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High Desert Museum Celebrating 35 Years My Own Two Hands Celebration of Arts

Gentle Fawn by Flor & Fawn, a collaboration of Karen Eland and Katie Daisy

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Beauty Finds Its Way, by Barb Gonzales.

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Community Comes to the Aid of A6

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We need people who think with the creative side of their brains—people who have played in a band, who have painted…it enhances symbiotic thinking capabilities, not always thinking in the same paradigm, learning how to kick-start a new idea, or how to get a job done better, less expensively.”

–Annette Byrd, GlaxoSmithKline working on a plan regarding arts and culture to support the retention, stabilization and expansion of the creative economy to the diverse populations in the region. It’s important to engage all resources in the community (public, private and civic) “to shape the region’s future and accelerate and complete on the ground economic and community development projects.”

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ecently Dawn Boone, executive director of A6 Studio & Gallery, founded and established by respected local artist, Pat Clark, called out for help to ‘save’ A6 as it was struggling financially.

The urgency of the message seemed especially alarming since only last year Arts Central had closed under leadership changes and financial challenges.

The update today is that A6 has been saved thanks to the generosity of our community, not by public funds or requests to the Oregon Arts Commission, which tends to ignore Central Oregon, but with private, thoughtful donations.

Dawn reports that nearly $30,000 was donated to A6 in very short measure.

They surpassed their initial fundraising goal of $20,000 with donors saying keep going. A6 rolled out a donor challenge/match campaign so they have a cushion going forward. Dawn says she would like the community to know they are no longer in jeopardy. “We are pleased to announce that A6 is in a position of new-found strength! You can look forward to many more fine art exhibits, studio workshops, art talks and school programs,” she noted in a thank you to the community.

A6 serves 1,500 students each year through on-site and off-site programs.

Students discover new forms of art in the gallery, explore printmaking and book arts and expand their understanding of history, science and language arts through special exhibits and Artist-in-Schools program.

Arts plays such a critical role in stimulating creativity and in developing a vital community, having a crucial impact on our economy. A6 is a stellar donor-supported organization in providing a creative learning and discovery environment.

A6 presents eight exhibits each year, featuring a wide range of contemporary printmakers and book artists from Central Oregon and far beyond. The nonprofit organizes special exhibits of historic works that rarely appear in our region. For many kids and adults, these special exhibits are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to see original works by celebrated artists such as M.C. Escher, Edward Curtis and Japanese masters like Hiroshige and Yoshitoshi.

A6 has nurtured hundreds of artists. High school art teachers, professional artists, undergraduate students and true beginners discover the wide world of printmaking and book arts at A6.

Obviously A6 is worth saving and it’s also evident that there’s money out there to help now and hopefully in the future. The question is do we need a crisis to fund this vibrant nonprofit art studio?

There needs to be a ‘grander’ plan and a commitment to support A6 and other art and cultural learning environments such as the High Desert Museum, Cascade School of Music, Sisters Folk Festival, Sunriver Music Festival and Deschutes Historical Museum.

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New Commissioners for Bend Cultural Tourism Commission

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he Bend Cultural Tourism Commission announce the addition of five new Commissioners to its board. Joining the Commission in its work is Jason Graham, Jenny Green, Jenny Malone, Jodie Barram and Zak Boone. Commissioners provide oversight, governance and grants management to the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund on behalf of Visit Bend.

The next regular meeting is May 23 from 9–4pm when the Commission will convene to review grant applications to the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund.

The Commission has thirteen members with incumbent members Chair Noelle Fredland of Old Mill District, Kevin Barclay for the Arts & Culture Alliance, Rene’ Mitchell for Scalehouse, Rod Porsche for the Downtown Bend Business Association, Cassondra Schindler as citizen representative, Brian Wagner, state funder, Aaron Switzer and John Flannery as tourism industry representatives.

Green is a gallerist and art historian and owner of Jenny Green Gallery in Bend. She has worked in arts and education for 22 years and is a former adjunct professor of art history at Central Oregon.

Community College. Boone is the executive director of the Central Oregon

Community College Foundation. He has lived in Bend for over eight years, and brings skills in the areas of community engagement, board governance, strategic planning, event planning, media relations and volunteer management to the Commission.

Visit Bend board appointments include Jason Graham, as a representative of the performing and literary arts community. Graham aka MOsley WOtta (MOWO) is a performer, poet, painter and educator. Barram works at the Tower Theatre Foundation and has six years of experience as a Bend City Councilor.

Malone is appointed by the Bend Mayor and is chair of the Bend Arts & Beautification committee and has worked for numerous non-profit organizations throughout her career, including Tennessee Repertory Theatre, Nashville Ballet & the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. She is currently the senior manager of finance & administration for the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children.

Information on the policies that govern the Commission can be found at bendculturegrants.com

ENCORE High Desert Chamber Music New Board Members

High Desert Chamber has added Betsy Warriner, David Gilmore and Thomas Wright as new members of the board of directors.

After a career as a secondary school teacher, Warriner was the serviceBetsy Warriner, David Gilmore & Thomas Wright learning coordinator at Portland State University.

She later founded and was executive director for Volunteer Connect here in Bend.

Gilmore is a broker at Coldwell Banker Morris Real Estate and a member of 100 Men Who Care of Central Oregon. He served on the board of Volunteer Connect.

Retired healthcare executive Wright was interim leader of BE Smith and CAO at Tuality Healthcare. He is a former board member of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra in Pennsylvania.

The current board of directors includes Donald Fisher (President), Richard Samco (Treasurer), Matt Falkenstein (Shevlin Dental Center), Patricia Rogers, and Francis Senger (Mission Building & Renovation).

Ellen Waterston Next Executive Director of PLAYA

The board of directors of PLAYA in Summer Lake, a year around residency campus for artists and scientists located in the heart of Oregon’s outback, 4 May 2017 | www.CascadeAE.com

announce the selection of arts advocate and author, Ellen Waterston of Bend, as the next executive director.

In addition to her work as an award-winning author and poet, Waterston has significant experience in private, public and nonprofit sector work. Her credentials Ellen Waterson include Waterston Communications, Inc, Writing Ranch offering retreats and workshops for writers since 2000; Waterston Desert Writing Prize, a three-year-old nonprofit annually recognizing an author for a nonfiction book proposal and The Nature of Words, a literary arts non-profit in Bend which Waterston started in 2002 and directed for eleven years. As an author, she has published three volumes of poetry and two nonfiction titles. Her fourth collection of poems, Hotel Domilocos, was released from Moonglade Press in April 2017.

Waterston replaces Executive Director Deborah Ford who is retiring after almost four years at the helm.

Cascade School of Music Rising Star Award

Cascade School of Music announce Krista Aasland, Declan Hoban,Trish Allehoff 13 year old Piano student, Declan Hoban, has been awarded the Rising Star Award for March. Krista Aasland and the son of Gavin and Ingrid Hoban of Bend. The Rising Star Award recognizes students in years one and two of private instruction who exhibit talent, effort and achievement. The students who receive this award have been nominated by their teachers as showing both great promise as musicians along with great perseverance and commitment to their craft.

Declan began studying piano 10 months ago after hearing a friend play Fur Elise, and now plays the song himself and with his grandmother on Facetime.

ART TALKS

Artist Talk: Abney Wallace

May 12, 6pm, $5 / No RSVP required A6 artist Abney Wallace discusses the inspiration for his exhibit, Cold-Blooded Neighbors: Woodcuts of Central Oregon Reptiles and shares his artistic process.

Cheers to Art: Gustave Klimt

Side Blotched Lizard

May 17, 7pm, $10 Art historian Lorna Cahall explores influential artists and art movements in A6’s monthly Cheers to Art! program. This month they toast Gustave Klimt.

One of the kings of Art Nouveau, Klimt led new artists of Vienna as they worked with many of the same goals as artists in France and England. They will look at his work and see the context – the form that this rebellion took in Austria and the language he developed as a gateway to modern times.

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Base Camp Studio

Base Camp Studio have begun classes in their new studio. Programs include open studio sessions for toddlers thru adults, art classes and workshops, full day summer camps, as well as individual and group art therapy. The Studio is a local arts and social service non-profit serving Central Oregon since 2013. The mission is to provide a sustainable and supportive space that builds a healthy community by cultivating creativity, self-awareness, personal growth and interpersonal understanding through the arts.

2531 NE Studio Rd. Bend, www.basecampstudio.org

HISTORY

May National Historic Preservation Month

Celebrate the heritage of Deschutes County during May, a month dedicated to engaging in historic preservation. The Deschutes County Historical Society, Deschutes County Historic Landmarks Commission, City of Bend Landmarks Commission, City of Redmond Landmarks Commission and the Deschutes Land Trust partner to celebrate the myriad of ways that historic preservation enhances our quality of life. With a full schedule of events, it is easy to understand why This Place Matters.

What is historic preservation? It means saving the story of us—the communities we cherish, the parks we love, the buildings we admire, the little stories we always share with visitors. From ancient cultures through the growth of our communities among the sagebrush, it is about saving the places, buildings, artifacts, stories and memories that preserve and enhance our story.

Deschutes Historical Museum, 129 NW Idaho Ave., between Wall and Bond, 541-389-1813, www.deschuteshistory.org

ART PARTY

Atelier 6000 Creative Feast

Enjoy a lush fusion of art, poetry, music, and fine cuisine in one unforgettable evening.

Savor lively conversation with fellow culturelovers as you dine at a dramatic table for 20 in the A6 gallery. Each feast is one-of-a-kind, with a new exhibit, a seasonal four-course menu, plentiful wine, curated poetry and fresh musical arrangements.

Music: Billy Mickelson, Chef: Anna Witham of The Root Cellar, Poetry Instigator: Bending Perspectives Bridging Communities Through Art Krayna Castelbaum May 24, 6-8pm, $65/person Spearheaded by art therapist, Elizabeth Meals, LPC, Central Oregon’s mental Atelier6000.org health community collaborated to tap the wellspring of vibrant, multi-media artistic talent and energy across this population with an event to showcase it.

The purpose — to promote a living example of the ways that art therapy contributes to recovery from mental illness and to share the contributing artists’ unique expressions in their process of recovery through art.

The result — a unique, exciting and inspirational new First Friday ArtWalk event, showing multi-media art work by individuals and their supporters, with lived expeThe Central Oregon Saturday Market starts rience in mental illness. its 43rd summer season as the largest gathering Art therapy is an intervention using art materials/media, the creative process and of local artists East of the Cascades in May on the resulting artwork to reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, man- Memorial Day Weekend. They gather summer age behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce Saturdays, and a few Sundays, in Downtown Bend anxiety and increase self-esteem. across from the Library.

Individuals with mental illness, their families, friends, therapists and care providVendors display and sell their unique works and ers were all invited to present in the show. In the mix will be acoustic guitar music, talents at an affordable open air market. a spoken word performance, paintings, drawings, photography and collage, in addiJanice Allen Market Coordinator Central Oregon tion to artists statements.

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A Novel Idea & Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing

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eschutes Public Library presents the 14th annual celebration of A Novel Idea…Read Together, the largest community read program in Oregon. A Novel Idea brings together thousands of Deschutes County residents to read, discuss and attend a variety of free cultural and author events at the Library’s six branches and at partnering businesses. With this year’s selection of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, the Library anticipates the highly successful program’s continued growth.

“The free programs are designed to enhance the readers’ experience by providing a common forum in which they can discuss ideas, discover culture, create art and explore similarities and differences in a safe and neutral environment,” says Liz Goodrich, lead project coordinator for “A Novel Idea.”

The New York Times bestselling novel Homegoing begins with the story of two half-sisters, separated by forces beyond their control: one sold into slavery, the other married to a British slaver. Homegoing traces the generations of family who follow, as their destinies lead them Yaa Gyasi through two continents and three hundred years of history, each life indelibly drawn, as the legacy of slavery is fully revealed in light of the present day.

LITERARY WORD

Screen Birth of a Movement Based on Dick Lehr’s book The Birth of a Movement: How ‘Birth of a Nation’ Ignited the Battle for Civil Rights, the documentary tells the story of William M. Trotter, Boston-based African American newspaper editor and activist. In 1915 Trotter waged a crusade against D.W. Griffith’s technically groundbreaking but notoriously Ku Klux Klan-friendly The Birth of a Nation, igniting a battle still raging today about race relations, media representation, and the power and influence of Hollywood. Sponsored by COCC Multicultural Activities.

Wednesday, May 3, 4pm | Willie Hall, COCC, Bend Screen Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North The documentary follows the descendants of their slaveholding family as they retrace the steps of the Triangle Slave Trade. Long-time Central Oregon resident Tom DeWolf is featured in the film and facilitates the post-screening discussion.

Saturday, May 6, 2pm | Sisters Library Community Art Display: Homegoing Inspired Art Exhibit April 12-July 11 | Downtown Bend Library Main Event: Author Yaa Gyasi* Deschutes Public Library welcomes Yaa Gyasi, author of Homegoing, to Central Oregon for the final event of A Novel Idea ...Read Together.

Sunday, May 7, 4pm | Bend High Auditorium * Tickets required; free tickets available at www.dplfoundation.org and at all Deschutes Public Libraries.

Tawna Fenske Named Finalist for National Award

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omance Writers of America announce the novel Now That It’s You by USA Today Bestselling author Tawna Fenske has been named as a finalist in the Mainstream Fiction with a Central Romance category of the 2017 RITA awards. The RITA, the highest award of distinction in the romance publishing industry, recognizes excellence in published romance novels and novellas.

Up to 1,200 romance novels and novellas from 13 different categories are judged each year in the RITA competition. After the first round of judging by fellow published romance authors, the competition narrows to approximately 100 finalists.

Fenske is a bestselling romantic comedy author who writes humorous fiction, risqué romance, and heartwarming love stories with a quirky twist.

