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Contents

CASCADE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Editorial A Message from Cascade Publications Inc. President/CEO Jeff Martin

April 2020

Wooden Jewel's Michael Bryant

Tower Theatre

Central Oregon Exhibits

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Film & Theatre

Arts

Central Oregon

Joren Traveller at the Oxford Hotel David & Jacalyn Kreitzer Ken Marunowski Pottery by Annie Dyer Bend Exhibits

Savory Spice Tip

Chicken Ras el Hanout Receipe

C over Story

p ortrait connection

Music Rodney Marsalis Cascade School of Music Year in Review

Sunriver

Cascade School of Music Award Winners

Artists' Gallery

Betty Gray Sunriver Exhibits

First Friday Exhibits

Photo Pages First Friday Downtown Bend, Old Mill District & Downtown Redmond

Literature Between The Dragon And His Wrath

Sisters Sisters Exhibits

Waterson Desert Writing Prize

Call to Art

New Perspectives

April Calendar

Art Workshops

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Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery

Lisa Lubbesmeyer

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Be Grateful — The Show Must Go On by JEFF MARTIN — A&E Magazine, Publisher

s Americans, most of us realize how lucky we are to be born in the states. As Central Oregonians, we should realize how truly blessed we are. With the virus putting the brakes on our daily lives, our incredible community once again shows our resiliency and care for one another. Though the next few months will be very tough on most businesses and personal finances, we should all be grateful that we are here in Central Oregon dealing with this mess. In the meantime, and I say this with a somber tone, “The show must go on!” Many of you will say, “The show will not go on — I had to cancel my class, recital, fundraiser or show.” My feeling is that most of you will have an opportunity to have that class or show sooner than later. If we can get by with a little help from our friends, and social distancing, I bet we’re back to basics this summer. Some have taken their show to the virtual realm. (See pages 6-9, 17, 26-29 and 31). Many art shows that rely on First Friday and monthly exhibitions, to promote their art and artists, are having virtual displays on the internet and interested buyers can purchase in person in a one-on-one setting.

The KIDS Center annual fundraiser is going virtual (kidscenter. org), while the Deschutes Children’s Foundation has moved their annual fundraiser, Ripples, to Saturday, September 19, 2020. Crazy times call for creative, innovative thinking to make sure your show reaches your audience! I’ve been asked many times in recent weeks how long we will be able to publish A&E Magazine. My answer is simple, as long as we can! We will continue the A&E show as long as we have a vibrant arts community and support from our incredible advertisers. Our gratitude is immense to everyone that makes A&E an incredible representation of Central Oregon’s art scene! With that said, please help support the companies you see throughout this publication… go to Layor Art + Supply and get your kids making art instead of staring at video games… take that old print to Eastlake Framing… buy a gift from Red Chair Gallery and send to a friend somewhere far off and brighten their day. Please call first, as store hours are changing by the minute. Many of the advertisers in A&E can meet by appointment while practicing social distancing. cascadeae.com

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Faces of Humanity — Central Oregon

ortrait Connection, for the third year in Central Oregon, brings communities together in celebration of families facing critical childhood medical conditions. Too often, families with critically ill children face extraordinary stress without satisfactory support of neighbors and other local residents. This is not for lack of wanting to help on the part of neighbors, but too often, advocacy is far too time consuming to add to an already overloaded palette of tasks and life supporting activities for families. Many simply don’t have the time to let you know if they might need anything. In addition, many children show no readily visible signs of unusual medical needs, so friends may not even realize that a special situation exists. So, how do you let families know that you care? The Faces of Humanity 2020 program in Central Oregon pairs children up with fine artists to paint joy-filled portraits of these children. The portraits bring a sanctuary of peace to the family, and they also serve as an outreach to the community. You will not be able to look at the faces of the children in the paintings without wanting to extend your hand to the family. That is the goal of Portrait Connection — opening up conversations through the art of portraiture. Isaiah by Laurel Knight The variety of medical situations in children is enormous, and Portrait Connection focuses on serving families without limitation around the type of situation faced. In Central Oregon this month, families being honored with fine art portraits face childhood: cancer, rare diseases, syndromes, genetic

contribute time to paint these portraits. Each piece of art is a creation of grace, skill and compassion. This year’s artists have stunning talent and skills. Each artist is unique and gifted; you will see a variety of styles — all beautiful. The 2020 artists for Faces of Humanity — Central Oregon include: Rodd Ambroson — Rodd is primarily a sculptor. In this project, he traded clay for brush, which has re-sparked his resting interest in painting. “It is dark when I come into the studio in the morning. I light the stove and feel its warmth. I clear my mind and relax into a period of fairly deep meditation. There will be miracles by the end of this day. I’m going to see the piece I’m working on differently, and the progress on that piece will open new insights into art and the world. I pick up my guitar and play some of my songs or improvise something calm and spiritually uplifting. I put on one very low light and look at the piece I’m working on. I see just the raw form; no detail. I begin work under low light. Before I’m finished, I will have tried every kind of light from every angle. My figures are intelligent and genuine in their expressions. They are more than just portraits of an individual. Alex by Patricia Ross They represent universal human ideals and emotions. I’ve always been introspective and my figures are, as well. I like people to look at a piece and feel themselves fall into that state of mind: Joy, Serenity, Contemplation, etc.” roddambroson.com. Pat Baehr-Ross — “Thank you for this wonderful experience.” “The thrill has never stopped! From the time I was a child, dragging a stick through the dirt creating daydream doodles, till today, moving a brush through creamy colors on my palette— thoughtfully placing brushstrokes on wood or canvas— expressing a mood that fits a moment in time… this is pure joy.” Pat grew up in central Oregon in a large family (nine kids, two sets of twins) with a mother who was an artist and her father, a writer. Memories of venturing out every weekend to mountain lakes and trails to the west or picnics among the junipers and sagebrush to the east helped cement her love of the outdoors. These memories have inspired the scenes she now paints. Joseph by Rodd Ambroson Grayson by Travis Knight Jayden by Kristen Eisenbraun For 15 years Pat studied under well-known artists and authors. Some of who were Albert Handel, Daniel Greene and David Laffel, differences, cerebral palsy and trauma. One family is petitioning State government whose work still inspires and reflects her taste in painting. As a single mom, to increase the penalty for abuse that causes permanent damage. If you haven’t Pat supported her daughter with artwork through teaching painting classes, heard of Ezra’s Law, there is a painting hanging at Layor Art + Design that you accepting commission work, while also painting portraits of people, pets, wildlife, need to see during Child Abuse Prevention Month this April. floral and landscapes and many murals in homes and on walls of buildings, both To protect the children that have so lovingly been painted, along with friends where she lived and far away. and relatives, the unveiling ceremony that was scheduled has been cancelled — Kristen Eisenbraun — “A very special part of painting for Portrait Connection is but the portraits will hang for the entire month of April. If it becomes comfortable watching a child’s personality come to life as I work and knowing that the portrait will and safe, come on down to Layor Art + Design (1000 Wall Street in Bend) become a lifelong treasure for a family.” during the exhibit to look into the eyes of all these kids, and reach into your own Kristen’s curious nature helps her capture the beauty and spirit of individual compassion to determine how you can support the lives of their families. personalities. She developed keen observation skills over time beginning as a While you’re there, take a moment to revel in the talent of the artists who 4 April 2020 | www.CascadeAE.com

child on her family farm. Later she spent time working on western ranches and as an auto technician for Ferrari. Each new experience opened windows for seeing from different perspectives. Kristen has studied at the New York Academy of Art and Montana State U. In high school, she won the Congressional Art Competition. Recently, she was named one of the top living artists by American Art Awards and one of the “21 Top Emerging Artists Under 31” (years of age) by Southwest Art Magazine. She specializes in portraiture because she loves to draw out the spirit of the people in her paintings. She has painted around the world, and keeps a studio in South Carolina. Her favorite pastimes include rambling adventures and visiting rugged landscapes. kristeneisenbraun.com Ella Eland — “I was so thrilled to have the opportunity to paint him… I love being able to create something special for someone, even if it can be nerve-racking to do!” Ella Eland is a 16-year-old, self-taught artist born and raised in Breckenridge, Colorado. She has been creating since she could hold a pencil, but only started to take art seriously since she was about 11 years old. She loves the creative freedom and personal expression that comes with creating every piece. Her thoughts, ideas and likes are all inspiration that she draws her art from. She mostly draws

