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EDITOR’S NOTE:

This week’s Green Issue is coming out just in time for Earth Day, and while you’ll see plenty of stories covering a wide range of topics inside this issue, we put a good amount of our focus on trees. They’re the topic of a new, proposed tree preservation code at the city level, so they made a newsworthy topic. They’re also a resource for carbon capture, forest bathing and just plain good storytelling. Read this week’s Feature section for a host of stories focused on trees and how to respect them… by repurposing this newspaper and caring for them while pruning, for example. Oh, and it just so happens that Arbor Day is April 28, so we’re getting something of a two-fer out of this issue! Thanks for reading, as always.

On the Cover: “Green Dream City Scene” by Bend artist, Teafly. The concept of this piece is imagining a world taken over by trees. Think about all the empty office buildings and dream of them being filled up and taken over by the natural world. Imagine if we let this happen deliberately and believe it might turn into something beautiful.

See more of Teafly’s art at Teafly.com

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Vote Liz Goodrich for Redmond School Board #5

John Campbell and Liz Goodrich, the incumbent, are running for the Redmond school board in position 5. In this race, we see no reason to unseat the person already at work, Goodrich. Both Campbell and Goodrich have experience in the classroom; Campbell as a former science teacher, Goodrich as a former English teacher. This is valuable experience for a school board member who’s tasked with supervising the superintendent, overseeing budgets and crafting policy for the district. Still, a few key points tip our support for Goodrich. Campbell is focused on “the basics” of encouraging more skills in math and reading — certainly important facets of education, but in Goodrich we see a leader more philosophically realistic about the many and complex needs of learners. Schools today are not only places to learn to read and write; they’re also lifelines for students to explore creativity and gain socioemotional skills

and social supports they may not get at home. Goodrich supports the district’s age-appropriate, science-based curriculum for sex ed, which offers a takehome component that allows parents and guardians to offer input. Campbell believes this type of education should wait until high school. On guns in schools, Campbell is in support of training and arming teachers; Goodrich is not. Both support teaching the full, and sometimes less-than-ideal history of the United States, though Campbell’s mention of a focus on the Constitution and teaching about “tyrannical governments” felt like a tip of the hat to the militia movement that is trying to take root in Redmond today.

While Redmond has become a hotbed of strong political opinions of late, Goodrich told us she’s committed to putting politics aside and working to improve outcomes for every student. We believe her. Vote Liz Goodrich for Redmond School District 2J, Position 5.

Vote Brad Porterfield for Redmond School Board #4

The topic of “parental rights” has become a tell these days for a group of right-leaning people who believe in preventing other people’s children from learning about the diversity of the human experience. This is a key talking point in Keri Lopez’s campaign. While it’s fair and appropriate to allow parents to decide what’s best for their own children, we draw the line at allowing one person’s reservations about teaching accurate history, sex ed or gender issues in schools to impact every student in a public school. Lopez should be replaced with someone less interested

in the culture wars.

In Brad Porterfield we see someone who’s committed to finding common ground and serving all students – not working to invite wedge issues into a school board campaign. Porterfield has classroom teaching experience and now serves on a number of boards committed to the health of the community, including East Cascades Works, Central Oregon Health Council and as chair of the Redmond Parks Committee. Vote Brad Porterfield for Redmond School District 2J, Position 4.

Vote Amanda Page for Redmond School Board #3

Amanda Page is a flight paramedic and program development manager with a bachelor’s in business management. Her experience on the Education Committee for The Klamath Tribes will be beneficial on the school board. Page believes that access to age-appropriate books should not be limited based on a small minority of parents’ objections. Rather, she believes in parents’ rights to opt out individually for their children. Likewise, she believes in parents’ ability to opt out of sex ed, but not in banning it outright in schools. She does not support an opt-out for core curriculum, including history. In a political landscape where “parents’ rights” are being

used to whip up a base of aggrieved culture warriors, we are looking for those who seek to rise above that, like Page. Wendell Otto appears to have an educational background that would lend itself well to a school board, but does not appear to understand the need for sharing his views widely with the public before an election. He first told us that health issues stood in the way of participating in an interview with us, and then later declined. Candidates running for public positions should not shy away from speaking with all of the public, rather than interacting only with those they perceive to be in their “camp.” Vote Amanda Page for Redmond School District 2J, Position 3.

BYRON MAAS, TABITHA JOHNSTON, LAUREN HOFFMAN, LAURA ACEVEDO, COURTNEY MCLAUGHLAN, KELLI SMITH & LINX ALEXANDERSON

CORRECTIONS:

In last week’s article “Hunnell Road

Under New Camping Codes” we incorrectly said campsites were being cited under new city codes governing outdoor camping on City rights of way. Camps across Bend are being given notice to modify their campsites, which can theoretically end in a citation to municipal court. However, none have yet been cited. We regret the error.

GUEST OPINION: PRESCRIBED BURNS: WHY AND HOW

By Rod Bonacker, DCFP

Prescribed fire is the most cost effective and environmentally sound method of restoring and maintaining our forests and protecting Central Oregon communities from inevitable damaging wildfires. The mid-elevation pine/ juniper forests and shrublands that most of us in Central Oregon call home evolved with and are dependent on fire for their continued health. Tree ring and fire scar research shows that fires burned through any given Central Oregon pine forest on an average of every 15-20 years prior to our history of significant fire suppression efforts. The first inhabitants of Central Oregon were well-aware of the role that fire played and used it intentionally to maintain their traditional food sources. Although disturbance methods like thinning, logging and hand clearing can reduce competing vegetation and forest fuel loads, frequent fire has many other positive, beneficial effects, including restoring animal and plant habitat, exposing bare soil for seeds, and breaking down woody debris into soil components that would otherwise take decades to decompose.

Prescribed fire usually means the intentional application of fire under a prescribed set of weather conditions (primarily temperature, relative

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humidity, wind speed and direction). Terrain, and vegetative fire fuel loading components are also included in the prescription development. Prescriptions, developed by fire managers, meet specific objectives. Reducing fuel loads and decadent shrub and grass populations, and thinning small trees, without causing excessive damage to the desired elements, are the most common goals. The amount of smoke produced and the impact on neighboring communities are also key considerations. Fire managers look for days that are predicted to have light surface winds with stronger winds aloft that will carry smoke away from sensitive areas.

Once the requisite conditions are predicted to occur, implementation of the burn can proceed. Preparation can start days before a burn. It usually includes building control fire lines, which could include improving roads or trails, removing snags along the control lines for the safety of the burn personnel, pre-treating fuels adjacent to control lines with water or foam. Fire-fighting resources are positioned on-site to prevent any possible fire escapes.

The actual lighting of a prescribed fire is both art and science. Usually beginning on the upwind side of the burn unit, lighters typically use a drip torch that dribbles a mix of gasoline and diesel fuel onto the forest floor. Lighters ignite strips perpendicular to the wind direction and allow fire to move back into the wind. This keeps flame lengths and intensity lower and creates a strip of burned fuels between the active fire and control lines. Since weather can be unpredictable, fire-fighting resources are prepared to halt burns in the case things deviate from the prescription.

Lighting stops, and new control lines may be constructed to stop burn progression. When all goes as planned and

ignition is completed, burn units are closely monitored by fire managers to prevent re-ignitions or escapes. Actively extinguishing a burn or portions of a burn is occasionally done when pending fire danger warrants, or large fuels continue to smoke and impact the neighbors. However, comprehensive mop-up is expensive, ties up fire-fighting resources, and can have significant adverse impacts on soils and the forest.

— Rod Bonacker is a retired special projects coordinator for Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest. He began his Forest Service career in 1974 as a firefighter, and continues to work in fire suppression as Operations Section Chief for the Central Oregon Incident Management Team. He is a valuable member of the Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project. Rod loves to fish, ski, ride his bike, and manage his rare book business, Black Butte Books. For more information on DCFP go to: deschutescollaborativeforest.org.

EARTH MONTH

In the spirit of Earth month and making ways to honor Mother Earth through consumption habits, I would like to give a huge shout-out to some local businesses that are making it a whole lot easier to minimize plastic use.

Locavore, located in Bend just off of Third Street, now carries Wallowa Valley Cleaning products in bulk. This product line includes liquid and powder options for dishwasher and laundry soap, as well

as liquid household cleaners, dish soap, hand cleaner etc. which you can refill with your own containers.

Locavore also has a lot of other bulk buying options for food, and they carry locally made shampoo and conditioner bars that have made me a lifelong convert to never buying another plastic bottle of shampoo.

Other local business that I like to support for bulk food purchases are Market of Choice, Food For Less, and The Pantry, which is in the old Devore’s location. At The Pantry one can get bulk refills for things like body lotion, witch hazel, toothpaste tablets, as well as dish and hand soaps, not to mention some of the most creative pastries in town.

Please consider making some lifelong habits to minimize adding to the already overwhelming amount of plastic that is choking our beautiful planet and consider supporting these great businesses for your food, household and body care needs.

— Bops Menefee

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New OSU-Cascades Dean Announced

The role has been filled on an interim basis since Becky Johnson left in 2021

By Jack Harvel

Oregon State University – Cascades named Sherman Bloomer as the new chancellor and dean of the satellite campus. Bloom is replacing Andrew Ketsdever, who has served as the interim vice president for the past two years. Before Ketsdever, Becky Johnson held the top position at the satellite campus since 2009 but was appointed the interim director of the OSU system in May 2021. She retired last September after 37 years with the university.

Bloomer is coming to Central Oregon by way of Corvallis, where he’s been leading the university’s budget and resource planning office since 2012. Before that he had a 11-year stint as the dean of OSU’s College of Science. He held faculty positions at Boston University and Duke before joining OSU in 1995.

Bloomer started at OSU as a geology professor, teaching courses in general science education, geology, geochemistry and marine geology. As an

administrator he helped organize the university’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign, which paid for the Linus Pauling Science Center.

“His service as dean of one of OSU’s largest colleges and work directing the university’s $1.5 billion budget will be of great value as he leads efforts to grow OSU-Cascades’ enrollment and oversees the physical development of the campus. He also recognizes the importance of community and regional partnerships to OSU-Cascades’ success,” said Ed Feser, OSU’s provost and executive vice president in a press release.

Bloomer said he’s committed to build new academic programs, expand research activities and collaborate with community partners on the next phase of a campus expansion, which by completion would be about 130 acres and could serve up to 5,000 students.

OSU-Cascades steadily increased enrollment over the past couple of years. In 2022 the campus increased its first-year

students by 16%, and has a total student population of about 1,200.

“OSU-Cascades’ distinctive character and growth providing an innovative, small-university learning experience is exciting and unique, and is made even more powerful while drawing on its connections to all of Oregon State University,” Bloomer said in a press release.

University leaders praised Ketsdever for leading the university through challenging pandemic-era restrictions. Ketsdever will return to his previous role as dean of academic affairs.

“Andrew Ketsdever accomplished a great deal as interim vice president, leading OSU-Cascades with a steady hand during the pandemic, including advancing work around the Cascades Innovation District and launching an innovative new career planning program for students,” said Feser. “I’m delighted he’ll continue to lead OSU-Cascades’ academic affairs going forward.”

Sherman Bloomer has worked with OSU since 1995 as a professor, dean and administrator.

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Nearly $14 Million in Homeless Funding Coming to Central Oregon

Central Oregon is getting a large infusion from the state to reduce homelessness, but how, exactly, will it be spent?

By Jack Harvel

Gov. Tina Kotek announced this month the recipients of over $98 million to fund homelessness emergency plans as part of her “Homeless State of Emergency.” The legislature funded the project with Senate Bill 5019, and entrusted the Governor’s office to distribute money. Central Oregon got $13.9 million to help rehouse 161 households and create 111 shelter beds. The investment boosts homeless funds by over 50%, according to the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, the grant’s recipients. COIC estimates nonprofits and governments spend a little more than $20 million a year on homelessness services in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.

COIC formed the budget after accounting for existing services and searching for gaps in coverage. It originally submitted a plan that would include homeless prevention services covering things like rental application fees, security deposits and moving costs for low-income people, but scaled its proposal back to targets on shelter bed creation and rapid rehousing — which gets people immediately into longer-term shelter.

“You're not getting people into a sort of congregate shelter; you're actually getting them into maybe an apartment, you might be getting them into transitional housing, where it may not be an actual apartment, but it's more than a type of congregate shelter,” said Tammy Baney, executive director of COIC.

Rapid rehousing support may come in the form of financial assistance like rent waivers, security deposit assistance and utility subsidies, but often it’s more nuanced. About a third of the $6.1 million Central Oregon will get for rapid rehousing is spent on things like case management, substance abuse treatments and mental health services.

“If I were out camping, and then got into housing, had a life experience, then I could probably use some assistance,” Baney said. “[Moving into housing ] may seem simple, but we know that in terms of people being

successful being moved in that manner, we will need some support services.”

Over $5.2 million of the budget is dedicated to increasing shelter capacity, and Baney said the projects it’ll support are likely already underway. A shelter likely couldn’t get through the permitting process by Jan. 10, 2024, when the funds must be dispersed, but that new funding from the state can’t supplant funding for already operational shelters.

decided by a smaller advisory committee. The MAC Group will have to move fast to reach the January deadline next year. It expects to begin taking applications by April 21.

“This is a very unique grant process. We want people to succeed. Yes, it will be competitive, but not everyone will be able to meet the needs of shelter capacity or rapid rehousing,” Baney said.

There are still a handful of questions on how the state will manage it. Baney said she’s not sure what will happen if COIC learns it can’t fulfill a certain obligation, or what will happen come January once funds are processed.

“We have not seen a contract from the state, yet. So not only do we not have money, we don't have a contract to respond to either. And so we may need to negotiate a contract with the state first, then we receive the funds,” Baney said.

“It has to be something that is not currently operating. Unless it's the expansion. Let's say that in Prineville, that Redemption House wants to add five beds, then we could pay for the additional five beds, but we couldn't pay for whatever exists today,” Baney said.

Baney said most partner organizations who would apply for the funding are already in what’s called the Multi-Agency Coordination Group. The 24-member group is made up of service providers and local governments, which met regularly throughout March to create the $13.9 million proposal. That same committee will approve or disapprove projects, barring a disagreement on funding decisions, at which point it’ll be

The MAC Group identified people that are BIPOC, LGBTQ, children, families and veterans as priority populations. Members of the group span across the tri-county area, so different geographic regions are represented in talks as well. Baney said COIC will track progress by holding people to contractual obligations to deliver results.

“Part of the money is reimbursement, part of the money is up front. So we're not just handing the money and saying, ‘let us know how it goes,’” Baney said. “We are prepared to monitor that just like any other program that we run. We will identify the benchmarks, and then if they're running into barriers, we'd find ways that we can remove those barriers with them.”

Baney said she believes money could be sent as soon as the second week of May, after getting a contract with the state and giving agencies a two-week period to submit applications.

“If I were out camping, and then got into housing, had a life experience, then I could probably use some assistance.”

—Tammy Baney

The pie chart above shows how the $13.9 million in funding from the state will be split up in Oregon.

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Casi $14 millones en fondos para personas sin hogar se aproximan a la zona Centro de Oregon

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

La gobernadora Tina Kotek anunció este mes los destinatarios de más de $98 millones para financiar planes de emergencia para personas sin hogar. La zona Centro de Oregon obtuvo $13.9 millones para ayudar a realojar a 161 hogares y desarrollar 111 camas de albergue. Según el Concilio Intergubernamental de la zona Centro de Oregon (COIC por sus siglas en inglés) la inversión incrementa los fondos para las personas sin hogar en más del 50%, los beneficiarios de la subvención. Se estimó que ya se han gastado un poco más de $20 millones en servicios para las personas sin hogar en los municipios de Deschutes, Crook y Jefferson.

COIC conformó el presupuesto después de contabilizar los servicios existentes y de buscar las brechas en la cobertura. Al principio presentó un plan que incluiría servicios de prevención de personas sin hogar que cubrían cosas como tarifas de solicitud para la renta, depósitos de seguridad y costos por mudanza para las personas de bajos-ingresos, pero redujo su propuesta con el proposito en la creación de camas de albergue y la reubicación rápida, lo cual pone a la gente de manera inmediata en un albergue de largo plazo.

“No estas poniendo a la gente en un tipo de albergue congregado; los está metiendo tal vez en un apartamento, tal vez lo este metiendo en una vivienda de paso, la cual podría no ser un apartamento, pero es más que un albergue congregado,” dijo la directora ejecutiva de COIC Tammy Baney.

El apoyo del realojamiento rápido podría presentarse en forma de ayuda financiera como la exención de la renta, apoyo para el depósito de seguridad y subsidios de servicios públicos, pero a menudo es más matizado. Alrededor de un tercio de los $6.1 millones que obtendrá la zona centro de Oregon para el realojamiento rápido se gasta en cosas como el manejo de los casos, tratamiento para el abuso de sustancias y para servicios de salud mental.

Más de $5.2 millones del presupuesto se destina al aumento de la capacidad del albergue y Baney dijo

que los proyectos que se respaldaran probablemente ya esten en marcha. Es probable que un albergue no pueda pasar por el proceso de obtención de permisos antes del 10 de enero de 2024, cuando los fondos deben repartirse, pero esos nuevos fondos del estado no pueden sustituir la financiación de los albergues que ya están operando.

“Tiene que ser algo que no esté operando actualmente. A menos que sea una ampliación. Digamos que en Prineville, el Redemption House quiere agregar cinco camas, entonces podríamos pagar por esas cinco camas más, pero no podríamos pagar por lo que existe hoy día,” comentó Baney.

