News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
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Quilters from all around the globe are already in Sisters, getting ready to watch the downtown bloom into color on Saturday, July 13, as volunteers hang some 1,060 quilts from one end of town to the other. The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) is in its 49th year, and it remains the biggest show of its kind anywhere. The show is unique in many ways: it’s free to the public, and the display is not in a convention hall or other institutional environment — it’s outside in the summer sun, and takes visitors all around Siste... Full story
The Sisters Garden Club will hold a free garden party in two yards in Cascade Meadow Ranch on July 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The neighboring gardens of Pete and Judy Kershaw at 15375 Windigo Trail and Larry and Nikki Spires at 15355 Windigo Trail will be available to tour. Local artisans who will have their wares for sale in the gardens include: Bella's Baskets, pantry baskets handmade of paper rush; Jane Burkholder, hand-sewn table buckets and bucket hats from linen, cotton, and... Full story
The music extravaganza, Big Ponderoo, was made more delicious by partnering with the Sisters Arts Association who hold an art walk on the fourth Friday of most months. The art stroll is a fixture in the Sisters culture scene, growing in popularity while showcasing local, national, and international artists. The gallery walks are becoming a regular destination event for visitors from around Oregon. Many came Friday not knowing that they would have the additional treat of live... Full story
Ayla is an SFF creativity camper who lives all the way in Colorado. "I was nervous for my first camp," she texted, "but the instructors were awesome and fun. When I went in, I was interested in guitar, and when I left, it was my passion." Thanks to the growth and community commitment of Sisters Folk Festival, whose parent organization now goes by the name SFF Presents, Sisters offers robust arts and music programming for youth in the summer - particularly for a town of its siz... Full story
Ask anybody who attended the second Big Ponderoo Music and Art Festival, or who just wandered by, and they will tell you it had success written all over it. "I've got a slogan for your Chamber of Commerce," Doyle McMaster of Hood River told The Nugget. "Small town. Big music." "No," interrupted his partner, Liz Driscoll. "Small town. Huge music." Like dozens of others The Nugget interviewed, searching particularly for those who had travelled long distances for the event, the... Full story
Creative-minded entrepreneurs, rejoice. A new nonprofit is forming in town, offering downtown office and studio space along with ambitious plans for resources and events. Sisters Makers kicks off with a Grand Opening this Friday, June 28. With the help of local partners and supporters, a makers group spearheaded by Shannon Thorson secured a discounted lease on the City of Sisters-owned building at the corner of North Spruce Street and East Main Avenue, the former Chamber of... Full story
"It is super exciting to see this sense of synergy," said Shannon Thorson. She is the initiator of Sisters Makers, which celebrates its grand opening this week during 4th Friday Artwalk (Click here to see related story.). In the Sisters Country Vision project, published in 2019, the concept of promoting and supporting makers rose to importance. Many artisans, small agricultural businesses, visual artists, and creators of handcrafted goods lacked space, a community gathering... Full story
Sisters Arts Association partners with SFF Presents to kick off the best part of summer with the Fourth Friday Artwalk and Ponderoo Arts Experience on June 28. Years ago, SFF Presents coined the phrase: “All the town’s a stage,” and this weekend will be one for the record books. Galleries will generally be open from 10 to 6:30 or 7 p.m., and the family-friendly Artwalk and Ponderoo event begins with live music and art at 13 venues around town from 4:30 to 6 or 7 p.m. Art walkers are invited to pick up a “Ponderoo Passpor... Full story
Sisters Festival of Books is making a comeback. The second annual Sisters Festival of Books (SFoB), a multi-day celebration of literature and storytelling taking place across multiple venues in Sisters, is set for September 13-15. “After a successful launch in 2019, and then being put on an indefinite hiatus due to COVID, we are bringing SFoB back bigger and better than ever on the five-year anniversary of the festival’s inception,” said director Lane Jacobson. Information and submission forms for sponsorships, author submi... Full story
Sisters is set to let loose with a multi-day celebration of Americana music in the second annual Big Ponderoo Festival, staged by SFF presents. The two-day festival running Saturday-Sunday, June 29-30, features an array of alt-country and bluegrass, with blues-and-soul-inflected bands and in the mix. "Ponderoo leans toward fun, high-energy bands," said SFF Creative Director Brad Tisdel. This year, the festival will be presented at one venue, in Village Green Park. Two stages... Full story
"Judy and Little Bear, A Camp Sherman Adventure" was co-created by Oregon authors Trista Cornelius and Shelly Parini-Runge. The story whimsically captures the magic of the wild Metolius River Watershed and many of the critters that call Camp Sherman their home. Camp Sherman Store will host a book signing on Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a special reading at 11:30 a.m. "Judy and Little Bear, A Camp Sherman Adventure" features a strong but grieving woman named... Full story
Central Oregon author Ted Haynes will present his new mystery novel, "The Sunriver Murders," at Paulina Springs Books on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m. "The Sunriver Murders" is his fourth mystery set in Central Oregon, following on the heels of his 2022 release, "Pole Pedal Murder." Who would turn a shotgun on a well-dressed 77-year-old man driving a Mercedes on a sunny summer morning in the happy golf resort of Sunriver? Carl Breuninger, Deschutes County Sheriff's... Full story
Dry Canyon Stampede will perform at the inaugural Sisters 4th Fest on July 4th. The event, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Sisters and Citizens4Community, will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Village Green Park. Dry Canyon Stampede, known for their energetic performances and crowd-pleasing country tunes, will take the Les Schwab-sponsored stage from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. The performance will feature live music and line dancing, adding a festive atmosphere to the... Full story