Her offbeat brand of romance has received multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, noting, “There’s something wonderfully relaxing about being immersed in a story filled with over-the-top characters in undeniably relatable

situations. Heartache and humor go hand in hand.”

Tawna is a fourthgeneration Oregonian who lives in Bend with her husband, step-kids, and a menagerie of illbehaved pets. She loves hiking, snowshoeing, standup paddleboarding and inventing excuses to sip wine on her back porch.

She can peel a banana with her toes and loses an average of twenty pairs of eyeglasses per year. www.tawnafenske.com

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BEAT Children’s Theatre Brings You Ancient China

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o you know why professional Chinese Opera performers are known as Children of the Pear Garden? The young actors at BEAT Children’s Theatre do! As part of their current production of Disney’s Mulan Jr., this group of talented people are learning all about Ancient China, the history of Chinese theatre and music and themes that define and unite cultures all over the world.

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The legend of Mulan, brought to life and to the attention of audiences all over the world by Disney’s animated film in 1998, is a hundreds of years old story from which to begin conversations about the important of tradition, and what happens when someone shatters one. The staff and directors at BEAT are using this story, and this bombastic musical production, to bring alive some of the beautiful traditions of Chinese theatre and culture right here in Bend.

“None of us have enough background or experience to produce a proper Chinese Opera performance,” said Bree Beal, executive director at BEAT, “but we love to take the opportunity to engage our students in another culture through story, music and song!”

The music to which these actors (ranging in age from 8-18) will perform is not live, but prerecorded.

This is often considered a lesser quality experience in theatre, but in the case of Disney’s Mulan Jr, Musical Director Angelina Annello-Denne considers is quite an advantage.

Why? Because the original orchestration was written to incorporate many traditional Chinese instruments that we would be unlikely to find in Central Oregon. Through this production the actors of BEAT have had the opportunity to learn about and perform with these beautiful musical sounds.

arts school in the gardens of the Imperial Palace, which became the birth place of what is known today as Chinese Opera.

Its location in the palace gardens resulted in it being known as the Pear Garden, and all its disciples as the “Children of the Pear Garden.”

It is traditional for a portrait of Ming Huang to sit at the front of the stage during a performance of Chinese theatre...and in honor of that tradition he will grace the stage of BEAT’s performances of Disney’s Mulan Jr. The production will be staged at the auditorium at Summit High School, May 5-14. www.beatchildrenstheatre.org

The energetic and joyful choreography by Jennifer Morgan includes elements of Mulan is played by Maia Denzler martial arts right alongside some good old fashioned Broadway-style dancing. Add to that a set that changes from a small Chinese village to a mountain pass to the Imperial Palace, a Mulan that competes in Equestrian Archery in real life, and a tiny dragon that may actually breath fire...and the story of Mulan will bring tears and laughter to all who see it.

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Mickey Mocking Musical, Disenchanted!

Sets the Story Straight About Your Favorite Princesses

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tage Right Productions presents Disenchanted! A New Musical Comedy by Portland Playwright, Dennis Giacino, at 2nd Street Theater in Bend.

Funny songs and a powerful message challenge the notion that Happily Ever After doesn’t really exist in the world of these empowered Disney princesses.

Disenchanted! directed and choreographed

by Nancy Scher (World Goes ‘Round, Reefer Madness), is anything but Grimm, and features a plethora of talented performers including local actresses Megan Robertson as Snow White, Karen Stephanie Slade as Ariel Sipes as Sleeping Beauty and Amy James Karen Sipes as Sleeping Beauty. as Cinderella.

Photo courtesy of 2nd Street Theater Rounding out the cast are Patty Davis, Robin Edwards, Stephanie Crespo, Kara Davison and Stephanie Slade.

The songs are witty, hilarious and catchy, with Ariel complaining she has “too legs too many,“ Pocahontas pointing out how convoluted and far from the truth her story got when the animated movie hit the big screen and Belle, who’s now totally gone off the deep end, talking to inanimate objects and complaining about her boyfriend’s mange.

“I’ve been waiting patiently to bring this hilarious show to our stage since April 2014,” says producer Sandy Klein, “As soon as Disenchanted! left its Off Broadway run and became available, I jumped on it.”

Performances will run May 5-27, with shows starting at 7:30pm Thursdays through Saturdays and Sunday Matinees at 3pm. There will be an Opening Night Champagne Reception from 6:30-7:30pm and a special Mother’s Day Reception from 2-3pm on Sunday May 14.

Tickets $25 Adults, $22 Student/Seniors.

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oca-Cola and Regal announced the winner of the 2017 Coca-Cola and Regal Films student filmmaker program. Students Tom Teller (Bend) and his colleague Julian Conner (Mill Valley, California) from the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University. Coca-Cola has been supporting young filmmakers with their student filmmaker program that grants the winning short film Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging for CinemaCon) exposure by being seen in movie Colin Farrell poses with the 2017 Coca-Cola and theaters nationwide. For 2017, Regal Films program winners Tom Teller (Center) and Julian Conner (Right) at CinemaCon Coca-Cola teamed up with Regal in Las Vegas.

Entertainment, a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating one of the largest theater chains in the United States.

A Red Ribbon panel of judges made up of entertainment industry representatives including actor and producer Giovanni Ribisi, actor, director and writer Clark Gregg, and director Richie Keen, as well as executives from CocaCola, Regal and RED Digital Cinema (RED) selected this year’s winning film.

“As an actor and filmmaker, I understand the importance of real-world experience to develop your career. Student film programs like what Coca-Cola and Regal have created offer a unique opportunity to learn in this way,” said Ribisi, star of the new Amazon series Sneaky Pete and Coca-Cola and Regal Films Red Ribbon panelist. “I enjoyed watching the final five films from the program and it was a pleasure to be a part of the process.”

Their short film Crunch Time, is about a robot standee that comes to life in the lobby of a Regal Cinema, when it is enticed by the sights and sounds of the concessions. Driven by the irresistible crave, the robot decides to leave its own diorama and head into the theater and join other guests, with a delicious, icecold Coca-Cola and popcorn in hand.

Students Win Acting Competition

he Redmond Proficiency Academy announce that three RPA students have showcased at the Oregon State Thespian Conference.

The RPA Thespian Troupe competed in the annual Oregon State Acting Competition, where the troupe won three awards. One RPA student was awarded the Oregon Thespians’ Scholarship.

Katie Bullock, Izzy King and MarliMessner earned a superior ranking and performed for the entire conference in the State Showcase. Senior Bullock won the Solo Music category with the song Burn from the musical Hamilton.

Freshmen King and Messner showcased in the Duo Dramatic Acting category with a scene from the play Jailbait by Deirdre O’Conor. King and

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Messner qualified in the Novice category at Regionals, but competed against both Novice and Experienced scenes at the State level.

RPA was the only troupe from Central Oregon to showcase at the state level and has established a reputation as a well respected theatre school amongst Oregon Thespians.

Bullock was awarded the $2,000 Melba Day Sparks Memorial Award, Oregon Thespians’ premiere scholarship.

(L-R) Izzy King, MarliMessner, Director Kate Torcom& Katie Bullock

24/SEVEN Theater Project RETURNS to 2nd Street Theater

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t was a huge success last year and it’s coming back! The Second Annual 24/SEVEN Theater Project is a creative process on steroids with a performance of the finished product 24 hours later.

The process includes enlisting seven talented playwrights to create seven brand new short plays within the allotted time the night before they are cast, produced and staged. Playwrights are given specific prompts to incorporate into their original works.

Early the next morning, seven visionary directors read the scripts and cast each play using 17-24 actors. The actors show up a few hours later and rehearse all day, culminating in a performance of all seven short plays that night. The result is an exciting night of live theatre!

Playwrights and directors to be announced soon!

Performances are June 3 at 7:30pm.

Tickets are $15. www.2ndstreettheater.com

Play It Again, Sam

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lay It Again, Sam by Woody Allen and directed by Sandy Silver will be the Sunriver Starts spring performance.

“A funny, likeable comedy that has a surprising amount of wistful appeal.”

— The New York Post

Allan Felix has this thing about Humphrey Bogart — if only he had some of Bogart’s technique. Bookish and insecure with women, Allan’s hero, Bogey comes to the rescue, with a fantastic bevy of beauties played out in hilarious fantasy sequences.

Silver, who resides in Bend, has been directing and conducting acting workshops and master classes both nationally and internationally for over thirty years.

“Hilarious… a cheerful romp.

Not only are Mr. Allen’s jokes and their follow ups, asides and twists audaciously brilliant, but he has a great sense of character.” – The New York Times

Friday, June 2 - Saturday, June 3, 6:30pm, Sunday June 4, 2pm Following a successful winter performance of “Nana’s Naughty Knickers” at The Door, the Stars are returning to the SHARC for Play it Again Sam since it is a more conducive venue for this show. There will be a no-host bar and snacks available for purchase before the show and at intermission. www.sunriverstars.org

Future Auditions Hang On The Bell Nellie – a melodrama written and directed by Bill Walton of Eugene, oregon on Aug. 25-27. Auditions June 27-28 in Room.

208 of Village Properties in the Sunriver Business Park. (6-9pm) The Secret Garden — directed by Victoria Kristy on October 27-29. The cast will include both adults and children. Auditions August 30.

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Wonderful World of

Flor & Fawn Creative Collaboration Between Dear Friends Katie Daisy & Karen Eland

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he whimsical combination of darling animals and lush florals created by Flor & Fawn, a painting collaboration of local Bend artists Karen Eland and Katie Daisy, began as a happy accident. Karen and Katie met in 2012 through a mutual connection: Karen’s landlord at the artist collective The Workhouse in Bend’s Old Ironworks was renting an apartment to Katie. A few months later they reconnected at party. Sharing a passion for art and nature, the two kindred spirits were soon fast friends.

A few years later, the two celebrated Fieldmouse. by Flor & Fawn Katie’s birthday by painting enplein air in the Old Mill District’s iconic wildflower fields. Enjoying the sunshine and light breeze, Karen sketched a mouse as Katie focused on her favorite wildflowers. The two friends spontaneously traded pages – Katie added a delicate wildflower to the mouse’s small paw and Karen tucked a bunny into Katie’s flowers. From there, a menagerie of woodland creatures surrounded by colorful flowers and greenery has blossomed from their paintbrushes.

From such simple beginnings, new opportunities have sprung forth: a First Friday exhibit at Crow’s Feet Commons in downtown Bend,large-scale murals decorating the walls of Oregon Spirit Distillers’ Barrel Thief Lounge, images gracing the labels of Meadowlands Syrups and in 2017 Flor & Fawn was selected as signature artists for Deschutes Children’s Foundation’s annual Art & Wine Auction.

“For me, Flor & Fawn is a stress reliever from my daily art process. It’s a way to let go with a friend and just create this sweet, simple artwork, inspired by meadows and prairies,” says Katie. “There’s an innocent quality to our work. We believe Karen Eland in relishing beauty

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and finding the joy. I don’t think that art has to feature a struggle or darkness to be necessary.”

Overtime, Karen and Katie have found their groove for working and creating together.

“Our collaboration is a celebration of our friendship,” states Karen. “We just can’t capture the Flor & Fawn in the studio working same vibe when we work separately.”

With music in the background, the two visit and paint – each artist begins a piece, then they proceed to trade work back and forth until they deem the piece complete. Their favorite moments are when they can paint outside together, hopefully surrounded by the inspiration of their beloved wildflowers. “We’ve done some winter-themed work, but our sweet spot is focusing on Spring and Summer-themed compositions,” says Katie.

Beyond partnering on creative work, Karen and Katie often escape together seeking inspiration. These fieldtrips include a road trip to Mendocino, California, where a sunflower field in full bloom, quirky roadside stops, and searching for antiques created a memorable experience from which they continue to draw inspiration.

“Whether we are hiking through the woods close to home, or seeking wildflowers farther afield, these excursions in search of textures and colors fuel our souls,” shares Karen.

Karen and Katie are each artists in their own right. Karen’s unique process of painting with beer and coffee is featured in collections throughout Bend and Katie’s nature-inspired work can be found in her original artworks as well as a variety of products, including her book How to Be a Wildflower.

Juggling their individual thriving careers has created a need to conduct inspiration fieldtrips closer to home.

“We nurture our friendship and our artwork by visiting local coffee shops,

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or spending time together with Katie’s young son, two year old Finn,” shares Karen.

Big projects are on the horizon for these two creative friends, but they aren’t quite ready to make any announcements. One thing is for sure, the end result will feature the capricious flowers and quirky characters that has come to define their work. After spending time with these talented women, it’s no surprise that they hesitate to depict struggle or darkness in their work together. Karen and Katie are warm and complimentary of each other, finding real joy in creating art together: true friends in harmonious collaboration.

Deschutes Children’s Foundation Celebrates 25th Annual Art & Wine Auction Presented by Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company The Art & Wine Auction benefitting Deschutes Children’s Foundation will be held Saturday, May 13 at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes. All proceeds will support the organization’s mission to provide the space and support where nonprofits succeed at helping children and families.

The Art & Wine Auction will feature artwork from local artists including a collaborative painting titled Gentle Fawn by Karen Eland and Katie Daisy who will share their creative process by painting a new work at the event.

The live auction features artworks by Michelle and Michael Gwinup, Bruce Jackson, Mike Putnam, Shelli Walters, Janice Druian and The Sunstone Store in addition to world class wines and a special selection of travel adventures and experiences.

The evening begins with festive flamenco music

by Todd Haaby and Sola Via, a silent auction, raffle and wine and beer tastings.

A seated dinner follows with the highly anticipated live auction.

The Bend High Culinary Program returns this year

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to create the dessert dash.

The students are creating a delicious array of sweet treats and have dedicated much thought, time and talent to this project.

Foley Family Vineyards is providing a delicious selection of red and white Katie Daisy wines for the dinner.

