February First Friday Art Walk

Businesses stay open late showcasing art!

Friday, February 3, 5-9pm

Stroll downtown and enjoy art, wine, music, food and fun as we celebrate our community and the arts.

Need childcare while you enjoy Art Walk???

Check out Drop & Hop,

a youth arts & music event where you drop the kids while you check out Art Walk!!!

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Alleda Real Estate
25 Minnesota Avenue #1

Open late

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Arts Central
875 Brooks Street

‘Fabrications’ – The Art of Quilting

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) is partnering with Arts Central to host the first juried art quilt exhibit to be held in Bend, Oregon.  Fabrications – The Art of Quilting opens at Arts Central on Friday February 3, 2012.  Opening night coincides with the monthly First Friday Art Walk in Bend.  Join us that evening from 5pm to 8pm to meet the artists, explore their creative processes and preview the 2012 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show poster and raffle quilt.  The exhibit will include more than 30 quilts and showcase artists from around Central Oregon throughout the month of February.

Arts Central, 875 NW Brooks St., Between the two Mirror Pond parking lots, Wed – Sat., 11am – 4pm

Congratulations to the following quilt artists!  Their work has been accepted into the juried exhibit for February 2012.  Visit the SOQS Facebook page to see an album of the work that will be on display.

Artists include: Kathy Blondell, Helen Brisson, Sharon Carvalho, Betty Daggett, Sheila Finzer, Betty Gientke, Torrie Gordon, Grace Grinnell, Wendy Hill, Sarah Kaufman, Mary Klein, Carol Loehndorf-Webb, Charlene Kenny, Tammy MacArthur, Catherine Moen, Joanne Myers, Joanna Price, Donna Rice, Ann Richardson, Val Shewell, Deb Sorem, Mary Stiewig, Jean Wells and Candy Woods.

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Bella Moda
1001 Wall Street

Bella at Bella Moda – Shop, sip and sing, a harmonious combination!  Bella Moda in downtown Bend welcomes a new and exciting women’s vocal ensemble, .Bella Acappella. This four part harmony chorus is the parent sponsor chorus for Harmony for Women, which benefits Saving Grace, Grandma’s House and Women’s Resource Center. Bella Acappella will entertain shoppers during Art Walk.

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Bellatazza
869 Wall Street #101

John Forrest from Harley Bourbon and Izzy Cox will be playing an acoustic set at Bellatazza for February First Friday from 5-8.

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Bend Brewing Company
1019 Brooks Street

Local art

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Bend Bungalow
937 Wall Street

Open late

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Bend d’Vine Wine Bar
916 Wall Street

Open late

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Bend Yogurt Factory
744 Bond Street

This Friday is the Art Walk! Bend Yogurt Factory will be participating in the fun!!! We are having an Art of the Fro Yo Contest! We will be taking pictures during the evening of people with their delicious and colorful creations! The winner will receive a $10 Gift Card for future creations

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Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty
821 Wall Street

Open late

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Ceylon Blu Wedding and Event Design Studio
550 Franklin Avenue

Come join us in our studio in the Franklin Crossing Building for food, music and fun. Come see how we can artfully help you with your next celebration.

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The Closet
118 Minnesota Avenue

Open late with special deals and up to 30% off.

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Clutch
124 Minnesota Avenue

Open late with local art.

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Common Table
150 Oregon Avenue

Open late

The Franklin Crossing Building
550 Franklin

Art in the Atrium at Franklin Crossing, 550 NW Franklin, celebrates First Friday, February 3, 2012, from 5 – 8 pm with digital art by Dorothy Freudenberg and gallery artists. The exhibition continues through February 27, 2012.

Dorothy Freudenberg, cover artist of this month’s A&E, presents color-saturated, digital media images.  Continuing to expand her skills and imagery, she creates the artwork by deconstructing and recombining digital photos, layering the constructions into collages.  The work reveals both Western and Eastern influences wherein the artist juxtaposes still, empty space with profuse imagery and intense color.  The confines of her initial, traditional photography pursuits disappear in the limitless possibilities of the complex digital media.

