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ON THE CO V E R WARM WINTER II

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his scene was found at Tumalo State Park on a winter day late in the season,” reflects Susan. “What drew me to paint it was the juxtaposition of the warm color of the cliffs, willows and other vegetation across the river from where I was standing in snow, already in shadow in the late afternoon. The reflections of the rosy color in the rushing river made it even more interesting.

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ell-known for her landscapes of iconic Central Oregon scenes, often featuring water, fish underwater and birdlife, Susan Luckey Higdon is drawn to unusual and dramatic composition, pattern and color.

Susan began painting over 25 years ago while working full-time as a graphic designer in an advertising agency and raising two young children. Realizing she needed to work intuitively and move color around for the sheer joy of it, she began expressing her own vision in soft pastel and later acrylic.

A founding member of Tumalo Art Co., an artist-run gallery in Bend’s Old Mill District, Susan has been the signature artist for the Deschutes River Conservancy’s RiverFeast event for 11 years and has been featured in Italian fly fishing magazine H2O, Bend Magazine and a segment on OPB’s Oregon Art Beat.

Her paintings have been juried into prestigious shows like the Pastel 100 and by jurors such as Wolf Kahn, and are in corporate and personal collections across the country.

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FEBRUARY 1 Alleda Real Estate 25 NW Minnesota Ave., Ste. 1 541-633-7590 • alledarealestate.com Exhibiting Veronica Busch Photography with First Friday from 5:30-8:30pm.

Veronica states, “As a professional photographer based in Central Oregon, I have always seen the beauty of horses and nature as art that needs to be photographed and shared; be it the strong shapes, lines and spirit of the horse or the simple, abstract ripple on a pond. For more than eight years my passion for photography has taken me deep into the American west, as well as 15 countries around the globe — capturing and preserving the physical and spiritual beauty of equines and Mother Nature.”

Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing 550 NW Franklin St. Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing First Friday, February 1, 5-8pm, featuring metal sculpture by Brent Lawrence and Luke Lawrence. The father and son artists will attend the First Friday opening.

Cutting, heating and hammering stainless steel, the Lawrences utilize their considerable combined skill to form their stylized images of prehistoric drawings and those of elk, bison, bear, trout, salmon, even dragonflies. They then painstakingly apply Brent’s exclusive patinas to colorize and complete this singular and award-winning art shown throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Exhibit Trout, shaped stainless steel with patina continues thru

by Brent Lawrence & Luke Lawrence February 24.

Atrium ANNEX, Franklin Crossing 550 NW Franklin St. 541-480-9955 The Atrium ANNEX features Abstraction Suppositions by Sharon Tillinghast.

This five step process begins with original paintings completed with alcohol ink and collaged. Photos are taken of the painting, cut/torn apart then placed on canvas textured art boards. These pieces now make a new scene which is photographed again, and this time printed on large stretched canvas. All original art, all new bright colors and shapes which are familiar, but a bit skewed and comedic.

Renne Brock continues to present abstract art reflecting our rapidly changing world; new visions, new vitalities which demand artistic expression and viewer response. Join us for a fine glass of wine and take a look at our fine art, rediscover a different prospective.

Bend Art Center 550 SW Industrial Way, Ste. 180 541-330-8759 • bendartcenter.org Bend Art Center presents its Biennial Artist Book Exhibition: CONSTRUCTION/ DECONSTRUCTION thru February 24 with a First Friday reception on Photo by Susan Porteous February 1 from 5-9pm.

Book Arts, evolving from centuries of artistic bookmaking such as illuminated texts, has become a contemporary art form creating unique and highly unusual uses of books. Work in this exhibit is transformed into various forms of sculpture and altered books that have been cut into, painted on, dissected or created from scratch. Work is by local, NW and national artists.

Art patrons will also have a chance to sample some of Bend Art Center’s art holdings, including prints by Francoise Gilot and Lillian Pitt. Gilot, author of Life with Picasso and mother of two of his children, is a renowned artist in her own right. Pitt is a prominent Native American artist from the Warm Springs Reservation whose prints were created at the A6 studio.

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Jeffrey Murray Photography 118 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-325-6225 • jeffreymurrayphotography.com Features American landscape and fine art images captured by Bend nature photographer, Jeffrey Murray. Visit and enjoy a visual adventure of illuminating light and captivating panoramas from scenes in Central Oregon and across North America.

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Karen Bandy Design Jeweler 25 NW Minnesota Ave., Ste. 5 541-388-0155 • karenbandy.com Tucked between Thump coffee and Alleda Real Estate, Karen Bandy is a Central Oregon national/international award-winning jewelry designer and abstract painter, specializing in custom design in downtown Bend

Layor Art + Supply 1000 NW Wall St., Ste. 110 541-322-0421 • layorart.com Layor Art will be featuring MOsley WOtta’s 2019 Exhibition, LOVE, OVER/ POWER. A collection of new work in ink.

Additional musical pby MOsley WOtta & Colten Tyler Williams at 7pm.

Lubbesmeyer Studio & Gallery Old Mill District, second story loft 541-330-0840 • lubbesmeyer.com The Lubbesmeyer twins offer a range of work created in fiber and paint. Through Art by MOsley WOtta the twins’ collaborative process, they distill literal imagery into vivid blocks of color and texture, creating an abstracted view of their surroundings. Working studio/gallery open Tuesday thru Saturday.

Mary Medrano Studio 25 NW Minnesota Ave., #12 408-250-2732 marymedrano.com Step away from the crowds and relax in an art studio that is filled with the latest works by Mary Medrano. Located above Thump Coffee and across from the Oxford Hotel in the heart of downtown is a hidden gem of a studio. Stop in and see what’s new.

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Crow’s Feet Common Café 875 NW Brooks St. 541-728-0066 crowsfeetcommons.com Crow’s Foot Common Cafe is hosting Love, Bend, a mixed media exhibit showcasing works

by SageBrushers Art Society members. Come and enjoy this Valentine to our city and region, with art that celebrates a love of local places, people and landscapes. First Friday Opening, showing thru February.

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Mockingbird Gallery 869 NW Wall St. 541-388-2107 mockingbird-gallery.com First Friday, February 1, 5-9 pm, Mockingbird Gallery will present our second guest invitational show, Outside Perspectives II, a two-person collective featuring the works of Perry Brown and Kathie Odom. Come join us and get a glimpse of what talented artists outside of Mockingbird Gallery are doing. We will have music provided by the Ryan Camastral Trio and light refreshments paired with some delicious wine. So please join us for what will certainly be a memorable show. Exhibit thru February.

Ohio artist Perry Brown’s paintings reflect a passion for the outdoors whether it’s the expansive land or motion set in an urban backdrop. Kathie Odom maintains a studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, travels extensively and spends much of her time oil painting in the great outdoors.

Oxford Hotel 10 NW Minnesota Ave. 541-382-8436 The Oxford Hotel continues exhibiting Debra Millette’s playful acrylic paintings of Pet Self ies with Their Persons — acrylic paintings of much adored cats, dogs and horses featuring herself and other pet enthusiasts — thru February 22. The artist will attend the champagne public reception on First Friday, February 1, from 5:30-8pm.

Mt. Bachelor Sunset by Sue Gomen-Honnell

Pet Selfies with Their Persons by Debra Millette

Peterson/Roth Gallery 206 NW Oregon Ave., Ste. 1 541-633-7148 • petersonroth.com Peterson/Roth Contemporary Gallery will be featuring the works of two very talented Oregon artists. Valerie Winterholler, a native of Bend and Robert Schlegel from Banks. First Friday festivities from 5-9pm. Located beneath Silverado Jewelry on the corner of Bond and Oregon Ave. Descend the steps, sip some wine and enjoy an Art Adventure.

Red Chair Gallery 103 NW Oregon Ave. 541-306-3176 • redchairgallerybend.com Red Chair Gallery will be showcasing three longtime Bend artists in February.

Watercolorist Sue Gomen-Honnell is well-known for her depictions of iconic Bend landmarks, such as Mt. Bachelor and Mirror Pond. Her landscapes are

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always bathed in the luminous light of sunset or a bluebird summer day. Blue Spruce Pottery, started in 1976 by Mike and Michele Gwinup, makes mugs, bowls, platters and other pieces which are often glazed with their signature Cascade Mountains pattern. These days much of their stoneware is crafted by daughter and son-in-law Melissa and Patrick Woodman, who will be displaying a number of new pieces.

Jeweler Suzy Williamson, who has been making metal jewelry for more than 20 years, combines a love of geometric shapes and interesting textures. Her pieces blend metals including silver, copper, and gold and she accents them with pearls and gemstones.

Sage Custom Framing & Gallery 834 NW Brooks Street 541-382-5884 • sageframing-gallery.com Featured show for February and March — Water Media It’s all about water, Water Media that is. This two-month show features works by a wide range of local artists, demonstrating the endless variety of creativity that is possible with watercolor and acrylic mediums. Some of the pieces shown will be “mixed” with things such as collage or pastel, but the primary focus is water soluble paints. There is no limit to the subject matter, so The Observer, acrylic by Sandra Neary there is a wide range of subjects from abstracts to portraits, landscapes to structures. A little bit of everything! Thru March 30 with receptions on First Friday, February 1 and March 1, 5-8pm.

SuZ Morrow Studio Willow Lane Artists Studio 400 SE 2nd St. 541-640-2414 SuZ Morrow offers original paintings in acrylic and oil of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Her style is surreal and impressionistic, with several abstract works as well. Stop in and enjoy the colorful expression of the soul of Oregon — it’s mountains, desert, waterfalls, coast, wildlife and people.

Working studio/gallery open Monday - Friday afternoons.

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ae@cascadeae.com TIAA Bank 5 NW Minnesota Ave. TIAA Bank is exhibiting acrylic paintings by SageBrushers artists Jack Bridges and Sherri Overholser thru February. Stop in to see lovely landscapes and related subjects.

and Helen Brown’s watercolor batik’s; Danica Curtright’s original glass bead work designs and handblown glass hearts and birds by Nancy Becker — find Valentine’s gifts and enliven interiors.

Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District open 7 days a week.

Townshend’s Tea Company 835 NW Bond St. 541-312-2001 • Townshendstea.com Townshend’s Bend Teahouse exhibits Held Together: wildlife and interconnections in a series of monoprints, by printmaker Paige Rajnus. Paige is a fine artist with a BFA from Oregon State University. She most often works in watercolor and graphite pencil, but is also an experienced printmaker and photographer. Her artwork has been recognized within the state of Oregon and nationally. Paige draws her inspiration from immersion with nature, and much of her work depicts native Pacific Northwestern wildlife. Thru March 31 with a First Friday artist reception from 5-8pm.

Village Interiors 750 NW Lava Rd. • 541-389-6515 Village Interiors is celebrating the Chinese New Year with the Year of the Pig featuring the Copper Mud Pig 1 from oil painter Sandy Melchiroi. Join us for snacks, beverages and a variety of other interesting pigs on First Friday, February 1 from 5-8pm.

Tumalo Art Company Old Mill District 541-385-9144, tumaloartco.com INSPIRED a group show for February at Tumalo Art Co. Red is the iconic color for February… the red our hearts, roses, the blush of love and sunsets. Tumalo Art Co. artists present a group show — INSPIRED — opening February 1, from 4-8pm during the First Friday Gallery Walk in the Old Mill District. Each artist interprets this color in Landscape in Red, watercolor batik their own style, medium and subject matter.

by Helen Brown From the luminous oil landscapes of Katherine Taylor’s to the playful mixed media hearts by Shelli Walters; fine art photography by Bruce Jackson and digital media by Dorothy Freudenberg; Sarah B Hansen’s mixed media watercolor to Janice Druian’s oils of the desert

The Wine Shop 55 NW Minnesota Ave. The Wine Shop will feature the work of SageBrushers Art Society members Barb Crislip and Trish Bradbury during February. Barb is showing landscapes, floral closeups and still life, in watercolor, rendered in a realistic style. Trish is showing abstracts A Thirsty Land, acrylic painting by Trish Bradbury and landscapes in acrylic and oil, showcasing her love of color, abstraction and impressionism.Thru March.

The Wooden Jewel 844 NW Bond St., Ste. 100 541-593-4151 • thewoodenjewel.com Come by First Friday and peruse The Wooden Jewel’s collection of fine art , wood carvings and award winning designer jewelry. See their alternative bridal collection while you browse the paintings and sculptures and visit with local wood sculptor Michael Bryant.