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and is eager to paint any child who is facing hardship, regardless of the artistic challenge. portraity.com/LuzCelesteFigueroa Marie Jamieson — Throughout Marie’s career as a social worker, she focused on children in foster care and adoptive families, while also developing her interests and skills as an artist. She sees the act of bringing joy and healing through portraiture is an opportunity to pull together her passion, values and provide extra meaning to her art. People’s faces fascinate Marie. She finds it immensely challenging and rewarding to seek the spirit of the person she is painting. Working in pastels, she enjoys applying the pigment as she is drawn to how the light plays on the planes of the face as she seeks to capture that radiance. Laurel Knight — Laurel’s portraits are timeless, evoking a universal content like a master of long ago. Each one contains story, meaning and spirit that can be seen in the eyes of the subject and will speak to people tomorrow as well as today. She is one of Portrait Connection’s most prolific artists because she cares so deeply about children. She loves to bring a note of joy to their families’ homes in the form of her gorgeous art. Laurel is a self-trained artist who has studied intensively to develop a gorgeous, classical style. She puts great care into each brushstroke and the results will make you gasp in awe. Laurel likes to paint people and she has a gift of sharing not only the subject’s being, but also that person’s emotion in the moment of her painting. You can follow her on Facebook. laurelknight.com Travis Knight — Light and motion are defining features in Travis’ art; he Ezra by Marie Jamieson Wyatt by Patricia Ross wants the viewer to feel Paxton by Ella Eland Logan by Brooke Walker Knoblich Photos courtesy of Portrait Connection the warmth of light and cold of shadows. Working with that light, and thoughtfully combining color from photos she comes across while addictively browsing Pinterest, often Travis captures the spirit of his subject to reminds us of life’s journey. Travis giving them slight twists of her own. Recently, Ella has been experimenting is a representational artist best known for his oil paintings of wildlife and his with photography and using her own photos as references. She is still exploring portraits of the people of the American frontier. He was raised in Bozeman, different styles and mediums to find one she enjoys the most, but she currently Montana where he spent countless hours in nature appreciating the creatures of loves using colored pencils and paint. In 2016, she started an Instagram account the forest as well as the people who inhabited the land long before him. Both his (@artisteland) dedicated to sharing her work. Now, she has a following of over parents are fine artists. Travis attended Watts Atelier in San Diego, California. 1.6k and has won various online contests — one of them international. In the travisknightart.com future, she hopes to continue to pursue art in a creative career. You can follow her Brooke Walker-Knoblich — “The first time I painted with oils I knew this is at @artisteland on Instagram or contact her at artisteland@gmail.com. what I was meant to do the rest of my life. Everything about oil paint resonates Luz Celeste Figueroa — Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Luz has lived in with me. As a person who relishes corporeal experiences, the olfactory delight the United States for three years. She graduated from the School of Arts in of linseed oil and the visual richness of glistening pigments intoxicates me. As Caracas, Venezuela, and then attended the School of Arts — Arturo Michelena an artist who approaches the easel with only a silhouette of an idea, the range and Technical Colleges in Graphic Design. She was an active member of the of oil paint— from translucent glazes to opaque, juicy passages—inspires the Venezuelan Association of Artists. She participated in several exhibitions and spontaneity and experimentation that is so essential to my creative process. group exhibitions in different regions of the Country. When paint stays wet for several days, anything becomes possible. Brushstrokes She won first prize in the Place National Exhibition Monumental in Valencia can be manipulated, scraped off, or remixed into new colors. In this flexible and was selected to participate in the II MEGA NATIONAL EXHIBITION state, art becomes more present, more capable of capturing the subtle changes in HOMAGE TO JESUS SOTO, in the museum show The Prints and Design of mood and emotion. Oil painting makes me fearless in this knowing. Oil Carlos Cruz-Diez, where she won honorable mention for Salón CABRIALES painting brings me closer to myself.” Brooke is classically trained in Europe. in 2007. Luz has painted multiple portraits for Portrait Connection, including brookepaints.com one that graced the cover of Cascade A&E magazine. She loves children Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | April 2020 5

First Friday Exhibits

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In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, First Friday events may have been canceled or postponed, and many venues have launched virtual exhibitions. Please visit each venue website for updated information.

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Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing 550 NW Franklin St. Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, exhibits artwork by Lucas Stovall Designs, Lucas Stovall, artist, thru April 26. Lucas Stovall notes his interest and work in multiple mediums including wood working, drawing, painting, music, and photography with a life-long passion for creation. The artist’s family “helped foster a love of art: my grandmother painted in her free time, my father was always wood working or sketching, my sister and cousin sketched also, Mask Bar, mixed media and my younger brother is an extremely talented by Lucas Stovall musician and song writer. I have been fortunate to have an environment in my life that has been open and accepting of different artistic pursuits.” Stovall states that his artistic inspiration “gravitated toward the Surrealist and the romanticism eras with artists like Salvador Dali, H.R. Giger, Zdislaw Beksinski, Francis Bacon, Henry Fuseli and Caspar David Friedrich. Romantic era art has always held a dark fascination for me.” He continues, “Post WWII era Surrealism and early psychology, such as work by Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, have helped to continue sparking that fire. Let’s get lost in introspection, examine symbolism, and let the artists’ emotions and life experience clash with our own sensibilities as we survey the landscape they are sharing.” Stovall previously studied with Paula Bullwinkel, instructor, at Central Oregon Community College (COCC). His art has been exhibited at Franklin Crossing, Pence Gallery and the Library at COCC, as well as the Art Adventure Gallery, Madras.

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Jeffrey Murray Photography 118 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-325-6225 jeffreymurrayphotography.com Features American landscape and fine art images captured by Bend nature photographer, Jeffrey Murray. Visit and enjoy a visual adventure of illuminating light and captivating panoramas from scenes in Central Oregon and across North America. John Paul Designs Custom Jewelry + Signature Series 1006 NW Bond St. johnpauldesigns.com Specializing in unique, one of a kind wedding and engagement rings in a variety of metals. Karen Bandy Design Jeweler 25 NW Minnesota Ave., Ste. 5 541-388-0155 • karenbandy.com Tucked between Thump coffee and Alleda Real Estate, Karen Bandy is a Central Oregon national/international award-winning jewelry designer and abstract painter, specializing in custom design in downtown Bend since 1987. Her designs are bold, fun and very wearable. Open First Friday 3-8pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11:30am-5pm and by appointment.

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Please send First Friday submissions no later than for the May Issue to: AE@CascadeAE.com Layor Art + Supply 1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110 541-322-0421 layorart.com Layor Art is featuring Portrait Connections’ Faces of Humanity — Central Oregon. For the third year in Central Oregon, Portrait Connection brings communities together in celebration of families facing critical childhood medical conditions. The Faces of Humanity program pairs children up with fine artists to paint joy-filled portraits of these children. The portraits will hang for the entire month of April, if it becomes comfortable and safe, come on down to Layor Art + Design during the exhibit to look into the eyes of all these kids. While you’re there, take a moment to revel in the talent of the artists who Jayden by Kristen Eisenbraun contribute time to paint these portraits. Each piece of art is a creation of grace, skill and compassion. This year’s artists have stunning talent and skills. Each artist is unique and gifted; you will see a variety of styles — all beautiful.

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Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery Old Mill District, second story loft 541-330-0840 lubbesmeyer.com

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The Lubbesmeyer twins offer a range of work created in fiber and paint. Through the twins’ collaborative process, they distill literal imagery into vivid blocks of color and texture, creating an abstracted view of their surroundings. Working studio/gallery open Tuesday thru Saturday.

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Mockingbird Gallery 869 NW Wall St. 541-388-2107 mockingbird-gallery.com We have GOOD MEDICINE inside the gallery! For now Mockingbird Gallery will be closed on Sundays but will do our best to maintain normal business hours and will ALSO maintain at least a 6-foot radius between us and your loved ones while you take in the beauty. We hope as you explore our gallery your spirits will be lifted and your mood elevated. We also have everything that we carry in the gallery on line! Please go to our website to explore the gallery from the comfort of your own home and you can contact us via email or phone if you have any inquiries or questions about artwork. mockingbird-gallery.com. Email us at mbg@mockingbirdgallery.com or give us a call at 541-388-2107. Thank you and we wish you all good health and happiness! Oxford Hotel 10 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-382-8436 Exhibiting High Desert Art League Member Joren Traveller thru April 30. Joren’s work covers a broad spectrum of wildlife and nature and stretches beyond an animal focus and into many of Central Lucius Sculpture by Joren Traveller Oregon’s breathtaking vistas and seasons of change. Joren is represented by the High Desert Art League, the Red Chair Gallery in Bend and Valley Bronze Gallery in Joseph, Oregon. jorentraveller.com. Peterson/Roth Gallery 206 NW Oregon Ave., Ste. 1 541-633-7148 petersonroth.com April First Friday is cancelled, but here at Peterson/Roth we will be still be exhibiting works from our featured artists as well as showcasing special pieces that will benefit The Kids Center in Central Oregon. This select grouping will help raise funds for this wonderful program where 25 percent of sales will be donated to The Kids Center. You can visit all of the artwork that we carry from your home at petersonroth.com as well as call or email if you are interested in purchasing any artwork. Thank you and we hope everyone stays safe and healthy.

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Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. 541-306-3176 redchairgallerybend.com In April, Red Chair Gallery will continue to showcase new paintings and monotypes by Michelle Lindblom as well as wildlife photography by Sue Dougherty. The pedestals will be filled with Annie Dyer’s distinctive pottery and the scarf racks will hold Tricia Biesmann’s gorgeous felted scarves and other garments. Sage CustomFraming & Gallery Natural Evolution by Michelle Lindblom 834 NW Brooks St. 541-382-5884 sageframing-gallery.com Sage Gallery is currently closed, but is still featuring a selection of paintings by artist Scott Dyer thru April 25. In Scott’s own words, “I currently live in Bend. I think it is where I feel so connected to nature and perhaps provides the proper environment for me to find myself artistically. Be it through oil, acrylic, watercolor or pencil sketch, I have always been drawn to the idea of capturing a moment on canvas, capturing beauty, poetry and emotion of that moment. I draw inspiration from such painters as John Singer Sargent, J W Waterhouse, Joaquin Sorolla, Peter Wood and many others. Each painting I create is sort of a practice piece to move closer to that feeling of capturing perfectly all of those elements...which of course you never stop seeking. The trick of course is to enjoy the journey. There is no greater validation for all the hard work than to see someone moved by Jonathan Seagull, oil by Scott Dyer your work.”