 Appearing with Freudenberg are other artists frequently featured in exhibitions organized by Billye Turner, art consultant.  In the February show are oils by Sandy Brooke, Joanne Donaca and D L Watson, acrylics by Gary Vincent, and bronze sculpture by Steve Tyree.

Typhoon! serves wine and Thai appetizers and the popular Tommy Leroy Trio performs jazz with Andy Armor, piano, George Bouhey, drums, and Tom Freedman, bass.  Turner provides additional information at 541.382.9398.

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Giddy Up!
126 Minnesota

Join us for a fun evening of wine and live music. Mention the secret code “Doug” and receive 15% off an art walk evening purchase.
Lots of fun! See you there!

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Gowns on Demand
842 Wall Street Suite 6

Featuring Artist Denise Oldridge, Modern Art.

www.reflectionsoftime.biz

“My love for photography started out photographing children while capturing  their innocence  to photographing couples whom are about to embark on their journey in life together, to an even more artistic and creative approach which now includes artwork of images that I have sculpted to create an abstract effect.”

Come by for Wine, Cheese & Crackers from 5 pm – 9 pm.

842 NW Wall St. Suite 6
Thru the double doors in the Hallway.

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High Desert Lotus
841 Bond Street

Offering wine & munchies!

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High Desert Gallery
10 NW Minnesota

Come celebrate with us as we host “I Heart Oregon”, our annual group show where the artists show their love and interpretation of Oregon in a variety of mediums. “I Heart Oregon”, runs from February 2 through February 28, 2012 at High Desert Gallery located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford. High Desert Gallery is open daily and the events are free to attend and open to the public.

I Heart Oregon artists: Judy Hoiness, Valerie Winterholler, Janet Rothermel, Ingrid Lustig, Renee Hartig, Morgan Madison, J & R Gumaelius, Judy Clinton, and guest artists. Custom Framing provided by High Desert Frameworks!

Preview Day: Thursday, February 2, 10am – 6pm. An opportunity for visitors and collectors to see the new work prior to art walk.

First Friday Gallery Walk Reception: Friday, February 3, 5pm – 9pm. Come see our new artist’s work and enjoy refreshments.

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Honey Threads
114 Minnesota

Open late

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John Paul Designs
1006 Bond Street

John Paul Designs. Custom Jewelry + Signature Series. Specializing in unique, one of a kind wedding and engagement rings in a variety of metals. www.johnpauldesigns.com

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Karen Bandy Design Jeweler
25 Minnesota

Featured this month is a new painting called ‘Lime Ricky’ named after old-fashioned-style cocktails.
The colors, the gestures, the feelings in this series of paintings remind Bandy of jazz and of other vibrant times, of cocktails from another era.
For inspiration Bandy often listens to jazz while she’s painting, or working in her other medium; her jewelry designs, or while just relaxing.
The tunes she listens to are mostly upbeat and Bandy hopes that is evident in her latest paintings. “Through colorful layers of energy, shape, notes, and city-like scenes, I am trying to convey the energy, the vibe of jazz and cocktails”, says Bandy.

Please join Karen in her gallery/studio this First Friday from 5-9pm for refreshments. You can also visit her
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and by appointment. Also at www.karenbandy.com or karen@karenbandy.com, and on facebook.

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Kariella
750 Lava Suite 120

Join us First Friday Feb 3rd from 5pm-8pm for sushi & wine! Tons of new arrivals + 10% off your purchase! Hope to see you there!

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La Magie Bakery
949 Bond

Welcome to the new downtown La Magie Bakery (french for The Magic Bakery)
La Magie is excited to be a part of the Downtown Art Walk this Friday and will be offering a free sample of
three specialty pastries and desserts served with brewed coffee. Please come in for a visit and check out the
relaxing atmosphere of the upstairs dining area, or find an inviting window seat downstairs.

