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Summer is in full swing! The return of events like Munch and Music and Summer Fest this past week was a marker that things are more “normal” than they’ve been in the past year—but beyond that feeling of normalcy was just the plain joy that comes from hearing live music, from seeing the excitement of the musicians and feeling the rush of a crowd all dancing together. Even I, who spends a lot of time focused on the events that populate our calendar, was not expecting to feel the overwhelming comradery that came from being among so many happy revelers. Our calendar this week is once again packed with tons of fun. Enjoy your week!

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his past week, the City of Bend’s new Old Bend Parking District program got its first big test when the annual Munch and Music free event debuted once again in Drake Park. To the average person who biked or walked to the event, it was a grand success—a reminder of the power of human connection and the pleasure that can be found in seeing musicians play live on a gorgeous summer night.

But for those who opted to drive to the event, it was a lesson in how challenging Bend’s parking woes are fast becoming. With the advent of the new Old Bend parking program, some streets that were once fair game for event parking are now blocked for visitors; some streets offer four-hour free parking; others two. Those who live in the area may just be getting used to what is allowed where—but for those Central Oregon residents who come to gather in that most public of public places —Drake Park—for these special events, the experience was confusing and frustrating—not to mention sweat-inducing when they found themselves having to walk far and wide to secure a parking spot and head back to the event.

The parking program, as we outlined in a June 24 news story, was started largely at the request of the people who live in the area around Drake Park. The residents were the ones surveyed—twice already, and both times during the pandemic— about their support for the program, and they’ll be the ones directly surveyed once again when the current pilot program expires and the City decides whether to make it permanent. It’s easy to understand why the people who live closest to the throngs of floaters and the occasional free events in Drake Park might be asked to weigh in about how they felt about a new program limiting parking in front of their homes—but as City Councilor Barb Campbell so aptly pointed out during an earlier meeting discussing the program, the streets are actually a public right of way, owned by the public and not by the residents who happen to live

along them. If the right of way belongs to the public, and Drake Park belongs to the public, why, then, were only the people in the well-heeled homes near the river asked to weigh in about the program?

Must the people who live elsewhere in the city, who also pay taxes to maintain city and Bend Park and Recreation District properties, be relegated to second-class status when it comes to weighing in about how Drake Park and the surrounding area is managed?

City officials will tell you that people who do not live in the area will be able to weigh in during public comment periods at City Council meetings in order to make their voices heard on this issue. But will those comments—3 minutes in length— be weighed equally with the multiple surveys that City officials have, and will continue to deliver to the wealthy residents who live around the park (or who rent their homes as vacation rentals)?

There’s no doubt that Bend is getting busier every year, and that parking is going to be an issue that continues to plague everyone. Parking fees are like crack for cities, once the habit is formed with parking permits now in place around Old Bend that add dollars to the budget, we’d be naïve to think those will just magically go away. So what’s the average, occasional park visitor to expect?

We’d like to encourage people to drive less, but the reality is that the City is likely to need yet another parking garage very soon. Right now, pushing event-goers and park visitors farther and farther from their destinations to placate the residents who live in this dense area is unfair.

The parks and the public streets of Bend belong to the public, not only to a select group of residents. When this current pilot program expires at the end of this year, the City of Bend and its parking crew should endeavor to survey ALL residents (and taxpayers) of Bend about how they feel the program works and what should or should not be allowed to continue.

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I want to express my sincere concern in regard to the 4th of July celebration sponsored by Redmond Chamber of Commerce. We all are aware or should be aware that Independence Day celebrates our independence from the British. We also are well aware what the Confederate flag really stands for in America today.

The 4th of July celebration in Redmond was tarnished by this hate symbol being exhibited and there is no logical way to explain away why this was allowed. I received numerous emails on my city iPad as well as my personal iPad and citizens and visitors to our city were very upset and disturbed about seeing it. They used words and expressions such as shocked, cast a serious cloud over Redmond’s bright future, shocked to see Confederate flags, and tears in my eyes and deeply saddened for community and children, just to mention a few. This is a disgrace and embarrassing to not only the City of Redmond, but a reflection of our Council as well and this is unacceptable.

I have been asked why this was allowed to occur. I responded by saying that I think people invoke the Confederate flag because they want to endorse on some level, secretly or subconsciously, the very rationale for the Confederacy.

When people say heritage not hate, they are omitting the obvious, which is that that very heritage is hate. When someone says it’s about history, that particular history is inseparable from hate, because it is about hate. It’s about racism, and it’s about slavery.

I want to be very clear that I object to that flag being flown during celebrations in Redmond and I do not condone it. I don’t condone it because it’s a reflection of the

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great treason of the South in the 19th century and of its secession from the Union in Defense of Slavery, and its rejection of Patriotism and Nationalism. Based on political principles, that flag is a distinct reminder that the South was once a rebellious and treasonous actor on the global stage, a history that will never be erased.

That flag was revitalized / resurrected in the 1940s and 1950s as part of a massive resistance campaign against the Civil Rights Movement. It wouldn’t even exist in our national popular culture without this moment, when African Americans fought for their equality, and the battle flag was recovered and redeployed as a symbol of opposition to it. Let’s be clear, it’s impossible to embrace the Confederate flag without explicitly or implicitly promoting racism, plain and simple.

We, Redmond City Council, need to take a strong stance against this ever being allowed in any City or Chamber celebrations in the future. It is a violation of the expectations in place for parade participants and violates rule #5 which relates to family friendly and a-political events. It also violates Redmond’s Proclamation Against Racism and to refresh our memories here are just two that we have failed to live up to.

WHEREAS, as public servants we have an even greater responsibility to speak out against racism, discrimination, bias, and hatred because when the unacceptable becomes the norm in our society, human rights for all are threatened and WHEREAS, hate will not be tolerated, we will stand together to fight any form of bigotry, discrimination, or hate, in speech or action, against any group, from whatever source.

In closing, I want to pose a question to all of my City Council Colleagues: are we going to honor the proclamation we put into place or will we fail to fulfill our commitment to our City? This is not

a black or white issue, this is a human rights issue and it is our job to ensure that our citizens are able to live and work in a safe environment.

Respectfully, Clifford B. Evelyn Sr. Redmond City Councilor — This is a reprint of the July 7 letter Evelyn sent to his colleagues on the Redmond City Council.

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conservation. It has specific provisions to address opportunities in each of these realms. The Clean Energy for America Act would incentivize emissions reduction, and in so doing combat climate change and create good-paying jobs.

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Grandview Fire Nears Sisters

The fire was first reported on Sunday before spreading to over 4,500 acres

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he Grandview Fire was first reported on Sunday afternoon and by Tuesday was raging over 4,500 acres of private land protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry and the Crooked River National Grassland which is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. It was visible from Sisters and Redmond on Sunday evening, but it didn’t enter Deschutes County until Tuesday.

The fire was extremely active after igniting and fire crews had to attend to several spot fires and group tree torching. On Monday the fire pushed west by an easterly wind and winds later pushed the fire south. Crews placed preliminary containment lines or retardant around most of the fire area 8 miles east of Black Butte and west of Whychus Creek. A task force of fire engines was dispatched to protect structures on Holmes Road and Squaw Creek Canyon Estates.

On Tuesday crews were manning the fire lines, aided by five large air tankers dropping retardant and two helicopters

dropping water to cool hot spots. A level 3 (Go Now!) evacuation notice was given for homes north of Holmes Road in Sisters, and a level 2 (get set) notice for Mckenzie Canyon and the Lower Bridge Way area.

As of Tuesday the fire was 5% contained.

“Fire crews had contacted me and let me know that the fire had jumped Whychus Creek; that particular creek was the buffer for whether or not we were going to increase from a level 1 evacuation to a level 3,” Jefferson County Sheriff Marc Heckathorn said on Monday evening in a Facebook video posted to the Sheriff’s Office’s page.

“The concern was that once it got out of Whychus Creek it was really flat land, with a lot of fuel, that fire, if we got a lot of wind, if it was to blow hard and blow east this area would be threatened.”

Heckathorn said the wind calmed down after declaring a level 3 evacuation notice in northeast Sisters, and that the weather was favorable heading into Monday night.

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Firefighters worked overnight on Sunday trying to contain the Grandview Fire.

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One of five large air tankers dropping retardant on the Grandview Fire on July 11.

“The weather has been very favorable, the temperature out here has dropped significantly, there’s barely any breeze blowing, so as it stands here at 9:30 at night I feel confident that we’re in a good place, we’re definitely not out of the woods but I like where we’re at compared to what we were a few hours ago,” Heckathorn said.

Gov. Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act to clear the way for the State Fire Marshall to deploy firefighters and equipment to aid local resources.

“With several large fires burning throughout Oregon, I want to reiterate how important it is for all Oregonians to be prepared and to remain vigilant about fire prevention, especially with activities that could spark fires,” Gov. Brown said.

The cause of the fire is still unknown, but a fire that started around the same time and place, the Newberry Fire, was determined to have been caused by a spark from a chainsaw that ignited firewood while it was being cut, the U.S. Forest Service said. The individual who cut the firewood did so at a legal location and time and stayed in the area for an hour-long fire watch after shutting off the saws. A ban was placed on all firewood cutting and campfires in Central Oregon’s Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Lands.

The fire hadn’t burned any structures or caused any injury at the time this story went to press. Winds are expected to get stronger on Wednesday and Thursday, potentially pushing the fire into new areas. An evacuation site was established at Sisters Middle School.

Fireworks Banned Through August

The City extended the ban due to continued fire risk in the area

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he City of Bend is extending the state of emergency that banned non-professional firework use and provided services to unhoused communities until Aug. 31. The emergency order went into effect on June 28 and was originally set to expire on July 9, but was extended due to continued fire risk.

“We appreciate the community’s assistance over the Fourth of July weekend in not using fireworks,” said City of Bend Chief Operating Officer and Assistant City Manager Jon Skidmore in a press release. “We had many fewer calls for service with only one citation issued for use of fireworks. Our community stepped up and helped keep Bend safe.”

Though temperatures cooled early in the week, they’re expected to rise again in the coming days and local fire risk remains high. The Bend City Council will most likely ratify the emergency declaration at its July 21 meeting before exploring more comprehensive firework regulations.

“It is likely that the City Council will engage in a conversation regarding fireworks regulations starting in August,” said Skidmore. “But through this summer, we are asking community members to refrain from lighting fireworks due to high heat, drought conditions, water curtailment and the extremely dry fuel conditions.”

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La ciudad prolongó la prohibición del uso de cohetes debido al continuo riesgo de incendios en la zona

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a ciudad de Bend está prolongando el estado de emergencia que prohibió el uso privado de cohetes y ofreció servicios a comunidades sin hogar hasta el 31 de agosto. La orden de emergencia entró en vigencia el 28 de junio y en un principio vencía el 9 de julio, pero se prolongó debido al riesgo de incendio continuo.

“Agradecemos el apoyo de la comunidad durante el fin de semana del 4 de julio al no prender cohetes,” dijo durante un comunicado de prensa el Director de Operaciones y asistente del presidente municipal de la ciudad de Bend, Jon Skidmore. “Tuvimos mucho menos llamadas para estar al servicio, con solo un citatorio emitido debido al uso de cohetes. Nuestra comunidad dio un paso al frente y ayudó a mantener a Bend a salvo.”

Aunque las temperaturas bajaron a principios de semana se espera que vuelvan a subir de nuevo en los

próximos días y el riesgo de incendio local se mantiene alto. Lo más probable es que el consejo municipal de la ciudad de Bend ratifique la declaración de emergencia en su reunión del 21 de julio antes de indagar regulaciones más detalladas en relación a los cohetes.

“Es probable que a partir del mes de agosto el consejo municipal entable una conversación relacionada con las regulaciones del uso de cohetes,” dijo Skidmore. “Pero este verano, le pedimos a los miembros de la comunidad que se abstengan de encender cohetes debido al alto calor, la sequía, el recorte de agua y a las condiciones extremadamente secas del combustible.”

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Need A Ride

The labor shortage has made it harder than ever to hail a ride in Bend

By Jack Harvel and not area wide like Uber and Lyft are.

Also, way more people tip with the food delivery, so it boosts your profits and your mood when you have a great night on food,” Linker said.

The problem extends beyond just ridesharing, and more traditional cab companies are also facing a shortage.

“We went from 11 drivers to three drivers within a week, it was rapidly announced and travel just stopped,” said Bill Calidonna, owner of Enviro Shuttle, an eco-friendly shuttle service that focuses on trips to the Redmond Airport. “We need at least 12, we’re having to turn away so many people, it’s ridiculous. We would be hitting record numbers now if it wasn’t for the shortage.”

Enviro Shuttle began in 2010 with just one Prius stationed at the airport

“We went from 11 drivers to three drivers within a week, it was rapidly announced and travel just stopped,” —Bill Calidonna A lot of those drivers never returned to ridesharing and stuck with food. The appeal of food delivery was that people earned about the same and didn’t have to invite people into your car.

“You just have to worry about yourself and the food. Also, the wear and tear on your vehicle is much lower as the mileage is just within Bend mostly,

waiting for customers. Through word of mouth the business and the fleet steadily grew until COVID-19 brought it to a screeching halt. Once vaccinations became available the demand for rides swung upward so quickly Enviro Shuttle couldn’t keep up. Job listings that at one point would get them 30-40 applications now only got them five.

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The Uber app, Tuesday morning in Bend showing four active cars.

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efore the pandemic, when Bendites needed a ride, be it to the airport to avoid parking fees, home after a few too many at the bar or – for those without a car – to simply avoid the walk or bike ride to their destination, they could usually find it on a ridesharing app or one of several cab companies. Now as nearly every industry is seeking employees, the cars dotting the map on Uber and Lyft look barren compared to what it did before March 2020.

“Uber and Lyft never fully stopped operating, but the driver count was at an all-time high locally and the rides simply vanished once the state restrictions were in effect,” said Devin Linker, who’s been driving for Uber and Lyft since 2017. “A lot of drivers sign up for DoorDash and Instacart grocery delivery almost immediately to keep profits rolling.”

Melinda Calidonna poses in front of an Enviro Shuttle Prius. Melinda and her husband Bill said they’ve been working long days for months as they struggle to hire all the drivers they need.

“I mean, in 2010, obviously, I had people lining up for work, at the end of the recession, it was easy, in fact up until the pandemic it was easy to find employees,” Calidonna said.

Drivers earn an average of $18-20 an hour at the company, which puts them in the top 25% of cab drivers in the United States, according to ZipRecruiter. They’re one of the few cab companies that offer a guaranteed hourly wage rather than a lease agreement, provides the vehicle and pays for gas. Despite this, they still must turn down dozens of requests a day with their limited capacity. They believe the high cost of living in Bend is one of the reasons they’re having trouble finding workers.

