Friday Holiday Artwalk in Sisters, OR, All-Day 10am-7pm
2021-12-17 10:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Downtown Sisters, Sisters, OR, United States
(Our Dec event is on 12/17 this year, since our usual 4th Friday falls on Christmas Day)
Map, Galleries & More details at
https://www.sistersartsassociation.org/4th-friday-artwalks
@SistersArtsAssociation
Who? You and your friends
What? Holiday Friday Artwalk
Where? Downtown Sisters, Oregon
When? Friday 12/17/21, 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
Downtown Sisters Oregon
252 West Hood Avenue
Sisters, OR, 97759
541-719-8581
events@sistersartsassociation.org

Museum Closed | Happy Holidays!
2021-12-25 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

New Years Eve Bash @ Waypoint
2021-12-31 15:00 - 22:00 | Waypoint BBC, 921 Northwest Mount Washington Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Come down to Waypoint to celebrate NYE! We will have live music from 6-9. Purchase a $10 raffle ticket and receive bubbles, party flair and a chance to win awesome prizes! We will be having an East coast toast at 9 pm!

Artikal Sound System Performing Live at Volcanic Theatre Pub
2022-01-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Based in South Florida, Artikal Sound System brings their R&B twist to the Cali reggae-rock genre on the newest album Welcome to Florida. The new album is due out February 1, 2022 on Controlled Substance Sound Labs. Welcome to Florida will be available everywhere you stream music. Pre-Save and Pre-Order here: https://cssl.fanlink.to/welcome-to-florida

Compliment a Downtown Bend Business
2022-01-27 08:00 - 2022-01-30 17:00 | OR
January 27th to January 30th the Downtown Bend Business Association (DBBA) will be hosting an event, Compliment a Downtown Bend Business. The past few years have been especially difficult for our local business owners and employees. To top it off, we’re now faced with another COVID-19 variant, staffing shortages, and constant changes to business hours. With the inevitable burn out feeling all of us are having, we wanted to present an opportunity to bring smiles to our local businesses in Downtown Bend.
Throughout this four day social media and socially distanced event, shoppers and patrons will post a picture of their favorite Downtown Bend business, write a post about why they love that business, and use #ComplimentDowntownBend. Through this hashtag the DBBA will be watching and monitoring social media activity and share these posts through the Downtown Bend Facebook and Instagram Accounts. We will tag the business in this post and have a collection of these compliments on our January blog on the Downtown Bend website.
“The DBBA Board of Directors wanted to focus on kindness in the downtown district in 2022,” says Mindy Aisling, Executive Director of the DBBA, “It is time to lift up our small businesses, their staff, and celebrate all that they bring our community.”
The DBBA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the vitality of Downtown Bend. They are responsible for daily cleaning, downtown marketing, flower baskets, banners, events, snow removal and advocacy for the downtown area. The DBBA welcomes volunteers and donations from those who share their passion for Downtown Bend.

Sunriver Music Festival Valentine's Dinner & Dance
2022-02-14 17:00 - 20:30 | Great Hall Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver, 97707
One of the premier dance bands in the Pacific Northwest, the 17 members of the Blue Skies Big Band bring the smooth big band sound along with the tight vocal harmonies of the Jewel Tones. Come out to Sunriver Music Festival dance, or just to enjoy a great dinner and the swinging music of the big band era! www.sunrivermusic.org
Ticket Includes: Hosted Happy Hour, Gourmet Dinner, Full Concert/Dance

March Group Show at Tumalo Art Co.—TWEET, all about birds
2022-03-04 15:00 - 19:00 | Tumalo Art Co., 450 SW Powerhouse Dr. #407, Bend, 97702
Spring is in the air and art for our March show, “Tweet”, opening March 4, from 3-7pm during the Old Mill Districts First Friday Gallery Walk. As the birds fill the air with their song our artists have turned their minds toward depicting their favorite winged ones.
From a watercolor on rice paper by Helen Brown of a peacock in full plumage, to linocuts of song birds by Adell Shetterly, majestic birds in the landscape by Judy Hoiness and Mollie Jurgenson and ravens by Shelli Walters and Janice Druian. A sweet birdie semi-abstracted with flowers by Dee McBrien-Lee and mixed media by Pamela Kroll. Many mediums, lots of perspectives. This is a joyous exhibit of our feathered friends to celebrate a new season.
Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District, open 7 days a week. tumaloartco.com, 541-385-9144.

Natural History Pub Forest Insects of Central Oregon: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2022-03-07 19:00 - 20:00 | McMenamins, 700 NW Bond St.
Central Oregon is home to a diverse array of forest insects. Many are highly beneficial to the habitats in which they live, while others have eruptive outbreaks that can significantly impact forest health. Join U.S. Forest Service entomologist Dr. Robbie Flowers to learn more about the tiny inhabitants with whom we share the High Desert.

Senior Day
2022-03-16 10:00 - 16:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Free admission to all visitors age 65 or older.

Spring Break
2022-03-19 09:00 - 17:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
The Museum kicks off summer hours early for spring break, open daily from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Through Sunday, MARCH 27

Sky Hunters
2022-03-19 11:00 - 11:30, 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

Go to School in 1885
2022-03-19 11:00 - 13:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
What was school like in 1885? Imagine attending class in a one-room schoolhouse—all grades, first through eighth, in the same room. Students only spoke when called upon, reading aloud and writing math problems on the chalkboard. Attend school in 1885 in Silver City and learn about the artifacts in the one-room schoolhouse while students recite the alphabet, count and sing songs for their teacher.

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.

Carrying Messages: Virtual Panel Discussion
2022-03-28 18:00 - 19:00 | OR
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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
