(Graphic courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Seek answers to environmental, legal and human rights questions as we explore facets of justice in February. Hear from the founder of a climate justice collective and stretch your budget with healthy recipe ideas. Learn about the future of water use in Oregon and discover free legal resources available…
We have HUGE news! Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is producing a brand-new music festival to celebrate the thriving music and arts community of Sisters. Big Ponderoo will bring Americana and bluegrass music to two stages — Sisters Art Works and Three Creeks Brewing — on June 24 and 25. Two-day all events tickets will go…
After six years of planning and meeting with thousands of community members, the Redmond and Sisters Libraries are about to undergo construction (Redmond) and remodeling (Sisters). Both libraries close as of January 15, but temporary spaces will also open during construction and remodeling. The Redmond Library will be closed as of January 15 to allow…
(Photo courtesy of Sourcebooks, Inc.) Windfall: The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her (on sale 1/17/23) by Oregon author and Pulitzer Prize finalist journalist Erika Bolstad is the newest climate change epic, covering the sweeping plains and oil fields of the American Prairie. When Bolstad, a journalist covering climate change,…
We’re excited to announce our 2023 winter/spring music education programs with two six-week workshops from regional artists, Beth Wood and Joe Schulte. Classes will meet weekly in the JAM Studio at Sisters Art Works (204 W Adams Ave., Sisters, OR 97759). Tuition for both courses is $150/person for all six sessions with a pay-what-you-can pricing…
A Novel Idea 2023… with a Plot Twist! A Novel Idea has taken readers around the world and throughout time over the last 19 years, and for our 20th year we’re taking you on the biggest adventure yet: four authors and four books with four stories to tell! To mark 20 years of reading together,…
Back in 1980 the original Sisters Library — 630 square feet and built in the 1930s — was lifted off its foundation, loaded on a trailer and moved a few blocks to a new location. It was not long, however, before the community outgrew that building, as well as another 2,600-square-foot space built in 1989….
Tickets to the 2023 Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) went on sale today at 10am. The festival will take place September 29-October 1, 2023 at seven venues around downtown Sisters. Three-day all events tickets will be available through a tiered pricing model, with discounts given to those who purchase first. The initial 500 tickets will be…
(Graphic courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) Each year we invite a handful of artists from the upcoming Sisters Folk Festival to teach at a four-day immersive camp called the Americana Song Academy. Over 50 participants of all ages have the opportunity to take masterclasses on songwriting arranging, singing and gather in community with professional musicians….
Join us at The Belfry on Thursday, December 15 at 7pm for a show by Scottish-American fiddler, Hanneke Cassel and friends Ryan & Brooke McKasson, Liddy Hoover, Tim Downing and Christopher Lewis. The night will be filled with fiddling, singing and lots of holiday joy! Tickets are on sale now for $20/adult and $10/youth 17…