Located in downtown Bend at 949 NW Bond Street next door to Soba Noodles and the Red Chair Gallery.
La Magie is proud to offer a wonderful selection of European pastries, International breads and savory pastries
baked fresh daily, as well as a beautiful selection of gourmet desserts, cakes, cookies and cupcakes. They also
serve several specialty espresso & coffee drinks, deli sandwiches (made on homemade breads), and a homemade
soup of the day (coming soon).

La Magie bakes everything from scratch, using only the finest ingredients available like real butter, fresh
cream, Belgian chocolate and all natural flavorings imported from Europe. All the fruit and pastry cream fillings,
frostings, and savory fillings are made fresh by scratch as well. When you pour your heart and soul into
your work, your not going to get up before the crack of dawn to bake with a stick of margarine. If your going
to treat yourself you may as well do it with the best.
It’s owned and operated by Di Long who has been baking desserts for several local restaurants over the past
couple years. With great success and raving reviews she was encouraged to open a downtown storefront for
her bakery here in Bend. Di Long was taught by the world renowned Marda Stoliar, owner of The International
School of Baking. Marda Stoliar also owned and operated the Breads of France here in Bend back in
the 1980’s, and has been a consultant in the opening of over 100 bakeries worldwide, as well as the consultant
for La Magie Bakery. It didn’t take long after Di began her training a couple years ago with Marda, that she discovered
her passion was not just in baking amazing desserts, breads and pastries, but to turn them into a true
work of art.
La Magie is OPEN 7:30 am Mon. – Fri. for those of you who would like your coffee and pastry first thing
before work, and opens at 9am on Sat. CLOSING at 6 pm Mon. – Thurs. and 8 pm on Fri. and Sat. nights for
those of you who would like to come in for an evening dessert and coffee. Wifi is always available.
Please visit the website at: www.lamagiebakery.com
Call ahead (541) 914-2629 for any custom made cakes, ect.

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Local Joe
929 Wall

Open late with cute sales girls!!

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Mt. Bachelor Acupuncture
841 Bond

Did you know that acupuncture can treat addictions? You may be asking, “what sorts of addictions?” Acupuncture for addictions was begun in 1985 in New York City’s Lincoln Hospital to help those addicted to drugs recover quicker and more easily. So although acu-detox, as we acupuncturists call it, was begun with the intention of treating drug and alcohol addictions, it is also very effective in the treatment of smoking cessation and food addictions. If you have any questions about whether Chinese medicine is able to help you overcome your addiction, please don’t hesitate to call us at 541.420.9222 or come visit us at our open house and ask your questions in person! You may also visit the NADA website for more information: www.acudetox.com.

Special: We will be offering $10 off all treatments during the month of February for those who attend the open house.

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Mockingbird Gallery
869 Wall Street #120

Mockingbird Gallery presents “Artist’s Choice” on First Friday, February 3rd from 5 to 9 pm.  “Artist’s Choice” is a group show with a focus on individual expression.  Please join us for a glass of wine, to meet the artists, and for a night of jazz provided by Rich Hurdle and Friends.  Throughout the month of February, we’ll be celebrating the artistic diversity and individuality of this group.

We’ve chosen to give our artists free rein and to create work expressing their interests and individual inspirations.  Our artists are inspired by nature, wildlife, people and places.  It is our feeling that diversity is what makes a gallery experience exciting.  Moving from realism to impressionism including the mediums of oil, acrylic, pastel, gouache and watercolor is what awakens our senses and draws us in.  It is our hope that by creating a platform like “Artist’s Choice,” each artist will utilize this opportunity to share their unique approach and individual inspiration with the public.  As a gallery we hope to highlight this broad spectrum of talent in a cohesive and pleasurable viewing experience.

