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We’re one week away from our Best of Central Oregon issue, and we know readers are getting excited — but first, we’re bringing you another fun issue filled with plenty of things to read, and events to discover. Jack Harvel, soon to be leaving Bend, pens a musing on in-migration and out-migration to Bend and how rising costs are affecting people and commerce. In Culture, Richard Sitts visits the new cat cafe – a highly anticipated event around this office of animal lovers!

In Chow, Donna Britt heads to the South Side Pub for a classic barroom meal. And in News, we fill you in on new ways to get in and out of Bend without having to drive yourself. Thanks for reading!

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OPINION To Increase Councilor Pay, We Could Decrease Their Numbers

In the City of Bend, leaders recognize that in order to offer sound governance, you’re going to have to lay down some cash. City Manager Eric King earns a healthy salary that’s well over $200,000 a year. Many other city jobs pay at least six figures. These are the salaries that allow Bend to attract, and hopefully retain, the employees who keep the city running and who, with a comfortable paycheck, ideally won’t fall prey to corruption or stealing or influence peddling or other shenanigans that can come when one has access to public funds.

One only needs to look at the recent debacle involving former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan to see the trouble a public employee can find themselves in when they’re faced with the temptations of influence and cash. In Fagan’s case, her below-six-figures salary was so low that she supplemented her income by taking on a consultant gig that was rife with conflicts of interest. When it was discovered, she resigned her post as Secretary of State.

In Bend, leaders have taken steps to ensure that staff jobs – including that city manager position – are paid salaries that are competitive with other cities in Oregon. Yet when it comes to the semi-volunteer positions that have the most amount of potential for influence-peddling baked into them, we seem to have thus far been OK with low pay. City councilors in Bend currently earn close to $10,000 a year for their contributions to the City. The mayor earns about double that. And while these are part-time positions that are meant to be advisory in nature, one has to wonder whether that low pay combined with long hours prepping and attending meetings, sitting in committees and meeting and corresponding with constituents is really fair – and not just fair, but equitable. Who is deciding not to serve in these servant-leader positions, simply because they can’t afford to do so?

Our editorial board has weighed in in favor of increasing councilor pay in the past, and supported the change to the city charter that allowed the issue of councilor pay to be removed from said

charter, instead to be handled by a committee. Voters in Bend supported that change, too. As prescribed by that vote in 2018, a city committee now meets every five years to discuss the issue of council pay. Five years have now passed since that process was set up, so it’s time for a Council/Mayor Compensation Review Committee to consider pay once again.

Given that the cost of living in Bend only continues to go up, that the population (and the tax base) continues to rise and the concerns of the city continue to be more complex every day, it makes sense to start treating our city elected officials like the professionals we want them to be. Our current mayor is an attorney and the mother of a young child and has said publicly that she treats the job of mayor as a full-time one. But given the poverty wages that are currently offered for the position, that’s likely a hardship – even for someone with a law degree.

Some of the biggest issues Bend faces are ones that are most acutely felt by its lowest-income residents. Perhaps none of those issues are bigger than housing and the overall cost of living. Having councilors who are both well-qualified to govern as well as well-apprised of the pressures of living here on a limited income is a tall order, but without the ability to earn a living wage, Bend won’t find many of them.

Some will argue that taxes are already too high, that the monies used in paying our leaders more could be better spent helping to fund affordable housing projects or to plow the streets. Those are certainly valid concerns. But we’ve changed our city charter before in order to better meet the needs of residents in the 21st Century, and we should do it again – perhaps to decrease the number of councilors from seven to five, for example, allowing Bend to raise individual councilors’ pay while also reducing the number of people it has to pay. That’s just one idea the Compensation Review Committee should consider, in the name of diversifying Bend’s council and ensuring sound, corruption-free leadership.

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INFLATION REDUCTION ACT

Throughout U.S. history, we’ve joined across races and classes to ensure our loved ones have what they need to thrive. Unfortunately, Big Pharma prioritizes profits over everyday people. Between 2019 and 2022, many drug companies registered their largest profits in history. To partially counteract this, the Biden Administration passed legislation to make health care more affordable.

One year ago this month, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act. This bill does many good things, but I'll focus on one that matters to me: lowering everyday health care costs. The IRA caps monthly insulin costs at $35/month for anyone who gets their insulin through Medicare. That translates to 1.5 million Medicare recipients who will save hundreds of dollars each year. And that's not all! The Biden Administration's initiative is inspiring private companies to cap their monthly insulin costs at $35/ month too, lowering everyday health care costs for millions more.