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SuZ Morrow Studio Willow Lane Artists Studio 400 SE Second St. 541-640-2414 SuZ Morrow offers original paintings in acrylic and oil of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Her style is surreal and impressionistic, with several abstract works as well. Stop in and enjoy the colorful expression of the soul of Oregon — it’s mountains, desert, waterfalls, coast, wildlife and people. Working studio/gallery open Monday-Friday afternoons. Tumalo Art Company Old Mill District 541-385-9144 tumaloartco.com Our breathtaking April show at Tumalo Art Co. features Tracy Leagjeld and Susan Luckey Higdon, two artists who are drawn to many of the same subjects and have a simpatico sensibility about color. First admiring Winding Through, acrylic on board by Susan Luckey Higdon each other’s art and then becoming friends, they eventually partnered as owners of Tumalo Art Co. The idea of doing this show together came to them while camping and sketching in the high Cascades last autumn, surrounded by lakes and meandering creeks. Tracy primarily spends her time doing monotypes on board, but can also

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be seen painting small plein air studies all over the Northwest, from coast, to gorge to mountains. Many of these small paintings are later made into larger monotypes. Her distinctive style of creating her marks with printmaking rollers keeps her images loose, energetic and colorful. Susan paints in acrylic on cradled board in an impressionistic style adding paint and wiping it off, building up layers. Using composition to narrow and refine the view, she focuses on pattern and color making many of her images feel semi-abstracted. “This approach to seeing nature has limitless possibilities,” says Susan.Tumalo Art Co. is not having an opening for the April show, but invites you to see the full show online at tumaloartco.com/april, or visit the gallery by appointment by calling 541-385-9144 or emailing art@tumaloartco.com. An artist will be glad to assist you. The Wine Shop 55 NW Minnesota Ave. The Wine Shop is showing the work of SageBrushers Art Society member Jennifer Ware-Kempcke. Running the gamut from abstract expressionism to realistic landscapes, Jennifer’s art expresses her joy at living in Central Oregon. Come in and share the view. Showing thru May. Wallace Time, acrylic painting by

Jennifer Ware-Kempcke The Wooden Jewel 844 NW Bond St., Ste. 100 541-593-4151 • thewoodenjewel.com The Wooden Jewel invites Central Oregon to Bend First Friday to see new artist installments, fresh drinks and designer jewelry.

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Breyn Hibbs & Ondi Hibbs @ Strictly Organic

Kristi Schultz & Amy Parks @ Village Interiors

Adell Shetterly & Dee McBrien-Lee @ Tumalo Art Co.

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Arthur Tripp & Lisandro Ramon @ The Brown Owl

Mary Wonser & Fran C McCormick @ Alleda real estate

Pat Markle, Marty Stewart & Vance Bonner @ TUMALO ART CO.

Lisa & Lori Lubbesmeyer @ Lubbesmeyer Art Studio & Gallery

Karen Bandy @ Karen Bandy Studio

Jim Peterson & Barbara Jaenicke @ Mockingbird Gallery

Sue Dougherty, Debbie & Andrew Nelson @ Red Chair

FRIDAY WALK Lorn & Elizabeth Dreyfuss, Lucinda Thiennes @ TUMALO ART CO.

Marty Stewart, Danica Curtwright & Dorothy Freudenberg @ TUMALO ART CO.

Steve Tritten & Joanne Sunnarborg @ Red Chair

LORI STITES & NATALIE NIEMAN @ Layor

Kathie Odom, Kayley Rose & Cathy Moen @ Mockingbird GALLERY

Michelle Lindbloom @ the Oxford HOTEL

HANNAH & CHRIS TERRELL @ LAYOR

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Melanie Hirata, Tonya, Tammi, & Troy Ford @ Willow Wild

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Discovering What Lies Within

Michael Bryant Carves a Portrait

by KENNETH MARUNOWSKI, Ph.D. — A&E Feature Writer

ichael Bryant is an extraordinary and accomplished sculptor of wood and stone, and shows locally at The Wooden Jewel on Wall St. in Bend, a gallery that he and his wife Denise co-own. The couple started the gallery in Sunriver in 2013 after many years of touring the country and exhibiting at various events. In an effort to expand in terms of physical space and to reach a wider audience, Michael and Denise moved the gallery to Bend in December of 2018, and display not only custom designer and handmade jewelry but also fine art paintings and sculptures from local, regional and international artists. The combination of the gallery’s extensive jewelry collection and Michael’s wood carvings gave the Wooden Jewel its name. Raised in the Willamette Valley, art was commonplace in Michael’s life as a child. His mother was a professional artist in pastels and oils who helped start the Tumalo Art Co. and establish First Friday Art Walks in Bend during the 1990’s. Enamored by the beauty of his natural surroundings, Michael spent most of his childhood hunting and fishing. Family trips to the coast centered around beach activities, but Michael couldn’t help but notice the attractive pieces of wood, largely burl, for sale in many yards that dotted the highway. His early, pre-sculptor, career involved sub-surface hazardous waste investigations as a drill operator. One particular winter when laid off and with his younger brother soon to be married, Michael, without much disposable income, thought, “I’m going to make him something, and I carved him and his bride-to-be a swan.” Thus Michael’s sculpting career began, a career that has expanded over twenty years. Bryant’s primary subject matter is wildlife, and occasionally people and places, which he carves from single, 12 April 2020 | www.CascadeAE.com

Cheyenne Wind, maple burl

Gentle Giant, Oregon soapstone on maple raft

Ram, with Denise Bryant, ponderosa pine

Mustang Run, curly maple, 7’x5’x4’

solid pieces of music-grade quality, western hardwoods like fiddleback maple and burl and from soft stones like soapstone and alabaster, among other materials. Although Michael used to make many artworks of entire figures and even multi-figure scenes as in some of his equine sculptures, he now focuses almost exclusively on what he refers to as “busts,” representations of the upper portion of a person, typically featuring the head and shoulders, a term Michael extends to include the animals he depicts. Horses, bison, gorillas and panthers have all made appearances in the artist’s oeuvre and are currently on view at the gallery. A piece of wood or stone in his hands or situated on his workbench, Michael studies it and looks to the material itself to suggest the form it wants to become. “I start with an idea, a feeling, if you will. I go with my intuition and the wood talks to me,” Bryant reveals. Then, without models or preliminary drawings, he begins carving away, sometimes with a chainsaw “to knock off excess wood,” as he describes it, and most always with smaller power tools and hand tools like chisels and dremels, constantly responding to his medium and setting its suggested image free. Unexpected twists, knots or holes in his materials reveal themselves during the process and force rethinking and redirection but rarely abandonment. ”Every block of stone has a statue inside it,” Michaelangelo has been quoted as saying, “and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it,” a perspective and sensibility with which Bryant identifies. Fire Hole Bison, a gorgeous example of a manzanita burl wood bust, is impressionistic in style, reports Michael, due to its loosely sculpted, suggestive nature. “I’m something of a minimalist now; ten years ago I would have carved feathers,” he says of another sculpture, Rooster on the Move. With respect to

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Oxford Hotel Bend Presents

High Desert Art League Member, Joren Traveller

oren is a sculptor and painter who specializes in bronze and ceramic sculptures of birds and other wildlife. Many of Joren’s sculptures are inspired by significant relationships that remain close to her heart. One of Joren’s favorite subjects was named “Adelaide,” an orphaned baby donkey that she raised after it was brought to her in the backseat of a convertible. Adelaide’s ears were salient and distinguished, and struck Joren as a feature worth highlighting in her proceeding works of art. Joren intends to capture the personalities of her subjects, as seen in the exemplification of the intelligent and amusing nature of Adelaide’s companionship. Before earning a degree from CalPoly in microbiology and animal science, Joren attended the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles where she discovered a sense of fulfillment while connecting and creating with active wildlife. In conjunction with an academic and artistic focus, Joren became an accomplished horsewoman that competed in dressage, showjumping and three-day eventing at

the highest prestige. Upon retiring from the equestrian spotlight, Joren resumed her artistic interest and organically emphasizes her relationship with animals in many of her finalized pieces. Joren’s work covers a broad spectrum of wildlife and nature and stretches beyond an animal focus and into many of Central Oregon’s breathtaking vistas and seasons of change. Joren is represented by the High Desert Art League, the Red Chair Gallery in Bend and Valley Bronze Gallery in Joseph, Oregon.

Horse Cowboy by Joren Traveller | Photos courtesy of Joren Traveller

Lucius Sculpture by Joren Traveller

works like Panther, an incredibly smooth, glistening soapstone bust with a burl base, the artist relishes the final touch of applying oil to stone, making it “pop,” as he describes. “Stone is really rewarding once it’s done; you feel like you’ve got something substantial,” Bryant states. Exemplary in Panther yet common to every sculpture Michael creates is the attention he affords the eyes since, as he remarks, “People get energy and action from the eyes.” Michael’s Bryant’s incredible sculptures have been honored with many distinguished accolades over the course of his professional career. Perhaps most popular, his horse carvings have received high acclaim wherever they’ve been presented, like the Pendleton Round Up. In what he considers the “biggest show,” the Calgary Stampede and Exhibition, he was selected as Best New Artist in Auction, 2006 and Best Artisan, 2007. In Tulsa, Oklahoma’s 2012 NatureWorks Art Show & Sale, Bryant, one of six-hundred acclaimed artists present, was awarded the grand prize, “Best of Show,” for his monumental and audacious, multi-figure equine sculpture, Mustang Run! Two of Michael’s carvings reside in the permanent collection of Klamath Falls’ Favell Museum of Native American Artifacts and Contemporary Western Art while another two are currently for sale there. Many of Bryant’s exquisite sculptures are housed in esteemed private collections across the United States and Europe. Current pursuits have taken Bryant into the world of gemstones, some of which are so small that he works with a microscope and a ¼ mm bit on them. In addition to his fine art, Michael designs high quality, hand-crafted wooden sunglasses for men and women made entirely out of figured instrument-grade wood (myfigs.com). To view Michael’s art, stop by The Wooden Jewel in Bend and experience its beauty firsthand, or visit the gallery’s website. thewoodenjewel.com

Panther, soapstone bust with burl base | Photos courtesy of Wooden Jewel

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A Community Welcome to David and Jacalyn Kreitzer Fine Artist & Opera Singer

by KENNETH MARUNOWSKI, Ph.D. — A&E Feature Writer

avid and Jacalyn Kreitzer, fine artist and opera singer, met at the Seattle Opera House in 1986 where Jacalyn was performing in Wagner’s Des Ring der Nibelungen and where she sang for four seasons. David, a professional painter and opera buff making images for the Opera House, was dazzled by the mezzo-soprano’s incredible voice, ranging from angelic to thunderous, and managed to meet her backstage following the performance. Shortly thereafter, the two married and “settled” in Los Osos, California, a home where Jacalyn spent only a few months each year when she wasn’t touring throughout the United States and Europe. David sometimes followed Jacalyn on these tours, keeping incredible multi-media sketch journals, and, in his Los Osos studio, kept working on his larger oil paintings, some of which derived from his travel sketches and photos.