“The Art & Wine Auction has been the cornerstone of our fundraising success for many years. What began as a small event has evolved into a fun evening featuring exclusive wines and highly admired local artists,” said Amy Ward, Deschutes Children’s Foundation’s executive director. “The event’s longevity is a testament to the generosity of our sponsors, friends, artists, and donors.”

Tickets for the Annual Art & Wine Auction, presented by Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company and sponsored by SELCO Community Credit Union, Les Schwab Tires, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Morgan Stanley, Knife River, Webfoot Painting, and Smart Solutions, are $100 each. deschuteschildrensfoundation.org 541-388-3101 Deschutes Children’s Foundation operates four community campuses in Bend, Redmond, and La Pine. Guided by the mission to provide the space and support where nonprofits succeed at helping children and families, DCF brings various organizations together – increasing access to services for children and families while reducing partners’ operating costs. As a benefit, nonprofit partners save over $650,000 each year while serving over 20,000 of Deschutes County’s most vulnerable Hedgehog by Flor & Fawn children and families Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | May 2017

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J.M. Broderick Harmoniously Playing One Color Off Another Work Included in American Art Collectors Magazine

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efore J. M. Brodrick begins a painting, she first determines the mood she wants to convey to the viewer. Next she chooses the music that reflects that mood, so she can listen to it while she paints the piece. Brodrick’s memory holds a vast catalog of classical music. Raised by her grandmother from Finland they often listened to opera while painting together. When she is painting, music always wafts through the air in her Bend studio. rodrick has studied painting since she was a child, and received her first scholarship at age 13. She eventually went on to study painting while spending summers with her Grandmother Anita Peterson in Helsinki Finland. Brodrick moved to Fairbanks Alaska in the mid 1970s where she met artist/ teacher Franklin Jones who came up to Fairbanks every summer from Stockbridge Massachusetts.

“I learned so much from Franklin about painting and supporting/nurturing other artists,” says Brodrick. “He was a huge influence on me.”

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inspires her at the moment, moving between genres, and combining artistic styles.

Brodrick’s work has recently been included in the May 2017 editorial portion of American Art Collectors Magazine for The Art of the Horse. Brodrick states, “I am a working toward merging my need for realism with the beauty of pure abstract.

Choosing art should be similar to how you choose your music; an escape from J.M. Brodrick working on Midnight Run reality for a few moments, leaving you feeling better for having experienced it.”

Brodrick’s work is included in the permanent collections of Atlantic Richfield Corporation, The State of Alaska, The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington D.C., Global National Health Hospital in Tokyo Japan.

Brodrick is a member of The Bennington Art Center - Artist Collective in Bennington, Vermont, National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society, American Women Artists, The National Portrait Society. jmbrodrick.f ineartstudioonline.com

Cindy Briggs Paints the Couleurs de la Provence

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Upon arrival the trees were barren and it often rained; then I experienced the blossoming of the season as my heart and spirit was renewed with the fresh colors of flowers, lavender, vineyards, poppies, wisteria and fruit trees.

“I had a wonderful apartment in the center of the town known for its colorful weekly markets, waterwheels, and antiques. Almost everything I needed was within a walk or bicycle ride away. Once the weather cleared my drives took me further out into the countryside to paint the landscape and old world architecture that I’m drawn to.”

During May, Briggs will be teaching a watercolor Cindy Briggs Painting Abbey de Senanque in Provence sketchbook class

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at the Art Station on May 9 and Painterly Portraits May 12 and 13. Her work is represented by Gary Cooley Collection Gallery in Sisters and she is a member of the High Desert Art League.

C i n d y ’ s original plein air watercolors and oils, travel sketchbook, p a i n t i n g demonstration along with jewelry, prints and cards will be on display at Broken Top Club along with special guest artists for opening Fleurs du Jardin by Cindy Brigs night.

Guest artists are from her Broken Top Club Watercolor Group.

Artist’s Reception, Friday, May 19 from 5-7pm.The exhibit runs through June 15..

Broken Top Club, 62000 Broken Top Drive, Bend 541-420-9463. www.CindyBriggs.com

Janice Rhodes Studio a Welcome Mat for Bees

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anice Rhodes is an artist that works in beeswax, a medium called encaustics.

Her studio is in a converted garage near downtown Bend. In the winter a potbellied stove warms the whole studio, but during the summer she opens the large bay door letting sunshine in as well as a few curious bees. “After the bees have checked out what I am creating in beeswax, they go on their way.”

Janice has been an encaustic artist for over eight years. A well-known encaustic artist came to Bend to give a workshop at the Art Station. Says Rhodes,” The encaustic process was so unique and challenging that I moved away from the more traditional mediums. I was hooked.

My approach is to paint more realistic, though, than abstract.”

Few people recognize a painting as encaustic, but know they admire the texture, colors and brilliance. This is the hallmark of encaustics.

Janice explains that Greek Fayum Funeral masks from centuries ago can be seen in major museums today.

Smooth Move by Janice Rhodes

The combination of beeswax and damar resin has preserved them. A resurgence of the art began in the 1950’s with modern tools.

The process begins with Rhodes melting beeswax and resin in a slow cooker. She pours this melted medium into tins of Janice working in her studio dry pigment that are then kept warm on a pancake griddle. This becomes her pallet. She paints on a birch panel and fuses each layer with a heat gun or torch...there are usually many layers.

After several years of working in this art form, she knows hot wax has a mind of its own and she learns something new every day.

Janice is one of the original artist members of the Red Chair Gallery and will be showing a variety of new works in May. She is a member of the High Desert Art League. www.redchairgallerybend.com

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Susan Luckey Higdon 10 years of Signature Art for Deschutes River Conservancy RiverFeast

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en years ago the Deschutes River Conservancy (DRC) was planning its annual RiverFeast event to be held at a beautiful property then owned by former DRC board member Dr. Ray Tien hugging the canyon overlooking the Deschutes River in West Bend. He wanted to have artwork made from that particular view for the invitations and a gift to the hosts.

Susan Luckey Higdon, well-known for her impressionistic paintings of the local landscape came to mind as the perfect artist. So, months previous to the actual event, she visited the spot, found a composition looking into the canyon that sparked her imagination and created a soft pastel painting. This personalized approach to the event ended up being part of what made RiverFeast special and became an element of the brand.

Initially RiverFeast was conceptualized and branded as “a distinctive gathering at a magnificent Crooked River Canyon by Susan Luckey Higdon location to bask in the beauty and significance of our local rivers and streams” for supporters of the Deschutes River Conservancy. Held at a property right on the River, each year it was in a different spot.

Susan has painted from Nancy and Izzy Oren’s home on the Middle Deschutes, Mike and Sue Hollern’s back yard bordering Mirror Pond, Bob and Carolyn Burgess’ home looking down the Crooked River to Monkey Face on the back of Smith Rock. Other years she has worked with archived art that fit a specific idea, like the Farm to Table theme in 2014, when RiverFeast was held at Gail and Mike Davis’s Miracle Barn in Tumalo.

She has painted twice at the House on the Metolius, owned by Kim and Reidun Lundgren, on the Metolius River.

“I took a field trip out to House on the Metolius, with DRC staff Bea Armstrong and Marisa Hossick in the spring to find a view to paint the art for RiverFeast,” Susan remembered. “It was beautiful day, quiet, and

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we had the property to ourselves. Then a nice cup of tea with Reidun, hearing stories about the history of the place. It was a great privilege to be there and just soak in the ambience. When we visited it was spring, so the challenge was to change the ‘temperature’ of the art to summer, since RiverFeast was slated for August. So, I used other photos taken in Metoliius Meadow II by Susan Luckey Higdon the summer blending them with my own reference materials from the spring.”

Last year, and for the May 6, 2017 event, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon is the location for RiverFeast. Susan used an aerial shot of the middle Deschutes by Marisa Hossick for 2016’s Deschutes Serpentine.

The year’s art, The Source, was painted from the headwaters at Little Lava Lake. These last two paintings at 30” x 40” are major works and are auctioned during the evening.

Trips, wine, fishing equipment and more are auctioned during RiverFeast, but, unlike many fundraising auctions in Central Oregon, only a few fine art pieces are in the auction, giving the art that is included a certain distinction.

According to Susan, The Source by Susan Luckey Higdon being the signature artist for RiverFeast for ten years has allowed her to work closely with Deschutes River Conservancy. “I really appreciate the artistic freedom they have given me. They’ve been very open to my ideas. Painting the Deschutes River is something I am passionate about. It’s been great to be part of a team working together for the river that we all want to preserve and respect.”

The Source 2017 RiverFeast artwork will be shown during the May 5 First Friday Gallery Walk at Tumalo Art Co. from 4-8pm in the Old Mill District. Other artwork by Susan can be seen at Tumalo Art Co. ongoing. slh@bendcable.com

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High Desert Museum Celebrating 35 Years A visionary’s dream to create a world class museum blossoms in the High Desert

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Join them as they explore 15,000 years of High Desert prehistory. Guests can also see Capturing Time: 35 Years of the High Desert Museum, a small exhibition of artifacts from the Museum’s collection.

Built on the premise that museums should be collections of unique experiences, repositories of memories and places of discovery, Don Kerr, the Museum’s founder, often expressed that the Museum’s role was “…to wildly excite and responsibly teach.” Kerr envisioned that visitors to the Museum

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would leave not only with a heightened sense of the High Desert’s natural and cultural worlds, but also with a commitment to stewarding the region’s future.

“The Museum has a strong reputation for developing and delivering unique, thought-provoking programs and exhibitions that stimulate conversation,” said the Museum’s Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “We serve as a forum for meaningful discussion on a range of issues relating to the natural and cultural history of the region. We are committed to supporting diverse voices in our exhibitions and programs.” highdesertmuseum.org

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Alleda Real Estate 25 NW Minnesota Ave, Suite 1. www.alledarealestate.com Featuring Jerry Dame, fine artist. www.jerrydame.com

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Local Artists and Quality Framing 834 NW BROOKS STREET • BEND 541-382-5884 • www.sageframing-gallery.com

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Deschutes, Fiber with overstitching, 26.5 x 32.5” framed, 2017

A6 Studio & Gallery 550 SW Industrial Way, Ste 180 541-330-8759, atelier6000.org A6’s gallery will teem with images of local snakes and lizards through July 2 with Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing, 550 NW Franklin St. the exhibit, Cold-Blooded Neighbors: Woodcuts of Native Reptiles. Local artist Abney Sondra Holtzman’s Seasons of the Earth — the Wallace shares his nature-based series of reptile species, including nine snakes, nine exhibit of original rust prints of found objects. lizards and one turtle, all native to Central Oregon.

Holtzman, an aficionada of discarded gadgets Wallace began this series in 2015 when he started making prints of snake species discovered in deserted places, often visits ghost of the high desert. Over time, his series expanded to include all 19 reptiles native towns for interesting finds. This scavenging also to our region. The artist hand-carves these images serves her concern for the environment,revitalizing in wood, and hand-prints them on fine Japanese the life of unwanted items. Among the recovered paper. Printed in black and white, Wallace’s snakes trash/treasures were rust covered tools and objects and lizards have a wonderful play of line and pattern.

Wrench by Saondra Holtzman found near Shaniko in Central Oregon. The artist Wallace started this reptile series to inform his memorializes these interesting remnants of fantastical art. By studying the scales, patterns, and an earlier bustling economy of the area’s early physical traits of different reptile species, “I was 1900s wool shipping center in her rust prints Side Blotched Lizard building my visual repertoire,” he explains. displayed in the current exhibit.

by Abney Wallace High Desert Museum provided the expertise Included are other objects “with interesting of staff desertarian Jessica Stewart to assist with past lives found in rural and city landscapes.” the interpretive signage for A6’s exhibit and She transforms these overlooked objects reptile descriptions for A6’s companion into intriguing artwork through combining coloring book. Stewart will give a free Reptile the rust produced by the alchemy of natural Bicycle by Sondra Holtzman Talk at A6 on Saturday, May 6 at 2pm. The elements with tannic acid.

High Desert Reptiles: Color & Learn book will Over time, the acid transfers a ghost image of the rusted object to a prepared surface with the result of a one-of-a-kind piece be available for purchase at A6, High Desert of art – a rust print. No other embellishments are necessary and the print cannot Museum and Roundabout Books.

A6 has developed an arts and science-based be duplicated.

Gartner Snake by Abney Wallace school program in conjunction with ColdHoltzman, “a record keeper of her evolving life,” fills sketchbooks with “musings of travels afar and close to home.” After attending the prestigious Rhode Island Blooded Neighbors. Classes in grades K-12 School of Design and the California School of Arts and Crafts, she worked in San are invited to tour the exhibit, learn about biological adaptation, and engage in a Francisco as a freelance designer creating artwork for Nike and Delta Airlines. creative printmaking project in A6’s professional studio. Teachers are encouraged 1000 Artist Journal Pages and Signatures: The Art Journal Collection (Somerset to call A6 to schedule a class visit. High Desert Museum will provide 300 free Studio) published her work and, a passion for angels led to the creation of her first family passes to Title 1 students participating in A6’s school program.

Wallace will give an Art Talk in the A6 gallery on Friday, May 12 at 6pm. book in photography, Angels, published by Blurb Books.

Admission to the talk is $5.

During First Friday, Noi Thai serves wine and appetizers and students of Also on display in May, A6 will feature black and white monotype prints of High Desert Chamber Music perform. Billye Turner, art consultant (billyeturner@ typewriters to honor World Press Freedom Day. A6’s Executive Director, Dawn bendnet.com), organizes exhibitions for Franklin Crossing

ART STUDIO GALLERY Collaborating Twin Artist Creating Truly One of A Kind Fine Art

Open Wed - Sat and First Friday Located in a 2nd story loft

Boone, worked with art students from Redmond Proficiency Academy to create the exhibit. Dawn Boone will be printing in the A6 studio during First Friday from 5-7pm.

Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty 821 NW Wall St., 541-383-7600 www.cascadesothebysrealty.com Bonnie Peacher’s work is realistic, expressive and full of intense color and texture. Her paintings have been in more than 100 exhibitions throughout the U.S. City Walls at City Hall 710 NW Wall St. www.bendoregon.gov/abc.

City Walls at City Hall, an arts initiative of the City of Bend Arts, Beautification and Culture Commission, exhibition features a show entitled Artists Who Teach will open First Friday April 7. Several local middle school, high school and college educators will be featured, presenting works in a variety of media. Thru September

Backgammon Players In Jerusalem

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A Time For Planting, by Bonnie Peacher

Baby Clyde by Barbara Slater

Junque in Bloom, 50 SE Scott St. Up-Cycle display by Sage Brushers water colorists. Featured will be recycled watercolor paintings. You will be very surprised and pleased so don’t miss the show.

Karen Bandy Design Jeweler 25 NW Minnesota Ave., Ste. 5, 541-388-0155, www.karenbandy.com Tucked between Thump coffee and Alleda Real Estate, Karen Bandy is Central Oregon’s only national/ international award-winning jewelry designer, specializing in custom design in downtown Bend since 1987. Her designs are bold, fun and always very wearable. They fit the Central Oregon lifestyle, are made for each individual personally, and are always one-ofa-kind. Bandy is also an abstract painter. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11:30-5, First Fridays, and by appointment at other times.

Lone Pine Coffee Roasters in Tin Pan Alley As part of the I'm Still Here Project, watercolor paintings created by people living with dementia and Alzheimer's will be on display thru May. Beth Jacobi, 541-350-7945

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103 NW Oregon Avenue Bend, OR 97703 541.306.3176 Open Every Day www.redchairgallerybend.com

Jeffrey Murray Photography 118 NW Minnesota Ave., 541-325-6225, www.jeff reymurrayphotography.com Jeff rey Murray Photography features American landscape and fine art images captured by Bend nature photographer, Jeff rey Murray. Visit and enjoy a visual adventure of illuminating light and captivating panoramas from scenes in Central Oregon and across North America.

John Paul Designs Custom Jewelry + Signature Series 1006 NW Bond St.,www.johnpauldesigns.com Specializing in unique, one of a kind wedding and engagement rings in a variety of metals.

COSAS NW 115 NW Minnesota Ave., 512-289-1284 Mexican folk art, Latin American textiles and David Marsh furniture.

Desperado Boutique Old Mill District, 330 SW Powerhouse Dr. 541-749-9980 Featuring Bend artist Barbara Slater who is inspired by the “out west” way of life and cowboy culture with a touch of city glitz.

Painting oils with energy and spirit, this artist’s pigmentation is rich and succulent, while her brushwork is bold and responsive. www.barbaraslater.com.

Feather’s Edge Finery 113 NW Minnesota Ave. , 541-306-3162 www.thefeathersedge.com Featuring functional, well crafted, handmade goods from Bend& beyond. We always have fun, new items featured for First Friday. Featuring Dorothy Holmes original art ranging from contemporary acrylics to unique bird paintings using acrylics and India ink. All pieces created in Bend where she lives with her three dogs. She was recently honored in gallery showing in New York in March for international women’s month.

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A Fine Art GAllery In the Old Mill District Open Everyday 541 385 9144 tumaloartco.com

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Layor Art + Supply, 1000 NW Wall St., Ste 110 541-322-0421, www.layorart.com Layor Art & Supply Shop will feature SageBrushers watercolor artists during May. These artists are all part of Watercolor Wednesday and this exhibit will be the group’s first showing at Layor. In addition to individual paintings, eight of the artists are creating a large watercolor mosaic based a painting entitled Out of the Deep by SageBrushers artist Hazel Reeve.

June 2: Ken Marunowski: a figurative and abstract oil painter.

Out of the Deep, July 7: Sarah Helen More: an abstract oil painter,

by Hazel Reeves inspired by textile designs.

Legum Design, 922 NW Bond St. Featuring Casey Gardner, acrylic painter living on a horse ranch in Sisters. Her original paintings have been inspired by many different subjects ranging from wildlife to vintage cars. Her subject for this show is Central Oregon Wildlife. Gardner was chosen for Follow Your Bliss by casey Gardner the 2017 My Own Two Hands poster from the theme Opening Doors. Gardner painted an original acrylic painting Follow Your Bliss of a Vintage VW bus. Each year a theme is selected to inspire artists to create and donate a piece of art to be sold at the benefit auction in support of music and arts in the Sisters school and community.

Gardner chose the vintage VW bus because there is something magical about those buses. If they could talk the stories would be priceless. After painting this bus and getting chosen for the poster many people have shared amazing stories with her about their travels in their bus. “I love connecting paintings with emotion, hearing them share stories fills my heart.”

Gardner displays her work at Angeline’s Bakery, Cottonwood Cafe, Sisters Athletic Club and other places in Bend. You will start to recognize her work because she signs it with a CG. Caseygardnersacrylicpaintings.com Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery 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. Working studio / gallery open Tuesday thru Saturday

Sunset View by The Lubbesmeyer Twins

Mockingbird Gallery 869 NW Wall St. 541-388-2107, www.mockingbird-gallery.com A Moment in Time, a two-person show for Steven Lee Adams and Joseph Alleman. We will have wine, CadaDia cheese and music by Rich Hurdle and Friends.

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Cliffs on the Green River

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Lee Adams strives to portray an elusive feeling of timelessness that lies beneath the surface of what may seem commonplace... introspective paintings, urging us to look deeper for the subtleties of nature around us, and the complex world of emotion within each of us. Steven says, “I want to capture landscapes that will haunt the viewer the

way they’ve haunted me.”

Noted particularly for his work in watercolor, Alleman is well-versed as a painter and enjoys working in a variety of media.Joseph says, “There isa beauty within the everyday and ordinary that only painting can reveal.”

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Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Ave., 541-382-8436 Marlene Alexander’s, Central Oregon Backroads, with acrylic and oil on canvas paintings. The artist will attend the champagne opening on First Friday.

Alexander made Bend, Oregon her home in 1971.

Her current exhibition at the Oxford reflects her continual awareness of her high desert environment with resultant admiration and inspiration. Central Oregon Backroads depicts aspects of the desert experience often trivialized or ignored. Where some see dusty, barren backroads, Alexander sees beauty and peaceful solitude.

Grizzly Mountain, Her current paintings evolved from time spent

by Marlene Alexander during the past 40 years hiking the open desert of Central Oregon, breathing the scents of sage and bitterbrush while observing the silent and often hidden creatures in their awareness of outsiders. The artist painted on location in the desert during her radiation treatments for breast cancer and developed a spiritual ‘need’ to spend much of her time there as “the most healing place I know.”

A native of Missouri, Moore graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, with a BFA in painting and printmaking. She is a former vice president of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, having won awards in the WSO, Rocky Mountain National, Midwest Watercolor Society and the National Watercolor Oklahoma. She continues as current member of the Northwest Watercolor Society.

In 1990,the artist founded the Arts in the Hospital Program and in 2012 she founded the Arts in Care Program and the Arts in Care Gallery at Partners in Care, (hospice), Bend.

Central Oregon Backroad,

by Marlene Alexander She served on the board of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare. Moore owns and operates Creative Arts, a children’s creative art school (1976 to present) in Bend.

The lobby exhibition is open during all hours. Billye Turner, art consultant,

coordinates the Oxford Hotel exhibition schedule with info at 503-780-2828, billyeturner@bendnet.com.

Pave Jewelry, 101 NW Minnesota Ave. Work of SageBrushersartistsPeggy Ogburnand Jennifer Ware-Kempcke.

Peggy loves flowers and those areher favorite subjects. She works with transparent water colorsemphasizing negative painting on her backgrounds.Jenniferlikes to portray the beauty of Oregon in watercolor, pastels andacrylics. She blends color and form to create glowing landscapeswith her reverence forthe high desert.

Sage Custom Framing and Gallery 834 NW Brooks Street, 541-382-5884 www.sageframing-gallery.com Featuring artists Barbara Slater and Vivian Olsen.Creatures, Big and Small is the name of a new show. As the name implies their show displays a varied array of animals ranging from goats and cows to bears and ravens in oils and watercolors.

Oil painter Slater uses her rich palette of colors and bold brushwork to create a display of brilliant animal paintings. Olsen designs her dramatic wildlife watercolor paintings to express each subjects’ lively personality and behavior.

The Jackpot by Vivian Olsen

Peterson/Roth Gallery, 206 NW Oregon Ave., Ste. 1 541-633-7148, thegallery@petersonroth.com, www.petersonroth.com Second installment in quarterly shows, Spring Exhibition, a one-person show for New Mexico artist Kim Goldfarb. We have rehung the art space to show off our other talented artists so the gallery will have a fresh, new look. We Townshend’s Bend Teahouse will be serving wine and cheese so come join us.

Just Curious by Barbara.Slater.

835 NW Bond Street, Bend Thru June.

Carissa Glenn, 541-312-2001, Carissa@Townshendstea.com Goldfarb started out pursuing a painting career Timothy Jones Exhibits during May.Jones spent his childhood roaming the but in the early ‘90s she changed direction in her forests of New Hampshire, developing a wanderlust for epic adventures amongst art endeavors and began working in figurative the trees. It was this creative outlet that sparked his passion for art. The realm of sculpture. In 2008 Goldfarb switched gears again fantasy motivated him, and he became an expert on grey wizards, hobbits, elves, and began experimenting with glass sculpture. and trolls.

When she found that process too slow and tedious Jones received a BFA in Illustration from the New Hampshire Institute of to satisfy her she returned to painting.

Contemplation by Kim Goldfarb Art. Today Tim resides in Bend where you can In addition to Kim’s work, we will be showing find him lost in imagination amongst the trees, art from Ken Roth, Korey Gulbrandson, sketchbook in hand, still taking solace in the Valerie Winterholler, Robert Schlegel and words of Tolkien, “Not all who wander are lost.”

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Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. 541-306-3176 Outbuildings In Fall by Robert Schlegel www.redchairgallerybend.com The essence of May is full of color and new life. Red Chair Gallery will focus on artist works that reflect the spirit Earrings that is May.

by Suzy Williamson Janice Rhodes is an artist that works in the centuries-old medium called encaustic. The mixture of molten bees wax, resin and pigment creates paintings of brilliant color and texture.

Suzy Williamson hand fabricates jewelry from precious metals, primarily silver with additions of gold, copper and brass. Her work is informed by her years spent in architecture Smooth Move by Janice Rhodes and her love of texture and dimension Michael Gwinup uses a potter’s wheel and slab roller to form his vases, lamps and wall plates. The pottery is fired in the Raku process which brings out beautiful metallic luster in the glazes.

Vase by Michael Gwinup

Tumalo Art Company Old Mill District ww.tumaloartco.com, 541-385-9144 Featuring award-winning glass artist Nancy Becker with pieces inspired by water, sky and Nancy Becker Canyon Skies shore. Her show Portraits of the River opens May 5 and includes new vessel forms and loose open bowl forms.

Nancy’s lustrous, organic pieces are hand-blown or hot sculpted, using a layering process of hot glass that achieves a painterly result. Rich, pure color with flowing form creates glass pieces that are inspired by her deep connection to nature. Utilizing the fluidity of molten glass to recreate the flowing motion of water, Nancy communicates the symbiosis of the river with everything it touches.

Along with the river themed glass works, Susan Luckey Higdon will be giving a sneak peak of The Source, the original signature art for the 2017 Deschutes River Conservancy’s RiverFeast event, previous to it being auctioned May 6.

The Wine Shop, 55 NW Minnesota Ave. Paintingsby SageBrushers artistsJulie Droke, Megan Thompson and Judy Welch. Julie works in bothoil and watercolor and particularly loves painting faces.

Megan’s intuitive approach to painting includes layer uponlayer of vibrant color and texture with inspiration foundfrom the joys of everyday life. Judy’s favorite medium is oil. Currentlyshe is focusing on classical art principles and disciplines exploringunderpainting techniques as well as using layers of glazes.

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BEND EXHIBITS Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. Rotating exhibits of work by the 100+ members of the SageBrushers Art Society.

Blue Spruce Pottery 20591 Dorchester E. 541-382-0197, bluesprucepottery.com Beautiful handmade stoneware for baking, cooking, serving and beautifying your home. All of our pottery is made one at a time on a potters wheel and is lead free, ovenproof, microwave and dishwasher safe.

Wine Shop and Beer Tasting Bar 55 NW Minnesota St. Hiking in The Dolomite Alps Join hiking guide and photographer Hilloah Rohr for an hour photo journey through the “White Mountains” the Dolomite Alps. Tuesday May 16 7-8pm www.hilloah.com.

Free to the public. 21 and over Broken Top Club 62000 Broken Top Drive 541-383-8200 Cindy Briggs – Couleurs de la Provence with Special Guest Artists. Original plein air watercolors and oils, travel sketchbook, jewelry, prints and cards. Artist’s Reception; Friday, May 19, 5-7pm. Thru June 15.

Broken Top Club 62000 Broken Top Drive, 541-383-8200 Dee McBrien-Lee, one of the High Desert Art League’s newest Members, is featured artist in her solo show, Abstractly Speaking. Dee is displaying her abstract paintings in a variety of media including acrylic and oil.

Each piece is rich with color and texture offering a feast for the eyes in both objective and non-objective subject matter. Rather than trying to get the piece right, each painting is alive with emotion and spirit. The viewer has the luxury of taking a journey into the work writing their own story and drawing their own conclusions. McBrienLee is a full time partner, gallery director and artist at the Red Chair Gallery in downtown Bend. www.dmcbrienArt.com www.highdesertartleague.com

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DeWilde Art & Glass 321 SW Powerhouse, 541-419-3337. Mon.-Fri. 10am-5pm Handmade stained glass windows, doors and hanging works of art.

