Cascade A&E March 2013

CASCADE March 2013

Volume 18, Issue 3

A rt & C u lt u r e i n C e n t r a l O r e g o n

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Central Oregon is a resourceful community, filled Central Oregon is a and resourceful community, filledof with enterprising inspiring minds. Many with enterprising and inspiring of these individuals work tirelessly,minds. behind Many the scenes these individuals tirelessly, behind region. the scenes to preserve and work enhance our stunning to preserve and enhance our stunning region.

Building a Better Central Oregon was originally established in response to the alocal economic decline in late 70’s.

Today, sponsored by a Building Better Central Oregon wasthe originally established in response from Central Oregon of Realtors, its mission to committee the local economic decline in theAssociation late 70’s. Today, sponsored by a each yearfrom is to recognize residents who have of enhanced our committee Central Oregon Association Realtors, itscommunity mission with outstanding new or renovated residential, commercial or industrial each year is to recognize residents who have enhanced our community structures. with outstanding new or renovated residential, commercial or industrial structures.

Committee chair Melanie Maitre, Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty, is pleased to open Maitre, nominations for the 2013 Building a Better Committee chair Melanie Cascade Sotheby’s International Central OregontoAwards.

To be eligible, projects must demonstrate Realty, is pleased open nominations for the 2013 Building a Better a significant community impact or enhancement through economic Central Oregon Awards. To be eligible, projects must demonstrate a development, neighborhood improvement, usethrough of unique design/ significant community impact or enhancement economic materials, orneighborhood historical preservation. development, improvement, use of unique design/ materials, or historical The award decision ispreservation. determined after site visits and a committee vote.

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Our goal is to educate people on what BBCO is all about, involve the Our goal is to more educate people on what BBCO all about, involvetothe community in the nomination processisand demonstrate the community more in the nomination process and demonstrate to the public that realtors and COAR are…recognizing great projects. public that realtors and COAR are…recognizing great projects.

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The award decision is determined after site BBCO visits and a committee vote.the “Our goal is to educate people on what is all about, involve “Our goal is tomore educate on what BBCO all about, involve the community in thepeople nomination process andisdemonstrate to the public community more the nomination process and demonstrate to the public that realtors andinCOAR are…recognizing great projects,” said Maitre. that realtors and COAR are…recognizing great projects,” said Maitre.

Last year, Crux Fermentation Project received the award for exceptional Last year, Crux Fermentation received award for exceptional repurposing of materials Project and use of antheindustrial structure by repurposing of an materials industrial structure by transforming AAMCOand storeuse intoofan an innovative brewery.

Reclaimed transforming an renewed AAMCOsurfaces store into innovative brewery. materials and arean used in unique ways toReclaimed preserve the materials andindustrial renewed surfaces arethe used in unique ways to preserve the rustic and history of building. rustic and industrial history of the building.

The 37th Building a Better Central Oregon Nomination Party will be The 37th on Building Better Centralby Oregon Nomination will be hosted April 5afrom 5pm-8pm Cascade Sotheby’s atParty 821 NW Wall hosted on downtown April 5 from 5pm-8pm

by Cascade at 821 Street, Bend.

Nominations are Sotheby’s due by June 1st. NW The Wall Awards Street, downtown Bend. dueClub

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The Awards Ceremony will be heldNominations at Broken Topare Golf on Oct Ceremony will be held at Broken Top Golf Club on Oct 24th.

For specific guidelines on For specific guidelines on nomination eligibility, contact nomination eligibility, contact Melanie Maitre, 541.323.4830 Melanie Maitre, 541.323.4830

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otes From the Publisher Pamela Hulse Andrews

Revitalizing Our Nature

Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance. - Oprah Winfrey

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ith spring comes renewal, change, a rekindling of spirit and optimism. As the sun shines brighter and the days get longer (until we have those few days of high desert rain) we relish more time outdoors while landscapes blossom and nature rebuilds.

The year appears to be kicking off in a stimulating and provocative way with an economic upturn and hopefulness we haven’t had for awhile. Many of us have learned some lessons in excessive spending and basic business survival. We might just be a little guarded about how to proceed. But that cautiousness can motivate us to make better decisions in the future revitalizing our nature.

The art world has been no less touched by the economy than any other industry. The number of galleries that have closed in the last few years in Central Oregon seems astounding, yet many have survived, thrived and new ones are beginning to sprout. The cooperative galleries like Red Chair, Tumalo Art Co. and Artists’ Gallery at Sunriver are flourishing, which gives measure to a cooperative nature as a workable resolution.

Throughout the struggling economy our own Mockingbird Gallery, Sage Custom Framing & Gallery, Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery and Atelier 6000 have thrived -- as has the beautiful and treasured High Desert Museum and Museum at Warm Springs, and brand new galleries emerge including Paul Scott Gallery and TAW Gallery.

Appearing out of Central Oregon’s love of art we now have Art at The Oxford joining Art in the Atrium at Franklin Crossing and Sunriver Resort and Pronghorn Galleries all organized by Billye Turner, whose life mission is to keep art alive everywhere.

An added caveat to our art world is the ‘alive and well’ theatre including the long loved Cas-

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cades Theatrical Company, the innovative 2nd Street Theater and BEAT enlightening us with historical experiences and young people’s theatre. At long last we have a new kind of theatre in Volcanic Theatre Pub, an all-age cultural arts center located in Bend’s Century Center that will produce live theatre, screen classic films and host many musical, charitable and artistic events.

Several dance studios give great expose to the talents of local dancers especially Terpsichorean Dance Studio which will present its time honored Central Oregon Dance Showcase this month.

We hope you’ve noticed that for several months we have been doing music (CD) reviews in the magazine. We combine a selection of our personal favorites along with a focus on our own local talent, in fact, giving homage to the infamous Todd Haaby in the last issue.

We’ve also had the privilege of listening and writing about amazing local musicians as we look forward to summer that brings them to the stage at the Les Schwab Amphitheatre, Tower Theatre, Athletic Club, NorthWest Crossing, Deschutes Expo Center and other outside festival venues.

The literary world is also spotlighted in our community with the flourishing Nature of Words and local writers such as Tom DeWolf, Bethanne Kronick and Michael Harris.

All this and I have yet to mention the Art Station, Americana Project, Caldera, BendFilm Festival, City Walls art exhibits (the brainy creation of Pamela Trow Johnson) or the awe-spectacular roundabout art!

And so into spring and summer we go with a great thanks to all the creative souls in the high desert from the artists, choreographers, dancers, musicians to actors, writers and songwriters….we wouldn’t be able to revitalize our nature without you!

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Alena Nore Named Winner of WinterFest Poster Contest

OnPoint Community Credit Union, title sponsor of 2013 Bend W interFest, named Sisters High School student Alena Nore winner of the Poster by Alena Nore WinterFest Poster Art Contest. Nore’s work of watercolor-and-ink illustrates components of the annual event including a lively crowd enjoying musicians, the ski competition and other entertainment. Nore’s winning artwork was recreated as a WinterFest promotional poster; she also received a $100 gift card from OnPoint and a framed copy of the artwork.

Cultural Advocacy Coalition Elects 2013 Board

The Cultural Advocacy Coalition announces the election of officers and board members for 2013. Former State Senator, Neil Bryant Neil Bryant, with the Bend law firm Bryant, Lovlien and Jarvis, was re-elected president. Kerry Tymchuk, executive director of the Or-

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egon Historical Society vice president.

Eloise Damrosch, executive director at the Regional Arts and Culture Council secretary. Janeanne Upp, president Janeanne Upp of the High Desert Museum treasurer.

Oregon Cultural Trust Donations Up 3.1 Percent

Oregonians contributed $3,959, 462.43 to the Oregon Cultural Trust, an increase of $119,126.60, or 3.1 percent over calendar year 2011.

Donations to the Cultural Trust have increased every year since the Trust’s inception in 2002, with the exception of 2008, when the U.S. and Oregon economies slowed dramatically. This trend indicates that Oregon residents value culture as a community builder, an educational priority and as part of the Oregon way of life. The Fiscal Year 2014 grant application cycle is underway with a deadline of May 15, and the 42 county and tribal cultural coalitions will also be making Trustfunded grants to community-based projects this summer. In addition to more than $1.5 million given in grants by the Oregon Cultural Trust last year, the Trust’s permanent fund for culture in Oregon continues to grow, standing at almost $20 million.

Caldera Hiring Summer Staff

Caldera is currently hiring seasonal staff for its summer camp program.

Caldera’s summer camp operates July 13-August 24 at its Arts Center 16 miles west of Sisters. Positions available include: youth advocates, junior advocates, lifeguard, challenge course instructor, nurse, kitchen lead and kitchen assistant. Visit www.calderaarts.org for complete job descriptions and applications. The deadline for application is 5pm on Friday, March 15.

Sunriver Music Festival Qualifies for Matching Grant

The Sunriver Music Festival has qualified for a two-year matching challenge grant from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation. The Miller Foundation will match up to $15,000 during the 2013 fiscal year and up to $10,000 for 2014.

Starting on October 1, 2012, any new donation or increased donation from individual contributors or businesses will qualify to have their donation matched with funds from the Miller Foundation. The grant period ends on September 30, 2014.

The Miller Foundation awarded the Festival $25,000 in 2012 for meeting the requirements of a matching challenge grant during the fiscal year. During the 2012 season, Bend residents accounted for 44 percent of the total concert attendance for the six ticketed concerts. Out of town visitors accounted for 29 percent of total concert attendance and Sunriver residents accounted for 27 percent.

The Sunriver Music Festival’s two week summer festival runs from August 9–21.

Call for Nominations for City of Bend Arts, Beautification & Culture Awards

he City of Bend Arts, Beautification & Culture Commission (ABC Commission) is accepting nominations for the ABC Awards 2013. This award honors five individuals, organizations and businesses that have made significant contributions to the City’s arts, culture, natural environment or public spaces in the year 2012.

Liz Rink, co-chair of the ABC Commission said, “Bend is buzzing with creative energy. We want to honor those who contribute to the arts, beautifying or the culture of Bend.” The selections are based on an array of criteria including the level of community impact and strength of visitor attraction. In the past, 10 awards were presented, but the Commission has decided that fewer awards make it more prestigious.

Nomination Forms are available at the City of Bend website: www.bendoregon.gov/abc. Please submit nomination and photo to rchristie@ci.bend.or.us as a pdf attachment with photo(s) in high res jpeg format, fax: 541-385-6676, please label: ABC Awards 2013, Attn: ABC Chair, City of Bend, PO Box 431, Bend, OR 97709.

The ABC Commission acts as an advisory board for the City of Bend in supporting and encouraging the Arts, Beautification and Culture in our city. The Commission is composed of seven Bend citizens appointed by the Mayor. For more information please contact City Recorder Robyn Christie at 541-388-5505, rchristie@ci.bend.or.us. Nominations are due by April 12.

Renee Patrick Cascade A&E Editor

Sound as Memory Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn. ~Charlie Parker

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hile reviewing the album, At Peace by Ballake Sissoko and Vincent Segal, I was immediately transported to the dusty sub-Saharan landscape of Burkina Faso, West Africa, where I spent two years of my life as a Peace Corps volunteer. It only took a moment for the sounds to completely transition my focus from the routine task of writing at my desk, to feeling the sun bake the red earth around me, smelling the pungent odor of dried fish in the market and watching the leaves of my favorite baobab tree slowly dance in the breeze.

Sound is one of the most powerful keys to memory, and with it can unlock a slew of other senses tied to an experience or emotion. Scientists call this echoic memory, which is interesting because one may never know what sounds will trigger what memories.

Music is a potent influencer in so many ways: it can energize, mobilize, unify and also depress, destroy and anger depending on the specific echoic memory trigger. And we listen.

We listen at work, at home, through our phones, as we travel. Carefully selected soundtracks are woven into TV shows and movies, and we make our own soundtracks (playlists) for the gym, home, parties and work.

Music taps into our experiences with the ability to create something larger than the individual notes or melodies ever can. I am grateful for the few minutes I spent back in Burkina Faso, courtesy of At Peace, and next time you are transported when listing to a song, I hope you can savor the unexpected moment.

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Strategies for Success on the Journey of Life Local Author Joins Business Leaders in New Book

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ethanne Kronick, local business owner, speaker and author, has been selected from a nationwide search to be featured in Roadmap to Success, a new title in the highly successful book series from Tennessee based Insight Publishing.

The book features best-selling authors Dr. Deepak Chopra (The Power of Purpose) and Dr. Ken Blanchard (The One Minute Manager) along with other well known authors, health experts and business leaders offering time-tested strategies for success in frank Bethanne Kronick and intimate interviews.

Kronick is passionate about helping people in today’s over-wired world live with less stress and find more energy. In 2002 she established her company, SIMPLIFY! offering presentations and workshops to businesses and corporations on a variety of topics related to focus, organizing and productivity.

She speaks to organizations about how to create lives that reflect what’s truly important to them.

Kronick notes, “I’m thrilled to share some of the insights and practical

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strategies that have helped my clients through the years with a new audience. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, ‘Life is a journey, not a destination.’ I work hard to help my clients embrace that truth in their lives.”

She acknowledges we all may travel different paths to success but there are certain fundamental behaviors that will help anyone on their journey to living lives of passion and purpose. “Success can start with making small changes in our lives that free us to follow our passions, spend more time with those we love and use the energy we get from those things to be more productive in all our roles at home and at work.”

After reading Roadmap to Success, Kronick’s friend and client Suzanne Clayton of WIN Home Inspection remarked, “Bethanne’s words are simple and instrumental in creating a life I’m proud of...have a passion, create a team and develop time management practices.” www.simplifynw.com.

Know Shakespeare at Deschutes Public Library

n William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Brutus ominously conveys to Caeser, “A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.”

But this March, Deschutes Public Library gives the community good reason to look forward not only to the Ides of March, but to the entire month as they welcome a slate of scholars, actors and enthusiasts for Know Shakespeare. The Bard takes center stage at libraries throughout the district during programs that explore Shakespeare’s life and times, as well as his work and legacy. All programs are free and open to the public with the exception of Stephen Greenblatt’s presentation on March 7.

Who Are Shakespeare’s Women?

Saturday, March 2, 3pm at East Bend Public Library Sunday, March 3, 2pm at Sisters Public Library Elizabethan Fast Food The humble potpie was once the height of culinary style. During the Elizabe-

than era, chefs crafted these savory pastries for the royal households of France and England. But hand-held pies were popular among street vendors who could sell them as portable meals. Learn to make your own modern version with Ahja King.

Free, limited to 20 participants, registration required.

Sunday, March 3, 2pm at La Pine Public Library Wednesday, March 6, 6pm at East Bend Public Library Shakespeare on the Screen Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Screen Hamlet (1996), starring and directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, March 5, 6pm at Tin Pan Theater, Bend A young Shakespeare, out of ideas and short of cash, meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays in the 1999 Acad-

emy Award winning film, Shakespeare Becoming Shakespeare David in Love. Free and open to the public.

McCandless, a professor of ShakeTuesday, March 19, 6pm at Tin Pan speare studies at Southern Oregon Theater, Bend University, introduces us to ShakeThe Deschutes Public Library speare and shares some fascinating Foundation Presents Author! Author! and surprising information about the An Evening with Stephen Greenblatt greatest playwright of all time. Free Pulitzer Prize-winning literary critic, and open to the public. theorist and Shakespearean scholar Saturday, March 16, 2pm at SunStephen Greenblatt comes to Bend river Area Public Library as part of the Foundation’s Author!

Sunday, March 17, 1pm at DownAuthor! series. town Bend Public Library Thursday, March 7, 7pm at Bend Dressing Shakespeare: From Page High Auditorium. Tickets are available to Stage Robert Brewer-Wallin, who at www.bendticket.com. has designed costumes for theatre, Second Sunday: Shakespeare’s film and dance productions for over Sonnets First published in 1609, 15 years, explores the creative and Shakespeare’s sonnets deal with collaborative aspects of design, where themes such as the passage of time, the inspiration comes from, and the love, beauty and mortality. Join actor challenges of working with stories and Shakespeare aficionado Alastair that have been told for over 400 years.

Morley Jacques for a performance Free and open to the public. worthy of The Bard of Avon. Free Saturday, March 23, 1pm at Downand open to the public. town Bend Public Library Sunday, March 10, 2pm at DownInfo: Tina at 541-312-1034. town Bend Public Library www.facebook.com/CascadeAE | March 2013 5

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Linden to Preview New Book at National Pheasant Fest/Quail Classic

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ingshooting USA TV’s creator/host Scott Linden recently presented two seminars during Pheasant Forever’s National Pheasant Fest/Quail Classic in Minneapolis. What the Dogs Taught Me included key points from his upcoming book of the same name, to be released

by Skyhorse Publishing in May. Along with his second seminar, Go West, Young Man, for Quail and other Critters, this marks the fourth Pheasant Fest/Quail Classic at which Linden presented his lively, interactive seminars. Based on his on-camera and in-field experiences with over 200 hunting dogs, Linden’s book has been described by Hunting with Scott Linden’s seminars are a treasure trove of valuHank host Dez Young thusly, “With able information for Pheasant and Quail hunter his usual humility, and lack of an ‘I know it all’ attitude, Scott Linden presents the reader with a treasure trove of valuable information from training to the field.”

For a full seminar schedule and information on Pheasant Fest/Quail classic: www.pheasantfest.org, www.whatthedogstaughtme.com.

Nature of Words Announces Leadership Transition

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he Nature of Words board of directors has appointed Jamie Houghton interim executive director. Robert McDowell, who was appointed last year to replace The Nature of Words founder Ellen Waterston, has resigned from the organization. Jamie Houghton Stephen Archer, M.D., president of the board of directors, said, “We are steadfast in our mission to deliver creative writing programs to area schools and students, and to bring the literary arts to the community. Jamie brings great talent and experience to the leadership role, and was mentored by the organization’s founder, Ellen Waterston.”

Archer said, “The board made a change in leadership. While Robert’s literary vision was inspiring, the board elected for a change for improved management of the organization.”

Houghton began at The Nature of Words in 2008 and her roles have included creative writing instructor, program coordinator and program director. As director, Houghton oversaw a seven-fold growth of the schools program, helping to bring creative writing instructors into more than 30 area classrooms annually to support state writing achievement goals. She also oversaw the growth and development of after-school programs, specialty workshops and youth literary competitions. In fall 2012 she was invited to present the impact of creative writing in the classroom to a meeting of the Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington. Houghton received her bachelor’s degree from Smith College.

