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Last week the Source team had its annual holiday party at our friend Rockin’ Dave’s, where we made merry and had our white elephant party, exchanging zany gifts and stealing ones first opened by our coworkers. In the end I managed to score a pair of Portland Trail Blazers tickets, tucked away in a bag that contained other “decoy” gifts like an animal-print steering wheel cover, a collection of weird coasters and some chocolate liquor candies held over from last year.

It seemed that, overwhelmed by the visage of the leopard steering wheel cover, people overlooked the fact that a tiny note at the bottom of the bag announced the much-better gift of the Blazers tickets. I guess I bring it up because it seemed like a life lesson: While the flashy stuff often gets the most attention, the best things in life are often more subtle. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas this week, or just chillaxing and welcoming the official start of winter (and the return of the light), thanks for reading the Source—and for sticking around aaaaalll the way to the end of this little life lesson.

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now fell on Bend this past week, and for a brief window of time—based on the frenzy of commentary on social media—you would have thought we were entering a fuzzy white version of the apocalypse. A video captured from a porch on Bend’s west side caught a Prius careening down a hill, with the driver inside eventually exiting her vehicle and falling onto the icy street, nearly getting hit by another careening Volvo. A video from Bend’s east side captured at least four cars in a pileup, sliding collectively down the street. Yet another person captured the scene of a group of cars sliding en masse down Awbrey Butte.

From that one icy morning emerged a chorus of Karens, all looking for someone to blame. It’s like clockwork: The first snow falls, and before the local snow-plow drivers have even had time to pour their morning coffee, locals are complaining that their residential street, far from being an arterial or collector street, hasn’t been plowed or sanded yet.

While it’s true that the lesser-traveled residential streets aren’t a high priority for local governments in charge of plowing hundreds of miles of roads, it’s highly likely that those streets would have been clear by the time it was their turn to be cleared of the 2 inches or so that accumulated, melted and re-froze before melting once again.

Along with complaints about the timing of plowing come the ones complaining about everything else that local cities and counties spend their money on.

Here’s a small sampling of those, from our current favorite social-media site for neighborhood squabbles, NextDoor: - “They are busy clearing and sanding Mt Bachelor! Get used to it as it’s not going to change!” (Fact: The Oregon Department of Transportation, not the City of Bend nor Deschutes County, maintains that road.)

- “They were busy sanding the house less camp on Hunnel Rd. (Fact: Hunnel Road is categorized as a tier-three street for clearing, according to the City’s Priority Plowing & Sanding Zones map.)

- City of Bend wants everyone to move here yet they don’t take care of the conditions.

(Fact: “City of Bend” has little to no control over who moves here.)

- “You mean stay home until April? Bend needs more plows and more money budgeted for snow removal. This is a PUBLIC SAFETY issue! School buses got stuck yesterday.” (Fact: In icy conditions, even those with commercial drivers’ licenses experience driving challenges.)

- “Time for a wholesale change...” (Fact: Mexico is pretty nice this time of year.)

That small sampling of commentary gives one a sense of the thinking that emerges the second the flakes fly. The chorus died down a bit once the ice that accumulated for roughly 24 hours was again melted, but it will be back again: The cries for someone to do something to fix their very real problem of needing to get somewhere faster than the current conditions allow.

And even while we chuckle at the often-unnecessary commentary that emerges on social media around every weather event, it is there, too, where we find the occasional practical person, like this one, whose comments about the pileup on Awbrey Butte stated it better than we could: “…there are times—like the other day— when the weather conditions make it impossible to maintain traction. This location is classic for this condition as the roadway is shaded, it is steep and it is severely cambered.

I’ve seen plenty of cars end up in both sides of the park. I’ve seen plows on the sidewalk and sideways. Even 97 was closed at the same time and it had plenty of treatment. Hell, even I-5 got shut down. That you think the city should be out clearing every street in the middle of [a] storm is peak entitlement.”

During winter events, Mother Nature is in charge—so go ahead and shake your fists at the skies if it helps. For those who desire a bit more information, might we suggest a look at the City of Bend’s and Deschutes County’s winter streets plans webpages, so as to get a grip on which streets will be serviced first? And for those with concerns, the service request page on the City of Bend’s site will likely bear more fruit than a social media rant.

Letters

O MT. BACHELOR FAST TRACKS

RE: SHORT-TERM RENTALS: LET’S SEE THE DATA OPINION, 12/16 Before the city changes any laws, they should start by enforcing the ones already on the books! There are hundreds of unpermitted STR's operating in Bend. Airbnb and VRBO

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submits the Transient Occupancy tax (10% of the gross price of the rental) to the city *directly*--the property owner has no choice in this. The city literally has a list of all the Airbnbs (including both legal and illegal ones) via these tax receipts. All they'd need to do is compare the issued permits to the addresses of those tax receipts.

I find it amazing that this article was written without the slightest bit of probing to the City. Why aren't they doing anything about the illegal STR's? I think we know the answer: the City earns too much money from these unpermitted Airbnbs.

Unfortunately, as these studies seems to show, eliminating 100% of STR's (which ain't gonna happen--those promises have been made) might reduce housing prices by 2% at best. So that median price of $680k drops to $665k. STR's aren't the boogeyman you think they are, apparently.

Poorly run West Coast cities + remote working + wonderful Central Oregon = skyrocketing demand. Combine that with Oregon land use law that severely restricts building and you get a bulldozer-worthy 1 bed/1bath house that sells for half a million bucks.

—Ryan John Lenz via bendsource.com Editor’s note: A 2020 Source Weekly story examined the number of unpermitted STRs in Bend.

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HOMELESS SOLUTION What would happen if we prioritized spending & resource allocation for the homeless instead of attempting to “fix the problem” by doling out money hand over fist?

We have limited resources for those TRULY in need. Prioritize these resources and make a REAL impact on someone’s life. First, let’s clarify the three types of homeless: - Those hit with tough times - Substance abuse / Mental Illness

- Lifestyle choice Clarifying the types of homeless becomes our platform for resource allocation: 1) DON’T dilute our limited resources by spending on those that choose the lifestyle.

2) Get families back on their feet. Spend on our “neighbors” and NOT the “out-of-towners” migrating here to take advantage of our city’s offerings.

3) If it’s a lifestyle, enforce the law (camping, defecating in public, littering, drugs, crime.)

Time to go work and support yourself.

Pretty simple: 1) Develop a Budget / Plan to address homelessness 2) Prioritize spending: YES to families & NO to out-of-towners 3) Tough love for those not willing to work or willing to receive assistance.

Bottom line, don’t dilute the limited resources by supporting those not willing to become a contributing member of society. If you hand beggars money you are drug dealers’ best friend.

Enabling, not helping… YOUR money goes to meth, heroine, alcohol. NOT to FOOD or GAS as they make you believe.

If you believe this is insensitive, think twice.

Planning, Budgeting, Prioritizing drive positive results.Continuing the same practices / nonsense is actually CONDONING THE SELF DESTRUCTION OF A HUMAN BEING. Just look at Portland.

—Jim Dunn

These comment sections are always the best. Watching the ignorant fight with all they have to stay that way, in the face of mountains of facts and reality, is awe inspiring. The tenacity, the determination, the raw unadulterated mental flex from the depths of complete idiocy… it’s truly a magnificent display. Bravo!

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Ah, the glory of the comments sections. Just think—the Source Weekly team gets to pore through the comments not only on our own website, but on Facebook. Instagram and Twitter, too!

The opportunities for dismay, damnings, doxxings and delusions abound! Corey, you get letter of the week for maintaining your humor while taking it all in.

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Many people of Bend have been upset about the introduction of Fast Tracks at Mt. Bachelor, a new program starting this season where you can pay an additional sum of at least $49 to skip the line.

Skiing and snowboarding are already fairly non-equitable sports by nature, due to the necessary purchases of lift tickets, equipment and transportation. The Fast Tracks passes increase this inequity by creating a two-tiered system; the more money you pay, the greater experience you receive.

This system is particularly problematic because of the location of Mt. Bachelor on public land owned equally by every American.

The preferential treatment given to wealthier patrons while outpricing local skiers and snowboarders is in opposition to this sentiment, and is a huge concern in the midst of the general issue of the inequity of snow sports.

It is up to the people of Bend to show our protest of Fast Tracks and overall rising prices at Mt. Bachelor by similarly speaking the language of money: a boycott.

Dining makes up about 15% of the income at major ski resorts, nearly a third of what is made off of lift tickets and season passes. That is why I propose a boycott of Mt. Bachelor dining. Dining is used by many people, is feasible to boycott, could have a significant impact, and has reasonable alternatives.

The proposed boycott would go into effect December 18, the day Fast Tracks begin to be available.

We can show them that we care.

—Sierra Goode

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Oregon GOP’s #1

Bend Sen. Tim Knopp holds the future of the state Senate Republican Caucus

By Daniel Pearson

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fter the Oregon Legislature approved $400 million in new spending at the Dec. 13 special session—notably for renters facing a winter eviction and farmers harmed by drought— lawmakers and political players praised the negotiating skills of Sen. Tim Knopp (R-Bend) as the person responsible for convincing Senate Republicans to approve four bills whose chief sponsors were Democrats.

Knopp, elected as Senate Minority Leader on Oct. 22 by his caucus, not only convinced Senate Republicans it was the right deal, he did so without caving into his party’s steadfast voices—the bomb-throwers such as Sen. Dallas Heard (R-Medford) and Sen. Dennis Linthicum (R-Klamath Falls) who express outrage and cry foul at any and all liberal policies.

Betsy Johnson, the pertinacious now-former lawmaker who on Dec. 15 relinquished her role as senator to focus on running for governor in 2022, said Knopp’s prodigious work ethic and talent for steering bipartisan compromise won the day. Sen. Fred Girod (R-Lyons), who Knopp replaced as chair of the Senate Republican Caucus, said the Bend senator’s broad perspective and understanding of each voting district’s concerns allowed him to bring senate Republicans together. House Speaker Tina Kotek (D-Portland) said Knopp negotiated in good faith to provide urgent relief for all parts of the state.

Knopp, the sole member of the Republican caucus who stayed at the Capitol during the 2020 walkout, and a former House Majority Leader from 1998-2005, said even though lawmakers politically are more divided than ever, it’s his job as Senate Minority Leader to strike a balance.

“Social media has created a negative culture,” Knopp said. “I’m a firm believer (Republicans) need to engage as much as possible on policy matters as opposed to running from them, so you need to convince (lawmakers) of your position and work to position them in the pocket in a positive way.”

The Republican party is counting on Knopp to motivate voters and get Senate Republicans to work together in the run-up to the November 2022 general election, but his success is far from guaranteed. His primary goal will be adding caucus members by finding a path for Republicans, which last controlled the Oregon House in 2006 and the Senate in 2002, to overcome Democrats’ long-standing majority—something observers consider a long shot at best. Knopp, however, sees a path to victory for Senate Republicans.

Knopp said several districts are in play and winnable, including Senate

Courtes y Tim Knopp

Oregon’s December Session: What got done The Oregon Legislature met on Dec. 13 in a special session, passing a series of bills that total $400 million in new spending for a variety of needs across the state. They include: • $100 million for additional emergency rental assistance for low-income tenants facing eviction • $100 million to support partnerships with existing local rental assistance programs • $40 million for farmers and ranchers who lost income due to this year’s ice storm, heat dome, and drought • $25 million to expand the state’s Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Grant program and funding for local organizations to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding at those sites • $19 million for dentists who provide services to low-income patients

Sen. Tim Knopp, who declined an interview for this story, has earned recognition for his negotiating skills in a polarized Oregon legislature.

District 3 in southern Jackson County, last held by a Republican in 2018; along with District 6, which after redistricting comprises all of Springfield and portions of rural Lane and Linn counties; District 10, held from 2002-2019 by the late Republican Sen. Jackie Winters; District 13, which includes mostly rural Washington, Marion, Yamhill and Clackamas counties; District 16, from which Johnson stepped down; and District 20 in Clackamas County, held by Republicans since 2010 but open now that Sen. Christine Drazan (R-Canby) stepped down to run for governor.

Knopp points to the November election in Virginia, where right-leaning voters in suburban and rural areas catapulted Republican Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin and House Republicans to victory, saying the same thing can happen in Oregon.

“Just as Republicans in Virginia saw a path to victory, Republican and Independent voters in Oregon are looking for checks and balances against the policies of the Democratic supermajority that they don’t agree with,” Knopp said. “I don’t think there’s any question we will differentiate ourselves during the election from the overreaching policies of the last several years. Most people outside metro areas don’t think they are being represented well. I think they want to weigh in more in the coming election cycle.”

Girod and Johnson agree that, as Senate minority leader, Knopp will

focus much of his efforts on adding caucus members in the 2022 election. But Knopp said his own District 27 remains his underlying focus.

Knopp’s political acumen was instrumental in persuading all but two Senate Republicans on Dec. 13 to approve Senate Bill 5561, which provides affordable housing and homeless support for 14 cities, including $1 million for the City of Bend that Mayor Sally Russell said is greatly needed. He also administered $1 million, part of the redistricting money awarded to each senator, to start a new child care pilot program in Bend, which will directly correlate to parents being able to get back to work, Bend Chamber of Commerce Director Katy Brooks said.

“He’s been really receptive to a lot of stuff the business community wants, and that’s not always something you see (in politicians),” Brooks said. “We greatly enjoy working with him.”

Reagan Knopp, former director of the nonprofit Oregon Right to Life, who harbors his own political aspirations, said his father’s ability to make a genuine connection with people transcends political limitations and bodes well for Senate Republicans and right-leaning voters.

“He’s about transcending political labels and partisanship to get down to what motivates lawmakers and what voters care about,” he said.

“He’ll come at it from a more moderate-conservative perspective, but his core values are something both parties can get behind.”

• $18 million to help the 1,200 Afghan refugees relocating to Oregon find housing and jobs • $14 million for affordable housing in 14 cities • $14 million for irrigation districts impacted by drought • $12 million for Klamath Basin domestic well assistance • $10 million to reimburse landlords for tenants who can’t afford rent payments, and for other fees they accrued during the pandemic • $10 million for agriculture workers who lost pay due to heat and wildfire smoke • $9.7 million for drought relief on Klamath Tribal lands • $5 million to process rental assistance applications and speed up delivery of federal funds • $5 million for grasshopper and cricket eradication Courtesy Pixabay

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Noticias en Español La Ciudad de Bend prepara las indicaciones para quitar los campamentos de personas sin hogar Por Jack Harvel Translated by/Traducido por Jéssica Sánchez-Millar también pidió almacenar todo lo con- poco más temerosos de cómo iba a funfiscado por lo menos por 30 días para la cionar Me gustan las mejoras que se han recuperación de bienes. llevado a cabo; no haría ningún cambio La nueva política mantiene muchas con la excepción que dejemos que el de las disposiciones de las políticas personal implemente es su totalidad la previas del campamento en Emerson, política sin tener que tener que regresar pero no todas. Ahora, la ciudad debe a una reunión del consejo.” dar un aviso de 72 horas a los campisLa concejala Gena Goodtas localizados en un sitio que se con- man-Campbell agrego una estipusidere inseguro y un aviso de 72 horas lación a la política que determina si a los prestadores de servicios para el un campamento se elimina debido a la retiro de emergencia del campamento. falta de servicios disponibles.