Eastlake Framing 1335 NW Galveston Ave. 541-389-3770, www.eastlakeframing.com Dive underwater with two local underwater photographers. From rainbow trout to deep sea anemones, dive into the world of underwater photography with local photographers George Jolokai and Patrick Windsor.

Photography by Hilloah Rohr

Photography by Hilloah Rohr

Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Ave. Pottery Show & Sale. Creative. Local Artists. Alternative Firing and functional ware. May 6, 10am-5pm; May 7, 10am-4pm. Free admission.

High Desert Museum 59800 S Hwy. 97, www.highdesertmuseum.org, 541-382-4754 35th anniversary party and presentation on May 12. Diversity in the Desert: A Community Celebration will feature live music, appetizers, kids’ activities, demonstrations at the Lazinka sawmill and special presentations by guest speakers Dr. Tom Connolly, director of archaeological research and Dr. Dennis Jenkins, archaeologist, from the UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

Looking Glass Imports & Café 150 NE Bend River Mall Dr. # 260 541-225-5775, www.LookingGlassImportsandCafe.com Multi-media arts and crafts, classes and events, a café, and a beautiful patio area.

The café is home to bi-monthly art exhibitions featuring many award-winning artists and photographers.

Box of Rain by Dee McBrien-Lee

COCC Gallery of the Pinckney Center for the Arts Pence Hall, Bend Campus, 541-383-7511 Thru May. Patricia Freeman-Martin with Opening Reception and talkMay 4, 4:30-6:30pm. Freeman-Martin grew up and attended school in Pendleton, Oregon. Summers were spent horseback, herding cattle on the Bar C Bar Ranch, 5,000 deeded acres and a 30,000-acre Forest Service grazing allotment, 20 miles southwest of Baker City. She received a BFA, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, and moved to the East Village of New York City where, for five years, she frequented the art museums and galleries of Manhattan. This deep immersion in fine art expanded her paradigm of personal expression and continued her study of art history. A visit home to Oregon, and a job managing the cattle for a cutting horse competition, precipitated her return to the West. Living and working in the cattle and horse ranching business, and the landscape of Central and Eastern Oregon, has provided Patricia the opportunity to observe, and draw from life, the iconic symbols of the western landscape.

Hours: 11-5 Monday through Friday and the last Saturday of the month 12-5.

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Deschutes Historical Museum 129 NW Idaho Ave., www.deschuteshistory.org, 541-389-1813 Celebrate the heritage of Deschutes County during May, a month dedicated to engaging in historic preservation.

Winter Comes: Oregon’s Nordic Ski History exhibit details the strong influence of the Scandinavian culture that pushed Central Oregon to the forefront of Nordic skiing in the early 1920s. The 1,200 square foot, interactive exhibit features oral histories from sons and daughters of ski pioneers, the history of Nordic skiing, as well as reproductions of past skiing equipment and clothing to current technology.

Partners in Care Arts & Care Gallery 2075 NE Wyatt Court, Marlene Moore Alexander, 541-382-3950 Patricia Oertley’s artwork in The Arts In Care Gallery. This exhibit is special as the world deals with the seriousness of the middle eastern unsettledness.

Marlene Alexander exhibiting three-dimensional artwork called RAD SACKS, common paper sacks, made strong and colorful and can be used as soft tissue/ paper garbage bags, vases to hold artificial flowers, to put a vase with water inside to hold fresh flowers….or to just “BE” and enjoyed as a piece of art.

Rodes-Smithey Studio 19007 Innes Market Rd., 541-280-5635, www.rodes-smithey.com Showing mixed media, paintings, metalwork and sculpture from Randy and Holly Smithey.

SageBrushers Art Society 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend, sagebrushersartofbend.com, 541-617-0900.

All Members Show.It will include works in oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel andphotography. Thru June 30. Wednesday & Friday 1-4pm. Reception Saturday, June 3, 2-4pm.

St. Charles Medical Center - Bend 2500 NE Neff Rd., 541-382-4321, www.scmc.org, lindartsy1@gmail.com The talented HDAL artists have an exciting exhibit at St. Charles Hospital in Bend with a display of artwork that spans a wide variety of media and subjects. This show will be displayed on the second floor thru December. www. highdesertartleague.com

SUNRIVER EXHIBITS Artists’ Gallery Sunriver 57100 Beaver Dr. 541-593-2127 or 541-593-8274, www.artistsgallerysunriver.com Join Artists’ Gallery on Saturday May 13 from 4-6pm. Meet the gallery artists (all 30 of us are locals) and enjoy some wine and beer and eats. Featuring Photographer Carolyn Waissman and Susan Harkness Williams.

Sunriver Library Helen Brown at 541-788-5025 or hebbrown@aol.com Features Sunriver resident and artist Helen Brown who will show a selection of her Lewis & Clark watercolor series.

For over a year, Helen has been focusing on the 1803-06 expedition; what they might have seen along their way from Missouri to Oregon and back.

Carolyn Waissman: Photography

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Susan Harkness Williams: gourd art

2nd Saturday “Party with the Artists” Reception May 13th 4 to 6pm Food, Wine & Beer!

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Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery 17600 Center Dr. Sunriver Resort Lodge continues the quarterly art exhibition series with Spring in the High Desert. The exhibit features artwork by Ann Bullwinkel, Barb Gonzalez and William (Bill) Logan through June.

Billye Turner, art consultant, organizes the art exhibits for Sunriver Resort; open all hours to the public. billyeturner@bendnet.com.

At this show, you will see portraits she painted from sculpture, plants that Lewis Walk Softly by Helen Brown & Clark first noted for science, and even Seaman, the captain’s dog. An exhibition of her entire Lewis & Clark series will go on display at the Oregon Historical Society in Portland, September 2017 through January 2018.

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The Wooden Jewel 57100 Beaver Dr. 541-593-4151, info@thewoodenjewel.com www.thewoodenjewel.com Resident artist Michael Bryant is a gifted sculptor with a long list of accolades. He carves wildlife, people, and places from one solid pieces of fine wood. Michael does not use models or pictures only his personal vision from deep within.

By incorporating innovative materials with her exceptional design sense, Sarah Graham creates jewelry that is unlike anything else: organic, textural, with a muted palate that is subtly feminine, yet substantial, unique, yet universal in its appeal.

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Spring in Full Bloom at ARTISTS’ GALLERY

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fter a cold winter, here in Sunriver, we rejoice in the beauty and warmth of Spring. Bring on the flowers and colorful birds and a world of green.

To celebrate the season, Photographer Carolyn Waissman has chosen beautiful Sunriver birds as her subject. Their arrival begins with a flurry as they fill the air singing a Spring symphony.

Their arrival creates a wonderful opportunity for local wildlife photographer Waissman.

Possibilities abound to observe and photograph these yearly Western Tanager Carolyn Waissman migrations right in her own backyard. These Sunriver visitors vary from the smallest hummingbirds and song birds to the majestic bald eagles.

Carolyn’s love of photography continues to expand with this ever-changing field. It allows her to express her love of nature and art through her photography.

Susan Harkness Williams’ art is unabashedly eclectic.

May 2017 collectors will find her popular bird series with Waissman’s photography as her source of inspiration. Each bird vessel will be original art utilizing India ink, pyrography and vivid stains and dyes on unique gourds.

Next, Susan promises contemporary hanging gourd vessels.

Each is an original and only a few are produced each year due to the time involved in creating them. They have found their place in the homes of collectors who want a statement piece for mantel, fireplace, niches and other places of impact and honor. Susan employs a love of exploration, highly skilled fine craftsmanship and modern art.

Meet Susan and Carolyn at our monthly 2nd Saturday Celebration, Saturday, May 13, 4-6pm. Just in time for Mother’s Day! Artists’ Gallery Sunriver 57100 Beaver Dr. 541-593-2127 or 541-593-8274 www.artistsgallerysunriver.com

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he Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery continues the quarterly art exhibition series with Spring in the High Desert. The exhibit features artwork by Ann Bullwinkel, Barb Gonzalez and William (Bill) Logan thru June 2.

Spring in the High Desert includes Bullwinkel’s oil on canvas paintings featuring Central Oregon landscapes.

The current work depicts the seasonal beauty of the area with emphasis on the Deschutes River.

A graduate of the University of Colorado with a bachelor of fine arts and design, she attended San Francisco State studying ceramics, creating Ann Bullwinkel, Umpqua Shoreline large scale ceramics for 15 years. Then applying her skill to expressionistic oil paintings of Northern California and now of Central Oregon for the past 40+ years, her career includes over thirty solo exhibitions and some 45 group exhibitions.

Bullwinkel’s art appears in over 350 private collections and in more than 25 corporate collections. Those include Adobe Systems, McGraw Hill, Kaiser, Chevron, PG&E and others. Pronghorn, Cushman Realty and the City of Bend are among local collectors.

Logan’s realistic landscapes and birds of prey also appear in the current exhibit at Sunriver’s gallery. A self-taught artist of considerable talent, Logan’s earlier subject matter included predominantly realistic graphite drawings of western ranch scenes with cowboys working horses, corrals, horses fording streams and other iconic imagery.

Osprey, Catch of the Day, by Bill Logan

Moving to Bend in 2010, Logan returned to an earlier interest

of working in oil and painting landscapes.

Later the artist expanded his subject matter to include birds, first painting an American eagle, symbolic of his successful U.S. Army career. A large image of cranes at sunset and other birds followed.

Birds of prey or raptors — red-tailed hawks, osprey and kites — are now prominent in his art. The artist renders all over-scale with careful attention to the subtle detail of feathers and minute shifts in palette. His work appears in many collections and GO! Magazine recently featured his art noting his interest in painting “anything that catches fish in the stream.”

Eagle over the Cascades, by Bill Logan

Also with work in the current exhibit, Gonzalez expresses her esteem for the varied beauty of Central Oregon through photography. She presents color photographs featuring iconic scenes such as Smith Rock as well as unique compositions such as Beauty Finds Its Way.

Beauty Finds Its Way, by Barb Gonzales

Sunriver Resort invites the public to the exhibition, open all hours, continuing through June 2. Billye Turner organizes the Sunriver Resort Lodge art exhibits, 503-780-2828 or billyeturner@bendnet.com

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SISTERS EXHIBITS Buffalo Horn Gallery, 167 West Sister Park Dr., 541-549-9378 Featuring the work of Ted Lettkeman, Alix and Gary Lynn-Roberts, western oil painter Canyon Creek Pottery, 310 North Cedar St. 541-390-2449, www.canyoncreekpotteryllc.com Fine handmade pottery by Kenneth G. Merrill made in Sisters.

Cha For The Finest Gallery, 183 East Hood Ave. www.chaforthefinest.com, 541-549-1140 4th Friday Art Stoll in Sisters on May 26, 4-7pm.

Clearwater Art Gallery, 303 West Hood, 541-549-4994, www.theclearwatergallery.com Fourth Friday Art Stroll May 26, 4-6 pm. Exploring Great Artists Cowgirls & Indians Resale, 160 SW Oak St., 541-549-6950 Ongoing exhibit, beads, buttons, vintage jewelry and art.

Hood Avenue Art, 357 West Hood Ave. www.hoodavenueart.com, 541-719-1800 info@hoodavenueart.com Featured thru May 22: Joann Burgess. Burgess’s love of nature is reflected in pastel and mixed media paintings that use semi-abstraction, color, and textures to create an exciting journey of the senses.

Solar Swirls Glass Pendant Hood Avenue Art’s Annual Spring Salon Series III,Thursday, May Earrings by Danica Curtright 18, 6:30-8:30pm. Patchwork Players, a Sisters theater troupe, will be performing fun and thought-provoking one-act plays. Spring Salon is three-part fundraiser for Circle of Friends, a Sisters-based program whose goal is to provide our most vulnerable children a nurturing and sustained relationship with a volunteer mentor. All artists donate their performances. Seating is limited and reservations are suggested, with a $10 suggested donation at the door and drink donations. Proceeds from the door and drink sales will be donated to Circle of Friends.

TWIGS Gallery 4th Friday Art Walk - May 26, 4-7pm

Featuring the Fiber Art of Betty Daggett, Jody Rusconi, & Marion Shimoda

Featured May 23 – June 20: Katherine Taylor. Taylor’s oil paintings use mood, color, and palette knife texture to form two-dimensional images that suggest a three-dimensional experience. Reception on Fourth Friday Art Stroll, May 26, 4-7pm., live music and refreshments, free and open to the public.

Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery, 222 West Hood Ave., 541-912-0732 Scott’s fabulous designs in metal prompt imagination and admiration, wide ranging decor with hints of other, more romantic eras, to a decidedly whirlwind love affair with the future.

The Jewel, 221 West Cascade Ave., 541-549-9388 Ongoing exhibit, jewelry by Mary Jo Weiss.

Jill’s Wild (tasteful!) Women Showroom, 207 N Fir St., Ste. G 541-617-6078, Artwork, cards, giftware and ceramics.

Raven Makes Gallery, 182 East Hood Ave. www.ravenmakesgallery.com. North American indigenous peoples’ artwork exploring the theme of cultural identify from traditional origins to contemporary perspectives.

Sisters Art Works, 204 W Adams, 541-420-9695 www.sistersartworks.com. M-F. 10am-5pm or by appointment. 4th Friday Art Stoll in Sisters on May 26, 4-7pm.

Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop, 252 W Hood Ave., 541-549-9552, www.sistersgallery.com, Gallery open 11am-5pm daily, except Sunday, 12-5pm. Custom framing and photo restoration, plus work by photographers Curtiss Abbott, Gary Albertson, Dennis Schmidling, and Curtiss Abbott; and the art of Paul Alan Bennett, Jennifer Hartwig, Norma Holmes, KimryJelen, Carol Grigg, Dennis McGregor, Jodi Schneider, Caroline Stratton; works in wood by Steve Mathews and Thomas Means; pottery by Susan Adams and Ann Grossnickle and jewelry by Vicki Hodge.

