Source Weekly July 13, 2023

Ian A. H. Ferguson

Ian Ferguson is a Native of Bend Oregon, and entered the United States Navy upon graduating High School. He left the military on April 1, 2023 to return home after nearly ten years of service. During his time in the Navy, he achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer and specialized in ocean navigation, emergency equipment material management, and Navy training specialist. While deployed, he had the privilege of seeing Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Guam, Australia, the Philippines, and over 40,000 nautical miles of blue ocean. Ian is your first and primary point of contact with the staff at Two Spruce Law. He fills a variety of hats, so to speak, and does so enthusiastically.

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EDITOR’S NOTE:

We’re still deep into the process of collecting your votes for our Best of Central Oregon readers’ poll – so be sure to get your votes in by July 16! (We still have paper ballots here at our office if anyone missed the ballot inside last week’s issue – come on in to get one, or just fill your ballot out online on our website.)

Inside this issue are plenty of fun things to read. Beer contributor Brian Yaeger interviews the people who helped make Mirror Pond Pale Ale the longtime favorite that it is. After you read it, be sure to check out bendsource.com where you’ll find an accompanying Bend Don’t Break podcast with Yaeger, talking about the making of that story. And, not to be outdone in the news department, Jack Harvel uses this occasion to talk about the “other” Mirror Pond – the actual pond – and the latest on the efforts to make it better for fish. We’ve also got details on a delicious local dairy-free product, Cheri’s HazelCream, that makes delish vegan dishes, an update on a new menu for dogs at a local hotel and so much more. Thanks for reading!

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OPINION

The A La Carte Politics of Central Oregon

Plenty of people outside of Oregon assume our fair state is as blue as the Pacific Ocean – but those who live here know better. The gradient of blue starts to mellow as you go east, until you reach the Idaho border, where the hues tend to go bright red. Here in Central Oregon, sorta in the middle of those two extremes, you get some interesting combinations.

In Bend, Democrats rule the City Council, the park board and the school board in a district that now has a restorative justice and equity model for discipline. In Redmond there’s more of a mix of politics, and currently, a school board majority that is demonstrating its performative politics by working to strip its policy language of anything remotely resembling a push for diversity and equity. And let’s not forget Prineville, just slightly farther east, where a cadre of “mama bears” on the school board are presently working to ensure Crook County’s kids are never exposed to a shred of cultural or intellectual diversity in what they read. Recently, they took issue with “George vs. George,” a children’s book that discusses the American Revolutionary War and draws parallels between King George and George Washington. The humanity!

But beyond those policy-making moves, the average citizen might find the play-out of politics to be a bit more “a la carte.”

How those interesting combinations play out for the average local became a little more apparent this past week, with the passing of the 4th of July holiday.

If you live in Bend and lean a little more right, you might find yourself driving north to Redmond to buy your fireworks.

“I’d like the liberal main course, with a side dish of personal freedom, thank you very much!”

If you live in Redmond and lean a little more left, you might find yourself driving south to Bend to get your marijuana.

“I’ll take the conservative school board policy meal deal with a side of permissive drug policy, please!”

And if you live in Bend or Redmond but work in Prineville at the Meta or Apple data centers, you might be very confused.

“I’ll lament about the area’s overgrowth while simultaneously elevating the profile of Big Tech – no big deal!”

All day long, imagine the number of people who drive from one of these cities to the other, criss-crossing each other on the highways in order to get the type of governmental policies that work for them on that particular day.

And when that main course isn’t quite as amenable to one side of the state, the course of action thus far hasn’t been to try to cross the proverbial highway to work out where we can come together; instead, the solution for some has been a long-shot attempt at just turning part of Oregon into Idaho. One has to wonder whether the recent addition of the potato as Oregon’s state vegetable wasn’t a jab at Idaho and its “famous potatoes.”

“We’ve got everything that Idaho does – so why leave?”

It’s like a microcosm of what we’re seeing in the United States in general these days – this shifting of locales and states to make one’s politics fit with the community they’re in. It’s just that in Central Oregon, you only have to drive about 15 miles to feel the difference.

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PACKED LIKE SARDINES

The recent announcement of plans for a gargantuan development that includes 1,600 housing units and a 180room hotel, in addition to the staggering number of other huge developments underway in every part of our town left me heavyhearted. The highways and byways in Bend have become a nightmare; it took me 40 minutes recently to drive from the west to the east side of town. Extensive traffic backups at lights everywhere in Bend have become the norm. We're packed like proverbial sardines. What is the thinking among city council and developers about issues like traffic, parking, overcrowding and habitat loss? I feel helpless over this unchecked commercial and residential growth and frustrated that I have no solution to offer up, nevertheless, I feel compelled to express my bewilderment and sadness.

—Krayna Castlebaum

E-BIKES

I have been a bike commuter for almost 20 years. The experience of human-powered transportation is a true joy. And while e-bikes are not for me, I welcome their utility as a tool for others.

To safely bike commute requires maturity and an understanding of what drivers are experiencing – both of which middle- and high-school-aged children lack. Cycling is more complex and requires greater awareness than driving to be done safely.

In the recent “It's time to talk about E-bikes” article, I was underwhelmed by Bend PD's response. It amounted to little more than “increased education via social media.” When I was 15, I wasn't particularly interested in education from authority figures. There has to be more of a presence in the community.

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This mean holding parents accountable as well. Frankly, I'm shocked that parents choose to buy their children some of these high speed, throttle “e-bikes” that can reach speeds up to 47 miles an hour. These are not e-bikes, these are electric dirt bikes and shouldn't be operated by children.

Not only have e-bikes put more school-aged children at risk, but all bike lane users. With the lines between bike and motorcycle becoming blurry, more people have become entitled to the bike lane. I have been run out of the lane on multiple occasions by motorcycles, gas powered scooters, and throttle e-bikes. Until there is more done than “education” it seems inevitable there will be more tragedies around our town.

—Craig Gorder

RE: SHOULD PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 16 BE ALLOWED TO RIDE E-BIKES? SOURCE ONLINE

SURVEY, 6/29-7/6

Why wouldn’t you want your child to get some exercise and learn to be independent? Would you buy them a motorcycle?

E-bikes seem to be a blessing for those who know how to ride and no longer have the strength for hills as we saw on bike trails in Europe but here I see many doing unsafe riding and not following safety guidelines at high speeds.

—Mimi Graves

Wow! I'm shocked at the results. I wonder how many of those voters have ridden an e-bike.

It seems that folks who haven't ridden an e-bike tend to assume that they're like motorcycles or something... they are not.

E-bikes can be such a great mode of

transport I'm continually discouraged and confused by opposition or even contempt toward them.

—Troy Smith

RE: A TALE OF TWO CAMPS. OPINION, 7/6

Brilliant editorial that puts things in stark perspective.

"Uncoordinated" sweeps equal still more misery for people trying to survive in the harsh summer conditions of Central Oregon. Uncoordinated policy implementation will not find enough shelter, housing, or parking space; the numbers of unhoused people are too high. They tasked Cheyenne Purrington with finding housing for the people due to be displaced from Hunnell in March. (Talk about setting someone up for failure.) She failed, but City Manager King acknowledged the dearth of available shelter, so he called off the sweep. Three months later — with no improvement in shelter capacity — the sweep is on again for July 17.

Who is he listening to? Probably not flabbergasted service providers and a large segment of 20-somethings in the community who don't see the sense of spending tens of thousands of dollars to randomly chase miserable people from one unauthorized location to another ad infinitum. I am — just for my own peace of mind — tabling around town for a petition to stop the Hunnell sweep. Unsurprisingly, it is community

members in their 20s who are most likely to sign the petition. Keep this in mind, city councilors, as you ponder running for re-election or pursuing higher office. Your votes will be vetted and your policies will be perused.

—Foster Fell via bendsource.com

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Escape From Mirror Pond

For years people have debated dredging Mirror Pond and returning it to a natural flow,

there’s progress on one of its less controversial projects: Fish passage

By Jack Harvel

In 2015 the Bend Park and Recreation District released a “Community Vision for Mirror Pond” after a series of community meetings and public outreach. Two years before that, Pacific Power publicly said it might decommission the century-old Newport Dam, which created Mirror Pond. The City of Bend and BPRD wrestled with impacts of Mirror Pond for years, namely a costly process of removing built-up sediment on the riverbed called dredging.

Besides the question of who would pay to dredge, the public and government agencies thought long-term about Mirror Pond. On one end of the spectrum, people argued that the dams should be decommissioned and the Deschutes returned to its natural free-flowing state. On the other were people who viewed Mirror Pond as iconic and wanted it retained. Pacific Power ended the possibility of a free-flowing river when it confirmed it would continue operations at the Newport Dam for the “foreseeable future,” but the 2015 Community Vision offered a middle ground —retaining Mirror Pond but finding ways to enhance the habitat and enable fish passage.

The City and BPRD adopted resolutions in 2019 to create the Mirror Pond Fish Passage and Advisory Committee, which would analyze the available options for fish passage between May 2021 and June 2023.

“The city talked about dredging, and then Park and Rec talked about dredging. As an outgrowth of that, Bend Park and Rec said, ‘before we go any further on this one thing, if the dam stays, then, at the very least, before we talk any further about dredging or the future of the pond or anything like that, we want to see serious discussion of fish passage past the dam,’” said BPRD Board Member Nathan Hovekamp. “It was kind of like, a prerequisite to looking at some of these other obviously connected issues.”

The committee is comprised of conservationists, government officials and representatives from Pacific Power. Overall, it met 14 times, discussing options laid out by consultants: a roughened channel, a conventional fish ladder or a nature-like fishway.

A roughened channel could’ve impacted maintenance on the dam and conventional fish-ladders look artificial — which is counter to preferences in the 2015 vision — and couldn’t be repurposed if the dam

does close. The committee decided unanimously on a nature-like fishway, a channel around the dam made from natural materials like logs and rocks.

“This nature-like fishway, it’s that sweet spot where it's more natural materials, rock, logs, things like that. And it's small enough that we could repurpose it into some larger project, if that was the case years down the road,” said Kirs Knight, executive director of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council and member of the MPFPAC. “This happens to be the most cost effective; that's not the sole reason by any stretch that it was selected.”

The fish passage would be most beneficial for the Redband Trout traveling between Lake Billy Chinook and Wikiup Reservoir. The dam is the most significant manmade obstacle for fish traveling on that section of the river, second only to natural features such as Steelhead Falls.

“This was an exciting opportunity to provide passage and open up miles and miles of fish habitat upstream of that dam,” Hovekamp said. “Not only of fish but providing connectedness to other vertebrates and even invertebrates.”

The Bend City Council and BPRD accepted the recommendations at a

joint meeting on June 21, but are still considering the next steps. The conceptual recommendation doesn’t specify designs, costs or funding structures to build a passage. There’s also no direction on which entity is going to maintain it or own it once it’s completed.

“There's still a lot to be answered there, but it’s very doable. And I think if we keep clipping things along, I think we can answer those questions in a reasonable timeframe,” Hovekamp said.

Knight, of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, said his organization is experienced in finding federal and state grants to subsidize projects and is currently looking at fundraising the fish passage. But, he also warned that projects like this can take a long time to get built.

“We've got a concept to try and move forward now. These things take time and funding. It has taken us a couple of years to agree on this concept, and now we can use that momentum to go and figure out how to design it, and then ultimately build it. All the partners are wanting to continue to work together and figure this out. But, these things don't just happen quickly; good things take time,” Knight said.

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Left, A nature-like fishway, like the one pictured here, channels fish past an obstacle. Right, the Newport Dam stops fish in their tracks, but a new conceptual plan would create a path for fish to pass through.

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Courtesy of Jessica Pica, Milone and MacBroom via BPRD

County Steers Clear of Mule Deer Zones

Deschutes County decided against creating wildlife overlay zones on the habitat of mule deer, an animal whose population is half what it was 20 years ago

By Jack Harvel

The mule deer population in Deschutes County is about half of what it was 20 years ago, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. There were about 11,000 mule deer in the county in August 2022, excluding “town deer” that have acclimated to human environments. In 2020 Deschutes County planned to update its data for the winter range of mule deer to better understand current habitat and migration patterns.

An Interagency Working Group of biologists and state agencies released the new inventory of mule deer habitat in the summer of 2021. Next, the county planned to put that data into action but delayed the process to focus on other time-sensitive projects. On May 11, the Deschutes County Planning Commission recommended new zoning regulations to protect mule deer habitat. But, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to abandon the project entirely at a June 26 meeting.

“I’ve come to the conclusion that I’d maybe like to abandon it. It is a very engaging topic, but the problem that I come to is that we have a new combining zone and no matter what we negotiate, however it gets put on paper, it can be used in the future to [say], ‘you can’t do that, you’re in the mule deer combining zone,’” Deschutes County Commissioner Tony DeBone said at the meeting.

The proposed inventory included 188,132 acres, about 43% of which was on private land. The regulations are minimal for properties that are less than 20 acres in residential zones, but they do limit some commercial activities, create different standards for divisions of larger lots and create fencing standards for new buildings. Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang, the lone vote against abandoning the program, argued that the restrictions aren’t particularly restrictive and that the commission is responsible for safeguarding the county’s natural heritage.

“If you have rights to develop a certain number of dwellings you will still have those rights after this process is completed. The configuration might be a little different, there might be a requirement if you own hundreds of acres of [rural residential 10-acre minimum]

zoned lands, instead of putting one house per 10 acres you might have to cluster,” Chang said.

Central Oregon LandWatch, a nonprofit that advocates for conservation and through Oregon’s land use system, advocated for an update to the wildlife inventory before it went to the planning commission. On a webpage dedicated to the issue, LandWatch said it’s generally supportive of the mule deer inventory update, but also said there are areas it could be improved. Rory Isbell, a staff attorney at LandWatch, said the protections aren’t as strong as currently existing wildlife overlay zones, which are scattered across the county to conserve the habitat of specific species. It’s been more than 30 years since the county updated its wildlife inventories.

“The proposed overlay zone that county staff presented to the planning commission would have had very modest impacts to property rights and development rights,” said Isbell. “It actually proposed weaker standards. So it allowed for more development than

the existing wildlife overlay zone does.”

Commissioners DeBone and Patti Adair raised concerns about the causes of declining mule deer populations, and voiced support for a citizen work group at that meeting and again at a July 5 meeting. An ODFW study estimated mule deer fatalities between 2005 and 2013 were caused by natural predation (32%), poaching (22%), hunting (20%), vehicle strikes (18%) and other (8%). The causes of death, however, can be symptoms of the habitat a deer exists in.

“Habitat is kind of the underlying foundation of all wildlife biology,” said Andrew Walch, a wildlife biologist at the ODFW.

Walch said mule deer are consistent in their migratory range, unlike their more adaptable cousins, the White-tailed deer. Mule deer generally stay up in the mountains during the summer and move to lower elevations in the winter to avoid the snowpack. Winters, even in good years, are tough times for mule deer and they’re likely to have decreased fitness throughout the season, which is even more impactful with insufficient areas to eat and rest.

There are other factors at play, though. More cougars are living in Central Oregon after hunting them was criminalized in 1994, leading to more predation. Central Oregon rapidly developed, increasing traffic that could increase collisions with deer. Still, Walch said habitat preservation is the top concern.

“It’s death by 1,000 cuts,” Walch said. “All these different things are part of the equation but habitat and the fitness of those deer, overall, is kind of a driver of a lot of those things. If a deer has good habitat and migration routes and is in good shape, it's less likely to succumb to disease or predation and those sorts of things.”

“Habitat is kind of the underlying foundation of all wildlife biology.”

—Andrew Walch

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Escape del Estanque Mirror

Por años la gente debatió sobre el estanque Mirror, pero hay avance en uno de sus

menos controversiales: el paso del pez

Por / By Jack Harvel Traducido por / Translated by Jéssica Sánchez-Millar

En 2015 el distrito de Parque y Recreación de Bend (BPRD por sus siglas en inglés) publicó una “Misión Comunitaria para el estanque Mirror” después de una serie de reuniones comunitarias y difusión pública. Dos años antes, Pacific Power dijo públicamente que podría retirar la presa Newport con un siglo de antigüedad, que creó el estanque Mirror (Mirror Pond). La ciudad de Bend y BPRD lucharon con los efectos del estanque Mirror por años, es decir, por un proceso costoso para quitaría la acumulación de sedimentos del cauce del río llamado dragado.

Además la pregunta de quién pagaría por el dragado, las agencias públicas y gubernamentales pensaron en el estanque Mirror a largo plazo. Al otro lado del espectro, la gente se quejó de que las presas deberían ser retiradas y que el río Deschutes regresara a su estado natural de flujo. Por otro lado, estaban las personas que veían el estanque Mirror como símbolo y querían que se quedara tal cual. Pacific Power puso fin a la posibilidad de tener un libre flujo del río cuando confirmó que continuaría con las operaciones de la presa de Newport para “planes factibles,” pero la visión comunitaria 2015 ofreció una solución intermedia, retener el estanque Mirror pero buscar maneras para mejorar el hábitat y para permitir el paso de los peces. La ciudad y BPRD adoptaron acuerdos en 2019 para

crear el Comité Asesor y el paso de los peces del estanque Mirror, que analizaría las alternativas disponibles para el paso de peces entre mayo de 2021 y junio de 2023.

“La ciudad habló acerca del dragado y Park and Rec habló sobre el dragado. Como resultado, Bend Park and Rec dijo, “antes de continuar con este tema, si la presa permanece, al menos, antes de que hablemos más sobre el dragado o el futuro del estanque o de cualquier cosa, queremos tener una platica seria sobre el paso de los peces aparte de lo de la presa,” dijo Nathan Hovekamp, miembro de la mesa directiva de BPRD. Era como una precondición para analizar algunos de los otros problemas claramente ligados.

El comité está compuesto de conservacionistas, funcionarios de gobierno y representantes de Pacific Source. En total se reunieron 14 veces y se platicó sobre las opciones establecidas por consultores: un canal áspero, una escalera o un pace natural para peces.

Un canal áspero podría haber afectado el mantenimiento de la presa y la escalera para peces se vería artificial, con lo que va en contra de las preferencias en la visión de 2015 y no podría reutilizarse si la presa se cierra. El comité decidió unánimamente un paso para peces similar a la naturaleza, un canal alrededor de la presa hecho de materiales naturales como los troncos y las rocas.

“Este paso de peces similar a la naturaleza, es un

buen espacio en donde se encuentran materiales más naturales, rocas, troncos, cosas por el estilo. Y es lo suficiente pequeño para que podamos readaptarlo a un proyecto más grande, si en unos años ese fuese el caso,” dijo Kirs Knight, director ejecutivo de Upper Deschutes Watershed Council y miembro de MPFPAC. “Este resulta ser más rentable, esa no es la única razón por la que fue seleccionada.”

El paso de los peces sería más provechoso para la trucha Redband que viaja entre el lago Billy Chinook y el embalse Wikiup. La presa es el obstáculo artificial más notable para los peces que nadan en esa sección del río, solo superada por las características naturales como Steelhead Falls.

“Esta fue una extraordinaria oportunidad para proveer el paso y abrir millas y millas de hábitat para los peces de río arriba de la presa,” dijo Hovekamp. “No solo los peces, si no que provee la conexión con otros vertebrados e incluso con los invertebrados.”

