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Notes from the Publisher Pamela Hulse Andrews

Local Arts Stumbles But Will Rise to the Challenge

t just breaks my heart every time I write about the demise of yet another arts organization in Central Oregon. I’m thinking back on the downfall of the Cascade Music Festival that closed amid accusations and turmoil nearly eight years ago. Then in June 2014 came the failure of the board of directors of the Nature of Words to continue the literary organization when its founder, Ellie Waterston, moved on to other journeys after diligently creating and nurturing her dream.

Now we must speak about the beloved Art Station that was abruptly closed last month by the board of directors, who once again was unable to maintain the programs following the departure of its founder and champion Cate O’Hagan.

The board also cancelled Arts Central, the umbrella nonprofit organization for the Art Station, VanGo and Artists in Schools programs, providing arts education and advocacy services in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.

Much blame has been battered back and forth about the closure of the region’s only nonprofit visual arts school and the regional arts and cultural council.

However, today we should talk about hope and the future and what we can do to assure that our cultural and creative entities are supported and valued.

Acknowledging that Central Oregon is a growing environment for art and cultural that add to the quality of life and economic vitality of Central Oregon is an important step in our healing. When you support arts programs, you support a thriving creative economy that enriches all in our region.

Unfortunately funding of the arts is not a walk in the park as there are so many needs in our communities, especially helping at risk youth and families.

I must mention the blatant lack of appropriate funding from the Oregon Arts Commission (OAC) and the Oregon Cultural Trust (OCT) that claims: to lead Oregon in cultivating, growing and valuing culture as an integral part of communities.

That’s not happening in Central Oregon. The OAC recently cancelled funding for the High Desert Museum stating that art is not at the core of the Museum. The conclusion to withhold funds from the Museum is completely ridiculous. Not only is the Museum an extremely valuable cultural entity in the state, it continuously hosts noteworthy art exhibits.

Chair of Brooks Resource, Mike Hollern, tried to help the Museum restore the funding but resigned from the OAC advocacy board when his efforts were thwarted by the Commission. Continued advocacy to our state’s arts funders in Salem needs to occur. We must let our needs be known and be adamant that Central Oregon is worthy of significant attention and support.

Just this past weekend, the Museum held its annual fundraiser, Rendezvous, showcasing the Art in the West exhibit and raised $325,000 to support this unique Museum. This level of support reveals that our community is connected to sustaining these ‘artful exhibits, alluring animals, engaging programs and meaningful history.’

I am grateful that our region is helping to sustain other arts and cultural organizations including the Tower Theatre, High Desert Chamber Music,

Scalehouse, Bend Experimental Art Theatre, Central Oregon Symphony, Sisters Folk Festival and many others.

Recent funding for local arts groups from OCT (see page 4 of this issue) received a paltry $74,962 with $31,239 going to Playa in Summer Lake.

Not one grant went to an organization that offers art education. While the Novel Idea, OperaBend, Camp Sherman Historical Society and Women’s Civic Improvement League may be important cultural offerings, they are not encouraging creativity in visual art.

The arts are what make our community strong and vibrant and Arts Central had a confident 40 year heritage of cultivating creative minds in Central Oregon.

What are we, as champions of the arts, going to do to create inspiration, innovation and creativity in communities throughout the High Desert? While I write this there are several people talking about how our community can continue to offer the arts programs and where the regional council should operate. Through thoughtful discussions I hope to report good news in future editorials.

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The fourth issue of Bend Fashion Quarterly (BFQ), a fashion and lifestyle magazine reflecting the trends of the High Desert is on the streets, in boutique, offices and restaurants all over Central Oregon Increasing content to 120 pages, this issue covers a vast array of themes that showcase the diversity of Central Oregon. From featuring prominent and influential female figures in the Women in Real Estate section to organic farmer Sarahlee Lawrence from Rainshadow Organics, BFQ is intensifying its focus on all things relating to the specific recreational lifestyle associated with Bend.

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Oregon Cultural Trust Awards Record $2.9 Million

A record 149 grants totaling $2.9 million will be awarded to Oregon’s cultural nonprofits by the Oregon Cultural Trust in fiscal year 2016-17, a nine percent increase over last year. The increase is the direct result of another record year of fundraising.

The breakdown of the funds awarded: $714,045 Cultural Trust five partners in Portland/Salem: Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Heritage Commission, Oregon Humanities, Oregon Historical Society and State Historic Preservation $714,045 to 45 country tribal cultural coalitions $779,293 Portland area arts and cultural organizations $620,796 to areas outside Portland, the eastside of the mountains received $123,614 Central Oregon $74,962

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Eastern Oregon $48,652 Coast $74,637 Gorge $84,098 Southern Oregon $106,810 Eugene $231,637 Central Oregon Recipients Camp Sherman Historical Society, Camp Sherman (Preservation): $8,013 Fireplace Restoration: to support restoration and repair of the masonry fireplace in a shelter constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corp at the Camp Sherman Campground.

Deschutes Public Library Foundation, Bend (Creativity): $12,994 A Novel Idea: to support the community read program, which includes more than 30 book discussions, cultural programs, art workshops, exhibits and scholarly presentations.

OperaBend, Bend (Access): $14,881 Puccini’s La Boheme: to support the presentation of the touring production across rural parts of Oregon.

Playa, Summer Lake (Creativity): $31,239 to support the confluence of artists and scientists coming together for residencies and related activities.

Women’s Civic Improvement League DBA KPOV, Bend (Capacity): $7,835 Radio Signal Expansion to support an expansion of KPOVs signal throughout Central Oregon in order to reach new audiences and better serve existing listeners.

Bend’s Tower Theatre Foundation and The A Cappella Education Association (AEA) have combined forces for the second annual Bend A Cappella Festival, February 10-12, 2017, creating a high school competition that is the only West Coast regional qualifying event for AEA’s championship at the National A Cappella Convention (NACC) in Memphis in April. The winning high school a cappella group in Bend will gain automatic entry into the National Championship and receive complimentary all access passes to all Naturally 7 | Photo courtesy of Tower Theatre events at the NACC. Judging at both the Bend and National competition will be conducted in accordance with the educator-developed AEA scoring system, ensuring a consistent and constructive experience for all participating groups. With more than 2,700 members across the country, the A Cappella Educators Association fosters the creation and development of a cappella groups, programs, and curricula nationwide. As one of their founding feeder festivals, the Bend A Cappella Festival is delighted to be working in partnership with this collaborative group.

This year’s Bend Festival will be headlined by national vocal play sensation Naturally 7. Founded in New York City in 1999, Naturally 7 has opened for Diana Ross, toured with Michael Bublé, played with Coldplay, and rapped with Ludacris. The seven-member group is widely recognized as one of the finest a cappella groups in the country.

Tickets go on sale November 1, with a variety of packages to suit students, amateurs and audience members. Kathy Schroeder, Bend A Cappella Festival Director, encourages anyone interested in a cappella to “learn, connect, and enjoy this beautiful and exciting form of music with us in Bend next February.”

STREET ART Judy Campbell

Check out the newest addition to Tin Pan Alley Art Collection between Lava and Bond off Minnesota St. in Bend. The inspiration for the new work by Judy Campbell, Tomas’ Riddle, came from the artist’s love of fractals, which are infinitely repeating patterns.

While fractals are found in nature (ferns, shells, etc.), rarely is fractal art created by hand–it’s usually computer-generated. The artist opted to combine steel, wood and lights to bring abstract concepts such as love, mystery and infinity into the earthly plane.

NEW MUSIC THE GOLD RUST Local artist Kaycee Anseth and partner Casey Corcoran release Hydrology this fall, co-produced with Jared Smith of Wilderness.

The raspy duet vocals mixed with percussion from an ankle gangle and strings manifests in the body as rousing down tempo knee slaps. Folk, Americana, singer/song writer, call it what you want to call it. ~ Krystal Marie Collins

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I first heard the Tedeschi Trucks Band at the New Orleans Jazz Festival. One of the leading contemporary soul/blues/ rock band performing today, a 12-piece tour-de-force has quickly become the vanguard of modern roots music. Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks shelve their equally successful solo careers to perform.

Driven by Derek Trucks, #16 of the top 100 Guitarists of All Time (Rolling Stone) and the powerful Susan Tedeschi, blessed with a voice that passionately delivers a range of powerful R&B belters to gentle ballads, the group enlists dual drummers, two vocalists, a three-piece horn section, bass and a multi-instrumentalist keyboard player for what is a greater-than-the-sum-of-itsparts collective.

It doesn't get much better than being able to see them live at the Athletic Club of Bend on September 13. ~ Pamela Hulse Andrews

The High Desert Poetry Cell has just Maragas Winery features published its third poetry book, Braided its 7th Annual Grape Stomp River. All proceeds from the sale of this on Saturday, September book go to the Family Kitchen, who 3 from 11am to 6pm at provide free meals for anyone in need, the Vineyard. Take your tootsies for a ride through the fruit of the year-round. The eclectic, talented group earth! There will be the general stomp where everybody gets to stomp of poets (all men by the way) include Larry Jacobs, a real estate broker who loves grapes, and then there will be the adult stomp competition. Move fly fishing; Don Kunz, a retired English professor and volunteer with Habitat for those feet to the sounds of The Opal Springs Boys.

Humanity; John Kvapil, a design architect for the Bend Title Building and the Feel like making some great juice, destined to be medal winning Tower Theatre in Bend who in 1972-73 picked oranges south of Valencia, Spain; wine (every year, Tootsie, the wine they've made with stomped grapes, Peter Lovering, a retired homebuilder/carpenter, biology instructor and a recovering has medalled in the prestigious San Francisco Chronicle Wine tavern owner and John Martin who found a translucent arrowhead in the Sierra two Competition. Proceeds of the Stomp contest go to the Redmond summers ago. John also has a very good recipe for spamburgers and knows a surefire Concert Association. cure for the hiccups, if anyone's interested. ~ Pamela Hulse Andrews Submit your own review and you could be in the next issue of A&E! Send 150 words or less about your favorite find to Pamela@cascadebusnews.com by July 13 for the August issue.

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Exploring China at Deschutes Library The first Chinese immigrants to Oregon arrived in 1850, having traveled in large part from the Pearl River Delta in southeast China. From miners to merchants, those early immigrants helped shape Oregon. Deschutes Public Library hosts a variety of programs throughout the month of September that will explore Chinese immigration in Oregon—its history as well as its legacy.

Most programs listed are free and no registration is required.

The Land of the Gold Mountain With the discovery of gold in California in 1848, and subsequent rich strikes throughout the region, the world rushed to the Far West.

Tuesday, September 6, 6pm • Downtown Bend Library Friday, September 9, 12pm • Redmond Library The Untold Story of Chinese American History in Oregon Helen Ying takes a stroll down the historical lane of the Pendleton, Oregon, Chinese community, including the history of the underground city, where people retreated to escape discrimination.

Thursday, September 15, 1pm • Sisters Library Thursday, September 15, 6pm • East Bend Library Chinese History in Jacksonville Recent archaeological excavation in Jacksonville, Oregon, uncovered the remains of a Chinese home burned in the fall of 1888. The site represents the oldest urban overseas Chinese site in the Pacific Northwest, and the vast artifact assemblage recovered from the intact dwelling makes the collection significant on a national level.

Saturday, September 17, 2pm • Downtown Bend Library Chinese Brush Painting Learn brush techniques and work on several strokes— including bamboo, wild orchid, plum blossom and chrysanthemum—as an introduction to this style of painting. Michelle Oberg leads the class. Space is limited and registration is required at http://bit.ly/2aJAYkZ. Tuesday, September 20, 5–7pm • Downtown Bend Library Chop Suey: Chinese Cooks in Oregon .Archivist, historian and author Richard Engeman explores the history of Chinese restaurants in Oregon.

Wednesday, September 21, 6pm • Downtown Bend Library Thursday, September 22 , 12pm • Sunriver Library www.deschuteslibrary.org 541-312-1032

Writing Ranch Gives Three Creative Writing Opportunities October: Writing Wild Horses A special three-day Nature Writing Intensive is being offered October 17-19 by the Writing Ranch in conjunction with the High Desert Museum’s fall 2016 series of programs and presentations related to wild horse management in the high desert. Museum naturalists and guest speakers, as well as Sage, the Museum’s Kiger-in-residence, will inspire workshop participants as they explore nature writing techniques, as well as the literal and metaphorical aspects specific to this issue. www.highdesertmuseum.org Limited to 15 participants. Fee $220.

Writing for the Health of It The Writing Ranch returns to St. Charles Cancer Center to offer a creative writing workshop October 5-November 1. Participants will explore the intersection of poetry and prose, of fiction and nonfiction in this seven-part series that includes an anthology of students’ work and a concluding luncheon and formal reading.

Limited to 15 participants. wfrudy@stcharleshealthcare.org

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Writing Down the Baja and the Manuscript Lab will again be held in the “pueblo magico” of Todos Santos, long an inspiration to artists.

New this year are events in conjunction with the Todos Santos Writers’ Workshop including evening guest readings and a fiesta featuring presentations by Mexican writers and musicians. Led by award-winning author, poet and writing instructor Ellen Waterston, this popular retreat is designed for both emerging and established writers. www.writingranch.com Bend resident Ellen Waterston is an award-winning poet, author and literary arts advocate. Most recently she converted her verse novel, Vía Láctea: A Woman of a Certain Age Walks the Camino, to a libretto. The opera premiered June 2016. Waterston is currently at work on a nonfiction project and a fourth collection of poetry.

February: Writing Down the Baja & the Manuscript Lab Eighth annual writing retreat in Todos Santos, BCS, February 5-11, 2017.

She established the Waterston Desert Writing Prize in 2015. The 2017 competition opens for submissions January 1, 2017. The Writing Ranch was founded in 2000 and offers retreats and workshops for established and emerging writers.

Small press Throwback Books (formerly of Bend) releases two new handmade books for pre-sale: Unspeakable Light, poems by Megan Merchant about her son’s sudden loss of speech and Heavy Metal Fairytales, by Daniel M. Shapiro.

Merchant’s poetry collection will fade as the reader reads until the last two pages are left as unspeakable light. Merchant said, “I imagine the poems in my manuscript as printed in layers, so that as they are read, the words disappear - I think that [Throwback’s] visual element would greatly enhance and activate the heart of this manuscript - my son’s sudden loss of speech.”