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Budding Art Lovers at Peterson Roth

Darrel and Rhoda Elliot at The Wooden Jewel

Cada Dia Cheese Crew, Ken Knish and Amy Conjerti of Mockingbird Gallery

Painter Summer Spitzberger with Daniel and Micah at the The Wooden Jewel

David Kinker, Marlene Alexander, Helen Brown at Tumalo Art Center

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Cameron Ferguson and Issac Messinger at Strictly Organic

Dale Russell at Franklin Crossing

Peggy Nideffer, Tina Judkins and Billye Turner at Franklin Crossing

Tricia Higgin and Bill Huggin at Layor

Mary and Mark Friedrich at Franklin Crossing

FirstJanuaryFriday 4, 2019 Danny Hughes at Century 21

Heather Green at Wooden Jewel

DOWNTOWN BEND & OLD MILL DISTRICT Photos courtesy of David Phillips, Tumalo Art Center, Peterson Roth, Bend Art Center, Mockingbird Gallery and Layor

Molly Olds at Franklin Crossing

Michael Peterson and Billye Turner at Franklin Crossing

Sculpture Richard and Heather Greene at the Wooden Jewel

Danae Bennett-Miller, Ron Miller, Janice Druian, Shelli Walters, Danica Curtright, Annie Ferder at Tumalo Art Center

Greg Druian at the Tumalo Art Center

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Metalsmith Suzy Williamson

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etalsmith Suzy Williamson has a style all her own. Sleek modern lines of copper and silver taken from an innovative building design and an etched background resembling winter’s bare tree branches give a cuff bracelet made by her a fresh modern look. Williamson draws on her background in architecture and love of textures for creativity. Her work will be featured at the Red Chair Gallery in February.

Williamson mixes metals such as gold, silver, copper and brass in her designs. Many pieces are sterling silver, which she acid etches to produce a textured background. Other pieces have copper or gold fused on top of the silver. She frequently uses pearls or gemstones as accents. Other techniques she incorporates include creating hollow forms with metals and reticulation, a process of melting metal to create a beautiful texture of peaks and valleys. Every piece is one-of-a-kind.

After 20 years of making jewelry, Williamson is still seeking innovation. “My big goal is just to be more creative, to do more out-of-the box work,” she says. “I’m pushing what jewelry is expected to be with interesting shapes and textures and combining unusual elements.” For example, she aspires to incorporate movement in her work: her spinning ring (pictured here) includes a kind of halo that spins around the silver and gemstone top.

Williamson has a deep connection with Central Oregon. When she was ten, after the death of her father, her mother moved the family from the Bay Area to a 500-acre cattle ranch in Terrebonne. She grew up riding horses and participating in 4H, as well as learning crafts such as knitting and sewing. Her path to metalsmithing started, astonishingly, with a job right out of high school as a dental technician in Redmond. There she was trained to make the gold work for crowns and bridges, learning metal working fundamentals. After several years in that job, she began working for an architectural firm in Bend where, “I looked at lots of buildings and works in progress,” and developed an appreciation for architectural forms.

It was not until she later moved to Alaska that she took her first class in silversmithing at a local college. There she met and married her husband. After five years of coping with Alaska’s difficult climate, they decided to move back to Central Oregon in 1999. Williamson took a series of metalsmithing courses at Central Oregon Community College and that training launched her on her current career.

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Williamson recently moved her studio to her home after four years of sharing studio space with two other jewelers. She hopes the move will spark her to be more creative. Besides being a member of Red Chair Gallery, she will be selling her work at some prestigious art shows in 2019, including the Scottsdale Arts Festival in March, and the Creative Metal Arts Jewelry and Metal Arts Show in Portland in April.

Williamson is a member of the Central Oregon Metal Arts Guild and Portland’s Creative Metal Arts Guild. suzywilliamson.com • suzy@suzywilliamson.com

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rt in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing invites the public to First Friday, February 1, 2019, 5-8pm, featuring metal sculpture by Brent Lawrence and Luke Lawrence. The father and son artists will attend the First Friday opening and their art will appear through February 24.

Brent Lawrence, sculptor and third generation metal artist, learned metal work as a young boy from his father, noted artist Gary Lawrence who first learned metal art from his father. Luke Lawrence, a fourth generation metal worker and third generation artist, also experimented with metal art studying with his father.

After earning a degree from Portland State University, Brent Lawrence returned to metal work at Lawrence Gallery in Sheridan where he began to experiment and develop his own style. He perfected cutting and welding bronze along with varied steels; he enlarged his wildlife imagery, and through intensive experimentation with chemicals, he produced his own unique patinas.

Art in the Atrium, Franklin Crossing Brent Lawrence & Luke Lawrence, Sculptors

Luke Lawrence also worked metal in his early years. He graduated from the University of Oregon, majoring in philosophy which included study of art’s evolution and it’s reflection of and impact upon culture. After college and travel, he returned to work with his father and to his own wildlife metal sculpture.

Now, after 30 some years of artistic examination and creation, Brent painstakingly creates his modernized expression of man’s earliest art form — cave drawings. Working with Luke, they form these difficult, shaped replications of the Paleolithic art of 36,000 years ago now on display at Franklin Crossing.

Cutting, heating and hammering stainless steel, the Lawrences utilize their considerable combined skill to form their stylized images of prehistoric drawings and those of elk, bison, bear, trout, salmon, even dragonflies. They then painstakingly apply Brent’s exclusive patinas to colorize and complete this singular and awardwinning art shown throughout the U.S. and abroad. Their threedimensional sculptures continue at Franklin Crossing through February 24.

Trout, shaped stainless steel with patina by Brent Lawrence & Luke Lawrence

Billye Turner, art consultant, curates exhibitions for Franklin Crossing, open 7am-7pm. For information call 503-780-2828 or billyeturner@bendnet.com

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Two Worlds, One Spirit The Identity Challenge Facing Native Americans Today

by CHRIS MORIN of Raven Makes Gallery

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Congress decreed that Native Americans were U.S. citizens in 1924; prior to this, they could only claim to be ‘an Indian.’ This seems rather illogical considering that in 1857 Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Taney first opinioned the Cultural Assimilation Policy, which asserted that American Indian People needed to shed their cultural identity and adopt the mainstream cultural identity. When Taney wrote this opinion, it begged the question, “For what purpose?”

elf-identity noun: how a person sees themself. A second definition might be — a lifelong realization requiring countless choices. If the second one is used, then for a person born into two distinctly different cultures it means doubling the number of choices to be made about who I am.

Native American self-identity requires four concentric circles simply to outline it. The outer most circle contains individuals who cannot legally nor genetically show that they are Native American but who do identify as such. The circle inside of this comprises those who are Native American by ‘blood quantum’ and legal ‘tribal recognition,’ but eschew their culture.

The next circle within, and the focus of this article, concerns the 2.5 million individuals who are tribally enrolled members and spend a part of their life in both cultures. An inter-most circle is made up of a small number of elders who live and stay on a reservation, speak only their language, and avoid contact with Westerners. This group, which only identifies with their respective tribe, decreases in size with each passing year.

For centuries, a consistent and extensive tribal identity passed from one generation to the next.

The identity was not This is who I am based upon my individuality; it was ‘I come from here, I come from them, I am that!’ Then, the takeover by Westerners occurred; the outsiders soon expected, and then demanded, a new sense of identity.

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Mixed Race Identity I Photos courtesy of Raven Makes Gallery

“Indian Peoples live in the margins of the so-called American Dream and can’t decide whether they want to stay there or join in with the American Dream.” ~ Vincent Two Eagles, Yankton Sioux, 2011

Imagine a scenario—for 7000 years your ancestors lived in the same relative location.

That’s how long the Zuni have lived in current day New Mexico. An outside group takes over as your ‘ruler’ without any battles fought. Yet, you are not accepted as, nor allowed to be, a ‘citizen’ of that nation and society. Decades later and 2,000 miles away, a small group decides that you have become a citizen.

For 75 years after colonization occurred, your children are involuntarily removed from their families and communities to attend boarding schools at distant locations. They are harshly treated in these institutions due to the dictum, “Kill the Indian and Save the Man” (Capt. Richard Pratt, Carlisle Indian School of PA, 1892), even though the man cannot legally become a citizen if the Indian in him is killed. The centuries old rights to self-determination were gone, yet the all-powerful foreigners in charge kept the Peoples at arms length. Regarding who to become, neither choice appeared altogether inspiring.

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Unsurprisingly, the tribes simply endured for several generations without thriving.

Today, 70 percent of Native Americans live in urban areas. Cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, Oklahoma City and Anchorage have such significant numbers that each has a ‘community’ within supporting the cultural connections to being Native, much in the same manner that Italians, Chinese and the Irish once established neighborhoods and networks in municipalities.

electricity was installed in even the most rural areas and, along with that, television. Television in the home stands as the number one causation for Native Americans losing their language-speakers at exponential rates.

Today’s schools on the reservations, with state or federal funding and oversight, have ‘universal’ curriculums fully immersed in Western perspectives.

Even in the most remote areas, cultural identities once forged through patience, resilience and resolve now have a very difficult time competing with a socio-cultural identity—1) fueled by mandated daily classroom learning standards and constant evaluations via multiple tests 2) offering instantaneous gratification available through technology devices.

The American cultural identity itself has become murky. Worldwide, the family, church and state once dominated this condition. Family adhering to one cultural identity, however, requires a fairly homogenous heritage. As the world continues to evolve into an ethnic melting pot, many families today have multiple racial heritage backgrounds.

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Thirty percent of the population still lives on reservation lands. As recently as 40 years ago, most of these places offered something of a cultural refuge from the outside world. Eventually,

Many governments have backed off from administering behavior, values and norms as they did 75 years ago. Worldwide, the over-arching focus in public schools has shifted to academic ‘standards’ at the expense of offering art and aesthetics, civics and citizenship.

Culturally speaking, religions have lost a good deal of their influence. A single religion’s perspective used to serve an entire nation; now, there are usually several. Also, within any one religion, the unified path splintered; multiple branches compete, with each having a somewhat differing perspective.

Much of what drives national identity today emits from private enterprise—the media, material goods produced and marketed, the entertainment industry and technology devices.

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Native American people are left to face the conundrum: Duly identify with something time-honored, grounded and centered albeit marginalized or metamorphose and become part of the powerful and dominate—although ambiguous and indefinite—culture. What each possibility imbues can be both compelling and troubling to the point that many Native Americans remark, “I walk in two worlds with one spirit.”

During our time among The Peoples, we’d sometimes get to know an individual who grew up on the reservation but had gone off to attend a university and earned a degree. These individuals usually spoke both their tribe’s language and English. Often, they were members of a Christian church yet also attended traditional ceremonies and practiced their ‘ways.’

A few times, we inquired about participating in each world. They would remark that they were comfortable in both and believed in each one.

“Knowledge, language ability and spiritually in either culture are necessary resources for being successful.” When I inquired as to which culture he or she might most identify with or believe in, the answer would be, “The one I’m in at that time.”

Next: The Strengths and Challenges of Native American People in these times. ravenmakesgallery.com

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Unrepresented Artists of Central Oregon

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his is article #3 in the series formerly known as Unrepresented Artists of Bend. As its author, I’ve received much positive feedback from unrepresented artists and general readers alike. Because requests for a spot in this series come from artists both within and outside of Bend, I have expanded its purview to include artists of Central Oregon. If you are an unrepresented artist who would like a feature, please email kennethmarunowski@gmail.com with an Artist Statement, Biography and Work Samples. Cheers! ~Ken

Artist #1: Carly Garzon Vargas

Rosa Aurora. Papercut, 8.5”x11”, 2018 by Carly Garzon Vargas

Artist Statement:

(carlygarzonvargas.com) Carly Garzon Vargas is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Sisters. Carly studied Anthropology and Spanish Literature at the University of Oregon, and then relocated to Cali, Colombia to complete her graduate studies in International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights and Culture of Peace at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. The people, projects and community she connected with during these studies influence the subject matter and objectives of her artistic practice to this day. In 2018, for example, she donated artwork to raise funds for the Sisters Folk Festival as well as auction items and proceeds from the sale of holiday greeting cards to support Habitat For Humanity. Carly has also self-published two bilingual books, facilitated art workshops at the Deschutes Public Library and is an active member of the National Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Locally, Carly has been featured in Bend’s First Friday and Sister’s Fourth Friday Art Walks. Her work is currently on display at Layor Art + Supply in Bend, Deschutes Public Library in Redmond and Sisters Community Art Show. This April Carly will be the artist-in-residence at the Suttle Lodge in the Deschutes National Forest.