Baney dijo que la mayoría de las organizaciones asociadas que solicitarían los fondos ya son parte de Multi-Agency Coordination Group (grupo de

Coordinación de Agencias Múltiples, MAC por sus siglas en inglés). El grupo de 24 miembros está formado por prestadores de servicios y de gobiernos locales y se reunieron continuamente durante el mes de marzo para crear la propuesta de $13.9 millones. Ese mismo comité aprobará o desaprobará los proyectos, excepto que haya desacuerdo sobre la decisión sobre los fondos, momento en que lo decidirá un comité asesor más pequeño. El grupo MAC tendrá que moverse rápido para llegar la fecha límite de enero del próximo año. Espera comenzar a recibir solicitudes el 21 de abril. El grupo MAC identificó como las poblaciones prioritarias a personas que son BIPOC (negras, indígenas y personas de color), LGBTQ (lesbianas, gay, bisexual, transgénero, queer), niños, familias y veteranos.

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A Crusade to Save Bend’s Trees

By Jack Harvel

Commercial Development

On March 15 the Bend City Council recommended adjustments to the Bend tree preservation code to clear up inconsistencies and add clarity to its standards. Now, Bend city code — which applies after construction — requires developers to retain all trees with a diameter larger than 12 inches and half of all trees smaller than 12 inches on developments larger than 1 acre.

The Bend Development Code, however, guides the process of development and has different standards. It requires all deciduous trees with a diameter greater than 6 inches and coniferous trees greater than 10 inches must be retained, unless it prevents the development.

On April 14 the City took its next steps in the City Council’s Stewardship Subcommittee, where it outlined timelines and public engagement for reforming Bend’s tree preservation codes. The subcommittee is seeking another 11–15-member subcommittee that can represent the interests of developers, environmentalists, affordable housing advocates, arborists, neighborhood associations and the Bend Park and Recreation District. That group would come up with the concepts and objectives of a tree preservation code.

Members are expected to be appoint-

they’ll conduct public meetings, conduct public outreach, work with the planning commission and conduct a public hearing and finally report to the City Council by the end of the year. Reform ing the tree preser vation code has been a council goal since 2021, but at least that long, Bendite Karon Johnson has been crusading to change Bend’s tree codes.

“There's noth ing like Bend. I've been all over the plan et. You drive into town and you'll see the ponderosas, thinking ‘I've never seen anything like this.’ They're iconic and absolutely unique. Redmond doesn't have them. Prineville doesn't have them. People want to save the ponderosas,” Johnson said.

Johnson’s critique of the codes align with what city staff brought to the Council. She argues that the standards aren’t clear and objective. She points to vague language, such as whether it’d be

“impractical” to build housing without cutting down a tree, but doesn’t specify who judges what’s practical.

“Impractical means that you cannot build the design that you want while saving these trees.

Well, what design? Your design? My design? The city’s design?”

Johnson said.

“I talked to folks where their code is such that it mandates agencies to adopt a design that saves trees. In other words, it puts some power for the design into the city's heads. Bend doesn’t do that.”

Johnson, a retired attorney, drafted her own code amendments, setting a mandatory minimum of trees that developers would have to preserve, ensuring tree preservation doesn’t impact a developer’s proposed density, laying out mitigation processes when cutting down a tree can’t be avoided and giving the City the authority to require alternative designs if a developer can’t meet the criteria.

The easiest and quickest way to do this, Johnson said, is to lower the mandatory minimum length of rights of way from 60 feet to 50 feet in residential neighborhoods. A 60-foot right of way includes 5 to 6 feet of sidewalk and a 7 to 8 foot planting strip outside of the 30-foot street.

“It occurred to me that, if the right away is only 50 feet or even less, that will give a developer 10 extra feet of every

The City of Bend is looking at amending its tree code, and one former City Council candidate who’s been on a crusade to amend the code for years has some ideas

Above, what development can do to trees. Below, an arobrist cuts a branch from a tree.

“There was an analysis of the top 159 cities for the intensity of the urban heat island. Bend is rated 14th for the intensity of our urban heat islands because we're cutting down our trees.”

— Karon Johnson

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street to save some trees, to just be able to plan, so you'd have a grove of trees,” Johnson said. I asked both [developers] Pahlisch and Hayden Homes, if you had a smaller rights of way, would you be able to plan to save some trees? And the answer is yes.”

Johnson’s been fighting for tree preservation for years as a private citizen, and even ran for City Council last year with protecting trees as one of her core issues. Though she didn’t win the election, she’s still busy advocating for her causes — more recently, opposing a controversial gas station in southeast Bend. She said she’s into taking up causes, and her work on tree preservation stems from her environmentalism.

“There was an analysis of the top 159 cities for the intensity of the urban heat island. Bend is rated 14th for the intensity of our urban heat islands because we're cutting down our trees,” Johnson said. “It also is a matter of equity, too. Any town you drive through you know when you're in the poor part of town because there aren't the trees. You know you're in the wealthy part of town because the streets are lined with shade trees.”

Concerned neighbors looking to preserve trees are often forced to go through complicated legal processes. In 2019 when Pahlisch Homes sought to build 50 units on 8 acres on McClain Avenue, they proposed removing all 101 trees on site. The Three Pines Homeowners Association had to sue, ending in a settlement that will retain 27 trees and required the developers to plant 133 more.

“You shouldn't have to hire an attorney to save some of the trees,” Johnson said.

Reuse the News

By Lily Hausler

For many people, reading the paper with a morning cup of coffee is a daily ritual — but many of those newspapers end up in the recycling bin after only a couple of reads. So how can we eliminate some of that waste? Surprisingly, a newspaper can be used for many things. For those struggling with weeds in the garden, a smelly litter-box, or simply wanting to ripen fruit faster, this paper can be a magic fix.

In honor of our Green Issue — this year focused on trees — here are five ways to reuse your paper:

Deodorizer

Newspapers will absorb almost any odor. Stinky shoes? Stuff a newspaper in them overnight and wake up to odorless sneakers. Smelly cat? Place newspapers at the bottom of a cat’s litter box and they will absorb any wetness or odors.

Window cleaner

Dirty windows? Using newspapers to clean the windows is actually more effective at eliminating streaks then a paper towel or rag.

Packing material

Fed up with those pesky foam peanuts and bubble wrap? Wrap fragile objects in newspapers before putting them in a cardboard box and filling excess space with crumpled newspaper. This will keep the contents of the box safe without having to waste any plastic.

Weed killer

Most gardeners find weeds interfering with the garden. Cover your flower beds with newspapers and soak them in water. Add mulch or compost on top and watch as the papers smother any weeds and your garden begins to flourish.

Ripen fruit

Wrapping unripe fruit in a newspaper will trap ethylene gas that the fruit emits. This trapped gas will cause the fruit to ripen faster.

A newspaper is extremely versatile and can be used for many things. Think twice before sending your paper straight to the trash bin.

Beautiful Bend trees: massive ponderosas at Hollinshead Park.

You’ve read it all. Now, here are five ways to recycle this newspaper.

Lily Hausler

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Three Great Tree Reads

Great books for Earth lovers and other humans

By Nicole Vulcan

Ever since I read “The Overstory,” I’ve been changed. That’s not hyperbole. Many of us storytellers already knew the power of a good story to transform and build empathy, but in that one, I genuinely was altered from a person who centered my life around the works of people, into one who’s able to understand the needs and wonders of those other than homo sapiens. I look up at trees and wonder what they were doing when my grandparents were the ones exploring the Pacific Northwest. I see a giant Ponderosa and contemplate the many layers of luck that had to happen to let it survive this long amid human interference. I think twice about cutting any tree, big or small.

Overstory” by Richard Powers.

“The Hidden Forest” by Jon R. Luoma

PBS described this 2006 book, published by the Oregon State University Press, as, “the single best general-reader introduction to the startling discoveries and developments of recent decades that have come to be called the New Forestry.”

OSU Press describes it thusly: “Here, for the first time, researchers from an enormous range of disciplines—forest scientists, botanists, entomologists, wildlife ecologists, soil biologists, and others—have assembled to examine the role of every working element in the life of a forest.”

With so much debate afoot about how to manage our forests – or whether we should – this is an educational read for those interested in forest policy. It was among 26 books author Richard Powers cited in his bibliography for “The Overstory.” I need no further introduction. I didn’t find it among the available books at the Deschutes Public Library, but it’s widely available in used and new versions online.

Set amid the backdrop of the Northwest’s timber wars, this is part fantastic narrative, part empathy-machine that advocates for the trees. Just read it. If you want to get it from the Deschutes Public Library, prepare to wait a bit; it’s frequently reserved by other users.

“How to Read a Tree: Clues & Patterns from Roots to Leaves” by Tristan Gooley

“Natural Navigator” Tristan Gooley is one of those rare individuals who delights in simply walking in a wood and seeking clues about how to get home just by looking at the signs offered in the life around him. I started reading this new book, published in 2023, over the weekend and plan to keep it in my car for reference. From learning about the “eyes” in tree trunks to the signs that help you determine direction, there are plenty of practical tips to pick up from this book.

“The

Beautiful Bend trees: At right, a willow at Pageant Park.

Below, a Vanderwolf pine in Pioneer Park.

I see a giant Ponderosa and contemplate the many layers of luck that had to happen to let it survive this long amid human interference.

In honor of our Green Issue focused on trees, here are three books about trees I think you should read:

Tree photos by Lily Hausler

A Case for the Bidet

When it comes to saving trees, one big solution may involve your bathroom habits

By Nicole Vulcan

It is no shock to me that my first introduction to the American use of the bidet was in Eugene, Oregon – in my mind, the capital of all eco-conscious living. I grew up as an Army brat in Europe, so I wasn’t totally ignorant to the use of these cleaning contraptions that replace toilet paper with a quick spray of water, but it was on a recent visit to my friend’s house in Eugene where I began to see their immense benefits. Hers, installed as aftermarket units on both of the toilets in her home, were the fancy kind complete with heated seats, heated water and a mystifying array of spray-path options.

Those whom I have since informally polled about their use of a bidet reported that cold water was a primary reason for them not to keep using their bidets, and I can certainly respect that. Who actually relishes a cold splash of water anywhere on their body when you’re not doing a cold plunge? Another informal poll I started, to the embarrassment of the staff, was one at the Source Weekly office about who’s used one and who hasn’t. Some of the responses seemed to track with how much time one has spent in western Europe, where bidet use is certainly more commonplace than here. More time in

western Europe, more acceptance of bidets, or so it went at this one Bend, Oregon, workplace.

Not satisfied with my informal polling, I turned to the next-best thing for rapid community polling: The poll question on the Source Weekly website, which asked the simple question “Do you use a bidet?”

Note that the question is not, “Have” you used a bidet, but “Do” you. To that, 36.36% of people said yes, another 39.39% said no, and another 24.24% said no, but they want to. It seems that you no longer need proximity to Europe to be on Team Bidet. (According to an analysis from World Population Review, Italy is the country with the highest per capita use of bidets, with France, Portugal, Argentina and Japan also commonly using them.)

For those of you who are still determining whether to join Team Bidet, here are some of their benefits, courtesy of the Cleveland Clinic:

• Gentler on skin, including cuts and other, ahem, pains in the rear

• Easier cleaning for those with mobility issues

• Using fewer trees for toilet paper

• Cost savings (though on this point, you also have to factor in the cost of a bidet toilet or aftermarket unit. A basic spray attachment can be about $40 to $60, while installation of a bidet toilet can be as much as $2,500, according to Forbes.)

• Less toilet plugging. Pretty simple: Less toilet paper, fewer clogs.

With toilet paper being among the items in highest demand — and among the most-hoarded — during the recent pandemic, to that I’ll add: With a bidet there’s less need to tangle with supply chain issues. Water can be cleaned, but a tree takes decades to grow, so if you’re on Team Bidet, consider yourself also on Team Tree.

Tree Tips

A certified arborist with 20 years of experience offers tips on mulch, fertilizer and more

By Sean Shriver, Sean Shriver Tree Care

1. Set a timer to water with drip irrigation for 1 hour in early morning under at least the entire canopy drip line one time per week during dry spells without soaking tree trunk.

2. Don’t dig around the base of the tree. Don’t park your car under tree canopy. The weight and leaking fluids of the car can damage the root system. Keep mower/trimmer away from trunk (root crown)!

3. Place mulch 360 degrees around each tree about 3 inches thick and 6 feet away from the base of the trunk. Mulch mounded against trunk will cause root rot.

4. Before cutting a limb, learn the three-cut method. See the diagram included.

5. Climbing spurs are for removals only because they wound the tree.

6. When pruning leave at least 75% of live branches and if you must, cut the rest the next winter.

7. Don’t prune pines until after first freeze or they drip a lot of sticky sap and invite disease.

8. Don’t over fertilize and burn the roots. Preserve trees by cabling and bracing!

Courtesy Adobe Stock

Courtesy Sean Shriver Tree Care

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WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY 4/19-23

RENDEZVAN 2023

SNOW YOGA, LIVE MUSIC AND TWILIGHT SKIING

This weekend is full of spring skiing hype and mountain events, from live music to hitting the slopes to relaxing with a local brew. If you’re an early bird and enjoy acoustic vibes, wake up and join Snoga (snow yoga) at 8am. Wed.-Sun., April 19-23. Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Dr., Bend. Events free to the public.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY 4/20-21

HOMEGROWN MUSIC FESTIVAL

TWO-DAY LOCAL FESTIVAL

With over 20 music acts, comedians, local vendors and community vibes, the HomeGrown Music Festival invites Central Oregon to celebrate cannabis and music culture. Two stages offer non-stop rocking out during the two-day event. Thu., April 20, 12-10pm.

Bunk+Brew, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave., Bend. Free-$50.

THURSDAY 4/20

GABE LEE WITH KING MARGO

MODERN-DAY STORYTELLER

From beautiful acoustic fingerpicking to some swinging country rock, Gabe Lee’s sound is dynamic. Lee’s performances are full of soulful vocals and engaging energy. Don’t miss this country, folk, rock artist at the Volcanic! Thu., April 20, 8-11:59pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $12.

THURSDAY 4/20

SATURDAY 4/22

THE ORIGINAL WAILERS

4/20 JAMS

Al Anderson and his band hit the Midtown stage for a night of chill, groovy, reggae vibes. Wanting to spread the message of “one love,” this band is all about positivity and creating an inviting energy in every venue they play. Thu., April 20, 7pm. Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $30.

THURSDAY 4/20

AVID CIDER 4/20 COOKIE FEST “FRESHLY BAKED”

CELEBRATING LOCAL BAKERS

Seriously, it’s a 4/20 dream—an event dedicated to eating cookies! Go all out and check out the cider pairings for each of the cookies from four local bakeries. Cookies are THC-free. Thu., April 20, 4-7pm. AVID Cider Co. Taproom, 550 SW Industrial Way, Suite 190, Bend. $12/cookie tasting, $10/cider pairing.

SATURDAY 4/22

ADULT PROM WITH BEND BURLESQUE

RE-LIVE AND RE-DO PROM

Bend Burlesque has been working on something special for Central Oregon—a show and a party! This is adults’ chance to live out their prom dreams like they wanted to in high school. Party with Bend Burlesque at prom! Sat., April 22, 7-11pm. 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Pub & Brewing Facility, 62950 NE 18th St., Bend. $30/online, $35/door.

SATURDAY 4/22

10TH ANNUAL BEND BIKE SWAP

BUY, SELL, BROWSE OR VOLUNTEER! Need a new bike? Want to get into mountain biking, but don’t know where to start? Looking for some fun accessories? This is the event for you. This bike swap has around 1,000 pieces of gear and expert volunteers to answer questions. The net profit goes to support the Bend Endurance Academy! Sat., April 22, 10am4:30pm. Thump Coffee - NW Crossing, 549 NW York Dr., Suite 200. Free admission.

SALMON RUN

JOURNEY ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL DESCHUTES RIVER

This 5K, 10K and half marathon race is for families, expert runners and beginners. Run along the Deschutes River and feel the crisp spring air! Racing season is coming, and this is the perfect way to kick it off. Sat., April 22, 9am. Athletic Club of Bend, 61615 Athletic Club Dr., Bend. $40-$60.

SATURDAY 4/22

2023 EARTH DAY FAIR AND PARADE

LIVELY AND INCLUSIVE PARADE

Celebrate love for the Earth and care for the planet with the Environmental Center. Everyone is encouraged to wear costumes reflecting their love for the Earth and their favorite parts about it. There will be vendors, food trucks and more for families to enjoy on Troy Field. Sat., April 22, 11:30am-3pm. Troy Field, NW Bond St. & Louisiana Ave., Bend. Free.

SATURDAY 4/22

JOHN HOOVER & THE MIGHTY QUINNS

IF YOU LOVE JOHN DENVER... THIS IS YOUR NIGHT!

This band will take you back in time to the music of the beloved John Denver. Guitars, mandolin, percussion and bass drive the music behind the vocals, spreading the message of love and peace. Sat., April 22, 5-8pm. Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards, 70450 NW Lower Valley Dr., Terrebonne. $22/adult, free/ children 12 and under.

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The Black Market Trust TUESDAY, APRIL 25

Mandy Gonzalez SATURDAY, APRIL 22

‘A Light That Never Dims’ Combines

Country-Grunge-Shoegaze with Vocals That Will Earth Shatter Your Soul

A chef by day, Conrad Gonzalez is also a ghost producer and in-terdisciplinary musician worth checking out

By Doone Lupine Williams

Black Boot is the artist name for Conrad Gonzalez, who moved to Bend from Brownsville, Texas about a year ago, who plays with, “a revolving door of friends, new and old,” according to the band’s Spotify. Gonzalez currently works as a chef at Suttle Lake Lodge by day, working as a focused interdisciplinary musician during his time away from kitchen life in the woods.