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Red Chair Gallery
103 Oregon Avenue

“Romancing Color, Metal, and Earth” featuring Linda Heisserman’s functional and sculptural ceramic work; Kim McClain’s evocative and spiritual multi media paintings; and Gabrielle Taylor’s highly textured .999 silver jewelry pieces.  5-9 pm Feb 3rd opening reception.  Work on exhibit the month of February.  Come shop at Red Chair Gallery for your Valentine!

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Sage Custom Framing and Gallery
834 Brooks Street

During the month of February and for Art Walk, Sage Custom Framing and Gallery located behind the Tower Theater, will feature the work of the Plein Air Painters of Oregon.  The group, also known as PAPO, was established here in Central Oregon in 2002 by local artists wishing to share their love of painting out-of-doors.  Plein air is the art of representing observed effects of light and atmosphere on location.  The group meets for frequent paint-outs during the warmer months of the year in locations all over the state.  For more information call the gallery at 541-382-5884 or go to www.pleinairpaintersoforegon.org

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Thump Coffee
25 NW Minnesota Avenue

Throughout February, Thump Coffee in downtown Bend exhibits a collection of Great Basin photos shot by Bend-based professional photographer Zack Jones, whose clients include bicycle companies Trek and
Burley, as well as several magazines. Thump will not be open late for First Friday Art Walk this month.

“From sitting in my garden with a refreshing beverage to guiding bike tours around the world, I have kept a visual record of the places, people, creatures, and adventures I have experienced in photographs,” says Jones. “The prints shown at Thump Coffee are a selection of images from the Great Basin, a place of both quirky and sublime beauty.”

Jones explains that he is not a “purist,” instead embracing the tools of modern technology to make and share images as he sees them in his mind. “I see these tools as brushes and paint to a painter and find the true art in knowing how and when to use them,” he explains.

For more about Zack Jones Photography, visit his website at www.zackjonesphotography.com.

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Tres Jolie
933 Wall Street

From eclectic to glamorous, my designs fancy the woman’s inner beauty.  Each piece is hand crafted with attention to detail and creativity.  Hollywood style and class without the fancy high prices.  My designs are located at Tres Jolie downtown on Wall St.  Visit me at www.DK-Designs-Jewelry.com

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Trivia Antiques
106 Minnesota

Wine and homemade goodies are featured

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Urban Beauty Bar
5 Minnesota Avenue

Karen Bandy and Kim Kimmerling

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Urban Minx
920 Bond (on Minnesota)

Open late

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Velvet Lounge
805 Wall Street

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Visit Bend Welcome Center
842 Wall Street

Visit Bend’s Pillars of Art  is designed to introduce tourists to Bend’s unique arts and culture scene, and to support emerging local artists.

Every three months, Visit Bend will choose one local artist to create unique chalk drawings on two large, cement pillars in the lobby of the Bend Visitor Center. The chosen artist will also have his or her framed art displayed and sold in the visitor center during the three-month period, including First Friday Art Walks.

Kevin Schwarting – Featured artist from January 1 to March 31, 2012

Artist Kevin Schwarting grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and spent ten years in Montana before moving to Bend in the spring of 2010. He began drawing and sketching as a child, initially fascinated by charcoal until colors took him into another realm. Pastels, oils, and acrylics are his favorite medium, and winter landscapes are his favorite muse.

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What Lola Wants
842 Wall Street

Come see the beautiful artwork of Cindy Briggs and Mark Rada…
Friday through Sunday – stock up on Votivo candles at 15% off !
Wine and treats will be served !

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Wabi Sabi
830 Wall Street

Open late

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The Wine Shop and Beer Tasting Bar
55 Minnesota Avenue

Always open late for Art Walk. This month join representatives from Three Creeks as they pour their delicious brews.

Jazz at the Oxford welcomes World Renowned Pianist Darrell Grant, featuring drummer Brian Blade & special guests

Friday, February 17th – 8:00 pm Show

Saturday, February 18th – 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm Shows

Tickets available online only at www.bendticket.com  - limited spaces available, all ages welcomed.

