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Sisters Festival of Books offers powerhouse lineup

The Sisters Festival of Books is serving up a powerhouse lineup of diverse writers of national stature in its inaugural year.

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Song Academy touches souls

Walking up the path to the main lodge at Camp Caldera at Blue Lake, the sound of a banjo twangs through the trees and the strumming of a guitar and a ripple of laughter waft in the breeze. A palpable sense of peace is present.

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Grand piano enlivens the desert playa at Summer Lake

It’s not unusual to hear music outside. Guitars and ukuleles pop up around campfires. String quartets cluster on lawns at outdoor weddings. What’s more unusual: a classical piano concert en plein air.

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Greeninger to return to folk festival to perform and teach

Soulful singer-songwriter Keith Greeninger is returning to play the Sisters Folk Festival for the fifth time.

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Legendary bluegrass musician returns to Sisters Folk Festival

Legendary bluegrass singer-songwriter, Peter Rowan is one of this year’s headliners at the 2019 Sisters Folk Festival.

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Unique frames turn 2-D photographs into 3-D art

Avid amateur photographer Linda Ziegenhagen has a flair for three-dimensional frames that complement her work and become part of it. Her creations are on display this month in the Community Room of Sisters Library, in a show she calls “Framing Central Oregon.”

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Watercolor painter joins Central Oregon arts scene

Colors that gently move and melt into one another are the usual signature of a watercolor painter. Watercolor artist Terri Dill-Simpson makes images that sometimes whisper softly, or otherwise march boldly from the paper.

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Festival is a ‘family reunion’ for many artists

This year’s Sisters Folk Festival brings back many musicians who have played the festival multiple times and have become part of the Sisters music community. Among them are Martyn Joseph, Ellis, Johnsmith, Beth Wood, Keith Greeninger and Dayan Kai, and David Jacobs-Strain.

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Sisters celebrates literary culture with festival

Sisters’ strong lineup of festivals is one stronger — with the addition of the Sisters Festival of Books set for this October.

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Journeys art show scheduled at SAW

Artists drawing from the vastness of the desert, the smell of juniper and sage, the colors of the seasons and the sounds of its inhabitants interpret our High Desert home.

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Sisters student’s art celebrated at State Fair

Maddie Durham, a third-grader at Sisters Elementary School, was honored during a reception held at the Oregon State Fair along with 12 other students on August 25.

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Sound of French Canada to ring in Sisters

The traditional Quebecois band Le Vent du Nord is an award-winning group considered leaders in the francophone folk movement.

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Sweet Remains to grace Sisters Folk Festival with harmonies

Sweet Remains is a band made up of three guys who didn’t know they needed to be in a band together.

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Sisters author’s story to air on TV

Local author Melody Carlson has had one of her novels adapted for television.

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Sisters Folk Festival contributes to community

What began 23 years ago as a one-day music event with a few hundred attendees at the then Sisters Middle-High School (now the middle school), has grown and evolved into a three-day, 11-venue celebration of Americana music in which “All The Town’s a Stage.”

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Sisters Folk Festival seeks volunteers

The Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) is quickly approaching, and excitement is building as festival preparation is in full swing.

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Fourth Friday August night’s artwalk this week

Summer is winding down, but the evenings are still warm and perfect for strolling through the galleries of Sisters.

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Acclaimed musician to play Sisters Saloon

The Sisters Saloon and Ranch Grill outdoor patio will host Sean Watkins (of Nickel Creek) & The Bee Eaters on Friday, August 23.

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Fan favorite to play, teach at festival

Ron Artis II & The Truth are the encore artists for the Sisters Folk Festival this year.

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Stone sculptors make rock solid art, friendships

Turning a stone into a work of art is hard work.

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