(Graphic | Courtesy of Oregon Arts Commission) This year, the Sunday after Thanksgiving is all about shopping for art. The Oregon Arts Commission is proud to be one of 330 nationwide partners for Artists Sunday, a new national movement to promote local art as holiday gifts on Sunday, November 29. The movement joins Black Friday,…
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We Will Be in the Theater Again
(Photo | Courtesy of BendFilm) Unfortunately, yet necessary, due to Governor Kate Brown’s new COVID-19 mandate, we will be shut down until December 2. As soon as we are open again, we are offering private rentals of the theater for you and your pod with unlimited popcorn for as little as $100! You can book…
Celebrate the Holidays with an Unforgettable Feast While Supporting a Great Cause
(Photo | Courtesy of The Center Foundation) The Center Foundation Launches First Annual Feast for a Cause to Keep Central Oregon High School Athletes Safe The Center Foundation is announces the first annual Feast for a Cause, a fundraiser to support its high school sports medicine program. Feast for a Cause offers luxury holiday dinner packages…
SFF Announces Winter JAM Auction & Fundraiser December 1-5
(Image | Courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) One of the many traditions of the Sisters Folk Festival is its long-standing relationship with Bend guitar builders, Breedlove Guitars and the annual festival raffle for one of Breedlove’s custom guitars. Typically valued at between $6,000 and $10,000, these highly sought-after guitars featured an element of the annual…
Stoller Family Estate Opens Pop-Up Tasting Room in Bend for the Winter
(Photo | Courtesy of the Stoller Family Estate) The Lauded Willamette Valley Winery Partners with Riff Cold Brewed for a Taproom Takeover Stoller Family Estate is bringing a little Willamette Valley cheer to Bend, Oregon this holiday season by partnering with Riff Cold Brewed for a pop-up tasting room. Located at The Box Factory, guests can enjoy a…
Hospice of Redmond’s Festival of Trees Presents Tour of Trees 2020
You are cordially invited to Hospice of Redmond’s Festival of Trees Tour of Trees 2020 on display throughout our community and online for viewing, November 22-December 5. Bid online December 1-5; televised auction December 5 from 6-7pm on KBNZ/CBS. Visit HospiceofRedmond.org to: Find tree locations View trees Register for online bidding — bidding begins December…
If We Don’t Have Art… What Do We Have?
((Left) Gaia by Natalie A. Nieman, (Right) Natalie with a few of her paintings) Originally from the Bay Area in Northern California, Bend artist Natalie A. Nieman started drawing at the age of four. “My mom reminds me of when I drew mice all over the inside of my closet with a sharpie… I guess…
The Brother’s INDUBIOUS — Changing Lives & Defying Death
(Evton and Skip of Indubious | Photo courtesy of Indubious) The word Indubious is defined as “undoubtful” — and the brothers from the Bend-based Reggae band Indubious are living proof of that. The story of Indubious is not for the faint of heart. Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, Indubious was forged in the…
Art in the Atrium — Franklin Crossing Fine Art Exhibition Presents Emma Carpenter, & Visions of Hope — Paintings by Inmates of Oregon Correctional Institutions
((Left) Tangled Line Hyena, pencil on paper by Emma Carpenter, (right) Moose, pencil on paper by Visions of Hope Inmate Artist) Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, which opened November 3, 2020, exhibits artwork by Emma Carpenter, a high school sophomore, as well as by inmates of Oregon correctional institutions. The exhibit continues through November…
Sisters Folk Festival Announces Expanded Educational Programming
(Photo | Courtesy of Sisters Folk Festival) Registration is now open for three of Sisters Folk Festival’s brand new educational offerings planned for this fall, including two multi-week virtual songwriting and performance workshops and an in-person Americana Fiddle Club for students in grades 9-12. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization has redesigned many…