“I’m pleased to serve an organization that I know and love so well, and look forward to supporting the board in its efforts to generate continuing community support for our programs and Annual Literary Festival,” said Houghton.

Literary Word Judges Announced for Rising Star Writing Competition

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he 2013 judges for The Nature of Words Rising Star Creative Writing Competition include Jane Kirkpatrick for fiction, Lily Raff McCaulou for nonfiction and Jason Graham for poetry. Judges will pick winners and make honorable mentions in each category and for specific age groups.

The Rising Star Creative Writing Competition, sponsored by the University of Oregon, is open to emerging writers age 15 and above living in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The deadline for writing entries is March 10. All entries must be submitted through The Nature of Words online submission site, thenatureofwords.submishmash.com/submit.

“If you haven’t written or polished that submission-worthy poem, fiction or literary nonfiction piece, it’s time to get writing,” said Jamie Houghton, acting executive director at The Nature of Words. Full competition rules are available on NOW’s website under the Writing Contest link.

NOW honors Rising Star winners in an awards ceremony at The Nature of Words annual literary festival, scheduled for November 6-10. Winners receive a trophy, inclusion of their winning entry in The Nature of Words’ annual anthology of student writing and a scholarship to a workshop in their winning genre during The Nature of Words festival, and other prizes. Honorable mentions also see their work included in the anthology and are recognized at the awards ceremony. 2013 is the eighth year of the competition. To date, 75 emerging writers have been honored.

The 2013 judges for the Rising Star Creative Writing Competition are all published authors and live in Central Oregon.

Fiction Judge

Jane Kirkpatrick is a New York Times Bestselling author of 23 books including four non-fiction and 19 novels most based on the lives of historical women.

Literary Nonfiction Judge

Jane Kirkpatrick

Lily Raff McCaulou is an award-winning journalist who has written articles about everything from professional mini-golfers to dogs trained to find wild animal scat for science experiments.

Poetry Judge

Jason Graham aka, MOsley WOtta aka, MOWO is a poet, performer and painter. MOWO has played Sundance Film Festival, North West Music Fest, TEDx and the International PBR Festival. www.thenatureofwords.org.

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Boundaries can be walls or they can be frontiers. Join us as we explore boundaries from all sides—and maybe redefine a few. TEDxBend is a half-day event, featuring a dozen talks, demonstrations and performances under 18 minutes each, on the theme LEAPS & BOUNDARIES.

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Announces full line-up of events counting down to festival including March 14 Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines at the Tower

en years ago this Fall, BendFilm was founded by Katie Merritt and a group of film lovers and culture enthusiasts in Bend. In the years since then the festival has grown to become a beloved regional happening, featuring over 80 films, four days of films and becoming known as a “gem of a small festival.”

To celebrate this important milestone BendFilm will launch a new marketing campaign being developed by tbd and stage a series of events in the months leading up to this year’s 10th anniversary festival, to take place October 10-13.

Romy Mortensen, VP sales and marketing of BendFilm’s founding sponsor, Brooks Resources Corporation, said, “Brooks Resources is very proud to be celebrating BendFilm’s 10th anniversary with them. Hard to believe that 10 years ago we all took a leap of faith in a creative, new arts and culture idea that has grown to be one of Bend’s best attractions, if not amenities.”

Orit Schwartz, festival director, said, “Absolutely, it’s thanks in great part to our many sponsors, starting with Brooks Resources,

who have helped BendFilm become a festival that has generated excitement in our area and garnered the respect of the festival community. With gratitude and thanks, we honor them.”

Current BendFilm Countdown to the 10th Anniversary celebration events include: March 14 – Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines - Screens at The Tower Theatre at 7pm, doors at 6pm. Tickets $12 at www.towertheatre.org or at the door. This film will be presented

by BendFilm’s Independent WOMEN for Independent Film and the Tower Theatre Foundation. It won the BendFilm Best Director and Best Documentary Awards in 2012. Come early to sign up as an Inde Women member.

May 31 – BendFilm Bash – Held this year at the COCC Culinary Institute, this annual fundraiser has become the must-attend event of the spring and all proceeds go to support the festival. $50 per person, $90 per couple. Tickets at bendfilm.org.

BendFilm’s Independent WOMEN for Independent Film In 2012, Pamela Hulse Andrews, CEO/Founder of Cascade Publications Inc., inadvertently founded this passionate funding organization when she reached out to 10 of her closest friends to donate $100 each to fund a BendFilm cash award. Her contacts forwarded to their friends, and before long over 100 women had donated $100 each, resulting in an additional $10,000 for the festival. This year the Inde WOMEN are doubling their efforts and are hoping 200 women will donate, thus raising more money for more films. Donation checks may be made out to BendFilm and mailed to Pamela c/o Cascade Publications, 404 NE Norton Avenue, Bend, OR 97701. 541-388-5665.

For questions or more information call 541-388-FEST, email info@bendfilm.org or visit www.bendfilm.org.

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BendFilm Celebrates 10th Anniversary

World Premier of The King of Napa Valley opens at 2nd Street

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intage Productions and Stage Right audience will ask themselves, “What would I do if I Productions present The King of Napa had to choose between family and success?”

Valley, a winery family drama by Bend Sal’s friend and company lawyer provides comic replaywright, James Michael Lee. The King opens at lief, sometimes in a cynical way, in his perspective on 2nd Street Theater on March 15 with a champagne the family struggles. Though all characters and events reception at 6:30pm and runs through March 30. are fictional, aspects of all can be recognized from hisThe King of Napa Valley is a fictional drama drawn torical characters and incidents in Napa Valley history. from Lee’s experiences growing up in the Napa Director Susan Benson (Couple Dating, The RainValley during the 1960s, a period which is known Bruce Moon, Jenny MacKenzie, Neil Overfelt, Jim Lee, Fred Gia- maker) has picked a talented and interesting cast to comini, Felicia Ridings, Susan Benson, Kat Myers, Riley Gibson as the renaissance of wine in the United States. portray the multi-dimensional characters. Whether The drama centers around the Crescenti family who had owned the the theme of greed gone wild, or the comedy, or the sheer interest of the renowned Joseph Strauss Winery since prohibition. Salvatore, the oldest changes in the wine business interest you, sit back, have a sip and you will son, in his 60s, decides to break away from the family and start the first enjoy an evening of entertainment. There will be various wine tastings and new Napa Valley winery since before World War II. His driving ambisamples during the run of the show. tion to become the King of Napa Valley plus his tremendous sales skills Tickets: $18/adult, $15/students and seniors, Thurs-Sat, 6:30pm, Sunday, bring instant success and conflict with his own immediate family. The 3pm, www.2ndstreettheater.com, 541-312-9626, 2ndstreettheater@gmail.com.

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BEAT Inspires Central Oregon’s Dramatic Arts Community double cast five principal roles. They alternated between their principal role and the chorus.

Support from Bend High School and the use of their auditorium, COCC and their theater/drama club

tations to ‘sold out’ for every show.

Two thousand people, old and young saw eight public performances.

In addition to public performances, BEAT offers school performances which allows students that would

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end Experimental Art Theatre (BEAT) staged the second production of its new season with a successful run of Anne Jr., written by Thomas Meehan, based on the famous Broadway musical, Annie. 34 young actors kicked up their heels and sang their hearts out to the ever familiar songs from this iconic musical. With ages ranging from six to 16, they learned first-hand of the great depression and the sentiment of our country under the leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt. They were led through these historical experiences with song and dance directed by local Mary Kilpatrick with musical direction by Jimena Shepherd.

The Art of Acting Workshop of Anne Jr., which encompasses the entire production of a show, began last summer with enthusiastic enrollment followed by auditions. Rehearsals started in October with character development through theatre games, musical direction, diligent practice of dance numbers and of course, their lines. Having so many youth wanting to participate, BEAT was able to

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at The Pinckney Center for the Performing Arts, allowed BEAT to run Anne Jr. for two consecutive weeks with ticket sales exceeding expec-

not ordinarily be able to attend a performance come to see BEAT productions at much reduced or no cost. Over 2,000 elementary and

middle school students attended Anne Jr. as a cultural student performance field trip. It was particularly exciting for them to see fellow classmates, out of their familiar school surroundings, on stage performing in front of large audiences.

Two assistant directors and dozens of volunteers, kept the exuberant cast focused and on task throughout the process. Such a large show requires a significant commitment from actors, parents, community volunteers and sponsors. Working four hours a day three days a week to learn, imagine and perform with their peers speaks volumes about the inspirational environment BEAT has created for local youth to explore the wonderful world of theatre. And, it’s one of the many reasons so many return again and again to participate in BEAT workshops.

Already 35 young actors are engaged in the next Art of Acting Workshop, The Pirates of Penzance, to be performed exclusively at The Pickney Center in late April. www.beatonline.org, 541-419-5558.

Sunriver Stars Prepare for Play

by VICTORIA KRISTY-ZALEWSKI, Artistic Director

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he Sunriver Stars Community Theater is growing. The play and Myra Hause and Bob Vogel will bring the house down with their has been cast and 22 local actors will take to the stage to pres- hillbilly antics. Also in the cast are Jerry Inman as the artist in The ent O.Henry…a Collection of Jookalorum over the weekend of Last Leaf, Nic Abanto as the needing-to-be-convinced grandson and April 26-28 on stage at SHARC. Whiskey Beard Thomson on the bass for transition music throughout You’ll enjoy Janice Dost and Nancy Foote as the happy book- club- the play. loving, wine-enjoying O.Henry fans. Frank Brocker, Bill Hause and Put this all together with a fabulous chicken picatta dinner, catered by Joan Lewis will take you back to the old west Country Caterers, served at the Saturday night with their portrayal of prospectors who struck it dinner show and you have a fantastic plan for rich and the twists and turns of their lives. your weekend.

Lauren Kristy-Thompson, Kevin McVey, Rickie Gunn and William Campbel will take $5. 100 percent of the ticket take will be donated us along for an unusual trip on the train and to FAST Camp for scholarships for their program. you will enjoy a riotous romp in the park as Ray Tickets for the dinner show, April 27 are $25 Abanto, Lauren Rix, David Schmerber and GerTickets are available from all actors in the ry McMinn investigate love in the late 1800s. show, at the SROA front desk and SHARC Fran Roberts and Susan Evans Inman will Sunriver. Show times are 7pm Friday and Saturshow us how ‘the other half ’ lives (or wants to) 22 local actors will take to the stage to present O.Henry… day (dinner service begins at 6) and 2pm Sunday.

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olcanic Theatre Pub (VTP) located in Bend’s Century Center (next to GoodLife Brewing) opened its doors last month.

Typical hours of operation will be 5pm to close Wednesday to Friday and 1pm to close Saturday and Sunday with matinee screenings.

VTP is a brand new all-age cultural arts center located in Bend’s Century Center at 70 SW Century Drive. VTP will produce live theatre, screen classic films and host many musical, charitable and artis- Volcanic Theatre Pub (VTP) located in Bend’s Century Center tic events. The venue is furnished with comfy sofas, chairs, recliners, coffee tables, dining tables and bar tops for a unique and intimate experience. They also feature a large selection of craft beers and wine, along with sandwiches and salads, all available to enjoy at your seat.

Owners Don Tompos and Derek Sitter began renovating the 2,500 square foot warehouse space into Volcanic Theatre Pub in the summer of 2012. The venue is finished with recycled and salvaged materials, with most of the labor provided by the two partners themselves. Their year-long journey has finally completed the common vision.

According to Sitter, Volcanic Theatre Pub is “committed to enhancing Central Oregon’s cultural environment

by providing a unique artistic venue and making an essential contribution to the High Desert community.

“Our respect for artistic expression holds us to the highest standards possible, presenting plays that will challenge you with relevant material, acting that will astonish you, films that will shake you and music that will move you.

“All of this in one cozy intimate black box warehouse furnished with comfortable sofas, recliners, four-tops and bar tops, and equipped with state-of-the-art projection and sound, while serving many of the best local and regional beers and wine.” www.volcanicthearepub.com, Derek@volcanictheatrepub.com, 541-323-1881.

The Shadow Box at CTC

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he Shadow Box is a poignant drama by Michael Cristofer. Directed by Jill Stinson-Littlejohn and assisted by Judy Williams, cast includes: Lyryn Cate, Audrey Colton Smith, Caleb Devenny, Randy Groden, Brad Knowles, Justin Mason, Patty Rosen, Brad Ruder and Skye Stafford.

In this compelling dramatic triptych, the individual lives of three terminally ill patients and their loved ones are deftly explored with energy, warmth and humor.

The play spans one 24-hour period in three separate cottages on the grounds of a residential medical center, where patients and their families may stay if they agree to document their thoughts and feelings through interviews with an unseen doctor.

It is these interviews which skillfully tie the three plots together. The characters are diverse and colorful. Celebrated by critics for its insight, perceptiveness and humor in dealing with controversial subject matter, The Shadow Box earned Cristofer both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award in 1977.

Note: Adult Content and Language Tickets: March 8–24, Wed-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm, $24 Adult/$18 Senior (60 and over)/$12 Student. Cascades Theatrical Company, GreenLyryn Cate & Justin wood Playhouse, 148 NW Greenwood Avenue, Bend, 541-389-0803.

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endFilm celebrates its tenth year with the brave voice of independent cinema through films, lectures and education.

BendFilm puts its focus on filmmakers first, with awards, several of which will be cash awards in the following categories: 1) Best of show - $5,000 cash prize thanks to the generosity of founding sponsor Brooks Resources, 2) Best screenplay, 3) Best director, 4) Best cinematography, 5) Best acting ensemble, 6) Best narrative feature - panavision camera package worth $60,000! 7) Best documentary feature, 8) Best short, 9) Best student short, and 10) The Katie Merritt Audience Award.

To apply through Withoutabox!: http://tinyurl.com/ BendFilm2013WAB. Earlybird Deadline March 15, Regular Deadline May 15, Late Deadline June 12, WAB Extended Deadline July 12.

BendFilm, October 10-13, 2013, www.bendfilm.org.

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Tower Theatre Gets New Development Director

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he Tower Theatre Foundation, the non-profit organization responsible for operating the Tower Theatre, has recently hired Todd Dickerson as their new development director. With a mission of providing performing arts, civic, educational and social events that enliven and enrich the human sprit, the Foundation is poised to take the organization and its programming to the next level with Dickerson’s help.

Dickerson and his wife Megan are Redmond natives who are moving back to Central Oregon with their two children after 20 years of working around the West in a variety of capacities. Dickerson comes to the job with an impressive resume of Todd Dickerson fundraising and philanthropic experiences. From his position at Portland’s Adventist Medical Center Foundation as director of annual giving where he raised $1.5 million in gifts and donations to development officer at George Fox University where he led and executed a strategic plan for a $6.5 million capital campaign, he

will now bring his creativity and flexibility to one of Central Oregon’s premier spots for culture and entertainment.

Dickerson’s goal for his first 12 months at the Foundation is to ensure that Central Oregon has a full understanding of the philanthropic nature of the Tower Theatre.

“It’s easy to say ‘Tower Theatre’ and not say ‘Foundation,’” he commented. “It’s important the community knows that it’s not just a great place to see a show, it’s a place that is helping to fill a gap with our students in the performing arts, educating students for free and supporting local nonprofits.” www.towertheatre.org, 541-317-0700.

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Just a Little Charm

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by JEFF SPRY Cascade A&E Feature Writer necklaces, charms and earrings with an intriguing bit of history behind them.

“This is all made from recycled copper from the old Bend Bulletin newspaper building,” she explained. “It was built in 1965 and stood for 35 years before it was torn down in 2001. This was the copper flashing that decorated the roof edge. I got lucky and stumbled across the salvage company that peeled it off the building when it was demolished. It’s a beautiful medium to work in; you can rub decades of patina and tarnish off it in seconds. I bought about 170 feet of it so I’ll never run out and when I do I’ll retire.”

It’s up-cycled copper cool stuff she hopes to inspire the world by… one zipper at a time. Aylward has lived in Bend since 2004 and started her custom jewelry business two years ago.

But it was the December 14 tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut that allowed her art to reach out to those affected by the shootings far beyond her imagination, with the simplicity of a bird on a branch, creating a special charm to soothe.

“My sister, Catherine Galda, lives in Sandy Hook and has two little girls, Hannah, eight, and Meghan, four,” Aylward said. “One of them, Hannah, was just a few classrooms down from where the horrible incident occurred. Initially my thought was to make copper name charms for Jennifer Aylward the children who died but it was way to soon.”

Aylward’s second thought was to create the charms for Hannah’s class so she deend artist Jennifer Aylward signed the program after the TOMS Shoes One For One movement, which donates a of Just A Little Charm crepair of new shoes for every pair bought, effectively doubling every order for free. ates shining collections of “For every charm bought I’ll make two and mail them to Sandy Hook or wherinspirational copper zipper pulls,

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Central Oregon Showcase presents

Watercolor Workshop with Jennifer Ware-Kempcke Wednesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27, 10:00-12 noon Cost is $5 for non-members, free to members Contact Jennifer: 505-269-6141 or jenniferware@rocketmail.com Pastel with Joey VanBlokland Saturday, April 13th, 10:00-2:00pm Cost: $30 • Contact Nancy: 541-388-1567 or nancym2010@ bendbroadband.com. Joey’s paintings can be seen at Mockingbird Gallery Water, Rocks and Reeds in Pastel with Marty Stewart Tuesday, April 16th, 10:00-2:00pm Cost: $30 • Contact Nancy: 541-388-1567 or nancym2010@bendbroadband.com. Marty’s work can be seen at Tumalo Art Company Lunch and Learn at SageBrushers: March 8, Shandel Gamer: “Giclees Print Process” Noon to 1:00pm • April 12, JoAnn Burgess: “Communicating Styles: Understanding Human Behavior” Noon to 2:00 (a two hour lunch and learn) A $3.00 donation for each Lunch and Learn attended would be appreciated.

Calling all artists! SageBrushers Art Society is planning a June 22 “Celebration of the Arts” Festival. If you are a talented painter, fabric or glass artist, or have jewelry, pottery, fiber arts or other handcrafted items to sell and are interested in learning more about the event, go to sagebrushersartofbend. com and download the About Celebration Festival on the front page.

