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As we prepare for No Kings: Vote Early on October 17, we’ve been thinking deeply about what it means to create a genuinely safe and welcoming movement. No Kings: Vote Early is part of a nationwide day of nonpartisan voter participation, turning people power into voter power. Here in Central Oregon, we’ll help eligible voters make a plan to vote and encourage people to participate in our democracy. On October 17, we’ll gather at 1 pm at Drake Park for speakers, music and community, then march to Peace Corner at 2 pm. We want people to be able to participate and express themselves without fearing physical harm. At a previous No Kings gathering, a Black community member burned an American flag as an act of political protest. Some people in our predominantly white crowd became angry and attempted to physically intervene. He was not seriously injured; however, the situation could easily have ended differently. What happened requires us to examine racism and implicit bias, including assumptions we may carry without recognizing them. Good intentions and shared political values alone do not guarantee that everyone in our spaces is safe. The American flag can represent freedom, democracy, sacrifice and belonging. It can also carry a profoundly different history for communities that have experienced genocide, forced removal, racial exclusion, discrimination and state violence. We do not all encounter the American flag carrying the same history. Nonviolence has to center on human beings and their safety. On October 17, people may encounter political expression that makes them angry or deeply uncomfortable. Give one another room. Step away when you need to. Bring genuine safety concerns to our de-escalation team rather than physically intervening. As a predominantly white organization in a predominantly white community, we have a responsibility to examine our own practices, listen to

those most affected and create meaningful ways for their voices and leadership to shape our work. People power means thinking seriously about who gets to participate, whose voices are heard and who feels safe exercising that power. Let’s take this opportunity to examine ourselves and create the community we truly want to see: a safe, inclusive and empowered community that inspires us to vote early and thoughtfully. No Kings: Vote Early Saturday, October 17 1 p.m. at Drake Park March to Peace Corner at 2 pm No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. We decide. —David Baker-Yuill

(NOT!) ‘CENTRAL’ LIBRARY AN EXERCISE IN EXCESS

My first visit to the new “Central” Bend Public Library posed a new destination for a pleasant Sunday afternoon bike ride down 27th Street. On this mild, late summer day one other bike rider doubled the number of bikes parked in front of this aircraft carrier-sized structure. My prediction is that those bike racks will spawn cobwebs. Walking into this behemoth for the first time elicited a sense of awe that matched all the fawning hype that I’d been hearing since the library’s opening. The lobby contains the space of an airplane hangar. The coffee shop gives the atrium the vibe of a food court, with books on the side. Overhead, a gargantuan, trippy wood sculpture hovers over a grand stairway to heaven. Does a library really need a coffee shop? Where’s my 30 taps and food carts?! I took pictures on my phone as I took a self-guided tour of the three floors. I’d never seen a library like this. I was in awe of this superfluous spectacle. The childrens’ play area caught me by surprise. Does a library really need a kids’ play zone? Do kids have to play in the library? Aren’t all the books and a quest for knowledge enough to entertain young minds?

BIG BIZ = BIG PROBLEM

Here is the thing. For a town that thrives on phrases like, “We love visiting and checking out all the cute shops downtown,” there is little being done to protect those moments and the shops they reference. Another big hit recently with Tactics closing its doors, sure this is no one associated with Downtown Bend’s fault but what happens next is. The shops that have unique items, handmade treasures, stories, neighbors that own them, shops with true personality. Stores that those visiting from PDX, Seattle, or all the way across the pond are excited to venture into rather than see the same old items they left behind at their failing local mall or an open tab on their phone, waiting for a sale before they order. The small, locally owned and operated places are the ones we need to hold tight to. The small business owners we see at the grocery store on the sidelines at kid’s sports games -— we need our city to show up and support them before they too become a story of days gone by. Supporting small businesses rather than chasing $$ signs makes you a winner every time. We can do

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better. Places like Tactics are few and far between. ‘Third spaces’ build on community, gathering, commonality while honoring differences. The loss of that place and that crew is big and it scares me to think this might be a pattern, pulling the soul out of downtown and the connections made there and bringing in brands that look at Bend simply as another box to check rather than a community to be part of. Residents and visitors alike love our local shops, let’s not remove these treasures from our town but rather have the powers that be stand up and do more to support all the good they bring. —Caitlin Bjornstad

DOGS IN THE WILDERNESS

If the Forest Service’s goal is to protect our wilderness areas, it should consider limiting not only the number of people on the seventeen most popular trails, but also the number of dogs. On a recent hike on one of those protected trails, I noticed dog droppings along the way and damage to the soft landscape from frolicking dogs. Also, a dog’s instinct to chase can harm wildlife and reduce everyone’s chance of seeing forest critters along the way. In addition, dogs have been known to chase and bite hikers who are seeking calm and tranquility in the wilderness. If dogs are to be permitted at all, a year-round leash requirement should be considered. But even during the leash season, some owners unleash their dogs as soon as they leave the trailhead, so that policy isn’t working. And dog droppings, bagged or not, are still a common sight along the trail. I realize the Forest Service is experimenting to see what works. I encourage readers to share their thoughts with the Forest Service, as I have. They welcome your ideas, documented observations, and photos. —Calli Madrone

THERE WENT THE WATER

Water shortage is not coming. It’s here. Last spring, I overheard farmers talk about pumping dry air from their wells. Then came news of Redmond securing water for the next 25 years by drilling deeper into its aquifers. In La Pine, data center development raised alarm about an already vulnerable water supply. To the north, Warm Springs had urgent calls for fresh water during the wildfires.

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Meanwhile, Central Oregon keeps growing. Large corporations, chain restaurants, commercial development and expensive outward expansion place increasing pressure on infrastructure and affordability. If our watershed begins to resemble our economics, those who cannot afford to pay more for water may get a literal trickle. What will water scarcity look like in a community already experiencing economic disparity and gentrification? Who will be protected — corporate industries and commercial interests, or citizens? We treat money as a finite resource. We save it, budget it and worry about losing it. Yet we often live as though water will always be there. The River Democracy Act, introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden and co-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley, would protect Oregon’s rivers and public lands. More than 15,000 people have already joined the grassroots effort to protect our vital water resources. We can each participate in this change. This is our micro-level Paris Agreement: an everyday commitment to consume less and protect more. You have time for this. Because time is a choice. Water isn’t. —Jennifer Christine

SIX MONTHS LATER

Last spring, I wrote a letter to the editor about how the economy looks different on a fixed income. Today, it looks worse. In March, when I wrote that letter, gas in Bend had just passed $4.50 a gallon. By early summer it was over $5. Prices usually ease in the fall, but not this year. This week, gas in Bend averages $4.95 a gallon, almost a dollar more than a year ago.

People I know are quietly driving shorter distances and shopping at WinCo and Grocery Outlet instead of Safeway. I buy chicken now, not beef. The one thing I won’t give up is bison for my grandson’s chili when he visits. Health care choices have narrowed. A few years ago, seniors in Deschutes County could choose among seven Medicare Advantage companies. Now there is only PacificSource. I pay about $250 a month for my Medicare supplement, and in Oregon, my plan’s rate also rises as I age. At the Larkspur pool, a friend in her 80s told me she can’t afford a supplement, so she depends on the one plan left. This year her monthly payment went up. Her cost-of-living raise covered that, but not the rising cost of food and gas. In that letter, I wrote that for retirees on fixed incomes, the weight was real and growing. It has grown. — Laurie Clark

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I was going to share my photos on my Facebook page, so all my out-of-state friends could see what a brand-new, cutting-edge library looks like, Central Oregon-style. But on further reflection, I found the opulence and excess embarrassing, drowning out any false sense of pride that I might have initially felt. A subsequent visit to the library by car was memorable due to cars and pickups cruising the too-small parking lot searching for the elusive empty spot -not a relaxing or enjoyable experience. Was this library-gone-wild really necessary, or just someone’s perceived legacy? How many millions of dollars did this over-the-top miscreation cost? Was it really worth it? Was it worth losing our beloved and well-used eastside library? What about the other convenient satellite libraries around the county that were shut down? And the real central library downtown won’t reopen until sometime next year, or later. In the meantime, enjoy the journey down south, if you have the means to do so. Load up the car or truck, fill the tank and drive down to the Mothership. It has cappuccino! — Richard Sitts (Disclosure: Richard Sitts is an employee of the Source.)

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Developers Push to Rezone Rural Land in Deschutes County Ahead of County Commission Change OCTOBER 15, 2026 / BEND’S INDEPENDENT VOICE - NOW DAILY AT WWW.BENDSOURCE.COM

The County could grant requests for hundreds of acres to move from agricultural zone to rural residential in the next few months By Clayton Franke

roperty owners are seeking to remove agricultural zoning protections from hundreds of acres of land in rural Deschutes County to allow for low-density or luxury housing in the next few months, before a new slate of county commissioners takes office. Incoming candidates who will make up the future majority on the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners earlier this year have already said they’ll be far less friendly to rezoning rural lands than the two outgoing commissioners, Tony DeBone and Patti Adair. The pair routinely outvotes a third commissioner, Phil Chang, in support of property owners seeking to change what’s allowed on their land. “You can’t discount the fact that starting in 2027 there’s going to be a new board that’s going to be seated,” Deschutes County Community Development Director Peter Gutowsky told the board of commissioners at a meeting Sept. 16. “I’m not trying to speak for the applicants, but I think there’s a certain intent from the applicants that some of these planned amendment zone changes will be able to be heard in 2026.” Deschutes County Administrator Nick Lelack acknowledged there are a “large number of items” coming to the board, including “land use applications of all types and sizes.” To accommodate the workload, DeBone and Adair agreed they’d be willing to meet around Thanksgiving and between Christmas and New Year’s — which isn’t typical — and possibly hold land use hearings outside of the normal schedule. “If there’s agenda items, it’s appropriate to meet,” DeBone said at a Sept. 30 meeting. At the same meeting, Chang called the land use hearings a “joke” with a “predetermined” outcome. “Anyone could predict what the vote is going to be,” he said. “It probably doesn’t matter if I’m here or not.” Not all are requests from landowners or developers. There are housekeeping amendments to County code and a time-sensitive request from the City of Sisters to expand its urban growth boundary. Two destination resort developers are also seeking plan tweaks, including the controversial 2,000-acre Thornburg Destination Resort west of Redmond. And there are owners of six large properties totaling nearly 600 acres who want to go from the farm use zone to one that allows rural housing.

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As Deschutes County grows, landowners and developers have become increasingly interested in converting farm-zoned land for rural residential uses. The practice has caught criticism from some local politicians, environmental groups and others who argue the rezones are driving up the price of farmland, while building homes too far outside of cities disrupts wildlife and scenic views, strains water supplies and puts people in the path of wildfire. But property owners argue their high desert properties can’t be farmed, and the redesignations would correct a decadesold zoning effort that put agricultural protections on acres of dry, rocky ground. Deschutes County has about 240,000 acres of agriculturally zoned land. Gutowsky estimates the County has approved rezoning of about 2,000 acres of it. Many of those acres are properties near cities and are presumably being rezoned for future inclusion in urban growth boundary expansion, not low-density housing. Opponents have mounted lengthy battles in court, arguing the practice is out of line with Oregon’s trademark land use planning system that directs growth inside of cities’ urban growth boundaries. But so far, the courts haven’t overturned any Deschutes County zoning decisions, so challengers are asking the state’s land use agency to weigh in. Many of those challenges have come from Central Oregon LandWatch, an environmental watchdog group that keeps a close eye on the County’s land use proceedings. LandWatch attorney Rory Isbell said he’s noticed a “big uptick” in land use

applications, with some being “rushed” through the process. One is a 135-acre property just north of U.S. Highway 20, about 8 miles southeast of Sisters. According to Deschutes County property records, it was purchased for $4.1 million in October 2025 by Cameron Curtis, the founder of Curtis Homes, a development company that’s built luxury homes in west Bend like Tetherow and Discovery West. Curtis declined to be interviewed for this story. The County’s rural residential zones allow an average density of one home per 10 acres. Just down the road toward Sisters, a pair of other landowners are applying to rezone a combined 100 acres just south of Highway 20. Curtis initially applied for a zone change in May. Before a hearings officer last month, Tia Lewis, an attorney representing the property, asked that the process not inadvertently drag on too long. “All of the applicants with all of these applications currently pending are asking the County to get these before the board before the end of the year,” said Lewis, an attorney with Schwabe. “If we extend this period past the end of the year, this application will not make it to (the current) board, and Commissioner Chang has publicly stated it will be denied.” Commissioners are required to follow county code and Oregon land use law when approving rezones. But county commissioners have “broad discretion” to interpret those laws differently, Chang said. “I expect we will see that discretion being exercised in different ways after

Commissioner DeBone and Commissioner Adair are off the board,” Chang told the Source. For example, Chang said he expects the new board might find the argument more compelling that many high desert properties can, in fact, be used for agriculture. Jamie Collins, who defeated DeBone in the May primary, told the Source he thinks the new board will give more consideration to water resources and wildlife habitat. At the same time, he said he plans to give each application “full consideration on its merits in a fair and objective way.” DeBone told the Source he reviews each application on its merits. Many rezone applications come to county commissioners with a recommendation to approve from a hearings officer. But he also acknowledged the decision is somewhat subjective. “We’ve got all kinds of discretion, it’s just, is it going to hold up in a review process after the fact,” DeBone said in an interview. In October 2025, the Oregon Supreme Court upheld one of Deschutes County’s most controversial rezoning decisions to allow developers to rezone a 710-acre property between Sisters and Redmond for luxury housing. When the Oregon Supreme Court declined a petition to review the case, it ended a several-year battle over the swath of high desert. For Isbell and LandWatch, the appeals court ruling doesn’t give credit to Deschutes County’s decision making, but rather, exposes a loophole in state land use law that its authors didn’t intend. LandWatch and others have made that case to the Department of Land Conservation and Development. In June, members of the governor-appointed board overseeing the agency ruled there was enough evidence to give the case a full hearing. That hearing hasn’t been scheduled, said Alexis Hammer, policy manager with the agency. Hammer was vague about what would happen if the agency does side with LandWatch. “The commission has broad enforcement authority to ensure compliance with state law,” he said. —This article is made possible by the Lay It Out Foundation. The Foundation is a Central Oregon nonprofit organization dedicated to producing independent journalism. This reporting is available for republication by news organizations statewide.

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Lawsuit Claims Pedestrian Death in Tumalo is Deschutes County’s Fault A test of discretionary immunity will decide whether the case has merit

sunset reunion of two high school sweethearts was cut short last December in Tumalo in a pedestrian-driver crash, according to a wrongful death lawsuit. Filed in Deschutes County Circuit Court on Oct. 2, the lawsuit asserts that Deschutes County is to blame for letting the markings of a busy crosswalk across Cook Avenue in Tumalo fade into disrepair, and for neglecting to install streetlamps along a stretch of road with heavy foot traffic, both which contributed to the death of Jerry Wright. Wright, 80, died a week after a Bend driver struck him in the crosswalk on the evening of Dec. 16, 2025. The Estate of Jerry Wright is seeking $2.35 million, according to the lawsuit. Vicki Wright, a Tumalo resident and also 80, is battling terminal cancer. She gave a deposition at her home on Sept. 9, detailing her recollection of the collision, and her husband’s pain and suffering immediately after and during his last days.

Vicki and Jerry Wright

Almost home On the evening of Dec. 16, when Vicki and Jerry Wright arrived in Tumalo, finishing up an 8-hour road trip from their second home in Wellington, Nevada. Vicki pulled to the curb on Cook Avenue, near the crosswalk, so Jerry could pop into the Tumalo Country Store to pick up a few snacks. The Wrights, whose lives reconnected in their late 70s, were married in August 2025. They were in town to spend the Christmas season with Vicki’s adult daughter, Diane Schmidt, who lives at her eponymous horse stable, Diane’s Riding Place, off Cline Falls Highway. Before leaving the vehicle, DesCamp said Jerry told Vicki: “Honey, do you know how much you are loved?” He entered the crosswalk across Cook Avenue at the intersection with Fifth Street. At the same moment, Jennifer Berry-O’Shea was driving southbound on Cline Falls Highway. This is where the speed limit changes from 55 MPH to 25 MPH as the highway becomes

By Peter Madsen Deschutes County Clerk Steve Dennison assures voters that the 24 pages omitted from some of more than 100,000 printed voters' pamphlets is relatively small. A state-level printing error, in which those pages didn't bind properly, meant that the section dedicated to Measure 9-185, were included in that small sample. Voters who received flawed pamphlets have been issued complete ones. Voters' pamphlets can also be picked up at the Deschutes County Clerk's Office at 1300 Wall St. and at U.S. Post Offices. The pamphlet is also available on the county's website.

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A test of discretionary immunity Attorney Robin DesCamp told the Source that under normal circumstances, she wouldn’t have filed a lawsuit like this because governments such as Deschutes County enjoy what’s called discretionary immunity. It’s a state law that, since 1967, grants immunity to every public body from liability for any claim for injury or death of any person that results from an act or omission of government officials, employees or bodies. This would be a stillborn lawsuit, quickly dismissed in court, DesCamp says, except for her certainty that Deschutes County isn’t able to demonstrate, as required by law, proof of that discretionary immunity. In this instance, Deschutes County would have to show, with budgetary evidence, that improving the crosswalk’s markings — and lighting it by streetlamps, for that matter — was simply too expensive. DesCamp filed the lawsuit on Oct. 2. “I think it’s important for people to understand that, usually, you cannot sue a government for a decision they made,” DesCamp told the Source. “At some point they decided they didn’t need to put in street lighting on Cook Avenue — there’s always public records. Even if it’s the worst decision in the world, if you sue, your case will be thrown out.” Reached by email, John Laherty, the Deschutes County senior assistant legal counsel, said, as a rule, the County doesn’t comment on pending litigation. “I can tell you that Deschutes County doesn’t believe the case has merit,” Laherty said. “And the County intends to fully defend itself.”

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Vicki and Jerry Wright, estranged high school sweethearts who reunited in their 70s, pictured at their wedding in 2025.

a central street in Tumalo. According to Vicki’s deposition, Berry-O’Shea appeared to be traveling between 35-40 MPH as she neared the crosswalk. The night was dark with rain and high wind, according to local weather reports. Seeing the approaching vehicle, Wright hollered to her husband to watch out. He didn’t hear her. The driver’s vehicle collided with Wright, sending his body flipping 10 feet into the air before landing on the pavement. According to the lawsuit, Vicki held Jerry in her arms while several witnesses, and the driver, called 911 for an ambulance. Berry-O’Shea was not charged in relation to the collision, court records show. She had since settled out-of-court with the Wright Estate, DesCamp told the Source, for an undisclosed sum. Berry-O’Shea is not named in this lawsuit. In the complaint, DesCamp seeks three claims of relief. The first, due to the County’s “negligence resulting in Mr. Wright’s wrongful death,” the Wright Estate seeks $300,000 for medical services and memorial services for Jerry Wright and no less than $1 million to compensate Wright for pain and suffering between the date of the accident and his death. The second claim seeks no less than $50,000 for Vicki’s loss of her husband, which deprived her of spousal affection, society and companionship while Jerry was in intensive care. The third relief claim stakes the case for no less than $1 million for the serious emotional distress and trauma Vicki experienced and continues to experience as a witness and bystander to the accident and aftermath that led to her husband’s death, stemming from the Cook Avenue crosswalk in Tumalo. —This article is made possible by the Lay It Out Foundation. The Foundation is a Central Oregon nonprofit organization dedicated to producing independent journalism. This reporting is available for republication by news organizations statewide.

