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Big-Name Authors, Central Oregon Audience

Author! Author! continues Feb. 3, March 6 with Tommy Orange and Neil Gaiman
by the Deschutes Public Library Foundation

It’s one thing to read a book and be inspired by its contents. It’s another to see and hear the author talk about the writing process and their inspirations for their stories. That’s where the Deschutes Public Library Foundation’s Author! Author! series comes in—inviting authors who have graced best-seller lists, won Pulitzer Prizes and more […]

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Relief Funding for Oregon Artists

Oregon Arts Commission announces a second round of funding for artists impacted by the pandemic
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

When the first cases of COVID-19 began to arrive in Oregon and people headed home, artists, like everyone else, were caught in a last-minute scramble to adapt. “The majority of my work—concerts, readings, lessons, workshops—had moved online, and my creakly old laptop was barely able to function,” recalls Central Oregon singer-songwriter and poet Beth Wood, […]

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Giving Big with Central Oregon Gives

Giving Plate earns top fundraising honor in annual & nonprofit giving campaign
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

The food pantry The Giving Plate has a dream of creating a free community food store in Bend’s Makers District—and after a successful run as the top-earning nonprofit in the Central Oregon Gives campaign, the nonprofit is one step closer to achieving that goal. The Giving Plate emerged as the top earner among 80 nonprofits […]

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Increase Our Daily Smiles: One smile is worth more than we can imagine. More are even better.

More are even better.
by Burt Gershater

I just finished my morning prayers and dance-exercise routine. A soft smile has found its way onto my face, which, for whatever reasons, wasn’t there when I first opened my eyes. Smiles are often not there as we make the transition into the daylight. My daily mind-body-spirit practice predictably exposes a few gems of light that […]

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State of the Arts

Looking forward to culture in 2022
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

Culture is returning to Central Oregon, slowly but surely. Things aren’t quite back to the quaint old 2019 era, but even while we ride the wave of another variant, it feels like there’s a slight sense of normalcy in the air; like maybe symphonies, operas, stand-up comedy performances, art galleries or live theatrical performances can […]

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The Third Act

Just One Mistletoe Minute!
Avatar photo by Ellen Waterston

I‘m a soft touch when it comes to the finals of any team competition. Good luck picking what to watch over the holidays! Christmas Day—all about the NBA. Boxing Day is devoted to that other kind of football. Don’t forget the New Year’s Six! Whichever sport, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know players […]

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Survival is Insufficient

PCA and Scalehouse continue to grow
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

There really is no underestimating the importance of art in a time when certain creature comforts get left behind. I’ll never forget when I was going to Central Oregon Community College in the early 2000s and Oregon State was putting in its Cascades Campus; there were some issues with money and COCC experienced a financial […]

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Awakening Your Inner Hero

Kiss your refrigerator
by Burt Gershater

Really? Really! I kissed mine for the first time ever last week and after just one kiss, I recommend it for everyone. Many of you who have been reading my messages over this past year likely know I am a woodstove lover, fanatic, connoisseur…all the above and more. In my younger days, when we lived […]

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Growing with Intention

Turning a tragic community loss into a benefit for the Kefa Project
Avatar photo by K.M. Collins

On October 1, 2021, Bend local, extreme outdoor athlete and kayaker, Alex Vincent Kollar, passed away. Alex is survived by his mother, Ruthanne Adams, his father, James Kollar, his Soul’s Connection Life Partner, Kim Benrath, and was preceded in death by his brother Philip Hunter Kollar.  During his 28 years on the planet, Alex developed […]

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Things Learned Along the Way

Local artist launches a book of illustrations and words of wisdom
Avatar photo by Nicole Vulcan

Local artist Teafly—who’s contributed both cover art and “Artwatch” columns to this newspaper countless times over the years—recently launched a Kickstarter for her first book of illustrations and personal wisdom, titled “Brain Clouds: Things I Learned Along the Way.” Teafly’s artistic style is youthful and fun, but the book, she says, was not exactly designed […]

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