The Central Oregon Mastersingers culminate two decades of choral excellence with their 20th anniversary season finale,“We Are the Music Makers,” on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at 7:00 PM. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Christian Clark, this milestone performance at the historic Tower Theatre honors the ensembleโs rich history of community and artistic collaboration. The […]
Central Oregon Mastersingers Celebrate 20th Anniversary with “We Are the Music Makers”
Longtime Employees and Brothers Jon Houston and Jordon Houston Acquier Bend’s Stereo Planet and Sera Custom Integrators
Stereo Planet, a Bend-based home technology company serving Central Oregon since 1980, is entering a new chapter as longtime leaders Jon Houston and Jordon Houston have acquired the company and its custom integration division, Sera Custom Integrators. Jon has been with the organization for more than 20 years and currently serves as President and General […]
Award-Winning Author Carter Sickels to Read at OSU-Cascades on May 14ย
The award-winning novelist and essayist Carter Sickels will read from his work at Oregon State University โ Cascades on May 14 as part of the Master of Fine Arts in Writingโs Distinguished Visiting Writer series. Sickels will present and read from his work at a public event at 6:30 p.m. in the Charles McGrath Family […]
13 Youth Organizations Receive Funds to Support School Garden Projects
The Environmental Center is thrilled to award more than $15,000 to 12 schools and youth organizations to support garden-based education and outdoor classroom projects across Central Oregon this year. Funded projects range from launching new school gardens and improving existing garden infrastructure to creative solutions for extending the regionโs short growing season. In addition, the […]
Powered by Tourism: Visit Bend Grants $500,000 to 11 Impactful Community Projects
From replacing hundreds of thousands of single-use items at food cart pods and events to building one of the only adaptive cycling centers on the West Coast, 11 local projects will receive funding through the 2026 Bend Sustainability Fund (BSF), a key grant program in Visit Bendโs broader destination-stewardship strategy that ensures tourism continues to […]
Prescribed Burning Planned 15 Miles Southeast of Bend near Camp II OHV Staging Area
If conditions are favorable on Wednesday, the Deschutes National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burning operations on the Opine 2B and Flank 5 Prescribed Burn units 15 miles southeast of Bend on the west side of Forest Service Road (FSR) 18 just north of FSR 18 and FSR 25 junction and Camp II OHV Staging […]
Big Ponderoo Performance Schedule and Single-Day Tickets Released
Dust off your dancing boots! SFF Presents has revealed the official performance schedule for the 2026 Big Ponderoo Music & Art Festival. As the countdown to summer begins, single-day tickets are officially on sale, inviting patrons to experience an intimate festival with world-class performances on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 in Sisters, Oregon. […]
Central Oregonโs Decade of Growth
For those unfamiliar with the region, Central Oregon is often synonymous with Bend. Bendโs rapid population growth and booming real estate market have been widely documentedโbut what about the surrounding communities? To understand what todayโs numbers really mean, we need to put them into context. Letโs start with a quick snapshot of national trends and […]
Newย Centralย Libraryย Set to Open to the Public May 11
Deschutes Public Library announced today that the new Central Library in Bendย (61956 SE Santorini Street)ย will open to the public on Monday, May 11, 2026. This comes just less than two years after the official groundbreaking ceremony on the site on May 21, 2024. ย โWe are excited to share the new Central Library with the […]
Alleged Burglar Named in Late-Night Home Invasion that Turned Deadly
In what police suspect was a targeted event, a late-night home invasion turned fatal in the gated Awbrey Glen golf community on Bendโs northwest side on March 12. Zachary Dale Zamzow Douglas, 36 and a Bend resident, allegedly tried to break into the home on the 3500 block of NW Braid Drive around 11:45 pm. […]