“Cost of living is a factor in someone’s willingness to accept a job,” said Damon Runberg, a regional economist for the Oregon Employment Department. “If you need a certain minimum pay in order to sustain your livelihood in Bend, then you’re going to turn down a job that is paying below that. In theory, the cost of living is wrapped up into the market rate for wages, but it’s a little goofier than that.”

The market rate for workers can often be flexible for people who aren’t independently supporting themselves.

People who live with their parents, multiple roommates and retirees could survive on sub-optimal wages. But with a workforce that was abruptly cut off from earning an income, some may have left, decreasing the labor pool.

“We saw something like this play out during the Great Recession, where Bend lost a ton of its construction workforce because the economy around housing cratered so badly and took long enough to return that the folks that worked in construction left,” said Ben Hemson, business advocate for the City of Bend.

There are signs that the abrupt shuttering and return of businesses may not be as extreme as what happened to construction during the Great Recession, at least for drivers nationally.

“Earlier this spring, as vaccines rolled out and people started moving again, we began to see the demand for rides outpace the number of available drivers,” Eric Smith, a Lyft spokesperson, wrote in an email. “We’ve added thousands of drivers in the past few weeks and it’s already leading to a better rider experience with wait times down more than 15% nationwide, and down 35% in some major markets.”

That statement tracks with Linker, who said the shortage doesn’t mean getting a ride is impossible, it just takes a bit more time.

“That lack of available drivers doesn’t mean there aren’t drivers out there, it means we are busy and will get to you asap. Also, while the rates are coming up for riders, the drivers are not getting the biggest chunk of that cost,” Linker said. “ The hope is that as school and child care come back, enhanced unemployment insurance closes and the surge of jobs that opened up as vaccines were made available get filled, then businesses can return to their normal operations.

But Bend was already at record-low levels of unemployment before the pandemic, below 3.5%, and in that tight of a labor market even marginal changes can have a big impact.

“At the very minimum of at least six hours of every day I have two cars that are sitting empty because I can’t put a driver in the seat,” said Melinda Calidonna, who runs Enviro Shuttle with her husband Bill. “Not that I can’t put customers in there, they’re hanging out the windows.”

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Turnkey Funding Awarded In Bend

After the purchase of the Old Mill & Suites was rescinded, Bend finds a new shelter for the unhoused

By Jack Harvel

“Central Oregon has experienced recent tragic losses among our vulnerable unhoused neighbors. This partnership is a first step in support of those at highest risk of succumbing to our harsh elements and who may not be welcomed into other shelters.”

—Scott Cooper Pro-Tem Gena Goodman-Campbell after the purchase of the Old Mill & Suites fell through. “We need to take advantage of funding opportunities like this to provide much-needed shelter options for our unhoused community members.”

The latest grants come after the Oregon legislature funded an addition $9.7 million into the program on June 25, bringing total Project Turnkey funding

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to $74.7 million. Funds were distributed by the Oregon Community Foundation, which distributes more than $100 million in grants and scholarships annually.

“Project Turnkey is wrapping up with 19 total properties throughout 13 counties in Oregon, realizing approximately 900 beds/units with these latest two grant announcements,” said Megan Loeb, program officer, Oregon Community Foundation.

The Bend Value Inn will give unhoused people a place to stay and connect them with services through NeighborImpact, an organization that supports economically disadvantaged people in Central

Oregon. The programs and services at the motel are meant to give them the means to find longer-term solutions.

“We are thrilled to receive this funding from Project Turnkey,” said Bend City Councilor Megan Perkins. “Supporting our community members who are unhoused or at risk of losing housing is a top priority for City Council.

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end Value Inn will be converted into a transitional shelter for the homeless thanks to a $2.9 million grant through Project Turnkey, a state program that funds the purchase and renovation of motels into shelters for people who are experiencing houselessness or at risk of becoming unhoused.

The City of Bend originally sought to acquire the Old Mill & Suites for the facility in February, but it was abandoned after a feasibility study showed the building was unsuitable for the project.

“We continue to be committed to finding a property that could be eligible for Project Turnkey funding,” said Mayor

The Bend Value Inn will have 28 rooms to provide transitional shelter for unhoused people.

a much-needed transitional shelter in Bend and provide safe housing for our neighbors who need it most.”

The 28-room motel is expected to be fully renovated and operational by winter, after adding safety system upgrades to the property and renovating "three fully accessible units as well as three units with visual indicators and audio enunciators to serve guests with hearing and visual impairments," according to a press release.

Beyond accommodations, the shelter will have essentials like clothing, meals and hygiene products, on-site case management, health services, resource navigation and links to permanent housing solutions. There will be culturally specific support services dedicated to tribal

members, veterans, domestic violence survivors and Latino communities. The funding for the shelter was provided just over two weeks after two unhoused people, Joseph Davis and Alonzo Boardman, died in a record-breaking heat wave at a campsite on Hunnell Road.

“Central Oregon has experienced recent tragic losses among our vulnerable unhoused neighbors,” said Scott Cooper, executive director of NeighborImpact.

“This partnership is a first step in support of those at highest risk of succumbing to our harsh elements and who may not be welcomed into other shelters.”

Project Turnkey has funded over 900 units of emergency housing in Oregon, a 20% increase in the state.

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During the last session of Congress, more of Oregon’s rivers were given Wild and Scenic designation— meaning more protection for these precious waterways. Riding that tide, now Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is going to bat to further increase protected mileage with the River Democracy Act—and he’s doing it grassroots style, from the ground up.

In addition to being a treasure, it’s important to protect Wild and Scenic Rivers for continued access to clean drinking water and wildfire protections, Wyden says. In addition, these waterways fuel economic stimulus though recreation use and the jobs that support that recreation.

Here’s what else Sen. Wyden and Jamie Dawson of Oregon Wild have to say about the proposed River Democracy Act. Source Weekly: What are the origins of the River Democracy bill?

Ron Wyden: It was written by Oregonians. I called upon Oregonians to give me their ideas about what rivers they wanted to protect. The response was

incredible, and that’s how the bill got its name. It was part of our unique system of government; it was river democracy.

For example, there were nominations for Tumalo Creek from a science class at the Pacific Crest Middle School in Bend, for Rough and Ready Creek from river guides in Southern Oregon, and the Umatilla River and Middle Fork of the John Day River by the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Jamie Dawson: I’d say the origin was when Senator Wyden wrote an open letter to Oregonians asking them to nominate new rivers and streams for protection. The support was clear: at a river-related town hall meeting in Bend in December, it was standing room only.

All told, they received over 15,000 river nominations from folks across the state highlighting their drinking watersheds, their favorite places to paddle and recreate with family and streams that provide important habitat for fish and wildlife.

I’ve met anglers, students, guides, biologists, hunters, whitewater paddlers and river lovers of all stripes who sent in nominations. This bill is truly remarkable in that way—it’s not too often that regular people have the opportunity to influence legislation like this.

SW: Supporters of this legislation agree that increasing the number of protected waterways in the state reduces catastrophic wildfire risks, improves drinking water opportunities and expands recreation access, which in turn boosts rural jobs and economies. What would opponents to this legislation say?

RW: Let’s talk about the opposition.

Here are the principal areas of objection: What’s going to happen with this and fire? We took extraordinary steps in this bill to protect our communities from the ravages of catastrophic fires by requiring that our Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management develop and implement wildfire and risk management and reduction plans for each corridor—to make sure river corridors are fire safety corridors.

For concerns over private property rights, look at page 16, line 17 of the bill: “Nothing in this act or an amendment made by this act affects private property rights.” For concerns over water rights, look at page 17, line 1 of the bill. What really helped our cause was Union County rancher Andrea Malmberg’s recent testimony in favor

of the legislation. Lastly, the Wild and Scenic proposal criteria specifically allows for ephemeral, intermittent streams. Of the 16,000 streams that supply public drinking water, about 57% are ephemeral, intermittent or headwater streams.

JD: A Zogby poll from December showed that 87% of Oregonians support more Wild and Scenic River designations by Congress, including 75% of Republicans. I’d bet that even the folks opposed to this bill still want clean drinking water and beautiful places to swim with their families.

SW: What riparian flora or fauna unique to Oregon do you hope will see improved habitat from the River Democracy Act? JD: Big whitewater rivers get all the glory, but the small tributary creeks that feed into them are where the magic happens. Salmon spawn in them, elk calve near their banks, many of them are surrounded by old-growth forests and they are super important cold water sources for bigger rivers. There’s a really intricate web of flora and fauna that depend on these smaller waterways, so protecting them will create a huge positive ripple effect.

warmer-than-normal water temperatures. We’re going to need their climate-hardy genes in the future, so protecting their habitat now feels like a great investment to me. And it’s really beautiful, which makes it hard to beat!

SW: When will we know more about the status of the River Democracy Act? How can readers stay abreast?

RW: I am hopeful that we will pass this measure, the River Democracy Act, in this Congress. We pulled out all the stops. We had a very good first hearing.

People saw how river protections help our communities in multiple ways.

JD: The River Democracy Act just had its first hearing in a Senate subcommittee, which is a really important step. I’d encourage folks to share their support by sending letters to Senator Wyden’s office as well as Representative Cliff Bentz’s office. Becoming a member or signing up for Oregon Wild’s email list is a great way to stay on top of when there are town halls or other opportunities to engage. We’re also gathering endorsements from businesses, breweries and local elected officials, so if you’re one of those folks, reach out!

RW: We were amazed there was such tremendous interest on this. We made sure every part of the state would be heard. We entered all feedback into the record. We had town halls and regular public meetings. We heard from thousands of Oregonians. We are leaving the door open to hear from all sides. We’ve had a great cross section—it’s been the Oregon way at its best.

JD: Between COVID and our recent heat wave, it’s never been more clear to me how important protected public waterways are. We need more of them across the state to ensure that all Oregonians have access to these places, despite the circumstances. This bill can make that a reality, so I’m so excited to see it come to life!

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Tumalo Creek was nominated by a local middle schooler for Wild and Scenic legislation.

WHY ONE YOUNG RIVER ADVOCATE DECIDED TO NOMINATE LOCAL FAVORITE HYDRO-HAVEN TUMALO CREEK FOR PROTECTION In 2019, when Caitlin Houston, age 13, of Pacific Crest Middle School, learned Sen. Wyden had written an open letter to Oregonians asking them to nominate new waterways for protection, she immediately knew what her picks would be.

“I nominated the Chewaucan River as well as Tumalo Creek,” Houston explains. “Tumalo Creek will always have a place in my heart since I have spent many hot summer days by its shore. The Chewaucan River is also one of the most special rivers I have been to. I love it for its natural beauty and the numerous fish I have caught in its waters.”

Houston cast her nominations as a stakeholder in multiple realms. A flyfisher person and rafter, she loves everything about rivers. “I love being in them and being near them. I love to see the dogwood plants as well as willows on the banks. They matter because in Bend and around the world they give us everything we love. I believe it is our duty to protect the rivers that have cherished our needs for decades. It’s time to return the favor.”

In nominating waterways precious to her heart, Houston feels that fish, healthy habitat and native plants will be

protected. Houston wants constituents, residents, tourists, visitors and locals of all ages to remember they play an important daily role in protecting rivers, too.

“Young people can help by doing the simplest things such as picking up trash. And basically following the news and making sure the rivers around you are being treated with kindness. And speak[ing] up if they are not.”

Recreate like an Oregon Local on Wild and Scenic Waterways Although user restrictions vary from one Wild and Scenic River to the next, here are some good rules of thumb to follow if you want to be a local and blend in with the scenery.

Follow leave no trace principles Go a step further and leave spaces better than you found them by picking up rubbish and dispersing fire rings • Pack out everything you bring, including and especially your waste • Be mindful of conservation river etiquette and follow it • Be polite to all inhabitants, people, animals, plants and the river itself • Remember the people and natural systems that came before you • •

HIGH DESERT WATERWAYS ALREADY DESIGNATED AS WILD & SCENIC RIVERS: Upper Deschutes Metolius North Fork Crooked River South Fork John Day Parts of the Owyhee

HIGH DESERT WATERWAYS SUGGESTED FOR WILD & SCENIC DESIGNATION IN THE RIVER DEMOCRACY ACT:

The fly-fishing is fine in the Owyhee.

Tumalo Creek watershed including South, Middle, North Forks of Tumalo Creek & Bridge Creek Fall River Paulina Creek Parts of Whychus Creek A variety of tributaries to the North Fork Crooked River Waldo Lake Hosmer Lake

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SW: In a section 4 summary of the River Democracy act it states, “This section provides that federal land managers can enter into cooperative agreements with Native American Tribal governments to administer Wild and Scenic Rivers. Currently, federal land managers are only encouraged to enter into cooperative agreements with state and local governments.” Why is this distinction important?

RW: I think these tribal governments deserve a seat at the table. Co-managing river segments makes sense because it ensures everyone has a voice at the table. We worked very closely with the tribes to be sure that this was a part of the balanced approach we were taking in the overall bill.

JD: All across Oregon, we’re living and recreating on unceded and/or stolen lands, so tribal voices need to be at the table.

SW: What section of river are you most excited about protecting?

Hank Stern of Sen. Wyden’s office: My boss often thinks fondly of his time back in law school at U of O when he and his classmates would eat blueberry pie on the McKenzie River. He’s happy that more sections of the McKenzie will be protected. After witnessing the devastation of last year’s wildfire season on homes and lives, he really wanted to make sure this bill provides new tools for wildfire risk reduction and forest restoration so that many Oregon rivers, like the McKenzie, can remain pristine for future generations.

JD: I have a soft spot for the Ochocos, so probably something like Deep Creek, which is a tributary to the North Fork Crooked River. The Deep Creek watershed is the best unbroken redband trout habitat in the whole Crooked River watershed, and the redband trout in the Ochocos can handle

Artist Fact Sheet: Madison Cunningham

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Learn more about Cunningham below with this Artist Fact Sheet.

Steve Poltz + Madison Cunningham Sat., July 17, 7-10pm Sisters Art Works 204 West Adams Ave., Sisters, OR, 97759 $35-$55

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The singer/songwriter was nominated for Best American Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards for her work on “Who Are You Now,” which tackles the progress of a young adult making their way from home. And if you can believe it, her year going into 2020 was supposed to be even bigger than that. Prior to the pandemic, Cunningham was set to go on a headlining tour with Verve Forecast labelmate Mandy Moore. She was also going to open for Harry Styles (yes, that Harry Styles) in Madison Square Garden. But as we all know, things were shut down for the foreseeable future.

Through that disappointment, though, came the reflective “Broken Harvest,” a song that takes a look at loss and how it is intertwined in our lives. And now she’s ready to hit the road again.

This year Cunningham will be going on her own tour with support from S.G. Goodman. She’ll also be lending support to Bahamas in the fall. Fortunately for us in Central Oregon, Sisters Folk Festival

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JESS RYAN BAND WITH PROFIT DRAMA AT VOLCANIC THEATRE PUB

SHADY GROOOVE LIVE MUSIC IN REDMOND

FRIDAY-SATURDAY 7/16-7/17

Blended musical genres from the worlds of rock, blues, jazz and more, from this local funky band. Violin, keyboards, three-part harmonies and the rhythmic drive of bass and drums. Sat., July 17, 7-10:30pm.

