Gallery in the Sunriver Village. Although we have wished the best on future projects to…
(Photo by Emily Rose from Pexels) Fitness Classes, Lap Swim & Other Activities Require Advanced Reservation The Bend Park and Recreation District will reopen the Juniper Swim & Fitness Center on Monday, February 15 at 5:30am. Fitness classes, lap swim and other activities will require advanced reservations for limited capacity activities allowed to occur within…
(Photo | Courtesy of Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts) Join Scalehouse Gallery’s current artist, Shabazz Larkin, for a tour and discussion of Larkin’s exhibition, Fragile Black Man as well as an interactive pop-art exercise writing notes from God (non-denominational/open to interpretation) and posting them around Downtown Bend. Larkin will be joining via Zoom from Nashville, Tennessee….
(Roussel’s Display at Artists’ Gallery Sunriver | Photo by Kenneth Marunowski) Featured Maker: Peter Roussel In the January edition of Cascade A&E (view online at issuu.com/cascadeae/docs/a_e_january_2021), I introduced a new series that explores the often fuzzy boundaries between arts and crafts through the lens of those whose creations blur the distinction between these categories. Common…
