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From August 10-20, 2026, Sunriver Music Festival presents its 49th season in two spectacular, historic Central Oregon venues—the Sunriver Resort Great Hall and the Tower Theatre in downtown Bend. Performances feature world-class orchestra musicians and renowned soloists, led by Artistic Director & Conductor Brett Mitchell. This summer’s concert series includes a celebration of American orchestral music as part of the nationwide commemoration […]

Technology has transformed nearly every aspect of buying and selling a home — and in many ways, that’s a good thing. Buyers can browse hundreds of listings from their couch, tour homes virtually, sign contracts from their phone and receive an instant estimate of their home’s value with just a few clicks. According to the […]

Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) will be hosting a TSA Pre✓® enrollment event in collaboration with IDEMIA, a TSA PreCheck authorized enrollment provider. Travelers will be able to enroll or renew membership at 2252 Jesse Butler Circle, in the terminal conference room across from baggage claim. The enrollment process is quick, convenient, and even faster when the application […]

Speaker Marichelle Gurska shares her experience working with the Global Sumud Flotilla and analyzes how the Global Ceasefire Movement has lead to European restrictions of freedom of expression. She will connect domestic issues with global ones and give you the tools to take tangible action TODAY. Come for an hour and leave with something you […]

This year’s Sunriver Art Fair commemorative poster will feature “Autumn on the Deschutes” by Maia Leisz. Leisz paints in oil on canvas, building contemporary impressionist landscapes and seascapes through expressive brushwork and a luminous color palette. She works from direct observation — light as it falls on water, the shift of color on a hillside before […]

Think Wild and Central Oregon Community College (COCC) are partnering to offer a new six-part wildlife education series this fall, giving community members an opportunity to learn from local wildlife experts while discovering meaningful ways to get involved in protecting Central Oregon’s native wildlife. Beginning October 6, the Central Oregon Wildlife Speaker Series will meet […]

Angels in America is a two-part epic, Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tony Kushner that explores the AIDS crisis, the conservative Reagan administration, religion, and identity in 1980s New York City, following interconnected characters like a drag queen with AIDS (Prior Walter) and a closeted Mormon lawyer (Joe Pitt) with his pill-popping wife (Harper Pitt). The […]

 On Saturday, July 18, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., community members will gather at Peace Corner in Bend as part of the national Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action, honoring the legacy of Congressman John Lewis through peaceful, nonviolent action.  Six years after the passing of Congressman Lewis, communities across the country are coming […]

One in ten people in Deschutes County access services through a Deschutes Children’s Foundation (DCF) campus. That staggering number represents nearly 21,000 children and family members who accessed services through DCF’s four campuses in 2025 alone. Behind every visit is a story: a parent seeking support, a child receiving critical services, a family navigating a […]

MusicOregon is holding a virtual listening session by Zoom on Thursday, July 30, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM. This session closes out the organization’s statewide listening tour, which took MusicOregon board members to seven in-person gatherings across Oregon in May and June.  The online session is designed for musicians, venue operators, and music professionals based […]