Culture

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

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.

Nearly 100 years later, Bend’s Delaware Grocery lives on as Jackson’s Corner

One spot in West Bend has remained true to its origins in many ways, reminding us life might not be quite as different today versus yesterday as we might think.

Origami-infused jewelry and art by LeeMo Designs in Bend

Artist Ken Marunowski, an Abstract Expressionist in Bend

Meet the ‘New Farmers’ of Central Oregon

The Rise and Fall of the Bend Water Pageant

Oregon Tai Chi is Bend’s Traditional Chinese Martial Arts School

Bend’s Street Dog Hero Fights Dog Overpopulation One Pup At A Time

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