Jacalyn Kreitzer

A graduate of Bend High School (1974), Jacalyn studied under New York Metropolitan Opera Star Herta Glaz during her graduate work at the University of Southern California. Glaz urged Jacalyn to quit her day job and commit herself to an operatic career, which she did. Jacalyn, who was once told by a USC Coach that she wouldn’t make it as a singer because her voice was “too raw,” got her first major break while listening to the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s rehearsal of Schoenberg’s difficult String Quartet #2 in F# minor. Before beginning the piece, conductor Simon Rattle turned to the audience and said, “My wife is ill and can’t do this engagement. And I understand Jacalyn is in the audience. Can she come up and sing?” Only 24 years old, Jacalyn, who had studied the work with her mentor and Schoenberg expert Leonard Stein, obliged, and the rest, as they say, is history. Having performed with some of the San Francisco Opera - Princess Bulkonskaya in War and Peace world’s great opera houses and symphony orchestras, including the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Paris Chatelet, Metropolitan Opera and the Minnesota Orchestra, under conductors such as James Conlon, Edo de Wart, Zubin Mehta and James Levine, Jacalyn feels a profound debt to some of the most talented and powerful Austrian and German Jews, musicians, conductors and writers, who were persecuted by the Nazis and fled to Los Angeles in the 1930’s and 1940’s as a result of the Anschluss. Such people include her teacher, Herta Glaz, and her mentors, Maria Altmann, the woman described in the 2015 movie The Woman In Gold, Erich Leinsdorf, and Leonard Stein, a protege of Arnold Schoenberg, composer, music theorist and teacher. Knowing the hardships these and so many others endured during this dark period of history, Jacalyn, a Lecturer in Music and Performance for twenty-four years at California Polytechnic State University following her touring career, always emphasized the absolute

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must of total conviction to her students, prompting them: “How badly do you want to do this? You must believe in yourself to the depths of your soul and feel an absolute need for your art, a reason to sing the piece!” Retired from teaching last June and now living back in Bend with David, Jacalyn is pursuing her passion of helping those with speech problems caused by Parkinson’s or other neurological diseases. She intends to start a studio, offer classes in voice repair and introduce some healing exercises in the classes she has agreed to conduct for Bend Parks and Rec in June, September and October. Just as Jacalyn felt compelled to deliver a heartfelt, healing message of “look to the light” from the great composers and poets of the world that inspired her, she hopes to bring light into the lives of those less fortunate in our local community through vocal healing. To find out more about Jackie, please visit her website jkreitzer.com and listen to her YouTube channel.

Jacalyn and David Kreitzer

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Roland’s Gold, oil on canvas, 30”x40”

David to rigorously pursue his art, a pursuit that took him to San Francisco, a hotbed of art and artists. While there, he decided to approach the prestigious Pomeroy Gallery to display his paintings and possibly represent him. Initially David Kreitzer in his Studio declined by the receptionist, he managed to show the gallery owner, former U.S. President Herbert Hoover’s grandson, some images of his work. Duly David Kreitzer impressed, Hoover immediately requested a studio visit, and the two hoofed No less passionate about his art than his wife, David has been a professional up one of San Francisco’s near-vertical streets where they reviewed David’s painter for over fifty years and specializes in stunning, serene landscapes work. Despite incredible admiration for David’s art, Hoover didn’t have the and dazzling, portraits of koi fish, both in watercolor and oils. Primarily space in his gallery at that time to take David in but instead recommended he a studio painter working from photographs, the artist’s medium-to-large try the Maxwell Gallery. David packed his paintings into a cab and hesitated canvases invite both close inspection and a distanced view to appreciate slightly while parked in front of the gallery. “Hey their fine nuances and detail as well as exquisite man, you got to be positive!” the cabby said to atmosphere and mood. Water is the unifying him. David entered the gallery, presented his element in David’s art, which he describes as work, and was immediately added to their roster “the ultimate painting problem” because of the of fine artists! need to convey the surface quality of water itself, Since his early beginnings, David has enjoyed the reflections on that surface, and the depth widespread success, exhibiting his art in numerous below the transparent surface. Although David one-man shows in museums, universities and considers himself a Realist in the tradition of galleries across the country, including New York’s Turner and Cezanne, he suggests that each of Suma, Scottsdale’s Leslie Levy Fine Art, Seattle’s his paintings goes through various stages of Runnings Gallery, and Antrum and Stary-Sheets art history: from its minimalist beginnings Galleries in Southern California. His paintings and abstract block-ins to its impressionistic hang in many esteemed public collections, development and realist refinement. including those of The Revlon Corporation, Born in 1942 in Ord, Nebraska and the son of Kimberly-Clark, Cargil Corporation, Sinclair a Lutheran minister who often took his family Paints, San Jose State University, and the Santa around the state with him during his preaching, Barbara Museum, and in the private collections David received a Bachelor of Science degree of Ray Bradbury, Mary Tyler Moore, Michael in Education from Concordia College and a Douglass, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ahmanson. Master of Arts degree in Illustration from San David’s recent oil painting, “Sunriver Wake,” was Jose State University. Like his wife Jacalyn, selected for this year’s Sunriver Music Festival David, too, received both discouragement and poster image. The artist will show his work in encouragement, setbacks and breaks, early on Bend during upcoming Open Studio shows and with respect to his pursuit of art. During his at Knightsbridge Real Estate in April, August M.A. thesis show, for example, a professor said and October. to him, “It’s too bad these are illustrations; they’d Hanging Koi, oil on canvas, 29”x36” | Photos courtesy of Jacalyn and kreitzerart.com make fine paintings,” a comment that pushed David Kreitzer Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | April 2020

Enter the Wonderland

New Paintings by Ken Marunowski at Lan Su Chinese Garden, Portland

end artist Ken Marunowski was born in 1972, the Year of the Rat, according to the Chinese Zodiac. 2020 is also the Year of the Rat, and thus far it’s been a positive and productive one for Ken, particularly with respect to the artist’s interest in Chinese culture. On the morning of Sunday, March 1, Ken and his wife Carly delivered a new body of his oil paintings and mixed-media drawings to the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland’s Pearl District and assisted in hanging the show. Immediately thereafter, the two drove back to Bend where Ken participated in the Asian New

Perfume of Lotus Flowers. Oil on canvas, 48”x30”

Year Festival at Bend High School, performing a modified Yang-style Tai Chi 32 Sword Form and 24 Form with the Oregon Tai Chi Wushu Performance Team. “Chinese culture is incredibly intriguing and mysterious to me,” the artist states, “and I feel very honored to show

Source of Tranquility, Diptych, mixed media on paper, 30”x44

my work at Lan Su, a truly unique and tranquil place.” Having been on view the month of March thus far, Marunowski’s show continues through April in the Scholar’s Hall at Lan Su. Five paintings adorn the Hall’s walls, two appear on easels, and 12 are housed in plastic folders in a flip-through format. In celebration of Lan Su’s 20th anniversary, Ken based each painting on motifs from the garden itself and on the five elements that comprise it: rocks, water, plants, architecture and poetry. Taking on the role of the scholar himself, a role not unfamiliar to him as a successful Ph.D. candidate at Kent State University

and a former assistant professor of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Ken studied the many aspects of the Garden so that he could incorporate this information in his paintings. On location, he made drawings, took photographs, practiced calligraphy, participated in tours and a tai chi class, sipped tea while listening to traditional Chinese music in the Tea House and walked barefoot along the stone path designed to trigger various acupressure points on one’s feet. Back in Bend, Ken studied the book, Listen to the Fragrance: Literary Inscriptions of Lan Su Chinese Garden, to better understand the poetic verse inscribed throughout the Garden

Panoramic of Scholar’s Hall | Photos courtesy of Kenneth Marunowski

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and its relationship to the other elements present within it. The result of Ken’s artistic, experiential and literary studies is a body of work that the artist refers to as Layers of Meaning, a reference to one of the Garden’s three conceptual frameworks (The Framed View and Conceal and Reveal are the other two) and to his dynamic process of image accretion that didn’t stop until a sense of balance was achieved in each work. “I typically started my paintings with some basic washes of color, often muted blues and greens to signify the water element, and then added a more definitive linear structure, like rock or roof outlines, that served as an armature upon which additional elements could be interwoven,” the artist reveals. Throughout Ken’s bold, colorful paintings and as if in a dream, lanterns, lotus flowers, koi fish and poetic verse float freely among pavilions, guardian-protectors and Lake Tai rocks. Marunowski invites the viewer to contemplate the layered imagery as one would contemplate the garden itself, slowly and meditatively, allowing meanings to arise, intermingle and fade with the passing breath. To view Ken’s art, visit his website at kennethmarunowski.com, his Facebook page at Ken Marunowski or his Instagram account @kenmarunowski