Shapiro’s collection of short fables mash-up the history of heavy metal music and reimagined

fairy tales. It will be printed in the font of the “heaviest damned typewriter we can find” and bound between two riveted sheets of aluminum. It will also incorporate images from May-Lan Tan layered throughout the book.

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endFilm announces the Eugeneproduced feature film Tracktown, written and directed by Jeremy Teicher and Alexi Pappas, will be shown as a part of the 2016 BendFilm Festival, set for October 6-9.

The film follows a fictional account of Pappas, a long distance track star and Tracktown’s lead actor, as she combines her love of running with the excitement of a romantic interest and the complexities of balancing them both.

The festival’s screening of Tracktown comes on the heels of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Pappas competed in the 10,000-meter run, setting her Personal Best, the National Record for Greece, and finishing 17th in the world with a time of 31:36.

Pappas is the co-founder of the Portland Chapter of the Film Fatales, a network of women filmmakers who meet regularly to mentor each other, share resources, collaborate on projects and build a supportive community in which to make their films.

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“Tracktown is such an intimate and heartwarming look into the life of an aspiring Olympian,” said BendFilm Director Todd Looby. “All of the work, pain, emotional energy and sacrifice these athletes and dreamers experience is unbelievable. Having just watched the Olympics, it puts everything into perspective. And Alexi’s story is such a great lens to watch it through.

She’s so much fun and has a magnetic personality. I think Bend will love meeting her and hearing her stories.

Not to mention the fact that she just set a Greek record at the Olympics and beat her personal best time. With Ashton’s Eaton’s 2nd gold, it puts into perspective Oregon’s contribution to the world stage.”

Tracktown tells the story of Plumb Marigold, a famous but lonely distance runner preparing for the biggest race of her life: The Olympic Trials. When an injury forces her to take an unexpected day off, Plumb wanders into a bakery where the aimless boy behind the counter catches her eye. Alexi Pappas makes her feature film debut alongside a cast of Olympic athletes and beloved actors like Rachel Dratch (SNL) and Andy Buckley (The Off ice).

Indie Film Legend John Sayles to Launch First Features Program

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he legendary independent filmmaker John Sayles will present his first feature film, Return Of The Secaucus Seven (1979) and launch the First Features program at the 2016 BendFilm Festival, October 6-9. The film follows a weekend reunion of seven former college friends who reminisce about the good old days when they got arrested on the way to a '60’s protest. Sayles and his long-time creative partner, Maggie Renzi, who stars in Return Of The Secaucus Seven and produced Lone Star (1996), will host an on-stage discussion after the film screening.

As part of the program, Sayles and Renzi will discuss the trials and tribulations producing their first feature film at a time when independent filmmaking was in its infancy. The BendFilm First Features program will host renowned independent filmmakers who will attend the festival to screen their first feature film and discuss how they were able to capitalize on that film’s success to establish their subsequent careers.

Sayles will moderate a panel discussion with several presenting BendFilm Festival filmmakers who will also be presenting their recently made first features. The discussion will cover what has changed in the independent film industry the past 40 years, as well as the things that remain the same.

“John Sayles has always been the standard-bearer of independent filmmaking,” commented Festival Director Todd Looby. “For the past 30 years he has retained almost complete creative control over his films, choosing socially relevant topics that mainstream Hollywood films avoid. He’s worked with some of the best actors today while producing affecting, thought-provoking, critically-acclaimed and accessible films. That is simply not possible in today’s world of big budget superhero movies and sequels. We are thrilled to connect John with a new generation of filmmakers whom Sayles has inspired and paved the way.”

Sayles and Renzi will screen their 1996 Oscar-nominated film, Lone Star, starring Matthew McConaughey, Chris Cooper and Kirs Kirstopherson, for its 20th anniversary.

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Two Twisted Sisters Invite Local Storytellers

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n inspired group of local storytellers will assemble at the Old Stone on Friday, September 16 at 8pm to regale an audience with personal recollections and anecdotes in the first installment of a new program called To Tell The Truth. The show is the second presentation by the reclusive impresarios Two Twisted Sisters, who earlier this summer launched High Desert Hijinks.

Each performer will have between five and seven minutes to deliver a true life story on the theme for the show, “….a funny thing happened….”

A number of familiar faces will appear, but the atmosphere will be supportive and receptive to everyone, from veteran performers to complete novices. At the end of the evening, the audience will be encouraged to vote for its favorite story.

While the show is modeled on National Public Radio’s popular story slam, The Moth, the show at the Old Stone will be characterized by the unique flavor of Central Oregon.

Speaking about To Tell The Truth, the Two Twisted Sisters expressed great enthusiasm for the idea of offering local talent an opportunity to tell true stories to an audience of strangers as well as usual listeners.

“Your friends and family are sick of hearing about your four divorces, wrecked

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career and unlikely adventures, but we’re not!” one Sister barked. “It recalls times long past,” the other added, “when we sisters and our pals sat around a fire and told nasty stories about each other. Unfortunately one of those times we burned our house down.”

There will be no fires on September 16. But there will be a number of surprises.

In addition to a full evening of funny stories, the Sisters plan on a musical interlude and maybe a surprise or two. Once again they will be calling on producers Howard Schor and Dan Cohen to supervise the proceedings, although the Sisters have insisted that Mr. Cohen, who presided over the last show, get a haircut before his next appearance on the Old Stone stage. Neither Sister requested that Mr. Schor don a toupee.

Tickets will cost just $5. That’s right $5!

But, as one Sister remarked, those who love the Old Stone are encouraged to give until it hurts. All ages are invited although parents are strongly cautioned that some stories may be unsuitable for impressionable youngsters.

The Sisters say, “it’s your call, but this can’t be nearly as wild as what they see on cable.” Wine, beer and tasty snacks will be available at the Altar café. www.oldstonebend.com The Old Stone Performing Arts Center, 157 NW Franklin Ave., Bend

What I Did For Love, Passion, Competition & Show Business

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ust as A Chorus Line was inspired by stories and the life experiences of dancers and choreographers, on Monday, September 19 at 7:30pm the Tower Theatre Foundation presents an intimate evening of stories by Central Oregon actors and directors on how their lives have been impacted, changed, and shaped by “show business.”

While the characters in A Chorus Line are young, hungry and just starting out, these performers have been around the block, and a dressing room or two, with enough stories to fill a mini-series.

“Their stories are not always funny; show business is hard and I sought out depth and feelings,” explains creator and producer, Shay Knorr. “This is not

an open mic night. The individuals will share part of personal journeys they have never told before. You can expect stories told with passion, humor, remembrances and tears.”

This special event will be held on the set of A Chorus Line on the Tower stage. Seating is limited to the first 40 reservations. A portion of the evening’s profits will be donated to LessonPLAN, the Tower’s award-winning educational initiative that uses performing arts to enhance core curriculum in schools across Central Oregon.

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Sunriver Community STARS Give My Regard to Broadway

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he Sunriver STARS are presently in rehearsals for their fall performance of Give My Regards to Broadway. This show, directed by Cheri Redgrave of Bend, boasts the first live orchestra in a STARS production. Come see a Broadway musical on the SHARC stage September 30 and October 1-2.

Redgrave has selected a venerable cast of local talent to tell the tale of a once famed stage company’s last show. Cast members of this Broadway theatre from years past, along with new younger talent, come together to save the day in true Broadway style. Comedy, love

and mystery set to the toe tapping tunes of George M. Cohan make for a magical night of musical theatre.

There may be an added attraction at this show, in that there is a possibility that dinner will be available for both Friday and Saturday night performances for an additional charge.

The Sunday matinee will feature a dessert option during intermission.

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1. Diane Dedrick, Cleme Rinehart, Carol Woodard Kozimer, Melissa Barnes Dholakia & Chris Barnes. 2. Marilynn Friley, Barb Williams, Tonya Vaughan, Pam Wakefield & Gabrielle Townsend. 3. Jeanne Simons & Elisabeth Thomas. 4. Michelle, Patty Dempsy & Chris Telfer. 5. Lois Vallerga & Glenda Anderson. 6. Terri Woodard Johnson & Carol Woodard Kozimer. 7. Pamela Armstrong, Joanne Sunnarborg, Pamela Hulse Andrews & Beverly Phillips. 8. Marion Boileau & Peggy Carey. 9. Cynthia & Chuck Williams, Chris & Juliana Williams. 10. Megan Phallon & Billye Turner. 11. Gary & Gina Whitehill Baziuk.

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tepping back into the late 1960s, Central Oregon was a vastly different place. Rugged, it was still considered the untamed wild west of America. Populations were sparse, farm land was abundant, and few thought that classical music withstood even a chance of surviving, let alone thriving, in the relatively unknown mill town of Bend.

“If you consider what Central Oregon looked like fifty years ago,” begins Michael Gesme, music director and orchestral conductor for the Central Oregon Symphony (COS), “I think the changes over the past five decades are similar and intertwined. Central Oregon Symphony [began with] a small group of determined musicians making it happen with limited resources and a great vision for the future.”

Gesme, who is also the professor of music at Central Oregon Community College and chair of the department of fine arts and communication, has been at the helm of COS for over twenty years and had notable predecessors such as Jerry Yahna and Charles Heiden.

“Looking at the shelves and opening the desk drawers in my office, I am constantly reminded of the legacy that I inherited and have the privilege of carrying forward,” he reflects.

With its humble roots, the orchestra’s first musical notes rang out in the cafeteria of Pilot Butte Middle School and now play to over 1,400 in the auditorium of Bend High School.

As it slowly grew, the talents of these musicians, all volunteers, evolved, strengthening to what presently stands firmly strong as a well renowned orchestra in Oregon.

Gesme continues “today we have a roster of approximately eighty musicians who perform no fewer than 15 concerts per season, including chamber music, children’s concerts and full symphony concerts.”

Joan Hinds, a board member for Central Oregon Symphony Association (COSA), a nonprofit organization that provides logistical and financial

support to COS points out, “when my husband and I were considering a move to Oregon, we were thrilled that we had found a place to work, ski, paddle, hike – and even hear great symphonic music! COS adds a top layer to Central Oregon’s appeal.”

With the inception of COSA, it has allowed COS to focus on building their musical repertoire and

COSA now takes the “reigns of donor stewardship and outreach.” With COSA’s help, Gesme states, “almost overnight, the COS became a true community ensemble, with community musicians, community support, hosted by the community college. The growth in possibilities was exponential and we have never looked back.”

Gesme is quick to point out that the success of the symphony would not be without the extended

COVER ARTIST contribution of the volunteers that make up this diverse and eclectic group of orchestral members.

“The musicians work their tails off for each performance and the audience members genuinely appreciate the efforts and the results. I have experienced profound kindness and generosity from the musicians in the orchestra and the community members who attend our concerts…I have been

conducting the COS for twenty years and I am amazed at how many people play in the orchestra year after year, some for longer than my tenure.”

It seems that passion, a love of classical music and performance is what propels the symphony to continually raise the bar, season after season. As well as sheer talent and practice. The Central Oregon community has definitely noticed, if by the fact that audience numbers keep rising and have well surpassed

the 8,000 mark. This can also be attributed to Gesme’s unique knack in making classical music more accessible to younger and newer audiences.

“The reality of the situation is that if we don’t have an audience, we don’t have an orchestra,” he says. “Because there is often a stigma of stuffiness associated with the symphony or the opera, we work hard to get rid of the invisible wall that divides the audience from the stage, engaging them in the process of making music.”

Gesme points to one simple yet affective method, “I love to talk about the music we are going to perform, giving the audience something to listen for (not just to) while the music is happening.”

Inspiring creativity and showcasing what is possible in the Central Oregon community is the root of what makes the entire ensemble thrive. Stressing the importance of supporting musicians in the community, Gesme says that the entire 2016-17 season is a celebration of the past and present. In this spirit, he describes this season as “a nod to more than two centuries of orchestral music and musicians… [there is] music that was composed in 1786, music that will be completed in 2017 and numerous points in between.”

Gesme has a hard time choosing what he looks forward to the most, however he states that the May 2017 concerts will be of high importance as they will feature a fusion of violinist Linda Wang and brand new work by James Barnes that was specifically commissioned for the Symphony’s 50th anniversary. “Having them together makes it an exceptionally notable event for me.”

A chance to support the COS comes with a slew of concerts and events and enables the next generation to see firsthand the vital part that the symphony plays in our community.

Gesme adds, “I would hope that we continue to respect the traditions and history of the organization and, at the same time, be open to responsible growth, new ideas and new directions in response to changes in the community. The future holds much promise and I’m thrilled to be a part of it.”

COS offers a Children’s Concert, Symphony Spotlight recitals, Music in Public Places and Symphony Stars programs. www.cosymphony.com

CENTRAL OREGON SYMPHONY 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS September 21, 6pm Riverhouse Convention Center.

The Pacific Coast Horns come from LA to entertain at the Symphony’s anniversary kick-off party. The bistrostyle supper and show are a tribute to 50 successful years of the COS in the community. Maestro Gesme marks his 21st season with the Symphony.

October 7, 7:30pm Sunriver Observatory.

Adding sparkle to the anniversary celebration is a Starlight Serenade with vocal music and dessert in the Pozzi Education Center followed by stargazing at the Observatory.

2016-17 CONCERT SERIES Guest artists and programs for the upcoming season: FALL — October 22-24. Guest artist 3 Leg Torso plays compositions by Balogh/Von Drehle. The concert includes Polovtsian Dances by Borodin, and Ballet Suite from Le Cid by Massenet.

WINTER — February 11-13, 2017. Guest artist Kotaro Fukuma, piano, performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1; additional works include Mozart’s Overture to The Impresario, and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4 (Italian).

SPRING — May 20-22, 2017. Guest artist Linda Wang, violin, performs Violin Concerto by Brahms.

Cascades, a new work by James Barnes commissioned for the anniversary by the Central Oregon Symphony Association will receive its world premiere. The concert will close with the raucous Danzon No.2 by Marquez.

May 21, 2017, 6pm Riverhouse Convention Center.