My work explores the intersection among art, culture, identity and community, primarily through the medium of papercut. I depict a wide range of human experiences with pain, hope, joy and resilience at the core. My subjects include portraits of girls overcoming barriers to education, families traveling to new lands in pursuit of a better life, men who are gentle care takers and women who are physically strong pursuing their goals. I create the outlines of my images by cutting away at one continuous sheet of paper and then hand-dye watercolor paper with a wet-on-wet technique and layer it behind the outline. This process transforms a simple piece of paper into something unique and delicate, and represents the precarious dance of recognizing ourselves in the experience of another. With this technique as my foundation or template, I am exploring new mediums and formats, including cut metal installations and mural painting, in an effort to create more durable, large-scale forms of artistic expression capable of engaging the community outdoors. In this respect, everyday people will be able to interact with my art on a regular basis, thus allowing me to build stronger connections with the Central Oregon community.

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(kennethmarunowski.com) Ken Marunowski, a Cleveland, Ohio native, has cultivated a life-long investigation of language and image. Receiving bachelor degrees in painting and French, Ken studied both during his junior year abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France. A master’s degree in English as a Second Language took him to Dresden, Germany where he taught various writing courses, studied German and reveled in the art and architecture of this Eastern European gem of a city. Ken returned to his alma mater, Kent State University, to complete a Ph.D. in Literacy, Rhetoric and Social Practice, and then taught in the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth, during which time he rekindled his love of painting.

During summer breaks, Ken immersed himself in painting workshops at the New York Studio School and The Painting School of Montmiral, France. Now living in Bend with his wife Carly, Ken paints full-time while teaching art classes and writing professionally to support his practice.

Artist Statement:

Drawing upon the rich tradition of American Abstract Expressionism, I am primarily an oil painter of medium to large abstractions that brim with life due to bold, intense color relationships and dynamic movement. My central subject matter is paint itself and all the formal elements involved in the process of painting: line, shape, color, composition and texture. Mark-making drives my process and functions as the signature component of my work, even in the figurative work I do. Through my abstractions, often equal and sometimes greater in stature to the person viewing it, I seek to engage the viewer in a dialogue of becoming. In the absence of references to the external world, the viewer must participate in the meaning-making process, exploring the totality of the canvas as well as the labyrinth of marks and color-shapes that breathe life into it.

As I lose myself in the creation of a painting, proceeding according to intuition, reflection and years of study, I ask the viewer to do the same with the “finished” work. Stop, stare, and reward yourself with the pleasure derived from sustained looking into the unknown, for me the very point of abstract art!

Morning Greens. Oil on canvas, 48”x36”, 2018 by Kenneth Marunowski

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Caldera’s 2019 Open Studios Bring Fresh Creative Voices to Central Oregon

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ach winter, Caldera’s Artists in Residence Program welcomes creative individuals and collaborations to spend up to a month in the Cascade foothills to focus on their creative practice, work with young people from Caldera’s Youth Program and connect with Central Oregonians through art and conversation at monthly Open Studios.The first cohort of artists arrived on January 4 and are settling into life at the Caldera Arts Center near Sisters. These artists hail from as close as Warm Springs and as far as New York City. They are working on a wide variety of projects including novels, screenplays, performance art, video, illustration and sculpture.

These projects and others were shared at the first Open Studios on January 26.

“Open Studios provides an opportunity for our Artists in Residence to share their works in progress with the Central Oregon community. Often, Open Studios is the first time these works are seen by the public. It’s a special opportunity to experience works of art in the middle of the creative process and hear about that process from the artists,” shared Maesie Speer, Caldera’s Arts Center program director.

“At Open Studios, even though there are presentations, the audience doesn’t sit and watch the whole time. We are up and moving through the Arts Center and even outside. We encourage the artists to get creative with how and where they show their work. There’s also time to wander, have some refreshments and discuss with friends.”

Doors to the Arts Center (31500 Blue Lake Dr., Sisters) will open to the public for Caldera’s Artists in Residence Open Studios on February 23 and March 23 from 12:30-3:30pm (program beings at 1pm). Artists in Residence, as well as Caldera students, share their work with the public through presentations and performances.

Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

January Caldera Artists in Residence

Raised in the great state of Kansas, Farooq Ahmed (Los Angeles, California) is a graduate of the Columbia University Creative Writing Program and of Brown University, where he studied biochemistry. His writing has appeared in the Financial Times, Nature and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and has been lauded by the South Asian Journalists Association. His novel Kansastan will be published in 2019 by 7.13 Press. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, children and a fear of earthquakes. You can find him on Twitter (@farooqtheahmed). kansastan.com Maria Alejandra Barrios (New York, New York) is a writer born in Barranquilla, Colombia. She has lived in Bogotá and Manchester, where she completed a Masters degree in Creative Writing from The University of Manchester. Her story Luna was shortlisted in 2017’s Bare fiction competition in London, and her fiction is forthcoming in Reservoir Journal and Bandit Fiction. The Vermont Studio Centre has supported her work with a residency in March of 2018. mariaalejandrabarrios.com May Cat (Portland, Oregon) grew up in Chicago, setting her sights for creative work from an early age. As a multidisciplinary artist, May immerses herself in various mediums, inspired by her Thai-American roots. One of her deepest devotions is to present of the perspectives of the Southeast Asian community. maycatpdx.com Andres Chang (Brooklyn, New York) is an artist whose work probes the ever-present negotiation between humans and natural systems. He employs numerical computation, drawing, construction, sound design and performance to produce work from a uniquely interdisciplinary perspective. Climate change is a common thread, and Andres alternately designs projects that respond intimately to environmental conditions and as speculative replacements for a dying planet. andreschang.com Anna Gray + Ryan Wilson Paulsen (Portland, Oregon) are two people who work together as one artistic entity. Their project-based work is often grounded in and around the activities of reading, writing and

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translation. Utilizing a range of media and contexts, their pieces and projects have appeared in many public places as well as at institutions such as The Renaissance Society (Chicago, IL); The San Diego Museum of Art (San Diego, CA); SPACES (Cleveland, OH); Locust Projects (Miami, FL); Camp CARPA ( Joshua Tree, CA); Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (Portland, OR); and on the pages of NOON Literary Annual. The pair live in Portland, Oregon, where they work, teach and raise their eight-year-old son. www.ryannaprojects.com Born and raised on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon, Jefferson Greene (Warm Springs) has been groomed to share much of his life experiences, learnings, understandings and adventures with communities throughout the northwest region. Art has been an avenue for Jefferson to express himself to his audiences. After completing his bachelor of science degree in three disciplines—management, marketing and advertising—Jefferson began serving the people and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, coordinating community projects, writing grants, producing arts and entertainment and being a public educator on Columbia Plateau history and customs. More recently, his interests have centered on language preservation in the Columbia Plateau, where he apprentices under several first-language Ichishkíin speakers from Warm Springs, Yakama and Umatilla.

Anthony Hudson (Grand Ronde) (Portland, Oregon) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, performer and filmmaker perhaps best known as Portland, Oregon’s premier drag clown Carla Rossi, an immortal trickster whose attempts at realness almost always result in fantastic failure. Anthony & Carla host and program Queer Horror the only exclusively LGBTQ horror screening series in the country at Portland’s historic Hollywood Theatre and Anthony’s new play Still Looking for Tiger Lily is in process at Artists Repertory Theatre. In 2018 Anthony received a National Artist Fellowship in Artistic Innovation from the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. thecarlarossi.com CalderaArts.org

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Art at the Oxford Debra Millette’s Pet Selfies with Their Persons

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he Oxford Hotel presents Debra Millette’s playful acrylic paintings of Pet Selfies with Their Persons continuing through February 22. The artist will attend the champagne public reception on First Friday, February 1 from 5:30-8pm.

Millette remembers her response, when as a child, a neighbor inquired, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” She responded, “Someday I want to draw my own pictures and fill them in.” The artist adds, “I always knew I was going to paint.”

In junior high, choosing between art and music, “I picked the flute, as I had invested years (since the second grade) in music.” She returned to painting in her junior year. “I had four art classes a day, setting a contract to create art along with other studies.”

In college she continued art, expanding her use of pen and ink, oil and acrylic, her favorite medium. She also freelanced as an illustrator and drew architectural renderings. The artist later created a mural business for private clients, becoming known as, the Sunriver Mural Lady.

Millette, an animal lover, also began to do commissions of clients’ pets. Her “pet portraits” became a successful business given her artistic skill and our affection for pets, (68 percent of U.S. households own pets ~ 2017-18 National Pet Owners Survey).

Pet portraits require photos and a photo of a niece with her dog generated the “pet selfies” concept. Pet Selfies with Their Persons grew from her observation that the pet’s paws were not visible; the artist imagined that the missing paw could hold an unseen camera or cell phone intended to shoot the photo. Millette notes, “When these moments come together, it’s my pleasure to combine realism and whimsy!”

Billye Turner, art consultant, coordinates the Oxford Hotel exhibition schedule with additional information at 503-780-2828 or billyeturner@bendnet.com

Pet Selfies with Their Persons by Debra Millette

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oin Bend Art Center every third Wednesday of the month as they uncork a fresh program on a famous artist or art movement. Savor a fun evening as we examine the cultural and artistic influences that fueled great artists throughout history.

This 90-minute program includes a slide presentations, libations, and open conversation, and occasional extras like live music, theatrical performances and cinema. Each month has recommended reading, in case you want to delve deeper into our month’s topic before or after our event. Each month, we’ll pour tastes of select wines.

February: Michelangelo Wednesday, February 20 at 7pm $10 Michelangelo’s sculptures, paintings and architecture rank among the most famous in existence. An Archetypal “Renaissance Man,” Michelangelo’s versatility and sheer volume of work rank him as one of the greatest artists of all time and earned him the name “Il Divino” (the divine one). His impassioned, highly personal style launched a major movement in Western Art. Presented by Lorna Cahall.

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BEND EXHIBITS At Liberty 849 NW Wall St. • 458-206-3040 • atlibertyarts.com Exhibition SIFT: a selection of works by Whitney Nye, First Friday February 1 starting at 5pm, showing thru February 23.

Whitney is a painter, sculptor and mixed media artist. Nye’s collection of work explores the rhythms and pauses of our natural world, becoming a conduit for their character.

Bend Art Center 550 SW Industrial Way, Ste. 180 541-330-8759 • bendartcenter.org Bend Art Center presents its Biennial Artist Book Exhibition: CONSTRUCTION/ DECONSTRUCTION thru February 24 with a reception on February 1 from 5-9pm.

Book Arts, evolving from centuries of artistic bookmaking such as illuminated texts, has become a contemporary art form creating unique & highly unusual uses of books. Work in this exhibit is transformed into various forms of sculpture & Photo by Susan Porteous altered books that have been cut into, painted on, dissected or created from scratch. Work is by local, NW & national artists.

Art patrons will also have a chance to sample some of Bend Art Center’s art holdings, including prints by Francoise Gilot & Lillian Pitt. Gilot, author of Life with Picasso & mother of two of his children, is a renowned artist in her own right. Pitt is a prominent Native American artist from the Warm Springs Reservation whose prints were created at the A6 studio.

Bend Senior Center 1600 SE Reed Market Rd. Bend Senior Center is showing rotating works by the 100+ members of the SageBrushers Art Society. Included are beautiful paintings in acrylic, oil & watercolor, as well as outstanding photography. Showing thru February.

Blue Spruce Pottery 20591 Dorchester E. 541-382-0197 • bluesprucepottery.com Blue Spruce Pottery has been making unique stoneware & Raku pottery in Bend since 1976. Visit the pottery studio, see the potters at work & shop their large selection of mugs, bowls, casseroles, lamps & more. Shop online & have gifts shipped directly to your family & friends. Call ahead to arrange a time to visit.

High Desert Museum 59800 S Hwy. 97 541-382-4754 • highdesertmuseum.org Desert Mystic: The Paintings of John Simpkins on exhibit thru February 17.

John Simpkins personifies the tradition of the artist as a mystic & hermit.

For the past seven years, he’s lived & painted in the schoolhouse in Andrews, a ghost town nestled between Steens Mountain & the Alvord Desert in Oregon’s Harney County. His days are filled with the quiet contemplation & solitary discipline of his studio practice.

In Desert Mystic, he’s created paintings inspired by the surrounding arid landscape & its wildlife. Simpkins weaves them into dense, layered allegories.

His detailed & colorful paintings are shaped by influences as diverse as

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American Primitivism, Byzantine icon painting & Buddhist art.

He describes the animals of the region as being constant companions & transforms his frequent chance encounters with coyotes, badgers, owls & other creatures into paintings that depict them as guides & teachers, a concept he borrows from the Buddhist tradition. Consequently, the mule deer buck that startles John by peering through his studio window one morning is immortalized as a messenger wrapped in saffron robes.

