Greenwood Playhouse to be sold?

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....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 going in at the long-existing intersection of Mt. Washington Drive and Shevlin Park Road. The 28-foot stainless steel....MORE

COCC and OSU student art exhibits in the works

May 10, 2013 4:00 am

The 2013 Central Oregon Community College Art Student Exhibition opened Thursday night at The Gallery at the Pinckney Center, 2600 N. W. College Way in Bend. It will display through June 5, and the gallery is open from 1 to 4 p. m. Wednesdays through....MORE

Mural in progress at Les Schwab Amphitheater

May 10, 2013 4:00 am

If you’ve passed Les Schwab Amphitheater in the past week, you may have noticed the in-progress mural behind the stage. It’s the work of Minneapolis muralist Erin Sayer, who was commissioned by the Old Mill District to adorn the....MORE

Art Exhibits

May 10, 2013 4:00 am

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 ....MORE

Existential discussion

• 2nd Street Theater in Bend stages the bleak tale of two men at a crossroads in 'The Sunset Limited'

May 10, 2013 4:00 am

Even if you've only seen the movies based on his books, you know the work of Cormac McCarthy, author of “No Country For Old Men" and “The Road."Several years ago, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author sank his pen deep into the existential....MORE

Staged reading of play ‘True West’ set at VTP

May 10, 2013 4:00 am

Volcanic Theatre Pub (VTP), located in Bend’s Century Center complex at 70 S. W. Century Drive, will hold the second installment in its staged play readings with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard’s 1980 play “True West"....MORE

Art will adorn Bend alleyways

• The project aims to diversify Bend's cultural offerings

May 4, 2013 4:00 am

Inspired by the Central Oregon landscape, Bend artist Andrew Wachs spent Friday afternoon working on a sculpture to be a part of the new Tin Pan Alley Art Collection in downtown alleyways and public spaces. The sculpture, a three-dimensional....MORE

Pop-up parks

'Looking around for something to do,' and it just popped into his head

May 4, 2013 4:00 am

Don Compton, 77, of Bend, had a few things going for him when he decided to create the pop-up book “America's National Parks," published in April. As one of the 400 members of The Movable Book Society, and a collector of pop-up books for 40....MORE

Pasta-thon event set for HDCM

May 3, 2013 4:00 am

High Desert Chamber Music will hold a Pasta-thon from 11 a. m. to 9 p. m. Monday and Tuesday at Pastini Pastaria, 375 S. W. Powerhouse Drive in the Old Mill District, to benefit its Educational Outreach programs. Restaurant patrons will need to mention....MORE

Art Exhibits

May 3, 2013 4:00 am

Alleda Real Estate: Art inspired by “The Snow Child"; through Monday; 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:....MORE

Songs in bloom

• C.O. Symphony concert showcases Young Artist Competition winners

May 3, 2013 4:00 am

Each spring Central Oregon Symphony holds its Young Artist Competition and winning participants may also score an invitation to perform with the orchestra during the following season. This year, three winners from the 2012 Young Artist Competition....MORE

Area artists in traveling exhibit

April 26, 2013 4:00 am

Watercolors by three Central Oregon artists have been selected for inclusion in the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s “Spring 13" traveling exhibition. Artists Judy Hoiness, Su Skjersaa Lukinbeal and Linda Shelton received awards at the....MORE

Art on the River at Eagle Crest

April 26, 2013 4:00 am

Art on the River will host its fifth annual show and sale this weekend at Eagle Crest in Redmond. Tonight from 4 to 8 p. m., there will be a reception and auction to benefit Art in Schools, a program providing stipends for artists in residence at....MORE

Crossing paths

• 'Shooting Star,' a tale of reconnection, opens at Greenwood Playhouse

April 26, 2013 4:00 am

In the past year or so, there's been a rash of pop songs that, lyrically speaking, seem to be about being young: There's fun. singing “We Are Young." There's Taylor Swift waxing merry about being 22 — yay! — and there's Ke$ha,....MORE

An invitation to join the dance

April 21, 2013 4:00 am

The Sunriver Music Festival has announced its 36th season, taking place Aug. 9-21, as well as the extension of conductor George Hanson's contract through 2016. Hanson's previous contract had been through 2014, and was extended thanks in part to....MORE

Ephemeral Art

April 20, 2013 4:00 am

Spring Fest visitors check out the chalk creations during the street chalk art competition. “Katie," by Samuel Fisch, above, is visible in the foreground. The piece was awarded an honorable mention in the adult category. A few professional....MORE

‘Pirates of Penzance, Jr.’ tickets on sale

April 19, 2013 4:00 am

Bend Experimental Art Theatre’s latest production, “Pirates of Penzance, Jr.," by Gilbert and Sullivan, opens tonight. The wacky play, suitable for all ages, features sentimental pirates, dumb young lovers, bumbling cops and other....MORE

Bendites show at ceramic showcase

April 19, 2013 4:00 am

Two Bend artists, Helen Bommarito and Annie Dyer, will participate in the Oregon Potters Association’s 31st annual Ceramic Showcase April 26-28 at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 N. E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Portland. According to a ....MORE

'Ring out thy mournful rhymes' arts

• The Central Oregon Mastersingers invoke the healing power of music in the wake of tragedies

April 19, 2013 4:00 am

Central Oregon Mastersingers director Clyde Thompson was working on the programming for the choir's spring concert when the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings took place in Newtown, Conn. Like many, Thompson was shaken by news of the event.....MORE

East Meets West residency at Caldera

April 19, 2013 4:00 am

On April 9, Caldera Arts Center near Sisters welcomed five Oregon artists participating in a residency called East Meets West. Caldera created the two-week, curated residency with the help of a Golden Spot Award from the Ford Family Foundation in....MORE

Art Exhibits

April 19, 2013 4:00 am

Alleda Real Estate: Featuring wildlife paintings by Vivian Olsen and Joren Traveller, through April; art inspired by “The Snow Child," through May 6; 25 N. W. Minnesota Ave., Suite 1, Bend; 541-633-7590. Ambiance Art Co-op: Featuring gallery....MORE