I fancy what the dude’s got going on with his sound because of the old yet familiar feeling in his music — that nostalgic PNW sound from the early 2000s I liked when I’d skip class and peruse Burnside in 2011. I’m also inspired by his well-rounded contribution to the arts in Central Ore gon in more ways than one. Yes, food is art and I’ve seen his passion toward fine cuisine and it is 100% artistic.

Funny enough, Gonzalez actually chuckled at the fact I was even comparing his creative mediums of cooking and music and said, “Early on, my time in kitchens were highly uncreative and much more regimented. Still rewarding but I partially used music as a creative outlet to combat the dichotomy. And honestly, I’ve never really connected the kitchen and music until this question. Ha!” Perhaps for me it’s the connection between the environment Gonzalez spends most of his time in for work, a lodge in the woods, and the way you can feel the fog and high altitude in his music. He’s even recorded some of his musical projects at the Suttle Lake Lodge cabins. In addition to that, we can all appreciate that woodsy aesthetic. His latest EP, “A Light That Never Dims," has video canvases on Spotify that consist of time-lapses of pine trees and beautiful mossy waterfalls. His sound brings just that; that nostalgic PNW sound that, quite frankly, is hard to innovatively bring back like he has. Released in January of this year by

Austin, Texas-based indie record label (in)Sect Records, “A Light That Never Dims” gives our ears four tracks: “Mission,” “Eternal,” “1,000” and “Race Runner.”

The short and sweet 15 minutes and 2 seconds has been on repeat on my headphones for the past 48 hours. I can tell you that all four songs blend effortlessly and patiently together into one uniquely original sound, with waves of steel pedal guitar, slow but grunge-y guitar strums and a variety of soft but heavy (yes I contradicted myself there, but it works) drum beats which could serve as the crashing of the waves.

The steel pedal guitar (recorded by an artist who goes by Catfish in New York) brings impressions of the open-range countryside that uniquely intersects with the heaviness of Gonzalez’s heavy, almost surf-like, electric guitar. The grouping of Black Boot’s artists, chosen by Gonzalez, also consists of piano (recorded by Bob Cummins) and bass (by Jared Flores).

The moods in between the alternating keys and chord progressions create a super ambient quality to the album. It would make an excellent backdrop to a drive over Santiam Pass or up the Columbia River Gorge — or just chillin’, reading, or writing (wink). However, I wouldn’t consider it “background” music by any means. Even though the E.P.’s third track (“1,000”) sings, “How do you write a song? What are you supposed to say anyhow?” — the verses will stay in your head and allow you to want to hear what Gonzalez is saying. The lyrics are minimal, which also gives the instrumentals plenty of time to speak for themselves.

If you’re a fan of Interpol’s vocal lead Paul Banks or the vocals of Morphine’s late Mark Sandman, the steady depth of Gonzalez's vocal arrangement creates an endurance to the piece as a whole.

His voice leaves a lasting impression. If you remember indie-rock groups Surfer Blood, Milo Greene or Angus and Julia Stone, fit Black Boot into the mix. Or, if your pre fer an indie-alternative palette that leans more on the ‘90s shoe-gazy, ambient, alt-rock plane — like Slowdive or Portland-based Ten Million Lights — Black Boot is worth the bite.

“It’s a stitched quilt.” Gonzalez contin ued. “The only goal here is

working with old friends and making new ones. I could play everything on my own but that just doesn’t excite me in any way.”

Check out Black Boot’s newly released music video for ‘1,000’ on YouTube.

‘A Light That Never Dims’ is available to stream on Spotify and purchase digitally and on vinyl at Bandcamp.

Follow (in)Sect Records on Instagram @insectrecords

The mastermind behind Black Boot: Conrad Gonzalez: arranger, songwriter, vocalist and electric guitarist on its latest E.P.

Courtesy (in)Sect Records

RENT SOME FUN IN BEND!

Student Filmmakers One Water Video Contest

DEADLINE April 28, 2023; 5pm

Students - Create a 30-second video that may be turned into a TV commercial! How we plant, irrigate and manage our own yard plays an important part in conserving water and keeping pollution out of our river and groundwater.

AWARDS

Grand Prize:

• $200

• Professional reproduction of video to air on local TV

• Film screened at BendFilm Future Filmmaker event.

Division Winners:

• 9th - 12th Grade Prize: $100

• 4th / 5th - 8th Grade: $100

All Winners:

• Entrance into Future Filmmaker awards

• Film/Commercial featured on social media.

HOW TO ENTER

Scan

Will the next WINNER be YOU?

CALENDAR

19 Wednesday

AVID Cider Co. Taproom Bingo with a Brit Join with the favorite bloke Michael as MC, and win prizes, swag, gift cards, weekly cash prize and an end-of-the-month cumulative cash jackpot. $10 per booklet (5 games/booklet).

6:30-8:30pm.

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

6:30-8:30pm. Free.

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

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

8-10pm. Free.

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

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

The Domino Room Moonshine Bandits, Charlie Farley and Brandon Hart Jam out with these three artists! A night to remember!

8:30pm. $22.

Elixir Wine Group Locals Music Open Mic Night Come down to Elixir Winery and Tasting Room at 11 NW Lava Rd in Bend for open mic live music, award winning wines, handmade empanadas and other small bites. 6-9pm. This is the only working winery, grape to glass in Deschutes County so come on down for a tasting!

6-9pm. Free with glass of wine.

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

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

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

M&J Tavern Open Mic Night Downtown living room welcomes musicians to bring their acoustic set or turn it up to eleven with the whole band. Bring your own instruments. Goes to last call or last musician, which ever comes first. 21+. 6:30pm. Free.

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

Seven Nightclub & Restaurant The CO Show The CO Show is a free comedy showcase!

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

20 Thursday

Austin Mercantile Kyle J. Glenn Unapologetically raw and sung straight from the heart, the Hood River-based Kyle J. Glenn’s music juxtaposes inner monologues with triumphant declarations. Bittersweet chords collide against hope-tinged lyrics, taking listeners on a captivating sonic journey that ebbs and flows between tension and resolution. 4:30-6:30pm. Free.

Bunk+Brew Homegrown Music Festival High Desert Music Collective's third annual 4/20 celebration! Two days of local bands, solo musicians, local artisans and comedians, at the Historic Lucas House (Bunk+Brew) in downtown Bend, Oregon! This activity is supported in part by the Bend Cultural Toursim Fund. Noon-10pm. Free-$50.

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

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

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

Midtown Ballroom The Original Wailers Jam out with the OG Wailers on 4/20. 7pm. $30.

Northside Bar & Grill Long Gone Wilder

Local group playing blues and rock sing-along covers and dance tunes. 7-9pm. Free.

River’s Place Popcorn Acoustic renditions of popular music. 6-8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Trivia on the Moon

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

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse

Alex Dunn Fireside Show Snuggle up by the fire and listen to Alex Dunn. 6-8pm.$15.

The Capitol 3rd Thursday Latin Night! 3rd Thursday Latin Night at The Capitol brings the hottest Latin spice to Bend! Beginning Salsa lesson at 7:30pm w/ Victoria of Bend Dance, then Salsa and Bachata hits from 8-10pm. Total newbies welcome! At 10pm DJ Cruz takes over with Reggaetón, Merengue, Cumbia and Banda! Bring your sexiness! Third Thursday of every month, 7:30pm-2am. $5.

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

Volcanic Theatre Pub Gabe Lee w/ King Margo Equal parts classic songwriter and modern-day storyteller, Gabe Lee has built his own bridge between country, folk and rock over the course of three acclaimed albums. His latest release, “The Hometown Kid,” finds him distilling those sounds into something sharp and singular, examining his roots as a Nashville native. 8-11:59pm. $12.

21 Friday

Bend Cider Co. Johnny Bourbon Giddy up on down to Bend Cider Co. for some country music and cider. Johnny Bourbon will play some great tunes and the weather will be nice! 5-7pm. Free.

Bunk+Brew Homegrown Music Festival High Desert Music Collective's third annual 4/20 celebration! Two days of local bands, solo musicians, local artisans and comedians, at the Historic Lucas House (Bunk+Brew) in downtown Bend, Oregon!This activity is supported in part by the Bend Cultural Toursim Fund. Noon-10pm. Free-$50.

Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards and Events Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards: Spring Music Series Come enjoy music at Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards in Terrebonne. They have a great spring lineup of music favorites... focusing on many local Oregon musicians and bands! Their spring concerts are Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 5-8pm. They provide chairs and tables. Concerts are inside unless the weather warms up. 5-8pm. Varies.

Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards Scott

Foxx Duo Come enjoy a great night of music with the Scott Foxx Duo! Known as the “String Wizard,” Scott is a savant on acoustic and electric guitar, fiddle and mandolin. A singer-songwriter since age 17, Scott has opened for Taj Mahal, Richie Havid, Country Joe McDonald! 5-8pm. $15/adults, free/children 12 and under.

General Duffy’s Annex Comedy

Show Catch a stand-up comedy show at General Duffy’s Annex! 7-10pm.

Hardtails Bar & Grill Stage 28 Karaoke

Come out for a night of Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hardtails for a fun Friday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free. Volcanic Theatre Pub Indubious Armed with impressive instrumental skill, powerful harmonies and an electrifying stage presence, Indubious is destined to change the face of music. They have developed a steadily rising reputation as ambassadors of the West Coast reggae movement. Leaving audiences stunned and amazed whilst shattering any preconceived notions of genre and style. 8-11:59pm. $20.

The Wine Shop & Tasting Bar Bend

Underground Comedy Club Come to downtown Bend and be transported into a true comedy club environment! Once a month, The Wine Shop and Beer Tasting Bar in Downtown Bend will transform into a secret comedy hideaway! Featuring only the finest local, regional and sometimes national comedy talent with top quality beer and wine! Noon. $20-$25.

22 Saturday

10 Barrel Brewing Co. Pub & Brewing Facility Adult Prom with Bend Burlesque Time to re-live or re-do prom the way you wish it had been! Dress in formal attire from your favorite decade and dance to the hits from the 1950s to the 2020s. This is a dance party with a few special performances by your favorite Bend Burlesque crew. 21+. 7-11pm. $30/online, $35/ door.

The Belfry Quattlebaum with The Miller Twins Quattlebaum, southern gent and banjo slinger, brings more to the table than just music. With his infectious smile and weird antics, he brings people together; encouraging camaraderie and building community. 7-10pm. $20.

Bridge 99 Brewery Stage 28 Karaoke Come out for a night of all ages Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! 6pm. Free.

Crux Fermentation Project One Mad Man

Based out of Bend, One Mad Man sets the bar for creating powerful, original music, looping together multiple instruments to create moody, driven backdrops accompanied by smooth vocals. 5-7pm. Free.

Downtown Bend Public Library -

Brooks Room Irish Banjo & Homegrown

Songs Come listen to Irish dance tunes and singer-songwriter folks songs. Ian Carrick’s 5-string banjo, 4-string tenor banjo and voice will be accompanied by Collin Rhoton’s rhythmic guitar and bass playing. Expect authentic, mildly jazzy folk songs woven together with Irish dance tunes & bodhrán (Irish frame drum) playing. 4-5pm. Free.

FIXbend Low Cost Vaccines & Microchips Low cost vaccines and microchips for dogs and cats. 9am-Noon. Cost varies.

Known for its otherworldly sound and genre-bending reggae, Indubious is a band with a higher mission. Dedicated to using music to speak the truth and inspire others, this band is igniting a revolution. Be part of that revolution at the Volcanic Theatre Pub on Fri., April 21 at 8pm.

Courtesy Indubious Facebook

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards John Hoover & The Mighty Quinns If you love John Denver... this is your night! Playing guitars, mandolin, percussion and bass, the Quinns present a fully energized performance evocative of Denver’s live concerts (and the entire band sings). The kindred musical talents and influences of the band members allow a performance true to the messages of peace. 5-8pm. $22/adult, free/children 12 and under.

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

High Desert Music Hall Honey Run Come join at High Desert Music Hall with Honey Run for some original mountain music. Honey Run brings a fun mix of thoughtful original folk music, fast picking and playing, and lively old bluegrass tunes. 6:30pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Heller Highwater

Local high energy band playing blues, rock and country covers. 8-11pm. Free.

The Outfitter Bar at Seventh Mountain Resort Fox & Bones Scott Gilmore and Sarah Vitort are Fox and Bones—energetic offbeat folksters with a retro pop-rock bent who have been setting the Pacific Northwest alight with hand clapping and foot-stomping since 2016. The duo has shared the stage with ZZ Ward, The Dead South, Rayland Baxter and Horse Feathers among others. 4-7pm. Free.

River’s Place Gypsy Swing with The Brandon Campbell Trio Come on down and enjoy some degenerate jazz while washing out that foul-mouth of yours with some great beer! 6-8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Fractal Plays Lotus (A Tribute to Chuck Morris) Bend's premiere jamtronica band pays tribute to Lotus and the loss of their percussion player Chuck Morris last month. Lotus is one of the biggest influences on this local high energy dance party. Come help celebrate Chuck's life with the Fractal crew! 8:30-11pm. $10.

Sunriver Public Library Irish Banjo & Homegrown Songs Come listen to Irish dance tunes and singer-songwriter folks songs. Ian Carrick’s 5-string banjo, 4-string tenor banjo and voice will be accompanied by Collin Rhoton’s rhythmic guitar and bass playing. Expect authentic, mildly jazzy folk songs woven together with Irish dance tunes & bodhrán (Irish frame drum) playing. Noon-1pm. Free.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Swindler, Cytrus, Family Mystic “PBJam Fest PNW Tour” In the world of music, the term “fusion” tends to raise eyebrows. Yet, the sonic explorers of Seattle octuplet Cytrus have spent the last three years crafting a debut that draws deftly from a broad melodic palette, melding distinct stylistic threads into a cohesive creative voice. 8-11:59pm. $15.

23 Sunday

Hub City Bar & Grill Kristi Kinsey Blues

Jam Open jam with full band hosted by Kristi Kinsey. 5-8pm. Free.

The Astro Lounge Local Artist Spotlight

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

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

Flights Wine Bar Trivia at Flights Wine Bar

Join Sundays for trivia with King Trivia! Free to play! Get a group together, and come get nerdy! Awesome prizes and as always, delicious food and drinks! 4-6pm. Free.

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

River’s Place Dave & Melody Hill Dave and Melody Hill, playing fine guitar, close knit harmonies. Original Americana, blues and country. 5-7pm. Free.

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

Silver Moon Brewing Open Mic at the Moon

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

Terrebonne Grange Hall Come Dance with Us! Live music by the musicians of the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers District 3! Event is held monthly. This is a free, open-to-all event, dancing is welcomed and encouraged. 1-3pm. Free.

24 Monday

The Astro Lounge Musician’s Open Mic

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

Bevel Craft Brewing Parks and Rec Trivia

They’re covering all seasons of this hilarious show for round 2! With some of the most classic characters on TV—this is sure to be fun! Teams of 6 people max! Top three teams win Bevel gift cards! 6-9pm. Free.

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

High Desert Music Hall Tardigrade & Night

Channels with Mogul & The Blues Come join for a night of alternative, progressive, metal and instrumental rock. Tardigrade is a progressive, instrumental metal band from San Diego. With local support by Mougli & the Blues and Night Channels. 8pm. $12.

Northside Bar & Grill Karaoke with DJ

Chris Karaoke with DJ Chris every Monday. 7-9pm. Free.

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

Silver Moon Brewing Comedy Open Mic

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

Worthy Brewing Head Games Trivia Night

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

25 Tuesday

AVID Cider Co. Taproom Last Call Trivia

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

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

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

River’s Place Bingo!! Have fun, win money and help out a local nonprofit organization. This month they will support the Humane Society of Central Oregon. Their mission is strengthening the human-animal bond by advocating and compassionately caring for animals. 6-8pm. Cards $1-$5.

The Cellar—A Porter Brewing Company Music Night at The Cellar, Featuring Central Oregon Music & Musicians Grab a pint, sit back, relax and enjoy live music by Central Oregon musicians! Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at The Cellar! Fourth Tuesday of every month, 6-8pm. Free.

Tower Theatre The Black Market Trust The Black Market Trust is an American traditional pop/vocal jazz group from Los Angeles that combines the sounds of the legendary American crooners and vocal groups with the fire and energy of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. 7:30pm. $27-$42 (plus $3 historic preservation fee).

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

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AVID Cider Co. Taproom Bingo with a Brit Join with the favorite bloke Michael as MC, and win prizes, swag, gift cards, weekly cash prize and an end-of-the-month cumulative cash jackpot. $10 per booklet (5 games/booklet). 6:30-8:30pm.

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

Telling a story with each of his songs, Kyle J. Glenn takes his listeners on an emotional journey analyzing the hardships of modern life. Kyle J. Glenn is a folk singer-songwriter from Eugene, and his rhythmic sound and soulful lyrics captures fans worldwide. Catch Glenn perform at Austin Mercantile on Thu., April 20 at 4:30pm.

