Art exhibits

June 14, 2013 4:00 am

Alleda Real Estate: Paintings by Janice Rhodes and Barbara Slater; through June; 25 N. W. Minnesota Ave., Suite 1, Bend; 541-633-....MORE

Rise Up summer camp begins Monday

June 14, 2013 4:00 am

The folks at Rise Up, a grass-roots arts organization that helps give people a creative voice in their communities, will hold an art and music summer camp starting Monday. The first session, June 17-20, will be an art camp held daily from 9 a. m. to....MORE

A6 founder wins ‘I Am Oregon’ award

June 14, 2013 4:00 am

Pat Clark of Atelier 6000 Printmaking and Book Arts Studio in Bend has been named an “Inspirational Oregonian" as part of the Meyer Memorial Trust’s “I Am Oregon" award. The May prize recognized 11 citizen problem solvers across....MORE

Laugh it up!

• CTC stages hilarious 'Fox on the Fairway,' a play by Ken Ludwig

June 14, 2013 4:00 am

This may be too much inside baseball for some, but it bears mentioning at least once: The theater articles you read in GO! are....MORE

A step back in time

June 7, 2013 4:00 am

Kyla Bancroft, left, and Doug Parr dance The Galliard during the “Night of Elegance" performance on Thursday evening at....MORE

Bend playwright finalist for award

June 7, 2013 4:00 am

Bend playwright Cricket Daniel is heading to Miami. Daniel's 10-minute play “Break Dreams" has been selected as a finalist for City Theatre's National Award for Short Playwriting.“With 800+ submissions this year, yours was a play we....MORE

Head to downtown Bend for First Friday

June 7, 2013 4:00 am

The monthly First Friday Gallery Walk cycles back around to downtown Bend and the Old Mill District tonight, providing refreshments, music and art — for free! — as cafes, hotels and galleries throw open their doors from 5 to 9 p. m. Here ....MORE

Art Exhibits

June 7, 2013 4:00 am

Alleda Real Estate: Paintings by Janice Rhodes and Barbara Slater; through June; 25 N. W. Minnesota Ave., Suite 1, Bend; 541-633-7590. Ambiance Art Co-op: Featuring gallery artists; 435 S. W. Evergreen Ave., Redmond; 541-548-8115. Artists' Gallery Sunriver: Featuring local artists; 57100 Beaver Drive, Building 19; www. artistsgallerysunriver. com or 541-593-4382. Atelier 6000: Featuring “Educators ....MORE

All about relationships

• Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' opens tonight at 2nd Street Theater

June 7, 2013 4:00 am

“It was a musical that changed the way musicals are done today," said Maralyn Thoma, referring to the original Broadway run ....MORE

‘Horse & Writer’ writing workshop set in Bend

May 31, 2013 4:00 am

Robert McDowell, formerly of The Nature of Words, has teamed up with Trish Boersma, author of “Riding into Your Mythic Life: Transformational Adventures with the Horse," to lead “Horse & Writer: Re-Sourcing Creativity," a poetry....MORE

Fiber arts show to open at Sisters Public Library

May 31, 2013 4:00 am

“Threads To New Worlds," a collection of fiber arts, will open Monday at Sisters Public Library, 110 N. Cedar St. A juried show sponsored by the Weaving Guilds of Oregon, it contains 30 pieces by 24 artists from around the state. Weaving....MORE

Tower Theatre hosts Crescendo Bendo concerts

May 31, 2013 4:00 am

In the early years of Crescendo Bendo, Cascade School of Music opened up its annual student showcase to students of independent teachers around the community. These days, due to the good fortune of having more than 500 students and 40 classes and....MORE

Art Exhibits

May 31, 2013 4:00 am

Alleda Real Estate: Paintings by Janice Rhodes and Barbara Slater; through June; 25 N. W. Minnesota Ave., Suite 1, Bend; 541-633-7590. Ambiance Art Co-op: Featuring gallery artists; 435 S. W. Evergreen Ave., Redmond; 541-548-8115. Artists' Gallery Sunriver: Featuring local artists; 57100 Beaver Drive, Building 19; www. artistsgallerysunriver. com or 541-593-4382. Bend d'Vine: Featuring acrylic work by....MORE

Mountains of sound

• Cascade Winds Symphonic Band and Cascade Chorale present spring concerts this weekend

May 31, 2013 4:00 am

Two of Central Oregon Community College's fine music ensembles will present their spring concerts this weekend. First up: Cascade....MORE

Who will pay for public art?

