It’s that time of year again! Cascade Relays Foundation and FootZone happily announce that I Like Pie will return this year as a virtual event. All proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend, Girls on the Run of Central Oregon and NeighborImpact. Continuing the tradition, in a safe variation, the run/walk event…
(Photo | Courtesy of the High Desert Museum) The High Desert Museum moves into its winter hours as of Sunday, November 1 and will be open daily from 10am-4pm. Check out a complete list of events at highdesertmuseum.org/calendar. The Museum is still recommending that visitors purchase their timed entry tickets before arriving at the Museum….
(Photo | Courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival) LOOK WHO’S BACK! A Central Oregon favorite, concert rock violinist Aaron Meyer and pianist Jean-Pierre Garau will warm up our winter in an intimate concert at the Great Hall. Accomplished Young Artists Scholarship recipient John Fawcett opens the concert. A very limited amount of tickets are available for…
(Photo | Courtesy of Deschutes Public Library) Sour, tangy, funky and bubbly! Cultivate creativity and revel in the strange appeal of fermented foods as we Know Fermentation this November. Explore the biochemistry of a Dark and Stormy, see an ancient brewing technique preserved in Norwegian culture and learn tips to maintaining a healthy gut. Incorporate…
(Photo | Courtesy of BendFilm) I want to thank each and every one who contributed in some way to this amazing Festival and organization over the past month. I will remember this Festival as my favorite of the seven I have had the pleasure and honor of leading. Of course this is not the type…
BEND DESIGN 2020, presented by Scalehouse in Bend, takes over virtually October 19-22, 2020. Creatives who register can look forward to three plus days of meaningful presentations, discussions, music and film, plus much more, all from the comfort of their own device. BEND DESIGN is for artists and designers, explorers, thinkers, scientists, engineers, civic and…
(Ducks by Hitnes | Photo courtesy of High Desert Museum) New Exhibit What happens when a contemporary muralist follows in the footsteps of a 19th century naturalist? Italian artist Hitnes did just that, following the journey noted ornithologist John James Audubon took across the continent 200 years ago. The result from Hitnes is a collection…
(Poster | Courtesy of Redmond Downtown Association) Downtown merchants and businesses are sponsoring the Redmond Downtown Association’s annual scarecrow contest and fundraiser. Businesses and merchants are encouraged to partner with a charitable organization to create a scarecrow. This will be a fundraiser for DeMolay, Pilgrim Chapter, as decided by the nonprofit applications that were received…
The Venardos Circus, a touring Broadway-style, animal-free production, is thrilled to announce it will return to the stage in Redmond at the Deschutes Fairgrounds with live, socially distanced audiences over Halloween weekend, October 29-November 1, for first shows in front of a live audience since COVID-19. Tickets will be sold only in pods for up…
(Photo | Courtesy of Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts) We celebrated our last show in the Liberty Theater with Bill Hoppe’s Gradients & Gatherings and moved out of our beloved Wall Street space to our NEW HOME! Scalehouse Collaborative for Arts and the Scalehouse Gallery (formerly At Liberty Arts Collaborative) are now located in the…