El presidente municipal determina si “Me parece bastante castigador que, un campamento se declara inseguro o si alguien no tiene un lugar para ir al si se reubica debido a una emergencia. baño, eso es lo que justifica el retiro del El ayuntamiento ya no aprobará que se campamento,” dijo Goodman-Campquiten campamentos, pero dará un aviso bell. “Al mismo tiempo, entiendo por de 72 horas, al igual que a los prestado- completo los desafíos ambientales y res de servicios, cuando campamentos de salud pública siempre que sean el con ocho o más personas estén pro- resultado de eso, así que estaba tratangramados a desmontarse. do de ver cómo podríamos hacer cam“La información que el personal bios en la política para reconocer que nos está compartiendo me indica que esas no son las razones principales por necesitamos dejarlos estar a cargo de la las que tendríamos mover a alguien del implementación de esta política,” dijo campamento. en la reunión la concejala de la ciudad de Goodman-Campbell también enfatiBend, Milanie Kebler. “Creo ha habido zo que la ciudad no busca eliminar los grandes esfuerzos desde que se escrib- campamentos y que probablemente ió inicialmente esta política, era nueva, una simple falta no conduzca al cierre Year’s Eve Celebration no se había usado antes y estábamos un de estos.

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El caso del 2018 Martin v. Boise del Tribunal de Apelaciones del 9º circuito estipuló efectivamente que los ayuntamientos no pueden imponer reglas contra los campamentos cuando no hay otro albergue disponible.

Los demandantes incluían a varias personas sin hogar en Boise, quienes discutieron que era injusto fallarles cuando no tenían un lugar al cual ir.

Como consecuencia del caso, Boise se comprometió a gastar más de 1.3 millones para agregar un nuevo refugio en la ciudad.

Bend y Redmond han tomado pasos similares durante el último año, con la apertura del albergue que no requiere de tantos requisitos para ser aceptado, del cual se encarga Shepherd’s House en la calle 2 en Bend y la reciente apertura de un motel remodelado y localizado en Redmond del cual se encarga Bethlehem Inn.

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En su reunión del 15 de diciembre, los concejales de la ciudad de Bend recomendaron cambios en relación a la eliminación de campamentos de la ciudad en los lugares de paso público para personas sin hogar. La ciudad aprobó una política para quitar un campamento ubicado sobre la avenida Emerson en junio, pero el consejo adapto esa política solo para el campamento en Emerson.

Los cambios a la política propuestos durante la reunión de este mes pueden tener un enfoque más amplio y se presentan después de analizar lo que pasó en Emerson.

La política adoptada en junio marco los parámetros para declarar los campamentos inseguros y quitarlos. El peligro de incendio, la acumulación de basura, las llamadas a la policía, el orinar en un lugar público y el obstaculizar las calles podrían mencionarse como las razones para considerar a un campamento inseguro. La ciudad pidió dar por lo menos dos semanas de aviso a las personas que viven en los campamentos y pidió la coordinación con prestadores de servicios antes de quitar el campamento.

Bajo lasRoaring reglas de junio20’s” para el campaNew mento ubicado en Emerson, la ciudad

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Right to Camp, Right of Ways

The City of Bend drafts guidelines for removing unhoused camps

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Camps line both sides of Emerson Avenue in Bend last summer. On June 2, the Bend City Council adopted policies that set criteria for the camp’s removal.

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end city councilors recommended changes to the City’s houseless camp removal in public right of ways at their meeting Dec. 15. The City approved a policy for removing a camp on Emerson Avenue in June, but the council tailored that policy just for the Emerson camp. The policy changes proposed during this month’s meeting can be targeted more broadly and come after analyzing what happened on Emerson.

The policy adopted in June set benchmarks for declaring camps unsafe and for their removal. Fire hazards, accumulation of trash, calls for police service, public urination and impeding on roadways could all be cited as reasons for deeming a camp unsafe. The City required giving at least two weeks’ notice to people occupying camps and required coordination with service providers before removing a camp. Under June’s rules for Emerson, the City also required the storage of any confiscated property for at least 30 days for retrieval.

The new policy retains many of the provisions of the previous policies for Emerson, but not all of them. Now, the City must provide a 72-hour notice to campers on a site deemed unsafe and a 72-hour notice to service providers for emergency campsite removals. The City manager determines whether a camp is declared unsafe or whether one gets relocated due to an emergency. The City Council will no longer approve camp

removals, but will get a 72-hour notice, just like service providers, when larger campsites with eight or more people are scheduled to be removed.

“The information that staff is giving us says to me that we need to allow them to take charge of implementing this policy,” Bend City Councilor Melanie Kebler said in the meeting. “I think there’s been a lot of good efforts made since this policy was originally written, was brand new, had not been used before, and when we were a little warier of how it was going to work. I like the improvements that have been made to it; I wouldn’t make any changes except that we allow staff to implement the full policy without coming back for a council meeting.”

City Councilor Gena Goodman-Campbell added a stipulation to the policy that factors in whether a camp is removed due to a lack of services available.

“It seems fairly punitive to me to them because somebody doesn’t have a place to go to the bathroom, then that is grounds for removing the camp,” Goodman-Campbell said. “At the same time I understand completely the environmental and public health challenges provided that are the result of that, so I was trying to figure out how we could make changes to the policy to basically acknowledge that those are not the primary reasons why we would have to move somebody.”

Goodman-Campbell also stressed that the City isn’t seeking to remove any camps, and that a single violation won’t likely lead to a camp closure.

“The policy has a lot of factors and the overarching language of the policy and intent of the policy is no single factor would be determinative, it’s supposed to be a policy and a determination that looks in the cumulative and comparative of the presence of many of these factors,” said Elizabeth Oshel, an attorney for the City of Bend.

City Councilor Megan Perkins closed the discussion on the policy by stating that removing camps isn’t a long-term solution to address houselessness.

“There is simply no place for these campers to go, there is no shelter space and by just sweeping a camp, it’s simple stalling and it’s a real vicious cycle for those that are experiencing houselessness. It causes trauma, service providers lose them and it really only provides temporary relief for those of us who are lucky enough to have shelter ourselves,” Perkins said. “I’m going to wrap this up with a public plea, if you don’t like what you see, help us find a shelter—say yes, and that’s the only way you’ll see change here. Otherwise, we’re just kicking the can down the road.”

Precedent for camp removals Removing people from camps is a challenging prospect, with a relatively recent settlement in a case against the

City of Boise, Idaho, factoring into how local governments in the West can manage them. The 2018 Martin v. Boise case by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals effectively stipulated that municipalities cannot enforce anti-camping ordinances when no other shelter is available. The plaintiffs in the case included a number of people experiencing homelessness in Boise, who argued it was unfair to adjudicate them when they had no other place to go.

“The settlement represents the efforts of hundreds of homeless citizens of Boise who were prevented from accessing overnight shelter to sleep due to a disability, limited shelter capacity and shelter policies,” said Howard Belodoff, associate director of Idaho Legal Aid Services in a press release from the City of Boise. “The settlement requires the City to focus on services rather than the far more expensive punishment in the criminal justice system and incarceration in the Ada County Jail.” As a result of the case, Boise endeavored to spend over $1.3 million in adding new shelter capacity in the city.

Bend and Redmond have made similar strides over the past year, with the opening of the low-barrier shelter run by Shepherd’s House on Second Street in Bend, and the recent opening of a converted motel, run by Bethlehem Inn, in Redmond.

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New Normal is Normalized

Censorship Prescription drug costs, wildcat strikes, Google’s union-busting and racism in forced sterilization: Project Censored’s Top 10 stories show old patterns alive and well

By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor; Anson Stevens-Bollen, Illustrator

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roject Censored’s co-directors, Mickey Huff and Andy Lee Roth, title their introduction to this year’s edition of “State of the Free Press,” “A Return to News Normalcy?” drawing a direct parallel between our world today to that of post-World War I

radio. And we should expect much the same. Every major change in the media landscape has brought with it the promise of expanded horizons and democratic possibility—the potential for a broader, more inclusive public conversation— only to see many of the

if evolving, broad patterns that are depressingly familiar.

These patterns are reflected in Project Censored’s top 10 list, with two stories each about labor struggles, racism, threats to health, the environment and free speech.

See the top five here, and check out bendsource.com for the final items on Project Censored’s list.

1. Prescription Drug Costs Set to Become a Leading Cause of Death for Elderly Americans

America, “When the United States faced another raging pandemic and economic recession,” with other sources of tumult as well: “The United States then had experienced a crackdown on civil liberties and free speech in the form of Espionage and Sedition Acts; racial tensions flared during the Red Summer of 1919 as violence erupted from Chicago to Tulsa; Prohibition was the law of the land; and the first wave of U.S. feminism ended with the passage of the 19th Amendment.” At the time, they noted, “People yearned for a return to ‘normalcy,’ as then–presidential hopeful Warren G. Harding proclaimed.”

But it was not to be. “The desire for simpler times, however, was more a phantom than a reality, as millions of Americans ultimately had to adjust to an ever-and-fast-changing world,” including a rapidly changing media landscape—most notably the explosion of

old patterns of division, exclusion and demonization recur in new ways as well as old, as recent revelations about Facebook vividly remind us.

Project Censored isn’t alone in drawing parallels to a century ago, of course. The pandemic above all has expanded journalistic horizons, as a matter of necessity. To a lesser extent, the threat to American democracy— part of a worldwide trend of democratic backsliding—has done so as well. But though some have expanded their horizons, many more continue as if little or nothing has fundamentally changed.

Day-to-day news stories perpetuate the fantasy that normal has already returned. And in one sense they’re right: The normal patterns of exclusion and suppression that Project Censored has been tracking for over 40 years continue to dominate, with even the latest wrinkles fitting into well-established,

“Soaring prescription drug costs have been widely reported by corporate news outlets,” Project Censored notes, but they’ve utterly ignored the staggering resulting cost in human lives. More than 1.1 million seniors enrolled in Medicare programs could die prematurely in the next decade due to unaffordable prescription drugs, according to a November 2020 study reported on by Kenny Stancil for Common Dreams. “As medicines become increasingly expensive, patients skip doses, ration prescriptions or quit treatment altogether,” Project Censored explained, a phenomenon known as “cost-related nonadherence,” which will become “a leading cause of death in the U.S., ahead of diabetes, influenza, pneumonia and kidney disease” by 2030, according to the study by the nonprofit West Health Policy Center and Xcenda, the research arm of Amerisource-Bergen, a drug distributor. “[E]ven with Medicare insurance, what seniors pay is linked to a drug’s price,” the study explained, which allowed them “to model how cost-related nonadherence would change under policies that would reduce drug prices, such as Medicare negotiation.” The study focused on five medical conditions that “significantly affect seniors and for which effective pharmaceutical treatments are available,” including

three types of heart disease, chronic kidney disease and type B diabetes.

“The good news is that policy changes can curb the power of Big Pharma, resulting in far fewer avoidable deaths,” Stancil reported. “Medicare negotiation is projected to reduce drug prices and seniors’ cost-sharing, which could prevent nearly 94,000 seniors’ deaths annually and save $475.9 billion,” the study stated as one of its key findings.

“As a model for policymakers, the study pointed specifically to the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3),” which passed the House in December 2019, but died in the Senate, Project Censored noted. It’s been reintroduced after Joe Biden “declined to include Medicare negotiation in his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan proposal,” they explained.

A May 2021 op-ed in The Hill, co-authored by Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), cited the study’s figures on preventable deaths and explained its basic framework: H.R. 3 would limit the annual outof-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries to no more than $2,000, and would establish a top negotiated price for drugs at no more than 120 percent of the average of six other wealthy nations….

H.R. 3 would support and protect innovation and new drug development by investing some of the expected savings into the world-class research funded through the NIH. But this op-ed was a rare exception. “The public’s understanding of the debate surrounding H.R. 3 and other proposed legislation designed to control inflation in prescription drug prices ought to be informed by accurate information about the grim repercussions of continuing the status quo,” Project Censored noted. “Sadly, the corporate media have failed to provide the public with such information for far too long, and the consequences could turn out to be deadly for millions of seniors.”

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major story that hasn’t been told in America’s corporate media, despite a detailed report from Foreign Policy Centre, “Unsafe for Scrutiny,” released in November 2020.

The report was based on a survey of 63 investigative journalists from 41 countries, which found that 71% had experienced threats and/or harassment while doing their investigations, with a large portion of those (73%) experiencing legal threats as well. Its findings were described by Spencer Woodman in an article for the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

“The report found that legal threats are chief among the types of harassment facing journalists conducting financial investigations, and often seek to exploit a skewed balance of power between often-underfunded reporting enterprises and the legal might of attorneys hired by the world’s wealthiest people and corporations,” Woodman wrote.

“Focusing on frivolous cases known as ‘strategic lawsuits against public participation,’ or SLAPPs, the report asserts that such actions ‘can create a similar chilling effect on media freedom to more overt violence or attack.’” Legal threats are often communicated via private letters, “and, if successful in achieving their aim, the public will never know,” the report said.

Physical threats and online harassment were also a grave concern, but they were geographically uneven.

“While no journalists surveyed in North America reported physical threats, 60% of respondents working in sub-Saharan Africa, and 50% of respondents from North Africa and the Middle East region reported threats of physical attack,” Woodman noted. Daphne Caruana

tigative journalist Ján Kuciak, adding that, “According to FPC’s report, an additional 30 reporters from Brazil, Russia, India, Ukraine, Mexico and other countries who were researching financial corruption have been murdered since 2017.”

As for legal threats, “Unlike Canada, Australia, and certain U.S. states, the United Kingdom has not passed antiSLAPP legislation, making its courts an attractive venue for elites seeking to use the law to bully journalists into silence,” Project Censored noted, citing a May 8, 2021, “The Guardian” column by Nick Cohen which described the U.K.’s court system as “the censorship capital of the democratic world.” Cohen in turn cited the case of financial reporter Catherine Belton, author of the 2020 book, “Putin’s People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West.”

“As Cohen explained, in response, a host of Putin’s super-wealthy associates are now bombarding Belton with one lawsuit after another,” Project Censored observed.

The silence about this silencing has been deafening, Project Censored noted. There has been some coverage overseas, but “To date, however, no major commercial newspaper or broadcast outlet in the United States has so much as mentioned the FPC’s report.”

3. Historic Wave of Wildcat Strikes for Workers’ Rights After millions of people were designated "essential workers" when the U.S. went into lockdown in March 2020, thousands of wildcat strikes erupted to challenge dangerous working conditions and chronic low

wages, exacerbated by refusal to protect against COVID-19 and cutting or sharply increasing the cost of medical insurance for those who had it.

A further strike surge was driven by “Black and Brown workers using digital technologies to organize collective actions as a way to press some of the demands for racial justice raised by Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protestors,” Project Censored noted. The nation’s fourth-busiest port, Charleston, South Carolina, shut down during George Floyd’s funeral on June 9, for example.

At the labor news website Payday Report, Mike Elk created a continuously updated COVID-19 Strike Wave Interactive Map, which had identified “1,100 wildcat strikes as of March 24, 2021, many of which the corporate media have chosen to ignore,” according to Project Censored, including “more than 600 strikes or work stoppages by workers in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement,” in June 2020 alone, according to Elk. “While local and regional newspapers and broadcast news outlets have reported on particular local actions, corporate news coverage has failed to report the strike wave as a wave, at no time connecting the dots of all the individual, seemingly isolated work stoppages and walkouts to create a picture of the overarching trend,” Project Censored reported.

The sole exception where there was national coverage was in August 2020 when highly paid baseball and basketball pro athletes walked out in violation of their contracts to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake by Wisconsin police.

The coverage ended quickly once they returned a few days later.