For more information, please see http://www.oxfordhotelbend.com/jazz-at-the-oxford.htm 

Presented by the OXFORD hotel, Combined Communications, G2 Strategic,
Central Oregon Radiology Associates, Subaru of Bend, The Leffel Center, Douglas Fine Jewelry and The Source. 

Contact 541.382.8436 for more information

Thank you to Donald Yatomi for creating the Art Walk painting above “The Tower”

Join us for the next event:

Friday, February 3 -  5 to 9 pm

Over 50 businesses will stay open late for the fun!

Need Childcare while you enjoy Art Walk-Check out Drop n’ Hop!

Hear about plans for an aggressive marketing campaign & how we plan to fund it.

Thursday, January 19 – 7 P.M.

Joolz Restaurant (banquet room), 916 Wall Street,

Appetizers and no-host bar

Charlie Hoppes, owner and wine maker at Firelitas, will be visiting Bend d’Vine to talk about his wines, sign bottles and provide tastes. Charlie will be here on Thursday January 19th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Fidelitas is located in Washington’s Red Mtn AVA. These great wines will be available in the wine club offering.

Businesses stay open late showcasing art!

Friday, January 6th, 5-9pm

Stroll downtown and enjoy art, wine, music, food and fun as we celebrate our community and the arts.

Need childcare while you enjoy Art Walk???

Check out Drop & Hop,

a youth arts & music event where you drop the kids while you check out Art Walk!!!

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Alleda Real Estate
25 Minnesota Avenue #1

Open late

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Arts Central
875 Brooks Street

Potters for Education (PFE) is partnering again (and continuing the December 2011 showcase) with Arts Central in January to support children’s art education. Through Saturday January 21st, local potters will show and sell their pottery at Arts Central, 875 NW Brooks St., in Bend as a fundraiser with a portion of all sales going towards Arts Central’s scholarship program for youth in need.  First Friday January 6th from 4-8pm.
In 2011, Potters for Education raised over $4,500.00 for Arts Central’s scholarship fund.  Holly Davis, PFE coordinator, says “We are committed to art education and want to give back to the community.”
Participating potters include: Diane Burns, Holly Davis, Charlene Hickey, John Kinder, Peter Roussel, Ariel Shriner, Tricia Stutheit and Cathy Willis.
Regular pottery show hours are Wednesday to Saturday 11am to 4pm.

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Bend Brewing Company
1019 Brooks Street

This month at the Bend Brewing Company we are proud to be showing some of the artwork that will be in the ONDA 2012 calendar.  These are beautiful pictures of the central Oregon landscape.  Some of them have been printed on canvas, and are amazing in their scope and color.  Please come by and see them, and maybe stay for 1 of our award winning brews!

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Bend d’Vine Wine Bar
916 Wall Street

Genre (shown to the left of Todd Habby) will entertain with his unique style combining Spanish Flamenco guitar with his own 80s influenced savoir-faire! Milo is a very popular artist and plays at Tart Bistro on Thursdays. He is also the guitartist for Todd Habby at concerts and on CDs.

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Boys and Girls Club of Central Oregon @ Liberty Theatre
Wall Street

We will be showcasing artwork created by the youth from our 4 branches of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Oregon.  Our event will be held at Liberty Theatre on Friday, January 6th from 5pm-9pm.  We will be providing drinks and appetizers and entertainment will be provided by Rob Fincham and Le Voci

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Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty
821 Wall Street

Artist: Carla Spence
Music: Warren Zaiger
Hosted by: Tanya Tonge, Broker

My paintings are more than about beauty.  I am communicating an idea, a visual memory, as I explore what happens when significant moments over a long period of time become incorporated into the fabric of my life.  I am constantly preoccupied with the color and shape of things, of landscapes, of details in larger pictures, that call to be altered, to be represented in unexpected ways.  I like to question the conventional wisdom of color.  My work is about a journey, semi abstract, incorporating a love for color and experimentation with mixed media.  I work in acrylics, layering them with collage papers, glazing, texture mediums, oil pastel, and pencil.  I enjoy the challenge of shifting from theme to theme, depending on my faith journey, involvement with family, travel, or just the quiet absorption of landscapes and places with their myriad of details, shapes and color.

