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NEW LOCAL ORGANIZATION GUIDES LIFE TRANSITIONS

year is everyone has a reason to care about domestic violence and sexual assault. We asked people to

Ron and Laura Fritz of Bend have launched

think about their reason for getting involved or their

their new company, Marca Via, with the mission to

'why' and we especially asked men to speak up and

inspire and support families to create meaningful

get involved,” said Lauren Dubose, Development

and impactful rite of passage events for people on

Director for Saving Grace. The event not only

the cusp of major life transitions. Meaning “mark the

increased awareness, but raised money to support

path” in Latin, Marca Via provides free guidebooks

the programs offered by the organization including

and online tools that help families and communities

a 24-hour Hot Line, emergency shelter, support

create their own unique events for a significant life

groups and advocacy for children and families.

transition, starting with teen coming of age events.

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“Helping children grow into successful, well-adjob and perhaps the most important one a parent

BEND EDUCATION FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 30 YEARS AND TRIVIA BEE

has,” says co-founder Ron Fritz. “Parents and fam-

In 2018, the Bend Education Foundation cele-

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brates its 30th year of service to education in Bend,

their children grow into successful, independent,

La Pine and Sunriver and hosted the 13th annual

and resilient adults.” The company plans to create

Education Foundation Trivia Bee Night on March 10

additional guides and tools to help people mark

at the Tower Theatre. The Trivia Bee Night was an

other major life transitions such as getting married,

opportunity to watch local teams compete against

having a child, retirement, divorce, and even to help

one another with proceeds to support classroom

transition at the end of life. Marca-Via.com

grants and additional supplemental education

justed, and self-sufficient adults is a challenging

HEROES LUNCHEON INCREASES AWARENESS OF SAVING GRACE PROGRAMS Saving Grace Imagine Life Without Violence held their annual Heroes Luncheon March 8 at

programs. The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools is an independent, non-profit 501(c) (3) organization striving to engage minds and build bright futures for the young people in Central Oregon. EngagedMinds.org

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CHEF DI LONG WAS NO STRANGER TO

breakfast and sandwiches are served all

RUNNING A RESTAURANT BY THE TIME

day, along with from-scratch, savory inter-

SHE OPENED LA MAGIE BAKERY AND

nationally-inspired baked goods such as

CAFÉ IN DOWNTOWN BEND, AT THE

samosas and empanadas.

AGE OF 35. Long grew up in a family of

And what’s in a name? La Magie is

Central Oregon restauranteurs but departed

French for “The Magic,” Long says. “Friends

from her Asian cooking background after

and family ask me what I put in the prod-

studying European baking with expert

ucts, and I always tell them a little magic,

ask me what I put in

Marda Stoliar at her International School of

and a lot of love.”

the products, and I

into traditional French baking. One look at

La Magie Bakery and Café

the case of patisseries at the entry to La

945 NW Bond Street, Bend

Magie is evidence of the French connection

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“Friends and family

always tell them a

Baking in Bend. Long was inspired to dive

little magic, and a lot

with not only cookies and cakes, but pot de

PULL QUOTE: “Friends and family ask

of love.” —Di Long

crème, tarts, mousse, and Long’s favorite

me what I put in the products, and I always

pastry to bake, eclairs.

tell them a little magic, and a lot of love.”—Di

The interior of the café is warm and cozy

Long

with an expanded second room of hideaways and floor-to-ceiling windows. A fireplace burns on a wall made of rustic unfinished logs. “We wanted to make customers feel at home, as if they were having coffee in their living room,” says Long. Coffee,

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Ceremonial mask titled "Raven" by Tom Hunt (Canadian, Kwakiutl tribe).

PAINTING: “Vibberts View," an original pastel painting by Joey Van Blokland.

SUNROOM: Natural light illuminates a pastel painting by Joey Van Blokland.

SUNROOM: A Preston Singletary contemporary glass bowl has traditional Tlingit design motifs.

Wood duck mask above.