Courtesy Kyle J Glenn Press

HIRING IN SPRING 2023

HIRING IN SPRING 2023

Manufacturing Exceptional Truss Products at State of the Art Production Facilities

Manufacturing Exceptional Truss Products at State of the Art Production Facilities

The success The Truss Company has enjoyed over the past 30 years is due in large part to the quality of our employees. We strongly believe that ensuring the well-being of our employees is the best way to achieve sustainable success. We offer competitive benefit packages and salaries, learn more about us and what we can offer you at: thetrussco.com

The succes The Truss Company has enjoyed over the past 30 years is due in large part to the quality of our employees. We strongly believe that ensuring the well-being of our employees is the best way to achieve sustainable success. We offer competitive benefit packages and salaries, learn more about us and what we can offer you at: thetrussco.com

The success The Truss Company has enjoyed over the past 30 years is due in large part to the quality of our employees. We strongly believe that ensuring the well-being of our employees is the best way to achieve sustainable success. We offer competitive benefit packages and salaries, learn more about us and what we can offer you at: thetrussco.com

Benefits

Production

Available

• Medical/Vision/Dental after 60 days of employment

Production

• Voluntary Life Insurance

The Truss Company is actively seeking dependable, hard working people to assist in the manufacturing of roof and floor trusses while helping maintain a clean and safe production environment.

• Paid time off

The Truss Company is actively seeking dependable, hard working people to assist in the manufacturing of roof and floor trusses while helping maintain a clean and safe production environment.

Benefits

Benefits Available

Positions

Positions

Benefits Available

• Medical/Vision/Dental after 60 days of employment

• Six paid holidays each year

• 401k with company match

• Employee referral bonus

• Tuition Reimbursement

The Truss Co.’s newest plant in Redmond Oregon is opening soon, and we are hiring! We are hiring truss assemblers, production manager, CDL drivers, outside sales representative, and maintenance mechanics.

The Truss Co.’s newest plant in Redmond Oregon is opening soon, and we are hiring! We are hiring truss assemblers, production manager, CDL drivers, outside sales representative, and maintenance mechanics.

newest plant in Redmond Oregon is opening soon, and we are hiring! We are hiring truss assemblers, production manager, CDL drivers, outside sales representative, and maintenance mechanics.

www.thetrussco.com

humanresources@thetrussco.com

• Medical/Vision/Dental after 60 days of employment

• Voluntary Life Insurance

• Paid time off

• Voluntary Life Insurance

• Overtime paid based on Oregon’s wage and hour laws

• Six paid holiday’s each year

• Paid time off

• 401k with company match

• Six paid holiday’s each year

• 401k with company match

• Overtime paid based on Oregon's wage and hour laws

• Overtime paid based on Oregon's wage and hour laws

• Employee referral bonus

• Tuition Reimbursement

541-526-4851 • 2405 SW 1st Street Unit 6 Redmond, OR 97756

• Employee referral bonus

• Tuition Reimbursement

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

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

8-10pm. Free.

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Bill Powers

Relax with a pint and enjoy great local music!

6-8pm. Free.

Deschutes Brewery Public House Head

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

Elixir Wine Group Locals Music Night & Open Mic

Join a cozy community of appreciative musicians and patrons. Great music, great wine and beer, great times. Small bites available. 6-9pm. Free.

JC’s Bar & Grill Trivia Nite with Trivia Girl

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

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

M&J Tavern Open Mic Night Downtown living room welcomes musicians to bring their acoustic set or turn it up to eleven with the whole band. Bring your own instruments. Goes to last call or last musician, which ever comes first. 21+. 6:30pm. Free.

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

Seven Nightclub & Restaurant The CO

Show The CO Show is a free comedy showcase!

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

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse

Bar Fiori X Suttle Lodge Join for a special wine dinner in collaboration with Bar Fiori of Bend!

Kelsey Kuther, owner and founder of the natural wine bar in Bend will pour wine and spin records, to go along with a special Mexican-style menu designed by their very own Conrado Gonzalez. Dinner will consist of four wine pours, and three courses. Visit the website to book a room, grab some friends and get your tickets while they last! 6-8pm.$150.

MUSIC

The DRUM: Community Drumming & Rhythm Circle A free-flowing rhythm circle to explore who you really are—rhythmic, spiritual beings in physical form. Call your inner-child out to play as you explore your own beat and express the wild within. Create sound, move your body or just be with the vibrations. Rhythm instruments of all kinds welcome. All ages. April 25, 6-7:15pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-815-3131. choicetribeoregon@gmail.com. $11.

Melodies of Love: Mastersingers

Spring Concert Two special afternoons of choral music to celebrate the sounds of love and the warmth of spring will be performed by Central Oregon Mastersingers. “If Music be the Food of Love” by David Dickau, famous “Waltzes,” by Johannes Brahms and a new piece “His Steadfast Love," by a local, college composer are among the choruses to be sung. April 22, 3pm. Sunriver Christian Fellowship, 18143 Cottonwood Rd., Sunriver. Contact: judith.corwin@gmail.com. Free.

Open Hub Singing Club Sing in community... for the simple joy of creating meaning and beauty together! All voices and experience levels welcome. The group believes singing is a birthright and are reclaiming this ancient technology for belonging and well-being. The group sings easy-to-learn delicious songs in the paperless aural tradition. First timers are free! Lalalalala!

Sundays, 1-2:30pm. First Presbyterian Heritage Hall, 230 NE Ninth St., Bend. Contact: 541-2416182. openhubsinging@gmail.com. $10-$20.

Sunday Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Reiki Sound bath is a passive healing journey with crystal bowls. Bring comfy clothing, pillow and blanket or mat. Sundays, 5:30-6:30pm. Through Aug. 27. Unity Community of Central Oregon, 63645 Scenic Dr., Bend. Contact: 541350-8448. clare@kevinkubota.com. $10-$20 sliding scale.

DANCE

Third Thursdays Group Class & Social Dance Class topic changes monthly. No partner or previous experience is required. Ages 18+ (or 16+ w/ parent). For more info, check out the web link listed on the online calendar. Thu, April 20, 6-7:45pm. Larkspur Community Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-623-2623. dance@dancewithtravis.com. $10-$20.

Transformation: Waiting for Answers

Explore themes of transformation through dance and story with Renee Gonzalez. April 22, 3-4pm. High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls.lib. or.us. Free.

4th Saturday West Coast Swing Dance

Smooth and luscious, this isn’t your grandma’s swing! WCS is done to hip-hop, dirty blues, acoustic or late night R&B. No partner or rhythm needed! Every fourth Saturday! Beginning lesson with Victoria of Bend Dance at 7pm. 8pm is when the real dance starts! All are welcome! Fourth Saturday of every month, 7-11pm. Through Oct. 28. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-410-0048. salsavictoria@yahoo.com. $15 lesson and dance, $10 just dance.

Argentine Tango Classes and Dance

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

Country Swing Dance Lessons Come join for partner country swing dancing! They have beginner, advanced and circle dance lessons. Check the Cricket Instagram to find out which it is this week! Come with a partner, or come single and they’ll find you one! See y’all there! Every other Thursday, 7-8pm. Through Dec. 30. Cross-Eyed Cricket, 20565 NE Brinson Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4270. Free.

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

Scottish Country Dance A chance to socialize and get a bit of exercise, too. Beginners are welcome. All footwork, figures and social graces will be taught and reviewed. Mondays, 7-9pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-508-9110. allely@ bendbroadband.com. $5.

Soul in Motion Movement & Dance

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

Tribal TranscenDANCE & Crystal Bowl

Sound Bath A movement journey to experience your original-state-of-consciousness; TranscenDANCE is a movement-as-medicine ceremony that holds threads to ancient indigenous practices. Through conscious-intention, active-breathwork, blindfold, free-form-movement to primal-soundscapes and a crystal bowl sound integration, participants explore states of freedom, joy, release, acceptance, oneness and visionary insights. April 21, 6-8pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Rd., Bend. Contact: 541815-3131. choicetribeoregon@gmail.com. $44.

ARTS + CRAFTS

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

Artists Exhibit Dry Canyon Arts Association facilitates art exhibits throughout the city of Redmond to inspire a culture of art lovers. Come experience some of Redmond’s amazing artists exhibit their work on the walls of a new farm to table restaurant “Feast Foods Co.” Wednesdays-Sundays, 3pm. Through May 21. Feast Food Co, 546 NW 7th St, Redmond. Free.

Long Gone Wilder rocks out with its audience for sing-alongs and more. Covering all these rock and blues, this band will provide good vibes and fun times on Thu., April 20 at 7pm at Northside Bar & Grill.

Courtesy Long Gone Wilder Facebook

EVENTS TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

Birds & Flowers Stained Glass Workshop Join for a natured-themed stained glass mosaic workshop at the Downtown Bend Library! Participants must be at least 12 years old to participate. All supplies are provided with event registration. A $100 donation is recommended when signing up for this event. April 23, 2-4pm. Deschutes Public Library-Downtown, 601 NW Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541-241-8680. sadie@thinkwildco.org.

Clothing Connection Fashion Show Join for a celebration of The Clothing Connection and sustainable shopping in honor of Earth Day! Two Shows: 3pm and 7pm at COCC Bend: Wille Hall. This event is a celebration and fundraiser for The Clothing Connection: a resource created to serve students at both COCC and OSU-Cascades. April 21, 3-4:30 and 7-8:30pm. Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 541-318-3794. acole@cocc.edu. Free.

Herbal Medicine Making Series Dr. Ashley Rieger will teach four classes in this series, each showcasing a different traditional application of herbal medicine. This series includes: infused oil, herbal salves, herbal tinctures and medicinal tea formulation. Take the classes ala carte or attend all four and receive discounted access! Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm. Through May 2. The Peoples Apothecary, 19570 Amber Meadow Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-728-2368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. $50/$160.

Kreitzer Open Gallery and Studio Give the gift of a contemporary realist David Kreitzer original. Stunning Central Oregon splendor, water, koi, fantasy, figure and floral. SF Chronicle: “Kreitzer demonstrates the poetic intensity of the old tradition.” Mondays-Sundays, 11am-5pm. Kreitzer Art Gallery and Studio, 20214 Archie Briggs Rd., Bend. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.

Learn Stained Glass: Copper Foil

Technique Learn the art of stained glass by crafting your very own flat glass panel from start to finish. This skill based class provides a strong foundation for stained glass using the copper foil technique over two class sessions. Take home a beautiful suncatcher and the skills to do it again.

Thursdays, 6-8pm. Through April 27. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541388-2283. makeit@diycave.com. $239.

Oils Open Studio with Mike Wise

Michael Wise will lead this open drop in studio for experienced oils artists wishing to explore and develop their skills in a friendly supportive atmosphere. Participants should bring their own materials. Tue, April 25, 2:30-5:30pm, Tue, May 9, 2:30-5:30pm and Tue, May 23, 2:30-5:30pm.

Sagebrushers Art Society, 117 SW Roosevelt Ave., Bend. Contact: mikewiseart@gmail.com.. $20/members, $30/non-members.

Paint & Sip Come join local artist, Kristen Buwalda as she leads you through an 11”x14” painting while you sip your favorite Bevel beverage! Price includes all of your supplies, and the first drink! Bring friends, family, date night, fun night, whatever night. No experience necessary to join! April 26, 6:30-9pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: holla@bevelbeer.com. $48.

Spring Pop-Up with Alexandra: The Art of Yarn Shop gloriously colorful indie-dyed yarn from Silverton. Alexandra, The Art of Yarn is bringing her luxury skeins to Fancywork for a special spring pop-up shop. Pick up a very special exclusive mini-skein set that Alexandra dyed just for Fancywork. Meet the artist behind the color April 7-9 at Fancywork! April 7-23, 10am-5pm. Fancywork Yarn Shop, 200 NE Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-323-8686. hello@ fancywork.com. Free.

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

Join David in the Kreitzer Gallery and Studio, and experience sublime and healing Central Oregon splendor landscapes, the human figure, koi, California vineyards, floral and fantasy oil and watercolor images. Thursdays-Sundays, Noon5pm. Kreitzer Art Gallery and Studio, 20214 Archie Briggs Rd., Bend. Contact: 805-234-2048. jkreitze@icloud.com. Free.

Wednesday Morning Wheel Throwing

Kara offers a calm and easy approach to teaching you how to make functional and decorative pottery on the wheel. This class is for beginning/ intermediate students. Wednesdays, 10am-Noon

Through May 10. Tumalo School of Pottery & Craft, 65093 Smokey Butte Dr., Bend. Contact: 321-432-8009. yvonne@tumaloschoolofpottery. com. $250.

Intro to Stained Glass Bring yourself and your friends and learn the fundamentals of stained glass by crafting your very own stained sun catcher glass garden stake. This fun introductory class provides a foundation for stained glass using the copper foil technique. By the end, you’ll be hooked and ready to make more. Sat, April 22, 10am-1pm, Sun, May 7, 1-4pm and Sun, May 21, 1-4pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. makeit@ diycave.com. $179.

PRESENTATIONS + EXHIBITS

Bend La Pine Schools Board Position 3 & 5 Virtual Candidate Forum Join the City Club of Central Oregon and the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County for a virtual forum with candidates for the Bend LaPine Schools Board Positions 3 & 5. April 26, 6-7pm. Contact: 541-633-7163. info@cityclubco.org. Free.

COCC’s Forum on Equity, Racism and Social Justice: Book Banning COCC is committed to continuing these important conversations and addressing systemic inequities. COCC invites you to share in this work and be a part of making changes in the communities so that people truly are a welcoming and inclusive place. Together everyone can make a difference! April 24, 4-5pm. Contact: cwalker2@cocc.edu. Free.

Cultivating Innovation: Networking, Keynote and Panel with Cultivate Bend Join for an evening of sharing expertise, as the speaker and panel discuss innovation and product market fit. You’ll have time to network and build connections with other professionals in the CPG industry! April 20, 5-7pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. Contact: hello@cultivatebend.com. $20-$30.

Deschutes Public Library Virtual Candidate Forum Join the City Club of Central Oregon and the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County for a virtual forum with candidates for the Deschutes Public Library. April 25, 6-7pm. Contact: 541-633-7163. info@ cityclubco.org. Free.

Downtown Bend: Estate Planning 101

Attorney Collin Edmonds will delve into the main topics of estate planning: wills, trusts, probate, powers of attorney and advance directives. By the end of the presentation, everyone should have a good starting point on what kind of estate planning documents they may want to pursue in their own lives. April 24, 6-7pm. Downtown Bend Public Library, 601 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

The Good Deeds Project Join C.O.B.L.A. and the Fair Housing Council of Oregon for Fair Housing Month! You’ll learn about racially biased covenants in our local area as well as what to do to have them removed. Plans for the future of the Good Deeds Project. Learn about your housing rights and local programs. April 21, 4:30-7:30pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend. Contact: 541410-5866. info@openspace.studio. Free.

Patterns in Nature with Dr. Rod Ray The Earth and its atmosphere are a constant showcase of extraordinary environmental patterns - from intricate snowflakes to symmetrical cloud formations. Join as Dr. Rod Ray explains the phenomena of energy’s patterns in nature and see the ordered world with newfound appreciation.

April 25, 6-8:30pm. Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC Bend Campus, Bend, Bend. Contact: 541-383-7257. cgilbride@cocc.edu. Free.

Saving Water for Fish and Farms: Modernizing Central Oregon’s Irrigation Infrastructure 80-90% of the water in rivers across the Western U.S. is diverted for irrigation. Piping leaky canals and upgrading on-farm irrigation saves water, making farms more productive and efficient and enabling more water to remain instream. Learn how these tools work to restore flows in our local rivers. April 24, 6-8pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4077. marisa@ deschutesriver.org. Free.

Stand Down & Resource Fair Open to all veterans, homeless, and low-income persons. Lunch provided by the Elks. Providing supplies and services to homeless veterans and others in need, such as food, clothing, health screenings and Social Security Benefits Counseling. Also providing referrals to health care, employment, substance use treatment and mental health counseling. April 26, 9am-2pm. Bend Elks Lodge #1371, 63120 Boyd Acres Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-480-3923. Free.

Upper Deschutes Watershed Speaker Series: Learn About Your Home Waters The Upper Deschutes Watershed Council, in partnership with COCC’s Community Education department, is coordinating a six-part informational speaker series about the Upper Deschutes watershed. Join natural resource partners, to learn about the watershed history, water use, water conservation efforts and fish and wildlife in the Upper Deschutes! Every other Thursday, 5:30-7:30pm. Through June 1. Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 541-383-7270. kknight@ restorethedeschutes.org. $49.

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

WORDS

Book Signing: “Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them” by Tove Danovich Oregon author Tove Danovich will be in the bookstore to sign her book, “Under the Henfluence.” Books can be pre-ordered through the Eventbrite link or purchased on the website. An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock. April 22, 11am-Noon. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-3066564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

King Margo is a pop-country duo known for its incredible vocals and soul-shaking guitar. Its newest album “Waters Rise” is leaving fans jonesing for more. King Margo will perform with Gabe Lee on 8pm on Thu., April 20, at Volcanic Theatre Pub.

Courtesy King Margo Facebook

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COCC Poetry Month Join Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library annual celebration of National Poetry Month with performances and workshops. All events are free and open to the public. Visit barber.cocc.edu/poetry for more details. Mon, April 17, 3:15-4:15pm, Tue, April 25, 3:30-4:30pm, Thu, April 27, 1-2pm, Fri, May 5, 5-7pm and Wed, May 10, 4-6:30pm. Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Free.

Hello! Storytime: Dragons Roundabout Books is looking forward to sharing stories, movement and a touch of music with 0-5 year olds, geared toward those younger ages. There will be a heavy emphasis on fun, so bring your listening ears and a smile for a fun half hour with Kathy! April 26, 10:30-11am. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop. com. Free.

Out of This World Book Club Please join for Out of This World Book Club. The group will discuss “The Cartographers” by Peng Shepherd. Zoom option available. April 24, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@ roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Rediscovered Reads Book Club Please join for Rediscovered Book Club. The group will discuss “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks. Zoom option available. April 26, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-3066564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

OUTDOOR EVENTS

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.

Scones on the Cone! Stop by for hot coffee and homemade scones at the top of the cinder cone. Sunrise ski/snowboard! Woooooo! Saturdays, 7:15-8am. Through May 28. Mount Bachelor Ski Resort - West Village, 13000 SW Century Dr., Bend. $2 suggested donation.

