News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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The final lineup of the Big Ponderoo roots music festival in Sisters is set. SFF Presents has released the final eight artists on the 2024 Big Ponderoo festival lineup. The second annual music festival returns to Sisters June 29-30 with bluegrass, alt-country, and Americana music on two stages at Village Green Park. Shinyribs, the Oliver Wood Trio, Silverada (formerly Mike and the Moonpies), ShadowGrass, The Parnells, Fog Holler, Rock Ridge, and JoAnna Lee join the previously... Full story
Wading along rivers, streams, and lakes is America's largest heron, the Great Blue - possessing a wingspan of up to 79 inches and a height of 40 to 53 inches. Around Sisters, they can often be seen in wheat and grass fields feeding on moles, gophers, frogs, insects and ground squirrels. Also Great Blues can be seen overhead soaring slowly, traveling to their nests or new feeding areas, such as your backyard pond. They will form rookeries in mature forests in which large stick... Full story
The Sisters Arts Association's Fourth Friday Artwalk is back this week. Most of the galleries of Sisters will be open with featured art and artists, light refreshments, and the return of QuickDraw between 4 and 7 p.m. The art will be on display in galleries all day, with most exhibits continuing well into April. Hood Avenue Art highlights Patricia Freeman-Martin and Breezy Anderson. Patty creates work that reflects impressions and amusements from her life on a horse ranch in... Full story
SFF Presents will host six summer creativity camps for middle and high school-aged students at Sisters Art Works, 204 W. Adams Ave., set to take place in July and August. The nonprofit has partnered with regional teaching artists to create these fun-filled sessions of art, music, theater, and self-expression. Registration opens on March 6 at 10 a.m. at https://www.sffpresents.org/summer-creativity-camps with pay-what-you can pricing starting at $25 to ensure that no child is... Full story
SFF Presents has announced the initial 19 artists slated to perform at the annual Sisters Folk Festival on Sept. 27-29, 2024, in Sisters, Oregon. Longtime poster artist Dennis McGregor has created another memorable image featuring "Folkasaurus Rox", a jubilant Tyrannosaurus rex playing the concertina. The preliminary lineup includes Aoife O'Donovan, Hawktail, The Mammals, Fantastic Cat, Balla Kouyaté & Mike Block Band, Peter Mulvey, SistaStrings, Cris Jacobs, Kittel & Co,... Full story
You might assume a novelist with a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award adorning her shelf writes mainly about romance. But Sisters author Melody Carlson considers women's contemporary fiction her go-to genre - "books about relationships, and issues, and life," she says. "I know how to write a love story, but I don't do the (romance genre) formula." Carlson's mountainous body of work - she stopped counting at 250 books - ranges from children's books to teen novels to young... Full story
The hero stands atop a ridge of sand, surrounded by vast desert dunes. The dizzying scene is lit in strange tones of pale orange and amber, shadows spilling everywhere. Wind kicks up the sand. Our hero's cape flaps fetchingly in the wind. Then come the sand worms. On a cold day it can be lovely to escape into another world. My friend and I made two escapes, actually: first we escaped from our walk in the snowy woods into the warm, cozy world of Sisters Movie House. Then,... Full story
What do bestselling author Tucker Malarkey, Emmy award-winning actor Sam Waterston, and one winning writer have in common? All will take part in the High Desert Museum’s 10th annual Waterston Desert Writing Prize, which honors excellence in literary nonfiction about deserts. The Prize is now accepting submissions until May 1, 2024. This year the Waterston Desert Writing Prize will recognize the winner with a $3,000 cash award and a reception and reading at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, on September 26. The winner an... Full story
Beer- and winter-lovers came together for the annual Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest last weekend at Suttle Lake. Unlike last year's blizzard conditions, this year's beer fest featured plentiful sunshine, and spring-like conditions. Beer lovers, from Central Oregon locals to folks from Portland and Washington, gathered at the Suttle Lodge to try samples of beers from more than 25 craft breweries. The event's setting is outside in the forest air, with the sampling spots in the... Full story
Redmond-based poet Gary Miranda will read from his latest book, "The Must-Be-Admired Things: Collected Poems & Translation," at Paulina Springs Books on Thursday, February 22 at 6:30 p.m. His son Nicolas Miranda will provide live music before and after. Nicolas has performed widely in the Northwest, both as a solo instrumentalist and as a member of various duets, trios, and bands. "The Must-Be-Admired-Things" is a collection of four previously published poetry books by Gary... Full story
It has been four long years since Portland’s Low Bar Chorale – all professional touring musicians – made the trek to Sisters for a band-led sing-along. The community is now invited to raise voices to celebrate their return to The Belfry on Saturday March 2, for an evening of community and song. For this night, you, your friends, your neighbors, and folks you don’t even know are the lead vocalists as the band backs us up on popular tunes. It could be anything from Elvis Presley to Elton John; if you don’t know all the lyric... Full story
Many people around the world share a love for jazz, but seldom do they have the chance to learn and play with professionals in public settings. Robert Sposato, an avid jazz enthusiast, organizes events to expose young musicians around Central Oregon to what it feels like. Traditionally, these jams have taken place in The Belfry, but new connections with band director Kayla Golka and an emerging generation of young players made the Sisters High School auditorium the new location for a recent jam event. “When Kayla Golka o... Full story