Simpkins displays a tenacious dedication to his unique vision & perspective. The impressive trove of accumulated paintings from the last seven years that fill his studio are a testament to his robust work ethic. His vibrant vision has found fertile soil & flourished in its austere environment. John Simpkins has transformed the arid desolation of the Oregon desert into a creative oasis.

Linus Pauling Gallery UUFCO 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd. • 541-385-3908 The Art Resource Team at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon announces a new art exhibit, Constellations, & forthcoming book with a wine & cheese reception on February 15 at 6pm. Featured is Paul Alan Bennett, nationally known artist & educator. Paul has a BFA from the Maryland Institute of Art & an MA in Greek History from the University of La Verne, Athens, Greece.

Since using house paint to portray spinning galaxies on the basement walls of his childhood home, Paul has been fascinated by the night sky. This interest has now culminated in a book of the same name, Night Skies, that features 44 of Paul’s paintings. Many originals & prints of these paintings will be on display in the Linus Pauling Gallery during the month of February. These vividly colorful paintings feature patterns of the constellations with some imaginative interpretation by the artist.

SageBrushers Art Society 117 SW Roosevelt Ave. 541-617-0900 sagebrushersartofbend.com SageBrushers Art Society presents its annual All Member Show, featuring paintings in oil, pastel, acrylic & watercolor. The SageBrushers Gallery is open Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, 1-4pm.

The Wooden Jewel 844 NW Bond St., Ste. 100 541-593-4151 • thewoodenjewel.com Resident artist Renard, watercolor painting by Michael Bryant is a Kendra West gifted sculptor with a long list of accolades. He carves wildlife, people & places from one solid pieces of fine wood.

Michael does not use models or pictures only his personal vision from deep within.

By incorporating innovative materials with her exceptional design sense, Sarah Graham creates jewelry that is unlike anything else: organic, textural, with a muted palate that is subtly feminine, Tatonka by Michael Bryant yet substantial, unique, yet universal in its appeal.

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High Desert Chamber Music Continues Season with Oregon Guitar Quartet

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n February 14 at 8pm the Oregon Guitar Quartet (Mario Diaz, Jesse McCann, Bryan Johanson and John Mery) will be presented by High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) at the Tower Theatre for a special Valentine’s Day performance. Concert-goers will receive a complimentary rose and a custom treat from Goody’s Chocolates. This concert is brought to you by German Master Tech, and the 2018-19 Concert Series is presented by Mission Building and Renovation. The program features works inspired by love and romance, including Rogers My Funny Valentine, and Rimsky-Korsakov The Nightingale and the Rose, among others.

“The Oregon Guitar Quartet has developed quite a following in Central Oregon over the past few years,” states HDCM Executive Director Isabelle Senger. “We are thrilled to welcome their

debut in our Concert Series.”

Performing together for nearly a decade, the Oregon Guitar Quartet impressively demonstrates the vast musical guitar culture through their repertoire, performances and recordings. Their concert programs constantly change and feature some of the most exciting and often daring arrangements for guitar quartet.

Their literature spans the centuries — featuring works by composers like Bach, Handel, Scarlatti and Mozart, as well as traditional arrangements of classic standards, and original compositions by fellow member and renowned composer Bryan Johanson. Thanks to their ever-growing catalog and extraordinary skills, one is guaranteed to never see the same program twice.

High Desert Chamber Music’s mission is to bring world class chamber music and musicians

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to Central Oregon. Now in their eleventh season, HDCM presents an acclaimed series of classical chamber music concerts, ranging from piano duos to string sextets. HDCM offers an exciting roster of professional performing artists. Tickets for all events are available through HDCM online, by phone or in person at their office in Downtown Bend.

General Admission: $48 • Child/Student Tickets: $15 • HighDesertChamberMusic.com

VIVA Trio to Perform Popular Classical Crossover Music in Redmond

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he Redmond Community Concert Association (RCCA) welcomes Canadian sopranos, VIVA Trio, for two performances at Ridgeview High School’s Performing Arts Theatre on Sunday, February 10.

Based in Toronto, Canada, the musical trio is comprised of Anna Bateman, Erin Fisher and Katya Tchoubar.

This award winning group performs internationally to sold-out crowds and standing ovations. Singing everything from operatic classics to pop songs like Sia’s Bird Set Free and Adele’s Hello, this trio is unstoppable. Each member of the group has serious vocal prowess, showcasing spectacular high notes, daring crescendos and captivating threepart harmonies.

VIVA Trio will perform music from their debut album Nothing Else

Matters at the Redmond concerts.

Classical Crossover Magazine called their cover of this Metallica title song “unique, compelling and refreshing.” The album also features classics from Hallelujah and What a Wonderful World to hits like My Immortal by Evanescence and Chris Isaak’s Wicked Game. In addition to nine covers, the album also includes original music, all set to stunning three-part harmony.

VIVA Trio was nominated Emerging Artist of the Year by InFAME Music Awards in 2017. Several of their songs have been featured in commercials for WestJet and the South Korean Baseball Series Champions. VIVA Trio recently performed John Lennon’s Imagine live on Toronto’s GlobalTV, The Morning Show, with the VIVA Children’s Choir.

In addition to bringing extraordinary musical performers to Central Oregon, RCCA is particularly committed to exposing our youth to the value and excitement of learning from these enthusiastic professionals.

On Monday following the concerts, VIVA Trio will tutor an inspirational outreach with a group of high school choir students from Redmond.

RCCA, an all-volunteer, nonprofit

organization, has been bringing a wide variety of outstanding musical talent from around the USA and the world

to our community since 1983. redmondcca.org 541-350-7222

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WINTER CONCERT SERIES Michael Gesme, Conductor and Music Director SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT 7:30 PM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 AT 2:00 PM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 7:30 PM BEND HIGH SCHOOL

Repertoire: Ludwig van Beethoven - Overture to Egmont Pytor Ilyrich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 2 “Little Russian” Young Artist Competition Concerti Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | February 2019

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MOVIN’ & GROOVIN’ Cascade School of Music

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he Cascade School of Music (CSM), Central Oregon’s premier music education nonprofit, is on the move, literally. Formerly tucked along the bank of the Deschutes River across from Pioneer Park, CSM now commands a more prominent and spacious location at 510 NE Third Street between Franklin and Emerson and across from Walgreens. Boasting 11 private lesson rooms, four classrooms, three administration rooms, four storage rooms, a kitchen, a faculty lounge and a lounge for parents or students waiting for parents, the new location is a welcome change for all. One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is the high-quality education and fun, engaging opportunities for aspiring musicians of all ages: the youngest only six months old, the eldest an inspiring 82 years young!

(L-R) CSM’s Leadership Team Kate Hanni, Robert Lambeth and Carly Marunowski

Led by an extraordinary faculty of over 30 music educators and performers, CSM offers an extensive array of classes designed to suit the Central Oregon community’s many needs.

From Kindermusik classes for toddlers and the Musician’s Path program designed to keep young kids jamming throughout their teens to performance groups like Rock U and Bluegrass Jam and private lessons for a wide range of instruments including voice, the Cascade School of Music provides something for everyone.

Transforming and enriching lives through affordable, effective and fun music education and experiences for all Central Oregonians is CSM’s mission. Achieving this mission becomes possible thanks to the high-powered staff that manages operations as well as an active Board of Directors and Advisory Board that supports operations and contributes to fundraising efforts.

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Lambeth, whose background includes a bachelor of music and a master of music as well as over 25 years of experience working with nonprofit arts organizations and corporate finance in the United States and United Kingdom. Only seven months into his position as executive director, Lambeth has already made an indelible impact on the school and the community it serves, most notably with respect to the pivotal role he played securing CSM’s new location.

A firm believer in continuing education, Robert has begun several initiatives to uphold this belief.

He is expanding the trajectory of the Musician’s Path program to include summer workshops intended to educate students about possibilities for a musician’s life beyond high school. He envisions further education and support for his faculty, which he considers “one of the most talented and diverse faculty I ever had the honor to work with.” Also under consideration are music therapy for community members and additional adult classes.

Realizing these initiatives requires funding, especially for a nonprofit. Spearheading fundraising efforts is Development Director Kate Hanni, who, in addition to her extensive music education and 30 years of experience as a real estate broker, created a nonprofit called FlyersRights. org that boasts 100,000 members nationwide and achieved the coveted airline passengers bill of rights. Hanni’s passion for music and compassion for all members of the music community are incredibly palpable in her concerted efforts, particularly through her grant writing, to raise necessary funds so the music never stops. Kate and fellow faculty and staff are extremely proud,

she says, “To assist underserved youth in our community by bringing free outreach programs to Boys and Girls Club, Latino Community Association, REACH, MountainStar Relief Nursery and Big Brothers Big Sisters.”

Nobody, Kate argues, should be without The Gift of Music, the name of the school’s

annual fundraiser.

Managing the academic and organizational operations at CSM is Carly Marunowski, registrar. Previously the assistant registrar for her alma mater, the University of Minnesota Duluth, Carly is pleased to apply her previous systems and data management experience in support of music education at CSM. With respect to the recent move, Marunowski explains, “The additional space has allowed us to enroll previously wait-listed students into private study, increase teaching opportunities for existing faculty, and bring on new faculty to teach additional instruments, all of which represent great strides forward for the school.”

As the demand for quality music education continues to grow, specifically in the communitycentric school setting of CSM, new and continued sponsorship and donations become increasingly important for the sustenance of this nonprofit. Lambeth explains, “The move to a new location was clearly a great opportunity, but given the commercial market in Bend, it represents a major financial leap.” Fortunately, half of the money to make the move possible has already been raised, but the other half remains, and to secure a smooth landing CSM is conducting an ongoing capital campaign to raise $100,000 in the next 90 days. Kindly consider making a donation or sponsoring or room (for the instrument of the sponsor’s choice, if desired) to the Cascade School of Music to support a nonprofit that provides the Gift of Music and so much more to the Central Oregon community. cascadeschoolofmusic.org

Few Tickets Remain for Sunriver Music Festival’s Valentine’s Day Dinner & Concert

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f you have not yet reserved your tickets with your special person for the Sunriver Music Festival’s Annual Valentine’s Dinner & Concert, Thursday, February 14 in Sunriver’s historic Great Hall, you need to call the Festival now.

“We only have a few tickets left for this memorable evening,” states Pam Beezley, executive director. “The Michael Allen Harrison, Photos courtesy of Sunriver Music Festival talent this year is really outstanding and the event is always a delightful way to share Valentine’s with friends and family.” The evening begins with a hosted happy hour at 5pm, a gourmet four-course dinner crafted by the Resort chefs at 5:45pm, followed by a full concert. This year’s concert features pianist and composer Michael Allen Harrison with inspirational vocalist Julianne Johnson.

Delivering music from the heart, Michael has enjoyed a three-decade career as composer, songwriter and pianist. He is best-known for his magical piano solo performances and recordings. Since releasing his first album in 1986, Michael has released over 50 albums sharing his wide variety of composing styles. His musical genius crosses many different genres, from classical

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contemporary to new age/ world and smooth jazz.

Vocalist Julianne is a Grammy nominated recording artist, actress, teacher, preacher and director. Her enormous talent and ability to connect deeply with her audiences has captivated Portland area audiences for decades. She is a music director at Portland Community College and in her spare time gives back to the community by teaching

and aiding youth.

Through their collaborative performances, Michael and Julianne have shared the stage with such notables as Jerry Lewis, President George H.W. Bush, Vice President Al Gore, Tom Selleck, Gregory Hines, Martin Sheen, The Temptations, plus a host of others.

Come on your own or bring your friends. Tables for two and eight are available. Tickets are $80 per person. Historically, tickets go quickly, so call the Festival Ticket Office at 541-593-9310, email tickets@sunrivermusic.org or go online at www.sunrivermusic.org to make your Valentine’s Day memorable. sunrivermusic.org

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oin OperaBend for a sumptuous three course meal, wine and entertainment. A festive evening of performances by Karen Early Evans, Austin Allen, Jason Stein and Scott Michaelsen will showcase pieces from Grand Opera including a sample from the upcoming Opera, Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

Austin Allen Plus, a silent auction with exciting, one-of-a-kind treasures to bid on! Karen Early Evans Seating is limited for this special event.