Taiko of Bend Club Taiko is a form of group drumming with elements of dance and martial art. The Taiko of Bend Club is a beginner’s level club practicing outdoors in Drake Park. Come fragrance-free. Check website for start dates, times and more details: joannamoore.com/taikobend. Saturdays. Through Nov. 4. Drake Park, 777 NW Riverside Blvd., Bend. Contact: joanna@ desipotential.com. Free.

VOLUNTEER

Bunny Rescue Needs Volunteers

Looking for more volunteers to help with tidying bunny enclosures, feeding, watering, giving treats, head scratches, play time and fostering. All ages welcome and time commitments are flexible — weekly, monthly or fill-in. Located at the south end of Redmond. Email Lindsey with your interests and availability: wildflowerbunnylove@gmail.com. Ongoing. Ember’s Wildflower Animal Sanctuary and Bunny Rescue, 2584 SW 58th St, Redmond.

Volunteer: Help Businesses Prosper!

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

Mentor a Child with an Incarcerated

GUNG HO

By Allie Noland

Soak Up Nature with Forest Bathing

Earth Day Book Drive

The Environmental Center wants your gently-used children’s and young adult books! Bend Chapter DAR can put them to good use with local nonprofit organizations. Please drop off books at the Earth Day Fair, Saturday April 22 from 11:30am to 3:00pm at Troy Field (next to the Environmental Center). April 22, 11am-3pm. The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Ave., Bend. Free.

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

RendezVan This one-of-a-kind festival features a stacked lineup of free live music and DJs, spring riding, and a tailgate scene like no other. April 19-23. Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Dr., Bend. Varies.

Salmon Run Kick off the 2023 race season with this exciting Oregon tradition. Drawing inspiration from the iconic salmon of the Pacific Northwest, Bend Races welcome you to join hundreds of runners on their own journeys along the beautiful Deschutes River courses. With three distances: 5K, 10K and half marathon, Bend Races is prioritizing accessibility for all runners with affordable registration fees and early bird pricing for even deeper discounts. The perfect month for racing, April boasts cool temperatures in Central Oregon and blue bird sunny skies! April 22. Athletic Club of Bend, 61615 Athletic Club Dr, Bend. $40-$60.

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

Parent: Spring Training This class covers program policies, Q&A from a current volunteer, how to establish a mentor relationship, the impact incarceration has on families, communication skills and the stages of a mentoring relationship. There is no cost to attend, but advanced registration is required. Light snacks and refreshments provided. April 22, 9am-12:30pm. Deschutes County Services Center, 1300 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-388-6651. copy@ deschutes.org. Free.

Oregon State-Wide Climate Strike

Join the day before Earth Day, for a protest in downtown Bend to demand climate action! This climate strike is part of state-wide protests across Oregon on the same day, in collaboration with Portland Youth Climate Strike. Bring water, a sign and a friend! All ages welcome! April 21. Drake Park In front of stage, Riverside Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-904-5235. bend@fridaysforfutureusa.org.

Thrive Moving Volunteers Support your neighbors by helping them move to their new home. If interested, fill out the volunteer form or reach out! Ongoing. Contact: 541-728-1022. TCOmoving22@gmail.com.

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

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

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

People living in Central Oregon are no strangers to spending time outdoors. With the rivers, mountains and lively outdoor events, being outside is a part of living here. Sure, existing outside is good for you, but taking the time to slow down, connect with the Earth below your feet and feel one with nature can provide many health benefits. It’s called forest bathing.

This ancient Japanese practice (shinrin yoku) is a process of relaxation and calming sensory connection to nature — observing, deep breathing, feeling, smelling, existing in harmony. Forest bathing studies have shown that the practice reduces cortisol (stress hormone) levels after just one immersion, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Missie Wilker is a certified forest therapy guide and owns a yoga studio in Bend, R’oming Yoga. Wilker hosts two-hour guided forest bathing sessions in Central Oregon, mainly at Shevlin Park. She defines forest bathing as “slowing down to cultivate an intentional relationship with the natural world through sensory practices.”

After her first guided forest bathing session, she was hooked.

“I left the [my first forest bath] feeling so incredibly connected,” Wilker told the Source Weekly. “I felt this deep relational connection with nature that I've never had felt before.”

Wilker immediately searched for a program to become a forest therapy

guide after her meaningful experience. Her forest bathing sessions start with an introduction and lead into a sensory connection practice, Wilker calls it “forest immersion.” The introductory practice is about grounding participants into the environment and opening them up to the experience— touching bark on trees, breathing in natural aromas, listening to the wind or noticing small organisms in the nature around them.

The guided sessions continue with invitations to walk slowly and lie/sit on the Earth as well as time for individual connection. At the end of the session, the group sits for a tea ceremony to connect and reflect on the experience. Wilker’s next forest bathing session is Sunday, May 7 at Shevlin Park.

People interested in forest bathing don’t need a guide to practice. All you need is a space in nature, an intentional mind and a slow moment to connect. Central Oregonians have ample options to forest bathing locations — such as the Deschutes National Forest, Shevlin Park or the Deschutes River Trail, to name a few. Guided Forest

Ancient Japanese therapy practice invites people to slow down and feel the healing energy of trees

Forest bathing is an ancient Japanese therapy practice (shinrin-yoku) that focuses on deep connection and immersion in nature. Missie Wilker is a certified forest therapy guide and leads forest bathing sessions in Central Oregon.

Photos by Stacie Muller

CALENDAR EVENTS

Volunteers Needed for Humane Society Thrift Store

Do you love animals and discovering “new” treasures? Then volunteering at the HSCO Thrift Store is a great way to combine your passions while helping raise funds to provide animal welfare services for the local community. For more information visit the website at www.hsco.org/volunteer. Ongoing. Humane Society Thrift Shop, 61220 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3840. abigail@hsco.org.

GROUPS + MEETUPS

April Outdoor Industry Coffee & Coworking

Looking to make connections and build community in the outdoor industry? Join for this low-key, no pressure, grassroots networking event. Less business cards swapping, more inspired conversation and relationship building. April 19, 9-11am. The Grove, 921 NW Mt. Washington Dr., Bend. Contact: 701-388-6618. Free.

Good Deeds Project Public Update

Come join for Fair Housing Month! C.O.B.L.A. is sharing its initial findings of the Good Deeds Project in Deschutes County. The Good Deeds Project researches the databases of Central Oregon to find racially biased covenants. April 21, 4:30-7:30pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-903-2706. gooddeeds@mycobla.org. Free.

Hysteria Comedy Collective: Comedy

BEing with Horses

An intentional space to be in the presence of horses. Horses offer an unparalleled opportunity for hands-on learning of multi-dimensional awareness and somatic processing because of their sensitive, transparent nature. Sessions include awareness-based breathing, movement and touch tasks with the one-ofkind choice horse-herd. No horse experience necessary. No horseback riding. Ages 10+. Sundays, 10-11:15am. Through May 28. CHOICE Tribe, 23045 Alfalfa Market Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-815-3131. choicetribeoregon@gmail.com. $45.

Bend Italian Culture and Language Meetup Group This group of people is interested in learning the culture and language of Italy. This group welcomes all who have an interest in this area. Join this Saturday for a time of learning, culture, conversation and making new friends. Joshua and Patricia are looking forward to meeting everyone. Meet upstairs. Saturdays, 11am-Noon. Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe, 135 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend. Contact: 541981-0230. spaceneedle62wf@hotmail.com. Free.

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

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

Climate Action Teach-In Climate action is the theme of Central Oregon Community College’s 2nd annual Climate Teach-In—part of a worldwide event— featuring a lineup of climate-focused talks and breakout sessions. April 19, 1:30-5:30pm. Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, COCC Bend Campus, Bend, Bend. Contact: 541-383-7779. ncopley@cocc.edu. Free.

Competitive Cribbage Play nine games of cribbage versus nine different opponents. Cash prizes awarded based on number of wins. Mondays, 5-8pm. Deschutes Junction, 2940 N Hwy 97, Bend. Contact: 541-530-1112. rickyticky1954@gmail.com. $2-$18.

Getting Intimate Workshop - Beyond

Monogamy In a society that is built around the concept of monogamy, what does it mean to intentionally choose monogamy, non-monogamy, or polyamory? This 2-part interactive workshop explores the topic of “relationship structure” through facilitated activities and intentional dialogue. Open to all genders/identities/relationship orientations.

Tue, April 25, 6:30pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. Contact: 847-2261151. laurenlanger94@gmail.com. $10.

Writing Workshop Welcome to Hysteria, a comedy collective open to all female-identifying, trans and non-binary folks. Whether you are a seasoned performer or completely new to the scene, Hysteria invites you to join the community of professional, novice and aspiring stand-up comedians. Its mission is to create a space where there is support for each other’s growth as writers/performers, give and receive feedback on materials and foster a more inclusive, progressive and artistic comedy community. Third Wednesday of every month, 5:30-7pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. $10. Bend Toastmasters Club Meeting If you’re having difficulty re-entering the world of in-person presentations, while also juggling Zoom meetings and online communication, you’re not alone. At Bend Toastmasters Club, they’re practicing the vital skills of public speaking and interpersonal communication that Toastmasters has always offered, combined with the need for technology-enabled remote meetings. First Wednesday of every month, Noon-1pm and Third Wednesday of every month, Noon-1pm. Through May 17. Deschutes Public Library-Downtown, 601 NW Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 206-390-8507. bend.toastmasters.club@gmail.com. Free.

Bend Parkinson’s Support Group Monthly Meeting Parkinson’s Support Group Meetings third Wednesday of every month at the Best Western Premier Bend. Patients and caregivers are welcome to join us. These meetings serve as a resource for educational and emotional support. Focusing on providing local services, bridging the gap between medical care and wellness. Fun and engaging! Third Wednesday of every month, 2-3:30pm. Best Western Premier, 1082 SW Yates Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-668-6599. Carol@parkinsonsresources.com. free.

Japanese Ikebana Flower Arranging

Classes In-person Japanese ikebana flower arranging classes resume at COCC! Create unique and beautiful Japanese Ikebana floral arrangements using techniques established over centuries. Historical, cultural and spiritual aspects of the practice accompany hands-on learning. Classes held four Sunday afternoons. Sundays, 1-3pm. Through May 7. Boyle Education Center, COCC, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 805-886-0542. geriservi@gmail.com. $199.

Marijuana Anonymous Marijuana Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share the experience, strength and hope with each other that we may solve our common problem and help others to recover from marijuana addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using marijuana. Entrance on Staats St. Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm. Bend Church, 680 NW Bond Street, Bend. Contact: 541-633-6025. curbdaherb@gmail.com. Free.

Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting

Patients and caregivers are welcome to join! These meetings serve as a resource for educational and emotional support. Focusing on providing local services, bridging the gap between medical care and wellness. Fun and engaging! Third Wednesday of every month, 2-3:30pm. Best Western Premier, 1082 SW Yates Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-6686599. jessica@parkinsonsresources.org. Free.

Redmond Chess Club Redmond Chess Club meets Tuesday evenings at the High Desert Music Hall in Redmond. Come join for an evening of chess! Everyone is welcome. Sets provided or bring your own. Contact Gilbert at 503-490-9596. Tuesdays, 6-9pm. High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave, Redmond. Contact: 503-4909596. raygoza_gilbert@yahoo.com. Free.

Religion 101: A “Brothers K” Discussion Engage in a lively discussion on Christianity, Buddhism and baseball (a religion in “Brothers K”). LARGE questions will be considered, including: “What do we mean by the word religion?” and “Why is religion so doggone divisive?” There will be no proselytizing or criticizing of views, but gathering to learn/understand.

April 19, 6-7pm. Redmond Proficiency Academy - Glacier Building, 657 SW Glacier Ave #2710, Redmond. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@ deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Religion 101: A Brothers K Discussion

Engage in a lively discussion on Christianity, Buddhism and baseball (a religion in “Brothers K”). Large questions will be considered, including: “what do we mean by the word religion?” and “why is religion so doggone divisive?” There will be no proselytizing or criticizing of views, but gathering to learn/understand. April 25, 6-7pm. East Bend Public Library, 62080 Dean Swift Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@ deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Stage the Change Stage the Change is a conference empowering high school students from across the Pacific Northwest to use performing arts to find their social voice and be catalysts for change. Students will participate in workshops, showcases and dialogue with change-making professional artists and arts advocates. Sat, Jan. 21, 5pm and Sat, April 22-9:30pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-317-0700. info@towertheatre.org. $20.

Talk Derby With Us Get your questions about roller derby answered. Whether you are interested in skating, volunteering or becoming a fan. Come say hi. April 20, 6-8pm. Midtown Yacht Club, 1661 NE 4th Street, Bend. Contact: lavacityinfo@gmail.com. Free.

Toastmasters of Redmond Become a confident public speaker. Do you want to become a member of an organization that provides a safe and supportive environment to improve your public speaking skills? A place that fosters community, socialization and builds your self confidence. A place to have fun. Newcomers are supportively welcomed. Tuesdays, Noon-1pm. Church of Christ, 925 NW 7th St., Redmond. Contact: 541-292-6177. garyae@gmail.com. $60 for 6 months.

PARALLEL 44 PRESENTS SPRING OF SOUL

YAK ATTACK

2 LONG SETS

APRIL 28

VOLCANIC THEATRE

PIMPS OF JOYTIME

feat. STARCHILD JR (P-FUNK) w/ BROTHER GABE & FRIENDS

MAY 4 DOMINO ROOM

RYAN MONTBLEAU

Wild Women Book Club Come join other women in community as participants dive deep into the untamed feminine psyche. This is set up in a way that you can jump in at any time with or without reading the “required” pages. Join in the discussion or just come for a cup of tea and listen! Fourth Wednesday of every month, 6-8pm. The Peoples Apothecary, 19570 Amber Meadow Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-728-2368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. $9/online, $10/door.

FUNDRAISING

10th Annual Bend Bike Swap The Bend Bike Swap, now in its 10th year, is a benefit for Bend Endurance Academy, a nonprofit organization that teaches kids the joy of endurance sports. Buy, sell, browse or volunteer! April 22, 10am-4:30pm. Thump Coffee - NW Crossing, 549 NW York Dr., Bend. Contact: 503-333-7531. bikeswap@bendenduranceacademy.org. Free.

Assistance League of Bend’s Dream Trip Raffle Enter to win an extraordinary escape with Assistance League of Bend’s Dream Trip Raffle. The winner can choose one trip from four selections: private countryside villa in Umbria/ Tuscany, private ocean view villa on the island of St. Martin, family fun at Disney World and custom winemaking experience in Sonoma. All proceeds will benefit children and adults facing hardship in Deschutes County. March 9-April 19. $25.

Street Dog Hero Day at The Herb Center Join Street Dog Hero at The Herb Center in Bend for Street Dog Hero Day! They will ave some adoptable dogs looking for their forever homes and SDH swag available for purchase. Plus, you can enter for a chance to win some awesome raffle prizes. Come enjoy the sunshine. April 20, Noon-3pm. The Herb Center, 2205 NE Division St., Bend. Free.

Totally 80s Throwback Prom: A Fundraiser for Boy’s & Girl’s Club of Bend Goth, dork, headbanger or mall rat, you will have a killer time at the gym dance. They promise the punch will be spiked. This is an adult prom, attendance is 21+. Be ready to dress in your tux or gown, and use a minimum of two hairspray cans. April 22, 7-10pm. Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend, 500 NE Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541617-2877. ash@bcgbend.org. $75.

Bingo Benefiting Shelter Pets! Join for a fun night of bingo at Spider City Brewing! Half the pot goes to the winner and half the pot to benefit Furry Freight and RylieMay Rescue Ranch! Bring cash and a friend and get ready to win!!! April 20, 6-8pm. Spider City Brewing, 1177 SE Ninth St., Bend. Contact: info@furryfreight.org. $1-$5 per card.

EVENTS + MARKETS

420 at Oregrown Come and join in the heart of Downtown Bend, at Oregrown Bend for the Annual Oregrown 4/20 Celebration. Deals start on April 18th, and the festivities begin on April 20 at 7am and will continue until 10pm. Enjoy 20% to 50% off your favorite products! April 20, 7am-10pm. Oregrown Flagship, 1199 NW Wall St., Bend. Free. 2023 Spring Gardening Seminar 2023 Spring Gardening Seminar sign up is now available! Choose from 8 classes, $5 each. Each class is recorded. Registered participants will receive a link to participate, and later a link to view the recorded class on-demand. Details on classes at https://gocomga. com/2023-spring-seminar. Saturdays, 10-11:30am and 1-2:30pm. Through April 22. Contact: 541-5486088. seminar@gocomga.com. $5 per class.

2023 Earth Day Fair and Parade

An annual celebration of Earth and community! This family-friendly event typically features a lively and inclusive parade through downtown Bend where folks are encouraged to wear costumes to showcase their favorite thing about planet earth. During the fair, food vendors, booths and performers offer something for everyone. April 22, 11:30am-3pm. Troy Field, NW Bond St. and Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: priscilla@envirocenter.org. Free.

Makers Market Join on Earth Day for a great makers market—bringing together some of Bend’s great artisans—including Michelle Adams Photography, Bearded Architect Designs, Rachell Elise Mallon Watercolors, Triumph Outpost, Oak & Juniper, Barton DeGraaf, Wildflower Fashion truck, Chunk Cookies, Rainbows by Amy and more. April 22, 1-7pm. Austin Mercantile, 19570 Amber Meadow Dr Suite 190, Bend. Contact: 541-797-0037. kateaustinmerc@gmail.com. Free.