The Anniversary Season concludes with a musicians’ appreciation dinner, where current and past orchestra members and COS donors will gather to celebrate COS’s first 50 years.

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SEPTEMBER 2 Art in the Atrium Franklin Crossing 550 NW Franklin Abstractions by Pam Bird and Diane Watson.

Bird, an intuitive painter, strives to take her art beyond representational accuracy to experiential interpretation. She notes her delight in “interpreting the mysterious and intangible qualities of human experience through an expressive visual language.” The artist likens her process to that of a musical composer, continually working to create variations and contrast, seeking to offer the observer an engaging and emotionally stimulating experience.

Watson, working in abstract imagery, notes that her painting is a constant search for “what comes next,” inspiration arising from

All of the galleries/businesses listed in this section will be open for CASCADE First Friday Art Walk, from 5-8pm. (Red Chair is 5-9pm) See the CascadeAE App for map of galleries concern for our Earth. The series relates to the struggle between human needs and the sustainability of the natural world.

Opposing Forces, based on deceptively beautiful satellite images, reveals the severe and continuing degradation of oceans, coral reefs, glaciers and forests. To illustrate the horror or this phenomena, Watson uses enamel (oil based), metallic pigments (representing trace metals such as aluminum and barium), isopropyl alcohol and then extreme heat to stabilize the mediums.

Creating metaphor of Earth’s peril with scorched, weathered and raw beauty, the technique is also dangerous and destructive.

During First Friday, Noi Thai serves wine and appetizers and the Tommy Leroy Trio performs jazz. Billye Turner, art consultant (billyeturner@ bendnet.com), organizes exhibitions for Franklin Crossing.

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within. Catalysts include earlier training, interests in personal transformation and, as exemplified in Opposing Forces, her current body of work, nature’s beauty and her

A6 Studio & Gallery 550 SW Industrial Way, Ste. 180, 541-3308759, www.atelier6000.com The art, beauty and allure of Japan’s famed floating world comes to life in A6 Studio & Gallery’s 2016 major exhibit, Opening Japan: Three Centuries of Japanese Prints. More than two dozen Japanese woodblock prints feature subjects that tantalized the bourgeois of 17th, 18th and 19th century Japan: elegant courtesans, celebrated kabuki actors, and far-flung destinations. Featuring master works by Hasui, Kabuki actor Hiroshige, Yoshitoshi and others, Opening Japan celebrates the enduring beauty of Japanese prints. Thru November 20.

A full schedule of talks, classes and special events provide additional insight into Japanese art and culture. Tea teacher Marjorie Yap holds a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony in the A6 gallery on Friday, September 30. Art historian Ann Wetherwell of Willamette University discusses the pop culture aspect of ukiyo-e prints at Central Oregon Community College on October 11 and art historian Lorna Cahall traces the influence of Japanese prints on the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists on November 1 at the Bend Downtown Library.

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to kabuki theatre and performs select scenes from The 47 Loyal Samurai at Tower Theatre on November 13.

Renowned printmaker and OSU faculty member Yuji Hiratsuka visits A6 in midSeptember to give an art talk and display his prints in a pop-up exhibit on September 11.

Midwestern artist Mary Brodbeck visits A6 to give an art talk on October 14 and teach a weekend workshop in traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking October 15-16.

Frequent beginner-level classes in origami bookmaking and woodblock printing offer Susaki and the Jumantsubo Plain near Fukagawa by Hiroshige exhibit-goers a chance to explore Japanese art forms.

Admission to the exhibit is free; program costs vary. The exhibit is available during regular gallery hours: Monday-Friday 10-7pm, Saturday 10-6pm and Sunday 12-5pm.

Cascade | Sotheby’s 821 NW Wall St., 541-549-4653, www.cascadesothebysrealty.com Featuring work from Artist Norma Holmes. Norma’s paintings are inspired by the beautiful Northwest, especially Eastern Oregon. Join us to meet Norma, view her work and enjoy complimentary wine and appetizers.

CENTURY 21 Lifestyles Realty 550 NW Franklin Ave., Ste. 188 541-382-3333, amy.fredrickson@century21.com Artworks of SageBrushers artists, Gillian Burton and Linda Shelton.

City Walls at City Hall 710 NW Wall St., www.bendoregon.gov/abc Features Plein Air Painters of Oregon. The majority of paintings were done outdoors, in a short single painting session. A variety of media, oil, acrylic, watercolor or pastels are employed to capture the time and season of the Central Oregon landscape. Thru September.

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.

And the Beet Goes On by Barbara Slater

Douglas Fine Jewelry 920 NW Bond St., Ste. 106, 541-389-2901, www.douglasjewelry.com Featuring original jewelry designed by award winning designers Steve & Elyse Douglas. Douglas Jewelry Design has the largest variety of Oregon Sunstone gemstone jewelry in the Northwest.

EverBank 5 NW Minnesota Ave. Artwork by SageBrushers artists Terry Solini and Shirley Checkos.

Feather’s Edge Finery 113 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-306-3162 www.thefeathersedge.com Our shop features functional, well crafted, handmade goods from Bend & beyond. We always have fun, new items featured for First Friday.

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SEPTEMBER 2 Jeffrey Murray Photography 118 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-325-6225 www.jeffreymurrayphotography.com Featuring American landscape and fine art images captured by Bend nature photographer, Jeffrey Murray. Visit and enjoy a visual adventure of illuminating light and captivating panoramas from scenes in Central Oregon and across North America.

Jenny Green Gallery 849 NW Wall St., 541-280-1124 jenny@jennygreengallery.com, www.jennygreengallery.com A contemporary fine art gallery, recently opened for a limited engagement at the historic Liberty Theater. Visitors will enjoy an exciting exhibition of contemporary West-Coast art and receive a sneak peek of works the gallery will be taking to international art fairs later this winter.

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.

Junque in Bloom 50 SE Scott Street SageBrushers artist Jennifer Starr.

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.

Mary Medrano Gallery 25 NW Minnesota Ave., #12 www.marymedrano.com Across from the Oxford Hotel Contemporary art.

Mockingbird Gallery 869 NW Wall St., 541-388-2107, www.mockingbird-gallery.com Kaleidoscope, an exhibition of new artwork from Richard McKinley, Bart Walker and Craig Zuger. All three artists are avid plein air painters and will be in the gallery for First Friday. Stop by to meet the artists, sip a glass of wine and listen to jazz provided by Rich Hurdle and Friends.

McKinley’s beautiful, ethereal landscapes glow with color infused with light. He applies layer upon layer of color to create the effect of atmosphere and depth. He prefers to work primarily enplein air, doing very little finish work back in the studio. Working in both pastel and oil, Richard sees a

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Please Send First Friday Submissions to Pamela@cascadebusnews.com by no later than September 21 for the October issue. symbiotic relationship between his two preferred media.

Walker’s beautifully detailed paintings are reminiscent of early California landscapes, alive with deft brushwork and soft nuances of light. Bart paints exceptionally detailed landscapes that are both representational and impressionistic. He is passionate about working outdoors, painting the evocative beauty of nature and attempting to capture that exquisite moment of sunlight in the natural world.

As a landscape painter, Zuger pursues the challenge of how to capture the landscape as it is affected by atmosphere and shifting light. He will often backpack miles into an area in pursuit of just the right light.

Oxford Hotel 10 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-382-8436 The Oxford Hotel celebrates First Friday with artist Sharon Reed showing acrylic on canvas. The artist will be present at the champagne opening from 5:30-7:30pm.

Reed, a studio artist living in Bend, encountered mystical experiences from an early age that continue to inform her perception of the world. With Contemplation, acrylic on canvas by Sharon Reed eyes wide open, she traveled in both outer and inner worlds, looking into, under, behind and beyond.

The artist perceives beauty and radiance in all things — a line, a crack, a form, a vibrant color and energy behind the immediately manifest. She notes that her acrylic paintings begin in her conscious self then take on a life of their own as Reed surrenders to the impulses of her soul.

Billye Turner, art consultant (billyeturner@bendnet.com), organizes exhibitions for the Oxford.

Pave Jewelry 101 NW Minnesota Ave. SageBrushers artists Jack Bridges, Sherri Crandell and Sandy Carron.

Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. 541-306-3176 www.redchairgallerybend.com Featuring local artists during September. The Way We Art is the brainchild of Cindy Bennett and Tricia Biesmann. Cindy and Tricia have been fiber artists for many years and their nuno-felted wearable art is the current focus. Their scarves are

Scarf by Cindy Bennett and Tricia Biesmann

known for the vivid colors and the soft flowing materials that wrap around you. Many travelers have loved The Way We Art Journey Toppers (scarfshawl-poncho). They gather their fabrics, new and repurposed, from all corners of the world. It gives Tricia and Cindy great joy when a beloved scarf or topper finds its owner.

Deb Borine has been creating art from fused glass in Bend for over ten years. Using imagination, heat and gravity, Borine experiments with all aspects of warm glass to produce artful, yet functional bowls, platters and plates. Deb brings glass to life using color, texture and depth in her northwest inspired landscapes Fused glass by Deb Borine with a distinct painterly effect. The serene and tranquil landscapes she creates reflect light, energy, and the presence of nature.

Dee McBrien-Lee’s show entitled Being Human is clear evidence of her maturity and depth as an abstract painter. Included are a series of modern nudes paired with non-objective abstracts, each one touching on issues of the day as well as the simple joys of being.

Bold color and design draw the viewer into each tantalizing piece encouraging us to dig a bit deeper by exploring our individual relationship with the works.

Abstract by Dee McBrien-Lee Sage Custom Framing and Gallery 834 NW Brooks Street 541-382-5884 www.sageframing-gallery.com Featuring select members of the High Desert Art league with Potpourri. As the name implies their show displays a varied array of fine art ranging from oils, acrylics, and watercolors, to encaustics and detailed drawings.

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

bright and whimsical, multi-layered paintings that are filled with nature’s imagery and hidden meanings. Joren Traveller enjoys the challenge of using oils to paint landscapes inspired from her travels and also uses other media. Patricia Clark’s current works, created as drawings and paintings, depict environmental concerns of nature and ecology.

Townshend’s Bend Teahouse 835 NW Bond St., Bend Carissa Glenn, 541-312-2001 Carissa@Townshendstea.com An eclectic collection of past and present work, Jake Daggett exhibits watercolor and acrylic in landscapes, Art Nouveau, and abstracts in his exhibition entitled Debut Album, which is titled as such because he always listen to music when working. Jake is typically a pencil and paper artist, this exhibition is his first serious foray into painting.

Jake has studied graphic design and new media communications and is currently a licensed special education teacher.

Grand Canyon Float, acrylic by David Kinker

Tumalo Art Company Old Mill District www.tumaloartco.com, 541-385-9144 Last Spring artist and avid rafter David Kinker was invited on a 19-day trip through the Grand Canyon with other professional rafters, a celebrity or two and great weather. During that magical time he produced 30 or so drawings and paintings. Later in his studio many large paintings followed.

David remembers the Grand Canyon as full of unworldly beauty and grandeur. “Light, color, textures and scale bring all your senses into the moment. Daily walks become adventures of fantastical delights as water trickles down narrow side canyons though mazes of rock placed as if by the hand of some wondrously creative and imaginative God.” David is well-known locally for his murals and art. He splits his time between painting, teaching and being a rafting guide.

Falling Leaves, acrylic by MaryLea Harris

The Wine Shop 55 NW Minnesota Ave. Features paintings by Tamara Vermette and Dianne Norwood.

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BEND EXHIBITS Armatur / Old Ironworks 50 Scott Street Sparrow Bakery, Stuart's of Bend, The Workhouse, Cindercone Clay Center, The Cube and Cement Elegance. Special Last Saturday, September 24, 6-10pm.

Armature is a diverse collective of artists brought together by the common thread of expression. Paint, ink, pencils, photographs, dance and words are the underlying structure, or armature if you will, used to produce the language with which we speak.

Portrait Artist, Rodney Thompson will have an exhibit of his most recent work at The Workhouse for Last Saturday, live painting, installation art, musical entertainment, food and drink. The is a free family friendly event. theworkhousebend@gmail.com www.theworkhousebend.com Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. SageBrushers artists. Thru September.

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

Circle of Friends Art & Academy 19889 Eighth St. www.CircleOfFriendsArt.com, 541-706-9025.

Solo exhibition for featured artist STARS program with watercolor painting by artist, Sue Boswell.

Reception September 3, 4–7pm. Music provided by The Chacons.

Boswell says, “As long as I can remember I have been an artist. My mother entered some of my drawings in the Pomona, California fair when I was in Kindergarten and she was always the support and inspiration for me to express my creative side.

“Early on, I would sit outside and sketch my surroundings. I was very much into portraits and animal drawings. I started in watercolors in my early twenties and also spent some time painting with oils. I often worked at my office job during the day, and then would sit at my easel until the wee hours of the morning painting.

I took a break in painting to spend the next twenty years drawing in pencil, pastels and charcoal. But when I started back into watercolors I knew that I was home at last and my destiny was to paint. I made a promise to myself to never stop again. The reward of expression through color is the ultimate in satisfaction of my creative spirit.”

COCC Gallery of the Pinckney Center for the Arts In Pence Hall, Bend Campus. 541-383-7511 Central Oregon Community College Fine Arts and Communication Department hosts one of the Portland2016: A Biennial of Contemporary Art exhibits thru September 18. David Bithell—an interdisciplinary composer, artist and performer exploring the connections between visual art, music, theater and performance—will be creating a light and sound piece for The Gallery. Utilizing new technologies and real-time interactive environments, his work brings the precision and structure of contemporary music and audio practices together with an understanding of performance, narrative and humor drawn from recent theater, live cinema and performance art.

COCC’s Pence Pinckney Gallery is one of 25 partner venues around the state hosting exhibitions as part of the Portland2016 Biennial presented by Disjecta Contemporary Art Center.

During the summer, The Gallery is open noon to 5pm Thursday through Saturday.

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Deschutes Historical Museum 129 NW Idaho Ave. www.deschuteshistory.org, 541-389-1813 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. Thru November.

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

High Desert Museum 59800 S Hwy. 97, 541-382-4754 www.highdesertmuseum.org Art for a Nation — Inspiration from the Great Depression thru October 2.