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ever, that way others could also share in celebration of carrying a token with a positive note to it. I’ve been making that peaceful “partridge on a branch” image for nearly two years. It’s always struck me as such a peaceful image and I immediately knew what the design would be for a Sandy Hook charm.”

This tragedy inspired her to start the From Me to You Project, recognizing the powerful sentiment of large groups of people carrying the same token as a positive tribute.

“I made a simple charm design on a 5/8” copper circle,” she said. “My intention is to evoke a sense of calm in the people who carry this token. For the survivors and victims’ families, my hope is to provide a vision of healing. The charms will all be the same, thus connecting us all together. The token can be worn on a zipper pull, key chain, rear-view mirror, necklace or any place that serves as a reminder of our connection in the world.”

For Aylward, the response has been amazing and she’s received tremendous feedback from grateful recipients.

“I just dropped off 46 charms for every teacher and staff member at Highland Elementary in Bend. Teachers and staff at Amity Creek Elementary where my kids go to school were the first to receive them right before Christmas on the same day I debuted the project on my website. A lot of people who buy them are teachers and have gifted them to other teachers and friends.”

The Bend artist with a sensitive heart is proud to have her memorial charms worn by so many people and schools.

“I mailed 700 charms to my sister and she’s received them and is now working on a plan for distribution,”Aylward noted. “They’re $10 each and meant to be hooked on a zipper on a backpack, purse or jacket, anywhere. I continue to donate a portion of the proceeds directly to the Sandy Hook school so they can use the money any way they desire since it’s not district funds. They can buy pizza or laptops or anything they want.” www.justalittlecharm.com, 541-647-4497.

Broken Top Bottle Shop Not A Brew Pub, A Brew Hub

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roken Top Bottle Shop & Ale Café (BTBS) is not a brew pub, they’re shows nearly every Sunday night from 7–9pm, featuring artists ranging from a brew HUB! The shop opened its doors in February 2012 and has Central Oregon locals and Siberians from Russia to hosted jam sessions, belly been working at putting itself on the map for tasty and healthy food, dancing and student performances. delicious beer, live entertainment and contributing to community.

BTBS held multiple events involving beer and entertainment throughout the Drawing initial inspiration from the Bier Stein in Eugene, a pair of couples, year, including the Central Oregon Beer Week (a week of beer tastings and owners Diana Fischetti, Andy Polanchek and Jennifer and Jason Powell set bands) in May, the Brewtal Breakdown Festival in September, the Westside out to fill an unfilled niche in Central Oregon. Even in the face of a booming Wassail Song & Cider Fest in December and their Happy Firkin Anniversary craft beer industry in the area, they felt that no retail or restaurant location three-day celebration in February. (By the way, a firkin keg is unpasteurized, unwas doing what they wanted to do. They wanted to offer a unique combina- filtered and carbonated through cask conditioning rather than CO2 injection.) tion of tasty food, a variety of draught craft and specialty beer and a grand COMMUNITY BTBS donates all of their empty bottles and cans to the selection of bottled and canned beer for on- and off-site consumption.

Bethlehem Inn, a community-based facility that provides comprehensive serFOOD Delicious and healthy food, such as smoked meats, panini sand- vices and resources to those experiencing homelessness. They have supported, wiches, appetizers, soups, salads, as well as vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free through donations or sponsorships, numerous organizations and events includoptions are all available at BTBS. Their vegan ing Rise Up International for Roots Fest 2013 and vegetarian menu items, as well as their glu(through the Brewtal Breakdown Festival fundten-free options, have gained much praise, are raiser), 4 Peaks Music Festival, Central Oregon ridiculously delicious and are balanced by a vaBeer Week, Central Oregon Beer Angles, Huriety of meat dishes. mane Society of Central Oregon, Bend Spay and They have no fryer and smoke all of their meat Neuter Clinic, Little Woody Barrel Aged Beer on-site, providing healthier options for visitors.

Festival, Pints for Polio, Oregon League of ConChef Bethlyn Rider deserves much credit for servation Voters, The Environmental Center’s her amazing culinary creations.

Green Drinks, Bend Pride, Stars and Rainbows, BEER Broken Top Bottle Shop offers a rotatBend Ukulele University, Locavore, VegNet ing 12 – 15 tap selection of craft and specialty Bend, Summit High School Graduation Associbeer, along with wine and other beverages. They Broken Top Bottle Shop & Ale Café is Bend’s Brew Hub ation, American Cancer Society, American Red also offer chilled single bottle and canned beer to purchase from the 12-door Cross, Arts Central, Family Kitchen, Project Connect, Assistance League of cooler to drink on site or take to-go. They currently have about 300 varieties Bend and CODSN. They are also proud members of the Green Spot (Central of beer, cider and other beverages and plan to double their selection in the Oregon’s Directory of Sustainable Businesses) and the Bend Chamber. next six months. And, they fill growlers, too.

Broken Top Bottle Shop & Ale Café, 541-728-0703, 1740 NW Pence Lane, ENTERTAINMENT Their weekly Brews & Bands event offer free live music Suite 1 (located at the bottom of the hill on the way to COCC), Bend, OR 97701.

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aking its rightful place in the world of gems, Spinel has definitely arrived. The discovery of the Tanzanian reds and pinks helped this beautiful gem finally get the credit it deserves. Using a country of origin name along with Spinel, i.e.: Burmese Spinel, helps remind everyone that these are natural gems actually mined at these sources.

The great thing about Spinel is the wonderful range of colors it comes in, its great clarity and it’s durability. Spinel has a hardness of eight on the Mohs scale right behind Sapphires with a hardness of nine. As a rule, colors in Spinel tend to have steeliness to them, so finding saturated, vivid colors are a rare treat. At present, Vietnam, Burma and Sri Lanka produce pink, lavender, peach, steely blues, pink red and red colors. Tanzania produces open reds, pink reds and neony pink, (Mahenge mines) along with some new finds of purple colors.

Many shades of Spinel truly resemble that of Corundum, hence the red Spinel in the British Royal Crown Jewels thought to be rubies for many years. A bargain compared to Sapphires of the same shade of color in pink, lavender, peach and purple, Spinels look equally vibrant and beautiful. Larger sizes in this gem are hard to come by and often priced as high as their Sapphire counterparts. Obviously, fine red colors are the most expensive, with the larger sizes experiencing the largest price increase and rarity.

Color Trends from Gem 2000 in conjunction with Karen Bandy Studio, 25 NW Minnesota Ave Suite 5, Bend, OR 97701, 541-388-0155, karen@karenbandy.com, www.karenbandy.com. www.facebook.com/CascadeAE | March 2013

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Last Saturday on March 30 is the one year anniversary celebration for The Workhouse, featuring artist Karen Eland. Sara Jackson Holman will be performing at Stuart's of Bend.

The event is free and goes from 6-10pm. www.theworkhousebend.com.

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1. Crowd at Last Saturday (photo courtesy of The Workhouse). 2. Gurney Miller with paintings. 3. Blackstrap plays for guests. 4. Cari Dolyniuk & Katie Daisy. 5. Isles preforms (photo courtesy of The Workhouse). 6. Chad Fox of Cindercone Clay Center talks pottery. 7. Bill Valanti strums and sings for Last Saturday guests (photo courtesy of The Workhouse). 8. Dump City Dumplings serves up refreshments. 9. Dana works in the studio.

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February First Friday ArtWalk

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1. Karen Bandy at Karen Bandy Design Studio. 2. Jesse Roberts at tbd gallery. 3. Kim McNamer, Pam Bird, Billye Turner & Liz Rink at Franklin Crossing (photo courtesy of Billye Turner). 4.

Mytchell Mead, Richard & Kelly Salber at Paul Scott Gallery. 5. Paul Alan Bennett & Dorothy Freudenberg at Tumalo Art Co. (photo courtesy of TAC). 6. February Featured Group “The Woolies” at Quiltworks (photo courtesy of Quiltworks). 7. Rebecca Charlton serves local beer to Judy Campbell & friends at Cowgirl Cash. 8. Jacqueline Newbold, Vanessa Julian & Linda Smith at Red Chair Gallery. 9. Dean Egertson at Let it Ride. 10. Joanne Sunnaborg, Deb Cole, Lisa Dobey & Pamela Hulse Andrews at Franklin Crossing (photo courtesy of Billye Turner). 11. Bridget Sullivan at O Mo Mo! 12. Marilyn Ulrich & Featured Quilter Lori DeJaratt at Quiltworks (photo courtesy of Quiltworks). 13. Tracy Leagjeld, Mary Marquis & Helen Brown at Tumalo Art Co. (Photo courtesy of TAC).

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The Spirited Life of Suzi Bradley Sheward

by RENEE PATRICK Cascade A&E Editor

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ocal artist Suzi Bradley Sheward’s western style, sense of humor and vibrant use of color has created a unique niche for her artwork. Not only is she a three-time Sisters Rodeo poster artist, Sheward’s creative inspiration is based largely in the Central Oregon landscape and lifestyle.

Immediately drawn to the area after a trip up from California to attend the Small Farmer’s Journal Horsedrawn Auction & Swap Meet in 1997, she thought, “This is the place,” and promptly rented a barn to live in. The adventurous and sometimes unconventional spirit of Sheward brought an added verve to the community; some of her life experiences including professional vocalist, sailboat and motorcycle racer, Berkeley boutique owner, airplane pilot and most important of all, mother.

Her artistic inclinations, and love of horses, began at and early age. From first sitting on a horse at two years old and drawing sketches on table napkins at five, to taking art classes in high school, attending art college at Long Beach State, studying commercial art in New Jersey and continuing to own and ride horses, Sheward’s constants in life have been art and horses (not necessarily in that order).

“I studied with Sam Savitt, the famous horse artist, and took other courses throughout the years whenever I could,” she said.

Her artistic interests ranged from welding and sculpture to painting (especially western subject matter) and recently leather work.

“I love leather, I love the smell of leather,” Sheward said. She learned the trade from a former Hollywood Suzi Bradley Sheward saddle artisan and over the last three years has been incorporating leather into some of her new artistic projects: lamps, mirrors and furniture, under her business name Blue Winged Olive.

She uses carved and tooled leather, Pendleton fabrics, conchos and found items in her three-dimensional work. Blue Winged Olive has been in business for three years, the name coming from her son’s love of fly fishing and the unique Mayfly hatches of the Blue-Winged Olive on the Metolius River.

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Her hand-made creations are found at Hamley and Co. in Pendleton and the Cowgirls and Indians store in Sisters. She often travels to western trade and art shows throughout the year and enjoys the inspiration travel brings.

“I am kind of a big artist sponge,” she explained. “It’s difficult to make a living as an artist, it’s hard, but you have to really love it. I suffer if I can’t create something, I think most artists are the same.”

The adventurous and sometimes unconventional spirit of Sheward brought an added verve to the community; some of her life experiences including professional vocalist, sailboat and motorcycle racer, Berkeley boutique owner, airplane pilot and most important of all, mother.

Sheward uses carved and tooled leather, Pendleton fabrics, conchos and found items in her three-dimensional work.

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Sheward was a Sisters Rodeo poster artist for 2003, 2004 and 2005

Sheward’s creative process is not linear, she often lets the work unfold on its own accord, “I’ll have an idea and then start building something and maybe the idea changes, so what I am building moves off in a different direction,” she said. “I never do anything exactly as what I start out to do unless it is a commission.” Her commissioned work has gained some international attention, completing works for clients in Italy and Mexico as well as on the East Coast.

Her painting Idaho Cowboy, our cover image this month, was the result of a bit of online luck. “I saw this very powerful picture and I thought, ‘I have to paint that,’” Sheward said. When the painting was finished the original site she

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found the photo on was gone. “All I had was a painting…… and vaguely remembered he was in northern Idaho.”

Determined to share her work with the cowboy, she contacted the Coeur D’Alene Press in Northern Idaho to try and locate the mystery man. “I sent them the photo and told them I was looking for the cowboy, and they printed the story on the first page,” Sheward laughed.

Soon she connected with him. “He loved the painting, he had never been more flattered and was an inLeather accents add to Blue Winged Olive’s appeal sistent celebrity.”

Sheward works in her Tumalo studio, and has only painted a few portraits, the majority of her artwork revolves around animals and western themes, and when inspired, she will complete a painting in days.

“I find pretty good inspiration here,” she said. “I don’t know a better place that I could be.”

When Sheward isn’t at the easel or at work on one of her three-dimensional creations, she can be found dancing at the Tumalo Feed Company, stepping into a stream as part of her new fly fishing hobby or hiking in the high desert.

She is also a member of the Sisters’ Saddle Bags, a group of local women horseback riders.

Her work has appeared in Cowboys and Indians magazine, and she will soon appear in the Western Arts And Architecture online gallery. She was the Sisters Rodeo poster artist for 2003, 2004 and 2005.

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by Annie MuskeDukes-Driggs,of Bend Research), which appears abstract and unrecognizable. The artist then created a work of art inspired by the abstraction of that object. During each First Friday’s Meet the Artist, visitors 7 2013 were3:41PM asked to guess the artist’s object and won prizes from local businesses.

The People’s Choice winner was determined by ballots completed by visitors to each First Friday of the exhibit. Previous winners of the People’s Choice Award have been Vicki Shuck/Bend 2030 Strong Community for PLACE::TWELVE, Helen Brisson/Healthy Families of the High Desert for GROWING::UP, Bryan Hilts for BONDING::WALLS and Janelle Rebick/Sierra Club for INSIDE::OUT. UNSEEN::WORLD artists include Mojdeh Bahar, Pam Jersey Bird, Helen Brisson, Ande Cardwell, Eileen Carlton (Bend 2030 “Creative, Learning Culture” artist), Linda Gillard, Alan Huestis, Judy Hoiness, David Kinker, Mary Marquiss, Christopher Nolte, Jennifer Poncia (Bend Science Station artist), Janelle Rebick, Vicki Shuck and Sara Wiener.

The UNSEEN::WORLD Art Show is up at Bend City Hall and open for viewing First Friday, March 1 from 5 to 8pm and Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm until March 29.

City Walls at City Hall is a program by The City of Bend Arts, Beautification and Culture Commission. For more information on the program and/or the ABC Commission, www.bendoregon.gov/abc.

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Groups are invited between April 7 through the end of April. The gallery is available for day or evening meetings, tables and chairs will be provided, refreshments are welcome and shop owner and quilter Marilyn Ulrich will share with all groups the inspiration and story behind each quilt.

In 2011 QuiltWorks had 18 quilts based on Kapitoil and last year 35 quilts based on Rules of Civility.

“We are expecting a little over 50 based on a very quilt-friendly book The Snow Child.”

Contact Marilyn at marilyn@ quiltworks.com or call 541-7280527 to reserve your spot.

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Bend Your Imagination 126 NW Minnesota Ave., 541678-5146, www.bendyourimagination.com. Featured artist Dorota Nowark, with original oil paintings and photography.

Alleda Real Estate 25 Northwest Minnesota Avenue, Suite 1. Two local wildlife artists present Wild and Tame, a combination of paintings and sculptures depicting a variety of media and animal subjects in an exhibit devoted to the animals they love. Both artists are members of the High Desert Art League.

Vivian Olsen’s paintings begin as visions in her mind Wood Duck Pair by which merge with lively scenes Vivian Olsen of birds and animals she sees while walking in wild areas.

With observations and many photographs she begins to paint and gradually her mental vision is coaxed into being.

Olsen’s recent works on display are oil paintings of large water birds bathed in golden light all from her Water Birds Series, of two affectionate burros and two young ravens, both created using a mixed media of watercolor and pastel. Owl Eyes will be watching you, and even a piglet gets his moment of Pronghorn Antelope by Joren fame. Olsen is represented by Traveller Tumalo Art Works in Tumalo, Oregon. www.vivianolsen.com.

An avid naturalist Joren Traveller enjoys traveling throughout the West gathering ideas for her art from places visited and animals observed. After moving to Central Oregon Traveller has pursued her love of sketching, painting and sculpting. Captivated by form and texture she works bronze and ceramic to produce beguiling sculptures. Primarily a sculptor, for this show Traveller presents her painting series Horns of the Wild West featuring pronghorn antelope, big horn sheep and a mountain goat. Also shown are works in ceramic as well as some of her favorite domestic pets and other animals done in oil, acrylic and pastels. Traveller is represented locally by the Red Chair Gallery. www.jorentraveller.com.

Art in the Atrium at Franklin Crossing 550 NW Franklin. Fabrications – The Art of Quilting, an exhibit of 32 quilts, hosted in conjunction with the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show organization.

This second annual exhibition of Fabrications thru March 31 during building hours (7am – 7pm) and features 28 quilters including Central Oregon artists Helen Brisson, Donna Cherry, Sarah Kaufman, Joanne Myers, Janelle Rebick, Robin Ryan, Kristin Shields, Charlene Kenny, 3.11.11 by Karla Nelson June Jaeger, Sheila Finzer, Jean Wells, Ruth Ingham, Tonye Phillips, Wendy Hill, Joan Metzger, Linda Saukkonen and Carol Webb. Artists from other areas include Karla Nelson (Eugene, OR), Adriene Buffington (Gilbert, AZ), Kathy Blondell, Valri Chiappetta, Betty Daggett and Jill Hoddick (Portland area), Erika Close, Deb Sorem (Salem, OR), Catherine

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Beard (Springfield, OR), Karen Donobedian (Waldport, OR) and Cathy Erickson (Washougal, WA).

Pat Clark, Atelier 6000 (Bend) and Donna Rice, master quilter, served as jurors for the exhibit. Rice notes that the selected pieces “…reveal the complex endeavor of manipulating fabric as an artistic medium.”

Clark adds, “The artistic vision…of Central Oregon is greatly enriched by this art, craft and process.”

About half of the quilts are available for purchase with a portion of proceeds benefiting the non-profit Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. As the name denotes, the organization hosts the annual outdoor quilt show in Sisters – the largest of its kind in the world – this year on July 13.

Chain Reaction by Noi Thai, the recently opened Tonye Belinda Phillips restaurant at Franklin Crossing, will serve appetizers and wine. George Bouhey, local jazz music instructor (performing regularly at Franklin with Tommy Leroy Trio), brings his jazz students from Mt. View, Summit and Cascades Academy to perform throughout the evening. Billye Turner organizes exhibitions for Franklin Crossing and provides additional information at billyeturner@bendnet.com.

Atelier 6000 389 SW Scalehouse Ct., Suite 120, 541-3308759, www.atelier6000.com.

