News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Paulina Springs Books will host a family storytime event with local artist and children's book author Dennis McGregor on Saturday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m. The event celebrates the national release of his beloved book "You Stole My Name." Dennis McGregor is a longtime Sisters fine artist, and author of three children's books. He is best known for his Central Oregon event posters, including Sisters Rodeo, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Sisters Folk Festival, and many others. In a... Full story
Most folks know the Pole Creek Ranch barn as part of the stellar view from Highway 242 across from the middle school. Last Friday, it became the debut location for the May Market. Outside, the Three Sisters and Black Crater loomed close, perched above a carpet of bright greenery growing in the fields. Hay bales were stacked high, under cover. Smoke from a prescribed burn billowed over from near Edgington Road. Inside, Eryn Elbers walked through the iconic barn, winding among f... Full story
The Venardos Circus is returning to Central Oregon yet again. The animal-free, Broadway-style circus presents their all-new "Let's Build a Dream" show at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center June 8-18. The 2023 Venardos Circus is traveling with a new, custom-crafted, Italian-made, red-and-white-striped tent that offers expanded seating around a central stage. It adds 100 seats including new elevated premium gallery seat at the back of the tent. With an increased demand for... Full story
Sister Folk Festival (SFF) announced the addition of seven new artists to the 2023 festival lineup. The 26th annual music festival will take place September 29 through October 1, with more than 30 artists representing multiple genres of roots music, from folk and bluegrass to jazz and country-blues, performing on seven stages throughout downtown Sisters. Donna the Buffalo, Alex Cuba, Gina Chavez, Daniel Rodriguez, Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs, Goodnight Moonshine, and Willi... Full story
It turns out, the history of Camp Sherman is a very popular subject. With the Three Sisters Historical Society hosting a Fireside Evening presentation on the subject at FivePine, on April 25, the Conference Center filled rapidly . An eager and enthusiastic audience was there to hear Lorie Hancock’s presentation “If the Trees Could Speak – Stories of Camp Sherman.” Having been a founding member of the Camp Sherman Historical Society in 2004, and a resident since 1998, Hancock had a lot to share. She and other volunte... Full story
Award-winning Bluegrass band Special Consensus is headed to Sisters on Friday, May 5 for a set of workshops at Nechville Banjos West, followed by an evening performance at The Belfry. Special Consensus' sound is grounded in a deep appreciation and understanding of bluegrass music; the infectious band sound reminds people of the past while utilizing the innovations of today. Band leader and founder Greg Cahill is a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award... Full story
The Reflections of Jesus Project at Sisters Community Church (SCC) is near completion. The art collection, which includes nearly 40 paintings and pastoral commentaries, is being produced by local Sisters artist Jim Horsley and Pastor Steve Stratos of SCC. The initial 12 paintings were put on display last December, and additional paintings were added in February and March. The last eight paintings were completed just prior to the Easter celebration earlier this month. All of... Full story
The Sisters Astronomy Club opens its 2023 public observing season with a telescope workshop Saturday evening April 29 at the Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD), beginning at 7:30 p.m. Have you or a family member ever received a telescope as a Christmas or birthday gift that just didn't seem to operate properly? Or maybe the scope has been sitting in the garage or attic for years and you've simply forgotten how to operate it. Bring it to the workshop, where experienced... Full story
Sisters choir students took the stage last Saturday at the Tower Theater in the Stage the Change student conference. The conference is designed to inspire and teach attendees to employ the performing arts to find their social voice, to become responsible global citizens and catalysts for change. Ten Outlaws choir students sang backup for conference headliner Mandy Gonzalez on one of her songs at the Tower Theater performance Saturday night. Gonzalez is a highly respected... Full story
Hardtails Bar & Grill is launching its season of tribute shows - with some new highlights for hard-core rockers. "We have a few of the 'favorites' returning, Petty Fever, Gold Dust, and In the Pink," said owner Steve Macey. "New band is Valhalla, (a) Led Zep tribute." A special show set for July 29 is Jimi Hendrix Experience Tribute artist Randy Hansen. For nearly three decades, the world-renowned guitarist has acquired a reputation as being one of the best Hendrix impersonato... Full story
Though not to be feared, the head of a dragon does appear high in the northeast sky during the evening hours of May. Known as Draco, this celestial reptile is the eighth largest constellation by area. The tip of its tail lies between the cup of the Big Dipper and Polaris (the North Star) while its body passes between the two dippers and circles halfway around the Little Dipper. The beast's head then turns back on its body, positioned just north of the constellation of... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) will raffle a Thompson “Big Ponderoo” guitar in a fundraiser to support SFF’s cultural education outreach and programming in Central Oregon. Sisters-based, nationally renowned Preston Thompson Guitars has donated a dreadnought guitar for the organization to raffle off. The raffle will be conducted in tandem with the inaugural Big Ponderoo music festival happening Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 in Sisters. The handcrafted guitar features a mahogany back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top,... Full story