By Clayton Franke Bend Park & Recreation District is taking a closer look where to build a long-desired — and disputed — footbridge spanning the Deschutes River near the southeast edge of Bend. But now that the district is halfway done with a two-year effort to identify and analyze possible locations, it’s becoming clearer that the best spot might be one the district already picked out more than 10 years ago before pumping the brakes on the project. District staff and transportation consultant Kittelson and Associates presented to the district's Board of Directors Oct. 6 on the ongoing Deschutes River Trail South Study. That’s the renewed effort to site a footbridge proponents say would connect growing neighborhoods in southwest Bend to miles of public forest across the river — one plagued by environmental regulations, landowner pushback and challenging topography. Board members on Oct. 6 approved the study’s recommendation to narrow analysis to two possible bridge locations, one just outside Bend's urban growth boundary and one just inside the boundary in southwest Bend, plus a third alternative to make an existing footbridge and surrounding trails more accessible instead of building a brand-new one. Next, staff and consultants will weigh those alternatives and create feasibility studies. The district is spending $300,000 to complete the study, which should be done by April 2027. —Read longer versions of both of these stories online at bendsource.com.

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Affordable housing is under construction in northeast Redmond as part of a 450-home neighborhood made possible by tweaks to urban growth boundary planning rules.

requirements for alley setbacks and parking for townhome developments. The state’s involvement was initiated by a complaint from COBA, which called the code changes a “production killer.” Eliza Wilson is the executive director of Rooted Homes, an affordable housing developer and partner in the coalition. She said she’s “very proud” of the work Redmond has done to address housing costs. Wilson said the pledge is, “really less about people going along with anything and more about, how do we encourage our elected officials to be thinking about housing when they’re making these other decisions.” Rick Russell, a homelessness nonprofit leader who will soon serve as county commissioner, said he doesn’t think the pledge will limit his ability to make free decisions later on. “Housing affordability is the top issue on local voters’ minds and something I work on every day,” Russell said in a text message to the Source. “I signed it because the pledge asks for things I'd hold myself to anyway — measuring how each policy impacts housing costs and reporting that openly.” This year, the Political Action Committee for Cascades East Association of Realtors added the same housing pledge to the application candidates fill out to ask for campaign funding or endorsements. Cascades East is a trade group representing the real estate industry and a founding member of the affordable housing group. The language for the realtors' pledge is virtually identical to the one recited at the Partners for Affordable Housing forums, only with the order of sentences swapped. —Read a longer versions of this story online at bendsource.com.

More than 40 local companies and agencies will participate in Central Oregon Community College's JobFest for career-seekers. Wednesday, Oct. 14 event is from 10am1pm at the Madras campus, 1170 E. Ashwood Road. The Oct. 21 event is from 10am-Noon at the Prineville campus, 510 SE Lynn Blvd. Free.

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series of local election forums in Deschutes County this year have all ended the same way: with a pledge. During the housing-focused forums hosted by a development advocacy group, candidates for city or county offices respond to questions on how they plan to reduce obstacles to construction and lower the cost of housing. Then, a moderator with Central Oregon Daily News reads a pledge and asks candidates to raise their hands and sign a bulletin board in support. “If elected, I pledge to advance policies that ensure housing is affordable, accessible and stable for everyone in our community, make my decisions through a pro-housing lens, including calculating the impact to housing cost and availability for each of the policies I support, and transparently reporting the cost impact of policies to the community, take bold action to address land availability, housing costs and housing supply, and promotion of diverse housing types.” Earlier this year, Bend City Council and Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners candidates raised their hands in support. But an Oct. 5 forum in Redmond was different. The seven mayor and city council candidates on the panel didn’t move, and the room grew quiet. Housing affordability remains a top issue in Central Oregon’s local elections. Bend and the surrounding area still have some of the highest home prices in the state, and thousands of people are homeless. Advocacy and industry groups say a new “housing pledge” is a tool to urge candidates to take the issue of reducing costs seriously. While most running for office this year are on board, some feel signing the pledge binds decision makers to an agenda that favors housing construction above all else. Redmond candidates have said they’re committed to making housing affordable, but the pledge goes too far. “The pledge basically said that we would do everything in our power to build new housing,” said Tobias Colvin, a candidate for Redmond City Council, in an interview. “When you make pledges that are absolute like that, it doesn’t leave room for other competing, either monetary or other things that we want to do in the City.” “I do support everything that was said on the pledge, but I just won’t make an absolute pledge,” Colvin added. The forums are run by a group called Partners for Affordable Housing, founded, according to its website, as a nonprofit in 2010 by members of the Central Oregon Builders Association. But it grew into a broader coalition to include Central Oregon’s largest home building companies, affordable housing developers, homeless shelter providers, construction worker and nurse unions, community groups and others. The organization’s website describes its mission as “educating the public on bold solutions that increase housing supply and lower costs in Central Oregon.” The state has set targets for Central Oregon cities to build thousands of new homes each year, including a certain portion attainable to lower incomes. But the Redmond City Council hasn’t always aligned with the state’s housing agenda. Earlier this year, Redmond faced enforcement from the state’s Housing Accountability and Production Office over

10/14 & 10/21

REDMOND COOKBOOK CLUB CHOOSE A RECIPE, MAKE A FRIEND!

Join local home chefs for a potluck cooked from a different cookbook each month. Meet great people, enjoy delicious wine and share fabulous food! Choose a recipe at the monthly happy hour on the 2nd Tuesday of the month and then bring a dish to the dinner party every third Tuesday of the month. 6-8pm at Arome, 432 SW 6th St., Redmond. $15.

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Steven Knapp MD

“The most rewarding thing is when people somehow listen to what you say, and not only that, but they can make lifestyle changes.”

From a small family practice to serving patients at a volunteer clinic By Nicole Vulcan

endites who’ve b e e n around a while may very well remember Dr. Steven Knapp and his wife Susan, a nurse practitioner, from their small family medical business. For decades, the couple offered locals a small-town doctor’s office experience, welcoming new babies and taking care of kids and families from their practice, Wall Street Family Practice, on Wall Street in downtown Bend. “My dad was a family doctor, and I saw how hard he worked. I wasn’t sure that’s something I wanted to do. In fact, I was trying to be a rock and roll star, but that didn’t quite make it,” Knapp told the Source. Knapp would indeed find himself playing in local bands, but he left the dreams of full-time musicianship behind him when he decided to follow in his dad’s footsteps to medical school at the University of California-Davis. In 1979, he and Susan moved to Central Oregon. He retired from family practice about 10 years ago, and his wife a bit sooner — closing the doors on a kind of care that is quite hard to find today, in the age of consolidation and corporate medicine. “The only small practices I think who can make it now are if they’re concierge practices where you have to pay a fee, either monthly or annually, and you get you get easier access to the doc,” he said. “But that’s foreign to me. I still can’t get used to that idea.”

In the early aughts, a friend of Knapp’s invited him to volunteer at Volunteers in Medicine, the Central Oregon clinic offering health care to low-income adults without health insurance. He worked with patients one day month, then twice a month on his days off from his own practice. In addition, Knapp completed at least eight medical mission trips to Africa, with a group focused on building capacity among local health care teams. When he officially retired the practice, he stepped up his service at VIM, in the company of many other retired doctors and nurses. The work is fun, he said, without the pressures of running his own business. “The patients are almost all so appreciative, and I feel like you want to make a difference,” Knapp said. He especially enjoys helping people make small but meaningful changes, such as changing their sugar and soda intake to manage high blood sugars. “The most rewarding thing is when people somehow listen to what you say, and not only that, but they can make lifestyle changes, because it’s hard to make lifestyle changes for most people,” he said. Helping others helped him, too, Knapp said. “It doesn’t help to start lecturing people,” he mused. “When I started med school, I never smoked, but I didn’t exercise. I didn’t eat that well. And when I was starting in residency, I go, you know what? It’s really hypocritical to sit here and tell, lecture people to quit smoking, to exercise, lose weight and reduce their stress. That’s when I started to live a really healthy lifestyle and exercise most every day and eat well.” With an increase in the number of people who have been covered by health insurance in recent years, Knapp has been less in need at VIM — but with new regulations around Medicaid, that could very well change in the coming months and years. Meantime, Knapp still enjoys playing upright and electric bass, everywhere from church to a former gig with the Doc Ryan Band.

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of Central Oregon

This year marks our second annual "Top Docs" feature, in which we highlight some of the amazing work our local health care providers are doing both inside and outside the exam room. The people featured here are well-respected in their fields, but they are also known to go "above and beyond" the call of duty to volunteer, establish new programs and so much more. Inside, meet longtime family practice doctor and Volunteers in Medine volunteer, Dr. Steven Knapp, and get to know the cover model and pediatrics specialist, Sarah Benrath, PNPBC, MPH, MSN, who offers rare care in eating disorders for local youth. Learn about Dr. Maya Heck's efforts to support youth mental health, and read why young patients love visiting Dr. Nancy Heavilin and Dr. John Peoples. Their stories are inside – read on!

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Supporting kids through their development, and offering rare resources for those with eating disorders

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Sarah Benrath PNP-BC, MPH, MSN “I feel so lucky to work with a team. To not be doing it on your own — it’s really nice to have a team.”

arah Benrath, PNP-BC, MPH, MSN has a long list of letters behind her name, signifying that she’s a pediatric nurse practitioner with master’s degrees in public health and nursing — bona fides she brings to her work with youth at Mosaic Community Health in Central Oregon. In addition to its main clinic in Bend, Mosaic runs schoolbased health centers in Bend, Redmond, Madras and Crook County, allowing anyone in the community to come in for care. In that role, Benrath provides care to kids from infancy through young adulthood, serving her patients in both English and Spanish. “This is actually my second career,” Benrath told the Source. “I used to work in in public health and youth development, and I did experiential education and summer camps and outdoor ed, and I really loved it. I loved working with kids, but also, it’s a weird job where you live in the woods for months at a time in these funny cabins.” That work wasn’t conducive to family life, she said, but her desire to work with kids didn’t go away. The next step, then, was inspired by Benrath’s two childhood pediatricians, who had practices in Benrath’s hometown, here in Bend. “She was just lovely,” Benrath said of one of her doctors. “When I was a teenager, it… just felt like a person like that was showing up for me, or that cared what happened to me, and that was really important for me.” Benrath went on to do an accelerated nursing program and a master’s program at the University of Pennsylvania. From there, she worked at Seattle Children’s Hospital until the Covid-19 pandemic, when, with two small children, she and her family moved back to Bend. “When I was at Seattle Children’s, I worked in a historically Black neighborhood within the central district of Seattle, with

families that were high risk or just vulnerable families that had lots of different needs,” Benrath explained. “Here, I work with a different population, but still very high needs, high social needs, and it’s really hard work, but also really rewarding work.” Over the years, the needs of youth have shifted, she said. “I’ve been doing this for almost 15 years, and we see more mental health concerns in teenagers than we did when I in the first 10 years of my career,” she said. “These last five years have been much heavier, in that sense.” As part of its mission to offer comprehensive care to the under-insured and uninsured people it serves, Benrath and a team of colleagues at Mosaic lead a primary-care-based eating disorder program, unique to Mosaic. Outside of Portland, no specialty eating disorder care exists in the state of Oregon, she said. “Central Oregon has a lot of great things, but we don’t always have a lot of specialty care for kids,” she related. “Mosaic really saw that there has been a greater number of youth struggling with disordered eating since the pandemic, and it’s probably something that’s always been there. It’s just one of those layers that has peeled back.” Several times a month, Benrath, along with a behavioral health clinician and a nutritionist, conduct multidisciplinary visits where patients see all three professionals at once. Then a care coordinator, a nurse, helps manage referrals to specialty care. Visits all in one day help reduce the burden on busy families, Benrath said. “When I was in school they gave us one vision of what a person with an eating disorder looks like,” she said. “It’s actually so complex, and often there’s a lot of trauma involved. It’s a really heartbreaking illness, and to see people make progress is so incredible, and I just tell everybody that I see in there that it’s not linear.” While her employer called out Benrath as a provider worth noting in our “Top Docs” feature, Benrath sees collaboration and teamwork as the really noteworthy part. “I feel so lucky to work with a team. To not be doing it on your own — it’s really nice to have a team.”

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By Jada Olson

Nancy Heavilin MD

“It takes a lot more nuance and expertise to adequately care for folks who have been on the more complicated end of these social drivers of health.”

r. Nancy Heavilin believes health care is a right, not a privilege, and refuses to think of her patients as customers. She’s a pediatrician who doesn’t shy away from the reality of the “hellscape of American health care,” yet still views her work caring for the children of Central Oregon as an honor and a privilege. “Anyone who has interfaced with American health care has a story — or 20 — about how it failed them. And nine times out of 10, I’m sure it’s not how the provider wanted the things to go, either, but they’re operating in a system that is just not built for caring.” Throughout her medical career, Heavilin has witnessed disparities in the health care system, driven by corporate interests and insurance companies practicing medicine without a license. In her work, she’s worked closely with children from diverse backgrounds and various medical complexities. To Heavilin, one of the most important aspects of her job is to recognize the humanity within medicine, because she’s seen the positive impacts on children’s health when they’re cared for as a whole, rather than as a collection of symptoms to treat. In medical school, Heavilin had set her sights on surgery until pediatric rotations revealed her career path. She connected with the holistic approach of pediatrics and the ability to understand kids’ stories alongside their medical challenges. “[The peds team] wanted to know — what’s going on at home? What’s going on at school? What are you eating? How are you playing? What do you want to do when you grow up? How do you fit within your family system, and how is that impacting your psychosocial development?” Throughout her residency, Heavilin worked across the spectrum of health care. She spent 80+ hour weeks at Children’s Colorado, a nationally ranked pediatric hospital, with every need at her disposal. In addition, she worked rotations at Denver Health, a public hospital offering comprehensive health care services to all, regardless of their ability to pay. “Going between super high-tech, complicated, forefront medicine, and then running on a

bare-bones, nonprofit budget and still trying to provide the exact same level of care really opened my eyes,” Heavilin said. “And in fact, I would argue that it takes a lot more nuance and expertise to adequately care for folks who have been on the more complicated end of these social drivers of health.” After residency, she stayed with Children’s Colorado, where she cared for children with various medical complexities in their special care clinic. “I found that to be a really interesting, challenging area to focus on,” Heavilin said. “A child could come in with a cough, and you’re like, well, is it a cold or are they in heart failure?” Heavilin’s background has allowed her unique insights into pediatric care, including the ability to quickly identify children who are ill and those who are not, and the knowledge that if a mother is telling her something is wrong with her child, it’s always something to approach seriously. When asked how she builds trust with her patients, she shared how she identifies situations where “the music and lyrics don’t match.” Heavilin isn’t afraid to let a sulky teenager know he doesn’t look fine after he’s shrugged and sworn he is just that. Heavilin is a top pediatrician at Mosaic Community Health, but is quick to attribute the high level of care she provides to her exceptional team of colleagues and the supportive structure of Mosaic. “Mosaic is an organization operating at a high level of medical competence that is guided by humanity,” Heavilin said. “Any one of [my colleagues] could be sitting here talking to you. Everybody wants the best for our patients and is going to go to bat for them. And I think that’s what makes it sustainable.” In addition to her work in pediatrics, Heavilin has formed guidelines to help physicians identify and prevent child abuse. In 2020, she was elected to the Council of Child Abuse and Neglect, an official internal council within the American Academy of Pediatrics. During her six-year appointment, she worked alongside a committee of dedicated general pediatricians and fellowship-trained child abuse specialists to create policy statements to help guide providers in their care of children who may be experiencing maltreatment. Heavilin admits that in the current climate of physician distrust, “practicing pediatrics can be morally injurious and physically exhausting” at times. To those who view pediatricians as villainous, Heavilin says, go for it. “But you’re also not going to find people who are more dedicated, more committed, and more protective.” She continues to show up for her patients in holiday-themed jewelry, because Mosaic’s philosophy creates space for her to shift focus back to why she pursued medicine in the first place — to help people.

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Central Oregon pediatrician works to prevent child abuse while providing quality care to medically complex patients

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By Phoebe Young

“As we look at health care right now, with the Medicaid cuts coming in 2027 as a result of H.R. 1, I think it’s going to be really important that we advocate around supporting primary care.”

r. John Peoples is a general pediatrician at Central Oregon Pediatrics Associates whose dedication to the well-being of the community goes far beyond his work in the office. Now going into his 17th year at COPA, Peoples has mastered working with children in the medical setting, especially those with complex medical and developmental needs. While his employer praises Peoples specifically for his capabilities with complex patients, Peoples humbly assigns the credit to his team. “COPA is an amazing place,” he says, “and I’m incredibly lucky to work for an organization that been around for 50 years that is supportive, that I can learn from my colleagues, that is an amazing place to work.” He shares that, “one of the things that really has been impactful in helping our complex care families is that we have a care coordination team, so that’s complex care nurses, community health workers, care coordinator, as well as an amazing referrals team, and they are so helpful at helping families navigate through just what can be a morass of difficult things to deal with.” While his immediate role in the office is undoubtedly important, Peoples feels that, “pediatrics is 50% social work, meaning, we really need to be working to meet families and making sure they have what they need to be successful.” He shares that, “a lot of times that’s not necessarily doing all the health care stuff, it’s making sure that medications are paid for. We do anything we can possibly do to help with housing and security… addressing food insecurity, things like that.” Peoples enjoys that part of his job, and feels that it is “one of the neatest, most interesting parts of being a pediatrician.” This interest in the social work aspect of pediatrics likely comes in part from the time Peoples spent working in San Diego. After graduating college, Peoples took time away from school to help run a developmental screening program for foster children.

Peoples says he, “really love[d] the day-to-day of working with kids, assessing their development and then trying to figure out what we were going to do to help move them into the appropriate services.” He explains that this included, “making sure they had the supports they need, developmental services, things like that,” and that this line of work was profoundly impactful for him. “The balance of that job was really neat, because…we did clinical work, and the developmental assessments, but then we also were advocating for services at the county level in San Diego, and so it was really an inspirational job,” he said. “I went to medical school, I knew I wanted to work with children, just because I had those role models and those people that had really been mentors to me in San Diego.” Peoples describes pediatrics as “in general, a pretty happy profession,” but shares that he especially appreciates having the ability to watch children become adults. “One of my favorite… visits in my job is when I watch a child from birth grow up, and then at a certain age… they come in and they’re just grown up,” Peoples explains. “It’s really incredible… they kind of look you in the eye and it’s like, ‘I don’t need the parent here, we’re going to talk about my health, it’s all good.’” These moments are impactful. “It’s really neat, because you just watched this kiddo for their whole life and then you…see them turn into that adult form of themself.” Beyond his work at COPA, Peoples volunteers his time to serve on the Central Oregon Independent Practice Association, a board of approximately 700 doctors that advocates for the needs of independent practices in the area. Furthermore, for nine years he served on the board of the Oregon Pediatric Society, advocating for children’s access to health care at the state level and being a lead voice in various pediatric legislative issues. He now works with the advocacy committee for OPS, continuing to speak out for children’s medical care. “I think that one of the most important things we can do is provide access for all kids to come in for health care,” Peoples tells the Source. “We have a really great advocacy committee at the state level with a lot of really amazing people doing this work. And I think that as we look at health care right now, with the Medicaid cuts coming in 2027 as a result of H.R. 1, I think it’s going to be really important that we advocate around supporting primary care, so those people that are caring for Medicaid patients.” Peoples explains that this volunteer advocacy work “help[s] motivate you for the day-to-day,” sharing how, “a lot of what we do is a little bit in the weeds, where you’re working on the details of a child and family’s health care on a day-to-day basis, but that advocacy piece really helps.... [to] look at the big picture.” Peoples feels that, “especially with legislative advocacy, we can affect so many children’s lives with a bill, and a law that gets passed,” and that this external work reminds him why he works to support his Oregon and Central Oregon communities.