High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. No cover.

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DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: THE GUARDIANS VIRTUAL SCREENING AND DISCUSSION

This documentary explores how humans and nature interact and cooperate together, diving into the lives of the monarch butterfly and a community in Mexico.

Thu., July 15, 6-7:30pm. highdesertmusuem.org/ events/the-guardians. Free.

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CORK & BARREL LARGEST WINE EVENT IN CENTRAL OREGON!

This year, Cork & Barrel is returning to an in-person setting and showing 15 wineries from throughout Paso Robles wine country. The fundraising event has a goal to raise at least $500,000 on behalf of KIDS Center. Fri., July 16, 4:30-7:30pm & Sat., July 17. Riverhouse on the Deschutes, 3075 N. Highway 97, Bend. $100-$250.

FAIR TRADE BOOGIE BAND SUMMER SUNDAY NIGHTS IN SISTERS

Part funk, part jam band to help you fend off those Sunday “scaries.” Members include John Cardwell on guitar, Conner Bennett on guitar, Patrick Pearsall on bass, and Belong Vancouver on drums. Sun., July 18, 6-9pm. Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill, 190 E Cascade Ave., Sisters. No cover.

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SUMMER SIZZLE WITH ONE MAD MAN AT THE YARD AT BUNK + BREW!

Enjoy the cool weather this end of the week at River’s Place. Catch this local country band for some swinging, crowd-pleasing tunes. Thu., July 15, 6-8pm.

River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. No cover.

Fresh off the Summer Fest stage, Spencer Snyder is launching the Summer Sizzle in the Yard at Bunk+Brew. Hang in the beer garden and listen to the instrumental loops, moody sounds and vocals of this one-man band! Sat., July 17, 7-10pm. Bunk+ Brew, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave., Bend. No cover.

THURSDAY 7/15

SATURDAY 7/17

SIP, SIP HOORAY! BENEFITTING HEALING REINS

Art, wine and fundraising. Sip on organic, PNW wines while meeting the Healing Reins herd and browsing the photography of Richard Frederick, High Desert Art League member. Thu., July 15, 5-7:30pm. Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center, 60575 Billadeau Rd., Bend. $15-$45.

KC FLYNN AT SILVER MOON THE BEST OF BUSKING AND BARS

Once voted the “Best Musician in Bend,” KC Flynn is hitting all the local spots on his farewell tour before heading off to Las Vegas. Americana tunes and classic covers, from Eric Church to Eddie Vedder. Sat., July 17, 8-10pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. No cover.

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Capture the beauty of the nature around us with guided sketching and exploring with Kathleen Riopelle, from the Deschutes Land Trust. Get tips and techniques for sketching. Mon., July 19, 5:30-8pm. deschuteslandtrust.org/hike-events. Free.

Fly Fishing Film Tour JULY 20 5PM & 8PM

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Two PNW bands in one night! Catch the talented fivepiece group, The Jess Ryan Band with Profit Drama, bringing indie rock and powerful vocals. Fri., July 16, 9-11:30pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $10.

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14 Wednesday Bend Brewing Company Guacalypsos The Guacalypsos is a synergy of eclectic musicians playing an energetic mix of Americana and Caribbean musical styles including folk, country, blues, R & B, swing, calypso, reggae and tejano with joyful harmonies, guitars, resonator, bass, mandolin, congas and steel drum. 6-8pm. No cover.

Bledsoe Family Winery Wine + Music: KC Flynn Join us for a glass of Walla Walla’s finest and live music from KC Flynn. With his expansive range and eclectic set lists, KC Flynn serves up Americana music best described as “comfort food for your ears” with a magnetic voice that keeps everyone coming back for more! Reservation recommended. 4-6pm. No cover.

Hub City Bar & Grill

Karoke Head down to Redmond for karaoke four nights a week!

8pm-Midnight. Free.

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Bunk+Brew Amateur Karaoke League Exactly what it sounds like. Amateurs singing their favorite tunes. No one has talent, but everyone has fun.

Whoever sings the most by the end of the summer wins! Come grab a pint and sing those jams!

6-10pm. Free.

Heller Highwater Heller Highwater Band is all about the groove and lead and vocal harmonies.

From The Rolling Stones, Adele, Jason Maraz, to Country and blues. We try to play a little bit for everybody. We love to get folks dancing! Heather Drakulich lead vocalist, John Luce, vocals and bass, Tom Brouillette, lead guitar and vocals, Lance Van Buren, vocals and drums. 6pm. Free.

Worthy Brewing Summer Sessions: Slade

& The Hatchet Join us on the patio for live music with Slade & The Hatchet! “Slade and The Hatchet is maximum rock 'n' roll delivered by a sexy black Cadillac." -Patrick Pearsall Come check out this rock party and dance! 7-9pm. No cover.

15 Thursday Bridge 99 Brewery Thursday Trivia Night

at Bridge 99 Join us each Thursday at six, for live UKB Trivia at Bridge 99 Brewery. Free to play, win Bridge 99 gift cards! Free!

General Duffy’s Waterhole Prince Tribute

Dogwood Cocktail Cabin Oh Yess - A

Vintage and Luck of the Draw Join Revival Vintage, Luck of the Draw, and a handful of other local resellers and makers for their second Thrifty Thursday party! Party will be equipped with free drinks provided by Boneyard Brewing and Avid Cider, live music by One Mad Man, a killer photobooth, and hoop flow performances. 3-8pm. Free.

Karoke and DJ Head down to Redmond for karaoke four nights a week!

Dance the night away on Friday and Saturday nights. 8pm-Midnight. Free.

Drake Park Munch & Music Enjoying what

River’s Place The Shining Dimes We have a cooling trend just in time for our Thursday Tunes! So join us for The Shining Dimes, a country band you might enjoy listening to 6-8pm. No cover.

An energetic mix of Americana and Caribbean musical styles played on guitars, fiddle, bass, congas and steel drum with joyful vocals & harmonies.

7:30-10pm. No cover.

monthly night OUT Join local LGBTQ+ community at Dogwood to giggle and greet, support and cavort.

21+ 7-10pm. Free. will be its 30th anniversary in 2021, the Summit Health Munch & Music free concert series in Drake Park continues to be a summertime favorite. Don’t worry you’ll have time in between the opening and headliner acts to grab some delicious grub from one of the many food trucks and vendors or sip on a Deschutes brew to quench your summertime thirst while you browse local artisans and craftspeople’s booths. Kids will love the family fun area! 5:30pm. Free.

Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards Live

Sam Johnson Park Music on the Green:

Revival Vintage Thrifty Thursday with Revival

Music at the Vineyard: Michael John & Rob Fincham Join us for “Thirsty Thursday,” from 5-8pm for the sounds of Michael John & Rob Fincham.

Advance ticket purchase required $15 each. Every Thursday in July and August, 5pm. $15.

Hub City Bar & Grill

Karoke Head down to Redmond for karaoke four nights a week!

8pm-Midnight. Free.

Open Space Event Studios Comedy

at Open Space: Tom Clark We are coming back to Open Space for another amazing night of comedy!

Drinks and snacks available. $15 Online/$20 at the door. Strong content expected. 21+Headliner: Tom Clark. Tom Clark was born and raised, in that order. He has appeared on such shows as TBS’s Conan, CBS’s Late Late Show, The Bob & Tom Radio Show, and Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. 7-9pm. $15.

Oregon Spirit Distillers Thursday Live Music at Oregon Spirit Distillers Celebrate Thirsty Thursday with live music on the patio. Local and regional artists every week to quench your thirst for live music and local spirits. 6-8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Trivia on the Moon!

Come play Trivia with us at Silver Moon Brewing every Thursday night. Bring your friends, test your knowledge and compete for Silver Moon gift cards and prizes. 7-9pm. Free.

Spoken Moto Jacob Wallace Songs from the

heart about survival, about longing, heartache, pain, happiness, joy in simplicity, the love of Jesus, the need for honesty and frankness about those deep places in our hearts and the general idea of what it means to be grounded in peace and blessing. 6-8pm. No cover.

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Joy & The Autumn Sky Their acoustic vibes and immensely powerful socially charged lyrics with kick your night into high gear. Come out to the beer garden and live life! 7-10pm. No cover.

Crux Fermentation Project Superball A Juju Eyeball spinoff, Superball plays “bell-bottom rock” from the 70s. Grab your flares, and let’s boogie!

5-7pm. No cover.

Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards Live

Music at the Vineyard: High Street Band Wild, crazy group of sharp dressed guys having a party at every gig! Our signature “Party Band” known nationwide for playing the hottest dance hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s and Top 40! 6pm. $45 for adults, $25 for childern 11 and under.

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Band Prince Tribute show 6:30pm. $10.

Hub City Bar & Grill

Kelly D’s Irish Sports Bar The Guacalypsos

On Tap Live Music on the Lawn: She’s With Me Live Music on the Lawn: She’s With Me 6-8pm. No cover.

Silver Moon Brewing Jeshua Marshall Single Release Party Jon Gazi (Saint Thomas USVI) Jason Dae West (Southern Oregon) and Jeshua Marshall (full band) celebrate Jeshua’s new single release drops July 16, 7pm. No cover.

Sisters Art Works Eilen Jewell + Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms Boise, Idaho, songwriter Eilen Jewell leads a tight quartet that blends influences of surf-noir, early blues, classic country, folk, and 1960s era rock ’n’ roll. Caleb Klauder represents the best of the Northwest music scene, touring nationally and internationally for more than 20 years.

7-10pm. $35-$55.

The Capitol Comedy at The Capitol: Tyler Boeh IP is bringing the laughter back to The Capitol with another night of great comedy. Strong content expected. 18+. Doors open at 6:30. Headliner: Tyler Boeh. Boeh’s award-winning “beat-boxing” talent and ability to shift seamlessly from well-crafted material to improvised exchanges keep audiences in awe. 7-9pm. $15.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Jess Ryan Band with Profit Drama Jess Ryan has talent in spades and to witness her perform is to feel the full force of unbridled human expression.

Together, with four other extremely talented musicians, the five-piece band delivers a driving, twang-inflected, psych-infused rock with the kind of emotional power, passion, and intensity that can only come from deep within the heart.

Profit Drama is an indie rock 'n' roll power-duo from the creation of national touring artist Trevor Martell. Profit Drama will be celebrating its latest record release with an eclectic mix of garage-rock, blues-based and experimental unfiltered rock-n-damn-roll. 9-11:30pm. $10.

17 Saturday Bend Cider Co. Richard Taelour Richard

Taelour has played over 50 years- gigs with the Doors, Jefferson Ariplane and Frank Zappa, Come listen to music in our butterfly garden, sip cider and enjoy the music. Snacks available or bring a picnic. Come early for a table. To find us, look for the orange barn! 5-7pm. No cover.

Bunk+Brew Summer Sizzle w/ One Mad Man Spencer Snyder Recently featured in Source Weekly, and playing in this year's Summer Festival, Spencer Snyder aka One Mad Man, is launching the summer sizzle in the Yard @ Bunk+Brew to outer space! Come out to the beer garden and let his instrumental loops, moody sounds, and vocals steal your night away! 7-10pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing is bringing back-to-back shows this Saturday, July 17 with 3 of We kicking things off at 4pm.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy at Craft: Eric Oren Saturday nights are made for laughter at Craft. Come down early and get dinner from their amazing menu. Craft Beer is on tap along with cider and great cocktails! Headliner: Eric Oren. Seen on NBC, TruTV, The Onion and more! A regular co-host every Thursday morning at 107.7 The Beat. 8-10pm. $15.

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Elk Lake Resort 8th Annual Music on the

Water Join us for our 2021 Music on the Water Summer Series sponsored by Boneyard Beer and Crater Lake Spirits and enjoy free great music by our extremely talented local and regional bands!

July 17 - Mark Ransom. 5pm. No cover.

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A Tribute to Prince Erotic City delivers a high energy show that features classic Prince songs from his ultimate collection. With a complete live stage show, when its time to party like its 1999, Erotic City doesn’t hold back with the high heels, the lace pants, the infamous purple coat, and all of the sexiness you will get in a Prince show.

8-10pm. $20.

High Desert Music Hall

SHADY GROOOVE The music of Shady GroOove is a charismatic blend of musical genres from the worlds of rock, blues, funk, Americana, jam, jazz, and classical— conveyed through the melodic voicing’s of violin, keyboards, three-part harmonies, and the rhythmic drive of bass and drums.

7-10:30pm. $10.

Hub City Bar & Grill Karoke and DJ Head down to Redmond for karaoke four nights a week!

Dance the night away on Friday and Saturday nights. 8pm-Midnight. Free.

On Tap Live Music on the Lawn: Aaron Moore,

Derek Michael Marc & Eric Leadbetter Live Music on the Lawn: Aaron Moore, Derek Michael Marc and Eric Leadbetter. 6-8pm. No cover.

Silver Moon Brewing 3 of We A lot of good

music happens at Silvermoon and we are honored to be a part of it! Mark your calendars, and We will see all you music lovers there! 4-6pm. No cover.

Silver Moon Brewing KC Flynn at Silver Moon: The Best of Busking and Bars KC Flynn serves up your all-time favorite Americana tunes like comfort food for your ears - and this show is the best of the best. After a few decades living and playing in Bend - KC Flynn is flying the nest to the Entertainment Capital of the World; Las Vegas! Come out to get a sneak peek of his headliner show as a member of the live audience for this recorded show. 8-10pm. $20.

Sisters Art Works Steve Poltz + Madison

Cunningham Don’t miss a Steve Poltz show! NPR summed it up best, “Critics and fans alike now regard Poltz as a talented and prolific songwriter.”

Madison Cunningham delivers original songs that are modern, melodic, and rooted in the 21-yearold’s observations of her own fast-changing world.

7-10pm. $35-$55.

Volcanic Theatre Pub The Old Revival &

The Roof Rabbits at Volcanic They say good things take time, and that rings true for The Old Revival.

What originally started as a collection of solo songs written in a spare room by frontman Brandon Prinzing, later became the band's first record. With a new record and a world that is starting to open back up, The Old Revival in its new incarnation is ready to bring its own brand of rock 'n’ roll back to life.Bend’s punk rock of The Roof Rabbits open the show with their amped up slab of hook-laden punk and heavy alterna-rock. 9-11:30pm. $10.

Worthy Brewing Juju Eyeball at Worthy Brewing Dance the night away with this popular Beatles cover band as they rock the hits at this pretty-as-apicture venue. Party on, Jojo! 7-9pm. No cover.

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Volcanic Theatre Pub has shows alll weekend long. Catch The Old Revival's rock 'n' roll sounds this Saturday, July 17 at 9pm.