Wildcat strikes occur when workers simply stop working, often in response to a specific incident, such as employer actions putting lives at risk by skimping on protective gear or attempting to cut workers’ health care. The situation was exacerbated by the Donald Trump administration’s failure to issue mandates requiring specific safety measures, as reported by Michael Sainato at “The Guardian.”

Examples covered by Elk that Project Censored cited include:

• In Santa Rosa, California, 700 health care workers went on strike because their hospital lacked sufficient personal protective equipment to keep employees safe, and management warned employees that their insurance fees would be doubled if they wanted continued coverage for their families.

• In St. Joseph, Missouri, 120 sheet metal workers went on strike due to management’s repeated attempts to cut their health care benefits during the pandemic.

• In May 2020, workers at 50 McDonald’s, Burger King, Starbucks, and other fast-food establishments throughout Florida staged a day-long strike for higher pay and better protective equipment.

• In April 2021, employees at Chicago-area Peet’s Coffee & Tea locations staged a coordinated work stoppage along with the Fight for $15 campaign to demand workplace protections and quarantine pay.

Furthermore, Elk noted that the 600 strikes in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement “is likely a severe underestimation as many nonunion Black and Brown workers are now calling out en masse to attend Black Lives Matter protests without it ever being reported in the press or on social media.”

Elk also noted that “[M]any Black workers interviewed by Payday Report say that, once again, white labor leaders are failing to understand non-traditional organizing that has developed from viral social media movements….

Instagram automation and similar automation on Facebook and Twitter help to build a huge following for grassroots movements, so something that had no following a month ago can suddenly go viral and reach millions of people within hours or even minutes.”

That threat empowers even solitary individual workers, Tulsa-based Black filmmaker and activist Marq Lewis told Elk: He says he personally knows of multiple examples of Black workers in Tulsa approaching their bosses without the support of a union and winning changes in their workplace.

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Financial crimes of global elites, involving the flow of dirty money through some of the world’s most powerful banks, have made major headlines in recent years, most notably with the Panama Papers in 2016 and the FinSen Files in 2020. But we’d know a great deal more if not for the flood of threats faced by journalists doing this work—a

Galizia was murdered by a car bomb in Malta in October 2017, but he added, “The report asserts that an assassination is often not a starting point for those seeking to silence reporters but instead a crime committed after a pattern of escalating threats, noting that Caruana Galizia had faced numerous legal threats and actions and that her family is still fighting 25 lawsuits over her reporting.”

Project Censored noted Galizia’s murder along with that of Slovak inves-

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“A lot of people may say this is not a strike, well, you tell that to these workers now who are getting their grievances heard,” Lewis says.

That’s the censored story within the story within the story.

4. “Climate Debtor” Nations Have “Colonized” the Atmosphere The United States and other developed countries in the global north are responsible for 92% of all the excess carbon dioxide emissions driving global warming, according to a study in the September issue of “The Lancet Planetary Health.” The U.S. alone was responsible for 40%, followed by Russia and Germany (8% each), the United Kingdom (7%), and Japan (5%).

The study’s author, economic anthropologist Jason Hickel, told Sarah Lazare, of “In These Times,” that his research began from the premises that “the atmosphere is a common resource” and that “all people should have equal access” to a fair share of it. He calculated each nation’s fair share of a sustainable global carbon budget, based on population, along with an analysis of “territorial emissions from 1850 to 1969, and consumption-based emissions from 1970 to 2015.” In turn, this was used to calculate “the extent to which each country has overshot or undershot its fair share,” according to the study. Thus the above list of the largest climate debtors.

The results, he told “In These Times,” show that “the countries of the Global North have ‘stolen’ a big chunk of the atmospheric fair-shares of poorer countries, and on top of that are responsible for the vast majority of excess emissions… [T]hey have effectively colonized the global atmospheric commons for the sake of their own industrial growth.”

In contrast, the study found that “most countries in the Global South were within their boundary fair shares,

including India and China (although China will overshoot soon).” The leading climate creditors to date are India (34% of global “undershoots”), China (11%), Bangladesh and Indonesia (5% each) and Nigeria (4%).

“High-income countries must not only reduce emissions to zero more quickly than other countries, but they must also pay down their climate debts,” the study said. “Just as many of these countries have relied on the appropriation of labour and resources from the Global South for their own economic growth, they have also relied on the appropriation of global atmospheric commons, with consequences that harm the Global South disproportionately.”

“Other studies and analyses have pointed to the disproportionate responsibility of the Global North, and wealthy countries, for driving the climate crisis,” Lazare noted. Most dramatically, a 2015 study by Oxfam International “found that the poorest half of the world’s population — roughly 3.5 billion people — are to blame for just 10% of ‘total global emissions attributed to individual consumption,’ yet they ‘live overwhelmingly in the countries most vulnerable to climate change,’” she reported. “In contrast, the richest 10% of people in the world are responsible for roughly 50% of global emissions.”

“Corporate news outlets appear to have entirely ignored the findings of Jason Hickel’s ‘Lancet’ study,” Project Censored noted. “Although it may be imperative to act ‘quickly and together’ to reduce carbon emissions, as Vice President Kamala Harris asserted at the April 2021 climate summit, corporate media have failed to cover Hickel’s cutting-edge research, which demonstrates that the United States and other would-be leaders in addressing climate change are in fact, as the world’s worst climate debtors, disproportionately responsible for climate breakdown.”

According to a pair of scientific studies published in the summer of 2020, microplastic particles and a family of toxic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS have become more widespread in the world’s oceans than previously realized and have begun to contaminate the global seafood supply. The two problems are related because PFAS—a family of highly stable “forever chemicals” with more than 4,700 known members—can occur as microplastics, they can stick to microplastic particles in water, and are involved in the production of plastics.

In July 2020, a German-American study published in the scholarly journal “Environmental Science & Technology” revealed that PFAS—which are used in a range of products including carpets, furniture, clothing, food packaging and nonstick coatings—have now been found in the Arctic Ocean.

“This discovery worries scientists,” Project Censored explains, “because it means that PFAS can reach any body of water anywhere in the world and that such chemicals are likely present in our water supply.” This is concerning because, as Daniel Ross reported for Truthout, there are “Known human health impacts ... include certain cancers, liver damage, thyroid problems and increased risk of asthma. As endocrine disruptors, these chemicals have been linked to increased risk of severe COVID-19.”

Ross cited a number of other studies as well, noting that, “Emerging research suggests that one important pathway [for PFAS spreading] is through the air and in rainwater,” and that they had been widely detected in China, the U.S., and elsewhere.

“PFASs are probably detectable in ‘all major water supplies’ in the U.S.,” according to an Environmental Working Group study, Ross reported. “What’s more, over 200 million Americans could be drinking water containing PFAS above a level EWG scientists believe is safe, according to the organization’s most recent findings.”

The second study, in August 2020, also published in “Environmental Science & Technology,” came from researchers at the QUEX Institute, a partnership between the University of Exeter and the University of Queensland. They looked for and found microplastics (pieces of plastic, less than 5 millimeters in length— about the size of a sesame seed) in five seafood products sold in Australian markets: crabs, oysters, prawns, squid and sardines—which had the highest concentration. According to the study’s lead author, as reported by Robby Berman in Medical News Today, a seafood eater with an average serving “could be exposed to … up to 30 mg of plastic when eating sardines,” about as much as a grain of rice.

“We do not fully understand the risks to human health of ingesting plastic, but this new method [they used for detecting selected plastics] will make it easier for us to find out,” another co-author said. “Roughly 17% of the protein humans consume worldwide is seafood,” Berman noted. “The findings, therefore, suggest people who regularly eat seafood are also regularly eating plastic.”

Aside from “The Guardian,” “no major news outlet has paid attention to the topic of microplastics in seafood,” Project Censored noted, referring to an October 2020 story by Graham Readfearn, reporting on a new Australian study indicating that at least 14 million tons of microplastics are likely sitting on the ocean floor—“more than 30 times as much plastic at the bottom of the world’s ocean than there is floating at the surface.” However, the study’s co-author, Dr. Denise Hardesty, “said the amount of plastic on the ocean floor was relatively small compared to all the plastics being released, suggesting the deep-sea sediments were not currently a major resting place for plastics,” Readfearn reported. “Leaders from more than 70 countries signed a voluntary pledge in September to reverse biodiversity loss which included a goal to stop plastic entering the ocean by 2050,” he noted, but major countries including the United States, Brazil, China, Russia, India, and Australia had not signed on.

-See the rest of the Top 10 list at bendsource.com

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Experience rock, good old country and a few covers from bands such as the Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones and EC. Thu., Dec. 23, 6-8pm. River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Free.

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Roam is hosting a special four-course Christmas dinner at the Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend. The full menu is available for viewing via roambend.com. Sat., Dec. 25, 2-8pm. Roam, 10 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend. $20-$60.

From seeds of Southern rock, San Franciscan psychedelia and jazz, this band's one mission is to “serve the music.” All ages are welcome to this amazing music experience. Mon., Dec. 27, 7-9pm. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St. Bend. Free.

TYSON VANDENBROUKE A NIGHT FOR GOOD MUSIC

Enjoy tons of indie, acoustic and folk music. Plus, a solid mix of originals and covers to keep the crowd guessing all night long. Sun., Dec. 26, 6-8pm. River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd, Bend. Free.

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After years being around the Bend music scene, five locals band together with the intentions of bringing a dance party to Central Oregon. Tue., Dec. 28, 7-9pm.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St. Bend. Free.

Celebrate Christmas a couple of days early via a beautiful live set that’s sure to bring all the holiday cheer.

Thu., Dec. 23, 3-6pm. Walt Reilly’s, 225 SW Century Dr., Bend. Free.

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Stretch out your body and get into the Christmas vibes either in person or via live stream. Donations to Namaspa Foundation are accepted as an entrance fee.

Sat., Dec. 25, 9:30-10:45am. Namaspa Yoga Studio, 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Free.

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This duo only needs two voices, two guitars and a mutual love for good music to light up any stage they perform on. Sun., Dec. 26, 7-9pm. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St., Bend. Free.

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he end of the year is approaching, and it really is starting to feel like winter here in Central Oregon. However, winter is a season of complex emotions—and it can mean different things for different people. Everyone is in different places this time of year, which is something important to consider and be empathetic towards.

But finding warmth in winter is possible— and that’s exactly what Merideth Kaye Clark, Mont Chris Hubbard and Brandon Woolley aim to do with their special concert series, “Winter Song.” No two shows of “Winter Song” are the same, and that’s because those in the audience will help influence the material. Some lucky volunteers might even get to perform on stage.

Learn more about the inspiration behind “Winter Song” and how it works in our Q&A with Merideth Kaye Clark below, as the group readies for two nights at the Tower Theatre Dec. 28 and 29.

Source Weekly: How long have you been doing “Winter Song” and what sparked the idea for this show?

Meredith Kaye Clark: We created Winter Song in 2017 for Portland Center Stage. It ran there for the holidays for two seasons! We took a hiatus the last couple years—and we’re so happy to be back this year!

Winter Song was originally created as a pairing with a reading of Truman Capote’s classic short story, “A Christmas Memory.” We were mesmerized and inspired by his storytelling and started our creation by writing our own memories of winter. What good times did we remember? What makes this time of year so unique? What is difficult about the season? We then made a song list of our favorite songs from the season. Of course, there are holiday favorites, but also music for sitting by the fire, coziness, nostalgia, humor. We started shaping the show using our stories and song ideas and then we realized that what was missing was the communal sharing of the stories. We had at our fingertips a whole audience, full of their own experiences— why not use those, too?

SW: Can you explain how the audience will help influence the material in the show?

MKC: Our show starts with a gathering. During the pre-show, we invite the audience to join us onstage. There will be music, a bar for winter beverages and the cast is there to meet. We have three questions we ask to cultivate stories from the audience: 1. Where do you escape to during wintertime and why? 2. Can you share a time when a family or holiday tradition didn’t go as planned? 3. What are your favorite or least favorite things about

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The journey of making “Winter Song” is what makes it special.

winter? We then take the answers we get from the audience that night and we anonymously weave them into our show, connecting the songs. Our show is different every single time, depending on what the audience brings with them!

SW: The end of the year can mean a lot of different things for people, whether those feelings are good, bad or even both.

How do you and the band navigate through that as performers?

MKC: It is a complex time of year, that’s for sure. We make a solid point to make sure we acknowledge, through music and our stories, that complexity. It can be a sad, lonely, contemplative time. We will go there in “Winter Song.” We will also laugh at ourselves with you, tell funny stories, personal stories, sing silly music, dance to holiday classics and sing together. There truly is something for everyone, no matter how you feel about winter.

SW: You guys will actually be doing two nights here at the Tower Theatre. Are you excited to close out the year here in Bend?

MKC: We are thrilled to be coming to Bend! The Tower is such a beautiful and classy place to see music, film and theater. We are ready to soak up a little sunshine, maybe see some snow, and take in the city for a couple days. It’s also a treat to do repeat performances.

People will see it the first night and recommend folks come the second! The week in between Christmas and New Year’s can be a bit of a lull, and if you aren’t sure what to do at night, treat yourselves and guests to a lovely andfun show at the Tower.

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7th Mtn Nancy Blake & Danny Guitar Harris take the stage for an acoustic evening of music, ice skating and a warm crackling fire! 3:30pm. Free.

26 Sunday General Duffy’s Waterhole Bill Powers Dad, husband, multi instrumentalist, singer songwriter, music teacher, radio DJ and band leader. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

The Greenhouse Cabaret Chinese Tea Ceremony: “Minerality” Dec. Tea Workshops: Minerality In the bleakness of leafless Dec. We’re prone to call winter lifeless. But in truth, below ground, there’s a buzz of activity as fungi, bacteria, and burrowing animals continue enriching the soil. Did you know mycorrhizae will set up miles’ worth of networks to transport minerals to plants? And that 75% of sugars produced by photosynthesis go to feed those fungi?

That is why this month we are focusing on teas that grow in soils so rich in mineral that you can taste the minerals in them. If “petrichor” is your favorite word, then come sit for tea this month.

8:30am. $38.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School Dead Lee With just two voices and two

General Duffy’s Waterhole Casey Hurt:

Live Songwriting Experience hosted by General Duffy’s Come and enjoy a night of craft beers and live song creation. Watch as professional songwriter, Casey Hurt creates fully produced songs right before your eyes. 7-10pm. Free.

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guitars, the duo embraces a mutual love of the darker folk and country traditions. Doors open @ 6pm. 7-9pm. Free.

River’s Place Trivia Grab your team and join

us for this fun competition of the mind. Free to play and prizes to win! Mimosas are plentiful as well as brunch options from the trucks. A perfect Sunday Funday! Noon-2pm. Free.

River’s Place Tyson Vandenbrouke Indie/

acoustic/folk. Half originals & Half covers 6-8pm.

Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Not Cho’ Grandma’s

Bingo Not Cho’ Grandma’s Bingo is back at Silver Moon Brewing! We host our famous bingo event every Sunday morning from 10am-1pm. Free.

27 Monday The Astro Lounge Open Mic Mondays This

is Bend’s finest open mic! All musicians and comedians are welcome from first timers to pros!

Hosted by Nancy Blake and Danny Guitar Harris, two longtime local musicians! Free.

Bridge 99 Brewery Monday Night Trivia UKB Trivia at Bridge 99 Brewery. Free to play, win Bridge 99 gift cards! 6-8pm. Free.