Ken’s Opening Night Artist Talk

Pottery by Annie Dyer

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by JULIA KENNEDY COCHRAN — Red Chair Gallery

hen Annie Dyer graduated from college with a degree in environmental design, she fully expected to become a landscape architect. A fateful trip to Japan completely changed her life. She became a professional potter instead. Her work will be showcased at Red Chair Gallery in April. On her long-ago visit to Japan, Dyer explored the culture by taking some classes in Shodo ( Japanese calligraphy) and ceramics. She visited a number of art galleries, one of which was exhibiting pottery by Master Ceramicist Asako Watanabe. She struck up a conversation with Watanabe, who spoke English, and the artist invited her to become an apprentice. Dyer Pottery by Annie Dyer accepted even though “I didn’t know anything about clay,” she says. In Japan, such an apprenticeship usually doesn’t mean you start learning to make pottery immediately. It begins with humble tasks such as cleaning the studio and just observing the potters. In her case, Dyer was allowed to ask just one question a day. Eventually, she began to make pots. Watanabe took her to meet numerous other artists and Dyer started to develop a new aesthetic view. Previously, she had been drawn to colorful decorated art but now she began to appreciate more subtlety. “What I was drawn to changed,” she remarks. The Japanese way of promoting simplicity, balance and harmony won her over. At the end of her two-year apprenticeship, Dyer had her first gallery exhibition and everything sold. Her teacher counseled her to commit to pottery, not to simply take another job and make pottery a hobby. So that is what she did. Returning to the United States, she followed a friend’s suggestion to check

out Ashland, OR and its art culture. She bought a motorcycle and began her westward journey. She arrived in Bend and immediately found a job at Blue Spruce Pottery, owned by Michael and Michelle Gwinup, and has been in Central Oregon ever since. Upon arriving in Bend (she never made it to Ashland) she soon discovered that everything about making pottery here was different from Japan. The clay, materials, glazes and techniques were all different. “It was a little like starting all over,” she says. Working diligently, with help from her mentor Beverly Cooper and advice from Michael Gwinup, she ultimately developed a unique style experimenting with impressing organic materials into her work. Dyer’s style uses simple functional shapes with glazed surfaces, which are then embellished with non-glazed areas highlighted by sculpting and impressing organic elements into the clay. She uses materials that are indigenous to Central Oregon, including lava rock and locally found objects. She mixes her own glazes and so has a deliberately narrow range of colors — usually crimson, black or white. The non-glazed portions are the color of the clay. The combination of the austere shapes and the striated or undulating unglazed edges give her pieces a distinctive look. She thinks her pieces appeal especially to locals who appreciate our beautiful region. “My work is suited to this area with all its emphasis on our surroundings and outdoor activities.” Dyer also exhibits at Hood Avenue Art Gallery in Sisters and Mossy Creek Gallery in Gleneden Beach. anniedyer.com • redchairgallerybend.com

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, the Bend exhibits may have been canceled or postponed, and many venues have launched virtual exhibitions. Please visit each venue website for updated information.

Bend Exhibits

Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. Bend Senior Center is showing art by the 100+ members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Come visit the new Senior Center and enjoy beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil and watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru April. High Desert Museum 59800 S Hwy. 97 541-382-4754 • highdesertmuseum.org Currently the High Desert Museum is closed, but visit our exhibits virtually at highdesertmuseum.org/exhibitions and watch our event calendar at highdesertmuseum.org/calendar. Exhibits included, but not limited to, Natural Wanderment: Stewardship. Sovereignty. Sacredness. and Infinite Moment: Burning Man on the Horizon.

At The Pumpkin Patch by Rebecca Sentgeorge

The Alexander 1125 NE Watt Way 541-326-0153 thealexanderbend.com Presenting an exhibition of watercolor paintings by Rebecca Sentgeorge during April and May. Working primarily in watercolor, acrylic and mixed media, Sentgeorge’s paintings attempt to portray a slice of life and remind the viewer that there is beauty and grace all around us. Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | April 2020

CAN YOU RESIST THIS FACE ?

A Trumpeter Without Borders by STEPHAN LEE

Humane Society of Central Oregon To Volunteer or Donate Call 541.382.3537 www.hsco.org

Make your house a home. Adopt today.

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Rodney Marsalis | Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music

child of New Orleans, Rodney Marsalis grew up in an environment that transcended borders. A port city, New Orleans had a constant flow of people from different countries, creating a rich culture of history, music, food and architecture. Marsalis spent his young years soaking up this rich environment while beginning his musical studies at the age of six. When he was 11, he began taking classical trumpet lessons with his cousin, Wynton Marsalis, and made his solo debut at the age of 15 with the New Orleans Symphony. Marsalis graduated from the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received a fellowship to attend the Tanglewood Music Center, where he was awarded the Seiji Ozawa Award for Outstanding Musicianship. Following graduation, Marsalis joined the San Diego Symphony, soaking in the California sun and roller-blading through Mission Bay between performances. During one of his practice sessions at U.C. San Diego, he met Isabelle Senger, executive director of High Desert Chamber Music. Their friendship formed quickly and they became roommates while living and performing together in the San Diego Symphony. Marsalis then took his talent across the Atlantic joining the Orquesta SinfĂłnica de Tenerife and the Orquestra SimfĂ˛nica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. He performed across Europe in countries such as France, Spain, Germany, England, and others. After years of crossing European borders, Marsalis made the decision to return to the U.S. Considering his next steps, Marsalis recalled the counsel of Ellis Marsalis, the patriarch of the musical Marsalis family. Ellis had long believed that Marsalis should start his own group incorporating the influence of his unique talent and life experience. This group came to be known as The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass (RMPBB), a group that reflects the diverse makeup of men and women in the American culture. Experience a truly unique connection between audience and performers with the Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass, presented by the Tower Theatre Foundation in partnership with High Desert Chamber Music on Saturday, April 24, at 7:30pm. Tickets are available through the Tower Theatre box office. Come hear the music! HighDesertChamberMusic.com

An Exciting Year in Review The Cascade School of Music

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by KENNETH MARUNOWSKI, Ph.D. — A&E Feature Writer

his past January, the Cascade School of Music (CSM) celebrated its one-year anniversary in its new home on the corner of Third St. and Emerson, and what an extraordinary year it has been! Growth has occurred and continues to occur on numerous levels, and the repercussions of this growth extend well beyond the walls of the school and into the local community, which it has proudly served for 18 years.

Photos courtesy of Cascade School of Music

Community appreciation of CSM is on high as voters awarded the school Best Music Instruction in the 2020 Best of the Nest readers poll. A clear indication of this appreciation, CSM’s enrollment is up 38 percent, reports Academic Director Carly Marunowski, with 90 percent of its new students coming from referrals. “We’re offering more programming than in the past thanks to a larger facility that allowed us to hire more teachers who could teach more instruments and musical genres to continue meeting the needs of our community” Carly explains. With increases in enrollment come increases in tuition assistance requests, in this case, a 28 percent increase. Fortunately, CSM’s tuition assistance budget has also increased, tripled in fact over the past two years, which means the school is able to offer some kind of tuition assistance support to 17 percent of its student population. “Requests come in different ways,” Carly states. “Some could be temporary or emergency-based while others could be long-term, like supporting a student for an entire year.” No matter the request, the most important thing for the school is getting the student into lessons or classes because music education is what this nonprofit is all about. This summer on Saturdays in July and August, for example, CSM will extend its learning opportunities into the local community by partnering with Blissful Heart Wellness Center to offer its Kindermusik Family Class (ages one-five) in their inspiring garden space. Angela Crandall, owner of Blissful Heart, welcomes the opportunity to partner with CSM’s Kindermusik program, “to support the wellbeing of our young children through the power of music.” This September, CSM will collaborate with the Boys & Girls Club of Bend to offer some Kindermusik classes there as well. As CSM’s Executive Director Robert Lambeth explains, “Community outreach is an important part of our mission where we provide our music education at peer organizations to make it more accessible for all.” An internationally-acclaimed program for whole-child development, Kindermusik draws upon the power of music to help children develop musically, cognitively and socially. Awarded Best Program 2019 by Kindermusik International, CSM’s extraordinary Kindermusik teachers, Barbara Hogstad, Amy Conklin, Tami Corbin and Amy James, welcome children into a playful and nurturing environment where they sing, move, play instruments, and hear stories — all while developing social skills, problem-solving skills, pre-math skills and a foundation for reading. Unique to this program is that parents or guardians participate with the children, thus enhancing the bond between child and adult while also teaching the adult how to engage the child in various beneficial, musicbased learning experiences.

Also in July and August and geared for children beyond the Kindermusik age, CSM will offer the Musical Explorers program that will provide an abundance of diverse opportunities to Meet An Instrument, Explore World Music, Explore Ukulele or Explore Percussion. Their classes are intended to expand the musical horizons of students across a variety of instruments and genres in a short period of time, perfect introductory opportunities for children still deciding what instrument(s) to pursue. In recognition of the excellence of both the Kindermusik and Musical Explorers programs and as a means to further support them, CSM was awarded an Oregon Arts Commission grant, a fine accolade for a school that is continually refining and expanding its many programs to meet the needs of its growing community. The Cascade School of Music’s support of music education is not simply restricted to those who seek lessons and classes from the school. CSM prides itself on offering educational growth opportunities for its faculty so they, too, may continue to learn and refine their expertise. Stipends are awarded to faculty members who propose a course of study that can be directly reinvested in the school, for example, studying a particular pedagogical practice at a workshop and then teaching other faculty members about that practice and how to implement it in their curriculum. “We have incredible teachers here with great teaching and performance experience, many with higher degrees, and vast areas of expertise that deserve continued cultivation,” boasts Lambeth. “We strongly believe in the betterment of our faculty,” the executive director explains, “since it connects directly to the betterment of our students… and to the overall health and well-being of the school.” As an additional way to support CSM beyond teaching and deepening their expertise through new learning experiences, many of its faculty also serve on its Faculty Council. Keen to be part of CSM’s leadership, participation within this council allows faculty to directly impact the direction and policies of the school, thus creating a more positive and inclusive work environment. “Our school is made stronger by a passionate and committed Board of Directors, Advisor Board and Faculty Council,” says Lambeth. Expanding programs, increases in enrollment and tuition assistance, involved faculty, experienced leadership, community connections, awards and grants: so many factors contribute to making the Cascade School of Music’s delivery of a true music school experience possible, and for this, CSM is incredibly grateful and proud. ccschoolofmusic.org Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | April 2020

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Cascade School of Music Awards Local Students

CSM Award Winner Haley Shaw with Instructor Cullie Treichler

CSM Award Winner Christina Woll with Instructor Cullie Treichler

he Rising Star and Fortissimo awards are for students who have been nominated by their teachers for showing talent, effort, and achievement and great promise as musicians due to perseverance and commitment to their craft. Cascade School of Music’s Fortissimo Award Winner: Christina Woll, age 16, is a voice student of Cullie Treichler and daughter of Sandra Woll. Christina is an outstanding student, natural musician and LOVES to sing! Always well prepared for her lessons, she is eager to learn and grow in her vocal technique. She has matured a lot in her two years of study and broadened her range as she discovers the freedom singing in her head voice. Cascade School of Music’s Rising Star Award Winner: Cusi Flores, age 16, is a piano student of Rick Buckley and son of Maria AlexanderHahn. Cusi is a soft-spoken, kind-hearted individual with an impressive work ethic and deep love for music. Because he is always engaged and open to instruction, he has achieved an incredible rate of growth in his

