Wednesday, May 17, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Event supports
spay/neuter
program
AUCTION: Event
celebrates arts and
music in Sisters
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local artists contribute and
have their work framed here.
It is our way of giving back
to the next generation, by
sponsoring these artists with
their donated pieces.”
The Schmidlings are also
a part of the Sisters Arts
Association, enhancing the
arts community and sponsor-
ing local artists by framing
and selling their work in their
gallery.
All the pieces in the art
stroll are donated by artists
and are then auctioned off
at the private auction event
at Ponderosa Forge and
Ironworks on Saturday eve-
ning. Artist and contributor
Wendy Birnbaum said, “It
feels good to contribute to art
in schools and have a part in
making programs for kids to
learn art.”
It is Birnbaum’s fifth year
being a part of My Own Two
Hands and the art programs
at the schools. This year,
Birnbaum and Susie Zeitner
collaborated on a photo-
graph taken by Birnbaum and
then inlayed onto metal with
glasswork done by Zeitner.
Another artist, Jennifer
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PHOTO BY CEILI CORNELIUS
Dennis McGregor, Patrick Lombardi, and Peter Heithoff performed at Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop.
Hartwig, contributed a beau-
tiful scratchboard cougar
piece.
“When I first learned
scratchboard, I was in high
school, I never took art out-
side of school. I think it is sad
to think schools are taking
away arts programs. It builds
an immense amount of char-
acter in students. I think the
more the contribution the bet-
ter to keep art in our commu-
nity and to keep love in our
society,” Hartwig told The
Nugget.
The Friday art stroll was
followed by a free concert at
The Belfry, with rockabilly
dance band Petunia and the
Vipers.
Saturday night’s auction at
Ponderosa Forge raised thou-
sands of dollars for Sisters
Folk Festival’s outreach
programs. Artists donated
paintings, sculptures, jew-
elry and woodcrafts for the
auction, and bidding was
brisk. The highlight moment
came when Sage Dorsey — a
longtime volunteer supporter
of SFF — announced that
he would match the winning
bid for the wooden bench he
hand-crafted for the auction
in memory of Dorro Sokol,
Boyd Wickman, and Jack
Hartman. The winning bid
was $5,000, which meant
the total was $10,000 — an
example of the generosity
the community shows in sup-
porting arts and education in
Sisters.
Bend Spay+Neuter Project
and Bend Pet Resort invite
you and your dog to Drake
Park on Saturday, May 27, to
celebrate beer, dogs, and the
outdoors at the fourth annual
Barks & Rec event from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Fun contests for your dog
include the K-9 Pie Eating
Contest, Best Voice, Owner
Dog Lookalike, Best Hair,
Best Kisser and Best Trick!
Sign up at www.bendsnip.org.
There will also be a Paw
Spa where dogs and humans
can get massages, you can
have your dog painted, or
do yoga with your dog.
Adoptable cats and dogs
will be on hand. Doggie gift
bags will be available for
purchase. A dog-friendly
beer tent will feature corn
hole, beer-pong, and beer
from Goodlife Brewing and
Boneyard Brewing.
All proceeds benefit Bend
Spay+Neuter Project. All
well-socialized, friendly dogs
on a leash are welcome.
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