Soprano, Karen Early Evans has established herself as a regular on opera stages throughout the Pacific Northwest. Recent appearances include Suor Angelica with Puget Sound Concert Opera, Messiah soloist with LDS Festival Orchestra and Soprano Soloist with Music of Remembrance’s 20th Anniversary concert. This fall she sang a recital with her own Bottesini Ensemble. She has been heard with Seattle Opera, Tacoma Opera, Utah Opera, Opera Idaho, Vashon Opera and Glimmerglass Opera. Karen has been a Metropolitan Opera Regional winner in Portland and Salt Lake City and was a finalist in the Luciano Pavarotti International Vocal Competition. She won Audience Favorite in the Belle Voci Competition and the Eleanor Lieber Competition.

Karen also enjoys time on the musical theater stage. She most recently performed the role of Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty and the Beast with Tacoma Musical Playhouse.

Bass-Baritone, Austin Allen is a current scholar at Manhattan School of Music. Past roles include Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Guglielmo in Cosí fan tutte, Schlendrian in Kaffe-Kantate, Périchaud in La Rondine and le geôlier in Dialogues des Carmélites. Solo concert works include Schubert’s Mass in G and Mozart’s Requiem.

6pm Thursday, February 14. (Hint: Valentine) Tickets at operabend.org

Registration is available for our upcoming classes!

Kindermusik Classes Cuddle & Bounce ages birth - 1 Sing & Play ages 1-2 Wiggle & Grow ages 2-3 Laugh & Learn ages 3-4 Move & Groove ages 4-5 Family Class ages 1-5 An 8-week session begins the week of March 4 and a 4-week session begins the week of May 6.

Adult Classes Introduction to Jazz Vocal Solos March 18 Introduction to Guitar April 8 Harp Ensemble January 31

Cascade School of Music has a new building!

Summer registration for classes and camps opens March 18, 2019.

To enroll or to donate visit us at:

cascadeschoolofmusic.org 541-382-6866 510 NE Third Street, Bend, OR

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Cascade School of Music Awards Local Students

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he Rising Star award is for students in their first two years of private instruction and the Fortissimo award is for students in years three and above. The students who receive these awards have been nominated by their teachers for showing talent, effort, and achievement and great promise as musicians due to perseverance and commitment to their craft.

Cascade School of Music’s Rising Star Award Winner for December was James Humphrey, age 12, a violin student of Brenda Simmons. In the two years he’s been with Cascade School of Music, he’s performed in five recitals plus the school’s Crescendo Bendo at the Tower Theatre and several outreach performances. He successfully auditioned for the Junior Central Oregon Youth Orchestra (COYO), and Simmons shares, “Watching James perform with Jr. COYO has been rewarding because he learns to read all the rhythms and music rather than playing rote. He sets goals and has perseverance in achieving those goals.”

Cascade School of Music’s Fortissimo Award Winners for December were Thomas and Lydia Richards, ages six and nine, violin students of Ginny Hollon. Siblings Thomas and Lydia were nominated because both love to play music, work very hard individually, are learning to make music together and enjoying the experience — that’s what it’s all about. As a family, they perform their own arrangements of traditional fiddle tunes and folk songs at various assisted living facilities, as the performance group Smiles for Seniors. They have been playing violin just a little over one year and, according to Hollon,

Fortissimo Award Winner James Humphrey with teacher Brenda Simmons

Rising Star Award Winners Lydia and Thomas Richards I Photos courtesy of Cascade School of Music

“Both Lydia and Thomas are outstanding and a teacher’s dream.”

All the Rising Stars and Fortissimo award winners from throughout the 2018-2019 school year will perform at Cascade School of Music’s annual Crescendo Bendo concert at the Tower Theatre on June 1. cascadeschoolofmusic.org • 541-382-6866 • info@cascadeschoolofmusic.org

Gritty Guitar + Blissful Blues = Rootsy Racket The Record Company Make Central Oregon Debut at Tower Theatre

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etter than a rock or a hard place, on February 4 at 7:30pm, get caught between the stomp of mid-century rock and roll and the soulful kick of Delta blues. Presented by the Tower Theatre Foundation, The Record Company makes their Central Oregon debut promising to kick up a raw, rootsy racket with their gritty slide guitar, fuzzed-out bass and driving drums. The GRAMMY-nominated power-trio are known for alternative hits Life to Fix, Off The Ground and Rita Mae Young. Rolling Stone Country named their set at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival among the “’5 Best Country and Americana Moments,’ a wildly energetic show and one of the most communal experiences of the festival.” The Record Company has also played a series of national and international tours and shows with a diverse group of legends and like-minded artists, including; My Morning Jacket, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, John Mayer, BB King, Mavis Staples and currently Bob Seger.

Plus, Portland singer-songwriter Jacob Miller returns to perform the opening set and showcase songs from his new album. A highly charismatic individual with roots firmly planted in American traditional music, Jacob crafts a timeless sound unique to his style and abilities. towertheatre.org • facebook.com/TheTowerTheatre The Record Company with special guest Jacob Miller Monday, February 4, 7:30pm Tickets: Reserved Seating $27, $32 $42 (plus $3 preservation fee) 541-317-0700 • TowerTheatre.org

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Bryan Johanson Guitarist & Composer

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ortland native Bryan Johanson is a longtime fixture in the Portland music scene.

While actively performing and recording throughout the U.S. and Canada, he taught guitar at Portland State University from 1978 until 2016, serving as the music department chair, director of the School of Music, director of the Guitar Studies Program and coordinator of the Composition Program.

A member of Oregon Guitar Quartet since 2009, Johanson has built the group’s repertoire through skillful musical transcription (modifying existing pieces to be performed on four guitars), arrangement (adapting existing music for a new medium) and original composition. His adaptations run the gamut from early English baroque to modern jazz and pop, and his work

has resulted in the production of eight CDs with the Oregon Guitar Quartet. His compositions also appear extensively on recordings with labels such as Albany, Bridge, EMI, GSP, Gagliano Recordings and Naxos.

Now retired from teaching, Johanson continues to write and arrange music — he performs and records with the Oregon Guitar Quartet, and he keeps bees in backyard hives at his home in Portland.

See Bryan Johanson as part of the Oregon Guitar Quartet in a special performance on Valentine’s Day at the Tower Theatre at 8pm.

Come hear the music!

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Celtic Nights The Epic Journeys of Irish Ancestors

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n February 13 at 7:30pm the Tower Theatre Foundation invites you to take a journey — Oceans of Hope. Through traditional music, song and dance from 12 of Ireland’s most talented performers, come experience the struggles and dreams of a people fighting for liberty, freedom, dignity and above all, family. This is their story told through Irish eyes.

“Celtic Nights has brought our distinctive and evolving music and dance tradition to the world stage and showcased our tradition in spectacular fashion,” said Enda Kenny, former Prime Minister of Ireland. The performance tells the story of Irish emigration to America, Australia, Canada and New Zealand; it’s not only about the past, but also about the present and the glorious future! towertheatre.org • facebook.com/TheTowerTheatre Celtic Nights — Oceans of Hope Wednesday, February 13, 7:30pm Tickets: Reserved Seating $42, $52, $67 (plus $3 preservation fee) 541-317-0700 • TowerTheatre.org

SOIREE at Aspen Hall Dinner, Wine, Entertainment February 14 at 6pm Limited Seating $75 All Inclusive

Treat your valentine to the perfect evening.

Concert + Rose + Chocolate = Success!

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Austin Allen, Bass • Karen Early Evans, Soprano Jason Stein, Tenor • Scott Michaelsen, Piano

Exclusive Silent Auction This fundraiser supports our 2019 Season of Opera Theater Tickets: www.operabend.org • 800.838.3006

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HONK! Jr. into these stories, experiences and questions that they will (and do) face in their own lives. They never fail to amaze their audiences with their sensitive and delightful portrayals of familiar characters!

BEAT Children’s Theatre is excited to introduce Maria Kramer in her directorial debut for Honk!, Jr. Maria is a BEAT Children’s Theatre graduate herself. She has recently worked on the Lion King, Jr. for BEAT as their choreographer and has assistant directed in other productions.

Currently, she is a music student at COCC here in Bend, and has plans to continue studying music composition and production. Now, she is excited to work with a cast of 45 amazing actors and transform the stage into a fun singing and dancing barnyard. She is also joined by Assistant Director Megan Merydith, Choreographer Miya Corpstein and Musical Director Angelina Anello-Dennee.

In a world where so much emphasis is put on a person’s image on the outside, the story of Ugly brings a strong message to the stage about being unique and beautiful on the inside.

This show is sure to have you cheering, laughing and crying all the way though.

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he world would be a very boring place if we were all exactly alike. But, sometimes it is hard to realize that being different is what makes us all special. This February BEAT Children’s Theatre is exploring this universal theme by presenting Honk!, Jr., a musical, based on the classic story of The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. We join Ugly, who hatches looking a little different from the rest of the ducklings, as he befriends the devious Cat and is lost from his family. He ends up on a journey to find his way home and along the way discovers that what makes us different makes the world a beautiful place. He is joined by some other delightful and surprising characters including, Greylag, The Bullfrog and Penny, who teach him about life and himself.

Honk!, Jr. is a musical adapted for the stage, with book and lyrics by Anthony Drewe and music by George Stiles. It is based on the classic tale of The Ugly Duckling by Danish poet and author, Hans Christian Andersen.

Best known for fairy tales, his works were known to hold strong messages that resonate still today. Classic stories stay relevant because they tell of human experiences that define our humanity... no matter the time or the place in which we live. BEAT Children’s Theatre looks for opportunities to work on material with their young performers that allow them to delve

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(L-R) Clara McDonald, Keira Wisco, Elinor Mulhern and Adeline Mitchell I Photos courtesy of BEAT Children's Theatre

FILM & THEATRE

Sunriver STARS Community Theater Enjoying Mid-Season Success Auditions for this play will be on March 26, 6pm.

Sunriver STARS is looking for an experienced Director of Development, who would be in charge of fund raising including grants and any capital ventures. If you are interested or know of someone you would recommend, please contact Sharon Sackett at 541-593-4489. sunriverstars.org

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he Sunriver STARS Community Theater (SSCT) has reached mid-season having celebrated five sold out performances of Oliver in October, and completed two shows of Canterbury Tales readers’ theater in November and December. Rehearsals started in January for Suite Surrender, directed by veteran director Ron Pugh. It looks to be a smashing comedy of two feuding, selfish Hollywood divas who are mistakenly booked into the same suite at the swank Palm Beach Royale Hotel and Spa. Performances for this hilarious comedy are March 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16. Tickets to all plays are on sale at sunriverstars.org.

Included in our season celebration, SSCT is proud to have received a $1,500 grant from the Sunriver-La Pine Rotary to help fund the Kids Drama Camp to be held this spring, date and format TBD and announced soon. Many thanks to the Rotary Club.

In the early summer SSCT will produce The Butler Did IT directed by board chairperson Sharon Sackett. This will be her debut as a director, and this mystery/ comedy should be a great wrap-up to our season. This play runs June 6, 7, 14 and 15.

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Deschutes Public Library’s Write Here Celebrates its One Year Anniversary Series Adds Even More Programs to Serve Writers of All Levels & Genres

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t was a year ago that Deschutes Public Library began Write Here, a series of programs, workshops, seminars and author events geared toward Central Oregon’s robust writing community. Over the last 12 months, the program hosted more than 120 writer-focused events attended by thousands of writers and lovers of the written word. With that success comes growth, including the expansion of the weekly Quiet Writing Time series to the Redmond Library and the hosting of the Central Oregon Writers Guild’s monthly meetings at the Downtown Bend Library.

“The Write Here series of programs has really found its footing in Deschutes County’s writing community,” says Liz Goodrich, program coordinator for Deschutes Public Library. “We’ve partnered with some great organizations and instructors who have all helped foster a diverse and growing interest in our programs and workshops. We’re excited to add to the offerings available through Write Here.”

Starting in February the Writers Collective of Central Oregon (WCCO) will host weekly Quiet Writing Time sessions at the Redmond Library every Tuesday from 10am to 1pm — this is in addition to the weekly sessions WCCO holds at the Downtown Bend Library (Mondays, 10am-1pm). Writers of all levels and genres are welcome to drop in anytime during these sessions.

Also new in February, the Central Oregon Writers Guild (COWG) begins hosting their monthly meetings at the Downtown Bend Library. The first meeting at the library is on February 12 at 5:30pm in the Brooks Room.

Photo I Pexels As a whole, Write Here is an ongoing series of programs designed to feed and nourish the writing community of Central Oregon. The three pillars of Write Here work together to provide writers of all levels the opportunity to grow and develop into a complete writer: • Writers Writing | Workshops of up to three hours provide the opportunity for writers to practice their craft, explore working within a new genre or polish a specific writing skill. The workshops are limited in size in order to provide a high-quality learning environment with plenty of time and space to create and share.