Oregon author, retreat leader, and storyteller Mark Yaconelli will present his new book “Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us,” on Tuesday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Paulina Springs Books. Yaconelli is the author of five previous books and founder and director of The Hearth, an Ashland-based nonprofit that builds community through the art of storytelling. Yaconelli leads readers into an enchanting meditation on the power of storytelling. Stories can be medicine, helping individuals and communities addre... Full story
April Artwalk welcomes home Raven Makes and Toriizaka Art gallery owners from art expeditions. Stitchin’ Post’s Fabric Arts Gallery will display the work of artist Judy Hoiness, recently featured on Oregon Art Beat. Hoiness is known for her abstract landscapes that often incorporate watercolor and acrylic paint, stitching, calligraphic marks, collage, and mixed media on canvas and recycled cloth. Drop in between 4 and 6 p.m. Hood Avenue Art displays award-winning Western artists K.C. Snider and Diane L. Farquhar Hallstrom. Sn... Full story
Last week, Sisters was home to the first-ever "Sign Camp," the brainchild of Sisters resident John Mearns. The project was filled with collaborative synergy, fueled by enthusiasm and a commitment to give back to the community. In just six days, four students from the Los Angeles Trade Technical College, a.k.a. "Trade Tech," worked with sign maker John Mearns to build, hand-paint, and install two huge new signs for Sisters Movie House & Café. John Mearns and his wife, Cynthia... Full story
The Central Oregon Veterans Ranch will screen its newly released documentary “Cover Me, The Path to Purpose” in Bend at Open Space Event Studios Saturday, April 29, with two showings for veterans, their families, and community members. “Cover Me, The Path to Purpose” is a gripping documentary that tells the story of how the Veterans Ranch, a 19-acre farm, is challenging veteran suicide and changing the paradigm of veteran care. The documentary was filmed on location at the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch in June 2022. It was... Full story
The Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) is bringing back its Speaker Series with an event at The Belfry on Tuesday, May 2. With so much discussion about forest management, wildlife inventory, and extreme weather in the news lately, STA wil host George Wuerthner, a local ecologist who has published more than three dozen books, to share his extensive experience and knowledge of protecting and preserving wilderness and wildlife. He will share another perspective on wildfire and wildfire management. “We believe strongly in hearing f... Full story
Crater is a relatively faint, small springtime constellation that is visible from our latitude here in Central Oregon. Crater is the 53rd largest constellation, taking up 282 square degrees of sky. An arrangement of eight stars defines a pattern that looks like a tilted cup. The brightest of these is Delta Crateris, an orange giant star that shines at a magnitude of 3.6. It is only slightly more massive, but 22 times larger, than our sun and lies at a distance of about 163... Full story
Dixie's on East Cascade Avenue turned into an art gallery of sorts on Friday, March 31, as dozens of Sisters Rodeo dignitaries and guests crowded into the store for the unveiling of the 2023 Sisters Rodeo poster. These posters have become collector's items over the years, and are eagerly awaited as the official start of rodeo season. While sipping champagne and recalling prior posters and rodeos, enthusiasts mingled with the 2023 Rodeo Queen Sadie Bateman. She's described as a... Full story
Jim Crowell offered "An Insider's View of Local Logging, Lumber & Milling" at the March 28 Fireside Story evening hosted by the Three Sisters Historical Society at the FivePine Conference Center. With a mission to gather, preserve, and share local history, the topic of this event was a look back at the industry that changed the trajectory of the local landscape and population, having a huge and lasting impact on the future of the Sisters area. Crowell brought a fabulous slide... Full story
Paulina Springs Books will host a community poetry night in celebration of National Poetry Month on Tuesday, April 18. The event will feature a poetry open mic followed by a reading by featured poet Donna Henderson. Folks are welcome to come and share a poem they have written, or a poem they love. Sign-ups for poetry open mic will begin at 6 p.m. Each reader is limited to two poems or five minutes. This is an all-ages event, all are welcome, and adult content may possibly be... Full story
Sisters Park & Recreation District (SPRD) is hosting a new community event this Saturday, April 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. Community members are invited to come down to the Coffield Center to attend the Kids Carnival, free of charge. Activities include a truck zone, face painting, balloon artist, selfie station, and of course carnival games. Local businesses will provide hands-on activities while also sharing information on the services they provide for kids and families. Kids are encouraged to bring their bike as the Sisters-Camp... Full story
Organizers of the Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival have called off this summer’s music event. In a statement, Joe and Jenn Rambo of Sisters said, “Just as the tides ebb and flow, so in turn does life. Hosting a festival during the pandemic has taught us what is most important in our lives and where best to focus our energies. It comes with some sadness and excitement to share that as creators we are taking a much-needed break and intend to take this rare opportunity to focus on our family. “We have had an amazing journey wit... Full story