Studio Redfield, 183 East Hood Ave., 541-588-6332 Featuring hand-painted tiles ceramics, art cards, jewelry, abstract paintings and impressionistic landscapes, hand-painted mugs, bright decorative ceramics, wire baskets, tiled end tables, clay tribal masks by Lillian Pitt and chic organic jewelry by Kristin Cahill.

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Crow by Jody Rusconi

The Porch, 243 N Elm St., 541-549-3287, www.theporch-sisters.com Featuring Casey Gardner’s acrylic paintings.

Things etc., Elm & Hood Ave. 541 549-1529 Featuring the incomparable work of Lynn Rothan and 20 assorted artists, most local Central Oregon.

Twigs, 331 W Cascade St. 541-549-6061, www.stitchinpost.com The unique felted scarves, wraps and home accents by fiber artist Linda Goering will be featured thru May 24. During the Sisters 4th Friday Art Stroll on May 26, we will have the opening for our new exhibit, featuring the colorful art quilts of Betty Daggett, Jody Rusconi and Marion Shimoda.

311 & 331 W. Cascade St. • Sisters, Oregon (541) 549-6061 • stitchinpost.com • twigs-sisters.com

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Civil War Coming to Central Oregon

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he Northwest Civil War Council will present a full Civil War reenactment at The House on Metolius Meadow, May 20-21.

The reenactment and living history camps include over 300 Civil War reenactors presenting living conditions and circumstances of the 1860s, as well as battle reenactments. This is the only event of its kind in Central Oregon.

The beautiful mountain meadow setting offers over five acres of living history with reenactors and characters in period clothing and uniforms. Campsites, stores, medical practice demonstrations, fashion, life on the home front and other activities of the era are displayed as well as Civil War artillery, infantry and cavalry.

Mock battles, firing real black powder, are scheduled for 11am and 3pm each day. Presentations continue throughout the day.

The event is open to the public from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and 9am to 4pm on Sunday. Dress for weather and walking shoes are advised.

General admission, $8. Seniors, active military and students, $5. Children under six, free. Family maximum, $25. Parking, $5 per vehicle with a donation

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The House On Metolius (www. metolius.com) is off Oregon Highway 126/ US-20, two miles north of Camp Sherman, off road 1420.

The Northwest Civil War Council (nwcwc.org) is a non-profit, living history organization dedicated to educating the public and members about the American Civil War. Through educational drama at reenactments, participants discover and learn about history and the people who lived in the years 1860-64.

My Own Two Hands Celebration Benefitting Music & Arts

y Own Two Hands (MOTH) is a regional celebration of the arts.

Each year a theme is selected to inspire artists to create and donate a piece of art to be sold at the benefit auction in support of music and arts programming in the Sisters schools and community.

Sisters students and the entire community participate. The kick-off is the Community Parade on Friday afternoon with students from all three schools displaying their art.

Donated artwork is displayed on Friday evening in participating businesses during the My Own Two Hands Art Stroll. Many stroll locations feature live music.

The Community Arts Celebration on Friday night features a free concert at The Belfry and a slideshow of all the donated artwork.

On Saturday evening, the Art Auction and Party is the highlight of the weekend with a silent auction, fast-paced live auction plus an upbeat band, all in an exceptionally funky and creative setting.

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chosen for the 2017 MOTH poster. Each year a theme is selected to inspire artists to create and donate a piece of art to be sold at the benefit auction. The theme of this event is Opening Doors. Gardner painted an original acrylic painting of a Vintage V W Bus, called Follow Your Bliss.

Gardner chose the vintage V W BUS because there is something magical about those buses.

My Own Two Hands Friday, May 12 – Throughout Sisters Community Parade – 4pm on Hood Avenue Community Art Stroll – 4–7pm Community Celebration at The Belfry – 7–10pm Saturday, May 13 – Ponderosa Forge & Ironworks Art Auction & Party – 6pm www.sistersfolk.org

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Sisters Folk Festival FAR-West Best of the West Award

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he Folk Alliance Region West (FAR-West) awarded Sisters Folk Festival Inc. (SFF) the Organizational Achievement Award. FARWest is a chapter of Folk Alliance International, who fosters and promotes traditional, contemporary and multicultural folk music, dance, storytelling and related performing arts in the U.S. SFF grew from an annual folk festival into an arts organization that provides art and music education in the Sisters School District. With cuts to arts programming in many public schools, SFF has become a catalyst for arts offerings and integration, supporting professional development for teachers, as well as student enrichment and achievement.

In 2014, the organization restructured its leadership to better serve the

community. Managing Director Ann Richardson joined Creative Director Brad Tisdel to ensure that the multi-faceted organization was structured for long-term success. “ We are honored to be recognized for this prestigious award. We work hard every day to ensure our programs provide creative and cultural opportunities for our youth and community. It’s nice to be recognized for the dedicated efforts of our board and staff,” said Richardson.

Tisdel is looking forward to attending the FAR-West Music Conference in October to receive the award.

Sisters Folk Festival is September 8-10. www.sistersfolk.org

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Three Little Birds from Rick Steber

ick Steber, writing from Prineville, has more than 40 titles under his belt and sales of over a million books. Rick is the only Oregon author to have won the prestigious Western Writers of America Spur Award — Bend Western Novel. He is a keen observer of the changing American West and he articulates these changes in prose that are boldly descriptive, invigorating and creative.

Three Little Birds — George Hooker’s name is placed on the organ donor list. While he waits, he is given a rescued Canada goose egg that he holds on his chest above his damaged heart. The egg hatches. The gosling imprints on George and he become Goose Daddy.

In a race against time, the burning question becomes whether or not George will live long enough to see the goose he names Tootie, reach maturity and fly away to join a migrating flock.

Three Little Birds weaves an intricate and true story as Tootie outgrows her awkward stages and learns to fly. George’s condition worsens.

He is hospitalized and while he fights to stay alive he clings to the desperate hope a doctor will burst into his room and announce, “We have found you a new heart.”

But when that joyful moment does arrive, miles away, a grieving family is accompanying the body of their loved one to the operating room so the healthy organs can be recovered.

Suspenseful, gripping and wistfully compassionate, this story is awash in a cavalcade of emotions, as well as the unique bond formed between a man and a wild bird. www.ricksteber.com

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ay 5-6 is the ninth annual Art on the River, show and sale at Eagle Crest. Art on the River has provided grants and funding to the seven elementary schools, several middle schools and a high school art class in Redmond. The last four years has been a partnering with A6 Studio & Gallery in Bend to bring a high quality exposure of cross curriculum experiences.

According to Joan Sheets, co-director/founder of Art on the River (along with co-director/founder Marcia Hudson) the students have seen the impossible world of M. C. Escher, the documentation of early Americans with the photography Edward Curtis and experienced what happens when a culture such as Japan’s is cut off from the rest of the world and how art flourishes. In May, they will be off to the High Desert Museum to see an artist who uses woodcuts to explore the textures, lines and patterns of our cold blooded neighbors.

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The Art on the River Friday evening event will be a time to talk with the artists and buy their beautiful, one-of-a-kind art pieces. There will be eight new artists that have been juried in to make it a well-balanced show of ceramics, jewelry, sculptures, paintings, fused glass and hand woven goods and wearable art. “Many repeat customers come to buy from their favorite artists at this high quality, annual event which is full of surprises and fresh new works,” notes Sheets.

Art on the River May 5-6 River Run Event Center, Eagle Crest Friday, 5-8pm, wine/ art sale/music/silent auction and raffle Saturday, 10am-4pm, art sale and demonstrations.

rtist Shandel Gamer and Photographer Jill L. Tucker present a two-woman exhibition at the Redmond Senior Center during May. The exhibition titled The Circle of Life features pastel bird paintings by Gamer and cat photography by Tucker.

Gamer is primarily a pastel and mixed media painter, who loves painting birds.

Shandel states, “It’s all about the amazing colors found in the avian world! After years of portrait work, painting birds gave me the opportunity to use the other half of my pastel sets.”

For exhibition, Shandel will be selling her paintings at half-off sale prices.

Tucker is a retired teacher who began her photographic career after retirement in 2011. Jill lives in Redmond with her six cats and three outside visitors. For The Circle of Life, Jill offers portraits of many of her feline family members.

Shandel and Jill have titled their show The Circle of Life since they are featuring two well-known adversaries. The circle of life is witnessed every day when these two amazing creatures come into conflict.

Redmond Senior Center 325 NW Dogwood Avenue, Redmond. artinfo@bendbroadband.com Shandel Gamer www.golemart.com Jill L. Tucker www.zhibit.org/jilltuckerphotography

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eed a break? We’re cheaper than therapy. Come sing with us and restore the harmony in your life.

Fun, friendship, good music, refreshments and a door prize are waiting for you on May 15 at 7pm at the Redmond Senior Center, 325 NW Dogwood Ave. An open house will be held for ladies interested in singing four-part music (no experience necessary).

Come sing with us and be part of a great organization. Central Oregon Showcase Chorus is a chapter of Sweet Adelines, International.

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CENTRAL OREGON EXHIBITS Madras / Warm Springs Art Adventure Gallery 185 SW Fifth St. 541-475-7701. www.artadventuregallery.com All Jefferson County Exhibit thru May. Opening reception Thursday, May 4, 5:30-7pm.

The Museum at Warm Springs 2189 U.S. 26, 541-553-3331, www.museumatwarmsprings.org Creativity Explored. Community Art Exhibit. Annual Tribal Membership Exhibit. Thru May 27.

Celestial Visions. June 22-September 9.

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.

Galerie Roger 727 NW Third Street, Prineville, 541-815-9857 May 12 Prineville businesses host the widely acclaimed Art Crawl.

Displaying the work of 40+ artists including woodwork, photography, jewelry, watercolors, acrylics, art deco furniture and handmade scarves. Open Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.

Redmond/Terrebonne The Art of Alfred A. Dolezal Eagle Crest Resort, 7525 Falcon Crest Dr., Ste. 100, 541-526-1185, www. alfreddolezal.com, artofalfreddolezal@gmail.com Daily, 10am–5pm. Original oils, reproductions, classes, gift shop. The eclectic paintings of Austrian artist, Alfred A. Dolezal combine illuminant colors with alternative visions of reality.

These contemporary oils on canvas examine the deeper meaning of life and tell a human interest story. Combining profound messages with thought-provoking imagery and evocative symbolism, they are much more than a painting.

Juniper Brewing Company 1950 SW Badger Ave. #103 jenniferware@rocketmail.com or 541-233-7300 Celebrating art and the craft of beer making. Art and Beer III: Inspiration and Fermentation features many of the artists and photographers who have participated in past exhibitions in Juniper Brewing.

Among those displaying work are painters Linda Shelton, Shandel Gamer and Shari Crandall and photographers TimmPicknell, Jill L. Tucker and Gary Wing.

Artinfo@bendbroadband.com.

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Maragas Winery Lattavo Gallery 15523 SW Hwy. 97, Culver, 541546-5464, www.maragaswinery.com The caricature art adorning the Artwork by Michaela Alexander bottles of Maragas wines was created by Doug Maragas’ mother, Joanne Lattavo, in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. Joanne was an accomplished oil painter with a renowned art gallery. From her collection comes art that will be initially displayed in the Gallery including several paintings by Lattavo, Flynn, Lessig and McDonald.

Redmond Library 827 SW Deschutes Ave., www.redmondfol.org, Linda Barker at lindab@dpls.lib.or.us Featuring annual High School Student Art Show featuring dynamic artwork by students from Redmond High School, Ridgeview High School and Redmond Proficiency Academy. Thru May 31.

Redmond Third Friday Stroll May 19 – Central Oregon Spirits The Third Friday Strolls are to encourage people to come downtown and see what Redmond has to offer. Local products, shops and services are all within reach in the downtown core. This is a great opportunity to socialize with neighbors, meet business owners and keep dollars working in the community we love to call home.

541-923-5191 or karen@visitredmondoregon.com.

Redmond Senior Center 325 NW Dogwood Ave., 541-548-6325, lsmith@bendbroadband.com Shandel Gamer and Jill Tucker will present their joint painter/photographer exhibit The Circle of Life during May. Gamer will be offering her paintings at one-half off.

School House Produce 1430 SW Highland Ave., 541- 504-7112, www.schoolhouseproduce.com Paintings by SageBrushers artist Valerie Smith.

St. Charles Hospital Redmond, 1253 NW Canal Blvd., 541-548-8131.

A large exhibit of paintings by HDAL artists continues at Redmond’s St. Charles Medical Center. These talented artists create paintings with a great diversity of styles, mediums and subjects: www.highdesertartleague.com

DINING

Yourself in Bend’s Awesome Gastropub

by LINDEN GROSS, One Stop Writing Shop

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f you’re looking for a local brewpub where the food is as much of a draw as the craft beer, I have four words for you: Welcome to Immersion Brewing.

One look at the menu of this upscale, downhome gastropub, which opened just a year ago, tells the tale. Braised short ribs. Duck. Pork shank. Really?

After a quick tour of Immersion Brewing, where you can actually brew your own beer and then return to bottle it a few weeks later, my food posse and I agreed that we loved the rustic-meets-industrial décor as well as the vibe and stellar service. So far so good.

As soon as the beautifully-presented appetizers hit, we realized that good was about to turn to great.

The ahi poke with chunks of avocado, ancho-pickled cucumbers, radish and cascabel chili oil was as lovely to look at as it was to eat. Immersion Brewing gets its fish delivered at least four times a week, and wow does that show!

While the wild crab dip was the definition of creamy comfort food, the crab took such a backseat to the artichoke hearts and melted Romano cheese that it was hard to detect.

No such disappointment with the cornmeal-coated black bean cake—served with heavenly cubes of fried cotija cheese and avocado-cilantro crema. The surprising creamy, crunchy goodness was perfectly balanced by the accompanying pickled onions and fresh pico de gallo salsa. Hello! We’ll be revisiting that starter!

