Cascade A&E

(Photo courtesy of High Desert Chamber Music) High Desert Chamber Music (HDCM) has concluded one of the most successful seasons in the organization’s history, welcoming record audiences while presenting six exceptional performances and expanding educational opportunities for students throughout Central Oregon.

(Photos courtesy of SFFPresents) We’re just one day away from the FREE Big Ponderoo kick-off concert on Thursday, June 25 at Village Green Park! Enjoy performances from Wolf Jett with their feel-good “Cosmic Mountain Music” before The Rumble ft. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. takes the stage for a high-energy blast of Mardi Gras Indian rhythms to get everyone moving.

(L-R) Autumn Orr (Prince Dauntless) and Lucy Bouchard (Queen Aggravain). Ben Griffiths (The Minstrel) and Abby James (The Jester). Olivia Lash as King Sextimus. Fiona Clark as Winnifred the Woebegone. Photos courtesy of Ponderosa Players) The age-old story of The Princess and the Pea has been told and retold thousands of times. According to Kisky and Dash Holwerda of Ponderosa Players, Once Upon a Mattress is the most ridiculous of them all.

The Chiloquilters invite community members and visitors to experience two days of creativity, craftsmanship, and community spirit at the annual Chiloquilters Quilt Show, taking place Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27, from 10am-4pm each day at the Chiloquin Community Center. The popular annual event will feature a stunning collection of handcrafted quilts created by talented local quilters.

(Kate and John Stirek Gallery | Photo courtesy of Oregon State University) The Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx) and Oregon State University’s Division of Extension and Engagement are inviting Oregon artists to share their work as part of the inaugural PRAx Open, a juried art exhibition featuring traditional, emerging and new media works. “Contemporary art should not be a distant concept—something only encountered in Paris or Prague, Los Angeles or New York.

((Left) 45 Seconds (Right) High Desert Classic poster art: Commodore, oil on canvas, 30”x40”. Art and photography by Maya Daniel) When riders and spectators arrive at this year’s Oregon High Desert Classics (OHDC) horse show, they will be welcomed by the striking image of a familiar horse captured mid-jump, a piece created by young artist and OHDC competitor Maya Daniel.

((L-R) Porcelain vases by Converse Fields; Indigenous, encaustic by Janice Rhodes; Autumn by John Runnels; High Desert Grassland, oil by Pamela Beaverson; and turned bowl by Ken Fisher) With wars overseas, headlines full of shouting, and a nation that often feels exhausted by its own divisions, the Dry Canyon Arts Association’s (DCAA) newest exhibition, America the Beautiful, arrives not as propaganda or nostalgia, but as something steadier: a room full of artists celebrating what still matters.

(Graphic & photos courtesy of Tower Theatre) Act 1 of this season at the Tower Theatre is where genres bend and weave, worlds collide, and our community, from every walk of life, comes together. It’s a celebration of music, storytelling, artistry, and global voices that move us in ways only live performance can.

(Photo courtesy of Discovery West) Discovery West announced Stars and Stripes, a special free event celebrating our nation’s 250th birthday. Taking place Friday, July 3 from 8-10pm, it’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday weekend, and promises a variety of entertaining (and delicious!) offerings for the whole family.

((L-R) A Resting Place, Moonsetting on Mount Jefferson, Poplar Leaves and The Tree by Karen Miller) Toriizaka Art is pleased to announce Karen Miller’s katazome textile exhibition on view from June 10 through July 15. The exhibition highlights Miller’s exploration of traditional Japanese resist-dye techniques through a contemporary artistic lens focusing on the beauty of the landscapes and flora of Central Oregon.