El ayuntamiento de Bend y BPRD aceptaron las recomendaciones en una reunión conjunta el 21 de junio, pero aún siguen considerando los siguientes pasos. La recomendación conceptual no especifica diseños, costos o los fondos para construir el paso. Tampoco hay una guía sobre qué entidad dará mantenimiento o se apropiara una vez que esté terminado.

Only a few beers can be considered truly emblematic of Bend—ones that sprang from, and also shaped, Bend’s beer culture. This is the story of one of those beers, told by the people who brought and continue to bring it to life.

Gary Fish: Founded Deschutes Brewery in 1988, which he still owns independently.

“I’d hired a consultant, Frank Appleton, to install the equipment and design the first three beers. We named them for local, geographic landmarks: Cascade Ale, Bachelor Bitter and Black Butte Porter. Light, medium and dark.

“When we hired John Harris and got up and going, he and I talked about what else to make and what direction did we want to go in. Pale ales were kind of catching on as much as anything else at the time. Market share for craft beer was exceptionally small. The model John and I talked about was Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. As ubiquitous as anything we’ve got. We didn’t want to copy it, but we loved Cascade hops.”

John Harris: Brewed for Oregon’s first brewpub, McMenamins, in 1986 until he joined Deschutes in 1988, before shifting in 1992 to Full Sail Brewing where he worked until starting Ecliptic Brewing in Portland in 2012

“When I came on board, Gary had not been in the (beer) business, but at that point, what even was the business? Frank had sketched out the three base recipes, the core beers that were not going to change. My first new recipe was a classic wheat beer. Not a (cloudy) hefeweizen like Widmer [Brothers Brewing] was doing. The second was Mirror Pond Pale Ale.”

Harris: “I made Mirror Pond for my own taste, like Hammerhead at McMenamins. This was my take on not-quite Liberty Ale [First brewed by Anchor Brewing in 1975, hailed as the first American craft India Pale Ale, even though it wasn’t called an IPA.] But at Deschutes, I was using whole-cone (Cascade hops) from day one… and a newer process of dry hopping that brings up the floral bouquet and lots of citrus. These days, of course, everyone dry hops!

“The first batch outsold (Bachelor) Bitter two to one. We only had four taps — hard to believe — so occasionally I’d rotate it back in. (You had to sell) 24 kegs of a batch before you’d brew the next beer. Now there are 24 beers on tap, but in those days four seemed like a lot.

“About 1990, we eventually started looking at selling beer into Portland and at that time I was good friends with Bobbie Kennedy and others at Admiralty (Beverage). They launched Pyramid and countless brands. I introduced Gary to Bobbie.”

Fish: “Jim Kennedy (Bobbie’s husband) at Admiralty (later acquired by Columbia Distributing, which remains Deschutes’ distributor) used to say, ‘We could duke it out in lighter- color beers…You’ll be able to get that slice of the large, light colored beer pie. BUT, the much smaller dark beer pie, you can own the whole thing. (Because) nobody’s pushing on this end of the

envelope.’ Jim had a clear vision for the brand.”

On that note, Deschutes’ Black Butte Porter remains the best-selling porter in America.

“Admiralty sold Widmer Hefeweizen and Black Butte Porter as salt and pepper. White and black. You gotta have ‘em on every table…We built a sales plan that we didn’t sell anything else. Everyone wanted Mirror Pond, but it was the last beer we sold in bottles when we got bottling equipment.”

Harris: “Mirror Pond was initially a long-running seasonal that we’d run from March to November and then we’d take it away for Jubelale. It left people frothing at the bit to have it again.”

Jerry Christensen (58, inarguably the customer who’s consumed more Mirror Pond than anyone else on Earth)

“I moved to Bend in March of ’91 and found (Deschutes) immediately. I like lighter beers…but once (Mirror Pond) came on as a seasonal, right away I thought, ‘That’s what beer should taste like.’ The balance. The beautiful color. It finishes clean. I have about 20-30 pints of Mirror Pond a week, mostly at the pub, but I’ve had kegs and cases at home.”

If you average 25 pints per week for 52 weeks a year over the last 32 years that’s 41,600 pints.

Fish: “We weren’t giving a lot of thought to the (beer) names because we were just a pub and didn’t think we were ever gonna be much more than that.”

Deschutes is now the 11th largest American craft brewery.

“When it came time to (name) it, we got out a map to stay with the theme. We wanted a sense of place, as much for the pub as for the beer. We wanted Bend to take a form of ownership. We looked all over. We ended up settling on Mirror Pond — something about the tranquility of the river. It’s dammed up, but meanders through that park. If I had to do it over again, I probably wouldn’t call it Mirror Pond Pale Ale because you can’t yell that across the bar. Five syllables. It ends up being ‘pale’ or ‘Mirror Pond’ or some shortened version. Now, I wouldn’t change it but there’ve been a lot of times where we thought, ‘Is that really what we should be calling it?’”

The original brew sheet from the day Harris first brewed it, July 19, 1988, reveals the initial name was to be Pumice Pale, but it was crossed out in favor of the now-iconic brand name.

Jeff Alworth: Award-winning beer blogger at BeervanaBlog.com

“We got out a map to stay with the theme. We wanted a sense of place, as much for the pub as for the beer. We wanted Bend to take a form of ownership. We looked all over. We ended up settling on Mirror Pond — something about the tranquility of the river.”

—Gary Fish

Deschutes owner Gary Fish hangs out back in the day, and today hoists a brew at the downtown Public House.

Courtesy Deschutes Brewery Brian Yaeger

“I’d never had Mirror Pond before it came to my Freddy’s [Fred Meyer] in the bottle. I was already a Black Butte fan, so I bought a sixer. It was one of the most memorable beers in my life. It tasted like liquid sunshine.”

Jon Abernathy: Blogger at America’s longest-running beer blog, TheBrewSite.com

“I don’t recall my first Mirror Pond Pale Ale, but it was before I’d had Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.”

Abernathy was raised in Alfalfa a short distance east of Bend. He moved back to Bend at the age of 21, in 1993, after going to school in Spokane.

“By that time, Deschutes was very much entrenched. People were aware of it… Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman were drinking at Deschutes when filming, “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.” (Still), Bend was a Bud-Miller-Coors town.”

Repeating for dramatic effect. In 1993, one-breweryBend was a Bud-Miller-Coors town.

Alworth: “The Cascade hops, the soft malts, and while I didn’t realize it at the time, those gentle esters — they were just so good. It was the first time

“I think beers should evolve. When John Harris’s recipe was unleashed on the public (two) decades ago, it was a revelation. But in 2008, an all-Cascade pale must share shelf space with dozens. So to keep its edge, I think Mirror Pond could afford a wee bit more oomph.”

Fish (In the same BrewSite comment thread):

“I assure you we are not trying to ‘re-invent’ anything, nor are we suffering any kind of crisis with Cascade hops. We found a creative formulation change that produced a Mirror Pond that tasted different; good but different…We never want to assume we are ‘good enough.’”

Larry Sidor (brewmaster at Deschutes from 2004-2012 before founding, and recently retiring from, Crux Fermentation Project):

ale is super flavorful and drinkable. The first 20 years, no one was making a good IPA. The early IPAs were very dense, malty and bitter.”

Alworth: “Pale ale ruled American craft brewing for 35 years from its birth in the mid 1970s until 2011, when IPAs finally eclipsed it. Things didn’t start to change until brewers, excited by a new wave of especially potent American hops, tried to squeeze more and more flavor and aroma from them, changing the blueprint for how IPAs should be made. IPAs became the plaything for brewer experimentation. Meanwhile, pales stayed the same. Thirty-five years later, the hops in pales — once shockingly intense to beer drinkers — now seemed tame. I mean, come on Grandpa, Cascade hops?”

I’d encountered what we’ve come to call ‘juiciness.’ I loved Mirror Pond because it packed so much flavor into such a sessionable package.”

Mirror Pond debuted at 5.5% alcohol by volume. Today it’s 5%. That’s half a percent more sessionable.

Aug. 25, 2020, blog post on Craft Beer & Brewing by Alworth:

“When you look at the history and evolution of a style, it is typical to follow the beer. The story of pale ale usually leads back to Burton upon Trent in the English Midlands…Yet for the evolution of American pale ale, it makes more sense to follow the hops…In 1968, the first commercial crop of the new hop — now called Cascade — came off 2 acres near Salem.”

Harris: “Dr. Al Haunold helped create Cascade hops. (Cascades were the USDA’s first new hop varietal to be released since Prohibition.) He’s a hop legend. The choice for hops in the late ‘80s was very limited. You mostly had classic (“noble”) German hops. Very good. Cascade stood out. In my opinion, it’s the hop that put microbrewing on the map.

“Bachelor Bitter used Galena and some Willamette hops. It had much more earthy, herbal character than the citrus brightness [that beers get from Cascade hops]. Cascade (Golden Ale) had some Cascade hops, but it was more named for the mountain range. Deschutes was founded on traditional classic British beers. But British brewers called Cascade cat piss! We realized we’re not making British-style beers. We’re using American hops.”

Alworth, in TheBrewSite’s comments section:

Deschutes was reluctant to introduce new beers during my days. Releasing a beer that would compete directly with Black Butte Porter or Mirror Pond Pale Ale was not acceptable. (When) we developed Red Chair (Northwest Pale Ale), its release was in slots that wouldn't compete directly with Mirror Pond. Later on…Inversion IPA paved the way for Deschutes to have a larger portfolio. Prior to my exit, Cam O'Connor (who’s now Crux’s brewmaster) was developing Fresh Squeezed. The rest is history on Deschutes expanding its offerings.

Fish: “Mirror Pond (was our) best-selling brand probably from 1993 until 2010. Eventually Fresh Squeezed overtook [Mirror Pond.] Fresh Squeezed came about because of the popularity of new hop strains, mostly Citra. We were experimenting when it was only a number, no name yet.”

Hop #114, first bred in 1990, was released as Citra in 2008.

“We’d probably sell more Mirror Pond today if we called it an IPA. But IPAs were not a thing back then.”

Abernathy: “Pale ale is a great canvas for hops and everyone had one, among craft breweries. Pale was the number-one style. It wasn’t too big or strong or bitter. I don’t want to say ‘starter beer,’ but a well-done pale

Mirror Pond has won four Great American Beer Festival medals. In 1990, it medaled in the Pale Ale category. In 1994, it took gold as an American Pale Ale. In 2009 and 2010 it earned back-to-back medals in the Classic English-style Pale Ale category. Also worth noting, 2002 was the first year breweries entered more beers in the American IPA category than American Pale Ale.

“You could depend on a pale (ale) to deliver its familiar goods…it represents a fixed point in time, like the Red Hot Chili Peppers or goatees.”

Fish: “Today there’s talk about how the Cascade hop is not the same as it was in the early ‘80s. It has genetically morphed into a different flavor. I think our Mirror Pond tastes different than back in the early days. Over time there’s something that just doesn’t seem the same. We came up with a flavor profile that we believe mimicked the original profile and changed the formula for Mirror Pond. Changes we’ve made have been…very subtle. They continue today. Budweiser is changing constantly. It’s the nature of what brewers do. Because the consumer is not standing still.

“We believe that the consumer still has a place for Mirror Pond Pale Ale. I spent a lot of my career building the marketplace, and we taught the consumer to seek variety. And they did. You watch people in the cold box at the grocery store, ‘I’ve tried that one, I’ve tried that one. I haven’t tried this one.’”

Erik Monger: Sales director at Columbia Distributing

“Kids in their early 20s never want to drink the same beer twice.”

Fish: “Brewers like to say, ‘We drink what we like and we sell the rest.’ That works when you’re cute and small but there’s 10,0000 breweries now. Market share for beer is shrinking. What will get the consumer’s attention and be something they really enjoy? That’s a hard question to answer.”

Monger: “(The pandemic) put some wind in (Mirror Pond’s) sales. It’s still doing solid. Especially being in cans, bottles and different sizes. It’s still in their top echelon as far as draft beer and packaged beers. Number one and two are Fresh Squeezed and Fresh Haze, (but Mirror Pond is) top five in sales.

“Deschutes opened the year I was born. It’s walking that delicate tightrope of coming out with things that are new and being imaginative but also staying true to what got you here. An account like Pine Tavern has had Mirror Pond on draft for, I wanna say, since its existence.”

Taylor: Bartender at Pine Tavern

“Mirror Pond is one of (our) permanent handles…The top seller has gotta be Boneyard (Boneyard Beer’s RPM IPA, which is now brewed by Deschutes). But Mirror Pond does well, in part because tourists know it’s from here and they can look out over Mirror Pond as they drink it.”

Abernathy: “I suspect (Mirror Pond) sells well at the pub along with Bachelor Bitter. Having it in cans making it portable is good for them but…in this IPA world? This slushie world? I’d love to see it stick around forever, but I only very occasionally buy the classics.”

“I’d never had Mirror Pond before it came to my Freddy’s [Fred Meyer] in the bottle. I was already a Black Butte fan, so I bought a sixer. It was one of the most memorable beers in my life. It tasted like liquid sunshine.”

—Jeff Alworth

Making beer in the old days was big fun and John Harris is still enjoying the hop high.

Courtesy Deschutes Brewery

Courtesy Ecliptic Brewing

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WEDNESDAY 7/12

DRAG BINGO WITH D’AUNTIE CAROL TO BENEFIT CAMP CLINICS

SUMMER FUN

Join in on the fun and play Drag Bingo with D’Auntie Carol at Cascade Lakes. Buy a bingo card and help raise funds for CAMP (Companion Animal Medical Project) Clinics. Wed., July 12, 6-8pm. Cascade Lakes Brewpub. 1441 SW Chandler Ave., #100, Bend. $20.

THURSDAY 7/13

MUNCH AND MUSIC

ONGOING MUSIC

Come out to this Thursday’s Munch and Music for food, drinks, fun and Johnny Cash. See the San Diego-based Johnny Cash cover band, Cash’d Out singing the classics and performing at 5:30pm. Thurs., July 13, 5:30-9pm. Drake Park. 777 NW Riverside Blvd., Bend. Free

FRIDAY 7/14

FRIDAY 7/14

SUNDAY 7/16

DRAKE WHITE

CONCERT SERIES

Not only does country music artist Drake White make great music, he also has an inspiring story. His new album, The Optimystic, speaks to his resilience after suffering from a stroke three years ago. Fri., July 14, 4-10pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole. 404 SW Forest Avenue, Redmond. $35-$100.

SATURDAY 7/15

WYELOW

DREAMY ROCK

If you’re looking for ethereal indie-rock music with passionate artists and heartfelt lyrics, make sure to listen to the up-and-coming local band, Wyelow. Sat,. July 15, 7-10:30pm. Silver Moon Brewing. 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $10.

SUNDAY 7/16

ROSE’S PAWN SHOP

MODERN ROOTS

Having been together as a band for two decades, Rose’s Pawn Shop certainly knows what it takes to be talented musicians. The LA-based band fuses genres like bluegrass and folk-rock. Sun., July 16, 8-11:50pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub. 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $12.

MONDAY 7/17

NEIL YOUNG

HEART OF GOLD

Country rock legend Neil Young is coming to Bend and playing his classics live on the big stage. Young moved to LA in the ‘60s from Canada to join popular group Buffalo Springfield and the rest was history. Mon., July 17, 7pm. Hayden Homes Amphitheater. 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend. $96-$175.50.

TUESDAY 7/18

USE ‘TA DO - OLD TIME COUNTRY AND GRASS ROOTS

CLASSIC COUNTRY

Listen to the classic and raw music of Use ‘Ta Do, consisting of partners Bri and Joe Shulte. Dance along to the duo’s fun grass roots music while sipping cider and enjoying the weather. Fri., July 14, 5-7pm. Bend Cider Co. 64649 Wharton Ave., Bend. Free.

FRIDAY 7/14

SUTTLE LODGE SILENT DISCO

STAYIN’ ALIVE

Come out and dance the night away with Suttle Lodge’s first ever silent disco night! Bring some friends, grab some headphones and jam out to disco or ‘80’s dance music. Fri., July 14, 7-9pm. The Suttle Lodge and Boathouse. 13300 HWY 20, Sisters. Free.

JIMMY EAT WORLD AND MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA: THE AMPLIFIED ECHOES

LEGENDS

After three decades of making music and 10 albums, Jimmy Eat World is looking to have fun and celebrate its accomplishments. See the the band sing hits like “The Middle.” Joining them on-stage is Manchester Orchestra. Sun., July 16, 6pm. Hayden Homes Amphitheater. 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend. $44-$60.

POOLSIDE LEPER SOCIETY AND HELLO TRAITOR

PUNK SHOW

This alternative rock 'n' roll band is playing at Silver Moon for one of its Punky Tuesdays. These Bend locals are sure to get the crowd excited and up on their feet. Tue., July 18, 7-9pm. Silver Moon Brewing. 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $5.

Courtesy Jimmy Eat World Facebook

Courtesy Drake White

Courtesy Rose's Pawn Shop Courtesy

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SOUND It Just Takes Some Time… Jimmy Eat World’s 30th Anniversary Tour

In conversation with the band’s rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton

By Doone Lupine Williams

It just takes some time. Little girl, you’re in the middle of the ride. Everything, everything’ll be just fine. Everything, everything’ll be just fine. Everything, everything’ll be alright, alright.”

Sound familiar? That song, “The Middle,” reminds me of the way Jimmy Eat World’s touring career has played out so far.

Jimmy Eat World became the sound of the Y2K emo-rock undercurrent with its self-titled album in ‘94, all the way to its 10th studio album, “Surviving,” in 2019. The four-piece Arizonian cohort of lifelong friends and musicians, Jim Adkins (lead vocalist/lead guitar), Tom Linton (rhythm guitar/background vocals), Rick Burch (bassist) and Zach Lind (drums), has been shredding the stage together for 30 years. This weekend at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater, Jimmy Eat World shares the stage with Manchester Orchestra.

The two bands cross-collaborated on dual covers of each of their songs to honor the tour. “Telepath,” written by Manchester Orchestra, was covered by Adkins. It's, “A bit more rocking,” Tom Linton told us during our interview. Manchester Orchestra covered “Table for Glasses” off of Jimmy Eat World’s ’99 album, “Clarity.”

Here’s an excerpt of Linton’s conversation with the Source Weekly.

Source Weekly: Tell me about your last memories in Bend.

Tom Linton: It was with Taking Back Sunday in 2021 at Les Schwab Amphitheater — crowd was great, it was nice being out in the open like that, not being in the city… I liked it.

SW: I’m sure you’ve got your tours down to a science.

TL: Oh, I don’t know about that, you should have heard our practice today.

SW: How’d that go?

TL: It was a little rough, but we’ll definitely be ready. We’re going through and fixing keyboard sounds and fixing parts.

SW: Have you guys really had the same lineup over the last 30 years?

TL: When we first started, we had a guy named Mitch Porter. He played on our self-titled record, but after that he left to do a Mormon mission. Then I was friends with Rick [Burch] who played in another band and everyone liked him!

SW: How has touring life changed since the early days?