Our votes mattered then: the Inflation Reduction Act is the start of what can happen when we work together to make sure all of us, no matter the color of our skin or the content of our wallets, are able to thrive. And they will matter in 2024. Vote for candidates who will push for additional drug price reductions.

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DON’T LET CHAVEZ-DEREMER FOOL YOU

Representative Lori ChavezDeRemer tries to portray herself as a bipartisan moderate. She’s not.

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Did you know that Chavez-DeRemer:

• Is a climate-denying member of the Conservative Climate Caucus who believes that we have “the next couple hundred years” to deal with climate issues? She voted for H.R. 1 which would expand mining and fossil fuel production while repealing important elements of the Biden Administration’s desperately overdue climate legislation.

• Co-sponsored and voted for the so-called “Parents Bill of Rights,” which has been used to ban books and re-write history in states where it has been adopted? She also joined other MAGA House members in voting to overturn Biden’s executive order canceling oppressive student debt even though she and her husband had over $1million in PPP loans forgiven.

• Is a 2A extremist who offers only “thoughts and prayers” when gun massacres happen?

• Voted for the MAGA Defense Bill, which would overturn the Pentagon policy providing time off and paying for a military service member’s travel to obtain an abortion? This policy enables a service member stationed in a state that bans abortions to travel to a state where reproductive health care is available.

• Co-sponsored and voted for the “REINS Act,” a radical MAGA bill to delay or stop regulations for public health and safety, financial reform and worker protection? She even urged the EPA to roll back regulations regarding rat poisons! These are only a few of the worst mega MAGA stances she’s taken. Don’t

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SUPPORT ENERGY SECURITY RE: FERC OFF, NEWS, 8/3

Regarding your August 3 story on the FERC decision delay, the argument against new compression facilities in Central Oregon for the existing GTN Xpress gas pipeline is misplaced. Notwithstanding the efforts to move to renewable energy sources, fossil fuels as a source of power generation will have a long tail of production into the future while the transition to renewables occurs. Natural gas as a fuel produces much less greenhouse gas than oil or coal for electrical generation, and consumers will want secure power at a reasonable price as the demand for electrical power in Central Oregon increases. Oregon energy consumers should support maintaining existing energy infrastructure on the path to electrification.

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Expressing thoughts in words is a basic skill that all students should develop. Many students have learned awesome

technical skills outside of the classroom. But if they communicate primarily in abbreviations and emojis on their phones, they lose sight of how a sentence works. Perhaps they should spend some time in the company of books.

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More Buses In and Out of Bend

Central Oregon is getting a handful of regional bus connections

By Jack Harvel

Bend is getting bus connectivity to 24 cities in Oregon and California after Pacific Crest Bus Lines partnered with Megabus. In Central Oregon, Pacific Crest runs bus lines between Klamath Falls and Redmond, Bend and Eugene, and Bend to Portland with a stop in Salem. Megabus’ routes run across the entire United States, but the announcement marks the company’s first step into the Oregon market.

"We are thrilled about our newly forged partnership with Megabus and featuring our products on megabus.com," Anthony Ferro, president of Pacific Crest Bus Lines, said in a press release. "With our expanded route map, we anticipate an extraordinary journey ahead, as we introduce new routes and continue our daily scheduled services across the diverse expanse of Oregon and parts of California. From the bustling urban hubs of Portland, Salem, Bend, Medford, and Eugene, to the serene beauty of Brookings, Crescent City and Klamath Falls, our services now span an extensive network of destinations, catering to the diverse needs of travelers."

The partnership will increase the number of trips between Bend and its available routes, as well as adding day trips between Bend and 13 other cities in Oregon. Those cities include: Altamont, Chemult, Chiloquin, Crescent, Eugene, Gilchrist, Klamath Falls, La Pine, Portland, Redmond, Salem, Sisters and Sunriver. The expanded services are still regional, though, and longer bus trips outside Oregon aren’t available.

Some of the routes Megabus covers are already covered by Cascades East Transit, which connects Central Oregon with routes between La Pine and Warm Springs. Breezebus and Northwest Navigator also offer trips to Portland every day minus Saturday. Amtrak and Greyhound can get travelers to Portland, Salem and Eugene as well, and also have longer cross-country routes.

DCSO Deputy Under Investigation

A Sheriff’s Deputy whose prior misconduct came to light last month is under criminal investigation

By Jack Harvel

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced that deputy Kyle Pettit is on administrative leave pending an internal investigation and a criminal investigation being conducted by the Oregon State Police. DCSO sent the release on Aug. 7, but Pettit has been suspended since April 20.

