(Sunriver Wake by David Kreitzer, original oil on canvas, 36×24, custom framed by Eastlake Framing) “By participating in the Festival Faire fundraiser, you personally are supporting the future of classical music,” explains Meagan Iverson, Sunriver Music Festival’s executive director. “Plus, Festival Faire is delicious and fun and overflowing with live music!” The famous Festival Faire…
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Still Time to Enjoy an Outdoor Overture in July, Plus a Weeklong Auction Starting July 19
(Graphic | Courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) With the theme “Outdoor Overture,” an all-new Festival Faire arrives July 24, presenting a dynamic preview of the 44th season of the Sunriver Music Festival. Tickets are still available, $85 per person, for this delightful Saturday in the open air. The evening includes a catered dinner and hosted…
Sunriver Stars Community Theater Presents a Stars Kids Drama Camp production of Willy Wonka Jr. — A Musical Review
((L-R) Abel Lawson, Amanda Johnston and Spud Wright) The Sunriver Stars Kids Drama Camp program is a student showcase which wraps up a ten-week program of education in the performing arts sponsored by The Sunriver-La Pine Rotary Club and The Door, A Church in Sunriver. This musical review introduces a few ‘firsts’ for the Sunriver…
Additional Tickets Now Available for Sunriver Music Festival Concerts
(Photos courtesy of Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce) More friends can now enjoy marvelous music! Online ticket sales have re-opened for two sold-out concerts of the August 14-23 Summer Festival. August 14 — CLASSICAL CONCERT I Featuring The Eroica Trio and the full Festival Orchestra at Sunriver Sharc Amphitheater August 18 — POPS CONCERT Featuring…
Art Reminds Us of Renewal & Rebirth
((L) Great Horned Owl II by Carolyn Waissman. (R) Flower Garden by Ken Marunowski) As we spring into summer and nature starts to bloom, the natural world is reflected in art. This allows us to capture the majesty of nature and bring it indoors to enjoy for a lifetime and beyond. The Artists’ Gallery Sunriver…
Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Updates
Today, May’s “flower” supermoon and lunar eclipse will take place. This supermoon will be the closest moon to Earth in 2021, and will also be the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019. It will take the moon just over three hours to cross through the Earth’s shadow, but the actual “total” lunar eclipse will…
Sunriver Art Fair Coming in August
Come join the Sunriver Women’s Club to celebrate the 11th Sunriver Art Fair! Meet our artists and shop for fine arts and crafts. We’ll be in the beautiful Village at Sunriver, one of our proud sponsors, August 13-15, and online August 13-September 26. Go to sunriverartfair.org for more information, or email us at: sponsorship@sunriverartfair.org Follow/like…
Celebrating Oregon Wine Month in Central Oregon
(Photo | by Kristine Thomas) Every May, winery and vineyard owners invite Oregonians to celebrate Oregon Wine Month. They invite people to taste and learn about Oregon’s wine industry. Central Oregon is beginning to grow as a wine region. There are several vineyards and wineries in the region, along with wine bars and tasting rooms….
Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Offering Spring Programs
(Photo | Courtesy of Sunriver Area Chamber of Commerce) The Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory is offering a slate of family friendly activities: Saturday, May 8 at 10am: Family Birding Adventure Join a naturalist in search of Sunriver’s birds. Learn how to spot, identify and count common birds in the area. This family friendly program…
Get To Know Your Festival #5 — Acting Concertmaster Ruth Lenz Brings a Family Musical Heritage to Sunriver
(Graphic | Sunriver Music Festival) This is the 5th in a series of 44th Season previews of Sunriver Music Festival. Read all stories here: sunrivermusic.org. Can musical talent be inherited? Concertmaster Ruth Lenz makes a case for it. Lenz hails from what has been called Reno’s ‘first family’ of music. Ruth’s parents were early members…