TL: The early days were a lot easier because we were in a van. So we were able to stop if something was cool on the side of the road and hang out or run around or do whatever. But on these bus tours you can’t really do that ‘cause

you know the bus driver has to drive. So that’s one thing that’s changed a lot. But we’re able to sleep and tour longer with buses.

SW: You guys were probably a lot more self-sufficient early on in those days.

TL: Yeah, early on we would just play shows and show up and then after we would play we would just ask over the microphone if someone had a place we could stay. We’d usually just find some

kids and sleep on the floor with our sleeping bags. We did that for a long time. It was fun!

SW: Would you say that all changed with the success of “Bleed American”?

TL: Yeah. When “Bleed American” came we knew we’d be on the road for a long time. And we were out for about two and a half years. No way we would have been able to do that tour in a van.

SW: Do you guys like to stay closer to home when you tour?

TL: We do a lot of international stuff. After COVID we’re really happy to be out and we’re having a lot of fun. More than we did back in the day. Pretty rare for bands our age.

SW: Why would you say it's more fun these days?

TL: We’ve gotten better as players. We’re able to communicate better with each other. When we first started, we were afraid to talk to each other, or afraid to offend each other. I don’t know… it was weird. Now we’re old enough to get criticized and listen. When we first started, we weren’t really like that. Like if someone had a problem with a part, they wouldn’t say it. But we were young, like 17 years old.

SW: What was the transition into fame like for the band?

TL: We couldn’t believe it. We didn’t have to go and get jobs off of tour. We were able to make music like a job. And that was ultimate.

Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra Sun., July 16, 6pm (Doors at 4:30pm) Hayden Homes Amphitheater 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend bendconcerts.com

Ticket prices vary

“We’re having a lot of fun. More than we did back in the day,” Tom Linton told the Source Weekly. “That’s pretty rare for bands our age.”

Jimmy Eat World celebrates three decades of music and 10 studio albums in this year with The Amplified Echoes Tour at Hayden Homes Amphitheater Sunday, July 16.

From left are Zach Lind, Rick Burch, Jim Adkins and Tom Linton.

Photos by Jimi Giannatti

CALENDAR

12 Wednesday

Bevel Craft Brewing Something Dirty

Grab a beer and meet out on the Bevel patio every Wednesday for free local live music from May-September! 6-8pm. Free.

The Yard at Bunk + Brew Jongleur Gems

An evening of song swapping and storytelling from some of Bend’s favorite musicians. Please join from 7-9pm in the “Yard” for a great night featuring Victor Johnson and Emily Cooper. 7-9pm. Free.

Cabin 22 Trivia Wednesdays Useless Knowledge Bowl Live Trivia Game Show! It’s not your average quiz night. Team up to win gift cards. It’s fun and free to play, with Locals’ Day featuring Crater Lake and local craft beer specials. Get here this week! 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Cascade Lakes Brewpub Drag Bingo with D’ Auntie Carol to Benefit CAMP Clinics Head over to Cascade Lakes Brewing Company’s Bend Brewpub for Drag Bingo with D’Auntie Carol to help raise funds for CAMP Clinics. Each bingo card is $20 and all proceeds go directly to CAMP (Companion Animal Medical Project) Clinics. Reservations highly recommended. Call to save your spot! 6-8pm. $20.

Corey’s Bar & Grill Karaoke Sing your heart out at Corey’s! Grab friends and drinks for some Coreyoke. 9pm-Midnight. Free.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open Mic Sign-up 7:30pm. If you’ve ever wanted to try stand-up comedy, this is where you start! 8-10pm. Free.

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 If and When Relax with a pint and enjoy great local music! 6-8pm. Free.

Deschutes Brewery Public House Head Games Trivia Night Eat. Drink. Think. Win! Head Games multi-media trivia is at Deschutes Bend Public House every Wednesday. Win prizes. Teams up to six. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Elixir Wine Group Locals Music Night & Open Mic Join a cozy community of appreciative musicians and patrons. Great music, great wine and beer, great times. Small bites available. 6-9pm. Free.

JC’s Bar & Grill Trivia Nite with Trivia Girl Compete with your peers and test your knowledge of current events, music and other random categories while enjoying 75 cent wings! Also, JC’s trivia separates themselves from the rest with a physical challenge! 7-9:30pm. Free.

Jersey Boys Pizzeria Elyce Tyler Silverton’s Elyce Tyler makes her debut trip to Redmond. The singer-songwriter performs original folk-rock and covers, from Dylan and Fleetwood Mac to Kate Bush and Tom Waits. Elyce’s octave-spanning voice and style have been compared to Poe. 6-8pm. Free.

Kobold Brewing / The Vault Taphouse

Trivia Night Trivia Night at The Vault! Come test your knowledge and drink top notch local beer! 6:30-8pm. Free.

Kobold Brewing The Lair Trivia Come join for trivia night and enjoy quality craft beer and food! 7-8:30pm. 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+. 6:30pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Accoustic Open Mic with Derek Michael Marc Head down to the Northside Bar and Grill Wednesdays to catch local artists perform live. 7-9pm. Free.

Seven Nightclub & Restaurant The CO

Show The CO Show is a free comedy showcase!

Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm! Central Oregon Comedy Scene and Karaokaine productions have teamed up to bring this show to you! It’s co-hosted with multiple hosts, co-produced for Central Oregon! 8pm. Free.

The Bite Erin Cole-Baker Band Come hang out and enjoy these long summer evenings with the Erin Cole-Baker Band as your soundtrack at The Bite in Tumalo! 6-8pm. Free.

Worthy Beers & Burgers Game Night at Worthy Beers & Burgers Join every Wednesday for Mario Kart, Amazon Luna games, card games and board games (feel free to BYO games). Grab your friends, grab a drink and let’s play! 6-9pm. Free.

13 Thursday

The Cellar The Ballybogs and Friends Grab a pint, relax and enjoy live music by an amazing group of artists that brings the best Irish trad music in Central Oregon. Every Thursday at The Cellar. 6-8pm. Free.

Austin Mercantile Live Music Every Thursday Join at Austin Mercantile for live music every Thursday. Offering a light happy hour menu — daily flatbread, chili, charcuterie, soft pretzels and more! 4:30-6:30pm. Free.

Bend Elks Lodge #1371 Bingo Bingo at the Elk’s Lodge. Win cash prizes. 6-9pm. $23.

Bridge 99 Brewery Trivia Thursdays UKB’s live trivia game show is like no other. Team up to compete for gift card prizes! Brews, ciders, mixed drinks, pizzas and food truck options. Indoor and outdoor seating. 6-8pm. Free.

Corey’s Bar & Grill Karaoke Sing your heart out at Corey’s! Grab friends and drinks for some Coreyoke. 9pm-Midnight. Free

Drake Park Munch & Music Summit Health Munch & Music free concert series in Drake Park presented by The Source Weekly and Hayden Homes celebrates its 32nd season! Free live music, outstanding food vendors at Restaurant Row, family fun in the Kids Zone, local vendors down Artisan Row, and beer, wine and spirits. Music starts at 5:30pm and ends around 9pm. 5:30-9pm. Free.

General Duffy’s Annex Comedy Night Comedy Night at General Duffy’s Annex! Doors open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. 21+ required for this show. 7pm.

General Duffy’s Annex Crackin' Up Comedy with Amanda Arnold Beertown comedy presents Crackin’ Up Comedy at The Annex at General Duffy’s. Amanda Arnold has a brilliant, fast-paced and commonsensical style of comedy. Amanda was named one of the “Top 5 Funniest Comics” in Portland. Also featuring Alex Cruikshank, a new father, who grew up in the frigid wastes of Alaska, now struggles to survive the rigors of baby rearing. 8-10pm.

High Desert Music Hall Open Mic Comedy Night Featuring Special Guest Comic: Billy Brant Come tell your jokes, every 2nd Thursday of the month. All are welcome to perform. Sketch, improv and musical comedy encouraged also. Second Thursday of every month, 7-9pm. Free. Northside Bar & Grill Night Hawkes Live classic rock music. 8-10pm. Free.

River’s Place JuJu Eyeball JuJu Eyeball is back for more fab Beatles music. Party on! 5-7pm. Free.

River’s Place Juju Eyeball Fab music of the Beatles. 6-8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Trivia on the Moon Come down to Silver Moon Brewing for a night of trivia! Teams are welcome to show up in groups up to 8 people. Silver Moon also offers seating reservations for $20 donations that all go to F*Cancer! If you would like to reserve a table please contact the Trivia on the Moon Facebook page. 7pm. Free.

Sisters Art Works

The Brothers Comatose: Summer Concerts at Sisters Art Works Whether traveling to gigs on horseback or by tour bus, these Americana mavens forge their own path with raucous West Coast renderings of traditional bluegrass, country and rock ‘n’ roll music. Catch an intimate, backyard performance with The Brothers Comatose at Sisters Art Works. 7-9pm. $25.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Suttle Lodge’s Thursday House Band Sisters-based musician Benji Nagel showcases his talented friends every Thursday all summer long! Pull up a chair on the Big Lawn, grab some dinner and soft-serve from the Boathouse, and enjoy some of Central Oregon’s favorite musicians. 6-8pm. Free.

Unity Community of Central Oregon Chad Wilkins and Gabrielle Euphoria Chad Wilkins and Gabrielle Euphoria play live At Unity Of Central Oregon in Bend! 7-9:30pm. $20/presale, $25/cash at the door.

Volcanic Theatre Pub John Cruz With Johnny Helm Hawaiian singer-songwriter John Cruz engages audiences with rich storytelling through songs ranging from Hawaiian to blues, folk, R&B and more. Cruz is a multi-time Na Hoku Hanohano Hanohano award-winner, his captivating guitar playing, soulful vocals and a compassionate, genuine heart make Cruz one of Hawaii’s most beloved artists. 8-11:59pm. $30.

Worthy Beers & Burgers Karaoke Night

Sing your heart out at Karaoke Night Downtown at Worthy Beers and Burgers every Thursday! 6-9pm. Free.

14 Friday

Arome Elyce Tyler, acoustic independent folkrock Silverton’s Elyce Tyler makes her debut trip to Redmond. The singer-songwriter performs original folk-rock and covers, from Dylan and Fleetwood Mac to Kate Bush and Tom Waits. Elyce’s octave-spanning voice and style have been compared to Poe. 5-7pm. Free.

AVID Cider Co. Taproom Music on the Patio: Palo Sopraño and Chiggi Momo Summer cider sipping time at Avid Cider Co. with the annual summer Music on the Patio series. Enjoy cider, seltzer, slushees, beer and non-alcoholic beverages and the new small bites menu while enjoying the sounds of local musicians. All ages are welcome. See you on the patio! 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Bend Cider Co. Use ‘ta Do- Old Time Country & Grass Roots Come sit in the shaded garden, sip cider and listen to this fun duo! Use ‘ta Do consists of Joe Shulte and partner Bri Shulte, Listen to these two play some fun country and grass roots music. Snacks available. Outside food is OK. 5-7pm. Free.

Bend Poker Room Friday Night Poker Tournament Come on in for the Friday night poker tournament! $80 entry with unlimited rebuys for the first hour and an optional add-on for $40 at the first break. Patrons pay a $10 entrance fee. No money bet in any game is collected by the Bend Poker Room. 6-11pm. $80.

Blacksmith Public House Superball Superball is back to rock Redmond. Always a new set list. Let’s boogie! 6:30-9:30pm. Free.

General Duffy’s Waterhole

Drake White General Duffy’s Waterhole is excited to host Drake White as part of their 2023 Summer Kickin’ Concert Series in Downtown Redmond! Presented by Subaru of Bend. All ages welcome! 4-10pm. Tickets start at $35.

Sisters Gwendolyn and Lucy Giles make up the rock 'n' roll duo, Dog Party. See the California band at Silver Moon Brewing on Fri., July 21 at 8pm.

Courtesy Dog Party Facebook

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CALENDAR

Hardtails Bar & Grill Stage 28 Karaoke

Come out for a night of Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hardtails for a fun Friday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

Hayden Homes Amphitheater Lyle Lovett and his Large Band Four-time Grammy-winning singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett confirms new nationwide summer tour dates with his renowned Large Band. The evening will feature an arrangement of Lovett standards, as well as songs from his critically acclaimed album “12th of June.” 8pm. $39.50-$69.50.

Hub City Bar & Grill Twerk City: Twerkfest

9 The long awaited return of the biggest twerk event Central Oregon has ever seen. A multimedia event showing the art of twerking with a live DJ and culminating into a twerk-off contest. $150 and huge trophy for first place, $75 and trophy for second place. 9pm-2am. $10.

Big E’s Sports Bar Karaoke Night Central Oregon’s most fun karaoke venue! Karaoke is hosted by A Fine Note Karaoke Too and DJ Jackie J. Delicious food and drink and a friendly staff. Come join the show where you are the star! 8pm. Free admission.

M&J Tavern The Kronkmen, Red Cloud and Breath With mind melting blasts of pure symphonic talent, come witness the true sonic carnage that is The Kronkmen. Bringing with them a crew we are excited to have back in house, Red Cloud, and newcomers to the arena, Breath. This will be a Friday guaranteed to pierce your core. 9pm. Free.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Suttle Silent Disco Get ready to dance the night away at Suttle’s first ever silent disco! Grab a pair of headphones, some friends and pick a station — disco or 80s dance music! Music will run from 7-9pm. 7-9pm.

Thump Coffee - NW Crossing Thump

Music Series Join Fridays for live music, amazing pizza and a variety of drinks at our York Cafe location (549 NW York Dr.). Pizza and drinks start at 6pm. Music starts at 7pm. Check social channels for more information on who is playing. 6pm. Free.

15 Saturday

Bridge 99 Brewery Stage 28 Karaoke Come out for a night of all ages Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? 6pm. Free.

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Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy at Craft: Katy Ipock Katy Ipock is Central Oregon’s Raunchy Aunt. She gets honest about life as a wife, a mom and about body image. 21+, strong content is expected. 8-9:30pm.

Crux Fermentation Project JuJu Eyeball

JuJu Eyeball is a high-energy Beatles cover band in Bend. 5-7pm. Free.

Crux Fermentation Project JuJu Eyeball

JuJu Eyeball is back at Crux for some fab Beatles music. Have some drinks and enjoy music in a cool setting. Party on! 5:30-7:30pm. Free.

Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards

Intimate Evening with Corey and Whitney Parnell This concert will be an acoustic duo album release of the new full length album by Corey and Whitney Parnell. Hear them premier their new songs and see how each song came to life! 6-9pm. $20/adults, free/children 12 and under.

Flights Wine Bar Live Music at Flights Come grab a great glass of wine, have an incredible dinner and enjoy live music every Saturday at Flights Wine Bar. 6-8pm. Free.

Hardtails Bar & Grill “After Midnight:” The Premier Tribute to Eric Clapton Experience the timeless music of everything which is Clapton. Favorites that span through-out his solo career; along with the mega-hit songs of Cream, Blind Faith (Steve Winwood), Derek & the Dominoes, B.B. King and more! 8-10pm.

Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill Summer Sunday Nights at the Saloon Join us for Summer Sunday Nights at The Saloon on the patio! Free every week, and all ages are welcome. 6-8pm. Free.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Rose’s Pawn Shop With its fusion of bluegrass instrumentation and folk-rock amplification, Rose’s Pawn Shop has spent the better part of two decades carving out an Americana sound that’s as diverse as the band’s native Los Angeles. Their past releases offer a melting pot of modern-day roots music. 8-11:59pm. $12.

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The Astro Lounge Musician’s Open Mic Designed for musicians that create and make music, originals or covers. Pros to first-timers all welcome. Very supportive hosts and great listening audience. Guitars can be provided. Hosted by the Harris Blake Band. Nancy Blake and Danny guitar Harris. 8-11:45pm. Free.

General Duffy’s Waterhole Cherry

Poppin’ Daddies

In the past few years Cherry Poppin’ Daddies have become the kind of band that you would want to book if you were throwing a soiree at the Gatsby mansion. Penning elegant, lush, pitch perfect arrangements of much of the great American songbook, from Cole Porter to Frank Sinatra, the Daddies have surprised manylikely familiar with them from the early ‘90s— whose limited exposure to the band undoubtedly consists of an image of spray painted vans careening across the U.S. as an iconoclastic, misfit part of an already marginalized punk/ska scene. 7-10pm.

M&J Tavern Rhen and Cooper Harmonies and melodies take a front seat to the evening while the chemistry between these two enchant you. 9pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Crooked River Band

Live classic rock music. 8-11pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill The Rounders Classic rock and outlaw country. 8-11pm. Free.

Open Space Event Studios Shine

Your Light Come join Sabado Domingo and friends for a night of dancing, local artists, lasers, live original music and more! ‘Shine Your Light’ means wear something that glows, flows or whatever makes your heart shine. Noon-Midnight. $10/online, $15/ door.

River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions Fair Trade Boogie Band. Old-school funk, afro-beat classics, Latin jams and modern psychedelia. 6-8pm. Free.

Riverbend Park Muscles For Malawi Charity Concert featuring Nathan Myers Get ready to groove to the indie, acoustic beats of Nathan Myers. This family-friendly (fur babies too) concert in the park benefits the villages, orphanages and farmers in Malawi affected by Cyclone Freddy earlier this year. Bring a blanket, your loved ones and be part of this very important cause. 10am-Noon. Donation Based (100% proceeds go to Malawi).

Silver Moon Brewing Wyelow and Chiggi Momo Bend Oregon, Indy Magicians Wyelow craft ethereal sounds in an organic way. Live at Silver Moon Brewing with guest TBA. 7-10:30pm.

Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill Ladies of Summer: A Dinner Cabaret Silent Echo Theater Company will host an evening of live music featuring local Central Oregon talent. Singers will perform songs about summer and will be accompanied by Janelle Musson and Clay Helt. Doors and dinner service starts at 6:30 p.m. Performance is at 7:30 p.m. 6:30-9:30pm. $20.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Oregon Fryer & Billy And The Box Kid It’s HDMC: Locals' Night! Head to the Volcanic for local favs. 8-11:59pm. $10.

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The Astro Lounge Local Artist Spotlight

Sundays This is a chance to listen to Central Oregon’s newest and upcoming local artists. They have earned their spot to perform a two-hour show, changing weekly, every Sunday. Support local top notch talent! 7-9pm. Free.

Bend Boarding Babes Launch Bend Boarding Babes Summer Concert Paddle Series Bend Boarding Babes Summer Concert Paddle Series! Make friends, paddle and listen to tunes on the Deschutes! All levels welcome! Be sure to join the group for all Bend Boarding Babes events and details: www.facebook.com/groups/bendboardingbabes. 5:30pm. Free.

Cascade Lakes Brewpub Live Music with Speedway Sleeper Come to the Bend Brewpub for a free live performance from Speedway Sleeper. Open to all ages, enjoy this performance on the patio with a cold one in hand. 6-8pm. Free.

Corey’s Bar & Grill Karaoke Sing your heart out at Corey’s! Grab friends and drinks for some Coreyoke. 9pm-Midnight. Free.

Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Jimmy Eat World & Manchester Orchestra: The Amplified Echoes Jimmy Eat World is celebrating three decades and 10 albums of existnce in 2023. The Mesa, AZ, four-piece’s commercial breakthrough came with the release of several singles from their album “Bleed American,” with “The Middle” hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart and peaking at No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it spent 33 weeks total and became RIAA-certified Platinum. 6pm. $49.50.

River’s Place Trivia Sundays at Noon Trivia Sundays at Noon, with UKB Trivia, at River’s Place. This is no ordinary contest, this is a live trivia game show. Bring your bunch and win gift card prizes for top teams! Indoor and outdoor seating available. Great food and drink options available. Noon-2pm. Free.

River’s Place Gbots and The Journeymen

Headed by frontman, Greg Botsford, the band is an eclectic mix of funk rock and soul. 6-8pm. Free.

SHARC Superball Superball is back for the wildly popular free summer concert series at SHARC in Sunriver. So come on down and enjoy some bell bottom rock! 4-6pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Not’Cho Grandma’s Bingo

Silver Moon is partnering with the YOUNI Movement to guarantee the best bingo experience in all of Central Oregon! Not’Cho Grandma’s Bingo is the OG of bingo, high energy bingo that promises to entertain from start to finish! 10am. Free/GA, $10/early entry.

Silver Moon Brewing Open Mic at the Moon Get a taste of the big time! Sign-up is at 4pm! Come check out the biggest and baddest open mic night in Bend! 5-8pm. Free.

Bridge 99 Brewery Trivia Mondays UKB’s live trivia game show is like no other. Team up to compete for gift card prizes! Brews, ciders, mixed drinks, pizzas and food truck options. Indoor and outdoor seating. 6-8pm. Free.

The Yard at Bunk + Brew Bunk and Brew Open Mic Monday Please join on Monday evenings from 6-8pm for Open Mic Monday in the Yard at Bunk and Brew. Guaranteed 3 songs/15 minutes. Covers or originals. Minors welcome. Food and beverage on site. Sign-up at 5:30pm. As the evenings warm up we will go till 10pm. 6pm. Free.

Cascade Lakes Brewpub Live Music with Spencer Marlyn Come to the Bend Brewpub for a free live performance from Spencer Marlyn. Open to all ages, enjoy this performance on the patio with a cold one in hand. 6-8pm. Free.

Hayden Homes Amphitheater Neil Young Looking back at the blockbuster success of “Heart of Gold,” the mellow country-rock tune that became his first number one single and only Billboard Top 40 hit in 1971, Neil Young remarked that the song “put me in the middle of the road. Traveling there soon became a bore so I headed for the ditch.” Young wrote this passage for the liner notes of “Decade,” a double-disc compilation that documented the first part of his career, ten years that took him from the pioneering Los Angeles rock 'n' roll band Buffalo Springfield, through his emergence as a lone folk-rock troubadour and his alliance with Crosby, Stills & Nash, to his noisy, rambling wanderings with Crazy Horse. 7pm. $96-$175.50.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Karaoke Night McMenamins will host karaoke in Father Luke’s every Monday night in July. Don’t miss the fun. Doors open at 6pm. Karaoke from 7-10pm. Come join the show. You are a star!

Presented by A Fine Note Music and DJ Jackie J. This event is for 21 and over. 6pm. Free.

On Tap Locals’ Day Plus Live Music Cheaper drinks all day and live music at night, get down to On Tap. 11am-9pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Comedy Open Mic

Comedy open mic every Monday at Silver Moon Brewing in the Green Room. Sign-ups at 6:30pm. Presented by Tease Bang Boom Productions. 7-8:30pm. Free.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Suttle

Lodge’s Big Lawn Concert Series: Ten Spiders

Ten Spiders is a regional folk rock band with a jammy edge based out of Portland. Front person Rossi radiates an indisputable passion, crooning the sweetest high notes to belting it, blues-style. The songs are buoyed by masterful guitar influenced by decades of playing banjo. 6-8pm. Free.

Worthy Brewing Head Games Trivia Night Eat. Drink. Think. Win! Head Games multi-media trivia is at Worthy Brewing Co. in Bend every Monday. Win prizes. Teams up to six. 7-9pm. Free.

Heartless Bastards is a Texas-based band that plays rock 'n'roll music, with influences of symphonic pop and post-punk. Catch them at the Century Center on Sat., July 29 at 7pm.

Aaron Conway

AVID Cider Co. Taproom Last Call Trivia

Get ready to stretch your mind with Last Call Trivia! Grab your team (or come join one), and head to Avid Cider for an array of categories and themes, while sipping on your favorite beverage. Free to play and prizes to win! 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Bend Boarding Babes Launch Bend

Boarding Babes Summer Concert Paddle Series

Bend Boarding Babes Summer Concert Paddle Series! Make friends, paddle and listen to tunes on the Deschutes! All levels welcome! Be sure to join the group for all Bend Boarding Babes events and details: www.facebook.com/groups/bendboardingbabes. 5:30pm. Free.

Cascade Lakes at 7th Street Live Music with Tony Buckman Come to the 7th Street Pub in Redmond for a free live performance from Tony Buckman. Open to all ages, enjoy this performance on the new pavilion with a cold one in hand. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

The Commons Cafe & Taproom Storytellers Open Mic StoryTellers open mic nights are full of music, laughs and community. Ky Burt is the host. Sign-ups start at 5pm sharp in the cafe, and spots go quick. Poetry, comedy and spoken word are welcome, but this is mainly a musical open mic. Performance slots are a quick 10 minutes each, so being warmed up and ready is ideal. 6pm. Free.

General Duffy’s Annex Tuesday Night Trivia in Redmond Genuine UKB Trivia is no average quiz night, it’s a live trivia game show! Meet up with your pals and team up this week! Win stuff! 6-8pm. Free.

Hayden Homes Amphitheater Stick Figure: Wisdom Tour The self-taught musician, Scott Woodruff has produced, written, recorded and handcrafted roots-dub reggae albums since 2006. For the past three years, Stick Figure has been the world’s top-selling living reggae artist. 6pm. $44.50.

Silver Moon Brewing Poolside

Leper Society and Hello Traitor Punky Tuesdays at Silver Moon Brewing featuring fun alternative rock 'n' roll shows almost every Tuesday. Local favorite punk rockers Poolside Leper Society and Hello Traitor. 7-9pm.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Boss’ Daughter with Beyond The Lamplight and Good Grief

Formed in 2014, Boss’ Daughter is one of the hardest working bands in the underground punk scene. They’ve played over 500 shows across seven countries, with major headlining and underground acts like Rise Against, Pennywise, PEARS, Bridge City Sinners and Bad Cop/Bad Cop. Noon-11pm. $12.

Worthy Beers & Burgers Head Games

Trivia Night Join for live multi-media trivia every Tuesday night. Win prizes. Teams up to 6 players. 7-9pm. Free.

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Bevel Craft Brewing Jamtown Grab a beer and meet out on the Bevel patio every Wednesday for free local live music from May-September! 6-8pm. Free.

Cabin 22 Trivia Wednesdays Useless Knowledge Bowl Live Trivia Game Show! It’s not your average quiz night. Team up to win gift cards. It’s fun and free to play, with Locals’ Day featuring Crater Lake and local craft beer specials. Get here this week! 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Corey’s Bar & Grill Karaoke Sing your heart out at Corey’s! Grab friends and drinks for some Coreyoke. 9pm-Midnight. Free.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open

Mic Sign-up 7:30pm. If you’ve ever wanted to try stand-up comedy, this is where you start! 8-10pm. Free.

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Alex Winters

Relax with a pint and enjoy great local music!

6-8pm. Free.

Deschutes Brewery Public House Head

Games Trivia Night Eat. Drink. Think. Win! Head Games multi-media trivia is at Deschutes Bend Public House every Wednesday. Win prizes. Teams up to six. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

The Domino Room Goth Babe w/ Husbands Goth Babe is Griff Washburn enjoying himself. Originally from Tennessee, Griff currently lives and writes music on a 30-ft sailboat in California. When not on the road touring or at home on the boat, Griff and his dog Sadie are off enjoying the outdoors in either Oregon or California. Snow, surf, and trails are plenty to occupy them in their off-season. His mission through this project has been to raise money for environmental nonprofits like Protect Our Winters, Project Zero, or Conservations Lands Foundation. By attending Griff’s shows, listening to his music, or buying his merch, you’re helping Mother Earth and all its beautiful places. He hopes to also create a safe space for listeners to follow their aspirations and be genuine to themselves. 8pm.

Elixir Wine Group Locals Music Night & Open Mic Join a cozy community of appreciative musicians and patrons. Great music, great wine and beer, great times. Small bites available. 6-9pm. Free.

Hayden Homes Amphitheater Blues

Traveler And Big Head Todd And The Monsters In 1987 the four original members of Blues Traveler — John Popper, Chandler Kinchla, Brendan Hill and the late Bobby Sheehan — gathered in their drummer’s parent’s basement in Princeton, NJ, to jam. 7pm. $39.50-$65.

JC’s Bar & Grill Trivia Nite with Trivia Girl Compete with your peers and test your knowledge of current events, music and other random categories while enjoying 75 cent wings! Also, JC’s trivia separates themselves from the rest with a physical challenge! 7-9:30pm. Free.

Kobold Brewing / The Vault Taphouse

Trivia Night Trivia Night at The Vault! Come test your knowledge and drink top notch local beer! 6:30-8pm. Free.

Kobold Brewing The Lair Trivia Come join for trivia night and enjoy quality craft beer and food! 7-8:30pm. 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+. 6:30pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Accoustic Open Mic with Derek Michael Marc Head down to the Northside Bar and Grill Wednesdays to catch local artists perform live. 7-9pm. Free.

Seven Nightclub & Restaurant The CO Show The CO Show is a free comedy showcase! Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm! Central Oregon Comedy Scene and Karaokaine productions have teamed up to bring this show to you! It’s co-hosted with multiple hosts, co-produced for Central Oregon! 8pm. Free.

Worthy Beers & Burgers Game Night at Worthy Beers & Burgers Join every Wednesday for Mario Kart, Amazon Luna games, card games and board games (feel free to BYO games). Grab your friends, grab a drink and let’s play! 6-9pm. Free.

MUSIC

Localized Thursday Kick off the weekend with localized on the back patio of Immersion! A local vendor, local beer and a local musician playing every Thursday all summer long. Stay connected on Instagram: @immersionbrewing. Thursdays, 5-10pm. Through Sept. 7. Immersion Brewing, 550 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Free. Sunday Brunch and Karaoke Wake up right with brunch and karaoke! Sundays, 10am3pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Avenue, Redmond. Free.

Sunday Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Reiki Sound bath is a passive healing journey with crystal bowls. Bring comfy clothing, pillow and blanket or mat. Sun, May 7, 6:30-7:45pm and Sundays, 6:30-7:45pm. Through Aug. 27. Unity Community of Central Oregon, 63645 Scenic Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-350-8448. clare@ kevinkubota.com. $15-$25.

DANCE

Adult Ballet Come learn or rediscover the art of ballet on Tuesday nights! Adult Ballet is an open-level class for adult learners and dancers. All levels of previous experience are welcome, and no previous experience is required. For ages 13+. Tuesdays, 6-7pm and Tuesdays, 6-7pm. Through Aug. 29. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $10/registration fee, $92/session.

Argentine Tango Classes and Dance

Join every Wednesday for Tango classes and dancing! Your first class is free. Tango 101 Class from 6:30-7pm, no partner needed! All levels class from 7-8pm. Open dancing from 8-9:30pm. Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-7283234. tangocentraloregon@gmail.com. $5-$10.

Dance Meditation with Shiv Dance Meditation with Shiv is a unique movement mediation to create space for you to freely dance. Join on Saturday afternoon for some sun and movement in Bend. Saturdays, 1-2pm. Through Sept. 9. The Juniper Preserve, 65600 Pronghorn Club Drive, Bend. Contact: activities@juniperpreserve.com. $25.

Line and Swing Dancing Lessons Line and swing dance lessons every Thursday night at The Cross-Eyed Cricket! Thursdays, 7-9pm. CrossEyed Cricket, 20565 NE Brinson Blvd., Bend. Free.

Little Leapers Ballet Class Little Leapers is a “Grown Up and Me” curriculum for children aged 2 to 3 years that captures the joy and wonder of special ‘firsts:’ dance outfit, dance class, dance friend! Little Leapers celebrates those special little wins and milestones. Imagination, music and fun enthrall in this first dance class! Tuesdays, 4-4:30pm and Tuesdays, 4-4:30pm. Through Aug. 29. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@ abcbend.com. $10/registration fee, $78/session.

This singing mandolin player plays bluegrass music nationally with his group, the Jacob Jolliff Band. See the band play at Seventh Mountain Resort on Wed., July 26 at 7pm.

Courtesy Jacob Jolliff Band

Welcome to the 2023 market season!

It’s presented, once again, by the fine people at Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty. We are so excited about our market turning 15 this year! For this community, in so many ways, we see this market as a sudden “burst” announcing the coming of summer. In our market guide, you will find all that symbolizes what we love about this special event. Our market is bursting with color, waking up our senses, reminding us that local and health and joy are only a once a weekend, Saturday, celebration away! And we can’t think of a better way to WAKE UP on Saturday mornings then to the sights and sounds of this brilliant market!

We'd like to thank our new and returning farmers and food artisans who bring healthful, regionally produced foods to our community, and to the thousands of people who come each month to support our vendors, the wonderful neighboring NWX businesses, shop for their families, and enjoy their time in at the market.

For the past couple years, since the onset of The Pandemic, communities are seeking a return to all things local and to a sense of the healthy connections that farmers markets bring. And so, we’d like to give great thanks to you, the many fine neighbors and merchants of Northwest Crossing, the solid, regular contingent of greater Bendites, and the sprinkling of tourists, who have marked this event as a weekly ritual, as we are pleased to report that this market is solid, solid, solid!

This market, and its farm-to-table way of life, has been connecting families and farmers with artisans and small business owners for fifteen years now. We love how the market brings attendees closer to their food sources, promotes healthy living, and celebrates this amazing neighborhood and its many awesome shops and businesses!

Look for fresh produce, meats, cheeses, eggs, flowers, hand-crafted items, and tasty food and drink each week. So, please join us, each Saturday, 10am – 2pm, from June 3rd to September 16th ~ we can’t wait to see you!

A HUGE

The NorthWest Crossing Saturday Farmers Market would not be possible without help from the following partners, sponsors and supporters:

2023 VENDORS

EVERY

SATURDAY JUNE 3 RD — SEPTEMBER 16 TH

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

Marquam Hill Berries

Paradise Produce

Plant it Earth

Rooper Ranch

Sungrounded Farm

The Vegetable Man Produce

Zajac Farms

Cultivate Farms

Fibonacci

Badlands Produce

Deschutes Canyon Garlic

The Bitter Juniper

Zodiac Farms

Deschutes Gourmet Mushrooms

MEAT/EGGS/DAIRY/SEAFOOD

1875 Beef

Boujee Bacon

Brandywine Fisheries

Dans Smoked Salmon

Empty Bowl

Fibonacci

Glimfeather Farms

North 44

Ono Ranch

Torstens Fine Meats

Vaquero Valley Ranch

Wild Pacific

Windy Acres Dairy

FOOD COURT

Blissful Spoon

Masa Empanadas

Simply Smoothies and Shaved Ice

The Bob

McKees Sweets

Quesabirria

Mimis Bagels

Zorba Greek

MH-11

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Bend Food Project

High Desert Food & Farm Alliance

Hearthside Family Medicine

Mathnasium

POD52 Athletics

River Bend Kids

StretchLab

Sylvan Learning Center

Tumalo Family Medicine

NURSERIES

Centerpiece Gardens

Great Basin Nursery

Mt. View Farm

Petal Wagon

Purple Petal Lavender

Root Adorned

Sunshine Carnivores

Tumalo Lavender

GOURMET FOOD & BEVERAGES

503 Distilling

Altitude Beverages

Argo Farms

Ascend Mushrooms

Becerra’s on 6th Bistro

Bella Baker

Bend Sauce

BeRUNA Living Foods

Broadus Bees

Browny Bee Honey

Bend Simple Products

Blissful Spoon

Bohemian Roastery

Bontà Natural Artisan Gelato

Busy Izzy Foods

Catman Cellars

Coalition Tea

Compassion Kombucha

Crater Lake Spirits by Bendistillery

Dancing Jalapeno Fruit Spread

Dregs Vodka

Dry Canyon Salt Company

Farmhouse Pies

Fred Sauce

Forth Distilled Goods

Gompers

Grey Duck Ice Cream

High Peak

Isis’ Foods

Lazy Z Ranch

Limoncello and Co.

Mama Celia’s

Manuka Mana

Mission Farms CBD

Mythical Chocolate

Noosh

Not Bread

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Oh Ghee

Oregon Specialty & Wild Berry Jams

Oregon Spirit Distillers

Palmys

Plantlandia

Rawmona’s Kitchen

Rio Good

Roma Rosa

Royal Juice Company

Sakari Farms

Sand Lily Sparkling Wines

Smith Rock Nut Roasters

Sweet Valley Honey

The Aimsir Distilling Company

The Alchemical Rose

The Chocolate Company

The Doggie Bakery & Boutique

The Hummus Stop

Thinking Tree Spirits

Treeline Baking Co.

Tumalo Tea Company

Valley Wine Distribution

Wild Roots Spirits

West Coast Provisions

ARTISANS

Americana Woodworks

Bahko Eyewear

Becca Klassy Paints

Bella Threads

Bend Crafters Company

Bend Permanent Jewelry

Blossom’s Bath Bar

Blue Spruce Pottery

Branch + Barrel

Bister’s Butler

Cabin Creek Log Furniture Design

Canyon and Cove

Centered Syd Ceramics

Cold Stream Design Co.

Consciously Curly Co.

Cooper Art and Abode

Cosa Cura

Derive Jewelry

Drea Svea

El Yunque Creations

Elite Medi Spa

Fe Earth to Body

Feel Good Shorts

Fenarrio Views

Frolic on the Mountain

Genesi All Natural Skincare

Get the Camera

Glaze and Stitch

Harper Alex Designs

HeziArt

Hi kishe me

Hikerbooty

ISoMiMo

Jewelry by Imah

JonioDesign

Sam + Finn

Saturday Swimwear

Shine Mobile Boutique

South River Creative/Milisia Makris Fine

Art

Spruce Up Home & Style

Sticks and Stones Gems

Sweet Noggins

Tate & Adele

The Accessory Box Mobile Boutique

The Enchanted Forrest

The Flaming Wick Candle Co.

The Fraser Collection

The Grate Plate

The Loving Fungi

The Soap Dish

The Sugarpine Boutique

Triumph Outpost

Union Studio Metals

Via Luma

Vive Textiles

Wanderer Scrunchie Co.

