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20-Dollar Art Show brings thousands of works from 120+ area artists

In the fall of 2013, Bright Place Gallery in Bend debuted The 20-Dollar Art Show as a vehicle for artists to share their art with the public in a low-pressure setting where they could build confidence selling art. The Gallery did not take a commission. The artist kept 100 percent of sales and the art show was a success for all. Fast-forward to 2019. The annual show displayed more than 2,100 pieces of art from 120 local and regional artists, amateur and professional. On opening night, 900 pieces sold in three hours for $20 each. Like many beloved events, the COVID-19 pandemic put the brakes o...

(KATHY MICHAELS / iNFOnews.ca) January 12, 2021 - 8:00 AM Christina Skinner has been in the restaurant industry for 25 years, and she’s never had to deal with mistreatment the likes of which she’s endured repeatedly in the last four months. Skinner owns Frankie We Salute You!, a restaurant at 1717 Harvey Ave. Since provincial health orders started requiring everything from masks to reduced occupancy and contact tracing measures there’s been a backlash. “It was the worst when the changes first came into effect. That first week and a half it was unbearable. Every day ...