• Sculptures in the city's public gallery aren't selling, and the public art commission can't seem to find financial backers — but proponents are optimistic about the program's future

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

None of the six pieces of artwork in Redmond's “Art Around the Clock" public gallery have sold, and it has been a struggle to raise funds for future installations. But that hasn't deterred proponents from seeking a new round of sculptures and planning for the future. The city started the program two years ago, shortly after completing Centennial Park and three refurbished blocks of Sixth....MORE

‘Zoo Story’ opens at Volcanic Theatre Pub

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Volcanic Theatre Pub’s first live production, “The Zoo Story," by Edward Albee, will open at 7:30 p. m. Thursday, and runs through June 15, with performances at 7:30 p. m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Albee’s first play,....MORE

Where in the world is director Sandy Silver?

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Well, right now she’s in Central Oregon, but Sandy Silver, who helmed many a community theater production over the past decade in Bend, recently took her directorial talents south. Really far south (and west). Silver recently returned to....MORE

Caldera student show set in Redmond

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Caldera Arts Center will present its free 2013 Student Showcase at Edwin Brown Education Center, 850 S. W. Antler Ave., in Redmond, from 5:30 to 8 tonight. The 2013 Student Showcase features artwork created during Central Oregon Caldera classes,....MORE

Art Exhibits

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Ambiance Art Co-op: Featuring gallery artists; 435 S. W. Evergreen Ave., Redmond; 541-548-8115. Artists' Gallery Sunriver:....MORE

It's Full of surprises

• Old Ironworks industrial area hosts Last Saturday art, music event

May 24, 2013 4:00 am

The Old Ironworks Arts District — home to businesses including Studio 3, Cindercone Clay Center, The Workhouse, Stuart's of ....MORE

CTC board delays sale of theater

May 22, 2013 1:06 am

The future of the Cascades Theatrical Company and its building, the Greenwood Playhouse, has been handed off to the members of the nonprofit. The CTC board of governors voted Tuesday to give CTC members a say in whether or not the Greenwood Playhouse,....MORE

Greenwood Playhouse to be sold?

May 18, 2013 4:00 am

The board of the Cascades Theatrical Company has arranged a tentative deal to sell the Greenwood Playhouse, which has housed the company since the 1980s. Several board members believe selling the building, located on Northwest Greenwood Avenue, is....MORE

COYO holds first concert on Sunday

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Central Oregon saw the advent of its first full symphony orchestra — replete with winds, brass, strings and percussion — when Amy Goeser Kolb founded the Central Oregon Youth Orchestra last fall. After auditioning and seating nearly 60....MORE

Book reading and concert at Dudley’s

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Husband and wife Matheu DeSilva and Stacey Joy are two artists and expatriates who make their home in Ecuador. The two are visiting Bend and touring around small venues to promote their art. DeSilva, 39, is originally from southern England and....MORE

A new (old) stage

* After years away from standup, Paul Reiser is telling jokes in front of a live audience again

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Actor, musician and author Paul Reiser is back where he started: traveling around the country and telling jokes on stage. On Saturday, the 56-year-old will bring his stand-up act to the Tower Theatre in Bend (see “If you go"). Although there was a time when “comedian" would have been the first item on a list of Reiser's entertainment skill set, he told GO! Magazine that he walked away....MORE

It's alight! (Hopefully for good, now)

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

Art in Public Places has been filling in Bend's roundabouts in a roundabout sort of way recently, with the latest installation....MORE