Wildberry Jewelry

Wildflower Fashion

Truck

Za Zen

EVERY SATURDAY JUNE 3 RD — SEPTEMBER 16 TH PRESENTED BY

ERIN COLE-BAKER

Erin Cole-Baker was born in the USA and raised in the beach filled rural Northland of New Zealand. Her timeless, stunning songcraft is guided by her gorgeous voice, reminiscent of greats such as Patty Griffin, early Joni Mitchell and Emmy Lou Harris

Over the course of her career Erin released The Year of Hello and Goodbye (2007) as The Erins, four solo albums (Songs for Roy 2005, Talon and Spur 2009, Big Sky 2011 and Till the Feelings Right in 2018), and more recently three self produced singles born out of gathering gear and learning to record at home during the pandemic Late Summer 2021, I didn’t want to take your things (2022) and The Darkest (2022) which weaves a gorgeous bed of vocal harmony, warm electric guitar and synth, which complete her delicate acoustic fingerpicking.

MARKET MUSIC LOCAL PARTNER

HIGH DESERT FOOD AND FARM ALLIANCE

EVERYONE DESERVES GOOD FOOD

Jaymi is a young singer-songwriter who has been involved in the musical community of Bend, Oregon since she was eleven years old. Jaymi’s voice reflects folk and pop influences of Brandi Carlile, Joni Mitchell, and Noah Cyrus. She enjoys exploring various genres of music and putting her own twist on well-known pop, rock and country favorites. She also writes, records and releases her own music independently but prefers performing to producing music. Bend locals will recognize her music from festivals around town or at the weekly Northwest Crossing Saturday Market. When she isn’t making music, Jaymi can be found on a soccer field, running track or spending time with her friends.

THE BEND FOOD PROJECT SHARING

FOOD, BUILDING COMMUNITY

“1 in 7 Americans struggle with hunger. The Bend Food Project is an innovative, new way to fight hunger in our community. You want to help. We make it easy."

The Bend Food Project was started in October of 2015 by a small group of residents who wanted to help fight hunger in our area. Their mission is to build community by reducing food insecurity ~ one green bag at a time!

We are so thrilled to partner with The Bend Food Project to help bring hunger awareness to our community and provide an opportunity for them to sign up new food donors. At the last market, they shared with us that they signed up 26 new food donors which equates to around 2000 pounds of food in the upcoming year. Thank you, Bend Food Project for all you do in our community.

To find out how you can support, please visit their website for more information: https://bendfoodproject.com

What does it take to host a farmer’s market of this magnitude? It takes a West Bend Property Company, who 15 years ago began dedicating resources, staffing, and marketing/administrative support towards the vision that Bend should have a signature market outside of downtown to compliment the amazing Downtown Bend market. It takes the vision and tenacity of a decade’s worth of terrific market leaders. It takes a team of three to six operations staff, waking up at 5am closing streets, and putting the market to bed by cleaning up after the market, and in between setting up tents, tables, market umbrellas, fitting down linens, and placing key signage and zero waste stations, all into location. It takes a great market manager coordinating the pre-market vendor recruitment and registration, the marketing, and, jumping forward to onsite care such as chalking out booth spaces and greeting, warmly, some 200 + vendors with a smile at check-in. It takes a permit specialist to work with the City of Bend to make sure all i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed. It takes a combined effort between managers to procure and care for sponsors. It takes an event company owner to meddle less, and vision more. It takes a team. And this team is a great one!

Melissa has been coordinating and managing events in Oregon for the past 12 years. She has overseen events such as Munch and Music, Munch and Movies, Hullabaloo, the Bend Spring, Summer and Fall Festivals, and Clear Summer Nights just to name a few. This is her third consecutive year (5 years total) as the Market Director, and it is her pride and joy! Melissa’s favorite aspect of the job is getting up there early each Saturday, watching the Sunrise, knowing there is a fresh market on the horizon and witnessing the beauty of the streets filling up with vendors and patrons alike!

CASSIDY KING

JR. MARKET MANAGER

be part of this team and the Northwest Crossing community.

AVA KOZUB

JR. MARKET MANAGER

Ava Kozub, has been working at the market for almost 3 years. She and her family moved to Bend 5 years ago from Fresno California. She helps with setting up the tables, checking in vendors and anything else that is needed to get the market up and running. “Some of my favorite things to do are snowboarding, hiking, and hanging out with my friends.”

STEVEN WALKER

ASSISTANT TO OPERATIONS LEAD

This year marks 3 years on the operations side for the market. He was recently promoted to assistant lead manager due to his hard work and positive attitude. He has been a wildland firefighter for 10+ years and when he is not out fighting fired, you can be found working local events.

JESSICA YEOMAN

SOCIAL MEDIA

Last year, Jessi was baptized into the C3 Events family when she commandeered social media content for our market, Munch and Music free concert series and the Clear Summer Nights Concerts. She introduced Instagram and TikTok pages into these events social media presence and practiced a savvy, storytelling approach to social media. When she is not doing social media for these events, she can be found as the Market Director for the Bend Night Market on Friday Evenings!

Cassidy is 15 and an incoming sophomore at Summit High School. She has been working at the NWX Farmers Market for 3 years and really enjoys it! She has grown up in the event world and gotten to be involved in some other great events including, Munch and Music, Summer Festival and Clear Summer Nights. Her favorite thing about the NWX Farmers Market is how it really brings everyone together and is a great way to go spend your morning and or afternoon. “The NWX Farmers Market is a positive environment, and I am proud to be a part of it!”

ROB ROSE OPERATIONS LEAD

For the past 3 years, Rob has led our operations team. As a Marine Corps Veteran, he is skilled in leadership, dedication, and precision. His love for the market is shown in these attributes. Some of his favorite things are playing guitar, eating good food and he will be returning to school in the fall to focus on a degree in Computer Science.

IAN

BARKER OPERATIONS TEAM

You may recognize Ian from one of several local events he has worked since 2018. Ian is excited to be a part of this market and the inaugural year of the Bend Night Market. “Being here at the market helps to scratch the social itch developed while working from home all week!”

BRADLEY O’NEAL

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Bradley has been working for C3 events for over 15 years as an operations member, sign painter, driver, and as of 2013 as their go-to graphic designer. While he currently lives in Seattle, he is deeply grateful to continue contributing to events that help make Bend an outstanding community to live in and visit.

heather pearl, stilt walker, juggler, character

michelle majeski, steampunker scott nelson, strolling magician

One Mad Man central oregon aerial arts

victoria tolonen, director of shenanigans, steampunker

Nia Fusion of dance, martial arts and healing arts focusing on reconnecting to body sensations and the body’s natural way of movement through form, freedom and play. You will dance though deep intention and joyful expressions to connect to your true nature. Wednesdays, 8-9am and Saturdays, 11am-Noon. Bend Hot Yoga, 1230 NE 3rd St. UnitA320, Bend. Contact: yoga@bendhotyoga.com. $20/drop-In.

Soul in Motion Movement & Dance

Come move with what is moving in you, in community, putting a little more life in your life!! No experience necessary... guided and facilitated to support you to sink down from the chatter of your mind and into your body... inviting it take the lead. Mindful movement and dance... drop in. Wednesdays, 6-7:15pm. Continuum, A School of Shadow Yoga, 155 SW Century Drive, Suite 112, Bend. Contact: 541-948-7015. soulinmotionbend@gmail.com. $20.

FILM EVENTS

July Green Drinks: Fire and Flood: Queer Resilience in the Era of Climate Change Queer Ecojustice Project and Out For Sustainability will screen a sneak-peek of Fire & Flood, a powerful and engaging film featuring brilliant, insightful interviews with over 20 queer and trans people recounting their stories of climate disaster and resilience. July 13, 4-9pm. The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-508-5410. priscilla@envirocenter.org. Free.

ARTS + CRAFTS

9th Street Village Makers Market Join for the 9th Street Village Makers Market hosted by Bevel Craft Brewing, Cultivate Farms and DIYcave featuring five rotating local artisans each week, alongside demos by DIYcave, nonprofits, food carts and craft beer. Every Sunday. Rain or shine. Family friendly! Sundays, Noon-4pm. Through Sept. 24. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: 541-972-3835. holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.

Art Viewing Visit Sagebrushers Art Society in beautiful Bend to see lovely work, paintings and greeting cards by local artists. New exhibit every 8 weeks. Visit Sagebrushersartofbend.com for information on current shows. Wednesdays, 1-4pm, Fridays, 1-4pm and Saturdays, 1-4pm. Sagebrushers Art Society, 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-617-0900. Free.

Dry Canyon Arts Association “Lend

Me Your Walls” Visit the “Lend Me Your Walls” exhibit at Feast Food Co. with five displayed artists. May 30-Aug. 19. Feast Food Co, 546 NW 7th St, Redmond. Free.

Sisters Farmers Market Join for opening day of the Sisters Farmers Market in the heart of downtown Sisters! Shop from over 35 local farmers, ranchers, artisan food producers, and makers. Live music with Sugar Sweet String Band at 11:30am! Sisters Farmers Market is presented by the nonprofit Seed to Table. Sundays, 10am2pm. Through Sept. 24. Fir Street Park, Sisters, Sisters. Contact: 541-904-0134. sistersfarmersmarket@gmail.com. Free.

Visual Joy and Perfection: The Artistry 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. Thursdays-Sundays, Noon5pm. Kreitzer Art Gallery and Studio, 20214 Archie Briggs Road, Bend. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.

PRESENTATIONS + EXHIBITS

Community Conversations: The Truth of Living Houseless There is limited seating to this free community event. Please RSVP through EventBrite to any or all conversations in the series. Six conversations anchored in compassion and intended to raise awareness, share knowledge and shatter assumptions surrounding the circumstances of poverty in Central Oregon. July 13, 6:30-8pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Intro to Wine at Arome Come join Lydia for a night talking about wine basics, common wine terminology and how to taste wine. Learn about some different wine characteristics and gain confidence in describing wines. The group will try three different wine varieties and practice writing tasting notes. Light snacks will be provided. July 13, 5:30-7pm. Arome, 432 SW 6th St., Redmond. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls.lib. or.us. Free.

Sawmill Demonstration Full steam ahead! See the 1904 Lazinka Sawmill in action and learn how lumber was processed on-thego at the turn of the century. Wed, July 12, 12:30-3pm, Fri, Aug. 11, 12:30-3pm and Sat, Sept. 9, 12:30-3pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. info@highdesertmuseum.org. Free with paid admission.

Third Thursday Open Mic at the High Desert Music Hall Spoken word open mic night for all poets, storytellers and writers. This is an in-person program. Join us at the High Desert Music Hall for a spoken word open mic night the third Thursday of the month. All writers and readers and word-lovers invited to attend and read. Every third Thursday, 6-8pm. Contact: 541312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

THEATER

Improv Class At Bend Institute of Comedy At the Bend Institute of Comedy you’ll improve your listening skills, build confidence, exercise your brain, take more risks, open your heart and expand your mind. Writer-actor-director John Breen (Portlandia, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Wendy and Lucy) will push you to become fearless in your pursuit of creative excellence. Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm. Through July 31. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-410-5866. improvbend@ gmail.com. $265 (Early Bird Discount by June 18).

WORDS

Current Fiction Book Club Join the current fiction book club. The group will discuss “Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitino. July 12, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@ roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Hello Storytime Sharing stories, movement and a touch of music for 0-5 year olds, geared toward those younger ages. There will be a heavy emphasis on fun, so bring your listening ears and a smile. July 12, 10:30-11am. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-3066564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Local Author Speed Date Join for local author speed dating. Three Oregon-based authors will be at Roundabout Books from Noon - 2pm to talk about their books. Authors will be seated around the store, so you can talk to them about their books July 15, Noon-2pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Nonfiction Book Club Join for the nonfiction book club, discussing Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick July 14, 9-10am. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop. com. Free.

Writers Writing: Quiet Writing Time Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others’ company. This is an in-person program. Masks are recommended at all in-person library events. Bring personal work, read a book or answer emails. Come when you can, leave when you want. Free, open network WiFi available. Tuesdays, 1:304:30pm. Deschutes Public Library-Downtown, 601 NW Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

ETC.

Bingo and Dog Adoption Event Come play some bingo at Midtown Yacht Club in Bend, benefiting Street Dog Hero! A night of high energy bingo that promises to entertain from start to finish! There will be food trucks, cold drinks and some pups looking for their forever homes. Wed, May 3, 6-8pm and Wed, July 12, 6-8pm. Midtown Yacht Club, 1661 NE 4th Street, Bend. Free

OUTDOOR EVENTS

2 Hour Intro to Kayaking Lesson Test the waters and decide if kayaking is the right activity for you. Tumalo Creek’s intro to kayaking course is the perfect opportunity to give a new activity a try! Test the waters while learning equipment basics, essential paddling strokes and getting in and out of your kayak. Thursdays, 10am-Noon and Every other Saturday, 10am-Noon Through Aug. 19. Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, 805 SW Industrial Way Suite 6, Bend. Contact: 541-3179407. tumalocreekbend@gmail.com. $85.

TikTok sensation and hit comedian Matt Rife is coming to Hayden Homes Amphitheater on his world tour. With over 15 million TikTok followers, the stand-up comedian will perform on Thu., July 20 at 7 pm.

Courtesy Matt Rife Facebook

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

Basic Skills Standup Paddleboard

Class A great launching point for the aspiring paddleboarder, Tumalo Creek’s basic skills standup paddleboard class will prepare participants to confidently explore the region’s flat and moving waterways. In the basic skills standup class you will learn basic paddle strokes, maneuvers, balance, and safety. Fridays-Sundays, 10am-Noon Through Sept. 10. Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, 805 SW Industrial Way Suite 6, Bend. Contact: 541-317-9407. tumalocreekbend@gmail.com. $85.

Bend Adult Volleyball Bend Hoops adult open gym volleyball sessions offer players a chance to get together and enjoy some competition. To sign up, go to meetup.com and RSVP. Bring exact change. Sundays, 7-9pm and Saturdays, 7:30pm. Bend Hoops, 1307 NE 1st St, Bend. $10.

The Big Butte Challenge Join us for the Big Butte Challenge, where families and individuals come together to explore eight butte-iful buttes & breweries across Central Oregon, at their own pace, between Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekend. Your reward? Custom Big Butte Merch, swag bags, and a free pint at each butte-sponsored brewery. June 5-Sept. 4. Contact: info@ cascaderelays.com. $20-$60.

Central Oregon Six-Pack of Peaks

Bend Night Market Take a dive into curated vintage, jewelry, arts, food trucks, cocktails, local brews, live music with Amargosa and DJ Greg Garretson spinning tunes. Cornhole, and mocktails too! Fridays, 5pm. Through Aug. 25. Deschutes Historical Museum, 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend. Free.

Friday Flower Markets with Central Oregon Flower Collective Stop by for a weekly Friday Flower Market with Central Oregon Flower Collective. This stellar group of local flower farmers will bring you a plethora of floral delights to choose from, including vase arrangements, straight bunches, bouquets, plant starts, farm fresh eggs, herbs and more. Every week at Pomegranate! Fridays, 2-5:30pm. Through Sept. 29. Pomegranate Home and Garden, 120 NE River Mall Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-383-3713. hello@pomegranate-home.com. Free.

Wild Bird Market Come enjoy and support local creators at the Wild Bird Market, in the heart of downtown Bend at the Commons Cafe. A recurring market every 2nd Friday of the month, featuring a wonderful variety of local artisans. Second Friday of every month, 10am-6pm. Through Sept. 8. The Commons Cafe & Taproom, 875 NW Brooks St., Bend. Contact: 253-722-7440. wildflowerfashiontruckco@gmail.com. Free.

Challenge

The Central Oregon Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge is a self-paced hiking challenge up six iconic peaks in beautiful Central Oregon. Explore new mountains, test your limits and level up your outdoor experience, all while helping support outdoor nonprofits. June 21-Oct. 31. Contact: info@socialadventures.net. $50.

Volunteer with Mustangs To The Rescue Volunteers wanted to help with daily horse care at Mustangs To The Rescue. No experience necessary. Call and leave a message or email. Ongoing. Mustangs To The Rescue, 21670 SE McGilvray Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-330-8943. volunteer@mustangstotherescue.org.

CORK Mom Squad

This group is open to moms of all running levels! The focus of the group will be to connect with other moms, share advice/ information on running while pregnant or with a family and to have fun! Meet back at the LOGE by 9:50am for coffee and chatting! Third Sunday of every month, 9-10am. Sisters Coffee The Old Mill, 450 SW Powderhouse Dr., Bend. Contact: centraloregonrunningklub@gmail.com. Free.

Fit & Float Instructor-led, low-impact workout in the park, followed by an optional float down the Deschutes! Meet new friends and enjoy some fun in the sun! Saturdays, 9-10am. Through Sept.

2. Farewell Bend Park, 1000 SW Reed Market Rd., Bend. Contact: 707-309-4589. estellecfitness@ gmail.com. $18.

Herbal Medicine Field Day Join the herbal wise guy, Dr. Glen Nagel for a day in the high desert identifying and collecting medicinal plants, followed by an afternoon in The Peoples Apothecary making medicine from the harvest. Possibilities for medicine may include, but not limited to: cordials, tinctures, hydrosols, teas or herbal oils. July 16, 10:30am-4pm. The Peoples Apothecary, 19570 Amber Meadow Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-728-2368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. $95.

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

Saturday Morning Coffee Run Come join CORK for a Saturday long run at 9am. The group will meet outside Thump Coffee on York Dr. for a long run. Feel free to run or walk, whatever “long” means to you! Whatever your pace and distance, Thump hopes you’ll join for the run and stay afterward for food and drinks! Saturdays, 9-10am. Thump Coffee - NW Crossing, 549 NW York Dr., Bend. Free.

VOLUNTEER

Volunteer: Help Businesses Prosper!

Share your professional and business expertise. Become a volunteer mentor with SCORE in Central Oregon. The chapter is growing. Your experience and knowledge will be valued by both new and existing businesses in the community. To apply, call 541-316-0662 or visit centraloregon. score.org/volunteer. Fri, Aug. 26 and Ongoing. Contact: 541-316-0662.

Volunteer with Salvation Army The Salvation Army has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for almost every age. Salvation Army has an emergency food pantry, the groups visit residents of assisted living centers and make up gifts for veterans and the homeless. Ongoing. Contact: 541-389-8888.

Volunteer, Feed the Masses! At Family Kitchen, the mission is to serve anyone who needs nutritious meals in a safe and caring environment. They have tons of volunteer needs - servers, cooks, shoppers, and more. Groups and teams wanted! Monthly or quarterly opportunities! Visit familykitchen.org/volunteer to fill out a volunteer interest form. Mondays-Sundays. Family Kitchen, 231 NW Idaho, Bend. Contact: tori@familykitchen.org. Free.

Volunteering in Oregon’s High Desert with ONDA Oregon Natural Desert Association is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting, defending and restoring Oregon’s high desert for current and future generations. ONDA opened registration for its spring 2023 stewardship trips. For more info, visit its website. Ongoing.

GROUPS + MEETUPS

Autocross Club Meeting Join the Autocross Club of Central Oregon and drive your car in low-cost high-performance driving competitions around Central Oregon. Come to the meeting to learn more about this season’s events at Deschutes Co. Fairgrounds, Hoodoo Ski Area and Oregon Raceway Park. Second Thursday of every month, 6-8pm. Through Sept. 15. Deschutes Junction Pizza Grill Taphouse, 2940 N. Hwy 97, Bend. Contact: 541-325-2114. taureaudor@hotmail.com. Free.