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By way of both legislation and medication, local pediatrician fights to ensure the needs of all children are met

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Local psychiatrist commits time on and off the clock to support the community’s mental health

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By Phoebe Young

Maya Heck MD

“Some of the most meaningful moments are when people start to see themselves differently.”

r. Maya Heck is a hospital-based psychiatrist at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. She works primarily with adults experiencing acute mental health challenges who are hospitalized, but also evaluates youth who come to the emergency department in crisis. “My training is in adult, child and adolescent psychiatry, which has shaped how I think about mental health across the lifespan,” Heck shares. “In the big picture, my role is to evaluate, diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions.” Heck has always been fascinated by psychiatry, which she partially credits to her psychiatrist father who “passed along the gift of curiosity.” This gift led her to ponder the inner workings of people’s minds and emotions, and what can ail those when life delivers its difficulties. “I’ve just always been interested in people’s stories and learning what makes us who we are,” she tells the Source, “like how we respond to challenges, or what helps us feel better.” Heck also feels that psychiatry creates a space where she can pursue both her passions for science and for helping others, sharing that she “love[s] that psychiatry combines the science of medicine with the opportunity to build relationships and help people through some really difficult periods in their lives.” Not only does Heck love her profession, she feels thankful to be able to support people both in and out of her office. “I feel very fortunate to do this type of work,” she shares, “and I don’t take the privilege of sitting with people during their most vulnerable moments lightly. There’s responsibility that comes with that, not just to provide good clinical care, but to advocate for patients.” Heck notes that historically, seeking mental health care has been stigmatized. Though she feels that stigma has been reduced throughout her lifetime, she feels there is more work to be done to continue supporting those in need. “Access to care is a big challenge, particularly in Oregon and here in Central Oregon, where mental health resources are limited,” Heck explains. “I try to be a strong advocate for my patients, even when the options aren’t what I wish they were. I think part of this job is recognizing those limitations while continuing to push for better support and care.” Beyond her work, Heck continues to show up for her community, dedicating her free time to act as the board president of Hearts Unknown Education. HÚE is a nonprofit

mental wellness organization designed to support youth mental health through creativity and community, with an aim of making mental wellness more approachable and accessible to the young people of Central Oregon. Heck was originally a board member, then the Mental Health Director, and as of about a year ago has taken on the role of Board President. Amongst other things, her role involves “working with our executive director, Nico Carpinelli, and the rest of our board to support the organization and figure out how we can continue to grow in a sustainable way,” Heck explains. “That includes fundraising, event planning, establishing community partnerships and thinking about how we can reach more kids.” Heck says she believes strongly in what HÚE does and appreciates that it supports mental wellness in ways that differ from her professional work. “As a psychiatrist, I spend a lot of time thinking about mental health, but HÚE approaches it from a completely different angle,” she shares. “It isn’t about diagnosing or treating kids; it’s about creating a space where they can explore their interests, connect with other people and just feel good about who they are.” For Heck, this is an important preventative part of mental health that she isn’t always able to address at her day job. “One of the things that makes HUE really special is that it gives me an opportunity to approach mental health differently,” she tells the Source. “In my clinical role at St. Charles, I see people when they’re already having a really difficult time. At HÚE, I get to think about what we can do before that happens. We can’t prevent every mental health challenge, of course, but we can help create spaces where kids feel connected, supported and accepted.” HÚE supports this preventative approach by being available to children with and without mental diagnoses. Heck appreciates this aspect of the organization specifically because it combats the idea that mental health resources are only for those actively suffering. “We tend to talk about mental health in the context of mental illness, but mental health is something everyone has,” she says. “It’s also something we can support and nurture, rather than only addressing it when something goes wrong.” Both in her clinical work and in her work with HÚE, Heck is committed to selflessly supporting the members of the Central Oregon community and helping them reach a place of mental wellness. “In general, some of the most meaningful moments are when people start to see themselves differently,” she explains. “When someone who has been struggling begins to recognize their own strengths or see possibilities for their life that they couldn’t see before, that’s really rewarding.”

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Central Oregon is fortunate to have a great number of medical professionals who go above and beyond in their careers. In the following pages we have compiled additional doctors who are elevating the care that we all receive. Whether it is wellness for children, the weekend warrior or naturopaths who are taking the time to learn new ways to heal, there are a multitude of options afforded to those who live here. Take a moment to learn more about the practices who give our region the reputation for punching above our weight in healthcare.

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Arlene Ross PT, DPT, CFMT info@wellnessatcrossroads.com 541-668-8212

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Education & Background Arlene Ross is a licensed Physical Therapist who received her Physical Therapy degree from the University of Maryland Medical School, Department of Physical Therapy. She later received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Montana School of Physical Therapy. Arlene worked at Howard County General Hospital for 3 years and Central Maryland Rehabilitation Center for 3 years, before opening Wellness Arts Physical Therapy in Maryland where she worked with patients for nearly 25 years. Now she has brought her expertise to Bend.

Treatment Philosophy Arlene combines traditional physical therapy interventions, manual therapy and gentle modalities to create a comprehensive approach to treating musculoskeletal and other physical problems.

Physical Therapy Interventions offered at Wellness Arts include: Functional Manual Therapy Manual Therapy is a form of Physical Therapy intervention that encompasses various hands-on techniques that decrease pain and minimize soft tissue and joint restrictions. Visceral and Neural Manipulation Visceral and Neural Manipulation, as taught by the Barral Institute, is a gentle approach to manual therapy that encourages the normal mobility, tone and motion of the viscera and nerves and their surrounding connective tissues. Zero-Balancing Zero-Balancing is a bodywork system designed to work simultaneously with the structure and energy of the body. Zero-Balancing works through touch at the interface of the foundation joints and semi-foundation joints of the body. Zero-Balancing is particularly effective for treatment of neck pain, back pain, upper trapezius pain and headaches. Craniosacral Therapy Craniosacral Therapy is a non-invasive and indirect approach to restoring mobility to the central nervous system. It embraces the concept that there is mobility between the cranial bones, the sacrum, and reciprocal tension membranes that regulate movement in this system. This technique can successfully treat problems such as headaches, back and neck pain and pain resulting from trauma to the head or spine. Frequency Specific Microcurrent Frequency Specific Microcurrent is a physical therapy modality providing electric current in millionths of an ampere. It has the ability to relieve pain, increase the rate of healing and stimulate lymphatic flow. Due to the very low level of current delivered, microcurrent is subsensory and is very relaxing. The Alexander Technique The Alexander Technique is a form of postural re-education directed at improving our daily movement activities. Once the patient becomes aware of their incorrect performance of any particular activity, they can begin to change the organization of their movement behavior. New movement patterns replace old patterns of misuse that may cause pain and dysfunction, and help to prevent problems from arising in the future. Therapeutic Exercise Therapeutic Exercise is an integral part of the practice of Physical Therapy. It is important for patients to have strong and lengthened muscles, flexible joints and good aerobic conditioning. Patients often incur injuries due to tight and weak muscles and restriction at the joints, and these problems must be addressed as part of the therapeutic process.

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Intimacy Reset Ashley Johnson, MS, LPC intimacyresetllc@proton.me 541-529-7677

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Couples Therapy You can love each other and still feel miles apart. Intimacy Reset helps couples move through recurring conflict, disconnection, and intimacy challenges with a clear path forward. Founded by Ashley Johnson, MS, LPC, this Bend practice brings warmth, directness, and practical tools to the conversations that matter most. The signature EIGHT-WEEK program combines individual preparation, couples sessions, and guided exercises to strengthen communication, rebuild emotional safety, and deepen connection. For couples seeking focused support, standalone three-hour intensives offer space to address immediate concerns, stabilize after infidelity, and clarify next steps. Couples of all identities and relationship configurations are welcome. In-person appointments in Bend and telehealth throughout Oregon include evening and weekend availability. Start with a consultation to explore what your relationship needs and how to move forward.

Struble Orthodontics

400 SW Bond St. #300, Bend (541) 583-4705 3818 SW 21st St. #102, Redmond (541) 527-4325 www.StrubleOrtho.com

Dr. Blair Struble

Dr. Blair Struble is a native Central-Oregonian with over 17 years of direct clinical patient care in the hometown that she loves dearly. She loves the science and technical part of orthodontics but really feels the most reward and pride when she gets to see the beautiful smile end result for patients she has grown to know through the community. She has a lot of fun while she works and loves the engagement and relationships formed through her work. She is very involved in local community service, child sports programs and organized dentistry. From Le�t to Right: Dr. Blair Struble, Dr. Madeline Peterson, and Dr. Jacqueline Gambee

At Struble Orthodontics, we’re incredibly excited to have three talented, board-certiﬁed orthodontists leading our dedicated, compassionate and skilled patient care team. Between their collective years of experience, Dr. Blair Struble, Dr. Madeline Peterson and Dr. Jacqueline Gambee have a strong commitment to ongoing education, top quality care and cutting edge technology.

Our hope is that our patients feel comfortable from the moment they step into our o�ﬁce. Our caring provider team works together each and every day to create a culture of inclusivity and understanding so that every person who walks into our space feels supported on their journey to a beautiful, healthy, long-lasting smile!

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Dr. Jacqueline Gambee Dr. Jacqueline Gambee brings a general dentist background to our provider team as she practiced as a general dentist before becoming an orthodontist. She is an incredibly compassionate provider and she loves seeing the conﬁdence a beautiful smile brings to her patients.

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BEND FIRE & RESCUE OPEN HOUSE FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS, AND ICE CREAM, TOO!

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Experience how creepy culture, horror films and Halloween influenced rock music. Join David Miller (musician, broadcaster, musicologist) for a tour through the birth, history and stories of rockers who incorporate horror, fear and dark subjects into the music they create. 3:30-4:30 pm at Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini St., Bend. A separate presentation will happen on Friday, Oct. 23 from 4:30-5:30pm at Redmond Public Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave., Redmond. Both events are free.

THURSDAY

10/15

GLACIER CLIMBING & CREVASSE RESCUE: ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR SNOW TRAVEL WITH IAN NICHOLSON CRUCIAL INFO TO KNOW WHEN OUT IN THE

Disco meets the rodeo, all in the fight for freedom! Enjoy dinner, drinks, silent-auction packages, prizes and inspiring stories from local survivors and law enforcement. Enter the $100 Dream Paradise Vacation Raffle and make a difference. Guest host is Dave Clemens, radio personality for KQAK. 5:30-8:30pm at Eagle Mountain Event Center, 2221 NE Third St., Bend. $50 per person or sponsor a table for eight starting at $400.

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Join PPCW for the inaugural Power to Protect Central & Eastern Oregon event. Hear from local and national leaders, learn why Bend and Ontario expect major patient surges and discover how to help protect compassionate, judgment-free sexual and reproductive health care. Special guest speaker is Amy Littlefield. Location details provided after RSVP. 5pm in Bend. $100 general admission.

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10/18

PARTY WITH LIVE MUSIC

Gather your fellowship and journey to Middle-earth as Shire on the Mountain returns for another year of music, merriment and Hobbit-sized revelry. Don your finest Lord of the Rings costume, enter the costume contest and dance the night away to original music and bluegrass arrangements of beloved themes from LOTR. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Goes until 11pm at Volcanic Theatre Pub, 1375 SW Commerce Ave., Bend. Presale, $22. At the door, $30.

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SUNDAY

10/18

KIDS NINJA COMPETITION: UNAA QUALIFIER NINJAS, GET READY!

Youth athletes ages 6-13 will face exhilarating and fun ninja challenges at the Warrior Competition and Season 12 Area Qualifier Event, officially sanctioned by the prestigious Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association. Noon-6:30pm at Free Spirit Yoga + Ninja + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Dr., Suite 150, Bend. $49.

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SUNDAY

QUATTLEBAUM PRESENTS “SHIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN” A BLUEGRASS LORD OF THE RINGS COSTUME

Join expert mountain guide Ian Nicholson as he discusses his book, “Glacier Climbing & Crevasse Rescue: Essential Skills for Snow Travel,” an expert, instructional how-to guide featuring essential skills and techniques for travel across steep snow and glaciers. 6:30-7:30pm at Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. $5.

POWER TO PROTECT: PLANNED PARENTHOOD COLUMBIA WILLAMETTE GATHER WITH OTHERS WHO BELIEVE

Join Bend Fire & Rescue and its local safety partners in celebrating National Fire Prevention Month. This year’s open house will feature a number of community partners sharing safety information, hands-on training opportunities and live safety demonstrations. Climb aboard a fire engine or ambulance, spray a fire hose and enjoy cool giveaways. 10am-1pm at Bend Fire Station #305, 63377 Jamison St., Bend. Free.

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It’s a perfect way to spend a fall day: checking out awesome classic cars and enjoying local vendors, fire pits, football, live music, craft beer, food trucks and spirit tastings at River’s Place 5th Annual Classic Car Fest! 11am-3pm at River’s Place Taphouse, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Live music by the Lava Butte Boys. Free.

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Crooning couple Michael and Tanya Trotter return to Central Oregon to play the Tower Theatre

By James Wood

he War and Treaty’s music is delightfully difficult to categorize, but what’s easy to hear in it is emotional truth and the baring of souls. A variety of sounds anchored by episodes of disappointment, joy and everything in between makes the husband-andwife team’s fifth album, “The Story of Michael and Tanya,” an artistic triumph. Released in June, the record by Tanya and Michael Trotter has some stone-country songs, others clearly influenced by classic soul. Gospel and rock are prominent, too. The album’s title is to be interpreted not as the history of the couple’s relationship, but as their individual — and loved ones’ — paths that ultimately intertwine. “It’s a sum of all of the stories we come from, more so than it is our story,” said Tanya Trotter, on a late-September call from the Trotters’ home base of Nashville. The pair drew on elements of their own experiences and the hardships members of their families endured to create these songs. The electric piano-driven, gospel-influenced “Holy Ghost Fire” is particularly personal for Tanya, noting that prior to her marriage to Michael she was, “in a relationship that was very traumatizing and abusive, and so that song came from a deep place for me.” Describing its spiritual feeling, she said, “We did want people to feel like they were going to church — not the building the church but coming to maybe us as the church.” The Trotters wrote several album tracks together, including the triumphant closer, “High Heels,” while Michael wrote some on his own. “Michael is a prolific songwriter,” Tanya said. “He’s probably one of the first songwriters I’ve ever worked with… that can feel what a woman would say and what a man would say, and make it seem like they’re writing it from two separate perspectives,” adding with a laugh that she suspects he writes down some of her contributions to conversations and mines them later for songs. “Don’t Say Goodbye,” a slice of ‘70s-sounding soul, is an album highlight created mostly by Michael. Befitting the War and Treaty’s approach of emphasizing feeling and what sounds right over what industry category it will fit into, a diverse set of guests contributed to the record. Actor Whoopi Goldberg provided spoken word biographical sections on the opener, “Let’s Get Litty,” while R&B star Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds co-wrote and co-produced the stellar track, “You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore.” Folk/roots artist Valerie June and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Wynonna Judd each sang a verse on breakup anthem “Reclaim All of Your Time.” Named in the immediate aftermath of an argument that touched on Michael Trotter’s experience serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq, the War and Treaty started performing in 2014. Tanya was a featured singer in the 1993 film, “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit,” before recording solo R&B albums and then starting a career in musical theater. Always fond of singing, Michael learned to play the piano in the basement of one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces. After experimenting with several names, the two first recorded under their current name on the 2017 EP, “Down to the River.” Hot on the heels of “The Story of Michael and Tanya”

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The War and Treaty plays Bend on Oct. 20.

is the “Country Baptism” EP, which arrived in September and feeds into the same songwriting honesty that informs that album. The title track is a case in point. “I told Michael, with ‘Country Baptism,’ I thought it was time for him to really get into the nitty gritty of some of the things he felt coming home from the war,” said Tanya. The album and its follow-up EP are the band’s first two releases on Atlantic Outpost, the label’s foray into Americana and country music launched last summer. The songs on “The Story of Michael and Tanya” fit so well together that they seem destined to be performed live as a complete set. The Trotters will approximate that on upcoming dates, including a show at the Tower Theatre in Bend on Oct. 20. “We’re going to do a lot of the album. You know you’re always tempted when you’re touring to do songs that your fans want to hear,” Tanya said. “You want to do the three or four songs that they’re listening to on Spotify. There’s always the challenge of that, but the plan is to play as much of the record as we can.” The War and Treaty will spend all of October and November on the road, headlining a tour that takes in big cities and sparsely populated states alike. “For me, the reach is being able to let everybody know and be in real time and say, ‘thank you,’ and appreciate them for taking the time to come and see us,” said Tanya. “It’s a great thing to be able to go to LA… but it’s also just as great of a thing to be able to go to Fisher, Washington.”

The War and Treaty has earned two Grammy Award nominations plus nominations from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association Awards, while also winning multiple Americana Music Awards. Tribute nights and awards shows have turned into something of a specialty for the pair, as they’ve made splashes at everything from this year’s BET Awards to 2024’s Kennedy Center Honors. Earlier that year, they led all participants in a version of “Georgia On My Mind” at Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday concert in Atlanta. A film about their lives is in development, with Tanya noting that the script is done and they’re “just waiting for the Hollywood thing to happen now, which is all of the pieces coming together.” They’re working on a book in parallel. “I have pushed Michael because he has this record he’s been working on, and it’s about his stories in the military,” she said. “I’m hoping he will go and record this.” In addition to that potential solo effort, the pair is already thinking about another group recording. The War & Treaty

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M&J Tavern One Mad Man It is that time to

bring the funky “madness” back to the downtown living room. 9pm. Free. Pls tip the bands!.

The Open Arts Center Open Arts Center: The Gallery Sessions Concert Series The Open Arts Center is hosting The Gallery Sessions, a new six-concert music listening series running from October 2026 through March 2027. The series creates an intimate listening-room experience in the Rachel Binah Gallery, with approximately 75 seats, artist conversations and live audience Q&A. Features Teen Songwriting & Mentorship Pilot. . $15-$35 per show; Season pass, $90-$210.

The Coyote Partner & Line Dance Lessons

at The Coyote Join us for fun dance lessons on Wednesdays at The Coyote in downtown Bend! Partner dance lessons from 6–7pm with Seth and McKenna. No partner or experience needed. Beginner-friendly line-dance lessons follow from 7–8pm with Alex Reininger. Learn two fun dances in one hour. Come solo and connect in a welcoming atmosphere. Enjoy great energy, a spacious dance floor, food, drinks, mocktails, pool tables and TVs. 6-8pm. Free.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Shire on the Mountain Volcanic Theatre Pub & Quattlebaum Presents: Shire on the Mountain ~ A Bluegrass Lord of the Rings Costume Party feat Quattlebaum Friday, October 16th 2026 Doors @ 7PM - Show Starts @ 8PM Presale - $22 Door - $30 7pm. $22-30.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open

Mic Night Open mic comedy on Bend’s NE side. Come down, eat some BBQ, drink some drinks and be prepared to laugh. 7:30-9pm. Free.

Dogwood At The Pine Shed Transmission: ‘80s Dark Wave Social Club Immerse yourself in the sounds of the ’80s underground. DJ Mark Brody spins Joy Division, Bauhaus, The Cure, Clan of Xymox and more at Dogwood at The Pine Shed. A moody night of goth, post-punk and darkwave. Second Wednesday of every month, 7-10pm. Free.

Hosmer Bar Trivia Night Brainy banter and cold drinks! Whether one is a seasoned quiz champ or just in it for the laughs, gather the crew and test everyone’s knowledge! 7-9pm. Free. M&J Tavern Musicians Open Mic All Musicians

welcome to the downtown living room! Sign-ups start at 6pm. Set up and ready to go by 6:30pm. You bring instrument, your band and your friends. Goes until last call or last musician, which ever happens first. 21 and over. 6:30pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Mellow Wednesday

Open Mic Night Open mic night hosted by Derek Michael Marc! 5:30-8pm. Free.

Portello Lounge Music Bingo Music Bingo is

hosted by the always entertaining Rachel Fishman, who keeps the crowd singing and laughing all night! It’s the perfect bonus to a night out enjoying great food, drinks and good company at Portello! 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Prost! - Bend Wednesday Trivia Fun at Prost!

Babes In Canyon brings its Look Outside Tour to the Domino Room on Thursday, Oct. 15.

