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OPINION
There’s plenty to be concerned about with the recent Supreme Court decision that upholds a ban on camping in Grants Pass, Oregon. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision, saying that laws criminalizing sleeping in public places are not in violation of the Eighth Amendment’s cruel and unusual punishment protections. The case was brought by a number of houseless individuals in Grants Pass, some of them who experienced disabilities that meant living in shelters — or complying with the shelter’s work requirements — was not an option. Staying in the streets, meanwhile, resulted in fines. It’s an impossible place to be.
The Supreme Court decision tosses another policy-defining court decision, Martin v. Boise, out the window. With that case, cities in the 9th Circuit — which includes most of the West — were barred from removing people from encampments if adequate shelter capacity was not in place.
In response to the Grants Pass decision, the reaction has been mixed. Some have called it more confirmation of NIMBYism. Some predict it will result in more aggressive camp removals. Some say it continues the criminalization of disability, as some 52% of people in shelters in the U.S. reported having a disability as of 2021.
Over in Grants Pass, local leadership said it’s too soon to say how the ruling will ultimately affect its bans on camping and its attempts to adjudicate people staying on public property. It’s been six years since the plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the City of Grants Pass, and since then, Oregon has put some new laws into place that dictate how camps can be cleared, and what officials doing so must do with people’s property.
As the pundits are saying, the shift in mindset around how we treat homeless individuals could be massive around the West. But here in Oregon, the differences may be more subtle. For one, Oregon state legislators in 2021 codified what needs to be in place for the removal of people from public property. Those laws went into effect in 2023. Under those new laws, law enforcement officials must give a 72-hour notice of a camp removal and alert the service providers who work with houseless individuals that the notice has been posted. Any personal property that’s left after the removal gets stored for 30 days.
What’s more, one law, ORS 195.530, dictates, “Any city or county law that regulates the acts of sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping warm and
dry outdoors on public property that is open to the public must be objectively reasonable as to time, place and manner with regards to persons experiencing homelessness.”
What is “objectively reasonable” may be different in each town.
Here in Bend, the City has time, place and manner guidelines it follows for camp removals, and the City has never issued a citation, City Attorney Mary Winters told the Source Weekly. The City put its shelter program together in the interest of getting people housed, not necessarily because of the threat of lawsuits that could have come from the dictates of Martin v. Boise, she said. This is a different approach than the fines that Grants Pass has attempted to include in its own plan.
Right now, legal experts around the U.S., and especially in the West, are pondering what changes might come. Will the decision “likely result in municipalities taking more aggressive action to remove encampments, including throwing away more of homeless people’s property,” as ProPublica describes some legal experts saying?
Oregon seems to have put some safeguards in place to manage the many competing opinions around homelessness, giving those experiencing homelessness at least some rights as they are removed from a place they’re sleeping.
Yet some Oregon lawmakers who favor aggressive action on homelessness are already calling for changes to the new set of Oregon laws. Will they get their way?
Are we destined to listen to endless diatribes about criminalization versus compassion during this election season?
And, one day in the future, will cities like Bend decide to let budgets for shelters lapse, now that Martin v. Boise is no longer hanging over their heads?
In Oregon, we may not be facing down the immediate threat of harsh camp removals that result in people losing their belongings as well as their temporary homes, but that doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be a fallout.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO REPS. KROPF AND LEVY AND SENATE CANDIDATE BROADMAN
I am sure that you saw the recent reports of the huge bed shortage that exists in regard to addicts seeking help towards recovery.
The changes made to Measure 110 say that if an addict is arrested he/she can voluntarily be diverted to treatment to avoid jail time. How will that work if there are more addicts seeking treatment than there are available beds?
What are you going to do as state legislators to make sure there are more beds and more staff? Will you call for and fight for a bigger budget?
If beds aren't available, when an addicted person seeks help and none is available the most likely scenario is that they continue using. Unless, of course, they are imprisoned. Where, actually, drugs and alcohol can be pretty accessible.
Two of you championed this change in Measure 110.
So, I would like to know: What will you do? What legislation will you propose? How much are you willing to budget? Will you lead the fight for this?
— Michael Funke
WATER USAGE
How can the City of Bend claim to be a leader in the conservation of water when they approve developers to put in large strips of grass alongside the roads?
The 10-foot-wide green grass meridians along Butler Market and Deschutes Market Road, surrounding a vacant tract, is a glaring example of this. Then let's take a look at the grass strips going into the Old Mill District and lining Brookswood just as starters.
I would suggest cleaning your own house before using our dollars to clean up others.
—John Eskew
ASSAULT OF MOTHERS AT RODEOS
The wild cow milking event, showcased at the La Pine Rodeo the first weekend in July every year, is a troubling spectacle. What does this event entail? A mother cow is separated from her baby calf, released into an arena, roped and wrestled into submission by a gang of rodeo performers. This helpless new mother is rendered immobile, with one or two performers holding her head in a lock while others pull her tail and another forcibly robs her of her milk. All this happens while the crowd cheers, further terrifying this innocent and docile animal.
Though this gross act of violence is not sanctioned by the PRCA, they do absolutely nothing to stop it. Central Oregon, it’s time to support prosocial events in our area that do not exploit animals for the sole purpose of human entertainment. We must take a stand and stop celebrating public displays of animal abuse.
Visit copak.org to learn how you can help. Reach out to La Pine Community Health Center and Cascade Natural Gas and ask them why they support animal abuse and the mistreatment of new mothers in the rodeo.
—Elsa Barnes
RODEO SCHMODEO
In response to all the letters about rodeos, I give you "speciesism" a term coined by Richard D. Ryer. It’s defined as "a prejudice or attitude of bias in favor of the interests of members of one's own species and against those of members of other species.”
The belief that humans, as a supposedly superior species, have the right to use non-human animals as we wish fuels systemic and institutional exploitation
of animals. This extends to all economic sectors: the food industry, animal testing, medicine, clothing, labor and transport, tourism, entertainment, trophy hunting....and rodeos. Follow the money.
Flight/fight, freeze and shutdown are biological responses to threat or danger in human and non-human animals. Imagine this: an electric prod is applied to your ass; you’re chased with no chance of escape, caught, thrown down, tied up and immobilized. Please imagine the pain and terror of that animal being forced into this “sport.” Do not for a minute think....
No harm done! Horses, bulls, steer, and calves suffering broken ribs, backs and legs, torn tails, punctured lungs, internal organ damage, ripped tendons, torn ligaments, snapped necks and agonizing deaths. (Animal Legal Defense Fund)
If we cease our denial and rationalization and give this issue serious thought, we’ll stop watching animal torture and calling it sport, or upholding it as the great Western way of life. There are other ways and we're a much more inventive, creative species than that.
—Krayna Castlebaum
WOMEN’S VOTES
I don't need to write ALL the rights that have been taken away from women because you already know. I don't need to write ALL the rights that are
being spoken about being taken away because it's on the news. The only thing that's left that I am not aware of that would take away a woman's rights is the right to vote. You think that will never happen? Did you think all the women's rights that have already been taken away would happen in this day and age?
—Angela Kamm
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Comment Period Opens for Proposal Allowing E-bikes on Select Trails
The Deschutes National Forest is seeking input on a proposed project that would allow class 1, pedal-assist e-bikes on existing, select trails and paved paths located near Bend, Sisters and Sunriver.
The Forest Service is considering the use of e-bikes on select trails to create equitable opportunities for use and reduce potential conflict between user groups. Trails designed for pedestrian or equestrian uses are not included in the proposal. The 30-day comment period began July 2 and closes July 31. Comments can be submitted at: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public// CommentInput?Project=66475.
Oregon Governor Declares
Drought in Jefferson County
Gov. Tina Kotek declared a drought emergency in Jefferson County on June 27, directing state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. Jefferson County has been drought free since March 2024, according to a press release, but the effects of a multi-year drought have yet to improve throughout the Deschutes
River Basin.
Precipitation has been below average in Jefferson County since 2018, resulting in less recharge to groundwater systems. Water supply conditions and precipitation levels are not expected to improve.
Redmond Airport Adjusts Parking Fees
The Redmond Municipal Airport announced that it implemented complimentary parking for the first 20 minutes in the main parking lot, starting July 1. The complimentary parking, which applies for all spots in the main lot, is meant to help reduce road and curbside congestion, providing convenient options for passengers getting picked up and dropped off. The airport raised its daily parking fees last year from $15 to $24 per day.
“We are excited to offer free 30-minute parking in our main lot to help reduce curb congestion. It also allows customers to greet friends and family when they arrive and accompany those travelers who may need a little extra assistance to the terminal,” said Airport Director Zachary Bass.
— Julianna LaFollette
Bend Set to Pursue Fast-Tracked UGB Addition
The one-time UGB expansion comes out of Senate Bill 1537 and could accelerate housing
By Julianna LaFollette
On June 20, the Bend City Council decided to pursue a one-time urban growth boundary expansion, giving staff direction to move forward and solicit applications for the expansion. The expansion, which came out of Senate Bill 1537 as a possible means of expansion for cities that meet the qual ifications, would help speed up growth.
The Oregon Senate passed the Emergency Housing Stability and Production Package, a top priority for Gov. Tina Kotek, which aims to create more affordable housing by supporting housing production and making it easier for Oregon cities to create infrastructure.
outlined in SB 1537. The City will obtain housing data from HUD later this summer, which will give staff members a better idea about whether the City will continue to qualify.
Because of this unknown data, City staff members recommended starting the process fairly quickly.
In the early stages of this UGB expansion, property owners and developers who are interested and meet the many specific requirements of the bill are able to apply to be one of the potential participants for an expansion.
“If you move to the Pacific Northwest, you have to do your defensible space. It is just one of those things. Changing that culture in the prevention world has been a little bit of a struggle.”
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Fire and Rescue inspector, from the Feature story, “Into the Wildlands”
SB 1537 assists local governments with housing production and grants, giving cities the ability to undergo a one-time UGB amendment. The bill states that the expansion could be up to 100 net residential acres. The actual size of the expansion could be slightly bigger than that to account for road networks, open space and parks, according to Lynne McConnell, the City of Bend’s housing director.
According to BreAnne Gale, a senior planner with the City’s Growth Management Division, interest in this expansion is primarily driven by the need for affordable housing, to catch up on the City’s underproduction. A traditional UGB expansion, according to Gale, can take several years to develop, plan and put into action. The addition outlined in the bill would streamline the process.
In order for the City of Bend to qualify for this one-time accelerated expansion, it needs to prove housing need based on rent burden. Today Bend qualifies, said Gale, but it may not in the future.
“Bend has seen some displacement in some of our lower-income community members because they were facing such severe rent burden,” McConnell said at the council meeting. “What has actually happened in Bend very recently is that our rent burden percentage has actually decreased because of that displacement.”
If this trend continues, the City may not meet the rent-burden requirements
Interested applicants put together a draft concept plan, showing how they met the requirements of the bill. For an applicant to meet the requirements, their site plan must meet affordability requirements that the bill outlines – 30% of units at 80% of the area median income for rent or 130% of the annual median income for sale. The bill also requires the site to have a mix of both residential and commercial development.
McConnell noted that the expansion is likely to develop in the mid-density ranges – small-scale apartments, middle housing and single-family housing. Also required in the bill are opportunities for public input.
The development must be in a single site, meaning that there could not be multiple additions in different places around the UGB equaling up to 100 acres. Gale, however, noted that multiple property owners could technically come together to develop a single area, but they’d need to be contiguous. Other location requirements state that the site must be on non-resource land – not zoned for farm or forest.
The City embarked on its last UGB expansion in 2016. Even with the onetime addition coming from SB 1537, the City anticipates needing to expand further in the coming years. According to a housing capacity analysis taken to the City Council July 2023, the City will need to do another addition, Gale told the Source Weekly. Preliminary work indicated that the City will begin starting that process early next year, which will be a multi-year process.
Unsplash
— The acreage of the Darlene 3 Fire by the time it was 100% contained. From the News story, “La Pine Threatened by Large Fire”
Melissa Steele,
Bend
La Pine Threatened by Large Fire
Community comes together in the face of a blaze east of town
By Julianna LaFollette and Jennifer Baires
Lori Wood was at her home in La Pine’s Newberry Estates on Tue., June 25 when she heard a knock on the door around 2 pm. It was the police, alerting her of a nearby fire and the need to immediately evacuate.
Wood, who was home with her two grandchildren and bedridden husband, was stunned.
“I was wondering, ‘how are we going to get him out of here?,'” she recalled. “It was just so chaotic.”
Wood’s husband told her to get someplace safe and leave him. “He said, ‘Get the kids and go,’” she recalled with tears in her eyes. “Leave me here.”
The fire responsible for the evacuation, known now as the Darlene 3 Fire, began early afternoon on June 25. It prompted rapid evacuations. By 4 pm that same day, the fire was estimated at about 250 acres. Soon, Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for Darlene 3, determining that threats to life, safety and property existed – and that the threat exceeded the capabilities of local firefighting personnel and equipment.
Kotek’s declaration allowed the state fire marshal to mobilize firefighters and equipment to assist local resources, including the Oregon State Marshal’s Red Incident Management Team and two task forces from Marion and Linn counties.
By 9 pm that night, Darlene 3 exploded to 1,700 acres.
After the police notified Wood of the need to evacuate, she grabbed necessary items such as medications, supplies for her husband, and the couple’s dog. Paramedics soon arrived to transport her husband to a hospital in Redmond.
Once her husband was safely evacuated, Wood took her grandkids, ages 7 and 10, to their father’s house, which was not in an evacuation zone, and drove to the Red Cross shelter at La Pine High School.
Two days later, Wood was still at the shelter and grateful for the support. She was caring for her and her husband’s dog, NuNo. Despite being forced to quickly leave her home and not knowing when she could return, she said her overwhelming emotion was gratitude.
“I’ve never seen such a group of people come together in such a way,” Wood said of her experience since being evacuated. “I’m so humbled and so grateful and honored to be in such an area,” she continued, her voice breaking. “It’s life changing.”
On Wednesday, 35 evacuees, like Wood, stayed the night at the shelter. Local restaurants stepped up to provide meals for those impacted by the fire. By Thursday morning, the shelter had served around 150 meals.
“As long as Level 3 evacuations are in place, we’ll stay open,” said Alan Underkofler with the Red Cross. Support like the kind Wood praised from the Red Cross radiated through La Pine. From the rapid fire response to emergency response teams, cooperation and involvement from local residents and out-of-town agencies made a significant difference to those in the fire’s path.
Fire Aid
Just down the road from where Wood and others sought refuge, La Pine Elementary School was transformed into the Darlene 3 Fire Command Center. The school, which just a week prior was filled with children
looking forward to summer break, was now a bustling camp of fire response teams. Tactical fire maps lined the walls in classrooms where teams of responders strategized day and night.
By Thursday afternoon, Darlene 3 had grown to 3,889 acres with 30% containment. Firefighters focused on strengthening existing lines and continuing efforts to contain the fire while preventing it from burning nearby structures. Nearly a week later, on July 1, the fire had not grown and was 75% contained. As of July 2, the fire was 100% contained.
At its peak, 1,546 structures were threatened and 492 were in a Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation area. There were no reports of structural damage and according to Stacy Long with Central Oregon Fire Management Service, the fire was unlikely to reach structures given the swift response from fire crews.
According to Long, pre-existing fire treatments to the area aided in preventing the spread of fire toward neighboring homes in the early days. Several parts of the forest near Darlene Way were previously treated with thinning, mowing and prescribed burns, which helped slow the fire.
Not Their First Rodeo
Next to the established fire camp where fire responders were living is the La Pine Rodeo grounds, which was housing evacuees' larger animals. The Central Oregon Pet Evacuation Team, or P.E.T., helped residents evacuate and house animals in the days after the fire started.
The P.E.T. team came prepared with crates, litter boxes and food to give out to those in need. By Thursday morning, the team was packing up, moving the few remaining animals in their care to a nearby pet boarding center, Bend Pet Resort, which offered to provide care for any animals displaced by the flames.
In one corner of the rodeo grounds, 17-year-old Kiara Root and her family were staying in a trailer after they too were forced to evacuate their home, which
was about a mile and a half from the fire. Root said she was at work on Tuesday when she heard about the fire.
The family has five dogs and two horses, so the rodeo was their only option. “I’m really lucky,” Root said of the process. “The La Pine Rodeo Association, they’ve always opened everything up and they’ve always been there to help,” she added. “Even last year with all the fires, and the year before that.”
In previous fires, Root was in Level 1 and Level 2 evacuation areas. This was the first time her family was in Level 3 and had to evacuate. “It can be very scary and you just gotta have faith in your community and the people surrounding you and not give up,” she said. For residents like Root, fear and evacuation notices around wildfire season are not uncommon. The area has experienced several nearby fires, forcing residents and local agencies to remain resilient and respond swiftly when faced with fire danger.
The current fire is the third fire that started along Darlene Way in the last few years. The first occurred in 2021. The second, a small fire that was caught quickly, happened just a week prior to the current one. According to PIO Long, the Darlene 3 Fire grew quickly due to wind.
The cause of the fire is still unknown and probably will be for a while, said Long. It is still actively being investigated by law enforcement and wildland fire investigators, though it’s assumed it was caused by humans since there wasn't any lightning in the area.
Top left, Kiara Root and her family evacuated to the La Pine Rodeo grounds with their horses as Darlene 3 burned just a mile and a half from their home. Below, thick smoke rose from the Darlene 3 fire as crews worked to protect communities on Thu., June 27
Right, Vikki Sheerer with the Pet Evacuation Team checks on two dogs waiting for transfer to a Bend Pet Resort.
Former Employees at Black Butte Ranch File $13.5 Lawsuit
Alleging Workplace Harassment
Nine former workers claim management knew of ongoing sexual assault and harassment by longtime employee
By Jennifer Baires
On Thu., June 27 at a co-working space in Bend, two former employees of Black Butte Ranch held a press conference with their lawyers detailing years of abuse and harassment by a former co-worker, Glenn Michael Woosley. They also announced a $13.5 million dollar lawsuit on behalf of themselves and seven other former employees against Black Butte Ranch and the management at the time, who the claimants say knew about the abuse and did nothing to stop it.
“I was touched numerous times, in numerous places and made very inappropriate comments to,” said Colin Palmer of the alleged harassment by Woosley. “I also watched my peers and coworkers around me get very nasty comments and get sexually assaulted as well. It made me very uncomfortable as well to see that none of the higher ups around me really cared at that point,” he added.
Palmer started at Black Butte Ranch when he was 16 years old, soon after getting his driver’s license. He said his first run-in with Woosley was shortly after he started working there while he was still a minor, he said.
Brody Anderson, another claimant in the lawsuit, grew up in Sisters and started as a busboy at the ranch after graduating high school.
“It made me very uncomfortable as well to see that none of the higher ups around me really cared at that point.”
— COLIN PALMER
“He groped me in the privates and butt area, he made sexual remarks and comments to us a lot. He tried to make us question our sexuality, and in my case, he even struck me,” Anderson said when asked to detail his interactions with Woosley. “He slapped me pretty hard, twice.”
Palmer and Anderson began at Robert’s Pub (a part of the Black Butte Ranch property) in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and each worked with Woosley while at the pub. Most of the alleged abuse
detailed among them and the seven other claimants occurred in early 2022. It ended with Woosley’s firing after three employees reported the abuse to Black Butte Ranch Police Department, according to Black Butte Ranch Police’s case report on Woosley from 2022.
“We think this is just the tip of the iceberg.”
— JASON KAFOURY
Woosley, who was 75 years old at the time of his arrest, had worked at the ranch for nearly three decades. He was well known in the community and beloved among many of the resort’s owners, according to the police report. When interviewed by police in August of 2022, Woosley said he was known as “Mr. Black Butte,” a nickname he said was given to him by Black Butte management in recognition of how wellliked he was by community members.
In police interviews, multiple alleged victims said that it was this perception of prominence and power that kept them from reporting abuse and harassment earlier. Most of the former employees who came forward in July 2022 to file a police report against Woosley were young men around 20 years old. Anderson, who was at the press conference to speak out against Woosley and Black Butte Ranch, said that Woosley had a “type” and that he especially was targeted, enduring more groping and verbal abuse than others.
On July 11, 2022, Anderson, along with two other employees, went to Black Butte Ranch Police Department and filed a report against Woosley, whose behavior seemed to have been escalating according to details they gave in the police report, describing touching coworkers over their clothes, evolving to putting his hands down one person’s pants and groping his penis. Although he mostly went after men, there was one woman who said Woosley, unprompted, reached out and grabbed her breast while at work, according to the report. In each of these incidents, the alleged victims said they reported Woosley’s actions and management did nothing. And in the case of the man who said Woosley had put his hands down
his pants, he was told, “Don’t go to the police,” by his manager, according to a police report from Aug. 2, 2022.
Following the filing of the lawsuit, Kyle Cummings, Black Butte Ranch’s CEO, released a letter to the community in support of the former employees who he called “brave” for reporting Woosley.
“Coming forward with the information about Woosley's behavior was difficult and courageous. We thank our team members who did so, and we stand beside our employees in their outrage over his actions,” the letter read. “This week, additional employees came forward and joined in filing a lawsuit regarding these issues. We take the claims in this suit extremely seriously and reiterate our support for any of our employees who experienced harassment from Woosley.”
Woosley was arrested in August of 2022 on multiple counts of sexual abuse and harassment. In May of last year, he pleaded no contest to two counts of sexual abuse and one count of harassment. He was given 30 days in county jail and fined a few hundred dollars, according to a copy of his plea deal.
“We think he’s a danger to the community and our society,” said Jason Kafoury, one of the attorneys representing the nine former employees in the lawsuit. “Not only does Black Butte deserve to be responsible, we think Woosley
“He groped me in the privates and butt area, he made sexual remarks and comments to us a lot. He tried to make us question our sexuality and in my case he even struck me.”
— BRODY ANDERSON
deserves a lot more time behind bars as well,” he said. Kafoury and co-council Christopher Larsen of Pickett Dummigan McCall LLP said that they believe Woosley abused others while employed at Black Butte Ranch and are asking that anyone who may have been harassed or a witness to harassment contact their offices.
“We think this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Kafoury said. Since last week’s press conference, Kafoury said the lawyers have heard from other former employees about prior complaints against Woosley dating back to 2015. “We are actively interviewing a lot of people right now,” he said.
Courtesy Black Butte Ranch - There is a Place Facebook
The nine claimants say most of the abuse they experienced from a Black Butte Ranch employee occurred in early 2022, when the accused worked at Robert’s Pub.
La Pine amenazada por un fuerte incendio
Por Julianna LaFollette y Jennifer Baires Traducido Por/Translated by Jéssica Sánchez-Millar
Lori Wood estaba en su casa en La Pine Newberry Estates el martes 25 de junio cuando escuchó que tocaban la puerta alrededor de las 2pm. Era la policía, avisando de un incendio cercano y de la necesidad de evacuar el área de inmediato.
Wood, que estaba en casa con sus dos nietos y su esposo postrado en cama, quedó sorprendida. “Estaba pensando ¿cómo lo ibamos a sacar de aquí?”, reitero. “Era un chaos”
El esposo de Wood le dijo que se fuera a un lugar seguro y que lo dejara a él en casa. “Dijo: saca a los niños y vete,” reiteró con lágrimas en sus ojos. “Déjame aquí”
El incendio responsable por la evacuación, conocido ahora como el incendio Darlene 3, comenzó en la tarde del 25 de junio y dio lugar a evacuaciones rápidas. Para las 4 de la tarde del mismo día, el incendio estaba aproximadamente en 250 acres. Pronto, la gobernadora Tina Kotek invocó la ley de conflagración de emergencia por Darlene 3, constatando que existía la amenaza hacia la vida, seguridad y propiedad existentes y que la amenaza excedía la capacidad del personal
y del equipo de bomberos.
La declaración de Kotek permitió al jefe de bomberos del estado movilizar bomberos y equipos para aux iliar los recursos locales, incluido el equipo de Oregon State Marshal’s Red Incident Management y dos grupos de las fuerzas de los condados de Marion y Linn. Para las 9 de la noche, Darlene 3 detonó a los 1,700 acres.
Después que la policía le pidió a Wood evacuar la zona, tomó los artículos necesarios, como los medicamentos, suministros para su esposo y su perro. Los paramédicos llegaron en breve para transportar a su esposo a un hospital en Redmond.
El miércoles, 35 personas evacuadas como Wood pasaron la noche en el albergue. Restaurantes locales ofrecieron sus servicios para proporcionar alimentos a las personas afectadas por el incendio. Para el jueves por la mañana, el albergue había servido alrededor de 150 platos de comida.
Ayuda contra incendios
Para el jueves, Darlene 3 había crecido a los 3,889 acres con un 30% de contención. Los bomberos se enfocaron en fortalecer las líneas existentes y en continuar con los esfuerzos para contener el incendio y evitar la quema de edificios cercanos. Casi una semana después, el 1 de julio, el incendio había aumentado y estaba contenido en un 75%.
Una vez que su esposo salió a salvo, Wood llevó a sus nietos de 7 y 10 años a la casa de su padre, que no estaba en una zona de evacuación y condujo al albergue de la Cruz Roja en La Pine High School.
A unos cuantos pasos donde Wood y otras personas buscaron refugio, la escuela de La Pine Elementary se convirtió en el centro de comando de bomberos Darlene 3. La escuela, que tan solo una semana antes estaba llena de niños que esperaban con ansias las vacaciones de verano, ahora era un ruidoso campamento de equipos para la respuesta a incendios. Mapas cubrían las paredes de los salones donde los equipos de respuesta operaban día y noche.
En su punto máximo, 1,546 estructuras fueron amenazadas y 492 se encontraban en un área de evacuación de Nivel 3 de evacuación “Go Now/Salir Ahora”. No hubo reportes de daños de estructuras y según Stacy Long de Central Oregon Fire Management Service, era poco probable que el incendio alcanzara estructuras dada la rápida respuesta de los equipos de bomberos.
Según Long, los tratamientos contra incendios preexistentes en el área unos días antes ayudaron a prevenir la propagación del fuego hacia las casas vecinas en los primeros días. Varias partes del bosque cerca de Darlene Way fueron tratadas previamente con la poda, el corte y quema programada, lo que ayudó a que frenará el fuego.
In a Land Birthed by Fire
Part two of a three-part series exploring how Central Oregon can safely live with fire
We can't control where an earthquake hits, when a volcano erupts or the path of a hurricane or twister, but we can take measures to prevent a fire from breaking out and barreling down on a community.
Since May of this year, the Source Weekly has been investigating how prepared the region is for the next nearby wildfire. Part 1, Treating the Forest, looked at fire mitigation efforts in the wildlands around Bend –focusing on a first-in-the-nation pilot program to ignite controlled burns closer to cities, and more aggressively than ever before.
In Part 2, conceived of before the Darlene 3 Fire in La Pine, we dive into attempts at different levels of government to balance wildfire risk with population growth and personal accountability.
Building in the Wildlands
Deschutes County continues to experience rapid growth. But can the region support more people and keep them safe from fire?
By Jennifer Baires
On Tues., June 25, shortly after noon, a fire started about a mile southeast of La Pine, on the east side of Darlene Way. Initial estimates by Central Oregon Fire put the size at 3 to 5 acres. By 1:50 pm, roughly an hour later, nearby residents received “Go Now” evacuation orders. People rushed to leave, grabbing the essentials, packing up their animals and heading out of their houses for what could be the last time.