JOEY AND CRAIG VAN BLOKLAND HAD

walls creates a neutral backdrop for bold

PLENTY OF TIME TO ENVISION AND

art. Giant masks are reminders of the

DESIGN THEIR DREAM HOME. In 1986

couple’s yearly fishing trips to Alaska

they purchased 28 acres on the eastside of

for nearly 30 years. Joey explains that

Bend and then spent the next 14 years living

seeing masks like the raven “danced” in

in a mobile home on the property. They had

traditional ceremonies changes one’s

neither the time nor money to build. Craig

connection to art. “(The masks) have a

was starting his own business, Morales

social and cultural meaning that’s not just

Van Blokland Inc., specializing in custom

about aesthetics,” she says.

countertops, and Joey worked as a nurse.

Artwork is thoughtfully paired through-

In her free time she was busy painting and

out the house: a cerulean Native American

developing a reputation as a pastel art-

“everything bag” of birds and flowers made

ist. When she sold a painting, she tucked

of glass beads finds echoes in the blue-hued

away the money toward the construction

Steen Mountains in a painting by Joey. In

of their home, which would house both

another corner, a loon mask is almost lit by a

her paintings and the couple’s collection

vibrant green tribal bowl below. Joey marvels

of art from the Pacific Northwest.

at the ingenuity of a Native American cedar

The Van Bloklands chose materials that

box carved from a single piece of wood.

were both functional and warm. The gold-

But for many guests the real showstoppers

en-hued bamboo floors are tough enough

are Joey’s own paintings, which evoke the

to withstand dogs and grandchildren’s tri-

drama and grandeur of the Central Oregon

cycles. And this palette of natural-looking

landscape she calls home.

materials, cherry cabinets, and textured

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MANTLE: Plateau Indian Beaded Bag (“Everything Bag") is circa 1930-1950 and made of glass seed beads, buckskin and cloth.

LIVING ROOM: Pieces from the Van Blokland collection are complemented by Joey’s pastel painting over the mantle, titled “Steens Mountain.”

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ROGER AND TREVOR CROSTA

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OLD-WORLD PRACTICE LEADS TO MODERN-DAY ART

A TRADITIONAL GLASS-MAKING TECHNIQUE HAS MADE ITS WAY FROM ITALY TO MANZANITA AND NOW BEND, THANKS TO FATHER AND SON DUO ROGER AND TREVOR CROSTA. Artisan-owners of local studio Crosta Lighting, they use a process called “scavo,” which is Italian for excavation.

The process adds a gritty yet graceful texture to their blown-glass art, which includes hanging pendants and chandeliers. Each piece, made individually and by hand, feels unearthed from centuries ago—uniquely worn and intricate.

The Scavo method, which began in the 1920s, requires a mixed powder of organic compounds and is applied to molten glass at extremely high temperatures. The mixture essentially eats the surface of the glass creating distinctive designs. Once the annealing process is complete, the surface of the glass is scrubbed and washed to expose the texture. At the final stage, the Crostas cold work the glass and attach the piece to handmade hardware, which they painstakingly make from solid brass, applying patina to each part by torch.

Inspired by colors of the natural world, the Crosta’s creations feel scoured right from the grounds of Oregon favored regions, including the high desert, the mountains, the beach, and our cities.

Of their blown glass, Roger Crosta says, “The pieces set their own atmosphere. They can be quite romantic, even cathartic.”

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(CON TI N U ED)

“THE PIECES SET THEIR OWN ATMOSPHERE. THEY CAN BE QUITE ROMANTIC, EVEN CATHARTIC.” —ROGER CROSTA

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FLOAT HUNT PROJECT: A Treasure Hunt for Glass Lovers Many of us have collected treasures we find outside to display in our homes from shells to rocks to feathers, but have you ever found a glass float? Roger and Trevor have hidden their artisan-created glass floats, made with the Scavo technique, in secret spots on your favorite Oregon trails and beaches as part of their Float Hunt Project. Made to look like they’ve been floating at sea for decades, the project has been a treasure hunt since its inception in 2015. Either nestled in driftwood, sitting alongside high desert trails, or washed up from the surf, take a close look next time you’re out to find a Crosta creation.