MAY 6

VOLCANIC THEATRE

MARCHFOURTH & SOPHISTAFUNK w/ SONIC BENDERS

MAY 11 MIDTOWN BALLROOM

SCOTT PEMBERTON O THEORY w/ TBD

MAY 18 VOLCANIC THEATRE

STINKFOOT ORCHESTRA

A FRANK ZAPPA TRIBUTE feat. NAPOLEON MURPHY BROCK

MAY 20 VOLCANIC THEATRE

TIX/INFO: P44P.BIZ FOLLOW US!

Snuggle up by the fire this Thursday night at Suttle Lodge at 6pm to listen and vibe out with Alex Dunn. Dunn is a singer-songwriter based out of Seattle.

Michelle Moore

CALENDAR

Spring RV Show Join Beaver Coach Sales at the Central Oregon RV Dealers Show. Find your ideal RV with Class A, B and C motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels and more on display. Exclusive show pricing and financing available. Thu, April 20, 10am-6pm, Fri, April 21, 10am6pm, Sat, April 22, 10am-6pm and Sun, April 23, 11am-5pm. Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond, Redmond. Contact: 855-478-1470. Free.

FAMILY + KIDS

Couples Massage Classes Learn to connect and relax with your partner through nurturing touch. Taproot Bodywork offers 2- or 4- hour couples massage classes in Tumalo. One couple per session. Additional days/times are available, prices vary. Visit www.taprootbodywork.com for more info. Ongoing. Taproot Bodywork Studio, Tumalo. Contact: 503-4810595. taprootbodywork@gmail.com. Varies.

Basketball Co-Lab Camps Wildstar Basketball Camp 7-week Sessions start April and continue through May. 1-3pm for 1st-3rd graders. 2-4pm for 4th-6th and 6th-8th. Fridays, 1-3 and 2-4pm. Through May 26. Bend Hoops, 1307 NE 1st Street, Bend. Contact: 541-2059097. connect@wildstarcamps.com. $155.

FOOD + DRINK

Familia Torres Spanish Pairing Dinner

Join for a special Spanish wine pairing dinner with special guest presenter Jorge Nadal Volckaert from Familia Torres Winery in Spain. Four-course dinner and amuse-bouche, paired with five wines from Spain. April 26, 6:30-9pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541728-0753. flightswinebend@gmail.com. $150.

Fried Chicken Thursdays Fried Chicken Thursdays at Flights Wine Bar! Dine in with a 2-piece plate with sides and a biscuit for $18 or take an 8-piece bucket and a bottle to-go! Upgrade to the “Balla Bucket” to get a selected bottle of champagne. Thursdays, 3-9pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541728-0753. flightswinebend@gmail.com. $38.

BEER + DRINK

4/20 Fiasco Block Party Bo’s Falafel, El Sancho and Dump City Dumplings are partnering up to host this 4/20 celebration. Music by DJ Sorski and The Long Operators. Live music, food specials, friends, yummy alcohol, local vendors and more! April 20, 4:20pm. El Sancho Taco Shop Westside, 1254 NW Galveston Ave, Bend. Free. Avid Cider 4/20 Cookie Fest Cookie Fest celebrates local bakers! Ticket includes one of two cookie options from each of four bakeries. Purchase the second if you wish! Vote on several categories like “(Almost) Too Pretty to Eat” and “Most Decadent.” Curated cider pairings available! All proceeds go to bakers. A THC-free nod to 4/20. April 20, 4-7pm. AVID Cider Co. Taproom, 550 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: 716-6735779. emily@avidcider.com. $12/cookie tasting (4), $10/cider pairing (6).

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

Cross Cut Warming Hut: Locals’ Day!

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

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

Earth Day Celebration Join for an outof-this-world Earth Day Celebration at Worthy Brewing! Enjoy live music from Pozitronics who perform pop through the decades and educational speeches from local environmentalists, solar viewings, garden and greenhouse tours and scavenger hunt, native plant sales and more! April 22, 4-9pm. Worthy Brewing, 495 NE Bellevue Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-706-0816. Sam@ Worthybrewing.com. Free.

Locals’ Night with The Bluegrass Collective Monday is the day to be at Silver Moon Brewing! Come on down and join the local family all day every Monday! Silver Moon offers $3 pints of the core lineup beers and $4 pours of the barrel-aged beers all day. Come down and sample what’s new while also enjoying the brand new food menu! It’s a steal of a deal that they won’t be chasing you out the door for! Mondays. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Locals’ Day Come on down to Bevel Craft Brewing for $4 beers and cider and $1 off wine all day. There are also food specials from the food carts located out back at The Patio! Tuesdays. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.

Paint Night Sip some wine and paint a spring inspired scene. This is sure to bring a smile to your face and feed your artistic soul. April 24, 5:30-7:30pm. River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-525-5792. riversplacebend@ gmail.com. $35.

Saisons on the Lawn The mighty saison!

Join as Crux celebrates spring’s namesake beer. Crux invited eight of its brewery friends to join by sharing their version of the style for you all to enjoy. Benefits Oregon Brewers Guild. More details online. April 22, Noon-8pm. Crux Fermentation Project, 50 SW Division St., Bend. Free.

Wine Tasting Every Third Thursday

Our resident wine expert, David, will be pouring hand-selected wines from across Oregon and around the globe. He’ll introduce you to new grapes, producers and styles. He will help you select unique and exceptional wines from a continually rotating selection. Stop by anytime between 5-7p. Third Thursday of every month, 5-7pm. West Coast Provisions, 2735 NW Crossing Dr., Bend. Free.

HEALTH + WELLNESS

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

Donations accepted.

World Peace Reiki Share & Meditation

Bring a crystal or photo for The Reiki Crystal Grid. Reiki curious welcome. April 19, 7-9pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Rd., Bend. Contact: shantiwalking@gmail.com. $15-$30.

Community Reiki Join Reiki Alchemy for a 30-minute reiki treatment at a discounted price. Benefits include: deep relaxation; enhanced sense of well-being; soothes anxiety and depression; balances the nervous system; improves sleep; eases pain; promotes healing; boosts the immune system. Every other Friday, 9am-1pm. Through April 21. Contact: natasha@natashabacca.com. $40.

Earth & Your Body-Part 1 & 2 A body process is a hands-on method that uses different placements on various positions on the body while asking specific energies to run at each spot. These processes facilitate the body back into its original functions, which assist with the repairing and longevity of the body. Choose one or both! April 22, 10am-1pm and 2-5pm. The Blissful Heart Hidden Garden, 105 NW Greeley Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-848-7608. jem@jenniferevemorey.com. Free-$50.

Earth Day Forest Bathing For this forest bathing walk on Earth Day, give the earth the gift of your presence and attention. Slow down, rest and deepen your relationship with the living world and remember your belonging to nature and the interconnectedness of all living beings. Includes wildcrafted tea. April 22, 1-3pm. Tumalo State Park, 64120 O. B. Riley Rd., Bend. Contact: mindy@rootedpresence.com. $35.

Grief Reframed for Teens Teens need each other now more than ever. This safe space allows teens to hold and be held as they navigate the struggles of growing up and dealing with loneliness, loss, divorce, death and anxiety, in these challenging times. Both a grief counselor and licensed mental health therapist are present. Wednesdays, 6-7:30pm. Good Grief Guidance, 33 NW Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-223-9955. info@livingundone.com. $50.

Group Biofield Tuning Energy Balancing and Crystal Healing: Deep Grounding For Earth Day Biofield tuning is an energy balancing method for self-healing and wellness that uses sound waves produced by specialized tuning forks. The group will connect and ground deeply into the earth, and clear the energy of the root chakra. The tuning forks will release any stuck energy you may find. April 22, 5-6:30pm. Serenity Arts Studio, 61396 South HWY 97, Suite 203, Bend. Contact: 458-256-8464. phnxmn11@gmail.com. $30.

Kirtan: Celebrate With the Bend Bhakti Collective Kirtan, sacred song, dance and community. Celebrate with the Bend Bhakti Collective. Thursdays, 7-8:30pm. First Presbyterian Heritage Hall, 230 NE Ninth St., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4401. Free-$20.

Happy Hip-Hop Nothing but fun in this high energy class for boys and girls! Learn the latest dance style of today’s top choreographers. Utilizing moves from street dance, breaking, popping, locking and freestyle you will incorporate them into a vibrant dance combination that expresses your individuality and is a blast! Fridays, 3:50-4:35pm. Through June 16. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $30 registration fee, $66/month tuition.

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

Himalayan Kriya Yoga & Soundbath

Come tap, shake, breath, stretch and release any stagnant energies or anxieties to prepare yourself for a deep journey of awareness inward through a sound bath meditation with gongs, bowls, drums, flutes, chimes and more instruments. No prior yoga experience needed. All levels, body types and thought beliefs welcome. Thu, April 20, 6-7:30pm, Thu, May 4, 6-7:30pm, Thu, May 11, 6-7:30pm, Thu, May 18, 6-7pm and Thu, May 25, 6-7:30pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Rd., Bend. Contact: 808-783-0374. kevin@soundshala.com. $20.

Learn to Run Bend: Women’s 5K

Training Group Gain a strong running foundation and mindset strategies to make your new fitness activity fun and sustainable! Train for the 6/17 Redmond Run with other aspiring runners and Michelle Poirot, an RRCA-certified running coach and Duke University-certified health coach. Info and registration: https://tinyurl.com/ yc7rx8d2. April 22, 8am. Bend, Oregon. Contact: 503-481-0595. michelle@ceilingunlimitedhealthcoaching.com. $210/$250.

Mindfulness-Based Meditation Prac-

tice Join the 3rd monthly meeting of a Thich Nhat Hanh meditation group. Join Tree and others to explore mindfulness and a discussion about it. All are welcome. Cushions and chairs will be provided. There’ll be intros, a guided meditation, movement meditation, a Q&A session and a closing silent meditation. April 23, 12:354:30pm. Brooks Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 469 Wall St., Bend. Contact: 802-299-0722. bendtnhsitters@gmail.com. Free.

Medicine Drum Dreaming: A Journey

Inwards to Awareness Drum dreaming is a way to connect with the energies and wisdoms of Earth and spirit planes. April 24, 6-8pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Rd., Bend. Contact: 541815-3131. choicetribeoregon@gmail.com. $33.

Nurse Rally and Info Picket St. Charles Bend is hemorrhaging caregivers, and it’s affecting your health. Your local nurses are seriously concerned about unsafe staffing and the care you and your loved ones are receiving at St. Charles Bend. Join them in a community rally to take back control of the community’s health. April 24, 3:30-7:30pm. St. Charles Bend, NE Neff Rd. & NE 27th St., Bend. Contact: 503-293-0011. News@OregonRN.org. Free.

Parent Grief Group The parent group is open to any caregiver who would benefit from the support of others along the journey of loving our kids into being, no matter life’s challenges. whether it be through divorce, death, illness, conflict, addiction, anxiety or depression. Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm. Good Grief Guidance, 33 NW Louisiana Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-223-9955. info@livingundone.com. $50.

Reiki Treatment Reiki treatments every Wednesday. Benefits include: deep relaxation, centering and calming; enhanced sense of well-being; soothes anxiety and depression; balances the nervous system; improves sleep; eases pain; improves concentration and mental clarity; boosts the immune system and clears the body of toxins; promotes healing. Wednesdays, 9am1pm. Through April 26. Hawthorn Healing Arts Center, 39 NW Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-330-0334. info@hawthorncenter.com. $90.

Shadow Yoga Basics, Donation Based Introduces principles and practices of Shadow Yoga, with an emphasis on the lower structure and building the pathway of power. Pay what you can. Mondays, 6-7pm. Continuum, A School of Shadow Yoga, 155 SW Century Dr., Suite 112, Bend. Contact: 541-588-2480. info@continuum-yoga.com. $1 - $19.

So, Are You A Fish? It’s Autism Awareness month! What if many of the labels that exist—such as autism, OCD, ADD and ADHD—are not disabilities at all? If we look at these from question and not judgment, what more can be discovered? Register for free link to join! April 20, 10-11am. Contact: 541-848-7608. jem@jenniferevemorey.com. Free.

Hitting the stage with local artists, Spencer Marlyn will perform at the HomeGrown Music Festival on Thu., April 20 at 8:15pm on the solo stage at Bunk+Brew. Marlyn will provide tunes that will get people up on their feet.

Courtesy Spencer Marlyn Website

As I’m settling in and waiting for my sandwich from A Broken Angel, a kid next to me takes a bite out of his vegan lunch.

“I’d definitely be vegan if they cooked for me every day!” he says – and I have to agree. As a former vegetarian turned omnivore who’s more veg-inclined once again, I’m thinking about all the pre-packaged, cheese-and-dairy-heavy meals for singles that I’ve consumed since my child went off to college. I, too, would love for these vegan food champions to cook for me every day.

Not only would I be able to cut down on the cheese and dairy, but at this cart, I’d also take a big bite out of my plastic and packaging consumption. When The Reuby, a vegan version of the Reuben sandwich, arrives, it’s plated on a reusable metal tray – just one of the efforts this cart makes to help keep so much plastic and single-use packaging out of the landfill.

“I think probably what drives us the most, of course, is serving the plantbased food, because it does put a lot less — it's a lot less taxing on the earth as far as water resources and land degradation and methane emissions and transportation costs and forest deforestation,”

At Bend’s Original Vegan Food Cart, Sustainability is an Everyday Thing

By Nicole Vulcan

said Barb Troyer, co-creator of A Broken Angel, along with Chef Richard Hull. “We know people are wanting to lessen their climate footprint, their climate impact. And so there's a lot of people looking to eat that way, too,” Troyer told the Source Weekly.

Other vegan establishments have come and gone in the time that Hull and Troyer opened their vegan food cart, originally located inside a tiny trailer that only had room for one person to move around. Square that with another fact: A Broken Angel bakes its own bread for the copious amounts of biscuits and sandwiches it doles out each day. Open for breakfast as well as lunch, Troyer said their breakfasts — including a vegan biscuits and gravy — remain a big draw.

These days, Bend enjoys at least three food carts dedicated to vegan food, including Toasty and Lively Up Your Self, as well as a number of brickand-mortars, such as Fix and Repeat and Salud, that cater to those seeking healthful vegan fare.

Since those humble beginnings behind Palate coffee, A Broken Angel has moved twice, first to Spoken Moto (before new development and the removal of the entire Spoken Moto building prompted

a move for its various carts) and now, behind The Pantry on Newport Avenue. Its new location brings together two businesses that share a passion for reducing waste. A Broken Angel serves “for here” meals as often as possible, uses compostable packaging, composts its own food waste and encourages customers to do the same outside the cart, as just a few examples of its commitment to sustainability. Inside The Pantry, customers see bulk-buying at its most ideal; jars and shelves are full of food stuffs like flour that can be bought in bulk, but also household items such as cleaning supplies – stuff that’s not always available to purchase using reusable containers at other stores.

Troyer also enjoys the history of the building, she said – a place she once often visited as a customer.

“This building is over 100 years old. It's very unusual for Bend. It was Devore’s. I remember coming to Devore’s — that couple had it forever.” Of the owners of The Pantry, Stephen Thompson and Emma Veader, Troyer said, “I just think it's really cool what they're doing — the whole idea with trying to reduce plastic waste and be as sustainable as possible and make it approachable for people…

it's just cool, and it's just a really cool collaborative use of space.”

With an effort at the state level to reduce the use of single-use plastics in Oregon, Troyer and others in food service are eyeing Oregon SB 545, which would allow customers to bring their own clean containers for takeout and the like. SB 545 is now working its way through the Oregon House.

“I think in a high-volume situation, it could be tricky. It would disrupt your flow a little bit,” Troyer said. Still, she said, “I would love to try to make it work.”

Volume could be an issue going forward. While Troyer was not able to speak publicly, foodies across Bend have been buzzing this week about a recent visit from Guy Fieri, shooting more material for his show, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”

Maybe he, too, would be vegan if A Broken Angel cooked for him every day.

A Broken Angel recently moved to The Pantry, where the two businesses focus on sustainable and plastic-free food service

Barb Troyer

Nicole Vulcan

“We know people are wanting to lessen their climate footprint, their climate impact. And so there's a lot of people looking to eat that way, too.”

—Barb Troyer

Left, Chef Richard Hull and Co-Creator Barb Troyer started A Broken Angel in 2016. The food cart recently moved to NW Newport Avenue, behind The Pantry. Right, The Reuby at A Broken Angel features grilled portobello, fermented red cabbage sauerkraut, special dressing and fried capers on housemade rye.

LITTLE BITES

By Nicole Vulcan

Local Launches Chai Company

Kavi’s Chai to kick off at Earth Day Fair

ABend local is launching a new line of chai, and kicking things off at this week’s Earth Day Fair and Parade. Kavi Chokshi, who’s originally from India, has enjoyed informally sharing his own version of masala chai — or spiced milk tea — with friends and coworkers in Bend over the past several years. Now he’s making that process more formal with the launch of Kavi’s Chai, a simple drink containing grated ginger, ground cardamom and a pinch of chai masala spice mix. That all gets combined with black tea and a bit of brown sugar and milk.

“Most people who've tried it here have remarked that they haven't had any chai like it before,” Chokshi stated on the Kavi’s Chai website. “Most ‘chai tea’ in America is overly sweet and has an unusual flavor profile (often heavy on cinnamon).”

Chokshi’s chai will be on offer at the Earth Day Fair and Parade on Saturday, April 22 in downtown Bend. It will be available in the original milk version as well as a dairy-free option — but in the interest of reducing waste, bring your own travel mug!

Look for more about the launch of Kavi’s Chai at kavischai.com.