Smokejumpers: Firefighters from the Sky thru February 12, 2017 The Buzzsaw Sharks of Long Ago, featuring the artwork of Ray Troll. This exhibit has something for the whole family, and combines science, art and humor to explore an ancient predator, the Helicoprion or buzzsaw shark, that Buzzsaw Sharks by Ray Troll lurked in oceans that once covered parts of the west and southwest over 250 million years ago. Opening September 24.

Looking Glass Imports & Café 150 NE Bend River Mall Dr., # 260 541-225-5775 www.LookingGlassImportsandCafe.com Hot Summer Nights featuring artists and photographers from throughout Central Oregon. Thru September 30. Looking Glass Imports & Cafe offers 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.

The public is certain to enjoy a unique experience while viewing the largest display of original artwork created by Central Oregon artists and photographers in one location.

Partners in Care Arts & Care Gallery 2075 NE Wyatt Court, Marlene Moore Alexander, 541-382-3950 Featuring photography by Patricia Oertley and jewelry by Marianne Prodehl.

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, 541-617-0900, sagebrushersartofbend.com All Member Show, Thru October 28.

Wednesdays & Fridays 2-4pm.

St. Charles Medical Center - Bend Poppy Play by Lee August 2500 NE Neff Rd., 541-382-4321 www.scmc.org, lindartsy1@gmail.com Prison ministry’s paintings and drawings are going to be shown in the Hallway of HeART off the first floor going west to the Heart and Cancer Depts.

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Dee McBrien-Lee's New Show Explores Everything That Makes Us Being Human

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odern life is complicated and the issues that touch our lives cover a broad spectrum. Dee McBrienLee’s newest show, Being Human looks at a variety of topics affecting us on both a conscious and subconscious level.

Using brilliant color and multiple layers of acrylic, Dee has painted a body of work that will entice you to look beyond the obvious. Her latest work combines pre-conceived ideas with spontaneous surprises and the results are first rate. The show features modern and abstract nudes combined with a series of complimentary non-objective abstracts.

“I wanted to focus on some of the pressures of the day as well as some of the more heated issues. Question of Balance for example, is meant to address the idea that we have difficulty achieving balance in our lives. Work, children, family and politics are all examples of things that can cause us stress or make us forget to take time for ourselves. We need balance in our lives to remain healthy and happy.”

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The show includes works that celebrate the pure joy of life as in the colorful and energetic Saxy Music. “For me, Saxy Music is one of the most joyful paintings in the Being Human show. It began as a series of shapes and warm, even hot colors. As it evolved, it reminded me of hot summer nights with smoldering jazz music. Once I got to that point, it was easy to complete the piece.”

A variety of topics are addressed in McBrienLee’s work and most of the paintings are not meant to champion any particular side. Evolution vs. creationism, depression and body image are just a sampling. Issues aside, each piece stands alone as an accomplished work of art.

Dee McBrien-Lee is an artist/partner at the Red Chair Gallery in Bend and her show runs through September. See her complete body of work at lonesomedogstudio.com.

Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. 541-306-3176, www.redchairgallerybend.com

Delving Into The Soul of The Honor Project

by FRANCIE W. GANNON for AE he Honor Project is a series of 13 gave me a feeling of contentment, an embrace of warmth paintings of dogs and cats who have and love. Several times I awoke with Queenie foremost passed away and it is my method of in my mind. I traveled back and forth, remembering her honoring their spirits, giving them a voice and life in the lab and where she was next, in spirit form. It letting them know they mattered. What I didn’t was like we were braiding something together, the past expect was that they would communicate with and present, finding a way to bring light and healing to me as soon as their images began to emerge the molecules surrounding her tragic life. from paint.

During this time I came across a quote from Ram For instance, Benny was an innocent pup with Dass. He said, “you have to have suffered because such sweetness and love exuding from every pore. suffering is what burns through you and deepens the He wanted nothing more than to share all that compassion and opens the door. Suffering brings you bounty. He was so trusting. Button was another closer to the mystery. At the same moment if you hold pup but very shy. He didn’t understand what was onto the suffering and wallow in it, it stops the journey.” going on around him. He needed his mother or a Queenie and the others taught me how to balance on nurturing influence to help him blossom. Farley, the knife’s edge between suffering and compassion. They the cat, was so proud of himself. He was having A painting by Francie W. Gannon taught me compassionate neutrality. a great life. I got the feeling he thought he was What happens to a dog and cat after they die? Do on top of the world. Each one of these precious pets perished with their only they have souls? I believe they do. I felt their presence in their portraits. They crime being found homeless, a stray on the streets or unwanted. mentored me during the painting process.

But it was Queenie who ripped me open to their suffering. She was a stray Stop by the Wilds Studio in Bend during September and October and you who ended up in heart experiments at Michigan University. Her medical can spend time with these beautiful canine and feline beings too. records were devastating. As I painted, her bits and pieces of her experience Wilds Studio would float into my awareness. That night Queenie and I shared the dream 30 SW Century Drive, #120 state. I held her, whispered words of love and thanked her for her life. She fwgannon@gmail.com

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by MAGDALEN BOKOWA AE Feature Writer Tangled by Taylor Rose at Tin Pan Alley

BEND HEADS TOWARDS LEGALIZING MURAL ART IN MAKERS DISTRICT

From the well-established Tin Pan Alley art collection to hopes for a High Desert Mural Festival, public art is quickly gaining steam in Bend. Cascade AE explores the importance, the need and the future of this growing movement.

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feeling of cohesive collaboration was in the air, something reminiscent of the unity found between street artists - those who work together to produce what could be stunning but usually illegal pieces of public art.

Except, these weren’t street artists.

These were committee members championing for the street arts, and this feeling was uniquely found at City Hall, where the subcommittee of the Arts, Beautification and Culture Commission (ABC) of the City of Bend was meeting. The committee was discussing the revision of language for an amendment of the sign code for Bend. The amendment, if passed, would allow murals to be painted in the Makers District.

to everyone, but also to beautifying the industrial parts of Bend.”

Schiffman had just returned from the POW! WOW! Festival in Long Beach, California, a week long event that brings together a global network of international and local artists, who together create large scale murals. He brought photos of the artwork to the meeting to showcase not only the beauty in the artwork, but to highlight the economic factor these festivals may bring to the local economy.

Local businesses like hotels, restaurants and galleries can reap the benefits of an influx of art tourism, something Schiffman and his counterparts on the committee think could happen in Bend.

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ouglas Robertson, the executive director for the newly formed High Desert Mural Festival (HDMF), echoes this sentiment. He too looks at something like POW! WOW! as an inspiration for the growing and thriving scene of public art in Central Oregon. Douglas hopes to bring POW! WOW! to Bend by hosting an annual mural festival, provided the “We’ve been looking at this for a city passes the sign code amendment, few years now,” Matt Schiffman, ABC otherwise the artwork would be illegal. chair noted, “it’s an important move “I want Bend to be known nationally towards not only making art accessible for its mural festival.”

24 September 2016 | www.CascadeAE.com “It couldn’t look any prettier,” Gary Firestone, the assistant city attorney, deadpanned as the committee looked at a series of Google map images showing very bleak, industrial walls —prime retail for the large scale paintings street art brings. To say the committee was enthusiastic about the new amendment was an understatement.

As the city makes moves towards legalizing murals, Robertson created the Midtown Art Alley, a concept space for public art that he hopes will act as a small artistic venue. The alleyway located at NE Franklin Ave. and NE Greeley between Fourth and Fifth Streets is set on private land that he donated and boasts 50, 25 and 15 foot walls, that already host some of their first artwork.

Pine School District. The eight-week program facilitated “the collaboration, development and execution of a large format art mural which can be seen at the Cosmic Depot."

Allowing new artists to exhibit their art in this unique way, exemplifies the need for this creative art form in Central Oregon.

“My goal is to have these walls painted over with new artwork every two months. I want to keep the conversation rolling by having this space be active and dynamic.”

Those goals would eventually stretch to the mural festival that is slated to be held in October of each year. There, the donated walls would be repainted each year. “It would open up the kind of interesting conversation that may be missing here in Bend. Pieces that provoke, inspire, create debates and educate.”

Education is important to Robertson who has helped encourage young artists to create large scale murals like those at the Cosmic Depot in Bend. The Teen Mural Project was a collaboration between HDMF, Base Camp Studio and the Bend-La

TIN PAN ALLEY ONE OF THE FIRST TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ART IN BEND

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hen Visit Bend launched the Tin Pan Alley Art Collection in 2013, the team behind its inception never thought it would be this wildly successful or as diverse.

“Local artists have blown us away with their creativity in contributing pieces that include fabric, metal work and mixed media,” says Valerie Warren, vice president of operations and policy at Visit Bend.

stable revenue stream of businesses that rely on out-of-town guests,” suggests Warren.

She refers to Avlis Leumas' strategic spots of bare wood in his piece Fire Breather which incorporated the material weathering and aging within the environment and Judy’s Campbell’s newest piece, Thomas’ Riddle, which includes lights so that it is visible even at night. The alleyway boasts the largest network of public art in Bend and is constantly evolving and growing. Local artist, Megan Phallon has just added her second painting entitled See You, See Me. “People seem fascinated with the amount of public art in Bend, but they’re especially appreciative of these unique Tin Pan Alley pieces that expose them to high-caliber artwork while they’re doing mundane tasks like parking their car or shopping for socks,” adds Warren.

Just like the ABC Commission who wants more public art and is trying to make it accessible, so does Visit Bend want more artwork so that it can drive the tourist economy, especially in slower seasons like the fall and spring times when there are less outdoor activities on offer.

“Tourists flock to Bend in the summer months for hiking, biking and kayaking, but that creates an unhealthy seasonality curve for local businesses.

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Expanding the arts and culture scene of Bend is vital not only for economic forces but to the local community at heart.

Warren drives home the need for it with these thoughts, “Public art is something locals can take pride in and something tourists can enjoy… it makes sense to incorporate arts and culture into the great outdoors.”

In the same vein as Robertson’s thoughts on refreshing murals every two months, Visit Bend wants to keep it fresh as they hope to auction off a

handful of pieces each year to allow them to circulate new artwork into the program.

THE WORLD OF STREET ART AS TOLD BY ARTISTS

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ut what about the artists who create these pieces?

From murals to installations, Bend has a wide array of diverse local talent, pioneering the spirit of public art.

Sandy Klein, the artist behind the new mural out front of the tunnel at the Old Mill District knows the power behind public art. “Art just enhances the beautiful area we live in,” she states.

“When I went to look at the tunnel for

the first time, I was amazed at the fact that despite all the modification and commercial buildings in that area, it was still surrounded with natural habitats, beautiful flowers and wildlife… so I decided to do something that was colorful and fun and educational, all at the same time.”

Klein shares a glimpse into her world as the mural painter. Her colorful work of art entitled Birds and Flowers of the Old Mill was commissioned by Willian Smith Properties and the Old Mill.

She is happy to share her gift, and sees the art as her legacy.

“I found it interesting,” she continues, “how people would just simply walk by [while I was painting] and say thank you. I really enjoyed talking to people… and was quite sad when I finished the painting as it was my morning routine for two months.”

Kaycee Anseth, who has a piece of art entitled The Day We All Looked Up in the established Tin Pan Alley collection, echoes the community sentiment and says “the community cares that I am here, creating.”

She follows her thought with these sentiments, “Art can be a tool, a mirror, a song, a love letter, a prayer. When it is in a public space, it can be all of those things in a wider scale, connecting even more people.

When you have a project like the Tin Pan Collection, it creates conversations between people and the space they are in. It engages folks to where they are much more than an expanse of brick wall, viewing art makes you present while simultaneously transporting you.”

Taylor Rose has her painting Tangled exhibited at Tin Pan Alley and echoes the value of public art and notes that it should be a part of every single community. “I love the stumble-upon aspect of Bend’s public art,” she states.

“You can spot it parking your car, biking down an alley, exiting a roundabout

THE ARTS or grabbing coffee. Whether it’s something that people experience on a conscious or subconscious level, it matters that it’s valued and supported in the community. As a local, it’s been a wonderful way to contribute to the cityscape and create a visual connection between the public and the artists who live alongside them.”

Kevin Schwarting, an artist with a piece entitled Sunset Over Sisters, also at Tin Pan, supports that visual connection that artists create with their artwork to their location. “Bend has done a lot for my work, not only in the great response from the community, but in the incredible beauty and fun factor.” His inspirations stem from the diversity that is found in the outdoors.

Judy Campbell finishes off this sentiment and highlights the need for public art by stating, “For a tourist to wander into one of our alleyways, look up and see large murals hanging - what a great discovery! It really adds dimension to our town’s personality.”

So it seems that Central Oregon is in store for even more collaborative pieces of public art. Ones that engage, provoke and add discussion to our already vibrant community. With so many talented artists within our grasp, it is only a matter of time before Robertson’s dream of Bend being recognized as a national place for art to be realized.

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Exhibit Explores Prehistoric High Desert Shark Whimsical artwork by Ray Troll depicts buzzsaw sharks

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rehistoric sharks are coming home to the High Desert! Aptly-named Helicoprion, which means spiral saw, a monster of a fish with a jaw that’s described as nightmarish. It lived in the High Desert more than 250 million years ago, swimming in ancient seas that covered the land. Fossils of their whorls of teeth puzzled paleontologists for more than a century and -not long ago — became the obsession of Alaskan artist Ray Troll.

Together, Troll and scientists solved the mystery of this baffling creature. The shark, and Ray Troll’s fantastic depictions of it, are the focus of The Buzzsaw Sharks of Long Ago, an exhibition opening at the High Desert Museum on September 24.

Buzzsaw Sharks by Ray Troll

“Ray Troll is well known for his unique style of artwork which combines art, science and humor to explore extinct species or the salmon spawning in the stream below his studio in Alaska,” said the Museum’s Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. “His fascination with this one shark for more than two decades resulted in a unique collaboration with scientists from the Idaho Museum of Natural History to help discover the nature of this truly bizarre, prehistoric creature.”

The dynamic exhibit has something for the whole family, featuring vibrant illustrations by Ray Troll, a dramatic life-sized model of a buzzsaw shark bursting through a wall by paleo-sculpture Gary Staab, a mechanical interactive jaw, an array of fossils, children’s activities, short documentaries, music and more. In addition, Troll will be at the High Desert Museum on

October 21 and 22 giving presentations and holding workshops. See the Museum’s online calendar of events for details.

