Take a look at most prints from before Japan’s introduction to the West and you’ll likely find them quite pale and muted. But with the opening of Japan to the West and the introduction of different dyes, all that changed. If you want to see the contrast for yourself, start at the A6 Studio & […]
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Disjecta: A Biennial of Contemporary Art 2016
Founded in 2010, the Portland Biennial, Disjecta, is one of the largest nonprofit art exhibitions around. Centralized in Portland but taking place all over the state, the two-month gala features 34 contemporary artists across 25 venues in 13 Oregon communities. At North Portland’s Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, curator Michelle Grabner exhibits 106 artists (including the […]
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A More Livable Bend
Bend Livability Project engages community in creating change
Bend’s growth is inevitable. Draft projections from Portland State University predict that the city’s population will surpass 130,000 in 20 years. With this in mind, in what way the city grows is both a subject of deep concern and an opportunity for the community to help shape the future. The inaugural Bend Livability Project is […]
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Go Here 4/27-5/4
McKenzie River Trail Although many of the popular higher elevation hikes are still snowbound, now might be a great time to enjoy one of America’s top rated trails within an easy drive of Bend. The McKenzie River Trail offers 26 miles of terrain that can be easily section hiked in many areas. From old growth […]
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SUSTAIN Central Oregon
Earth Month Events
Central Oregon Community College’s Sustainability Committee and The Environmental Center co-present “SUSTAIN Central Oregon.” The environmental education series focuses on food, agriculture, energy, transportation, water, consumption and waste. The following events are free and open to the public, though some have limited space. Please RSVP at www.envirocenter.org. Wednesday, April 20 Tour: Redmond Wastewater Treatment Facility […]
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Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium Held This Week
Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium Held This Week Researchers and Resource Managers come together to talk Fire Management BEND– Beginning Thursday, the Fourth Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium will kick-off in Bend, Ore. The three-day Symposium brings resource managers and fire management specialists together with researchers and students from across the western United States […]
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COCC’s High School Welding Contest Coming April 1
Redmond Campus Manufacturing and Technology Center Hosts
Submitted by Linda Williams, COCC Central Oregon Community College will host its first annual high school welding contest starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 1, at the Manufacturing and Technology Center on the COCC Redmond Campus. Each high school will be allowed to bring five students. The competition will consist of a physical weld inspection […]
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COCC’s Taste of the Town
Delicious and educationally nutritious
Taste of the Town is an event for the people of Bend and for the benefit of Foundation scholarships at Central Oregon Community College (COCC). This school is celebrating almost four decades of raising money through raising the roof. With 400 tickets available to start, this popular event sold out almost a week before the […]
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Love’s Lost and Found
Bill Hoppe is the heart of art in Bend
Bill Hoppe strides through a large art studio wearing blue jeans and a black sweater, white hair rakishly curled across his brow. His office is tucked into a corner of the Pence Building at Central Oregon Community College, and it’s full to capacity with giant canvases of original work, as well as gifts from students. […]
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Reflecting on Roseburg
COCC remembers victims of UCC shooting
A tragedy all too familiar struck home for Oregonians on Thursday, Oct. 1, after a gunman opened fire in a classroom at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, killing nine, and wounding seven. Though the tragedy occurred more than a three hour drive from Bend, it sent shock waves through the local college community. On Friday, […]