New Food Cart Lot and Pub Opens in Redmond

Blacksmith Public House offers a little of it all

Anew public house with a little of it all is now open, and is preparing for its grand opening weekend. Blacksmith Public House – located in, you guessed it, a former blacksmith shop – opened last week on SW Evergreen Street in downtown Redmond. This place, owned by Michael and Molly Kosakowski, ticks all the boxes. There’s a full bar and a coffee bar inside, as well as an indoor stage. Outside is an ample patio with six food carts, as well as an upper terrace with views of the Cascades to the west. Current food carts at Blacksmith include The Hot Potato featuring comfort food, Homeslice Tavern Style Pizza, Botanas El Paraiso featuring Mexican and American fare, The Kilted Kitchen featuring barbecue with a “Scottish flare,” Cascade Alchemy Bowls featuring gluten free and healthful options and That Guy’s Bistro, offering hot dogs, fries, sandwiches and burgers. (That Guy’s Bistro also recently opened a brick-and-mortar in Bend, at 61147 S Hwy 97).

Blacksmith Public House’s coffee shop opens at 7:30 am and the bar opens at 11 am seven days a week. Each food cart has its own hours. The

grand opening celebration for Blacksmith takes place over two days; Friday, April 21 brings Kristi Kinsey & The Whiskey Bandits to the stage, with Countryfied playing Saturday, April 22. All music is free.

Blacksmith Public House 308 SW Evergreen Ave., Redmond

Coffee open Daily 7:30am-9pm; Bar open 11am-10pm

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Deschutes County Expo Center

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JUNE 2 & 3, 2023

Blazin’ Hot Wings Challenge

Ramsey’s Dram Academy • Cornhole Tourney

BBQ Bites • ‘Bar’B Que Saloon • Whiskey Tastings

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Joanna ConnoR • Gary Hoey

Blackstrap Bluegrass • Hillstomp

Karen Lovely • Ben Rice & The Hustle • The Parnells

The Judy Judy Judy, a peachy Old Fashioned, is one of the signature drinks at Blacksmith Public House.

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If you’ve never had a tuna salad without mayonnaise, it’s time to try it. Replacing the mayo with olive oil and adding in avocado, fresh citrus and cilantro takes the classic salad up a notch or two. I also like adding just a tiny bit of jalapeño pepper for extra depth of flavor but if you don’t like heat at all, leave it out.

This simple, easy-to-make salad is great for a quick meal. It can be eaten on bread as a sandwich or served on

Tuna Avocado Salad Recipe

A refreshing take on a classic salad with avocado, lemon and cilantro

By Donna Britt

crackers or in lettuce cups. Napa cabbage leaves also make a great vessel for this salad. Originally cultivated in Asian countries, Napa cabbage is very nutritious, high in antioxidants, B vitamins and iron.

This salad is a healthy choice all the

has been touted for its health benefits for quite some time and beyond that, they’re creamy and delicious and complement the tuna in this recipe perfectly. And of course, olive oil is rich in monounsaturated fats (the good fats) which help reduce inflammation.

This is the kind of fresh salad my body is craving right now as we finally emerge from a long cold season into brighter, longer days. Buen Provecho!

Tuna Avocado Salad

Serves Four

• Two cans of solid white albacore tuna in water, well drained

• Two scallions/green onions, finely chopped

• One large sweet red, yellow or orange pepper (or several small ones), finely chopped

• ½ jalapeño pepper, seeded & finely diced, optional

• Several swirls of olive oil

• Zest of one lemon

• Juice of one lemon

• One avocado, cut into small chunks

• Handful of cilantro, finely chopped

• Salt & pepper, to taste

Drain tuna and place in a large mixing bowl. Using a fork, gently stir in scallions, peppers, olive oil, lemon zest and juice. Carefully add avocado and cilantro and stir in gently to avoid smashing the avocado bits. Add salt, pepper and more lemon juice as desired.

Serve with any kind of cracker or on bread or in lettuce or Napa cabbage leaves.

This recipe does not have to be exact. You can use as much or as little of any of the ingredients as you like. You can also double or triple it.

Brighten up a tuna salad with avocado, lemon and fresh cilantro.

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CULTURE

Natural Beauty with Axiology

Bend-based, plastic-free, vegan beauty brand prioritizes sustainable practices and honest ingredients

By Allie Noland

Ericka Rodriguez founded Axiology Beauty with a passion for vegan, cruelty-free makeup and a vision for a sustainable future, specifically in the beauty industry.

“I was in my mid 20s when I discovered that all of the makeup I was using was test ed on animals,” Rodriguez told the Source Weekly. “I was like, ‘OK, no problem. I'll just buy vegan makeup and cruelty-free makeup.’ But it turned out to be a lot harder than I thought. All of the vegan makeup at the time was super dry and didn’t perform well. I was like, ‘I'll just make my own vegan lipstick for fun.’”

After 200+ formulations and hundreds of hours of work, Rodriguez hit the perfect com bination of organic oils, Earth-de rived micas and antioxidants. In 2014, she launched six shades of her first 10-ingredient lipstick on Etsy, and it was a hit. Rodriguez and her team have expanded the Bend-based company, and its products are sold at retailers around the world, including Ulta Beauty.

Axiology focuses on two products—Lip-to-Lid Balmies and Multi-Sticks. The Lip-to-Lid Balmies are smooth, creamy crayons that come in two-, three- and 14-packs. Balmies are made with nine ingredients— ingredients people can easily pronounce and recognize, like castor seed oil and sunflower seed oil. With two colors and one highlight, the three pack is designed to provide a full-face look, Rodriguez said. Each Balmie is hand-rolled in recycled paper and stored in a recyclable carrying case.

According to the Plastic Pollution Coalition, the beauty and personal care industry produces 120 billion

units of packaging waste every year. This fact and a trip to the landfill inspired Rodriguez to push toward plastic-free packaging, and on Earth Day 2022, Axiology officially became plastic-free. When Rodriguez was formulating the Axiology recipe, she was living in Bali. There, she learned about a company that was turning paper trash into packaging. “The womanfounded-and-run business on Bali collects 100% post-consumer recycled paper from offices, hotels and schools around the island and sorts and shreds it,” according to Axiology’s blog. Axiology partnered with the women’s coalition to create Multi-Sticks and Lip-to-Lid Balmie boxes.

The Multi-Sticks are bigger and are sold as singles. Multi-Sticks are packaged in recyclable push-up tubes made from 100% FSC certified paper and contain 10 ingredients. Multi-Sticks offer a dewier look and a smoother glide than the OG Balmies, according to Axiology’s website.

“Our target customer is more of a minimalist,” Rodriguez said. “They care about the environment. They’re a little bit less pol ished. They like nature. They want one product that does more, with less [ingredients].”

According to the Plastic Pollution Coalition, the beauty and personal care industry produces 120 billion units of packaging waste every year. This fact and a trip to the landfill inspired Rodriguez to push toward plastic-free packaging, and on Earth Day 2022, Axiology officially became plastic-free.

From eyes to cheeks to lips, Balmies and MultiSticks were created to simplify morning makeup routines. Roriguez said Axiology worked with a makeup artist/color specialist to create and focus in on colors that perform well on all skin tones, all textures and all parts of the face.

“I definitely feel happy with having a strong mission, and then being able to express that through beauty products,” Rodriguez told the Source.

Axiology’s website serves as a space for consumers to shop products and doubles a resource for visitors to learn about plastic waste, landfills, recycling and how to build sustainable habits to help the Earth.

Axiology founder Ericka Rodriguez of Bend started her beauty business with a mission to offer vegan, cruelty-free makeup with plastic-free packaging. The Multi-Stick and Lip-to-Lid Balmies are made with 10 or fewer ingredients and glide on the skin. From left are Kenna (lab assistant), founder Ericka Rodriguez, Chloe (lab lead) and Jessyka (general manager).

Photos by Allie Noland

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Cage, Mario, not Bob Ross and so much more

By Jared Rasic

Imight have overdone it at the theater last weekend. It was one of those weeks where life became a perfect storm of exhaustion, seasonal affective disorder and heartsickness, so I figured I would apply comforting cinematic ointment to my poor, addled brain. So, across three days, I went to six movies in the theater, basking in the flickering lights of different lives and far away worlds. It might have been too many movies, but it also helped me re-center and reconnect with myself. Although…some of the movies were definitely better than others. Here’s what I saw.

“RRR:” This was my third viewing of the Tollywood modern classic and I’m not sure I could possibly love it more. It’s easily the greatest epic martial arts/ musical/romance/period drama/buddy comedy ever made and feels like the cinematic equivalent of a warm hug. It’s the most fun you can possibly have watching a movie with a central theme that says the only thing better than friendship is the blood of the colonizer. Truly awe inspiring in every possible way.

“Air:” This is one of those movies that exists in that really specific genre of “Intelligent People that are Good at Their Jobs Talking and Doing Stuff” and I’m here for it. While it’s a ton of fun watching a movie about the creation of the Air Jordan at Nike in Beaverton set in the mid-‘80s, it also hit me that ultimately, even though the film isn’t really

cynical, it’s also basically focused on a million-dollar corporation becoming a billion-dollar one. As a lifelong fan of Michael Jordan, I was captivated, but I did have to actively ignore the constant self-aggrandizing romanticization of consumerism.

“Enys Men:” Set on an uninhabited island off the Cornish coast in 1973, the film follows a woman who observes the changes of a rare flower each day. Shot on 16mm and featuring no more than a dozen or so lines of dialogue, “Enys Men” creates a tone of such metaphysical eeriness and retro psychological intensity that, even though the movie isn’t really scary, it hangs out in your mind like a miasmatic daymare. Fans of the late, unsung genius Nicolas Roeg will be elated to discover this weird-ass mood piece.

“Paint:” In a way, it feels like Owen Wilson was born to play Bob Ross, but in “Paint” he’s playing Carl Nargle, a painter on PBS in Vermont that looks, sounds and…paints like Bob Ross. Nargle is a little swarthier than Ross, though. He likes to seduce fans in his van and is only capable of painting the same mountain range over and over, so he’s definitely not Bob Ross. Then why make him look just like Ross, then? The movie won’t help you understand that, but it does have some solid moments of dry wit and an aesthetic that is pleasing to the eye in a Wes Anderson sort of way. Just don’t expect to remember much about it next week.

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie:” While there are quite a few Easter eggs throughout this animated adventure for people who grew up playing Mario on Nintendo, going back to the early ‘80s, this is very much aimed at kids now, not middle-aged nerds who were small 35-40 years ago. Chris Pratt and Charlie Day are lively as Mario and Luigi, but this wasn’t for me. When the film slows down to give Mario daddy issues, I was bored out of my skull, but when Donkey Kong starts destroying Koopas at Mario Kart, I was waterboarded with nostalgia. I don’t really know if that’s good or not.

“Renfield:” Nicolas Cage was born to play Dracula and I’m grateful I exist at the one time in all of history where I could witness his gloriousness. This is fast-paced, funny and stunningly violent, while also being extremely dumb, corny and ridiculous. The first half an hour is so very great, though, with Cage adding depth to a feral and disturbing Dracula. My biggest issue is that Nicholas Hoult’s Renfield is nowhere near as interesting as the thousand-year-old undead serial killer vampire. Whenever Cage isn’t on screen, the film suffers. Although, the always-great Ben Schwartz (Jean Ralphio from “Parks and Rec”) snorts an entire centipede at one point, so even when Cage is elsewhere, it’s still pretty fun. Eventually filmmakers will learn that the more Cage, the better.

“RRR”

Dir. S.S. Rajamouli

Grade: A

A

Now Playing at Tin Pan Theater and on Netflix

“Air”

Dir. Ben Affleck

Grade: B+

B+

Now Playing at Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub

“Enys Men”

Dir. Mark Jenkins

Grade: B

B

Now Playing at Tin Pan Theater

“Paint”

Dir. Brit McAdams

Grade: C

C

Now Playing at Tin Pan Theater

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie:

Dir. Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic

Grade: C+

Now Playing at Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, McMenamins

“Renfield”

Dir. Chris McKay

Grade: B-

C+

B

Now Playing at Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub

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Photos courtesy of IMDB

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Re-wilding Oregon Conference

Gathering focuses on desert and forest ecosystems, carnivores, native fish and the America the Beautiful Initiative.

By Damian Fagan

What is your definition of wildlands and how do you think management of public lands leads to that definition? That is a component of the Re-Wilding Oregon Conference to be held at the Lake Creek Lodge in Camp Sherman on May 13. The all-day conference will feature panel discussions on desert and forest ecosystems, carnivores, native fish and the America the Beautiful Initiative, formerly known as the 30 by 30 Project. The Western Watersheds Project, Wolf Welcome Committee and Lake Creek Lodge are the main sponsors, along with numerous co-sponsors. The conference is open to the public.

What prompted the local presenters the Wolf Welcome Committee, Western Watersheds Project, and Sisters Trail Alliance to host such a gathering?

“We were talking about a proposed logging project up on Green Ridge, and Adam [Bronstein] and I were thinking, what if we had a whole coalition of people that were invested in imagining this forest re-wild, instead of each group doing their own little thing, envisioning a larger way to interact with the Forest Service,” said Susan Price, Wolf Welcome Committee co-founder.

Sparks from local projects such as the Green Ridge Landscape Restoration project which includes various treatments such as thinning, logging and prescribed fire on the forests there, to larger, statewide issues such as mule deer population reductions, wolf

recovery and watershed protections, have ignited concerns with not only the Sisters Ranger District but with the agency across the West.

The question of how effective thinning and forest resto ration practices are in relation to just leaving things wild is under debate by many conservation organizations, along with whether these actions cre ate the least amount of impact on an area.

“We are just posing the question, are these sorts of projects appropriate,” said Adam Bronstein, Western Watersheds Project’s director of Oregon and Nevada. “What are we doing and what do we want for the future of our forests?”

Though the Green Ridge project or other local issues may have been the spark, the Re-wilding Oregon Conference goes way beyond Central Oregon.

“We have people coming to present on the Klamath Dam removal and Molalla River restoration project,” said Bronstein. “We’ll have carnivore panels and we’ll be talking about the 30 by 30 campaign, which is now called America the Beautiful Initiative, to protect 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by 2030.”

According to the Rewilding Institute's website, “Rewilding is comprehensive, often large-scale, conservation effort focused on restoring sustainable biodiversity and ecosystem health by protecting core wild/wilderness areas, providing connectivity between such areas, and protecting or reintroducing apex predators and highly interactive species (keystone species).”

On certain projects, this may include the reintroduction of a few key species such as wolves or beavers on ecosystems that are close to their natural state. This approach is both intriguing and complex, considering the diversity of uses on public lands.

With roughly 4% of Oregon as designated wilderness, there are still some opportunities with remnant roadless areas to be protected.

“We have to go beyond this now and turn to rewilding,” said Bronstein. “A light touch here and there, then let Mother Nature take her course.”

The Sisters Trail Alliance is one of the co-sponsors.

“We’re really asking the questions at STA about what is our role as

recreational users in biodiversity and preserving our natural and wild areas,” said Scott Penzarella, Sisters Trail Alliance executive director.

“We are starting to see things a little differently about staying within a certain footprint, as opposed to constantly expanding, and creating access opportunities within that footprint,” said Penzarella. “That to me is a critical component and is something we can expand upon and support in some of these re-wilding efforts.”

The sponsors hope that this conference will not only inform people about wildlife and habitat issues, but also help to elevate the dialogue between different groups. “Once we start to make those connections and that societal shift, then the projects and work that our government can be doing in support of that will have support,” said Bronstein. “That’s our job.”

Though public land management is centric to the discussions, private land concerns, especially with the return of wolves to the region, will also be a topic of conversation. “Our goal is to create a climate of peaceful coexistence, where wolves are welcomed by their human neighbors,” said Price.

Re-wilding Oregon Conference Sat., May 13, 8am – 7pm Lake Creek Lodge, Camp Sherman 13375 SW Forest Service Rd #1419, Camp Sherman Sold out; contact organizers for waiting list

Top, Green Ridge view. Bottom, wolves have been sighted near Camp Sherman in recent months, said Susan Price of the Wolf Welcome Committee.

Susan Price Courtesy Pixabay

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By Allie Noland

Get Green with The Environmental Center

Repair Café and Happy Hour in the Garden cultivate community though learning and sustainability practices

The Environmental Center’s Repair Café and Happy Hour in the Garden offer the community ways to get their hands dirty, learn something new and show a little love for the Earth.

Happy Hour in the Garden

Denise Rowcroft is the garden program manager at The Environmental Center’s on-site Kansas Avenue Learning Garden. Rowcroft spends countless hours in the garden watering, weeding, planting, working on projects, planning lessons, harvesting. . . you name it.

Happy Hour in the Garden serves as a recurring volunteer opportu nity for people to help The Envi ronmental Center with garden projects. These early-season projects focus on prepping the garden for planting season—weeding, prepping the soil, wheelbarrowing pounds and pounds of compost, random fixes and getting the gar den ready for student summer programs. As the weather warms, projects will shift with garden needs.

“Happy Hour in the Garden is a way for folks to come and get their hands on the land and learn about gardening. It really appeals to a lot of different types of folks. Let's say you live in an apart ment and you really want to garden; you can get the opportunity to get your hands dirty, learn some things and just be out side. You can reap the benefits of, like, gardening without having to own space,” said Amelia Corbari, commu nications manager at The Environmental Center.

It's not Happy Hour without tasty drinks. Every other Tuesday from 4-6pm, find Rowcroft and communi ty members in the garden, sipping on a local brew or nonalcoholic bevvy. Wild Ride Brewing sponsored the March and April events, and Worthy Brewing/Wor thy Environmental will sponsor the May and June events, providing cold ones to celebrate spring. The next Happy Hour in the Garden is May 4.