18 Sunday 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Beats On The Bricks: Coyote Willow Join us for live music on the Westside patio with Coyote Willow! 4-6pm. No cover.

Bunk+Brew Trivia Night hosted by Robby

Wilson Test your smarts in the Yard@Bunk+Brew for Trivia Night hosted by our world famous (to us) friend Robby Wilson. Bring friends or make new ones! Prizes await the smartest team of 4 !

7-9pm. Free.

Crux Fermentation Project Dead lee at Crux Fermentation Project Dead Lee can’t wait to play on Crux’s sunny lawn this weekend! 5pm. No cover.

Mt. Bachelor - Pine Martin Lodge In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild™: Mt Bachelor Classical Music in the Wild is an outdoor concert series where America’s most stunning landscapes replace the traditional concert hall. We bring a 9-foot Steinway grand piano on a flatbed trailer to National Parks, urban greenspaces, working ranches, farms, and historical sites for classical music concerts that connect people with each landscape. 5pm. $30-$259.

River’s Place Sunday Brunch & Trivia Grab your team and join us for this fun competition of the mind. Free to play and prizes to win! Mimosas are plentiful as well as brunch options from the trucks.

A perfect Sunday Funday! Noon-2pm. Free.; River’s Place KC Flynn Come out for a slice of

Americana- with velvety covers of Eric Church to Eddie Vedder, and tunes from Brandi Carlile and John (Denver and Prine) and maybe even Britney Spears in between. It’ll be toe tapping fun for the whole family 6-8pm. No cover.

Silver Moon Brewing Not Cho’ Grandma’s

Bingo Not Cho’ Grandma’s Bingo is back at Silver Moon Brewing! We host our famous bingo event every Sunday morning for good times and a chance to win some cold hard cash! 10am-1pm. Free.

Sisters Saloon & Ranch Grill

Summer Sunday Nights: Fair Trade Boogie Band The Fair Trade Boogie Band is a funk/jam band formed in March of 2019 in Bend. Members include John Cardwell on guitar, Conner Bennett on guitar, Patrick Pearsall on bass, and Belong Vancouver on drums. 6-9pm. No cover.

19 Monday Bridge 99 Brewery Monday Night Trivia Now playing Mondays (Thursdays too!) at six it’s live UKB Trivia at Bridge 99 Brewery. Free to play, win Bridge 99 gift cards! 6-8pm. Free!.

Mt. Bachelor - Pine Martin Lodge In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild™: Mt Bachelor Classical Music in the Wild is an outdoor concert series where America’s most stunning landscapes replace the traditional concert hall.

5pm. $30-$259.

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er’s Open Mic “The best open mic in town!” -said by many. Come to play or come to listen, you won’t be disappointed either way. Hosted by local musician Bill Powers, sign-ups start at 5pm sharp, mic goes live at 6. Outdoors with plenty of room and views.

Sponsored by Bend Cider Co. 6pm. Free.

Initiative Brewing Tuesday Night Trivia in Redmond It’s free to play with prize cards to win!

Event is on each week, weather permitting, so dress warm! 6pm. Free.

The Cellar - A Porter Brewing Company

Open Mic Night Head down to The Cellar and join us for open mic night every first and third Tuesday, hosted by James Matt. For musicians, poets, and more! 6pm.

21 Wednesday Bledsoe Family Winery Wine + Music: Bill Keale Join us for a glass of Walla Walla’s Finest and musician singer/songwriter Bill Keale.

Drawing from the depth of his Hawaiian-American roots with his soulful voice and personal touch, he honors some of the great artists of our time with a style all his own. Reservations highly recommended. 4-6pm. No cover.

MUSIC The Ultimate Oldies Show A locally-pro-

duced, syndicated, weekly, thematic two-hour radio show highlighting the music, artists, producers, musicians and cultural touchstones of the late 1940s through the late 1960s. Fridays, 6-8pm. KPOV, 501 NW Bond St., Bend. Contact: mikeficher@gmail.com. Free.

Ukulele Meet Ups All skill levels welcome and extra ukulele’s available for rent from the beer garden. Come join the weekly jam sessions all summer! Tuesdays, 7-9pm. Bunk+Brew Historic Lucas House, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend. Free.

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DANCE Alice in Wonderland Dance Camp!

Travel to Wonderland with ABC’s Alice in Wonderland Dance Camp for ages 4 to 7. Learn the basics of ballet while dancing as flamingos, hedgehogs, caterpillars and more characters from the classic story! Camp features themed crafts and a performance for parents at the end!

July 19-21, 9:30am-Noon. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: dance@abcbend.com. $112.50.

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Fly Fishing Film Tour 2021 The largest fly

fishing film event of its kind, join the F3T and feed your fishing addiction, get inspired, and support conservation initiatives near and far. July 20, 5-7 and 8-10pm. Tower Theatre - Bend, 835 NW Wall Street, Bend. Contact: info@towertheatre.org. $25.

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Virtual Documentary Screening and Discussion: The Guardians The

Guardians is a visually dazzling meditation on the delicate balance between humans and the rest of nature. This documentary interweaves the lives of monarch butterflies with a community in Mexico. Both depend on the same ancient forest for their survival and face an uncertain future.

July 15, 6-7:30pm. Contact: bburda@highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

ARTS & CRAFTS Contemporary Realist Fine Artist David Kreitzer In the tradition of Turner and Cezanne,

Master Oil & Watercolorist David Kreitzer exhibits exquisite & stunning landscapes, figure, fantasy, California Oak Hills and Nishigoi koi oils through summer 2021 at the Wooden Jewel Gallery downtown Bend & the Betty Gray Gallery at the Sunriver Lodge. Mondays-Sundays, 11am-5pm. Betty Gray Gallery, Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver. Free.

PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITS Exhibition Closing: Cosmic Microscapes: Seeing Into Rocks from Oregon and Space Join us for the final day of the

exhibition Cosmic Microscapes: Seeing into Rocks from Oregon and Space. July 18, 9am-5pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Free with Museum admission.

Flowing North: Rewilding the Deschutes As one of only three rivers in the United

States that flows North, the Deschutes River holds a distinct past, an iconic present, and a precarious future. In this event, you’ll dive into the ecological story of the Deschutes and the wild species that depend on it. Join in the current struggle for the river’s restoration. centraloregonlandwatch.org.

July 21, 6-7pm.

In Time’s Hum: The Art and Science of Pollination In Time’s Hum dives into the world of

pollinators, with a focus on the flowers essential to their survival. May 22-Oct. 24. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend.

Green Burial: The Greenest Way to “Go”

Let’s explore green burial: what is it and why might it be the right choice for you. Sexton Mary Ann Perry will share about The Forest Conservation Burial Ground which exclusively offers green (or natural) burial or scattering of cremated remains. Bring your curiosity as we explore green burial together. deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/event/61623 July 14, 6:30-7:30pm. Free.

Parsing the 2nd Amendment Discuss the

importance of 2nd Amendment as a useful window into several important matters. Constitutional Scholar James Foster leads the discussion examining the cultural context of guns and the constitution, presidential appointments and public policies and the fluidity of judicial choice. deschuteslibrary. org/calendar/event/61987 July 20, 6-7pm. Free.

Sisters Artworks Seed to Sprout Camp offers kids the chance to learn a new instrument or build on previous skills.

THEATER Improv For Life Join Master Improviser, Actor/ Director, Renny Temple, for a four week interactive workshop of fun, dynamic improv games and exercises for enjoyment, for stage, and for life because improv skills are life skills! Mondays-Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Through July 28. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend. Contact: info@openspace.studio. $175.

Little Women the Musical Musical Impres-

sions Studio presents Little Women the Musical.

Based on the classic novel, Little Women centers around an aspiring author, Jo March, and her family, growing up in the 1860s in Concord, Massachusetts, through the growing pains of marriage, love, loss, and sisterhood. Fri, July 16, 6:30-10pm, Sat, July 17, 2-4:30 and 7:30-10pm and Sun, July 18, 2-4:30 and 7:30-10pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend. Contact: musicalimpressionsbend@gmail.com. $15-$25.

Revenge and Sorrow in Thebes Revenge

and Sorrow in Thebes, by award-winning local playwright Persephone Vandegrift, is a down-toearth adaptation of the Greek classic, The Bacchae of Euripides. Set in ancient Greece, Thebes revisits the story of revenge by the infamous god, Dionysus, on a young, arrogant king and his family for a presumed insult. Fri, July 16, 7:30pm, Sat, July 17, 7:30pm, Sun, July 18, 2pm. Cascade Theatrical Theatre, 148 NW Greenwood, Bend. $25.

Seed to Sprout: A Creativity Camp

Seed to Sprout Camp is open to players entering grades 6-10 with minimal previous experience on their chosen acoustic instrument. July 19, 9am. Sisters Art Works, 204 West Adams, Sisters. $0-$325.

VOLUNTEER Call for Volunteers - Play with Parrots!

Volunteers needed at Second Chance Bird Rescue!

Friendly people needed to help socialize birds to ready for adoption, make toys, clean cages and make some new feathered friends! Located past Cascade Lakes Distillery, call for hours and location. Contact: 916-956-2153.

discovering “new” treasures? Then volunteering at the HSCO Thrift Store Donation Door is the perfect place to combine your passions while helping HSCO raise funds to provide animal welfare services for the local community. For information contact: rebecca@hsco.org.

Ongoing. Humane Society Thrift Shop, 61220 S. Highway 97, Bend.

WORDS Mystery Book Club We will discuss "Girl in

Volunteer with Salvation Army The Salva-

Out of This World Book Club We will

tion Army has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for almost every age. Contact: 541-389-8888.

Volunteers needed! New Volunteer Ori-

entations every Sunday at 10 am. Please come and meet the herd and learn ways you can help out! Sundays, 10-11am. Through Dec. 26. Equine Outreach Horse Rescue, 60335 Arnold Market Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-729-8803.

discuss "A Deadly Education" by Naomi Novik.

This is a hybrid style event -in-person and Zoom.

Please visit roundaboutbookshop.com for info, July 14, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend. Free.

GROUPS & MEETUPS

RAB Middles Book Club We will discuss Kelly Barnhill’s Newbery Winner "The Girl Who Drank the Moon." This is a hybrid style event -in-person and Zoom. Please visit roundaboutbookshop.com for info, July 19, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend. Free.

2021 EDCO Annual Luncheon The Annual Luncheon is an EDCO tradition, providing the business community an opportunity to hear nationally recognized business leaders. July 15, 11am.

Riverhouse on the Deschutes, 3075 N. Highway 97, Bend. $79-$110.66.

ETC.

A Course in Miracles This is a course

Preventative Walk-In Pet Wellness Clinic The Bend Spay and Neuter Project offers

vaccinations, deworming and microchips at our walk-in wellness clinic. Saturdays, 9am-2pm.

Bend Spay & Neuter Project, 910 SE Wilson, Suite A1, Bend. $10-$30.

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Humane Society Thrift Store - Volunteers Needed Do you love animals and

Volunteer Opportunity Are you a Jack/ Jill of all trades? There’s everything from small engine, fencing, troubleshooting in a barn/ rescue facility that require TLC repairs. Please call and leave a message. Mondays-Sundays, 9am-6pm. Mustangs to the Rescue, 21670 McGilvray Road, Bend. Contact: 541-330-8943. volunteer@MustangstotheRescue.org.

Disguise" by Greer Macallister. This is a hybrid style event -in-person and Zoom. Please visit roundaboutbookshop.com for info, July 21, 6-7pm.

Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110, Bend. Free.

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in mind training. We practice together seeing through the eyes of love rather than fear.

Together we study and look at what obstacles are standing in the way to peace. If you are interested please call me or email me at 760-208-9097 or lmhauge4@gmail.com Saturdays, 10:30am. Free.

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Old Dominion - Aug 21 Dirty Heads/ Sublime with Rome - Aug 26 Modest Mouse with The Districts - Aug 29 Brandi Carlile - Sept 4 & 5 Death Cab for Cutie with Deep Sea Diver - Sept 6 Dierks Bentley - Sept 8 John Legend - Sept 12 Lake Street Dive - Sept 17 Needtobreathe with Switchfoot & The New Respects - Sept 18 Pink Martini - Sept 19 Foreigner - Sept 21 Lord Huron - Sept 26 Luke Bryan - Sept 30 & Oct 1 My Morning Jacket - Oct 3 311 with Iration - Oct 7 Flogging Molly & Violent Femmes - Oct 15 Jimmy Eat World & Taking Back Sunday - Oct 16

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Bingo for Street Dog Hero Street Dog

Hero is partnering with Dustin Riley Events to create a night of high energy bingo that promises to entertain from start to finish! There will also be a booth set up where you can learn more about SDH. Free to attend. Cost to play bingo $25. Dogs welcome! July 21, 6-8pm. On Tap, 1424 NE Cushing Drive, Bend.

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The Corvette and Porsche Car Show On Saturday, July 17, The Bend Factory Stores will host the Corvette and Porsche Car Show in their north parking lot. There will be vendors, music, food carts and classic cars to view and enjoy. The Corvette and Porsche Car Show is organized by the High Desert Corvette Club. HDCC members are primarily from the Central Oregon communities of Bend, Redmond, Madras, Sisters, Prineville, and LaPine, and attend meetings, social nights out, and participate in car shows and parades. July 17, 10am-2pm. Bend Factory Outlet Stores, 61334 S Hwy 97, Bend.

Language Exchange The Yard@Bunk+Brew

is hosting a meet-up language exchange for anyone and everyone to come out and share their language, or, learn a new one. All languages and skill levels welcome. Ven Conversemos! July 19, 7-9pm. Bunk+Brew Historic Lucas House, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend. Free.

YP Summit Level up your professional and personal development skills alongside other young professionals for a full day of in-person (or virtual) learning and engagement! Virtual viewing option available as well. July 16, 8am-4pm.

Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. $55-135.

FAMILY & KIDS Amelia’s World Puppet Show Join Amelia

Airheart Monkey & Miss Hannah for a fun & uplifting interactive zoom puppet show! Message ACORN School of Art & Nature on Facebook to request the zoom link. Fridays, 4-4:15pm. Contact: facebook.com/acornartandnature/. Free.

Camp Furry Friends Join us for Camp

Furry Friend Summer 2021! A fun-filled opportunity for kids ages 9 – 12 years old to learn about pet care/training, create animal crafts and participate in a variety of activities.

The purr-fect summer camp for kids who love animals. Registration information is on the HSCO website July 19-23, July 26-30 and Aug. 2-6. Humane Society of Central Oregon, 61170 SE 27th St., Bend. $145 per child.

Junior Shredder Four Week Camp These mountain bike camps meet once a week for four consecutive weeks. The goal is to work on skills and get out for fun rides each week! All skill levels are welcome. Wednesdays, 3pm. Through Sept. 1.

Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: cierra@ladiesallride.com. $175.

