Events

Raptors take flight overhead in this intimate demonstration. Experience these powerful predators like never before as our wildlife curators showcase the birds’ agility and grace. 11:00 am and 1:30 pm...

Spring Studio Art Workshop Series: Part 1—Preliminary Sketching Join artist Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) in a three-part studio workshop series based in two-dimensional mixed media art making. Over the course...

Over 10 years ago, Matika Wilbur began to develop a body of imagery and cultural representations of Native peoples to counteract one-dimensional stereotypes and to create positive Indigenous role models....

Over 10 years ago, Matika Wilbur began to develop a body of imagery and cultural representations of Native peoples to counteract one-dimensional stereotypes and to create positive Indigenous role models. In this talk, learn from Wilbur about her work, including her exhibition, Natural Wanderment: Stewardship. Sovereignty. Sacredness. 6:00 pm — 7:30 pm, doors at 5:00...

Sunriver Music Festival’s Piano Showcase is a unique two-day event celebrating multiple genres of piano music in a weekend of concerts, workshops, masterclasses, and musical conversations, all featuring four fine pianists from the Pacific Northwest. Pianist Michael Allen Harrison (founder of Portland’s popular Ten Grands concert series) crafts a genre-spanning weekend emphasizing the uniqueness and...

The natural process of fermentation gives us some of our most beneficial bacteria and fun flavors. Learn how to make a variety of fermented foods and drinks—kombucha, sauerkraut and more! The workshop includes a complete homebrew kombucha kit. 10:00 am — 12:00 pm $40, Members receive 20% discount Registration and prepayment required: highdesertmuseum.org/fermented-foods

Come party with us as we explore the badass women of history! Join us for cocktails, games and a specially crafted tour of the Hall of Exploration and Settlement. This evening, inspired by the known and unknown women of history, will have you laughing, crying and celebrating. 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm Café open, no-host...

This exhibition marries art and science to reveal the inner beauty of rocks from around the solar system, highlighting the striking resemblance between cooled lava found in the Oregon High Desert and magmatic specimens from other planets. Small pieces of the Moon, Mars and asteroids were sliced paper-thin and photographed at staggeringly high resolution to...