Back Deck happenings history
live music JULY
21 The Avett Brothers | Les Schwab 25 25 Elektrapod | Les Schwab 25 Diana Krall | Les Schwab 28 The Prince and Michael Experience with DJ Dave Paul | The Capitol
1 Ween | Les Schwab 4 Deftones + Rise Against Les Schwab 6 B.o.B on the Elements Midtown Ballroom AUGUST 11 UB40 | Athletic Club 1 Steve Miller Band & Peter Frampton 15 Slightly Stoopid, Iration & J Boog Les Schwab Les Schwab 26 The HWY 97 Band | The Bottoms 18 Milonga | Les Schwab Up Saloon 20 Jack Johnson | Les Schwab
Nate Pedersen and Kelly Cannon-Miller
“15 Minute Histories”
community
NEW EAST SIDE HANGOUT TAKE THE WORKHOUSE, add a little bit of The Lot, then sprinkle in some The Wilds and you have 9th Street Village. The village is the grand vision of Annie and Tim Willis who, along with two other families, started the DIY Cave three years ago. Now, the Willis’ are expanding into the back lot behind the DIY Cave to create 9th Street Village. “We had this vision of a maker mall,” said Annie. “The village expands on the whole maker movement to include artisans and craft people and food. Sort of like a destination.” The project is still in development but, when finished in the summer, it will add a muchneeded cultural, food and artisan market to the east side. The entire property will include co-working spaces, a food cart pod, a small retail space and, hopefully, a tap bar. “There are so many people who are making stuff, making businesses,” said Annie. “We’re hoping for it to be a destination for people who are interested in the maker movement. And also a place to come with your friends and family and show them what’s going on in Bend.”
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In a region of newcomers that’s adding new residents at the pace of more than a dozen a day, there’s a danger that the area’s unique history—and those who set the stage for Central Oregon’s meteoric rise—will be forgotten. It’s the reason why new residents, as well as long time locals, should pay attention to a project that aims to connect the present with the past in Deschutes County. “15 Minute Histories” is a compilation of interviews and outtakes from notable residents and pioneers. The project, a collaboration between the Deschutes Public Library and the Deschutes Historical Society, received the 2017 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award for digitizing a series of taped interviews by Kessler Cannon, a local radio journalist, who made the recordings between 1953 and 1954. The recordings are now available as audiobooks through the Deschutes Public Library. Nate Pedersen, President of Deschutes Historical Society and lead project manager of the “15 Minute Histories” project, said the audiobooks connect people to a different era. “It is pretty awesome to hear the voices of the past while experiencing the town—like listening to O.B. Riley while driving down O.B. Riley,” said Pedersen. The recordings highlight members of the Deschutes County Pioneers, a society made up of the families who first settled Bend in the early 20th century. Cannon, sometimes referred to as the “voice of Bend,” interviewed the thenliving members of the society, such as Klondike Kate, Claude Kelley, Fay Pierce Beech, Florence Stout and more. “I’m a sucker for Kessler Cannon himself, which means my favorite broadcast is every one,” said Kelly Cannon-Miller (no relation), the director of the Deschutes Historical Society and a collaborative member of the project. “I think listening to the challenges these folks faced puts our daily life into a different perspective,” said CannonMiller. “Their problems make ours seem pretty small.” — Danielle Meyers bendmagazine.com
JULY \ AUGUST 2017
PHOTO TOP DANIELLE ME YERS
WINS OREGON HERITAGE EXCELLENCE AWARD