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Art Meets Wine in the High Desert
2022-05-12 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Please join the Sunriver Women’s Club for our annual Art Meets Wine in the Desert virtual wine tasting.
Celebrate Oregon Wine Month in your home by yourself or invite friends and family and turn this into a house party! They are a fun way to have a unique experience while socializing and spending time with friends and family.
A lot of the wine that is offered is not available for retail. We are excited to provide you with the experience of world class wines together with winery hosts to take you on a journey through the 5 S’s of wine tasting: see, swirl, sniff, sip and savor.
Thursday, May 12
Utopia Vineyard 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
For more information or to buy tickets please visit our website at www.artmeetswine.org

Art Meets Wine in the High Desert
2022-05-11 19:00 - 20:00
Please join the Sunriver Women’s Club for our annual Art Meets Wine in the Desert virtual wine tasting.
Celebrate Oregon Wine Month in your home by yourself or invite friends and family and turn this into a house party! They are a fun way to have a unique experience while socializing and spending time with friends and family.
A lot of the wine that is offered is not available for retail. We are excited to provide you with the experience of world class wines together with winery hosts to take you on a journey through the 5 S’s of wine tasting: see, swirl, sniff, sip and savor.
Wednesday, May 11
Native Flora 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
For more information or to buy tickets please visit our website at www.artmeetswine.org

Spring Charcuterie Boards and Willamette Valley Wine
2022-05-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Kara’s Kitchenware, 375 SW Powerhouse Dr #120, Bend, 97702
Join us at Kara’s Kitchenware – Chef Rocky will be helping our guests learn to make beautiful and delicious charcuterie boards focusing on springtime ingredients. We will be serving wine from one of our staff favorite Willamette Valley wineries, Dusky Goose.
Call the store for more details and to register for the class: 541-617-0312

Art Meets Wine in the High Desert
2022-05-10 19:00 - 20:00
Please join the Sunriver Women’s Club for our annual Art Meets Wine in the Desert virtual wine tasting.
Celebrate Oregon Wine Month in your home by yourself or invite friends and family and turn this into a house party! They are a fun way to have a unique experience while socializing and spending time with friends and family.
A lot of the wine that is offered is not available for retail. We are excited to provide you with the experience of world class wines together with winery hosts to take you on a journey through the 5 S’s of wine tasting: see, swirl, sniff, sip and savor.
Tuesday, May 10
Domaine Roy and Fils 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
For more information or to buy tickets please visit our website at www.artmeetswine.org

Art Meets Wine in the High Desert
2022-05-09 19:00 - 20:00
Please join the Sunriver Women’s Club for our annual Art Meets Wine in the Desert virtual wine tasting.
Celebrate Oregon Wine Month in your home by yourself or invite friends and family and turn this into a house party! They are a fun way to have a unique experience while socializing and spending time with friends and family.
A lot of the wine that is offered is not available for retail. We are excited to provide you with the experience of world class wines together with winery hosts to take you on a journey through the 5 S’s of wine tasting: see, swirl, sniff, sip and savor.
Monday, May 9
Maragas Winery 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
For more information or to buy tickets please visit our website at www.artmeetswine.org

Art Meets Wine in the High Desert - “Unexpected Wine Pairings”
2022-05-09 17:30 - 18:30
Our week long Art and Wine event opens on May 9, 2022, with a virtual class, “Not Your Mamma’s Grilled Cheese with Unexpected Wine Pairings” by Kasia Wilson, Cheese Specialist with Market of Choice.
This class will most certainly include some surprises while sharpening your palate and entertaining talents.
Monday, May 9 5:30-6:30 p.m.
For more information or to buy tickets please visit our website at www.artmeetswine.org

Art Meets Wine in the High Desert
2022-05-09 05:30 - 2022-05-14 20:00 | Sunriver Homeowners Aquatic & Recreation Center, 57250 Overlook Road, Sunriver, OR, United States
Art and Wine in the High Desert, an exciting fundraising event sponsored by the Sunriver Women’s Club, returns May 9 -14,2022. Tickets for the event are limited and are on sale now. Virtual wine pairing class and wine tastings must be purchased no later than April 28. Tickets for the live all-inclusive wine tasting and art expo, taking place on May 14 at SHARC in Sunriver, will be sold until the limit is reached. Concurrently, there is a virtual auction of art, wine, experiences, and more.
On Monday, May 9, the event kicks off with a virtual class about Unexpected Wine Pairings, sponsored by Bend’s Market of Choice.
Throughout the week of May 9 -13, there will be five virtual wine tastings to choose from, one each night: Maragas Winery (Central OR), Utopia Vineyard & Winery (Newberg, OR), Native Flora Winery (Dundee Hills), Domaine Roy et Fils (Dundee, OR), and Ken Wright Cellars (Carlton, OR). Wines are sent directly from the winery and a Zoom link connects attendees to the tasting.
New this year is a live wine and art expo on May 14 at the SHARC in Sunriver. Tastings are from carefully chosen wineries that represent different varieties of wine and growing regions: Abacela Winery, Anam Cara Cellars, Delfino Vineyards, Ken Wright Cellars, Lady Hill Vineyards, Lava Estate Winery, Left Coast Estate, Maragas Winery, Utopia Vineyard & Winery, and Willamette Valley Vineyards. A charcuterie item, a paella station, a dessert station, a glass of wine from a favorite winery and music by Wil Kinky are included in the ticket price.
And since art and wine pair well, artists from the Artists’ Gallery in Sunriver will be providing live demonstrations at the expo, creating an opportunity for a personal encounter with local artists who have created special pieces just for this event.

