Sound the alarm—we’re getting new music from MOsley WOtta. In a post on his Facebook today, the man also known as Jason Graham let the people know his new EP “This IS (Not) All There IS” will be dropping on February 2. To boot, Graham also released a new music video for his song “NIGH […]
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Artist Panel at Volcanic Theatre Pub
Bend Creative Laureate continues to grow community
Local artist and musician Jason Graham, aka MOsely WOtta, is almost halfway through his tenure as Bend’s inaugural Creative Laureate. For much of the past year, Graham’s been all about town, meeting with artists one on one, gathering them in groups to ask them about their experiences, trying to understand how best to bring the […]
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TEDxBend 2019: Speakers We’re Stoked to See
The popular speaker series returns this Saturday
Yes, it’s back — the speaker event of the year, TEDxBend, is set to host a number of idea innovators from various fields, along with a few musicians, at Bend Senior High School for a full day of inspirational talks and performances. No doubt, all of the presenters and performances will be inspirational, but here […]
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Building Up the Artistic Community
Bend’s first creative laureate aims to foster individual creativity, while also bringing people together
You might already know Jason Graham as a poet, hip-hop artist, educator and speaker who goes by the moniker MOsely WOtta—but this well-known Bendite has another role these days: that of Bend’s first creative laureate. The role is the brainchild of the Arts and Culture Alliance and ScaleHouse—two of Central Oregon’s most prolific arts organizations—who […]
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BendFilm Presents “A Place to Stand”
Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca will speak
As a lead-up to its festival in October of this year, BendFilm is hosting renowned poet Jimmy Santiago Baca for a Thursday night reception and film screening of the award-winning documentary, “A Place to Stand,” based on Baca’s critically-acclaimed memoir of the same name. After the viewing, an interactive Q&A will take place with Jimmy […]