15 Thursday The Cellar Live Irish Trad Music with The Ballybogs! Live music featuring Bend’s Irish Trad band, The Ballybogs! Every Thursday at The Cellar. Seats fill up, so get there early! 6-8pm. Free. The Commonwealth Pub Sweet Motor This Central Oregon five-piece offers up a captivating blend of Rock and Blues, with Southern Rock flavorings, with a hint of R&B vibes. Expect to hear vivid, blues-driven guitars, soulful vocals and a well-tuned rhythm section. 8:30-10:30pm. Free.

Mark Barringer; guitar and vocals, and Bob Baker; violin, are back again at their favorite Bend hang. They bring to life creative musical arrangements of songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Reservations are recommended and can be made at the Stoller website. 6-8pm. No Cover.

17 Saturday The Astro Lounge Live local sounds with

assorted DJs. Live local sounds from different artists every Friday and Saturday. 10pm-2am. Weekend cover charge.

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The Cellar James Townsend Troubadour James Townsend plays a sweet, soulful mix of classic covers and tasty originals. 6-8pm. Free.

The Astro Lounge Live local sounds with

Frankie’s – formerly Sisters Depot

Treat yourself to free entertainment on select Thursday nights. Hear fresh jokes from established comedians, cheer on first timers and drink tasty brews. 7-9pm. Free.

The Lot Skinny Dennis Skinny Dennis is an

There are many things in Bend you can’t buy for five dollars. But $5 can get you a ticket to some of the best laughs in Bend! 7:30-9pm. $5.

Stoller Wine Bar Bend Barringer & Baker

Eastside Worthy Brewing Comedy Mics

SCP Redmond Hotel Trivia Night Wheth-

Silver Moon Brewing $5 Comedy Night

leaf Café Win gift cards and prizes. Gather a crew for some casual fun and get your think on. Delicious menu and full bar, too. Useless Knowledge Bowl is an expertly crafted quiz-show experience like no other. We fully support human intelligence, creativity and non-AI content. 6-8pm. Free.

The Winery at Manzanita- Bend Vino & Vibes Enjoy an evening of wine and Local community grooves every Thursday. Local singers and song writers welcome. 5-7pm. Free.

Hosmer Bar Bingo Night Your week just found its highlight—bingo! Drinks, good company and a little friendly competition. 7-9pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing John Hewitt & the New Americans & Guests If you like John Prine, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and the Beatles you’ll love this Edmonton gem! 7-10pm. $14.92.

Silverleaf Café TRIVIA Thursdays at Silver-

Volcanic Theatre Pub Quattlebaum presents “Shire on the Mountain” - a bluegrass Lord of the Rings Costume Party Gather your fellowship and journey to Middle-earth as Shire on the Mountain returns for another year of music, merriment and Hobbit-sized revelry. Don your finest Lord of the Rings costume, enter the costume contest and dance the night away to original music and bluegrass arrangements of beloved themes from LOTR. 7-11pm. $22.

The Domino Room Babes In Canyon, Anna Smyrk, & Shelby Natasha Eloquently blending synth-folk, moody pop, club beats, and soaring vocal harmonies, Babes In Canyon crafts music that is eminently engaging and very much of the moment. 8-11pm. $24.28.

Bend 7pm Useless Knowledge Bowl is a live trivia & more, no AI here! People can team up with friends for some casual fun, enjoy authentic food favorites, biers and more. Feed the brain and the belly! 7-9pm. Free.

er you’re coming with your friends and family or flying solo, you’ll experience an evening of friendly competition, laughter and community. Open to both community members and hotel guests. Second Wednesday of every month, 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Hanai Disco Masquerade Time to get down! This year’s Masquerade Ball features dancing all night to disco hits from the 1970s to today. Tickets include two drinks, small bites and desserts. Prizes for grooviest costumes! Presented by Hanai and Pacific Source Health Plans. A benefit for KIDS Center. 7-10pm. $75.

acoustic duo featuring Bill Sterling (guitar, vocals) and Rodney Toogood (bass, vocals). Classic rock, ‘80s indie pop, and original songs. 6-8pm. Free.

M&J Tavern Scott Brownwood Rock- Folk An

evening of acoustic rock and folk for mid-October vibes. 9pm-midnight. 9pm.

Mountain Burger Dry Canyon Stampede at Mountain Burger! Dry Canyon Stampede at Mountain Burger for Thursday Night Live! Great music, food and company. 6-8pm. Ponch’s Place Trivia Thursdays With Quiz-

Head Games. 6-8pm. Free.

River’s Place Long Gone Wilder Blues and rock favorites! 6-8pm. Free.

assorted DJs. Live local sounds from different artists every Friday and Saturday. 10pm-2am. Weekend cover charge.

The Commonwealth Pub Fractal Fractal is an organic jamtronica dance band from Bend, formed in the winter of 2019 with the intention of bringing a big old dance party to Central Oregon! Their live shows are not to be missed. They never play the same setlist and only play a handful of shows. 8-10pm. Free. Frankie’s – formerly Sisters Depot

Mairead and Jim Goodwin Join us for an evening of unforgettable live music with acclaimed singer-songwriter Mairéad and renowned musician and composer Jim Goodwin. 6pm. $10.

Frankie’s – formerly Sisters Depot

Silvertone Devils Silvertone Devils are a 4 piece rock and roll band based in Bend and have been performing together for 9 years - they celebrate a mutual love for roots rock music - true “Americana”. 6-8pm. $10.

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day with RiseUpandGroove DJ Set A FREE DJ Set from 7pm to 9pm following the RiseUpandGroove breathwork and sound bath at 6pm. 7-9pm. Free.

Bill Powers Old Growth Old Growth is a new assembly of long time regulars of the central oregon music scene- A new group formed by Bill Powers of Honey Don’t and Silvertone Devils. 6-8pm. $10.

Frankie’s – formerly Sisters Depot

Mairead and Jim Goodwin Join us for an evening of unforgettable live music with acclaimed singer-songwriter Mairéad and renowned musician and composer Jim Goodwin. 6pm. $10.

River’s Place Lava Butte Boys Maxx Lopez and Jordy Webb bring the soundtrack for our 5th annual Classic Car Fest. Come for the sweet rides, stick around for live music, vendors, craft beer and food trucks. Traditional bluegrass music with tight picking, rich lead and tenor harmonies. 1:30-3:30pm. Free. River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions Jack Krouscup Quartet ~ Sax (Vocals), Piano , Bass, Drums playing a wide variety of jazz standards from The Great American Songbook 6-8pm. Free.

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Silver Moon Brewing Bend Moonlight Mar-

ket: Haunted Market Our favorite spooky market is back at Silver Moon Brewing! There’ll be all the things people love about Bend Moonlight Market with a few spooky surprises lurking around the corner. Come shop, eat, drink, dance and get weird. 4-11pm. FREE.

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Presents: Call Down Thunder Celebrate Halloween with Call Down Thunder’s 4th annual Grateful Dead tribute party! Enjoy live music, psychedelic visuals, costumes and Halloween fun. Pete Kartsounes opens the show. Doors open at 7pm, music at 8pm. Tickets $20 online, $28 at the door. 8-10pm. Presale, $20; Day of, $28.

18 Sunday GoodLife Brewing Live Music in the GoodLife Beer Garden Free Live Music in GoodLife’s Beergarden every Sunday 4-6 and Tuesday 6-8. Full Kitchen, Full Bar, Food Trucks, Playground, Kids Menu, GOOD VIBES! 4-6pm. Free. Initiative Brewing - The Hub Trivia Sunday with UKB Trivia at Initiative Brewing/The Hub in Redmond Not too early, not too late! Team up to win prizes, or for the fun of it. No fee to play! This is no ordinary trivia quiz, it’s Useless Knowledge Bowl! Enjoy fantastic food and brews. Bring good vibes and a pen if possible. 4-6pm. Free.

River’s Place Sunday Funday Trivia! Gather a team and join the friendly battle of the minds hosted by Useless Knowledge Bowl. Free to play, and prizes to win! Check out our Mimosa menu! Noon-2pm. Free. River’s Place Gabriel John Blending modern country, classic hits, and soulful R&B influences 5-7pm. Free.

19 Monday Bevel Craft Brewing Bingo with Bren

Supporting Saving Grace Bingo with Bren is supporting Saving Grace. October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month and their work helps to prevent domestic and sexual violence in Central Oregon. Half the proceeds go to cash prizes, while the other half is donated to Saving Grace. This is a family-friendly event. 6-8pm. $2.

The Commonwealth Pub Evan Mullins Evan Mullins is a lifelong musician, pianist, vocalist, audio engineer, studio owner and father living on a Tumalo ranch, a stones throw from Bend. Come enjoy an evening of great music. 8:30-10:30pm. M&J Tavern Vinyl Night Monday Night just got

better!!! 9pm to Midnight. SupaFly will be your Dj. Bring your own vinyl and sign up to add it to the Playlist or pick from hers. 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.

20 Tuesday Beach Hut Deli Tip of the Tongue Trivia Tip of the Tongue trivia is the right event for those who want to test their knowledge and try for a chance to win some great prizes! 6-8pm. Free. The Cellar Open Mic Open Mic is hosted by Mari of the band, Mari & The Dream! This is an intimate night of sharing music in a welcoming environment and supportive community. 6-8pm. Free.

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The Commons Cafe & Taproom 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.

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Volcanic Theatre Pub Call Down Thunder – Grateful Night of the Living Dead Get ready for a spooky and groovy Halloween celebration with Call Down Thunder, Bend’s premier Grateful Dead tribute band, at their 4th Annual Halloween Costume Party! 7pm. $20-$28.

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Band - Tuesday Night Jazz Richard Taelour has toured and played nationally for decades. The audience is in for a treat. Also playing with the band is award-winning keyboardist Andy Armer. 7-8pm.

Elements Public House Trivia Tuesdays at Elements Public House Live trivia quiz show presented by genuine Useless Knowledge Bowl Trivia. Play for free, play for fun, win gift card prizes. Take a break and get your think on this week! Good vibes are encouraged and always welcome! 6:30-8:30pm. Free. GoodLife Brewing Live Music in the GoodLife Beer Garden Free Live Music in GoodLife’s Beergarden every Sunday 4-6 and Tuesday 6-8. Full Kitchen, Full Bar, Food Trucks, Playground, Kids Menu, GOOD VIBES! 6-8pm. Free. Initiative Brewing - The Hub Bingo at Initiative in Redmond! Randy is hosting Central Oregon’s “semi-pro” bingo legend, for a fun night with real cash prizes. Great food, cold drinks, and a good time—all while supporting the Redmond Senior Center! 5:30-7:30pm. Free. JC’s Bar & Grill Music Bingo Bingo + Boozy Buckets! Forget the numbers, we’re playing the hits! Join us at JC’s Bar & Grill this Tuesday at 7:30 PM for Music Bingo! Free to play, prizes to win and introducing our new 32-ounce Boozy Buckets! Good music, big drinks and questionable singing encouraged! 7pm. Free. Mountain Burger Trivia Tuesdays Trivia

Tuesday at Mountain Burger! Free to play! Prizes & fun every Tuesday! 7:30-9pm. Free.

21 Wednesday The Commonwealth Pub Golden Shoals Golden Shoals is a Nashville-based fiddle and guitar duo with a “rousing old-time-style music that’s fueled by acerbic modern-day wit” (-No Depression Magazine). They are no strangers to traditional music, having placed in contests including Clifftop, Mount Airy, The Grand Masters Fiddlers Championship and Galax. Don’t miss them on tour! 7:30-9:30pm. Free. The Coyote Partner & Line Dance Lessons

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy Open Mic Night Open mic comedy on Bend’s NE side. Come down, eat some BBQ, drink some drinks and be prepared to laugh. 7:30-9pm. Free. Flux Thermal Lounge Flux Block Party Just

a little gathering with local businesses focused on health, wellness, and good vibes. Join with your friends and family for a chill Sunday afternoon of music and to sample some tasty treats. Third Wednesday of every month, 3pm. Free.

The TAIKOPROJECT makes a stop at Tower Theatre on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

McMenamins Father Luke’s Room

Potter & Quon at McMenamin’s Potter & Quon features songwriters Mike Potter on lap steel, mandolin, and guitar, with Mark Quon on guitar. Potter & Quon play original songs in the classic “singer-songwriter” genre as well as a handful of their favorite covers. 7-10pm. FREE.

Midtown Ballroom Michael Franti Trio

- Heartstrings & Dynamite Michael Franti is a globally recognized musician, activist, and award-winning filmmaker celebrated for his high-energy live shows, inspiring music, worldwide philanthropic efforts, and unshakable optimism. Over his multi-decade career, Franti has earned three Billboard No. 1 hits. Guest: Wheeland Brothers (acoustic.) 8-11pm. $49.78.

Northside Bar & Grill Mellow Wednesday Open Mic Night Open mic night hosted by Derek Michael Marc! 5:30-8pm. Free. Pinky G’s Pizzeria TRIVIA Pinky G’s trivia is

back with a brand new vibe! Join us for a fresh new take on trivia. Win prizes, have fun and enjoy the best pizza in Bend! Every other Wednesday, 6-8:30pm. Free.

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FREE Jazz At The Oxford Music Education Workshop The Jazz At The Oxford

Music Education Workshop with The Jazz At The Oxford Trio (Georges Bouhey/Drums, Carl Royce/Bass, Malaika Friedman/Piano). All students, musicians and community members are invited to bring their instruments & sit-in, jam, interact with the pro’s...or just listen! Our 14th season! Oct. 17, 10:30am-1pm. The Oxford Hotel Bend, 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend. Contact: 541771-8916. lessons@desertjazz.net. FREE.

MUSIC BINGO Bend’s first and BEST Music Bingo is back for the winter! Think of “name that tune” meets traditional bingo. Every other Wednesday, 6-8:30pm. Through March 10. Pinky G’s Pizzeria, 719 SE Third St., Bend. Contact: 541-797-0667. Free.

Shock Rock: How Creepy Media Influenced Rock Music Experience how

creepy culture, horror films and Halloween influenced rock music. Join David Miller (musician, broadcaster, musicologist) for a tour through the birth, history and stories of rockers who incorporate horror, fear and dark subjects into the music they create. A perfect spooky season activity! Oct. 15, 3:30-4:30pm. Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini Street, Bend. Contact: 5412413395. emilyc@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

TAIKOPROJECT TAIKOPROJECT was founded in 2000 in Los Angeles, California by a group of young, emerging taiko drummers, seeking to define a modern American style of taiko. The group maintains powerful traditional taiko songs and styles while also composing new music and choreography that pushes the boundaries of taiko artistry. Oct. 21, 7:30pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-317-0700. info@towertheatre.org. $37-$57 (plus $8 Historic Preservation Fee). The War and Treaty For the past decade,

soulful duo The War And Treaty, the husbandand-wife team of Michael and Tanya Trotter, have released music that continues to elevate them beyond beloved industry favorites. Oct. 20, 7:30pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-317-0700. info@towertheatre.org. $52-$72 (plus $8 Historic Preservation Fee).

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A Speakeasy Affair Satin Seduction Productions is back and ready for another unforgettable evening of glam, Prohibition hijinks and just the right amount of seduction at “A Speakeasy Affair.” Oct. 17, 8-10pm. Downtown Bend, Downtown Bend, Bend. Contact: SatinSeductionProductions@gmail.com. $35.

FILM EVENTS

Ashima Ashima follows elite rock climber Ashima Shiraishi as she travels to South Africa to attempt to become the youngest climber to master one of the world’s most challenging climbs. Accompanying Ashima is her father and coach Poppo, a former avant-garde dancer who brings an eccentric, tough-love approach to Ashima’s training. Oct. 21, 6:30pm. Sisters Movie House & Cafe, 720 S Desperado Ct, SISTERS. Contact: 5415498833. inquiries@sistersmoviehouse.com. $17.

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suncatcher together in this beginner‑friendly class. With precut glass and guided copper‑foil instruction, you’ll assemble, foil and solder your piece and leave with a vibrant finished design and a memorable night out. Oct. 16, 6-8pm. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@diycave.com. $99.

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Date Night Weld Together Try something

unforgettable together in our Date Night Welding Workshop. Learn to safely cut steel and MIG weld as you turn raw metal into a finished piece to take home. Expect sparks, laughter and plenty of “we made that!” moments in this beginner‑friendly, hands‑on class. Oct. 16, 6-8pm. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@diycave.com. $99.

Dyed & Stenciled: Make Your Own Peace Flags Create your own set of six hand-

dyed, hand-stenciled Peace Flags! Session 1 (Oct. 16): fabric-dyeing techniques. Session 2 (Oct. 23): stenciling with laser-cut designs. No experience necessary, all materials provided. Take home a vibrant, one-of-a-kind set to brighten your home or garden. Fri, Oct. 16, 5:307:30pm and Fri, Oct. 23, 5:30-7:30pm. FREAK’N ART, 1265 NW Wall st., Bend. Contact: 541-5087438. hellofreaknart@gmail.com. $135.

Make a stained-glass pumpkin suncatcher at Bend Tea and Art Lounge on Monday, Oct. 19.

Exclusive Movie Screening of “Hello Beautiful” with guest of honor, Christine Handy A truly special evening at the 4th

Annual Breast Implant Safety Alliance (BISA) Fundraiser! We are thrilled to host an exclusive, one-night-only screening of the deeply moving film “Hello Beautiful” prior to its nationwide release on Sept. 25. Oct. 21, 5-9pm. Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 541-699-8076. sherri@bisanonprofit.org. $85.

National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope Award-winner Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)

plays the title role in this razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic dark comedy. Telling the truth isn’t always that simple. Alice, a brilliant novelist, despises the carefully constructed lies of modern society. But the more she challenges those around her, the fiercer the backlash becomes. Oct. 14, 6:30-8:30pm. Sisters Movie House & Cafe, 720 S Desperado Ct, SISTERS. Contact: 5415498833. inquiries@sistersmoviehouse.com. $17.

What the River Knows, a Glen Canyon Documentary Presented by Glen Canyon

Institute, in collaboration with Deschutes River Alliance and the Environmental Center, this documentary explores the reemergence of Glen Canyon from the receding waters of Lake Powell reservoir and explores a hopeful future for the Colorado River. Panel discussion and audience Q&A to follow. Oct. 21, 6-8:45pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 801-363-4450. info@glencanyon.org. $15.

ARTS + CRAFTS

Beaded Earrings Join us for a creative and fun-filled session with talented instructor Sarah Swoffer as she guides participants through the process of making custom beaded earrings. Oct. 21, 5:30-8pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $65.

Beginner to Intermediate Botanical Illustration Explore the art of botanical illus-

tration in this 2-day workshop. Learn to capture plants realistically using graphite and watercolor, starting with fundamentals of drawing, light, and form, then progressing to color mixing and watercolor techniques. All materials are provided, beginner-friendly. Oct. 17-18, 10am-3pm. FREAK’N ART, 1265 NW Wall st., Bend. Contact: 541-508-7438. hellofreaknart@gmail.com. $250.

Cabinet Making 101 Learn core cabinet‑making skills as you design, cut, assemble and square a 14″×20″×5″ cabinet from start to finish. This beginner‑friendly class covers traditional design principles, accurate measuring, strong joinery and proper tool use—building confidence for future projects. Oct. 20, 6-8:30pm. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@diycave.com. $189. Candle Making Workshop Create your own

custom candle with Cascade Candle Co. in this hands-on workshop. Choose your fragrance, learn the basics of candle making, and pour a soy candle to take home. All materials included. Wed, Oct. 21, 7-9pm and Wed, Nov. 18, 7-9pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: email preferred. hi@cascadecandle.com. $65-$85.

Cascade Camera Club Photography Talk “Language of Color: Theory to Practice.”

In this presentation, Daniel Gregory will explore the language of color in photography, bridging foundational theory with real-world application. Oct. 19, 6:30-8:30pm. Bend Elks Lodge #1371, 63120 Boyd Acres Rd., Bend. Free.