The Atelier 6000 presentation gallery emphasizes multimedia approach to contemporary printmaking and book arts, while preserving and honoring reference to 15th – 21st century process. The gallery is dedicated to presenting six contemporary edge and theme-based exhibits Print by Michael Currie per year.

Above and Below the Surface, highlights the art of the collagraph and celebrates Glen Alps for the 1950’s conceptual development of the collagraph - the NW claim to fame for printmakers.

Bend Brewing Company 1019 NW Brooks St., 541383-1599, www.bendbrewingco.com. Music by Laurel Brauns 6:30pm.

Bend City Walls at City Hall Exhibition 710 NW Wall Street. 541-388-5517, www.bendoregon.gov/citywalls. City of Bend Arts, Beautification & Culture Commission’s (ABC Commission) fifth City Walls at City Hall art show, UNSEEN::WORLD, has been providing a clever and exciting way to inspire community through art.

UNSEEN::WORLD can be seen during Bend City Hall business hours of 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.

Show closes March 29.

Crow’s Feet Commons behind the Tower Theatre in Mirror Pond Plaza, 541-728-0066, www.facebook.com/ CrowsFeetCommons. A not-so-forgotten but recently rejuvenated part of “old town” Bend’s rich history.

Desperado Contemporary & Nostalgic Western Store 330 SW Powerhouse, Old Mill District. 541749-9980. Bend artist Barbara Slater is inspired by the “out west” way of life and cowboy culture with a touch Godfrey the Goat, Oil by Barbara Slater of city glitz. Painting oils with energy and spirit, this artist’s pigmentation is rich and succulent, while her brushwork is bold and responsive. Slater continues her studies with different genres, painting still-lifes, florals, landscapes and animals. Animals are her present focus with images of vibrant roosters, horses, cows and other barnyard residents. Painting these rural inhabitants with love and respect, Slater gives each animal an attitude and personality. Slater is a member of Oil Painters of America, California Art Club, American Women Artists (AWA) and The High Desert Art League. Slater’s paintings are an ongoing exhibit at Desperado at the Old Mill. www.barbaraslater.com.

Feather’s Edge Finery 113 NW Minnesota Ave., 541306-3162, www.thefeathersedge.com. Portland artist, Jen Vaughn and her new collection: Spaces Between. An exploration of human and natural spaces and the unavoidable influence of time. Images are printed on aged steel.

The Horned Hand 507 NW Colorado Ave., 541-7280879, www.facebook.com/TheHornedHand. A wide variety of art, music and beer.

John Paul Designs Custom Jewelry + Signature Series.

1006 NW Bond St., www.johnpauldesigns.com. Specializing in unique, one of a kind wedding and engagement rings.

Karen Bandy Design Jeweler 25 NW Minnesota Ave. #5, 541388-0155, www.karenbandy. com. Tucked behind Thump coffee and Aleda real estate, Karen Bandy’s studio is not easy to find but well worth the effort.

You will see original jewelry and fine art all designed and created

by Karen Bandy. The colors will wow you, the designs will intrigue you, and you’ll be amazed at how comfortable her jewelry is to wear. “The connection of the paintings with the jewelry is evident in my work, even though Geode Pendant with diamond it is for the most part an uncon- accent by Karen Bandy scious connection. I’m sure the years of designing jewelry, my use of color and shapes, drives me in my paintings but I never set out deliberately to make that connection. It just happens,” says Bandy.

Bend d’Vine 916 NW Wall St., 541-323-3277 featuring Powskichic of Bend, a/k/a Brenda Reid Irwin. http:// flic.kr/s/aHsjCJinnm. Live music on First Friday featurKariella Boutique Part of the MUSE conference on the ingThe Django Band. Music from Woody Allen’s film, Midnight in Paris featuring Steve Thorp on guitar and March 1 art walk featuring Sheila Dunn. Thru March, sheilafdunn@gmail.com John Irwin.

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

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.

The working studio and gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, and the Lubbesmeyers welcome your visit.

Mary Medrano Gallery 25 NW Minnesota Avenue #12 (above Thump Coffee), 408-250-2732, www.marymedrano. com. 6-9pm for Open Studio.

Mockingbird Gallery 869 NW Wall St., 541-388-2107, www.mockingbird-gallery.com. Bears show celebrating the sculptor Walt Horton and his wonderfully creative bronze sculptures. Enjoy the jazz sounds of Rich Hurdle and Friends. Look into the eyes of Walt Horton’s bears (or any of his animals), and their personality speaks to you. Many sculptors have depicted animals in humorous situations, but Walt’s work has an added feature: personified human emotions and feelings. Each piece is a snapshot of human behavior and a story told in bronze.

Art at the Oxford in the Oxford Hotel lobby, 10 NW Minnesota, celebrates Art Walk presenting collage by Kaycee Anseth in conjunction with The MUSE Room of The Muse Conference in Bend.

Anseth uses discarded fashion and home decor magazines, products of the consumer culture, for creating intricately detailed collages that explore the realms of story-telling and through personal narrative. Her process resembles painting with A Quiet Prayer for His Heart paper - incorporating small by Kaycee Anseth pieces cut from the saturated palettes of high-gloss advertising pasted/transformed into both intricate patterns and whimsical figures.

A Central Oregon artist for 10 years, she likens this timeconsuming, meditative process to Bhakti Yoga, an act of devotion, similar to lighting candles or saying prayers. Anseth’s work appears in the Oxford lobby in cooperation with The MUSE Room March 1-3. www.museconference.org.

Billye Turner now organizes art for the Oxford lobby and provides additional information at billyeturner@bendnet.com.

Patagonia @ Bend 920 NW Bond Street, Suite 101, 541-382-6694, http://patagoniabend.com. Featuring the photography of Mike Putnam.

Paul Scott Gallery 869 NW Wall Street, Suite 104, 541-330-6000, www.paulscottfineart.com. Just down the breezeway opposite the Boken restaurant. Spotlights Russian artists. With Gallery Russia, sister gallery in Scottsdale, Paul Scott Gallery has been able bring an exclusive selection of Russian works to Bend. Select works by Artem Tolstukhin, Daniil Volkov, Victoria Kalaichi. We have more than twenty years of experience specializing in Russian art.

QuiltWorks 926 NE Greenwood Ave., 541-728-0527.

Featured quilter is VaLoy Freeman from Sunriver and the theme quilt exhibit is Monochromatic. The exhibit will run until April 3.

Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. in the historic O’Kane building, 541-306-3176, www.redchairgallerybend. com. Here Comes Spring featuring Beale Jones prints, Blue

Spruce Pottery and Anne Von Heideken’s jewelry.

Jones loves the excitement and the element of surprise as well as the textural changes in Vase by Michael Falling Puzzle Men by printmaking.

Gwinup Beale Jones She loves to work on larger pieces that she uses a 10 to 15 pound roller to ink her plate. One new piece for the show was run through the press five times to get the colors and shapes just right. Michael Gwinup of Blue Spruce Pottery has been working at his craft in Bend since 1976. The landscapes Necklace by Anne Von Heideken of the High Desert has been an inspiration to Gwinup and are often reflected in the scenes of mountains, lakes and canyons that adorn his pottery. His large vases are handmade using two potter’s wheels, the base made on one and the a second section is thrown on another wheel, with consecutive cylinders added until the desired height is reached. After drying for a day, Gwinup carves in the designs and textures with lava rock and other natural materials. The glazes are individually applied and the vases are then fired in the Raku or stoneware process.

Von Heideken creates unique, one of a kind jewelry from natural stones and pearls. For the March show her thoughts were “all about pearls.”

Sage Custom Framing & Gallery Exhibits 834 NW Brooks St., 541-3825884, www.sageframinggallery.com. Featured artist for March - Anne EganLandscapes in Oil and Acrylic. “I’ve always wanted to live in the forest of the Pacific Northwest and build my own one room rustic cabin so I could paint all the scenery and spectacular sunsets.” Egan, who grew up in southern California, Cascade Sunset by Anne Egan is getting closer to attaining her goal. The cabin is still in the works, but after moving to Bend the dream of painting scenery and sunsets is very much alive.

Egan’s grandmother, a newspaper illustrator in the 1920s, introduced her to the world of art at a young age.

Years later, when attending California State University at Long Beach, she planned an art major, but came to a realization. “I discovered I was too moody to create at 9am so I changed to speech communication and public speaking.”

Working in her studio her moods come very much into play. She paints with large brushes, big strokes and lots of color. She calls herself “an emotional painter” and believes the tone of a painting’s background reflects the true personality of the painter. The positive energy in her work is preserved on canvas and then is an uplifting force on gray winter days when inspiration may be scarce.

Egan works part-time for Arts Central at Art Station and also volunteers at a local pre-school. She resides in Bend with

a dear friend and a golden retriever named Sophie.

tbd Loft 856 NW Bond Street, Suite 2, 541-388-7558, www.tbdloft.com. Exhibiting ME|WE through May. The Silver Otter 706 SW Industrial Way, Suite 100, Bend. 541-241-7818. www.thesilverotter.com. Exhibiting a collection of locally made art and handmade crafts from all over the world.

Thump 25 NW Minnesota Ave., 541-388-0226, www. thumpcoffee.com. Featuring the work of Sheila Dunn, “My latest body of work explores the integration and disintegration of identity within the contexts of relationship, gender and culture. The late twenties have proved to be a complex phase of life, wrought with periods of heartache and uncertainty, followed by periods of immense discovery and awareness. Through the constant process of defining and re-defining my relationship with others I have been able to confront (sometimes hesitantly and sometimes boldly) my relationship to self. This cycle of (dis)integration is apparent in my technical approach toward the work – the fractal brushstrokes of the figure extend into the environment while traces of the environment always remain present within the figure.” www.SheilaDunnArt.com.

Motel—They Went Shopping by Janice Druian

Tumalo Art Company at Old Mill District, 450 SW Powerhouse Dr., #407, 541-385-9144, www.tumaloartco.com.

Mountains & Motels—from the Majestic to the Mundane featuring oil paintings by Janice Druian who has two artistic passions on the opposite side of the spectrum—the beautiful scenery of the west, as displayed in paintings of the majestic Cascade and Sierra Nevada Mountains, and what she calls her “guilty pleasure,” Mt. Washington Aglow by Janice Druian the run down, and often vacant motels that used to be seen on most U.S. and state highways. “They are disappearing fast, so I feel a bit like an anthropologist, recording what was there for future generations to see. Well, that is rather a grand way of saying I just like painting these sad little relics of another time.”

Janice will be joined by Nancy Dasen, whose expertly hand-built ceramics often wink with droll humor.

Townshend’s Bend Teahouse 835 NW Bond Street, Bend, 541-312-2001. Featuring Lucynda Campbell Flower Oil Paintings. Campbell’s brightly colored paintings come from a happy place inside her with the wish to simply make someone smile. Campbell feels her work doesn’t need explaining…the flowers make her artist statement.

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Art by Knight 236 NW Newport Ave., 541-633-7488, www.artbyknight.com. Featuring oil paintings by Laurel Knight and bronze sculptures by Steven L. Knight.

Barrio 163 Northwest Minnesota Avenue, 541-389-2025.

Thru March, Bob Newhart attempts to paint music, especially improvisational jazz, which he believes is probably the highest authority on how to live life. Painting is a way to get close to that –– the silent brush in search of sound.

Bend Library 601 Northwest Wall Street, 541-3899846. The Friends of the Bend Libraries presents Earth, Water, Sky in the Hutchinson Room on the second floor of the downtown Library thru May 6. 54 paintings, collages, and photographs by 34 artists inspired by the above all in one image or inspired by one of them.

Christian Heeb Gallery at the Cascade Center of Photography, 390 SW Columbia St., Ste. 110, 541-241-2266, info@Heebphoto.com, www.ccophoto.com. Explore both the Africa and Buddha Limited Edition Series at the Christian Heeb Gallery. Images include metal and traditional prints.

Internationally recognized photographer Christian Heeb has been exhibited in galleries and museums such as the Nikon Photography Gallery in Zurich and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis.

butterflies hatch, metamorphose and fly during the course of the exhibit.

Exhibit Decodes the Language of Native American Dress Head to Toe: The Language of Plateau Indian Clothing explores the link between clothing, cultural identity and history, through a rich selection of Native American hats, bonnets, headdresses, war shirts and moccasins from the Museum’s acclaimed Doris Swayze Bounds Collection.

Mother’s Cafe Westside 1255 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. 541-318-0989, mothersjuicecafe.com.

Nancy P’s Cafe and Bakery 1054 Northwest Milwaukee Ave., 541-322-8778, www.nancypsbakingcompany.com.

Exhibit featuring acrylic paintings on canvas and eco-art (photos) by Brenda Reid Irwin. Thru April.

Partners in Care 2075 NE Wyatt Ct. 541-382-5882 Employee Art Show, thru March 20. The gallery was created to enhance the healing environment at Partners in Care. The gallery is part of the Arts in Care program for hospice with rotating exhibits throughout the year in the Arts in Care gallery. This is open to the public and one would need to call ahead to make sure the gallery space in the main conference room isn’t being utilitzed with community organizations or hospice meetings.

Rodes-Smithey Studio/Gallery 19007 Innes Market Rd., 541280-5635, www.rodes-smithey.com.

Featuring contemporary painting, sculpture, metalwork, mixed media and jewelry by artists Randy and Holly Smithey. Open Studio March 2-3, 11am-5pm, by appointment.

COCC Gallery in the Pinckney Center 541-383-7510.

Student art exhibit through March 15.

COCC Barber Library Rotunda Gallery A Plein Air Perspective: Painting in the Present thru May 2. Opening Reception on March 7, 4-6 pm. 541-383-7564 or mbhamilton@cocc.edu.

DeWilde Art & Glass 321 SW Powerhouse, Old Mill District, 541-419-3337. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Offers handmade stained glass windows, doors and individual hanging works of art. furnish 761 NW Arizona Ave., corner of Wall Street, 541-617-8911. Featuring Shelley Hall, Sue Smith and other local artists.

SageBrushers Art Society 117 Aria 2 by Randy Smithey SW Roosevelt, 541-617-0900, www.sagebrushersartofbend.com. Gallery open Thursdays/ Fridays 10am-2pm. Gallery area closed March 1-15 for repainting. New members exhibit March 22-30.

St. Charles Medical Center 2500 NE Neff Rd. Local artists will be filling the halls of Arts in the Hospital with watercolors - oils from Sagebrusher’s Gallery and Studio, Michelle Oberg, Jennifer Ware, Kay Baker, Gillian Burton, JoAnn Burgess, Sheila Dunn, Dianne Esther, Winnie Givot, Mary Holt, Shelli Walters and Linda Francis-Strunk; photography from Brenda Reid Irwin and Josh Sheldon; and pottery by Peter Roussel in the display case in main waiting room.

TAW Gallery, LLC 19889 Eigth Street, 541-706-9025, www.tawgallery.com. Unique one-of-a-kind gifts. Ceramic, fused glass, mosaic, acrylic, oil, watercolor, felting and jewelry.

High Desert Museum 59800 South Highway 97, www. highdesertmuseum.org, 541-382-4754. The Bison: American Icon explores the meaning and significance of this iconic creature, from the Plains Indian culture of the 1800s to how the bison’s seeming extinction was averted. Wild and fundamental, the bison is a familiar part of our shared heritage. The exhibit, created by the C. M. Russell Museum in Montana, was made possible by a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Wine Shop & Tasting Room, 55 NW Minnesota Live, free-flying butterflies and Ave., 541-389-2884 http://thewineshopbend.com. New art hummingbirds flutter and zip around

by Patrick May, his art reflects the street and stencil genre. you as they sip nectar from hundreds of plants at our indoor tropical and native garden in Butterflies and Hum- Beaded Moccasin in mingbirds. More than 100 species of the Head to Toe exhibit La Pine Public Library 16425 First St., La Pine, Con-

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stance, 541-312-1090, www.dpls.lib. or.us. Colleen Burbank, Bend native, has a degree in language arts from Western Oregon University in Monmouth. She is a published poet, having taught English for a number of years in the Willamette Valley, she now is spending more time focusing on her true calling: art! As an animal and nature lover, these are the subjects she Dusty Dawn by Colleen most enjoys water coloring and draw- Burbank ing. The High Desert area of Central Oregon provides endless subject matter. She has the greatest enjoyment seeking out subjects in this expansive area.

Madras / Warm Springs Art Adventure Gallery 185 SE Fifth St. 541- 475-7701. www.artadventuregallery.com. Featuring the many talented artists who live in and around Jefferson County. The opening reception for the all Jefferson County, March 7, 5:30-7pm.

The Museum at Warm Springs 541-553-3331, www.museumatwarmsprings.org. Artifacts from The Museum’s Collections. Museum is open seven days a week, 9am-5pm. Walk the new Twanat Interpretive Trail and learn about Shitike Creek, water creatures, birds, plants, geology and history of the area around The Museum. Selection of one-of-a-kind art, bead work and baskets hand crafted by talented and creative local artists. Pendleton products, a delicious assortment of huckleberry goodies and southwest silver jewelry.

Prineville A.R. Bowman Memorial Museum 246 N Main St., Prineville. 541-447-3715, bowmanmuseum.org. Open Tuesday thru Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturdays 11am-4pm. 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. The 1910 bank building is always filled with historical artifacts for viewing.

Redmond Britz Beads 249 NW Sixth St., 541-548-4649. Sandi’s bead jewelry and ongoing display of Gilbert Shepherd’s large format acrylic paintings.

Judi’s Art Gallery 336 NE Hemlock, Ste. 13, 360-3256230, judi@judisartgallery.com. Featuring works by Judi Meusborn Williamson.

Redmond Municipal Airport 50th art show, titled The Power of Red thru May 10. Art pieces produced by Central Oregon artists will be on display throughout the terminal facility and are available for viewing by the public and traveling passengers. www.flyrdm.com.

Redmond Library 827 SW Deschutes Ave., Shandel Gamer 541-526-5073, sgamer1955@gmail.com, lindab@

dpls.us. Monday – Friday: 10–6pm, Tuesday: 10–8pm and Saturday: 10–5pm Joanne Donaca featured artist in Silent Reading Room. Native Oregonian, Donaca, was born into a creative family. She won art competitions throughout high school. Encouraged by her high school art teacher, Joanne has worked in nearly all media ranging from pencil drawing, watercolor and acrylic to pastel painting. Donaca has Signature Memberships in the Pastel Society of America, the Pastel Society of Oregon and the Northwest Pastel Society. In the late 1990s, inspired by a Monet exhibition at the Portland Art Museum, Joanne decided to include oil painting.

