Culture

Read news and stories of what's happening in the community, meet local artists and learn about Central Oregon heritage.

MAXWELL FRIEDMAN, 15, RELEASES DEBUT PIANO ALBUM

Bend’s Janessa Bork and the Creation of VIVI DESIGN CO.

Bend’s Five Peaks Woodworks Creates Mountainscape Art and Charcuterie Boards

Bend on the Big Screen — Old Movies Filmed in Central Oregon

Bend nonprofit Younity fights bullying with nonviolence training

Origami-infused jewelry and art by LeeMo Designs in Bend

Artist Ken Marunowski, an Abstract Expressionist in Bend

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Bend on the Big Screen — Old Movies Filmed in Central Oregon

Dozens of films have been made in Central Oregon over the years, from Westerns to comedies

The Rise and Fall of the Bend Water Pageant

On July 4, 1933, the first Bend Water Pageant took place. Weeks before the event, the town was hard at work getting ready. The float near the modern day and aptly named Pageant Park was not a task to prepare for overnight.

Kurt Russell’s Short-Lived Term on the Bend Rainbows Minor League Baseball Team

For one glorious summer fifty years ago, the computer who wore tennis shoes played second base for Bend’s first minor league baseball club.