Creative Observation in the Outdoors Workshop In this guided workshop, attendees

will immerse themselves in nature observation, learn to listen to the voices that manifest internally and externally and use visual tools and/or the written word to record and process their findings. Attendees are encouraged to bring familiar materials to use for journaling, sketching and mark-making. Oct. 15, 3-5pm. Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture, 68467 Three Creek Rd., Sisters. Contact: 541-904-0700. moriah@roundhousefoundation.org. Free.

FEATURED EVENTS FUNGI FEST 2026

Emergence: Bringing Forth the Light

Rebecca Sentgeorge offers a solo exhibit of gouache paintings on black and dark-toned paper exploring how light, shadow and the unpainted surface work together to shape a painting. Mondays-Sundays, 9am-9pm. Through Dec. 31. The Oxford Hotel, 10 Northwest Minnesota Avenue, Bend. Contact: 541-382-8436.

Extra! Extra! Learn to Sew a Newsboy Cap! Tip your hat and learn how to sew

a vintage-style newsboy cap. Space is limited and registration is required. This is a two-part workshop and is designed for participants 16+ years of age. Each session is two hours. Some materials provided. Thu, Oct. 15, 4-6pm and Sat, Oct. 17, 4-6pm. Redmond Library, 827 Southwest Deschutes Avenue, Redmond. Contact: 5413121064. moo@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Fall Stained Glass Pumpkin Suncatcher Join Heather with Bend Glassworks and

create a whimsical stained glass pumpkin to add a little handmade magic to your fall décor! Thu, Oct. 8, 6pm and Mon, Oct. 19, 6pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $139.

Fall Themed Altered Ceramic Cup Workshop In this class participants will be given a blank clay cup shape. Demonstrations will be given on how to warp, add, pinch and decorate. There are no limits to what you can create in this class, so let the fun flag fly! Cups will be fired and glazed in studio. Oct. 18, 2-4pm. Camp Clay Bend, 147 NE Olney Ave, Bend. Contact: jess@ campclay.studio. $80.

Fashion Design Nights Come learn to use

TailorNova fashion design software to create a custom fit to you sewing pattern. Limited to 4 people. Mon, Oct. 19, 6:30-8:30pm, Mon, Oct. 26, 6:30-8:30pm, Mon, Nov. 9, 6:30-8:30pm and Mon, Nov. 16, 6:30-8:30pm. Fashion Workshop Fabric & Open Sewing Studio, 1285 Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541-410-7875. community@fashionforeveryone.org. $15.

Free Teen Open Art Hours Teens ages 13-

18 are welcome to join every Tuesday & Thursday between 3pm-7pm for Free Open Art Hours where they will have access to art supplies, musical instruments, a sewing station, and plenty of space for your creative projects with the support of creative mentors. Registration required. Tuesdays-Thursdays, 3-7pm. The Open Arts Center, 999 NE 2nd St, Bend, OR 97701, Bend. Contact: 9787714635. claire@theopenartscenter.org. Free.

Furniture Making 101 Craft a sturdy hardwood stool while learning core furniture‑making skills. This four‑week class takes you from rough lumber to a finished piece using essential shop machines and joinery techniques. Designed for students with some woodworking experience who are ready to tackle a more technical solid‑wood project. Mon, Oct. 5, 6-8pm, Mon, Oct. 12, 6-8pm, Mon, Oct. 19, 6-8pm and Mon, Oct. 26, 6-8pm. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@diycave. com. $539. High Desert Art League Member Show Premiere Property Group is hosting a

show of diverse works by High Desert Art League members. The exhibit includes paintings in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, encaustic and mixed media. Artists will be available to greet visitors on “First Friday” (Oct. 2) from 5-7 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 9am-5pm. Through Dec. 31. Premiere Property Group, 25 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-241-6860.

Intro to Oil Painting: Painting the Oregon Landscape Learn oil painting funda-

mentals while creating a finished 16”x20” Oregon landscape over four weeks with instructor Stephen Teater. No experience needed. Explore value, composition, color mixing and atmospheric perspective while building a repeatable approach to landscape painting, in the studio or en plein air. Wednesdays, 6-8pm. Through Oct. 28. FREAK’N ART, 1265 NW Wall st., Bend. Contact: 541-508-7438. hellofreaknart@gmail.com. $400.

Kids 3D Printing and Design Workshop (Ages 8-17) Learn how ideas become real

objects in this beginner‑friendly class in which participants explore how 3D printers work, design and print a custom project and get set up with the right software for continued learning. Great for new and returning students who want to build skills and confidence. Oct. 14, 5:30-8:30pm. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@diycave.com. $99.

Kids and Teens: Ceramic Mug Workshop Kids and Teens: Build your own mug out

of ceramic clay using hand building techniques and get a microwave, dishwasher and food safe mug for yourself or to give as a gift. Oct. 14, 6-8pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@ bendteal.com. $80.

Kids Cutting Board Workshop (Ages 11-17) Introduce your child to the world of

woodworking! In this hands-on class, young makers will design and build their own wooden cutting board while learning measuring, shaping, sanding, and safe tool use. They’ll leave with a finished project, new skills, and the confidence that comes from making something themselves. Wed, Oct. 21, 5pm and Wed, Nov. 18, 5pm. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@diycave.com. $119.

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Leather Tooling: Make Earrings or a Cuff Create custom tooled leather earrings

Lets Paint Aspens Join Sarah from Lets

Paint and paint one of her all-time favorite original paintings! Oct. 16, Noon-2pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $55.

Moonlight Pumpkins Watercolor Class

Learn to paint a nighttime sky and two fun pumpkins with watercolor paint with Victoria Gobel! Perfect for beginners or experienced artists. Oct. 16, 6-8pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $50.

Natural Dye Workshop Series: Printing with Citric Acid and Natural Dyes

In this two-day workshop, students explore discharge printing and natural dyes. Each participant spends time designing and creating their own stamps or opt for hand painting/mark-making and create unique printed cotton cloth pieces dyed with local plants. Oct. 17, 10am-3pm and Oct. 18, 10am-3pm. Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture, 68467 Three Creek Rd., Sisters. Contact: 541-904-0700. moriah@roundhousefoundation.org. $225.

Paint & Sip at Austin Kitchen — Halloween Edition! Looking for a laid-back night

out? Come join me, 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 I’ll provide the 11”x14” canvas, all the supplies you need, and a guided tutorial. Oct. 17, 2-4pm. Austin Kitchen, 19570 Amber Meadow Dr Suite 190, Bend. Contact: 8058018328. chalkedcreative@gmail.com. $48.

Paint the Sound Join this incredible collab-

oration of Trebled Souls’ Steph Radkey and Lets Paint Sarah Swoffer. Sarah will lead you through intuitive process painting while Steph immerses you in a soundbath. Oct. 18, 6:30-8:30pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $45-$60.

Spooky Terrariums at The Stranger Lodge October’s Long Table at The Stranger

Lodge is a creative terrarium workshop with John from Somewhere That’s Green. Join for an evening of building a 12” terrarium from scratch, and leave with something alive, a little spooky and entirely your own. Oct. 21, 5-7pm. The Stranger Lodge, 511 W. Cascade Ave, Sisters. Contact: 541-5492551. info@thestrangerlodge.com. $120.

Sterling Silver Link Bracelet Workshop A hands-on metalsmithing workshop

where participants create a sterling-silver, paperclip-style chain bracelet. Named for its sleek, elongated link shape, this contemporary chain style is handcrafted entirely from sterling silver. Learn essential metalworking techniques, including shaping, soldering and finishing. Oct. 20, 6-8pm. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@diycave. com. $139.

“...when I start drawing an ordinary thing, I realize how extraordinary it is, sheer miracle.” - Frederick Franck. This playful, interactive playshop brings folks together in a lively, creative way. No drawing, art or writing skills required! Materials supplied. Oct. 17, 10am-Noon. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $20-$35.

Tradition Lives: Kreitzer Fine Art Gallery Opening Tradition Lives: A professional

for 60 years, Contemporary Realist Painter David Kreitzer exhibits translucent, sparkling water images as well as the figure, koi, fantasy, and Mid West Heritage. Kreitzer paints healing masterpieces of peace and beauty in the style of the old masters- with sold-out shows at Maxwell Galleries. Thu, July 2, 1-5:30pm and Fridays-Sundays, 1-5:30pm. Through Oct. 31. David Kreitzer Fine Art Gallery and Studio, 20214 Archie Briggs Rd, Bend. Contact: 8052342048. jkreitze@icloud. com. Free.

Vertebrae Earring Class Join Hanna

from SchaeferWorks Jewelry for an exciting and creative workshop where participants craft vertebrae earrings! This unique opportunity allows participants to express artistic flair while learning the intricate art of jewelry making. Oct. 21, 6-8pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $100.

Welding 102: Make Your Own Project (four-week course) Design and build a

custom welding project in this four‑week MIG course. On Tuesday, the instructor will guide participants, who’ll then use dedicated Saturday shop time to work independently. Learn joint construction, plan materials and fabricate in the fully equipped metal shop while bringing a project to life. Tuesdays, 6-8pm. Through Oct. 27. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@diycave.com. $499.

Wood Turning 101 - Introduction to Turning on the Wood Lathe Learn to

mount, shape, sand, and finish a turned project on the wood lathe as you practice safe use of the spindle roughing gouge and carbide scrapers. Make a custom piece like a bottle opener or bud vase, and earn your DIYcave lathe certification to create independently. Wed, Oct. 14, 6pm, Wed, Oct. 28, 6pm and Wed, Nov. 11, 6pm. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@diycave.com. $139.

Youth Wheel and Handbuilding This sixweek class is for teens who have either already fallen in love with clay or who are looking to try something new! This is a small-sized class, so each participant receives one-on-one attention. Teens will be able to pursue ideas of their own or be guided into project ideas. Wednesdays, 3-5pm. Through Nov. 18. Camp Clay Bend, 147 NE Olney Ave, Bend. Contact: 808-269-9992. jess@campclay.studio. $350.

PRESENTATIONS + EXHIBITS

2026 Bend Venture Conference The Bend Venture Conference (BVC), hosted by EDCO, is the largest and longest standing angel investment conference in the Pacific Northwest. Oct. 15, 12:30-7:30pm and Oct. 16, 8am-4:30pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: (541) 388-3236. $150-$449. Artic to Deschutes Dr. Len Necefer — film-

maker, entrepreneur and engineer — will trace a line from the rivers of the Arctic to the water here in Central Oregon. Professional alpinist, filmmaker and climate activist Graham Zimmerman will be our guide through these landscapes and topics. Oct. 15, 6:30-8pm. OSU Cascades Ray Hall Atrium, 1500 SW Chandler Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-647-2930. info@colw.org. $15.

Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities: Local Experts to Explore the Connection Between Forest Restoration and Public Health This free community event

will bring together local experts in public health, respiratory health and forest restoration for an evening focused on the important connections between the health of Central Oregon’s forests and the health of the people who live here. Oct. 20, 6-7:30pm. La Pine Senior Activity Center, 16450 Victory Way, La Pine. Contact: 5413903379. deschutescollaborative@gmail. com. Free.

The History of the Meek Wagon Trail The History of the Meek Wagon Trail: Join the Bowman Museum for a special history lecture with historian Steve Lent exploring the story of the Meek Wagon Trail. Lent will share the history and significance of this important Oregon route. Oct. 14, 6pm. A.R. Bowman Museum - Community Room, 246 N. Main St., Prineville. Contact: 541-447-3715. Sean. briscoe@crookcountyor.gov. Free. Livable Future Forum This year, Central

Oregon LandWatch is celebrating 40 years of defending and planning for a livable future. Our Livable Future Forum brings an inspiring crew of storytellers and changemakers to Bend to explore how to create a livable, just and ecologically vibrant future in the face of profound challenges. Thu, Oct. 15, 6:30-8pm, Sat, Oct. 24, 6:30-8pm and Thu, Oct. 29, 6:30-8pm. Ray Hall, OSU-Cascades, 1500 SW Chandler Avenue, Bend. $15-$40.

Measure 9-185 Teach In Deschutes County’s Measure 9-185 is on the November ballot. The controversial “Map C” has been accused of Gerrymandering. How was Measure 9-185 created? What would it change? What’s the alternative? Followed by open discussion and Q+A. Produced by Central Oregon DSA and Deschutes Defend Democracy Coalition. Oct. 18, 4:30-5:30pm. New Bend Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini St. (off of SE 27th), Bend. Contact: steering@centraloregondsa.org. Free. Pathways to Affordable Homeownership with RootedHomes Discover how

affordable homeownership is possible in Central Oregon. Third Tuesday of every month, 5:307pm. Through Dec. 15. Redmond Public Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave., Redmond. Contact: 5413121032. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

Seeing the Big Picture: How the Brain Manipulates Our Visual World with Mark Pitzer, Ph,D. Neuroscience suggests

the brain doesn’t create a perfect copy of the world—it makes rapid, informed guesses to help us navigate our environment. Through engaging stories and demonstrations, Dr. Mark Pitzer will explore how the brain highlights, filters and even alters what we consciously perceive. Oct. 20, 6:30-8:30pm. Cenral Oregon Community College, Coats Campus Center, Wille Hall, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 5413837257. cgilbride@cocc.edu. $0-$10.

Who Speaks for Bend’s Trees? Come and meet Ian Gray, whose enthusiasm for trees is as engaging as his remarkable career. Learn how the Bend Tree Project is laying the groundwork for a healthier, more resilient city for generations to come. In partnership with Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Oct. 16, 10-11:30am. Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini Street, Bend. Contact: 5412412630. sydneyl@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

Yellowstone! The Hotspot that Crafted Oregon’s Iconic Landscapes Join geol-

ogist/photographer Ellen Morris Bishop as she tells the story of how the Yellowstone hotspot worked its fiery magic on Oregon’s landscape, producing the Coast Range, Smith Rock and much, much more. Hear about this discovery and see a photographic tour of Yellowstone’s volcanic legacy. Oct. 21, 6-8pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-3824754. info@highdesertmuseum.org. $10.

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Zine Crafting: From Sketchbook to Copy Machine This workshop is designed for

adults and teens 14+. In this two-hour workshop, we will explore what zines are and make a collective zine based on a prompt. Each participant will craft a page that will form a community zine. Supplies provided! Oct. 16, 3:30-5:30pm. Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini Street, Bend. Contact: 5412413395. emilyc@deschuteslibrary. org. Free.

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while learning to prep, cut, stamp, dye, paint, burnish and assemble pieces. This beginner‑friendly class teaches core leather-working skills, design basics, and participants will leave with a finished pair of beautiful custom earrings or cuff. Oct. 14, 6-9pm. DIYcave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5413882283. classes@ diycave.com. $129.

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New ERA Festival Supports Regenerative Action, Community and Creativity First fundraiser for brand-new nonprofit will feature live music, raffles and a market

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Jeshua Marshall & The Flood will perform at the New ERA Festival on Saturday, Oct. 17

brand-new Central Oregon nonprofit will celebrate creativity, community and regenerative action with its first fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Century Center in Bend. The New ERA Festival will feature live music from several local acts across four stages, silent and live auctions, and a market filled with goods from growers, makers and doers. While the event is free, the suggested donation is $20. Proceeds benefit the Endowment for Regenerative Artists, which received its 501c3 designation two months ago. “We’re a nonprofit committed to empowering regenerative, creative action in our community and in the world,” said Charles Utter, head of ERA. “When you look it up in the dictionary, you’ll see synonyms like ‘renewal’ and what regenerative means to a lot of people right now is the practice of caring for the earth in a way that leaves it better than they found it, and it’s often associated with regenerative agriculture. The way we mean it uses all of that and beyond because it’s about being committed to and caring about whatever we create as something that contributes to ourselves and to others and about a future we can all believe in.” The High Desert Music Collective is hosting the ERA fundraiser, which

will have live-music stages at The Commonwealth Pub, GoodLife Brewing, Prost! Bend and in the courtyard at Volcanic Theatre Pub, which is the site of the festival’s market. Musical acts include Jeshua Marshall & The Flood, Aage Birch, The Color Study, Wolfchild, Eel Sallad and more. Utter said that while ERA is newly formed, there are plans in the works to promote support for community and the planet. “We want to do more of this type of fundraising event that directly supports creativity and members of the community that care about regenerative action, whether it’s farmers or artists or social-impact people,” Utter said. “We also want to grant funds to organizations that are sharing in this mission, and we want to have educational programming that will continue to spread the idea of what creative regenerative action can look like and can support the organizations that receive our funding.” New ERA Festival

Sat., Oct. 17, Noon-11pm Century Center 70 SW Century Dr., Bend https://www.era.community/events/ new-era-fest/new-era-fest Free but $20 donation suggested

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Ellen Morris Bishop

Sometimes I Scare Myself: A Collection of Horror Jeneva Rose A new

horror-themed book club kicks off with a discussion of “Sometimes I Scare Myself: A Collection of Horror” by Jeneva Rose. Oct. 14, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 5413066564. events@ roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Under Western Skies by Sisters Festival of Books Author presentations,

Geologist and photographer Ellen Morris Bishop explains how the Yellowstone hotspot helped produce Oregon’s Coast Range and Smith Rock on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at High Desert Museum.

THEATER

Cabaret (Musical) Daring, provocative and

exuberantly entertaining, Cabaret explores the dark and heady life of Bohemian Berlin as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Sound familiar in 2026, now don’t it? Brought to life by Bend’s only proffessional theater that brought you ONCE, Great Comet, Sweeney Todd and Little Shop. Thursdays-Sundays, 7:30-10pm. Through Nov. 14. The Greenhouse Cabaret, 1017 NE 2nd St., Bend. Contact: info@thegreenhousecabaret.com. $20-85.

Cascades Theatrical Company presents Young Frankenstein: The Musical

Runs Oct. 15-Nov. 1. Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor, and a leggy lab assistant, Inga, Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. “It’s alive!” he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds. By Mel Brooks. Directed by Richard Choate. Oct. 15. Cascades Theatrical Co, 148 NW Greenwood Ave,, Bend. Contact: 541-389-0803. Seniors & Students, $49; Adults $55.

WORDS

The Author’s Next Chapter In this handson workshop, writers will explore what it really takes to move from a finished manuscript to a professionally published and discoverable book. Participants will learn how self-publishing works, how to present their book with confidence and begin marketing in a way that feels natural and authentic. Oct. 17, 1-4pm. Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini Street, Bend. Contact: 5412412630. sydneyl@dpls.lib.or.us. Free. Craft of Writing Wednesday: Vary Your Verbs Changing the subject of sentences by

shifting subject-verb structures to help uplift writing and amplify multiple elements of a story. Bring a notebook, pen or pencil and an eagerness to learn.Oct. 21, 7-8:30pm. The Open Arts Center, 999 NE 2nd St, Bend, OR 97701, Bend. Free (registration required).

The Craft of Writing Wednesdays Learn the technical nuts and bolts of creative writing one craft element at a time. Bring a notebook, pen/pencil, and an eagerness to learn. Facilitated by Meghan Robins Teeter on behalf of the Open Arts Center, Bend’s home for creative community. Third Wednesday of every month, 7-8:30pm. The Open Arts Center, 999 NE 2nd St, Bend, OR 97701, Bend. Free.

Roundabout Books Fall Into OBOB Series It’s the fifth Fall Into OBOB virtual-event

series at Roundabout Books! All events are free and continue Roundabout’s mission to support childhood literacy. Oct. 14: “Light and Air” by Mindy Nichols Wendell; Oct. 19: “Caterpillar Summer” by Gillian McDunn; and Oct. 26, “Wildfire” by Breena Bard Mon, Oct. 5, 5-6pm, Mon, Oct. 12, 5-6pm, Wed, Oct. 14, 5-6pm, Mon, Oct. 19, 5-6pm and Mon, Oct. 26, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 5413066564. events@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Glacier Climbing & Crevasse Rescue: Essential Skills for Snow Travel, Ian Nicholson Join expert mountain guide, Ian

Nicholson, to discuss his book “Glacier Climbing & Crevasse Rescue: Essential Skills for Snow Travel,” an expert instructional how-to guide featuring essential skills and techniques for travel across steep snow and glaciers. Oct. 15, 6:30-7:30pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 5413066564. events@ roundaboutbookshop.com. $5.