Donaca’s landscapes are known for their powerful imagery and the artist’s bold brushwork. Of her Oregon paintings Donaca says, “The Cascade Range and the High Desert as well as the animals, natural beauty and diverse geography of both climates are ideal for painting and, of course, are a constant inspiration.” Artwork in the library will be for sale with a 20 percent contribution going to support the Friends of the Redmond Library, which sponsors the Art Committee and art exhibitions.

St. Charles Medical Center in Redmond 1253 NW Canal Blvd. Two-person exhibition by fiber artist Kay Pearson and watercolor artist Linda Shelton. The exhibition Feathers and Fiber thru March 28. Pearson is a contemporary quilt artist who has shown her work in various quilt venues across the country. Shelton grew up on a ranch in South Central, Washington. Since youth, Shelton has been intrigued with how to transfer images, whether real or imaginary, from the mind’s eye to paper. kaypearson53@hotmail.com, linmshel@yahoo.com.

Two Hands auction show, thru April 15.

Sisters Gallery & Frame 252 West Hood Ave., 541-5499552, www.garyalbertson.com. Ongoing exhibit: fine art landscape photos by Gary Albertson, Dennis Schmidling, Curtiss Abbott and Roger Dorband. Original guache, archival prints and note cards by Paul Alan Bennett. Original oil and pencil works by Dyrk Godby, 2013 Sisters Rodeo poster artist.

Signed posters available. Watercolor and scratchboard by Ashley Dean. Acrylics by Pat Siegner. We offer custom printing and framing, including custom sized photos to fit your decor.

Sisters Public Library 110 N Cedar. Featuring student art with an emphasis on art projects produced by Sisters Elementary School. Thru March. Mon-Thurs 10-6, Sunday noon-5. Closed Friday and Saturday.

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Spirit of the Sea by Gene Thomas

Artists’s Gallery Sunriver Paper Station building 541-5932127 or 541-593-8274, www.artistsgallerysunriver.com. Featuring Marily Badger (art glass), Joe Kendall (paintings), Gene Thomas (stained glass) and Greg Cotton (drawings). Second Saturday artists’ reception and wine tasting March 9, 4-7pm at the Gallery.

Sunriver Area Public Library 56855 Venture Lane, 541312-1080. The Friends of the Sunriver Area Library present special exhibits featuring photography by Susan Berger and Buffalo Horn Gallery 167 West Sister Park Dr., 541-549- stuffed animals by Nancy Crandell through April 27. Crandell 9378. Featuring the work of Ted Lettkeman, metal sculpter, began creating her “soft sculpture” teddy bears about fifteen Alix, mixed media portraiture of Native Americans and Gary years ago, after accumulating piles of acrylic “fur” while encourLynn-Roberts, western oil painter. aging her daughter in a bear-making venture. Bear “construction” turned out to be so much fun that Nancy is still at work, Canyon Creek Pottery 310 North Cedar St., 541-390- continuing to create bears and other furry critters. Nancy says 2449, www.canyoncreelpotteryllc.com. Ongoing exhibit, fine that she lets the material dictate which direction her creations handmade pottery by Kenneth G. Merrill made in Sisters. will take. Berger began photographing wildflowers in the deserts of southern California in 2003 after a fellow photographer Clearwater Art Gallery 303 West Hood, 541-549-4994, talked her into participating in a wildflower jaunt. She uses a www.theclearwatergallery.com. Monday night music starts digital Canon 60D and 200mm Canon macro lens. at 7pm. Wine Down on Wednesdays, Friday Night Flights.

Sunriver Lodge Betty Gray Gallery 1 Center Dr., SunDesert Charm 161 S Elm Street, Sisters, 541-549-8479. river. Wine Country Quilts, a fine Ongoing exhibits by Central Oregon artists. Featuring art exhibit featuring woven paper Nancy Bushaw, Deborah Dallinga, Tamari Gress and Mar- designs by Alice Van Leunen thru garet Meritt, pottery by Laurie Johansson and fiber arts by April 7. Features mixed-media paJeannette Bobst, Tami Meritt and Cathy Paxton. per artworks based on traditional Log Cabin quilt designs. The paDon Terra Artworks 222 W Hood Ave., 541-549-1299, per is woven in a “waffle weave” www.donterra.com. Teri Applegarth, Dayne and Don pattern that mimics the piecedPatheal, owners of Don Terra exhibit their work. fabric Log Cabin designs. Billye Turner, art consultant, organizes Wine Country Quilt #9

by Alice Van Leunen The Jewel 221 West Cascade Ave., 541-549-9388. On- gallery exhibitions for Sunriver going exhibit, jewelry by Mary Jo Weiss.

Resort and provides additional information at 541-382-9398.

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Jill’s Wild (tasteful!) Women Showroom 601 Larch St. Village Bar & Grill 57100 Mall Dr., 541-593-1100, www.

Ste. B, 41-617-6078 artwork, cards, giftware and ceramics. sunrivervbag.com. Featuring the artwork of Charles Cockburn through 2013. Charles enjoys venturing to remote and unique Kate Aspen Studios 161 E Cascade Ave., 541-549-6950. locations, and photographing scenic landscapes from a fresh Ongoing exhibit, beads, buttons, vintage jewelry and art. perspective. He is skilled at capturing the raw beauty of nature in his images, from the awe striking magnificence of a vast Sisters Art Works Entry Gallery 204 W Adams, 541- mountain to the breathtaking intricacies of the smallest flower.

420-9695, www.sistersartworks.com. Featuring My Own www.charlescockburn.com.

call to artists

CTC Open Auditions For Shooting Star At CTC 7pm March 18-19 for Shooting Star, a romantic comedy by Steven Dietz. Directed by Juliah Rae, assisted by Carole Hansen. Cold readings. Cast requirements one man, one woman. Reed McAllister: a man in his late 40s. Elena Carson: a woman in her late 40s. Show runs April 25 –May 12, with rehearsals generally Sunday through Thursday nights. CTC Greenwood Playhouse, 148 NW Greenwood Avenue, Bend.

Auditions for Company by Stephen Sondheim Stage Right Productions at 2nd Street Theater will hold auditions for Stephen Sondheim’s Company March 11 and 12 at 7pm, at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care, 20205 Powers Rd, Bend. (next to Blue Sky Veterinary). Performances are June 7-22, 2013.

See www.cascadeae.com for full description.

Call for Photos: 2014 Wild Desert Calendar Submission deadline: June 7. Both professional and amateur photo submissions are encouraged. Selected photos will be featured in the 2014 Wild Desert Calendar and may be used in other ONDA materials with accurate photo credits provided.

If you’d like to limit further use of your image, please make this clear at time of submission. Submit up to 10 of your highest quality photographs. Electronic submissions are strongly recommended and preferred. E-mail images to corie@onda.org with 2014 Wild Desert submission in subject line. Electronic photo submission requirements: jpg files, 2.5 MB/long edge 1025 pixels, 72 dpi minimum. Print quality 300 dpi tiff files must be available if your image(s) are selected.

ARTISTS’ Deadline Sunriver Art Faire 2013 Applications closing March 18 for the Fourth Annual Sunriver Juried Art Faire. Limited to a maximum of 70 booths.

The event is August 9-11 in the Village at Sunriver. Ceramics, drawing, glass, gourd art, jewelry, metalwork, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and woodwork accepted. www.zapplication.org, www.sunriverartfaire.com or sunriverartfaire@yahoo.com.

Call to Art at COCC The Art Acquisitions Committee is seeking to commission one artist or artist team to design, build and install a large three-dimensional art piece for the interior of the Science Building located at the Bend Campus. The total cost of the project should not exceed $65,000 with a targeted installation deadline of early October 2013. Deadline March 4 by 5pm PST. www.cocc.edu/scienceart.

COCC is seeking art to purchase for the Madras and Prineville campuses. Professional artists residing in Deschutes, Jefferson or Crook Counties are eligible to apply. Art submissions should not exceed $3,000 to be considered. www.cocc.edu/mpart.

Atelier 6000 Call to Artists Accepting entries for Hidden Agendas, an exhibition to highlight Book Arts. Open to all, the juried exhibition is of handmade artist books. Book editions or one-of-a-kind, sculptural, traditionally bound, book objects, altered books and broadsides are encouraged. This show is open to a wide interpretation of the theme – artists may tell a story or expose hidden layers; reveal emotions or make us laugh. Prospectus www.atelier6000.org.

Audition Notice: The Sunset Limited March 25-26, 7pm 2nd Street Theater and Stage Right Productions is seeking two powerful actors: one African American male (age range 20-60), one Caucasian male (3060) to play the roles of “Black” and “White” in The Sunset Limited, by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Cormac McCarthy (The Road, No Country for Old Men). Directed by Dori Donoho, this intimate, thought-stirring and powerful two-man play was first produced by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago and New York following its publishing in 2006. Performances May 10-25, Copies of the script are available for check out. www.2ndstreettheater.com.

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he year is 1961. Thanks to Joseph Heller, the term Catch-22 first enters the American lexicon, and becomes firmly embedded there.

The entrapment of its circular logic was a thing of pure beauty.

A character in the book - an Army airman during World War II - would be crazy if he continues flying any more highly dangerous missions. To stop flying them, all he has to do is ask to be grounded, under that obvious mental health pretext. Ah, but therein lies the rub. To ask would be the action of a rational mind, therefore proving he’s really not crazy at all, and is indeed fit to fly. But if he flies, he’s crazy, and can ask to be grounded. Catch-22. As I say, a thing of pure beauty, never to be equaled.

Until now.

Fast forward to 2013. Step into a world of computers, websites and 12-yearold code writers and customer service reps that Mr. Heller in his worst nightmares could never have conjured up.

I had signed up for a year of on-line service with a particular company that shall remain nameless - nameless, that is, except to Griselda, my Voodoo High Priestess, who is at this very moment fabricating life-size, anatomicallycorrect dolls of everyone who works there. I’ve ordered 12,000 boxes of twofoot pins, and we’re planning a rousing game of jam-the-pin-up-the- oh, but I digress. Sorry.

Apparently, this company took it upon themselves to enroll me in “autorenewal,” so that they could keep me and my credit card captive forever. They notified me the service was about to renew - no doubt by accident - so I immediately went on their website to cancel it.

“Please enter your User ID and Password.” I dutifully type that in.

“Invalid entry. Please enter your User ID and Password.” Okay. It’s possible I made a mistake. I carefully type it in again.

“Invalid entry. Please enter your User ID and Password.” Okaaaay. One more time, using just one finger like a five-year-old, I really carefully type it in again.

“Invalid entry. Please enter your User ID and Password.”

Trying to remain calm, I notice a button at the bottom of the screen. “Click here to reset your password.” Stupidly, I click.

“A new password will be sent to the email address registered to this account.

Please check your email.” I go to my email and find a message waiting.

“Please click on this link.” I click. It returns me to the same screen where I was originally.

“Please enter your User ID and Password”. I dutifully type that in. Again.

“Invalid entry. Please enter your User ID and Password.”

I’m not quite so stupid as to get into that particular loop again. I see a button for “Contact customer service.” This should be good. I click that and am given the option of calling or emailing. I opt for a good old-fashioned phone call.

Recorded voice. Of course. “Thank you graciously so very much for calling to us here at ____. Yes, all of our operators they are currently so much helping the lots of other customers. Your call it is so much very important to us. In matter of fact, it is so much very important that we will be going to leave you on the hold for - 2 - 8 - minutes until our very next operator be off her break here in Mumbai. In mean time, please listen to this scratchy selection of the American jazz, played at full volume.” Then it hung up on me.

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So, I tried email. Realizing I was “shouting,” I typed in all caps that I wanted to cancel my service with them, that I never signed up for auto-renewal and that I couldn’t get into their stupid website to do anything about it because their stupid website wasn’t recognizing my password and wouldn’t send me a new one.

In response, I received an “incident number.” I had now become “an incident,” like CSI. A Computer Stupidity Incident.

The next day, I got another email. “I understand you have forgotten your password and would like to reset it. I can help you with that. Please log onto our website, enter your User Name and your old password, then enter the new password you’d like to change it to.”

Wait. What?? “…enter your User Name and your old password, then enter the new password you’d like to change it to.”

I emailed back. I admit it, I was still “shouting,” and I even highlighted everything. Using the simplest terms possible, I tried again: A) I didn’t forget my password. B) I don’t care if I ever reset it, because I don’t care I ever go on your stupid site again. C) I just want to be certain that the auto-renew that I never authorized was deactivated, and my credit card isn’t charged. And then, because I simply couldn’t resist, D) Do you realize how illogical it is to tell someone to enter a password that doesn’t work in order to reset a password!?!

In response, I received a new incident number. I felt less important this time. The next day, I received another email, from a different rep.

“I understand you would like to deactivate the auto-renewal feature on your account. I can help you with that. Please log onto our website, enter your User Name and password, find the account pull-down menu, click the preferences tab, re-enter your password, then at the prompt enter your mother’s maiden name and shoe size, which takes you to a sign-in screen, where you’ll be asked to change your password to one with 12 lower case letters, six upper case letters, five numbers one symbol and anything on your keyboard that looks like an amoeba playing jump rope.

At that point you’ll see a security screen with a long string of incompressible letters that nobody can read. Please enter all 73 letters exactly as you see them to deactivate the auto-renew. If you miss any of the letters, the screen will freeze and exit you from the cycle, and we’ll assume that you want the auto-renew feature to stay activated permanently.”

Still shouting - this time in the largest font my email program had - I emailed back. “CANCEL MY ACCOUNT. COMPLETELY. PERMANENTLY. MAKE IT SO I DON’T EXIST IN YOUR SYSTEM. ANYWHERE. PERIOD.” I thought that was clear enough.

In response, I received a new incident number. The following day, I received another email, from a different rep. Surprisingly, it contained the following message: “I understand you would like to cancel your account with us. I can help you with that. We’ll see that the changes are processed.” Finally, I thought. I hated to be so rude, but at long last I got through to someone.

A week later, they charged my credit card for another year’s service.

Now I’m just waiting for Griselda and the pins. paul2887@ykwc.net.

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man by visiting You Tube and searching out her instruction videos.

The Wednesday Watercolor Workshop began in January with a series of exercises using table salt, palette knives and saran wrap to create interesting textures that were then used to develop finished paintings of dried grasses gathered within the city.

Next they moved on to creating abstract paintings using bandage gauze, watercolor crayons, spray paint and saran wrap to achieve textures unavailable to strictly brush painters. Now they are exploring collage with papers that they create. These are then pasted onto paintings to develop texture and abstraction.

Each artist takes a unique approach to the challenges presented and they find that no two paintings are ever alike, even though the initial stimulus was the same.

Stop by Sagebrushers on Wednesdays between 10am and 12pm if you’d like to learn more. www.sagebrushersartofbend.com, 541617-0900, 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend.

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ave a case of the winter blahs? Can’t go out to paint and sick of your studio? Some of the artists at Sagebrushers have turned to the Karlyn Holman book Watercolor Without Boundaries to step up their art and step out of their usual skill set.

Wednesday mornings at Sagebrushers are humming with excitement.

A group of between eight and 10 watercolor artists of all levels of skill, experience and knowledge are working together to explore the watercolor medium. Led by Jennifer Ware-Kempcke, they’ve been devoting two hours every Wednesday to stretching their creativity with a series of projects that explore abstraction, the use of kitchen tools to create texture and develop new ways of thinking about watercolor.

Karlyn Holman is an internationally known artist who will be visiting Bend this summer for a week long workshop on watercolor. The artists in this group are exploring her book in depth prior to this workshop. You can learn more about Hol-

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Sagebrushers artists are working together to explore the watercolor medium

evin Kubota will be holding his sixth Italian workshop this fall from October 1320 in the Piemonte region of Northern Italy.

To attend this workshop you must enjoy visiting some of the most beautiful locations in the world, love eating delicious Italian food alongside an equally delectable glass of wine and enjoy being in the company of other creative people all while being visually inspired.

Attendees will fly into Milan and spend two nights in Torino exploring its unique city center before traveling to Monferrato, famous for its rolling Lago Maggiore at Night hills, delicious white truffles, numerous medieval and renaissance castles and breathtaking panoramas. Each day of the workshop will include trips to wonderful attractions such as castles in the region, production facilities for local products, and more.

The local guides will lead the group to some of the most picturesque locations of the famed region, and along the way Kubota will help each participant with different aspects of their photography, from capture to workflow techniques.

Attendees are encouraged to share this once-in-a-lifetime experience with a guest and can bring a partner to join them on all but the classroom

portions of the workshop. There’s a lot for everyone to see and enjoy, even if you’re not a photographer. It’s always fun to see the “non” photographers getting caught up in the joy of taking photographs throughout the week. Past workshops have included cooking classes, visits to wineries, underground cities and other unique tours. All explore together, so non-photographer guests will enjoy everything with the group. The only part of the workshop reserved for attendees and not their guests will be the one to two hour class sessions each morning or evening.

This workshop is limited to 20 workshop attendees. Since many attendees bring someone along, the trip can accept up to 40 people total.

“Clare and I have been photographing Italy for many years now, so for this sixth year of our Secret Italy workshop we really wanted to provide a fantastic adventure for attendees and their guests,” said Kubota. “For anyone that loves photography there is no place like Italy to invigorate their creative drive. Plus, it’s so fun to see those that didn’t necessarily come to participate in the photographic experience get excited to shoot away with their point and shoot cameras.”

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Art Colors Life at Artists’ Gallery Sunriver Village

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lthough it is exciting to walk through a gallery and enjoy the beautiful and remarkable pieces of art, it is almost as interesting to gain some insight into how creating art “colors” the lives of the artists. The Second Saturday Reception, March 9 at the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver, provides an opportunity to get to know the gallery’s artists. It is always fascinating to hear the unique life circumstances that brought each artist to his particular art medium and the inspiration behind his art.