Prior to the public exhibit opening, there will be an exclusive members’ exhibit opening on September 23, with special guest speaker Dr. Ted Fremd, paleontologist with the University of Oregon and U.S. National Park Service. Dr. Fremd will discuss his research in the John Day Fossil Beds and include some of the remarkable extinct creatures that once roamed the High Desert region. The opening is from 6:30– 8pm, and is free for members, $5 for member guests. RSVP at www.highdesertmuseum.org/rsvp.

The Buzzsaw Sharks of Long Ago exhibit is organized by the Idaho Museum of Natural History in collaboration with Ray Troll.

SUNRIVER EXHIBITS Artists’ Gallery Sunriver 57100 Beaver Dr. 541-593-2127 or 541-593-8274 www.artistsgallerysunriver.com Reception Saturday September 10 from 4-7pm. You can enjoy food, wine and beer while chatting with Watercolor Artist Deni Porter, Potter Diane Miyauchi, Painter Marjorie Cossairt and Heather and Jeff Thompson glassblowing.

Sunriver Resort Lodge — Betty Gray Gallery 17600 Center Dr. The Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery continues the quarterly art exhibitions series with the Fall Quarter Art Exhibition opening September 6. The exhibit features JM Brodrick, Joanne Donaca, Mary Rollins and Gary Vincent, thru November 12.

Blown glass by Heather & Jeff Thompson

Autumn Joy

by Gary Vincent

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

The Wooden Jewel 57100 Beaver Dr. 541-593-4151 www.thewoodenjewel.com ​Resident artist Michael Bryant is a gifted Hackelman Forest

by JM Brodrick 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. Enjoy the Sarah Graham Trunk Show, September 2-3 from 5-8pm.

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Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery Fall in the High Desert

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he Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery continues the quarterly art exhibitions series with the Fall Quarter Art Exhibition opening September 6. The exhibit features JM Brodrick, Joanne Donaca, Mary Rollins and Gary Vincent, continuing through November 12.

Fall in the High Desert artists include Brodrick, a romantic painter, who utilizes the landscape as background or subject in her skillful acrylic paintings. Featuring subdued natural light in the colorful and expressionistic background imagery and realistic imagery such as horses or nature in the foreground, she creates an idealized environment of peaceful solitude.

The artist received numerous awards including Outstanding Acrylic in the 2016 Bold Brush Painting Contest and Southwest Art magazine’s selection as Artist to Watch in 2015. Brian Sherwin, art critic for Fine Art Views noted, “I love the way she utilizes a mix of expressionism and realism — visually striking work.” Brodrick’s work appears in collections including Atlantic Richfield, the Russian Federation Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the Global National Health Hospital in Tokyo.

Vincent’s expressionistic acrylic paintings reveal his admiration of nature and its brilliant color. In Autumn Joy, his chosen subject of aspens begins to emerge from a strong and formless cerulean blue sky grounded by a muted coral background.

The sparse, bold yellow and orange strokes in the foreground create rhythm in the image and loosely define the tree’s leaves.

The artist notes that his creative process is highly intuitive, Hackelman Forest, Acrylic on Linen by Jm Brodrick c o u n t e r balanced by the logical mind seeking to define the imagery-an interactive exchange between conscious thought and intuition. Vincent also suggests that expressionistic or nonobjective art is hence a constant exploration into the unknown, trusting the intuitive. He experientially concludes, “Art is from the heart or it isn’t art.”

Additional artists appearing in the exhibition include Donaca with oil paintings of colorful fall cottonwoods along river banks and Rollins’s brightly colored, realistic watercolor scenes of rivers and streams.

Billye Turner, art consultant, organizes the art exhibits for Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery open all hours to the public. Contact Turner at billyeturner@bendnet.comor 503-780-2828.

Autumn Joy, Acrylic on Canvas by Gary Vincent

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Sunriver Artists’ Gallery This World is But a Canvas to Our Imagination

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ntering the Artists’ Gallery in Sunriver transports visitors into the imagination of each artist represented at the gallery. This month the gallery is featuring work of some really special artists. The gallery is open each day of the week, but a really great time to visit and meet the artists is the regularly scheduled Second Saturday Celebration on Saturday, September 10, 4-7pm Share beverages, food, and discussions about artistic imagination.

Watercolor artist Deni Porter clearly demonstrates a very colorful imagination. Regardless of the subject, each of her pieces captures the excitement and energy of color. “I could paint with muted colors, but where is the fun in that?” Porter states. And fun is certainly a good way to describe the artist’s work. Animals are the subjects of many pieces, as well as local Central Oregon landmarks. “Sunriver is such a happy place that it is perfect for my work,” Porter says.

The artist captures that special brand of happiness when painting the sunshine and bicycles that dot the local landscape. Vacationers are always happy to take a bit of Sunriver imagination home with them to hang on the wall.

A watercolor by Deni Porter

Potter Diane Miyauchi captures the imagination of visitors with her palette of glaze colors.

Much of her useful pottery is glazed with Miyauchi’s signature cool blues and greens. The artist provides a range of items from coffee cups to serving platters. All pieces are dishwasher, microwave and oven safe. Miyauchi is equally comfortable producing her imaginative raku art vessels. Unlike her more practical items, these art pieces are for display and admiration.

The process of making these pieces is almost as interesting as the finished product.

When you are enjoying a glass of wine at the Second Saturday Celebration, the artist will be happy to explain how she creates these unique works of art.

Pottery by Diane Miyauchi

Painter Marjorie Cossairt, uses her imagination to create special painting techniques that beautifully capture the flora and fauna of Central Oregon.

One of this featured artist's recent pieces, Wild Irises, is a perfect example.

Cossairt utilizes a very wet and loose painting approach. She sprinkles water and salt to create representations of blossoms and foliage. After those portions of the painting dry, the artist uses a dry brush technique to add grasses and leaves.

“These irises are found in abundance in my horse pastures and make a great watercolor subject,” Cossairt states. The exquisite nature of the petals is well suited for a transparent watercolor approach capturing the delicate look the artist so effortlessly conveys. The result of these techniques makes up the heart of Cossairt’s extremely popular and unique paintings.

Husband and wife glassblowing team, Heather and Jeff Thompson immerse themselves in the traditional techniques of Italian glassblowing, and now find themselves using imagination to experiment with their own interpretations of the medium. The finished pieces that this talented team imagine and bring to life are a blend of contemporary, traditional and custom techniques. One of this month’s pieces has a feature that is described as gessato (Italian for pinstripes.)

A watercolor by Marjorie Cossairt

Use of the technique murrini (cane) brings a sense of repetition to the design and another technique (encalmo) refers to the process of melting several separate segments into one resulting in clean distinct lines. While the piece is in a molten state, the artists switch the axis of the vessel 90 degrees and expand along this new axis to create the fluid contours of the finished piece.

This elegant blown glass form invites you to explore the interior and exterior surfaces of the piece simultaneously.

Artists’ Gallery Sunriver 57100 Beaver Dr., 541-593-2127 or 541-593-8274, www.artistsgallerysunriver.com Blown glass by Heather & Jeff Thompson

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SISTERS EXHIBITS Black Butte Ranch Art at The Ranch Gallery show at the Lodge Gallery Thru September 5 featuring painters, photographers and mixed media.

Art at The Ranch Lodge September 2-3 with a wine and appetizer reception between 5:30-7:30pm.

One of the oldest and most enjoyable of traditions at Black Butte Ranch will be returning the first weekend in September.

Reception for Founding Art Guild members, September 3, 10am-5pm.

Plein Air Paint Out September 3 from 8am-1pm by the lake. A People’s Choice award will be given and the paintings will be for sale from 1-5p.m. A Children’s painting workshop from 2-4pm. will be taught by Rachel Lovegren.

Paula Perkins, Chair of Art at The Ranch for 2016, artattheranch2016@gmail.com or 541-350-9349.

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 July 22, 4-7pm.

Clearwater Art Gallery 303 West Hood, 541-549-4994, www.theclearwatergallery.com Fourth Friday Art StrollSeptember 23, 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. 541-719-1800 www.hoodavenueart.com info@hoodavenueart.com Featured artists thru September 19, pastel/oil artist Kathleen Keliher and jewelers Elyse & Steven Douglas. Keliher Morning Meadow by Kathleen Keliher takes inspiration from Central Oregon vistas for her paintings; the Douglases excel in crafting original Oregon Sunstone jewelry designs.

Featured artists, September 20-October 24: pastel artist JoAnn Burgess and raku potter

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Tina Brockway. Burgess creates an exciting journey of the senses in her landscape paintings; Brockway’s ability to transform clay into a resounding thing of beauty is unparalleled.

Reception for Brockway and Burgess will be on Fourth Friday Art Stroll, September 23, 4-7 pm. Join us for live music and refreshments on Art Stroll Nights. It’s 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.

Crab Dance by Jill Neal

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 September 23, 4-7pm. Fur + Feather Show thru September 21.

Sisters Gallery and Frame Shop 252 W Hood Ave., 541-549-9552, www.sistersgallery.com Gallery open 11am-5pm daily, except Sunday, 12-5pm.

Wildlife photographer, Doug Beall.

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.

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

Twigs 331 W Cascade St. 541-549-6061, www.stitchinpost.com From the Forest, a new fiber art show featuring the quilts of Sisters artist June Jaeger. The opening reception of this tree-related series of work happens during Sisters’ 4th Friday Art Stroll, September 23 from 4-7pm.

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Sisters Folk Festival Lineup Artists Arriving From New Orleans to California & Many Points In-between

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isters Folk Festival announced another All-Event pass sell-out for their annual festival, September 9-11. Sunday-only tickets are still available, with over 30 artists performing that day. The festival is proud to bring stellar artists that represent a wide-ranging musical palette and organizers have booked acts that bring integrity, diversity and high energy to the late-night scene.

Over three days and eleven stages, festivalgoers will experience world-class performances by artists including Southern songwriter Shawn Mullins, the funk and R & B of The New Orleans Suspects, the legendary Scottish duo of Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, the TexMex and conjunto music of Los TexManiacs, the bluegrass-stylings of regional favorite The Brothers Comatose, singer-songwriter Sam Lewis, the guitar–virtuosity of Scott Pemberton, Americana songwriter and band Nora Jane Struthers and the Party Line, the Swedish trio Baskery, the accomplished bluegrass singer and picker the Molly Tuttle Band and the Northern California stringband Steep Ravine.

Brothers Comatose | Courtesy of Brothers Comatose “The lineup has rounded out to include some of the finest artists on the acoustic music scene. We are thrilled with how the music represents a broad spectrum of Americana and roots music. There will be outstanding songwriters, exceptional guitar players, excellent stringband and Bluegrass music, and flat-out funk-rock. These artists make stops all along the way of the Americana music road, and there will be something for everyone that attends,” says Creative Director Brad Tisdel.

The festival will also feature regional musicians and songwriters: the Nathaniel Talbot Band, Beth Wood, Jeffrey Martin, Anna Tivel, Dennis McGregor and New Orleans Suspects | Courtesy of New Orleans Suspects the Spoilers, Portlandbased gospel-soul singer Ara Lee and Americana Project standout Megan Ellsworth. sistersfolkfestival.org.

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas | Courtesy of Alasdair Fraser

TWIGS Ga ll ery 4th Friday Art Walk - September 23, 4-7pm

Featuring June Jaeger’s works “From the Forest”

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PLAYA Art/Science Gala & Live Auction

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LAYA, a residency program for artists and scientists will host its first Art/Science Gala and Live Auction at the World Forestry Center in Portland on September 24. It begins with a reception and preview from 6-7pm and live auction with pop-up performances beginning at 7pm in the Discovery Museum at the World Forestry Center, 4033 SW Canyon Road Portland.

PLAYA, a non-profit facility located in remote Summer Lake, Oregon, which provides the gift of time and solitude for visual, literary and performing artists and scientists to focus on their work through its residency program. A residency provides lodging, work- space, interaction with a cohort group of residents and some meals at no charge.

The intention of all programming is to support creative individuals who are committed and passionate about their work and who will benefit from time spent in PLAYA’s inspirational remote location. PLAYA provides a variety of opportunities to engage with the local communities of rural Lake County, Oregon through free programs and educational activities such as PLAYA

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PLAYA has been recognized recently with awards and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Oregon Cultural Trust, Oregon Arts Commission, Oregon Folklife Network and the Ford Family Foundation (Golden Spot Award) for our innovative contributions supporting artists and scientists.

The work in the auction assembled from 36 former residents was curated as a traveling exhibit. The exhibit, Sediments, Sequences and Solitude has traveled from Roseburg to Bend and is now in its final location at the World Forestry Center. Thanks to the generosity of the artists, many of the works have been donated for auction on September 24. Now in its sixth year this is PLAYA’s first fundraiser. Included in the event are guest performances by Tim Whitsel, Ellen Waterston, Dan Raphael, Mizu Desier to Pepper Trail and other special guests.

Deborah Ford, 541-943-3983

World Class Acts Come to Redmond

he Redmond Community C o n c e r t Association (RCCA), about to begin its 33rd year, announces its lineup for the upcoming season and is welcoming new subscribers.

The series, which runs from October to April, consists of five performances and covers Kristina Reiko Cooper various genres including Broadway, Zydeco, light classical, a’cappella and a new holiday show.

The season will begin on October 16 with Shades of Bublé, a talented vocal trio direct from the Broadway stage who will sing arrangements from Michael Bublé’s repertoire. In early December Two On Tap, from Broadway, will entertain the audience with a holiday show of song and dance.

In February is Kristina Reiko Cooper, an internationally-acclaimed cellist who will perform both classical and contemporary music along with her pianist and percussionist. In March an a’cappella group, Women of the World, will perform original and folk music from around the world bringing the message of unity. The season will end on April 23 with Tom Rigney and Flambeau, a group

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oin the Redmond Chamber and Silver Moon Brewing, Friday, September 9 at 6pm for their newest fundraising event in Redmond. Focusing on the Central Oregon beer scene and the universal love for bacon, the Bacon and Brew Festival is replacing the Dinner, Dance and Auction that has been an annual chamber event for thirty years.

