BendFilm names Indigenous Filmmaking Honorees for 19th annual BendFilm Festival
BendFilm announced Tatanka Means and Gary Farmer as Indigenous Filmmaking Honorees for the 2022 BendFilm Festival. Means and Farmer will receive…
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COCC art exhibition celebrates salvaged objects
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An exhibition by mixed-media artist Lloyd McMullen, titled “Brave New World,” is showing at Central Oregon Community…
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High Desert Chamber Music announces auditions for Spotlight Chamber Players
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music has announced that auditions for Spotlight Chamber Players will be held on October 7-8. This program…
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‘The 20-Dollar Art Show’ returns to the High Desert Museum
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An organic, local art show returns for its second year to the High Desert Museum, and this year promises to be the largest one…
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High Desert Chamber Music announces return to live concerts for 15th anniversary season
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After a two-year hiatus, High Desert Chamber Music will be returning stronger than ever to celebrate its landmark 15th…
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Artists’ metal creations on display this weekend at COMAG Art Show in Bend
The Central Oregon Metal Arts Guild has been a part of Central Oregon’s art scene for over 20 years. Friday was the start of the eighth annual…
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High Desert Chamber Music returns to in-person concerts for 15th anniversary season
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music announced Tuesday the return of live, in-person concerts for its upcoming 15th anniversary season in…
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Summer is festival time in Central Oregon, and this busy weekend is no different
Many Central Oregonians are soaking in the summer warmth and enjoying their weekends by taking a dip in the lazy river, enjoying breweries and going…
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Hayden Homes Amphitheater offering four concert tickets for $80 for over a dozen shows
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Hayden Homes Amphitheater is celebrating a full summer of music with its Summer’s Live promotion that offers four…
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Acclaimed Ukrainian pianist Dmytro Choni to perform at Sunriver Music Festival
Also will hold masterclass with young piano students; public invited to observe UNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The historic Sunriver Resort Great Hall sets…
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Seven proposed sculptures for two Bend roundabouts going on display for a week
Design renderings of seven proposed sculptures for the Powers Road & Brookswood Boulevard roundabout in SW Bend and Empire Avenue/Butler Market…
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Bend activist holds second annual THIRST event for artists to support humanitarian aid at the border
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Over 70 artists will raise money for nonprofits supporting border humanitarian aid efforts in the second annual virtual THIRST:…
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Sisters Folk Festival announces final artists of 2022 lineup
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Folk Festival announced Friday the final seven artists slated to perform at the 25th annual Sisters Folk Festival…
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COCC’S Barber Library to feature Brad Earl artwork exhibition
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An exhibition of more than 20 works by Sisters-based painter Brad Earl, titled “Just Around the Corner,” is showing at…
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Sunriver Stars Community Theatre donating play proceeds to World Central Kitchen for Ukraine
The Sunriver Stars Community Theater and its patrons will be helping feed the Ukrainian people in performances later this week, as it showcases a…
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Proposed Central Oregon Center for the Arts, on pause for 2 years, returns to spotlight
After two years on hold during the pandemic, a group hoping to make a Central Oregon Center for the Arts happen is having a feasibility study done,…
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‘Back to our roots’: Country music’s newest band, The Brethren, set to debut in Bend
Two sets of brothers, a lot of talent, and late-night music sessions have birthed a new powerhouse in country music. The best part — this group is…
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Oregon Cultural Trust to host virtual ‘Conversations with Funders and Partners’
Salem, Ore. – Grant makers offering more than $5 million in funding for FY2023 will gather virtually with the Oregon Cultural Trust for four…
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Sunriver Music Festival announces 45th Summer Concert Series
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sunriver Music Festival’s 45th season will fill Central Oregon with music August 8–21. In two stunning locations -…
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Portland artist’s mural, ‘What Moves Us,’ installed at OSU-Cascades’ Edward J. Ray Hall
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A mural by Portland artist Samantha Wall, commissioned through Oregon’s Percent for Art in Public Places Program, has been…
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