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CSM Award Winner Cusi Flores with Instructor Rick Buckley | Photos courtesy of Cascade School of Music

first year of piano study. Cascade School of Music’s Fortissimo Award Winner: Haley Shaw is a voice student of Cullie Treichler. A genuine and creative artist, Haley is continually growing in her technique and breath support, learning to sing on the resonance of her head voice. She has aspirations to become a voice teacher and is dedicated to her weekly study with Cullie for the last several years. All the Rising Star and Fortissimo award winners from throughout the 2019-2020 school year will perform at Cascade School of Music’s annual Crescendo Bendo Student Showcase at the Tower Theatre on May 9. Crescendo Bendo is free and open to the public, so mark your calendar! cascadeschoolofmusic.org • 541-382-6866 info@cascadeschoolofmusic.org

Literature

Between The Dragon And His Wrath

by Local Author MARK R. CORBET

his rare glimpse into the world of Smokejumping consists of 37 short stories recounting memorable events related to parachuting to back country wildfires. Challenges, mistakes, natural beauty and hardships of a frequently grueling job. Problem solving, facing up your mistakes, overcoming stress and finding that last remnant of strength you have to get the job done. Stories about becoming surrounded by fire, cowering during a lightning storm much too close for comfort, heading for the forest floor in a falling tree, days when everything seem to go wrong, when nature seems to have gang up on you, brutal packouts, close calls, not being allowed to do the job, finding humor amid chaos, making bad choices, trying to do the right thing, admitting that fate might be in control sometimes and seeing the beauty all around you — this is Between The

Dragon And His Wrath. The book tittle is from a line in Shakespeare’s King Lear: “Come not between the dragon and his wrath.” Each Chapter tittle is accompanied by an Epigraph from Shakespeare. Author Mark Corbet was born and raised in Eastern Oregon, first near the foot of Steens Mt. and the Malheur Wildlife Refuge. Later he and his family lived on a cattle ranch in Harney County. After graduating from high school he first attended Southern Oregon University then the University of Oregon where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies. He paid for his education by working on farms, at a lumber mill and fighting fires for the BLM and Forest Service. After graduation Mark applied for and was accepted into the Smokejumping program, first working for seven seasons in La Grande then for 24 more in Redmond. During

that time he parachuted to over 300 wildfires from Virginia to Alaska and nearly all of the western states. His book recounts some of his most memorable times as a Smokejumper. He and his wife now live on a small farm in Deschutes County where they raise Orchard Grass hay and a German Shepherd. Between The Dragon And His Wrath is available locally at Roundabout Books Mark R. and Dudley's Bookshop in Corbet Bend, Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, Sunriver Books & Music in Sunriver, Herringbone Books in Redmond, the Redmond Smokejumper Base in Redmond and on line from the National Smokejumper Association's web site at smokejumpers.com, just click the 'Store' tab then 'Books $ DVDs' tab and on eBay. In addition, copies can be checked out from the Deschutes County and Crook County Libraries. During the COVID-19 closures, check individual websites for local online ordering availability.

Waterson Desert Writing Prize Challenges High School Students to Get Creative Cash Prize Awarded for Student Desert Writing Competition

ey high schoolers! Are you wandering around the house, looking for ways to pass the time while sheltering in place to avoid the coronavirus? Here’s an idea: submit a piece to the Waterston Desert Writing Prize student writing contest! The winner receives $250, is honored at our annual awards celebration, and earns bragging rights on his or her college resume. Yes, the contest is about desert writing. But deserts can be more than sand and cactus. How about the desert of being alone without your friends right now? Or the watery desert of dying coral reefs? Maybe the emotional desert of missing or losing a friend or family member? Get creative about the subject of deserts and put ink on paper! Go to waterstondesertwritingprize.org/student-contest for all the rules. Then email your submission to stories@bendbroadband.com by March 27. We can’t wait to read your entry. Winners will be announced by April 15. The Waterston Desert Writing Prize awards events and ceremony are scheduled for 6pm, June 24 at the High Desert Museum. While staying home in the pandemic Why not work on something academic? A desert story, about drier lands

Written with keyboard and your own two hands. Doesn’t have to be long, or funny or sad, Just record a thought, observation or adventure you’ve had. It can be a story about the desert of corona-v, Or reefs without fish, or missing a friend you can’t see. So avoid the boredom, the twitter and texting, Just sit down and send us something lively and interesting. About the Waterston Desert Writing Prize Now in its sixth year, the Waterston Desert Writing Prize honors creative nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy, with the desert as both subject and setting. Inspired by author and poet Ellen Waterston’s love of the high desert of Central Oregon, a region that has been her muse for over 30 years, the Prize recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and the human narrative. The Prize is funded from an endowment managed by the Oregon Community Foundation, with the impetus for the creation of the endowment provided by actor Sam Waterston, after whom the prize is named. waterstondesertwritingprize.org Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | April 2020

Film & Theatre

Nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation 2020 Spring Events Update

he nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation, which owns and operates the stage in downtown Bend, is following Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s order banning gatherings of 25 or more people until April 14. Unfortunately, this will also affect scheduling beyond this date. We are contacting ticket holders directly about the status of each upcoming performance. Regarding cancelled events: all ticket holders will be refunded via original payment method. Regarding postponed events: we are currently working with the presenter to secure a new date. We will contact ticket holders directly via email when we have an update. Please note: all current tickets will be transferred to the new date. If your event has been postponed or rescheduled and you are unable to attend the new date, rather than a refund, please consider sustaining the performing arts and the Tower Theatre during this difficult time by: • Donating the price of your unused tickets as a tax-deductible gift • Applying the ticket amount to a future program • Purchasing a Tower membership • Texting Tower80 to 44321 with a special donation

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STATUS OF EVENTS AS OF MARCH 17, 2020: MARCH 3/19 Mostly Kosher — Postponed 3/21 World Water day — Cancelled 3/25 Gone with the Wind — Postponed 3/26 Fantastic Fungi — Postponed 3/28 Pretty Strong — Cancelled 3/31 Nature Nights — Cancelled APRIL 4/1 Orangetheory’s Momentum Shift — Rescheduled to June 14 4/2 Ottmar Leibert & Luna Negra — Postponed 4/3-4/4 Sunriver Music Festival Piano Showcase — Cancelled 4/5 Delgani String Quartet — Postponed 4/6 The Fate of Food with Amanda Little — Postponed 4/7 David Archuleta — Postponed 4/9 Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus — Rescheduled to November 12 4/11 She Stands Up — Postponed 4/13 Yamato Drummers — Postponed 4/17 Trivia Bee — Postponed 4/23 Warren Miller MTB Film Ritual — Postponed 4/25-/26 Banff Mountain Film Festival — Postponed 4/30 OSU Choir Considering Matthew Shepard — Postponed We hope you’ll recognize the profound impact this event ban will have on the livelihoods of the performers, staff and operations, and we ask for your patience as we navigate this evolving situation together. Visit towertheatre.org for the most up-to-date information. Tower Theatre Box Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9am-5pm, 541-317-0700 or info@towertheatre.org. Thank you for your support and understanding. towertheatre.org

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Chicken Ras el Hanout

A Little Sweet & a Little Savory with Warm Spices & Dried Fruits

Cuisine

Travel from Home

“Head of the Shop” is the literal translation of one of Morocco’s most common spice blends, and one of my favorite seasonings for slow cooking and grilling; Ras el Hanout. The implied meaning of this seasoning’s name refers to the best spices that the Spice Merchant has to offer. While Ras el Hanout can vary greatly between spice shops inside and outside of North Africa, it typically contains cardamom, cumin, cloves, nutmeg, mace and turmeric. These are deliciously warming spices and flavors that build during a low and slow cooking process in tagines or stews. It pairs well with all types of meats used as a rub or as a seasoning on roasted vegetables.

Ingredients

Photo courtesy of Savory Spice

2 Tbsp. olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 Tbsp. Cubed Crystallized Ginger, chopped 2 tsp. Ras el Hanout 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Salt and pepper to taste 2 cups chicken stock 16 dried apricots or prunes

While we may not be able to travel very far from home at this time, there is no better place than our own kitchen to experience the smell and tastes of a Moroccan Souk.

Matt Perry - Spice Merchant

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In an oven-proof, lidded sauté pan, cook onions in olive oil over medium heat until softened. Add garlic, Ras el Hanout and chopped ginger. Cook another 2 to 3 min. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Remove onion mixture and put chicken in pan, adding more oil if necessary and cook about 2 min. on each side. Return onion mixture to pan and add chicken stock and dried plums (or apricots). Cover pan and put in oven for 30 min., turning chicken halfway through cooking time.

Time

Active Prep: 10 min Cook: 40 min

Nutrition

Nut-Free Dairy-Free

Serving Suggestions

Serve over rice or couscous.

Yield

4 servings Thanks to: Vivian Peterson, Savory Spice customer Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | April 2020

Great Art Picks Up

Where Nature Begins

rtists are so inspired by nature and their surroundings, especially here in Central Oregon where nature’s unique beauty is part of our lives. Our two featured artists for April work with much different media but share their inspirations. Dottie Moniz is one of the original gallery artists and her work is considered multimedia. Dottie utilizes watercolors, acrylics, fabrics and textured papers to recreate iconic locations in Central Oregon. Clouds Over Mt. Bachelor is a paper collage and acrylic on canvas. “Paper collage is my favorite form of expression when creating my art. I always seem to come back to that medium. Mixing the collage with the vibrant shades of acrylic offers a variety of different effects that is a departure from watercolors.”

Stained Glass by Becky Henson

Painting by Dottie Moniz

Dottie’s fabric art landscapes are all one of a kind. The current piece is titled Spring has Sprung in the Cascades and the details are fantastic! Stained glass art by Becky Henson is always unique. In one new piece, she bezel set a collection of natural Oregon Sunstone tumble polished gems which play with the light in beautiful unique ways. And who wouldn’t want to have actual precious gemstones hanging in their window?