This is your chance to bid on some incredible items, such as amazing baskets, dinner with the mayor, sporting event tickets and vacations. All proceeds from the silent and live auctions will benefit the community in the way of

of five musicians, performing fiery Cajun and Zydeco music along with beautiful ballads and waltzes.

All performances are held on Sundays in the Performing Arts Theatre at Ridgeview High School in Redmond at 2 and Women of the World 6:30pm.

“Although we have a large number of subscribers outside of Redmond, it’s surprising to me that many folks in Central Oregon are not familiar with our organization and the high-caliber of music we present at a very affordable cost,” stated Jay Jantzen, RCCA president. Each year RCCA has over 1,200 subscribers, most of whom renew year after year.

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free summer concerts, parades, decorating Redmond for Christmas, Holiday Village Market as well as other services provided by the chamber.

This exciting new event is open to the public and will not only feature beer from Silver Moon, but spirits from Bendistillery and local wine.

Tickets are $40 and include a variety of appetizers, four drink tickets, live music, games, photo booth and unlimited FUN. RSVP to Karen at 541-923-5191 or karen@visitredmondoregon.com Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | September 2016

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CENTRAL OREGON EXHIBITS MADRAS / WARM SPRINGS

Art Adventure Gallery 185 SW Fifth St., 541-475-7701. www.artadventuregallery.com Art Adventure Gallery is one of 25 partner venues around the state hosting exhibitions as part of the Portland2016 Biennial , curated by Michelle Grabner and presented by Disjecta Contemporary Art Center. Artists to be featured in Madras are Pat Boas and Jon Raymond. Thru September 18.

Artists Reception: Thursday, September 15, 5:30-7pm. Artists whose juried work on Flight is displayed at the Erickson Aircraft Collection will receive a $20 reduction off the price to attend the fundraiser September 10.

The Museum at Warm Springs 2189 U.S. 26, 541-553-3331 www.museumatwarmsprings.org Kindred Spirits: The Artistic Journey of Lillian Pitt. Exhibit on display thru September 10.

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Mask by Lillian Pitt 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 September 9 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 MondayFriday, 9am-5pm.

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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 Nancy Misek 541-388-1567 or nancym2010@bendbroadband.com Featuring local artists and photographers with their annual art show Art & Beer II. Juniper has elected to present a group of regional artists anchored by local artist and organizer, Shari Crandall. Thru October 28.

Also display paintings and photographs by fourteen other artists including Leland Pershall, Linda Shelton and Chris and Laura Wald.

Maragas Winery Lattavo Gallery 15523 SW Hwy. 97, Culver, 541-546-5464, www.maragaswinery.com The caricature art adorning the bottles of Maragas wines was created by Doug

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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 Stop by the Redmond Library during September and experience an exciting exhibit of fine art created

by Central Oregon artists.

Undercover Quilters Book Club, a local book club/ quilters group, will be displaying an interpretation of On The Divinity of Second Chances by Kaya McLaren in Quilt by Kaya McLaren fabric and mixed media. Each artist brings a different image to life from their reaction to the novel.

Held over from the June show, see spray art by Ty Kaufman. His exceptional work is cultivated in his mind, created with spray paint and intensified with fire.

Leslie Keller uses ink/ink wash, pencil and gold leaf and oils to illustrate and define landscape that surrounds us. Her works reflect her fascination with the volcanic basalt rock formations that are so evident in our region.

Central Oregon Rock Collectors draw from our Central Oregon landscape too. They mine local rock and skillfully fashion it into jewelry. The unique display will feature both raw materials and finished pieces.

In the Silent Reading Room a solo show by Webster Lilly will feature photographs captured on a recent trip to India. Experience fine images of a distant country and its culture as seen through the lens of a local photographer.

Redmond Third Friday Stroll September 18 – 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 Featuring Sue Honnell of Redmond who majored in art and music at El Camino College in California. She has lived in Oregon 36 years. The medium she finds that best reflects her style is watercolor. For her it combines expression and structure while conveying a deep spiritual and emotional content. Her work has been juried into many art shows and received numerous awards. She does commissioned art and teaches private art lessons.

School House Produce 1430 SW Highland Ave., 541- 504-7112, www.schoolhouseproduce.com SageBrushers artist Jill Tucker.

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

Eleven new artists plus local established artists for a total of 81 pieces on second floor, then another 30 on first floor. Fabulous art, photography and mixed media. lindartsy1@gmail.com.

Sunriver South Bend Bistro Central Oregon's Best Kept Secret

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Story and Photos by LINDEN GROSS, One Stop Writing Shop love a big deck. And at 1,200 square feet, Sunriver’s South Bend Bistro has one of the biggest decks around. Add in the quality of the food and drinks, and you really have something special.

We settled under an elm tree overlooking pine trees and aspens feeling like we were on vacation, and sipped our cocktails—a margarita made with fresh blackberries and a whisky sour with egg white. Although the assortment of charcuterie sounded impressive, my friend and I were in a surf rather than turf mood. And since we couldn’t agree on which two starters to choose, we ordered three.

The pan-seared sea scallops served with house-smoked bacon were stupidly delicious and melt-in-your-mouth tender. Roasted sweet corn puree, tomato jam and poblano peppers provided a nice spike. The lightly chilled tuna tartar, dressed in fresh soy and lemon and topped with delicate sweet potato crisps, provided a lovely interplay of tastes and textures.

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Finally, the crunchy, panko-coated razor clams—served with a magical mayonnaise-based salsa verde featuring a hint of anchovy and capers—were beautifully offset by the lemon and fresh-shaved fennel.

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accented with compound tarragon butter, was served perfectly rare per our request and was as tender as a rib eye and nowhere near as fatty. I’m still not sure how they did that.

After so much food, we thought about skipping dessert—until we read the dessert menu. The warm Lava Butte chocolate cake, topped with syrupy amarena cherries from the province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy also boasted vanilla ice cream, caramel, meringues and pink peppercorn glass (picture a tiny windowpane made out of sugar and studded with small bits of the pink peppercorns).

Determined to try as much of new chef-owner Jeremy Buck’s cuisine as possible, we ordered two pastas, fully intending to just have a few bites and take home the rest since we were also ordering entrees. That didn’t quite work as planned. The shrimp and langostinos in the saffron, garlic cream sauce were just too succulent to pass up. Ditto for the sausage ragu with black truffle and a hint of fennel. Add in perfectly al dente pasta and, well, we ate more than we had intended.

I have to admit, the whole thing sounded way too over the top, but too intriguing to pass up. Thankfully we didn’t.

The dessert’s seemingly weird juxtaposition of ingredients is a positive turn-on. That cake alone is worth the drive.

Our entrees both showed a deft hand that allowed the food to shine without a lot of sauce. Silky salmon with a nice, crusty sear on the outside was featured atop a hot, nutty barley salad with raw tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, grilled cipollini onion, mint and feta. An unusual pairing that worked wonderfully well. The grilled New York steak,

South Bend Bistro 57080 West Mall Drive, Sunriver 541-593-3881 www.southbendbistro.com Hours: Seven days/week 4–9pm.

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REDMOND COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSN Welcoming New Subscribers 2016-17 Concert Season We Invite You to SING IN HARMONY4WOMEN Come be part of the Harmony4Women acappella spirit.

H4W is a non-auditioned acappella community chorus for beginning and experienced singers ages 10-80.

Well-planned weekly rehearsals at the Bend Sr. Center begin Thursday September 15th | 5:45 - 8:00pm.

Part-specific learning CDs provided.

’Tis the Season

SHADES OF BUBLE’ TWO ON TAP KRISTINA REIKO COOPER WOMEN OF THE WORLD TOM RIGNEY & FLAMBEAU

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VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR A PREVIEW ALL FIVE CONCERTS JUST $60.00 (2:00 performances sold out)

Two H4W concerts performed at Summit High School on November 19th. 2:00pm & 7:00 | $15 adults, $5 kids 10 & under.

Subscriptions for 6:30 performances still available:

H4W raises awareness & funds for 4 nonprofit organizations that serve and educate women, girls and children: Grandma’s House, AAUW Bend Branch, Soroptimist Intl. of Bend & Bella Acappella Harmony.

Info: Nancy at nueland@bendcable.com | www.harmony4women.com

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Thana Alexa, Jazz Vocalist & Composer at 2nd Street Theater

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arlier this year, rising musical star Thana Alexa made her debut with Ode to Heroes, an album of original compositions and arrangements, which bring together elements of jazz, pop, R&B and electronica.

She will be performing in Central Oregon September 14 at 7:30pm at 2nd Street Theater.

Prior to the release of Ode to Heroes, Alexa gained attention as Downbeat Critics Poll Rising Female Vocalist of 2016, runner up in the 2014 Made in New York Jazz Competition, in 2011 Jazzon Alpe-Adria International Composers Competition and the 2011 Croatian Music Academy PORIN nominee for Best Jazz Composition.

In creating Ode to Heroes, Alexa pays tribute to the personalities both personal and musical who have impacted her on the path to forging her own distinctively individual voice. Influences include jazz giants like Wayne Shorter, Charles Mingus and Paul Desmond and the musicians who collaborate with her on the album, including drummer and co-producer Antonio Sanchez, saxophonists Donny McCaslin and Lenart Krecic, bassists Jorge Roeder and Scott Colley, pianist Sergio Salvatore and vibraphonist Christos Rafalides.

The album is mainly her engaging original compositions with vibrant takes on jazz standards like Shorter’s Footprints, Mingus’ Goodbye Pork Pie Hat and

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Desmond and Dave Brubeck’s Take 5. Most importantly, her album spotlights the ability to engage in rewarding and illuminating conversation with some of music’s most renowned and forward-thinking players. Ode to Heroes is produced by Harmonia Mundi/ Jazz Village.

The New York Times says Alexa is, “...a jazz singer with a global perspective...” and Jazztimes states, “Her voice is enthralling, her compositions are heart-warming and her arrangements are heart-stopping.”

Although born in New York City, Alexa grew up in Croatia where she was mentored for many years by vibraphonist and club owner, Bosko Petrovic. Later she graduated from the New School University where she earned a bachelor of fine arts in jazz and contemporary music and a bachelor of arts in psychology.

John and Heather Cashman of Bend Furniture & Design say they are excited to be sponsoring this very special event with Rimshot Productions because Alexa has been receiving amazing reviews from the global jazz scene. Rimshot Productions is based in Bend and promotes local concerts. www.bendticket.com

Mt. Bachelor Riverhouse Jazz Launches in October

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ollowing the completion of a $10 million renovation, The Riverhouse on the Deschutes hotel will host a jazz series. In partnership with executive producer G2 Strategic and with title sponsor Mt. Bachelor, the series is slated to reverberate through the High Desert.

Formatted as a monthly winter weekend of music, the shows will consist of Friday and Saturday night tunes from 6:30-10pm. Student combos will open and headliners will take the stage at 7:30pm. A full dinner menu will be available before and during shows.

Opening weekend will showcase Mel Brown Septet, the Godfather of Jazz in Portland. Once a Motown house drummer in Detroit, Brown has played with The Supremes, Martha Reeves, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Jacksons and toured with Diana Ross.

Other artists will include Ravi Coltrane Quintet, Benny Green Trio, Tierney Sutton Band, Alan Jones Sextet, King Louie’s Portland Blues Review and Yellowjackets.

Marshall Glickman, executive producer of Marshall Glickman, executive producer, stands before the stunning Deschutes River backdrop that helped inspire the G2 Strategic, says he has Mt. Bachelor Riverhouse Jazz series. been circulating in the

jazz scene since his early days working at Portland’s cult music classic Music Millennium. After living around the world and appreciating the diversity of music large cities attract, he first brought a jazz review to the Oxford Hotel in Bend seven years ago. After transitioning from living in Bend to Portland several years ago where his son, Laz, is a budding jazz pianist, Glickman was drawn back into the local music scene through a relationship with The Riverhouse on the Deschutes parent company, Vesta.

Vesta Chair and CEO Rick Takach explains, “Glickman brings deep experience and connections in the entertainment industry and our management team is ready to provide a great customer experience. We see the series as an ideal platform to showcase the complete overhaul of Bend’s most iconic hotel, as well as our new Currents Restaurant. In addition, we are looking forward to partnering with Mt. Bachelor, who has stepped up to be out title sponsor.

We will be working with them to develop a special jazz, ski and stay package.”

Having lead organizations like the Portland Trail Blazers, The Beavers baseball team and The Timbers soccer team, Glickman says he has the connections from his life’s career in sports and entertainment to attract acts to perform in Bend that normally wouldn’t.

Glickman notes, “Most of the folks in Bend aren’t natives and people from cities outside of Bend want to see acts that bring cultural music to the area, what they are used to seeing in Portland, Seattle and beyond.”

Glickman concedes from early ticket sales that the series will hit a chord with locals and sell out.

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Award Winning Beatles Return to Bend Stage

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lmost everyone knows that The Beatles are one of the most acclaimed bands in rock and roll history because their music has the hypnotic qualities that make teenage girls scream and artists today and yesterday cite them as one of their influences.

myriad of guitars used throughout the band’s decade-long career. Listening to songs like “Penny Lane” or “I Want To Hold Your Hand” from this tribute band is almost like listening to the original icons themselves. The cast members are age appropriate for the Beatles, between 22 - 32 years of age.

While many of us don’t have the opportunity to see the two surviving Beatles Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr live in concert these days, the closest thing to watching an actual Beatles concert will be In My Life – A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles at the Bend Theatre on Sunday, October 16 at 7pm.

While the great repertoire of songs bind this musical together, the audience also gets the opportunity to relive the most important moments of The Beatles’ epic legacy, which spans the entire 1960s period. The actors that portray the band members connect with the crowd through their lovable sense of humors and cheeky banter.

The musical is family friendly. The show played to a sold out audience at the Tower Theatre in 2014 and Abbey Road’s show, Beatles vs. Stones, played to a sold out crowd last year at the Tower Theatre.

As one watches The Beatles progress throughout that decade, the band’s manager Brian Epstein (Murphy Martin) makes his presence known throughout the musical, narrating his side of the story starting from his discovery of the Fab Four at the Cavern Club in Liverpool up until after the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

You mean just another tribute band? No, because not all tribute bands are alike.