Kids Ninja Warrior Summer Camp

This summer, drop off the kids (age 6 - 12) for our Kids Ninja Warrior Summer Camp! We’ll be having fun both inside and outside. July 12-16, 9am-3:30pm, July 19-23, 9am-3:30pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: info@ freespiritbend.com. $285.

Ninja Elite Kids (age 8 - 12) increase your athletic performance through the exciting sport of Ninja Warrior! Through focus and determination we will coach you through the three main components of Ninja Warrior: gymnastics, ground-based obstacles and rock climbing. Tue, July 20, 5:15pm, Tue, July 27, 5:15pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: info@freespiritbend.com. $72.

Summer Math Enrichment Camps & Tutoring Join master teacher Debbi Mason,

founder of Flourish Bend, for engaging and fun explorations with mathematical content this summer, 2021. Geared toward 3rd through 5th graders (approximate ages 7-12), these five-single day camps will challenge kids to think creatively and outside the box as they build, investigate and hypothesize. Wednesdays,

Expert and intermediate bike riders can join in on a six-hour trail ride with support from the Cog Wild team. Hit the trail on Wed., July 14 starting at 7:30am.

9am-3pm. Through Sept. 8. Flourish Bend, 361 NE Franklin Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-848-2804. flourishbend@aol.com. $50-$80.

Youth Cooking Camp-Frozen Desserts

Nothing beats the summer heat quite like ice cream! This camp is for ages 7-17. Have your child join me in this extensive hands-on class where we will spend 4 days making frozen desserts.

These desserts will include: ice creams, sorbets, semifreddo, and frozen mousse. Price includes all 4 days Mon, July 19, 11am-2pm, Tue, July 20, 11am-2pm, Wed, July 21, 11am-2pm and Thu, July 22, 11am-2pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $200.

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

fresh out of the oven. Have your child (age 7-17) join me in this hands-on camp where they will learn to make a variety of breads from around the world. Price is $200 and includes all four days Mon, July 12, 11am-2pm, Tue, July 13, 11am-2pm, Wed, July 14, 11am-2pm and Thu, July 15, 11am-2pm.

Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $200.

FOOD EVENTS Madras Farm-to-Table Market The Madras

Farm-to-Table Market is a new opportunity for Jefferson County farmers and ranchers to sell their products directly to consumers with the City providing a high-visibility location, free vending spots and marketing assistance. This market will also provide Downtown convenience for citizens who might not otherwise be able to travel out to a farm or ranch to make purchases. Fridays, 2-6pm. Through Sept. 3.

Madras City Hall, 125 SW E St., Madras.

Saturday Market Come down for some

shopping and a Mimosa. Saturdays, 11am-3pm.

Through July 31. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Avenue, Redmond. Free.

Sisters Farmers Market We’re happy to

announce that we’ll be able to enjoy live music at the market this year! And our furry friends will be welcome to join! Sundays, 11am-2pm. Through Oct. 3. Fir Street Park, Sisters. Contact: sistersfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

The Suttle Lodge: Wednesday Cookouts

Find us in the rustic village bbqing on our Traeger every Wednesday alongside a special guest brewery with some live local tunes too. All ages, first come first served. Wednesdays, 5-7pm. Through Sept. 1.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters.

BEER & DRINK Cork & Barrel Cork & Barrel, Central Oregon’s largest wine event series, is primed to sip and swirl, in-person, this July 16 and 17 at The Riverhouse on the Deschutes. Differentiated from other wine events in that the event brings, quite literally, a different wine region to Central Oregon every summer, Cork & Barrel is pleased to welcome 15 wineries from throughout Paso Robles, CA wine country to Bend next month. The goal: to raise $500,000 + in net revenue on behalf of KIDS Center, our area’s only medical-model children’s advocacy center preventing, evaluating, and treating child abuse in Central Oregon. July 16, 4:30-7:30pm and July 17. Riverhouse on the Deschutes, 3075 N. Highway 97, Bend. $100-$250.

Cross Cut Warming Hut: Locals’ Day!

Every Tuesday enjoy $1 off regular size draft beverages. See you soon, Bend! Tuesdays. Cross Cut Warming Hut No 5, 566 SW Mill View Way, Bend.

Growler Discount Night! Enjoy $2 off

growler fills every Wednesday at Bevel! Wednesdays. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend.

Locals’ Night We offer $3 Pints of our core line up beers and $4 pours of our barrel aged beers all day. Come down and join the Silver Moon family every Monday! We will see you there! Mondays. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.

Locals’ Day Come on down to Bevel Craft Brewing for $4 beers and cider and $1 off wine all day. Tuesdays. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B, Bend.

Sip, Sip, Hooray! Engage in wine tasting by the pond featuring Scout & Cellar’s beyond-organic, clean-crafted wines sourced from the Pacific Northwest! Enjoy the fine art photography of Richard Frederick, High Desert Art League member, whose life time of work ranges from contemplative black & white studies to color images of Oregon’s lakes, deserts, and coastline! Tour Healing Reins’ 20-acre facility and meet some of our therapy horses! July 15, 5-7:30pm. Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center, P.O. Box 5593, Bend. $15-$45.

Wine on the Deck Come sit, relax and learn from the different Willamette Valley wineries featured on our year-round wine list. Each glass will be paired with a unique array of small-plates from our chef, using seasonal ingredients to

compliment each wine. Reservations required.

Tuesdays, 2-6pm. Through Aug. 31. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters.

ATHLETIC EVENTS Bend Area Running Fraternity The group will run, maintaining social distance, along the Deschutes River and then receive discounted drinks from the cidery after the run! Mondays, 5pm. AVID Cider Co. Taproom, 550 SW Industrial Way, Bend.

Contact: bendarearunningfraternity@gmail.com.

Free.

CORK Saturday Run at Thump Coffee

Meet at Thump Coffee in NWX at 9am for our Saturday Run. We will head out for a long run then meet back at Thump for a coffee. All paces are welcome! See you Saturday! Saturdays, 9-11am.

Through Aug. 28. Thump Coffee - NW Crossing, 549 NW York Dr., Bend. Free.

CORK Thursday Run Join us for a 3-5 mile run

along the river trail. Meet at Zpizza Bend at 5:50; run at 6pm. Thursdays, 6pm. Through Aug. 28. Zpizza Tap Room, 1082 SW Yates Drive, Bend. Free.

Gravity Race Series This series consists of six races held on a different downhill track at Mt. Bachelor’s Bike Park held on Friday nights, July 9 - August 27. R1 - July 9 R2 - July 16 R3 - July 30 R4 - Aug. 6 R5 - Aug. 20 R6 - Aug. 27 Fri, July 9, 3 and 3:30pm, Fri, July 16, 3:30pm, Sat, July 31, 3:30pm, Fri, Aug. 6, 3:30pm, Fri, Aug. 13, 3:30pm and Fri, Aug. 27, 3:30pm. Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Drive, Bend. Contact: ebohon@mtbachelor.com.

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.

OUTDOOR EVENTS Bike for Life Bike Camp Bike For Life Camp

is seeking volunteers to help support students in learning to ride a bike. The camp will be July 1216 at Elton Gregory Middle School. CODSN.org/ bikecamp. Wed, July 14, 8:30am-12:30pm, Thu, July 15, 8:30am-12:30pm and Fri, July 16, 8:30am12:30pm. Elton Gregory Middle School, 1220 NW Upas Ave, Redmond.

Forest Bathing, Metolius Preserve Join Michelle Abbey for a morning of guided forest bathing at the Metolius Preserve. July 17, 9-11:30am. Metolius Preserve, near Camp Sherman, Sisters. Free.

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Grit Clinics: Beginner/Intermediate Skills

We’ll begin by dialing in our bike set up and body position, then work on skills throughout the afternoon. Examples of some of the skills we will work on include braking, shifting, cornering, switchbacks, wheel lifts, line choice, technical descending, & getting up and over logs and rocks. Saturdays, 1:303:30pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: info@gritclinics.com. $75.

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Grit Clinics: Cornering & Switchbacks OR Jumping* Cornering/Switchbacks (odd dates): We’ll practice bermed corners, flat loose corners and switchbacks until we’re all dizzy with progression! Jumping (even dates): We’ll start by practicing fundamental skills in grass that lead to jumping, (like body position, wheel lifts, level lifts and bunny hops) then take it to small jumps. Saturdays, 11am1pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: info@gritclinics.com. $75.

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

work on specific skills needed for the features you will encounter. We’ll tackle jumps and corners on Whoops, technical climbing and descending on Funner, swooping descents on Tiddlywinks and more!

Our weekly trail choice will be determined ahead of time. Fridays, 4-6pm. Phil’s Trailhead, Skyliner Rd, Bend. Contact: info@gritclinics.com. $75.

Grit Clinics: Skills & Ride We’ll start with

dialing in our bikes and body position and progress through several more skills before hopping on the nearby trails to test our new skills on a fun ride. Join us for three hours of skill-building fun while you take your riding to the next level! Sundays, 10am1pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: info@gritclinics.com. $99.

Grit Clinics: Women’s Foundational Mountain Bike Skills Calling all ladies new

Share your skills and learn something new with Namaspa's Baptiste Power Yoga instructor course, this Sat., July 17 and Sun., July 18 in Discovery Park.

Yoga class. Event outside @ Discovery Park, Bend.

Credential course details @ Namaspa.com July 17, 9am-6pm and July 18, 9am-5pm. Namaspa Yoga Studio, 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Contact: namaspayoga@gmail.com. $689.

fitness enthusiast, personal trainer, and lover of all things nature. For more information or to sign up in advance for class, DM @yogawithannie Fridays, 10-11am. Through Sept. 3. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. $15.

Biofield Tuning Biofield Tuning is an

Gathering of Joy A gathering for Christian wom-

to mountain biking! In just two hours, you’ll feel more confident setting up your bike, shifting, braking, and navigating small trail obstacles after instruction from the skilled coaches at Grit Clinics.

This is the perfect environment to gain confidence and meet new friends! Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm.

Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: info@gritclinics.com. $75.

energy balancing method for self-healing and wellness that uses sound waves produced by specialized tuning forks. I will be working with the energy of the group. Please join me for this healing experience. Limit 12 people. $10 donation. July 15, 7-8pm. Hawthorn Healing Arts Center, 39 NW Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: phnxmn11@gmail.com. $10 donation.

Nature Sketching, Metolius Preserve Join Kathleen Riopelle for an outing

Capoeira: A Perfect Adventure Become your own hero. The Brazilian art form of Capoeira presents opportunities to develop personal insights, strength, balance, flexibility, musicality, voice, rhythm, and language by tapping the energy of this rich cultural expression and global community. Text 541-678-3460 for location and times. Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays, 6pm. $30 intro month.

to learn tips and techniques for sketching while exploring nature! July 19, 5:30-8pm. Metolius Preserve, near Camp Sherman, Sisters. Contact: event@deschuteslandtrust.org. Free.

en across Central Oregon who are called into leadership and influencing others. July 16, 6pm. Christian Life Center, 21720 Hwy 20 E, Bend. $0-$72.

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

yoga studio! Tuesdays: Vinyasa with instructor Kelly Jenkins. 5-6pm. Limited to five participants.

Thursdays: Foundation Flow with instructor Kelly Jenkins. 5-6pm. Limited to five participants. Schedule online or give us a call to reserve your spot!

Tuesdays-Thursdays, 5-6pm. Loft Wellness & Day Spa, 339 SW Century Drive Ste 203, Bend. Contact: info@loftbend.com. $20.

Coaching Group Build your dream life while

Morning Mysore Come join a small but growing community of Ashtanga pactitoners for a Morning Mysore practice. A breath based meditative form of yoga. All levels and abilities welcomed; experienced or brand new! Come as you are and practice as you want to be. Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays, 7-9am. Through Aug. 27. Terpsichorean Dance Studio, 1601 NW Newport Ave, Bend.

Contact: cclauren.cruz@gmail.com. $75/month.

Dream Interpretation Group Your inner con-

have never been able to find? There’s a peace and relaxation possible for everyone in the world, and in receiving a simple process for bodies, called Access Bars, it can occur with total ease. Best of all, it’s not hard to learn. July 17, 9:30am-5:30pm. The Blissful Heart Hidden Garden, 105 NW Greeley Ave, Bend.

Contact: jenniferevemorey@gmail.com. $350-175.

sciousness is trying to communicate with your conscious mind all the time. It speaks to us in dreams and waking life in the language of symbolism.

Facilitator Michael Hoffman has been interpreting dreams for the past 35 years. This approach draws on Jungian dream interpretation and spiritual traditions. Every other Tuesday, 6-7:30pm. Contact: michael@naturalwayofbeing.com. Free.

Yoga Nidra Enjoy this deeply relaxing guided meditation known as known as “yogic sleep” with Wild Thing Yoga. Yoga Nidra is a style of guided meditation that promotes stress relief, healing, and deep relaxation and is recommended to practice lying down. deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/ event/61780 July 21, 6-7pm. Free.

Anti-Racist Book Club & Social Justice Series, supports Namaspa Foundation

Essence Dance Party Come join the healing

Outdoor Prenatal Yoga Picnic Rejuvenate, relax and recharge as you practice yoga outside and then mingle with expectant moms during this special outdoor yoga and picnic event! Refuel your energy and bring more joy to your day by moving the body and socializing with other pregnant mamas! Sat, June 26, 10:30am-Noon and Sat, July 17, 11am-12:30pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend.

Contact: info@freespiritbend.com. $18.

Wild Wednesday O’Leary & Kings Castle

Mountain bike the IMBA epic O’Leary Trail and Kings Castle with Cog Wild. Fit intermediate to expert riders only; this is a full day ride with up to 6 hours on trail. Includes guide support, transportation, snacks, lunch and cold beverages post ride.

July 14, 7:30am-5pm. Cog Wild, 255 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: info@cogwild.com. $125.

HEALTH & WELLNESS Access Bars Class Directed by Jennifer Eve Morey What is it you’ve been looking for but

July: “Caste The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson, Marisa Funk August: “A People’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn, Brandy Berlin. Meets via Zoom. Tuesdays, 7-8pm.

Through Sept. 7. Contact: namaspayoga@gmail. com. $25 per book / $60 for series.

Baptiste Power Yoga Instructor Credential Course Are you an aspiring instructor, brand

new to yoga, curious about teaching? This two day experience will powerfully provide an initial & foundational education on what it takes to effectively instruct an all-levels 60-90 minute Baptiste Power

connecting to a supportive, motivating community. Clarify your goals - internal or external, immediate or long-term, self or other focused.

Learn new skills, techniques, and insights to make it happen! Led by Diana Lee, Meadowlark Coaching. Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Contact: meadowlarkcoaching@yahoo.com. $15-25.

dance party! Essence Dance is a combination of movement and energy healing that creates total body release and joy. July 14, 7pm. The Blissful Heart Wellness Center, 45 Northwest Greeley Avenue, Bend. Free.