Marily Badger is new to the Artists’ Gallery. She is not, however, new to the medium of art glass. A glass artist for over thirty years, Badger started her career by studying and creating stained glass during her junior year in college. Over the years, she has transitioned from stained glass to both etched and fused glass art even combining the two later art forms. Badger’s art is truly colored by one really important fact of life. She is a fourth generation Hawaiian who details the beauty of Hawaii in each of her pieces. Her art includes tropical scenes, hula dancers and other traditional Hawaiian designs. The saturated colors in her pieces speak beautifully to the lush landscape of Hawaii. “Meticulous at- Spirit of the Sea by Gene Thomas tention to detail is a trademark of my work,” she said. Come by the Gallery, meet Badger, and be transported to Hawaii.

Another new artist at the Gallery is Joe Kendall. Kendall’s art also colors his life, and it has been doing so since he was eight years old when he began drawing. The artist had a long and successful career in advertising design as owner of multiple advertising agencies over the last thirty years. In college, he was trained in fine art, illustration, graphic design, typography, photography, life drawing and color theory. Even after retiring from advertising in 2000, moving to Bend and beginning another successful career in real estate, Kendall’s life continues to be colored by art. What better inspiration for his work than the beauty of Oregon landscapes. His chosen medium is pastel, a medium that really lends itself to capturing his favorite subjects of water illusions and luminous light effects.

Kendall’s Oregon scenes, with colorful water, sky, and foliage, capture a special

luminous magic. “I am more interested in special small scenes to be discovered than the classic cliché vistas. Visitors to Oregon seem to be particularly drawn to my paintings for reminders of their Oregon experience,” he said. After viewing Kendall’s art, you may just wish to have his art color your life.

The stained glass art of Gene Thomas has been a staple at the Artists’ Gallery since the its inception. However, many of the gallery fans may not know that his art inspiration was colored by his time as a child being raised on the east coast. “I always enjoyed the beauty and grandeur of the grand cathedrals with their immense stained glass windows,” he said. Thomas dabbled in stained glass in his younger days, but he had to put his art passion on the back burner for years because of family and career. Since his retirement, the artist has again taken up the tools to create and enjoy the craft of stained glass. Some of Thomas’s most popular pieces are designed to capture natural light and allow it to color life in your home. Stop by the gallery and decide which piece is just right for your home or the home of a friend.

Greg Cotton is also a “gallery old timer.” His woodworking pieces have been extremely popular since the gallery opened its doors. Art has colored Cotton’s life in an interesting way. He is a retired math teacher and cross country coach which doesn’t seem all that artistic at first glance. But as a geometry teacher for many years, he was intrigued by angles and the many different designs created when joining them together. A longtime fan of M. C. Escher and his three dimensional drawings, Cotton often taught his students how to draw “EscherOs,” interlocking figures or tessellations. “I love the problem solving and logistics necessary to create a piece of art. I spend many days visualizing and planning out the building process before making the first cut,” Cotton said.

The feel of the finished art piece brings a smile to everyone’s face. Visit the Artists’ Gallery and let Cotton’s art bring a smile to your face.

Artists’s Gallery Sunriver Paper Station building 541-593-2127 or 541-5938274, www.artistsgallerysunriver.com.

Flip Flops by Marily Badger Still Water by Joe Kendall

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Wine Country Quilts at Sunriver Lodge Betty Gray Gallery

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Wine Country Quilt #9, Pinot Noir, Woven Paper by Alice Van Leunen

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unriver Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents Wine Country Quilts, a fine art exhibit featuring woven paper designs by Alice Van Leunen beginning March 6 through April 7.

Van Leunen’s Wine Country Quilts series features mixed-media paper artworks based on traditional Log Cabin quilt designs. The paper is woven in a “waffle weave” pattern that mimics the piecedfabric Log Cabin designs The Wine Country Quilts series combines the artist’s unique techniques with her passion for Oregon wine. These artworks celebrate Oregon’s place as one of the world’s leading wine-producing regions with Log Cabin blocks composed of folded, collaged labels from Oregon wineries. Many Oregon vintners furnished labels for the art with David Fish at Fox Farm Vineyards offering the labels that inspired this project.

The artist’s 30-year career includes teaching textile arts at Portland State University. Her art appears in numerous collections including General Motors, Calvin Klein, Kaiser Medical, City of Lake Oswego, Civic Center Auditorium, Portland and large-scale collaborative commissions such as Passages at Portland Community College Library and at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida.

The artist’s extensive exhibitions include those in Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Utah and Washington. In 1993, the Oregon Arts Commission awarded Van Leunen an individual artist fellowship for her unique imagery.

In the lower level gallery, Joanne Donaca shows brilliantly colored, expressionistic landscapes depicting Central Oregon. Painted in multiple saturated hues, the images include the Deschutes, Mirror Pond and other familiar scenes.

Billye Turner organizes exhibitions for Sunriver Resort and provides additional information at 541-832-9398.

Cottonwoods Along The River, Oil on Canvas by Joanne Donaca

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Caldera Presents Open Studios Residence also teach workshops and do presentations to Caldera students during their month-long stays.

The next Open Studio is Saturday March 23 from 1-3pm. Open Studios take place at Caldera’s beautiful Arts Center at Blue Lake, 16 miles west of Sisters. Scheduled talks and presentations by the Artists in Residence will begin at 1:20pm followed by selfguided studio tours. Refreshments and a warm fire in Caldera’s Hearth Arts Center are a tradition for these informal, friendly and often surprising events. Each month, a new group of

artists presents their work.

Caldera is collaborating with House on Metolius for a special dinner and overnight rate following Open Studios. Learn more about Caldera artists processes and creative lives during a reception with light hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine, followed by a three-course dinner with wine pairings at House on Metolius. To reserve your spot for this unique, special evening call 541-595-6620.

Caldera is The Ford Family Foundation’s Golden Spot Awardee. The award is a three-year $40,000 grant,

half of which directly supports midcareer Oregon-based artists. This years Golden Spot Awardees are Crystal Schenk ( January), Shelby Davis ( January), Roger Peet (February), Jeff Leake (March) and Craig Goodworth (March).

March presents writer Lydia Conklin, East Sandwich, Massachusetts; visual artist Jeff Leake, Portland, actress Karen Yates, Chicago, Illinois, visual artist Craig Goodworth, Newberg, Oregon and visual artist Hayley Barker, Portland. www.calderaarts.org.

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aldera continues its annual free and open to the public series of Saturday Open Studio events. Open Studios presents the work of individuals from around the country chosen by jury and awarded four-week stays at Blue Lake through its renowned Artist in Residence program.

Open Studios is a special opportunity to experience the creative process of exceptional artists and to learn more about their residency experience at Caldera. Along with being immersed in developing new works, Artists in

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Welcome to The Sisters Country Sisters Folk Festival Winter Concert Series ment in Sisters during the offseason. The concerts help stimulate the local economy, especially since the Winter Concert Series has developed a reputation for bringing top talent to Sisters.

Tickets, www.sistersfolkfestival. org or 541-549-4979. Tickets are also available at Paulina Springs Tom Russell Books in Sisters and Redmond and FootZone in Bend. The price for each show is $15/adult for advance tickets and $10/student, $20/adult at the door. The SFF 2013 Winter Concert Series concerts will start at 7pm, doors open at 6:30pm.

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n Wednesday, March 20, Sisters Folk Festival welcomes back legendary Americana artist and songwriter Tom Russell. Russell is a master storyteller and has recently released Mesabi, his 26th album, a work that instantly grips the listener and holds on as vivid scenarios unfold from tune to tune.

He is truly an American original and is writing out of “the wounded heart of America,” a searing and telling pictorial of the American Southwest experience.

Russell is credited with helping to create the Americana radio format with the great Dave Alvin. “It’s rare indeed when a songwriter is so strong in his own unique voice and style that they redefine the music boundaries that are in place, this is Tom Russell,” says Sisters Folk Festival Executive Director Brad Tisdel.

Along with providing music and arts-oriented curriculum in the Sisters schools, Sisters Folk Festival is committed to providing affordable, quality entertain-

Sisters Movie Theater Goes Digital

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Argo, Skyfall, Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook, solid dramas with real narratives,” she explained. “So to me 3-D is not who this community is, so I chose not to opt for that technology and save a lot of money too.”

Clausen believes these higher quality films always do well in Sisters and will look even better with the upgrade.

Many theaters and remaining drive-ins in small town America will go dark in this technological revolution hitting Hollywood, with conversion costs nearing $50,000 per auditorium for most venues.

Clausen was able to participate in the studios’ VPF (Virtual Print Fee) program that reimburses theater owners playing a certain number of new digital releases per year, thus defraying some costs.

“It really is amazing,” she admitted. “I’ve been blown away. It was a monumental investment but I really had no choice.”

Sisters Movie House is located at 720 Desperado Court in the FivePine Campus. www.sistersmoviehouse.com or 541-549-8800.

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o digital or go home” has been the rallying cry in Hollywood for the last decade as film exhibitors nationwide are quickly coming to terms with the industry-wide conversion from physical 35mm film to all-digital.

Heeding that call, Sisters Movie Theater owner Lisa Clausen made the pricey leap to digital, becoming the first indie theater operator in Central Oregon to replace old-school celluloid film platters with hi-tech hard drives and fresh digital projectors.

Sisters Movie House, along with Regal’s Old Mill Stadium 16, is championing the way into the digital age, providing crystal-clear picture and glorious digital sound to movie-loving patrons.

“It’s a big change and we’re still learning all the idiosyncrasies of the new system,” said Clausen. “We need to quality control the downloads and make sure the hard drive transfers went smoothly. The quality of the picture and sound is just far superior. It doesn’t degrade and you’re never going to see emulsion scratches or frame wiggle or spot any film splices.”

Since 2005, the charming red barn building which has been home to Sisters Movie House has presented the finest in Tinseltown blockbusters, art-house treasures, festival screenings and indie-cool gems hand-picked by the theater’s personable local owner. Audiences can also enjoy a gourmet burger, mini-pizza, Italian soda and micro-brew beer in the comfort of their cinema seats.

Movie studios are swiftly replacing these reels of celluloid film with hard drives that are much cheaper for them to ship and compatible with lucrative 3-D technology, something Clausen opted not to include with the current conversion.

Lisa Clausen (left) and her staff with the new “Honestly, our best films are things like Christie digital system.

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eam! r D r u O Celebrate The Museum at Warm Springs

The Wagons Will Soon Be Circling

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he wagons, sleighs, buggies, harness and old farm equipment are returning to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Madras for the 34th annual Small Farmer’s Journal Horsedrawn Auction and Swap.

April 18-20, three days of vibrant and fun-filled auctioneering, allows thousands of items to change hands. During that time the swap meet, trade fair, clinics and food vendors all sing along together to entertain and satisfy what has come to be the warmest, friendliest bunch of folks you can imagine. www.smallfarmersjournal.com or 800-876-2893.

20-Year Anniversary Exhibitions and Programs e April 6 f The 11th Annual Honor Dinner

At the World Forestry Center, Portland Recognizing Professor Charles Wilkinson, writer, historian, advocate, for his accomplishments, support and friendship to Native American Communities. Stephen Wright, retired Administrator of BPA, is honored for his legacy of partnership with the Tribes.

March 13 - May 26 f Transformations: Warm Springs Tribal Enterprises e

See how Warm Springs has transformed and progressed over the years.

May 18 f The “Boomer Classic” Annual Golf Tournament e

At Kah-Nee-Ta Resort Golf Course e June 27 - September 15 f Indigenous Elements: The Life & Art of Apolonia Susana Santos

A powerful exhibit of the work of Warm Springs artist Apolonia that speaks to the heart and spirit with beauty and passion.

August 10 f The 18th Annual Huckleberry Harvest e

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entral Oregon Symphony musicians join with other local musicians to form the band, Back from the Dead. This band blends country, jazz, blues and folk genres and will play a variety of pieces including I Feel Like Hank Williams, which has the same chord progression as Johann Pachelbel’s Canon in D. The musicians all play a wide range of instruments including flute, flugelhorn, guitar and ukulele. Two concerts will be held on Sunday, March 10 at the Bowman Museum in Prineville at 1pm and the Redmond Airport at 4pm. Both performances are free and tickets are not required. symphony@bendbroadband.com.

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Dinner and Auction at The Museum. An evening of traditional food. e October 10 f The 20th Annual Warm Springs Tribal Member Art Exhibit

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Redmond Public Library 827 SW Deschutes Avenue Redmond, OR 97756 541.312.1060 www.redmondfol.org Forty percent of the sale of art from the exhibition and one hundred percent of the proceeds from the Silent Auction will go to the Friends of the Redmond Library which supports programs that directly affect the lives of our community.

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he Redmond Community Concert Association will present the fourth program of its concert season on Sunday, March 17, featuring concert pianist Liana Forest and her Swinging Quintet. They will perform a concert titled From Moscow to Manhattan, from Bach to Broadway. Born and raised in the Soviet Union, Forest merges her Russian musical background with her very own “swinging classics” style and invites her audience on an exciting journey -- from the haunting melodies of Rachmaninoff and Chopin to modern renditions of Bach and Beethoven, from the brilliant exuberance of Rhapsody in Blue to the tuneful gusto of West Side Story.

As an internationally acclaimed pianist, Forest has appeared in concerts throughout the world, receiving recognition for her lyrical musicianship and brilliant virtuosity. Her recent appearances include National European Television in Holland, as well as orchestral and recital appearances in the U.S., Africa, Europe and Asia. Her recordings are distributed worldwide.

“This high-caliber musicianship is typical of the artistic groups we present in our concert series,” says Alyce Jantzen, president of RCCA. For nearly 30 years this all-volunteer, non-profit organization, has been bringing an eclectic array of music and entertainment to Central Oregon.

Jantzen continues, “No two concerts are alike. For example the last concert of this season, on April 14, will feature Jesse Cook, an outstanding guitarist who plays lively rumba-flamenco music.” Cook and his band tour internationally and have opened for such legendary artists as Ray Charles and B.B. King. Recently they were featured on OPB. Tickets are available by season subscription only. The cost is $50 per person for five concerts, or $105 for a family (with students living at home).

“Our subscribers appreciate the affordable cost, and are often willing to purchase season tickets mid-season to be able to attend the remaining concerts in the series,” says Jantzen.

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erous patrons and advertisers who continuously support the organization.

All concerts are held at Redmond’s new Ridgeview High auditorium on Sundays at both 2pm and 6:30pm. The 2pm performance is sold out for the season, but concert tickets are still available for the 6:30pm shows. www.redmondcca.org, 541-350-7222.

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by APRIL LEWIS Cascade A&E Feature Writer the Sparrow Clubs. he General Federation of Women’s Club (GFWC) is The artists creating the chairs have the freedom to design and sponsoring their Chair-ity for Children event for its paint to their own inspirations. In years past, there have been varieighth year, with the proceeds to benefit Sparrow Clubs of ous themes ranging from gardening, butterflies and nature, even one Central Oregon. 25 chairs will be painted and designed by local procalled the Red Chair winning the highest bid in 2012. Most chairs fessional artists, student artists and local clubwomen and displayed have brought in bids more than $50, with the highest bid at $350. during the month of April in selected Redmond businesses sponsorA $100 art scholarship will go to a student with the rest of the proing the chairs. ceeds benefiting the Sparrow Clubs. As artists complete their chairs, Joann Wheeler, chair for the event says, “There is great satisfacpictures will be displayed on the Facebook page. tion in seeing the community coming together.” She believes it is Dates to note: March 22, 8:30-9:30am at Redmond Chamber important to give back to her community and enjoys her time in Coffee Clatter, the chairs will be on display at the Redmond Senior volunteer involvement.

Wheeler founded the GFWC in Central Oregon in 2003 and got Birds & Blooms by Marie Carter Center, sponsored by High Desert Society of the Arts and GFWC the idea for Chair-ity for Children at a conference she attended through the club. of Central Oregon. The month of April, the chairs will be on display at Redmond The mission of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, an international wom- businesses for silent bidding. On April 19, Walk the Art Beat in Downtown Reden’s organization, is the dedication to community improvement by enhancing the mond will feature student artists and the Chair-ity for Children Chairs.

Joann Wheeler, 541-279-1441, jwii@msn.com, www.gfwccentralor.org, www. lives through volunteer service. With volunteer dedication, Wheeler and the club members have gained support from the local community, artists and students to sparrowclubs.org. www.facebook.com/CascadeAE | March 2013

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by JEFF SPRY Cascade A&E Feature Writer ay goodbye to the sleek silver airstream as Spork, one of Bend’s most iconic mobile street-food kitchens is abandoning its vagabond ways and planting roots at a permanent indoor location this Spring.

The big lease news broke late last month and co-owners Erica Reilly, Jeff Hunt, Chris Lohrey and the entire Spork crew are excited to settle into their brand new 1,700-square-foot home in the old Fox’s Billiard Lounge building on Newport Avenue in Bend.

A target date for the relocation is May 1 and the green routine of amazing global gourmet food served fast will live on at 937 NW Newport Avenue right beside Cuppa Yo. “The Spork staff wants to deliver a huge thank you to all the people who came out of the woodwork to get the funding together to make this venture possible,” said Reilly. “It will be an expansion of exactly what we’ve been doing for years... counter service, fast casual, and of course the name will stay the same.”

The new Newport Avenue dining spot will feature many fan favorites plus some new eclectic dishes.

“Meals and shared plates and small plates ... globally-inspired cuisine ... It’ll all be available at affordable prices, with beer and wine and limited specialty cocktails, with a nice patio out front.”

And don’t be too sad, the iconic Airstream trailer that started it all will still be available for summer festivals and seasonal events.

“Our new place will be a walk-up service with a similar price point and expanded menu format from the trailer,” said Operations Manager Chris Lohrey. “We’re really excited to have the indoor space and have year-round operations with some tables set up outside. It’s just a bigger, better situation.”

Spork’s retrofitted 1962 Airstream Tradewind food wagon has been a familiar sight in recent years, gleaming on city street corners, parked at fall fairs, music concerts and various fundraising festivities all over Central Oregon.

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Spork 937 NW Newport Avenue, Bend (May 1) 541-390-0946, , www.sporkbend.com Owners:Erica Reilly, Juff Hunt & Chris Lohrey ing and inspired eats at fair daily prices with a green sensibility. That includes sourcing ingredients locally, using organic veggies and humanely raised meats and stocking their shelves and tables with green materials from serving ware to cleaning supplies.

“We use Coast Range Organics or Draper Valley NW natural chicken and Carlton Farms natural Oregon pork,” said Reilly. “And beef from Redmond Smokehouse, organic Happy Tofu out of Portland and fresh produce from Paradise Produce, local farms and a network of regional distributors, organic where possible.