General Duffy’s Waterhole Open Mic Night Join us for an awesome night of music, beer, and food! Sign up starts at 5:30pm. 6-9pm.

Free.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School The Mostest Cultivating guitar-driven,

“heavy Americana” from seeds of Southern rock, San Franciscan psychedelia, classic soul and jazz, The Mostest’s sound emerged in an effort to fulfill its mission: “Serve the music.” Doors open @ 6pm. All ages welcome. 7-9pm. Free.

Brian Craig's 12/23 holiday concert at Walt Reilly's begins at 3pm!

28 Tuesday McMenamins Old St. Francis School Fractal Five local musicians who have

all been around the Bend music scene for years decided to get together and play with the sole intention of bringing a dance party to town. Doors open @ 6pm. All ages welcome. 7-9pm. Free.

Tower Theatre Winter Song Winter Song is a collection of beloved tunes and tales that celebrate winter and all it represents: love, family, solitude, renewal and warmth. Music, our stories and your shared experiences come together in this cozy celebration of winter. Join us, have a wintertime beverage, tell us your favorite (and not so favorite) things about winter and be a part of this communal winter gathering!

7:30pm. $20-$30.

29 Wednesday Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open Mic Free to watch. Free to perform. Always a good time. Come down and watch comics work out new material or get up and try stand-up for yourself! 8-10pm. Free.

Hub City Bar & Grill Karaoke What’s your go-to karaoke tune? 8pm-Midnight.

Initiative Brewing Trivia Wednesdays Trivia Wed, in Redmond, with Useless Knowledge Bowl.

6:30pm at Initiative Brewing, 424 NW 5th St. Join in to win top team prizes! It’s free to play.

Bring your team this week! Arrive early for best seating. Free.

M&J Tavern Open Mic Night Downtown living

room welcomes musicians to bring their acoustic set or turn it up to eleven with the whole band.

Bring your own instruments. Goes to last call or last musician, which ever comes first. (21 and over) 6:30pm. Free.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Eric Leadbetter Band His original songs are vast and diverse. From a classic rock sound to bluesy heavy jam sections featuring the bands unique improv abilities. Doors open @ 6pm. All ages welcome. 7-9pm. Free.

Sisters Depot Sisters Depot Music and Spoken Word Sisters Depot Music and Spoken Word allows local artists to share and connect with a live audience on our beautiful outdoor stage.

Feel free to show up and sign up to share your art. Email amyterebesi@gmail.com if you have any questions. 6pm.

Tower Theatre Winter Song Winter Song

is a collection of beloved tunes and tales that celebrate winter and all it represents: love, family, solitude, renewal and warmth. Music, our stories, and your shared experiences come together in this cozy celebration of winter. Join us, have a wintertime beverage, tell us your favorite (and not so favorite) things about winter and be a part of this communal winter gathering!

7:30pm. $20-$30.

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Christmas Eve Open House Christmas Eve open house with Christmas carols, complimentary spiced popcorn, and a cup of mulled wine, rather than a fee for admission, please bring food for the Central Oregon Food Bank.

Dec. 24, Noon-3pm. Maragas Winery, 15523 SW Hwy 97, Culver. Contact: 541-546-5464. info@ maragaswinery.com. Free.

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The Ultimate Oldies Show A locally-pro-

Ukulele Meetups Do you play ukulele ? Want to learn? Bunk+Brew is hosting weekly ukulele meetups for all skill levels with songbooks and light instruction from skilled players. All skill levels welcome and extra ukulele’s available for rent from the beer garden. Tue, 7-9pm.

Bunk+Brew, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend.

Contact: 458-202-1090. events@bunkandbrew. com. Free.

DANCE

Fantasy Ballet: An Imaginative Ballet Class for 5-Year-Olds! This fanta-

sy-themed ballet class is designed to cultivate your child’s creativity, individuality and artistry while discovering ballet terminology and culture of discipline. Class begins Sep. 11, and runs through mid-June on monthly tuition. Email dance@abcbend.com or call (541)-382-4055 for more info! Sat, 11-11:45am. Through June 18.

Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@ abcbend.com. $61.

ARTS & CRAFTS

Art Exhibit - Michelle Adams Photography Michelle Adams Photog-

raphy is exhibiting Oregon landscape and nature photography at the Downtown Crater Lake Tasting room through Dec. 31. Lakes, mountains and nature on metal, giclee and paper prints. Wall art available for purchase.

Mon-Sun, through Dec. 31. Crater Lake Spirits Downtown Tasting Room, 1024 NW Bond St suite 102, Bend. Contact: 541-7280501. michelle@michelleadamsphotography. co. $40 - $995.

Art Exhibit - St Charles Medical Center Redmond Scott Dyer Fine Art will exhibit paintings for sale at St. Charles Medical Center in Redmond through January 2022. Hospital open to doctors, nurses, staff, patients and visitors only. Paintings will feature landscapes, figurative, and still life painted from plein air, and studio. Oct. 8-Jan. 1, 8am-8pm. St. Charles Medical Center - Redmond, 1253 N Canal St., Redmond. Contact: 714-869-6780. scotthdyer@ yahoo.com. $50 - $500.

Contemporary Realist Fine Artist David Kreitzer In the tradition of Turner

and Cezanne, master oil & watercolorist, David Kreitzer, exhibits exquisite & stunning landscapes, figure, fantasy, California Oak Hills and Nishigoi koi oils through summer 2021 at the Wooden Jewel Gallery downtown Bend & the Betty Gray Gallery at the Sunriver Lodge. Mondays-Sundays, 11am-5pm. Betty Gray Gallery, Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.

works that invites viewers into the artist’s ongoing journey through trauma, shame and search for renewal. Through an obsessive layering process, Gann’s works reveal a personal mythology of battling inner forces and alternate timelines. This exhibition is on view Nov. 5 – Dec. 31. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm.

Scalehouse Gallery, 550 NW Franklin Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-640-2186. stephanie@ scalehouse.org.

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SRWC Virtual Winter Craft Fair Shop

safely any time of day from the comfort of home. Select the perfect gift, big or small, for everyone on your list. We have a wide selection of unique items, elegant to whimsical and more, created by amazing artists. Mon-Sun, 1am-11:59pm. Through Dec. 31. Contact: 541301-1257. virtual@sunriverartfair.org. Free.

Visual Joy and Perfection: The Artistry of Master Fine Artist David Kreitzer Visual Joy and Perfection: The Art-

istry of Master Fine Artist David Kreitzer. Join David in the Kreitzer Gallery and Studio, and experience sublime and healing Central Oregon splendor Landscapes, the human figure, koi, California vineyards, floral and fantasy oil and watercolor images. Thu-Sun, Noon-5pm. Kreitzer Art Gallery and Studio, 20214 Archie Briggs Road, Bend. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@ icloud.com. Free.

PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITS

Bend Ghost Tours Join us for our Ghosts

and Legends of Downtown Bend Tour and hear all about our permanent residents! Your spirit guide will lead you through the haunted streets and alleyways of historic downtown Bend where you’ll learn about the city’s many macabre tales, long-buried secrets and famous ghosts. Wed-Sun. 7:30-9pm. Downtown Bend. Contact: 541-350-0732. Bendghosttours@gmail.com. $25.

Envisioning Wild: 2022 Wild Desert Calendar Virtual Exhibit ONDA’s 2022

Wild Desert Calendar virtual exhibit, “Envisioning Wild.” Tour our virtual gallery of wild, wonderous and inspiring images of Oregon’s high desert landscapes and wildlife featured in the 2022 calendar. Save the date to enjoy a truly unique collection of wilderness photography. Nov. 10-Jan. 7, 5:30pm. Contact: 541-330-2638. Lace@onda.org. Free.

WORDS

The Forge 10-month Creative Writing Program Application period open.

The Forge is a 10-month, online creative writing program. In bi-weekly meetings & through individual mentorships, we’ll make a creative writer out of you. Emphasis on craft, authority, and supportive community. Starts Jan ‘22. Writing sample and $25 to apply. theforgewriting.com or theforgewriting@gmail. com Sept. 27-Dec. 31. Contact: 541-408-4509. theforgewriting@gmail.com. $25.

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Scalehouse Gallery New Exhibition: Jon Gann, infinity splinters / resttagebücher An exhibition of mixed-media

A fantasy-themed ballet class for five-year-olds is happening at Academie de Ballet Classique!

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Museum Closed | Happy Holidays!

Museum Closed | Happy Holidays! Dec. 25. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend.

Santaland Every Fri, and Sat, children

(both big and small) will be able to visit with Santa and take a photo with him outdoors in a winter wonderland. Catch Santa the week of Christmas Dec. 21 & 22 before he heads back to the North Pole. Tue, Dec. 21, 11am3pm and Wed, Dec. 22, 11am-3pm. Old Mill District, 450 SW Powerhouse Dr. Suite 422, Bend. Free.

Winter Nights It’s spacious, warm and wondrous inside the High Desert Museum! Join us after hours to see the latest exhibitions and enjoy a safe night out. Rimrock Cafe will be open for folks to grab a brew or bite. The Museum store, Silver Sage Trading, will also be open. Thu, Dec. 23, 4-8pm, Thu, Dec. 30, 4-8pm, Thu, Jan. 6, 4-8pm, Thu, Jan. 13, 4-8pm, Thu, Jan. 20, 4-8pm, Thu, Jan. 27, 4-8pm, Thu, Feb. 3, 4-8pm, Thu, Feb. 10, 4-8pm, Thu, Feb. 17, 4-8pm and Thu, Feb. 24, 4-8pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. info@ highdesertmuseum.org. Adults $10, children ages 3-12 $6.

WinterVention at General Duffy’s – Redmond Hoodoo is dumping over $50,000

in prizes including lift tickets, lodging, skis, snowboards, gear, goods and more! No purchase necessary. Thu, Dec. 23, 6-8pm, Thu, Jan. 27, 6-8pm and Thu, Feb. 24, 6-8pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Avenue, Redmond. Free.

VOLUNTEER

Call for Volunteers - Play with Parrots!

Volunteers needed at Second Chance Bird Rescue! Friendly people needed to help socialize birds to ready for adoption, make toys, clean cages and make some new feathered friends! Do you play a

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Chinese Tea Ceremony

Comedy & a Cause

musical instrument? Come and practice for the birds! Located past Cascade Lakes Distillery, call for hours and location. Contact: 916-956-2153.

General Volunteer Opportunities For in-

formation on volunteer opportunities at Bethlehem Inn please contact Courtney, community engagement coordinator, at volunteer@bethleheminn. org. Fourth Thu, of every month. Bethlehem Inn, 3705 N Hwy 97, Bend. Contact: 541-322-8768 x11. volunteer@bethleheminn.org. Free.

Humane Society Thrift Store - Volunteers Needed Humane Society Thrift Store

– Volunteers Needed: Do you love animals and discovering “new” treasures? Then volunteering at the HSCO Thrift Store donation door is the perfect place to combine your passions while helping HSCO raise funds to provide animal welfare services for the local community. For information contact: rebecca@hsco.org. Ongoing. Humane Society Thrift Shop, 61220 S. Highway 97, Bend.

Contact: 541-241-3761.

Seeking Energetic Board Members The Peaceful Presence Project in Bend is proud to be a 501c(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is reimagining the way communities talk about, plan for and experience serious illness and the end of life. If this inspires you, follow this link and consider applying for our board: https://thepeacefulpresenceproject.org/jobdescription.

Volunteer Opportunity Are you a Jack/ Jill of all trades? There’s everything from small engine, fencing, troubleshooting in a barn/rescue facility that require TLC repairs. Seize this opportunity; volunteer at Mustangs To The Rescue (MTTR). MTTR is a 501 C3 organization located in Bend. Please call and leave a message. MonSun, 9am-6pm. Mustangs to the Rescue, 21670 McGilvray Road, Bend. Contact: 541-330-8943. volunteer@MustangstotheRescue.org.

Volunteer with Salvation Army The Salvation Army has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for almost every age. We have an emergency food pantry, we visit residents of

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LOCALS NIGHT

NYE Party in Midtown at Open Space Studios

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duced, syndicated, weekly, thematic two-hour radio show highlighting the music, artists, producers, musicians and cultural touchstones of the late 1940s through the late 1960s. Stories, anecdotes, chart information, interview clips and trivia complement the recognized, the long forgotten and the seldom heard rock’n’soul records of that memorable period. Fri, 10amNoon. KPOV, 501 NW Bond St., Bend. Contact: mikeficher@gmail.com. Free.

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Call for Appointments 541-323-7535

1824 NE Division Street, Bend (across from Boneyard Beer Pub)

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assisted living centers and we make up gifts for veterans and the homeless. Ongoing. Contact: 541-389-8888.

Volunteers needed! Volunteers needed!

GROUPS & MEETUPS A Course in Miracles This is a course in

mind training. The training is to see from the eyes of love instead of fear. You will need the complete and annotated addition, but the cost is free for the class. Sat, 9:30am. Contact: 760-2089097. lmhauge4@gmail.com. Free.

Become a Better Public Speaker! Do you struggle with public speaking? You’re not alone!

Come visit Bend Toastmasters Club and learn how to overcome your public speaking fears.

Wed, Noon-1pm. Contact: 503-501-6031. bend. toastmasters.club@gmail.com. Free.

Bend Chess and Go Club A casual group

meeting weekly on Wed, night to play chess and go! We have a warm as well as cold-months location, so join the meetup for info. Bring your own boards/clocks if you have them, no worries if you don’t. Join the meet up page! www.meetup.com/ bend-chess-go-club/. Wed, 6-8pm. The Grove, 921 NW Mt. Washington Drive, Bend. Free.

Board Games Hosted by The Base The Base at Franklin is a new space in the Old Bend neighborhood for neurodivergent humans and allies to access community through the shared goal for connection and wellness. Board Games 4-5:30pm, The Base at Franklin, 5 NW Franklin Avenue, Bend. Contact: 541-610-8826. hello@ baseatfranklin.com. Free.

Christmas in the Pines Prineville holiday

community event. A drive through light show at the Crook County Fairgrounds. No entry fee needed be we do encourage you to bring a non-perishable food donation, pet food or even a monetary donation. All donations go to local charities and the operational costs of Christmas in The Pines. Dec. 24, 5:30-9pm. Crook County Fairgrounds, 1280 S Main St., Prineville. Free.

Game Night Let’s Play Left Center Right Let’s play Left Center Right! Bring friends

and make new friends. More people the bigger the pot. Simple game, $1 table and $5 tables.

The winner of each game takes the pot. You're not going to get rich but you will have fun. Happy Hour $4 Beer & Wine Wed, 5-7pm. Zero Latency Bend, 1900 NE 3rd St STE 104, Bend. Contact: 541-617-0688. Zerolatencybend.com.

Non-specific grief support group Small Support Group (4-5 people) for those who need a safe space to share a grief difficult to share with one’s friend and family, long term grief for a death, loss of relationship, loss from suicide, loss of health, loss of function, ect. Sun, 5-6pm. Free.

Pet Loss Support Group Have you experi-

enced the loss of a beloved pet? Whether recently or years ago the sadness can be overwhelming and sometimes isolating. If you’re looking for a safe space free of judgement and full of support please join us. Time doesn’t always heal but connecting with others can help. Last Tue, of every month. 7-8pm. Bend Veterinary Clinic, 360 NE Quimby Ave., Bend.

FAMILY & KIDS

Alternative Break Challenge Join Camp

Fire over Spring Break 2022 for a week-long service trip that will bring us all over Oregon to work with organizations around the state! Open to 9-12 graders with planning meetings starting in Sep. Mon, 5-6:30pm. Through March 14.