Friday Morning Creekside Yoga Join

Annie for an all-levels vinyasa class on the creekside lawn. This class will weave yoga and nature together, and some hit tracks from her vinyl collection. Regardless of your level, some deep stretches, steady breathing, and good music outside will be a great start to the weekend. Annie Wilson is an experienced yoga instructor, outdoor

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Meeting

Zoom meeting Password: 301247 For more information: centraloregonoa.org/ For assistance, call Terri at 541-390-1097 Sundays, 3-4pm. Contact: 541-390-1097. oacentraloregon@gmail.com.

Soul in Motion Online Gathering Move, dance, breathe....online, from wherever you are. Facilitated to support you to connect more

deeply with yourself and your body. No experience necessary....I’ll help you out (even if this feels a bit scary). A more detailed description available at: soulinmotionbend.com. Mindfulness with moving, music, and some fun. Wed, July 21, 4:15-5:30pm, Wed, July 28, 4:15-5:30pm and Wed, Aug. 11, 4:155:30pm. Contact: soulinmotionbend@gmail.com.

First class is free.

Sound and Shamanism: Biofield Tuning

Biofield Tuning is an energy balancing method for self-healing and wellness that uses sound waves produced by specialized tuning forks. I will be working with the energy of the group. Please join me for this healing experience. Limit 8 people. $10 donation at door. Please email me to sign up. July 21, 7-8:30pm. The Blissful Heart Wellness Center, 45 Northwest Greeley Avenue, Bend. Contact: phnxmn11@gmail.com. $10.

Sundays with The Yoga Lab Wind down your summer weekends with playful grounding outdoor yoga classes steps away from the lodge.

Yoga classes are taught by Ulla Lundgren owner of the Yoga Lab in Bend. She has more than 26 years experience as a yoga teacher, yoga teacher training facilitator and studio owner. Yoga classes are accessible and fun for all ages and abilities.

RSVP below to guarantee a spot in class. Sundays, 4:30-6pm. Through Sept. 5. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. $15.

Sunset Yoga Event This special outdoor summer yoga event has the benefits of a Vinyasa flow class as well as a restorative and introspective quality of a yin practice. Enjoy the view of the river and mountains and the fresh air around you as you quiet the mind through this balanced evening yoga.

Wed, July 14, 7-8:30pm, Sat, July 24, 7-8:30pm, Wed, Aug. 11, 6:45-8:15pm and Sat, Sept. 11, 6-7:30pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: info@ freespiritbend.com. $18.

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

ate for anyone who wants a slower Tai Chi class or those dealing with chronic health conditions.

The gradual, gentle and simple movements help facilitate healing and improve motion, flexibility and balance. The entire class can be performed in a wheelchair or a chair. Any student may sit for all or part of the class. Half of our time is gentle warmups. “Tai Chi for Health” classes are traditional moves, modified and adjusted by Dr. Paul Lam and his team of medical experts. We also explore using our knowledge of Tai Chi to help us stay safe and balanced, as seniors. Mondays-Wednesdays, 9-10am. OREGON TAI CHI, 1350 SE Reed Mkt Rd Ste 102, Bend. Contact: 541-389-5015. $55-$65.

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Stop, Collaborate and Listen Open Space Event Studios makes room for art

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The Bend Central District welcomes its newest attraction—a performance/gathering space for any occasion.

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hen 2nd Street Theater closed its doors shortly before Platypus Pub was torn down to make room for another Starbucks, it felt like that little burgeoning Bend Central District was dismantled before it really lived up to its full potential. With Humm Kombucha there and the astoundingly delicious Manzanita Grill, the area has enough touchstones to really make a go at being a new district that tourists and locals alike would frequent regularly.

Enter Open Space Event Studios, a “contemporary, multi-modal rental and collaborative event space serving arts, business and culture.” It’s a novel idea to have a centralized location that can morph from a concert venue, to hosting theatrical productions, comedy shows, art galleries or EDM dance parties, while also being available for business seminars and everything in between. It seems like whenever you’re asking an artist what they are working on next, their biggest worry is finding an actual venue. Open Space offers a 1500-square foot space for performances or presentations, as well as a 350-square-foot space ideal for meetings and workshops.

In addition, there’s a small photography studio that doubles as a podcast space for the owner.

Open Space Event Studios is owned

by Charlie Thiel, a transplant from South Carolina and Bendite for the last eight years. With a deep background in theater, filmmaking, writing and photography, Thiel has also been on the board of BendFilm for six years as well as helping build the co-working space, The Wilds.

When Thiel saw that the building that once housed 2nd Street Theater was for sale, he was already looking for a venue that could be used as a medium-sized space for the meeting of arts, culture and business. He renovated the limiting black box-style theater space into a flexible floor plan that can be used as a location for “theater performance, presentations, workshops, pop-up shops, film and photography production, film viewing, live music and dance parties.”

Leah Rutz, part of the operations and creative side to Open Space, knows how, ahem, central, that area is to the growth of Bend. “Open Space sits at a pivotal intersection of town,” says Rutz. “It is in the heart of the Bend Central District, which is the home of the burgeoning urban growth that will connect west and east Bend. It is our hope that not only can we be a physical fixture for the

evolution of our city, but that we also remain a metaphorical intersection for equality, free expression and grassroots cultural development. As hard as we are working toward our vision, the beautiful thing about Open Space is that it will be organically molded and shaped by the community members that put it to use.”

With the amount of growing Bend has gone through just over the last two years, having a space this flexible could really influence the artistic growth the city goes through, as well. Aside from Volcanic Theater Pub, there aren’t many mid-sized venues for music and not many spaces at all for independent artistic voices in general.

“We are motivated by motivated people,” says Rutz. “We live in a town that is ripe with talent and energy and we see our mission as serving those who are excited to produce opportunities for Courtesy Leah Rutz

themselves and their communities. We are currently booking all kinds of theater from multiple production companies in town; we have comedy and improv performances lined up; we are honored to be hosting Bend Design Conference this year as well as the BendFilm festival.

We have a variety of independent workshops scheduled and are hosting meetings for Opportunity Knocks, the Bend Central District Visionary Board and the local chapter of YIMBY (a local chapter of an organization that advocates for affordable housing development). We look forward to what is to come and hope to not only serve our partners and clients but to also facilitate a network of talent and collaboration.”

Making Bend feel like it’s more of a collaboration and less of a conglomeration is key to keeping those of us who actually live here, still here. It’s not easy to get things built in Bend (unless you’re a Starbucks) and working with the City can sometimes be like living in one of Kafka’s worst nightmares.

Thiel puts it better than I ever could: “I have poured blood, sweat, tears and money into making my vision a reality, which is exactly what the City wants. I want the City to recognize and encourage what I and other citizens like me bring to the table.” With a space where we can all come together, maybe now they’ll pay attention.

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Just one of the many different sides of Open Space Event Studios.

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LITTLE BITES Bangers, Coffee, Tacos and Frozen Yogurt All Available at New Plaza on Bend’s East Side

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he latest addition to the burgeoning food scene on Bend’s east side is a new plaza at 1462 NE Cushing Drive.

That’s right in between the On Tap food truck lot, also on Cushing Drive, and Café Yumm! at Neff Place. The plaza features mostly food establishments, although right in the middle of all the deliciousness is Hotworx, a 24-hour infrared fitness studio. Perhaps a workout first would be the best approach, and then you can enjoy everything from a cappuccino to frozen yogurt afterward.

Anchored on the east end by a new Lone Pine Coffee Roasters cafe and on the other end by Cuppa Yo frozen yogurt, the heart of the plaza is a comfortable, covered patio with beautiful picnic tables and plenty of room for everyone to spread out. The high-ceilinged food court patio, reminiscent of food cart lot common spaces, opens on one side to Hablo Tacos and on the other to the new eastside location of Bangers & Brews.

On a recent Saturday midday, the patio was starting to fill up. According to Bangers & Brews owner Marcelo Garcia, whose new east side location has been open for almost two weeks now, there has been a great response to the new plaza and he’s happy to be sharing the patio with Hablo Tacos.

“Our customers have been requesting an east side location and we wanted something fun, easy, and simple. This is a fun atmosphere, and the place has been packed since opening,” he says. He loves the idea of someone being able to frequent the premises often, perhaps coming for coffee in the morning, enjoying a taco for lunch one day and one of the Bangers & Brews famous sausages for lunch another day and of course a frozen treat from Cuppa Yo whenever the craving strikes.

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A Bangers & Brews sausage with the famous chimichurri sauce.

The lineup is a slice of iconic Bend: a local coffee roaster (Lone Pine Coffee Roasters), a second location of a unique and very popular Bend establishment (Bangers & Brews), an authentic taqueria (Hablo Tacos), and another local favorite (Cuppa Yo).

Lone Pine has been in Bend since 2009, roasting and serving its coffee as well as being a community gathering hub. Its Boomtown location at 910 NW Harriman downtown is open every day and the new eastside Bend hours are 6am to 5pm daily. Cuppa Yo, also in Bend since 2009, is a locally owned frozen yogurt shop, and they’re open from noon to 9pm daily in the new plaza.

The family-owned Bangers & Brews has been open at 1288 SW Simpson Ave. in Bend for five years now. Owner Garcia says the new place is essentially an extension of their westside offerings with the same high-quality meats and other ingredients. Gracia describes it as a German Submitted

restaurant with an Argentinian flair, as the Garcia family is from Argentina. Their famous chimichurri sauce is a handed-down recipe from his grandmother and mother. Everything from the traditional British banger and German bratwurst to exotic and wild game sausages to vegan sausage options along with toppings and sauces and a plethora of sides has made Bangers & Brews a go-to for many Bendites and Central Oregon visitors. The option of getting your sausage atop a salad, fries, mashed potatoes or even mac & cheese make for endless options.

Hablo Tacos could be considered the new kid on the block. New or not, the line is typically already out the door shortly after they open at 11:30am on any given Tuesday through Saturday. Taco selections range from al pastor to carnitas to fried Oregon rockfish and chicken tinga. There are also taco bowls and vampiro-style tacos and margaritas, plenty of margaritas including pineapple serrano and hibiscus flavored ones. Daily agua frescas and sides such as guacamole on the half shell and street corn are making Hablo Tacos a household name around these parts.

No matter where you live in Central Oregon, the new plaza on NE Cushing Drive offers a nice variety of food and drink and a very comfortable place to have a quick lunch or leisurely meal, enjoy a beverage or treat, and commune with acquaintances, friends, and family Food Plaza on Bend’s East Side

The spacious new food patio at 1462 NE Cushing Drive.

1462 NE Cushing Drive, Bend bangersandbrews.com hablotacos.com lonepinecoffeeroasters.com cuppayo.com

Nine years ago, Cork and Barrel started as a one-day event, and has since expanded into a year-round fundraiser for KIDS Center with a goal to raise $500,000. The 2021 C&B is a three-day wine and food event. Every year, C&B introduces new wine regions to Central Oregon. This year, they’re featuring the winemakers of Paso Robles, California, along with featuring multiple guest chefs who prepare high-class meals.

C&B is offering a virtual and in-person auction on July 17, the Grand Cru, which includes a to-go for two plus a wine buy-up option for those attending virtually. You can expect food from Currents at the Riverhouse, Bowtie Catering, Too Sweet Cakes and many more. Also expect more than 40 different types of wine, including Zinfandel, which is California’s wine heritage. Also taking place during the week is a Winemaker Dinner Series July 15 and A Sip of Cork & Barrel July 16, where attendees can meet the winemakers and chefs. -IA Cork and Barrel Grand Cru Experience Sat., July 17. 4:30-7:30pm The Riverhouse on the Deschutes 3075 US-97 Business, Bend corkandbarrel.org/grand-cru $200 per person

LGBTQ+ Night at Dogwood

The Dogwood Cocktail Cabin is playing host to a monthly gathering of LGBTQ+ peeps (and their friends).

Oh Yess—A Monthly Night Out happens from 7-10pm on Thursday, July 15 at the downtown bar. Come to “giggle, gree, support and cavort,” reads the event’s description in the Source calendar. The event happens the third Thursday of the month, so the next Oh Yess events will happen Aug. 19, Sept. 16 and Oct. 21. -NV Oh Yess - A Monthly Night Out Dogwood Cocktail Cabin 147 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend Thu., July 15. 7-10pm thedogwoodcocktailcabin.com

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FILM SHORTS By Jared Rasic  Your friendly local film reviewer’s takes on what’s out there in the world of movies.

A QUIET PLACE PART II: Expands the silent but

deadly world of A Quiet Place by showing us where the monsters come from and how humanity attempts to survive, but doesn’t have the immediacy or scariness of the original. Worth your time, but doesn’t hold a candle to the original. Regal Old Mill ScreenX and IMAX, Odem Theater Pub.

AGAINST THE CURRENT: This incredibly powerful

documentary tells the story of Veiga Grétarsdóttir, the Icelandic transgender woman who paddled 2,000 kilometers around Iceland against the current. The cinematography and story in this movie are absolutely stunning and the fact that it’s a true story just makes it so much better. Tin Pan Theater.

BLACK WIDOW: The first theatrical Marvel

movie since "Spider-Man: Far From Home" sees ScarJo reprising her role as Natasha Romanov, the badass assassin trying to lead a less murdery life. This takes place between Civil War and Infinity War, so expect it to fill in some puzzle pieces about some of her strange choices in Endgame. Are you guys sleeping on Loki? That show is so good.See review on p. 29. Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub, Mcmenamins and Regal Old Mill ScreenX and IMAX.

THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS: Dreamworks Animation proudly presents the epic true story of a baby who’s also a boss but has fewer tantrums and skid marks than the average CEO. I don’t know what it’s about. I’m not looking it up either. Life is too short.

Regal Old Mill ScreenX and IMAX and streaming.

CRUELLA: Emma Stone is absolutely fantastic

in this stylish and downright bizarre origin story of one of Disney’s most iconic villains. Hopefully soon we can get a live action movie about Ursula from The Little Mermaid and Hades from Hercules because we would absolutely be there for them.

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ESCAPE ROOM-TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS:

The last “Escape Room” was surprisingly unterrible, so one can only hope that this one is slightly as good if not astoundingly better. Escape Rooms are kinda fun in person, so it makes sense that a film franchise featuring one that murders you in visually stimulating ways would also be a delight.

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F9: THE FAST SAGA: Car chases, explosions,

space travel and Vin Diesel…so basically everything you can expect from a typical entry in the Fast and Furious franchise. While it doesn’t quite reach the heights of series best Fast Five, it’s still leaps and bounds above the second, third and eighth entries. A great movie for checking out on the big screen for those who haven’t been to a theater in a year. Regal Old Mill ScreenX and IMAX, Odem Theater Pub, Sisters Movie House.

PETER RABBIT 2: THE RUNAWAY: Yeah? More

James Corden, huh? The first one had a few cute moments but I think my Corden tolerance is at an all-time low. But hey, cute talking rabbits are fun for the whole family. Regal Old Mill ScreenX and IMAX, Odem Theater Pub, Sisters Movie House.