Darlene 3, as the fire would later be named, continued to grow over the next
few days as firefighters worked around the clock to establish lines around it and protect properties. The wind whipped but continued to blow away from La Pine and the thousands of people who live there, surrounded by forest. A week later, on Tues., July 2, the fire was 100% contained and all “Go Now” evacuations were lifted. It left nearly 4,000 burned acres in its wake but no structures or lives were lost to its flames.
A positive outcome was far from guaranteed. If the wind shifted, if the response was slower, if previous sec
“There’s always going to be a risk, and we know how to address that risk through our building practices and our landscaping practices.”
— CRAIG LETZ
preemptively burned, La Pine may have been lost — another city that by name alone could bring to mind total devastation, like Lahaina or Paradise before it.
For many in La Pine and throughout Deschutes County, the threat of wildfire is a known and accepted risk, a tradeoff one makes to live on the borders of urban and wild. Darlene 3, for all the worry and costs incurred so far, is not an anomaly. The name even speaks to that fact. It’s named Darlene 3 because it’s the third fire ignited near Darlene Way. The week before Darlene 3 was Darlene 2, put out before it could cause trouble. The original Darlene was in 2021. And the risk of another Darlene, or more broadly, of another wildfire near communities in Central Oregon, is rapidly increasing. By mid-century, just a couple of decades from now, the annual potential for very large fires is projected to increase by at least 350% over the 20th-Century average, according to the Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan 2040. Wildfire is the second
most significant hazard to the county (behind winter storms) and one of the most concerning to the public, according to the county’s Natural Hazards Mitigations Plan. With a drying and warming climate, vegetation (aka fuel) will grow more robust during longer growing seasons and further deplete soil moisture. These trends, laid out in the county’s comprehensive plan, will mean people living within its borders can expect not just more fires, but more severe fires.
Layered on top of this growing wildfire risk is a population boom. Last year, La Pine was among the fastest-growing communities in the state, according to data from Portland State University, and the county at large continues to grow swiftly. But, experts stress, wildfire risk can be mitigated. Building practices, landscaping standards and regulations on where development occurs can all give homes and communities better chances of surviving fire. Even small changes, like clearing combustible material from the first 5 feet of a property, can net big gains — especially when applied community wide.
Above, new development in Shevlin West by Shevlin Park.
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upon, it became an extension of Bend’s wildland-urban interface, or WUI –areas where human development meets forest or other types of natural vegetation. Pushing out farther into the wildlands increases the risk of wildfire to the community in two main ways: a greater likelihood a fire will start because of a person (around 85% of wildfires are human-caused) and wildfires that do start will now have a greater risk of burning homes.
This trend of building in the WUI is a national one. An often-cited study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that a third of homes are built there, making it the fastest-growing land use area in the lower 48. “Wildfire problems will not abate if recent housing growth trends continue,” the study’s authors wrote.
In 2021, following the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, which destroyed more than 4,000 homes and killed 11 people across the state, the Oregon State Legislative Assembly took a step toward preventing more devastating losses with the passage of Senate Bill 762. The bill, passed with bipartisan support, directed the Oregon Department of State Fire Marshal to develop defensible space codes and for the Building Codes Division to adopt fire-hardening building code standards; a draft is available online. However, the new measures are dependent on a statewide wildfire risk map. Public backlash to the original map put out in 2022 was sharp and the state quickly pulled it back. That was two years ago.
The second version of the map, now dubbed a wildfire hazard map rather than a wildfire risk map, is expected next month. Meanwhile, new construction continues to go up and another fire season is underway, without any changes that could make communities safer. Even years from now, when the map is finalized and codes and regulations are in place, some worry it may not be enough and that it may be too late for some properties.
Beauty and Risk in the Trees
Along the northwest side of Bend is a highly sought-after area with hundreds of homes under construction across multiple developments – all bordering trees. A decade ago, most of the area was ineligible for urban development. As that land was brought into the city’s Urban Growth Boundary and built
In part because of these reasons, development in the WUI is controversial — a constant push and pull between elected officials, developers, advocacy groups and the public. That tension was made clear in 2009 when city officials proposed adding more than 8,000 acres to Bend’s UGB, much of it along the west side. Central Oregon LandWatch, an environmental and land use watchdog organization, challenged the move and led a successful appeal of the city’s plan, resulting in significantly scaleddown additions.
“A big reason that we fought against those lands being added to the urban growth boundary was because of the fire risk,” said Rory Isbell, an attorney and rural lands program manager with Central Oregon LandWatch, referencing the Awbrey Hall fire in 1990 and the Two Bulls Fire in 2014 that destroyed homes and threatened many more in the same area.
Working with landowners, LandWatch’s former executive Paul Dewey helped develop a proposal for a new zone called the Westside Transect. The zone, which is singular in Deschutes County, requires that residential subdivisions have significantly fewer homes than code would have otherwise allowed and that strict fire protection requirements are employed for building materials, landscaping and open space. These changes, experts believe, will give developments in the transect a better chance of survival in a fire.
Builders in one transect development, Discovery West, hired local consulting company Tamarack Wildfire Consulting to help determine a wildfire mitigation plan for the neighborhood. Craig Letz, co-owner of Tamarack and former fire chief for the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Prineville BLM in Oregon led the efforts, ensuring that everything from the type of siding to the exterior vent size and the plants used for landscaping were specifically chosen for their abilities to help alleviate wildfire risk.
“There’s always going to be a risk, and we know how to address that risk
A map showing the Westside Transect Zone and the areas burned during the Awbrey Hall and Two Bulls Fire. Image courtesy of Central Oregon LandWatch.
A row of townhomes under construction in Discovery West development.
Courtesy Central Oregon Land Watch
Jennifer Baires
through our building practices and our landscaping practices,” Letz said.
Doug Green, a program manager for the Community Planning Assistance Wildfire Program at Headwaters Economics, agrees that wildfire risk can be lowered and worked with the city and the county in years past to try and develop local codes and regulations.
“We did a report in 2016 that recommended the city come up with some land use regulations and codes for building in high-hazard areas,” Green said. “It's been talked about over the years. It's just never, never occurred because of a number of reasons. There's this misconception that it's going to slow development or cost a lot more money to build that way, which has proven not to be true.”
Before SB 762 in 2021, Deschutes County was working toward developing its own measures, but that work was set aside while waiting for approval of the state’s hazard maps and implementation of pending building codes and requirements. In the absence of regulation, homeowners and neighborhoods have taken matters into their own hands to protect themselves and become wise to fire.
An Opt-In Approach
A few years ago, Lon Leneve was sitting with a neighbor in his Awbrey Butte neighborhood looking around when it dawned on them just how vulnerable they were to fire.
“He and I were just observing the butte and realized how much fuel we had on the butte in terms of trees and shrubbery,” Leneve said. This observation led Leneve to deeply research how the community could be more proactive in wildfire mitigation.
Leneve is part of the Awbrey Butte Owner’s Association and neighborhood, a community of over 780 properties. He said that before 2021 the community was Firewise “light.” Firewise USA is a national program that helps neighbors organize and take action to protect their homes and reduce their community’s wildfire risk. It is primarily an education and resource tool rather than a set of strict guidelines. Nationally, Oregon has the second-highest number of Firewise sites (eight homes is the minimum requirement for a site) behind California, with 282 sites. Sixty-seven of those are in Deschutes County, making it the fifth-highest per county in the nation. The only county in the state with more sites is Jackson County, according to Christie Shaw, Oregon Department of Forestry’s national fire plan coordinator and the state’s Firewise liaison.
Among the low-hanging fruit recommendations from Firewise: Ensure there are no combustible materials within 5 feet of a home, clear gutters, install 1/8inch metal mesh screening on vents and repaire or replace missing roof shingles.
Maintaining defensible space is key to a home’s ability to survive a fire.
A post-fire study of homes in San Diego County, California affected by the 2007 Witch Creek Fire found that 67% of homes with unmaintained vegetation were destroyed. That number dropped to 32% for homes with maintained defensible spaces. However, like with Leneve’s observation of Awbrey Butte in 2020, many areas around Deschutes County are overgrown and unmaintained.
“We need to change the culture here,” said Melissa Steele, a Bend Fire and Rescue inspector. “If you move to the Pacific Northwest, you have to do your defensible space. It is just one of those things. Changing that culture in the prevention world has been a little bit of a struggle,” she added.
The struggle, Steele said, is in part because people feel that defensible space measures don’t apply to properties inside Bend or near the city center. “What I like to tell people is that when I lived in Paradise [California, the site of the 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California’s history] the fire started seven miles away from my house,” Steele said. “I lived in the middle of town and that fire started in the forest. But because of embers, because people didn’t do defensible space and because of structure-to-structure ignition, it spread.”
Steele works with homeowners and association groups like Leneve’s to educate and advise on best practices for fire protection. There are monthly meetings, regular outreach activities, incentive programs that offer grants for qualifying properties and ongoing support for
homeowners trying to harden their property to fire. All of it is on an opt-in basis. Leneve, who is very involved with these efforts as well and serves as a mentor through Project Wildfire, would like to see elected officials take on more of a leadership role and enact policies with teeth.
“Communities like ours that are decades old are trying to reverse the trend of creating fuel and creating risk, and we’re trying to reverse it as quickly as we can,” Leneve said. “But what I would like to see is at the city level, like Bend, or Deschutes County, establish some form of code because we have no enforcement capability in our community and most don’t.”
Currently, neither the county nor city plan to implement their own wild fire-related codes. The movement and conversation related to local ordinanc es stalled out in 2020 when the state announced it would be tackling similar legislation. However, given the intense backlash from the first maps the state put out for SB 762, there is uncertain ty about how this next version will be received. The new map does have some significant changes – it eliminated two hazard categories and now groups properties in low-, moderate- or high-hazard zones, in addition to reassessing pasture lands and irrigated croplands. Any new building codes would only apply to new construction or significant upgrades on existing homes, on properties designated as high-hazard that are at least partly in the wildland-urban interface. But concern remains.
“I’m anxious. I am quite anxious about these maps moving forward,” said Phil Chang, Deschutes County Commissioner. “Whether there’s going to be some classes of landowners who come forwards and just say, ‘You can’t do this to us.’ Or are concerned about being regulated and making claims that this is going to cost them a lot of money.”
Public comment period for the draft rules governing the map is now open and will run through August 15. The public will be able to comment on the draft map from July 18 until August 18 and a finalized map is expected to be published online on Oct. 1. Property owners in a high-hazard zone and within the WUI will be notified by letter and
“There's this misconception that it's going to slow development or cost a lot more money to build that way, which has proven not to be true.”
— Doug Green
Above, defensible space recommendations provided by Oregon State Fire Marshal.
The Call for Community Among Veterans
Jason Whalen entered the military right out of high school, in 1994. He served for three years, spending most of his time in Korea. Born in Minnesota, Whalen moved to Salem, Oregon around 1989 and later came to Bend.
Tambi Lane, his partner of 10 years, described him as always caring for others. It didn’t matter what he was doing; he would stop and help anyone who needed it.
“He always said, ‘I need to leave the world better than how I found it,’” recalled Lane.
In May 2023, Whalen died by suicide.
In 2021, there were 6,042 veteran suicide deaths in the U.S., according to a U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs report.
President Biden addressed suicide among veterans in 2023, calling it a public health and national security crisis. For more than a decade, suicide rates among veterans have been higher and have risen faster compared to non-veterans.
A White House study noted that risk factors for suicide among service members and veterans are both similar and different than those for nonmilitary and veteran groups.
“We know, however, that service members and veterans are at higher risk for some of the common risk factors, including experiencing a mental health condition and having a physical health problem,” the study noted.
According to Stop Soldier Suicide, an organization focused on solving the issue of suicide among veterans and service members, veterans are at 72% higher risk of suicide than those who haven’t served.
According to Debbie Restivo, a veteran-specific peer support specialist,
returning from the military can be extremely challenging, and barriers that exist within the community can make it even more difficult for veterans to ask for and receive the level of care they may need.
A need for services
Before Restivo began working in the veteran mental health field, she had to overcome her own challenges. She served in the military and after coming home, experienced military sexual trauma, addiction and mental health struggles.
“That’s what got me into this role. I found a way out,” said Restivo.
Restivo previously worked with Central Oregon Veterans Outreach and the Deschutes County Stabilization Center. In her current role, she finds veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, MST and other significant mental health challenges and helps identify what they need from the community.
For people who have spent time in the military, returning to normal life can be a challenge. “It’s a totally different environment,” said Restivo.
Jake Dailey, a combat medic in Iraq, is the owner of a social purpose organization in Washington where veterans work in ecological restoration. Dailey returned from the military with PTSD. He struggled with alcoholism while trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life.
“When we get out, we’re by ourselves and they expect us to transition to a civilian life that they’ve trained out of us,” said Dailey.
Lauren Grigsby is a Marine Corps
Local veteran service providers encounter challenges and solutions around mental health support
By Julianna LaFollette
veteran who works with organizations like Warrior Impact, the Peaceful Presence Project and previously worked with Central Oregon Veterans Ranch.
Grigsby compares the experience of a veteran to the book “Lord of the Flies.”
“Let’s send them to war and make them operate in a code of ethics outside the pale of society. Then let’s bring them back into society.”
According to Restivo, a sense of community and familiarity can help people better adjust, giving them a place to connect.
Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, a respite and agro-therapy program, fosters what Grigsby considers “old-school community.” It’s designed for veterans to show up and work on a farm alongside other veterans and staff members.
While the ranch doesn’t offer typical mental health services, Grigsby describes it as a safe place for building community, where people can also find resources through talking to one-another.
“People feel all of those natural benefits of being in nature for their mental health, but they are also around individuals that understand their lived experience and their complex trauma,” she said.
Grigsby dealt with her own mental health challenges following the military. While she didn’t originally see the ranch as a place for herself, she decided to go one day and immediately saw the positive effect it had on her. One major benefit of the ranch, she said, is reducing isolation.
“You see them all come together in this community environment, and they mentor each other, they all become friends with each other. When you have community that you feel like understands you, your quality of life goes up,” she said.
After Jake Dailey returned home from Iraq, he decided to move to the country and began homesteading. Someone in his community introduced him to forestry work. His passion for the environment continued to grow from there.
“Seeing what’s been happening
Lauren Grigsby
Veterans can go to the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch to work on a farm while building community..
Tambi Lane
The late Jason Whalen smiles for a photo with longtime partner Tambi Lane.
with wildfires in the west… when I see a problem, I look for solutions. That’s the Army in me, I guess,” Dailey said. His business, Rake Force, pays veterans to do regenerative forest management work. While Dailey’s located in Washington, he’s partnered with the Veterans Ranch and does a regenerative weekend in Bend every fall.
Dailey believes nature-based therapy gives veterans a sense of duty, responsibility and belonging – another way to build community.
“We are not only in nature, but we are amongst people we trust, we’re building camaraderie, working as a team and we’re accomplishing a mission.”
Local support
While the Central Oregon region has various support options, finding them can often be challenging. Some individuals need higher-level services that
are not always available due to a lack of resources.
“The challenges for [veterans] struggling with mental health or addiction is the same for everyone that’s struggling with mental health or addiction. There’s not enough treatment facilities or mental health providers,” said Restivo.
Veterans can seek out services from U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, which has a clinic in Bend. However, some local providers such as Restivo see the need for expanded services. She noted a lack of providers and rushed appointments. Dailey also expressed feeling unsupported by the VA.
J.W. Terry, the executive director of Central Oregon Veterans Outreach, believes that the VA needs to do more for the community.
“Being a veteran, I advocate for veterans and advocate for more mental health for veterans, but the community as a whole, a lot of our homeless need that,
The Veterans Ranch is a really good way for people to get their foot in the door and see the community, Grigsby said.
For those looking for therapy, they can often find options through the Central Oregon Vet Center. The Deschutes County Stabilization Center can help people in crisis.
“I think we have a lot of different support systems in this area. Does everyone know how to use them and know that they exist? No, so we’re constantly trying to help people understand that they exist, looking at where the systems break down and trying to make sure we’re having the right conversations, because it’s not perfect at all,” said Grigsby.
Grigsby noted the importance of all the mental health entities working together to help residents. “They don’t work perfectly, and we’re catching those holes in the system every time we do a crisis intervention,” she said.
Asking for help
Tambi Lane grew up surrounded by people in the military. She knew how hard it was for Whalen to open up about his own struggles or ask for help.
“He always felt like there were other veterans who had seen or done more… they’re the ones who need the help,” she recalled.
According to Restivo, many veterans, especially men, don’t know how to ask for help. “When they do, it’s often dismissed or attempted to be cured with medication. That’s not what we need –it’s long-term care, but that’s costly.”
The Central Oregon Veterans Ranch attempts to make people feel comfortable in opening up and hopefully accepting help.
“It’s a population of people that are actually extremely responsible and extremely resilient, and they don’t want to say, ‘I need help.’ So it’s really important they have things like that,” she said.
whether it’s a light touch or in-depth mental help, trying to get them into those services isn’t aways easy,” said Terry.
Veterans who struggle with addiction services can have an even harder time getting help, with some people having to wait for up to six weeks to get an appointment, according to Restivo. “What we’re having to do is do it ourselves. We’re having to take care of each other,” said Dailey of Rake Force.
For mental health services, Dailey believes solutions could come easy if the government were to reevaluate its military spending. “We have a trillion-dollar budget for war, but we don’t have a budget to take care of the warriors after they’re done.”
Despite a lack of services from the VA, community support and resources can be found through several local organizations such as the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, among other community groups that meet various times a month.
Lane said Whalen visited the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch a handful of times before he passed. Since then, Lane has visited the ranch several times to talk about what happened, and to have others listen.
She feels hopeful that more people these days are willing to talk about their mental health struggles. “It’s important that we just talk about everything, because so many people are so alone.”
Grigsby agrees. “It's really important that we understand it's OK to say, ‘I'm not OK,’ and that we continue to do the work for our own self-care and our own mental health, and that we support others,” said Grigsby. “The more we do that in all communities, that's what's going to make the numbers change on the suicides. I truly believe that's the only thing.”
Deschutes Veteran Crisis Line: Call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 or text 838255
Veterans Crisis Line: U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: Dial 988 then press 1 or text 838255
Veterans can take part in a number of activities at the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch, including gardening.
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By Dave Gil De Rubio
.B. King. That is who kicked off a lifelong love of the blues for Slash, best known as the lead guitarist for Guns n’ Roses.
His passion for blues has led the Brit-born Rock & Hall of Famer to release “Orgy of the Damned,” his sophomore solo bow that features a dozen mostly cover songs sung by an array of famed guest vocalists.
The itch to do this kind of project can be traced back to Slash’s Blues Ball, a mid-‘90s side gig Slash dabbled in, but never advanced into a recording project, as he was figuring out his musical situation having just quit Gn’R and disbanded the first lineup of his band, The Snakepit.
“There was a crazy frenzy of stuff going on in my life at that time,” he explained. “While putting together another Snakepit, I was simultaneously hanging out with all these blues guys and sitting in at places like The Baked Potato. I was friends with this guy Teddy Andreadis, who is a touring and session guy and also this guy Johnny Griparic. We did a lot of jamming and we threw this band together called Slash’s Blues Ball, which was basically just a drunken cover band. I always thought it would have been great to record this, but because it wasn’t such a serious, focused thing, it just didn’t happen.”
Having been busy touring with the reunited Guns n’ Roses and his solo band, The Conspirators, the guitarist thought back to those blues jams. He recruited Griparic and Andreadis to join him in the studio along with drummer Michael Jerome and singer/ guitarist Tash Neal. The quintet spent a week last year recording basic tracks, in between Slash’s touring commitments with Gn’R and The Conspirators. For this project, Slash enlisted producer Mike Clink, who helmed GnR’s 1987 landmark debut album, “Appetite for Destruction.”
project — very spontaneous and recorded live, so it had that real sort of greasy, fun feel to it.”
As for guest musicians, Slash called in a number of favors to recruit a wide array of contributors, including AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr., ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Chris Stapleton, Demi Lovato and Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes. The dozen songs include covers of artists ranging from Steppenwolf and Howlin’ Wolf to Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder and The Temptations. Once again, all roads led back to the Blues Ball.
“Some of the songs were from the setlist back in the ‘90s and some were songs that we didn’t really do, but I’ve always wanted to do,” Slash said. “It was a fun
Slash’s passion for the blues was stoked by his grandmother on his mother’s side shortly after the sixyear-old, then known as Saul Hudson, relocated with his family from England to California.
“My first real blues memory was when I first moved to Los Angeles from Stoke-on-Trent in ’71; I had really been steeped in British rock and roll up to that point,” he recalled. “My grandmother on my mom’s side is Black and said that’s all fine with The Beatles, Stones and all that you’re listening to, but you know where it all comes from? And she turned me on to B.B. King. My grandmother and cousins on my mom’s side introduced me to all kinds of blues, funk and R&B. When I
“My grandmother on my mom’s side is Black and said that’s
all fine
with The Beatles, Stones and all that you’re listening to, but you know where it all comes from? And she turned me on to B.B. King.”
did start playing guitar in earnest and was into all the blues-influenced rock and roll guys like Clapton, Jimmy Page and Hendrix, it all went straight back to all those records my grandmother turned me on to. It’s really a big part of my whole DNA.”
Inspired by the music festivals of his youth and in keeping with the ambitious nature of “Orgy of the Damned,” Slash decided to take his new album on the road via the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Tour. This array of dates features an all-star lineup of guest blues artists, including the Warren Haynes Band, Keb’ Mo’, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Robert Randolph, Samantha Fish, Eric Gales, ZZ Ward, Jackie Venson and Larkin Poe appearing at various dates. At the Hayden Homes Amphitheater show July 10, he brings in the Warren Haynes Band, Samantha Fish and Eric Gales.
“Teddy (Andreadis) and Tash (Neal) are doing the vocals and so we have a pretty cool set that’s a mixture of blues, some old-school rock and roll and some old-school R&B, so it’s not strictly a blues set,” Slash said. “But it’s all very bluesy and a really fun bunch of songs. There are a couple of surprises in there.”
Slash with Warren Haynes, Samantha Fish & Eric Gales
Wed., July 10. Doors 4:30pm, show 5:30pm Hayden Homes Amphitheater 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend bendconcerts.com
$63.70
Inspired by the music festivals of his youth, Slash decided to take his new album on the road via the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Tour.
Photo by Gene Kirkland
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AThe Decemberists Go Back to Where It Began
Back with a new record — the band’s first in six years — and back at Hayden Homes
Amphitheater, co-headlining with The Head And The Heart July 12
By Chris Young
nyone who’s followed the loquacious, decades-long career of The Decemberists knows singer-songwriter Colin Meloy is a wordsmith. Sometimes fanciful, sometimes dark, often epic and steeped in lore, the beloved baroque pop rockers frequently weave intricate stories of blue-collar industrial types (mariners, chimney sweeps, train operators) alongside political statements on conceptually dense albums. Crafting sonic novellas, Meloy spins theatrical balladry and pop gems in his instantly recognizable, quavering, singsong vocals.
The Portland-based five-piece has tried on some genres with gusto on eight studio records over 22 years, but there are some things that they just keep coming back to. Thus, it’s appropriate that their ninth offering — and first in six years — was christened “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again.” Self-released on June 14 on the band’s own YABB Records, surprisingly it’s The Decemberists’ first independently released full-length.
After almost two decades on Capitol Records and prior stints with Portland indies Kill Rock Stars and Hush Records in the early aughts, the label takes its name from the closing track on the band’s 2002 debut, “Castaways and Cutouts.”
“Come join the youth and beauty brigade, nothing will stand in our way,” Meloy sings on “Youth and Beauty Brigade,” placing the final punctuation mark at the end of his band’s debut effort — a song that also includes the album’s title lyric.
It seems “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again.” On the new record, that’s “the last line of the last song, or maybe the penultimate line,” Meloy explains. “Sometimes I feel like the last song on a record ends up in that position because in some way it speaks to a broader whole. And I think similarly, an ending line can serve the same purpose,” he said. When, “we were searching around for a title for the record, I kept coming back to that line. I’m not entirely sure what it means but it felt like a good title.”
“What it means” is that The Decemberists are back. After years of consistently recording and releasing records and touring in support of them, the band members have grown up, started families, bought houses, watched the pandemic break the live music industry and delved into side projects.
The return of Meloy with guitar player Chris Funk, drummer John Moen, bassist Nate Query and Jenny Conlee on the keys and accordion brings
a familiarity with it. The band’s imaginative brand of idiosyncratic music is distinct, and its fans are steadfast, likely leaning more to the super end of the spectrum than the casual. Hanging on every word, dissecting lyrics and discovering the histories that inspire the spirited tales Meloy sings, “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again” is sure to appease those who have been waiting.
With 13 songs, it’s the lengthiest Decemberists album (and features the band’s longest song, the experimental folk-prog-metal mashup “Joan in the Garden,” at almost 20 minutes) and an intentional double LP that’s split into four thematic sides.
Meloy will proudly tell you he believes it’s the best Decemberists album to date.
“This might be a feeling that accompanies every record, but I felt, on more than one occasion [while] working on this record, ‘I think this is the best thing that we’ve done.’ Whether that bears out, I don’t know if I’m the right person to judge that, unfortunately,” he laughs. “But I do think it’s our best work.”
When making a record “there’s invariably going to be highs and lows,” he continues. “Sometimes your read on what the high and low is is not accurate, you know? And so you make work that you like, that you connect with, that you can stand behind, and you put it out in the world. And I guess it’s sort of
everybody else’s job to gauge whether or not it resonates.”
Four out of the last five Decemberists records were helmed by Portland producer Tucker Martine (who’s worked with the likes of R.E.M., My Morning Jacket, First Aid Kit, Sufjan Stevens and many more). “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again” marks his fifth time behind the board for the band, although that’s not what Meloy intended.
Initially, the band rented Martine’s Flora Recording & Playback. “We started recording, just kind of messing around in the studio and thinking that we would move towards producing ourselves. But I think we really quickly got off track,” Meloy describes. “I think that was because we didn’t have somebody in the control room, kind of an objective creative partner who’s keeping us on track, keeping me on track. I also missed having that person outside of the band who could offer input.”
Meloy booked time with Martine, bringing him on board as producer… “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again.” In an attempt to “break out of old habits and old patterns, we inverted the recording process” starting out “with myself and Tucker, working together in the studio closely, and then [we] started bringing in the band members one by one.”
Some special guests showed up too, with Meloy and Martine inviting The
Shins’ James Mercer to contribute vocals to jangly opening track, “Burial Ground.” Meanwhile, Mike Mills of R.E.M. wrapped up his tour with The Baseball Project in Portland and changed his flight home so he could hit the studio in the morning, proffering piano and vocals on “Joan in the Garden”—that musical saga that closes the record.
Through all the time between when the seeds of YABB were planted in 2002 to this summer’s release of “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again,” The Decemberists—thanks to years of work—are now an “indie” band.
“We finally fit that description that people have been giving us for the last 15 years, even though we weren’t,” Meloy laughs.
After 22 years it’s easier to take in the big picture, and The Decemberists’ latest lyrical adage holds true: “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again.”
The Decemberists and The Head And The Heart With Ratboys Fri., July 12 Hayden Homes Amphitheater 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend Doors 5pm; show 6pm; all ages $67.20 to $111.25 Bendconcerts.com
“The first time I ever played there, we opened for Death Cab and the Pixies,” Colin Meloy recounts of his inaugural gig at Bend’s amphitheater. The Decemberists return on Friday, July 12, co-headlining Hayden Homes Amphitheater with Seattle’s The Head And The Heart.
