It seems that the days of naming your son or daughter with your own name and adding a second, third or a fourth sign in roman numerals at the end are fading away. This seems to be especially the case with celebrities. The more unique, the better! As to whether celebrities are simply a little loopy, or whether they simply like the attention that a unique baby name will bring, we do not know. What ... [full story]

Singer/Songwriter, guitar phenom, Janet Robin will be appearing at The Grove, July 7th at 7 pm, for a special evening of acoustic power pop.Ms. Robin is touring in support of her release “After The Flood…” on Little Sister Records and introducing new material to her fans.   Ms. Robin has been performing with the likes of Meredith Brooks and Michelle Shocked.  After last year’s engagements, Ms. Shocked said, “Janet is one of the best guitarists [she] ... [full story]

Free summer series to be held at Meadows Golf Course Sunriver Resort, a Destination Hotels & Resorts property, will be bringing guests and community members together with “Summer Concerts on the Green.”  The free, family-friendly concerts will take place from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on five consecutive Wednesday nights, July 12 to August 9 at the Meadows Golf Course Driving Range. Curves Ahead (formerly The David Finch Trio with Susan Benson), a jazz/sophisticated groove band, ... [full story]

The Breedlove Guitar Company and the Tower Theatre Foundation Team up for a Magical Evening of Music on August 9th to Benefit Oregon Autism GroupThe Breedlove Acoustic Fest 2006 will present some of the best acoustic musicians on the planet on August 9th at 7:00 pm in a concert event benefiting children with autism and their families. The event will be held at the Tower Theatre in beautiful downtown Bend, Oregon. The evening will feature ... [full story]

Take the music of Robert Schumann. Add the works of Berg, some early Schoenberg and, for good measure, Mozart. Put it in a blender ... "And you pretty much get Leon's music," said Daniel Phillips, violinist with the Orion String Quartet.   LEON KIRCHNER - Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Leon Kirchner, 87, served on the faculty of Harvard University for nearly four decades. CNS Photo by Lauren Piperno.Earlier this year in San Diego, the Orion premiered Leon ... [full story]

Celebrate and explore culinary adventures and the rich culture of the American West with nationally acclaimed food writer and cookbook author Greg Patent, author of New Frontiers in Western Cooking. Patent’s lecture is sponsored by the Des Chutes Historical Center’s History All Around Series. Patent will discuss the extensive research and creative process behind the cookbook at a free lecture held in the Brooks Room of the Bend Public Library on Sunday, September 17th at ... [full story]

Big Up Productions and Sender Films have teamed up with Windstopper® to produce the first-ever nationwide rock climbing film tour. On September 23rd at 8 p.m., the 2006 Reel Rock Film Tour will come to The Tower Theater in Bend. Reel Rock features two groundbreaking new climbing films by the top producers in the industry:  Dosage Volume IV, by Josh Lowell, and First Ascent, by Peter Mortimer.  Events are being held in September and October ... [full story]

"Silent Message" is a three-fold motion picture experience which will premier October 4th at the Tower Theatre.  First it includes a behind the scenes look at the making of this phenomenal film project initiated by a group of Central Oregon teenagers. It focuses on how a family of local filmmakers and this group of high risk kids got together to shoot a picture about sexual abuse.  How these high school kids were able to act ... [full story]

Oregon Author Recreates Early America with Action-Adventure Novel DURKEE, Oregon - Travel to the Old West where gun-slinging deputies and crazed bandits battle for control of early America in Charlie MacNeil's novel, Complications: The Deputies Book 1 (now available through AuthorHouse). Harvey Palmer wants to keep his life simple. Though he avoids responsibility and commitment, they find him when he stumbles onto a stagecoach robbery and foils it. His life gets more complicated when he ... [full story]

Chat Up Writers and Literati at Readings, Workshops and Dinner Where do great writers get their great ideas? And what inspires them to stay focused? Come to The Nature of Words, Central Oregon’s premier literary event, November 2-5, 2006, and ask award-winning authors what you’ve always wanted to know about their craft. From the post-reading book signings to the author-led workshops to the dinner and panel discussion, you will have a chance for an informal ... [full story]

Mary McBride, whose single "No One's Gonna Love You Like Me" was featured on the Brokeback Mountain soundtrack, will perform at The Grove (1033 NW Bond Street, Bend, Oregon) on Friday, October 13 at 9 p.m.  Tickets are $10 at the door.McBride is a singer-songwriter who was featured alongside the likes of Willie Nelson on the Brokeback Mountain soundtrack.  She will be performing songs from her upcoming album, Tricky Tricky World, as well as hits ... [full story]

Members of the Artists Local 101 are hosting a reception for their altered books exhibit from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 2, in the Gallery of the Pinckney Center for the Arts on the Central Oregon Community College Bend campus. Artists Local 101 is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to promoting alternative and contemporary art in Central Oregon. The reception will include performances by members of the Magic Circle Dance Theater and writers ... [full story]

Robert Greenwald's new documentary film will be shown at 7 p.m., Saturday, October 28 "Iraq For Sale: The War Profiteers," Robert Greenwald's new documentary film about the deadly corporate privatization of Iraq, will show in an exclusive one-night engagement at 7 p.m., Saturday, October 28, at the Tower Theatre in downtown Bend. Tickets are $8 at the door; $5 for students and seniors. "Iraq For Sale" is co-sponsored by the Deschutes County Democrats, Central Oregon Jobs ... [full story]