Culture Features

Each year, Mother’s Day reminds us how lucky we are for the mothers in our lives. Their support, strength, and love help us through the tough days and further brighten the best ones. But what does it take to be the World’s Best Mom? I spoke with three Lava Ridge Elementary students and their mothers […]

I travelled to Phoenix last week and my seven-year-old niece was so excited to tell me about the book she’s reading in school: “The Trumpet of the Swan.” Then she sat down and read a book with me, swapping pages back and forth. The last time I saw her she wasn’t reading fluently, yet there […]

Whether you see yourself as a reader of poetry or not, in honor of National Poetry Month in April, I’d like to challenge you to lean into poetry. As a friend of mine described them, poems are “powerful, silly, introspective, invasive, descriptive, short, long, weird, punctuationally diverse” and so much more. You may discover something […]

Bend artist Michele Guieu takes to heart the quote, “Beauty is everywhere, but the catastrophe is immense,” by French astrophysicist Aurelien Barrau. It’s a paradox about the stunning beauty of nature, art and life while simultaneously acknowledging that humans create situations of crisis. “Enjoy nature. Enjoy the beauty, but be active in your community,” Guieu […]

For over 40 years, Cascade Theatrical Company has been bringing the stage to life in Central Oregon through community theatre, having put on over 350 productions. Its latest venture is sure to leave guests rolling in the aisles. “The 39 Steps,” a play described by director Desi Thrower as a “hilarious and multi-faceted piece of […]

Here’s a woman’s issue for you: RAGE. Does the phrase, “woman’s issue,” irritate you? Good. It should. The anger of being told you’re too much and not enough, sometimes in the same breath. Of watching autonomy slip away in real time. Of staying calm on the surface while everything tightens around you. Because issues that […]

A new exhibit at the Bowman Museum‘s Belknap Exhibit Center is entitled  “Soul of the Land: Quilts by June Jaeger.” Jaeger was born in Prineville and has lived there off and on at various points of her life. She feels a deep connection to the small town. “There is just a lot of good people […]

Student elves at The Waldorf School of Bend have been busy for weeks making felt hearts. It’s a project the entire school, including parents, undertake to continue the annual tradition of heart bombing downtown Bend on Valentine’s Day. “Our entire school comes together, sometimes other people not from my school, and it just feels joyful,” […]