PIG: Wait. Are you telling me this is a Port-

land-filmed movie starring Nicolas Cage as a hermit who is hunting the men who kidnapped his truffle pig? That’s what this movie is? And it’s not a comedy? This is obviously going to be worth seeing because even the worst Nicolas Cage performance is still better than most actors’ best performances. This looks insane in all the right ways. Regal Old Mill ScreenX and IMAX, Odem Theater Pub and coming soon to Tin Pan Theater.

ROADRUNNER- A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN: I simultaneously can’t wait to see

this movie about Anthony Bourdain, but also am not really ready yet. I still miss the man like he’s family, which I’m sure is silly because I never met him, but his death hit me like a truck and I’m still not really put back together yet. I’ll see it because the man is a hero, but I expect to be a mess by the closing credits. Regal Old Mill ScreenX and IMAX, Sisters Movie House.

SPACE JAM-A NEW LEGACY: I will definitely

watch a new “Space Jam” movie but mostly because I’m a giant slut for nostalgia. This looks like a combination of “Ready Player One” and whenever I get drunk at an arcade, so count me in on opening night. I’m nervous about seeing King James' act, though. Regal Old Mill ScreenX and IMAX and streaming.

SUMMER OF 85: So much more than a French indie love story. It is an existential awakening toward the eternal truths only young love can provoke. Shot on 35mm, Francois Ozon captures nothing less than our own personal meaning for any ‘80s love song, yet he uncovers it slowly and truthfully in a way that American eyes in 2021 need to see. (from guest writer Doone Lupine Williams) Tin Pan Theater.

SUMMER OF SOUL: Directed by Questlove, the frontman of the Legendary Roots Crew, “Summer of Soul” examines the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Filled with performances from Sly and the Family Stone, The Staple Singers, Stevie Wonder and Nina Simone, this is easily the best music documentary of the year so far. Odem Theater Pub. UNDINE: Is Bend ready for a German mermaid movie? I’m not sure, but I watched it and thought it was a sumptuous and sexy exploration of what love means to different people.

Very slow and meditative, but the film is legit beautiful and trance inducing. Tin Pan theater.

THE FOREVER PURGE: Advertised as the final film in the slightly terrible and sometimes decent “Purge” franchise, “The Forever Purge” makes the concept less of a futuristic murder party and sets it in the contemporary world of border politics. It’s honestly probably the best movie in the series since the second one, but that’s not saying a whole lot. Regal Old Mill ScreenX.

WEREWOLVES WITHIN: This breezy horror comedy about a small town with a werewolf problem is packed to the rafters with some of the best comedians working today and boasts one of the funniest scripts of the year. If you like a little violence with your chuckles, this one is pure chef’s kiss. Tin Pan Theater.

THE HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD: An

only movie ever to be based on a Twitter thread, but don’t let that make you think the movie is shallow. “Zola” is a deeply intense and strange adventure across the wilds of America that plays like an updated version of “Spring Breakers” but with more heart and less sociopathy.

Very much worth watching. Regal Old Mill ScreenX, coming soon to Tin Pan.

extremely goofy action comedy featuring Ryan Reynolds, Salma Hayek and Sam Jackson reprising their roles from…that other goofy action comedy that no one remembers. Entertaining but almost instantly forgettable. Regal Old Mill ScreenX and IMAX, Sisters Movie House.

THE LONELIEST WHALE: The fascinating true story of a group of scientists looking for the “52 hertz Whale,” a whale that has spent its entire life in utter solitude. A beautifully made documentary that feels like a thriller at some points and a lovely look at the beauty of nature's relationship to humanity in others. Absolutely captivating. Sisters Movie House, Coming soon to Tin Pan.

ZOLA: As far as I know, “Zola” is the first and

Disclaimer: Movie showings shift like the sands on a beach and could easily have changed by the time we went to press, so if any of these movies sound interesting to you, check your local listings for more accuracy. These are for entertainment purposes only. My entertainment.

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Marvel’s "Black Widow" is too little, too late

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though Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff has been a massive part of the MCU since 2010’s “Iron Man 2,” we’re just getting her first solo movie right now.

SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT The choice to put off Black Widow’s solo film a dozen years after her introduction is nonsensical. Natasha was one of “Endgame’s” very few heroic casualties, so, by necessity, the “Black Widow” movie is a prequel, set during the period she was on the run from the U.S. government between “Civil War” and “Infinity War.” This is exactly when the “Black Widow” film should have been released: somewhere in the three years between those two movies. It’s a solid time frame to set the film, except for one giant flaw: we know Natasha is in “Infinity War” and “Endgame,” so no matter what happens in “Black Widow,” there’s no tension because we know she survives. If this had come out four or five years ago, the events of the film would have had me on the edge of my seat.

Johansson is once again fantastic as Romanoff, imbuing the spy with a wry humanity that gives us new shades to the character we haven’t seen before.

Her supporting cast, including an instantly iconic Florence Pugh and scene-stealing turns from David Harbour and Rachel Weisz are fantastic, but because we’re dealing with a prequel, it’s hard to know what their

Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh blow things up really well in "Black Widow."

importance moving forward in the MCU will be. Pugh’s probably going to be huge, though.

Ultimately, the character relationships and the themes of how we build our own families plays stronger than the comic book shenanigans, as the overall plot retreads ground about super soldiers and spies we’ve seen a million times before. Again, if “Black Widow” had come out in 2017 between “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” it would have worked better as a standalone story filling in some of Romanoff’s history. In 2021, it’s anticlimactic.

Still, “Black Widow” is a fun and fast-paced spy thriller that Marvel completists will want to see, but it

feels like a missed opportunity to be a powerful sendoff for Johansson and the character we’ve grown to love over the last decade. The tension is undermined because we already know that Black Widow will survive fairly unscathed, just so she can die in “Endgame.” I honestly hope they find a way to resurrect the character because “Black Widow” proves that there are plenty of flying scissor legs left in the character, even if this wasn’t remotely satisfying as a final bow.

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s an unapologetic Marvel fanboy, it has been too long since 2019’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home” hit theaters. I think I got so used to the Pavlovian response of there being a new Marvel movie in the theater every few months, that when COVID hit and movies stopped coming out for a while, I missed the MCU more than I thought I would. As much fun as Disney+’s “WandaVision,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and “Loki” have been, there’s just something comforting to me about seeing a new Marvel movie and all these characters I’ve grown to love since 2008 up on the big screen.

“Black Widow” was supposed to release in May of 2020, but that obviously couldn’t happen, so here we are in July and we’re finally getting a new Marvel movie, but this one feels like it sat on the shelf a little too long. I don’t blame COVID, though; this one is on Marvel. I genuinely think Marvel has made one of its first big mistakes of its entire run by releasing the “Black Widow” movie at the point which they did.

When “Iron Man” came on the scene in 2008, Marvel wasn’t the juggernaut as a studio like it is now, so due to a combination of fear, sexism and profoundly neolithic thinking, the studio didn’t release a female-fronted superhero movie until “Captain Marvel” in 2019. They were basically too afraid that a Black Widow action figure wouldn’t sell as much as a Captain America one would. So, even

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hat’s more traumatic to a Bendite? Ravaged and empty shelves where toilet paper once was, or not knowing when you’ll receive that new piece of recreation equipment you ordered months ago?

Resounding concern is mounting for outdoor-related retail items that seem to be condemned to backorder purgatory. Never mind the usual delays industry enthusiasts would experience when ordering pro-deal gear since time immemorial. Now regular full-price retail orders are sold out before they ever make it to the e-commerce shelves. What next? Will this travesty begin to mimic the housing market and we’ll have to bid over market value for kayaks, canoes, rafts and the item I am currently seeking: oars (holla at your girl if you got a set of 9.5 foot Sawyers or Carlies you want to unload).

A month ago when I was sleeping out of my car and cooking on a propane hibachi every night, it was impossible to find dark green one liter gas canisters anywhere. After checking Bi-Mart and Walmart, I finally found some at a lesser known gas station that doesn’t turn product fast. And the price was way jacked up.

National headlines like, “These summer must haves will soon be impossible to find,” and “Prepare for another camping gear shortage,” are indicating the plot line of a high desert horror story. What will we do without our precious gear?

Even though inflation is at an all time high since 1992, as extrapolated by the Core Consumer Price Index, commodities demand is only increasing.

Supply chain issues fueled by pandemic demand are the root of all, according to The Know, Outdoors, in the Denver Post. “Reasons for the shortages, shop owners say, include production issues in Asia; a shortage of commercial truck drivers; and a backup of massive container ships filled with goods manufactured in Asia that are waiting to be offloaded at West Coast harbors,” explains John Meyer of the Denver Post. All this even after the Suez Canal has been unblocked.

Personal testimonials from locals corroborate the traffic jam at the ports. When Ryan Andrews, of Hiatus Homes, wanted to purchase a fishing raft from Flycraft over two months ago, he had no idea he’d be waiting on these delays. After being reassured his raft would finally arrive by the end of

Grab your buds and get running. Cascades Lakes Relay has two fun options to run and build community this year.

Relay Runs with Your Crew Cascade Lakes Relay and Beer Chase Series give Central Oregonians a reason to run

While running solo can be a good way to unwind and get away from it all, running with support makes crushing goals even easier. What’s a marathon finish line without the signs and cheers from the crowd? For folks looking to soak up some community fun while getting active. Cascade Relays offers relay races that span several days and support local nonprofits.

The 216.6-mile race is considered one of Oregon’s most challenging running relay races. Participants can choose how many team members they want to sign up with, making the challenge easier as you recruit more runners. The course promises to give all runners views of Central Oregon’s stunning countryside.

The race is a challenge, but the community aspect makes it a collective obstacle, reminding us “We are in this together,” says Scott Douglass, co-founder of Cascade Relays. “The pavement pounding, trail grinding, sore everything and exhaustion beyond belief moments that occur during this 36-hour event, all combine to create the ultimate lifetime experience for your team and our community,” added Douglass.

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With an uptick in local high desert roller sports, skates or quads have been among the items difficult to obtain during pandemic-related outdoor gear shortages.

the week, he received a last minute bummer email from the rep he purchased from explaining…

“Hi Ryan, I wanted to shoot you off another update on your order.

Unfortunately, there’s no way for us to find out our status in the line for customs, or any estimates, despite all of our efforts to get an update. After the [shipping] container clears customs we should be able to give you the play by play. This type of delay is something we have never seen before.

Unfortunately, the entire country is seeing issues on just about all goods being imported. We are checking for updates hourly and as soon as we have

the good news that our container is on the truck, heading our way, we will let you know! Thank you again for your patience.”

All this for a total package price tag pushing five digits. Tell it to Andrews’ three young daughters who have been roughing it in a canoe and are on the edge of their seat to start rafting.

A recent USA Today article by Jaymie Deerwester found that in addition to recreation equipment of all sorts, goods like roller skates, swimming pools, baking ingredients, ammunition, freezers and Heinz ketchup packets have all been in short order as of late.

For even more incentive to get running, the Cascades Lakes Relay team is hosting the Bend Beer Chase this fall.

This race is a six-person running relay covering nearly 55 miles. Each runner takes on two legs of the relay, with stops along the way featuring local breweries offering their craft. Racers also get to choose a full pint from the 20 local beers on tap at the finish line. The Keg Leg gives those who haven’t been training as consistently a chance to tackle a 3-mile route and stop by eight local craft breweries.

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A heat wave is tough for those without the option of going indoors

By Jim Anderson 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.

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It's not wasted water.

“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 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.”

This is the Aeromist, a portable misting tower.

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ell, 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

Andy Thomas

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.

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 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 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.

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.

There you have it, Dear Ones. Don’t hesitate to send an email if you have questions, advice or observations we should all know about.

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Mecca Grade Estate Malt and Brewing Tastes Like Madras

Making malt matter to hop heads

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f you’re looking for Mecca Grade Brewing but find yourself driving over a cattle grate on your way down a dangerous, narrow dirt road, you’ve gone too far. You do have to drive down a gravelly dirt road to get to Mecca Grade Estate Malt, with a nanobrewery as its side hustle, but that steep road is itself the grade down to what used to be Mecca. The town doesn’t exist anymore, but it makes for a nifty naming convention as most of the malting company’s malted grains are named for Oregon ghost towns like Vanora and Opal 44.

Established on a century-old, thousand-acre farm in Madras (near Mecca Flat, popular with fly fishermen and floaters), Mecca Grade is Seth Klann’s baby. His dad, Brad, is the co-owner, his sister, Katie Ralls, helms the office part time, and his wife works the taproom on Saturdays. But Mecca Grade is ostensibly the result of a self-taught homebrewer who one day obsessively asked, “What is malt? Where does it come from?”

If Madras is known for anything in crop circles, it’s seeds. But the thing about seed stock is that unless you’re the farmer planting them, you don’t see what comes from Madras. And you certainly don’t taste it. So Klann planted barley. And wheat and rye. And built his own kiln. He became a self-taught maltster. That’s the word for someone who converts grain to malt. The process sees the grain (say, barley) steeped, then germinated, then dried.

The largest malting company in the world makes over 200,000 tons of malt. Mecca Grade Estate Malt makes over 500 tons.

Klann went commercial with his pint-sized operation in 2015 with Bend’s equally bespoke Ale Apothecary as his first customer. Today some 50 breweries, nationwide but predominantly in the Pacific Northwest, rely on Mecca Grade for some portion of their malt bill needs.

“Malt has been commoditized since Prohibition. There’s little localization or specialization done to it,” said Klann. So by making his own malts, the direct goal is to allow for “beers to be reflective of our local environment.”

The idea of terroir is lauded in wine but is largely incorporeal or bungled in beer. Even craft brewers seek to emulate far-flung regional styles, or rely on Southern Hemisphere hop varietals, or make beers that taste like conglomerate cereal brands or candy bars.

Mecca Grade Brewing launched commercially last year as an outcropping of the malting side’s hospitality. When the Klanns welcomed brewers—pro or amateur—to check out the farm and malt

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Visitors can taste what malt does for beer.

house, Seth offered them his homebrew.

What better way to show what his malts could do for their own beers?

Positive reception convinced Klann to double his production, which simply meant upsizing from his half-barrel system to a single-barrel system. In other words, Mecca Grade Brewing, along with head brewer Sean Osborne, makes just over 30 gallons of beer at a pop. Maybe a larger five-barrel system will be purchased in the future if sales pick up, but now that’s virtually exclusively at the taproom— that’s open only Thursday through Saturday—down the gravel road that’s most popular with campers using Harvest Host or floaters and anglers down the Mecca grade who pop in for river beers.