Exhibition Closing X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out
2022-05-08 09:00 - 17:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Don’t miss the final day of X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out! The Smithsonian’s National Collection of Fishes represents more than 70 percent of the world’s fish specimens and is the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in the world. Although the x-rays featured in the national collection were made for research purposes, the strikingly elegant images demonstrate the natural union of science and art and are a visual retelling of the evolution of fish. X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out features black-and-white digital prints of different species of fish. Arranged in evolutionary sequence, these X-rays give a tour through the long stream of fish evolution.

Natural History Pub Discovering Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands
2022-05-02 19:00 - 20:00 | McMenamins, 700 NW Bond St.
The Owyhee River flows for 280 miles through Nevada, Idaho and Oregon and is surrounded by a diverse landscape of canyons, hills and wildlife. Listen to three desert explorers, Michael O’Casey of Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Renee Patrick of Oregon Natural Desert Association and photographer Jim Davis, as they talk about sagebrush steppe ecology, recreation and conservation in one of the most remote places in Oregon’s High Desert.
This event is FREE, and registration is required.
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, doors open at 5:30 pm
FREE
At McMenamins Old St. Francis School
700 NW Bond St., Bend

Plateau Beading Workshop
2022-04-30 13:00 - 16:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs traditional artists Roberta Kirk, Merle Kirk and Tashina Eastman will lead a three-hour beading workshop. Representing three generations, these culture keepers will talk about and display traditional regalia and work with participants to create a beaded animal charm suitable for a backpack, keyring or purse. For ages 14+. Some experience with needlework and/or sewing is helpful but not required.

Museum and Me
2022-04-28 17:00 - 20:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
A quieter time for children and adults who experience physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities to enjoy the High Desert Museum after hours. Explore the Museum’s newest exhibits and revisit your favorites.

4th Friday Artwalk in Sisters, OR, All-Day 10AM-7PM
2022-04-22 10:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Sisters, Sisters, OR, United States
4th Friday Artwalk in Sisters, OR, All-Day 10am-7pm
Map, Galleries & More details at
https://www.sistersartsassociation.org/4th-friday-artwalks
@SistersArtsAssociation
Who? You and your friends
What? 4th Friday Artwalk
Where? Downtown Sisters, Oregon
When? Every 4th Friday, 10AM-7pm
Cost? Complimentary-Free
Visit the Art Galleries in Sisters featuring: A great time, beautiful art, good company, demonstrations, plus additional sponsoring restaurants and food venues for during and following the walk. Visit with actual artists and their work including: Fine art and contemporary paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass artistry, jewelry, and many more types of artistry.
The Sisters Arts Association was formed in 2015 by a group of artists and supporters that believe the arts are an important part of a healthy community and an essential component of the enrichment of culture. The association exists to provide its members with a unified voice for the nurturing and enriching of the arts and to create a spirit of togetherness among artists, community and all who visit Sisters, Oregon. More at https://www.sistersartsassociation.org/4th-friday-artwalks

ALSO Home Virtual Benefit 2022
2022-04-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Online
6:00 PM Pre-Show
6:30 PM Live Event
Go to alsohomebenefit.com to register, purchase raffle tickets, and more!
We believe housing is a basic human right. Stable housing supports and enhances health, well-being, and community connectedness. Yet, for thousands of people experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities, housing security is an escalating crisis leaving individuals and their families with few housing options.
Join us to learn more about how you can make an impact on affordable, accessible, and inclusive housing for people experiencing disabilities.
All funds raised benefit ALSO housing programs, ensuring not only a house but a HOME for the people we support.
An evening of stories and celebration | Elevated Wine & Cheese Experience packages | Live Auction Packages | Raffle | Golden Ticket | Special donation appeal | Impact for full inclusion

Roping on the Ranch with Antonio Huerta
2022-04-16 11:00 - 15:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Charros are the embodiment of a tradition that stretches back more than 500 years and helped unite the country in the years following the Mexican Revolution. Meet the real deal at the 1904 Miller Ranch! Antonio Huerta, a charro, will perform roping techniques and share the rich heritage of Mexican people with Museum visitors. See Antonio keep the past alive!

Exhibition Opening Vanishing Night: Conserving Dark Skies in the High Desert
2022-04-16 09:00 - 17:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
The High Desert boasts some of the darkest night skies in the United States. But increasing light pollution emanating from urban centers threatens the health of species that depend on the dark. Vanishing Night: Conserving Dark Skies in the High Desert illuminates the critical role of dark skies for High Desert animals and our own cultural heritage. Join us to explore how we can protect the dark and reduce light pollution in our growing communities.