• Writers Working | Writing is a creative endeavor but it is also a business. Writers Working explores the nuts and bolts of being a working writer.

From the revision process to how to do a public reading, experts will help local writers learn the brass tacks of embarking on a profession of creative writing in today’s world.

• Writers Reading | Author events bring the local writing community into contact with contemporary writers working in a variety of genres. These events provide opportunities to engage with leaders in the literary arts.

Write Here programs are facilitated by experienced writing instructors from Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest and are open to everyone with an interest in writing or the written word. Programs vary in location, time and topic, but all Write Here programs are free, though space is limited and registration is often required in order to keep class sizes manageable. An evolving list of Write Here programs is found on Deschutes Public Library’s website at deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/writehere/. deschuteslibrary.org

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Creating Compassionate Kids

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New Book Provides Tools for Parents & Caregivers Who Aim to Raise Compassionate Kids

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by MICHELLE KLAMPE, OSU-Cascades

s they grow and change and learn about the world around them, kids are full of questions. Those questions aren’t always easy for their parents or the other adults within their lives to answer. But the conversations around those questions can play a vital role in helping children develop compassion.

In her new book titled Creating Compassionate Kids: Essential Conversations to Have with Young Children, Oregon State University’s Shauna Tominey offers parents, caregivers and other adults who work with young children tips and tools for navigating those important and sometimes difficult conversations about everything from learning and making mistakes to love, relationships and divorce to race, sex and gender.

“If parents are wondering whether they should talk with their kids about a topic, then the answer is probably yes,” said Tominey, an assistant professor of practice and parenting education specialist in OSU’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences. “Be open and honest with your child and let them know it’s OK to talk with you about anything. Kids have lots of sources of information as they get older, and if they are not comfortable coming to you, they will learn to rely on others.”

Tominey drew on years of experience as a parent, educator, former preschool teacher and early childhood researcher to write Creating Compassionate Kids.

“One of the questions I often ask parents is, ‘If you could pick one word to describe the world you want your child to grow up in, what would it be?’”

Tominey said. “Everybody always picks words like safe, resilient, understanding and compassionate. That’s what parents want for their kids. So how do we teach and model the skills we need to create that world?”

The aim of Creating Compassionate Kids is to help children develop their own self-esteem, resilience and empathy through age-appropriate conversations on a wide range of topics. It is aimed at parents or anyone playing a parenting role, such as caregivers, grandparents or teachers.

“We want to protect and shield our children, because the world can be a hard place and we want to let kids be kids,” Tominey said. “But in some ways this does our children a disservice. By avoiding conversations about tough topics, we miss out on opportunities to help children understand the world around them and learn important skills to navigate the challenges they and others might face.”

The book focuses mostly on children from birth up to about age nine, though many of its lessons are applicable for older children as well. Creating

Compassionate Kids is centered around conversations in part because past research has shown that conversations between parents and their children have a range of benefits for a child, including helping to develop language, vocabulary and social-emotional skills.

The book is divided into four sections: • You are loved: Modeling compassionate parenting — Communicating to a child that they are loved, that their feelings help express their needs and can be expressed in different ways; and that everyone is learning and making mistakes is part of learning.

• You are your own person: Building self-awareness — Focusing on the unique and special differences of each person, including race, temperament, sex and gender, abilities and disabilities and types of families.

• You are part of the world around you: Fostering resilience — Navigating life challenges such as love, relationships and sex; divorce; peer pressure; bullying; substance abuse; death; and guns and violence.

• You can be a helper: Promoting compassion — Identifying ways children can show compassion through kindness, empathy, thinking about others’ feelings, learning how to be a good friend Shauna Tominey and understanding how privilege impacts us.

Each section of the book includes example conversations inspired by real conversations between children and adults, conversation strategies, answers to common parenting questions, storybook recommendations and discussion questions and family activities to reinforce themes of that section.

“Children’s emotions are one of the things that challenge us the most,” Tominey said. “Most parents want their children to be happy. We don’t want our children to feel hurt or angry but having these feelings is normal. We need to teach our children that all these feelings are OK and that there are ways to show them effectively.”

Tominey, who lives in Corvallis and completed her doctorate at Oregon State, conducts research on children’s social-emotional growth and emotional intelligence. She is the principal investigator for the Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative, an initiative to provide high-quality parenting education to families that is supported by the Oregon Community Foundation, the Ford Family Foundation, the Meyer Memorial Trust and the Collins Foundation.

Creating Compassionate Kids: Essential Conversations to Have with Young Children, published by W.W. Norton & Co., is available in stores. shauna.tominey@oregonstate.edu Oregon’s Only Arts Magazine Since 1995 | February 2019

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Artists’ Gallery Sunriver 57100 Beaver Dr., Bldg. 19 541-593-4382 • artistsgallerysunriver.com Art is the Voice of the Heart, & how better to express this sentiment than to have husband & wife artists, Greg & Nancy Cotton, as our featured artists for February. This Sunriver couple share in their love of art & golf & travel.

Come by & see their creations along with the total of 30 local Central Oregon artists exhibiting in the gallery. Join us February 9 from 4-6pm. Enjoy wine, beer & treats as well as an art demonstration by weaver, Mary Wonser.

Sunriver Public Library 56855 Venture Ln. • 541-312-1080 Art by Rebecca Sentgeorge & jewelry by Leslie Klipper Stewart.

Come to the Sunriver Library in February & March, & you’ll discover a unique exhibit by two very original artists.

A reception will take place Saturday, February 2, from 2:30-4pm.

All are welcome to hear the artists talk briefly about their work.

Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery 17600 Center Dr. • 503-780-2828 billyeturner@bendnet.com Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents The High Desert State of Mind featuring paintings by members of the High Desert Art League (HDAL) continuing thru March 15.

The High Desert State of Mind features artworks by 11 Central Oregon members including Jaqueline Newbold, Vivian Olsen, Janice Rhodes & Rebecca Reed Sentgeorge.

Accomplished watercolor artist Jacqueline Newbold describes her admiration of the Cascade Mountain Phantom, encaustic by Range, “Motionless & majestic, they Janice Rhodes are constantly evolving.” The artist notes her inspiration from their beauty & her pleasure in observing & painting the “dynamic gems’ transformation through the year as the seasons change.”

Vivian Olsen shows her pastel images noting, “Memories of the love I felt for animals as a child led me to choose animals as the primary subjects for my artwork.”

Exhibit artist Janice Rhodes uses the difficult medium, encaustic, to portray Central Oregon’s past. Her featured works include Vanishing Culture, the profile of a Native American brave in reflective thought & a fantastical horse entitled Phantom.

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rt is the Voice of the Heart, and how better to express this sentiment than to have husband and wife artists, Greg and Nancy Cotton, as our featured artists for February. This Sunriver couple share in their love of art and golf and travel.

Come by and see their creations along with the total of 30 local Central Oregon artists exhibiting in the gallery. Join us Saturday February 9 from 4 to 6pm.

Enjoy wine, beer and treats as well as an art demonstration by weaver, Mary Wonser.

Nancy is our gallery quilter. On a summer visit to the Oregon Coast, the Cottons drove through farm country in Tillamook. Nancy noticed several large painted quilt designs on some of the barns. With a little research, she learned that the patterns are called Barn Quilts.

Most barn quilts are a single quilt block pattern. “That is what caught my attention as a quilter. Sometimes I find that a beautiful clock can get lost in a large quilt. So, I decided to highlight just the single block. My new pieces this month are modern barn quilt wall hangings.”

Barn Quilt by Nancy Cotton

Greg is a retired math teacher and gifted artist working with natural woods. This month, Greg is featuring his functional wood cutting boards from simple multi wood line designs to complex pieces inspired by the art of M.C. Escher which appear to be three-dimensional….tricking the eye of the beholder.

Cutting boards by Greg Cotton

Greg has also created fun games and puzzle boxes. His newest creation is a simple square box with multiple wood pieces that have two ways of fitting within the space — his new 8 or 9 Puzzle — two ways to complete the same puzzle. I’m sure that many Sunriver homes have these puzzles sitting on the coffee table inviting play.

Wood art by Greg Cotton

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ome to the Sunriver Library in February and March, and you’ll discover a unique exhibit by two very original artists.

Rebecca Reed Sentgeorge has always created art that reflects her surroundings. Having lived in many places around the world, both her surroundings and her art have changed over time and place. Rebecca almost always paints in a series of related subject matter. This series of watercolors focuses on boots, as metaphor, for the women of Central Oregon.

Rebecca lives in Redmond, has a degree in art and was an art educator for 40 years. She has lived and taught in China, Japan, Australia and the U.S. and has artwork in private collections in each of those places as well as having taught workshops in Thailand, Japan, China, California, Nova Scotia and Oregon.

Silver & Amethyst Cuff by Leslie Klipper Stewart

Rebecca is a member the High Desert Art League, Watercolor Society of Oregon, was a Fulbright Memorial Fund Participant and was selected to participate in the National Consortium of Teaching about Asia, and the Teachers Institute of Contemporary Art. Wearable art is the main passion of Leslie Klipper Stewart of Art by LK Stewart. Her hand-made, often one-of-a-kind jewelry creations are the result of a long artistic journey with divergent paths. Art by LK Stewart is a melding of those elements — an artistic background, an insatiable jewelry habit, obsession with gemstones and metals and a love of simple, yet elegant contemporary design. Like the artist, her work is big, bold and a tad unexpected.

A love of form through simplicity, structure and movement, Leslie’s jewelry features a geometrical quality and a strong element of color through the use of precious and semi-precious gems and beautiful glass flame worked beads. A lover of materials and objects that reflect light and color, glass flame worked beads, gemstones and semi-precious and precious metals are a natural medium in which Leslie expresses her artistic vision. Art by LK Stewart is a partnership of all the elements that make Leslie who she is. Bold color, strong yet simple lines, elegance in materials, a bit of the classic with a contemporary twist and movement are the elements you will find in her work. She is drawn to the asymmetrical, and that can be seen reflected in some of her designs. As a metalsmith, she makes her jewelry by hand.

The Right Shoes by Rebecca Reed Sentgeorge

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A reception in their honor will take place Saturday, February 2, from 2:304pm. All are welcome to hear the artists talk briefly about their work.

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High Desert State of Mind at Sunriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery unriver Resort Lodge Betty Gray Gallery presents The High Desert State of Mind featuring paintings by members of the High Desert Art League (HDAL) continuing through March 15.

The High Desert State of Mind features artworks by 11 Central Oregon members including Jaqueline Newbold, Vivian Olsen, Janice Rhodes and Rebecca Reed Sentgeorge. Information regarding each member appears in one of four articles regarding the exhibit.

Accomplished watercolor artist Jacqueline Newbold describes her admiration of the Cascade Mountain Range, “Motionless and majestic, they are constantly evolving.” The artist notes her inspiration from their beauty and her pleasure in observing and painting the “dynamic gems’ transformation through the year as the seasons change.”

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Evening Glory, watercolor by Jacqueline Newbold

Whispering Trees, acrylic by Rebecca Reed Sentgeorge

The artist’s book, Watercolor Journeys, guides beginning to advanced watercolor students in their similar journey to capture Nature’s unequalled beauty. Newbold will be teaching painting in Provence, France this summer.

Vivian Olsen shows her pastel images noting, “Memories of the love I felt for animals as a child led me to choose animals as the primary subjects formy artwork.”

Olsen’s inspiration begins with a mental impression that matures into a creative idea. Then observing wild and domesticated animals and reference photographs, she works toward a final design; later in watercolors or pastels, she paints the realistic images such as the llamas, sheep and wolves, subjects in her current show.

With a background in wildlife research, she holds a master’s in science and biology. Olsen is a member and past president of both the High Desert Art League and Plein Air Painters of Oregon, a member of the Oil Painters of America, and a Signature Member of New Mexico Watercolor Society.

Exhibit artist Janice Rhodes uses the difficult medium, encaustic, to portray Central Oregon’s past. Her featured works include Vanishing Culture, the profile of a Native American brave in reflective thought and a fantastical horse entitled Phantom.

Her chosen medium’s name, encaustic, originates from a Greek word meaning “to burn in” and combines pure beeswax, resin and pigment fused with heat. The medium, originating in ancient millennia, is delicate and flexible, and requires exceptional attention to prevent burns to the skin. Its opacity, as well as transparency, lends to the mystery of completed artworks. Rhodes successful use of the challenging medium reflects years of experience in perfecting its difficult application.

