(Photos courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) A Few More Seats Are Open for Raise the Baton This Saturday Come to the fundraising party on June 21 to help make the music happen! All proceeds benefit the Young Artists Scholarships and the Summer Festival concerts. Raise the Baton Fundraising Party Saturday, June 21 at 5pm Unitarian…
(Sunriver Art Fair shoppers in The Village. Photo courtesy of Sunriver Women’s Club) The 15th Sunriver Art Fair returns to the scenic Village at Sunriver August 8-10, with over 80 artists bringing original, juried art to Central Oregon. Open from 9am to 5pm on Friday and Saturday, and 9am to 3pm on Sunday, this “Village…
Summer with the Library: Create, Read, Explore! Get ready for a summer full of stories, creativity, and connection. Summer with the Library is here, and there’s something for everyone. Just for signing up, you’ll be entered to win amazing grand prizes like Tonies, LEGO BricQ Motion kits, and e-Readers. Complete a reading and activity log…
Each summer on the first Saturday in August, over 100 brightly colored quilts go on display in The Village at Sunriver. The 37th Sunriver Quilt Show and Sale on Saturday, August 2, is presented by the members of the Mountain Meadow Quilters (MMQ). MMQ consists of approximately 80 quilters who meet twice a month to…
((Left) River Reflections, oil by Janet Frost (Right) Bison With Babe, oil by Joren Traveller) Welcome to summer in Sunriver! The Betty Gray Gallery of Fine Art is continuing its current show through the month of June. Twenty-five years ago, a small group of Central Oregon artists got together to critique their work, discuss the…
((Left) Fused glass garden sculptures by Heidi Brown. (Right) Blue Spruce Pottery) It is the beginning of another great summer season in Central Oregon. The Artists’ Gallery (located in the Village in Sunriver) celebrates with the greatest number of talented artists in the establishment’s history. Visitors will want to stop by and enjoy work from…
(Photo courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) The Sunriver Music Festival will be celebrating its 48th season this year in 2025. Leading the show for his fourth consecutive year is Artistic Director and Conductor Brett Mitchell. Mitchell’s career has carried him to stages across the country, from being the music director for the Pasadena Symphony, to…
16 accomplished young musicians aged 10-20 have been awarded scholarships from Sunriver Music Festival. Young Artists Scholarship awards are for private music lessons, summer music camps/conservatories, or for college tuition up through one master’s degree. This year’s intense audition process welcomed 4 string players, 2 oboists, 4 vocalists, 3 pianists, 1 trombonist, 1 guitarist, and…
(Photos courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) From August 2-13, 2025, Sunriver Music Festival presents its 48th season in two spectacular, historic Central Oregon venues — the Tower Theatre in downtown Bend and the Sunriver Resort Great Hall. Performances feature world-class orchestra musicians and renowned soloists, led by Artistic Director & Conductor Brett Mitchell. The Festival…
(2024 Black Butte concert. Photo by Arthur Hitchcock) Hunter Noack, classical pianist and naturalist, will bring seven concerts to Central Oregon as part of IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild’s tenth anniversary 50-concert tour. The groundbreaking outdoor concert series began in 2016 with nine concerts in the Portland area. They have now produced…