BendTECH, 1001 SW Emkay Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. Sliding scale pricing $135-$540.

Amelia’s World Puppet Show Join Amelia Airheart Monkey & Miss Hannah for a fun &

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uplifting interactive zoom puppet show! All ages welcome, 3 & under please be accompanied by a sibling or parent/caregiver to assist with interaction. Message ACORN School of Art & Nature on Facebook to request the zoom link.

Fri, 4-4:15pm. Contact: https://m.facebook.com/ acornartandnature/. Free.

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Birthday Parties $285 reservation fee for Kids

Birthday Parties this includes: 12 free Kids Open Play passes (you may invite up to 18 kids, if more than 12 kids come, then it’s $10 per child) and two-hour access to the gym during Kids Open Play and private party room Sat-Sun, 12:30-2:30pm.

Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-2413919. info@freespiritbend.com. $285.

Kids Open Play Our Kids Ninja Warrior gym is a wonderful space for kids to stay active and have fun! We offer both Toddler Open Play for the littles and Kids Open Play for kids– babies and toddlers are welcome too. Our clean, bright and fully padded space is full of fun-filled movement Sat-Sun, Noon-3pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend.

Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend. com. Kids Open Play 1-Pass $15 Kids Open Play 10-Pass $130.

NWX Holiday Tour of Lights NWX busi-

nesses and residents have teamed up for the Second Annual Tour of Lights to decorate the neighborhood with dazzling holiday decorations for the whole family to enjoy! Stop by Roundabout Books to pick up a copy of the map. Mon-Sun, 5:30-11:59pm. Through Dec. 24. NorthWest Crossing, NorthWest Crossing, Bend. Contact: visitnwx@gmail.com. Free.

Private Birthday Parties $335 reservation

fee for Private Birthday Parties this includes: 12 free Kids Open Play passes (you may invite up to 25 kids, if more than 12 kids come, then it’s $10 per child) and two-hour private access to the gym and private party room (it’s all yours!)

Sat-Sun, 3-5pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend.

Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $335 2 Hour Private Access to Entire Facility Free Open Play Passes.

Toddler Open Play Our Kids Ninja Warrior

gym is a wonderful space for kids to stay active and have fun! Our clean, bright and fully padded space is full of fun-filled movement. 9am-Noon.

Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-2413919. info@freespiritbend.com. Toddler Open Play 1-Pass $12 Toddler Open Play 10-Pass $105.

Twinkle Toes Tap Learn the basics of tap!

This beginner class for ages 5-7 will be tapping their toes and learning the basic steps of tap.

Class is designed for beginner tap dancer with little or no experience. Tue, 3:35-4:20pm.

Through June 14. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $61.

Youth Cooking Camp-International Breads Very few things beat the smell of bread

fresh out of the oven. Have your child (age 7-17) join me in this hands-on camp where they will learn to make a variety of breads from around the world. Mon, Dec. 20, 11am-2pm, Tue, Dec. 21, 11am-2pm and Wed, Dec. 22, 11am-2pm.

Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $150.

Youth Cooking Class-Soup Soup is good

for the soul! Anyone who knows me knows I love making soup. Have your child age (7-17) join me in this fun hands-on class. We will make a variety of heart-warming seasonal soups. Dec. 22, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $50.

FOOD EVENTS

Christmas Dinner at Roam Join

us for a special, four-course prix fixe Christmas Dinner at Roam, located at Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend. View the menu www.roambend. com. Email info@roambend.com or call 541-382-

A hands-on class hosted by Kindred Creative Kitchen lets children ages 7-17 learn to make soup!

ROAM to book your reservation. $60 per person | $20 per child ages 6-12 | Free for children ages 6 and under. Dec. 25, 2-8pm. Roam, 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-382-7626. info@ roambend.com. $20-$60.

Elixir Wine Group Pop-Up Restaurant Join us for an elevated dining experience.

Featuring Chef Josh Podwils creating French-inspired food using the best ingredients sourced from Central Oregon. Dishes are paired with Elixirs portfolio of globally and locally produced wines. Live jazz Sat, from 4-7pm on the patio.

Book at Elixir Wine Company Reservations. FriSatu, 6-9pm. Elixir Wine Group, 11 NW Lava Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-388-5330. Elixirwinegroup. com. $12-$40.

Kara’s Kitchenware - Cooking Classes See full event list: karaskitchenware.com/ events/list/ Wed-Sun. Through Dec. 31. Kara Hansen, 375 SW Powerhouse Dr #120, Bend.

Contact: 541-617-0312.

Tetherow Christmas Eve + Christmas Day Holiday Dinner For the meat eaters,

vegans, dairy-free, gluten-free folks and the kids! Cornish game hens, scallops, oysters, stuffed squash, and prime rib are thoughtfully prepared by Chef Jamar to highlight the best of the winter season. Every course includes options for the meat eaters, seafood lovers, vegetarians, and vegans. Liquid libations Dec. 24, 1-8pm and Dec. 25, 1-8pm. Tetherow, 61240 Skyline Ranch Rd., Bend. Contact: (844) 431-9701. jgreers@ tetherow.com. $90/adults; $25/youth age 5-12; $15/youth 4 and under.

BEER & DRINK

Cross Cut Warming Hut: Locals’ Day! Tue, are Locals’ Day. Every Tue, enjoy $1 off regular size draft beverages. Come by the Warming Hut and hang out by the fire. See you soon, Bend! Crosscut Warming Hut No 5, 566 SW Mill View Way, Bend.

Drink it Forward for VIM Meet us at 10

Barrel West every Thu, through the end of the year. All proceeds from your purchase of Reel Good Beer and Autumn Harvest Pizza on Thu, will benefit VIM. 11:30am-11pm. Through Dec. 31. 10 Barrel Brewing Co., 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Free.

Growler Discount Night! Enjoy $2 off growler fills every Wed, at Bevel! Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend. Contact: 831-245-1922. holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.

Locals’ Night Monday is the day to be at Silver Moon Brewing! Come on down and join the local family all day. We offer $3 pints of our core lineup beers and $4 pours of our barrel aged beers all day. Come down and sample what's new while also enjoying our brand new food menu! It’s a steal of a deal that we won’t be chasing you out

the door for! Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.

Locals’ Day Come on down to Bevel Craft

Brewing for $4 beers and cider and $1 off wine all day. There are also food specials from the food carts located out back at The Patio! Tue. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend.

Contact: holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.

Monkless Belgian Ales Happy Festivus! We’re celebrating Festivus! None of

the distracting tinsel you’d find at a Christmas party, only great beer and great food! As part of the celebration, you get $1 off every Friar’s Festivus draft pour! Bring your friends and family and let them know how they’ve disappointed you, it’s Festivus tradition! Dec. 23, 11:30am-9pm.

Monkless Belgian Ales Brasserie, 803 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: 541-797-6760. alyssa@ monkless.com.

Monkless Belgian Ales - Winter Solstice Celebration Week Join us at The

Monkless Brasserie for a weeklong celebration of the winter solstice. As part of one of the oldest winter celebrations in the world, Chef Stacie has a very special menu for all to help welcome the re-birth of the sun. Mon, Dec. 20, 11:30am9pm, Tue, Dec. 21, 11:30am-9pm, Wed, Dec. 22, 11:30am-9pm, Thu, Dec. 23, 11:30am-9pm and Fri, Dec. 24, 11am-9pm. Monkless Belgian Ales Brasserie, 803 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: 541-797-6760. alyssa@monkless.com.

Monkless to the Mountain The mountains are open - you know what that means?!

Monkless to the mountains is back! Flash your pass for $1 off your first drink. You just found the best aprés ski spot in town! Dec. 13-May. 31, 11:30am-9pm. Monkless Belgian Ales Brasserie, 803 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: 541-7976760. alyssa@monkless.com.

Ugly Sweater Competition Get $1 off a

pint of cider when you wear your ugly Christmas sweater to the Bend Cider Co. taproom. You will be entered into our ugly Christmas sweater competition . Winner will be chosen Dec. 31.

Frid, 3-8pm. Bend Cider Co., 64649 Wharton Ave., Bend.

Wine Wednesdays Happy hour all day on

wine Wed. Come in for discounts on glasses, beers and apps! Noon-9pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541-728-0753. flightswinebend@gmail.com.

ATHLETIC EVENTS

Bend Area Running Fraternity The group will run, maintaining social distance, along the Deschutes River and then receive discounted drinks from the cidery after the run! Mon, 5pm. AVID Cider Co. Taproom, 550 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: bendarearunningfraternity@gmail.com. Free.

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Please call for upcoming dates / times. Come and meet the herd and learn ways you can help out! Ages 8 - 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Sun, 10-11am. Through Dec. 26. Equine Outreach Horse Rescue, 60335 Arnold Market Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-729-8803.

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Cork Saturday Morning Coffee Run

Meet at Thump Coffee on York Drive at 9am for our Sat, coffee run. We will head out for a long run then meet back at Thump for a coffee. All paces are welcome! Check our website for more information on all our events! Sat, 9-10am.

Through Jan. 29.

Planet Fitness Home Work-Ins Planet

Fitness is offering free daily workouts via livestream! The best part? No equipment needed.

Get your sweat on at least four times a day. Valid even for those without memberships! Visit the Planet Fitness Facebook page for more details.

Ongoing, 4-5pm. Free.

Redmond Running Group Run All levels

welcome. Find the Redmond Oregon Running Klub on Facebook for weekly run details. Thu, 6:15pm. City of Redmond, Redmond, Or. Contact: rundanorun1985@gmail.com.

OUTDOOR EVENTS Grit Clinics: Beginner/Intermediate Skills We’ll begin by dialing in our bike setup

and body position, then work on skills throughout the afternoon. Examples of some of the skills we will work on include braking, shifting, cornering, switchbacks, wheel lifts, line choice, technical descending, & getting up and over logs and rocks. Sat, 1:30-3:30pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-728-7878. info@gritclinics.com. $75.

Grit Clinics: Cornering & Switchbacks OR Jumping* Cornering/Switchbacks (odd

dates): We’ll practice bermed corners, flat loose corners and switchbacks until we’re all dizzy with progression! Jumping (even dates): We’ll start by practicing fundamental skills in grass that lead to jumping, (like body position, wheel lifts, level lifts and bunny hops) then take it to small jumps. Sat, 11am-1pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-728-7878. info@gritclinics.com. $75.

Grit Clinics: Happy Hour Trail Ride ‘N Skills Join Grit Clinics at a new trail each

week to work on specific skills needed for the features you will encounter. We’ll tackle jumps and corners on Whoops, technical climbing and descending on Funner, swooping descents on Tiddlywinks and more! Our weekly trail choice will be determined ahead of time. Fri, 4-6pm.

Phil’s Trailhead, Skyliner Rd, Bend. Contact: 541728-7878. info@gritclinics.com. $75.

Grit Clinics: Skills & Ride We’ll start with

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on the nearby trails to test our new skills on a fun ride. Join us for three hours of skill-building fun while you take your riding to the next level!

Sun, 10am-1pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-7287878. info@gritclinics.com. $99.

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Grit Clinics: Women’s Foundational Mountain Bike Skills Calling all ladies new to mountain biking! In just two hours, you’ll feel more confident setting up your bike, shifting, braking, and navigating small trail obstacles after instruction from the skilled coaches at Grit Clinics. This is the perfect environment to gain confidence and meet new friends! Wed, 5:307:30pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-728-7878. info@ gritclinics.com. $75.

HEALTH & WELLNES Seven Gates to Healing Seven Gates is a

deep dive into your internal landscape by exploring different gates of healing (grief, shadow aspects, and trauma.) Each week we’ll explore a different gate through writing, sharing, meditation, ceremony, and ritual. Nov. 1-Jan. 17, 7-9pm email: rootedandopen@gmail.com to register.

Mon, 7-9pm. Through Jan. 17. Location TBA, Location TBA, Location TBA. Contact: rootedandopen@gmail.com.

Back Massage for Couples Class

Looking for a unique, experiential gift? Learn to connect with, relax and heal your favorite person through the art of massage this holiday season.

Classes are limited to one couple per four-hour session, and tailored to each couple's needs. Additional dates and times are available. Mon, Dec. 27, Tue, Dec. 28, Wed, Dec. 29, Thu, Dec. 30 and Sun, Jan. 2. Contact: 503-481-0595. taprootbodywork@gmail.com.

Bend Pilates Bend Pilates is now offering a

full schedule of classes through Zoom! Sign up for your class on Mindbody.com and download Zoom. Prior to start you will receive an email invitation to join class. Be ready with mat, weights, roller, and/or band and login five minutes prior to class time. For more information visit bendpilates.net/classes/. Ongoing, Noon-1pm. $20.

Capoeira: A Perfect Adventure Become

your own hero. The Brazilian art form of Capoeira presents opportunities to develop personal insights, strength, balance, flexibility, musicality, voice, rhythm, and language by tapping the energy of this rich cultural expression and global community. Text 541-678-3460 for location and times. Tue-Thu, 7:10pm. High Desert Martial Arts, 2535 NE Studio Rd., Bend. ucabend@gmail.com. $30 intro month.

Christmas Day Flow Fri, Dec. 24, 6am-9:30am. Bend Namaspa Yoga Studio, 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-550-8550. namaspayoga@gmail.com. Free by donation to Namaspa Foundation.

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A happiness course that rewires our brains to think more positively is happening Thursday .

Coaching Group Build your dream life while connecting to a supportive, motivating community. Clarify your goals - internal or external, immediate or long-term, self or other focused. Learn new skills, techniques, and insights to make it happen! Led by Diana Lee, Meadowlark Coaching.

Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Contact: 914-980-2644. meadowlarkcoaching@yahoo.com. $15-$25.

Diabetes Prevention Workshop Join us as we get active, lose weight and feel great together! This free, online diabetes prevention program is sponsored by your Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson County health departments.

Learn how to manage stress, improve your heart health, eat well and stay motivated! Tue, 9-11am.

Through July 12. Contact: 541-876-1848. Free.

Sound Yoga & Gong Bath Meditation Eastside This experiential yoga class ex-

plores vibration through movement, music and meditation. Through the use of gongs, crystal and Tibetan bowls, chimes, flutes, and drums we explore the healing journey of experiencing sound on a deep profound level. Please bring a yoga mat, cushion and blanket for max comfort.

All levels. Wed, Dec. 22, 6-7:30pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Road, Bend. Contact: 808-783-0374. Kevin@soundshala.com. $15-20 suggested donation.

Tai Chi class The focus of my teaching is on

meditation and healing! Mon, 6:30-7:30pm.

Blissful Heart Wellness Center, 45 NW Greeley Ave, Bend. Contact: 510-220-2441. cathleen@ blissful-heart.com.

the individual, not on the group. I teach the original form as it was taught in the monastery: unchanged—Taoist Tai Chi Chuan 108 movements.

This holistic approach focuses on the entire body as well as the mental and spiritual aspects. TueThu, 9:45-10:45am. Central Oregon Tai Chi, 1601 NW Newport Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-797-9620.

Arawak327@gmail.com $70.

In-Person Yoga at LOFT Wellness & Day Spa In-person yoga classes at Bend’s

Tai Chi for Health™ created by Dr. Paul Lam This two-day per week class is

Kirtan, Dance, and Sacred Song Join us Thu, at Tula Movement Arts and Yoga for an evening of Kirtan Dance and Sacred Song with the Bendavan Bhakti Band, around the back outside on the grass. No experience needed An uplifting evening of Bhakti Yoga. 6-8pm. Tula Movement Arts, 2797 NW Clearwater Drive, Suite 100, Bend.