Bend Pinochle Club Plays Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. All skills and ages welcome to learn how to play. Come early for snacks. Single deck on Thur. and Fri, double deck on Wed. Occasional tournaments. Wednesdays-Fridays, 11:30am-3pm. Golden Age Card Club, 40 SE 5th St, Bend. Contact: 541-389-1752, during play hours. bendpinochle@gmail.com. $3/single, $7/double.

Bend Ukelele Group (BUGs) Do you play Uke?

Like to learn to play? Beginners and experienced players all welcome to join the fun every Tuesday at 6:30-8pm at Big E’s just off 3rd street near Reed Market. Go play with the group! Tue, Dec. 6, 6:30pm and Tuesdays, 6:30pm. Big E’s Sports Bar, 1012 SE Cleveland Ave., Bend. Contact: 206-707-6337. Free.

Board Game Social Club Join every Thursday for Board Game Social Club! Come in and join other gamers in the game library. Whether you’re new to town, board gaming or both, this is the perfect opportunity to connect with other board game players! See you there! Thursdays, 6-10pm. Through Dec. 1. Modern Games, 550 SW Industrial way #150, bend. Contact: 541-6398121. hello@moderngamesbend.com. $5.

Community Birdwatching Trip Join Think Wild staff for a family-friendly bird identification walk at Tumalo Reservoir near Tumalo. Learn to identify native Central Oregon birds by sight and sound. Binoculars and field guides are provided. July 15, 9-11am. Tumalo Reservoir, Sisemore Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-241-8680. sadie@thinkwildco.org. Free.

Yoga Sculpt Classes Challenge your mind and body in this upbeat series that fuse the mindful approach of yoga with the physical benefits of strength training, kicking your yoga practice up a notch! Classes incorporate light dumbbell exercises to strengthen and tone every major muscle group while boosting your metabolism. Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm. Through Aug. 14. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $120.

FUNDRAISING

2nd Annual LLD Basketball Camp 2nd annual Long Live Dono Foundation Basketball Camp for boys and girls going into 5th to 8th grade. Every 3 days, 8am-Noon. Caldera High School, 60925 15th Street, Bend. Contact: 541610-4318. longlivedono1057@gmail.com. $120.

Think Wild Bingo Join Think Wild for Sunday Bingo at Bridge 99 Brewery with cash prizes! Doors open at 11:30am. Bingo cards range from $1 to $5 with leftover proceeds supporting Think Wild. First Sunday of every month, Noon-2pm and Third Sunday of every month, Noon-2pm. Through Aug. 20. Bridge 99 Brewery, 63063 Layton Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-241-8680. info@ thinkwildco.org. Free.

EVENTS + MARKETS

Apero Hours at Lone Pine Coffee Roasters Apero Hours at Lone Pine with natural wine and small plates. Fridays, 5-8pm and Saturdays, 5-8pm. Lone Pine Coffee Roasters, 910 NW Harriman, Bend. Contact: www.lonepinecoffeeroasters.com. Free.

Bend Farmers Market A vibrant downtown outdoor market with amazing, local, fresh products from Central Oregon. Wednesdays, 11am-3pm. Through Oct. 11. Brooks Alley, downtown Bend, Bend. Contact: bendfarmersmarket@gmail.com. Free.

FAMILY + KIDS

Aloha Friday Fun and Games Build confidence, create opportunities and overcome obstacles. Fridays in Summer 2023. Two-hour sessions of unique fun and games designed to help youth, build skills, learn lessons, create relationships and cultivate qualities vital to success. Ages 5-6 (9-11am). Ages 7-9 (11am1pm). Ages 10-12 (1pm-3pm). Fridays, 9am3pm. Through Sept. 1. Lava Ridge Elementary, 20805 Cooley Rd, Bend. Contact: 808-333-2708. mailto:%20kanihos@alohafridayfoundation. com. $25-$35.

Art Camps for Kids Want real art for your kids? There are four unique camps to explore. Spend three hours learning different techniques, art history and creating unique work. Classes are Mon. through Wed., taught by a licensed art educator and artist. Mondays, 9am-Noon Through Aug. 10. ArtSpaz Art Studio, 20894 SE King Hezekiah Way, Bend. Contact: 714-747-2439. karen@ artspaz.com. $105.

Half Day Upper Deschutes Kayak Tour

The half-day trip on the Upper Deschutes is the perfect mini-adventure for visitors who want to fit another activity into their day. The flatwater section of the Deschutes, lying between Benham and Dillion Falls, provides an excellent escape for those seeking a casual paddling outing. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 10am-2pm. Through Aug. 30. Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, 805 SW Industrial Way Suite 6, Bend. Contact: 541-317-9407. tumalocreekbend@gmail.com. $125.

Kids Gardening Camp During the course on gardening, students will participate in the basic skills of seed starting, planting, weeding and watering. They will start their own seeds, and harvesting food from the garden to eat. July 19, 10am-2pm. Homestead Farms, 55535 Homestead Way, Bend. Contact: 925-783-4074. camphomesteadbend@gmail.com. $50.

Kids in Grades 1st-5th Grade Summer Program Bend International School will be running a 3-week summer program: June 19th-23rd July 10th-14th July 24th-28th Mondays-Fridays, 8:30am-5:30pm. Through July 28. Bend International School, 63020 OB Riley Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-797-7038. shanda@bendinternationalschool. org. $275/week, $250/week for siblings.

Kids Ninja Warrior Summer Camp (5day) Drop your kids off this summer at Free Spirit! Your kids will meet other ninja enthusiasts, build important movement skills and have a ton of fun. The staff lead fun games and coach them through daily Ninja Warrior challenges. This is a great camp for siblings and friends! Age 6-10. July 1014, 1-4pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $235.

This Irish trad band performs lively music at The Cellar every Thursday from 6-8pm. Grab a drink and watch the Ballybogs this Thursday!

Courtesy The Ballybogs Facebook

GUNG HO

By Julianna LaFollette

Feel-Good

Indie

Coming to Bend

Artists

Great summer music continues in Central Oregon

Locals in Central Oregon can add another must-see concert to their lists with feel-good music made by some down-to-earth artists. Outdoor-lover Griff Washburn started making music under the name of Goth Babe in 2018 and has been thriving ever since. Joining him is the up-and-coming band Husbands, based in Oklahoma City. People can see them perform at the Domino Room July 19.

Originally from Tennessee, Washburn has an adventurous and nomadic lifestyle, living on his 36-foot sailboat, spending time in the mountains of Washington and traveling in his truck camper, which hosts a makeshift recording studio. When not on the road, find Washburn doing outdoor activities such as snow sports, surfing and sailing and generally enjoying the landscape the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

Washburn has a more laid-back approach than most when it comes to making music.

“Making music to Griff is less a climb to the top, as it is a form of free thinking and enjoyment,” reads a statement on his website. Aside from music, Washburn is also passionate about the environment. He dedicates a portion of his tour earnings to helping environmental nonprofits such as the Conservation Lands Foundation and Protect Our Winters.

Opening for Goth Babe is the Oklahoma-based group Husbands, fronted by Danny Davis. Davis has been making music since 2011 but didn’t start releasing music until 2013. The band started with Davis and his friend Wil, when the two were in college. They were both making music separately and decided to join forces. Once they got a band together, they started playing live shows around their city.

While Wil is no longer apart of the band, Husbands has been playing with the same group since 2016, with Davis as the frontman and songwriter. According to Davis, the group’s slow progression from creating music to performing for a larger audience has been well worth it.

“Making music and songs means so much to us, and then to see that it means something to other people. . . it’s been so rewarding,” he told the Source Weekly.

Husbands is set to play several big venues this year, including music festivals such as Austin City Limits. “It feels really gratifying because we love making music,” said Davis. The group has a new single coming out July 14, and a new album releasing in October. Goth

Left, Danny Davis of Husbands splits his time between Oklahoma City and Costa Rica when not touring. Right, Griff Washburn relaxes outside with his dog, Sadie.

Courtesy Goth Babe Music

Danny Davis

Kids Welding Half Day Camp DIY cave is offering a kids half day welding camps for ages 10 and up. Each day offers a different welding technique including Stick Welding, MIG Welding and MIG Metal Art (Weld-A-Saurus). Each class can be taken alone, or in combination with the other classes for 3 days of learning to weld. Mondays-Tuesdays, 9am-2pm. Through Aug. 16. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. makeit@diycave.com. $249.

MOPS (Moms of Preschoolers) Bend

Playdate MOPS Bend invites all moms of littles to come play at the splash pad! Come chat with other local moms! July 12, 11:30am-1:30pm.

Alpenglow Park, 61049 Southeast 15th Street, Bend. Contact: mopsbend@gmail.com. Free.

Story Time in the Garden Children and families are invited to explore the Kansas Avenue Learning Garden at The Environmental Center. The event will begin with a nature-based story time, followed by a chance for caregivers and little ones to get their hands dirty in the garden. Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. July 12, 10:30-11:30am. The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-312 -1062. elsah@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

FOOD + DRINK

Fried Chicken Thursdays Fried Chicken

Thursdays at Flights Wine Bar! Dine in with a 2-piece plate with sides and a biscuit for $18 or take an 8-piece bucket and a bottle to-go! Upgrade to the “Balla Bucket” to get a selected bottle of champagne. Thursdays, 3-9pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541-728-0753. flightswinebend@gmail.com. $38.

Sunday Brunch Sunday Brunch featuring fresh local, seasonal ingredients and beverage specials. Sundays, 10am-1pm. Eqwine Wine Bar, 218 SW 4th St, Redmond. Contact: 541-5274419. Free.

Yamhill-Carlton Wineries in Bend Join for an evening of fine Pinot Noir at the beautiful Tetherow resort. Taste wines from 19 producers from the Yamhill-Carlton AVA alongside wine-friendly fare from the talented culinary team at Tetherow. Small bites include five-spice kabobs and mushroom risotto fritters. July 14, 5-8pm. Tetherow, 61240 Skyline Ranch Rd., Bend. Contact: 844-4319701. cassondra@playnicepr.com. $125.

BEER + DRINK

Bastille Day Celebrate Bastille Day (French Independence Day) at Viaggio! They will be rolling out French-inspired wine menus, delicious menu additions, fun french pop, and discounts to boot! On the shaded patio and in the bar! Bring your berets and let’s have some fun! July 14, 3-9pm. Viaggio Wine Merchant, 210 SW Century Drive, Suite 160, Bend. Contact: 541-299-5060. info@viaggiowine.com. Free.

Bottle & Board Mondays Join on Mondays at Bend Wine Bar for local, small batch Oregon and Washington wines at the Box Factory. Take $5 off any white wine and cheese, salami or charcuterie board or $10 off a red wine and board. Tasting room for The Winery at Manzanita. Mondays, 2-9pm. The Bend Wine Bar & Winery Tasting Room, 550 SW Industrial Way, Suite 194, Bend. Contact: info@bendwinebar.com. Free.

Cross Cut Warming Hut: Locals’ Day!

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

Damn Tasty Beer Fest Join for a Damn Tasty Beer Fest. Immerse yourself in a day filled with local brews, live music, delectable food and a variety of vendors. Get ready for an epic celebration of all things beer! Hosted at the Deschutes Brewery Beer Garden! July 15, 1-5pm. Deschutes Brewery Beer Garden, 969 SW Colorado Ave, Bend. Cotact:541-385-8606. MDawson@deschutesbrewery.com. Tasting packages starting at $10.

Hope Well Wine Tasting Taste Hope Well Wines from Mimi Casteel, (daughter of owners of highly notable Bethel Heights Vineyard).

Jonathan Staehr will walk you through the series of her incredible, regenerative farmed Oregon wines, that showcase her immense talents in winemaking. We hope you can join! July 13, 5-7pm. Viaggio Wine Merchant, 210 SW Century Drive, Suite 160, Bend. Contact: 541-299-5060. info@viaggiowine.com. Free/Viaggio Wine Club members, $10/non-members.

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! Tuesdays. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.

Mixed Case Tuesdays Shop Viaggio Wine Merchant on Tuesdays and receive 15% off your purchase of any mixed case of wine (12 bottles), and 20% off special order cases we order for you. Tuesdays, 3-9pm. Viaggio Wine Merchant, 210 SW Century Drive, Suite 160, Bend. Contact: 541299-5060. info@viaggiowine.com. Free.

Mocktails: The Art of Non-Alcoholic Mixology Flavorful and sophisticated non-alcoholic drinks are perfect for entertaining and everyday enjoyment. Learn about the art of making drinks, syrups, infusions and edible garnishes. The group will explore how to use herbs and spices to approximate the flavors of popular cocktail spirits. Join online via Zoom meeting. July 17, 6-7pm. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Suttle Lodge’s Wine on the Deck Series: COR Cellars This week, we welcome COR Cellars from Lyle, Washington. At COR they believe that wine is the perfect mix of agriculture, art and science – the things that set us aside as a species and speak to our evolution on this earth. They focus on site selection, seasons, and low impact practices, to make lovely wines that pair best with good food and good company. July 18, 3-6pm. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. Contact: 541-323-0964.

Munich Mondays: $1 Off Liters Prost! Join for Munich Mondays! Get your favorite German Bier in a 1L mug for $1 off normal pricing. Full menu and amazing beer all day. Mondays, 3-10pm. Prost! Bend, 40 SW Century Dr. #140, Bend. Contact: info@prostbend.com.

Whiskey Tuesdays The Cross-eyed Cricket

Watering Hole is offering exclusive access to a library of top shelf whiskeys every Tue. Oneounce pours for reasonable prices. Come by and try something new, or sip on your favorites! Tuesdays, 11am-11pm. Cross-Eyed Cricket, 20565 NE Brinson Blvd., Bend. Free.

Womens Tasting Flight A Tour of France

with Tim Rippa! Enjoy two flights of three wines with two food pairings and a special guest presenter. A monthly group of women connecting with wine and one another. Come try six different varieties from all over France! July 18, 5:30-7pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541-728-0753. flightswinebend@ gmail.com. $66.

Zorba The Greek Truck Pop-Up Zorba, the Greek food truck, will be popping up at Boneyard Beer every Friday throughout the summer, serving up authentic gyros, grilled potatoes, feta dip, Greek salad, house made baklava and baklava ice cream. Grab a beer and check it out! Fridays, Noon-7pm. Through July 28. Boneyard Beer, 37 NW Lake Place, Bend. Contact: 907-3946802. zorbathegreektruck@outlook.com. Free.

HEALTH + WELLNESS

Art Works Yoga on the Lawn Five weeks of donation-based classes on the lawn at Sisters Art Works from July 10 - August 14. Taught by Black Butte Chiropractic and YOGA instructors. A $10 donation is recommended, but not required. All levels of yoga expertise are welcome! Mondays, 5-6pm. Through Aug. 14. Sisters Art Works, 204 West Adams, Sisters. Contact: info@ sistersfolkfestival.org. Free.

BEing with Horses An intentional space to be in the presence of horses. Horses offer an unparalleled opportunity for hands-on learning of multi-dimensional awareness and sensory processing. Sessions include awareness-based breathing, movement and touch tasks with the CHOICE Horse Herd. No horse experience necessary, no horseback riding. Ages 14+. Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45am. Through July 26. CHOICE Tribe, 23045 Alfalfa Market Road, Bend. Contact: 541815-3131. choicetribeoregon@gmail.com. $45.

Bend Zen Meditation Group Bend Zen sits every Mon, evening at 7. Arrive at 6:45pm to orient yourself and meet others. The group has two 25-minute sits followed by a member-led Dharma discussion from 8:05-8:30pm. All are welcome! Learn more and sign up for emails at www.bendzen.net. Mondays, 6:45-8:30pm. Brooks Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 469 Wall St., Bend. Contact: bendzensitting@gmail.com. Donations accepted.

Group Meditation Classes Join Amy Kowalski LMT, Cht Tuesday evenings from 5:307pm for group meditation classes. Drop-ins are welcome. Call 541-330-0334 to reserve your spot today. Amy will guide participants into the present moment through centering breath work and attention to the body for grounding and relaxation. Tuesdays, 5:30-7pm. Hawthorn Healing Arts Center, 39 NW Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-330-0334. info@hawthorncenter.com. $15.

Live In-Person Breathwork with Crystal Healing Curious about breathwork and crystals? Try both at Natures Bling! As Whitney guides your breath, you will be surrounded by crystals from lands far far away to support your breathwork journey. Find out what crystals represent the current Zodiac and more! Only 20 spots available. Thu, July 13, 7-8:15pm and Sun, Aug. 13, 7-8:15pm. Nature’s Bling, 133 SW Century Drive, Bend. Contact: 208-409-6028. breathewithwhitney@gmail.com. $30.

Masculine Embodiment Nights Come together in a circle of brothers and become more of the authentic man you are. Movement, breath work, radical witnessing and meditation brings men into deeper presence and connection. A rotating roster of experienced facilitators set a bulletproof container where men can feel safe to share what’s on their hearts. Third Tuesday of every month, 7-9pm. Through Dec. 20. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-066-8759. andrew@masculineembodiment.com. Donation.

Mom + Baby Yoga Classes Flow from pose to pose toning, stretching and strengthening your body while releasing tension. Plus, the group will work to properly strengthen abdominal and back muscles to reduce postpartum back pain, while including movements and songs with babies. Moms and babies age 6 week - pre crawlers. Thursdays, 10:45am-Noon Through Aug. 17. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $120.

Outdoor Yoga Classes Join outside in the fresh air for this all levels adult Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class built around sun salutations and creative sequencing to build heat, endurance, flexibility and strength. You will be guided safely through smooth pose-to-pose transitions as you move with your breath. Check website for prices! Mondays-Tuesdays-Fridays-Saturdays, 9:15-10:15am. Through Sept. 19. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@ freespiritbend.com. $20.

Sunday on the Green Community members volunteer their esoteric services including tarot, intuitive art, astrology, reiki and more in the spirit of community healing and spiritual connection. Please bring cans of food to donate to Neighbor Impact and enjoy services free of charge under the trees at Cosmic Depot! Sundays, 10am-2pm. The Cosmic Depot, 342 NE Clay Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-385-7478. cosmicdepot@msn.com. Accepting canned food for Neighbor Impact.

Check out this band who pays tribute to "Ring of Fire" singer, Johnny Cash. Cash’d Out will play on July 13 at Munch and Music in Drake Park. Music starts at 5:30pm.

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Local Product Offers Creamy Recipes, Without the Dairy

For those looking to add creaminess to non-dairy recipes, Cheri’s Hazel Cream is a revelation

By Nicole Vulcan

Awalk down the milk aisle of the grocery store these days reveals plenty of non-dairy options — oat, almond, soy, coconut and even cashew competing for space and the dollars of a generation of people who no longer look to cow’s milk as their go-to. For some, that’s a personal choice; for Central Oregonian Cheri Redgrave, it was something of a requirement.

For years, Redgrave suffered from symptoms rooted in an autoimmune condition. After seeking help from her traditional doctors, she eventually sought the help of a naturopathic physician who put her through an allergy routine, finding that she was allergic to dairy, among other things. Omitting the foods that triggered her condition was a game-changer. Redgrave spent some time testing out recipes using the various non-dairy milks on the market, never quite satisfied with the level of creaminess the milks provides. As a self-described “cheese ball,” things were looking pretty bleak.