“We generally use only rice bran, grape-seed, peanut and olive oil. All our serving products are biodegradable, compostable, unbleached and made from renewable plant sources like sugarcane, bamboo bagasse and potato starch and we use only natural biodegradable cleaning products.”

With the crazy and unpredictable restaurant-go-round cycle in Bend limiting dining options, it’s comforting to see an innovative local institution evolve and expand to serve its loyal food family.

“And thank you all for supporting Spork these years, because you too are the reason this is all happening,” said Reilly. “We’ll be keeping the trailer to do events, catering, weddings, but won’t be running it on a daily basis. If you have any wishes or suggestions on what you’d like to see happening at the new spot be sure to let us know. It’s amazing. Couldn’t have done it without you!” www.sporkbend.com, 541-390-0946.

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aturday, March 16 will mark the 11th annual Central Oregon Dance Showcase sponsored by the Terpsichorean Dance Studio.

The Showcase has become a popular event with performers and the community, and this year we are proud to feature a new group to the Showcase, Ayayat Idait from the Confed-

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ring your musical appetite on March 30 at 3pm to the First United Methodist Church (680 NW Bond St., Bend) for a delectable afternoon of music. At Operalicious, Melissa Bagwell (Soprano), James Knox (Baritone) and Jimena Shepherd (Soprano) will serve up many of opera’s most beloved arias, duets and trios with Jean Shrader and Jonathan Shepherd on piano. From Mozart to Verdi, Rossini, Donizetti, Bizet and Gounod, this special performance will leave your ears hungry for more!

“Many people perceive Opera as being an ‘uppity’ and inaccessible art form,” says Bagwell. “With Operalicious, it is our goal to find a way to bring this amazing music to Central Oregon on a more regular basis, make it fun and remove the barriers and misperceptions that make people think opera is only for the elite. The amazing characters from all of the opera arias and duets we will be singing are timeless -- you could easily transport any of their stories into 2013 and they would still ring true and touch people with their beauty.”

Knox, professor of music and director of choral activities at Central Oregon Community College, directs the Cascade Chorale, the College Choir, is the founder of the vocal jazz ensemble Central Singers and is a sought after guest clinician throughout the Northwest.

Bagwell was most recently seen in Central Oregon in CASA’s Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber concert at the Tower Theatre in 2012 and as Mary Sunshine in Catcall Productions’ Chicago in 2011. Jimena Shepherd, Melissa Bagwell & Jimena Shepherd has performed in James Knox many productions from Seattle’s Lyric Opera Northwest to Cascade’s Theatrical Company, Children’s Music Theatre Group and Bend Experimental Art Theatre. Her most noted performance as Christine Daaé in CASA’s Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber concert was met with rave reviews at the Tower Theatre in October 2012.

Shrader is one of the busiest musicians in Central Oregon, and certainly the most in-demand piano accompanist. She is currently the accompanist for the Central Oregon Mastersingers and the Sunriver Music Festival Young Artists Scholarship Program, and accompanies countless musical productions and soloists in Central Oregon.

Jonathan Shepherd began playing the piano at the age of six and studied classical technique and repertoire with Central Oregon pianist Jan Saito. He has performed in many recitals and competed at the Oregon Bach Festival, where his interpretations were praised as “dramatic, expressive and original.”

Melissa Bagwell at 541-419-6063, operaliciousbend@gmail.com.

Photo by Keith Bagwell

erated Tribes of Warm Springs.

Consistent ensembles over the last 11 years have been the Terpsichorean Dance Studio, Gypsy Fire Tribal Belly Dance, High Desert Dance Arts, Jazz Dance Collective, Dillon Moore Academy of Irish Dance, Gotta Dance, Dancing Granny, Sahara’s Dream, Madras Dance Arts, Tap Dancer Ed Rose The Vibe, Hokule’a Ohana Dancers, Academie de Ballet Classique, Velocity Dance Theatre, Zumba, Urban Point Dance Center and Redmond School of Dance. New to the Showcase this year are Shape Shifter Modern Fusion Belly Dance and Dance Central Ballroom Dancers.

Any Central Oregon dance group is eligible to participate as long as they are available to entertain community groups and their enrollment is open to everyone.

“Our hope is that these annual performances will continue to form a unifying bond between local performing groups and give them the exposure that they deserve,” says Carolyn Brant, Terpsichorean Dance Studio Director.

Saturday, March 16, Summit High School, 7pm, Advance Tickets $12/ $15 at the door, Terpsichorean Dance Studio, 541-389-5351.

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Gotta Dance Introduces Dance, Tumble & Move with Special Needs Students

otta Dance has expanded for a third time. “This expansion of adding a third dance floor has allowed for this very special opportunity,” explains owner Michelle Mejaski. “Because of the bigger studio floor and access for wheel chairs, we are now able to have any student with any kind of special need join our fun and safe dance environment.”

This class is taught by certified instructor, Charlene Weirup. She is a safety certified instructor in gymnastics and is the Acro Instructor at Gotta Dance. She also is a special needs mother of her 15 year old son who is severely autistic. Weirup saw that there was a need in the dance community to have a class where any child was welcome, no matter their challenges.

Students will be able to express themselves, move to music, learn dance routines, build strong, healthy bodies, play games that will help with sensory, and/or spatial issues and most of all make friends and feel

a sense of belonging in an environment that usually is not associated with the special needs community.

“Gotta Dance students and staff are excited to be able to share the dance world and welcome our new friends with open arms,” added Mejaski.

“Everyone is welcome, no matter of their disability. We will tailor the activities for each student. Miss Charlene takes time to talk with each parent and caregiver. She has each responsible party fill out a health information sheet to assure that each child’s safety is taken into consideration. Due to the vast differences in each child’s special needs, we do require that the responsible party stay at the studio, or in some cases, be in the class with the instructors. This allows for each student to have the best experience possible.”

Classes are available for grades K-12. Monday 3:15-4:15pm and Saturday 5-6pm., gottadance@bendbroadband.com.

An Evening of Celtic Stories & Music

Jazz at The Oxford with Tom Scott

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om Scott & California Express close out the 2012/13 season of BendBroadband’s Jazz At The Oxford. Scott is a 14-time Grammy nominee and three-time winner, who is a prolific saxophonist, musical director and composer. He is recognized as an icon in the music industry.

His memorable solos have contributed to huge pop records over the years, including Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark, Rod Stewart’s Do You Think I’m Sexy, Blondie’s Rapture, Whitney Houston’s Saving All My Love For You, Steely Dan’s Aja, Carole King’s Jazzman and Paul McCartney’s Listen To What The Man Said.

Tom has served as music director for the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the Carol Burnett Show, the People’s Choice Awards and for legendary artists Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and Olivia Newton-John.

For his performances in Bend, Scott will bring his Tom Scott west coast band, California Express, featuring Gilbert Castellanos on trumpet, Josh Nelson on keyboards, Trey Henry on bass and Gene Coyle on drums.

Showtimes All performances occur on Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 5pm and Saturdays at 8pm. Each performance will run two and a half hours, including a 30-minute intermission. www.jazzattheoxford.com.

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end Storytelling Circle announces a performance of two fabulous storytellers, Will Hornyak and Heather McNeil.

Music by the local Will Hornyak Heather McNeil. group, A Scottish Heart, will precede the performance of the tellers.

From Irish folktales and American tall tales to Native American legends, Russian fairytales and beyond, Hornyak of Portland, weaves a wide web of well-crafted stories into energetic and highly engaging performances.

A former newspaper reporter in Latin America, he combines an understanding of world cultures with a love for the rhythm and music of language. Hornyak promises to captivate, surprise and intrigue.

McNeil from Bend is a third generation storyteller, following the tradition of her grandfather, aunt and mother. She has represented the United States at international storytelling festivals in Scotland and New Zealand, and authored two collections of folklore, based on collecting stories in Kenya and the Hebrides Islands.

McNeil specializes in using dialect and haunting songs to enhance her Celtic tales.

Since 1994, Irene Goodnight, Becky Duncan and Steve Allely have been playing, arranging and performing traditional Scottish and Irish music together as A Scottish Heart.

An Evening of Celtic Stories and Music will be held Friday, March the 22 at 7pm at the Riverbend Community Room, 541-389-1713.

Tickets will be available at the door or are on sale now through a secure PayPal website by sending an email to BendStorytelling@gmail.com. All tickets are $10.

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Tower Filled with Events for March

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he Tower Theatre has its own March Madness with 13 events over 30 days, from Grammy-, Emmy- and L.A. Drama Critic-winners to local talent shows, trivia bees and acclaimed films.

The month’s a good snapshot of the role the venue now plays in the entertainment, cultural and educational life of Central Oregon. Local highlights include the MUSE Women’s Conference, Ryan Stiles and Friends, Ignite Bend, Education Foundation’s Trivia Bee, Bend Parks & Rec’s Central Oregon’s Got Talent, BendFilm winner Wonder Woman!, Deschutes Historical Society Lecture, Deschutes Land Trust Nature Night and Reel Paddling Film Festival. Check out www.towertheatre.org for details, 541-317-0700.

Simon Wiesenthal: The Conscience of The Holocaust - March 1, 7pm With a plot like a gripping spy thriller, intrepid “Nazi hunter” Simon Wiesenthal’s life was dedicated to bringing the most notorious World War II criminals to justice. Now a one-man play written by and starring Tom Dugan celebrates Wiesenthal’s remarkable fight against Holocaust amnesia.

The production, recommended for ages 12 and older, is part of the Tower Foundation’s LessonPLAN Series, sponsored by BendBroadband. Individual sponsors are Steve and Cynde Magidson and the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation.

Dugan portrays the aging concentration camp survivor recounting, with warmth and surprising humor, his lifelong pursuit of Adolf Eichmann, Dr. Josef Mengele and Karl Silberbauer, the S.S. officer who imprisoned Anne Frank. To play the role, the 50-year-old actor (Bones, On Golden Pond, Chicago Hope) shaves his head, dons a custom-made padded suit that adds 40 pounds to his slight frame, and speaks in a distinct Austrian/Hungarian accent. “It is important for me to recreate Wiesenthal as closely as possible because I want audiences to be as inspired by him as I was,” says the Los Angeles-based actor.

Guitarists Kevin Eubanks & Stanley Jordan March 3, 7:30pm Two guitar virtuosos take the Tower’s spotlight, individually and together, for an unforgettable six-string celebration. Kevin Eubanks and Stanley Jordan showcase and collaborate in a special show called Just the Two of Us. Eubanks, a gifted musician and prolific composer, served as music director for The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno for 18 years (19922010). His laid back style and affability belie the concentration and focus that make him a consummate guitarist.

In a career including appearances at the Kool, Concord and Montreux Jazz Festivals, acclaimed jazz guitarist Jordan boldly reinvents classical mas-

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terpieces and soulfully explores pop-rock hits. A classically-trained pianist before playing guitar, Jordan’s two-handed tapping allows him to play both melody and chords simultaneously. When these two virtuosos take the stage, count on an amazing instrumental journey into the unexpected.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo Lights March 10, 7:30pm Ladysmith Black Mambazo, led by founder Joseph Shabalala, returns to celebrate more than fifty years of joyous music. The a cappella vocal group marries intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South Africa to the sounds and sentiments of Christian gospel music.

In the early 1960s, the group adopted a symbolic name – Ladysmith, Shabalala’s rural hometown; “Black” a reference to oxen, the strongest of farm animals; and Mambazo, Zulu for axe, and a sign of the group’s ability to chop down singing rivals.

In the mid-1980s, Paul Simon visited South Africa and incorporated Black Mambazo’s rich harmonies into his Graceland album – a landmark 1986 recording that introduced world music to mainstream audiences. Since then, the group has received two additional Grammys and been nominated fifteen times, including for their most recent CD, Songs From A Zulu Farm, a collection of traditional tunes from their youth in South Africa.

Ladysmith is the seventh of eight acts in Bend Surgery Center’s CenterStage Series. Mountain View Heating is the showcase sponsor. Central Oregon Radiology and Deschutes Brewery are supporting sponsors. Red Chair NWPA is the night’s featured beer.

Let the Good Times Roll with BeauSoleil March 17, 7;30pm Every musical genre has its defining performers. For traditional Cajun music, there is BeauSoleil with Michael Doucet.

Since 1975, BeauSoleil, from Lafayette, Louisiana, has carried the torch of traditional Cajun music to international acclaim. Along the way, they became favorites of Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion and were the first Cajun band to win a traditional folk Grammy.

The group has been a lifelong calling of fiddler and front man Michael Doucet, “In the beginning, we mainly tried to get this music to the people in Louisiana. We noticed that when people died, so did whatever culture they had with them. So we took time to hang out with people of our grandparent’s generation who could teach us the songs.”

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he wonderfully melodic and meditative album, At Peace, is the second studio venture by Malian musician Ballake Sissoko and French cellist Vincent Segal. The pair teamed up two years ago after a chance meeting and produced their first album, Chamber Music.

Sissoko plays the tr aditional West African 21-string harp called the kora, and his Mailian roots are based in the traditions of the griot, or a generational passing of the art of a wandering historian, musician, poet and praise singer. The contrasting cello played by Segal provides an interwoven sound of quiet beauty that remains evocative of the baked earth and dusty horizons of West Africa.

Once a member of the French National Orchestra cello section and trained in Western classical music, Segal uses his mastery of the strings to evoke innovative sounds, sounds that could almost have their home in the distant African continent.

Maimouna, the opening track on At Peace, is what initially drew me into the labyrinth of sounds found on the album.

The layers of stringed instruments weave in and around the central melody, and at times the sound takes a playful variation.

The tracks on At Peace aren’t overtly African in nature, but I have to admit, some of the appeal of the album was the hint of the West African sound. Songs N’tomikorobougou, Kalanso and Kabou in particular brought me back to shaded courtyards and hot, dusty afternoons I experienced while living in the continent as a Peace Corps volunteer years ago.

The wonderful and novel appeal of At Peace is the crossing of genres, the compatibility of sounds and the new images they invoke. It could provide a soundtrack for your quiet morning cup of coffee, or better yet, play the album while you are planning your next vacation, you may end up somewhere entirely new.

by Renee Patrick

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adio Head’s side project, Atoms for Peace, is an experimental rock and electronic group which released their new album, Amok, in February. The group was formed in late 2009, but was nameless for quite some time, often being referred to as simply Thom Yorke’s band (lead vocalist, head songwriter, guitarist and pianist for Radiohead).

However, Yorke is not the only big name behind this band. Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, drummer Joey Waronker and percussionist Mauro Refosco all play their part in creating this band’s pumping and restless energy.

Sophisticated rhythms and unique sounds tend to be what every band strives for in their quest for musical championship, although I believe that few pull it off as effectively as Atoms for Peace. The group truly has a sound all its own, with the exception of Radiohead (of course), due to the fact that it attempts to blur the line between digital and analogue sound.

Yet, the main thing that makes Amok such a powerful album is its ability to distinctly push forward and drive listeners into a sometimes trance like cruise. Each song has a progressive beat that is easy to dance along with or just jam out to. This is appropriate, as one quick Google search will reveal just how much Thom Yorke loves to rock out to and dance along with his creations, whether it be on stage or in a popular music video.

Overall, Amok still carries the proverbial Radiohead torch in that it continues to showcase unpredictable evolutions and inventiveness throughout each song. I would highly recommend checking out this great collection of songs, as they just might be the thing that motivates you to get up and get things done, while also encouraging your imagination in new ways. If you’re looking to have a good time and tend to enjoy electronic music on one level or another, it would be hard to go wrong with this album.

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Harry Connick Jr. Smokey Mary

amed after the famed New Orleans Mardi Gras parade float, Smokey Mary, singer/pianist Harry Connick, Jr.’s 2013 studio album coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Krewe of Orpheus, the Mardi Gras super krewe which Connick co-founded in 1993.

The parade’s massive, multi-unit Smokey Mary float was named for the coal-burning train that, in the 1800s, shuttled New Orleanians across the swamps to the Milneburg entertainment district on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain.

The stakes were raised this year with the debut of what is reportedly the largest float ever: a 325-foot-long, eight-unit behemoth that salutes the old Pontchartrain Beach amusement park.

(In order to organize and stage the Mardi Gras carnival every year, many New Orleans families have belonged for generations to krewes, groups that create elaborate costumes and floats for the Mardi Gras parades in the weeks leading up to Fat Tuesday.)

Harry was watching parades in 2012 when Sonny Borey, the captain of the Krewe of Orpheus, pitched an idea. Borey wanted Connick to write a song about Smokey Mary, Orpheus’s signature train float, in time for the krewe’s 20th anniversary during Mardi Gras 2013 (which occurred February 12). Sonny even suggested a title: The Smokey Mary Boogie-Woogie Choo-Choo Train. “Sonny was my drama teacher in high school,” Connick recalled to The Times Picayune. “He’s always been incredibly creative and fun, and he’s been a really good friend for more than 30 years. But I kind of laughed about it. I didn’t really take him seriously.”

Connick began working on the album remembering genres from a long time ago, shuffles, funk, gospel stuff. That album became Connick’s new, limited release Smokey Mary. Though it can be ordered online and in digital form, the CD itself is only available in stores in the New Orleans area. It’s a very fun album, the perfect celebration of Mardi Gras, no slow songs, no ballads, songs people could play at a parade.

Rounding out the nine new tunes on Smokey Mary are two previously released songs: Mind on the Matter and City Beneath the Sea, both from his 1996 funk album Star Turtle.

Most tracks feature a core New Orleans funk band anchored by bassist Tony Hall, drummer Raymond Weber, guitarist Jonathan Dubose, trombonist Mark Mullins, trumpeter Mark Braud and saxophonist Jason Mingledorf. Trombonist Lucien Barbarin, percussionist Bill Summers and Meters bassist George Porter Jr., among others, contribute.

Harry grew up in New Orleans, and it is here you will find the roots of his love for music and performing. His early talent was shaped by study with such luminaries as James Booker and Ellis Marsalis. His career has been studded with awards and recognition, including several multi-platinum and gold albums, Grammy and Emmy awards, a starring role in a Tony-winning Broadway musical and much more. A true American icon, there are few artists of Harry’s stature, and fewer still with such a comprehensive span of the entire realm of entertainment.

by Pamela Hulse Andrews

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Meal of the Year at COCC 5:30pm www.cocc.edu/Foundation/Meal-ofthe-Year.