(Editor’s note: Edited to correct date of Tower Theater performance in Bend). Eight women singer-songwriters and a great band comprise a dynamic and joyful concert, She's Speaking-LIVE, hitting the road in March and April to commemorate Women's History Month. Beth Wood of Sisters is one of the singer-songwriters participating in the tour, which will stop at the Tower Theater in Bend on Sunday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. "Women's History Month is the perfect time to shine a bright l... Full story
SFF Presents announces three spring concerts at The Belfry in Sisters. First up is the award-winning Scottish contemporary folk band Breabach on Wednesday, April 17. Legendary singer-songwriter Willy Porter will perform next on Thursday, April 25. The final concert is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, with 2023 Sisters Folk Festival alum Chatham Rabbits, alongside the Colorado bluegrass trio Stillhouse Junkies. Tickets are on sale Wednesday, February 14, at 10 a.m. For more... Full story
Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent in much of the Christian world, fall on the same day this year. Valentine’s Day is always February 14 regardless of the day and Ash Wednesday, the official start of the Lenten season, is always on a Wednesday but the date is cyclical and can vary by as much as a month. Ash Wednesday is always immediately preceded by Shrove Tuesday. The name Shrove comes from the old middle English word ‘Shriven’ meaning to go to confess... Full story
Jim Goodwin is a pillar of the Central Oregon music scene - hosting a radio show on Jive Radio, running venues for the Sisters Folk Festival and, of course, playing music. In the 1980s and '90s, Goodwin was the keyboardist for the cult favorite band The Call. Members of the band are in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign that will put their music back in front of audiences - including previously unreleased tracks. "We found 11 songs that had never come out," Goodwin told The... Full story
Three songwriters at different stages in their careers will come together to perform and talk about their journey in a session at Frankie’s Upstairs — a new listening room atop Sisters Depot — on Thursday, January 25. Mike Biggers, Lilli Worona, and Grace Cooper will share their songwriting journey, starting at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30. Seating is limited. Purchase advance tickets for $20 at https://sistersdepot.com/our-events and click on the red “purchase tickets here” button. Frankie’s is a newly established venue upsta... Full story
Paulina Springs Books will host a gathering and poetry open mic in honor of beloved poet William Stafford on Wednesday, January 31, at 6:30 p.m. This January would have seen Stafford's 110th birthday, and the community is invited to gather in celebration of his life and legacy. William Stafford spent much of his life in Oregon and taught at Lewis and Clark College for over 30 years. His first major collection of poems, "Traveling Through the Dark," published when Stafford was... Full story
Every few years the Sisters Bridge Club gears up to offer free bridge lessons to anyone who is interested in learning or reacquainting themselves with the game. So, the club wants to get the word out that free lessons will start up later this month! Organizers are interested in recruiting - and mentoring - new players, especially since some past players have migrated out of the area; and snowbird lifestyles also create plenty of room for newcomers. Jane Bubak is one of the... Full story
Sisters Depot is starting a monthly open mic night on January 20, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. For musicians, this is a new opportunity to share music at a prime time and in a wonderful venue. For music lovers, it's a chance to see a variety of local musical talent, in a fun atmosphere with food and drinks available. "Bob Dylan didn't become Bob Dylan by staying home," said Scott Crabtree, host of "Saturday Night Mic." "He really blossomed when he went to Greenwich Village and immersed... Full story
With the theme "To the North Pole," dancers from age 3 to adults held a packed house rapt at Sisters High School in two performances on Saturday, December 16. Some 250 dancers performed in styles of hip-hop, ballet, tap, jazz, and contemporary around Christmas and winter themes. Sisters Dance Academy owner and director Lonnie Liddell introduced the performances, making special note of the seniors who were performing in their last recital with the academy. Hundreds of Sisters... Full story
This will be the last Sisters Arts Association Fourth Friday Artwalk of 2023. It’s a great opportunity to find gifts that may be just what you’ve been looking for. Canyon Creek Pottery will feature “Raku After Dark.” Master Potter Ken Merrill will be pulling pots from the raku kiln, starting at 5:30 p.m. at his gallery at 310 N. Cedar in Sisters. It will be a lively and exciting demonstration, and you get to see beautiful pottery created in real time. From red-hot to beautiful finished pots in minutes. The gallery also ha... Full story
Anyone with the slightest interest in the American West or Native American culture is familiar with the work of Edward S. Curtis. His work adorns the walls and bookshelves of many a home in Sisters - and across the globe. Yet few are familiar with the arduous 30-year quest Curtis embarked upon in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to document the people and cultures of North America's native population. The result was a 22-volume portfolio and book titled "The North... Full story
Under new conductor Irene Liden's leadership, 48 singers took the stage last Friday and Sunday for the High Desert Chorale's annual choral concert held at Sisters Community Church. They were joined by the Octave, eight bellringers led by Lola Knox, who also was the percussionist for the songfest. They put up five pieces before intermission and seven after. The opening work, "Exultate Justi," an enthusiastic song by John Williams, showed that Liden and her ensemble were going... Full story
The music is coming back to Sisters next fall. Tickets to the 2024 Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) went on sale Wednesday, December 13. The Festival will take place September 27-29, 2024 at several venues around downtown Sisters. Three-day festival tickets will be available through a tiered pricing model, with discounts given to those who purchase first. These discounted tickets have sold out quickly in the past so be sure to set a reminder. The initial 500 tickets will be offered at a holiday discount for $185 (limit two per... Full story