“It was a whole life of doc tors saying, you’ve got autoimmune problems but we can’t help you,” Redgrave said. But hearing that the problem might be rooted in dairy was a disappointment. “I couldn’t think of anything that wasn’t improved with cheese on it. I’d put cheese on a cookie!”

After two and a half years of experimenting in her own kitchen with the help of her engineer husband, Chris, she eventually came up with Cheri’s HazelCream, using Oregon hazelnuts (or filberts, to the non-Oregonian) as the key ingredient. After many attempts at the right mixture, finally, things like creamy garlic pasta were back on the menu.

Unlike other non-dairy milks that come pre-mixed in a carton with a certain amount of water, Cheri’s HazelCream comes concentrated, in a pod-like form, allowing home cooks to pop it in the blender and add a little bit of water to make it a creamier substance, or more water to make a milk worthy of a bowl of cereal.

Redgrave invited me to her home kitchen just outside Bend to try out some of the recipes she makes with the HazelCream, and as someone slowly converting off the dairy train

LITTLE BITES

By Nicole Vulcan

Dogs Have Options at the Oxford’s ROAM

Downtown Bend hotel restaurant debuts a real-food dog menu

and into a more plant-based lifestyle, I was impressed. Creamy garlic nondairy pasta that doesn’t skimp on the “creamy?” Yes, please.

“When you cook and bake with it, you don’t taste the hazelnut. I didn’t want gravy that tasted like coconut or gravy that tasted like oatmeal,” Redgrave said.

The visit to the Redgrave house started with a cup of coffee – natch – topped with a dose of creamy HazelCream. Drinking it in the coffee did bring out the hazelnut a bit, but that’s because coffee and hazelnut complement one another, the Redgraves said.

Next up was a nacho “cheese” sauce, served with chips, with all the creaminess of the dairy variety. Then it was on to a creamy garlic pasta. Using Cheri’s HazelCream involves the extra step of adding the pods to a blender, adding the right amount of water and letting the blender do its thing for 1 minute, creating an emulsified mixture with the right amount of fattiness in the mouthfeel. (Hazelnuts, after all, have their own fat content that offers that element.) The effort in blending is worth it. Once blended, the HazelCream can be used in any recipe that calls for milk or cream, in the same proportions one would use a dairy product.

As Redgrave shared, “I even made sweetened condensed milk for my pumpkin pies this year!”

In the case of the creamy garlic pasta,

I was full by the time I’d consumed half of my modest portion, but I pressed on because this creamy vegan goodness was just too good to let go to waste.

Still, Redgrave wasn’t quite done. We finished off with a chocolate syrup poured over strawberries – the HazelCream once again offering a thick, full-bodied element to what could otherwise be a thin chocolate gruel if you tried this with other nut milks.

I was sold – though a product like this, shelf-stable and offered not in the traditional milk “carton,” has been hard for grocery-store managers to wrap their heads around. Some put it by the baking supplies. Others put it near the nut butters, Redgrave told the Source Weekly. But wherever it’s sold around Central Oregon, those seeking non-dairy options for cooking and baking should seek it out. It’s a welcome innovation in an increasingly nondairy world.

Redgrave and her husband Chris can be found delivering Cheri’s Hazel Cream to customers in their vintage panel van, as well as at local events. Meantime, Cheri’s Hazel Cream is available locally at Market of Choice, Food 4 Less, Newport Market, C.E. Lovejoy’s, Central Oregon Locavore, Schoolhouse Produce and Prineville Produce. You just might have to ask each store where they display it.

Cheri’s HazelCream

Available locally at Market of Choice, Food 4 Less, Newport Market, C.E. Lovejoy’s, Central Oregon Locavore, Schoolhouse Produce and Prineville Produce Cherishazelcream.com

Dogs get the royal treatment at many places around Central Oregon — treats at the coffee drive-thru, water bowls at outdoor patios — but at the Oxford Hotel’s restaurant, ROAM, pups are in for more than a simple treat. ROAM just debuted a full-on dog menu, featuring dog-friendly foods guests can order in small-dog or large-dog sizes.

“To create an extra special dog-friendly experience, our Executive Chef Bryant has curated a dog menu available on the patio of Roam as well as for room service in the pet-friendly rooms at the Oxford Hotel Bend next door,” said the Oxford’s General Manager Devin Cuzzolina.

The ROAM dog menu includes Pawtastic Beef featuring a ground beef patty, green peas and plain rice, and the Ruff Day Chicken, featuring chicken breast, plain rice and scrambled egg. There’s also the Dog-Gone Good Oatmeal with water-based oatmeal and peanut butter.

For dogs who are used to spoiling by their favorite barista, there’s also the Puppuccino – a cup of whipped cream in small or large-dog sizes. And for those on the go, the Roam Adventure Water includes a Ruffwear travel bowl, a water bottle and a tennis ball. (On that note, however, every meal comes with a tennis ball.) The dog menu is offered all day, from 7am to 10pm.

John and Cheri Redgrave purchased a vintage panel van as their delivery vehicle, helping them advertise Cheri’s HazelCream around Central Oregon.

Photos by Nicole Vulcan

No dry kibble here; dogs get whole-foods ingredients with the ROAM dog menu.

Courtesy Oxford Collection

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C CULTURE Stand-up for the Ages

Aging with Laughter! fills a niche for ‘seasoned’ comedy

By Elizabeth Warnimont

Aging with grace? Nope, aging with laughter, that’s my motto,” says Elizabeth Ueland, whose new comedy show played to a sellout crowd its first night at Silver Moon Brewing in Bend. The Source Weekly caught up with Ueland and comic Aaron Johnson recently to learn more about the new show.

Source Weekly: What gave you the idea to create a comedy show especially for older comics and audiences?

Elizabeth Ueland: I saw Brad Upton perform at the Tower Theatre in Bend. He’s 67. The show was almost sold out, so within days they opened up a second show – and that show sold out, too. I was telling comedy producers for years that we needed to have a show for seniors. I finally said forget it, I’ll do it myself. I know how to run a business, let’s go!

SW: You’ve said you’re a realtor by day, and a business developer. Do you think about giving up your day job to do comedy full time?

EU: Oh, no, no, no. I love real estate, that’s my jam. This, comedy, is my joy, my sport. Some people play pickleball, I put on a comedy show.

SW: When did you start doing comedy?

EU: One year ago. I was doing open mics up in Portland because I was thinking, I’m a realtor, how’s this gonna look? I got more confident, and now here I am a year later producing in Bend.

SW: Where do you get your ideas for material?

EU: I started with writing. I was, like, oh, this is funny, I should write a book. But no, that’s too much work, so let’s just get up on stage and have fun with it. And it is fun, you can engage with people in different ways. And I watch a lot of comedy. I’ve been following comedy for years. How about you, Aaron?

Aaron Johnson: All my life. I love comedy, I love to laugh. My kids are always saying I’m funny. I’m serious most of the time but they take my seriousness as a joke. Audiences do, too. I always tell them, “You know, I’m a Christian, I love Jesus, but some of the things coming out of my mouth, watch, you’ll doubt if I’m a Christian or not.” They laugh, and that ain’t even a joke.

EU: Every week will be different. It’s tough to write 15 minutes of new material for each show, but I have some interesting people coming to the stage. Liam Gibler is a big improv guy. He’s a young man, 21. I’m not averse to the young ones, but I’m going to use them in certain ways. He can razz the old people and we can tease him back. I’ll go up, I’ll say “Thanks for coming, here’s our host for the night, thought I’d bring a little young blood in the room, and we can all be jealous of his hair.”

SW: How do you find comedians for the show? Do you hold auditions?

EU: I’m at open mics regularly. I see the performers and I just select the best of the bunch.

AJ: That’s where I met Elizabeth. I was challenged by my wife to go to open mic three months ago and she was hosting that first night. I went back the next week and I kept coming, I got to know the guys, and here I am now.

SW: Overall, what would you say people can expect from an evening of comedy at Silver Moon?

EU: Most people come early to get food and drinks. We open at 6, the show starts at 7. You have the food trucks outside. My tagline is, “Shows for those of us who want to be in bed by 9:30.” It’s an early date, a fun night out. People can expect some good laughs.

Aging with Laughter!

Fri., July 21 7-8:30pm

Silver Moon Brewing 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend bendticket.com/events/aging-with-laughter-7-21-2023 $15

Photos Courtesy of Aging With Laughter!

Aaron Johnson, comic.

Fredrik Rydlum, comic.

Anthony Poponi, comic.

Elizabeth Ueland, producer.

Carl Click, comic.

Liam Gibler, host.

SC SCREEN Three Reviews for the Price of One "Blue

Jean," "Biosphere" and "The Red Door"

By Jared Rasic

After the crushing disappointment I felt last week after watching the new Indiana Jones, I needed to scale back a little and watch some films that weren’t so deeply connected to my childhood. I went to four movies in the theater this weekend (one of which I won’t write about because I don’t need the death threats) and they were all varied enough to feel like a weird little film festival programmed just for me.

First was “Blue Jean,” a subdued and quietly devastating look at Jean, (played by the instantly iconic Rosy McEwan) a closeted lesbian teacher caught in an external and internal fight for equality against Margaret Thatcher’s anti-gay legislation in the England of 1988. The film is just as relevant now as it would have been in 1988, showing when human rights are decided by bigoted politicians, then each moment of happiness and every defiance of ignorance and hatred is a fearless form of activism.

We live in a time where queer visibility is at an alltime high, yet anti-LGBTQ+ legislation is as well, so we have “Blue Jean,” which acts not just as an intelligent dissection of repression, but as a tender and empathetic entreaty for self-actualization. The moments of catharsis throughout the film are quite small, just as they mostly are in life, shaping the film into a deceptively powerful celebration of resilience.

Next I watched “Biosphere,” an absolutely insane sci-fi/comedy/drama hybrid starring the great Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass as the (possibly?) last two men on Earth. I went into this knowing almost nothing and that is definitely the way this batshit insanity should be experienced. With its single setting and two characters, the dialogue and performances have to really resonate; luckily, Brown and Duplass have chemistry to burn and the rambling, conversational dialogue feels honest and authentic.

I wish I could say more about the story, but that would be terrible of me. Just know this: you have never seen a movie like this before. “Biosphere” is pure originality distilled into 107 minutes of unpredictable chaos that has more to say about humanity in a 5-minute stretch of dialogue than most films do in their entire running time. As a deconstruction of masculinity or as a mumblecore comedy of errors, “Biosphere” succeeds at every genre it tries.

Finally, I went to “Insidious: The Red Door,” technically the fifth film in the franchise started by James Wan, but acts as a direct sequel to the first two films (“Insidious: Chapter 3” and “Insidious: The Last Key” are both prequels). As a “trilogy” capper, “The Red Door” is a satisfying goodbye to the Lambert Family and their literal and metaphorical ghosts and demons, but as a stand-alone horror movie it doesn’t work quite as well. At the end of “Insidious: Chapter Two” Josh Lambert (played by Patrick Wilson — who also served as director) and his son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) had their memories repressed about all the terrifying shit that happened to them. Now it’s eight years later and that horror is returning to them as father and son begin astral projecting back into the “Further,” the dark realm where disturbed ghosts basically hang out and queue up to possess the living.

While most of the jump scares fall pretty flat, the one thing the “The Red Door” does well is focus on characterization and track the emotional arc of Josh and Dalton. Because Dalton can’t remember chunks of his childhood, he thinks his dad (who fearlessly saved his life in the first movie) is a deadbeat. It’s a full half an hour before anything “scary” happens because the script is mostly focused on the father/son relationship — a nice change from the average horror movie that only cares about gore or spookies. The problem here, though, is that there’s so little focus on being scary that “In5idiou5” works better as a domestic drama than a horror movie.

Don’t get me wrong: trauma as a metaphor in horror is powerful, but ever since “Hereditary,” it has been so overused in scary movies that it became a trope. Movies like “The Babadook,” “Midsommar,” “Saint Maud” and “Pearl” did it so well that “Insidious: The Red Door” really needed to up its game to be in the same conversation as those films. But, if you’re into the series and care about the fate of the Lambert family, this could have been a much worse denouement, (even though it doesn’t live up to its potential). Although, there’s something poetic about unrealized expectations in a movie about disappointing dads.

“Blue Jean”

Dir. Georgia Oakley

Grade: B+

Now playing at Tin Pan Theater

“Biosphere”

Dir. Mel Eslyn

Grade: B

Now Playing at Tin Pan Theater

“Insidious: The Red Door”

Dir. Patrick Wilson

Grade: C+

Now Playing at Regal Old Mill

B+ B

C+

Left, I promise you have no idea where “Biosphere” will take you. Right, Rosy McEwan will mesmerize you in “Blue Jean.”

Courtesy of IFC

Courtesy of Magnolia

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Hot Birds, Unhappy Birds A heat wave is tough for those without the option of going

By Jim Anderson

indoors

Editor’s note: We sure miss Naturalist Jim Anderson. Our longest-running contributor passed away last September, and his voice is sorely missed in our paper. Occasionally, when his words retain their relevance, we’ll reprint one of his columns. This is one of those times.

Well, good people, the heat is upon us. We've been warned it was coming, and here it is. The impact(s) of Climate Change we can feel and touch.

When we go out driving in our infernal internal combustion engine-powered vehicles, we are a big part of the situation that's bringing the heat. Like the coal-burning industry, we are releasing a lot more carbon into the atmosphere which is allowing more of the Sun's heat to reach the Earth and get things really hot all around us.

You and I, when it gets too hot, can remove clothing, just like we can add clothing when we get too cool. But for our birds it's an entirely different story. They cannot add or remove anything; they have to find a way to cool down.

Sure, they can get in the shade — just like we do — and they can immerse themselves in water and allow evaporation to cool them off. But these options are limited.

Here's how we can help. In the photo shown here, Andy Thomas, a dedicated birder, is showing his method of suppling a fine mist for birds to step into to envelope themselves with tiny droplets of water that will then evaporate and cool them down. Andy has used his household equipment to rig up a mister by clamping a hose with a misting head to his porch railing and misting the shrubs in his backyard.

In the other photo is another device that Sandy Leaptrott uses. It's an Aeromist, a portable misting tower. It works slick as snot on a doorknob at providing just the right pressurized water to help cool down our birds. She also gets an "A" for placing that terracotta plant saucer

under the tripod for the drippings to fill it so it becomes a bird bath for her sparrows.

Unlike Thomas' device, however, which would require moving the house to put it in a different location, (ha, ha) you can just pick up the Aeromist and plunk it down in a different spot.

BUT A WORD OF WARNING! Before you erect or place a mister, make sure you're not going to flood a bird nest nearby. That could be a different type of tragedy, getting the babies wet.

Now, before you put this article down, please review what I received from Elise Wolf of Native Bird Care of Sisters, who has been rehabbing small birds.

"My guess is baby birds in nest boxes, on homes, and others in more exposed areas are dying by the thousands right now from excess heat. Baby birds cannot thermoregulate until they have

Or add an umbrella (for shade) above the box. Or strap freezer ice packs to the base and top of the nesting box. (Do not spray the box with water. That will make it hot AND humid for the babies, not

will hear where their babies have been moved to. Once the parents are actively attending to the babies in the new box, you can move it incrementally to a cooler location. About a foot every hour or so. Just keep watching the parents to ensure they are coming and going. Be on high alert to how much stress you are causing the parents. You do not want to cause them to abandon the babies. Swallows especially are high-stress birds. Take more time if that is what they need.

some feathers. However, bird temps run high, so they can tolerate some heat. Open-nest parents (such as robins) will incubate to try to cool babies. But the excessive heat we've experienced lately may be more than they can handle."

Here are some of her options:

For birds in nesting boxes. Make sure the nest box is facing north and in a shaded area. Do this incrementally if you must move it a long way. If the birds are near fledging, this may prompt them to jump out, but better than being baked.

good. Also, fungus grows fast in hot, wet environments and aspergillosis is a risk for any bird exposed to that situation.) Make sure a nesting box has vent holes.

If birds are nesting on the home. If they are near the roof, they are cooking right now. Options are to move the birds to an open nest box (appropriately sized) and install it as close to the original area as you can. Keep it completely shaded and not up against the roof. If babies are gaping and chirping, this is an easier task to accomplish as the parents

Open nesters. Other than shading the birds better, just not much we can do. If you try to mist them, you can wind up making the nest wet, and that would just not be good.

These are all good suggestions, but sometimes unnatural human interventions can be more disruptive than the original threats to life and welfare. So, please be cautious.

—This article originally appeared in the July 13, 2021 issue of the Source Weekly.

Before you erect or place a mister, make sure you're not going to flood a bird nest nearby. That could be a different type of tragedy, getting the babies wet.

Left, a homemade misting ring. Right, a misting tower in action.

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By Julianna LaFollette

The Season of Self-Guided Challenges

Test your hiking skills and explore Central Oregon with two local adventure challenges

This summer, outdoor enthusiasts can take part in two self-guided hiking challenges. Whether someone is training for an epic adventure, reaching a goal or simply looking to explore, they can test their abilities by hiking the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge or Cascade Relays’ Big Butte Challenge.

Jeff Hester, the founder of the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, had the idea of completing six full-day hikes in preparation for a 211-mile through-hike of the John Muir Trail in California. Hester posted about the challenge on his hiking blog, sparking the interest of other local hikers. The challenge started in Cal ifornia, where he resided at the time, and has now expanded into 17 regions across the country.

The challenge became official in 2015 when Hester partnered with Big City Mountaineers, an organization that offers wilderness experiences for under-re sourced youth. For Hester, the appeal of a self-guided challenge is its flexible and non-competitive nature.

“It kind of reaches a wider range of abilities and experience levels, so you don’t have to be an ultra-athlete,” Hester said. “It’s not easy, but it’s much more accessible.”

Hester brought the challenge to Central Oregon in 2017, when he and his wife decided to move to Bend. According to Hester, the challenge allows peo ple to share their knowledge, excitement and love of the outdoors. The Central Oregon hikes are a mix of popular, must-hike peaks and lesser-known peaks, giving people a chance to explore on their own time.

Scott Douglass with Cascade Relays decided to start the Big Butte Challenge during the pandemic to get people outside. Participants have all summer to hike eight local buttes and are rewarded with a free beer from a local brewery after each trek. He wanted people to experience a broad range of hikes while sup porting local businesses.

A lot of the buttes are accessible to families, while some require more work.

“It’s a great way to both get people out to enjoy the beauty of Central Oregon in places they haven’t gone and support the breweries,” said Douglass. People can complete the Big Butte Challenge through Labor Day weekend. The SixPack of Peaks Challenge will go through Oct. 31.

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Laloni Christenson and her friends, who took on the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge, hike two to three times a week and call themselves the “bad ass trail sisters.”

CRAFT CR

Frosé All Day

Confessions of a beer geek who forgoes crispy lagers for fruity frozen wine

By Brian Yaeger

The weather forecast says it will hit 96 this Saturday. If you plan to beat the heat floating on the river, by all means, take some cans of crispy rice lagers with you. But if you’re heading to a watering hole, consider making it a frozen-watering hole. Indulge me in a memory.