Our entrees were just as fantastic. Naturally, we had to try the burger since we were in a brewpub. The high-quality, house-ground beef was elevated by its close association with chopped bacon and smoked, herbed Rogue blue cheese. As good as the burger was, however, it didn’t hold a candle to the other entrees we tasted.

My three friends couldn’t decide which they preferred—the rich Rancher’s Pie (think Shepherd’s pie but with stout-braised short ribs that taste like first-rate pot roast, root vegetables and peastopped with creamy mashed potatoes) or the tender and tasty achiote-guajillo marinated pork shank with green chili polenta and caramelized pineapple salsa. (I told you this wasn’t your usual brewpub fare.

Sure glad you moved here from Tucson, Chef Jack H. Tate!)

My favorite dish was the juicy, pan-seared duck breast with pancetta and spent grain risotto. The spent grain (i.e. the leftovers after the brewing process) not only added fabulous texture to the risotto, it Duck Breast, photos courtesy of Linden Gross imparted a hint of malt to the crispy duck skin.

Then there was the perfectlygrilled New York steak (served with fries), which was as good as what you’d get in a fancy steakhouse.

The fact that everything except the condiments and the Sparrow Bakery bread is made in house is apparent from start to finish. It Duck, photo courtesy of WaveJourney doesn’t hurt that the desserts are just as beautifully presented as all the rest of the dishes. Take the light lemon custard panna cotta topped with fine strips of fresh lemon zest and blueberry-mint compote. Or the apple pie with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream, served in a small cast iron baking dish. Or the intoxicating chocolate hazelnut torte, with its brownie/cakelike texture, served with candied hazelnuts and chocolate ganache.

Panna Cotta, photo courtesy of WaveJourney.com From start to finish, all that was missing from a high-end dining experience was the white table cloth and the expensive price tag. Whether you go for the craft beer and stay for the food or vis versa, you’ll leave Immersion Brewing happy.

Immersion Brewing 550 SW Industrial Way #185, Bend 541-633-7821 imbrewing.com Owners: Sean Lampe, Amanda Plattner & Rachael Plattner Hours: Monday - Sunday 11:30am –close

Black Bean Cakes, photo courtesy of WaveJourney.com

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Central Oregon Symphony Wilma Hens

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entral Oregon Symphony violinist Wilma Hens grew up in 1940’s Germany, with a father of grandparent age struggling to make ends meet. The youngest of five children, Wilma’s exposure to music was limited to listening to her mother sing opera. Though she wasn’t formally trained, she sang all the time, and opera became the music Wilma grew up with and loves to this day.

The young Wilma wanted to learn piano, but knowing the house was too small and the budget too lean to accommodate one, she asked for a violin. It was more than two years, but finally at age 13 she got her violin, used as it was. She took violin lessons from a symphony member “whose mouth of missing teeth and dripping saliva” so frightened the teenager that she made up a story that guaranteed she wouldn’t have to return.

A different school and a violinist music teacher was the stimulus that would carry Wilma’s passion forward. Her teacher was the father of renowned German cellist and music educator Claus Kanngiesser. He saw how the teenage Wilma loved music and the violin, and when she could no longer afford lessons, he taught her for free.

After many years, Wilma and Chuck reconnected with Claus during a recent trip to Germany. Their reunion resulted in his performing as soloist with COS in the 2015 fall concert.

Wilma went on to get a major in music with a minor in English at a teaching college and after graduation taught grades 1 through 10… all subjects! It was there she met Chuck Hens, a U of O music major and violinist, who was in Germany for a 10-month comparative music study program. One more year of teaching and Wilma had saved enough money to move to Oregon, unite with Chuck and enroll

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in the U of O music education program. The couple married in 1966.

Fast forward 10 years, two children, several more years teaching in Germany to quell Wilma’s homesickness and a final return to Eugene, where both Wilma and Chuck played in the Eugene Symphony. In 1976 Chuck accepted a position teaching strings and music theory at COCC and Wilma remembers “unhappily” moving to Bend.

But after 18 months, she said she’d never leave. Wilma taught music at St. Francis School and began her 40-year stint with the Central Oregon Symphony. She remembers playing “simpler music at a tempo that was plausible.” Between children in east coast colleges, family in Germany and then grandchildren in California, Wilma says her performances with the symphony were intermittent.

Regarding the changes in 40 years of COS, Wilma acknowledges that every conductor moved the orchestra forward, but that the “most wonderful thing that happened to the development of the orchestra was the arrival of Michael Gesme.

Michael came with a concept of community orchestra, fine music played well and open to any musician who could play it.”

Today Wilma is practicing like crazy for the upcoming concerts and admits that she is struggling to play the tempo the music demands.

She said that Michael makes rehearsals fun, dissolving some of her tension with his humor.

Most importantly she loves that he gives her the opportunity to meet the challenge of the music.

And will she play in May? Only practice will tell.

Wilma Hens Photo courtesy of C.O. Symphony

Redmond Community Concert Association 2017-2018 Concert Season

spring ConCert MAy 20-22, 2017

Violin Concerto - Brahms Guest Violinist: Linda Wang

Danzon No. 2 - Márquez Cascades Suite - Barnes World première

50th AnniversAry gAlA riverhouse Convention Center May 21, 2017 5:30PM - 8:30PM (for COSA members only)

Tickets: $50

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inCludes *Invitation to the Gala *May 2017 concert tickets *2017-2018 season tickets

More information: www.cosymphony.com

Welcoming New Subscribers 5 performances beginning October 8 - April 8 Sundays, 2:00pm and 6:30pm

PURCHASE TICKETS NOW BEFORE SOLD OUT Visit our website for complete information and to preview upcoming performances redmondcca.org 541-350-7222(RCCA)

COSA, Inc. * info@cosymphony.com * 541.317.3941

RCCA is a 501(c)(3) all colunteer nonprofit organization

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Community Orchestra of Central Oregon

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ome of the happiest people in Bend just might be members of COCO, the Community Orchestra of Central Oregon.

Open to players of all levels, the joy of playing music with others is one of the binding forces for this two-year old orchestra.

Working hard to present enjoyable music for a general audience sweetens the fun and excitement for these musicians.

With the support of the Cascade Horizon Band and Michael Gesme of the Central Oregon Symphony, COCO has been able to present three very successful concerts and is on their way to the fourth program.

They will be offering a Spring Concert in Madras, May 6 [Performing Arts Center] and Mt. View High School in Bend, May 7. Both concerts start at 2pm and are admission free.

COCO is led by Sam Taylor, a professional violinist and conductor from Montana priorto moving to the Bend/Redmond area.

The varied selection of pieces range from South American rhythms to very familiar light classical themes and will feature a new piece by Chris Thomas, cellist and composer. Other featured musician is Margaret Littlehales known by many as an instructor of piano in Bend.

541-306-6768, cocomusicmakers@gmail.com

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inger-songwriter-satirist Roy Zimmerman will bring his “funny songs about ignorance, war and greed” to Bend’s Volcanic Theatre Pub Wednesday, June 7. The show is a benefit performance for KPOV High Desert Community Radio.

For the past two decades Zimmerman has brought the sting of satire to the struggle for peace and justice on stage, on radio and TV, and on YouTube—where his videos have garnered over seven million views.

Sponsorships for this KPOV fundraiser are available to local businesses and organizations. Call KPOV Development Director Bruce Morris at 541-322-0863 for more information.

KPOV is a listener-supported, volunteer-powered community radio station that broadcasts at 88.9 FM and live on the web at kpov.org. High Desert Community Radio offers locally produced programs not heard on any other area radio stations, including civic affairs, election coverage, and the most diverse music programming in Central Oregon. kpov.org Roy Zimmerman

THE BOBS Vocal Acrobats (and certifiable nutjobs) Take Over the Tower

riday, May 26 at 8pm, The Bobs will light up the Tower stage with their vocal pyrotechnics. Presented by The Tower Theatre Foundation, the original “band without instruments” make their Central Oregon debut as part of their “Farewell” tour. The Bobs have been breaking all the rules and making their own waves in the world of vocal music for over 30 years, playing everywhere from Lincoln Center to Berlin’s Passionkirche.

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Described as Manhattan Tr a n s f e r meets Monty P y t h o n and Robin Williams meets Bobby McFerrin, they use just their voices and body percussion to

fill the room with a crescendo of euphonious sound. In addition to original tunes, they cover Talking Heads Psycho Killer, and their arrangement of The Beatles’ Helter Skelter earned them a Grammy nomination.

“Their name “BOBS” is an acronym, meaning Best of Breed, taken from dog shows. They’re clearly poking fun at themselves in that moniker, as they do in many ways, and yet after 30 years, the name rings true,” says Deke Sharon, producer – The Sing Off and founding member of The House Jacks who headlined the 2016 Bend A Cappella Festival.

“If you haven’t seen them live and you call yourself an a cappella fan, you’re doing yourself a disservice. You’ll learn much from their style, their technique, their performance... and you’ll love it.”

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Les Schwab Opening June with John Mellencamp

es Schwab Amphitheater plans include more concerts than ever, set to bring throngs of people to the banks of the Deschutes this summer.

John Mellencamp with Special Guests Jewel and Carlene Carter — June 11 The rock n’ roll icon who’s dominated the last 35+ years of music with massive hits like Pink Houses, Small Town and Jack & Diane, continues to hold his place as one of American music’s most authentic voices and storytellers with his newest album, Sad Clowns and Hillbillies.

Paul Simon — June 24 SOLD OUT During his distinguished career Paul Simon has been the recipient of many honors and awards including 12 Grammy Awards, three of which were albums of the year. In 2003 he was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as half of the duo Simon and Garfunkel.

Pink Martini — June 30 Everyone’s favorite little orchestra. To make the night even more romantic, both China Forbes and Storm Large are performing.

Ween! — July 1 Childhood friends Aaron Freeman (Gene Ween) and Mickey Melchiondo (Dean Ween) are back to bring their eclectic mix of funk, soul, country, gospel, R&B, punk, metal.

LSA with DEFTONES + RISE AGAINST! — July 4th “We’ve been talking to Rise about touring together for a while now. Finally, everything aligned and we get to spend the summer playing shows with our friends.

We couldn’t be more excited and can’t wait to see you at the shows,” Deftones said in a statement.

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“Slightly Stoopid, Iration & J Boog— July 15 Fusion of folk, rock, reggae and blues with hip-hop, funk, metal and punk.

Jack Johnson SOLD OUT— July 20. For the first time since 2014, Jack and the band are hitting the road for a North American summer tour, kicking off June 2 at the Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, Illinois and ending on the West Coast.

An Evening with The Avett Brothers — July 21 The songs are honest: just chords with real voices singing real melodies. But, the heart and the energy with which they are sung, is really why people are talking, and why so many sing along. They are a reality in a world of entertainment built with smoke and mirrors, and when they play, the common man can break the mirrors and blow the smoke away, so that all that’s left behind is the unwavering beauty of the songs.

Diana Krall — July 25 All tickets include a download of Krall’s upcoming album Turn Up The Quiet, celebrates Jazz and the Great American Songbook, reuniting her with Grammy Award-winning producer, Tommy LiPuma. Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

Steve Miller Band & Peter Frampton — August 4 This will be the first time Frampton has performed at the amphitheater.

Michael Franti & Spearhead — September 8 Blending hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, raggae, jazz, folk and rock. www.bendconcerts.com

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Bend Memorial Clinic Free Summer Sundays Concert Series

entral Oregon locals and visitors are invited to dance their Sundays away at the 2017 Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC) Free Summer Sunday Concert Series. These annual Sunday afternoon concerts at the Les Schwab Amphitheater, which start on June 4, have become a staple of summer in Bend. With musical styles ranging from rock to funk and from salsa to brass band, the sounds of this season’s free concerts will delight music lovers of all kinds.

For the fourth year, Bend Memorial Clinic is the title sponsor of the popular series. BMC in the Old Mill District offers multiple health and wellness services. The free Summer Sundays Concert Series fit well with BMC’s goals for overall community health, as concert attendees get out to enjoy family, friends, music, the outdoors and dancing. The clinic will have a tent at the Summer Sunday Concerts to enjoy family friendly activities, cool off in the Chill Zone, grab some sunscreen, lip balm, water for your dog and enter to win a summer fun package each week.

This year’s Free Summer Sundays Concert Schedule: June 4 – B Side Brass Band (New Orleans Style Brass Band) June 18 – Milonga (Latin dance) June 25 – Elektrapod (Funk/Rock/Pop) July 2 – Dina Y Los Rumberos (Salsa/Merengue/Bachata/Mambo/Bolero) July 9 – The Groove Cabin (Rock/Funk/Jam) July 16 – Streetlight Moon (Rock & Roll/Classic Rock) Gates open each Sunday at 1pm and the shows run from 2:30-4:30pm.

Come on down to the Les Schwab Amphitheater and enjoy a beautiful afternoon of great music and healthy family fun. Live music will be rounded out by many other family-oriented activities, such as bouncy houses and delicious food vendors. www.bendconcerts.com, www.theoldmill.com

High Desert Chamber Music

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Season Concludes with Crown City String Quartet

he High Desert Chamber Music 2016-17 season, presented by Mission Building & Renovation, concludes with the annual return of Central Oregon favorites the Crown City String Quartet. As resident string quartet, this year marks their eleventh appearance in Central Oregon over the past nine years.

Founded in 2007, their performances have been praised as “sublime” and “simply moving and spectacular.” Based in the Crown City, Pasadena, California, the members are current and former members and principal players of some of Southern California’s most renowned music organizations. They are regularly featured in a number of concert series in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. With a refreshing and unmistakable camaraderie that is present both on and off-stage, the group is recognized for delivering dynamic and engaging performances of standard repertoire.

One of the Crown City String Quartet’s members is High Desert Chamber Music’s founder and Executive Director Isabelle Senger, who states “I am especially honored to present my own group to our Central Oregon audience. This quartet is my musical family, and was my inspiration for founding High Desert Chamber

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Music and bringing professional chamber musicians to our area.”