Suggested donation $10-$20.

The Happiness Course What do happy

Drop In Monday Meditation - open to all Come join us in the beautiful gardens for

newest yoga studio! Tue: Instructor Kelly Jenkins. 5-6pm. Limited to five participants. Thu: Foundation Flow with instructor Kelly Jenkins.

5-6pm. Limited to five participants. Schedule online or give us a call to reserve your spot! TueThu, 5-6pm. Loft Wellness & Day Spa, 339 SW Century Drive Ste 203, Bend. Contact: 541-6905100. info@loftbend.com. $20.

Living Well with Chronic Conditions

The Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson County health departments are offering six-week, online classes to support people living with chronic health conditions. Set your own goals and make a step-by-step plan to improve your health—and your life. Wednesdays, 2-4pm. Through Jan. 5.

Contact: (541)-322-7446. Free.

Love Thy Camp Yoga Studio Classes in Tumalo Love Thy Camp has opened a small(4

yogis max) yoga studio in Tumalo! One of the ways we raise money is through yoga classes.

So, come support your health and a great cause!

Check the schedule below for dates/times.

Private one-on-one available too! First class $5 Off with code: GetSomeYoga. Mon-Fri, 9:30-10:30 and 11:30am-12:30pm. Love Thy Camp, 20039 Beaver Lane, Bend. Contact: 541-948-5035. info@ lovethycamp.com. $20 Drop-in.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Meeting

Start Christmas morning off right with a round of some relaxing yoga at Namaspa.

call Terri at 541-390-1097. Sun, 3-4pm.

Zoom meeting Password: 301247 For more information: centraloregonoa.org/. For assistance,

appropriate for anyone who wants a slower Tai Chi class or those dealing with chronic health conditions. The gradual, gentle and simple movements help facilitate healing and improve motion, flexibility and balance. The entire class can be performed in a wheelchair or a chair. Any student may sit for all or part of the class. Half of our time is gentle warm-ups. “Tai Chi for Health” classes are traditional moves, modified and adjusted by Dr. Paul Lam and his team of medical experts. We also explore using our knowledge of Tai Chi to help us stay safe and balanced, as seniors. Mondays-Wednesdays, 9-10am. Oregon Tai Chi, 1350 SE Reed Mkt Rd Ste 102, Bend.

Contact: 541-389-5015. $55-$65. people really look like? This interactive skills and processing group focuses on using our individual strengths, rewiring our brains for positivity, and practices for elevating our mood while also connecting with others (highest factor corelated to happiness!) Thur, 4pm. The Base at Franklin.

541-610-8826. RSVP req. kiana.kurzynowski@ gmail.com. Insurance or sliding scale.

The Vance Stance / Structural Reprogramming Is pain preventing you from activities

you love? Mon-Thu, Noon-2pm and Mon-Wed, 6-8pm. Through Feb. 10. EastSide Home Studio, 21173 Sunburst Ct.,, Bend. Contact: 541-330-9070. vancebonner@juno.com. 12 Classes, $180.

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granted. Two of the very best ones are even in the same basic location, nestled in the classic downtown Franklin Crossing building.

Peterson Contemporary Art is in the frontside of the building facing Bond Street and Scalehouse Gallery is on the backside in the historic Tin Pan Alley. PCA recently moved into the new 2,800-square-foot space and has greatly expanded its scope.

PCA doesn’t have any special events happening this month, but it is still celebrating in a myriad of ways.

“We are celebrating our fifth anniversary with an all-artist gallery hang,” says PCA’s Amy Conjerti. “We are also lining up our 2022 show schedule and will have calendars out in the mail and available in the next few weeks.”

PCA has a very specific niche of how they curate. “We offer the best representation in a wide variety of established names from all over the country, regional and local,” says Conjerti, “as well as Japan and Italy. With over 30 artists, we feel we have the strongest variety of contemporary art in Central Oregon.”

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Peterson Contemporary Art recently moved into a larger space.

Currently at Scalehouse is Jon Gann’s exhibition “Infinity Splinters / Resttagebücher” which, according to Scalehouse’s René Mitchell, “invites viewers into the artist’s ongoing journey through trauma, shame and search for renewal. Through an obsessive layering process, Gann’s mixed media works reveal a personal mythology of battling inner forces and alternate timelines.

Up next, from Jan. 7-Feb. 26, 2022, will be Danger Punch & FO(u)RT Collectives “Excuse Me: a Structural Device for Visual Communication.”

In 2022, Scalehouse is also opening the Patricia Clark Studio in honor of the late local artist. According to Mitchell, “the Studio will honor Pat’s legacy and her original vision of Scalehouse by providing free studio space to working artists, a space for arts education programming and a place to remember Pat. She gifted Scalehouse her collection of sketchbooks and selected arts which will be housed at the Studio.”

The author Emily St. John Mandel, in her novel “Station Eleven,” wrote in relation to living through a pandemic “Survival is insufficient” and nothing could possibly be more accurate. Enrichment of our lives and each other’s lives through art, empathy, music and culture is what keeps us human and allows us to continue growing through a world that sometimes feels like last call was yelled and the lights are flickering on. Except we can’t go home and we have to stay here.

PCA and Scalehouse are both very well aware of the importance of art in a time where the arts are almost treated as a frivolity or something disposable and impermanent. Conjerti elaborates: “Art is always important to keep us connected

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here really is no underestimating the importance of art in a time when certain creature comforts get left behind.

I’ll never forget when I was going to Central Oregon Community College in the early 2000s and Oregon State was putting in its Cascades Campus; there were some issues with money and COCC experienced a financial shortfall. The first thing that was gutted in order to balance the budget: the fine arts department. It was pretty terrifying as a 20-year-old who had just moved to Bend in order to get a theater degree to have woken up one day and found out there was no longer a theater department.

Visual arts, theater arts and music are always the things that get affected first in times of crisis. Just look at COVID in Central Oregon as an example: restaurants, bars and movie theaters bounced back much more quickly than live theater and art galleries have. Here in Bend, we’re lucky to have an astounding number of contemporary and fine art galleries that we absolutely take for

Scalehouse will soon open a new studio in favor of late local artist Patricia Clark.

to each other through feelings, emotions and the joy that art brings to everyone.”

Scalehouse Gallery’s programming associate Stephanie Parnes also finds the perfect words to describe the importance of art in times of fear, stress and struggle: “Art is mind and world expanding. I think the ongoingness of COVID has tended to create a lot of mental ruts for people. Encountering art can disrupt the daily slog and shift the way you feel in your body and in your mind. It can spark new thoughts and feelings. It can be the impetus for a conversation with friends and family.”

Art may be the first thing that gets cut in times of trouble, but aside from food, water and people, it’s the last thing we can live without.

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Just One Mistletoe Minute! attempts to reinstate civics, the 2021 Oregon legislature passed the Civics Education Act requiring one semester of civics to graduate from high school, effective 2025. Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, who has worked to pass civics requirements for Oregon students since 2014, celebrated the bill’s passage “…this landmark bill will give the next generations of Oregonians the knowledge and tools they need to lead,” he said on KVAL. In 2016 the Annenberg Public Policy Center found only one-quarter of Americans could name all three branches of government, never mind the purpose of the Bill of Rights. Wouldn’t you agree there’s a direct correlation between the lack of high school civics and why we Americans are increasingly unaware of the basic functions of our government; between the lack of civics education and why we Americans are cannibalizing our own home team, veering away from all-for-one to a house divided? Whether a sports team or a nation, we know how that story ends and it’s not pretty.

Boomerdom spans from 1946 until 1964, with Boomers accounting for roughly 22% of the current population.

Plenty served in the military. And plenty served in other ways such as in the Peace Corps or Vista, the domestic version at the time and now one of the AmeriCorps programs. I was in college during the Vietnam War when students called for an overhaul of the Selective Service Act to make approved forms of civilian service count as a legitimate alternative to military service. In many countries some national service, either civilian or military, is required. Maybe it’s an idea whose time has come, a way to realize commitment to country, to learn and practice critically important civics lessons.

“Thank you for your service,” the ticket agent says to veterans or those currently serving in the military. What if, when the attendant called for those who have served to board their flight early, we all could stand up? What if all of us were eligible for the Veterans Day parade…floats proclaiming affiliation to both military and civilian service? So OK, maybe more than one wish: that civics be reinstated in high schools everywhere, military and civilian service to country be recognized and, in the meantime, we all do our level best to be team players. Call me a dreamer.

—Poet and author Ellen Waterston is a woman of a certain age who resides in Bend. “The Third Act” is a series of columns on ageing and ageism.

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’m a soft touch when it comes to the finals of any team competition. Good luck picking what to watch over the holidays! Christmas Day—all about the NBA. Boxing Day is devoted to that other kind of football. Don’t forget the New Year’s Six! Whichever sport, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know players stand a better chance of winning if they function as a team. Armed with the written rules of the game as well as the unwritten ones of good sportsmanship, the job of creating and sustaining a winning team falls to the coach.

Speaking of teams and coaches, call me a dreamer, but here’s my holiday wish: that for just one mistletoe minute everyone in the United States imagines themselves as members of one team. Playing different positions, sure, but part of one Team USA, a team that plays by the Constitutional rules and collaborates on sea-to-shining-sea solutions that address challenging sea-to-shining-sea problems. And as for coaches—until the 1980s every high school had a dedicated coach to teach these team concepts, to lay the foundations of all-for-one.

That would be the civics teacher. He/she taught not just politics and government but also the responsibilities of being a citizen, the importance of community service, of giving back. Assignments might include attending a city council or school board meeting or writing letters to the editor. Civics taught the importance of a don’t-quit attitude of problem solving coupled with a passion for serving others, of taking one for the team, as Will Nunn of Culver, Oregon underscored in his November Bulletin guest column, a must read.

Civics is on life support in this country. Recent surveys show civics instruction, if it exists at all, is at best a half-year requirement. In 2016 not one state included experiential learning in its civics curriculum; instead, only the thin gruel of memorizing political and government organizational structures.

Currently, the closest thing in Oregon is the Kid Governor Program for fifth graders, originally created in Connecticut and adopted in 2017 by then Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson.

Subsequent Secretaries of State, Bev Clarno and now newly elected Shemia Fagan, renewed the commitment. (Congratulations to Oregon’s 2022 Kid Governor Emerie Martin of Pleasant Hill!).

Nonprofits, such as the Classroom Law Project or YMCA’s Youth in Government, help fill the civics gap, but these programs often have a cost attached and are chiefly available in urban areas. The good news is, after numerous legislative

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Celebrate the flavor of a vegan Field Roast.

Tasty morsels of crabless Cr'b Cakes can be the star of a holiday meal.

in the mood for a “meatier” portion of the meal. Here are a couple of my favorites that are not only flavorful, but festive and great for the holidays.

Field Roast Sage and Garlic PlantBased Celebration Roast If you are looking for a roast substitute, this is one of the best ways to go.

This product is made of the wheat protein (aka gluten) seitan. Seitan may be a new word to you, but this protein-dense food has been around for centuries and is often associated with Asian cuisine.

It can take on many forms, but the consistency of seitan is similar to that of meat and so it can be a welcome addition to anyone wanting to enjoy a more substantial vegan dish.

This particular roast is meant to replicate a traditional style main dish that one might associate with the holidays. This particular roast includes a stuffing of sage, garlic, squash, mushrooms and apples on the inside. Field Roast does also have a couple more roast options—one of which has a hint of cranberries which would also be appropriate for a holiday dish. The roast holds its shape when slicing, which makes it much easier to heat and serve.

Although the packaging does say that you can eat it cold, I am not sure why you would because that sounds very sad, but hey! Sometimes you just need to take a bite out of a cold loaf to get you through

the day. There is no judgment here. I did not go that route, though. I heated up a pan with plant-based butter and let the slices get a nice char to them, and I did not regret that one bit. It was delicious.

Gardein Plant-Based Mini Cr’b Cakes I first tried these at a Friendsgiving years ago and I remember being blown away by the realistic texture of these to the point that I rummaged through the trash to find the label of these magical crabless Cr’b Cakes. They are flaky, buttery, and have a subtle sea flavor that may not sound the most appealing, but it helps to create an air of authenticity to them that if they left that detail out it would be noticeable and very much missed. The cakes are also made from seitan, which gives them that flaky, but dense, crablike texture.

These mini savory cakes are great for appetizers or served as part of the holiday dinner spread. I baked these in the oven for a bit and then pan seared them so that they would get crispy on the outside. Using an air fryer for this dish would have been perfect. I don’t have one, but from what I understand and gather from every other person on social media is that an Air Fryer would take these plant-based bites to the next level. If you don’t have one, like me, then the oven or in a pan is just fine. Make sure the breading on the outside is nice and crisp, the inside is cooked, squeeze a little lemon on those bad boys and enjoy!

A ChristmasEve Outing Not a lot of events happen on Christmas Eve. Between the frantic last-minute shopping and wrapping and food-making, plenty of people seem to take the words of writer Hunter S. Thompson to heart when it comes to Christmas Eve planning: “…skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”

For those who have everything handled and are looking for an outing on Christmas Eve, Maragas Winery may be the spot. The Culver-area winery is holding a Christmas Eve open house with Christmas carols, complimentary spiced popcorn and mulled wine. While there’s no admission fee, Maragas is asking people to bring a donation for the Central Oregon Food Bank. Browse the winery, maybe pick up a bottle for the rest of the holiday weekend, and slide into the weekend in a cloud of smoke. The open house happens from noon to 3pm.

Maragas Winery Christmas Eve Open House Fri., Dec. 24, Noon-3pm 15523 SW Hwy 97, Culver maragaswinery.com Free with donation to Oregon Food Bank

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t is that time of year when there seems to be a steady stream of over-the-top meals where calories seemingly don’t count and every extended family member or friend wants you to try their sickeningly sugary “famous sweet potato pie” or “grandma’s buttered ham” that even Paula Dean herself wouldn’t put that much lard on. Invitations to these types of dinners and gatherings are inevitable around the holidays and you won’t be able to get out of all of them, but also, you have friends? Good for you! A family that wants you around? Sounds magical, but also suspicious. Ask if you can bring a friend, and a vegan one at that. I will help clean up and I won’t overstay my welcome. If that sounds all right, go ahead and read along and I’ll tell you what I would bring to the actual table.

Being vegan in today’s world has gotten much easier. Countless vegan and plantbased companies turn out new products it seems like almost every day. Keep in mind that these vegan options are not perfect swaps for meat. Before I became vegan, I would try these “substitutes” and exclaim “this doesn’t taste like bacon” or “how can this legally be called ‘cheese’?” Well, Past Angela, it doesn’t, and none of them (yet) will ever taste quite the same, but a lot of these do satiate the craving for when I am

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THE ALPINIST: A fascinating and challenging documentary about a solo climber and his ascents in some incredibly remote alpine faces. Prepare to be pinned to your seat. Tin Pan Theater BEING THE RICARDOS: From Aaron Sorkin

(creator of “The West Wing”) comes this look at a week in the life of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as they film “I Love Lucy.” Nicole Kidman is an interesting choice to play Ball (heh), but the benefit of the doubt is hers. Sisters Movie House

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J.Law, Leo and Streep Daddy, this pitch black comedy about the distrust of science from a short-sighted and ignorant White House almost feels too soon to want to deal with, but director Adam McKay usually adds some levity to the bitterness. End-of-the-world comedies are usually hit and miss, but this has a pretty fantastic pedigree. Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub

DUNE: I’m not sure I’ve ever been more excited for a movie. It has finally arrived: Frank Herbert’s science fiction masterpiece is here and I am there for it. Fear is the mind killer. Regal Old Mill

ENCANTO: This new Disney flick looks absolutely magical, literally, in this story about the only normal woman in a family filled with magic.