Photo by Holly Andres
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House of Sutiki Is Helping Build Bend’s Dance Music Scene
Local DJs and promoters are booking bigger names alongside regional talent to play Bend, including San Francisco’s Justin Martin
By Chris Young
Back in the day, Danny Fry’s friends gave him the not-so-uncommon nickname Danimals. The longtime DJ, booker and event promoter has embraced the moniker, playing gigs as Mr. Danimals for the past few years.
Fry has been organizing events around the world for two decades, throwing parties with international talent from Italy, Singapore, Paris and England, as well as stateside hotspots like NYC and Detroit, in exotic locales including Maui, Bali, Bangkok and Miami.
Born in Santiago, Chile, and raised in Hawaii, Fry has called Bend home for the past five years, and he’s been using the name House of Sutiki for “the event collaborations I am hosting with friends here in town,” he explains. “Rythmyk is one of two branded nights I have going at the moment. Rythmyk is a house and techno night that launched back in April at The Barrel Room,” at Immersion Brewing, with a party featuring the DJ Nikita from Brooklyn.
In 2019, Fry had moved from legendary clubbing capital Ibiza to Bend and, “wanted to do something to bring that vibe here,” he says. With Rythmyk, Fry has been working closely with local DJ and producer Giancarlo Gatto to curate events, and their goal is “to create a vibe where it feels like you could be at a great party anywhere around the world. Whether you’re in NYC, Miami, Santiago, Ibiza, Bali, etc., it’s always all about the vibe and the energy of the party. We want to bring that energy here, and also want to showcase some of the great local talent we have here in town.”
Coming up in the Bay Area underground dance music community for the last 20 years, Martin was part of the independent electronic music label Dirtybird Records with Claude VonStroke. His characteristic brand of house music has been described as “melodic and tough,” a style that combines emotive and body-moving elements to make sure audiences are grooving on the dance floor.
with the opportunity to “feel like they can escape for a little moment, and feel free to dance and express themselves in a safe and creative environment. That’s the experience we aim to deliver.”
The DJ and electronic dance music scene in Central Oregon, “has changed immensely over the last five years or so,” Fry tells. “I really noticed the shift when Rüfüs Du Sol came to play the amphitheater [in fall of 2022]. It took me by surprise how many people were into electronic music and what a cool vibe there was at the event.”
This shift and growth in audience interests has now allowed Fry to bring an artist like San Francisco’s Justin Martin to town on Thursday, July 11. Headlining the Domino Room, “this is the first time he will play in Central Oregon, and from what we know, he is one of the biggest DJ/producers to play here up to this point,” Fry says.
“I’m always trying to find music for my DJ sets that rattles sound systems, but still has enough melody and interesting texture to expand your mind even if you’re sitting at home on a snowy or rainy day,” Martin describes.
He’s since remixed the aforementioned Rüfüs Du Sol, and in 2020, established his own label, What To Do… Focusing on his releases plus collaborative works, Martin aims to push his limits and reach new creative levels and with the label, telling fans to “expect music with emotional depth combined with raw dance floor grit.”
This ethos is right in line with Fry’s ambitions for House of Sutiki events. He’d like to provide people
“I’m always trying to find music for my DJ sets that rattles sound systems, but still has enough melody and interesting texture to expand your mind even if you’re sitting at home on a snowy or rainy day.”
— JUSTIN MARTIN
House of Sutiki will continue the party on Saturday, Aug. 10 with “another Rythmyk event featuring some amazing local DJs, artists and performers,” plus “guest DJ Luca Bacchetti from Italy will headline the party,” Fry says. “The theme of the event is ‘a high desert dream,’ which will bring art, music and live performances together to create a fully immersive experience.”
As for Justin Martin’s July 11 appearance at the Domino Room, the lineup also includes a solid offering of local DJs and electronic musicians including Father Sean, Schaab, Sofie and organizers Mr. Danimals and Giancarlo.
“See you on the dance floor!” Fry exclaims.
House of Sutiki presents Rythmyk featuring Justin Martin With Mr. Danimals, Giancarlo, Father Sean, Schaab and Sofie Thu., July 11
The Domino Room
51 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend Doors/show 8pm; 18+ $30
San Francisco DJ and producer Justin Martin will headline House of Sutiki's Rythmyk event on July 11 at the Domino Room.
Courtesy Justin Martin
CALENDAR
3 Wednesday
The Cellar-A Porter Brewing Company
Wednesday Jam Sessions Drink some fine cask or imported beers and try some amazing British pies while listening to some local musicians jam out. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open Mic Sign-up 7:30pm. If you’ve ever wanted to try stand-up comedy, this is where you start! 8-10pm. Free.
Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Bill Powers Relax with a pint and enjoy great local music every Wednesday from 6-8pm. 6-8pm. Free.
Deschutes Brewery & Public House
Head Games Trivia Night Eat. Drink. Think. Win! Head Games multi-media trivia is at Deschutes Bend Public House every Wednesday. Win prizes. Teams up to six. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
General Duffy’s Waterhole Wednesday Night Open Mic Join Central Oregon School of Modern Music and General Duffy’s for the Wednesday night Open Mic! Play 3 songs. Groups of up to 3. Sign-up begins at 5:30. Food trucks, 25+ taps, drink specials! 6-9pm. Free.
JC’s Bar & Grill TRIVIA + Wing Wednesday! $.75 cent wing special all day and trivia kicking off at 7:30pm. Don’t forget the infamous “physical” challenge as one of the categories (think musical chairs, limbo, paper airplane throwing etc)! Get a free appetizer by winning that round and happy hour pricing all week for the winning team. 7:30-9:30pm. Free.
Juniper Preserve Music on the Patio at Juniper Preserve Join Juniper Reserve for “Music on the Patio,” a summer series of live music performances happening every Wednesday evening on the patio by Grill on the Green at Juniper Preserve. 6-8pm. Free.
M&J Tavern Open Mic Night Downtown living room welcomes musicians to bring their acoustic set or turn it up to eleven with the whole band. Bring your own instruments. Goes to last call or last musician, which ever comes first. 21+. 6:30pm. Free.
Northside Bar & Grill Mellow Wednesday
Acoustic Open Mic and Jam hosted by Derek Michael Marc Sign-up sheet is available at 6:30pm. 7-9pm. Free.
Oblivion Pour House Last Call Trivia
Wednesday Last Call Trivia Wednesdays, bring your smartest friends and win free food and drink. 6:30-8:30pm.
Prost! Bend Trivia Prost! UKB Trivia is now at Prost! Bend on Wednesdays at 7pm! Genuine UKB Trivia is no average trivia night! Meet up with friends, win gift card prizes for top teams! Enjoy Prost’s authentic beer and food menu. Trivia is free to play, with no buy-ins! 7-9pm. Free.
River’s Place Alicia Viani Band Alicia Viani, Pete Kartsounes, Mark Karwan, and Scott Oliphant pull listeners into an intimate world of important stories of the human condition that come to life with its integration of jazz, funk, classical, country, and Americana into their indie folk. 6-8pm. Free.
Silver Moon Brewing Dadweed (Feat Seth Acquarolo) and Redwood Revue Dadweed (Feat. Seth Acquarolo) and Redwood Revue. 7-10pm. $10.
The Vault Taphouse at Kobold Brewing Trivia Night Trivia Night at The Vault! Come test your knowledge and drink top notch local beer! 6:30-8pm. Free.
4 Thursday
The Ballybogs and Friends Grab a pint, relax and enjoy live music by an amazing group of artists that brings the best Irish trad music in Central Oregon. Every Thursday at The Cellar. 6-8pm. Free.
Austin Mercantile Live Music Every Thursday Join at Austin Mercantile for live music every Thursday. Offering a light happy hour menu — daily flatbread, chili, charcuterie, soft pretzels and more! 4:30-6:30pm. Free.
Austin Mercantile Paul Eddy Local singer/ songwriter sings hits through the decades, plus originals. 4:30-6:30pm. Free.
Bend Elks Lodge #1371 Bingo Bingo at the Elk’s Lodge. Win cash prizes. 6-9pm. $23.
Bridge 99 Brewery Trivia Thursday at Bridge 99 Brewery Trivia Thursdays at 6:30pm at Bridge 99 Brewery with Useless Knowledge Bowl. It’s no ordinary trivia night, Team up to win house gift cards! Great brews, cocktails, and more. In-house menu and food truck options available! It’s free to play. Indoor and outdoor seating available. 63063 Layton Ave, Bend. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
Drake Park Munch & Music Summit Health and PacificSource present Munch and Music a free concert series in Drake Park. Presented by The Source Weekly and Hayden Homes will be celebrating its 33rd season! Live music, food trucks, bounce houses, and local artists! July 4, 11, 18, 25, August 1 and 8. See you there! 5:30-9pm. Free.
Dump City Dumplings Local Live music night Local live music showcase at dump city every Thursday. $1 off beverages and dumplings. 6/20 Kat Lord & friends 6/27 Emma Anderson 7/4 TBA 7/11 Paul eddy 7/18 Connor Bennett 7/25 Kerry Sheehan 5:30pm. Free.
Elements Public House Trivia Night at Elements Public House with QuizHead Games Come be all you can be with Trivia Night every Thursday from 6-8pm! Featuring QuizHead.games Trivia is every Thursday night! Located at the north end of Redmond. Full bar and great food! 6-8pm. Free. Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards and Events Live at the Vineyard: Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan Catherine has a high energy show, playing rockin’ and heartfelt songs. Country with rock, pop, blues. Her own original songs as well as everyone’s favorites, from modern to classic. She brings a tight groove and powerful vocals with three part-harmony that gets a crowd excited! 5-8pm. $25.
Pangaea Guild Hall Intro to D&D Workshop Calling all adventurers! Have you wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons but have no idea where to start? Pangaea Guild Hall presents an “Intro to D&D” workshop series hosted by yours truly, Guildmaster Chris! Learn to build and play your own D&D character. Call or email to reserve your spot! 6-9pm. $10.
Silver Moon Brewing 4th of July Show - Proud Mary: A Creedence Queerwater Revival Come out and celebrate July 4th with Proud Mary - the world’s queerest CCR tribute band! It’s an outdoor show, so you can watch the Pilot Butte fireworks while you party! Doors: 7pm, Showtime: 8pm Location: Silver Moon outdoor stage Cover: $13 advance / $15 at door All ages! 7-11pm. Cover: $13 advance / $15 at door.
Attendees can join Munch and Music on the Fourth of July for an unforgettable evening featuring free live music from the talented guitar stylings of Ron Artis II with special guests the Miles Harris Trio, creating a funky rhythmic vibe perfect for the whole family. Thu., July 4, 5:30pm at Drake Park.
Photo by Ty Milford
Silver Moon Brewing Trivia on the Moon Come down to Silver Moon Brewing for a night of trivia! Teams are welcome to show up in groups up to 8 people. Silver Moon also offers seating reservations for $20 donations that all go to F*Cancer! If you would like to reserve a table please contact the Trivia on the Moon Facebook page. 7pm. Free.
Worthy Brewing 4th of July with Call Down Thunder Dance yourself on out to Worthy Brewing on the East side of Bend on July 4 for a proper celebration of face-melting freedom. Music at 5:30pm with Whalien getting the night started followed by two full sets of Grateful Dead goodness from Call Down Thunder, playing until the fireworks. 5:30pm. Free.
5 Friday
Arome Downtown Redmond First Friday Celebrate downtown Redmond with friends and family and support your local small businesses and artists! Wine bar open, live music with Erin Cole-Baker from 5:30-7:30pm, local art pop-up with Karen Williams and Lori Agnew. 5-8pm. Free.
Bend Cider Co. Talumh Dubh Come on out to Tumalo and listen to the Irish/trad music of Talumh Dubh, featuring Belfast-born Patrick Leonard and the Ballybogs own Amanda Wrenn. Enjoy this Irish craic with delicious ciders and beers on a beautiful summer’s night. Slainte! Light appetizers available, outside food welcome. Kid and dog friendly. 6-8pm. Free.
Bend Poker Room Friday Night Poker Tournament Come on in for the Friday night poker tournament! $80 entry with unlimited rebuys for the first hour and an optional add-on for $40 at the first break. Patrons pay a $10 entrance fee. No money bet in any game is collected by the Bend Poker Room. 6-11pm. $80.
Cheba Hut Sun Sets Comedy Open Mic Sun Sets is a free comedy open mic every Friday. Sign-up 7:30. Starts 8pm. Enjoy the nice summer weather and the fresh heat from these local legends. It’s a toasty good time. Hosted by Katy Ipock. 7:30-10pm. Free.
The Commons Cafe & Taproom First Friday Block Party First Friday Downtown Bend! Celebrate local arts and culture by hosting free live music featuring local bands for First Friday Art Walk block party style. Sponsored by Immersion Brewing. Line-up on our website event calendar thecommonsbend.com First Friday of every month, 6-9pm. Free.
Crux Fermentation Project Live Music at Crux Fermentation Project Goodtime Hustle: An electrifying four-piece band from Seattle, known for their genre-defying sound that weaves together elements of alt-country, jam band, psychedelic rock, and folk music. Led by Bud Weather’s soulful vocals and Chris Denny’s blazing guitar, Michael Gagliardo on bass and Tom Lash on drums. 6-8pm. Free.
Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards and Events Live at the Vineyard: The Substitutes Come listen to the classic rock sounds of the Substitutes! Central Oregon’s self-appointed “Rock ‘n’ Roll Border Patrol.” The Substitutes have been defending our (and your) right to rock since 1996. For over two decades they have been dedicated to honoring the tradition. 6-9pm. $15.
General Duffy’s Annex Friday Night Jazz With The Positive Side Trio Looking For a classy night out accompanied by some of the best jazz music in town? The Positive Side Trio presents a residency with General Duffy’s brand new Annex Kitchen and Cocktails. Serving top of the line dishes & cocktails accompanied by soothing sounds of jazz standards. Every Friday night! 6-8pm. Free.
Hardtails Bar & Grill Stage 28 Karaoke Come out for a night of Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hardtails for a fun Friday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free.
Big E’s Sports Bar Karaoke Night Central Oregon’s most fun karaoke venue! Karaoke is hosted by A Fine Note Karaoke Too and DJ Jackie J. Delicious food and drink and a friendly staff. Come join the show where you are the star! 8pm. Free.
Silver Moon Brewing So Much House: Fluffy Stuff & Luxo SoMuchHouse: Bend debut DJ set by Fluffy Stuff with support by Luxo. B2B set by Its Fine & MStarkDJ. Dance, community, house music. Join for this special night! First Friday of every month, 8pm-2am. $15.
The Capitol So You Think You Got JokesComedy Competition Get ready for a star-spangled, laugh-filled evening at The Capitol in Downtown Bend! A comedy competition featuring hilarious sets and improv, where you’re the judge. Celebrate Independence Day with nonstop laughter, creativity, and community. Don’t miss out—get your tickets now! 7-8:30pm. $15.
Tumalo Feed Co. Steak House Kurt Silva Come enjoy the great weather, exceptional music by Kurt Silva and a delicious dinner on the patio at Tumalo Feed Company Steakhouse! 6-8pm. Free.
6 Saturday
Austin Mercantile Saturday Afternoon Live Music Austin Mercantile is now adding live music on Saturdays! Serving wine, beer, lite happy hour menu, gifts and home decor. Hope to see you soon! 4:30-6:30pm. Free.
Downtown Bend Library Ian and the Oopsies Family Concert Enjoy a concert for all ages with Ian and the Oopsies! Ian and the Oopsies is a folksy, earth-loving, interactive band that sings for a world with more belonging and aliveness. Suitable for all ages. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by a caregiver. 10:3011:30am. Free.
Elk Lake Resort Lodge Bar & Restaurant Elk Lake Music on the Water - Pacific Roots 11th Annual Playing at Elk Lake! Join the 11th Annual Music on the Water Summer Series presented by Boneyard Beer and Crater Lake Spirits and enjoy free live music by our talented local and regional bands. Music starts at 5pm between the lodge and the lake. 5pm. Free.
Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards and Events Live at the Vineyard: The Parnells The Parnells are an Americana/Country band from Bend, bringing a sexy, indie flare to the classic country sound. Powerful vocals, tight harmonies and strong guitars drive their rootsy sound. For fans of Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osborne, Kacey Musgraves. Vocals, guitar / Corey Parnell. Vocals, bass, keys / Whitney Parnell. 6-9pm. $30.
General Duffy’s Waterhole Summer Kickin’ Concerts Presents: Bryan Martin Rising country star Bryan Martin performs live at General Duffy’s July 6, at the Subaru of Bend 2024 Summer Kickin’ Concert Series presented by Central Oregon Daily News in downtown Redmond. Tickets on sale now! . $35-$150.
Hayden Homes Amphitheater Nickel Creek and Andrew Bird American bluegrass group Nickel Creek teams up with musician Andrew Bird for an amazing concert! 6pm. $49.50-$69.50.
La Pine Library Ian and the Oopsies Family Concert Enjoy a concert for all ages with Ian and the Oopsies! Ian and the Oopsies is a folksy, earth-loving, interactive band that sings for a world with more belonging and aliveness. Suitable for all ages. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by a caregiver. 3-4pm. Free. River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions Lil’ Big Band, 10-piece big band, wing style jazz comes to perform at River’s Place. 6-8pm. Free.
Silver Moon Brewing Watkins Glen Expect an epic magic carpet ride of mind-melding face-melting psychedelic rock adventures from Watkins Glen. 7-10pm. $12.
Silver Moon Brewing Ryan LittleEagle A vagabond and storyteller, Ryan LittleEagle is a traveling Indigenous singer-songwriter from the small town of Canyon Lake, Texas. Though the road is his home most of the year, Littleeagle primarily calls the traditional homeland of the Oceti Sakowin outside the Black Hills of South Dakota home. A midwest musician with a country charm, LittleEagle shares his unique blend of Country/Americana music with the soothing and haunting sounds of contemporary indigenous music. With 15 years of experience, Ryan travels the country from the Old West across America’s Heartland to the Southern Appalachians playing over 300+ shows a year. Littleeagle tirelessly works and hustles to hone his craft and share a unique and intimate musical experience that connects to the human spirit walking between a traditional and modern world. 7-10pm. $10.
Velvet One Mad Man Music Spencer Snyder, One Mad Man, loops together multiple instruments to create moody, driven backdrops accompanied by smooth vocals. Hip-hop-style drums drive funk-inspired bass followed by electrifying sounds from his keyboard and guitar. First Saturday of every month, 8-11pm. Free.
7 Sunday
The Astro Lounge Local Artist Spotlight Sundays This is a chance to listen to Central Oregon’s newest and upcoming local artists. They have earned their spot to perform a two-hour show, changing weekly, every Sunday. Support local top notch talent! 7-9pm. Free.
The Parnells is an Americana/country band from Bend, bringing a sexy, indie flair to the classic country sound. Powerful vocals, tight harmonies and strong guitars drive its rootsy sound. The band features Corey Parnell on vocals and guitar and Whitney Parnell on vocals, bass and keys. Sat., July 6, 6-9pm at Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards.
Courtesy The Parnells Facebook
CALENDAR EVENTS
Bevel Craft Brewing 3ofWe Live at Bevel Brewing! 3ofWe connects the audience with engaging music that takes each listener on a journey. They bring an original sound and infectious energy with their kaleidoscopic songs. Come on out to Bevel to get the full experience! 6-8pm. Free.
Boss Rambler Beer Club Boozy Brunch Trivia Boozy Brunch Trivia every Sunday with Head Games Trivia! This interactive trivia features: The Beer Round, The Movie Round, The First Line Movie Challenge, The Lightning Round, The Bonus Sing-Along, The Bonus Dance-Off, The Hella Wicked-Smaht Round, and more! Grab your friends for boozy brunch, coffee and Bend Breakfast Burrito! 10am. Free.
The Commons Cafe & Taproom Trivia Night Sunday Funday Trivia with Sean. Gather your team, or roll solo and find a spot early in the cafe, knowledge tests begin at 6pm. Prizes for 1st and 2nd place. 6-8pm. Free.
Juniper Preserve Free Your Voice. Cave Choir & Sound Bath In a special cave choir, lead by Deena Kamm, we will practice movement and vocalizations to find our voice and release any insecurities to the void of the cave. Open your hearts bringing awareness to the energy in your voice and body and then relax deeply for a sound bath. 10am. $55.
River’s Place Trivia Sundays at Noon Trivia Sundays at Noon, with UKB Trivia, at River’s Place. This is no ordinary contest, this is a live trivia game show. Bring your bunch and win gift card prizes for top teams! Indoor and outdoor seating available. Great food and drink options available. Noon-2pm. Free.
River’s Place Pete Kartsounes Award winning singer-songwriter, guitar playin’ wizard Pete Kartsounes making all kinds of soul-filled muse to bring us together! 6-8pm. Free.
Silver Moon Brewing Open Mic at the Moon Get a taste of the big time! Sign-up is at 4pm! Come check out the biggest and baddest open mic night in Bend! 5-8pm. Free.
8 Monday
Bridge 99 Brewery Trivia Mondays at Bridge 99 Trivia Mondays at 6:30pm at Bridge 99 Brewery with Useless Knowledge Bowl. It’s no ordinary trivia night, Team up to win house gift cards! Great brews, cocktails, and more. In-house menu and food truck options available! It’s free to play. Indoor and outdoor seating available. 63063 Layton Ave, Bend. 6:30-8:30pm.
The Yard at Bunk + Brew Open Mic Monday Sign Up at 5:30pm. Time: 6-8pm. 3 song maximum/or 15-minute spots. Singles/duos/ trios (no bands) (Cajun OK). Food and beverage carts on-site. Originals or covers. Minors welcome. 6-8pm. Free.
Elements Public House Open Mic with DMM Music Come jam with some great local musicians and enjoy an evening of music, great food and full bar. Musician sign-up at 6pm. Sound and PA provided by DMM Music LLC Located at the North end of Redmond. An award-winning full bar and great food! 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
Elixir Wine Locals Music Night and Open Mic Bend’s friendliest open-mic! All genres welcome. Oregon and international wine, beer and tapas menu available all evening. 6-9pm. Free.
On Tap Locals’ Day Plus Live Music Cheaper drinks all day and live music at night, get down to On Tap. 11am-9pm. Free.
Silver Moon Brewing Beertown Comedy
Open Mic Enjoy Beertown Comedy Open Mic every Monday Night at Silver Moon Brewing! Sign-up starts at 6:30pm and closes at 7pm, when the show starts. They have 15, five-minute spots available. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
Silver Moon Brewing Beertown Comedy
Open Mic Join the #1 Open Mic at Silver Moon Brewing every Monday! Sign-ups at 6:30pm sharp. Perform or watch—maybe even witness a Roast Battle! Plus, opportunities for paid gigs. 6:30-9pm. Free.
Silver Moon Brewing Comedy Open Mic Comedy open mic every Monday at Silver Moon Brewing in the Green Room. Sign-ups at 6:30pm. Presented by Tease Bang Boom Productions. 7-8:30pm. Free.
SKIP Bar at The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Monday Big Lawn Series The Suttle Lodge is a perfect stop for touring bands and musicians. Allowing The Suttle Lodge to showcase some incredible artists from near and far. Catch a variety of tunes on the big lawn every Monday from 6-8pm. Free.
The Bend Wine Bar & Winery Tasting Room Bottles and Boards - Game Night Grab your favorite board game or borrow one! Every Monday is Game Night! Pair a bottle of wine with a selection of charcuterie boards and get $5 off Whites or $10 off Reds. Fun times and great wines! Cheers! 2-9pm. Free.
Worthy Brewing Head Games Trivia Night Eat. Drink. Think. Win! Head Games multi-media trivia is at Worthy Brewing Co. in Bend every Monday. Win prizes. Teams up to six. 7-9pm. Free.
9 Tuesday
Bangers & Brews Redmond UKB Trivia Tuesdays UKB Trivia Tuesdays 6:30pm start time at Bangers and Brews in Redmond! Join this week for this unique “Live Trivia Game Show.” Meet up to compete for prizes! UKB Trivia is free to play, with no buy-ins. Great menu and beers! 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend Bend Ecstatic Dance An all-out, full-on, spectacular music and free-form movement journey happens every Tuesday on one of the biggest dance floors in Bend. A no-booze and no-shoes venue. No experience required, no dance instructions given. Just really excellent music curation and a big, clean floor to explore your unique movement across. 7:45-10pm. $15-$25 sliding scale.
A vagabond and storyteller, Ryan LittleEagle is a traveling Indigenous singer-songwriter from the small town of Canyon Lake, Texas. A Midwest musician with country charm, LittleEagle shares his unique blend of country and Americana music with the soothing sounds of contemporary Indigenous music. Sat., July 6, 7-10pm at Silver Moon Brewing.
Courtesy Ryan Little Eagle Music
The Cellar-A Porter Brewing Company Shine Your Light (Open Mic) Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at The Cellar. Sign-ups at 5:30pm.
Hosted By: Mari. What better way to spend a Tuesday evening than to check out Bend’s local artist working on their passion or be one of those artist. All artists welcome! 6pm. Free.
The Commons Cafe & Taproom Storytellers Open Mic StoryTellers open mic nights are full of music, laughs and community. Mason James is the host. Poetry, comedy and spoken word are welcome, but this is mainly a musical open mic. Performance slots are a quick 10 minutes each, so being warmed up and ready is ideal. If you wish to perform sign-ups start at 5pm in the cafe. 6pm. Free.
Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Head Games
Trivia Night Live multi-media trivia every other Tuesday at Crosscut Warming Hut No. 5, Bend. Free to play, win prizes, teams up to 6. Please arrive early for best seats. Every other Tuesday, 6:30-8:30pm. Free.
Northside Bar & Grill Karaoke with DJ Chris Ossig Karaoke with DJ Chris. 7-9pm. Free.
Sisters Art Works Dustbowl Revival at Sisters Art Works Dustbowl Revival has always been about pushing the boundaries of what American roots music can be. This seven-piece band delivers joyful, booty-shaking soul songs and cut-to-heart folk-rock ballads that lift up their transcendent live shows. This is an outdoor, general admission show. Food and drinks available! Tickets on sale now. 7-9pm. $30/adults and $17/youth.
Worthy Beers & Burgers Head Games
Trivia Night Join for live multi-media trivia every Tuesday night. Win prizes. Teams up to 6 players. 7-9pm. Free.
MUSIC
Auzzie Mark & Friends Auzzie Mark is an old Bendite that settled down under and now spends half the year here and the other half there. Join us every first Wednesday of June, July and August when Mark will invite old friends and new to share tunes and jam the night away. Wed, July 3, 7pm and Wed, Aug. 7, 7pm. The Yard at Bunk + Brew, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend. Free.
Piano Flow Float Enjoy an evening of beautiful, soul awakening music as you are immersed in nature. Developed by composer and pianist, Paula Dreyer, and presented by Piano Flow Live, this unique experience combines outdoor adventure with the gorgeous sounds of live music. Use your paddle board, canoe or kayak to soak in the sounds via wireless headphones. Or, simply set up a beach chair or stroll along the walking trails. Choose your own adventure! This concert is small and intimate with a maximum of 100 attendees per show, so don’t wait! A perfect evening for anyone who enjoys the freedom of being in nature while surrounded by beautiful music. Reserve your headphones today and be a part of this beautiful, musical experience. Piano Flow Live will provide the wireless headphones. Bring your own kayak, SUP or Float - or rent one to join the fun! For rentals, reserve with Tumalo Creek at Riverbend Park or online: https://tumalocreek.com/rentals/ July 5, 5:30-8:30pm. Riverbend Park, 799 SW Columbia Street, Bend. $40.
