Frigid First Friday

Winter in Central Oregon means chilly air, puffy jackets, sometimes snow and slippery sidewalks. None of the above, however, will stop tonight’s First Friday Gallery Walk, in which businesses in downtown Bend and the Old Mill District stay open late and offer wine, snacks and live music to folks who brave the weather for the sake of art.

Here are some of the highlights:

• At the Franklin Crossing building, 550 NW Franklin Ave., the walls will feature works by painter Susan Busick, and a reception will be held from 5-8 p.m.

• The Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Ave., will host an exhibit of photographer Bernard Gateau’s work, with a reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

• Paul Scott Gallery, 869 NW Wall St., will showcase works by woodcarver Stan Peterson. A reception will be held from 5-9 tonight.

• “Signs of Spring” is the name of the exhibition at Red Chair Gallery, 103 NW Oregon Ave., which will feature new works by photographer Dorothy Eberhardt and Cambrian Company woodworking by Ian Herdell and Laura Childers. A reception will be held from 5-9 tonight.

• Townshend’s Bend Teahouse, 835 NW Bond St., Bend, will host “Gold Standard,” tattoo-inspired art by Dirk Spece and KC Carew of Gold Standard Tattoo.

• “Winter Salon” at Tumalo Art Co., 450 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 407, will feature small artwork and fine art ornaments, plus a reception from 4-8 p.m.

Have fun, Art Walkers! Wear shoes with good traction.

Caldera announces residents for 2015

Caldera, the Portland-based arts organization with a camp-like center near Sisters, has announced its next round of artists in residence, who have been granted month-long stays at the center from January through March to immerse themselves in their artistic projects.

Two cabins have been added to the residency program, which allows for an increase in artists in residence from 15 in 2014 to 21 this year. Applications for the program increased by 56 percent this year, according to Caldera.

The 2015 artists in residence are:

• Literary Artists — Glendaliz Comacho, New York City; Amy Bonnafons, Brooklyn, New York; Diana Arterian, Los Angeles; Courtney Carlson, Laramie, Wyoming; Allison Cobb, Portland; David Abel, Portland; Stephanie Del Rosso, Brooklyn, New York.

• Visual Artists — Kaila Farrell Smith, Portland; Sonja Dahl, Oakland, California; Kyle Browne, Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts; Diane Cook, Portland; Jeff Leake, Portland; John Whitten, Portland; Mandy Greer, Seattle; Horatio Law, Portland; Daniela Molnar, Portland; Allison Walsh, New Haven, Connecticut; and Samantha Mitchell, Philadelphia.

• Performing Artists — Tamara Lynne, Portland; Folawole Oyinlola, San Francisco; and Laska Jimsen, Northfield, Minnesota.

The artists will present their work to the public in a free Open Studios series to be held the final Saturday of each month of the residency. Open Studios dates are Jan. 31, Feb. 28 and March 28.

Applications for the 2016 residency program will be open in early January. For more information, visit www.calderaarts.org.

‘Love, Loss’ coming to 2nd Street Theater

A stage production of Nora and Delia Ephron’s “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” based on a book by Ilene Beckman, will run at Bend’s 2nd Street Theater Jan. 16-31.

Performances will be Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with two Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Jan. 18 and 25. There will be a champagne reception tonight from 6:30-7:30.

“Love, Loss and What I Wore” is directed by Sandy Silver and features five actresses portraying 25 characters “in a series of fast-paced monologues, telling real life, funny and poignant stories of pivotal events in their lives and what they were wearing,” according to a release from 2nd Street. “There are prom dresses, bras, high heels, and designer handbags, all with stories to tell.”

“Love, Loss and What I Wore” stars Susan Benson, Laura Lee Coffman, Patricia West-Del Ruth, Dana Fykerud and Judi Van Houweling.

For more information, visit www.2ndstreettheater.com, email 2ndstreettheater@gmail.com or call 541-312-9626.

— Ben Salmon