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A D AY I N T H E ( C R E AT I V E ) L I F E ARTICLE CHERYL PARTON DOUGLAS ROBERTSON IS A FINE ARTIST WITH 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PAINTING, DRAWING AND CERAMICS. He is also founder and director of the High Desert Mural Festival, a nonprofit with the goal of enhancing public art space and increasing cultural discourse. His current work pairs contemporary painting designs with street art techniques of spray paint Detail: "Ghost Horse #2"

and stencils. Douglas lives in Bend with his wife and 12-year-old daughter.

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Douglas Robertson in his studio

7:00 AM

Get daughter off to school.

7:30 AM

Studio time: Create concepts for paintings based on dreams intersecting with personal life, culture, and reactions to current events. Draw base images for primary stencils and background stencils for layering. Format image sizes for canvas or exterior mural walls.

9:00 AM

Studio time: Cut stencils with X-acto blade.

10:00 AM

Breakfast and coffee.

10:30 AM

High Desert Mural Festival: Write grants, contact artists, and seek out local mural locations. Collaborate with local nonprofits and businesses to create public art.

Develop supplemental arts education programs for local students.

12:00 PM

Studio time: Paint outside with spray paint (weather permitting), or draw and cut stencils evolving from drawings started as a teen.

1:00 PM

Lunch.

1:30 PM

Studio time.

2:30 PM

Pick up daughter from school.

3:00 PM

Exercise: Spin on a trainer and bodyweight exercises to maintain heart health and strength. “At 48, my art and family are my priority,” says Robertson.

More studio time.

5:00 PM

Take daughter to Irish step dancing or viola class.

6:00 PM

Prepare and eat dinner: Healthy, homemade food is another priority.

7:30 PM

After-dinner family time.

10:00 PM

Sleep.

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P O R T GIVING BACK

LASTING LEGACIES THROUGH ART

R A I T CONNE ARTICLE DONNA BURKLO | PHOTOGRAPHY BARBARA DUDLEY

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“IT’S A BRAIN TUMOR.” These are words no one wants to hear. Yet they’re words that forever circle back unsummoned for Bend sculptor Kelly Thiel, and Rachell and Kevin Cook.

Thiel lost her mother, who was also her partner in crafting functional pottery, to brain tumors in 2009. The event affected her so deeply that she gave up her craft for many years. When she returned to it, she found herself drawn to clay for developing figures that could tell stories—“Personal stories that could be passed on as ancestors leave us,” Thiel explains.

The Cooks face the reality of a brain tumor in their five-yearold daughter, Kinsley. Diagnosed at nine months of age, Kinsley has endured numerous surgeries, chemotherapy treatments and the loss of her sight. Their battle includes monthly—sometimes weekly—visits to Portland’s Doernbecher Children's Hospital which takes a toll on a family already walking a tightrope of mortality with their little girl.

Their stories merged when last fall, Thiel got a call from Elaine Eisenbraun, co-founder with her daughter Laura of Portrait Connection, a nonprofit that pairs artists with families of children with serious medical conditions to provide lasting memories.

Eisenbraun explained that while they normally paired children with portrait painters, Kinsley had lost her sight. She asked, would Thiel be interested in doing a sculpture so Kinsley would be able to “see” it too? “The universe was saying, ‘yes’,” Thiel is sure.

Eisenbraun was prompted to start Portrait Connection in 2017 by the struggles of a neighbor family who had two children living with critical illness. “I wondered how to do something meaningful and thought of the capacity of art to be long lasting radiance that can shine for people for multi-generations,” Eisenbraun says.

The Cook family and Thiel will meet for the first time at

Portrait Connection’s ‘unveiling’ event will be

Portrait Connection’s inaugu-

held April 6th at Layor Art +

ral event in downtown Bend.

Supply. Open to the public,

Coming full circle, and staying close to the heart, Thiel’s carefully-crafted and emotionally-charged sculpture will be revealed to the Cooks and “seen” by Kinsley for the first time on this special night.

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the evening is designed for 15 regional artists to unveil their portraits and meet their subjects and families.

This event is the first of what Portrait Connection

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“After my appointment last week, I went to get those shots I was scheduled for. But I didn’t need them, because I have been pain-free!”

