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Smile! You’re On Candid Camera!

Tower Theatre hosts “8 Decades of Smiles” with Peter Funt
Angela Moore

Everyone knows that delightful catchphrase: “Smile! You’re on Candid Camera!” Or, at least, I think everyone does. If you don’t, you are truly missing out on some good ol’ fashioned classic American television. Candid Camera is often credited (and blamed) for many of today’s popular reality TV shows, primarily ones that involve hidden pranks on […]

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Mockingbird Gallery at First Friday

Angela Moore

Bend has established its place in the nation for its love of the outdoors, but one thing this town is also becoming known for is its love and appreciation for the arts. The Mockingbird Gallery is just one of the many examples of businesses that have been showcasing the creative side of life and sharing […]

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A Prize-winning Slate of Authors Announced for the Fifth Season of the Library Foundation’s Author! Author! Literary Series

Hayley Jo Murphy

May 24, 2016 (Bend, Oregon) — With the announcement of the Deschutes Public Library Foundation’s fifth season of Author! Author!, there can be no question that the popular literary series has hit its stride. The stellar line-up includes three Pulitzer Prize winners and one Pulitzer finalist, and all four authors have made significant contributions to […]

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High Desert Museum

Open ’til Dark Dance
Sherron Lumley

Open 'til Dark is a 1930s dance at the High Desert Museum with a live jazz band, dance lessons and tastings from Oregon Spirits Distillers. It's a rare way to pass a Friday evening, with admission just $7 ($3 for members), and a chance to dance and explore the museum and its latest exhibits after […]

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Magic Realism Grows by Leaps and Bounds

Author! Author! welcomes with Alice Hoffman
Sherron Lumley

The final award-winning literary artist featured in the 2015/16 Author! Author! series is New York Times best-selling author Alice Hoffman, who will speak Thursday, May 26 at Bend High at 7 p.m. The series began in October and included non-fiction, creative fiction, historical fiction and memoir authors, starting with Timothy Egan, 61, a Pulitzer Prize-winning […]

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Redmond Proficiency Academy will present Boundless

A Live Event at the Tower Theater in Bend for and by Teenagers
Hayley Jo Murphy

Redmond, OR—The Redmond Proficiency Academy will host Boundless , a live event where teens showcase their talents, which includes magic, inspirational talks, music performances, and more, at the Tower Theatre in Bend, Oregon, on May 18, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. This is the second event hosted by RPA and its student run company, Caged Inspiration. It is a continuation of […]

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“Faces of the Deschutes”

Avatar photo Jared Rasic

This year, Deschutes County turns 100. For its birthday party celebration, the county and the Deschutes County Historical Society are throwing a year-long celebration that will focus on the area's, past, present and future. Local actor and playwright Clinton Clark has been commissioned to write a three-part look into the area's history called “Faces of […]

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Pirouettes at the Old Stone Performing Arts Center

“Ballet Treasures” opens May 13
Angela Moore

The Old Stone Performing Arts Center (OSPAC), formerly the Old Stone Church, turns its attention from music to arts and culture and dance as the historic hub for all things performing arts. This weekend, dancers from the Victor School of Performing Arts present “Ballet Treasures” in three performances, capturing the classics of ballet within an […]

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Celebrate the 1930s: Fashion, Dance and Music

High Desert Museum brings vintage fashion to life
Angela Moore

Step back in time to the 1930s, with a fashion show, music and dance, part of “Art for a Nation: Inspiration from the Great Depression,” a special High Desert Museum collaboration. The fashion show, curated by Linda Evans, will take place at the Tower Theatre on Friday, May 13. This lively and entertaining event is […]

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