Stained Glass by Becky Henson

Lately, Becky has been adding non stained-glass elements to her works. She has used items such as antique plates, horseshoes and drawer pulls. Becky’s unique Three Sisters windows are every popular, colorful and bring the outdoors in. Join us for our second Saturday event on April 11 from 4 to 6pm. Mosaic artist, Jesica Carleton will be on hand to demonstrate her work with micro mosaic jewels. Artistsgallerysunriver.com • 541-593-4382 • find us on Facebook

Painting by Dottie Moniz

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Artist Demonstration by: Jesica Carleton Micro Mosaic Jewelry

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Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery Continues Exhibiting

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igh Desert Art League Members Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery continues to present the 2020 New Year exhibition of the High Desert Art League (HDAL) members through April. Participating members include Helen Brown, Barbara Cella, Janet Frost, Michelle Lindblom, Karen Maier, Dee McBrien-Lee, Jacqueline Newbold, Vivian Olsen, Janice Rhodes, Rebecca Sentgeorge, Barbara Slater and Joren Traveller. Employing her unique process as featured in the national publication SPLASH, The Best of Watercolor, Helen Brown creates, on rice paper, luminous and highly textured watercolor batiks of nature. National award-winning artist Barbara Hudler Cella expressively uses acrylic paints to capture the energy and exuberance of abstracted shapes. Landscape artist Janet Frost inspires viewers with her use of light that illuminates and transforms the scenery of Central Oregon. Michelle Lindblom, creating abstract imagery in acrylic, notes her approach “to making marks arising from continuous dialogues with my Paulina Falls, oil by Janet Frost Welcome Home by Rebecca Sentgeorge psyche and everyday experiences.” Dee McBrien-Lee, HDAL president, paints in acrylic using bold color and texture in her expressive, abstract images. Karen Meier specializes in large scale, creative photography with nature as her subject, including Central Oregon images. Jacqueline Newbold, featured in Somerset Splash 17, Best of Watercolor, uses a bright palette to depict dramatic scenes of nature. Recognized wildlife artist Vivian Olsen exhibits imagery of birds and other creatures and notes “…my new goal of writing and painting illustrations for my children’s book of animal stories, ‘Animal Antics,’ to be published in 2020.” Janice Rhodes states, “Although I paint in several mediums, I focus on creating figurative imagery in wax…encaustics. It’s been around for centuries and the love of this medium is global.” A Fulbright Memorial Fund participant, Rebecca Sentgeorge‘s paintings of boots serve as metaphor for women in the high desert, encouraging, “celebrate who we are and let our light shine for the world.” Barbara Slater, an award-winning artist and member of Oil Painters of America, captures the personalities of animals in portraits reflecting her affection and respect for these subjects. Joren Traveller, an avid naturalist, oil painter and sculptor, adds texture and color with a paint knife to create mood in her paintings. “…of scenic images and elusive wildlife in their natural habitat.” Billye Turner, art consultant, curates exhibitions for Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery. For information or purchase, contact her at 503-780-2828 or billyeturner@ bendnet.com

Vacation Dreams acrylic by Barbara Hudler Cella

The Bath House by Karen Meier

The Sly One by Barbara Slater

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Sunriver Exhibits

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, the Sunriver exhibits may have been canceled or postponed, and many venues have launched virtual exhibitions. Please visit each venue website for updated information.

Artists’ Gallery Sunriver 57100 Beaver Dr., Bldg. 19 • 541-593-4382 • artistsgallerysunriver.com You’re invited to come and Party with the Artists on Saturday April 11, 4-6pm. Join us for appetizers, beer and wine. One of our gallery artists will be on hand to demonstrate and share her special style of creativity. Jesica Carleton is a Bend mosaic artist and will demonstrate the art of creating micro mosaic jewelry. Her pieces are detailed and so beautiful and each is one of a kind. Jesica is also available to present classes in mosaic art…just ask!

Photo courtesy of Artists’ Gallery Sunriver

Paulina Falls, oil by Janet Frost

Copeland Gallery 57100 Beaver Dr., Bldg. 24 • 541-610-2866 • copelandgallery.com Copeland Gallery features master photographer, Chad Copeland. The images are a collection of content from around the world including Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Chad is a contributor to National Geographic and is an award-winning producer of documentaries. He shot the Windows 10 desktop images, called People of Action. Chad’s photography expertise and lifelong outdoor adventure spirit combine to provide breathtaking images from air, land and sea. His skills, strengths and strategies have earned him international awards and recognition. Chad has made Central Oregon his home and is currently featuring Oceans and Rivers in his gallery in the Village at Sunriver. Sunriver Resort Lodge - Betty Gray Gallery 17600 Center Dr. • 503-780-2828 • billyeturner@bendnet.com Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery continues its winter 2020 exhibition of High Desert Art League (HDAL) members thru April. Twelve HDAL members, all accomplished artists, exhibit a wide range of talent in watercolors, oils and pastel. Participating members include Helen Brown, Barbara Cella, Janet Frost, Michelle Lindblom, Karen Maier, Dee McBrien-Lee, Jacqueline Newbold, Vivian Olsen, Janice Rhodes, Rebecca Sentgeorge, Barbara Slater and Joren Traveller. They work “to support the advancement of participants through exhibitions, education and related outreach.”

Sisters Exhibits Canyon Creek Pottery 310 North Cedar St. • 541-390-2449 • canyoncreekpotteryllc.com Fine handmade pottery by Kenneth G. Merrill made in Sisters. Clearwater Art Gallery 303 West Hood • 541-549-4994 • theclearwatergallery.com 4th Friday Art Stroll, Navajo rugs, jewelry and baskets made 50 or 100 years ago, prevalent in museums and Native American Antique Galleries, need to be regarded as representing people of a former time. Cowgirls & Indians Resale 160 SW Oak St. • 541-549-6950 Gently used Western wear, art and furniture. Art by M. Barbera Bronze, Ed Morgan, William F. Reese, Heinie Hartwig originals, Native American artworks, baskets and jewelry.

Raven’s Call by Vivian Olsen

Hood Avenue Art hoodavenueart.com info@hoodavenueart.com • 541-719-1800 Vivian Olsen is displaying her paintings in an all Watercolor exhibit at the Hood Avenue Art Gallery where she is featured along with

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Winnie Givot. Vivian paints animals of the Northwest using watercolors or pastels. She creates natural looking portraits of birds and large animals, capturing their lively personalities and behaviors. This show opened on March 27 and is featured thru April 23. Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery 222 West Hood Ave. 541-912-0732 Scott’s fabulous designs in metal prompt imagination and admiration, wide ranging decor with hints of other, more romantic eras, to a decidedly whirlwind love affair with the future. The Jewel 221 West Cascade Ave. • 541-549-9388 Ongoing exhibit, jewelry by Mary Jo Weiss. Raven Makes Gallery 182 E Hood Ave. 541-719-1182 • ravenmakesgallery.com Raven Makes Gallery offers dynamic and contemporary first market works in multi-media, including collectible jewelry, from Southwest tribes, Northwest Coast Peoples and Indigenous artists of the Far North. New acquisitions from Huichol artists of Northern Mexico.

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, the Sisters exhibits may have been canceled or postponed, and many venues have launched virtual exhibitions. Please visit each venue website for updated information.

Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop 252 W Hood Ave. • 541-549-9552 • sistersgallery.com Gallery open 11am-5pm daily, Sundays by appointment. Custom framing and photo restoration. Featuring creative work by Oregon photographers and artists Curtiss Abbott, Gary Albertson, J. Chester Armstrong, Paul Alan Bennett, Wendy Birnbaum, Candace Bruguier, Antonia Carriere, Jan Hanson, Jennifer Hartwig, Vicki Hodge, Norma Holmes, Ann Grossnickle, Kimry Jelen, Carol Grigg, Dennis McGregor, Laurie SantaMaria, Dennis Schmidling, Jodi Schneider, Pat Siegner and Caroline Stratton-Crow.

Sisters Exhibits continued

used to build each piece. Our new exhibit April 24-May 21 will be Kit Stafford. Landings represents what can happen when we give over to an instinctual freedom of thought. The pieces are markers of the flight through time and space, a path of ideas accompanied by textiles and color. “Afterburn” is the energy used after take-off. It can either throw us farther into space or bring us home. It is a flight term referring to when fuels have burned away, when there is a glow — I follow that faint light. The remnants of the journeys are here — some rough, some the evidence, like a thread to the connections we share. Here, there are also small social justice patches or “awareness’s” that can be removed from their landings to wear as pins, bringing focus to making a better world. Proceeds from the sale of these artifacts will be given to corresponding nonprofits. Studio Redfield 183 East Hood Ave. • 541-588-6332 Featuring hand-painted tiles ceramics, art cards, jewelry, abstract paintings and impressionistic landscapes, hand-painted mugs, bright decorative ceramics, wire baskets, tiled end tables. Paintings by Randy Redfield and original handpainted tile by Kibak Tile.

Fiber art by Kit Stafford

Stitchin’ Post Gallery 541-549-6061 • stitchinpost.com Continuing thru March 23 is the multi-media works of Prineville artist Grace Grinnell. Nature in the Abstract is a series of quilts abstracting natural subjects utilizing various materials in addition to fabrics. Paint, hand and machine stitching, bleaching, drawing and stamping are a few of the methods

Featuring Watercolor Artists Winnie Givot & Vivian Olsen

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Central Oregon Exhibits

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, most of these exhibits may have been canceled or postponed, and many venues have launched virtual exhibitions.

Crystal Crane Hot Springs "it's all about the water"

Please visit each venue website for updated information.

Madras / Warm Springs Come Experience the Energy of Nature! Geothermally Heated Cabins Hot Mineral Baths 541-943-3931

The Museum at Warm Springs 2189 U.S. 26 • 541-553-3331 museumatwarmsprings.org Tribal members demonstrate and share family heirlooms.