Sound Fourth! Celebrate America! The Cascade Horizon Band and the Festival Chorus will perform patriotic favorites. Come and sing along. July 4, 3-5pm. Caldera High School, 60925 SE 15th St, Bend, OR 97702, Bend. Contact: 541410-3323. dickchara@gmail.com. Free.
Way Back Whensdays - Live vendors and vintage shopping Every first wednesday, head to Revival for a mood-lit live "Tiny Desk" performance put on by a rotation of local musicians. Imbibe over free bites and locally-brewed bevs while perusing racks of vintage clothing and offerings by guest vendors. Ten percent of all sales go to the performers! First Wednesday of every month, 6-9pm. Through Dec. 4. Revival Vintage, 1824 NE Division St, Bend. Contact: 503702-3552. shastabrook@gmail.com. Free.
DANCE
Argentine Tango Classes and Dance
Join every Wednesday for Tango classes and dancing! Your first class is free. Tango 101 Class from 6:30-7pm, no partner needed! All levels class from 7-8pm. Open dancing from 8-9:30pm. Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-7283234. tangocentraloregon@gmail.com. $5-$10.
Bend Dance Project Adult Community Drop-in Class Join nonprofit Bend Dance Project for an adult intermediate level drop-in dance class. Styles include classic jazz, street jazz, modern and lyrical. Teachers and styles rotate monthly. Supportive and welcoming atmosphere! Suggested donation $10. Fridays, 12:15-1:45pm. Acadamie De Ballet Classique, 1900 NE 3rd St #104, Bend. Contact: 541728-1063. dancevelocity@live.com. $10.
Free Community Square Dance Party
Introduction to square dancing. No dance experience or partner needed. Everyone is welcome. Pine Forest Grange Hall square dance pros will teach you all the moves needed to get you dancing right away. 60 minutes of dancing to modern country tunes. BBQ to follow. Come casual and comfortable. July 6, 5-7pm. Pine Forest Grange Hall, 63214 Boyd Acres Rd., Bend. Contact: 619957-0732. rswee3@gmail.com. Free.
Indian Temple and Classical Dance Embody Your Yoga Super Powers: Excellent and supportive for any style of dance or athlete. Based on Indian Temple and Classical Dances with a yogic approach. Includes “mudra” hand gestures, sensual bends, head and eye postures, feet positions and more! Awaken and optimize your entire being, from the inside to out. Thursdays, 9:15-10:30am. Bend, RSVP for address, Bend. Nia Fusion of dance, martial arts and healing arts focusing on reconnecting to body sensations and the body’s natural way of movement through form, freedom and play. You will dance though deep intention and joyful expressions to connect to your true nature. Tuesdays, 5:15pm. Bend Hot Yoga, 1230 NE 3rd St. UnitA230, Bend. Contact: yoga@bendhotyoga.com. $20/drop-In.
Oula Oula merges high-intensity cardio with easy-to-follow choreography, mindfulness practices, and a culture of inclusivity — all to an energetic pop soundtrack. Each Oula class strives to empower participants to challenge their bodies and process their emotions through music, movement, and, most importantly, a community connection. Wednesdays, 5:306:30pm. Through Oct. 1. Riverbend Park, 799 SW Columbia St., Bend. Contact: oulabendoregon@ gmail.com. Free.
Scottish Country Dance A chance to socialize and get a bit of exercise, too. Beginners are welcome. All footwork, figures and social graces will be taught and reviewed. Mondays, 7-9pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-508-9110. allely@ bendbroadband.com. $5.
Shrek Rave July 6, 9pm. The Domino Room, 51 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $15.
Temple Tribal Fusion Dance Includes Tribal Belly Dance, traditional sacred dances, yoga, fitness, dance drills, choreography to expand your movement language and build strength, grace, agility, confidence in a heart-centered, world-class learning environment. Join for fun, a great workout, or perform in the dance company. Mixed level classes give something for everyone, from newbies to advanced dancers. All levels warmly welcomed! Learn more at http://www.templetribalfusion. com/dance-bend Mondays, 5-6:15pm. Yoga, fitness, dance drills, choreography to expand your movement language and build strength, grace, agility, confidence. full of belly dance, indian lassical accents, funky fantastic workout, beautiful community and much more! Wednesdays, 5-6:15pm. Bend, RSVP for address, Bend.
FILM EVENTS
Big Sexy Movie Night: Jaws This month, Big Sexy Movie Night brings you a classic 4th of July movie with Jaws! Come watch swimmers get eaten, people running in terror, and drunk people making poor choices in one of the most iconic horror movies of all time. This show includes a full screening of Jaws as the best burlesque and drag performers in Central Oregon re-imagine your favorite characters live on stage. Snag a table for comfortable viewing, or get front row seats to get up close to the action! July 3, 7-9pm. The Capitol, 190 NW Oregon Ave., Bend. $25-$120.
FRIDAY, JULY 5 AT 5:30PM SATURDAY, JULY 6 AT 8PM
American bluegrass group Nickel Creek consists of Chris Thile and siblings Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins. Nickel Creek teams up with musician Andrew Bird for a concert at Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Sat., July 6, 6pm.
Courtesy Nickel Creek Facebook
ARTS + CRAFTS
Anton Yakushev Designs Join Downtown Bend’s First Friday - July 5! Anton Yakushev is an artist and metal sculptor. Here’s your chance to check out some of the amazing one-of-a-kind metal art that’s on display at the Dry Canyon Forge! Hand-forged works of art in sculptural, functional and decorative forms. July 5, 5-9pm. Dry Canyon Forge, 37 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: info@yakushev.studio. Free.
Art Viewing Visit Sagebrushers Art Society in beautiful Bend to see lovely work, paintings and greeting cards by local artists. New exhibit every 8 weeks. Visit Sagebrushersartofbend.com for information on current shows. Wednesdays, 1-4pm, Fridays, 1-4pm and Saturdays, 1-4pm. Sagebrushers Art Society, 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-617-0900. Free. Crochet Corner: Fancywork Yarn Shop
Gather with fellow crocheters for an afternoon of crafting, learning and inspiration! Founder and lead educator of the American Crochet Association, Salena Baca, hosts this 2-hour hook session held at Fancywork Yarn Shop. All skill levels are welcome in this weekly drop-in event. Thursdays, 1-3pm. Fancywork Yarn Shop, 200 NE Greenwood Avenue, Bend. Contact: 541-3238686. hello@fancywork.com. Free.
David Kreitzer Contemporary Realist Masterworks David Kreitzer, Contemporary Realist. Sunriver Betty Gray Gallery July through September 2024. Figure, Fantasy, Water, Mid-West Heritage, Landscapes. Kreitzer Gallery and Studio open every week Friday-Sunday 805-234-2048 Mondays-Sundays, 10am-6pm. Betty Gray Gallery, Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.
Intro to Wood Lathe - Spindle Turning Learn the basics of the Wood Lathe, one of the most popular tools in the wood shop. This class focuses on “spindle turning," where you use the lathe to create beautiful table legs, candlesticks, tool handles, small vases, bottle openers, rolling pins, and so much more. July 9, 6-9pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541388-2283. classes@diycave.com. $179. Paint and Sip at Austin Mercantile Looking for a laid-back night out? Come join Chalked Creative, your friendly local artist, for some painting and sipping fun! No pressure, just good vibes and a relaxed atmosphere. This event is two hours, and 11”x14” canvas, supplies and a guided tutorial will be provided. July 6, 2-4pm. Austin Mercantile, 19570 Amber Meadow Dr Suite 190, Bend. $52.
Redmond First Friday Art Walk Meet with local artist while walking downtown Redmond. First Friday of every month. Downtown Redmond, Sixth Street, Redmond. Free.
Spinner Ring Workshop - Learn to Solder Silver If you’ve had some experience with soldering or just new to this craft, you’ll love this Spinner Ring workshop. This ring is sometimes called a meditation ring, or a fidget ringperfect for busy hands! Learn how to solder, file, stamp, texture, and apply a patina and more! Sat, July 6, 10am and Sat, Aug. 3, 10am. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-3882283. classes@diycave.com. $189.
Summer Arts Camps Seven Peaks School Performing Arts department is excited to offer two, weeklong camps this summer. Balanced Artist Camp and Balanced Actor Camp. 9am3pm, M-F. Join us for a fun exploration through the arts! Mon, July 8, 9am-3pm and Mon, July 15, 9am-3pm. Seven Peaks School, 19660 SW Mountaineer Way, Bend. Contact: 541-382-7755. cpearce@sevenpeaksschool.org. $450.
Summertime Arts and Crafts Sale! Summertime Arts and Crafts Sale featuring unique one-of-a-kind items. Saturdays, 10am3pm. Through Sept. 28. Discovery Park Lodge, 2868 NW Crossing Dr., Bend. Free.
PRESENTATIONS + EXHIBITS
Artist Showcase: “Nature and Whimsy,” art glass by Central Oregon art glass artist Cheryl Chapman and Silly Dog Art Glass Makin’ It Local is honored to feature work by Cheryl Chapman and Silly Dog Art Glass from June 28 through July 25. Two artist receptions are scheduled for June 28, 4-7 pm and July 12, 3-6:30 pm at Makin’ It Local in downtown Sisters. June 28-July 23, 10am-6pm. Makin’ It Local, 281 W Cascade Avenue, Sisters. Contact: 541-904-4722. Free.
Bend Ghost Tours Join for Ghosts and Legends of Downtown Bend Tour and hear all about Bend’s permanent residents! Your spirit guide will lead you through the haunted streets and alleyways of Historic Downtown Bend where you’ll learn about the city’s many macabre tales, long-buried secrets and famous ghosts. Wednesdays-Sundays, 7:30-9pm. Downtown Bend, Downtown Bend, Bend. Contact: 541-3500732. bendghosttours@gmail.com. $25.
David Kreitzer in the Kreitzer Gallery Tradition Lives: New Contemporary Realist David Kreitzer healing and meditative oils.In the tradition of Turner and Cezanne, painter David Kreitzer’s love of nature propels him to create exquisitely detailed, mood-invoking and stunning oil and watercolor Water, Landscapes, Figure, Fantasy, Nishigoi Koi, Wine Country, Still Life, and Mid-West Heritage. July 1-Sept. 29, 10am-6pm. David Kreitzer Fine Art Gallery and Studio, 20214 Archie Briggs Rd, Bend. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.
Master Artist David Kreitzer Open Gallery and Studio Join Contemporary Realist Painter David Kreitzercelebrating his 58th Year as a professional artist, in an open studio & gallery exhibit of new oils and watercolors of Central Oregon Landscape splendor, California “Nishigoi” koi images, Ring Fantasy, Florals, & Figures. Kreitzer began his career at Maxwell Galleries in San Francisco. Fridays-Sundays, 1-6pm. David Kreitzer Fine Art Gallery and Studio, 20214 Archie Briggs Rd, Bend. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.
Open Studio Presenters for this event include painter Alfonso Fernandez, fibers artist Christie Lower, and multimedia artist Beatriz Guzman Velasquez. Presentations are in Pine Meadow Ranch’s Classroom, on July 3 beginning at 4 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited so registration is required. July 3, 4-6pm. Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture, 68467 Three Creek Rd., Sisters. Contact: 541-9040700. inquiries@roundhousefoundation.org. Free.
Sleep Under The Stars Hosted Observatory Experience A hosted experience at The Spot At Smith Rock’s Asterisk Observatory will include a short educational presentation, night sky observing through our 17-inch telescope, a guided constellation tour, stargazing, and a Q & A period with hot beverages. Hosted experiences are offered nightly in March, April, May, June, September, and October between the 3rd quarter and 1st quarter lunar phases when the sky is darkest. Your group’s visit to the observatory includes an overnight stay at The Spot At Smith Rock for up to 6 people. Group sizes of 8 or 10 can be accommodated for an additional cost. Mondays. Asterisk Observatory, 10136 NE Crooked River Dr., Terrebone. Cost varies.
Third Thursday Open Mic at the High Desert Music Hall Spoken word open mic night for all poets, storytellers and writers. This is an in-person program. Join us at the High Desert Music Hall for a spoken word open mic night the third Thursday of the month. All writers and readers and word-lovers invited to attend and read. Every third Thursday, 6-8pm. Contact: 541312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.
THEATER
The Lost Virginity Tour Play Come support the performing arts community of Bend and see a play! Fri, June 28 and 7:30pm, Sat, June 29, 7:30pm, Sun, June 30, 2pm, Fri, July 5, 7:30pm, Sat, July 6, 7:30pm, Sun, July 7, 2pm, Thu, July 11, 7:30pm, Fri, July 12, 7:30pm, Sat, July 13, 7:30pm and Sun, July 14, 2pm. Cascade Theatrical Company, 148 NW Greenwood, Bend. Contact: 541-389-0803. ctcinfo@cascadestheatrical.org. $35-$39.
WORDS
Current Fiction Book Club Please join Roundabout Books for Current Fiction Book Club. We will be discussing The Women by Kristin Hannah. July 3, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.
Mystery Book Club Please join in-store or on zoom for Mystery Book Club. The group will discuss The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers. Join zoom link here: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/87648931984?pwd=eHN4VjRIOVkyck5DL092OE9Nakd2QT09. Wednesdays, 10:30am. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-3066564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.
RESCHEDULED: "Lady Tan’s Circle of Women" by Lisa See Roundabout Books is pleased to welcome New York Times bestselling author Lisa See to Bend to discuss "Lady Tan’s Circle of Women" (available in paperback June 11) on Mon.,, July 8, at 6:30pm. July 8, 6:308:30pm. Westside Church, 2051 NW Shevlin Park Road, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@ roundaboutbookshop.com. $10.
ETC.
Deschutes Historical Museum Heritage Walking Tours Travel back in time with the Deschutes Historical Museum’s summer Heritage Walking Tours. Discover what early Bend was like through its architecture and the people who lived here. Tours alternate each week. For tour information or to reserve your tour space contact the museum today. Saturdays, 10:30amNoon Through Aug. 31. Deschutes Historical Museum, 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-389-1813. info@deschuteshistory.org. $15.
An electrifying four-piece band from Seattle, Goodtime Hustle is known for its genre-defying sound that weaves together elements of alt-country, jam band, psychedelic rock and folk music. The band is led by Bud Weather’s soulful vocals and Chris Denny’s blazing guitar, with Michael Gagliardo on bass and Tom Lash on drums. Fri., July 5, 6-8pm at Crux Fermentation Project.
Courtesy Goodtime Hustle Facebook
BOSA’s menu offers regional Italian and French cuisine, featuring housemade pasta, using the best local ingredients from the Pacific Northwest.
bosabend.com
1005 NW Galveston Ave
Monday - Saturday 4:30pm - 10pm 541.241.2727
IMPROV FOR LIFE - Comedy Workshop - for STAGE & LIFE ... Learn the fun, powerful techniques of Comedy Improv! Join your fellow players in becoming Confident; Capable; Creative - on Stage and in Life, which you improvise every day. This is the real deal! Manage the unexpected! Create Magic out of thin air! Let’s get busy! July 8, 5:30-7:30pm. COCC Chandler Lab, 1027 NW Trenton Ave., Bend. Contact: 310-890-5610. ImprovForLife1@gmail.com. $159 (7/8 - 7/31 - 8 Sessions - Mon&Wed).
OUTDOORS + ATHLETIC EVENTS
Adaptive Cycling: Bike Nights Do you or someone you know experience a permanent physical, developmental, or cognitive disability that requires adaptive equipment or instruction? Join OAS at Pine Nursery Park to access adaptive cycles at no cost! Learn more online. Wednesdays, 4-7pm. Through Aug. 28. Pine Nursery Park, 3750 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541306-4774. info@oregonadaptivesports.org. Free.
Adaptive Cycling: OAS Rise and Ride
Do you or someone you know experience a permanent physical, developmental, or cognitive disability that requires adaptive equipment or instruction? Join OAS at Pine Nursery Park to access adaptive cycles at no cost! Learn more online. Saturdays, 9am-Noon Through Aug. 28. Pine Nursery Park, 3750 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-306-4774. info@oregonadaptivesports.org. Free.
Bend Adult Volleyball Bend Hoops adult open gym volleyball sessions offer players a chance to get together and enjoy some competition. To sign up, go to meetup.com and RSVP. Bring exact change. Sundays, 7-9pm and Saturdays, 7:30pm. Bend Hoops, 1307 NE 1st St, Bend. $10.
Bend Elks vs. Yakima Valley Pippins Fri, July 5, 6:35pm, Sat, July 6, 6:35pm and Sun, July 7, 6:35pm. Vince Genna Stadium, Fourth & Wilson Street, Bend. $12-$22.
Bend Rock Gym BIPOC Climb Night
Join Vamonos Outside and the BRG for its monthly BIPOC climbing night. Second Tuesday of every month. Bend Rock Gym, 1182 SE Centennial Ct., Bend. $15.
Forest Bathing Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Mindy Lockhart of Rooted Presence for a slow, gentle forest bathing walk in the Metolius Preserve. The walk will begin with a guided deepening into each of the senses. July 6, 10am-12:30pm. Metolius Preserve, near Camp Sherman, Sisters. Contact: 541-330-0017. event@deschuteslandtrust.org. Free.
Intro to Rock Climbing Class This beginners rock climbing class is a great way to try climbing outside. Learn the basics; knots, belaying, safety considerations and lots of opportunity to try climbing on rock at Smith Rock State Park with local accredited Chockstone Climbing Guides. Let’s go climbing! www.goclimbing.com. Fri, July 5, 8am-Noon-Wed, Aug. 7, 8am-Noon and Sun, Sept. 8, 8am-Noon. Smith Rock State Park, Terrebonne OR, Smith Rock SP, Terrebonne. Contact: 541-318-7170. info@ goclimbing.com. $140.
Weekly Yoga at Drake Park Catch Emily teaching an hour of restorative flow at Drake Park every Tuesday from 5-6 PM. Bring a mat that can get dirty, a water bottle and come move your body! This is a slow moving, free yoga class! You’ll see Emily toward the boat ramp! Donations are appreciated! Tuesdays, 5-6pm. Through July 30. Drake Park, 777 NW Riverside Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-668-6132. doyogaoutside@gmail. com. Free.
VOLUNTEER
Bike for Life CODSN’s Bike for Life Camp is a fun 5-day camp where our professionals and volunteers safely teach people of all ages and abilities how to ride a bike! We need more adult and youth volunteers who want to have fun while helping others! Flexible hours; lunch is provided. Visit: https://www.codsn.org/bike-camp/ July 8-12. Elton Gregory Middle School, 1220 NW Upas Ave, Redmond. Contact: 541-548-8559. info@codsn.org. Free.
Bunny Rescue Needs Volunteers
Looking for more volunteers to help with tidying bunny enclosures, feeding, watering, giving treats, head scratches, play time and fostering. All ages welcome and time commitments are flexible — weekly, monthly or fill-in. Located at the south end of Redmond. Email Lindsey with your interests and availability: wildflowerbunnylove@gmail.com. Ongoing.
Cork & Barrel Fundraising EventKIDS Center Set tables, welcome guests, pour wine, run games there are dozens of ways you can volunteer at Cork & Barrel! This blockbuster food and wine event benefits KIDS Center and funds services for children and families impacted by abuse. Background checks required. The event takes place from July 18-July 20. For more info, email volunteer@cork&barrel.org 541383-5958 https://www.corkandbarrel.org/ June 10-July 20, Noon. KIDS Center - Cork & Barrel Fundraising Event, 1375 NW Kingston Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-383-5958. volunteer@cork&barrel. org. Free.
Dog Adoption Event Hosted by Amazing Dogs Rescue Dog adoption event at PetSmart hosted by amazing dogs rescue. Check out adoptable dogs online at amazingdogs.org Every 2 weeks at PetSmart 11-1pm. Every other Sunday, 11am-1pm. PetSmart, 63455 N. Highway 97, Bend.
Introduction to Trail Running Series All paces welcome! There is a no-drop policy meaning no one gets left behind. We will explore new trails each week and cover topics such as hydration, tips for running in heat, footing, etc. Participants can join at any time. $25 for the entire series. Tue, July 9, 6pm, Tue, July 16, 6pm, Tue, July 23, 6pm, Tue, July 30, 6pm and Tue, Aug. 6, 6pm. Location TBA, Location TBA, Location TBA. Contact: alpenglowendurancellc@gmail.com. $25.
New Moon Climbing Afternoons Let’s go climbing! These afternoon cragging sessions are an opportunity to be outside, take in the beauty of Smith Rock, share a moment of mindfulness and have fun! Chockstone Climbing Guides is an AMGA accredited guide service. New Moon Afternoons 4-8pm, basic climbing skills required. Thu, June 6, 4-8pm, Fri, July 5, 4-8pm, Sun, Aug. 4, 4-8pm and Mon, Sept. 2, 4-8pm. Smith Rock State Park, Terrebonne OR, Smith Rock SP, Terrebonne. Contact: 541-318-7170. info@goclimbing.com. $100.
Redmond Running Group Run All levels welcome. Find the Redmond Oregon Running Klub on Facebook for weekly run details. Thursdays, 6:15pm. Contact: rundanorun1985@gmail. com. Free.
Stargazing at Fort Rock: Oregon Outback Fort Rock is an absolutely incredible stargazing destination, lying just north of the newly designated Oregon Outback Dark Sky Sanctuary. Wanderlust will have special nighttime access to this incredible National Landmark! Join Wanderlust Tours for a night of stargazing and hiking in the Oregon Outback! July 6, 7:30pm-12:30am. Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S Hwy 97, Bend. Contact: 541-389-8359. info@wanderlusttours.com. $130.
Host a Student from France or Spain this summer! Are you looking for an amazing cultural experience? Interested in creating a connection with a student from France or Spain? Want the experience of hosting a foreign exchange student without the longer-term commitment? If so, this may be the program for you! We are looking for families for both our Spanish and French groups for this upcoming season. Contact katie@americandiscovery.net for more information. April 27-July 27. Contact: katie@ americandiscovery.net. Price Varies.
Remond Family Kitchen Dinner Family Kitchen is continuing to provide nutritious meals to anyone in need now in Redmond! They need volunteers to prepare dinners and clean up afterwards on Mondays - Fridays, from 2-4:30pm. Email Tori (see below) with any questions, or sign up here: https://www.signupgenius. com/go/RedmondDinner Mondays-Fridays, 2-4:30pm. Mountain View Fellowship, 1475 SW 35th St, Redmond. Contact: 631-942-3528. tori@ familykitchen.org. Free.
Seeking Volunteers Volunteers needed to assist with cage cleaning and socializing birds to prepare for adoption, bring a friend! Please call first, mornings preferred. Mondays-Sundays, 10am-12:30pm. Second Chance Bird Rescue, 19084 Dayton Rd, Bend. Contact: 916-956-2153. Thrive Moving Volunteers Support your neighbors by helping them move to their new home. If interested, fill out the volunteer form or reach out! Ongoing. Contact: 541-728-1022. TCOmoving22@gmail.com.
Bend-based country singer Kurt Silva has been playing guitar and singing since his early teens. Folks continually praise the versatility and quality of his vocals. See him perform on Fri., July 5, 6-8pm at Tumalo Feed Co. Steak House.
Courtesy Kurt SIlva Facebook
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Volunteer Opportunity Can you lift a bale of hay? Are you able to follow detailed instructions? Are you dependable? Searching for assistance with daily feeding for equines at Mustangs To The Rescue (MTTR). After all, food is a language of love. Leave a message at 541-330-8943 email: volunteer@mustangstotherescue Ongoing, 9am-5pm. Mustangs to the Rescue, 21670 McGilvray Road, Bend. Contact: 541-330-8943. volunteer@mustangstotherescue.
Volunteer with Mustangs To The Rescue Get a great workout, feel useful doing something meaningful and experience the healing energy of horses all at the same time! Mustangs to the Rescue (MTTR) is a local horse rescue seeking responsible, hard-working souls to assist with all aspects of horse care. No experience necessary. Call and leave a message or email: 541-330-8943 volunteer@mustangstotherescue Ongoing. Mustangs To The Rescue, 21670 SE McGilvray Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-3308943. volunteer@mustangstotherescue.org.
Volunteer with Salvation Army The Salvation Army has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for almost every age. Salvation Army has an emergency food pantry, the groups visit residents of assisted living centers and make up gifts for veterans and the homeless. Ongoing. Contact: 541-389-8888.
Volunteer, Feed the Masses! At Family Kitchen, the mission is to serve anyone who needs nutritious meals in a safe and caring environment. They have tons of volunteer needs - servers, cooks, shoppers, and more. Groups and teams wanted! Monthly or quarterly opportunities! Visit familykitchen.org/volunteer to fill out a volunteer interest form. Mondays-Sundays. Family Kitchen, 231 NW Idaho, Bend. Contact: tori@familykitchen.org. Free.
Volunteer: Help Businesses Prosper! Share your professional and business expertise. Become a volunteer mentor with SCORE in Central Oregon. The chapter is growing. Your experience and knowledge will be valued by both new and existing businesses in the community. To apply, call 541-3160662 or visit centraloregon.score.org/volunteer. Fri, Aug. 26 and Ongoing. Contact: 541-316-0662.
Volunteering in Oregon’s High Desert with ONDA Oregon Natural Desert Association is a nonprofit dedicated to protecting, defending and restoring Oregon’s high desert for current and future generations. ONDA opened registration for its spring 2023 stewardship trips. For more info, visit its website. Ongoing.
Volunteers Needed for Humane Society Thrift Store Do you love animals and discovering “new” treasures? Then volunteering at the HSCO Thrift Store is a great way to combine your passions while helping raise funds to provide animal welfare services for the local community. For more information visit the website at www. hsco.org/volunteer. Ongoing. Humane Society Thrift Shop, 61220 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3840. abigail@hsco.org.
GROUPS + MEETUPS
Bend Butte Babes Where you Butte babes at? All ages, all activity levels. Meet at Pilot Butte Trailhead 10am Sundays for a group morning hike! Sundays, 10am. Through July 28. Pilot Butte State Park, Pilot Butte State Park, Bend. Contact: bendboardingbabes@gmail.com. Free.
Bend Pinochle Club Come join this group for Single Deck Pinochle in the afternoon. $5 for non-members. If you have any questions or wish for more information please call 541-389-1752. Thursdays, 11:30am and Fridays, 11:30am. Golden Age Card Club, 40 SE 5th St, Bend. Contact: 541-389-1752. Free.
Bend Ukelele Group (BUGs) Do you play Uke? Like to learn to play? Beginners and experienced players all welcome to join the fun every Tuesday at 6:30-8pm at Big E’s just off 3rd street near Reed Market. Go play with the group! Tue, Dec. 6, 6:30pm and Tuesdays, 6:30pm. Big E’s Sports Bar, 1012 SE Cleveland Ave., Bend. Contact: 206-707-6337. Free.
Bluegrass Jam Circle All are welcome to join this open acoustic jam circle on the first Sunday of every month! Hosted by Jake Soto of Larkspur Stand, you’re invited to share your favorite tunes on guitar, banjo, bass, mando, fiddle, harmonica, spoons, dobro, slide, pianica, banjolele, etc. $1 off beers for all jammers! First Sunday of every month, 3-5pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: 541972-3835. holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.
