SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – While Sunriver Music Festival has suspended its August concert series, the 43rd Season lives on with staff and volunteers busy exploring new ways to bring world-class music to Central Oregon. The Young Artists Scholarship Concert, always a positive gift to the community, is planned for late August. Recently, 24 talented young
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The staff and board of directors of Sisters Folk Festival announced Wednesday they have “made the difficult decision to postpone the 24th annual Sisters Folk Festival,” originally scheduled for Sept. 11-13, to Sept. 10-12 of next year.
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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 from COVID-19 to replace the aging, squeaking stage.
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The Redmond Committee for Art in Public Places announces the Redmond Skate Park as the next location for a student art project.
Continue ReadingLittle Richard, the screaming, preening, scene-stealing wild man of early rock ‘n’ roll with hits like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally,” died Saturday at 87, Dick Alen, his former agent, confirmed to CNN.
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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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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, to a two-year appointment as Poet Laureate of Oregon.
Continue Reading Joining a growing list of summer concerts cancelled by COVID-19 concerns, the Sunriver Music Festival Board has suspended its August concert series this year and is exploring innovative ways to continue bringing the magic of world-class music to Central Oregon.
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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 nominations for the 2020 Governor’s Arts Awards.
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When the Cascade School of Music announced it would be having a ‘Got Talent’ competition, the Tranby family jumped at the opportunity.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation, which owns and operates the stage in downtown Bend, is following Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s Stay-at-Home order for all Oregonians until April 28. The well-being of our patrons, artists, and staff remains our top priority. Thank you for continuing to support those who contribute so much to
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High Desert Chamber Music has been closely monitoring developments related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and has made the decision to postpone the season finale concert featuring Steinway Artist Robert Thies that was scheduled for May 9.
Continue ReadingJohn Prine, the raspy-voiced singer-songwriter whose homespun, witty and insightful country-folk tunes influenced legions of musicians in a career that spanned five decades, died Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was 73.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation, which owns and operates the stage in downtown Bend, is following Oregon Governor Brown’s Stay-at-Home order for all Oregonians until April 28. The well-being of our patrons, artists, and staff remains our top priority. Unfortunately, this will also effect scheduling beyond this date. We are contacting ticket
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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 Chamber Music Announces Postponement of Upcoming Event in the HDCM Concert Series Bend, OR – High Desert Chamber Music announces the postponement of the upcoming concert featuring the Crown City String Quartet
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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 the helm of the organization.
Continue Reading 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 own, as its founder and artistic director, Beth Basham, is retiring, NewsChannel 21’s Jessie Foster reports.
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Student artists in Bend-La Pine Schools earned hundreds of awards for their artwork – from photography to drawing to sculpture — through the Central Oregon Scholastic Art Awards.
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The Deschutes Cultural Coalition announced Thursday the 2020 recipients of the coalition grants, funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust.
Continue ReadingRedmond Proficiency Academy High School students will release an album of original music titled “The Evergreen Sessions” on the digital music site Bandcamp in January. “We’re excited to release this album showcasing the hard work and talent of our students,” said Jonathan Moore, RPA High School music director. “RPA prides itself on offering real-world learning
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