Repair Café

The Environmental Center’s 10th annual Repair Café is on Wednesday, April 26 at Oregon State University-Cascades. This free public event will show the Central Oregon community that repair is a sustainable option and will encourage people to rethink throwaway culture.

“Repair Cafés are all about connecting people who have broken stuff with people who like to

“Come be outside and get those ben efits of gardening, because everybody can benefit from just being outside and digging in the dirt,” Corbari said. Free

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As a nonprofit Community Health Center, for more than 20 years Mosaic has served Central Oregon. Our services go beyond medical care, and we are here for everyone — as reflected in our updated name: Mosaic Community Health.

CRAFT Tree Beer Festival

Ahead for Bend

And what the heck is a tree beer?

By Heidi Howard

Finally, a new kind of beer festival! This is no ordinary festival, in a giant venue, drunk fest. No way. This is a unique celebration of Mother Earth and the spoils she so lovingly provides to us… so we can make BEER! Enter the first inaugural (hopefully) Tree Beer Fest, which will take place at the one and only Ale Apothecary! If you aren’t excited, then you just don’t know any better. Let me help you with that by first explaining to you what a tree beer is.

Paul Arney, owner/brewer of Ale Apothecary, said it best. A tree beer is, “foraged and foresty,” meaning it comes from the tree itself. Don’t think fruit beers. We’ve already got plenty of festivals celebrating those. Think pine needles, or the bark of a lodge pole pine, for instance.

A great example is Ale Apothecary’s Ralph. I was fortunate enough to sit down with Arney and share a tasting of Ralph as I gleaned information for this article. Ralph is a beer brewed utilizing a fir tree, or a “fir beer.” Its aroma and initial flavor took me back to my teenage years stomping through the Olympic Mountains in Washington state with my boyfriend, now husband, searching for small hidden lakes. Bright, earthy. As it warmed, Arney noted, “I’m picking up cherry as it warms.” Yep! I got that, too. A lovely tart cherry to counter the subtle foresty goodness. THAT is a tree beer.

Now for some details on the festival. The Tree Beer Festival will take place in two sessions, on Saturday, April 29. The first session is from noon-3pm and the second is from 4-7pm. It will

take place in the cellar area of the Ale Apothecary tasting room on SW Century Drive. Some great breweries will be participating, including Jester King, Wolf Tree and Alesong (to name JUST a few). Tickets are $15 online and $20 at the door. Tickets include the first three pours and a branch coaster. Additional tasting packages can be purchased at $10 for four additional tastes. Those interested in touring where the magic happens and sampling some vintage ales can snag the very limited $50 VITree package. It’s well worth it! Ticket sales are limited, only 200 general admission tickets are left and about 20 VITree tickets as of this writing, so snag those while you can.

This event is going to be EPIC! Pro tip… if you can’t wait until Arbor Day to get your beer fest on, then you’re in luck! I would be remiss not to mention that Crux has brought back Saison on the Lawn on Saturday, April 22. For $20 attendees get a glass and five tokens. The lineup looks fantastic, with big names including Alesong, Ale Apothecary (those guys are so busy), and Little Beast, plus many, many more! So excited for Beer fest season! Hope to see you all there! Prost!

Crossword “ELVERS SIGHTINGS”

THE REC ROOM

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ACROSS

1. Network support

7. Tear it up in a pit

11. ___ season (late winter/early spring)

14. Later’s opposite

15. Naysayer

16. “I can’t decide, they all sound great”

17. Route taken by one on the gig economy route?

20. Another: Sp.

21. Floor shine

22. How picture books are often read

23. Mowed area

25. Ill-gotten gains

26. Fake hair that give the wearer good vibes?

31. Skateboarding 101 trick

32. Chain with books in Swedish in their showrooms

33. Inits. that say a scheduler’s still got work to do

36. Bookstore ID

37. Big name in Argentine history

39. Span between an epoch, e.g.

40. Kid who never celebrates their birthday during school

41. Cracker spread

42. Get 100% on an exam

43. Tiny shaver in the accounts payable department?

47. Skier’s transports

48. Contacted privately through Twitter

49. Lane the Muffin Man lives on

50. Feathery neckpiece

51. Old pronoun

55. Lunged towards “Musta Notta Gotta Lotta” singer?

59. “I know what you’re thinking” power

60. Blinding glow

61. Reduced, pricewise

62. Problem for someone who can’t pass the bar?

63. Cheer (on)

64. Went bad

DOWN

1. What : may mean

2. Car horn sound

3. What comes before a :

4. Get class placement

5. Showed the way

6. Like most of the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

7. Who said “Marriage is the chief cause of divorce”

8. Half and half

9. Abbr. in some business addresses

10. Baldwin with a questionable Spanish accent

11. Kal-El’s nickname

12. Full length

13. Changed the locks?

18. Vampire’s biter

19. Comic character in Madonna’s “Music” music video

24. Exist

25. Spider-___ (superhero)

26. Silver wrap in the kitchen

27. Choice word

28. Greetings for the germophobic

29. Rented out, as a limo

30. Fight-stopping decision

34. Prepare, as pasta

35. What pedestrians look like from a helicopter ride

37. Close chums

38. “We R waiting for U”

39. Conclusive trial

41. Once every 365 days

42. 5 guy

44. Lawman Wyatt

45. Funky giveaway

46. Its relative is D-minor

47. ___ fall

49. Entertained at a wedding

50. Gravy container

52. Pressure

53. She, in Strasbourg

54. Gave a look-see

56. Titular owl of a language learning app

57. Bushy hairdo, for short

58. Singer with 12 #1 songs on the U.S. Dance charts

Pearl’s Puzzle

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Fill in every row, column, and 3x3 box with each of the letters exactly once. COMP GRINS

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The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote:

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The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote: “Tis a month before the month of May, And the ________es slowly up this way.”

a month before the month of May, And the es slowly up this way.” - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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“My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.” — Orson Welles

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ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Satirical Taurus author Karl Kraus defined "sentimental irony" as "a dog that bays at the moon while pissing on graves." Please avoid that decadent emotion in the coming weeks, Taurus. You will also be wise to reject any other useless or counterproductive feelings that rise up within you or hurtle toward you from other people, like "clever cruelty" or "noble self-pity" or "sweet revenge." In fact, I hope you will be rigorous about what moods you feed and what influences you allow into your sphere. You have a right and a duty to be highly discerning about shaping both your inner and outer environments. Renewal time is imminent.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In his poem "October Fullness," Pablo Neruda says, "Our own wounds heal with weeping, / Our own wounds heal with singing." I agree. I believe that weeping and singing are two effective ways to recover from emotional pain and distress. The more weeping and singing we do, the better. I especially recommend these therapeutic actions to you now, Gemini. You are in a phase when you can accomplish far more curative and restorative transformations than usual.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): After careful analysis of the astrological omens and a deep-diving meditation, I have concluded that the coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to indulge in an unprecedented binge of convivial revelry and pleasure. My advice is to engage in as much feasting and carousing as you can without completely ignoring your responsibilities. I know this may sound extreme, but I am inviting you to have more fun than you have ever had— even more fun than you imagine you deserve. (You do deserve it, though.) I hope you will break all your previous records for frequency and intensity of laughter.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In 1886, Vincent van Gogh bought a pair of worn-out shoes at a Paris flea market. When he got home, he realized they didn’t fit. Rather than discard them, he made them the centerpiece of one of his paintings. Eventually, they became famous. In 2009, a renowned gallery in Cologne, Germany, built an entire exhibit around the scruffy brown leather shoes. In the course of their celebrated career, six major philosophers and art historians have written about them as if they were potent symbols worthy of profound consideration. I propose that we regard their history as an inspirational metaphor for you in the coming weeks. What humble influence might be ready for evocative consideration and inspirational use?

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Gliding away from the routine for rendezvous with fun riddles? I approve! Delivering your gorgeous self into the vicinity of a possibly righteous temptation? OK. But go slowly, please. Size up the situation with your gut intuition and long-range vision as well as your itchy fervor. In general, I am pleased with your willingness to slip outside your comfortable enclaves and play freely in the frontier zones. It makes me happy to see you experimenting with AHA and WHAT-IF and MAYBE BABY. I hope you summon the chutzpah to find and reveal veiled parts of your authentic self.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The German word Sehnsucht refers to when we have a profound, poignant yearning for something, but we quite don't know what that something is. I suspect you may soon be in the grip of your personal Sehnsucht. But I also believe you are close to identifying an experience that will quench the seemingly impossible longing. You will either discover a novel source of deep gratification, or you will be able to transform an existing gratification to accommodate your Sehnsucht. Sounds like spectacular fun to me. Clear some space in your schedule to welcome it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Most of us have at some time in the past been mean and cruel to people we loved. We acted unconsciously or un -

intentionally, perhaps, but the bottom line is that we caused pain. The coming weeks will be a favorable time for you to atone for any such hurts you have dispensed. I encourage you to be creative as you offer healing and correction for any mistakes you've made with important allies. I'm not necessarily suggesting you try to resume your bond with ex-lovers and former friends. The goal is to purge your iffy karma and graduate from the past. Perform whatever magic you have at your disposal to transform suffering with love.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The blues singer-songwriter B. B. King wasn't always known by that name. He was born Riley B. King. In his twenties, when he began working at a Memphis radio station, he acquired the nickname "Beales Street Blues Boy.” Later, that was shortened to "Blues Boy," and eventually to "B. B." In the spirit of B. B. King's evolution and in accordance with astrological omens, I invite you to identify areas of your life with cumbersome or unnecessary complexities that might benefit from simplification.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Proboscis monkeys live in Borneo and nowhere else on earth. Their diet consists largely of fruits and leaves from trees that grow only on Borneo and nowhere else. I propose we make them your anti-role model in the coming months. In my astrological opinion, you need to diversify your sources of nourishment, both the literal and metaphorical varieties. You will also be wise to draw influences from a wide variety of humans and experiences. I further suggest that you expand your financial life so you have multiple sources of income and diversified investments.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): It's challenging to track down the sources of quotes on the Internet. Today, for instance, I found these words attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Plato: "I enjoy the simple things in life, like recklessly spending my cash and being a disappointment to my family." That can't be right. I’m sure Plato didn’t actually say such things. Elsewhere, I came upon a review of George Orwell's book Animal Farm that was supposedly penned by pop star Taylor Swift: "Not a very good instructional guide on farming. Would NOT recommend to first-time farmers." Again, I'm sure that wasn't written by Swift. I bring this up, Aquarius, because one of your crucial tasks these days is to be dogged and discerning as you track down the true origins of things. Not just Internet quotes, but everything else, as well—including rumors, theories, and evidence. Go to the source, the roots, the foundations.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In accordance with astrological omens, I’m turning over this horoscope to Piscean teacher Esther Hicks. Here are affirmations she advises you to embody: "I'm going to be happy. I'm going to skip and dance. I will be glad. I will smile a lot. I will be easy. I will count my blessings. I will look for reasons to feel good. I will dig up positive things from the past. I will look for positive things where I am right now. I will look for positive things in the future. It is my natural state to be a happy person. It's natural for me to love and laugh. I am a happy person!"

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In English, the phrase "growing pains" refers to stresses that emerge during times of rapid ripening or vigorous development. Although they might feel uncomfortable, they are often signs that the ongoing transformations are invigorating. Any project that doesn't have at least some growing pains may lack ambition. If we hope to transcend our previous limits and become a more complete expression of our destiny, we must stretch ourselves in ways that inconvenience our old selves. I'm expecting growing pains to be one of your key motifs in the coming weeks, dear Aries. It's important that you don't try to repress the discomfort. On the other hand, it's also crucial not to obsess over them. Keep a clear vision of what these sacrifices will make possible for you.

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AI? How about BI? BODYWISE:

A column exploring the therapeutic applications of the BodyMind

By Mike Macy, LMT

People are rightly concerned about Artificial Intelligence, but consistently ignore BI, Body Intelligence. The brilliance sitting in our tissues can get us and keep us healthy and save us a ton of money and suffering.

Dr. John Upledg er, the osteopathic physician who popularized CranioSacral Therapy, made a career of exploring its therapeutic value. Perhaps his most import ant discovery was that organs and tis sues will tell us how they are and what they need.

Dr. Upledger’s first BI conversation was with a patient’s hypothalamus, an extremely busy brain component that regulates critical functions like metabolism and temperature. He learned that every central nervous system structure needs adequate space (room), blood, cerebrospinal fluid and energy. Subsequent investigations revealed previously unknown emotional and spiritual functions of the various CNS structures. For example, the fornix is associated with the ability to trust.

In their brain work, Dr. Upledger and his colleagues discovered a potentiali ty unknown to western medicine: Cen trum. Centrum extends backward from the forehead to the spinal cord to the level of the heart. Centrum may not be a discrete structure we can dissect. However, it will work with us as if it were. Centrum can help us navigate swiftly and reliably through life’s challenges. Centrum is our direct, personal link to the Divine, whatever that word means for each person. Because Centrum knows our spiritual path, when a patient needs guidance, I turn them to their Centrum. Inevitably, Centrum offers advice that the patient can follow. After thanking Centrum, I remind my patients to consult their on-board GPS/counselor whenever necessary.

While it’s helpful to have a working knowledge of physiology and a practitioner teaching us how, talking to our tissues is our birthright. Once learned, the process is about as complicated as coloring by numbers. For example, in the wee hours in Alaska recently, when I awoke and found myself in fight-orflight once again, I was eventually able to calm that part of my CNS that has to do with safety and security and return to sleep. One of my patients informed that on three occasions recently talking to his tissues has resolved some burning issue and kept him from needing a doctor. Oh, happy, happy day!

Dr. Upledger’s dialoguing eventually led him to the thymus gland, access point and control center for our immune system. Not to be confused with the thyroid gland in the throat, thymus sits between the sternum and heart, a neighborhood where mechanical and emotional traumas collect. Once its basic needs are addressed, however, thymus will help us identify and eliminate pathogens and allergies; repair and replace damaged and missing tissues; and hoover up toxins and toxic emotions. Another cool thing? Thymus loves to work. Indeed, it kicks butt!

Because of their potential contribu tion to human health and happiness, Dr. Upledger’s discoveries deserve a Nobel Prize in Medicine. Of course, that’s not happening, given our addiction to tech nology. While not rocket science, Dr. John’s discoveries may help you avoid brain surgery. A perfect complement to medical care, they should be in every person’s First Aid kit. Body Intelli gence, you can take it to the bank!

As this is my last column, I’d like to thank you readers and the Source Weekly for your interest. Need help? www.iahp.com contains a directory of over 100,000 manual therapists from around the world.

—For 30+ years, Mike Macy, LMT, has specialized in CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation. An avid skate skier, hiker, and birder, he can be reached at mefmacy@gmail.com.

Once its basic needs are addressed, however, thymus will help us identify and eliminate pathogens and allergies; repair and replace damaged and missing tissues; and hoover up toxins and toxic emotions.

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Home Energy Scores Coming to Bend

The Bend Residential Home Energy Score is a program implemented by the City that requires all residential properties to have an energy score as part of the real estate transaction process. The HES is a rating system that assesses the energy efficiency of a home on scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most efficient. The HES assessment includes an analysis of the home’s building envelope, heating and cooling systems and hot water systems. The assessment is performed by a certified Home Energy Assessor, who will conduct an on-site evaluation of the property.

The program requires that all residential properties within Bend city limits (so those in the county are excluded), including single-family homes, townhouses, and condominiums, must obtain a Home Energy Score prior to listing the property for sale starting this July 1. The score must be provided to potential buyers like various disclosures that accompany a property for sale. If anyone is on the fence about listing their property, if it goes live in the MLS on Friday, June 30, 2023, this score and disclosure will not be required. Just my shameless attempt to help ease our extremely low inventory of homes for sale (as well as save you some money!) as we approach the “busy spring selling season.”

The score must be provided to potential buyers like various disclosures that accompany a property for sale. A similar program has been in place in Portland since January of 2018, and over the last five years we have seen that this program has not had any major negative impacts, beyond one extra step in the “listing” process. The HES scores the home and over the last five

years in Portland we have seen, many, many, homes with very low HES scores. This mostly has to do with the overall temperate climate of Portland, as well as building codes not requiring current levels of efficiency. These scores are meant to be a guide for the “potential new owner(s)” to understand how efficient the home is currently, as well as what can be done to make it more efficient. On average a home energy score costs between $125-$200 for most homes under 3,000 square feet.

To gain a better understanding of this process, a broker in our Windermere office made an appointment to get his personal residence scored. This was a great opportunity for us to see exactly how the process works, and honestly, it was very interesting! We used Quality Measurement, a local company and were very impressed. They measured the floor plan, as well as inspected the major systems, attic/crawlspaces, etc… It is very similar to a home inspection; it takes a couple of hours, and you are later provided with an entire report based on sum of all the elements of the specific home. Our subject property was a four-bedroom property with over 2,700 square feet, built in 1991 with cathedral ceilings. The report not only scores the home as discussed earlier, but also provides a quick list of priority improvements that would likely have the largest impact, along with a host of other recommendations that will improve efficiency as well.

To quickly summarize, the HES process is quick and easy, and provides potential homebuyers with unbiased information about the energy efficiency of a home, and the more information buyers can get, the better the decision they can make!

Bend has become a more popular visitor destination than ever, but Bend has become a more popular visitor destination than ever, but what does that mean for our community? We’ll explore the Bendites what does that mean for our community? We’ll explore the Bendites perception of tourism and how that aligns with data perception of tourism and how that aligns with data on its impacts on businesses and residents. on its impacts on businesses and residents.