Rehab Concert
2022-04-13 20:00 - 23:30 | Midtown Ballroom, Bend, 97701
COME SEE REHAB LIVE IN CONCERT!

Rehab Concert
2022-04-13 20:00 - 23:00 | Midtown Ballroom, Bend, 97701
COME SEE REHAB LIVE!!!

Imagine a World - Biosphere 2 Presentation by Mark Nelson, Ph.D.
2022-04-13 19:00 - 20:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Mark Nelson, Ph.D., was one of an eight-person “Biospherian” crew that sealed itself into the self-contained Biosphere 2, an eco-laboratory featured in the exhibit Imagine a World. Today, he is chairman of the Institute of Ecotechnics, head of Wastewater Gardens International and has worked for several decades in scientific fields such as bioregenerative space life support and restoration of damaged ecosystems. Join Nelson as he shares about his experience and learnings through Biosphere 2 and his career.
Café open 6:15 pm–7:00 pm
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
$10 per person, Museum members receive a 20% discount

Natural History Pub For the Love of Dark Skies: Good for People, Ecosystems and the Economy
2022-04-04 19:00 - 20:00 | McMenamins, 700 NW Bond St.
Central Oregon sits on the edge of the largest intact area of pristine dark skies in the Lower 48—a vanishing natural resource. Join Mary Coolidge of Portland Audubon and a board member of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) Oregon Chapter and Dr. Bill Kowalik, board chair of the IDA Oregon Chapter, to learn about ecological light pollution and how we can conserve our dark skies.

Exhibition Closing Carrying Messages: Native Runners, Ancestral Homelands and Awakening
2022-04-03 09:00 - 17:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Don’t miss the last day of Carrying Messages: Native Runners, Ancestral Homelands and Awakening. Through the stories of four Indigenous runners, the exhibit highlights the historical significance of running in Native cultures in the Western United States and running as an expression of empowerment, sovereignty and cultural revitalization today.

Piano Showcase at the Tower Theatre
2022-04-01 19:30 - 2022-04-02 21:00 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR, United States
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 virtuosity of all four performers. Concert I at 7:30 p.m. Friday night; workshops, masterclasses, and more throughout the day Saturday; Concert II at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night (the two evening concerts are two completely different programs – you’ll want to attend both!). $80 for all-inclusive full pass ($40 for ages 21 and under) or $35 for individual concert tickets ($10 for ages 21 and under). www.sunrivermusic.org. Piano Showcase: From Bach to Boogie to Jazz! April 1-2, 2022.

April—20 Year Anniversary Retrospective Show
2022-04-01 15:00 - 19:00 | Tumalo Art Co., 450 SW Powerhouse Dr. #407, Bend, 97702
Tumalo Art Co. will celebrate its 20 year anniversary during the Old Mill District First Friday Gallery Walk, April 1, from 3-7pm. About 40 artists, past and present, will have art represented in the 20 Year Anniversary Retrospective show. There will be music, libations and special food from Luckey’s Woodsman Off-Grid Provisions. From its initial home in Tumalo Junction, to downtown Bend and the last 12 years in the heart of the Old Mill District, Tumalo Art Co., and artist-run gallery, has been a vibrant hub for many of Central Oregon’s best known artists and a welcoming place for art lovers of all ages.
Original owner Marta Batha and several of the first members of the gallery, Karen Piedmont, Chari (Grenfell) Rich, Annie Ferder, Tracy Leagjeld, and Mary Marquiss will all have art in the show and many will be in attendance at the opening. Pam Jersey Bird, a member who has passed away, will be represented, and past members Vicki Shuck, Gary Vincent, Kim Chavez and Ingrid Lustig as well as others and current represented artists and members will all be together as artists and friends for this exhibit.
The 20 Year Anniversary Retrospective show will be up through the month of April and the gallery is open 7 days a week—10-7 Monday through Saturday and 11-6 on Sundays. For more informations call 541-385-9144 or check out www.tumaloartco.com.

Carrying Messages: Virtual Panel Discussion
2022-03-28 18:00 - 19:00
Join us for a virtual panel discussion with Jordan Marie Brings Three White Horses Daniel, Lydia Jennings and Ardis Clark, three of the individuals featured in our exhibition Carrying Messages: Native Runners, Ancestral Homelands and Awakening. The panelists will share some of the meanings running holds in their lives and the ways that it connects them to the land and their community.

Andy Woodhull
2022-03-19 19:30 - 21:30 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St, Bend, OR, United States
Andy has appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Conan, Live at Gotham and The Half Hour on Comedy Central. In 2014, he was the first comedian to make his network television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
His Dry Bar comedy special on YouTube has over 9 million views.
All five of his comedy albums are in rotation on Sirius Satellite Radio, and his jokes have played over 40 million times on Pandora.
Most recently, Andy worked as a writer on SYFY’s The Movie Show, and was featured in two episodes.

Sky Hunters
2022-03-19 13:30 - 14:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Through Saturday, MARCH 26
Raptors take flight overhead in this intimate, indoor demonstration. Experience these powerful predators like never before as our wildlife specialists showcase the birds’ agility and grace.
11:00 am and 1:30 pm
$5, members receive 20% discount