Central OR. Webinar!- Is it a good time to buy a home? Learn all about the home buying process, financing options, contingencies and most importantly, whether or not now is the right time to buy or sell! Free weekly webinars, every other Thursday at 1pm. All are welcome: sellers, first time buyers, trading up, investors, relocating, etc. Visit www.centralORwebinars. com to register today! Thursdays, 1-2pm. Online Event, Webinar Link Inside Confirmation Email, Bend. Contact: 503-810-2723. scass@kw.com. Free.
Central Oregon Homebuyer Webinar
Learn all about the homebuying process, financing options, contingencies and most importantly, whether or not now is the right time to buy or sell. Free weekly webinars, every Thursday at 5:30. All are welcome: sellers, first time buyers, trading up, investors or relocating. Visit www.centralORwebinars.com to register today! Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm. Online Event, Webinar Link Inside Confirmation Email, Bend. Contact: 503-8102723. scass@kw.com. Free.
Competitive Cribbage Play nine games of cribbage versus nine different opponents. Cash prizes awarded based on number of wins. Mondays, 5-8pm. Abby’s Legendary Pizza, 1115 Northeast Third St., Bend. Contact: 541-5301112. rickyticky1954@gmail.com. $2-$18.
ConnectW - Munch and Mingle in Redmond ConnectW is connecting professional women over a limited-seating, monthly noon meal every first Thursday of the month. Business sharing, social networking and friendship. Attendance is capped at 12 and registration is required to save your seat at the table. Price is cost of meal. First Thursday of every month, 11:45am-1pm. Madaline’s Grill & Steak House, 2414 Highway 97, Redmond. Contact: info@ connectw.org.
Homebuyer Webinar: Learn how to get up to $21k in closing cost assistance! Learn how to get below market rates and closing cost credits up to $21k using the Oregon Bond Residential Loan Program when you purchase a home. Free weekly webinars, every other Thursday at 1pm. All are welcome, sellers, first time buyers, trading up, investors, relocating. Register at www.centralORwebinars.com Thursdays, 1-2pm. Online Event, Webinar Link Inside Confirmation Email, Bend. Contact: 503-8102723. SCASS@KW.COM. Free.
Marijuana Anonymous Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share the experience, strength and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using marijuana. Entrance on Staats St. Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm. Bend Church, 680 NW Bond Street, Bend. Contact: 541-633-6025. curbdaherb@gmail.com. Free.
Mountain Muskrats Monthly Meeting
Your unexpected Central Oregon dive experience begins here. The Mountain Muskrats is an independent dive club set on exploring Central Oregon’s waterways. Join the club! First Saturday of every month, 5:30pm. The Den Dive Shop, 56881 Enterprise Drive, Sunriver. Contact: 541-600-9355. thedendiveshop@hotmail.com. $100 annual club fee.
Paws & Pints Come talk dogs and make friends with other like minded folks! Join us for a hosted beverage and there may even be an adorable puppy or two looking to meet their perfect person! First Wednesday of every month, 5-7pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.
Pokémon Go Spotlight Hour and Golden Lure meetup Come play Pokémon Go with the crew! Meet in front of Bellatazza every Tuesday at 6pm then walk, raid, and catch (‘em all) together until 7pm. New and old players alike are welcomed. More info available in the Niantic Campfire channel. Every 7 days, 6-7pm. Downtown Bend, Downtown Bend, Bend. Contact: 541-279-5726. pokemon.go.central.or@gmail. com. Free.
Redmond Chess Club Redmond Chess Club meets Tuesday evenings at the High Desert Music Hall in Redmond. Come join for an evening of chess! Everyone is welcome. Sets provided or bring your own. Contact Gilbert at 503-490-9596. Tuesdays, 6-9pm. High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave, Redmond. Contact: 503-4909596. raygoza_gilbert@yahoo.com. Free.
Singles Mingle and Speed Dating Looking to meet new people? Make a special connection? Want to try something different? This is a singles community event every first Friday! Give speed dating a try! Enjoy some fun times and great wines and who knows maybe you will meet that special someone! CHEERS! First Friday of every month, 6-8pm. The Bend Wine Bar & Winery Tasting Room, 550 SW Industrial Way, Suite 194, Bend. Contact: info@bendwinebar.com. $5 at door.
Think Wild: The Beaver Den - Scientific Literacy Book Club Monthly published research papers relating to beavers will be selected to discuss: - July: “Alteration of North American streams by beaver.” - August: “An ecosystem engineer, the beaver, increases species richness at the landscape scale.” September: “Smokey the Beaver: beaver‐dammed riparian corridors stay green during wildlife throughout the Western U.S.” Wed, July 3, 6pm, Wed, Aug. 7, 6-7:30pm and Wed, Sept. 4, 6-7:30pm. Bend CoWorking, 150 NE Hawthorne Avenue, Bend. Contact: Maureen@thinkwildco.org.
Toastmasters of Redmond Become a confident public speaker. Do you want to become a member of an organization that provides a safe and supportive environment to improve your public speaking skills? A place that fosters community, socialization and builds your self confidence. A place to have fun. Newcomers are supportively welcomed. Tuesdays, Noon-1pm. Church of Christ, 925 NW 7th St., Redmond. Contact: 541-292-6177. garyae@gmail.com. $60 for 6 months.
Volunteers needed for VegNet Bend
Volunteer opportunities for VegNet Bend includeEvent coordinators, Executive board service, Potluck themes, potluck and event set up and tear down, marketing, website maintenance, help with fundraising, cooking demos, film screenings, speaker presentations and more. Nonprofit 501 c3. Free, donations welcome. Ongoing. Bend, RSVP for address, Bend. Contact: 541-480-3017. Judyveggienet@yahoo.com.
Bryan Martin is an American country singer-songwriter from Louisiana. Discovered on social media after his viral hits, this rising country star performs live at General Duffy’s Summer Kickin’ Concert Series. Sat., July 6, 5-11pm.
Courtesy Bryan Martin Facebook
Faith Hope and Charity was named Best Wedding Venue by The Source Weekly in 2023.
Nestled in the stunning Central Oregon landscape, Faith Hope & Charity Winery is a must-visit destination. Our outdoor music venue hosts weekly live music events, drawing locals from Bend and Redmond. Families can explore our welcoming vineyard, while adults savor wine tastings on our spacious patio. Plus, our picturesque winery serves as an exquisite wedding venue, showcasing Oregon's natural beauty.
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Grand Getaway Vacation Raffle Enter to win a fantastic Grand Getaway Vacation sponsored by Quota in Central Oregon. Proceeds will support local residents with Hearing and Communication Impairments. Fantastic odds with only 400 raffle tickets being sold! Drawing is July 15 - enter now! June 7-July 14. Contact: quotaofcoservice@gmail.com. $25.
Munch and Music with Toy for Tots A booth for Marine Corps League 1308 Toys for Tots Early Start at Munch and Music in Drake Park please BRING A TOY we are supported by: Band of Brothers, VVA, VFW, and Summit Health and the people of Bend, LaPine, Redmond, Prineville, and Sisters. Thu, July 4, 5:30-9:30pm, Thu, July 11, 5:30-9:30pm, Thu, July 18, Thu, July 25, Thu, Aug. 1 and Thu, Aug. 8, 5:30-9:30pm. James (Bill) Gabriel, 1631 NE Cliff Dr, Bend. Contact: 818-585-2111. cyncyc@gmail.com. Free.
Not’cho Grandma’s Bingo Silver Moon partners with The YOUNI Movement to guarantee the best bingo experience in all of Central Oregon! Not’Cho Grandma’s Bingo is the OG of bingo, high energy bingo that promises to entertain from start to finish! Bingo cards are $25 per person. Family friendly fundraising! Free general admission, $10 early entry. Sundays, 10amNoon. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-639-1730. hello@ younimovement.com. $10-$200.
EVENTS + MARKETS
4th of July Festival and Bike Parade
Celebrate Independence Day in The Village at Sunriver! Children of all ages will enjoy* live entertainment, contests, carnival style games, pony rides, delicious food and more at The Village at Sunriver 4th of July Festival. Check out police and fire vehicles, climb up a rock wall, grab a balloon creation, and more! Activity costs vary, tickets cost $1 each, and proceeds benefit local charities that serve children. So bring the whole family out for a day full of fun! July 4, 11am-3pm. The Village at Sunriver, 57100 Beaver Dr., Sunriver. Contact: 541-593-8704. events@ alpine-entertainment.com. Free.
4th of July Fireworks Don’t miss this Bend tradition for the 4th of July. The spectacular fireworks show will launch off Pilot Butte beginning at 10pm. You should be able to see the fireworks from almost anywhere in or close to downtown Bend. July 4, 10pm. Pilot Butte State Park, Bend. Free.
4th of July Pet Parade It wouldn’t be 4th of July in Bend without the Bend Pet Parade! This 100-year-old tradition unites and celebrates our amazing community and the pets we all love! Parade in costume with your pet or stuffed animal on pulled wagons, bikes or trikes or watch all the action on the parade route. Parade starts at Harmon Park continues on to Newport Ave., then right on Wall St to Franklin and on to Drake Park. Parade lines up at 9am and starts at 10am. July 4, 10-11:30am. Downtown Bend. Free.
4th of July Redmond Mark your calendars and break out your patriotic gear because the much-awaited 4th of July Parade is just around the corner! The 4th of July Parade in Redmond – it’s a celebration of freedom, community, and the shared values that make our town great. So, gather your loved ones, put on your most patriotic attire, and join in the festivities as we paint the town red (and white and blue) this Independence Day! Huge shout-out to our parade sponsor, Redmond Industrial Park. We couldn’t do event like this without the support. July 4, 10am-Noon. Downtown Redmond, Sixth Street, Redmond. Free.
Apero Hours at Lone Pine Coffee Roasters Apero Hours at Lone Pine with natural wine and small plates. Fri, June 30, 5pm, Sat, July 1, 5pm, Fri, July 7, 5pm, Sat, July 8, 5pm, Fri, July 14, 5pm, Sat, July 15, 5pm, Fri, July 21, 5pm, Sat, July 22, 5pm, Fri, July 28, 5pm, Sat, July 29, 5pm, Fri, Aug. 4, 5pm, Sat, Aug. 5, 5pm, Fri, Aug. 11, 5pm, Sat, Aug. 12, 5pm, Fri, Aug. 18, 5pm, Sat, Aug. 19, 5pm, Fri, Aug. 25, 5pm, Sat, Aug. 26, 5pm, Fri, Sept. 1, 5pm, Sat, Sept. 2, 5pm, Fri, Sept. 8, 5pm, Sat, Sept. 9, 5pm, Fri, Sept. 15, 5pm, Sat, Sept. 16, 5pm, Fri, Sept. 22, 5pm, Sat, Sept. 23, 5pm, Fri, Sept. 29, 5pm, Sat, Sept. 30, 5pm, Fri, Oct. 6, 5pm, Sat, Oct. 7, 5pm, Fri, Oct. 13, 5pm, Sat, Oct. 14, 5pm, Fri, Oct. 20, 5pm, Sat, Oct. 21, 5pm, Fri, Oct. 27, 5pm, Sat, Oct. 28, 5pm, Fri, Nov. 3, 5pm, Sat, Nov. 4, 5pm, Fri, Nov. 10, 5pm, Sat, Nov. 11, 5pm, Fri, Nov. 17, 5pm, Sat, Nov. 18, 5pm, Fri, Nov. 24, 5pm, Sat, Nov.
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Berry Fest: Purchase Hardy Berry Plants & Fresh Oregon Berries Enjoy freshly picked berries at your home! We will have several varieties of berry plants available for purchase as well as fresh Oregon berries and Oregon berry products in our farm stand! We’ll have an ongoing coloring contest for the kiddos and berry samples too! Every 8 days. Schilling’s Garden Market, 64640 Old Bend-Redmond HWY, Bend. Free.
Friday Flower Markets with Central Oregon Flower Collective Every Friday, join us in The Cottage at Pomegranate where the farmers of C.O. Flower Collective offer their locally grown arrangements, bouquets, plant starts and more for sale. Unique local vendors join-in weekly, as well. Stop by to choose your weekly blooms! Fridays, 11am-2pm. Through Oct. 18. Pomegranate Home and Garden, 120 NE River Mall Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-383-3713. hello@pomegranate-home.com. Free.
Northwest Crossing Farmers Market
Discover a bounty of seasonal produce, locally-raised meats, fresh eggs and cheese, handmade items, beautiful flowers, tasty morsels, and so much more! Support our local farmers and artisans. Open every Saturday during summer season from 10am to 2pm. Northwest Crossing Drive. Saturdays, 10am-2pm. Through Sept. 28. NorthWest Crossing, NorthWest Crossing, Bend. Free. Prineville 4th of July Join us for some family fun following the parade! We will have music, activities for kids, local vendors, food & drinks! Opening Ceremonies will be presented by the Prineville Band of Brothers Color Guard immediately following the parade. Parade Entry forms are now available at our office and the Prineville Chamber office! July 4, 10am-2pm. Pioneer Park, Prineville, 450 N.E. Third St., Prineville. Free. Saturday Market at Duffy’s General Duffy’s very first Saturday market! There are almost 40 vendors signed up for our spring and summer vendor markets. The market will run May 4 through July 20 this year and have candle vendors, a florist, leather goods and so much more. Saturdays, 10am-2pm. Through July 20. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Avenue, Redmond. Free.
Sisters Farmers Market Visit Sisters Farmers Market to experience the bounty of Central Oregon! Browse fresh produce, locally raised meats, seafood, artisanal food products, and find the perfect handcrafted gift from local makers. Enjoy live music and be sure to visit our website to see each Sunday’s community activity schedule! Sundays, 10am-2pm. Through Oct. 27. Fir Street Park, Sisters, Sisters. Contact: 541-904-0134. sistersfarmersmarket@gmail.com. Free.
Sunriver Music Festival Tickets on Sale Now Tickets for the Sunriver Music Festival are now available! Find tickets at sunrivermusic.org or call 541-593-1084. Ongoing. Online Event, Webinar Link Inside Confirmation Email, Bend. Contact: 541-593-1084.
FAMILY + KIDS
Chocolate Making Tour of Bend Special discount through summer! Normally $89, now $79. Participants will enjoy a behind the scenes look at how this local award-winning dark chocolate roaster creates its incredibly savory product. Learn about the origins of the cacao seeds from different regions of the world and how the entire roasting process works. Make your own chocolate bar from liquid chocolate that will be packaged for you to take home. Enjoy some red wine or hot cocoa along with a variety of samples. If you choose to purchase some additional chocolate bars, ask about special wholesale pricing. Be sure to act quickly as tours are limited in size. Kids welcome. Please call 541-901-3188 with any questions. Mondays-Saturdays, 3pm. Seahorse Chocolate, 1849 NE 2nd Street, Bend. Contact: 541-901-3188.
Cosmic Jump Night A Cosmic Party turns the bright lights off and the party lights on! It’s time to glow! Wear white or bright clothing for the full effect, ages 12 and up recommended. Saturdays, 7-9pm. Mountain Air Trampoline Park, 20495 Murray Road, Bend. Contact: 541647-1409. info@mountainairbend.com. $23.
Family Yoga at Sisters Farmers Market Family Yoga at the Market every Sunday 10:15-11am on the shaded stage. Move and breathe in community Bring your yoga mat, your littles and grandma! Pre-registration encouraged but not necessary. Sundays, 10:15-11am. Through Oct. 28. Fir Street Park, Sisters, Sisters. Contact: 541-588-3633. threesistersyogastudio@gmail.com. Donation-Based.
Happy Birthday Deschutes Historical
Museum
The Deschutes County Historical Society invites everyone to join in wishing the museum a happy birthday at its annual Free Day July 4. Stop by after the Bend Pet Parade to explore the museum’s exhibits, games on the lawn and ice cream and Otter pops while supplies last. July 4, 10am-4pm. Deschutes Historical Museum, 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-389-1819. info@deschuteshistory.org. Free.
Catherine Loyer and Strawberry Roan perform a high-energy show, playing rocking and heartfelt songs with a mix of country, rock, pop and blues. Loyer delivers a tight groove and powerful vocals with three-part harmony that excite the crowd. Thu., July 4, 5-8pm at Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards.
Photo by Wallsie Shot
Kid’s Night Out Drop off the kids ages 4-12 for a fun time at Kids Night Out! Pizza, games and jumping from 6-9pm. Purchase tickets online ahead of time as space is limited. Adult staff does roll-call 4 times per night, Kids remain on-site until pickup. Fridays, 7-9pm. Mountain Air Trampoline Park, 20495 Murray Road, Bend. Contact: 541-647-1409. info@mountainairbend.com. $30.
Kids First Friday Art Walk and painting HUE (Hearts Unknown Education) has created a special “art walk” for kids every first Friday with painting activities, an art exhibit plus snacks, music, and karaoke from 4 to 7. Free fun for the whole family! At the corner of 2nd Street and Franklin Avenue, entrance is on 2nd Ave. First Friday of every month, 4-7pm. Through July 7. HUE, Hearts Unknown Education, 184 NE Franklin Avenue, Bend. Contact: 541-213-0679. nicola@ilovehue.org. Free.
Kids Ninja Warrior Summer Camp
Bring joy to your child’s summer at Kids Ninja Warrior Summer Camps at Free Spirit. Connect with fellow ninja enthusiasts, hone essential movement skills, and have an unforgettable summer camp experience! Age 6-10 July 8-12, 1-4pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Ninja + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $225.
Kids Yoga Summer Camp Young yogis will immerse themselves in learning fundamental yoga sequences, engaging in yoga games, exploring partner poses, practicing mindfulness activities and finding tranquility through calming arts and crafts projects. It’s a summer of well-being and playful discovery on the yoga mat! July 8, 10:30am-1:30pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Ninja + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@ freespiritbend.com. $175.
Learn Robotics Come learn real-world robotics. DIY Cave’s robots have advanced capabilities like object tracking, speech recognition, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Learn to program new behaviors including how to walk, dance, talk, see, hear and interact with surroundings. With ARC software, programming skills are broken down into easy to learn steps. Wednesdays, 2-3:30 and 4-5:30pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541388-2283. makeit@diycave.com. $50.
Let’s Paint at the DIY Cave - Multimedia VanGogh Unleash your creativity at Let’s Paint’s multimedia Van Gogh class on July 9 at DIY Cave. Join for an artistic experience that goes beyond just painting - we’ll be tearing paper and more to create a beautiful vase of sunflowers, inspired by the great Van Gogh. *Ages 6 and up July 9, 2:30-4pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 1-541-480-7491. sarahanneswoffer@gmail.com. $45.
Line and Swing Lessons Free lessons each Thursday and Family nights every other Wednesday. See calendar for event dates, times and lesson taught! Thursdays, 7-10pm. CrossEyed Cricket, 20565 NE Brinson Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4270. luke@spinthekitchen. com. Free.
Moms + Groms Meetup Moms + Groms is officially back @ Boss Rambler 3-6pm every Wednesday! Moms, it’s simple: show up with your grom(s) to socialize and drink beer (or whatever you want) with other moms while the kiddos make new friends! All moms get $1 off drinks! Wednesdays, 3-6pm. Boss Rambler Beer Club, 1009 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Free.
NAMI Basics Class for Parents of Youth with Mental Health Challenges NAMI Basics is a free 6-session education program for caregivers and family of youth (ages 22 and younger) who are experiencing mental health symptoms. The program is taught by trained teachers who are also parents of individuals who experienced emotional or behavioral difficulties. You’ll find support and shared understanding. Tuesdays, 5:30-8pm. Through Aug. 13. Downtown Bend Library, 601 Northwest Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541-316-0167. info@ namicentraloregon.org. Free.
Nano-Ninja Summer Camp Enroll your little ones for a fun-filled Nano-Ninja Summer Camp experience at Free Spirit! Have a blast climbing, performing Ninja Warrior gymnastics movements, parkour tumbling, and building new ninja friendships. Kids must be fully restroom-independent. This is a great camp for siblings and friends! Age 4-6 July 8-11, 9am-Noon. Free Spirit Yoga + Ninja + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@ freespiritbend.com. $225.
R.A.D. Camps Presents: Summer Day Camps! R.A.D. Camps presents Summer Day Camps for children ages 7-17. Programs for ages 7-12 start at 8am and end at 4pm. Monday - Friday. Teen programs operate every Wednesday from 8am-5pm. Visit radcamps.com or call 541-204-0440 for more information, registration now open! Mondays-Fridays, 8am-4pm. Through Sept. 2. Highland Elementary School, 701 NW Newport Ave., Bend. Contact: info@radcamps. com.
Summer Camps for Confident Kids Led by certified teachers, this is summer enrichment at its best. Think Scouts meets Character Education meets Extra Recess. Elementary students, ages 6-10 (by June 20) are invited to join for play-based learning in forest, art, gym, and playground settings. Self-led, creative play with peers is developmental GOLD! June 24-28, 9am-3pm, July 8-12, 9am-3pm and July 15-19, 9am-3pm. Bend International School, 63020 OB Riley Rd., Bend. Contact: 503-332-8640. rhea@ raisingrootedkids.com. $325.
Think Wild’s Wild Wonders Summer Camp - Upper Elementary (4th-6th grade) Think Wild is excited to offer three week-long summer camps for Summer 2024! Wild Wonders will promote outdoor, hands on learning about Central Oregon wildlife and the diverse habitats they call home. Every day will be at a different park location in Bend! Mon, July 8, 9am-3pm, Tue, July 9, 9am-3pm, Wed, July 10, 9am-3pm, Thu, July 11, 9am-3pm and Fri, July 12, 9am-3pm. Pine Nursery Park, 3750 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-316-8294. sadie@ thinkwildco.org. $325.
Timber Kiddies Summer Camp Summer Camp starting June 17-July 25 9am-1pm, sign up by the week for ages 2-2nd grade limited space email now to reserve, info@timberkiddiespreschool.com also check out website for pricing and more timberkiddiespreschool.com. Happy summer! Mon, July 8, 9am-1pm, Mon, July 15, 9am-1pm and Mon, July 22, 9am-1pm. Timber Kiddies Preschool, 129 SE 3rd Street, Bend. Contact: 541-699-1597. info@timberkiddiespreschool.com. $180 wk.
Wild Wonders Summer Camp Think Wild is excited to offer three week-long summer camps for Summer 2024! Wild Wonders will promote outdoor, hands on learning about Central Oregon wildlife and the diverse habitats they call home. June 24-28, 8:30am-3pm, July 8-12, 8:30am-3pm and July 22-26, 8:30am-3pm. Bend, Oregon, (no address), (no city). Contact: 541316-8294. sadie@thinkwildco.org. $325.
Summer Salads at Arome Learn to make salads the star of your summer meals. Registration is required. July 8, 5:30-7pm. Arome, 432 SW 6th St., Redmond. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@ dpls.lib.or.us. Free.
Sunriver Saturday Market A boutique market where shoppers can find ingredients for a meal, a sweet treat, a local beverage, a gift or something for themselves. The markets from 11 am to 2 pm. Saturdays, June 1, July 6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7 and Oct. 5 at SHARC, by the basketball court. Sat, June 1, 10am-2pm, Sat, July 6, 10am2pm, Sat, Aug. 3, 10am-2pm, Sat, Sept. 7, 10am2pm and Sat, Oct. 5, 10am-2pm. SHARC, 57250 Overlook Rd., Sunriver. Contact: 541-593-8149. sunriversaturdaymarket@gmail.com. Free.
BEER + DRINK
$10 Wing Wednesdays A new weekly special: $10 Wing Wednesdays at Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market. Choose from one of the house-made sauces like Char Sui, This IPA BBQ and Spicy Staycay Pineapple or go naked! Wednesdays, 11am-9pm. Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market, 21175 SE Reed Market Road Lot #2, Bend.
$12 Burger and Beer Thursdays with Blue Eyes Burgers and Fries Come on out to Boss Rambler Beer Club for $12 Burger and Beer Night with Blue Eyes Burgers and Fries every Thursday!. Boss Rambler Beer Club, 1009 NW Galveston Ave., Bend.
$16 Fish Taco and House Margarita Fridays Join for 3 fish tacos and a house margarita for only $16 every Friday at Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market. Fridays, 11am-9pm. Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market, 21175 SE Reed Market Road Lot #2, Bend.
12-year Anniversary Celebrate Sunriver Brewing’s 12-year anniversary at the Tap Room in Sunriver with live music from Soul’d Out and DJ Duley—a special anniversary Double IPA release and merch discounts. July 4, 3-8pm. Sunriver Brewing Company - Production Facility, 56840 Venture Lane, Sunriver. Contact: info@sunriverbrewingcompany.com. Free.
Cross Cut Warming Hut: Locals’ Day! Tuesdays are Locals’ Day. Every Tuesday enjoy $1 off regular size draft beverages. Come by the Warming Hut and hang out by the fire. See you soon, Bend! Tuesdays. Crosscut Warming Hut No 5, 566 SW Mill View Way, Bend.
Youth Farm Sanctuary Project for Students Entering Grades 7-12! This is a weeklong dive into the world of a farm sanctuary. Learn about the lives of rescued farm animals and how to care for them. Camp includes arts and crafts, yoga, mindfulness and social emotional learning components. Camp runs July 8 through July 12 from 9:30am - 12:30pm daily. Mon, July 8, 9:30am12:30pm, Tue, July 9, 9:30am-12:30pm, Wed, July 10, 9:30am-12:30pm, Thu, July 11, 9:30am and Fri, July 12, 9:30am-12:30pm. Harmony Farm Sanctuary, PO Box 2347, Sisters. Contact: 248-860-3646. shari.harmonyfarmsanctuary@gmail.com. $300.
FOOD + DRINK
9th Street Village Makers Market Join for food, drink and local vendors at 9th Street Village monthly makers market being held on the First Sunday every month through September! Each month, Bevel will be hosting 10+ vendors ranging in farm fresh goods, jewelry, hand printed clothing, embroidery, dog treats, sweet treats, snarky gifts, ceramics and more! First Sunday of every month, Noon-4pm. Through Sept. 1. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: 541-972-3835. holla@bevelbeer.com. Free. Fried Chicken Thursdays Fried Chicken Thursdays at Flights Wine Bar! Dine in with a 2-piece plate with sides and a biscuit for $21 or take an 8-piece bucket and a bottle to-go! Upgrade to the “Balla Bucket” to get a selected bottle of champagne. Thursdays, 3-9pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541728-0753. flightswinebend@gmail.com. $21.
First Friday Oysters at Viaggio! Join Viaggio Wine Merchant on July 5 for American harvested oysters and wine! Serving up hama hama oysters, we have a perfectly paired list of wines, cold beers not found around town, and non-alcoholic bevies. Come celebrate on our patio or inside the bar! Shucking begins at 3pm! July 5, 3-9pm. Viaggio Wine Merchant, 210 SW Century Drive, Suite 160, Bend. Contact: 541299-5060. info@viaggiowine.com. Price varies.
Growler Discount Night! Enjoy $2 off growler fills every Wednesday at Bevel! Wednesdays. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: 831-245-1922. holla@bevelbeer. com. Free.
Happy Hour At the Bend Wine Bar, come in to take advantage of special pricing during weekly happy hour. Featuring $5 off artisanal cheese and charcuterie boards, $2 off of wines by the glass and $1 off pint draft beers. Mondays-Thursdays, 2-4pm. The Bend Wine Bar & Winery Tasting Room, 550 SW Industrial Way, Suite 194, Bend. Contact: info@bendwinebar.com. Free.