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Common Table
150 Oregon Avenue

The Franklin Crossing Building
550 NW Franklin

            Art in the Atrium at Franklin Crossing, 550 NW Franklin, celebrates First Friday, January 6 2012, from 5 – 8 pm with art by gallery artists and continuing with VISIONS OF HOPE, paintings and drawings benefiting orphans in the Otino Waa Children’s Village in northern Uganda.  The exhibition continues through January 29, 2012.

Gallery artists present a wide variety of landscapes including Marlene Alexander, Joanne Donaca, Janice Druin, Ann Ruttan, and, Gary Vincent, expressionistic oil, Mike Kelly, expressionistic mixed media and Steven Thor Johanneson, realistic watercolor.  All paint images representative of Central OR.

Also continuing is VISIONS OF HOPE, with images of Africa and other scenes created by inmates of the Snake River Correctional Institution.  They proposed to institution officials to create works of art to be sold to benefit the 260 rescued children at the Otino Waa Children’s Village.  Thus art helps to heal not only children in Uganda but also serves incarcerated men in Oregon.  All sales solely benefit the children.

Typhoon! serves wine and Thai appetizers and the popular Tommy Leroy Trio performs jazz with Andy Armor, piano, George Bouhey, drums, and Tom Freedman, bass.  Billye Turner, art consultant, provides additional information at 541.382.9398.

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Mockingbird Gallery
869 Wall Street #120

A two person exhibition titled “Fresh Perspectives” featuring Utah artists
Richard Boyer and Rick Graham will open the 2012 season at Mockingbird Gallery on First Friday, January 6, 2012 from 5 to 9 pm.  Please join us to see the new works, to meet the artists and to hear the jazz sounds of Rich Hurdle and Friends.
Richard Boyer divides his time between Utah and Sweden, the native home of his wife Karin.  His oil paintings depict landscapes and street scenes from all over the world – from the quiet waterways of Amsterdam to the rolling hills of Provence to the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains in America.  In each carefully crafted painting one can trace the play of light over water, buildings, mountains and people, capturing a poetic moment that is both specific and universal.  His technique draws on the traditional approach to oil painting, but with a richer textural quality.  He begins his paintings in the plein air mode, and completes them back in hi studio.
Rick Graham paints the human form in all of its beauty and magnificent
complexity using both oil and acrylic paints.  His work is suffused with a quiet
romanticism, merging colors with soft light and shadow to evoke a poetic mood.  He also paints landscapes in the plein air mode.  His landscapes are full of natural light and the energy of broad colorful brushstrokes.
The exhibit will continue through the end of January.

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Red Chair Gallery
103 Oregon Avenue

Red Chair Gallery 103 N.W. Oregon Ave presents “Cool Art” featuring Dee McBrien-Lee’s “Americana” series of large acrylic paintings; Denise Mahoney’s scarves; and Blue Spruce Pottery.  Join us 5 to 9 pm January 6th for our opening evening reception.

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Thump Coffee
25 NW Minnesota Avenue

Throughout January, Thump Coffee in downtown Bend hosts the River Song Montessori School Student Art Show, “Vision of Peace.” For First Friday Art Walk, January 6 only, the school will also present “The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama,” multi-media prints.
The acrylics on canvas paintings displayed in “Vision of Peace” were painted by River Song children, ages three to six. These works were created as part of an ongoing study of world peace leaders including the Dalai Lama, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi and Maria Montessori. According to River Song, “This January show is in honor of our great peace ambassadors and their contribution toward justice and peace for humanity.”
The children’s art will be auctioned in February. Funds from the auction will contribute to the development of a scholarship fund for community families, an organic hot lunch program and classroom materials.
River Song purchased “The Missing Peace” prints with a goal of collaborating among local schools to develop a values-oriented curriculum for children ages 3-6 to accompany the artwork.