Public Lands in the High Desert-High Desert Project Over the course of four

events, participants will engage in immersive experiences and thoughtful dialogue about the past and present of public lands and what we hope for the future of these lands. Apply today! Space is limited. Event 3 date TBD. Wed, Sept. 9, 5:308:30pm, Mon, Sept. 14, 5:30-8:30pm and Fri, Oct. 16, 8am-5pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754 x284. hdp@highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

Quiet Writing Time Bring personal work,

read a book, or answer emails. Attendees come when they can, leave when they want. Free, open network WiFi available. Tuesdays, 9:30-11am. Through Oct. 27. Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini Street, Bend. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

RAB Middles Book Club Discussion of “The Trouble with Heroes” by Kate Messner. Oct. 19, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 5413066564. events@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free. Reading the Rainbow Join poets Carol and Judy as they read poems saturated with color from a new anthology, “The Color Wheel.” It features 117 poems by 117 poets, five of them from Oregon. We invite visual artists as well as writers across the spectrum to join us. Oct. 14, 6-7pm. Central Library, 61956 SE Santorini Street, Bend. Contact: 5412412630. sydneyl@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

workshops, literary banquet and a community Story SLAM! Under Western Skies brings together fiction, nonfiction, and poetry rooted in the landscapes and communities of the broader American West. This Gathering highlights work where place is central—high desert towns, mountain ranges, river valleys, and wide‑open horizons. Tue, Oct. 20, 6:30-8pm, Wed, Oct. 21, 6:30-8pm, Thu, Oct. 22, 6:30-8pm, Fri, Oct. 23, 6-8pm, Sat, Oct. 24, 10am-4:30pm and Sun, Oct. 25, 10am-8pm. Paulina Springs Books-Sisters, 252 W Hood Ave., Sisters. Contact: info@sistersfob.org. 0 - 15.

Writing Wednesdays at the OAC An

evening of writing, connection, and creativity. 1st & 3rd Wednesdays: Poetry Workshop; 2nd & 4th Wednesdays: Writing Workshop. Open to adults 18+, all levels welcome. Email: claire@ theopenartscenter.org Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm. The Open Arts Center, 999 NE 2nd Street, Bend. Contact: 978-771-4635. claire@theopenartscenter.org. Free.

ETC.

ASSEMBLE!: Creating Herbal Care Kits for Community The phrase “mutual aid” is based on the philosophy that we’re stronger when collaborating with each other, when sharing resources and when working together for the common good. Herbal medicine is the people’s medicine, and participants will help create more kits to distribute to the community. Oct. 18, 4-5:30pm. The Peoples Apothecary, 1841 NE Division St Ste 150, Bend. Contact: 5417282368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. Free.

Clarity Circle Join Meaning Mirror in this

weekly class that focuses on exploring personal themes and dilemmas through guided conversations that encourage curiosity about the meanings we assign to our experiences. Sundays. Through Dec. 14. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. Free (RSVP).

Elixir Bar Herbal happy hour, Apothecary style. Discover seasonal elixirs, refreshing botanical beverages, and healing teas crafted by our herbalists. Come gather, sip, and savor the abundance of the season in a welcoming space dedicated to connection and wellness. Fridays-Saturdays, 11am-5pm and Sundays, 11am-2pm. Through Dec. 27. The Peoples Apothecary, 1841 NE Division Street, Bend. Contact: 5417282368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. $5-$8.

Food, Feelings and Body Image-Connect Emotions to Food Behaviors Group

Mind Body Spirit Psychotherapist LLC will explored how to connect emotions to eating behaviors and ultimately foster a healthier relationship with oneself and viewing the body and food as allies. Ages 24 and older. Thursdays, 2:15-3:30pm, Wed, Nov. 25, 2:15-3:30pm and Thursdays, 2:15-3:30pm. Through Dec. 18. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $95.

ScareGrounds Haunted Attractions The ScareGrounds returns to Redmond with two terrifying haunted attractions in one location. Step into Juniper Hollow, where a mysterious traveling circus left an entire town changed forever, or brave The Asylum for the Crazy and Criminally

Insane. With immersive sets, live scares, special effects and timed ticketing Fridays-Saturdays, 7-9pm. Through Oct. 31. The Scaregrounds, 120 SE Glacier Ave., Redmond. Contact: 541-5484755. info@scaremegood.com. $25 to $40.

The Way of Integrity Book Club Join for a

weekly conversation through Martha Beck’s The Way of Integrity—a book about recognizing where we’ve lost touch with ourselves and finding our way back to a life that feels genuinely our own. Wed, Oct. 14 and Wed, Oct. 21. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. Free (RSVP).

Wednesday Night Rebuy Tournament

20-minute blind levels with a 10-minute break every hour. Register early to get our early bird bonus for an extra 1/3 starting stack! Unlimited rebuys for the first hour. Late registration ends at 7:10pm. Wednesdays, 6-11pm. Bend Poker Room, 917 NE Greenwood Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-508-9123. bendpokerrroom@gmail.com. $20.

OUTDOOR EVENTS

Autumn Plant Medicine Learn about local wild plants that can be used medicinally and participate in a hands-on, medicine-making session. Oct. 18, 10am-3pm. Bend, RSVP for address, Bend. Contact: info@nighthawknaturalistschool. com. $65. Autumn Plant Walk Outdoor event to learn to identify autumn trees, leaves and twigs. Oct. 15, 3-5pm. Bend, RSVP for address, Bend. Contact: info@nighthawknaturalistschool.com. $25. 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. CORK Mom Squad This group is open to moms of all running levels! The focus of the group will be to connect with other moms, share advice/information on running while pregnant or with a family and to have fun! Third Sunday of every month, 9-10am. Miller’s Landing Park, 80 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend. Contact: centraloregonrunningklub@gmail.com. Free. Elders or Encroachers? An OldGrowth Juniper Walk Explore old-growth

juniper at the Greenlee Preserve and reflect on landscape change and management approaches. Share observations and perspectives while considering ecological and cultural values. Meet at the Central Oregon Community College Campus Garden on NW College Way. We’ll walk ½ mile off-trail on uneven terrain. Oct. 17, 1-4pm. COCC Collaborative Garden, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 541-548-6088. rachel.humpert@ oregonstate.edu. $5.

Fall Colors Wander Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Tom Wainwright for a fall colors wander at the Metolius Preserve. Come on a slow-paced stroll to enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of fall, and learn a bit about the natural world too. Registration is required. Oct. 21, 10am-1pm. Metolius Preserve, near Camp Sherman, Sisters. Contact: 541-330-0017. event@ deschuteslandtrust.org. Free. History Wander Join the Deschutes Land Trust for a history wander at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve and the nearby Camp Polk Cemetery. Learn more about what brought Indigenous people to the meadow seasonally and see evidence of settlers making a living there. Registration required. Oct. 17, 1-4pm. Camp Polk Meadow Preserve, outside Sisters, Sisters. Contact: 541330-0017. event@deschuteslandtrust.org. Free. Ladies Climb Night Helping women and

non binary folk feel at home in the climbing community. Calling all from seasoned pros to those who have never stepped foot in a harness. Let’s empower each other, conquer new heights, and have a blast while doing it! Tue, March 18, 6:30-8:30pm and Third Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8:30pm. Bend Rock Gym, 1182 SE Centennial Ct., Bend. Contact: 541-944-1989. madeline@ ladiesclimbingcoalition.com. $15.

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Third Thursday Spoken Word Night

Spoken word open mic night for all poets, writers, storytellers, and songwriters. Third Thursday of every month, 6-7pm. Through Dec. 17. Redmond Library, 827 Southwest Deschutes Avenue, Redmond. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

CALENDAR

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Metolius River Preserve Hike Join the Deschutes Land Trust for a fall botany hike at the Metolius River Preserve. We’ll explore the area’s mixed pine, cedar, and spruce forest and learn about its diverse native plant communities. Registration is required. Oct. 17. Metolius River Preserve, near Camp Sherman, Camp Sherman. Contact: 541-330-0017. event@ deschuteslandtrust.org. Free. Oregon vs. Nebraska Watch Party Lets Go Ducks! Oct. 17, 12:30-3:30pm. The Commonwealth Pub, 30 SW Century Dr., Bend. Free. Oregon State Disc Golf Championships The top disc-golf professionals from across the state will compete in the 2026 ORDGC at River's Edge Golf Course, 400 NW Pro Shop Drive, Bend. Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25.

Santiam Wagon Road Walk Join the Deschutes Land Trust to explore the 150-year old Santiam Wagon Road at Whychus Canyon Preserve. Hike back in time and imagine traveling west in a wagon train to transport wool from eastern Oregon to the Willamette Valley or east to graze livestock on the grasses of the desert. Oct. 16, 9am-Noon. Whychus Canyon Preserve, outside Sisters, Sisters. Contact: 541-330-0017. event@deschuteslandtrust.org. Free. Sunday Funday NFL Ticket Come watch

every Sunday NFL game via NFL ticket! Also ask about our Football Club for specials and savings. Sundays, 9am-8:30pm. Through Jan. 3. The Commonwealth Pub, 30 SW Century Dr., Bend.

Thursday Night Football: Seahawks v Broncos Watch Party It’s football time. Oct.

15, 5:15-8:15pm. The Commonwealth Pub, 30 SW Century Dr., Bend. Free.

VOLUNTEER

Bird Survey Site Orientation Ready to

take the next step in the Land Trust bird survey orientation? Join Deschutes Land Trust for a site orientation at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve in the lower meadow and learn where to survey, what routes to follow and important details about property rules and boundaries. Oct. 14, 1-3pm. Camp Polk Meadow Preserve, outside Sisters, Sisters. Contact: 541-330-0017. event@ deschuteslandtrust.org. Free.

Community-Engaged Beaver Research & Monitoring Get in the field this autumn for

our second year of community-powered beaver monitoring - and the first survey of Deschutes National Forest! This is a unique opportunity to learn how to identify subtle (and sometimes dramatic) signs of beaver activity and contribute to science-based conservation. Fri, Oct. 16, 9am-5pm, Sat, Oct. 17, 9am-5pm, Sun, Oct. 18, 9am-5pm, Wed, Oct. 28, 9am-5pm, Thu, Oct. 29, 9am-5pm and Fri, Oct. 30, 9am-5pm. Deschutes National Forest, Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, 63095 Deschutes Market Rd., Bend. Contact: 5416991606. Maureen@thinkwildco.org. Free.

EVENTS Hike + Haul Work Party Join the

Deschutes Land Trust for a fall work party to remove bagged weeds from Whychus Canyon Preserve. Your efforts will help restore healthy habitat for wildlife. Get your hands dirty and have fun while making a difference in Central Oregon. Volunteers 18+ welcome. Oct. 21, Noon-2pm. Whychus Canyon Preserve, outside Sisters, Sisters. Contact: 541-330-0017. event@ deschuteslandtrust.org. Free.

Weed Warriors The Weed Warriors volunteer

group meets several times a month to help remove non-native weeds like spotted knapweed, teasel, mullein, and Canada thistle from Land Trust protected lands. Invasive weeds are a widespread challenge, as they can quickly establish themselves and outcompete native plants. Oct. 14, 9am-Noon. Rimrock Ranch, outside Sisters, Sisters. Contact: 541-330-0017. event@ deschuteslandtrust.org. Free.

GROUPS + MEETUPS

American Mahjong Open Play at Ballers and Brews Join Bend Mahj for a fun,

relaxed evening of American Mahjong at Ballers & Brews! Enjoy two hours of social play, meet local Mahj players and connect around the table. For players who know the basics of American Mahjong. Advance registration required at www. bendmahj.com. Space is limited! Oct. 20, 5:308pm. Ballers & Brews, 20869 Redside Ct., Bend. Contact: (541)668-6193. hello@bendmahj.com. $25.

Bend Emerging Talent Expert Lab: Project Management—Get Stuff Done On Purpose! Come explore the basics of proj-

ect management. Whether officially managing projects or simply juggling priorities, coordinating people or turning ideas into action, participants will walk away with practical strategies for managing timelines and expectations, strengthening communication and building project management skills to help them grow in any role. Oct. 14, 4-6pm. Touchmark at Mt. Bachelor Village, 19800 SW Touchmark Way, Bend. Contact: kathleen@bendchamber.org. $25-$35.

Candidate Forum 2026: County Commissioners and Sheriff Candidate forum presented by the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County. Submit questions 72 hours in advance to questions@lwvdeschutes.org. This forum features the candidates for County Commissioner and Sheriff. Oct. 14, 5:30pm. Deschutes County Building, 1300 NW Wall St, Sawyer Room, Bend. Free.

Deschutes Land Trust.

Learn where to survey and other info about birds on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Camp Polk Meadow Preserve.

EVENTS

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

Candidate Forums - County ComThe Candidates for Sisters City Council Meet LIVE To Answer Your Questions

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Power to Protect: Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette Join PPCW

for the first annual Power to Protect Central & Eastern Oregon event in Bend. Hear from local and national leaders, learn why Bend and Ontario expect major patient surges and discover how to help protect compassionate, judgment-free sexual and reproductive health care. Location details provided after RSVP. Oct. 15, 5pm. $100.

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Sisters City Council candidates meet live at this Candidate Forum to answer questions collected from the public by LWVDC. Unlike a debate, there is no back and forth. Candidates answer identical questions posed by a neutral moderator. Learn how each candidate intends to handle issues important to Sisters’ residents. Oct. 19, 6-7pm. Sisters Firehouse Community Hall, 301 S Elm St, Sisters. Contact: 541-931-9096. lwvdeschutes@ gmail.org. Free.

CALENDAR

EVENTS + MARKETS ConnectW’s Dinner Meeting & Speaker Take your business to the next level by attending this presentation by Wendy Duncan: Topics of stress management, mental side of entrepreneurship & releasing weight. Catch this powerful presentation that could change the way you show up every day. Registration is required by 10/19. Hope to see you there! Oct. 21, 5-7pm. High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. Contact: 541-410-1894. info@connectw.org. Members $35; Non-members $40.

No Kings: Vote Early Join 50501 Central

Oregon for No Kings: Vote Early, a peaceful, nonpartisan community gathering at Drake Park. We’ll share music and speakers, then march to the Peace Corner for a visibility action. Not a voting site, but a fun, inspiring rally to celebrate voter participation. Oct. 17, 1-4pm. Drake Park, 777 NW Riverside Blvd., Bend. Contact: 50501centraloregon@gmail.com.

October “JobFest” Across All COCC Campuses More than 40 local com-

panies and agencies will participate in Central Oregon Community College’s JobFest for career-seekers. Oct. 1 event is at Bend campus. Oct. 6 event is at Redmond campus. Oct. 14 event is at Madras campus. Oct. 21 event is at Prineville campus. Free and open to public. Thu, Oct. 1, 10am-1pm, Tue, Oct. 6, 10am-1pm, Wed, Oct. 14, 10am-1pm and Wed, Oct. 21, 10am-Noon. COCC, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 541-3837200. advising@cocc.edu. Free.

Sundown Saturday with RiseUpandGroove Breathwork and Sound Bath

Join RiseUpandGroove at 6pm for a breathwork and sound bath at TEAL. Followed by a FREE DJ Set from 7pm to 9pm. Oct. 17, 6-7pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@bendteal.com. $20.

Bend Fire & Rescue Open House

Fun for the whole family! Join Bend Fire & Rescue and our local safety partners as we celebrate National Fire Prevention Month. This year’s open house will feature a number of community partners sharing safety information, hands-on training opportunities and live safety demonstrations for all to enjoy. Oct. 17, 10am-1pm. Bend Fire Station #305, 63377 Jamison St., Bend. Free.

Sunriver Fungi Fest Mushroom-themed everything! Displays, markets, ID station, local food + coffee, workshops and so much more! Thu, Oct. 15, 9am-7pm, Fri, Oct. 16, 9am-2pm and Sat, Oct. 17, 10am-4pm. SHARC, 57250 Overlook Rd., Sunriver. $0-$162.05.

FAMILY + KIDS

A Raven of the Rainforest, Rosanne Parry Rosanne Parry, winner of the Oregon

Spirit Book Award for “A Horse Named Sky,” is coming to Roundabout Books to talk about her new book, “A Raven of the Rainforest.” This event is free but please register so we can plan for accurate seating. Oct. 21, 6:30-7:30pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 5413066564. events@ roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Creepy Creatures with Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory This program is open

to all ages, but best suited for 5 and up. Children 10 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver. Kick off October learning about bats, owls, toads, bugs and more with the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory! Oct. 21, 2-3pm. Sunriver Public Library, 56855 Venture Lane, Sunriver. Contact: 5413121063. beccar@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

Kids Ninja Competition: UNAA Qualifier Ninjas, get ready for the ultimate

Wear Who You Are Wear Who You Are is an interactive style workshop about dressing as an expression of who you are. Explore how personality, body shape, color and personal preferences can help you create a wardrobe that feels authentic, flattering and uniquely yours. No fashion expertise or expensive wardrobe required. Fri, Oct. 23, 11am-1pm. The Sainted, 1404 US-20, Bend, OR 97701, Bend. Contact: amber@meaningmirror.app. $45 each, $120 for all 3.

thrill! Sign up for our Ninja Warrior Competition and Season 12 Area Qualifier Event, officially sanctioned by the prestigious Ultimate Ninja Athlete Association (UNAA)! Ages 6-13. Oct. 18, 12-6:30pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Ninja + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 5412413919. manager.freespiritbend@gmail. com. $49.

What does it mean to be an American in the West? How do people in the American

ence where little witches will learn the magical properties of herbs in our kitchens and forests. Stir up a delicious, cozy cider infused with these magical herbs to sip on while discussing how these beautiful plants have been used. Oct. 18, 12-1:30pm. The Peoples Apothecary, 1841 NE Division St Ste 150, Bend. Contact: 5417282368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. $15.

West define their relationship with the United States? What ideas around patriotism do we hold and how have these ideas shaped the American West? Through four events, we’ll explore the complexity of our relationship with this country and how it has changed. Wed, Oct. 14, 5:308:30pm, Sun, Oct. 18, 5:30-8:30pm, Tue, Oct. 27, 5:30-8:30pm and Mon, Nov. 9, 5:30-8:30pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754 x284. jbraden@ highdesertmuseum.org. Free.

In Our Backyard Annual Freedom Fundraiser: Disco Rodeo Dust off

your boots and shine up your sequins for a night where disco meets the rodeo, all in the fight for freedom! Enjoy dinner, drinks, silent-auction packages, prizes and inspiring stories from local survivors and law enforcement. Enter our $100 Dream Paradise Vacation Raffle and make a difference. Oct. 16, 5:30-8:30pm. Eagle Mountain Event Center, 2221 NE Third St., Suite 100, Bend. Contact: 541-639-5008. info@inourbackyard. org. $50 per person or sponsor a table for 8 starting at $400.

Little Witches Brew: Cider and Simmer Pots A whimsical potion making experi-

Mom-Friend Speed Dating Looking to

find new mom-friends in Bend? Find it awkward trying to ask other moms for their numbers at the park? At mom-friend “speed dating,” everyone here is looking for their people! Oct. 18, 4-6pm. Bend Tea and Art Lounge, 1024 NW Bond St, Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 5416686708. info@ bendteal.com. $30.

Nature Kids: Batty for Bats! Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Karen Walsh for Nature Kids! Get outside and explore the nature of Central Oregon on guided family nature walks just for kids ages 5-10. Registration is helpful, but not required. Registrants will receive important event details and directions leading up to the outing. Sat, Oct. 24, 10:30am. Metolius Preserve, near Camp Sherman, Sisters. Contact: 541-3300017. event@deschuteslandtrust.org. Free.