Industry Day Mondays!!! Relax and let us serve you for a change. $5 well drinks, $5 beers, food specials and raffles. Show OLCC permit or Food Handler card to be entered in our weekly raffles for gift cards, knife sets and other great prizes! Mondays, 11am-9pm. Sunriver Brewing Co. Galveston Pub, 1005 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-408-9377. jeff@sunriverbrewingcompany.com. Free.
Pacific Roots is a rock group from Santa Cruz, California, that brings its reggae/rock music to the 11th annual Elk Lake Music on the Water Series. Pacific Roots is building its popularity by stirring the crowds with its upbeat reggae jams thrown around with punk rock swells and solos to produce an original Cali-based sound. Sat., July 6, 5pm at Elk Lake Resort Lodge.
Courtesy Pacific Roots Instagram
Learn From the Best: Mixology Lessons Don’t know your Old Fashioned from your Moscow Mule? Would you like to learn how to craft a great cocktail like a pro? Taught by renowned mixologist Cody Kennedy, these classes will help you master the art of cocktail-making! Wednesdays, 1-2pm. Juniper Preserve, 65600 Pronghorn Club Dr., Bend. $25.
Locals’ Night with The Bluegrass Collective Monday is the day to be at Silver Moon Brewing! Come on down and join the local family all day every Monday! Silver Moon offers $3 pints of the core lineup beers and $4 pours of the barrel-aged beers all day. Come down and sample what’s new while also enjoying the brand new food menu! Mondays. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.
Locals Night Join every Monday for Locals Night at Portello WineCafe! From 4 to 8, enjoy the cozy ambiance and indulge in your favorite wines at discounted prices. All glasses are specially priced at either $6 or $9! Mondays-8:30pm. Portello Wine Café, 2754 NW Crossing Drive, Bend. Contact: 541385-1777. portellobend@gmail.com. Free.
Locals’ Day Come on down to Bevel Craft Brewing for $4 beers and cider and $1 off wine all day. There are also food specials from the food carts located out back at The Patio! Tuesdays. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.
Locals’ Night at WaypointBBC Locals’ Night at WaypointBBC! $5 draft beer, $8 house red and white wine and $8 specialty cocktail. Tuesdays, Noon-10pm. Waypoint, 921 NW Mt Washington Drive, Bend. Contact: 458-206-0826. Waypointbbc@gmail.com. Free.
Mixology Monday Learn the ins and outs of the craft cocktail world, while snacking on a house made charcuterie board. Each class will guide you through the history and mechanics of 4 artisanal cocktails. Go to Waypointbbc.com to reserve your spot! Class is limited to 6 participants. Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Waypoint, 921 NW Mt Washington Drive, Bend. Contact: 458-206-0826. waypointbbc@gmail.com. $75-$100.
Munich Mondays: $1 Off Liters Prost! Join for Munich Mondays! Get your favorite German Bier in a 1L mug for $1 off normal pricing. Full menu and amazing beer all day. Mondays, 3-10pm. Prost! Bend, 40 SW Century Dr. #140, Bend. Contact: info@prostbend.com.
Skurnik Wine Tasting Join Sarah of Skurnik Imports to try a variety of wines from around the world! $15 Tasting fee | Free for Wine Club Members July 5, 5-8pm. Good Drop Wine Shoppe, 141 NW Minnesota Avenue, Bend. Contact: 541-4101470. support@gooddropwineshop.com. $15.
Tuesday Wine on the Deck Come sit, relax and learn from the different local wineries featured on our year-round wine list. Each glass will be paired with a unique array of small-plates from our chef, using season ingredients to complement each wine. Restorations required. Purchase tickets via the Bend Ticket link. Tuesdays, 3-6pm. Through Aug. 27. SKIP Bar at The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. $60. Tuesdays - Industry Night! Social Hour prices on all tap beverages all night. $6 wines, $5 beer, cider or seltzer and $5 basic well drinks. Tuesdays, 3-10pm. Eqwine Wine Bar, 218 SW 4th St, Redmond. Contact: 541-527-4419. eqwine. wine@gmail.com.
Whiskey Tuesdays The Cross-eyed Cricket Watering Hole is offering exclusive access to a library of top shelf whiskeys every Tue. Oneounce pours for reasonable prices. Come by and try something new, or sip on your favorites! Tuesdays, 11am-11pm. Cross-Eyed Cricket, 20565 NE Brinson Blvd., Bend. Free.
HEALTH + WELLNESS
Beginning Psychic & Mediumship Developement Explore your psychic and mediumship abilities during this in person course with Michelle of Redbird Readings. Through guided meditation and connection, you will create an understanding of each Clair and how to incorporate them into your life to create inner peace and wonder. For information and registration please contact: RedbirdReadings@gmail.com Mon, July
8, 7-8:30pm and Mon, July 22, 7-8:30pm. 216 NW Jefferson Place, 216 NW Jefferson Place, Bend. Contact: RedbirdReadings@gmail.com. Free.
Bend Zen meditation group Bend Zen sits every Mon, evening at 7. Arrive at 6:45pm to orient yourself and meet others. The group has two 25-minute sits followed by a member-led Dharma discussion from 8:05-8:30pm. All are welcome! Learn more and sign up for emails at www. bendzen.net. Mondays, 6:45-8:30pm. Bend Zen sits every Monday evening in Brooks at at Trinity Episcopal Church. Arrive by 6:45 for a prompt 7 pm start. Two 25-minute seated meditations, walking meditation and a member-led dharma discussion, ending at 8:30 pm. All are welcome! Join the email list and learn more: www.bendzen. net Mondays. Join Bend Zen for silent meditation sessions on Monday evenings in Brooks Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church. Look for Bend Zen signs to guide you to the entrance. Arrive by 6:45 for a 7pm start. The class offers two 25-minute sits, walking meditation, and a member-led dharma discussion. Mondays, 6-8pm. Brooks Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 469 Wall St., Bend. Contact: bendzensitting@gmail.com. Free.
Community Grief Circle - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month It takes courage to step forward to share your story. Yet, there is tremendous transformation to be experienced is sharing your grief or in simply listening to others. This bi monthly circle is ongoing drop in and open to anyone in the community. All griefs welcome. First and Third Thursday of every month, 6-7:30pm. Good Grief Guidance, 33 NW Louisiana Ave, Bend. Contact: 541223-9955. info@livingundone.org. $ 25.
Couples Massage Classes Explore a nurturing way to connect with your sweetheart in a couples massage class with Taproot Bodywork. Learn to relax your partner without hurting your hands! 2 or 4 hour classes, one couple per session. Prices vary. Additional days/times are available. Visit www.taprootbodywork.com for details. Every other Saturday-Sunday. Taproot Bodywork studio, Tumalo, Tumalo. Contact: 503-481-0595. taprootbodywork@gmail.com. Price varies.
EcoNIDRA: Where Yoga Nidra Meets
Nature Connection EcoNIDRA is a deeply relaxing and restorative practice that enables you to reconnect with yourself and with the earth. It is a blend of yoga nidra and forest therapy that helps you sleep better, restores profound peace and rejuvenation to the body and cultivates a deeper level of nature connectedness. Thursdays, 7-8pm. Through July 11. Namaspa Yoga Studio, 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. $22.
Free Beginner’s Yoga Free beginner’s yoga in the Bend Community Center with instructors from Namaspa of Bend. Sponsored by the Salvation Army of Bend and Namaspa. Great for stretching and relaxation. Wednesdays, Noon1pm. Bend Community Center, 541 NE Dekalb Ave., Bend. Contact: 844-647-2730. Free.
Friday Creekside Yoga Wind down your summer weekends with playful grounding outdoor yoga classes steps away from the Lodge. Yoga classes are taught by Ulla Lundgren who 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 to guarantee a spot in class. Fridays, 5-6pm. SKIP Bar at The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. $20.
Led Into the Liminal. Live Led Zeppelin Music & Sound Bath The sounds and lyrics of Led Zeppelin live deep inside our cells. Combined with embodiment, breath work and awareness exercises, we weave the words and wisdom of Led Zeppelin, with the magick of Pete Kartsounes’ musicality. After movement, we lay down to relax into a sound bath for deep release. July 7, 11am-12:30pm. High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave, Redmond. Contact: 808783-0374. kevin@soundshala.com. $55.
Mental Health Support Group - In Person NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for adults living with mental health challenges. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by NAMI-trained facilitators who’ve been there. This support group meets in person. Every other Sunday, 3-4:30pm. The Taylor Center (Best Care), 358 NE Marshall Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-316-0167. info@namicentraloregon.org. Free.
Alicia Viani, Pete Kartsounes, Mark Karwan and Scott Oliphant, part of the Alivia Viani Band, pull listeners into an intimate world of important stories brought to life through a blend of jazz, funk, classical, country, Americana and indie folk. Wed., July 3, from 6-8pm at River’s Place.
Photo by Laura Schneider
NAMI Connection Peer Support Group
NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for any adult who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by trained leaders who’ve been there. Mondays, 7-9pm. Contact: 503-230-8009. info@namicentraloregon.org. Free.
Nature Yoga with Horses Experience the tranquility of outdoor yoga amid the centering and restorative presence of horses. Nestled among ancient juniper trees and immersed in the serene sounds of horses grazing, this all-levels yoga practice combines Hatha Yoga, breathwork, meditation, and Ayurvedic-theory. Co-Facilitated by Kat Gregory, E-RYT & the CHOICE Horses Tuesdays, 9-10am. Through Aug. 27. CHOICE Tribe, 23045 Alfalfa Market Road, Bend. Contact: 541-815-3131. info@choicetribe.com. $25.
Outdoor Yoga Classes Step into the fresh air for an all-levels Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class! Classes offering sun salutations and creative yoga sequences to spark heat, amp up your endurance and build strength and flexibility. Leave class feeling utterly rejuvenated! Let’s flow, breathe and have some yoga fun under the sun! Mondays-Wednesdays-Fridays-Saturdays, 9:15-10:15am. Through Sept. 7. Free Spirit Yoga + Ninja + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@ freespiritbend.com. $20.
Prenatal Yoga Prepares the body and mind for labor, birth and new motherhood. Emphasis is placed on building strength, channeling the power of the breath, and connecting to intuition. Suitable for women in any stage of pregnancy, as long as you feel good practicing and your care provider approves. Please pre-register. Tuesdays, 9-10am. Bend Hot Yoga, 1230 NE 3rd St. UnitA230, Bend. Contact: yoga@bendhotyoga. com. $20.
Shala Breathwork Shake off the weekend and let go of the expectations for the upcoming week with breathwork at Yoga Shala Bend! Join Whitney as she guides participants through a beautiful breathing meditation with music! Sundays, 6:15-7:15pm. Yoga Shala Bend, 806 NW Brooks St. Suite 200, Bend. Contact: 208-4096028. breathewithwhitney@gmail.com. $20.
Sister Circle Community Gathering Step into a space of warmth, support, and celebration at the Emerging Hearts Monthly Sister Circle Gathering! Come together with a circle of incredible women to honor and uplift each other while embracing the beauty of the changing seasons. This gathering is a haven where you can nourish your soul and connect. July 8, 6:308:30pm. Hanai Center, 62430 Eagle Road, Bend. Contact: 650-862-9336. willow@emergingheartscollective.com. Donation (suggested $35).
Sister Circle Community Gathering-July Step into a space of warmth, support, and celebration at our Monthly Sister Circle Gathering! Come together with a circle of incredible women to honor and uplift each other while embracing the beauty of the changing seasons. This gathering is a haven where you can nourish your soul and connect. July 9, 6-8pm. Contact: 650-862-9336. willow@emergingheartscollective.com. Suggest $25 donation.
Sister Circle Gathering-Spring Step into a space of warmth, support, and celebration at the Monthly Sister Circle Gathering! Come together with a circle of incredible women to honor and uplift each other while embracing the beauty of the changing seasons. This gathering is a haven where you can nourish your soul. Donation suggested $35 Mon, March 11, 6:30-8:45pm and Second Monday of every month, 6:30-8:45pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Road, Bend. Contact: 650-862-9336. willow@emergingheartscollective.com.
Tarot and Tea with Kati Cozy up with a cup of tea and let Tarot support you in whatever may be on your mind. Kati is an Intuitive Tarot and Oracle card reader offering 30-minute readings. Longer readings available. Secure your spot ahead of time at threedeertarot.com Saturdays, 11am-2pm. Through Aug. 24. The Peoples Apothecary, 1841 NE Division Street, Bend. Contact: hello@threedeertarot.com. $50.
The Healing Circle The Healing Circle is a space where the heart, body, mind, and soul are seen as self-healing. Honor each individual’s capacity to heal, to break free from self-defeating patterns, and to recover from past traumas. Vulnerability is courage here, hold your truths in confidence and reverence. Thursdays, 5:15-6:30pm. Online Event, Webinar Link Inside Confirmation Email, Bend. Contact: 541-408-0968. jennifer@ sriponya.com. First Month is Free, $11/Month.
Thich Nhat Hanh Meditation Group
Meditation group meeting every Thursday at 6:30pm — the 90 minutes will include two 20-minute meditations, walking meditation and a discussion. Chairs provided but if you sit on a cushion, bring your own. Beginners are welcome. No experience necessary. Arrive early to settle into your place. Thursdays, 6:30-8pm. Grace First Lutheran Church, 2265 NW Shevlin Park Rd., Bend. Contact: 802-299-0722. bendtnhsitters@ gmail.com. Free but donations are accepted. Vedic Meditation Society of Bend: Yoga of the Supreme Divine Mother Sunset silent meditation of relaxed self-surrender to the Supreme Reality as the Divine Mother. Vedic meditation opens the ecstatic vibrations of the Goddess (“divine intoxication”) in the body spontaneously and without self effort. Email first to join! Fridays-Sundays, 7-8pm. Riley Ranch Nature Preserve, 19975 Glen Vista Road, Bend. Contact: vedaofbend@gmail.com. Donation/No one turned away.
Qigong with Horses In Daoism, the horse is the animal of the heart. Encircled by horses, this class is a series of qigong forms meant to connect you to elemental forces, to your heart wisdom, to the deep peace of the infinite only accessible through tapping in to inner-world of your own body. Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm. Through Aug. 27. CHOICE Tribe, 23045 Alfalfa Market Road, Bend. Contact: 541-815-3131. info@ choicetribe.com. $45.
Queer Meditation Group A group of queer folks get together to meditate for an hour and discuss our experience. This happens at the same time and place every week. Info : heretolinger@ gmail.com @heretolinger. Mondays, 6-7pm. Through Oct. 28. 354 NE Greenwood Ave Suite 202, 354 NE Greenwood Ave. Suite 202, Bend. Free.
Rest and Digest Yoga Relieve stress and regulate your nervous system with this slow and intentional Hatha Yoga class. More active than restorative, but with more floor time than most classes, this unique practice supports you to relax, regulate and digest with more ease in your daily life. Breathwork, asana, meditation, toning and more! Thu, July 4, 4pm, Tue, July 9, 2pm, Thu, July 11, 4pm, Tue, July 16, 2pm, Thu, July 18, 4pm, Tue, July 23, 2pm, Thu, July 25, 4pm, Tue, July 30, 2pm, Thu, Aug. 1, 4pm, Tue, Aug. 6, 2pm, Thu, Aug. 8, 4pm, Tue, Aug. 13, 2pm, Thu, Aug. 15, 4pm, Tue, Aug. 20, 2pm, Thu, Aug. 22, 4pm, Tue, Aug. 27, 2pm, Thu, Aug. 29, 4pm, Tue, Sept. 3, 2pm and Thu, Sept. 5, 4pm. Bend Hot Yoga, 1230 NE 3rd St. UnitA230, Bend. Price Varies. Shadow Yoga Basics, Donation Based Introduces principles and practices of Shadow Yoga, with an emphasis on the lower structure and building the pathway of power. Pay what you can. Mondays, 6-7pm. Continuum, A School of Shadow Yoga, 155 SW Century Drive, Suite 112, Bend. Contact: 541-588-2480. info@continuum-yoga.com. $1 - $19.
Sister Circle Gathering-Spring Virtual Come together with a circle of incredible women to honor and uplift each other while embracing the beauty of the changing seasons. This gathering is a haven where you can nourish your soul. Donation suggested $25. Second Tuesday of every month, 4-6pm. Online Event, Webinar Link Inside Confirmation Email, Bend. Contact: 650-862-9336. willow@emergingheartscollective.com.
Soul in Motion Conscious Dance Movement and dance as a practice for life. No experience necessary, drop in or step in to this heartful community, exploring embodiment, expression, and connection. There will be some guidance and facilitation and lots of freedom to play. Wed, April 10, 6-7:15pm, Wed, April 17, 6-7:15pm and Wednesdays, 6-7:15pm. Continuum, A School of Shadow Yoga, 155 SW Century Drive, Suite 112, Bend. Contact: 541-948-7015. soulinmotionbend@gmail.com. $20.
Start Again Stronger Are you an insecure overachiever? Energetic patterns are at play. Join Nicole Nelson, certified executive coach and energy practitioner, as she guides you to heal from the hustle! Discover how to reset, recenter and re-enter life confidently using energy medicine and Human Design. 1-hr private sessions Tuesday or Friday between 2-7pm 1011 SW Emkay Dr, Unit 101, Bend, OR 97702 Contact: 518-3016-1190. nicole@startagainstronger. com. $175 Tuesdays-Fridays, 2-7pm. Start Again Stronger, 1011 SW Emkay Dr UNIT 101, Bend. Contact: 518-306-1190. nicole@startagainstronger.com. $175.
Tai Chi Unlock the Secrets of Serenity with Grandmaster Franklin’s Tai Chi Class! Embark on a transformative journey toward inner balance, harmony and a healthier you! Grandmaster Franklin invites you to join his exclusive Tai Chi Class, where ancient wisdom meets modern well-being. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 9:45-10:45am. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-797-9620. arawak327@gmail.com. $100.
Weekly Mindfulness Meditation Group
These 90-minute sessions will include two 20-minute meditations, walking meditation and a discussion. If you sit on a cushion, bring your own. Beginners are welcome. Arrive early to meet people and settle into your place. No RSVP required. Thu, June 22, 6:30pm, Thu, June 29, 6:30pm, Thu, July 6, 6:30pm, Thu, July 13, 6:30pm, Thu, July 20, 6:30pm, Thu, July 27, 6:30pm, Thu, Aug. 3, 6:30pm, Thu, Aug. 10, 6:30pm, Thu, Aug. 17, 6:30pm, Thu, Aug. 24, 6:30pm, Thu, Aug. 31, 6:30pm, Thu, Sept. 7, 6:30pm, Thu, Sept. 14, 6:30pm, Thu, Sept. 21, 6:30pm, Thu, Sept. 28, 6:30pm, Thu, Oct. 5, 6:30pm, Thu, Oct. 12, 6:30pm, Thu, Oct. 19, 6:30pm, Thu, Oct. 26, 6:30pm, Thu, Nov. 2, 6:30pm, Thu, Nov. 9, 6:30pm, Thu, Nov. 16, 6:30pm, Thu, Nov. 23, 6:30pm, Thu, Nov. 30, 6:30pm, Thu, Dec. 7, 6:30pm, Thu, Dec. 14, 6:30pm, Thu, Dec. 21, 6:30pm, Thu, Dec. 28, 6:30pm.Grace First Lutheran Church, 2265 NW Shevlin Park Rd., Bend. Contact: 802-299-0722. bendtnhsitters@gmail.com. Free, donations accepted.
Yoga for Pelvic Health and Healing, with Laura Flood, PT, DPT, RYT - Local Pelvic Health Physical Therapist Learn how to connect to your pelvic floor muscles, so you can care for your pelvic area in your daily life, yoga practice and recreational activities. Small group class focused on: pelvic anatomy and physiology, alignment based yoga postures, breathing and nervous system awareness. Sign up online: www.lotusflowerphysio.com/yoga Fridays, 12:30-1:30pm. Namaspa Yoga Studio, 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-2416008. Laura@lotusflowerphysio.com. $25.
Yoga for Pelvic Health with Laura Flood PT, DPT, RYT - local pelvic health physical therapist Learn how to connect to, engage and relax your pelvic floor muscles, so you can care for your pelvic area during your yoga practice, exercise and throughout your life. Small group class focused on: pelvic anatomy education, alignment-based yoga postures, slow flow, pelvic focused meditation and nervous system healing. Fridays, 12:30-1:30pm. Namaspa Yoga Studio, 1135 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-241-6008. laura@lotusflowerphysio.com. $25.
Free live music at Worthy Brewing to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with Call Down Thunder, leading up to the fireworks show. Expect an energetic performance that captures the spirit of the Grateful Dead. Thu., July 4, 5:30pm.
Courtesy Call Down Thunder Facebook
At Schilling’s you’ll find a large selection of high quality plants that are perfect for our Central Oregon climate. Our farm stand is stocked with local meat, produce, snacks, beer + wine, and other cold beverages. Check out our website to learn about all our offereings and upcoming happenings! Join us on September 7th & 8th for our End of Summer Garden Party & the kick off of our end of season sales!
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Garlic Independence When
you grow your own garlic, the feisty taste of freedom tastes so good
By Ari Levaux
Sometime in the mid-1990s, after a lifetime of servitude to the shriveled heads of garlic that I would bring home from the supermarket, I finally declared myself independent. As a cook and a garlic lover, I would no longer stand for garlic heads that contain 47 cloves each, cloves that I had to painstakingly peel one by one in order to get the itty-bitty chunks of garlic inside. After every such ordeal my fingers would appear to have been tarred and feathered by whisps of garlic paper.
But since my independence I have been fortunate to interact exclusively with big, easy-to-peel cloves. It’s the best garlic that money can buy, and I get it for free because I grow it. It takes about nine months, from September to the following summer, for a clove to grow into a head. And if you are going to invest that much time and effort, you should be planting the good stuff.
The central distinction in garlic botany is between the hardneck and softneck varieties. The cheap stuff from the supermarket is of the softneck persuasion, while the good stuff is all hardneck. The name hardneck refers to the flower-like organ, called a “scape,” that sprouts from the middle of the garlic plant around solstice. It also has larger cloves, and fewer cloves per head, and peels about as easily as a banana. The scapes must be pulled in order to redirect all of the plant’s energy into the below-ground bulb, so to make it grow as large as possible. This chore is also the first garlic harvest of the season. Everyone loves scapes. These charismatic and curly growths, green and spicy and full of garlic juice, get the garlic season going in style.
If you want to be independent like I and plant your own garlic, the best place to find hardneck is your local farmers market. You can also order hardneck garlic online, although most farms tend to quickly sell out of the good stuff like Romanian Red, much of which is already sold before the mid-July harvest.
Wherever you get your seed garlic, it will cost you. Just remember that your initial investment will be offset by the fact that you will never have to buy garlic again, while you enjoy the crème de la crème of garlic.
I came into my current variety of choice — Romanian Red — at the Tonasket Barter Faire in the Okanogan Valley of north central Washington state. Folks had gathered around the pickup trying to figure out what to trade the grower, David Ronniger, for his vibrant heads of Romanian Red. I slid to the front with some
crispy Benjamins and paid the man his money for a 50-pound sack.
With this garlic, and a book called “Growing Great Garlic” by Ron Engeland, also of the Okanogan, I started growing a lot of great garlic in Missoula. I would give it away and trade it for meat and salmon and pickles and teach my friends how to grow it. Today my garlic is all over my home town of Missoula, and can be found as far east as the Upstate New York Finger Lakes, as far north as Anchorage, and as far south as Albuquerque. I have freed so many of my friends from the tyranny of bad garlic that I feel like such a boss. Because what do bosses do? They teach their friends to be bosses, too.
As you round up your seed garlic and figure out where to plant it, you should also take steps to prepare that ground as necessary. If it’s a fully prepped garden bed that’s ready to go you can skip this step. But if the location of your new garlic patch is overgrown with weeds, or is currently a piece of lawn, I kill all the plants by laying down a piece of plastic, preferably black. After 8 weeks the weeds or grass will be gone and the dirt beneath the plastic will be mostly worm poop, and will turn over like butter. Since I can’t stand to see an empty piece of dirt in my garden, I like to fill it with short season crops like radish, cilantro, spinach, and other plants that will be done by late September or peacefully coexist with the garlic I plant around it.
This week I have been harvesting the scapes from last year’s planting. I yank each one gently, like a blade of grass, as soon as it’s long enough to grab. If you do it right, the scape breaks deep inside the plant, and emerges with a pop, yielding a bright white, extra tender and juicy garlic heart.
There are as many ways to use scapes as there are ways to use garlic itself. Because scapes are garlic. Make scape pesto with pine nuts, olive oil and parmesan cheese. Steam the scapes like asparagus or green beans. Use the scapes as skewers to grill meat at your July 4th party.
The other day I chopped up some scapes and put them in a pan with some radishes I pulled from next year’s garlic patch. I fried the scapes and radish – including the chopped radish leaves –and when they were cooked I poured in some beaten eggs. I put a lid on the pan and let the eggs cook slowly until they were done to my liking. I seasoned with salt and hot sauce, and enjoyed my first fresh garlic of the year. The feisty taste of freedom tastes so good.
Scape Pasta with Parsley Recipe
The parsley can be swapped for basil, oregano or other herbs. For a non-veg option, sprinkle fried ground beef on top like a garnish. This dish can be a bit spicy because the scapes are only slightly cooked by the hot noodles. If you want it mellower, fry the scapes.
• Choice of Pasta – 1 pound
• Scapes, about one per eater – depending on how much garlic they like
• Parsley or other herbs – a bunch
• Olive oil – ½ cup
• Grated pasta cheese – ½ cup
• Options: ground meat and tomato sauce
While the pasta cooks, chop the scapes and herbs finely. Brown the meat if using. Heat the marinara if you want some. Fry the scapes if you can’t take the heat.
When the pasta is done, drain and toss with the oil, herbs, scapes and cheese. Garnish with red sauce and meat.
Serve scapes with pasta dressed up with parsley or other herbs.
Make scapes into a pesto.
Scapes can serve as skewers for your 4th of July party.
Photos by Ari Levaux
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Biking for Brunch at Brand 44 N
Terrebonne’s breakfast and lunch spot is a delight
By Nicole Vulcan
If you want an indication of the popularity of a restaurant in rural America, there’s one good tell: the parking lot. In the case of Brand 44 N in Terrebonne, the parking lot is decidedly full — though on my visit it was a bit of a moot point, since I’d decided to devote my Saturday to riding my bike from Bend to the small town just north of Redmond, just to stoke the hunger for what I’d heard was a delicious breakfast and lunch spot. Bike hunger or not, it was a delightful brunch.
Brand 44 N opened in March 2023, started by business partners Danielle Nogosek and Kayla Jeffrey, who also own Terrebonne’s Pump House, and will soon open a Mexican restaurant in the iconic Depot building in Terrebonne as well. The two met when they both worked at The Hideaway Tavern in Bend, eventually realizing their dreams of restaurant ownership in Nogosek’s hometown of Terrebonne.