Having lived on both U.S. coasts, in Australia, China and Japan, Rebecca Reed Sentgeorge creates work reflecting her new Central Oregon surroundings.

She chose to focus on acrylic landscapes of two topics that epitomize the high desert. Two of her Phantom, encaustic by Janice Rhodes three exhibit paintings focus on the sky and beautiful cloud formations of Central Oregon. Living in Asia and on the Oregon Coast, she frequently experienced opaque skies, and craved these “big blue skies!”

Whispering Trees is a grove of juniper. She notes, “The scent of these trees, sometimes permeating the air with their fragrance, creates a real sense of place.” She recently began combining subtly written words with her image, discoverable only after careful viewing. The understated writing lends a narrative element that conveys the artist’s reflections.

Sunriver Resort invites the public to the exhibition, open all hours. Billye Turner organizes the lodge art series, info at 503-780-2828 or billyeturner@bendnet.com

Noir Wolf, pastel by Vivian Olsen

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2019 SISTERS FOLK FESTIVAL

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Canyon Creek Pottery 310 North Cedar St. • 541-390-2449 • canyoncreekpotteryllc.com Fine handmade pottery by Kenneth G. Merrill made in Sisters.

Clearwater Art Gallery 303 West Hood • 541-549-4994 • theclearwatergallery.com 4th Friday Art Stroll, Navajo rugs, jewelry & baskets made 50 or 100 years ago, prevalent in museums & Native American Antique Galleries, need to be regarded as representing people of a former time.

Cowgirls & Indians Resale 160 SW Oak St. • 541-549-6950 Gently used Western wear, art & furniture. Art by M. Barbera Bronze, Ed Morgan, William F. Reese, Heinie Hartwig originals, Native American baskets & jewelry, buying Native American jewelry & artworks.

Hood Avenue Art www.hoodavenueart.com • info@hoodavenueart.com 541-719-1800 Fourth Friday Art Stroll Sisters at Hood Avenue Art features a group exhibit by the Plein Air Painters of Oregon.

Curated by Hood Avenue Art artist member & new PAPO Fall On The Deschutes by President, Mike Wise. Enjoy our artists’ reception with free Mike Wise refreshments & live music. Exhibit dates thru March 18.

Ken Scott’s Imagination Gallery 222 West Hood Ave. • 541-912-0732 Scott’s fabulous designs in metal prompt imagination & admiration, wide ranging decor with hints of other, more romantic eras, to a decidedly whirlwind love affair with the future.

The Jewel 221 West Cascade Ave. • 541-549-9388 Ongoing exhibit, jewelry by Mary Jo Weiss.

Jill’s Wild (tasteful!) Women Showroom 183 E Hood Ave. • 541-617-6078 • jillnealgallery.com Artwork, cards, giftware & ceramics.

Lodge Gallery at Black Butte Ranch 541-595-1252 • blackbutteranch.com Four Members of the High Desert Art League are exhibiting their paintings of various wildlife & domestic animals & landscapes in the Lodge Gallery at Black Butte Ranch during February. Vivian Olsen’s watercolor & pastel wildlife, Jean Lubin’s equine & nature art in oils, Joren Traveller’s acrylic & oil animals & scenes & Barbara Cella’s acrylic landscapes will be displayed in a month-long show.

Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop 252 W Hood Ave. • 541-549-9552 • sistersgallery.com Moose, acrylic by Gallery open 11am-5pm daily, Sundays by appointment.

Joren Traveller Custom framing & photo restoration. Featuring creative work by Oregon photographers & artists Curtiss Abbott, Gary Albertson, J. Chester Armstrong, Paul Alan Bennett, Wendy Birnbaum, Candace Bruguier, Antonia Carriere, Jan Hanson, Jennifer Hartwig, Vicki Hodge, Norma Holmes, Ann Grossnickle, Kimry Jelen, Carol Grigg, Dennis McGregor, Laurie SantaMaria, Dennis Schmidling, Jodi Schneider, Pat Siegner & Caroline Stratton-Crow.

Studio Redfield 183 East Hood Ave. • 541-588-6332 Featuring hand-painted tiles ceramics, art cards, jewelry, abstract paintings & impressionistic landscapes, hand-painted mugs, bright decorative ceramics, wire baskets, tiled end tables. Paintings by Randy Redfield & original hand-painted tile by Kibak Tile.

The Porch 243 N Elm St. • 541-549-3287 theporch-sisters.com Featuring Casey Gardner’s acrylic paintings.

A Bluegrass Showcase

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isters Folk Festival (SFF) with Preston Thompson Guitars (PTG) presents A Bluegrass Showcase with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley and Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, for one special evening Thursday, March 7, 2019 at The Belfry in Sisters. Sisters Folk Festival is partnering with PTG to present a phenomenal show with two dynamic bands, and two fantastic guitar players. Trey Hensley and Chris Luquette (both PTG sponsored artists), will open the show with a short performance and demonstration of select Thompson guitars, sharing the differences and approach to each instrument. Then both bands will perform full sets and jam together to close out the evening.

Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley embody a unique collaborative effort between gifted musicians — Rob, a longtime, well-established instrumental giant and Trey, a musician bursting with talent both as a vocalist and guitarist. Based on a mutual love of bluegrass, country, blues, Western swing and other string band music of all kinds, the partnership of dobro player Ickes and acoustic/electric guitarist Hensley continues to delight and astound audiences of traditional American music around the globe. Since the duo decided to join forces and make their collaboration the focus of their touring and recording careers in 2015, they have continued to bring their music to venues near and far. Their album Before the Sun Goes Down was nominated for a Grammy. In 2018, the duo performed brilliantly at the Sisters Folk Festival and taught at the acclaimed Americana Song Academy. Rob and Trey continue to leave their singular and ever-growing footprint on the world of traditional music of America… be it bluegrass, traditional country, Ron Ickes & Trey Hensley acoustic and electric, blues or jazz. Of their collaboration, Rob has said, “It works in so many different ways… Trey and I have always clicked, and when he and I know what’s going on, everyone else just grabs on, and that’s kind of the fun of the gig; it’s constantly changing.” The excitement at their gigs is palpable, it is contagious and it is constant. Their sets tend to be a heady mix of the familiar and beloved and the new and unexpected.

Additionally, Trey’s list of powerful original songs has grown quickly since the two started working together.

Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen were named IBMA’s 2016 Instrumental Group of the Year for the second time, with a third nomination in 2017. Their critically acclaimed album Cold Spell earned a 2015 Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album of the Year, yet the accolades don’t end there. Since leaving the cold climes of Alaska for the bluegrass hotbed of Washington, D.C., Solivan has built a reputation as a monster mandolinist, and become a major festival attraction with his band, Dirty Kitchen. Their respect and deep understanding of the tradition collides, live on stage, with jazz virtuosity creating an unforgettable, compelling performance. Solivan, with banjoist Mike Munford, 2013 Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen IBMA Banjo Player of the Year; award-winning guitarist Luquette and bassist Jeremy Middleton, simmer a progressive bluegrass stew of infinite instrumental, vocal and songwriting skills soon to be featured once again on their new album, If You Can’t Stand the Heat, that dropped January 25. Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen deliver their third and most impressive release on the heels of a Grammy nomination and multiple IBMA awards including 2016’s Instrumental Group of the Year. The new ten-song collection, co-produced by Grammywinning banjoist and Compass co-founder Alison Brown, offers a vibrant mix of songs, from the traditional Leah, featuring the mid-Atlantic bluegrass vocals of Danny Paisley and Dudley Connell, to the neo-old-timey Crooked Eye John, written by Cris Jacobs and featuring the inimitable fiddling of label mate Michael Cleveland to the compelling lead-off track Crave, co-written

by Frank and Becky Buller and showcasing the guitar prowess of Luquette.

The band also delivers a compelling rendition of Steely Dan’s Rikki featuring the lead vocals of Middleton, the catchy Be Sure, written by Solivan and the red-hot instrumental Crack of Noon, penned by banjoist Munford.

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SISTERS OUTDOOR QUILT SHOW

Carly Garzon Vargas’ work in paper cut uses negative space to create images which represents our diverse human experience. Every element in the image is connected by paper, supported by solid and hand dyed papers placed behind the image. The everyday material of paper connects the images to each other and represents our everyday experience and shared humanity.

“A moment captured can last forever.” ~David Millenheft Come Experience the Energy of Nature!

Geothermally Heated Cabins Hot Mineral Baths 541-943-3931

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David Millenheft is a photographer/graphic designer, specializing in landscapes, wildlife and other things that catch his eyes. He loves being outdoors as natures beauty is all around us. He believes that great creativity often is the result of scouting a location and learning about animal behaviors to be in the right location. His famous gorilla portrait captured the famous look that parents sometimes give their children and graced the cover of Sun Magazine. He is currently based in Redmond.

Cory Oneill’s work as a guide for an adventure youth camp in the High Sierra gave him a profound appreciation for wilderness, and the life changing moments that are created by simply spending time in a world mostly unchanged by the human hand. This love of wilderness has remained a central part of who he is as a person for almost three decades. In that time, he has found that photography provides a means to share some of what he experiences with others. Each of his images is unique in its own beauty, capturing the essence of the place it was taken at the very finest moment.

Search Underway for City of Prineville Roundabout Artwork

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ith the completion of the Tom McCall Roundabout, Oregon’s second-largest single lane traffic circle designed to accommodate highway-caliber traffic, the City of Prineville is conducting a search for an original, large scale, interpretive public artwork to adorn it.

celebrate our unique, high desert community,” said Prineville Mayor Steve Uffelman. “We’re looking for a regional artist who can take inspiration from the community’s recreational opportunities, natural beauty, and cultural heritage to create a well-integrated, visual focal point worthy of this special place.”

Situated at the intersection of Highway 126 and Tom McCall Drive at the west entrance of Prineville, the roundabout artwork will symbolize the history and character of the community, while serving as a welcome to both visitors and residents.

One of the first incorporated cities in Oregon, Prineville is geographically located at the center of the state and serves as a gateway to the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, as well as thousands of acres of public lands.

No public dollars are being tapped for Prineville’s roundabout art initiative.

The project cost — $125,000 — is funded in full by local private sources.

Only Northwest artists residing in Oregon, Washington or Idaho may submit a Request for Proposal (RFP), which are being accepted through March 5.

“The Tom McCall Roundabout Art Design is an exciting opportunity to

bit.ly/PrinevilleRoundabout • cityofprineville.com

CENTRAL OREGON EXHIBITS MADRAS/WARM SPRINGS

The Museum at Warm Springs 2189 U.S. 26 • 541-553-3331 • museumatwarmsprings.org Tribal members demonstrate & share family heirlooms.

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A.R. Bowman Memorial Museum 246 N Main St. • 541-447-3715 • bowmanmuseum.org Open Tuesday thru Friday, 10am-5pm, Saturdays 11am-4pm. Ponderosa Pine Capital of the World exhibit anchors the new exhibit space in the expanded museum. It includes The Woods & The Mill, two full size areas that highlight the workers, tools & history of the trade. Native American exhibit brings history of the people & land of Crook County.

Prineville Acupuncture & Healing Center 446 NW Third St., Ste. 231 • 530-219-9337 • HealingArtsNorth.com 2nd Friday Art Event 5:30-7:30pm In honor of Chinese New Year, art from Japan, China, Tibet and Thailand.

These are part of a private collection of Asian art. Japanese woodblock prints, Buddha statues, Thangkas and more.

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The Art of Alfred A. Dolezal Eagle Crest Resort, 7525 Falcon Crest Dr., Ste. 100 • 541-526-1185 alfreddolezal.com • artofaad@yahoo.com • Daily, 10am–5pm Original oils, reproductions, classes, gift shop. The eclectic paintings of Austrian artist, Alfred A. Dolezal combine illuminant colors with alternative

visions of reality. These contemporary oils on canvas examine the deeper meaning of life & tell a human interest story. Combining profound messages with thought-provoking imagery & evocative symbolism, they are much more than a painting. Come see why we were awarded the 2017 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor & are now ranked #2 of things to do in our area.

Maragas Winery Lattavo Gallery 15523 SW Hwy. 97, Culver • 541-546-5464 • maragaswinery.com The caricature art adorning the bottles of Maragas wines was created by Doug Maragas’ mother, Joanne Lattavo, in the late ‘50s & early ‘60s. Joanne was an accomplished oil painter with a renowned art gallery.

Redmond Library 827 SW Deschutes Ave, Redmond • 541-312-1050 • deschuteslibrary.org Continuing thru March the Redmond Library is exhibiting photography by Cory O’Neill and David Millenheft. Carly Garzon Vargas will be displaying her paper cut art in the Silent Reading Room and the display case will feature fused glass art by Laurel Werhane.