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2

2,067

Sunrise Village - River Bluff Trail

1,120,000

252

4

3

4,060

Thetherow - Cartwright Court

2,009,257

0

5

4.5

5,754

The Highlands at Broken Top - Kildonan Court

2,300,000

20

3

4

4,717

Three Pines Ridge - NW Mt Thielsen Drive

680,000

214

3

2.5

2,800

Westerly II - Sundowner Lane

531,990

63

4

3

3,122

Widgi Creek - Golf Village Loop

849,000

121

4

2.5

3,736

Awbrey Butte - NW Panorama Drive

Deschutes River Ranch - Rock Canyon Road

Sales recorded between 1/26/18 to 2/25/18 as reported on the Central Oregon MLS.

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13 - 15 GERRY LOPEZ BIG WAVE CHALLENGE Mount Bachelor

Legendary

surfer

Gerry

Lopez

hosts this snowboard-only event featuring a series of sweeping, wave-like

features

incorporated

into a flowing course. The idea is to bring the surf experience to the mountain. MtBachelor.com

14 WALK MS: BEND Riverbend Park

A one- or three-mile walk with teams of friends, loved ones or co-workers to raise money toward ending multiple sclerosis. NationalMSSociety.org

21 CASCADE WOMEN’S EXPO Riverhouse Convention Center

Experience a day of fashion shows, spa treatments, makeovers, shopping, free samples and multiple door prizes. CascadeWomensExpo.com

C E N T R A L

O R E G O N

22 BEND MARATHON AND HALF Brooks Street Plaza

+

E Y E W E A R

G A L L E R Y

CENTRAL OREGON’S LARGEST SELECTION OF FASHION EYEWEAR & SUNGLASSES 2 155 NW Shevlin Park ROAD, Bend, Oregon 97703 541.647.2760 centraloregoneyecare.com info@centraloregoneyecare.com

$75 off your purchase of designer| frames and lenses* Expires 4/30/18 *Some exclusions apply, call for details.

Retail cost of frame must be $350+

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Bend’s only road marathon, with half-marathon, 10k and family-friendly 5k options. Bend-Marathon.com

27 BOWL FOR KIDS' SAKE Sun Mountain Fun Center

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon presents the 19th annual

APRIL

LIFESTYLE CALENDAR

APRIL

team bowling event to raise money for the 30 children on their wait list. Register your team in advance for bowling, pizza, prizes, beverages, and fun! BBBSO.org

27 MARTHA DAVIS AND THE MOTELS Tower Theatre

Your Outdoor Adventure Awaits

The show celebrates the 36th anniversary of their breakthrough album from the 1980s, “All Four One,” and their new album, released March 30, 2018. Tickets, $22-$42 (plus fees).

TowerTheatre.org

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

CONSCIOUS CONSUMER Must Haves

Guitar Girls, Knit Hat. Made by local young sisters to pay for their guitar and piano lessons. $25.

Lotus Naturals, Life Blends Essential Oils, $18.

Public Sunglasses. Made in the USA with recycled wood and parts, $79.

Blue Poppy Jewelry, Morse Code Necklace, $49.

Infinite Light Within, Palo Santo Topical Oil, $18-$32. Organic Incense Wood Sticks, 7 for $15.

From Angela at Cosa Cura A VISIT TO COSA CURA IS NOT ONLY PART VISUAL TREAT AND PART TREASURE HUNT, BUT THE LOCAL STORE PROVIDES A

Broken Top Candle Co., Locallymade U.S.-grown Soy Candle, $14.

Emily Gibbons, Locally-made Precious Metal Earrings, $120.

GUILT-FREE STYLE OF SHOPPING. Buying resale, locally-made and socially-conscious products represents a shift to quality over quantity. “We like things that are funky and different,” says Angela BAKI Clothing, Locally-made, Ethically-sourced T-shirt, $19.99.

Dietrich, owner and curator. The difference in the lines they represent can be found on each tag which tells the story of an item—who made it, or its social impact. “We want to help customers make educated choices,” Angela says.

Bohemian Peddler, Locally-made Bathtub Tea, $6. Winter Cheeks, $5. Beard Balm, $15.

910 NW Harriman Street, Suite 150, Bend CosaCura.com

Recycled Sari Dress, $65.

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Leather Girl Kelly, Waist Pack.

Locally made with leather remnants and found hardware, $58.

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