This one portrays the Beatles—John Lennon (Nathaniel Bott), Paul McCartney (Christopher Overall), George Harrison (Zak Schaffer) and Ringo Starr (Axel Clarke)— as authentically as possible, from their singing to the

Nate Bott, Axel Clarke, Jesse Wilder and Chris Paul Overall form The Beatles. Photo by Michelle Fairless

www.towertheatre.org, 541-317-0700

Shore Thing Productions Opens A Chorus Line at Tower

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he TONY Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical, A Chorus Line will be presented at the Tower Theatre from September 16-25 for eight performances.

A Chorus Line is an American musical theatre classic, having originally played on Broadway for 15 years and over 6,000 performances. It is a brilliantly complex fusion of dance, song and compellingly authentic drama.

The story focuses on an audition for a Broadway musical and is told through poignant, as well as humorous, stories shared by seventeen dancers who really want, and need, the job.

Ultimately,only eight will be chosen.

The stories, based on interviews with real-life aspiring actors are universal and are at the center of a show that is a powerful metaphor for all human aspiration.

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The music, written by Academy Award winner Marvin Hamlisch, includes such songs as I Hope I Get It, At the Ballet, What I Did For Love, Dance: Ten; Looks: Three and One. A Chorus Line is directed

by Broadway veteran Michael Heaton, with choreography

by Michelle Mejaski of Gotta Dance Studio in Bend. Eileen Heaton is overseeing the vocal and music direction. Central Oregon Symphony Maestro Michael Gesme will be conducting an orchestra of 15 musicians. A centerpiece of the production will be the original Broadway costumes by TONY Award winning designer Theoni V. Aldredge.

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The Diverse & Enriching International Festival of Cultures

he Latino Community Association (LCA) invites you to celebrate our diverse family heritages and cultures at the 10th Annual Festival of Cultures presented by US Cellular and the Deschutes Cultural Coalition on September 24 at Redmond’s Centennial Park.

The Festival of Cultures is an international affair including educational booths set up by Central Oregon residents representing many different cultures from around the world and a very special Official Citizenship Oath Ceremony conducted by representatives of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. 25 people from roughly 15 countries are expected to take their oath at the event. A very special guest will provide the keynote: Oregon Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Woody, of Warm Springs.

The festival includes local dance troupes, singers and musicians, ethnic food vendors, service and product vendors, a fantastic Kid’s Area, and the Passport Challenge game with prizes. Local Latin music legends, Chiringa, will play live around mid-day.

Latino Community Association, 382-4366 info@festivalofcultures.info www.festivalofcultures.info

Legendary New Wave Band Squeeze with Special Guest Chris Collingwood

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he British are coming, the British are coming --- to take over the Tower stage! Friday, September 30 at 7:30pm the Tower Theatre Foundation presents Squeeze, Britain’s new wave pop act behind hits Black Coffee in Bed, Take Me I’m Yours and Tempted. They’ve wittily chronicled life and love over the last four decades, and make their Central Oregon debut in support of their new album, Cradle to the Grave.

The performance will be a mix of songs from the new album, in addition to an array of hits from their vast catalogue. Squeeze’s current lineup includes Glenn Tilbrook (vocals/guitar), Chris Difford (vocals/guitar), Simon Hanson (drums), Stephen Large (keyboard) and Lucy Shaw (bass).

Opening for Squeeze is Look Park, Chris Collingwood’s first album and project outside of Fountains of Wayne, recorded in collaboration with legendary producer Mitchell Froom (Elvis Costello, Suzanne Vega). The two concocted a truly distinctive approach for Look Park; strange and spatial, infused with layered keyboards, atmospheric harmonies, plate reverbs, and a whole lot of Mellotron inspired by a shared love of The Moody Blues.

541-317-0700, www.towertheatre.org

High Desert Chamber Music Gala & Concert Listings

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igh Desert Chamber Music announces the 2016-17 season HDCM Concert Series featuring Frank Almond, Aviara Trio, Orloff/Walz Duo, Martin Chalifour & Friends, Duo Diez and the Crown City String Quartet. In addition is an Annual Benefit Gala which includes a performance, dinner, and silent auction, be held on Saturday, November 19, 6pm at the Bend Golf & Country Club.

“This season, we have combined our two existing series into the single HDCM Concert Series. We are pleased to continue offering some of last season’s additions, including a matinee performance for our opening concert, and an additional concert for our season finale at the Black Butte Ranch. Two concerts feature groups from last season, back by popular demand and two new groups will be making their debuts in the concert series. The popular Valentine’s Day concert continues with internationally recognized violinist Martin Chalifour, Principal Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Concert-goers can enjoy a performance of a variety of music inspired by love and romance at the Tower Theatre, receive complimentary rose, and a custom treat from Goody’s Chocolates,” states Executive Director Isabelle Senger.

High Desert Chamber Music’s mission is to bring world class chamber music and musicians to Central Oregon. Now in its ninth season, HDCM presents an acclaimed series of classical chamber music concerts in Central Oregon, ranging from string duos to piano quintets.

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Call to Artists SISTERS FOLK FESTIVAL SFF is looking for volunteers to fill shifts at the sold-out Sisters Folk Festival, September 9-11, 2016. Volunteers who work at least 10 hours are eligible for an All-Event Pass. This is a great way to give back, meet folks and hear music! For information and to sign-up, visit: www.sistersfolkfestival.org/volunteer or call Kerani at 541-549-4979.

FINAL CALL FOR SINGERS Harmony4Women seeks singers for the 2016 Harmony4Women community chorus. This is a non-auditioned acappella chorus for beginning and experienced singers ages 10-80. Weekly rehearsals begin Thursday September 15 and are held at the Bend Sr. Center from 5:45-8pm. This chorus disperses after performing two concerts at Summit High School on November 19. Harmony4Women is directed by Connie Norman and mentored by medal-winning Bella Acappella Harmony Chorus. Funds raised from the concerts are divided between 4 nonprofit organizations that serve and educate women, girls and children: Grandma’s House, AAUW Bend Branch, Soroptimist Intl. of Bend and Bella Acappella Harmony. $50 registration fee includes instruction, music and part-specific learning CDs. Contact Nancy at nueland@bendcable.com, www.harmony4women.com, Facebook.

name. Submissions will be accepted through October 2.

Museum curators will make selections based on a number of factors, including the quality of the image and whether the story is interesting and verifiable. The Museum encourages submissions of landscapes or features from across the High Desert region which includes portions of Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and southern British Columbia. Photographers will maintain the copyright to their image and grant the Museum limited use of the photo. The exhibit will open February 18, 2017.

To review the rules of entry and submit a photo and story, visit the Museum’s website at www.highdesertmuseum.org/legendary-landscapes. The photographers whose work is selected will receive a large format print of their photograph. For additional information, contact Donald M. Kerr Curator of Natural History Louise Shirley at 541-382-4754 ext. 375 or by email: lshirley@highdesertmuseum.org.

LIBRARY HIGH DESERT FALL SHOW The Deschutes Public Library, downtown branch is seeking artists to create and submit original art for its autumn show, The High Desert. Artists may submit up to 2 entries, with a framed size or 16” by 20” or larger.

Work is accepted in all media, and must be ready to hang, with wire (no sawtooth hangers.) Entries may be delivered on October 5, between 4:00 CALL TO ART and 5:30pm to the Hutchinson room at the downtown Library. For more The Deschutes Public Library downtown branch invites artists to submit up info, or to be added to our mailing list, contact laurelfrancis@gmail.com. to two pieces of art, with a theme of the High Desert, for its fall exhibit October 5-January 10, 2017. Artwork is accepted in all media, and must be 16” ARTISTS’ GALLERY SUNRIVER CALL TO ARTISTS by 20” or larger, framed and ready to hang.. Artists may submit their artwork Join the fastest growing diverse fine art and fine craft co-op gallery in on Wednesday, October 5 at the downtown Library between 4-5;30pm. Central Oregon. Looking for talented 2D and 3D artists who can work Information at laurelfrancis@gmail.com. in the gallery two days a month and bring uniqueness to the mix. Contact jury chair Susan Harkness-Williams at 541-788-2486 or sunriversister@ CALL TO ARTISTS yahoo.com.

Art Adventure Gallery in Madras is holding its annual fundraiser at the amazing Erickson Aircraft Collection Museum and invite artists to submit CALL TO ARTISTS: THE PRINEVILLE ART CRAWL a piece of art inspired by flight. Flight has taken man’s dreams and imagina- 2nd Friday each month is inviting all media artists - if you are interested tion since he has looked to the sky. Let your imagination fly from nature, in participating. rgpeer9857@gmail.com. man-made or myth to fantasy. Our definition is broad… the sky is the limit.

Entry forms at gallery or online at www.Artadventuregallery.com CALL TO ARTISTS TWIGS GALLERY SISTERS Artwork: Artists may submit one 2-dimensional piece. Ten jury selected Twigs Gallery and Home Goods at 331 W Cascade Ave. in Sisters acpieces will be displayed at Erickson Aircraft Collection Museum Septem- cepting submissions for artwork with a “fiber component” to be displayed ber 10, the day of our first fundraiser, and thereafter will join the remain- in the gallery for month long shows beginning the fourth Friday of each der of the exhibit at Art Adventure Gallery through September. month. The work can range from art quilts to felting, knitting, crocheting, Art sales: Not for sale work accepted on a limited basis. Commission for and mixed fiber media. The body of work submitted should have a theme the gallery is 35 percent for members and 45 percent for non-members. and all work must be for sale.

Price work with 35 percent commission included. Original work only, You can submit proposals in person to Jean Wells Keenan, jean@stitchinsuitably framed or mounted and ready for display, including identification post.com. All pieces will be reviewed for placement in the gallery. gallery@ attached to artwork. twigs-sisters.com, 541-549-6061.

Drop off art: Deliver to Art Adventure Gallery at 185 SE Fifth St. Madras. coraleepopp@mac.com or 541-475-6317 with questions.

CALL TO ARTISTS ST. CHARLES Artists reception: Join us for an opening reception to be held Thursday, Arts in the Hospital, two venues through St. Charles Healthcare-Bend.

September 15th, 5:30-7pm. Artists whose juried work is displayed at the Please send your requests and submissions to Linda Francis-Strunk, CoErickson Aircraft Collection will receive a $20 reduction off the price to ordinator, Arts in the Hospital, lindartsy1@gmail.com. attend our fundraiser. Invite your family and friends.

Pick up unsold art: September 30 Between 11am and 5pm.

CALL TO ARTISTS Circle of Friends Art Gallery and Academy (COFA) is now accepting GRANT FUNDING new artists in all mediums. The gallery is currently home to over 40 artists.

The Crook County Cultural Coalition is seeking applications for grant COFA is a Juried membership gallery located in Tumalo on the busy funding from all sectors within the culture field, including the arts, heri- Hwy 20 tourism route between Bend and Sisters. Eagle Crest Resort, The tage, and the humanities. Grant awards range from $250 to $5,000 each. Bendistillary and the Tumalo Feed Company are nearby. The gallery hosts • Engage youth in the arts, heritage and culture. a featured Artists reception on the first Saturday of each month and of• Protect the investment in existing cultural resources. fers workshops and classes. Please submit three images representing your • Provide programs for young adults to further their cultural development. body of works to friendsart@icloud.com.

• Support cultural programs that stimulate economic growth.

• Encourage broader appreciation of the cultural traditions of diverse CALL TO ART RED CHAIR ethnic groups.

Red Chair Gallery is looking for a few outstanding artists to join the gal• Foster local cultural identity and improve marketing and promotion of a lery. We are a membership gallery with a large variety of “fine art and variety of cultural activities/opportunities. contemporary craft.” We are located in the heart of downtown Bend and Applications are due October 15. show primarily local artists. We do require artists who can work in the gallery at least two 4 hours shifts per month. 3 dimensional artists will be HIGH DESERT MUSEUM considered, please send portfolio images and prices to: redchairgalleryCOMMUNITY-CURATED EXHIBIT bend@gmail.com Seeking submissions for an upcoming community-curated exhibition, Legendary Landscapes. The exhibit will include photographs highlighting EASSAY CONTEST FOR STUDENTS features throughout the High Desert region as well as the fascinating sto- Two opportunities for Oregonians to contribute to the 2017-18 Oregon ries behind how these places got their names. The public is encouraged to Blue Book today: an essay contest for students and a photo competition for submit a high resolution photograph of a favorite lake, mountain or other the cover of the Blue Book. The Oregon Blue Book will focus on Oregon’s landscape feature along with a brief story of how that location earned its outdoor recreational activities and include a color insert celebrating the

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Pacific Crest Trail, specifically through the Oregon Cascades.

In keeping with a new tradition, the Secretary of State invites Oregon’s students to contribute to the Blue Book by submitting essays for publication.

The essay contest is offered to Oregon’s elementary, middle, and high school students. This year, the questions are: Elementary School: What is your favorite thing to do in Oregon’s great outdoors? Describe a fun memory of spending time outdoors in Oregon.

Middle School: Oregon is a great place to play outdoors. You can camp, raft, ski, hike, boat, surf, or just take a walk. If you have a friend coming to visit you in Oregon who has never been here before, where would you take them for a fun outdoor activity and what would you do?

High School: What recommendations do you have for Oregon’s leaders about how to improve people’s access to outdoor recreation? Why is outdoor recreation an important part of Oregon’s identity?

Essay Contest information and details are online at: http://bluebook.state. or.us/misc/news/blue-book-submissions.pdf Deadline Wednesday, October 12.

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 HONORING OUR RIVERS | WILLAMETTE PARTNERSHIP Honoring Our Rivers: A Student Anthology. Students in kindergarten through college are encouraged to submit an entry to next year’s publication. Submissions should focus on the relationship between people and their watersheds. A special section will also focus on working rivers and feature selections that highlight sustainable transportation and river-dependent activities. Deadline is January 31, 2017 and a volunteer panel of educators, artists, writers, and river enthusiasts gather in the spring to select the works to be featured. www.honoringourrivers.org, info@honoringourrivers.org.

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.