During my visit, I found five beers on tap including a dark lager that employed a two-hour boil, something you generally only see in barleywines. The result was a rich malt bomb that fans of Negra Modelo would love. Sometimes guest beers that feature Klann’s malts are tapped. His goal is to make the beers as “estate” as possible and hopes to have them made with 100% Central Oregon-grown ingredients (which is difficult since almost all Oregon-grown hops hail from the Willamette Valley). The current Madras-made beer features yarrow in lieu of hops and the result is a floral, earthy ale reminiscent of a saison. Other “weird Viking beers,” as Klann referred to them, have included juniper, lavender and carrot blossom honey.

The mission, beyond making tasty malts and tastier beers, is to tell the story of Madras and Central Oregon’s agricultural heritage through a favorite elixir.

“We always have agricultural education in mind,” mused Klann. “Beer is tangible.” Not that seeds aren’t, but beer doesn’t get stuck in your teeth.

Mecca Grade Estate Malt and Brewing 9619 NW Columbia Dr., Madras MeccaGrade.com

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ACROSS 1. Juggler’s props 6. Federal Green Challenge org.

9. Character in “Face/Off”?

14. Stirring 15. S-Corp alternative 16. Jeff Tweedy’s group 17. Sign of aging 19. Graphics hosting site 20. “___ is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul, / And sings the tune without the words, / And never stops at all” (Emily Dickinson) 21. Old television attachments 23. “She ___ ANNOYING!” 25. Card in a smartphone 26. President of Mexico?

27. Reinking of Broadway 29. Results of some ints.

31. Mr Know-it-all?

33. Ornamental architectural molding consisting of four radiating petals 36. Theoretical destination 40. Flounder’s bud 41. Grok completely 43. Background at the movies 44. Flirty girls 46. Shooting marbles 48. Vehemently opposed 50. Dr. whose career started in the World Class Wreckin’ Cru 51. Signs off on 52. Close to shut 55. Lyskamm or Finsteraarhorn, e.g.

57. Accusation at the Globe 59. Some Thanksgiving leftovers 62. Superstar 65. Director Wright 66. What you might enter should you literally get 17-, 21-, 33-, 46-, and 59-Across 68. Spa feature 69. Deciduous tree 70. Benchmate of Brett and Amy 71. Coliseum athletes 72. 5K giveaway 73. Staked

DOWN 1. “St Matthew Passion” composer 2. Do with a pick 3. Keeping others informed, as on a project 4. Home Depot rival 5. Urban rds.

6. Philosopher Zeno’s town 7. Commoners 8. Show off 9. “M*A*S*H” star 10. Guacamole ingredient 11. Gunk in the pool 12. Dandruff 13. Knight in chess, e.g.

18. “The Lord of the Rings” hero 22. “You can turn that alarm off now” 24. Hot 27. First man 28. Sushi seaweed 30. Players might pick one up 32. 1992 tennis gold medalist Marc 34. Southern border town with a portmanteau name 35. Drunk’s noise 37. “Unh unh unh!”

38. Long, hard journey 39. Partner of Porgy 42. Run (about) 45. “Pull up a chair” 47. Piece of hair 49. [snort] “Sure thing, pal!”

52. Military demonstration 53. One of the twelve Tribes of Israel 54. Engage in cross words 56. “Us” director 58. Athenian at the Globe 60. Historian’s bailiwicks 61. Ready for anything 63. Strip barker 64. Pole position 67. ___ PreCheck

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ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny CANCER (June 21-July 22): Cancerian poet Linda Hogan says she doesn’t like to be parched.

She wants to be like “a tree drinking the rain.” I think every Cancerian has similar dreams: to be steadily immersed in engrossing feelings, awash with intimate longings, flowing along in rhythm with the soul’s songs. The coming weeks will be prime time for you to relish these primal pleasures. It’s probably best to avoid an outright flood, but I think it’s wise to invite a cascade.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Actor Lupita Nyong’o had a starring role in Steve McQueen’s film 12 Years a Slave. She praised his directorial skills. She loved the fact that he told her, “Fail, and then fail better.”

Why? “That kind of environment, where failure is an option, is magical,” she said. It allowed her to experiment freely, push herself beyond her previous limits, and focus on being true to the character she was playing rather than trying to be a “good actor.” I think these are excellent principles for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo-born Wayne Shorter is a legendary jazz composer and saxophonist. He has been making music for over 60 years, often with other legendary creators like Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. The New York Times described Shorter as “jazz’s greatest living small-group composer and a contender for greatest living improviser.” Bass prodigy Tal Wilkenfeld, who is 53 years younger than Shorter, tells the story of a show she performed with him. Just before going on stage, Shorter came up to her, sensing she was nervous, and whispered some advice: “Play eternity.” Now I’m offering that same counsel to you as you carry out your tasks in the coming days. Be as timeless as you dare to be. Immerse yourself in the most expansive feelings you can imagine. Authorize your immortal soul to be in charge of everything you do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran author Paula McLain says the word “paradise” is derived from the ancient Persian word pairidaeza, meaning “walled garden.” For her, this association suggests that making promises and being faithful to our intentions are keys to creating happiness with those we care for. Paradise requires walls!

To scrupulously cultivate freedom, we need discipline. If we hope to thrive in joyous self-expression, we must focus on specific goals. I bring these thoughts to your attention because now is a pivotal time to work on building, refining, and bolstering your own personal version of paradise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Thousands of 28-pound bars of 24-carat gold are stored in the Bank of England’s underground vault. To gain entry to the treasure trove, bankers use metal keys that are three feet long. They must also utter a secret password into a microphone. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you Scorpios can now gain access to a more metaphorical but nevertheless substantial source of riches. How? The key is a particular scene in your imagination that has recently begun to coalesce. It is an emblem of a future triumph or breakthrough that you will accomplish. As for the password, which you will also need, it’s vigorous rigor.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Somehow, I have lived all these years without ever coming across the rare English word “selcouth.” Today, as I meditated on the exotic astrological portents coming up for you, that word appeared—arriving on my phone via text message from my Sagittarius friend Lila. She told me, “I have a feeling that life is about to get intensely SELCOUTH for us Sagittarians.” I looked up the unfamiliar word and found these synonyms: unusual, marvelous, strange, magnificent, scarce, wondrous, weird, rare, and exotic. Those terms do indeed coincide with my interpretation of your immediate future. So Happy Selcouth to you, dear Centaur! Celebrate with awed appreciation!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Lexicographer Jonathon Green provides us with the following 19th-century slang words for the sex act: horizontal refreshment, strumming, playing at romps, cully-shangie, taking a turn at Mount Pleasant, dancing the blanket hornpipe, honeyfugle, giving a hot poultice for the Irish toothache, and—my favorite—fandango de pokum. In accordance with astrological potentials, I recommend that you consider trying them all out in the next four weeks. In other words, experiment with shifting your approach to belly-bumping and libido-gratifying. If you don’t have a human partner, do it alone or with an angel or in your fantasy life.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If a lover or spouse is perpetually churning out fantasies of you in their imagination, they may be less than totally tuned in to the real you. Instead, they may be focused on the images they have of you—maybe so much so that they lose sight of who you genuinely are and what you are actually doing. The same possibility exists for other allies, not only lovers and spouses. They may be so entranced by their stories about you that they are out of touch with the ever-changing marvel that you are always evolving. That’s the bad news, Aquarius. Here’s the good news: The coming weeks will be a decisive time to correct such distortions—and revel in the raw truth about you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Here’s how art critic Walter Pater characterized the work of Piscean artist Michelangelo: “sweetness and strength, pleasure with surprise, an energy of conception which seems to break through all the conditions of comely form, recovering, touch by touch, a loveliness found usually only in the simplest natural things.” I’ve been waiting for the arrival of astrological aspects that would mean you’d be an embodiment of that description. And now they are here. Congrats!

For the next 13 days, I will visualize you as a fount of ever-refreshing grace—as a fluid treasure that emanates refined beauty and wild innocence.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his poem “Litany,” Aries poet Billy Collins testifies that he is “the sound of rain on the roof.” He also claims to be “the moon in the trees, the paper blowing down an alley, the basket of chestnuts on the kitchen table, and the shooting star.” He does make it clear, however, that he is not “the bread and the knife” on the table, nor the “crystal goblet and the wine.” What about you, Aries? What are all the earthy and fiery phenomena that you are? Are you, as Billy Collins suggests, “the dew on the morning grass and the burning wheel of the sun and the marsh birds suddenly in flight”? Now would be an excellent time to dream up your own version of such colorful biographical details.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Why else keep a journal, if not to examine your own filth?” wrote poet Anne Sexton. And yes, Sexton did have a lot of filth to explore, including the physical abuse of her daughters. But most of us don’t need to focus so obsessively on our unlovely aspects. Keeping a journal can also be about identifying our ripening potentials and unused riches. This approach would be especially fun and wise for you Tauruses right now. The coming weeks will be an auspicious time for deep introspection that frees capacities and powers you have only partially activated up until now.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Journalist Sam Anderson marvels at his young daughter’s project: a small plastic dome-like structure that houses a community of ladybugs. All they need to consume, for weeks at a time, are “two water-soaked raisins.” I don’t think you’ll need to be forever as efficient and hardy as those ladybugs, Gemini, but you may have to be like that temporarily. My advice?

Don’t regard it as a hardship. Instead, see it as an opportunity to find out how exquisitely resourceful and resilient you can be. The skills you learn and refine now will be priceless in the long run.

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We sometimes explain things to ourselves in ways that don’t so much lay out the facts as provide an airbag for our feelings. Take a question I often hear from readers: “Why did he/she stop returning my calls?” Helpfully, many suggest the most likely explanation right in their email; something like, “I just know they were kidnapped by the Russian mob.” Right. And they’re probably still tied up in an abandoned warehouse, being tortured till they give in—agree to withdraw and hand over the entire $36.72 in their checking account.

Though female tears can be a sort of kryptonite for straight men, I’m sorry to say it’s unlikely this other woman’s boohoos and a sense of obligation on your guy’s part mind-controlled him into going back to her.

There’s this notion that relationships simply involve two people who love each other making each other happy. Supposedly, once you’ve got that, it’s all cartoon birdies, butterflies, and flowers till you’re both sleeping out eternity in side by side cemetery plots.

In fact, the human mind evolved to have a built-in accounting department. Its jobs include preventing us from being “all give” to some “all take” sociobro, which, for ancestral humans, would’ve posed survival issues. In the mating sphere, our inner accountant continually calculates our mate value and that of our partner (or prospective partner), gauging whether we’re selling ourselves short—or whether our partner’s likely to come to that conclusion about being involved with us.

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My relationship with a man I’d been dating was getting serious. His previous relationship ended when his girlfriend dumped him. Last month, he ran into her and told her he was seeing me. She began crying and begged him to take her back. He was torn about what to do. I told him his feelings for her weren’t romantic but stemmed from a sense of obligation, and that he should be angry at her for trying to make him feel bad about moving on with someone else.

He still went back to her, and now they’re engaged. I’m furious. Why would he choose to be with someone who dumped him? He could’ve moved forward with someone who really cares, with whom he could have a relationship based on love, not guilt (over making this other woman cry). How can I prevent this from happening to me again?

—Outraged

Chances are when your guy was with this other woman the first time around, he felt out of his league—perhaps sensing that, on a one-to-10 scale, he’s, say, a 6 to her 8.9. If this was the case, he probably acted somewhat needy and clingy: qualities that are not exactly ladybait.

She, in turn, probably sensed she could do better and put him out on the curb.

But then something changed that changed him: He got a woman (you) who made him feel loved and wanted, which likely shifted his demeanor from needy-clingy to comfortably confident.

Assuming this was what went on, you basically provided him with the romantic version of going to the grocery store on a full stomach to avoid standing weeping in the doughnut aisle.

Additionally, though it’s unlikely the guy planned this, you probably served as bait to bring his girlfriend back. Social psychologists Jessica Parker and Melissa Burkley find that single women (but not those in relationships) rate a man as “significantly” more desirable and pursuit-worthy when they’re told he’s taken.

“This may be because an attached man” has been “‘pre-screened’ by another woman,” speculate Parker and Burkley. This “pre-screening” is a form of “social proof,” a term coined by social psychologist Robert Cialdini. We sometimes decide what we should value based on what other people value. In this case, your finding the guy boyfriend-worthy might’ve led his ex to think, “Uh-oh... I made a mistake dumping him.”

Of course you’re hurt and disappointed. But it sounds like you also feel cheated to some degree, like something you deserve was stolen from you. There’s a tendency to think love should be “fair,” meaning whatever you put into a relationship, you’re owed in return. In fact, people in relationships ultimately act in their self-interest. That sometimes involves dumping the partner who’s done nothing but love them for the partner who dumped them but is willing to take them back.

Understanding this is no guarantee you won’t get hurt. However, if you’re realistic about love—recognizing you can’t expect it to be fair—and about the danger from potential mate poachers, you might have a shot at amping up your game and fending them off. To be on the alert for them, keep in mind the physical features that make a man especially attractive to a single woman on the prowl: broad shoulders, a chiseled jaw, and big perky boobs on the girlfriend sitting on his lap.

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Market Update and June Statistics Inventory remains low and median pricing continues to rise

single-family home sales in June were in the $1,000,000+ range, and 13 of those sales being at the $1,800,000+ range. That is more than double than June 2020 and the indication of a new trend for the Bend area.

Redmond has set a new record with the median single family home price rising to $451,000. That is a $119,000 increase from June 2020. Sisters’ median price is currently at $610,000, with Sunriver at $792,000 and La Pine seeing steady gains at $352,000.

The average days on market for Bend, Redmond and Sisters sits at four days before pended. Sunriver just behind that at five days, and La Pine with an average of nine days on the market.

Bend led the way with a total of 247 closed single-family home sales for June. Redmond followed with 105 closed sales and Sisters, Sunriver and La Pine combined for a total of 60 closed sales in June.

Building permits saw a slight increase with 59 new building permits for single family homes issued in June for the City of Bend and a bit of an uptick with 51 new permits being issued in Redmond.

As the numbers indicate, the single-family market in Central Oregon remains tight with inventory and prices increasing as a result of the pent-up demand. The numbers above are only for single family homes and do not include condominiums, townhomes, manufactured homes and acreage properties.

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Prior to June 2020, Central Oregon had already been experiencing a serious inventory deficit and since that time the inventory levels have continued to decrease. June 2021 showed 0.7 months of inventory for Bend, a slight increase over May’s 0.5. Redmond stayed steady matching the previous month’s inventory at 0.5 for June. Sisters and Sunriver are holding steady with less than a month’s inventory each; with La Pine showing the most inventory in the region at 1.75 months’ worth of housing inventory.

As has been discussed for years and particularly in the last 12 months, the lack of inventory has driven prices to record numbers throughout the region, with the last year seeing exponential growth in pricing. Bend’s median price for a single-family home rose from the dip we saw in May to $640,000. That is a massive $176,000 increase from June of 2020 when the median price in Bend was $464,000. Some of what is driving the median pricing is the growth in sales of homes in the million-dollars-plus range. Twenty percent of the

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