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THE KING’S MAN: The long-delayed prequel

to the “Kingsman” franchise brings in the astoundingly good Ralph Fiennes to act as the classiness missing from the absent Colin Firth. It looks like a blast, but does anyone care enough about the franchise to need a prequel at this point? Regal Old Mill

MATRIX: RESURRECTIONS: Don’t get me wrong, I’m really excited for this movie, but what I really want to know is whether it can reclaim red pill/ blue pill from the right wing while also making leather trench coats and ‘90s techno music cool again. All signs point to maybe. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub NIGHTMARE ALLEY: With a cast featuring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe and a dozen other fantastic actors all being directed by the visionary Guillermo del Toro, “Nightmare Alley” is the kind of film we rarely see anymore. Film noir framing, femme fatales and old-school storytelling make this one for the grown-ups. Regal Old Mill NO TIME TO DIE: The long-awaited and long-delayed final film in Daniel Craig’s five-film Bond era. From the director behind the stellar first season of “True Detective” and with a 165-minute running time, expect this to tide you over until we get a new Bond, a new director and maybe a more progressive take on the character. Regal Old Mill THE NOVICE: Picture “Black Swan” but focused

on competitive female college rowing and you’ll have somewhat of an idea where this movie goes. Isabelle Fuhrman gives what is easily one of the finest performances of the year as a young woman going through a harrowing psychological journey and trying not to break.

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POWER OF THE DOG: One of the few outright

masterpieces of the year, “Power of the Dog” is a masterclass in the combination of performance and filmmaking in the creation of something truly timeless. Jane Campion once again proves she’s one of our finest directors and Benedict Cumberbatch continues to discover new dimensions to his acting. A must see. Odem Theater Pub, Netflix

SING 2: Is…is that a porcupine singing U2? Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME: I know, I know:

another Marvel movie, but I’m genuinely excited for this one to dive into the multiverse while also bridging together the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield franchises into the MCU. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is such a joy to watch as Peter Parker that I’m along for the ride no matter where this series chooses to go. See full review on p. 29. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub, McMenamins

WEST SIDE STORY: Steven Spielberg doing a big, epic Broadway musical sounds like heaven to this theater kid and the film itself looks like an absolutely gorgeous and faithful reproduction.

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By Jared Rasic been immeasurable. The experiences of watching an entire sold-out theater erupt in tears during “Infinity War” or cheers in “Endgame” have been some of the best non-concert related communal moments of my life. As a fan of storytelling on its most basic level, it has been astounding to watch a single massive story get told, one single chapter at a time, across years of my life.

Now with “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” Marvel is so confident with its world-building that the massive corporation (along with returning director Jon Watts) can retroactively go back and make the last two decades of Spider-Man movies stronger in retrospect.

Without going into heavy spoilers, “No Way Home” brings the multiverse crashing into the MCU, meaning that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man must do battle with the villains that his previous incarnations in completely different franchises took on. So we have Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus, Thomas Haden Church’s Sandman and Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin from Tobey Maguire’s “Spider-Man” series with Jamie Foxx’s Electro and Rhys Ifans’ The Lizard from Andrew Garfield’s “Amazing Spider-Man” series all together now in the MCU. As far as I can tell, no one has ever bridged past franchises together into one big story before. By connecting these villains into the modern series, it is absolutely hands down some of the rougher edges left by the much maligned “Spider-Man 3” and Garfield’s “Amazing Spider-Man” films. But “No Way Home” isn’t just an exercise

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Spider-Man is not a kid anymore. He can poke you furiously.

in nostalgia-bating fan service; instead, the emotional arcs from “Homecoming” and “Far From Home” pay off beautifully and the performances (especially from Holland and Zendaya) are layered across the board.

“No Way Home” isn’t perfect. There are a few moments of clunky dialogue and some of the action sequences fall a little flat, but there’s no sign of fatigue in the stories being told in the MCU. I know “The Eternals” was the worst-reviewed Marvel movie so far, but even that was still trying to be something weird and different in a cinematic universe where people complain about the MCU always playing it safe.

“Spider-Man” is a lot of folks’ favorite superhero and “No Way Home” will do a very good job reminding people why

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know I’m not going to convince anyone who isn’t a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to suddenly give it a chance because, at the end of the day, superheroes aren’t for everyone and they really don’t need to be. I’ve been collecting comics since the mid-1980s and so every time I go see a new MCU movie, I end up seeing five or 10 things I never thought I would get to see come to life on the big screen. So, as a 40year-old deep in the throes of nostalgia, I’m directly in the dead center of their (birth-to-death) demographic.

Some of the complaints about Marvel are accurate in that there’s definitely a “house style” to how their films are lit, shot and structured (although this year’s “Eternals” is a welcome diversion from that) and that the setups for future MCU plot points can sometimes overwhelm the story they’re trying to tell in the moment, but the one I really can’t understand is how there are “too many movies to keep track of and watch.” Sure, with the inclusion of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” that’s 27 movies, not counting the dozen TV shows that all connect the MCU into a, ahem, tightly woven web of storytelling, but don’t tell me that’s too much content as you go through your fifth rewatch of all 201 episodes of “The Office” or while you set your DVR to record the new episodes of season 18 of “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Let’s just be honest with each other. The MCU is absolutely a time commitment, but as someone who has watched it all in real time ever since 2008’s “Iron Man,” the payoff has

that’s a thing. Ultimately, Peter Parker knows that his own happiness and safety must always be sacrificed to make the world somewhat more decent and to help anyone, anywhere, at any time who needs it. He’s the little guy always punching up at the bullies, which is impossible not to root for and is also why this movie is on track to be one of the biggest moneymakers of all time. Not that making a billion dollars is really a sign of quality, but if the MCU can keep audiences this happy for a few more decades, then I guess I’ll grow old writing about Marvel movies. Not that I’m complaining.

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Holiday outings that also make great backdrops

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o celebrate an adventurous Christmas, imagine standing at the top of a winter wonderland waterfall or on a snowy volcano with your loved ones. In this modern, millennial-ruled holiday corner of the calendar, you’d better have an Instagram-worthy family photo to push around on all your channels or you might just fall off the self-importance social media radar forever. If you’re vain and you know it, clap your hands. If you’re vain and you don’t know it, pretend you’re taking photos for some other reason than Facebook.

Either way, here’s a rundown of some of the best holiday family photo outdoor backdrops around Bend.

Tumalo Falls - Follow Skyliners Road west for 13 miles If you haven’t seen these falls in the wintertime, tucked into a bed of snow, you’re doubly missing out. From a gorgeous, railed lookout, pose with your honey and get a killer pic with no hikein work required. That being said, the road can be hairy in the winter, if it’s open—four-wheel drive only and pretty much one lane. If the gate’s closed, do a 2 to 3 mile hike, snowshoe or cross country ski for approach.

Pilot Butte - On Highway 20, in the middle of Bend At some point in the late fall, the road up this town center’s volcanic beauty closes. But that doesn’t mean you can’t hike up. Since the elevation is lower in town than in the mountains, there may be no, or less snow. Try hiking on the road itself for easiest access. Ideal family photos at the top will happen on clearer days with Cascade fan favorites like the Three Sisters, Mt. Bachelor, Tumalo Butte and Broken Top appearing on the skyline.

Drake Park - Downtown Bend With a fresh dusting of snow, there are gorgeous winter scenes all over this park—on the footbridge, next to the water with the ducks or geese, at sunset or sunrise and below the snow-laden trees. There’s a great moody, romantic landscape pic virtually everywhere you look. Say cheese… No parking pass required; however, it can be tough to find riverside parking.

Benham Falls - West on Century Drive and left on Forest Road 41 Just a stone’s throw from a gravel parking lot, adventure a short distance to several lookouts peering over basalt cliffs to choppy waters below. For the best photos, pose atop the basalt cliffs or follow trails up and down river to snap some shots riverside. There is no

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New Year’s Eve Snowtacular Ski in 2022 at Hoodoo

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An expectant couple with baby bump poses for holiday card images at the snow and icicle-laden Tumalo Falls.

gate on this road. It can be rarely plowed and treacherous. Check with Deschutes National Forest for conditions or check it out when there’s fresh snow and none’s been sticking for a while.

Leeway Run at Bachelor - At Mt. Bachelor, at the top of Pine Marten lift, head left and take the access trail to your left as you exit Pine Marten lift. Follow it around 180 degrees. From here, Follow Leeway or West Boundary. Be sure to step to the side and not block downhill traffic when you stop for pics. With the Cascades as a backdrop you’ll be grinning ear to ear, loving the high life balling out in powder, slope side on Christmas.

Tumalo Mountain - Across Century Drive from Mt. Bachelor

Not for the faint of heart, backcountry skiing, snowboarding or hardcore uphill snowshoeing is required.

For your effort, especially at dawn, summiting this volcanic pearl will provide alpine-glow vibes galore.

There is literally nothing like it in Bend. Face west and snap Christmas Day photos with an up-close-and-personal Mt. Bachelor backdrop. Capture the Three Sisters and Broken Top to the north. From the top, it’s dealer’s choice with every direction providing snow-globe eye candy for your holiday social media feed. Get up early to score a dawn patrol spot in what was formerly known as Flying Dutchman Sno-Park/Trailhead.

s 2021 slowly turns the corner into 2022, and the heavens finally open up in Central Oregon for a good powder dumping, focus your gaze toward the slopes this holiday season to discover exciting New Year’s Eve plans—including Hoodoo’s all-day party on the mountain.

On Dec. 31, ring in a fresh start at this family-friendly turn up that’s featuring day and night skiing, a special dinner menu, live music and a professional fireworks show visible from the lodge’s back patio.

The celebration begins at 9am when the three lifts: Easy Rider, Ed and Manzanita will begin operation, lasting all the way until 9pm. Take a break from the slopes and grub out on the special dinner menu being offered from 5:30-9pm. Finally, finish off the night with live music from 6pm-midnight in the lodge and the fireworks show that begins shortly after 9pm.

Skiers and non-skiers alike are welcome to join in on the New Year’s Eve happenings up at Hoodoo.

New Year’s Eve at Hoodoo Ski Area Dec. 31, 9am-midnight Hoodoo Ski Area 27400 Big Lake Rd., Sisters Skihoodoo.com $29 for dinner; lift tickets vary

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A Riot of Robins

Why yes, there is a massive migration of robins—aka Turdus migratorius— going on right now

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Riots, hoods, squabbles and blushes of robins have inundated Central Oregon backyards.

our region. This makes them "efficient dispersers of this species” through all the poop we’re finding on rooftops, decks, and driveways in the area. Migrate already, right? It seems, according to research, that the American robin (Turdus migratorius) actually winter-over quite well all over the United States and Mexico.

Breeding territory is to the north of us, Canada. But they stay and play in

many parts of the U.S. all year round. A typical sighting might be a robin or two tugging earthworms up from the ground in the spring. Sometimes they will venture south to Mexico and Florida for the winter but not necessarily. In the fall and winter their diet consists mainly of fruit such as honeysuckle berries, or our own juniper berries (the source of gin flavoring). Roosts of robins have been Debra Merskin

No, this isn't a scene from a Hitchhock movie. It's only a robin-laden tree in Central Oregon.

known to consist of up to a quarter million birds during the winter!

Please don’t disparage them too much, annoying perhaps, but they are doing their job for the environment, spreading seeds in a region suffering the effects of extreme drought, leaving the birds few options for the combo water and berries they need to survive. With area reservoirs at historic lows, it is no surprise the riots, hoods, squabbles and blushes of robins are visiting golf courses, parks and backyard ponds and water features.

For many there are tragic consequences of flocking and flying while intoxicated.

Window hits, almost daily and of course, automobiles, which present threats to all songbirds, raptors and wildlife.

According to Think Wild in Bend there are a number of things we can do to make things safer for all birds: Keep cats indoors, make your windows visible (using special stickers, hang vertical spinners keep plants away from your house) and hold off pruning in spring and summer. Right now, these birds might be flying under the influence and we can help them stay safe. Place water out for birds, and other wildlife, but not too near windows and doors. We are in a time of extreme drought and all animals will appreciate the water, but it is particularly important for robins to dilute the effects of the berries.

For more information visit thinkwildco.org/7-easy-tips-for-happy-birdsin-your-backyard.

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rash, a hood, a riot—all collective nouns for a group of robins. And boy, are there ever groups, big groups, of them around central Oregon this fall!

Have you seen them, too, as you drive through areas thick with juniper trees?

If you, like me, have seen clouds of these beautiful birds dive bombing around your car, drinking from any available water source and generally acting zany, it’s not just you. It started with Powell Butte neighbors and I noticing a lot of them on our patios, sitting on roof gutters and generally pooping everywhere. Simply driving certain roads has me ducking in my car hoping it doesn’t hit anyone in these massive groups of feathered friends. I’ve lived in Central Oregon only three years, but those who have resided her longer say something is distinctly different this year.

Is it a proliferation of their favorite fall forage, juniper berries? Is it the drought?

They are hanging out near our homes and small ponds (one reason is they drink water to dilute the loopy effect of the juniper berries). It was an unusually long and warm fall. In January 2021, the American Southwest and central Texas experienced a similar onslaught of robins due to drought. It’s not unheard of in Central Oregon, but it seems something more is going on. To learn more, I reached out to local and national experts about this phenomenon to see what they had to say.

According to Connie Kintner, Bird Academy assistant at Cornell Lab of Ornithology, “In fall and winter… they eat a lot of fruit … from more than 50 genera of plants.” Hawthornes are Western staples of the birds, but so are juniper berries in

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Stoned comedians took to the stage to answer the ageold question: Can they perform well while stoned?

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arijuana legalization is taking large strides when it comes to changing pothead culture in America. Every legal state you go to you can find an awesome weed event where the only topic being discussed is good, better and the best weed in the country. As the green wave continues to swell, and dope events become increasingly popular, comedian and avid stoner Tyler Smith hosts a literal “Dope Show” where one of the oldest questions in the toker handbook may be answered: Can comedians perform when they’re uncomfortably high?

In an attempt to solve that riddle I gassed myself up with the finest herbal essence, and no, I ain’t talking shampoo, headed to the Midtown Ballroom and contemplated the results like I was a modern-day Isaac Newton.

The night of the event, Dec. 18, started out like any other outing involving killer weed. There’s always a stumbler around, a late arrival, someone smoking a joint out in the parking lot and clumsy Trevor spilling a beer.

The late arrival seemed to be someone associated with the show.

So, instead of a 7pm start time it quickly changed to 8pm. SPT… Stoner people’s time.

In one of those weird universal alignment moments the lights dropped immediately at the top of the hour and the show began.

Smith hit the stage with jokes locked and loaded for the fuzzy-brained audience. Laughs engulfed the room with no smell of napalm to be found. After a couple of hee-haws, Smith described the layout of how the show would go down. Essentially, a comedian would perform a 15-, or so, minute set. Then, they would head outside, smoke a joint of some blueberry hybrid strain and come back in to give a shorter five minute set. The thing was, though, most comedians performing don’t religiously smoke trees. That was the making of a great hypothesis.