OREGON FARM BUREAU SEEKS CALENDAR PHOTOS Oregon Farm Bureau invites the public to submit photos for its 2017 Oregon’s Bounty calendar. The award-winning calendar celebrates all aspects of Oregon agriculture: the products, the people, the production, the landscape, the enjoyment, anything that depicts the beauty, technology, culture, enjoyment, or tradition of family farming and ranching.

Horizontal-format, high-resolution images — both close-ups and panoramic views — are needed of all types of agriculture in all seasons. Subject ideas include the farmers markets, close-ups of ag products or crops in the field, planting and harvesting of crops, panoramic scenes of farmland, people enjoying agriculture or ag products, farm animals, portraits of farmers/ranchers, county fairs, on-farm festivals, and farming scenes from all seasons.

Photographers with images selected for month pages in Oregon’s Bounty will receive a photo credit in the 2017 calendar and copies of the calendar.

Deadline September 15, 2016. www.oregonfb.org/calendar.

REDMOND SENIOR CENTER ARTISTS Redmond Senior Center is excited and proud to announce 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, hours 8am-4pm, Monday through Friday.

541-548-6325, lsmith@bendbroadband.com STUDIO IN BEND Start creating in a shared space with talented artists from the community.

Willow Lane is Bend’s newest shared studio in the heart of Bend. This space is created and run by local artists McKenzie and Adam Mendel.

Located in a large industrial building down the street from The Workhouse, choose from six different size work spaces starting at $300 a month. Artists will have the opportunity to participate in Last Saturday events as well as meet new clients during open hours Monday to Wednesday noon to 4pm.

WiFi and utilities are included as well as a common kitchen area and shared work space. www.willowlanearts.com.

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WEEKEND WORKSHOP: FIRE IN THE FOREST, HIGH DESERT MUSEUM

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6pm, 541-633-7388, www.cascadeae.com

10am, 541-382-4754

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK, DOWNTOWN BEND

2016 DIAMONDS & DUST, FAITH RUN FARMS

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MEET YOUR FARMER DINNER SERIES, ATLAS CIDER CO.

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5pm, First Friday of each month, www.cascadeae.com

NORTHWEST CROSSING MUNCH & MOVIES SERIES, COMPASS PARK

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10TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF CULTURES, CENTENNIAL PARK, REDMOND 10am, www.latinocommunityassociation.org

6pm, 541-225-5775

DISCOVER NATURE FESTIVAL, RIVERBEND PARK

BROADWAY IN CONCERT PRESENTS A CHORUS LINE, TOWER THEATRE

7:30pm, 541-312-9626

7:30pm, www.shorethingproductions.com

10am, 541-382-4754

BEND COMEDY OPEN MIC, SUMMIT SALOON

TO TELL THE TRUTH: A NIGHT OF STORYTELLING, THE OLD STONE

MOOSH & TWIST, PRYDE AND BRYCE VINE, THE DOMINO ROOM

7pm Tuesdays, www.cascadeae.com

8pm, www.cascadeae.com

REDMOND MUSIC ON THE GREEN SUMMER CONCERT SERIES HOKULEA DANCERS, SAM JOHNSON PARK

20TH ANNUAL LITHIA PACIFIC AMATEUR GOLF CLASSIC, SUNRIVER RESORT

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GARDENING CLASS: PUTTING YOUR BEDS TO BED, HOLLINSHEAD COMMUNITY GARDEN

DESERT HIKE NATURALIST SERIES: BACKPACKING IN THE BADLANDS

9am, 541-330-2638

10:30am, 541-548-6088

HARMONY4WOMEN SING ALONG ~ THE MUSIC MAN, MCMENAMINS OLD ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL

2016 CRUSH CANCER 5K/10K & HALF MARATHON, FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY VINEYARDS, TERREBONNE

WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL, TOWER THEATRE

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BEND ROOTS REVIVAL MUSIC FESTIVAL DESCHUTES BREWERY WAREHOUSE

M3G: METAPHYSICS GROUP MEETING, LOOKING GLASS IMPORTS & CAFÉ

6pm, www.visitredmond.com

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UMPQUA PLEIN AIR COMPETITION 2016, UMPQUA VALLEY ARTS ASSOCIATION

MARAGAS WINERY GRAPE STOMP, MARAGAS WINERY

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OPEN MIC NIGHT, CROW’S FEET COMMONS

6pm Thursdays, www.cascadeae.com

Through September 17, www.uvarts.com/umpqua-plein-air

BEATLES DIE ON TUESDAY, 2ND STREET THEATER

6pm, www.cascadeae.com

5pm, www.healingreins.org

6pm, Fridays through September 9, www.c3events.com

11am, 541-546-5464

PRONGHORN RESORT’S MUSIC ON THE PATIO SERIES, PRONGHORN RESORT

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LOCAL’S PINT, BROKEN TOP BOTTLE SHOP

6pm Mondays, thru September, www.cascadeae.com

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CENTRAL OREGON SYMPHONY BISTRO PARTY, RIVERHOUSE CONVENTION CENTER

6pm, www.cosymphony.com

12TH ANNUAL FEAST ANTHONY’S, IN THE OLD MILL 6pm, www.cocc.edu/foundation

STRUNG OUT AND UNWRITTEN LAW, THE DOMINO ROOM

8pm, www.brownpapertickets.com

BANK OF THE CASCADES BEND FALL FESTIVAL, DOWNTOWN BEND

5pm, thru October 2, www.c3events.com

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Described as a little bit woodsy and alarmingly catchy Bear Rinehart’s sincerity is unmistakable in his vocals, and the bluegrass backing culminates in something sweetly rich.

The band received their first Grammy nomination in 2015 for their song Multiplied featured on Rivers in the Wasteland album. The band has also won several Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards drawing from the musical traditions growing up in the Deep South. The band will release their sixth studio album Hard Love in July. www.bendconcerts.com

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painting • photography • SAGEBRUSHERS ART SOCIETY www.sagebrushersartof bend.com 541-617-0900 or sagebrushersart@gmail.com All classes held at 117 Roosevelt Ave, Bend www.sagebrushersartof bend.com Critique Group with Barbara Jaenicke Monday, Sept. 12, 7-9pm and Monday, Oct 24, 1:30-3:30pm Barbara begins with a short talk then artists may have two paintings critiqued for 15 min./artist. Others welcome. $40 to have work critiqued, $10 to attend only.

Registration required. Contact Nancy Misekat 541-3881567 or nancym2010@bendbroadband.com.

Painting Classes with David Kinker Mondays, October 10-31, 9:30am-12pm and 6-8:30pm David will focus on value strategies, edges and textures. Learn to bring your paintings to an even greater level. $35 for members, $40 for non-members. Contact David at 541-383-2069 or dkinker@bendbroadband.com.

Pastel Classes with Marty Stewart Tuesdays, Oct. 4, 11, 18 & 25, 1-4pm Students will learn basic handling of pastels, blending, mark-making and under-painting with emphasis on landscape subjects. $160 for the four sessions + $15 materials fee. Register with Nancy Misek, 541-388-1567 or nancym2010@bendbroadband.com.

Watercolor Wednesday classes Wednesday mornings, 10am-12pm September 7, 14, 21 & 28 Free to members, $5 for non-members. Bring your own photos and supplies. Contact Jennifer at jenniferware@ rocketmail.com.

Intuitive Painting with Vicki Johnson Enjoy playing freely with color and paint. No experience necessary. First Wednesday of each month, 6-8:15pm $20.00 per class, all materials included.

Register with Vicki Johnson at 541-390-3174 orcoachvickijohnson@gmail.com.

A6 STUDIO & GALLERY 541-330-8759 550 SW Industrial Way, Ste. 180 atelier6000.org A full schedule of talks, classes and special events provide insight into Japanese art and culture. Tea teacher Marjorie Yap holds a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony in the A6 gallery on Friday, September 30. Art historian Ann Wetherwell of Willamette University discusses the pop culture aspect of ukiyo-e prints at Central Oregon Community College on October 11 and art historian Lorna Cahall traces the influence of Japanese prints on the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists on November 1 at the Bend Downtown Library.

2016 CASCADE FINE ART WORKSHOPS Sue Manley, 541-408-5524 info@cascadefineartworkshops.com www.cascadefineartworkshops.com Mary Marquiss — Art Retreat at Cannon Beach, Watercolor October 16-20, full, wait list available.

Pre-register for 2017 workshops now!

Stella Canfield — Watercolor Magic January 2017 Debora Stewart — Abstraction in Pastels & Acrylic May 16-19, 2017 Ted Nuttall — Portraits in Watercolor June 5-9, 2017 Tony Allain — Colour & Light Pastels & Mixed Media July 26-28, 2017 BRIGGS WATERCOLOR WORKSHOPS 541-420-9463 www.CindyBriggs.com www.MakeEveryDayAPainting.com Carmel-by-the-Sea Plein Air Workshop September 13-16 $450 with walking photo tour, creative writing and optional California Cuisine cooking class.

Other Oregon workshops this summer at the Art Station and Broken Top Club.

HOOD AVENUE ART 357 W Hood Ave., Sisters 541-719-1800, info@hoodavenueart.com www.hoodavenueart.com Vino Van Gogh (Paint & Sip Class) Oils with Katherine Taylor Wednesday, September 21, 5:30-7:30pm $45 (includes materials)

Intuitive Media Workshop Saturday, Sept 17, 8:30am–12pm Vicki Johnson invites you to explore your own intuitive symbolic imagery through collage, marking, stamping and paint. $30 plus $5 materials fee Contact Vicki at 541-390-3174 or coachvickijohnson@gmail.com.

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We provide all the supplies and instruction needed to create an oil painting; you bring wine or beer and maybe some friends to share it. Beginners are welcome — no experience needed. Just Come and Play!

Snacks provided. Questions, contact Katherine, kt@katherine-taylor.com, 541-420-5250.

THE WORK HOUSE www.theworkhousebend.com 50 SE Scott Street, Ste. 6, Bend Cari Dolyniuk, 347-564-9080 Handmade Soap Thursday, September 1, 9:30-12pm $55 Learn the basics of ‘cold process’ soap making principles and techniques by formulating your own recipe. Prompted by the lack of natural and organic skincare products after moving to Peru in 2010, Mica Lynch decided to source local ingredients and make her own.

Photo Printing with Golf Leaf Thursday, September 1, 1-5pm, $80 Create beautiful, one-of-a-kind photographs with Breezy Winters while learning the techniques of gold leaf alterative process photography.

Drawing the Human Figure Thursday, September 1, 7-10pm, $95 A three hour class with two sections of instructions on figure drawing: figure proportion and drawing layout with Robyn Cochran-Ragland received a bachelor of fine arts degree in fashion illustration from Art Center.

Encaustic Sculpture Saturday, September 3, 10am-4pm $125 In an afternoon you’ll experiment with creating basic encaustic (wax) sculptural forms using simple items. Towards the end of class you will select your favorite experiments to create a finished sculptural artwork on wood panel. Instructor: Lisa Marie Sipe.

Exploring the Essence of Haiku with Jeb Barton Saturday, September 3 6-8pm $25 This writing workshop will explore one of the most unique and refined use of words in any known form of literary expression.

Figure Drawing Salon Every Tuesday, 7-9pm, $15

Develop your skills at our live model figure drawing salon hosted by Workhouse studio members Christian Brown and Abney Wallace.

Recycle in Style Thursday, September 8, 6-8:30pm, $65 Turn junk to gems with Marianne Prodehl. Explore the endless possibilities of repurposing scrap metal by learning techniques of cutting, sculpting and refining metal from recycled metal and a plethora of other found objects.

Intro to Screen Printing Saturday, September 10, 3-5:30pm, $65 Try your hand at silk screening on both textiles and paper goods. Instructor Sweet Pea Cole, owner of Green Line Press.

Hand Bound Leather Journal Sunday, September 11, 1-4pm, $65 Learn to make your very own medieval style hand bound journal with Susan Porteous of Green Bird Press.

An Other Salon Thursday, September 15, 6:30-9pm, $5 donation.

Other Salons provide an opportunity for community members to engage with other citizens in creative and thoughtful conversations about Art and its power to illuminate, transform, and transcend. These monthly salons will be led by those with a passion for art and the discussion topic of their choosing-details TBD. Blank Pages Writing Salon Saturday, September 17, 6-8pm, $5 Come engage in meaningful dialogue with other people who share your passion for writing at our monthly Blank Pages Writing Salons. Activities range from discussion, to reading and sharing, plus prompt based writing.

Pickle Making with The Root Cellar Thursday, September 22, 6-8pm, $50 Join Root Cellar founder and pickling advocate Anna Withamfor an evening of pickle tasting and pickle making.

Art as Transformation: Concept to Craft Thursday, September 29, 6:30-8:30pm, $7 This panel workshop is open to emerging and established creatives who want to share how they achieve personal transformation through their craft.

Featured panelists: Terry Glaspey, Lisa Marie Sipe, Marie Teilhard.

New Perspective For September by Eileen Lock

his month starts and finishes with new beginnings. The New Moon on the 1st asks for us to stop and think about what we need in order to move forward. Personal realizations over the next few days will lead to great understanding by the 6th. Decisions made around this time will feel right even without many facts. Opportunities change on the 9th as new people come into your life. Let go of needing to explain yourself on the 10th and simply make the decision that you know is right for you.

Listen to your inner voice on the 12th and challenge yourself to make the necessary changes. The desire to fix things during the next few days will meet challenges as you need to simply let go. The Full Moon on the 16th is bringing completion and new opportunities show them self quickly after. Relationships are changing rapidly and forward motion is happening. Communications improves after the 21st and combining this the next day with the Fall Equinox is like an open invitation for harmony in relationships.

Opportunities become clear on the 24th and personal transformations intensify. Take steps in the direction you want to g on the 27th and you will create a groove that will support your success. The New Moon on the 30th is the second one this month and it reminds us that we can always start again. Open your heart to new relationships and realize established relationships can discover new possibilities too. Welcome Love into your life in whatever form it may take.

Love and Light Always, Eileen Lock, Clairvoyant Astrologer/Spiritual Medium 541-389-1159, 1471 NW Newport Ave., Bend, OR 97701 www.eileenlock.freeservers.com, www.oneheartministry.freeservers.com

"Listen for the song in your heart, find the melody and dance to the music."

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