Three actors and their director took to a back porch overlooking Whychus Creek last week to rehearse a miniature one-act play. Wind rustled through the treetops. Birds chirped. "I will be playing a hypochondriac named Helen who is in the emergency room, waiting to be seen," actor Kathy Mahony explained. The play is part of an evening of short one-acts called "Now You're Talking," taking place June 20–23. Sisters-based nonprofit organization Silent Echo Theater Company is c... Full story
Portland-based writer, editor, and educator Elizabeth Mehren will present her book "I Lived to Tell the World: Stories from Survivors of Holocaust, Genocide, and the Atrocities of War," at Paulina Springs Books on Thursday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. A co-publication with The Immigrant Story, "I Lived to Tell the World" is a collection of thirteen inspiring profiles of refugees who have settled in Oregon. They come from Rwanda, Myanmar, Bosnia, Syria, and more-different stories,... Full story
In A Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild brings its outdoor concert series to Black Butte Ranch this week, June 18–19. Founder, artistic director, and performer Hunter Noack will play a 1912 Steinway grand piano in a meadow, attended by casually dressed concertgoers on picnic blankets rather than the formal, expensive venues where classical music is often played live. With vast backdrops of lakes, deserts, and skies, the unusual concert settings of In a Landscape might t... Full story
The history of Sisters is newly on display in a hot-off-the-press addition to the prestigious Arcadia Publishing Images of America Series. Author Sharon Karr will present "Around Sisters" at an event at Paulina Springs Books on Thursday, June 20, at 6:30 p.m. Karr credits Central Oregon historian Steve Lent, former official historian of the Bowman Museum in Prineville, with providing the impetus for the book. Lent has written several regional titles for the series. "We talked... Full story
Some 3,000 spectators lined Cascade Avenue Saturday morning, treated to the annual Sisters Rodeo Parade. The event started promptly at 9:30 a.m. with a one hour window to get 80 entrants a half dozen blocks before the city had to reopen the avenue, a section of the longest federal highway in the U.S. Eighty may seem like a small number until you realize that most entries comprised multiple vehicles, horses, or marchers. At least 500 persons or animals were on parade. As... Full story
There’s a new event on the Sisters Country calendar this summer. Local nonprofits Rotary Club of Sisters and Citizens4Community (C4C) are teaming up to launch the inaugural Sisters 4th Fest. The free, family-friendly gathering will take place on Thursday, July 4, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Village Green Park. Planned activities include a pancake breakfast, 5K fun run, classic car show, kids “mini-parade,” live music, and much more. A full run-of-show, activities map, and more is available at www.sisters4thfest.com. “In t... Full story
Paulina Springs Books will host an intimate "house concert" featuring songs, stories, and harmonies of Bay-area folk duo Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan on Tuesday, June 11, at 7 p.m. Listeners can expect to enjoy an evening of warmth, community, fun, connection and, of course, entertaining and engaging music. The evening will start with a special musical tribute to retiring bookseller Sue Tank. "The staff here at the bookstore and I wrote a song for Sue as a gift for her ret... Full story
The Belfry in Sisters will host a special solo performance by Grammy-award winner and Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame member, Peter Rowan, on Father's Day, June 16. Peter Rowan, a distinguished singer-songwriter, has captivated audiences for over five decades with his exceptional talent and remarkable career. From his formative years performing alongside Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe, to his tenure with Old & In the Way, and his flourishing solo endeavors, Rowan has left an... Full story
Jesse Reeder, Deb Jackson Brewer, Rosalyn McKeown-Ice, and Kamala Bremer will present “From Chicken to Eagle: Seven Women Paddling Whitewater and Navigating Life,” Thursday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m., at Paulina Springs Books. The book chronicles their paddling adventures, challenges, and inspirations from a life-changing trip in 1979. “From Chicken to Eagle: Seven Women Paddling Whitewater and Navigating Life” is a story of seven women who took a wilderness adventure at a time — 1979 — when women were starting to test their... Full story
A free community celebration on Friday, June 28, will officially start the Big Ponderoo festival weekend. The family-friendly event will include live music on the main festival stage, food carts and drinks, a mini parade, puppet theater, and interactive art experiences for all ages. The evening will begin with a special 4th Friday Art Walk where strollers can enjoy live music at 13 participating businesses around town from 4:30–6 p.m. Scheduled performers are: Alicia Viani a... Full story
Sisters Folk Festival has announced the addition of 14 artists to the 2024 festival lineup, rounding out a total of 33 acts slated to perform in downtown Sisters on Sept. 27-29. The artists represent multiple genres of roots music from all over the world. Chris Smither, Väsen, Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms Country Band, Las Guaracheras, Carsie Blanton, Viv & Riley, Paul McDonald, Gabe Lee, Michaela Anne, The Pairs, Tropa Magica, Lizzie No, The Lowest Pair, and Beth Wood join... Full story
SFF Presents will host a free showcase of Sisters School District music and arts programs at the Sisters Art Works building Sunday, June 2 from 2 to 5 p.m. The community is invited to celebrate the work of the SHS AP visual arts and luthier students, and enjoy collaborative music performances by the SHS Jazz Band, the Outlaw Strings Club, and Americana Project student artists. Inside the Cindy and Duncan Campbell Gallery, Advanced Placement art students will be present to share their art and design portfolios. The class... Full story