Little witches can enjoy child-centric herbal fun at The Peoples Apothecary on Sunday, Oct. 18.

The Parent Table The Parent Table: What

Matters? Navigating Life with Kids. Parenting is a lot — the schedules, screens, snacks and big feelings (theirs and ours). Join parenting coach Amanda McDermott for a conversation about finding your family’s compass: what matters most and how those values can guide the way families navigate. Oct. 18, 5-7pm. First Presbyterian Heritage Hall, 230 NE Ninth St., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4401. bbreed@bendfp.org. Free.

FOOD + DRINK

Dinner with Le Pigeon’s Chef Gabriel Rucker and Chef Karl Holl A dinner

inspired by the Pacific Northwest. Join Chef Gabriel and Chef Karl for an intimate culinary experience shaped by their shared connection to the region and the flavors that have influenced their craft. Together, the two chefs bring their distinct culinary styles to the table for a multi-course meal. Oct. 17, 6-10pm. Brasada Ranch, 16986 SW Brasada Ranch Rd, Powell Butte. $185.

Redmond Cookbook Club Join local home chefs for a potluck cooked from a different cookbook each month. Meet great people, enjoy delicious wine, and share fabulous food! Choose a recipe at the monthly happy hour on the 2nd Tuesdays, then bring a dish to the dinner party every 3rd Tuesday. Third Tuesday of every month, 6-8pm. Arome, 432 SW 6th St., Redmond. Contact: 503-409-7944. kelsey.seymour@jillscookbookclub.com. $15.

BEER + DRINK

Classic Car Fest Here is a perfect way to spend a fall day: awesome classic cars, local vendors, fire pits, football, live music, craft beer, food trucks and spirit tastings. It’s our 5th annual Classic Car Fest! Oct. 17, 11am-3pm. River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd, Bend. Free. Jubelale Artist Signing & Celebration

Come celebrate our annual Jubelale - Winter Ale with this year’s artist Jesse Joshua Watson. Get a signed poster, and enjoy specialized Jubelale food pairings and $3 Jubelale pints all day long! Oct. 17, 5-7pm. Deschutes Brewery & Public House, 1044 NW Bond St., Bend. Free.

Wine & Cheese: A Taste of Slovenia & Croatia Join Kelsey Daniels, Sommelier, for a

special evening exploring the wines of these two fascinating and often-overlooked European wine regions. She’ll be joined by Teri Tith, Cheesemonger and Certified Cheese Professional from Talking Cheese, for a guided wine and cheese pairing.. 21+. Oct. 19, 6-7pm. The Haven CoWorking, 1001 Southwest Disk Drive, Bend. Contact: 801-6522995. hello@curiousvinecollective.com. $50.

HEALTH + WELLNESS

Embodied Exploration: Sensually Alive in this Body A workshop for the woman who

desires to (re)connect with her body and her desires. When we are rooted in safety, we are full of possibility and pleasure. Let’s play, connect and access the richness within. Oct. 15, 6-7pm. Pine & Prism Wellness Collective, 856 NW Bond St., Suite 202, Bend. Contact: 541-948-5035. jessica@intrepidher.com. $25.

Free Community Workout A free coachled community workout and start the weekend off right! Open to all ages and fitness levels. Our coaches will guide you through a warm-up, cardio and strength training in a welcoming, scalable session. Bring a friend and meet our gym community. No experience necessary. Oct. 17, 8:30-9:30am. Fortitude Fitness Training, 63222 Service Road, Bend. Contact: 541-5160138. info@fortitudefitnesstraining.com. Free. Sonic Bliss ~ Breath & Sound Bath

This blended event combines Breath & Sound to create a potent, transformational healing journey. We begin with guided Breathwork flowing into 432 Hz Crystal Bowl Binaural Beats, Sitar, Koshi Chimes, live Didgeridoo and more! Oct. 18, 6-7:15pm. Unity Spiritual Community of Central Oregon, 63645 Scenic Drive, Bend. Contact: 808887-0830. lisacswisher@gmail.com. $28.52.

Spiritual Seekers Welcome Join us for

a morning of various spiritual contemplative practices. It’s a chance to slow down, reflect and experience the peace that comes from intentional silence and presence. Whether new to contemplation and/or meditation, or have practiced for years, all are welcome. Oct. 17, 8:30am-Noon. Holy Communion Church, 1245 SE 3rd Street c10, Bend. Contact: (925) 989-6892. molly@crawley. com. Free.

The Harvest Within: An Abundance Sound Journey Treat yourself to an extraordinary escape into tranquility with a harmonic journey of sound with Lynette and Kris. Oct. 17, 10-11:15am. Hanai, 62430 Eagle Rd, Bend. Contact: info@intuitivesacredsound.com. From $49.87.

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CULTURE

Nighttime Benders: An Interview with Anthony Poponi

Podcast excerpts from comedian, comedy producer and self-proclaimed positive psychology nerd Anthony Poponi

an happiness really be learned? Nighttime Benders caught up with comedian, comedy producer and self-proclaimed positive psychology nerd Anthony Poponi to find out. We talk about building a happier life, the lessons behind his new memoir, and the show he’s bringing to Oregon Spirit Distillers. By day, Poponi is a keynote speaker helping organizations create more positive workplace cultures. By night, he’s a comedy show producer, largely because it’s the only way to get the comedians he wants to see onto a stage. As the founder of Humore.us Productions and the author of the new memoir, “Never Tony Please,” Poponi blends humor and insight in a way that’s both entertaining and surprisingly thought-provoking. A few excerpts from our chat, abridged for print: Julia Reed Nichols: Explain the inspiration behind the photo on the cover. Anthony Poponi: I grew up in New Jersey with a name like Anthony Poponi. For the longest period of my life, I was like, I’m just avoiding Tony. Anthony is professional. But there’s an element of: what if I had stayed in New Jersey at 17 and never left? And who would the worst version of that person be? Somebody living in Northeast Philly, late on child support payments, having a Pontiac Firebird, aspiring to be the assistant manager at a Best Buy. I’m not trying to punch down — it’s punching down on me, because I came from that. JRN: This is your second book. What made you want to write it? AP: The first book is “The Little Book of Workplace Happiness.” The second is a comedic memoir — silly and serious stories from my life. Each chapter finishes with an introspective question back to the reader, and there’s a toolbox where you can scan a QR code and grab activities that come back to positive psychology.

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JRN: You call yourself a happiness expert. What does happiness mean to you? AP: Look at life as an opportunity to explore the moments in between. You step on stage and do something powerful, and then 20 minutes later you’re back to normal. Can you be content in that moment? We get lost thinking the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of elation and joy all the time. The human brain always wants us to strive forward, and we can lose sight of the fact that what we have going on now can be really good and really rich. Finding a way to be grateful for that while you strive forward is the big, complex mess of it all. JRN: What’s your North Star? AP: I work with a business coach, and she asked, what’s the one thing you’d point toward that would be a signal for arrival? I said, one day I want to make Oprah laugh. It’s not that you actually have to sell out the venue; it’s a recognition of the arrival of the skills you’ve built. JRN: You said you did 31 comedy shows last year and paid your mortgage. AP: People are like, wow. I should clarify: I paid my mortgage one time last year with all that money. Don’t do the math. But some of it is the thing you want to do versus the thing you have to do. Catch Poponi on Oct. 23 at Oregon Spirit Distillers for “The Crazy Happy Silly Funny Nerdy Show,” a comedy-focused variety show he curates and hosts, a mix of stand-up, storytelling, improv, live music, rare talents and game shows, spotlighting community members with something fun to share. His memoir is on Amazon; everything else lives at tonypoponi.com.

Poponi’s latest book is a memoir, “Never Tony Please.”

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Between Two Buns: The Bend Foodie’s Guide to Sandwich Week

From sizzling tri-tip and Japanese pork katsu to breakfast sandwiches worth getting out of bed for, Bend’s sandwich scene is bringing plenty to the table

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Story and photos by Jon Jones, the Bend Foodie

oming soon is a week worth getting your hands dirty — and yes, extra napkins are a prerequisite. This humble, simple and often taken-for-granted dish, the sandwich, is always a heavyweight in my stable of go-tos. For something that involves putting delicious things between other delicious things, the sandwich’s resume is quite “stacked.” It has fueled lunch breaks, rescued questionable afternoons, inspired culinary creativity and shown zero respect to civilized public-eating decorum. If you’ve ever uttered the phrase, “I’ll just have a sandwich,” then you’ve indirectly insulted one of the global heroes of the food world. Just a sandwich? That is nearly unpardonable. From October 22 through 28, The Source Weekly’s Sandwich Week gives us seven delicious days to celebrate the art of putting something magical between bread. Some restaurants stayed close to tradition; others brought international-fusion influences and enough creative flair to make a traditional deli sando feel a little underdressed for the party. With my local influencer work (insert shameless plug), I’ve explored Central Oregon’s food scene. It’s tough when someone insists I sample another sandwich. But somehow, I persevere. My five recommended spots:

Luckey’s Woodsman’s OG Grilled Cheesy.

8 AM Breakfast, aka Dear Mom Cafe, is serving up three options for Sandwich Week.

That Guy’s Bistro: Tri-Tip Filly

Behold the Tokyo Katsu Melt at Yokocho Izakaya Japanese Restaurant & Bar.

Filet O’ Fresh Sando at I Love Ceviche.

A West Coast take on a cheesesteak with some serious swagger. Some sandwiches arrive at your table with a polite introduction, while others unabashedly demand full diva-level attention. The Tri-Tip Filly? Definitely the latter. That Guy’s puts a West Coast spin on the Philly cheesesteak: marinated, grilled tri-tip, red peppers, mushrooms, onions, melted provolone and garlic aioli on yummy and perfectly soft, grilled flatbread. Let’s address the elephant in the room, or rather, the steak on the bread. This isn’t your traditional Philadelphia cheesesteak. And that’s exactly the point. Mushrooms add umami, peppers and onions bring sweetness, and provolone delivers gooey-melty magic. Never underestimate a good garlic aioli; it demands your full attention. The takeaway: A hearty choice for steak lovers who appreciate life’s best guilty pleasures. Yokocho Izakaya: Tokyo Katsu Melt Japanese comfort food meets the classic American melt. Enter the Tokyo Katsu Melt. For the uninitiated, katsu is Japanese-style breaded, deep-fried meat. Here, crispy pork meets soft Japanese milk bread, melted provolone, house-made honey-soy katsu sauce and lemon aioli. Shredded cabbage and thinly sliced red radishes add freshness and crunch. Honey-soy sauce brings depth, lemon aioli brightness and the vegetables cut the richness.

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An ocean-inspired detour from the typical fish sandwich. For a truck called I Love Ceviche, the Filet O’ Fresh Sando makes a persuasive case for giving cooked seafood a place at the table. This creation features battered cod on a yummy ciabatta roll, dressed with tartar sauce and butter-seared pico de gallo. A small side of battered fries comes along for the ride. The pico cuts the richness of the cod; tartar sauce brings a creamy, tangy finish. The takeaway: A seafood option for anyone who loves battered cod but wants something more interesting than the usual fish-on-a-bun routine. Luckey’s Woodsman food truck: OG Grilled Cheesy Grilled cheese has entered its maximalist era, and this hot take of a familiar classic is one of the best I’ve ever had. Jackson Higdon and the team at Luckey’s have turned childhood grilled cheese into a culinary comfort-food flex. The food truck’s OG Grilled Cheesy is a cheddar-potato-chip-crusted grilled cheese packed with goat cheese, white cheddar, ghost pepper cheddar, bacon and pickles. Yes, potato chips are part of the crust. Yes, there are three cheeses. And yes, I had you at “bacon.” Tangy goat cheese plays well with white cheddar; ghost pepper cheddar promises a little attitude, albeit minimally spicy. Bacon brings smoke, pickles cut the richness, and that crust contrasts with the molten middle. Just envision comfort food meets punk-rock rebellion. Crispy bread and melted cheese were already a winning formula, and this one really cranks up the volume. The takeaway: A delightfully over-the-top choice for cheese lovers who believe a grilled cheese should never be short on personality or crunch. 8 AM Breakfast: When the sandwich becomes the reason to wake up Whether you’re preparing for a big day, recovering from a late night or simply refusing to acknowledge mornings before coffee, a tasty breakfast sando just hits different. Inside Dear Mom Cafe on Bend’s west side, 8 AM Breakfast is the newest concept from owner Jattalee “JJ” Chalernhinthong, whose former Good Egg at The Grove closed earlier this year. Her new menu brings Thai-inspired influences to Dear Mom’s kitchen. I’m highlighting three Sandwich Week offerings rooted in JJ’s former Good Egg concept. Sometimes all I want is a breakfast I can pick up with both hands, preferably accompanied by a strong coffee. Good Egg Classic Sando Fluffy scrambled eggs and sharp cheddar nestle between rich brioche from local baker Big Ed’s, with signature Good Egg mayo and scallions. Good ingredients don’t always need a full theatrical performance.

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O Tri Tip Filly at That Guy’s Bistro.

Bacon N’ Egg Sando Did somebody say “bacon”? There are people who appreciate bacon, and people who haven’t developed a deep emotional attachment to it. I’m enthusiastically in the first group. Thick-cut bacon joins fluffy scrambled eggs and sharp cheddar on a Big Ed’s brioche bun, with signature Good Egg mayo bringing everything together. AVO N’ Egg Sando Avocado has achieved pop-culture status at breakfast, and frankly, it’s earned a decent amount of that attention. The AVO N’ Egg Sando combines scrambled eggs, creamy avocado and signature Good Egg mayo. Straightforward? That’s part of the appeal. It’s a reminder that breakfast doesn’t need bacon or sausage to satisfy. Although, for the record, I remain a strong supporter of both. More sandwiches worth exploring Other participants include SCP Rooftop, Mountain Burger, ‘Wich Doctor Sandwich Co., Jackson’s Corner, Crux, Wonderland Chicken, Sparrow Bakery, Deschutes Brewery, Fire on the Mountain, Cotto, CurbBQ, Sandos & Smash, No Relation Sandwiches, Bend Brewing Company downtown as well as its Way West location, Fat Tony's, Simón Latin Cuisine, Stacks Delicatessen and two 10 Barrel Brewing locations. I haven’t sampled every participant’s creation, but the variety offers a little something for everyone. Here’s what I love about Sandwich Week: It gives us a reason to interrupt our routines. Our food scene thrives when we explore beyond the familiar. Try a Japanese-inspired sandwich, a new breakfast spot or that restaurant you’ve driven past 50 times. Bring a friend, compare notes, and split a few sandwiches. This isn’t just about bread, meat, cheese, and clever sauces. It’s about celebrating the creativity of Central Oregon’s culinary community and the people behind our food. As for me? I’ll be eating enthusiastically and convincing myself another sandwich qualifies as important research. Because sometimes, it absolutely does. And remember: There’s no such thing as just a sandwich when it’s done right.

—Look for the complete guide to Sandwich Week in the Oct. 22 version of the Source, and online at bendsource.com.

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penings… closings… something is always brewing in the world of food and drink in Central Oregon. Here are a few of the latest happenings from the world of coffee and tea. A west side coffee house that had a brief run under the name Fox & Fern permanently closed over the Oct. 10 weekend. Fox & Fern, located along Centuery Drive, opened in the spring of 2025 in the space formerly occupied by Kevista Coffee. The owner of the building, David Cox, took over the space and changed its name to Fox & Fern, after Kevista’s owners closed and opened a new shop in Idaho. A sign taped to the door of the coffee shop announced the permanent closure as of Oct. 11. “We appreciate everyone who visited and supported our shop,” the sign read. A new-ish coffee truck is aiming to be a welcoming gathering place for people to grab coffee and feel welcomed, wherever they hail from. Redemption Coffee is a food truck at the Elevation Bend shopping center with aspirations of being a brick-and-mortar shop in the future. “We opened with a vision to give people the opportunity to have a place to feel seen and heard,” said founder Marcus Brammell. “Our values are coffee, community and connection. It’s not just coffee that we’re selling here.” Specialty items right now include the Ocean Roll Latte — which as you guessed, features cardamom and vanilla, as well as a Salted Caramel Latte and the seasonal Pumpkin Spice Latte. Brammell uses all organic ingredients and features plastic-free cups. Coffee is sourced from Bend Roasting Company in Bend. Redemption Coffee

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An upcoming event will focus on ethical sourcing in tea. From Farm to Cup: Impact Through Sourcing is a free event happening at Bend Tea and Art Lounge on Thu., Oct. 22. Metolius Tea founder Amy Seidenverg talks about how ethical sourcing can “transform livelihoods and protect biodiversity” from 6-7pm. From Farm to Cup: Impact Through Sourcing Bend Tea and Art Lounge 1024 NW Bond St., Bend Free, but register at bendteal.com

BITE OF THE WEEK: SIGNATURE S'MORES PIE Out and about with food writer Donna Britt If you love a campfire s'more, you'll love the Signature S'mores pie at Pie Maison. Buttery graham cracker crust, creamy chocolate ganache, toasted Swiss meringue. Rich, gooey, chocolatey. Mmmmm.

