On June 28, the High Desert Museum will host the Waterston Desert Writing Prize Ceremony, where the works of one winner and two finalists will be honored. The award recognizes excellence in writing as well as the role deserts play in the ecosystem and the human narrative. The Waterston Desert Writing Prize is inspired by […]
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Summertime Birds of Prey Flight Program Returns at the High Desert Museum
Hawks, owls and falcons featured in Raptors of the Desert Sky
BEND, OR—May 28 through Labor Day, September 5, the High Desert Museum’s Raptors of the Desert Sky flight program is scheduled for daily departures at 12:30 pm. Featuring raptors of the High Desert such as hawks, owls and falcons, these birds literally pass right over the viewing crowd as a Museum narrator explains about each […]
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Update on the High Desert Museum Investigation
Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel released the following update on the investigation into the High Desert Museum shooting: At 3:25 PM yesterday, May 31st, a 911 call was placed from the High Desert Museum. The High Desert Museum is Central Oregon’s backyard. For more than 30 years the Museum has enchanted us with the […]
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Picks 6/1-6/8
Friday 3 Disco Ball Benefit Fundraiser PARTY FEVER—The Down Syndrome Connection of Central Oregon’s Program is raising money in the best way possible, with a funky disco party! There will be food, music and drinks to keep you going! Dress to impress and you might win their Best Dressed contest. 7-11 p.m., The Pine Shed, […]
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Open ’til Dark Dance
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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Celebrate the 1930s: Fashion, Dance and Music
High Desert Museum brings vintage fashion to life
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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“Art for a Nation: Inspiration from the Great Depression”
During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) included a federal art program called Federal Project Number One, commissioning artists to create visual art, music, theater and literature. This Saturday, April 16, the High Desert Museum will open “Art for a Nation: Inspiration from the Great Depression.” The exhibition will combine original work of […]
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Go Here 12/2-12/9
The High Desert Museum is offering a unique and interesting Native American look at the sage grouse in the program “Sage Grouse Legends and Dance of the Wasco and Northern Paiute.” The event will be led by Wilson Wewa, a cultural expert from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Wewa’s ancestry stems from the Northern […]
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Art Watch 10/21-10/28
For the last several years, the sage grouse has been at the center of a historic conservation effort that recently culminated in the U.S. Fish & Wildlife’s controversial decision not to afford the grouse protection under the Endangered Species Act. The bird’s habitat, the great sagebrush sea stretching from Washington to New Mexico, has been […]
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Art Watch 10/7-10/14
A new exhibit featuring the work of Eugene-based fine artist Lynda Lanker opens at the High Desert Museum on Saturday, Oct. 10. Tough By Nature: Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West showcases the spirit and tradition of western settlement, ranching lifestyle, and in particular, the women and cowgirls who have played […]