Prineville 2 Hours SE of Bend • www.summerlakehotsprings.com 2 Hours SE of Bend • 541-943-3931 • www.summerlakehotprings.com

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A.R. Bowman Memorial Museum 246 N Main St. • 541-447-3715 • bowmanmuseum.org Open Tuesday thru Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturdays 11am4pm. Ponderosa Pine Capital of the World exhibit anchors the new exhibit space in the expanded museum. It includes The Woods and The Mill, two full size areas that highlight the workers, tools and history of the trade. Native American exhibit brings history of the people and land of Crook County.

Prineville continued Rimrock Gallery 405A NW Third St., Prineville 541-903-5565 • rimrockgallery.com MARK LUNDEEN…..WILLO BALFREY…..JIM MCVICKER The specifics of our show will be in the ‘HOME’ section of our website at rimrockgallery.com. Due to concern for our patrons and artists, we are unable to have an artist’s reception, as usual, so come visit the gallery at your leisure, or on the website. We can bring art out on approval if you see a jewel on the website that you would like to try in your home. Mark Lundeen’s bronze of the Old Pro is the last one left in the edition in both the table size and the life size bronzes. We are also featuring new paintings by pastel/oil painter, Willo Balfrey and oil painter, Jim McVicker. Both are nationally known. Discover Prineville’s large fine art gallery on the corner of Third and Deer Streets, across from McDonald’s…..off street parking too! Open Tues-Sat 10am-5:30pm and Sun 12-5:30pm.

Old Pro, bronze by Mark Lundeen

Redmond / Terrebonne The Art of Alfred A. Dolezal Eagle Crest Resort, 7525 Falcon Crest Dr., Ste. 100 • 541-526-1185 alfreddolezal.com • artofaad@yahoo.com • Daily, 10am–5pm Original oils, reproductions, classes, gift shop. The eclectic paintings of Austrian artist, Alfred A. Dolezal combine illuminant colors with alternative visions of reality. These contemporary oils on canvas examine the deeper meaning of life and tell a human interest story. Combining profound messages with thought-provoking imagery and evocative symbolism, they are much more than a painting. Come see why we were awarded the 2017 and 2018 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor and are now ranked #2 of things to do in our area. Maragas Winery Lattavo Gallery 15523 SW Hwy. 97, Culver • 541-546-5464 • maragaswinery.com The caricature art adorning the bottles of Maragas wines was created by Doug Maragas’ mother, Joanne Lattavo, in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. Joanne was an accomplished oil painter with a renowned art gallery. School House Produce 1430 SW Highland Ave. 541-504-7112 • schoolhouseproduce.com Schoolhouse Produce is featuring a group show by SageBrushers Art Society members Linda Shelton, Linda Ziegenhagen, Gary Wing, Shari Crandall, Gilligan Burton, Shandel Gamer, Jill Tucker and MaryAnn Best. Get your fresh produce and your art fix all in one place! Showing thru April. St. Charles Hospital 1253 NW Canal Blvd., Redmond • 541-548-8131 Rotating local artists. Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | April 2020

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CALL TO High Desert Frameworks Sponsors From My Archives Photo Contest During this time of Shelter in Place and Stay Home-Stay Safe, High Desert Frameworks is challenging Central Oregon residents to find the best of the best in local photography. And you can do it without leaving your home and with no impact on social distancing. There is no doubt that these are interesting and difficult times for all of us and High Desert Frameworks wants to help get our minds into art and do it responsibly. Join us for a From My Archives Photo Contest. We know how taxing it might feel like staying home for endless hours. Get up in the morning, coffee in hand and start telecommuting. No shower, no jog, no commute, no face-to-face interactions. It can be lonely and Netflix at night or reruns of Perry Mason just doesn’t cut it. Maybe you are entertaining the kids all day long. If so we bet you have a better understanding of primary and secondary teachers’ life. Don’t Fret! There is a solution! Dig through your archives of photos and enter our Photo Contest. You get a chance to win one of four prizes: Two Judges Choice and two Popular Choice awards! Upload your best photographs! The photographs can be abstract, contemporary, traditional, color, black and white, people, landscape, action, artistic, nature … almost anything will do! Keep it family friendly! Contest ends April 15. (Don’t worry — Tax day got moved to July 15th!) How to Enter: Upload the photographs you dug up from your archives (or take a new one) to www.Take.Pics or Image tag #FromMyArchives2020 on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Official rules located at Take.Pics. You know — you have to be 18 years of age or older, live in Central Oregon and a few more. Make sure you check out the rules prior to entry. Good Luck! Entry is FREE with no purchase obligation (or suggestion). Questions? Contact High Desert Frameworks at 541-647-2191 or visit www.Take.Pics for more information and official rules.

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Sisters Folk Festival Inc., a year-round arts organization, has completed the acquisition of the Sisters Art Works building and is in the final stages of completing the $1.4M Connected by Creativity capital campaign. To celebrate the success, and acknowledge the more than 150 individual contributors, businesses and foundations that made the building and land purchase and upgrades possible, the organization is putting out a formal Request for Proposals from local and regional artists and craftsmen to design an acknowledgement edifice, plaque, structure, landscape feature or other creative approach. The installation will be located outside the building and will identify the donors that helped complete phase one of the capital campaign. Collaborative projects are welcome. Completion of phase one of the Connected by Creativity campaign has ensured that Sisters Folk Festival will retain control of the annual festival’s largest music venue, and will provide opportunities to increase workshops and classes in the building, expand the organization’s outreach in the community, and create a site option for construction of the phase two multi-use performance venue that is the ultimate goal of Sisters Folk Festival’s campaign. Design proposals will be accepted through April 15, 2020. Project budget is $5,000 to include all phases of design, site preparation, materials, labor and construction. Project selection will be made by an internal committee of staff, board members and other stakeholders. For additional information, or to request the formal RFP, please email steven@sistersfolkfestival.org.

New Perspectives for April

ake time to pause on the first few days as you may still be rippling from the end of last month. A simple conversation could inspire a change of heart on the 3rd. Opportunities are pivotal near the 4th and agreements are being made. The Full Moon on the 7th brings big changes to relationships. Keep the conversations open and continue to move forward on the 8th. Realize you are healing some very old memories. New beginnings begin to show up on the 10th and it’s important to let conversations be simple and to the point. A lack of understanding on the 14th could lead to confusion in conversations. Be willing to revisit an old subject in a new way on the 17th and keep your heart open. The New Moon on the 22nd brings definition and boundaries. Take the high road in all conversations on the 25th and use only honest words. Be very

Sisters Folk Festival Seeks Artist Proposals for Donor Acknowledgement Installation

clear about what you ask for on the 28th and expect to hear about changes on the 30th. Trust the changes and learn to appreciate them. Love and Light Always, Eileen Lock Clairvoyant Astrologer / Spiritual Medium 1471 NW Newport Ave., Bend, Oregon 97703 541-389-1159 eileenlock.freeservers.com • oneheartministry.freeservers.com Listen for the song in your heart, find the melody and dance to the music. Check out Eileen’s radio programs online at blogtalkradio.com Cosmic Lunch Break What’s Up Wednesday Talking With Spirit

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April 2020

CASCADE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

In support of state and federal guidelines for social distancing, events have been canceled or postponed. Take some time to check out these virtual exhibitions.

Stay Healthy — Stay Safe High Desert Museum

Featuring multiple rotating and permanent exhibits, HighDesertMuseum.org/Exhibitions

Hood Avenue Art Gallery

Featuring many artists, view their individual work at HoodAvenueArt.com and click the Gallery Artists tab

Mockingbird Gallery

Two Person Exhibition, Kathie Odom and Barbara Jaenicke, Mockingbird-Gallery.com

Oxford Hotel

Exhibiting High Desert Art League Member Joren Traveller, JorenTraveller.com

Peterson/Roth Gallery

Exhibiting works from featured artists as well as showcasing special pieces benefiting The Kids Center, PetersonRoth.com

Red Chair Gallery

Continued showcase of new paintings and monotypes by Michelle Lindblom, RedChairGalleryBend.com

Sage Custom Framing & Gallery

Featuring a selection of paintings by artist Scott Dyer, SageFraming-Gallery.com

Stitchin’ Post

Featuring artists Grace Grinnell and Kit Stafford, StitchinPost.com

Tumalo Art Company

Featuring Tracy Leagjeld and Susan Luckey Higdon, TumaloArtCo.com/April

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Art Workshops painting • photography • printmaking • watercolor CASCADE FINE ART WORKSHOPS Contact Sue Manley, 541-408-5524 info@cascadefineartworkshops.com cascadefineartworkshops.com 2020 WORKSHOPS RESCHEDULED!! Contact Sue at info@cascadefineartworkshops.com for more information. Painting the Figure from Photographs with Ted Nuttall July 20-27, 2020 Watercolor Paint in Bulgaria with Stella Canfield!! All mediums and photographers welcome June 10 through June 22, 2021 All mediums and photographers welcome June 10 through June 22, 2021 SAGEBRUSHERS ART SOCIETY 541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com All classes listed below held at 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend Notice: SageBrushers Art Society is closing our facility during the month of April, in accordance with current public health guidance. All classes and workshops are canceled for the month of April. Please visit sagebrushersartofbend.com to learn about class opportunities that will resume when possible. Collage: Layer by Layer with Risë Parberry May 16-18, 9am-4pm Join renowned visiting artist Risë Parberry in this three-day exploration of collage as an outlet for your creative voice. Learn to produce unique, translucent and opaque papers using fluid acrylics, and subsequently to layer these papers into rich compositions. Enjoy the “failsafe” quality of collage, with additional layers guaranteeing more visual interest! The three-day workshop cost is $325. For more information or to register contact Barbara Crislip at barbjc45@yahoo.com or 530-209-3492. SPRING WRITING GROUP Tuesdays, March 24-April 28, 6-8pm Unpack the stories of your life while building key writing skills, with particular emphasis on description and dialogue. Open to all experience levels. Classes will be held online via Zoom. Instructions for logging on will be sent upon registration. $125, register at sarahcyr.com/blog/2020/2/18/the-writers-workout.

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