Jake Silberman The first comedian to come out and give it the old college try was Jake Silberman. Silberman hosts a YouTube channel where he interviews people at different sorts of rallies and takes in the views of the those in attendance. Silberman may look like one of us, aka, a stoner—but no. Don’t let the tie-dye, low eyes and shaggy hair fool you. He rarely smokes and when

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Per Oregon rules, no dope was consumed at the actual show.

he does, anxiety is hitching a ride. The first set Silberman threw down was solid and well received as the opening act. The second act was filled with awkwardness and a vibe that he just wanted to go home.

Before attempting the second go ahead, Silberman stated, “I have no plan. Just a four-minute panic attack.”

Mike Coletta Next up was another non-smoking comedian, Mike Coletta. Alongside comedy, Coletta also hosts a podcast titled, “Codex History of Video Games with Mike Coletta and Tyler Ostby.”

Both of Coletta’s acts were filled with hilarious jokes and the confidence of a bald eagle in an Apache helicopter.

Though Coletta’s sets may have been the most heckled, or had the most audience interaction, he stood tall and made each heckle a more detailed part of the show.

Andrew Rivers Last, and certainly not least is the very funny full-time comedian Andrew Rivers. Rivers' stand-up style was a bit darker than the latter half of the show, but still brought on those gut-busting cackles. Rivers came off a lot more comfortable with smoking weed and brought his A-game for each performance. Lots of ex-girlfriend knocks and spiders with eight thumbs made this content relatable to anybody three bowls deep into some GM-Sno. As the “Dope Show” enters its sixth year of touring, host Tyler Smith has bigger plans for the future of this weed-comedy mash-up.

“As marijuana becomes more and more legalized, I see it becoming more of an event with, like, having actual bud at the show for audience members to smoke with us,” Smith said. “I feel like that’s gonna happen in the next few years.”

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1. Wi-Fi provider

1. Minor setback

8. New York state prison

2. Common soccer draw score

14. Pig’s location, idiomatically

3. City on Puget Sound

15. Athlete with stones

4. Volleyball slam

16. 1970 hit with the lyric “I’m begging you please to come home”

5. In a refined manner

17. Some government securities

7. Japanese turntable manufacturer

18. “I wake up to THIS mess? I mean ... couldn’t he have used the plate I gave him?!”

8. Throw a scene

20. Like goals not achieved 21. Beer with a high ABV 22. It’s sometimes bent or lent 25. Green sphere in a curry 26. Biblical Elysium 29. Caroline Biden, to Joe 31. Heavy hitter 33. Covered up the gray, say 34. “Is it too much to ask him to bring dishes back to the kitchen?”

6. Dust Bowl drifter

9. Underground Railroad conductor 10. Chicago broadsheet, for short, with “the” 11. “Until next time!”

12. Scar picture, e.g.

13. Pair in a razor?

19. Corkscrew-shaped lock 23. Big diamonds 24. Some wines 27. Blue crew, for short 28. Post production?

30. Running but not moving

38. Women’s college basketball coach VanDerveer

31. Take center stage

39. Name on a controversial dossier

34. Site with a “Craft Supplies” section

40. Outfit for some lady drivers

35. With 42-Across, Picard’s catchphrase

42. See 35-Down

36. Big name in acne medicine

43. “That feels very nice”

37. Including the whole world

46. “I approve!”

41. Country legend Yearwood

47. Owl and Rabbit’s friend

43. “Sucks, for sure”

49. Iraq’s main port city

44. Betel nut trees

51. “It’s going to take hours getting this grit out of the living room carpet!”

45. Chops into pieces

55. Relative of the frug or the twist

50. Lion from Narnia

57. He played “the Ugly” in “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”

52. “___ if true”

58. Burning

54. Everybody, in the sticks

59. Simmons who was the United States’ first Black female immunologist 60. Command under the File menu 61. Guile

32. Squeezes (by)

48. Leaves off

53. Cote females 55. Used to be 56. Copying, in the kitchen

“You can’t fool me—there ain’t no Sanity Clause!”

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): To ensure that 2022 will bring you the most interesting and useful kind of progress, take good care of your key friendships and alliances, even as you seek out excellent new friendships and alliances. For best results, heed these thoughts from author Hanya Yanagihara: “Find people who are better than you are—not smarter, not cooler, but kinder, and more generous, and more forgiving—and then appreciate them for what they can teach you, and listen to them when they tell you something about yourself, no matter how bad—or good—it might be.”

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the Quechuan language spoken in parts of Peru, the word takanakuy means “when the blood is boiling.” Every year at this time, the community of Chumbivilcas stages a holiday called Takanakuy.

People gather at the town center to fight each other, settling their differences so they can forget about them and start over fresh. If my friend and I have had a personal conflict during the previous year, we would punch and kick each other—but not too hard—until we had purged our spite and resentment. The slate between us would be clean. Is there some humorous version of this ritual you could enact that wouldn’t involve even mild punching and kicking? I recommend you dream one up!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may become a more audacious storyteller in 2022. You could ripen your ability to express the core truths about your life with entertaining narratives. Bonus: The experiences that come your way will provide raw material for you to become even more interesting than you already are. Now study these words by storyteller Ruth Sawyer: “To be a good storyteller, one must be gloriously alive. It is not possible to kindle fresh fires from burned-out embers. The best of the traditional storytellers are those who live close to the heart of things—to the earth, sea, wind, and weather. They have known solitude, silence. They have been given unbroken time in which to feel deeply, to reach constantly for understanding.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus author May Sarton wrote a poem celebrating her maturation into the person she had always dreamed she would be. “Now I become myself,” she exulted. “It’s taken time, many years and places; I have been dissolved and shaken, have worn other people’s faces.” But at last, she said, “All fuses together now, falls into place from wish to action, word to silence. My work, my love, my time, my face: gathered into one intense gesture of growing like a plant.” I invite you to adopt Sarton’s poem as a primary source of inspiration in 2022. Make it your guide as you, too, become fully and richly yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In 2012, the writer Gore Vidal died the day after Gemini writer Maeve Binchy passed away. They were both famous, though Bincy sold more books than Vidal.

Vidal was interesting but problematic for me. He was fond of saying that it wasn’t enough for him to succeed; he wanted others to fail. The misery of his fellow humans intensified his satisfaction about his own accomplishments. On the other hand, Binchy had a generous wish that everyone would be a success. She felt her magnificence was magnified by others’ magnificence. In 2022, it will be vital for your physical and mental health to cul-

tivate Binchy’s perspective, not Vidal’s. To the degree that you celebrate and enhance the fortunes of others, your own fortunes will thrive.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian political leader Nelson Mandela was wrongly incarcerated for 27 years. After his release, he became President of South Africa and won the Nobel Peace Prize. About leaving jail in 1990, he wrote, “As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.”

Although you haven’t suffered deprivation anywhere close to what Mandela did, I’m happy to report that 2022 will bring you liberations from limiting situations. Please adopt Mandela’s approach as you make creative use of your new freedom.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): French poet André Breton wrote, “Je vous souhaite d’être follement aimée.” In English, those words can be rendered as “My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness” or “I wish you to be loved madly.” That’s got a romantic ring to it, but it’s actually a curse.

Why would we want to be loved to the point of madness? A person who “loved” you like that might be fun for a while, but would ultimately become a terrible inconvenience and ongoing disruption. So, dear Leo, I won’t wish that you will be loved to the point of madness in 2022— even though I think the coming months will be an interesting and educational time for amour.

Instead, I will wish you something more manageable and enjoyable: that you will be loved with respect, sensitivity, care, and intelligence.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Many people in our culture are smart intellectually, but not very smart emotionally. The wisdom of feelings is undervalued. I protest! One of my great crusades is to champion this neglected source of insight. I am counting on you to be my ally in 2022. Why? Because according to my reading of the astrological omens, you have the potential to ripen your emotional intelligence in the coming months. Do you have ideas about how to take full advantage of this lucky opportunity? Here’s a tip: Whenever you have a decision to make, tune in to what your body and heart tell you as well as to what your mind advises.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl said that a sense of meaning is crucial. It’s the key gratification that sustains people through the years: the feeling that their life has a meaning and that particular experiences have meaning. I suggest you make this your theme for 2022. The question “Are you happy?” will be a subset of the more inclusive question, “Are you pursuing a destiny that feels meaningful to you?” Here’s the other big question: “If what you’re doing doesn’t feel meaningful, what are you going to do about it?”

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Scorpio guitarist Rowland S. Howard spoke of “the grand occasions when love really does turn into something far greater than you had ever dreamed of, something auto-luminescent.” Judging from the astrological configurations in 2022, I have strong hopes and expectations that you will experience prolonged periods when love will fit that description. For best results, resolve to become more generous and ingenious in expressing love than you have ever been.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “I’ve been trying to go home my whole life,” writes poet Chelsea Dingman. I know some of you Sagittarians resist the urge to do that. It’s possible you avoid seeking a true and complete home. You may think of the whole world as your home, or you may regard a lot of different places as your homes. And you’d prefer not to narrow down the feeling and concept of “home” to one location or building or community. Whether or not you are one of those kinds of Centaurs, I suspect that 2022 will bring you unexpected new understandings of home— and maybe even give you the sense that you have finally arrived in your ultimate sanctuary.

Homework: A year from today, what do you want to be congratulating yourself for? Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

SCIENCE ADVICE GODDESS Truth Ache I spent an entire Sunday with a real-

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Telling people what to do is necessary in certain situations, like when it’s a more successful battle strategy than “You do you!”: dispatching the troops to engage in the military version of interpretive dance.

However, in general, direct advice — “Do this!” or “Do that!” — tends to backfire big-time, revving up a state psychologist Jack Brehm calls “psychological reactance.” “Reactance” describes our fear-driven freakout — our reaction — when we perceive a threat to our freedom to do as we choose. We go on the defensive — rebel against being controlled — typically by doing whatever we were doing... only longer, stronger, and louder.

Understanding this is why I’m an advice columnist who specializes in NOT giving advice. I use hedgy-wedgy language like “you might” and “you could” that leaves big wide-open spaces for personal choice.

Accordingly, instead of telling this woman, “Dump Mr. Needypants pronto!” I offered reasons the two MIGHT be a bad match. I also identified potential stumbling blocks — like being a “My needs last!” habitual “pleaser” — and suggested practical steps she could take to kick them out of the way.

My ultimate goal is helping people help themselves: giving them the psychological and behavioral chops they need to render me unnecessary! I typically retell the story they’ve told me in ways I hope will help them gain perspective -- that is, understand what they’re going through and why. I then lay out a set of tools — ways they might tweak their thinking and behavior — in hopes of empowering them to dig themselves out.

Basically, my column is the advice version of that well-worn fish saying — uh, as I like to rewrite it: Give a woman a fish and she’ll have dinner. Teach a woman to fish and she’ll have dinner for a lifetime...

OR — let’s be honest — because my column and I are big on realism: She’ll order her fish dinner in a Paris bistro, poring over photos of a fabulous Chanel fly-casting suit and sketching out her plot to rob the Louvre to pay for it.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave. Suite 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (advicegoddess.com).

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ed” (the woman dating a guy so needy he wanted her to ditch all her friends and spend every minute with him). I suggest you tell her it’ll never work out and she should date someone else.

—Advice From 60-Something Male yA

If you really, really need closure, date a door.

It’s normal to want closure: defined by psychologist Arie Kruglanski as “an answer on a given topic, any answer.” We’re deeply disturbed by “confusion and ambiguity” — a cloudy mess of unanswered questions -- and we feel driven (and even desperate) to replace it with a solid brick wall of facts.

A practical (though admittedly cuckoo-sounding) solution might be trying to fire up a quirk of the mind psychologist Elizabeth Loftus calls the “imagination inflation effect”: our tendency to convert events we imagine and then repeatedly recall into “false memories” we come to believe are the real deal.

These invented memories tend to be “stickier” when they include rich detail, like the guy — reeking of BO! — hanging his head and confessing he weenied out of admitting it was “goodbye forever.”

Don’t forget to script his explanation -ideally something torment-avenging and wounded ego-soothing. My suggestion: Despite your radiant beauty and extreme awesomeness, he’ll need approximately 65.3 years of therapy before he’ll be ready for a relationship.

If, after giving this tactic a good repetitive try, your mental hellscape hasn’t faded substantially, there’s an alternative approach: accepting there are things we just can’t know and shifting out of the “WHYWHYWHY?!” by, say, reciting the alphabet backward or shifting into preplanned healthy replacement thoughts.

The unfortunate reality: Closure should be considered a self-service item, as you can’t control what others say or do — though you could make serious headway by kidnapping and torturing them till they talk. Of course, I’m not advising this — though, to be fair, it can lead to some major

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ly cute guy I met through a dating app.

We kissed a bit, and I stayed over at his place (though I said no sex). Things felt weird Monday morning, so I texted to see whether we were still on for dinner. He asked to push it to Tuesday, but I had a conflict and asked whether the weekend would work.

He never responded. That weekend, I saw him out with guy friends, but he basically ignored me. I got him alone and asked him to go home with me. He declined. “Just for tonight or forever?”

I asked. He said, “Just tonight.” That was the last I heard from him, and I’m going crazy trying to figure this out.

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Remodel for Selling

Projects to increase perceived value

Flooring Damaged, worn or stained flooring can be a turnoff. Savvy buyers are looking for consistent, new flooring.

The standard is hard surfaces throughout the main living areas and carpet in sleeping areas. Hardwood, solid or engineered, laminate Luxury Vinyl Plank are great options for living rooms, kitchens and dining areas. Materials such as tile, LVP and solid sheet flooring,

like Marmoleum, are commonly found in wet areas like bathrooms and laundry rooms. Carpets in bedrooms offer a quieter environment and are warmer to the touch for bare feet. Some choose hard surfaces throughout the entire home, because they’re easier to clean and keep clean, promoting healthier indoor air quality. There are great flooring choices for every taste preference and budget. If replacing all the flooring isn’t possible, make sure the flooring is clean and redo what is necessary.

Bathrooms This is a great opportunity to make a big impact with little cash spent. Painting walls and the vanity and adding new lighting and hardware will give a fresh feel and can typically be done DIY in a weekend. Adding a new vanity, solid surface counters, updated plumbing fixtures, tiled floor, soaking tub and walk-in shower will speak to the high-end buyer.

Bedrooms Now that the rest of the home is looking great, don’t forget to give the bedrooms a little love. Usually a fresh coat of paint and some new lighting fixtures is all it takes, but if possible, new doors, trim and built-ins give a custom feel, adding value.

Giving buyers tastefully completed projects will bring peace of mind that these tasks have already been completed. While some homebuyers have the finances and mental wherewithal to take on remodeling a home, most want a finished home that is turnkey and ready to move in.

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his is the second article in a series highlighting ways to give a home more perceived value in the buyer’s eyes through remodeling projects before bringing the home to market. Our last article touched on painting and kitchen remodeling. If there is still a budget left for projects, here are some other areas of the home that buyers will be scrutinizing while considering a home for purchase. Remember, buyers are shopping for homes online first; they’re looking at home sale websites and they are looking for eye candy. Give it to them. Keep in mind that the value of a home ultimately comes from what a buyer is willing to pay and a seller is willing to accept.

Helping a homebuyer fall in love with a home at first glance will give the highest perceived value in their mind and will help encourage them to fight for the home if it’s a competitive situation.

Now that the home has fresh paint throughout and the kitchen has been given a new life, it’s time to take on flooring, bathrooms and bedrooms.

Giving buyers a home with a neutral palette will allow them to envision adding their personal touches and decor.

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