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Wabi Sabi
830 NW Wall Street

Art Walk with Jumpin’ Respess!

Jumpin Joyce’s music reflects an organic perspective to modern day cultural issues. Mellow tones emanate from the singer/songwriters guitar and harmonica as she plays eclectic mix of originals and favorite covers.

As always, sake and snacks will be served!

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Saturday, December 10, 2011 4:30-6:30pm

Reservations are required for this event. 

Please RSVP via email to thewineshopbend@gmail.com with the number of people attending or call 541-389-2884.

Ed King III from King Estate Winery is bringing down a ton of wine for Wine Shop customers to taste at this event; multiple Pinot Gris, select Pinot Noirs and Cabernet from their Washington vineyards.  Remember this winery is still independently owned and the enthusiasm from Ed is wonderful to see.  This is a tasting you will not want to miss! One of their Pinot Noirs just scored 95 points!

Clutch: A Handbag Boutique

DATE: Thursday, December 1st

TIME: 5:00 – 8:00pm

LOCATION: Bend d’Vine * 916 NW Wall St

MORE: Giveaways, discounts, and appetizers!

My Hobo International rep is flying in from Seattle and bringing thousands of dollars worth of wallets, clutches, and bags just for this event!  And they’re all on SALE!  You can even enter to win a Hobo bag!

High Desert Gallery is excited to announce Central Oregon guest artists, Holly and Randal Smithey, December 16 to February 15, 2012. “Balance”, exhibition is featured at High Desert Gallery, 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend, Oregon.

From their studio in Tumalo, Randal and Holly Smithey create abstract works in steel, bronze, and copper. They hand form, forge, and fabricate pieces using texture, shape, and color to speak the language of rhythm and balance. In each piece they strive to achieve a union of independent energies around a common center. The shape tells a story, inspired by a particular vision and the patina tells another guided by the shape. There is always an interaction between the shape and the patterns created by the patina. One influenced by the other like a river or a road is guided by a landscape.

About High Desert Gallery and High Desert Frameworks! High Desert Gallery, The Art & Soul of Central   Oregon™ is an award-winning fine art gallery located at 10 NW Minnesota Avenue at The Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend, Oregon. High Desert Frameworks!, the award-winning framing studio is located at 61 NW Oregon Avenue at Lava in downtown Bend, Oregon. The gallery specializes in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. For more information please visit: http://www.highdesertgallery.com or call toll free 1-866-549-6250.

10 Minnesota  Avenue (541) 382-8436

Jazz at the Oxford welcomes a Tom Grant Christmas, with Shelly Rudolph & Jackie Nicole

Thursday, December 22nd – 8:00 pm Show

Friday, December 23rd – 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm Shows

Presented by the OXFORD hotel, Combined Communications, G2 Strategic,
Central Oregon Radiology Associates, Subaru of Bend, The Leffel Center, Douglas Fine Jewelry and The Source. 

Open from 7am-12pm

Common Table

offers a traditional meal 11a-2p

Saturday, November 26th!

Sign up to join us in Downtown Bend, Oregon as we Shop Small! It’s Small Business Saturday where hundreds of downtown districts and small businesses across the country are inviting customers to support small business. Go to our Downtown Bend Small Business Saturday Facebook page for more information.

Saturday, December 3rd, 12:00pm. Starts at the corner of Newport Ave. and Harmon Blvd.

For more information, as well as the route map, click HERE

Join us on Sunday, November 13 at 10am at Minnesota & Wall.

Thanks in advance for pitching in to help make our Downtown beautiful!