Bend First Friday Artwalk Downtown & Old Mill District 5pm www.cascadeae.com.

Working at 2nd Street Theater (thru 3/2) 7:30pm www.2ndstreettheater.com.

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MUSE Women’s Conference in Downtown Bend (thru 3/3) www.museconference.org.

Live Music on Fridays at Broken Top Club (every Fri) 4pm www.brokentop.com.

Party On The Patio at Country Catering (every Fri) 4:30pm www.bendcatering.com.

Know Shakespeare at the East Bend Library 3pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

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Central Oregon Cool Cars & Coffee at Brookswood Plaza (every Sat) 8am www.brookswoodmeadowplaza.com.

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Author Stephen Greenblatt at Bend High Auditorium 5pm www.dplfoundation.org.

Thirsty Thursdays at Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards (every Thurs) 5pm www.faithhopeandcharityevents.com.

Wild Adventures with the High Desert Museum at Redmond Library (also 3/18) 10:15am www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Ignite Bend at the Tower Theatre 7pm www.towertheatre.org.

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The Shadow Box Presented by CTC (thru 3/24) 7:30pm www.cascadestheatrical.org.

Music at the Lodge at Suttle Lake (also 3/22) 5:30pm www.thelodgeatsuttlelake.com.

Education Foundation Trivia Bee at the Tower Theatre 7pm www.towertheatre.org.

Monday Night Music at Open Door Wine Bar (every Mon) 7pm www.facebook.com/theopendooratclearwatergallery.

Wild Adventures with the High Desert Museum at Prineville LIbrary (also 3/19) 10am www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Family Fun Storytime at the Sunriver Area Public Library 10:30am www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Lunch and Learn at Sagebrushers 12pm www.sagebrushersartofbend.com.

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Cascade Chorale at the Church of the Nazarene (thru 3/9) 7pm www.cascadechorale.org.

Waldorf School of Bend Open House 10am www.bendwaldorf.com.

Write Now! at Sunriver Public Library 1pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Native Voices at COCC 3pm www.cocc.edu.

Pints For Polio in Downtown Bend 2pm www.greaterbendrotary.org/ PintsForPolio.cfm.

Friends of the Bend Libraries Spring Book Sale at the Deschutes Library (thru 3/3) 10am www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Block Party: LEGO® Universe at the Sunriver Area Public Library 3:30pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Second Saturday Art Reception at Artists Gallery Sunriver 4pm www.artistsgallerysunriver.com.

Open Studio at Rodes Smithey Gallery 11am www.rodes-smithey.com.

Know Shakespeare at the Tin Pan Theatre 6pm www.tinpantheater.com.

Free Tax Preparation Session at Downtown Bend Library (see other days on website) 12pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Uke Jam at Kelly D’s Sports Bar & Grill (every Tues) 6:30pm 1012 SE Cleveland Ave.

Contra Dancing at Boys & Girls Club of Central Oregon (also 4/23) 4pm www.bendcontradance.org.

Saturday Indoor Market at Masons Hall (every Sat) 9am 1036 NE Eigth St., Masons Hall.

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Cascadia Pub at Tin Pan Theater (every Wed) 8pm www.tinpantheater.com.

Mondays with Murray at Crow’s Feet Commons (every Mon) 6pm www. crowsfeetcommons.com.

Nazi-Hunter – Simon Wiesenthal at Tower Theatre 7pm www.towertheatre.org.

Natalie Fletcher Network at Astro Lounge 7pm www. astroloungebend.com.

Ryan Stiles and friends at the Tower Theatre 7:30pm www.towertheatre.org.

Know Shakespeare at the Sisters Library 2pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Taste of the Town at COCC 6pm www.cocc.edu/Foundation.

Elizabethan Fast Food at the East Bend Public Library 6pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Kevin Eubanks & Stanley Jordan at the Tower Theatre 7:30pm www.towertheatre.org.

Wild Adventures with the High Desert Museum at Madras Library (also 3/18) 1:30pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Fondue Friday at Faith Hope and Charity (every Fri) 5pm www.faithhopeandcharityevents.com/ fondue-friday.

6th Annual “Heroes in Sisters” at Hoodoo Ski Area (thru 3/3) www.oregonadaptivesports.org.

Newsboys at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center 7pm www.expo.deschutes.org.

Elizabethan Fast Food at the La Pine Public Library 2pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Cascade Center of Photography Photo Walks of Bend (every Mon & Fri) 10am www.ccophoto.com.

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Tumalo School Boots & Bling Auction 4pm www.redmond.k12.or.us/tumalo.

Central Oregon’s Got Talent at the Tower Theatre 6pm www.towertheatre.org.

Jazz Nights at Bend d’Vine (also 3/23) 6:30pm www.benddvine.com.

Central Oregon Symphony Music in Public Places at the Bowman Museum 1pm www.cosymphony.com.

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Shakespeare’s Sonnets at the Downtown Bend Public Library 2pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

BE a PART of the ART! Fundraiser Reception at Redmond Library 5:30pm 541-526-5073.

Dressing Shakespeare at the Downtown Public Library 1pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Cascade Winds Symphonic Band at the Summit High School Auditorium 2pm www.cascadewinds.org.

High Desert Wild Games at Aspen Hall 6pm www.fullaccess.org.

Caldera Artist Dinners at House on Metolius 5pm www.calderaarts.org.

Jo Deurbrouck at Tumalo Creek Canoe & Kayak 6pm www.tumalocreek.com.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Tower Theatre 7:30pm www.towertheatre.org.

Family Fun Storytime at the Sunriver Library 10:30am www.deschuteslibrary.org.

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Evening with the Author: Rick Yancey at the Downtown Bend Public Library 6:30pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Teen Game Day at the Sunriver Area Library 1:30pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Central Oregon Dance Showcase at Summit High School 7pm 541-389-5351.

Third Annual Saint Patrick’s Day Dash at Deschutes Brewery & Public House 10:05am www.bendstpatsdash.com.

Know Shakespeare at the Downtown Bend Public Library 1pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

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The Library Book Club at East Bend Library 12pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Know Shakespeare at the Tin Pan Theatre 6pm www.tinpantheater.com.

The Library Book Club at Redmond Library 12pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Art Connections at Summer Creek Club House 6:30pm www.highdesertarts.org.

Socrates Café at Dudley’s (also 3/28) 6:30pm www.socratescafepdx.wordpress.com/ bend-oregon.

BendFilm Presents Wonder Women! at Tower Theatre 7pm www.bendfilm.org.

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Tom Russell at Sisters High School 7pm www.sistersfolkfestival.org.

Brent Walth “Tom McCall Centennial Lecture” at the Tower Theatre 7pm www.towertheatre.org.

Chair-ity for Children at Redmond Chamber of Commerce 8:30am www.gfwcentralor.org.

Seventh Annual South County Girl’s Summit at La Pine High School 8:45am www.bend.k12.or.us/education/ school/school.php?sectionid=92.

Passover Community Seder at Temple Beth Tikvah 5:30pm www.bethtikvahbend.org.

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BeauSoleil at the Tower Theatre 7:30pm www.towertheatre.org.

Cody Beebe & the Crooks at McMenamins 7pm www.mcmenamins.com.

The Library Book Club At Downtown Bend Public Library 12pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

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Liana Forest at Ridgeview High School 2 & 6:30pm www.redmondcca.org.

Know Digital Books at the Sunriver Library 12pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

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Open Studio Series at Caldera 10am www.calderaarts.org.

Redmond Genealogy 101 at the Redmond Public Library 1pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Woman of Inspiration Luncheon at St. Charles Medical Center 12pm www.wrcco.org.

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Know Shakespeare at the Sunriver Are Public Library 2pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Central Oregon Symphony Music in Public Places at Redmond Airport 4pm www.cosymphony.com.

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The King of Napa Valley at 2nd Street Theater (thru 3/30) 7:30pm www.2ndstreettheater.com.

An Evening of Celtic Stories and Music at Riverbend Community Room 7pm bendstorytelling@gmail.com.

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Big Band Jazz Concert at COCC 7:30pm www.cocc.edu.

Family Fun Storytime at the Sunriver Area Public Library 10:30am www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Know Comics at the Redmond Public Library 6:30pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

The Library Book Club at Sisters Library 6:30pm www.deschuteslibrary.org.

Nature Nights at the Century Center 7pm www.deschuteslandtrust.org.

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OPERALICIOUS at the First United Methodist Church 3pm www.bendumc.org.

One Year Anniversary Celebration & Last Saturday at The Workhouse 6pm www.theworkhousebend.com.

Reel Paddling Film Festival 2013 at the Tower Theatre 7pm www.towertheatre.org.

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art workshops ART IN THE MOUNTAINS www.artinthemountains.com, 503-930-4572, info@artinthemountains.com.

These workshops are all held at the Phoenix Inn Suites in Bend.

Kim English Workshop, July 1-5, 8am-3pm.

This dynamic workshop will teach you to rapidly capture gesture, light and form. Discover how to paint quickly and accurately concentrating on the process. We will have models each day and paint numerous studies practicing techniques for achieving a spontaneous, yet controlled approach.

A working palette will be developed simplifying the comparison of color and value, an essential part of picture making. English’s Gold Medal artwork has been featured in Southwest Art Magazine, Artists Magazine, and in the book Figure Drawing Workshop by Carole Katchen. He has also self-published a book of his work.

Thomas Schaller Watercolor Workshop, July 8-12, 8am-3pm. Form the final painting in your mind before your brush ever touches the paper.

Schaller will teach you how to find and focus on abstract compositional subjects based on the solid organization of darks and lights. Learn to see as an artist and identify what will result in the best possible painting. The contrasts of the architecture of man and the architecture of nature should inspire strong ideas and great discussions. Schaller is the author of Architecture in Watercolor and The Art of Architectural Drawing. He is considered one of the foremost architectural artists in the world.

See other workshops on www.cascadeae.com/ calendar/workshops.

ARTIST GALLERY SUNRIVER www.artistsgallerysunriver.com, 541-5934382. Sip & Paint Join the latest craze of mixing painting, wine and socializing. Have you ever wanted to be an artist? Are you looking for a new way to have fun in the evening? The SHARC and Artists Gallery Sunriver hosts Sip & Paint. This just might be your answer.

Professional Artist Bonnie Junell will lead you in demonstrations and help guide you through your painting. Since friends don’t let friends drink and paint alone, grab a group of friends, bring a paint shirt and join us for an evening of fun. No experience is needed and all supplies are included. Price $40 includes wine and chocolates. Take home your masterpiece and it will be the envy of family and friends. April 9, 2:30–5pm.

ARTS CENTRAL Explore a variety of classes at the Art Sta-

painting • photography • printmaking • watercolor • acting

tion! March programs for adults include: Introduction to Acrylics with David Kinker, Wednesdays March 6-April 17, 6-9pm; A Painting a Day in Acrylic: Still Life with Barbara Berry Friday, March 8, 12-3pm; Watercolor Fundamentals: Composing with Values with Cindy Briggs Monday, March 11, 12-3pm; Fused Glass Workshop: Reactive Colors in Fused Glass with Julia Christoferson Thursday, March 14, 6-9pm; Inspired Garden: Clay Windchimes with Gillian Rathbun Saturdays, March 16-23, 12-3pm; and Art Paired with Wine: Pastels with David Kinker Thursday, March 21, 6-9pm. artscentraloregon.org or 541-617-1317.

ATELIER 6000 541-330-8759, www.atelier6000.org Atelier 6000’s Presentation Gallery offers art talks, lectures, demonstrations, educational workshops and creative and interpretive experiences that enrich artists, the community and the region.

Ink and Print Collagraphs, March 1, 6:30– 8pm on the half hour. Ink and print to create artwork to display in your home. All supplies provided. No registration required. Drop in and pay at the door. Fun for everyone! $10.

ArtTalk at A6 Friday, March 8, 6pm, learn about the history of the monoprint from local artist Dawn Emerson. Free.

Atelier 6000’s Printmaking and Book Arts Studio Workshops - Workshops are open to the public and perfect for the beginner, serious art student and professional. Upcoming programs feature studies in multimedia work with specific emphasis in book arts, printmaking and studio practice. Book Arts - Bookmaking draws from an array of art disciplines in construction, collage, painting, drawing, design, stitching, page-to-page composition, calligraphy and printmaking.

Inventive Books: Simple Structures, Tuesday, Session 1, March 12, 10am - 12pm.

Through an investigation of a new book form each month, construct a selection of books and acquire the technical expertise to continue exploring on your own. Matchbook books will be made in March. Supply list. $25 Printmaking and Prints - Printmaking is not just for printmakers – from the beginner to the experienced artists the workshops offered at A6 offer a variety of printmaking sessions.

Monoprint Monthly Thursday, Session 2, March 7, 9:30am–12:30pm. Make a regular date each month to delve into the monoprint

experience. Explore the range of possibilities and spontaneity of monoprint. Diverse techniques discovered monthly – March is all about texture. Supply list. $30 Studio Practice - Dedicated to building artists’ skills and techniques, A6 has designed “studio practice” offerings to inspire creativity for emerging and professional artists.

The Art of Critique Friday, Session 2, March 8, 10am–12:30pm. Understanding and using criticism is something serious students reflect on everyday. Artist Pat Clark and guests facilitate the monthly discussion. Bring current works to discuss. $20 Artist Residency Program - Atelier 6000’s Artist in Residence Program (AIR) offers hands-on art instruction with personal interaction from professional or traditional teaching artists. AIR artists have training and experience in a particular art form, and draw from diverse training.

Prints to Pastel Saturday/Sunday, March 9 and 10, 10am-3:30pm Study the use of pastels with Dawn Emerson, learn to layer imagery, change colors, manipulate opacity or add texture into monotypes and collagraphs. Pastel materials will be provided. Supply list. $135 CASCADE FINE ART WORKSHOPS Ted Nuttall, Watercolor Portraits, September 9-13.

Teresa Saia, Pastels, September 27-29.

Sue Manley, 541-408-5524, info@cascadefineartworkshops.com, www.cascadefineartworkshops.com. Watch for ongoing updates to our 2013 calendar!

CASCADE SCHOOL OF MUSIC www.cascadeschoolofmusic.org, 200 NW Pacific Park Lane, Bend. 541-382-6866.

Tune-A-Week Club (Guitar, Violin, Mando, Uke) Tired of playing the same three songs over and over again? Freshen things up by joining the Song of the Week Club!

Four weeks, four new songs solidly under your fingers. Broaden your repertoire while gently stretching your technique and your understanding of how music works. Students should be able to play most open-position chords. $85 per 4-week session.

Guitar: Tune-A-Week Club, Mondays, 6:30-7:45pm. Session 2: February 4-25, Session 3: April 1-22, Session 4: April 29May 20.

Violin/Mandolin: Tune-A-Week Club, Tuesdays, 6-7:15pm, Session 2: February 5-26, Session 3: April 2-23, Session 4: April

30- May 21.

Ukes: Tune-A-Week Club, Wednesdays, 7-8:15pm. Session 2: February 6-27, Session 3: April 3-24, Session 4: May 1- May 22.

CINDY BRIGGS WATERCOLORS Artist’s Cruise May 25-June 1.

French Canadian Quebec City to Historic Boston. Enjoy a seven-day Holland America cruise with artists, photographers, writers and those inspired by travel. Visit French Canadian Quebec City with charming cafe’s and shops, enjoy exploring Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Maine, as you cruise the East Coast to Historic Boston. Prices start at approx. $550 plus tax per person/ double occupancy. Includes a $75 shipboard credit per stateroom.

Join Cindy for a Design Captivating Watercolors Workshop at the Springfield Emerald Art Center April 2-5, 2013. $330-$390.

Cindy offers Watercolor Workshops in Bend, with three hour classes at the Art Station (From beginning fundamentals to more advanced subjects - $28-$38).

Watercolor-Night Out March 14 from 6to 8:30pm at Bend Your Imagination (Paint a mini-masterpiece, enjoy refreshments and supplies included $45, small class size) and Private Mentoring Lessons in her Awbrey Butte Studio. Cindy Briggs, 541420-9463, cbriggsdesigns@yahoo.com, www. cindybriggs.com.

SAGEBRUSHERS ART SOCIETY Register: sagebrushersartofbend.com, 541383-2069, 541-617-0900 or rkliot@msn. com. 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend, OR. SICILIAN PAINTING RETREAT WITH WINNIE GIVOT Watercolor Journaling Workshop September 20-October 3. This is an opportunity for art immersion as we explore West Sicily where we will stay at a a simple villa of grace and beauty. Every other day we will have lessons in the morning at our villa and afternoons will be free for rest, relaxation, work and play in our journals and walks or bike rides to the sea. In between, on day trips, we will have our lessons in many beautiful places. In the evenings we will eat meals specially prepared for us at the Villa or at restaurants chosen by our hosts, Adriano and Yumi. Ah, the food and wine of Sicily!

And Watercolor/Drawing Classes most Fridays 9:30am-4pm, winniegivot@gmail. com, 541-548-5440, www.winniegivot.com.

There is a charge of $15 to list classes and/or workshops or they are free with a paid display ad. Email pamela@cascadebusnews.com for more information.

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New Perspective For March by Eileen Lock

he month begins with decisions and transformations. The 4th is a time to revisit conversations from last month and talk about completion and future changes. Trust will be important over the next few days as more decisions are being made. Listen to your inner dialogue and realize it is helping you know what to do next. Find peace in your choices on the 8th and be ready to move forward very soon.

The New Moon on the 11th brings a glimpse of new beginnings. You will need to be patient for the next 9 days so consider taking a time out for yourself. The fresh start becomes more evident after the 20th and it will be forward motion from that point on. Decisions made on the 21st will be followed by immediate change. You will need to let go of your fears and take a leap of faith on the 22nd. Many things will be shifting from the 23rd through the 26th and you will realize you are turning a corner. Be willing to take big steps in the direction you want to go.

The Full Moon on the 27th is a time to appreciate your relationships. Talk to those near you about your dreams and goals. Changes on the 28th could surprise you and touch your heart. Communicate your feelings on the 29th and there could be a healing. Slow down over the last few days and realize that you have made a lot of changes this month. Take time to understand what has happened and be grateful for the direction you are heading.

Love and Light Always, Eileen Lock Clairvoyant Astrologer, 541-389-1159, www.eileenlock.freeservers.com, www.oneheartministry.freeservers.com.

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