“We don’t even have a sign,” Nogosek told the Source Weekly about the restaurant’s popularity. In spite of the minimal branding, locals and visitors alike seem to flock to Brand 44 N. As a breakfast and lunch place that’s only open until 2pm, the menu is heavy on breakfast. A big benedict menu includes a classic version, as well as adventurous ones that riff off of other current culinary trends —like the Smash Benedict, featuring two smash beef patties. A full menu of pancakes — including standouts like the Cinnamon Roll Pancakes and Strawberry Short Cake Pancakes — makes it tough to narrow it down to just one, but you don’t have to, since there’s also the option of a Pancake Flight featuring one of each of the restaurant’s specialty pancakes. Don’t sleep on the French Toast, either, says Nogosek, who said the Blackberry Cheesecake French Toast is a hot seller.
Traditional breakfast items like buildyour-own omelets and breakfast burritos also make an appearance — but my eyes were on the Specialty breakfast menu. My dining partner and I tried the John Wayne Casserole, a recipe gleaned from Wayne himself, Nogosek told me. The dish, served in a cast iron skillet, has a layer of buttermilk biscuits on the bottom, topped with ground beef, creamy sauce, melty cheddar cheese, onions, peppers and two fried eggs. I don’t know exactly how
many biscuits make up the John Wayne Casserole, but suffice it to say that us two hungry cyclists, plus John Wayne himself, could have shared this dish and still maybe had some left over.
Next up from the specialty menu were the Breakfast Bao Tacos, featuring four bao buns made up like tiny, fluffy egg tacos with bacon, served with a side of maple syrup. Ever used a pancake as a vessel to hold eggs and bacon? That’s the effect here — a soft, pillowy receptacle for all of the best parts of breakfast to put on a flavor show.
Just to round things out, we also ordered the Cuban Sandwich from the Hand Held menu — otherwise known as the lunch menu — that has a full complement of burgers, a Hot Nashville Chicken Sandwich, a reuben and more. The Terrebonne Pressed Cuban features not just the shaved ham that often comes with a sandwich of this ilk, but also carnitas — perhaps in a nod to the largely Hispanic staff at Brand 44 N. Of that staff, Nogosek said she and business partner Jeffrey have endeavored to let them have a creative hand in the formation of La Catrina Chingona, the new Mexican spot that will open in the Depot building sometime this month. The idea, Nogosek said, is to eventually have some of the key staff members take over the Mexican restaurant.
For Nogosek, the entire effort is about family — from the inclusion of the staff in creating the new restaurant, to the way she hopes people feel when they visit one of her places.
“You have to make it feel like family,” Nogosek said. “Food is supposed to be fun!”
Back at Brand 44 N, somewhere along the line a staff member toured around with an open basket of fresh, house-baked treats — as if the menu at this place wasn’t already robust enough. Add in the temptation of cookies, warm doughnut holes and other sweet treats and one might need to bike another 25 miles to fit it all in.
Brand 44 N
8060 11th St., Terrebonne 541-316-3280
Open Daily 7am-2pm brand44north.com
Top, The Breakfast Bao Tacos were an unexpected menu item that we just had to try. Bottom, Bloody Mary: A Saturday staple.
Photos by Nicole Vulcan
LITTLE BITES
By Nicole Vulcan
Bend’s Asian Market Opens
Tomi Mart offers sundries and snacks from all
over Asia
The dream is real: Bend now has an official Asian market. Tomi Mart opened June 26, in the shopping center on the southeast corner of Third Street and Reed Mar ket Road. The bright space, opened by Jess Scott and Natasha Dempsey, is named in honor of Scott’s daughter Tomiko, who in turn is named after Tomiko’s great-great-grandmother, named Tomi, Scott told the Source Weekly back in 2022, when Tomi Mart had its debut popup market at the Moonlight Market at Open Space Event Studios.
sauces and chili crisps, all for $4. Start ing July 16, Tomi Mart will also offer a selection of Asian veggies including Thai chilis, Thai basil and more.
10am to 7pm and Friday and Saturday 10am to 2pm.
Tomi Mart offers Asian sweets, sauces, ready-made drinks, frozen food items and snacks, as well as a ramen bar. Pick a ramen bowl off the wall, add water and top it with a selection of hot
After July 16: Open Tue-Fri 10am-7pm; Fri-Sat
Birdsong Ice Cream Offers
New Zealand-Style Sweet Treats
Mix organic ice cream with berries and you get lots of love
The Podski has a new food cart serving simple sweet treats, New Zealand style. Cassandra Price and Taylor Samuelsen opened Birdsong Ice Cream in mid June, featuring Alden’s organic ice cream that gets mixed together with fresh berries. Currently, that includes strawberries, marionberries, raspberries or blackberries in cups, cones or waffle cones. Toppings include freshly made chocolate sauce with coconut oil (which helps to add that yummy hard shell) or sprinkles — the kind not banned in the European Union that features toxic red dyes. Serving up organic ingredients was an important factor for Price and Samuelsen, as Samuelsen told the Source Weekly.
Columbia, Samuelsen told the Source Weekly, and wanted to bring that deliciousness to a new cart. After chatting with Podski owner Mikal Lomski about the concept, Birdsong was born. When vanilla ice cream mixes with the fruit in a special machine, the result is a supercreamy, almost buttery ice cream… definitely worth a try. The New York Times picked up on the growing trend in an article in 2023, citing an uptick of New Zealand-style ice cream spots in foodie cities including Austin, Texas, and Portland, Oregon. Birdsong is open from noon to 9pm Tuesday through Saturday.
The owners fell in love with New Zealand-style ice cream — also called real fruit ice cream — while working and playing in Whistler, British
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CULTURE
A Beautiful Thought Bend poet Broderick Eaton publishes "the under story"
By Jared Rasic
Truly great poetry grows in the mind and can change how you view yourself and the world. As an art form, it hasn’t received the respect it deserves in a long time, sometimes seeming like only a poet or two per generation gets widely-enough read to become a part of the cultural conversation. Oregon poet and author Broderick Eaton is a stunning writer whose words conjure the primal eternality of nature as well as the intimate intensity of being human.
“Whether reading it or writing it, the study of line turn or word choice is an opportunity to still the body and mind in a chaotic world. Traditional poetry holds its value in discipline and structure, and current poetry pushes the boundaries of expression and poetic form. There is no wrong way to do it, and that's a beautiful thought all by itself,” says Bend poet Broderick Eaton.
As the recipient of the Sixfoold Poetry Prize, the Orison Books Anthology Prize in Non-Fiction, the Scribes Valley Fiction Prize, the Source Weekly/OSU Cascades MFA Poetry Prize and a Book Fest Award, Eaton has become a part of that cultural conversation. The Source had a chance to chat with Eaton ahead of her Aug. 16 publication of her new poetry book, “the under story.”
Source Weekly: Can you tell me a little about your history as a poet and a writer? Tell me about your awards!
Broderick Eaton: I played around with creative writing on my own in high school here in Bend, but never really thought about pursuing it in college. During my freshman year at Sweet Briar, my dorm RA showed some of my poems to the college's writer in residence, who then called me to see if I wanted to meet and talk about my work. It was too late to sign up for a class that fall, so I ended up just going in on my own once a week to study privately with that poet...who happened to be Mary Oliver. I still can't fathom the luck or divine intervention or whatever you want to call it that led me to that life-altering moment. I studied with her for two years, then with author John Gregory Brown for another two years. I didn't have much life experience at that point that left me with a whole lot to say, so I didn't write for a long time after graduating.
SW: And then?
BE: After my father passed, the creative tap suddenly burst open as a way to process that loss. The foundation laid from those intensive studies with incredible writers in college gave me the framework to take what I was processing and turn it into something that I thought other people might identify with. The Source's inaugural poetry contest opened the gate to getting my work published, and since then I completed a master's in writing.
SW: Do you sit down every day to write poetry like it’s work or do you wait for inspiration?
BE: I do make time every day to write, even if it's just to sketch some notes or lines that drifted to mind while I was doing something else. The most important thing Mary Oliver counseled me to do is to make a date with my muse and to never, ever let her (the muse) down. She told me that once my muse trusted that I would show up reliably, she would begin to speak, imparting
“I forget what I’ve cried over where I’ve left my blood in this world.”
-Broderick Eaton “the salt we leave behind,” finalist for the 2023 Crosswinds Poetry Prize
gifts from wherever creative inspiration comes from. She was absolutely right! I'm not one of those marvels who decides to write a poem and sits down to make it happen; my inspiration is highly organic in nature and might take some patience to tease from the muse, but the wait is always worth it if I stay out of the way and just let the poem happen in its own time. A brilliant line will float past my consciousness, and if I don't immediately write it down, it disappears forever. I learned the hard way that my muse tosses out fleeting gifts and I have to be ready to catch them. I'll have little scraps of paper and notes in my phone as a poem arrives in dribs and drabs that I can eventually pull into something workable. This process has taught me patience I never knew possible and is one of the richest parts of my life. It's just generally pretty messy until the very end!
SW: What do you think is still so profoundly important about poetry in 2024?
BE: Poetry might be more critical today than ever before. It allows us to express things we might not know how to say in any other way. Whether reading it or writing it, the study of line turn or word choice is an opportunity to still the body and mind in a chaotic world. Traditional poetry holds its value in discipline and structure, and current poetry pushes the boundaries of expression and poetic form. There is no wrong way to do it, and that's a beautiful thought all by itself.
“the under story” is available for purchase from Finishinglinepress.com.
—Read more from this interview at bendsource.com
Photo and book cover courtesy Broderick Eaton
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In a not-so-distant dystopian future fueled for the wealthy by wellness technology, the lives of three women collide through an unraveling of events revealing thrilling plot twists and uncovered secrets, a story almost chilling for its depiction of our own trajectory.
Out now, “You’re Safe Here” explores a 2060 world where wellness not only segregates the rich from the poor, but fundamentally determines one’s livelihood. Via the lens of technology, debut author Leslie Stephens questions the true cost of convenience and what we’re willing to sacrifice at the hands of an augmented reality run by the greedy.
Strikingly aware, Stephens’ novel captures a reality terrifyingly close to home, leaving a trail of thought-provoking prose throughout, like the tail end of one sentence in the book, “...-the line between oasis and asylum could feel uncomfortably fine.”
Curator of the popular weekly lifestyle newsletter, Morning Person, a previous food writer and lifestyle brand editor, Stephens set out in her first novel to answer her own questions about where we’re headed as a society, an economy, and ultimately, as humanity.
While deep in the 2016 wellness and social media spaces, an idea drifted into Stephens’ mind during shavasana at the end of a yoga class.
“I had this sort of image of being alone in a floating pod,” she shared. As the idea sprouted into a story, Stephens said, “I was interested in thinking about, how can we take this kind of insane culture that exists now, if it keeps going in this direction, where is it going to end up?”
Loaded with social commentary, the narrative follows three female leads as they navigate the increasing power humans give over to money and technology as a means of thriving in the wellness bubble created by WellCorp in the face of climate disaster.
Written over three years with endless research, including David Wallace-Wells’ influential book, “The Uninhabitable Earth,” Stephens predicts an eerie scifi fate hovering for humankind just this side of believable — and not so far away. Stephens expertly weaves together themes of motherhood, love and romance, manipulation and self-optimization while asking crucial questions about the future like, “What do these coastal cities look like? What does
Author Leslie Stephens Debuts with Dystopian Novel, “You’re Safe Here”
Portland-based author and creator of the popular lifestyle newsletter, Morning Person, meets readers at her Roundabout
Books author event July 11
By Tiffany Neptune
it look like with rising oceans and heat waves and with this increasing wealth disparity? And what’s going to happen as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer and what’s going to matter?”
On developing this story, Stephens revealed, “Everything starts with questions...and all of these questions just unlock these other ideas that sometimes develop into full-fledged characters.”
Most resonating with her first character, Maggie, having similar questions about life and partnership, Stephens admits: “But I think that there are some less savory parts of myself that I wasn’t looking at that belong to Noa and Emmett,” her other two female leads.
Loosely based on the real-life Elizabeth Holmes who launched Theranos, a faulty high-tech blood-testing machine, Stephens created Emmett, a woman — and the founder of WellCorp — who will do anything to reach her own vision for success.
“I was just fascinated by this woman who was put on such a pedestal by the media and then absolutely torn down, and rightly so.” Stephens said, adding, “I sort of wanted to get inside her head and understand what happened.”
Largely known for her nonfiction work, Stephens emphasized the contrast she’s experienced in putting “You’re Safe Here” into the world, divulging, “I have this Substack newsletter where I write very vulnerably about all these different things going on in my life, and I feel like my novel’s the most intimate thing I’ve ever written, because I feel like every character is really a part of me.”
Stephens will meet readers and share an excerpt from “You’re Safe Here” at her Roundabout Books author event on July 11. Purchase event tickets and books in the bookstore or online. Find the author at lesliestephens.com and subscribe at morningpersonnewsletter.com.
Leslie Stephens Author Event: "You’re Safe Here"
Thu., July 11, 6:30pm (Check-In 6pm) Roundabout Books
900 NW Mt. Washington Dr. #110, Bend https://www.roundaboutbookshop.com/event/ author-event-youre-safe-here-leslie-stephens Book purchase or $5 general admission
Stephens, previously a food writer and lifestyle brand editor, is the author of the popular lifestyle newsletter, Morning Person. “You’re Safe Here” is out now and available for purchase at local bookstore, Roundabout Books.
“I have this Substack newsletter where I write very vulnerably about all these different things going on in my life, and I feel like my novel’s the most intimate thing I’ve ever written, because I feel like every character is really a part of me.”
—LESLIE STEPHENS
Leslie
Courtesy Gallery/Scout Press
Paige Jones
KENDALL TOYOTA OF BEND FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES ON THE BI-MART STAGE
Unforgettable fun awaits at the Bi-Mart Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo presented by Indian Head Casino. Live music, thrilling entertainment, stunning views. All included with paid admission.
DRONE SHOW
Prepare to be amazed! 300 drones paint the night sky. 400-foot-tall 3D moving images. A nationwide-acclaimed experience. Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo 2024!
SEA LION SPECTACULAR
World’s only traveling Sea Lion Attraction! Get up close to magnificent creatures. Educational and comedy shows. A unique, extraordinary experience.
COASTAL FARM & RANCH NPRA CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO
See the best NPRA Rodeo athletes from across the northwest compete in all your favorite rodeo events at the Coastal Farm & Ranch NPRA Rodeo presented by Cascade Lakes Design Group.
AMAZING FAIR FOOD
Calories don’t count when you’re at the Bi-Mart Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo! Come taste your way through over 25 of the very best food and snack vendors, all serving up your Fair time favorites.
SC May the Source Be With You: July Edition
The Bear, bingeing and the Loch Ness Monster
By Jared Rasic
Ihave been remiss in my duties as your Friendly Neighborhood Cultural Writer. With the weather so lovely over the last week and my deep and abiding love of walking around Bend and listening to early aughts hip-hop music, I haven’t been dedicating enough time to podcasts and streaming services lately. Luckily, I binged just enough over the last few days to have at least one or two things to talk about. I won’t let you down again!
Pod Save Us All
Aside from the early aughts hip-hop music, I’ve also been dedicating a lot of my listening time to a weirdass podcast I just discovered called “The Magnus Archives.” I find it comforting when a podcast has an extremely deep back catalogue of episodes and “TMA” covers that nicely with five seasons and 200 episodes. It’s a fictional podcast about an archivist and the internal research statements he’s reading that have information on the paranormal that he’s skeptical of, but reads anyway. I don’t want to give away more than that, but if you like things creepy but also somewhat believable, this one is for you.
Another great podcast with tons of episodes is “Oh No, Ross and Carrie” with well over 200 to choose from. It follows Ross Blocher and Carrie Poppy as they actually take part in and investigate fringe science and claims of the
paranormal. It’s a truly jaw-dropping podcast with great warmth and humor that never fails to entertain and educate. Check out the episode where they search for the Loch Ness Monster and fall in love like I did.
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As I write this, the third season of “The Bear” just dropped on Hulu. Lemme just ask a quick question about this: Where are we at in the year of our lord 2024 with the whole binge-watching model? I was under the impression that with shows like “House of the Dragon,” “Succession” and “Shōgun,” we learned that people liked having a week between episodes so they could speculate and enjoy conversing about what they saw and what might be coming up next. It gave these shows some genuine hype.
I get that there are certain shows that benefit with the binge (“Fallout” and “Stranger Things” come to mind), but do we really need to mainline 10 episodes of Carmy having the slowest nervous breakdown of all-time? Was the deep cringe of “Baby Reindeer” something we needed all at once, or would it have helped our own mental health to spread that shit out a little?
Obviously, when something is released all at once, we’re ultimately the ones who decide how quickly to watch it, as our self-control governs
our consumption of pop culture just as it does food and booze. But if we’re only given the choice to watch one episode of something a week, there’s also a good chance it might help us as a culture to just start slowing down a little. The internet has given us the ability to have any and all information and media given to us instantly, so maybe it would be good for us to just have to wait for something every once and a while.
Don’t get me wrong, I want all of “The Bear” as quickly as I can have it, but I’m not sure that’s how we’re supposed to consume art. It certainly doesn’t allow us to reflect on it or give it the same consideration and time as we would a book or even a movie. The artists who created
it probably deserve more. Maybe we do, too.
Ultimately, we’re all gonna do what we want at the speed in which we want to do it, but I think I might start savoring my media a little more. I’mma slowly chew on these episodes of “The Bear” just like Carmy and Syd would want me to. I spend so much time writing about film and television that it has almost become a race with myself to fit as much in my head as humanly possible. Will I still watch the final season of “Stranger Things” in one sitting? Probably. But I’ll feel a healthy dollop of guilt while I’m doing it.
Carmy before the storm.
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SC Sam and Frodo Take Manhattan
SCREEN
Michael
By Jared Rasic
Sarnosky breaks the prequel curse with "A Quiet Place: Day One"
Hollywood has this habit now that rarely pays off. Some young/new/ hungry filmmaker makes a gorgeous independent feature or two on a small to medium budget, Hollywood notices and hires them to make a $100-million blockbuster that, more likely than not, tamps down their directorial style and attaches their sensibilities to filmmaking-by-committee, thus losing whatever spark made them special to begin with.
Look at filmmakers including Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland” into “Eternals”), Colin Trevorrow (“Safety Not Guaranteed” into “Jurassic World”), Marc Webb (“500 Days of Summer” into “Amazing Spider-Man”) and Catherine Hardwicke (“Lords of Dogtown” to “Twilight”) whose personalities as artists were almost invisible on those larger projects. Still, there are filmmakers such as James Gunn, Taika Waititi and Ryan Coogler whose sensibilities survive the jump, but they’re the exception and not the rule.
All of that is to say I was pretty nervous about “A Quiet Place: Day One” from filmmaker Michael Sarnoski. His directorial debut, “Pig,” was my favorite film of 2021 and the most deeply humane and beautiful performance I’ve ever seen from the Batshit Maestro Nic Cage. Sarnoski took the story of a broken man living in the forests of Oregon
who goes on a hunt through the dark culinary back alleys of Portland looking for his stolen truffle pig.
On the surface (and with Cage’s casting), this sounds like an absurdist riff on
“John Wick” that would allow Cage to go bug-eyed, violent and screaming all over some bad guys. Instead, “Pig” is a quiet and introspective character study on grief, love and devotion and spends its entire runtime subverting our expectations and almost becoming an anti-action movie so deeply rooted in the human condition that it feels like an elegiac poem written for man and womankind.
Somehow, not only has Sarnoski managed to bring that introspection to a blockbuster horror franchise, but he has made what is easily the best in the series.
John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place” and its sequel are both fine examples of what thoughtful and well-crafted storytelling can bring to the high concept horror genre, but they both still prioritize plot and jump scares over characters.
“A Quiet Place: Day One” is a prequel to the other two films, set the day the aliens land on Earth. Whereas the first movies follow a family living on an isolated farm in Upstate New York, we’re in Manhattan for this one, following the always-brilliant Lupita Nyong’o as Sam, a sick young woman who is in the city to see a play with the rest of her
hospice-mates. Sam is dying of cancer and doesn’t have long to live, so when the aliens land, her priorities are different from everyone else’s. Along with her cat Frodo and a deeply terrified law student named Eric (Joseph Quinn), she goes on an exodus from Manhattan to Harlem to get what she thinks might be the last slice of pizza ever from her favorite spot she went to as a kid.
If you’ve seen the other films, you know that the creatures are sightless and have super acute hearing, so the film relies mostly on Nyong’o’s deeply expressive face and eyes that convey limitless emotions in just the briefest of glances. Sarnoski’s delicate dance between handheld cameras and long tracking shots, the textures and nuanced sound design from Kate Bilinski, the much-improved creature design and the work of Nyong’o, Quinn and Frodo make this movie one I’m already excited to catch again on the biggest screen possible.
“A Quiet Place: Day One” could have easily been a cynical cash grab, but instead is an intense and creepy chiller that not only has a few great scares throughout, but also crafts a beautiful story of friendship and humanity set at the end of the world. Sarnoski is truly one hell of a filmmaker to watch as he brings such an assured grace to the movie that is truly breathtaking in places.
This will disappoint some, as we still have no answers as to where the creatures came from or what their ultimate purpose is (I’m sure we’ll get those answers when we get “A Quiet Place: Part Three” in 2025), but that’s not the point of this movie. Telling human stories across a massive canvas like the end of the world is one of the reasons why genre cinema exists. I would much rather have Sam and Frodo silently crossing a deadly wasteland of vicious and blind monsters than some random-ass exposition about why the aliens are blind and all murder-y.
“A Quiet Place: Day One” is great genre cinema and Michael Sarnoski is a hell of a filmmaker. A decade from now I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s one of our best and making whatever the hell he wants to make. He avoided the pitfalls of blockbuster filmmaking so far and I don’t see him compromising his vision any time soon. Lucky for us.
“A Quiet Place: Day One
Dir. Michael Sarnoski
Grade: ANow playing at Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub, Madras Cinema 5
Frodo must be saved at all costs.
Courtesy of Paramount
OUTSIDE
A Trip to the Wallowas A summer road trip with plenty of mountain adventures
By Joshua Savage
The Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon turned out to be the first of our many planned summer trips. The choice was a good one.
Driving east along the Colombia River on I-84, near the town of Pendleton, everything suddenly became lusher and greener. By the time we arrived at Wallowa Lake, I could see why the surrounding area is often called Little Switzerland. In fact, the following day, during a run through the Iwetemlaykin Interpretive Trail, my mind burst out singing “The hills are alive with the sound of music.” Austria, I know, but the wildflowers blooming against a backdrop of green rolling hills and snowcapped mountains definitely conjured the sentiment.
We stayed in the small town of Joseph, where the slow pace of life adds to the charm – 20 miles per hour down Main Street, historic brick buildings and local shops and restaurants, most of which close by 5-6pm and keep whatever hours they want. The town would benefit from a dog park and a few other amenities, but the locals would probably agree that Joseph is big enough.
The nearby village at Wallowa State Park probably has more people than Joseph, at least in summer. Lodging, Putt Putt, Bumper Boats, Go-Karts, gift shops – the area has an amusement park feel to it. Still, the location right on the lake makes it pretty amazing. We opted for a nearby Airbnb.
In the courtyard of the historic Jennings Hotel, the hotter-than-expected day gave way to a cool breeze while we ate delicious wood-fired pizzas and watched the aspens, even the baby ones, blow in the gentle wind.
The following day, the Wallowa Lake Tram provided amazing vistas all the way up to the summit of Howard Mountain. My daughters and I swayed the car, mostly to freak out my wife. It’s fun to get a rise out of a woman who normally doesn’t lose control.
With 2.5 miles of trails at the top, we meandered, enjoying the scenery, chatting with others and admiring the Seven Devils of Hells Canyon far away, but still visible, in Idaho. Wildflowers were abundant. Phlox, Oregon Sunshine, and hints of lupine sprouting added colors to an already amazing landscape. We ended up off path, not too much, but enough to escape the crowd and see more vistas.
Joseph Branch Railriders was another unique way to spend a day and experience the surrounding grand scenery. Riders can rent comfortable, four-wheeled rail bikes that gracefully move from one destination to another and back, usually 1 to
4 hours depending on the chosen trip. Pedaling the train tracks from Joseph to Enterprise and back sounds grueling, but the company has bikes available for all fitness levels. Morning or evening are the best times to ride.
The nearby town of Enterprise has a few shops to explore and dinner at Terminal Gravity Brewing was a great way to end the day. Reservations weren’t necessary but allowed us to forgo a long wait (hint, hint). Being the only brewery in the area sets the bar high for TGB, but the place lives up to the hype with a large shady courtyard, plenty of good beers, decent food and lots of cool swag to purchase.
The highlight of the trip and the best reason to visit is the Eagle Cap Wilderness. The largest wilderness in Oregon and one of the biggest in the entire U.S., the area covers more than 350,000 acres. We barely made a dent but what we saw was incredible.
According to locals, Hurricane Creek Trail is the best bang for your buck without overnighting. Waterfalls rush from the snowmelt on the mountain tops, wildflowers bloom everywhere and the streams flow vigorously. A hot day, we jumped in the calmer streams at least a few times. So vast and mostly devoid of other people, we saw only a few other hikers during our trek.
One thing's for certain: After our visit, the Wallowas immediately became one of our favorite spots in the states and, honestly, in the entire Pacific Northwest. Add it to the top of your bucketlist.
Photos by Joshua Savage
Loki, the author's dog, also enjoyed the adventures.
The really adventurous can ride a rail bike all the way from Joseph to Enterprise.
Visiting the Wallowa Mountains was among the author's favorite Oregon trips.
OUTSIDE
Paddling Central Oregon Summertime means floating on the river or a mountain lake
By Damian Fagan
Summertime in Central Oregon means dipping your paddle in the Deschutes River or one of the High Cascade lakes. Between the river, subalpine lakes and a couple of large reservoirs, there are options for everyone, from tubing to wakeboarding. If you’re inclined to avoid the motorized crowd, here are a few options for a flatwater adventure; Stand up paddleboards, kayaks and canoes are recommended for these sections.
The Upper Deschutes River empties into Wickiup Reservoir before it begins its long journey, 252 miles, down to the confluence with the Columbia River. One of the less-frequented flatwater stretches of the river is an 8.5-mile-stretch from Tenino boat launch to the Wyeth campground. This wild and scenic stretch starts just below Wickiup Dam and ends just above the tumultuous Pringle Falls. Watch for bald eagles soaring above or river otters swimming across the river as you float past summer cabins and pine woodlands. Warning signs alert boaters to pull out at the Wyeth Campground just above Pringle Falls. An easy shuttle follows Forest Road 44 from the campground to the boat launch.
The Tetherow logjam along the Deschutes creates a mandatory portage around a sinuous stretch of the river that is packed with logs and debris. However, just below the logjam there is Tetherow Boat Launch, a put-in for paddling down to La Pine State Park. This 4.2-mile-stretch is short but very scenic,
as the river passes by old-growth ponderosa pines and the state park’s campground before the exit on river left just below the park’s bridge. For those wishing to make a longer float, continue past the bridge to the Big River boat launch, 9.4 miles farther downstream. You’ll have to do some navigating through sections where the river is braided; this is where the downloadable Deschutes Paddle Trail maps, available through the Avenza app or the Bend Paddle Trail Alliance’s website, make navigating easier. You’ll also need the map to locate the unmarked Tetherow launch off County Road 4330 and Forest Road 600.
Paddling the shoreline of Elk Lake offers great views of Mt. Bachelor, South Sister and Elk Mountain, the small peak just west of the lake. Named after the long-legged creatures that inhabit the area, Elk Lake has a couple of putin locations for paddlers. Though the resort’s ramp or the nearby put-in at the Elk Lake Campground are options (often very busy), consider using either the day-use area’s boat ramp or the Fawn Lake Campground launch on the east side of the lake. These two put-ins have shallow water, so it’s easy to get up on an SUP or climb into a canoe.