School House Produce 1430 SW Highland Ave. • 541-504-7112 • schoolhouseproduce.com School House Produce to exhibit watercolor paintings by SageBrushers Art Society member Sue McLaughlin. Showing thru February.

St. Charles Hospital Redmond, 1253 NW Canal Blvd. • 541-548-8131 Rotating local artists.

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artists • auditions • ART IN THE HIGH DESERT Artist Applications are open for the 12th annual Art in the High Desert, a juried fine arts show/sale in Bend, August 23-25, 2019, on the banks of the Deschutes River in the Old Mill District. Each year a new group of jurors selects 118 artists to participate in the event.

Since 2014 Art in the High Desert has consistently been ranked in the top 30 selling shows in the country

by Art Fair Source Book and is currently ranked #10 in the nation for sales (out of over 600 shows).

Art in the High Desert uses the ZAPP application system. For info and registration go to www.zapplication.org. Registration for ZAPP is free for artists.

For more info go to artinthehighdesert.com or email info@artinthehighdesert.com. Applications close February 11.

SISTERS OUTDOOR QUILT SHOW Quilt registration opens beginning February 15.

Sisters outdoor Quilt Show accepts up to 1,200 quilts for display and approximately one third of those can be for sale. For entry criteria and instructions, check sistersoutdoorquiltshow.org/quiltentryinfo.htm.

Formal registration will not close until May 31 or the show is filled, whichever occurs first. The quilts “for-sale” tend to fill quickly — sometimes as early as the middle of April.

RED CHAIR GALLERY BEND Located in the heart of downtown Bend, Red Chair Gallery has been voted best art gallery in Central Oregon in multiple contests. We are looking for a limited number of local 2D artists (oil, watercolor,

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mixed media, acrylic, photography) and 3D artists (wood, metal, sculpture, glass, jewelry, pottery, basketry, fiber) to join our membership gallery. Members pay a low monthly fee and work shifts in return for a generous commission on work sold. If you are interested in joining us, stop by the gallery (at the corner of Bond St. and Oregon Ave.) and pick up a membership packet.

SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL Create Sunriver Music Festival’s 2019 Season Poster.

The Sunriver Music Festival invites Central Oregon artists to create the 42nd Season Poster for summer 2019 and join the esteemed ranks of its contributing artists over the past four decades. This year’s selection committee is comprised of a jury of accomplished artists from the Artists Gallery Sunriver.

The Festival’s annual poster is 18x24 with the artist name and title under the Sunriver Music Festival logo.

The artwork itself should be at least the same size or larger with similar dimensions, or larger. You can view past posters here: sunrivermusic.org and at the Festival office in the Sunriver Village, Building 13.

Contact the Festival for more complete information at sunrivermusic.org, information@sunrivermusic.org or 541-593-1084 CALL FOR ART DONATIONS FOR MY OWN TWO HANDS My Own Two Hands, the annual fundraiser for Sisters Folk Festival, Inc., plays an integral role in the creative lives of children in Sisters.

To thank you for donating, we have a pair of complimentary tickets for you to the third Winter Concert featuring Irish supergroup Ímar. We’ll send

a link to those tickets in early March to artists who have confirmed they are donating (send email to ann@sistersfolkfestival.org) or who have submitted a donation form.

The Art Donation Form is now available online.

If you’re planning to donate, please don’t wait until you deliver your artwork to complete the form. We’d appreciate it if you would submit it as soon as possible.

All information and forms can be found at sistersfolk.org under the My Own Two Hands tab HDCM APPLICATIONS FOR MASTER CLASS High Desert Chamber Music announces applications available for violinists to perform in a Master Class with New York Philharmonic Principal Performer Michelle Kim. This event be held at Bend Church on Friday, March 29, 5-70pm, and will be free and open to the public. This event is offered in partnership with the American String Teachers Association of Oregon.

Violinist Michelle Kim has been Assistant Concertmaster, The William Petschek Family Chair, of the New York Philharmonic since 2001. She is an internationally renowned soloist and chamber musician, and is currently on the faculty of Mannes College of Music.

Applications for violinists who wish to perform in the class are available on the High Desert Chamber Music website. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 22.

Students and teachers do not have to be ASTA members in order to apply. In addition, all students who submit an application will receive complimentary admission to attend Ms. Kim’s performance on Saturday evening. highdesertchambermusic.com

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change of directions on the 1st opens the door for more cooperation over the next few days. Opportunities begin to show near the New Moon on the 4th and it’s important to keep communication going. A lull on the 6th provides a chance to take a deep breath and prepare for what’s coming. Conversations on the 9th bring information that you have been waiting for. Take time to integrate what you have learned.

Unexpected changes on the 12th set the tone for a busy week. Take the necessary steps on the 14th in order to initiate change. Appreciate what is happening around and within you on the 17th and be grateful for everything that has

brought you to this point. The 18th is a significant day with decisions being made and more new experiences.

The Full Moon on the 19th is a fabulous time to talk about what is going on in your life. A deep transformation of your heart on the 22nd will impact all of your relationships. Realize you have successfully let go and there is a new light in your heart. Talk with your self on the 23rd then give yourself time to accept what you are learning. By the 27th you are able to see clearly and this makes it easy to take the next steps. Have faith in your choices on and believe in your dream.

Love and Light Always, Eileen Lock, Clairvoyant Astrologer / Spiritual Medium 1471 NW Newport Ave., Bend, Oregon 97703 • 541-389-1159 • eileenlock.freeservers.com • oneheartministry.freeservers.com Listen for the song in your heart, find the melody and dance to the music.

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BEND FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK Downtown Bend & Old Mill District cascadeae.com THE RECORD COMPANY Tower Theatre 7:30pm • towertheatre.org

ART IS THE VOICE OF THE HEART Artists Gallery Sunriver 4pm • artistsgallerysunriver.com VIVA TRIO Ridgeview Performing Arts Center 6:30pm • redmondcca.org

CELTIC NIGHTS Tower Theatre 7:30pm • towertheatre.org OREGON GUITAR QUARTET Tower Theatre 8pm • highdesertchambermusic.org

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OPERAGANZA! Aspen Hall 6pm • operabend.org

SUNRIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL'S VALENTINE'S DAY DINNER & CONCERT Sunriver Resort Great Hall 5pm • sunrivermusic.org CHEERS TO ART! MICHELANGELO Bend Art Center 7pm • bendartcenter.org

CALDERA'S ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE OPEN STUDIOS Caldera Arts Center 12:30pm • calderaarts.org

CENTRAL OREGON SYMPHONY WINTER CONCERT Bend High School Auditorium 7:30pm • cosymphony.com

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CASCADE FINE ART WORKSHOPS Contact Sue Manley, 541-408-5524 info@cascadefineartworkshops.com www.cascadefineartworkshops.com Registration is open for 2019 Workshops in Bend. Discounted rate & registration deadline extended to February 1.

Silas Thompson “Simplification, Design & Suggestion in Landscape Painting” All mediums welcome – Demos in oil February 26-28 $395 by February 1, $445 after February 1 Sarah B. Hansen “Landscapes Rediscovered” Textured Watercolor May 6-8, 2019 $375 by March 6, $425 after March 6 Debora Stewart Pastel & Acrylic with Mixed media May 13-16 $560 by March 13, $610 after March 13 Ted Nuttall “Painting the Figure from Photographs” Watercolor June 3-7 $750 by April 3, $800 after April 3 Mary Marquiss “Texture & Still Life in Watercolor” Watercolor June 10-12 $395 by April 10, $445 after April 10 Stella Canfield “The Joy of Watercolor!”

September 3-6 $475 by July 1, $525 after July 1 Colley Whisson “Impressionism in Action” Plein Air & Studio Workshop Oil & acrylic artists welcome - Demos in oil September 30-October 2 $645 by June 1, $695 after June 1 Jacqueline newbold Watercolor & Art Journaling Workshop in Provence, France, May 10-17. Join Jacqueline Newbold on an artistic journey of creative expression! Our home base will be a charming medieval village in Provence, France as we have fun painting and creating art in our watercolor journals.

You will learn to incorporate watercolor and mixed-media techniques as we spend a magical time together exploring the area, rich with sights, sounds and colors — all wonderful inspiration for developing your artistic eye. Our host will be frenchescapade.com. They will provide many delicious meals cooked by a French chef and transportation to painting sites.

We will stay in a charming hotel with a little river meandering through the garden, an outside swimming pool, a hot tub, and a riverside terrace bar all surrounded by impressive mountains.

This workshop is available for all levels — beginners and experienced artists are all invited to come along on this delightful trip. newboldart.com, newbold0505@bendbroadband.com.

ARTISTS’ GALLERY SUNRIVER VILLAGE artistsgallerysunriver.com All Classes are held at Artists’ Gallery Sunriver Village, Building 19.

Dragonfly Sip & Paint with Bonnie Junell Thursday, February 7, 5:30-7:30pm $45 including all materials, wine and chocolate.

541-593-4382 for reservations.

SAGEBRUSHERS ART SOCIETY 541-617-0900 • sagebrushersartofbend.com All classes listed below held at 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend.

Acrylic & Yupo 2-Day Workshop with Rebecca Sentgeorge Saturday-Sunday, February 2-3, 10am-2:30pm.

Join art teacher and artist, Rebecca Sentgeorge, for this twoday workshop introducing techniques specifically for acrylic painting on Yupo, exploring the unique qualities that can be created using Yupo paper as a substrate instead of canvas.

Rebecca is a member of the High Desert Art League and the Watercolor Society of Oregon (rsentgeorge.carbonmade.com).

Cost is $120; all levels welcome. Bring a bag lunch; drinks and snacks provided. For registration, questions and a supply list contact Rebecca Sentgeorge at rsentgeorge@gmail.com.

Watercolor Wednesday with Jennifer Ware-Kempke Wednesdays, February 6, 13, 20 & 27, 10am-12pm Bring your own subject photographs and supplies. $10 for nonmembers. For more information contact Jennifer at jenniferware@rocketmail.com.

Watercolor Unwound with Sarah B Hansen Monday, February 11, 9am-12pm Delve into trouble areas in your watercolor painting journey in this monthly, three-hour class. February will focus on painting water. Roll up your sleeves, dig deep, learn tips and techniques, and get your questions answered. Instructor

demos plus plenty of practice time. $30 per session, drop-ins welcome. Bring your own supplies. For more information visit sarahbhansen.com, email sarah@sarahbhansen.com to enroll.

Sophisticated Color Harmony Made Easy with David Kinker Thursdays, February 7, 14, 21 & 28, 9:30am-12pm Thursday Evenings, February 7, 14, 21, 28 from 6-8:30pm Improve your creative outcomes by learning to approach painting as a process. All mediums are welcome. Lecture, acrylic painting demonstration and hands on individual instruction. $175 for 5 classes or $35/class. (Non-SageBrushers members add $5/class.)

Chinese Brush Painting Drop-In Classes with Michelle Oberg Fridays, February 1, 15 & 22, 1-3pm Classes will include traditional techniques of painting with ink and watercolor on rice paper. $5 for members, $10 for non-members. For more information and a supply list contact Michelle at michelleoberg39@gmail.com or 541-504-0241.

Vino Van Gogh, A Paint & Sip Event for Valentines with Katherine Taylor Wednesday, February 13 from 5:30-8pm Looking for a fun way to learn art and/or to entertain family members and friends, especially around Valentine’s Day? We provide all the supplies and instruction needed to create a finished oil painting of the heart-shaped Anthurium flower; you bring wine or beer and maybe some friends or that special someone to share it with. Beginners are welcome; no experience needed. Just Come and Play. $45. Register by February 12 by contacting Katherine Taylor at kt@katherinetaylor.com or 541-420-5250.

The Joy of Creating Intuitively with Vicki Johnson Wednesday, February 6, 6-8:30pm Intuitive painting is the process of painting spontaneously without fear and self-doubt. Have fun with paint and color, while strengthening your creative and intuitive skills, No art experience needed. $25, all materials included.

More information at vickijohnsoncoach.com/events or coachvickijohnson@gmail.com.

Wise Woman Emerging – Mixed Media Collage with Mattie Swanson and Maria Wattier Saturday, February 9, 1-5pm A monthly gathering of women accessing and expressing soul wisdom through mixed-media collage journaling.

Instruction and encouragement as needed! Cost $10-20, plus $12 for journal. For information contact Mattie at swany139@ hotmail.com or Maria at mariawattier@msn.com.

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