Sunriver Music Festival explores new events for season
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – While Sunriver Music Festival has suspended its August concert series, the 43rd Season lives on with staff and volunteers…
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Sisters Folk Festival called off until Sept. 2021
The staff and board of directors of Sisters Folk Festival announced Wednesday they have “made the difficult decision to postpone the 24th annual…
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Cascades Theatrical Company unveils brand new stage
After 38 years of shows in its downtown Bend location, Cascades Theatrical Company is unveiling a brand new stage. The theater used the down time…
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Redmond invites students to submit artwork, help design Skate Park murals
The Redmond Committee for Art in Public Places announces the Redmond Skate Park as the next location for a student art project.…
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Little Richard, a flamboyant architect of rock ‘n’ roll, is dead at 87
Little Richard, the screaming, preening, scene-stealing wild man of early rock ‘n’ roll with hits like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally,” died…
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Les Schwab Amphitheater could see major concert cancellations
There’s no end in sight as to when COVID-19 restrictions could be lifted, which is bad news for the Les Schwab Amphitheater.…
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Anis Mojgani named Poet Laureate of Oregon
Gov. Kate Brown has named Anis Mojgani, a two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and an International World Cup Poetry Slam winner,…
Continue Reading Sunriver Music Festival cancels August concerts, retains others
Joining a growing list of summer concerts cancelled by COVID-19 concerns, the Sunriver Music Festival Board has suspended its August concert series…
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Gov. Kate Brown announces 2020 Governor’s Arts Awards
In celebration of the uplifting power of art and its value to Oregonians’ quality of life, Gov. Kate Brown on Friday announced a call for…
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Musical Bend family performs together, in quarantine
When the Cascade School of Music announced it would be having a ‘Got Talent’ competition, the Tranby family jumped at the…
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Tower Theatre Foundation offers spring events, membership update
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation, which owns and operates the stage in downtown Bend, is following Oregon Gov. Kate…
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High Desert Chamber Music postpones season’s final events
High Desert Chamber Music has been closely monitoring developments related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and has made the decision to postpone…
Continue ReadingJohn Prine, influential singer-songwriter, dies at 73
John Prine, the raspy-voiced singer-songwriter whose homespun, witty and insightful country-folk tunes influenced legions of musicians in a career…
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Tower Theatre updates cancellations, postponements
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation, which owns and operates the stage in downtown Bend, is following Oregon Governor…
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C.O. COVID-19 impacts: Monday event, program cancellation, notices
Here is Monday’s running list of event or program cancellations or notices. Feel free to send your group’s to stories@ktvz.com. — High Desert…
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Youth Choir of Central Oregon turns 30 in a time of change
For 30 years, the Youth Choir of Central Oregon has been changing the lives of young people through music. And this milestone brings a big change at…
Continue Reading Special report: Youth Choir of C. Oregon turns 30 amid big change
For three decades, the Youth Choir of Central Oregon has been changing the lives of young people through music. And now, it faces a big change of its…
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Scholastic awards celebrate Bend-La Pine student artists
Student artists in Bend-La Pine Schools earned hundreds of awards for their artwork – from photography to drawing to sculpture — through the…
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Deschutes Cultural Coalition announces grant recipients
The Deschutes Cultural Coalition announced Thursday the 2020 recipients of the coalition grants, funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust.…
Continue ReadingRedmond Proficiency Academy students to release album
Redmond Proficiency Academy High School students will release an album of original music titled “The Evergreen Sessions” on the digital…
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