Event Type: Single Event

A single event that spans one or more consecutive days.

Winter Nights: Paws and Paint

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  •  12.19.24
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Attention animal lovers! Hightail it to the Museum after dark for watercolor crafts, a look at our new exhibition from artist Hilary Baker—who will be here to greet you—a Museum scavenger hunt, cookie decorating and more. Oh, and don’t forget to “paws” for a photo in our photo booth! Animal-themed outfits are highly encouraged. 4:00 (more…)

Winter Nights: Feels like Flannel!

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  •  12.12.24
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Flannel is the fabric of the season! Don your grungiest flannel as you explore our new Blood, Sweat & Flannel exhibition after hours. Grab a treat at the Rimrock Café, enjoy holiday discounts at Silver Sage Trading, take a few silly photos in our photo booth, decorate holiday cookies and more! 4:00 pm – 7:30 (more…)

Winter Nights: Welcome to Winter

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  •  12.05.24
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

When the moon hits your eye, like it’s 5:45, it’s December…which means, Winter Nights are back! Throw on your ugliest sweater or craziest hat and head to the Museum after hours for cookie decorating, beverage tastings, store discounts, story time, photobooth fun and more holiday shenanigans. 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm Adults and member guests (more…)

Prohibition Party: Sidecar Sweethearts – Cocktails & Courting in the Jazz Age

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  •  02.07.25
     6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Get ready to rev your engines for this year’s Prohibition Party! We’ll explore the 1920s shift from old-school courting to the fast-paced world of public dating. With live music, dancing, a costume contest and plenty of roaring romance, it’s your chance to party like it’s 1925 — when the business of romance became an increasingly (more…)

Natural History Pub: Geology and Paleontology of the John Day River Basin

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  •  12.02.24
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Photo courtesy of the National Park Service The geology of the John Day basin records a rich history of changing environments, including deep oceans, subtropical rainforests, temperate forests and sagebrush steppes. While volcanic and tectonic activity built the land we see today, the John Day River and its tributaries have helped to expose these rocks. (more…)

Indigenous Speakers Series – Ancestral and Legacy Burdens

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  •  12.04.24
     6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Featuring Donald “Del” Laverdure – enrolled citizen of the Crow Nation, member of the Ties the Bundle Clan Join us for an enlightening discussion led by Del Laverdure, where we will explore the mental and behavioral health challenges faced by indigenous communities and opportunities for healing and growth within these communities. Del will facilitate a (more…)

20-Dollar Art Show Extravaganza Tickets on Sale

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  •  09.25.24
     12:00 pm

20-Dollar Art Show Extravaganza tickets go on sale TODAY, September 25, at noon! Find the tickets HERE: https://highdesertmuseum.org/20-art-show-info/ *Tickets tend to go FAST! Plan to be online at the link above at the time of the release* (more…)

Homeschool Day

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  •  11.08.24
     10:00 am - 1:00 pm

The Museum invites homeschool families and organizations to engage with our many educational resources. Hands-on Discovery Class reservations will be available for three age ranges. Registration is required and space is limited. $12 a visitor RSVP will become available in September at highdesertmuseum.org/homeschool-day (more…)

Indigenous Speakers Series – Tribal Sovereignty & Water Rights: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Ongoing Relationship

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  •  11.06.24
     6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Bobby Brunoe, CEO and Secretary/Treasurer for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and Josh Newton, Partner at BBK Law, will explore tribal sovereignty and treaty rights as they relate to water in the region. This talk will highlight the importance of water to tribes and the ways that tribes continue to enact their rights today. (more…)