The season finale concerts will take place on Friday, May 19, 7pm at the Welcome Center at Black Butte Ranch, followed by a reception with the performers immediately after the concert. An additional concert is scheduled for Saturday, May 20, 7:30pm, at Bend Church in downtown Bend.

Seating is limited, and advance ticket purchase is recommended for both events.

Crown City String Quartet (L-R: Kevin Kumar, Carrie Holzman-Little, Isabelle Senger, Dane Little)

541-306-3988 961 NW Brooks St. (Downtown Bend) info@highdesertchambermusic.com

Season Finale with Symphony

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ed by Maestro Michael Gesme, the Central Oregon Symphony’s season finale takes place from May 2022. A highlight of this spring concert series is the première performance of Cascades Suite, an original composition

by James Barnes, commissioned to honor the history and culture of Central Oregon on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the COS. A second highlight is the return of favorite guest violinist, Linda Wang, performing the Brahms Violin Concerto.

The orchestra also plays Danzon No.2 by Márques, a piece inspired by a Mexican couples dance set to the rhythms of a charanga band.

Evening concerts on Saturday and Monday begin at 7:30pm and the Sunday matinee at 2pm all at the Bend High School auditorium.

Topping off the finale weekend is the Musicians’ Gala at the The Riverhouse honoring former and current musicians. More than 800 musicians who have played with the COS have been identified and a number will be attending. (If you have played with the COS, contact the COSA office.)

Tickets are available to members for $50, which includes dinner and a memory book covering the fifty-year history of the Symphony. To become a member, go to the website or call 541317-3941. If you join now, you may purchase a ticket for the dinner, attend the spring concert and attend all of the concerts during the 2017-18 season. www.cosymphony.com

Tower Theatre & Thoroughly Modern Productions Team Up

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he Tower Theatre Foundation and Thoroughly Modern Productions invite you to the Tower during the First Friday Art Walk on May 5 in Downtown Bend. Preview excerpts from the Broadway award-winning musical Guys and Dolls between 6-9pm in the iconic and historic Tower.

With help from volunteers at Aspen Ridge Retirement and Mt. Bachelor Senior Living, the high stakes atmosphere of Guys and Dolls will be recreated in the Tower lobby with roulette, bingo and an interactive horse race. A rehearsal for Guys and Dolls will be ongoing in the Tower auditorium with excerpts from the show performed free every half hour starting at 6:30pm. Catch the entire production of Broadway in Concert: Guys and Dolls at the Tower Theatre June 2-4.

541-317-0700 www.towertheatre.org

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ARTISTS’ GALLERY SUNRIVER NOW, a unique opportunity for local artists to join the Artists’ Gallery Sunriver. It’s a rare opportunity as AGS seldom has openings. Are you a fine artist or fine crafts person? Looking for 2D artists (mixed media, encaustic, oil, watercolor) and 3D metal artist, Wood Turning, Jewelry Wearable Art, Unique pottery, photography or Sculpture? Live locally?

We are For Artists By Artists.

Participating members work shifts, have generous space to show their work, and share in the operations of the gallery business. Generous commissions percent paid twice monthly and low monthly expense is shared among Artist Members.

Ready to find out more information? Contact Susan Harkness Williams 541-788 2486 or sunriversister@ yahoo.com to learn more about our jury process.

DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY The Deschutes Public Library, downtown branch, invites artists to submit up to 2 pieces of art, for its show, Water in Motion, running July 12 to October 10. Artwork in all media is accepted. Pieces must be framed, with a wire hanging system, and 16” by 20” or larger. Artists may submit their artwork on Tuesday, July 12 from 4-5:30pm in the Hutchinson room at the downtown library. laurelfrancis@gmail.com.

SATURDAY MARKET Central Oregon Saturday Market is getting ready to start its 43rd summer season as the largest gathering of local artists East of the Cascades in May on Memorial Day Weekend. Summer Saturdays and a few Sundays in Downtown Bend across from the Library. Vendors display and sell their unique works and talents at an affordable open air market.

541-420-9015 CORRINE WOODMAN GALLERY Artful Solar Eclipse Exhibit August 2017, The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Corvallis www.theartscenter.net Deadline: Sunday, June 25 or prior Never seen a full solar eclipse? This is the moment to start thinking about it. On August 21 a full solar eclipse will be on/over/in Corvallis. The Arts Center

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will dedicate a small group exhibit in the Corrine Woodman Gallery.

Dr. Randal L Milstein, astronomer and fine art photographer, one of the exhibition committee members (TBA) and curator Hester Coucke will select the artwork.

Artful Solar Eclipse takes place in the Corrine Woodman Gallery. Due to the limited space we ask for smaller size workof up to approx. 15x15” or an equivalent of that (the sum height and length be approx. 30”) The exhibit may be installed in salon style. hester@theartscenter.net, 541-754-1551, ext 658.

CALL TO ARTISTS TWIGS GALLERY SISTERS Twigs Gallery and Home Goods at 331 W Cascade Ave. in Sisters accepting submissions for artwork with a fiber component to be displayed in the gallery for month long shows beginning the fourth Friday of each month. The work can range from art quilts to felting, knitting, crocheting and mixed fiber media. The body of work submitted should have a theme and all work must be for sale.

You can submit proposals in person to Jean Wells Keenan, jean@stitchinpost.com. All pieces will be reviewed for placement in the gallery. gallery@twigssisters.com, 541-549-6061.

OREGON TRADITIONAL ARTS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM The Oregon Folklife Network (OFN) is accepting applications for 2017. This program offers master traditional artists and culture keepers a $3,000 stipend to teach their art form to apprentices from their own communities, Tribes, cultural, religious or occupational group. The stipend pays masters to pass on their knowledge, skills and expertise to an apprentice of great promise, who is empowered through these lessons to continue carrying on Oregon’s traditions.

Contact us first if you want to apply. Visit ofn.uoregon. edu or contact Brad McMullen (ofn@uoregon.edu, 541-346-3820) for more information about your eligibility in the program.

CALL TO ARTISTS ST. CHARLES Arts in the Hospital, two venues through St. Charles Healthcare-Bend. Please send your requests and submissions to Linda Francis-Strunk, coordinator, Arts in the Hospital, lindartsy1@gmail.com.

ART IN THE HIGH DESERT Visual artists are invited to apply now for the 2017 Art in the High Desert Show & Sale. The four-person jury is new each year to ensure a fresh look as they review artist applications. Art in the High Desert, as a nonprofit organization, has just been ranked tenth (out of over 600 shows in the nation) for quality of art & sales. www.artinthehighdesert.com and click For Artists.

541-322-6272 CALL TO ARTISTS: THE PRINEVILLE ART CRAWL 2nd Friday each month is inviting all media artists — if you are interested in participating. rgpeer9857@gmail.com.

HOOD AVENUE ART CALL TO ARTISTS Sisters art gallery looking for two new artist members.

Medium should be metal or wood sculpture. Send portfolio images with dimensions and prices to info@ HoodAvenueArt.com.

REDMOND SENIOR CENTER ARTISTS Redmond Senior Center announces a new exhibition program promoting local artists. We are soliciting individuals, groups and clubs to participate in multi-interest arts and crafts shows. 325 NW Dogwood, Redmond, 8am-4pm, Monday through Friday.541-548-6325, lsmith@bendbroadband.com.

New Perspective for April by Eileen Lock

ecent decisions could leave you wanting some quiet time over the first few days of this month. Spend more time listening and being mindful about what you want to say until after the 3rd. Realize that everyone will see you differently on the 5th and simply stay true to yourself. Conversations are surprising on the 9th and it starts a series of events that will happen over the next few weeks. Embrace what you hear and welcome what’s coming.

The Full Moon on the 10th is intense and emotional and it will be important to have faith especially if you feel unclear about your next steps. Decisions are made near the 11th and action brings opportunity almost immediately. Make a list of the changes you want to see happen in your life on the 15th and stay as receptive as possible to new beginnings. There is plenty of support on the 18th for making the necessary changes in your life. Pace yourself on the 19th and stay receptive to the gifts that are coming your

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HDAL CALL TO ARTISTS High Desert Art League (HDAL) is currently accepting applications for new members. HDAL is a professional artists’ group working to support the advancement of its member artists through exhibitions, education and related outreach. Please refer to the HDAL website for information about our League, submission for membership and to view work by current members. We strive to have a varied group of artists in regard to art style, subjects and mediums. If your art will contribute to our group’s diversity you may contact us through our website: www.highdesertartleague.com.

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way. Remember to keep your heart open as you walk through new experiences.

Be willing to change how you see yourself on the 20th and understand how this can impact your life. Give space for healing over the next 4 days and simply listen.

A transformation of your heart is apparent on the 25th and this brings a new beginning into your life. Slow your body down over the last few days and let yourself integrate all that you have learned lately. Action taken on the 30th will create change and more new beginnings. Talk about what you need on the 31st and you could find more support than ever before. Have enough faith to speak you whole truth so that you can get what you need. Love and Light Always, Eileen Lock, Clairvoyant Astrologer/Spiritual Medium 541-389-1159, 1471 NW Newport Ave., Bend www.eileenlock.freeservers.com, www.oneheartministry.freeservers.com

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FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK 5-9pm www.cascadeae.com

ART ON THE RIVER 5-6 10am-4pm www.cascadeae.com

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BEAT CHILDRENS THEATRE PRESENTS MULAN www.beatchildresntheatre.org

DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY WELCOMES YAA GYASI, AUTHOR OF HOMEGOING, TO CENTRAL OREGON 4pm www.dplfoundation.org,

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HDCM CONCERT SERIES: CROWN CITY STRING QUARTET 541-306-3988, highdesertchambermusic.com

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CENTRAL OREGON SYMPHONY SPRING CONCERT SERIES: LINDA WANG (VIOLIN) www.cosymphony.com/events.htm

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DUTCH OVEN DINING: BREAKFAST AT THE HIGH DESERT MUSEUM 541-382-4754

WAR COMES TO CENTRAL OREGON 20-21 CIVIL nwcwc.org

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BUBBLES & BAGS A LADIES NIGHT OUT 6:30pm www.cascadeae.com

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LLOYD JONES AT THE OLD STONE 8pm oldstonebend.com

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SECOND SATURDAY ART RECEPTION AT ARTISTS GALLERY SUNRIVER 4-7pm www.artistsgallerysunriver.com

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CREATIVE FEASTS A6 6-8pm 541-330-8759

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ART & WINE AUCTION 5:30pm www.deschuteschildrensfoundation.org

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THE BOBS LIVE AT THE TOWER THEATRE 8pm 541-355-4400 www.towertheatre.org

See www.cascadeae.com or CascadeAE App for full Event Calendar

Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | May 2017

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painting • photography •

Art Workshops • printmaking • watercolor

CASCADE FINE ART WORKSHOPS Contact Sue Manley, 541-408-5524 info@cascadefineartworkshops.com www.cascadefineartworkshops.com Debora Stewart – only a few openings left!

Abstraction in Pastels & Acrylic May 16-19, $495 15 students minimum/16 students max Ted Nuttall – FULL, wait list available Painting the Figure from Photographs Watercolor June 5-9, $720 by April 5, $770 after April 5 14 students minimum/15 students max TONY ALLAIN Chasing the Light Pastel July 26-28, $450 by May 26, $550 after May 26 14 students minimum/16 students max Colley Whisson – NEW DATES Modern Impressionism in Action Oils & Acrylics August 12-15, $625 by June 1, $675 after June 1 14 students minimum/15 students max Joe Netherwood Western and Native American Portraits Workshop Oil November 2-5, $500 by September 2, $550 after September 2 10 students minimum/10 students max CINDY BRIGGS Watercolor Workshops in Bend, Carmel & France Quick Sketchbook Paintings at the Art Station May 9 Painterly Portraits at the Art Station May 12 & 13 Carmel, October 2017 dates TBA Giverny & Normandy France, June 24-31, 2018 www.CindyBriggs.com

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HOOD AVENUE ART 357 W Hood Ave., Sisters, 541-719-1800, info@hoodavenueart.com, www.hoodavenueart.com None in May. SAGEBRUSHERS ART SOCIETY www.sagebrushersartofbend.com 541-617-0900 or sagebrushersart@gmail.com All classes listed below held at 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend.

Introductions to Pastels with JoAnn Burgess and Kathleen Keliher Thursday, May 25, 4:30-7pm.

This workshop will be an opportunity to explore pastels for the first time or to continue experimenting with them. We will look at a variety of pastel brands and the various surfaces that can be used to create your art.

Bring your curiosity & enthusiasm. $45 includes all materials. To register contact JoAnn at 425-443-9233 or joannburgess.artist@gmail.com.

Intuitive Painting classes with Vicki Johnson Paint intuitively and let go of thought, judgment or agenda and allow your innate, authentic, creative self come out and play.

First Wednesday of each month. May 3, 6-8:15pm. $25/class, all materials included.

Contact Vicki at 541-390-3174 or coachvickijohnson@gmail.com.

Watercolor Wednesday classes May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 10am-12pm Free to members, $5 for non-members. Bring your own photos and supplies.

Contact Jennifer at jenniferware@rocketmail.com.

Intuitive Mixed Media Workshop with Vicki Johnson Saturday, May 13, 8:30am-12pm Vicki is a great teacher and accomplished artist. $35, includes all materials.

Contact Vicki at 541-390-3174 or coachvickijohnson@gmail.com.

Lunch & Learn with Katherine Taylor Friday, May 12, 12-1pm. Katherine will demonstrate techniques she uses in creating glorious oil paintings.

A $3 donation requested.

There is a charge of $20 to list classes and/or workshops or they are free with a paid display ad. Please keep text to 200 words or less. Email pamela@cascadebusnews.com for more information.

See full workshop listings a www.cascadeae.com

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