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SCREEN Fun™ Matchbox: The band, the show, the movie By Jared Rasic Apple

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ecently, I reviewed Zach Gregger’s “Resident Evil” and wrote about how, on paper, a new reboot of a 20-year-old movie franchise based on a 30-yearold video game series shouldn’t be remotely watchable. Yet, the film is fantastic, leading me to preach that all films deserve a fair shake, even the ones that sound like horrible ideas carved from the smooth brains of soulless studio suits looking to fleece a world hungry for comfort by drowning them in IP-adjacent slop. I still stand by that sentiment, but I’m pretty sure it’s stuff like “Matchbox: The Movie” that we’re imagining when cynically picturing a studio mining old ideas for crispy new dollars. If we didn’t have genuine artists like Greta Gerwig transforming “Barbie” into a feminist fable or Lord & Miller’s love letter to creation in “The Lego Movie,” or even Travis Knight improbably elevating the goofily delightful “He-Man,” the void of “Matchbox” is precisely what we would have received. In all honesty, “Matchbox: The Movie” is a mildly entertaining, globe-trotting action-adventure anchored by a ridiculously charismatic cast and a few fun car chases, but the cynicism at the core of the film is hard to look past. If the film had been called anything other than “Matchbox,” people wouldn’t be sharpening their pitchforks. Dating back to 1953, the original die-cast toys were just tiny vehicles for kids around the size of a matchbox. I was never a Matchbox kid myself, but I know my mom had tons and has fond memories of playing with them around the house as a child. Matchbox toys don’t have a storyline or any kind of lore, so watching the movie is similar to just watching a kid with ADHD sitting on the floor of your house and crashing a bunch of muscle cars, helicopters, motorcycles, Mac trucks and

construction equipment into each other, flinging spittle around the room while they make all the sound effects. The film stars John Cena as Sean Walker, a jacked spy framed for the theft of a nuclear bomb who accidentally pulls his middle school best friends into an adventure, taking them around the world as they fight rogue CIA agents, arms dealers and multiple eye-rolling puns. When you stack a pretty awful script with a cast featuring the charming Cena, the underrated Jessica Biel, the national treasure Sam Richardson, the dryly hilarious Arturo Castro, an effortlessly watchable Teyonah Parris and the always magnetically mercurial Golshifteh Farahani, it’s pretty hard to hate the movie. But while “Matchbox: The Movie” is entertaining as an action/adventure buddy comedy, it plays like an advertisement in a way that “He-Man” and “Barbie” do not. I would imagine all the screens in this world have pulled most kids away from Matchbox toys. The movie definitely feels like a desperate Mattel Toys throwing $100 million at a great cast, big action set pieces and a director who knows his way around explosions to remind people that they exist. Without taking the time to find not just a beating heart in between all the mayhem, but a point to it all (other than forgettable entertainment), then even kids won’t find something to connect with. At 126 minutes, the film is way too long to feel like a brief and entertaining diversion, especially for our collective, ever-shortening attention spans. But what does a movie about a spy tasked with stopping bad guys from detonating a nuke have to do with “Matchbox?” I’m so glad you asked! Because in the opening scene, when we meet all our characters as middle school kids, they’re playing with Matchbox toys. The barely sketched romance revolves around a

Matchbox car that young Cena wants to give to young Biel. That’s pretty much it. I guarantee you, filmmaker Sam Hargrave (who made a kick-ass action movie in 2023 with Chris Hemsworth’s “Extraction 2,” proving he can make a pulse-pounding car chase) wanted the act of watching “Matchbox: The Movie” to feel like the act of playing with Matchbox: The Toys, but the undercooked visual effects don’t give the chases the same kind of tactile weight or kinetic excitement something like “Fury Road” has in abundance. I would imagine that playing with Matchbox cars feels like a limitless road through your imagination, so it’s ultimately a little depressing that the movie feels less like play and more like watching a cousin play a video game you have no context for. So yes, “Matchbox: The Movie” is exactly what you picture when imagining a soulless corporation taking an existing IP and wringing a few million bucks from it. What’s even more depressing than that is how well I’ve been trained as a child of the 1980s, hungry for that hit of dopamine that brings me back to the days before rent and heartbreak. When we get the eventual “Thundercats” or “Snorks” movies, I’ll probably be first in line. I just hope I’m at least a little excited instead of just feening for my next hit of childhood. “Matchbox: The Movie”

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Into Balance: Ben Dullum OUTSIDE Bend An interview with the athlete whose recent time running the Oregon section of the PCT beat the previous record by 59 hours

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By Adriana Mariño

he Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail extends along 460 miles parallel to the coast, consisting of an elevation gain and loss of over 65,000 feet, more than twice the height of Mount Everest. Since 2015, the decade-long record for running the length of it sat at 8.5 days, averaging close to 55 miles per day. Early in 2026, Ben Dullum decided to train for this extensive run. Although Dullum had been a runner for over a decade, it was only during the pandemic while working as a physical therapist in the intensive care unit that he discovered his love for these longer runs. Covid took its toll on him; he handled many more corpses than he was prepared for and running helped him process the trauma. “Something changed in me when I ran my first multi-day run,” he said. Dullum has run over 300 marathons, completed 100+ mile efforts over 30 times, and won the Oregon 200 twice, setting the course record both times. The Oregon section of the PCT would be his first attempt. Excerpts from the podcast with Ben Dullum are below (quotes are abridged for print version): Ben Dullum: I always wanted to go south to north, never the opposite direction. And you’re looking at maps thinking, if the current record’s 55 miles a day, what are those chunks? Where do we stop? What’s the closest trailhead? How do we figure this out? I knew going into it the main goal was just have fun, be around friends, make this thing happen. But the very close second goal was breaking the record. Fifty-five miles a day is the current record. If I went further, what does that look like? So that was plotting it out that each day might be 70 miles. It’s further elevation, it’s further gaps. When do I see crew? How do I see crew? How do you plan for water, food, et cetera? AM: There is a whole logistic component here. BD: Yes, it’s big mileage every day, and it’s a lot of uncertainty. The weather might shift quick, you might run out of food, you might move slower than you thought you would, you might move faster than you thought you would. Something might come up. What’s our backup plan? We didn’t necessarily as a crew have backup plans. We just went for it. We’ll figure it out and we’ll adapt if we need to. Planning for the positive. But knowing that it was 460 miles, knowing that we were going to go 70-ish a day, knowing that I was OK with going into the night as much as I would need to get to the crew vehicle. You want to sleep, but I also didn’t know how much sleep was enough, how much was not enough. You’re playing with that in the moment, too. AM: So how did the run go for you? BD: Surprisingly well. AM: I think that’d be an understatement. I was shocked when I read Andy’s [Academy West Breathing Performance] newsletter. BD: Yeah, I’m still shocked to read the newsletter. It’s funny because you look at the record, you read the record, you have a form of confidence of knowing what I have done in my training such that that record seems

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feasible. But I didn’t go into that push being like, I’m going to crush this record. It was more, I think I have what it takes to beat this record. But I had no idea that I was going to break it by 59 hours. I was thinking I was going to come in by five to 10. I didn’t think it was going to be over two days. AM: Fifty-nine hours is very significant. BD: That was never on the mindset throughout.

Ben Dullum takes in the solitude of the PCT in Oregon.

time. So, if you can’t hold up for half of it, the full thing is probably not going to go well. I would put myself training-wise as aggressively as I could, days in a row, back-to-back, to just see how I responded and how long it took to recover. That was part of the effort of does this go well? Is this appropriate? Am I just dreamy excited about this record and it’s not feasible? Dullum’s new record of the Oregon PCT crushes any doubt of infeasibility. The Record in Numbers • • • • • • • • • •

AM: What wasn’t on your mindset? How did you achieve this feat? BD: That’s a great question. I feel like training is a big piece of that answer. It’s the mindset in the moment, and I think the training on the forefront. When I locked in mentally that I was going to go for this thing, you do a series of tests, at least, or at least I did. What if I do 50 miles a day three days in a row? How does my body respond to that? Because if the answer is that went poorly and you can barely walk, that would be halfway through this FKT, fastest known

Distance run: 460 miles Elevation gain/loss: 65,000 feet Dullum’s New Record: 6 days, 1 hour, 40 minutes Previous Record broken by: 59 hours Total hours run: 140 Total hours slept: 10 Average daily mileage: 73 miles Average daily caloric intake: 6-10,000 calories Crew: Seven people Running Shoes: 4 Listen to the complete podcast with Ben Dullum here —>

—Adriana Mariño is the producer and host of Bend into Balance. She is a board-certified functional medicine health & wellness coach and a graduate of the 200-hour yoga teacher training at Namaspa and loves to swim, ski, hike, bike and travel. Adriana can be reached at adrimarino@hotmail.com.

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Prep for the Coming Ski Season Get ready to ride the snow with workshops, classes, ski swap

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WInter is coming. And along with it, hopefully plenty of deep, powdery snow to keep the good times rolling.

fter a warm entry into the autumn season, the weather in Central Oregon is set to turn colder this weekend. As we look ahead to snowcapped peaks in the Oregon Cascades, here are some ways to prep for the coming ski season. Backcountry lovers have the chance to geek out on all things winter weather and avalanches at the Central Oregon Avalanche Center's Snow and Avalanche Workshop taking place Saturday, Nov. 14 at Central Oregon Community College. The event features speakers from all over the country talking about backcountry safety, risk and decision making, building a medical kit for backcountry emergencies and so much more. It's a full day of programming that goes from 8am to 4pm at COCC's Wille Hall. People can register and pay for the $40 workshop at coavalanche.org. If your legs are more accustomed to trail running or cycling after the summer season, an upcoming Ski & Ride Conditioning Class might help you properly transition. Get help developing leg strength, core stability and endurance in this coach-led program at Fortitude Fitness Training in Bend. The program starts Oct. 13 and runs through Dec. 10. Tickets and information can be found at the Ski & Ride Conditioning Class page on the Source calendar. It wouldn’t be ski and boarding season without a Warren Miller movie, and this year marks the 77th annual film from the pioneer of extreme-sport movies. Miller passed away in 2018, but his legacy of snow-sport, season-inducing action movies lives on. This year’s “Days Off” focuses on riding the

If your legs are more accustomed to trail running or cycling after the summer season, an upcoming Ski & Ride Conditioning Class might help you properly transition. Get help developing leg strength, core stability and endurance in this coach-led program at Fortitude Fitness Training in Bend. snow for no other reason than to have fun. The movie follows Katie Burrell, self-described workaholic, as she catches up with the world’s top ski and snowboard athletes as they slow down and rediscover the art of the day off. No competition or agenda, just moments memorializing their passion for the snow from Deer Valley, Utah, to Canada, and into the deep powder of Hokkaido, Japan, and the untracked lines of Alaska, Chamonix, France, and beyond. “Days Off” hits the screen at Tower Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 7-9pm; and on Friday, Oct. 30 for two showings, one from 6-8pm and the other from 9-11pm. Tickets are $26 plus an $8 Historic Preservation fee.

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Getting Back Into Rhythm After Travel Abroad

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Jet lag is a phenomenon that illustrates how deeply connected our bodies are to rhythms of light and dark

ou’ve just had an amazing trip traveling abroad, are relishing in the places you’ve seen and experienced, and after a long series of flights home, you find yourself unraveling from the body’s dysregulation following a sudden shift in time zones. It’s not just the fatigue of travel or stress of getting back to work, responsibilities and deadlines — you are experiencing the notorious phenomenon of jet lag. For some lucky few the effects of a sudden shift in multiple time zones are mild, for others it takes a few days to get back online, and for some it can be quite debilitating, taking a week or more to get back into rhythm. Jet lag is a phenomenon that illustrates how deeply connected our bodies are to rhythms of light and dark. This is known as our circadian rhythm. Not only do the signals of light from sunshine and nighttime darkness impact when we sleep and when we are roused to wakefulness, but they also inspire a symphony of hormonal signaling through our entire body. Even the functions of organ systems and the immune system are affected, which is why we are more susceptible to inflammation, as well as gastrointestinal upset from jet lag. The most common grievances following travel catapulting you more than six or eight time zones are marked fatigue and sleepiness during the day, nighttime insomnia and diminished cognitive performance and alertness. Mood disturbance causing irritability, anxiousness or depression is also not uncommon. An elegant and complex physiologic story manages our circadian rhythm, much of it focusing on the production of melatonin by the pineal gland, stimulated by the onset of darkness. The pineal gland produces melatonin for 10-12 hours throughout the night, encouraging sleep, but also helping the brain and nervous system set the nighttime rhythm for the rest of our body and organ systems. The sudden misalignment of the phases of light and dark is what causes the big disruption of the established circadian rhythm, and can take as long as one day per time zone change for the rhythm to get re-synchronized with the new time zone. One of the most researched interventions for supporting the body’s resynchronization is the use of

melatonin supplementally. Most research suggests that there is little benefit in doses greater than 5mg, and for most, doses as low as 0.5-1mg are sufficient to encourage the phase shift to a new locale’s light and dark cycle. With eastward travel (from the U.S. to Europe, for example) the goal is to encourage a “phase advance” in the biological rhythm, so taking a dose of melatonin in the early evening is typically advised. Westward travel, on the other hand, requires encouraging a phase delay and therefore it is more supportive to take melatonin just before bed, or even during the night, if nighttime insomnia is occurring. Additionally, formulas that combine melatonin with sleep-enhancing or relaxing (nervine) herbs taken before bedtime can further support restful sleep and resetting of the biological sleep clock. Herbs like passionflower, skullcap, valerian, California poppy, hops and lemon balm are all solid considerations. The amino acid l-theanine is one that supports production of the neurotransmitter GABA, which potentiates a relaxing and calming effect on the nervous system, is included in many anti-anxiety or sleep-support formulas and can be additionally beneficial in this context. In an effort to synch up with your new time zone, it is also a great idea to really lean into the rising and setting of the sun every day. Try to wake up at sunrise or shortly thereafter, and take the time to gaze in the direction of the sunrise, allowing sunlight to flood your eyes and body. Conversely, make the time to watch the sun setting, reminding your nervous system what time of day it is. Obviously, stellar self-care will always lessen the intensity of jet lag symptoms. Staying well hydrated and minimizing alcohol before, during and after travel is always helpful and making sure that caffeine is not consumed after midday will be supportive. While it always takes time to get grounded into a new time zone, embracing the stoke of your travel adventures, plus some meaningful self-care can minimize the side-effects of your body’s adjustment to a new daily sunrise and sunset. -Joshua Phillips, ND is a naturopathic physician and the director at Hawthorn Healing Arts Center in Bend, Oregon. He can be reached at docnaturecure@gmail. com with questions or comments.

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TAKE ME HOME

By Nathan Powers Engel Volkers Bend

The Homes We Regret Buying

The things you don’t notice until you’ve already signed the closing documents that good — and now you have to maintain it. Maybe you think you love yard work until it’s 90 degrees, you’re pulling weeds, and suddenly that landscaping company seems necessary. “We can just tear that wall out”: This is one of the great promises of homeownership: We’ll just remodel it. Maybe you’ve built the project into your budget—until you move in, your ceiling starts leaking, and suddenly that remodel is on hold. That small house with a great lot might seem like the perfect compromise— until you have kids, a home office and approximately 400 more things than you owned five years ago. The house that’s a better deal— just not where you want to live: Central Oregon makes this particularly relevant. Maybe you can get significantly more house in a surrounding town than you can in Bend. On paper, it’s hard to argue with the value. But a house isn’t just a house. It’s where you wake up, spend your evenings, grab coffee, meet friends and build your routine. If you moved to Central Oregon because you love Bend’s lifestyle, saving money may not feel like a bargain if you’re no longer enjoying it. Buy the house for your life, not your imagination: The best home isn’t necessarily the biggest, newest, nicest or best deal. It’s the one that fits the life you actually live — and the life you’re reasonably likely to live in the years ahead.

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uying a home is supposed to be one of the most exciting purchases of your life. You tour it, fall in love with the kitchen, imagine your future there and start mentally arranging furniture before making an offer. But sometimes what looks great on a sunny Saturday in July becomes what you complain about every Tuesday morning in January. We don’t always regret the homes we buy — we regret what we didn’t think about first. The house with everything — and the terrible driveway: That steep driveway looked charming when you toured the house in 90-degree sunshine. “A little slope never hurt anybody. Fast-forward to January. It’s 25 degrees, the driveway is covered in ice and you’re sitting at the bottom wondering whether your Subaru has enough traction to make it to the garage. The nicest house on the block: It’s tempting to stretch your budget for the nicest home in the neighborhood. The problem is that you don’t control everything outside your property line. Sometimes the better investment — and lifestyle — is the least impressive house in a great neighborhood. The yard you thought you wanted: A beautifully landscaped yard can sell a house in about 30 seconds. Green grass, mature trees, flower beds, a garden, maybe even a water feature. You picture summer barbecues and leisurely Saturday mornings. Then you realize they probably hired a landscaping company to make it look

ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): One morning soon,

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I predict you will open your inner eyes as well as your outer eyes and discover that you feel freer than you have in ages. Old specters that once pestered you will seem strangely powerless. Worn-out customs will have loosened their hold, and an ancient obligation will finally be settled. By some grace that neither you nor I can quite explain, at least some of the chains you fashioned in your own mind will have fallen away. What then? Celebrate! Host a personal “Out of Captivity” party, and give yourself a day or two to revel in your newfound liberty. Once you’re ready to make purposeful use of that delightful independence, ask yourself: “Where in my life do I most need a clean beginning?”

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Not so long ago, you got hints and clues that you were on the verge of getting a taste of tantalizing and off-limits treats. Weren’t you ready to accept when the invitation suddenly dissolved? And by now, haven’t you nearly stopped expecting to enjoy another chance? Then imagine your surprise if that temptation winds its way back to you soon. When you finally take a bite, it may taste and feel nothing like you anticipated. The wisest move will be to let go of your old assumptions and welcome the experience as it is. My prediction: You’ll be delightedly surprised by how deeply and sweetly it alters the way you understand reality—even if at first it feels disorienting. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your up-

coming challenges call to mind a feat once accomplished by conservationist and entertainer Steve Irwin. No, you won’t, as he did, feed a huge crocodile by hand while holding an infant in your other arm. But you may need to bring together qualities that seem at odds: fierceness and tenderness, a wild spirit and a protective instinct, boldness and love. Luckily, I am very sure you will summon the power and flair to do that.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Ecologists

have found that transition zones, like where forests meet meadows or where land meets water, can support high biodiversity. They may include species from both neighboring habitats as well as species adapted to the distinctive conditions in the boundary zone. I propose we make these places your power metaphor for the coming weeks, Capricorn. You, too, can flourish in edge habitats. Instead of feeling compelled to choose one identity, community, philosophy, or style, appreciate your role as a translator between worlds. Your greatest gifts may emerge because you refuse to belong exclusively to any single camp. Revel in your fertile in-between-ness.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): After pondering

what might bring fresh vigor to your love life, I’ve arrived at an audacious suggestion: Offer a smoldering prayer while making love to a saintly soul in a place you regard as sacred. If that combination proves impractical, try just one or two parts of it: Pray wildly during an intimate encounter; flirt with or even seduce a person of uncommon goodness; kiss and hug and cuddle in a setting that feels holy to you; or speak to the divine in a titillating language you wouldn’t use in a formal religious service. The point is to let sensual delight and spiritual longing meet rather than keeping them apart.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You sometimes

regard pleasure like a reward you have to earn through suffering, as if joy were a luxury item requiring payment in pain. But I have an alternate theory: Relaxed glee and earthy enjoyments are essential nutrients that are key to your health. So in my view, denying yourself beauty and comfort depletes you. I hope you will heed my guidance in the coming weeks, which is to treat yourself to almost more fun, happiness, bliss, and amusement than is allowed by law. See if you can break all previous records for rejuvenating delectation. New law of your universe, at least for the next four

weeks: The quest for jovial gusto and zesty zeal are mandatory aspirations.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Before Aries-born

Maya Angelou became a celebrated author, she was San Francisco's first Black female streetcar conductor, a calypso dancer, a cook, a journalist in Ghana, and an actress. She didn't publish her first memoir until she was 41. She spoke six languages and refused to believe that any single identity could contain her. I offer her as your role model in the coming weeks, Aries. It’s time to celebrate the wondrous truth that you don't have to be just one thing. In fact, the astrological omens suggest you'll thrive by rejoicing in the many disparate selves you are and have been and imagining new ones you might like to add. How kaleidoscopic do you dare to be?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Here's a hypoth-

esis worth entertaining: You don't fully know everything you want. Not yet. Not at the core, where desire isn’t well-behaved but turns wild and intense. Your fluency with surface desire can sometimes keep you from excavating the mysteries that live below it. The familiar longings override the stranger, stronger ones that haven't found their bearings. So there are aspects of your primal yearnings that remain unexamined, simply because they require a particular stillness and courage to unearth completely. The good news: Now is an unusually favorable time to go looking.

GEMINI (May 21June 20): Is your men-

tal agility a gift or curse? It depends on whether you use it to avoid taking a stand or else deepen your understanding. In the coming weeks, Gemini, I hope you will practice the cagey skill of holding multiple truths simultaneously without letting that multiplicity become an excuse for never choosing or never committing. The goal is to encourage your magnificent mind to serve your heart rather than to override its tender wisdom. I love it when you unleash your clever analysis and it doesn't devolve into sophisticated evasion.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Astronomers

searching for planets around distant stars rarely see the planets directly. Instead, they notice tiny wobbles in the stars or faint dips in their brightness as the planets pass in front of them. You can and should practice a similar art now. Dramatic evidence may be unavailable, so watch for subtle shifts in mood, timing, synchronicity, and atmosphere. Small disturbances may reveal important hidden influences. Your most useful discoveries won't come from looking harder but from noticing more gently.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Glassblowers repeatedly place molten glass into blazing furnaces as they shape it. They don't heat it once and expect it to stay pliable forever. Again and again, they return it to the fire so new possibilities become available. This reminds me of the current chapter of your life story, Leo. Emotional intensity keeps recurring, repeatedly returning you to the heart of the heat and pressure. This may sometimes feel like a test or ordeal, but I think it's the best way for you to master the crucial lessons and ensure the healing transformations. Be patient as you forge your masterpiece. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Master storytellers know that memorable heroes are admired because they continue moving despite uncertainty. Courage entails a resilient and affectionate partnership with doubt. I hope you'll remember this if your confidence temporarily flickers in the coming weeks. There’s no need to waste precious energy trying to eliminate every hesitation before taking your next meaningful step. Let your questions accompany your convictions. They may sharpen your judgment. The coming weeks favor brave, thoughtful action, not flawless self-assurance.

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