Today's weather in Sisters

Teacher initiates performance opportunities

Insects and birdsong livened up Sisters High School last week. Was the high school installing a zoo? No: it was a performance by Sisters Elementary School students.

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Sisters car show to honor Mick Hunter

The Sisters Glory Daze Car Show 2019 will be held in memory of Mick Hunter. The event is set for Saturday, July 20.

Mick Hunter, who died on May 21, was a key part of the car show for many years.

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Sunday Showcase talent show brightens Father’s Day

Brave local folks shared their talents onstage at Sisters Farmers Market last weekend. It was the first Sunday Showcase Talent Show of the year — and, despite technical difficulties, a success.

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Quilts on the farm fence

The gardens of the farm-based education program at Seed to Table will serve as the backdrop for quilts created by local quilter and retired pediatrician Jill Martin during the Quilts in the Garden tour on Thursday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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The traditional and contemporary in native art

The “modern” appearance of many Native American artists’ paintings can cause viewers to construe incorrect perceptions about its “Native-ness.” Paintings that are oil on canvas, for instance, give the impression of a European genre. Yet, paintings have a distinct artistic lineage for North American tribes.

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Nathaniel Brodie wins Waterston Desert Writing

Nathaniel Brodie’s interest and research into the deserts of the Southwest has brought to light the existence of large felines more commonly found in tropical jungles. His winning submission to the Waterston Desert Writing Contest tells the story of the Sky Islands, a region often neglected in Western literature.

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Open mic night blossoms in Sisters

Ever stand in front of strangers and share your original songs, stories, or poems? Given the right circumstances, it can be rewarding and downright fun.

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Sisters will show off Quilts in the Garden

Visitors to the gardens and homes on this year’s 22nd annual Quilts in the Garden tour on July 11 are in for a number of special treats. Each property is unique in its own way due to its history, current usage, or items on display.

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Josh Ritter to return to Sisters for SFF event

Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band will be performing their one and only Central Oregon show on Wednesday, June 27, at Sisters High School, as part of the celebration of the organization’s campaign purchase of the Sisters Art Works building, where it has its headquarters.

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Beth Eckert’s photo collages as nostalgic as a crazy quilt

Beth Eckert’s photo collages, hanging in the Sisters Library Computer Room this month, are happy combinations remade of photographs she took years ago. They portray her favorite things, and trace her life’s journey from New York and Vermont to Oregon.

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Harp concert will benefit local cause

Local musician Rebecca Hilary Smith invites the Sisters community to join her for a concert on Sunday, June 9, at 7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration.

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Novelist found her muse in Sisters

Life can be redirected in a split second. For Catherine Cowles, a horseback riding injury sent her on a road trip to find a quiet, peaceful place to recover. When the journey of exploration led to Sisters, she knew she had found the perfect spot. What she didn’t know at the time was that it would also birth her life as a published romance novelist.

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Artist’s one-woman show of wild horses at library

Five and a half years ago, upon hearing that six horses out of the Ochoco herd near Big Summit Prairie had been shot, Carol Statton grabbed her camera and took a ride that would change her life. She and her husband, Randy, headed out toward Walton Lake, not knowing where or what she’d find.

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Volunteer welcomes contestants

Diane Prescott wears a variety of different hats for the Sisters Rodeo Association — and a cowboy hat is just one of them.

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Americana Project to celebrate CD release

Sisters Folk Festival is celebrating the 2019 Americana Project release along with the completion of 40 hand-made guitars and ukuleles through the Americana Luthier Program.

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Film will highlight Sisters Rodeo

Sisters Rodeo has a reputation for being among the best rodeos in the nation, not just for the quality of competition, but because of the professional crews that keep the action fast-paced, the entertainment unbeatable and a setting of beauty that can’t be surpassed.

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Quilting guild enjoys retreat

“The community spirit glowed at our retreat… The projects were beautiful and diverse,” said quilter Susan DeGroat of the East of the Cascades Quilters’ Guild, as she described their recent retreat at Lake Creek Lodge.

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Munro takes reins at Sisters Folk Festival

Crista Munro of Eugene has taken the reins as the new executive director of Sisters Folk Festival.

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Volunteer loves Sisters Rodeo ‘family’

One of the many remarkable aspects of Sisters Rodeo is that it is entirely volunteer-produced. For the past dozen years, one of those dedicated volunteers has been Bonnie Knox.

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Bryan Brown has opened a new studio in Sisters

In his small upstairs “Metals” Jewelry Studio in Sisters, precious-metal artist and gemologist Bryan Lee Brown spends time skillfully crafting jewelry and other exquisite pieces using a 400-year-old Japanese metal art technique.

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