Find common ground at the Tower Theatre

“Common Ground” is a documentary film about farmers using regenerative models of agriculture. The Tower Theatre screening will be followed by a moderated panel discussion. The film is a sequel to the 2020 documentary, “Kiss the Ground,” which promoted soil health as a solution to issues within the U.S. food system. “Common Ground” is presented in partnership with Cultivate Bend, Tower Theatre Foundation and High Desert Food and Farm Alliance.

“Common Ground;” 6:30 p.m. Friday; Tower Theatre; 835 NW Wall St., Bend; $26; towertheatre.org.

That 90’s Band — Unplugged

Grunge and alternative rock heads, or just anyone looking for free, live music, should check out local ’90s cover band That 90’s Band at Father Luke’s Room on Friday. The group is playing unplugged versions of 1990s rock hits.

Friday 6-9 p.m.; free; McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St., Bend; mcmenamins.com or 541-382-5174.

Joel Chadd Trio

Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe is hosting its second live music show since the pandemic with old friend Joel Chadd — its first being a 50th anniversary party back in September. Tom Beans, who in April will have owned the store for nine years, said Chadd first performed at the cafe in 2016 with his then-band Trailer 31, and they would pack the place.

“In a sense of history, they were the band that had played here more than anybody in the past nine years,” Beans said.

Chadd will perform with his new group, the Joel Chadd Trio, which consists of Chadd on guitar, Andrew Lion on upright bass and Casey Willis on fiddle, for an intimate, 21+ show of songs and storytelling in the cafe’s upstairs area. Songwriter Garrett Miller of local bluegrass band Skillethead will open the show. There are limited seats available so tickets are required. A variety of alcoholic drinks will be available as well as mocktails.

Saturday 7-9 p.m.; $20; Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe, 135 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend; dudleysbookshopcafe.com or 541-749-2010.

Hit the High Desert Museum

The High Desert Museum just south of the Bend city limits is always a fun and popular destination for locals and visitors alike. The museum is home to a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles found in the Columbia River Basin, as well as temporary and permanent exhibits on Indigenous and pioneer life in the High Desert, a gift shop and more.

Spring Break week sees the return of Sky Hunters, a presentation in which several raptors fly overhead in an indoor setting. The program will take place twice daily through Saturday, March 30 with demonstrations at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 and will be available at Museum admissions — and like the birds, they go fast.

The museum is also hosting the temporary exhibit of Indigenous art “Sensing Sasquatch.” According to museum executive director Dana Whitelaw, working with Indigenous advisors, “It became clear really quickly that sasquatch is revered and completely different than this mainstream pop-culture view that we have. … These stories that our advisors shared with us show elements of agency with sasquatch and connecting with humans. And that’s what many of our Indigenous artists have portrayed in their artwork, and are conveying in their artwork.”

The High Desert Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and is located at 59800 S. Highway 97 in Bend. Contact: highdesertmuseum.org or 541-382-4754.

Go to Cascades Theatre for ‘Go Back for Murder’

There’s a reason why many a season at Cascades Theatrical Company includes an Agatha Christie thriller: The dame could write. Among her many whodunnits is “Go Back for Murder,” in which a wrongly convicted woman dies in lockup, after which her daughter re-creates the scene of the crime in an effort to clear her mom’s name. Said director Chris Mehner, “You won’t be able to figure out this ‘who done it’ until the very end! We love a shocking plot twist, and this show does not disappoint.”

The production concludes its run Sunday, March 31.

Cascades Theatre, 148 NW Greenwood Ave. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $39, $35 for seniors and students. Contact: cascadestheatrical.org or 541-389-0803.