Boating traffic on the 405-acre Elk Lake is mostly paddlers, sailors or flat-bottomed party barges that maintain a minimal wake speed, thus not creating waves for paddlers to deal with. Bald eagles and osprey wheel overhead as they scan for fish, and you might
encounter some river otters also in pursuit of a fish dinner or crunching down on a crayfish.
Starting July 6 with Pacific Roots, boaters can enjoy the 11th annual Playing at Elk Lake Summer Music Series from the serenity of the lake. The music starts at 5pm and if you launched from somewhere other than the resort, you won’t have to fight the parking madness.
Hosmer Lake is beautiful but can be very busy unless you’re there early in the morning or later in the afternoon. The scenic nature and quality fishing make this a popular choice for paddlers.
Like Hosmer, Sparks Lake is very popular due to the incredible beauty of the surrounding peaks and the small, intimate channels that invite boaters to explore some nooks and crannies.
camp spots along the
provide boaters a spot to spend the night and maybe take a night
under the stars or during a full moon. No matter which river run or lake you float, remember to recreate wisely, and have the proper gear, including personal floatation devices, food and water, clothing, navigation devices and a Waterway Access and Aquatic Invasive Species permit for SUPs or boats more than 10 feet long, available through the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. Happy floating!
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Photo by Damian Fagan
A paddler enjoys the scenic view on a mountain lake.
By Savannah Mendoza
Bend Summer Festival Returns This July A weekend of
celebrating art, culture and community in Central Oregon
The heart of downtown Bend is set to transform into a lively hub filled with live music, artistic popup vendors and a vibrant community atmosphere for the much-anticipated Bend Summer Festival. The event takes place from Friday, July 12, to Sunday, July 14, offering attendees the chance to experience Central Oregon’s longest-running art and crafts event. This year promises an unforgettable mix of creativity, entertainment and fun for the whole family.
“We are ecstatic to welcome everyone back to the Bend Summer Festival, a testament to the rich artistry, culture and community spirit of our region,” said Aaron Switzer, event producer, (who is also the publisher of the Source Weekly). “With fresh partnerships and an expanded lineup of attractions, this year’s festival is set to be an unparalleled celebration. We invite all to join in the festivities and make lasting summer memories in downtown Bend.”
Throughout the weekend, attendees can explore curated goods from art, design, and craft vendors, savor local food favorites and beverages, immerse themselves in various awe-inspiring art displays and enjoy the family fun zone for kids’ entertainment. Highlights of the festival include a two-day skateboarding competition with Tactics, the renowned Oregon-based skateboarding brand, with an opportunity to snag stickers, prizes and more.
Beyond the music and arts, the Summer Festival includes the Conscious Living Showcase, aimed at inspiring and empowering others to create a sustainable environment. The Oregon Lifestyle Marketplace presents
“We are ecstatic to welcome everyone back to the Bend Summer Festival, a testament to the rich artistry, culture, and community spirit of our region.”
—AARON SWITZER
local handmade goods, specialty food products and award-winning wine, showcasing the unique offerings of the Pacific Northwest.
The excitement continues with a live music lineup on the Oregrown Main Stage over the course of the weekend, featuring standout performances from Bandulus, Watkins Glen and Leadbetter Band. Each evening will conclude with a headlining act, topping off a memorable day of festivities.
The festival aims to celebrate Oregon’s vibrant lifestyle, spotlight local businesses and artist and advocate for conscious, sustainable living practices. Bend Summer Festival is sure to be a delightful weekend packed with summer fun. Summer Festival Fri., July 12, 4-10pm Sat., July 13, 11am-10pm Sun., July 14, 11am-5pm
Bend Summer Festival takes place Friday, July 12 through Sunday, July 14 in downtown Bend.
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THE PSYCHEDELIC FRONTIER
EXPLORING INTENTIONAL PSYCHEDELIC USE IN THE MODERN WORLD
By Piper Lucas, guest columnist
From an indigenous perspective, what insight would you like to impart on Western psychedelic practitioners about this work?
My name is Piper Lucas, and I have been learning and growing with different psychedelic plant medicines for more than 17 years. With a background in architecture, my lens has been evaluating how the consciousness of people in altered states is affected by their surroundings. I have studied different indigenous uses of plant medicines for more than a decade and believe that cultures that have been stewarding medicines for thousands of years have developed the best tools for plant-based healing.
In 1957, a wealthy American couple, Valentina and Gordon Wasson, sought “magic mushrooms” in the mushroom’s native setting of Huautla, Mexico. The Wassons begged indigenous healer Maria Sabina to serve them, which she did against her community’s wishes. LIFE magazine published an article about the Wasson’s experience and mushrooms have gained Western interest ever since. Years later, due to the damaging impact of mushroom tourism, Maria Sabina was cast out of her community and died destitute. This was how mushrooms came to our Western culture.
Research over the past 20+ years shows promising results in treatment-resistant depression, end-of-life anxiety and depression, alcohol use disorder and other mental health conditions. But could this healing be more efficacious, safe and sustainable if it were provided in a traditional way, by trained curanderos (“healers” / “shamans”) in ceremonial settings? I believe so.
Contrast this with Oregon’s facilitator role and training. Most facilitator training programs incorporate little to no indigenous teachings, instead focusing on the Western model of psychedelic-assisted therapy that, excluding a few years in the 1960s, has been practiced for less than two decades. Facilitators graduate from these programs after 160 hours and are not required to apprentice. Compare this to the decades of experience of a shaman who develops a deep understanding of how to work with medicine. By not incorporating traditional teachings and requiring mentorships, we are doing a disservice to our community by using well-meaning but overwhelmingly unprepared facilitators.
Equally concerning is the matter of cultural appropriation. Using anything from an indigenous culture is a minefield exposing you (or our state health authority) to extreme scrutiny and criticism from historically oppressed peoples. As a white-bodied individual, I understand the discomfort the subject brings, and I can understand why the Oregon Health Authority’s rules don’t reference any of these indigenous practices. But, the rules don’t ALLOW these traditions to be practiced.
Lucas C., a trained psychotherapist who works with indigenous medicine carriers from South America, has called Oregon’s Psilocybin Services program a repeat of colonialism. “We are taking the plant from its traditional place, and not allowing curanderos who have held this medicine for generations to serve. To receive a license you have to attend a Western school with no traditional experience and pay $10,000 or ask for a meager scholarship. OHA has created a humiliating system for an elder to ask for a grant to be authorized to practice their own culture and then elect to be censored by authorities without any experience.”
Karla Diaz Cano works with Dona Eugenia, the granddaughter of Julieta Casmira Estrada, one of the 13 indigenous grandmothers, a group of 13 international women elders who uphold indigenous practices and ceremonies. She said it’s hard to see the medicine which has been protected for generations being taken and used out of context.
A few OHA licensed facilitators also have traditional indigenous training. They are challenged by OHA rules to practice ceremony in the traditional way. At the same time, this regulatory way of providing psilocybin is opening the door for people who would not feel comfortable participating in a sacred ceremony. Now there is a door for them.
The number of Americans suffering from mental health issues is soaring. Should we continue to do things the way we have, just with a different “drug”? Maybe we should consider following what other cultures have done safely for generations to help our society heal. Maybe then we can all heal together.
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Hemp-derived, low-dose THC, with on-premise consumption
By Brian Yaeger
Courtesy Ablis
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission lists 27 licensed cannabis dispensaries in Bend that can sell you a can of cannabis-infused beverages ranging from 25 to 100 milligrams of THC. But if you want something far less potent but purportedly way more social, you can already find low-dose, hemp-derived THC-infused beverages around town. Tiptoeing in at 2 mg per serving, they’re designed, essentially, to be both an alternative to beer or wine but also to be treated like them, since a couple servings are said to provide a heady buzz in the manner of a couple brewskis, minus the hangover or any ill effects of alcohol.
Another Bend-based beverage brand, Altitude, has been vending CBD canned drinks, from cold brew coffees to energy drinks to mocktails, since 2020. Co-founder Thomas Angel says now that they can start selling THC-infused drinks, they’re going to discontinue the CBD line altogether. Unlike the CBD ones, which could be sold to anyone over 18, now they can only be sold to those who are 21 and up. That’s not simply Altitude’s policy; it’s the law.
Call it supporting local farmers and artisanal agriculture, call it part of the backlash to alcohol consumption or call it a loophole, but three Bend beverage makers have noticed that the 2018 federal Farm Bill, specifically Title X addressing horticulture, spells out that hemp products are a go and, notably, that products containing 0.3% by dry-weight volume are legal to produce, distribute, sell and even consume in public. Don’t think of that figure as anything resembling 0.3% alcohol by weight or volume or even 3% for that
Bend entrepreneur Max Bendis, who co-founded the CBD-infused beverage company Ablis with his father, Jim Bendis, credits the Farm Bill with allowing the father-son drinks company to take things higher with THC, but admits the language spelling it all out is “confusing.” He adds, “That’s what lawyers are
Jim Bendis founded Bendistillery, makers of Crater Lake Spirits, in 1996. Along with his son, they launched Ablis in 2014 (with sales beginning in 2016).
The THC line of canned RTDs (readyto-drink) go under the brand name Ascend and are just hitting shelves now, but the Bendises started plotting this brand extension circa 2022. Adds the younger Bendis, “Hemp and cannabis are cousins. Like hops. They’re closely related but they’re not the same. You can extract much higher doses of THC from cannabis, whereas hemp has more agricultural uses.”
The Oregon Department of Agriculture allows for hemp-derived THC but not synthetic cannabinoids, meaning it truly does grow on farms.
“Good,” remarks Bendis. “We don’t want to use (synthetic stuff) anyway.”
Additionally, no CBD or THC products can have alcohol, although Ascend, Altitude and another new brand called Shift are already available at select bars around Bend. Despite cannabis being verboten at bars, hemp-derived THC slips and slides through the loophole.
“THC should be treated like alcohol,” explains Angel. “It also has the ability to impair (your motor skills) and decision-making.”
This trio of brands poured samples at Silver Moon Brewery’s second annual BevFest in May. Anecdotal responses generally suggested these low-dose THC servings are “just the right amount” of buzz.
And in this era of burgeoning mocktails and “functional beverages,” Ascend is billed as a “functail.” The first flavor, Wildberry Rose, contains 4 milligrams of THC. Yes, the legal limit is 2 milligrams, but each 12-ounce can bills itself as two servings! It also features 20 mg of CBD, 100 mg of caffeine (from guarana), 100 mg of L-Theanine and 150 mg of Ashwagandha.
“We can’t make any health claims at all,” admits Bendis. “Do your own research.”
As for research about THC’s effects, Angel notes that because marijuana is still a Schedule 1 controlled substance, federally, this kind of research hasn’t been conducted, but he and the rest of the industry are hopeful about the future. In fact, Bendis notes that he, Angel and Shift’s Ryan Evans have an “alliance.” They work together and hang out, sometimes actually drinking beer, sometimes non-alcoholic beverages.
Angel points out that a reported 70% of dispensary sales are flower, whole-leaf bud, which is why these lowdose THC beverages are better suited to being sold from mainstream retailers instead of dispensaries. “I don’t even consider myself a THC consumer. I’m cannabis curious.”
Crossword “Independence Day”
1. Wearing a disguise, for short
6. Jump during "The Nutcracker" 10. Jump
13. Reach the limit off, as player's salaries in pro sports 15. Easily offended sort
Rival of BMI and SESAC
Trick taking card game
Shithead?
Beggar ___ neighbor
27. Precisely meaningful
28. Equatorial Guinea's capital
30. "The only kind of varmint sets his own trap, baits it, then steps in it," per Steinbeck
31. Cobras from 9-Down
34. Scotch-Brite sponge brand
35. Simply hasta
37. Large Kenyan export
38. Time for barbecuing, and a cryptic hint to what's added twice to the theme answers
41. Fish with a species named after Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery
42. Technique used in mooring
43. With a clump of feathers
44. Charon crosses it
46. It runs AirDrop
47. Locked-in cost
48. Knock 'em back
50. Way off in the distance
51. Stat for Patrick Mahomes
52. Didn't let go
54. Game played by settlers
56. Transfusion rm.
57. Deceitful sprite?
62. "___ Came to Stay" (1943 Simone de Beauvoir novel)
63. Game that goes from 1-80
64. Opening of "Return of the Jedi," e.g.
65. Vegan's protein source
66. Makes a decision
67. Stir from slumber
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1. Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope's rap act, initially
2. "I'll pass"
3. Naval rank: Abbr.
4. Woman's name that means "lamb"
5. Inn registry
6. Genre for AKB48 and Perfume
7. "Welp, this is awkward"
8. Makes a connection with
9. See 31-Across
10. Durable plush animal toy?
11. Woodwind instrument
12. Where the congregation sit
14. Danish astronomer Brahe
18. Rural allergen
22. "Now I got it!"
23. Overacts
24. Pouch of perfumed powder
25. Stalwart cartoon dog?
27. Lines on a trail map
29. Clausen who scored "The Simpsons"
30. Rival of Tree Top and Eden Foods
32. Hit, as with a water balloon
33. Agree to
35. "Guardians of the Galaxy" character voiced by Vin Diesel
36. A while later
39. Strike negotiator
40. Stick (out)
45. Crossed (out)
47. Party animal?
49. Smashing, in show biz
50. Steak leftovers?
52. Sound from 31-Across
53. Sound reply?
54. Budget specialists: Abbr.
55. Moon unit?
58. Insect with cooperative skills
59. Gag reflex
60. Have second thoughts
61. Strong desire
Puzzle for the week of July 1, 2024
Pearl’s Puzzle
Level
Fill in every row, column, and 3x3 box with each of the letters
exactly once.
Fill in every row, column, and 3x3 box with each of the letters O U R F E W S K I exactly once.
The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote: “The world needed more - especially now that there was going to be a shortage of beautiful, l things.” - Scott Westerfeld.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Fates have authorized me to authorize you to be bold and spunky. You have permission to initiate gutsy experiments and to dare challenging feats. Luck and grace will be on your side as you consider adventures you’ve long wished you had the nerve to entertain. Don’t do anything risky or foolish, of course. Avoid acting like you’re entitled to grab rewards you have not yet earned. But don’t be self-consciously cautious or timid, either. Proceed as if help and resources will arrive through the magic of your audacity. Assume you will be able to summon more confidence than usual.
search of a certain tome: The Girl from Petrovka. Unable to locate a copy, he decided to head home. On the way, he sat on a random bench, where he found the original manuscript of The Girl of Petrovka. It had been stolen from the book’s author George Feifer and abandoned there by the thief. I predict an almost equally unlikely or roundabout discovery or revelation for you in the coming days. Prediction: You may not unearth what you’re looking for in an obvious place, but you will ultimately unearth it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarius-born Desmond Doss (1919–2006) joined the American army at the beginning of World War II. But because of his religious beliefs, he refused to use weapons. He became a medic who accompanied troops to Guam and the Philippines. During the next few years, he won three medals of honor, which are usually given solely to armed combatants. His bravest act came in 1944, when he saved the lives of 70 wounded soldiers during a battle. I propose we make him your inspirational role model for the coming weeks, Aquarius. In his spirit, I invite you to blend valor and peace-making. Synergize compassion and fierce courage. Mix a knack for poise and healing with a quest for adventure.
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ment with astrological omens, I recommend you take my approach in regard to every situation in your life during the coming weeks. Your operative metaphor should be this: Whatever you want or need, get it already fully assembled.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When Adragon De Mello was born under the sign of Libra in 1976, his father had big plans for him. Dad wanted him to get a PhD in physics by age 12, garner a Nobel Prize by 16, get elected President of the United States by 26, and then become head of a world government by 30. I’d love for you to fantasize about big, unruly dreams like that in the coming weeks—although with less egotism and more amusement and adventurousness. Give yourself a license to play with amazing scenarios that inspire you to enlarge your understanding of your own destiny. Provide your future with a dose of healing wildness.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Your horoscopes are too complicated,” a reader named Estelle wrote to me recently. “You give us too many ideas. Your language is too fancy. I just want simple advice in plain words.” I wrote back to tell her that if I did what she asked, I wouldn’t be myself. “Plenty of other astrologers out there can meet your needs,” I concluded. As for you, dear Scorpio, I think you will especially benefit from influences like me in the coming weeks—people who appreciate nuance and subtlety, who love the poetry of life, who eschew clichés and conventional wisdom, who can nurture your rich, spicy, complicated soul.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The coming weeks will be prime time for you to re-imagine the history of your destiny. How might you do that? In your imagination, revisit important events from the past and reinterpret them using the new wisdom you’ve gained since they happened. If possible, perform any atonement, adjustment, or intervention that will transform the meaning of what happened once upon a time. Give the story of your life a fresh title. Rename the chapters. Look at old photos and videos and describe to yourself what you know now about those people and situations that you didn’t know back then. Are there key events from the old days that you have repressed or ignored? Raise them up into the light of consciousness.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1972, before the internet existed, Capricorn actor Anthony Hopkins spent a day visiting London bookstores in
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What types of people are you most attracted to, Pisces? Not just those you find most romantically and sexually appealing, but also those with whom a vibrant alliance is most gracefully created. And those you’re inclined to seek out for collaborative work and play. This knowledge is valuable information to have; it helps you gravitate toward relationships that are healthy for you. Now and then, though, it’s wise to experiment with connections and influences that aren’t obviously natural—to move outside your usual set of expectations and engage with characters you can’t immediately categorize. I suspect the coming weeks will be one of those times.
ARIES (March 21-April 19): The "nirvana fallacy" is the belief that because something is less than utterly perfect, it is gravely defective or even irredeemably broken. Wikipedia says, "The nirvana fallacy compares actual things with unrealistic, idealized alternatives." Most of us are susceptible to this flawed approach to dealing with the messiness of human existence. But it's especially important that you avoid such thinking in the coming weeks. To inspire you to find excellence and value in the midst of untidy jumbles and rumpled complexities, I recommend you have fun with the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi. It prizes and praises the soulful beauty found in things that are irregular, incomplete, and imperfect
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are coming to a fork in the road—a crux where two paths diverge. What should you do? Author Marie Forleo says, "When it comes to forks in the road, your heart always knows the answer, not your mind." Here’s my corollary: Choose the path that will best nourish your soul's desires. Now here’s your homework, Taurus: Contact your Future Self in a dream or meditation and ask that beautiful genius to provide you with a message and a sign. Plus, invite them to give you a wink with either the left eye or right eye.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Last year, you sent out a clear message to life requesting help and support. It didn’t get the response you wished for. You felt sad. But now I have good news. One or both of the following may soon occur. 1. Your original message will finally lead to a response that buoys your soul. 2. You will send out a new message similar to the one in 2023, and this time you will get a response that makes you feel helped and supported. Maybe you didn’t want to have to be so patient, Gemini, but I’m glad you refused to give up hope.
SAVAGE IN BEND EXPOSING THE QUIRKS THAT MAKE CENTRAL OREGON UNIQUE
By Josh Savage
It’s summer! Hopefully, everyone is enjoying Central Oregon’s natural beauty and the diversity of our local culture through art, music and other creative pursuits.
This month’s question deals with the illegal activity of tagging, but I thought it would be fun to give it a cultural spin.
Sean R. asks, “How does the city deal with graffiti?”
We won’t use the space here to debate street art verses graffiti, but let’s talk legal art first.
For a city our size, Bend boasts a thriving art scene. A huge thank you to
my personal favorites, “Babaylan Eternal” by Bekah Badilla.
Then we have illegal tagging or graffiti.
Most of us notice the spray-painted train cars. Abandoned buildings such as the old Les Schwab on Franklin tend to get tagged more than others. Lately, citizens have noticed an uptick on electrical boxes, bathrooms in the park and even on natural surfaces.
Why would anyone paint on giant boulders near the Deschutes River or spray paint curse words inside ancient caves? Karma will get those that dis-
all of the artists who unleash their creative energies around town AND to those who commission the artwork!
Art in Public Places is responsible for the art in local roundabouts. Started in the ‘70s by a small group of women, the nonprofit entity uses private donations to fund those dynamic pieces we see while carefully merging into the roundabouts and using our blinkers to exit. The installations are gifts to the city and NO tax dollars are used.
Other entities such as Visit Bend are responsible for the Tin Pan Alley art downtown and in the Old Mill District. These are funded through room taxes, which visitors pay when they stay at hotels or other lodging. They pay for what we get to see year-round!
Private businesses also hire artists for their work. Examples are murals such as Erik Hoogen’s “Mix Tape” at Silver Moon Brewing and the eye-popping vividness of “The Bend Wall” by Kim Smallenberg at Newport Avenue Market. MacTek on Greenwood has one of
respect Mother Nature, instantly, we hope.
Are the perpetrators practicing to improve their craft? Were they told too often as children to color inside the lines and now they feel the need to break the rules?
The time and money spent cleaning up the graffiti could be spent on other services. Truthfully, these criminals’ actions only serve to reinforce the beliefs of those targeted and unify the overall citizenry.
Take, for example, the recent Pride flag painted on the Riverside Avenue crosswalk. Originally meant to be temporary, it was defaced by vehicles peeling out and such. The result? Now it will be permanent and serve as a strong message that the citizens of Bend don’t succumb to such nonsense.
What is your favorite piece of art in Bend? Let me know and keep sending questions my way. Enjoy your summer! Questions for Savage?
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AWAKENING YOUR INNER HERO
A COLUMN TO HELP LOCALS LIVE A KINDER AND MORE COURAGEOUS LIFE
By Burt Gershater
Love Your Demons
One of the things I do when I am not with clients or writing is providing leadership and team building programs for all kinds of folks.
Recently I was working with a group of counselors at Mountain Adventure Tours, a camp near Sun Valley, Idaho. The camp was created 27 years ago by our son, Mathew. For the past 12 years our daughter, Jessie, has been the director. All of our grandchildren are now campers and the older ones are already planning to be counselors. As their Papa, I’ve been invited, for the past 10 years, to bring another generation of leadership experience into their flourishing program.
Being a camp counselor, like all jobs, is not always easy. Supervising children from ages 4 to 15 in activities including rock climbing, river rafting, outdoor cooking, horseback riding and overnight camping is not easy. There are daily challenges, and also lifetime rewards for everyone involved.
We began the training in our traditional circle with a check-in. Each counselor shared an experience that fully met their highest expectations as a leader. They spoke of sharing the rich joy and excitement with their young campers — watching their campers unwind from the school year into the freedom of rediscovering themselves in nature. First-time experiences of every kind are joyous. Making the very best out of a chilly, snowy June day was satisfying for everyone.
The demons part of the leadership program followed. Not only are there daily heart and soul highlights, there are also, predictably, challenging times. One of the counselors spoke about a difficult time in her week after making a poor decision. The words “I’m not good enough” and “I screwed up” hadn’t stopped ringing around in her head as we gathered in our circle a few days later.
“I’m not good enough.”
“I really screwed up.”
You probably have heard words like this in your head, too. Sometimes they last for just a few hours. Sometimes, a few days. And sometimes…a lot longer. These are our demons' favorite messages, skillfully delivered to make us believe we’re inadequate. That we’re failures. And they are not true!
Like I have done in previous groups, I asked everyone to raise their hand if they had ever heard these same words running through their head. There was a short pause, and then every hand was raised.
In a previous group of elementary school teachers, in a similar scenario, every single teacher raised their hand. All of us have demons, and they tell us only one thing — some version of “we are not loved” and/or “we’re inadequate” or “someone else is better.” That’s their only job, and they are masters at their trade!
“I’m a jerk.”
“She’s a jerk.”
“He doesn’t like me.”
“They don’t like me.”
“I hate them.”
“I really blew it.”
We each have our own demons taking up space in our all-too-receptive brains.
Hardly anyone escapes this challenge.
I wish someone had taught us this lesson when we were in kindergarten and had given us tools to manage this not-so-pleasant part of our lives.
So, how can we combat our little devils?
First, take a breath into your belly and remind yourself that you are normal. You are just like everyone else in the world. There is nothing wrong with you. Just like gravity, they’re simply part of life.
Second. Know that your demons are exaggerating and lying; they’re just doing their job. Besides, they’re ignoring the 98% of you who shines. Don’t listen to them.
Third, and most importantly, go higher — with vigor and determination. We need to be more rigorous than our demons. Tell yourself the truth! Sure, I made a mistake. Sure, someone might be mad at me. Sure, sure, sure…
But stop beating yourself up.
Say, “I am good person.” Say it again! And again! And again…with vigor. Then count your infinite blessings…with vigor!
So why should we love these demons??
Because every time, they remind us to go higher.
That IS why they’re here.
We all need their reminders.
I love life and sometimes it’s hard work.
But not always.
Blessings…
- Burt Gershater is a local counselor, leadership trainer, speaker and writer. He can be reached at info@burtgershater.com
TAKE ME HOME
By Matt Johnson, Broker RE/MAX Key Properties
As a real estate broker, I’ve spent the last two decades advising my clients on sound investments in Central Oregon and helping them maximize their returns when it comes time to sell. Like any job that involves predictions about the future, much of what I do relies on educated guesses, with few guarantees.
I’ve previously shared my excitement about the transformative potential of the Bend Central District. I’ve talked about the planned Midtown Crossings and their implications for our city, the housing opportunities that revitalization will bring and how local projects like The Catalyst will energize our newly reimagined urban landscape.
Despite all its promise, revitalization projects can generate understandable skepticism. We can all point to similar initiatives that have fallen short, and we’re right to be daunted by the sheer scale and ambition of the vision for the BCD. In this case, however, I’m happy to say there isn’t a lot of guesswork happening.
To believe in the BCD’s future, one only has to look at the significant funding that has already been allocated. Take the Midtown Crossings project, a key part of the revitalization that will include vital improvements to Greenwood, Franklin, Hawthorne and Second streets. The heart of this project, the Hawthorne Overcrossing, has secured nearly $25 million in funding: $19.5 million from the RAISE Grant provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation and an additional $5 million from Oregon Lottery Bonds, surpassing its estimated cost of $24.5 million.
Moreover, the BCD falls not only within a federal Opportunity Zone, which creates tax incentives that attract private investment, but also within a
state-designated Urban Renewal area that qualifies for tax increment financing. TIF is an economic development tool designed to capture increased tax revenue from rising property values and reinvest it into the district, ensuring continuous funding for ongoing infrastructure and streetscape improvements.
Drilling down even further, a variety of grants exist to support local businesses in the BCD, such as those from the Core Area Business Assistance Program or the Bend Sustainability Fund, which last year awarded $450,000 to foster the development of The Catalyst, the hub that will activate the northeast corridor at Second Street and Hawthorne. Federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, aimed at economic recovery, are bolstering the BCD’s transformation, while contributions from Oregon Department of Transportation programs are being directed to enhance transportation safety improvements. The Capital Improvement Program is supporting the Neighborhood Greenways Project and the Franklin and Greenwood Underpass Stormwater Project, both essential for upgrading the district’s infrastructure.
Far from speculative, these diverse and substantial funding sources are already being put to work. City officials, urban planners, developers and business owners are, as I write this, part of a strong, coordinated effort to ensure that the dream of the BCD becomes a reality. The time for skepticism has passed — the transformation is already underway. And, in large part, already paid for. The time to invest is now.
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