When I found myself ringing in 2019 in Stockholm, I made it my mission to visit Sweden’s famed Omnipollo brewery. It’s a city comprised of 14 islands, making the nearly 5-mile walk more challenging to find the bridges needed in the dark, since the day’s six hours of daylight were over. And while glühwein — warm, spiced wine — abounds in that season where temperatures are typically, literally freezing, I was on a mission to find a cold beer. Like, an extra cold beer. Omnipollo gets credit for being the first to serve beer from a slushy machine. It began with a blueberry flavored “slush” beer, but that night I found one that tasted exactly like lemon meringue, the frozen foam looking just like a dollop of meringue.

Oddly, I hadn’t thought of it much until four and a half years later when I walked far less than 5 miles to Boss Rambler on NW Galveston for a cold beer on a hot day. Only, I caught myself staring, drooling, at their boozy slushee machines. The Stockholm thing I chalked up to “When in Rome,” but Bend is a beer town and I’m a beer guy.

Mock me all you want, but not only did I get the POG slushee (passion fruit, orange, guava) made with hard seltzer, but as long as this heat sticks around, it’s probably all I’m ordering despite how perfectly thirst-quenching Boss Rambler’s Bajaveza Mexican lager is.

Considering the “jelly beer” trend (the process of chilling a beer to below freezing just long enough to have the contents immediately turn to slush when poured) arrived in Portland a decade ago after sweeping across

Japan and Thailand, I’m actually surprised how few frozen beer/wine/seltzer offerings there are around town. Luckily, another favorite spot — less a dive bar and more a bar that makes you think of diving — the Midtown Yacht Club, employs two such chilling machines. Ask anyone who’s heard that Outkast jam and they’ll tell you the only thing cooler than being cool is (being) ice cold.

The Yacht Club’s two offerings are “frosé” (frozen rosé) like Ross Rambler also offers, and a frozen Sauvignon Blanc. If you’re expecting a sweet slush, caveat emptor, they are wines that form ice crystals via the superchilled churning blades and as such have the sharp, acidic bite of wine. But for a buck upcharge, you can add sweet Torani syrups. In fact, they’ve created nine yacht-themed combos like the Thar She Blows (coconut, pineapple, vanilla) and Crockett & Tubbs (coconut, pineapple, strawberry).

Sitting with my glass of frosé, I wondered why I was also sitting with the shame of drinking a glass of pink ice through a straw. It’s not what adults do. Slushees, Icees, and Slurpees are (allegedly) kids’ drinks. They come in unnatural colors and are straight-up sugar. Even when it comes to margaritas, there’s a perception that a frozen one is for college kids while ordering it on the rocks somehow magically makes it more mature.

I’m making a mental note to order my margies frozen from now on. Maybe someone will check my ID for the first time in ages?! Also, ice-blended drinks come with the built-in benefit of hydration, since you end up drinking the ice instead of having a couple cubes’ worth melt into your drink. Heck, even a 12-ounce Coca-Cola Slurpee contains 27 grams of sugar versus 39 grams in a can of straight Coke. We all need to remember to hydrate.

When it’s scorching outside, there are worse things than making it a frosé day.

Photos by Brian Yaeger

“F get g t, life y rs m s.”

Crossword “Few Short”

THE REC ROOM

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ACROSS

1. Gentle touches

5. What's for dinner?

9. Digital screen standard with a 4:3 aspect ratio

13. Toledo's lake

14. Siren's call

15. To read, in Tours

16. One-tenth of a polo field

17. Israel's national airline

18. "When you put it that way ..."

19. A few ___ short of a ___

22. One writing lofty verses 23. Snap up 24. Rubber-stamps 26. Jazz Masters Fellowships sponsor 27. Ocean current

30. Cyrus the Great's realm

32. It might be up a creek

34. Thingamabob

35. A few ___ short of a ___

39. With it

40. One selecting health and 401k plans, say

41. Forever and ever

44. Cranny

45. Modern-day guide, for short

48. It can help you get out of a rut

49. Snack

51. Fish taco topping

53. A few ___ short of a ___

57. Actress Parrilla

58. Turning point

59. Publication with the slogan "Cure Ignorance"

60. Does the math

61. Free-for-all

62. Superfan that was added to the OED in 2018

63. "We'll fix it in ___"

64. Administers of lethal injections in Greco-Roman times

65. Like lemons and limes

DOWN

1. Priest's subordinate

2. Play room?

3. Mexican goat stew

4. Some of the "everything" on an "everything bagel"

5. Musical staff symbol

6. "Only Murders In the Building" streamer

7. Sonicare rival

8. Get tearful

9. Commentator Mystal

10. "The Simpsons" character in a leisure suit

11. People who might perform "Hamlet" in Klingon, probably

12. Middle of a river?

20. Environmentalist's bugaboo at takeout

21. Food coloring

25. "The Idol" cocreator Levinson

28. Overnight stop in the country

29. Five-star

31. Bibimbap base

32. Drink with free refills, sometimes

33. Vaping device

35. Pikes Peak spot

36. Problem for turbines

37. Vehicle in a portfolio

38. Get back

39. Abyssinian gate

42. "Sign me up"

43. Desert in 11 countries

45. Pork-and-grain sausage

46. Like a two-dimensional world

47. Without words?

50. Cars that people might accidentally leave their phones in

52. "My mind is made up"

54. Right direction?

55. Skipping-stones sound

56. Sources of some houseguests' allergies

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ASTROLOGY

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by Audrey Chitwood

By Rob Brezsny

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Simpsons animated show has been on TV for 34 seasons. Tenyear-old Bart Simpson is one of the stars. He is a mischievous rascal who’s ingenious in defying authority. Sometimes teachers catch him in his rebellious acts and punish him by making him write apologetic affirmations on the classroom blackboard. For example: “I will not strut around like I own the place. I will not obey the voices in my head. I will not express my feelings through chaos. I will not trade pants with others. I will not instigate revolution. I am not deliciously saucy. I cannot absolve sins. Hot dogs are not bookmarks.” In accordance with your unruly astrological omens, Cancerian, I authorize you to do things Bart said he wouldn’t do. You have a license to be deliciously saucy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Early in her career, Leo actor Lisa Kudrow endured disappointments. She auditioned for the TV show Saturday Night Live but wasn't chosen. She was cast as a main character in the TV show Frasier but was replaced during the filming of the pilot episode. A few months later, though, she landed a key role in the new TV show Friends. In retrospect, she was glad she got fired from Frasier so she could be available for Friends. Frasier was popular, but Friends was a super hit. Kudrow won numerous awards for her work on the show and rode her fame to a successful film career. Will there be a Frasier moment for you in the coming months, dear Leo? That's what I suspect. So keep the faith.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The coming weeks will be a good time to seek helpful clues and guidance from your nightly dreams. Take steps to remember them—maybe keep a pen and notebook next to your bed. Here are a few possible dream scenes and their meanings. 1. A dream of planting a tree means you're primed to begin a project that will grow for years. 2. A dream of riding in a spaceship suggests you yearn to make your future come more alive in your life. 3. A dream of taking a long trip or standing on a mountaintop may signify you're ready to come to new conclusions about your life story. (PS: Even if you don’t have these specific dreams, the interpretations I offered are still apt.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In reviewing the life work of neurologist and author Oliver Sacks, critic Patricia Holt said he marveled at how “average people not only adapt to injury and disease but also create something transcendent out of a condition others call disability.” Sacks specialized in collaborating with neurological patients who used their seeming debilitations “to uncover otherwise unknown resources and create lives of originality and innovation.” I bring this up, Libra, because I suspect that in the coming months, you will have extra power to turn your apparent weaknesses or liabilities into assets.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s a mistake to believe we must ration our love as if we only have so much to offer. The fact is, the more love we give, the more we have available to give. As we tap into our deepest source of generosity, we discover we have greater reserves of it than we imagined. What I’ve just said is always true, but it’s especially apropos for you right now. You are in a phase when you can dramatically expand your understanding of how many blessings you have to dole out.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Home computers didn’t become common until the 1980s. During the previous decade, small start-up companies with adventurous experimenters did the grunt work that made the digital revolution possible. Many early adapters worked out of garages in the Silicon Valley area of Northern California. They preferred to devote their modest resources to the actual work rather than to fancy labs. I suspect the coming months will invite you to do something similar, Sagittarius: to be discerning about how you allocate your resources as you plan and implement your vigorous transformations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I'm tempted to call this upcoming chapter of your life story "The Partial Conquest of Loneliness." Other good titles might be “Restoration of Degraded Treasure” or “Turning a Confusing Triumph into a Gratifying One” or “Replacing a Mediocre Kind of Strength with the Right Kind.” Can you guess that I foresee an exciting and productive time for you in the coming weeks? To best prepare, drop as many expectations and assumptions as you can so you will be fully available for the novel and sometimes surprising opportunities. Life will offer you fresh perspectives.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): By 1582, the inexact old Julian calendar used by the Western world for 13 centuries was out of whack because it had no leap years. The spring equinox was occurring too early, on March 10. Pope Gregory commissioned scientists who devised a more accurate way to account for the passage of time. The problem was that the new calendar needed a modification that required the day after October 4 to be October 15. Eleven days went missing—permanently. People were resentful and resistant, though eventually all of Europe made the conversion. In that spirit, Aquarius, I ask you to consider an adjustment that requires a shift in habits. It may be inconvenient at first, but will ultimately be good for you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean novelist Peter De Vries wrote, "Sometimes I write drunk and revise sober, and sometimes I write sober and revise drunk. But you have to have both elements in creation—the Apollonian and the Dionysian, or spontaneity and restraint, emotion and discipline." In the coming weeks, you Pisces folks will be skilled at weaving these modes as you practice what you love to do. You'll be a master of cultivating dynamic balance; a wizard of blending creativity and organization; a productive change-maker who fosters both structure and morale.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Many astrologers enjoy meditating on the heavenly body Chiron. With an orbit between Saturn and Uranus, it is an anomalous object that has qualities of both a comet and a minor planet. Its name is derived from a character in ancient Greek myth: the wisest teacher and healer of all the centaurs. Chiron is now in the sign of Aries and will be there for a while. Let’s invoke its symbolic power to inspire two quests in the coming months: 1. Seek a teacher who excites your love of life. 2. Seek a healer who alleviates any hurts that interfere with your love of life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s high time for some high culture! You are in a phase to get rich benefits from reading Shakespeare, listening to Beethoven, and enjoying paintings by Matisse and Picasso. You’d also benefit lavishly from communing with the work of virtuosos like Mozart, Michelangelo, and novelist Haruki Murakami. However, I think you would garner even greater emotional treasures from reading Virginia Woolf, listening to Janelle Monáe’s music, and enjoying Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings. For extra credit, get cozy with the books of Simone Weil, listen to Patti Smith’s music, and see Frida Kahlo’s art. If you read between the lines here, you understand I’m telling you that the most excellent thing to do for your mental and spiritual health is to commune with brilliant women artists, writers, and musicians.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The French phrase j'ajoute (translated as “I adjust”) is a chess term used when a player is about to adjust their pieces but does not yet intend to make a move. J'ajoute might be an apt motto for you to invoke in the coming days. You are not ready to make major shifts in the way you play the games you’re involved in. But it’s an excellent time to meditate on that prospect. You will gain clarity and refine your perspective if you tinker with and rearrange the overall look and feel of things.

Homework: What’s the best gift you could give yourself right now? Newsletter. FreeWillAstrology.com

UNDERSTANDING INTIMACY

Bored in the Bedroom

By Dr. Jane Guyn

Dear Dr. Jane, I love my partner, but our sex life is dull. We do the same thing every single time. I manage to get myself turned on enough to perform, but if I’m honest, I need to do a lot of fantasizing in order to make that happen. Sometimes, I think about what I watched on porn to get me going, sometimes I think about doing it with someone else. I’d like to feel passionate when we make love, but it’s just too repetitive and she doesn’t seem to be into the sex at all. Our sex life is simply boring. What can I do?

From, Bored

Dear Bored, It’s common for people in long-term committed relationships to get bored with their sex lives. We think that because sex is natural (and because we love each other) that passion will come easily. Unfortunately, for most of us, that’s not what happens. Day to day routines, the stress of living and working together and other challenges of life often leave us feeling depleted instead of turned on. We have trouble finding time (and energy) for intimacy. Or, the sex we’ve been having doesn’t turn us on enough to rally. It’s tough to get things started. And then if sex is unsatisfying, it’s not motivating — so you opt out for Netflix — without the "chill."

In addition to feeling stressed about life in general, here are five reasons that your sex life might be boring (or even non-existent) these days. Don’t feel bad about this. This is happening to lots of other people right now, too.

1. You’re not cultivating your own turn on in advance of sex. Because you don’t think sex is going to be passionate, you’re not pumping yourself up in advance.

2. You’re not offering anything new to your partner anymore. You both know what’s worked in the past. You’re both guilty of doing the same ol’ same ol’ most of the time (and not expecting much.)

3. You’re making assumptions about how your partner feels without really checking in. You’ve decided that your partner is satisfied with boring sex — but you really don’t know how they feel, because you don’t talk about it much — if at all.

4. You’ve been disappointed before, so you don’t really show up as your full self in the bedroom. You’re phoning it in — not sharing your true desires or fantasies.

5. You’re not carving out the right time or energy for quality sex. You’re doing it in bed at night after a long day at work and a couple of glasses of wine. Or, you’re doing it in the morning before the kids get up. You’re not bringing your A Game. Far from it.

What can you do to turn things around? Try these five easy tips and change your sex life starting today:

• Think about sex in advance. Look forward to experiencing passion and pleasure together.

• Focus on connecting emotionally — not just physically. Communicate. Listen. Share how you’re feeling with your partner.

• Talk with your partner about things you might like to try. It’s best to talk about new things when you’re not actually in bed together, but a conversation about what you want, what your partner wants, and how to make those things a reality is really helpful.

• Ask your partner how you can please them. The way to have great sex is to be a great lover. Be generous. Follow your partner’s cues. Watch for eye contact — a sparkle in the eye says everything.

• Tell your partner how they can please you. A “yes,” “no,” “maybe” list goes a long way in increasing your pleasure together. There may be things that you’re assuming your partner would never do. Find out. Talk about it.

By using these five tips, you can take your boring sex life from dull to delish. And if these things seem impossible to you right now, get help from a sex positive professional. This stuff matters.

You got this.

Xoxo, Dr. Jane

—Dr. Jane Guyn (she/her) is a wellknown relationship coach who received her Ph.D. in Human Sexuality and is trained as a Professional Sex Coach and Core Energy Coach. Her work is in the area of intimacy and sex, as well as fears and/or abuse issues related to sex, plus a variety of other issues that may arise from any relationship. You can find her at howtofixmysexlife.com.

Send her your questions at thesource@ drjaneguyn.com.

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Unique 3bedroom 3.5bath luxury home on 7.05 acres, boasts beautiful panoramic canyon views, as well as the Cascade, and smith rocks. New flooring throughout, fully remodeled both downstairs bathrooms. This equestrian property features horse barn with 4 12x12’ stalls, insulated & heated tack room w/hot and cold water, 2 6’ sliding doors and 2 overhead doors(rollup door for hay). 2 large pasture pens with heated water stations. Newly built 40x48’ RV shop with pullthrough RV access, along with two other shop/ garage buildings for storage and more. New well pump installed 2022. The perfect fit for HorseOwners, Business Owners, & golfers!

19460 SW CENTURY DRIVE, BEND 97702 • $959,000

Beautiful recently updated Chalet home on Bend’s Westside. This 3 bedroom 3 bath features a HUGE primary bedroom with walk-in tile shower and soaking tub. Open floor plan is great for entertaining which boasts 24’ vaulted ceiling, exposed wood beams, and large bay windows. Other primary features are a home theater, loft, sauna, hot tub, and partially finished basement! The home sits on just about half an acre with room for potential ADU, Deschutes river access within half a mile, minutes from Mt. Bachelor, Cascade lakes, & hiking trails.

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Single level Ranch style home situated on spacious 1.09 acre corner lot, nestled between the pines, minutes away from Sunriver. This 3 bedroom 2 recently painted and updated home features oversized living area with plenty of windows. Updated kitchen counters and backsplash, large dining area. Primary Suite includes update stone shower. Large mudroom/ laundry room. Fully fenced yard with additional detached two garage door shop w/ mechanic pit, perfect for storing toys. Three gateway entries to property Blocks away from snowmobile and 4x4 trails. Close to skiing, lakes, rivers and all that Central Oregon has to offer.

314 SW 7TH STREET, REDMOND 97756 • $389,000

Owner user opportunity in Redmond’s downtown core. 912 sf for office, showroom etc. Nicely remodeled with off-street parking and ADA access.

TAKE ME HOME

By James Keane

Neighborhood Spotlight: Northwest Crossing

The Northwest Crossing neighborhood in Bend has gained a reputation as one of the most desirable places to live in the area. With its stunning natural surroundings, well-designed community planning and abundant amenities, it’s no wonder that Northwest Crossing has captured the hearts of residents and visitors alike. Let’s explore what makes this neighborhood so special and coveted.

First and foremost, the natural beauty of the Northwest Crossing neighborhood sets it apart. Nestled in the picturesque Cascade Mountains, residents are treated to breathtaking views of snow-capped peaks, lush forests and sparkling rivers. The area offers an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities, including hiking, mountain biking, skiing and fishing. With numerous parks, trails and open spaces, people can easily connect with nature and enjoy an active and healthy lifestyle.

In addition to its natural splendor, the neighborhood’s thoughtful community planning is a significant factor in its desirability. Northwest Crossing was developed with a focus on sustainability, walkability and a strong sense of community. The streets are designed to encourage pedestrian and bicycle traffic, with wide sidewalks, bike lanes and well-connected pathways. The design philosophy fosters a safe and welcoming environment for people of all ages.

The neighborhood’s architectural charm is another reason it’s so highly sought after. Northwest Crossing features a blend of traditional and contemporary designs, with an emphasis on energy efficiency and green-building practices. The homes are known for their high-quality construction, beautiful craftsmanship and attention to detail. The diverse range of housing

options, from single family homes to townhouses and apartments, caters to a variety of lifestyles and preferences.

One of the most appealing aspects of Northwest Crossing is its vibrant community spirit. The neighborhood hosts a plethora of events and activities throughout the year, fostering a strong sense of belonging and camaraderie. From farmers markets to outdoor concerts, art shows to holiday celebrations, there is always something happening that brings the community together. The neighborhood also has its own schools, making it an ideal choice for families seeking a close-knit and supportive environment for their children.

Another significant advantage of living in Northwest Crossing further contributes to its desirability: a range of shops, restaurants and other services within walking distance, reducing the reliance on cars and promoting a more sustainable lifestyle. The bustling town center is the heart of the community, offering a lively social hub where neighbors can gather, dine and shop. Additionally, world-class medical centers and health care providers are within a short drive, ensuring access to high-quality health care services when needed. Several companies are operating in the area currently and with the completion of District 2, more commercial opportunities abound in this happening neighborhood.

Lastly, the robust economy and job opportunities in Bend add to the desirability of Northwest Crossing. The city has experienced steady growth in recent years and is known for its thriving tech industry, outdoor recreation and tourism sectors. This translates to a strong local economy and ample employment options for residents.

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