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Headed to First Friday in downtown Bend? Here’s what to put on your radar.

MARK RANSOM & THE MOSTEST CD RELEASE

CD RELEASE PARTY

When First Friday rolls around, the first thing that comes to mind is fine art exhibits — but Bend showcases all sorts of artists during Art Walk. Join local musician Mark Ransom and his band The Mostest for an album release party — and enter a raffle to win a skateboard! 8-11pm. J DUB, 932 NW Bond St., Bend.

BEND COMEDY FIRST FRIDAY FREE FOR ALL

IMPROV COMEDY

Bend Improv Group is back with another free Art Walk show! Enjoy a night of improv comedy and a lot of laughs. 8-10pm. Seven Nightclub, 1033 NW Bond St., Bend. No cover.

“HOT OFF THE PRESS” OPENING

FINE ART PRINTING

See two years’ worth of fine art printing from an Artist-in-Residence program at Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts in Pendleton, Ore., where artists collaborated to create limited-edition lithographs and monoprints. Featured artists include: Avantika Bawa, Marwin Begay, Demian DinéYazhi’, Ka’ila Farrell-Smith and Marie Watt. Opening Reception: 5-9pm. Bend Art Center, 550 SW Industrial Way, Suite 180, Bend.

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Art Walk Picks

by Keely Damara, The Source - Bend, Oregon
February 27, 2019

<h1>Art Walk Picks</h1> <p class="byline">by Keely Damara, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />February 27, 2019</p> <p> Headed to First Friday in downtown Bend? Here's what to put on your radar. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full aligncenter aligncenter"><a href="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canstockphoto2597012.webp"><img src="https://www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/canstockphoto2597012.webp" alt="" class="wp-image-51584" /></a></figure> </p> <h2 class="content_h2"> <p> MARK RANSOM &amp; THE MOSTEST CD RELEASE </p> </h2> <h4 class="content_h4"> <p> CD RELEASE PARTY </p> </p> </h4> </p> <p> When First Friday rolls around, the first thing that comes to mind is fine art exhibits —&nbsp;but Bend showcases all sorts of artists during Art Walk. Join local musician Mark Ransom and his band The Mostest for an album release party — and enter a raffle to win a skateboard! 8-11pm. J DUB, 932 NW Bond St., Bend. </p> </p> <h2 class="content_h2"> <p> BEND COMEDY FIRST FRIDAY FREE FOR ALL </p> </h2> <h4 class="content_h4"> <p> IMPROV COMEDY </p> </p> </h4> </p> <p> Bend Improv Group is back with another free Art Walk show! Enjoy a night of improv comedy and a lot of laughs. 8-10pm. Seven Nightclub, 1033 NW Bond St., Bend. No cover. </p> </p> <h2 class="content_h2"> <p> "HOT OFF THE PRESS" OPENING </p> </h2> <h4 class="content_h4"> <p> FINE ART PRINTING </p> </p> </h4> </p> <p> See two years' worth of fine art printing from an Artist-in-Residence program at Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts in Pendleton, Ore., where artists collaborated to create limited-edition lithographs and monoprints. Featured artists include: Avantika Bawa, Marwin Begay, Demian DinéYazhi', Ka'ila Farrell-Smith and Marie Watt. Opening Reception: 5-9pm. Bend Art Center, 550 SW Industrial Way, Suite 180, Bend.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/culture/art-walk-picks-9508733/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=51578&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/culture/art-walk-picks-9508733/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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