DCSO spokesperson Jason Wall said the sheriff’s office is investigating whether any DCSO policies were violated by Pettit, and the OSP will determine if Pettit broke any laws. The investigation is unrelated to Pettit’s prior disciplinary troubles, which The Bulletin reported last month.

In that case, Pettit allegedly violated six policies while out drinking at South Side Pub in June 2022. After a bartender refused to serve him more alcohol,

Pettit flashed his DCSO identification and said he was on-duty in order to buy more drinks, a report said. A cook later observed Pettit urinating on an electrical box outside South Side Pub. In response, DCSO suspended Pettit without pay for one day and reassigned him from a detective position to the patrol division. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Employee’s Association, the union representing DCSO employees, didn’t protest the disciplinary action.

Further information on the outcome of the current investigation into Pettit will be released by the OSP and Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office. DCSO said it will determine any disciplinary or personnel actions after the investigation is concluded.

With the addition of Megabus serving Central Oregon, residents have more options for inter-city travel.

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Scammer Foiled at Manzanita

A scammer tried to eat Manzanita’s lunch

By Jack Harvel

On Aug. 1 a person rang up Manzanita Grill at 1125 Ne Second Street to complain that they found a piece of plastic in their meal and requested a refund. Jade Sellers, the owner, got in touch with the caller, who claimed they paid in cash for their whole family while vacationing in Bend. Sellers said the caller was pleasant and she was amenable to refund them, but started having questions about the interaction throughout the call.

“I have a small crew; my husband works every day, and if he heard about this, he would have handled it on the spot immediately. So, I started to ask questions, because I was really surprised that I didn't hear about this,” Sellers said.

Sellers asked what day they ate at her restaurant and what they ordered. They had good answers for everything, Sellers said, and convincingly told her what menu item she supposedly got and the time. But when Sellers agreed to refund them, some red flags rose.

“She just she kept making up reasons why she didn't want to give me any information and she's like, ‘Well, do you do Zelle? Could you just Zelle me or Venmo me?’” Sellers said. “I said that unfortunately I just don't do business transactions like that. I need to keep record of it for my bookkeeper. So if I could mail you a check at your convenience, I would love to do that. And she just hung up. I called back immediately. And the number was just disconnected, boom, this number is no longer in service.”

Sellers suspects she narrowly avoided a scam. Though she didn’t discuss figures with the caller, she estimates

that a refund for five or six meals would probably have cost her up to $120. The restauranteur didn’t reach out to police, believing there’s probably not much they could do. She’s heard false complaints before, but this is the first time one came over the phone.

“Being in customer service and always wanting to make sure that your customers are happy most of the time, you're never going to argue with the customer. If they say something happened, you're just going to fix the problem right away,” Sellers said.

Sheila Miller at the Bend Police Department said scams tend to go in waves. Last week BPD itself got wrapped up in a scam when someone claimed to be a BPD officer and threatened to arrest people if they didn’t pay them over their failure to appear at a fictitious court date. The scammer used the names of real BPD officers and spoofed phone numbers to appear local.

“We get them from restaurants from time to time. More common ones that I've heard recently from restaurants or other businesses is somebody calling the business claiming to be the manager and telling them to take the money out of the till and put it into Zelle or a Bitcoin ATM,” Miller said.

Individuals are also at risk for scams. Miller said someone local lost $9,000 after being called by someone who said they represented the lottery, and that they needed to pay taxes on their winnings before they could be released. Combating online or phone scams is a tall task for local police, who would have to do significant legwork to even know if the scammer is in their jurisdiction.

“A lot of these incidents, it's hard to tell where the person who's doing the scamming is based. If it's over the phone, or over email, they don't have to be local, they might not even be in the country,” Miller said. “It does take a lot of resources to try and sort out the IP addresses and all that stuff. So, it kind of depends if it's a local incident. Where it seems pretty clear that maybe this is a local person scamming, we have a better shot of doing that. But generally, I would say it tends to be more up to your bank to recoup funds that have been lost.”

Miller said older people who are less familiar with the internet and banking apps tend to fall prey to scams, but that they’ve heard from victims of all ages. She encourages people to be cautious when interacting with an unknown person over the phone, and to never give anyone their personal or financial information. Sellers said the attempted scam won’t impact her approach to customer service.

“I would pretty much handle it the same. I would still ask questions, I would still just try to solve the problem the same way,” Sellers said. “If it was a real legitimate complaint, I would have ended up compensating the customer or would have went a different way. But I'm glad that they did hang up and that they didn't want to take my money that bad.”

“I would pretty much handle it the same. I would still ask questions, I would still just try to solve the problem the same way.”

—Jade Sellers

A piece of plastic found in a meal was the premise of an alleged phone scam foisted on Manzanita Grill, located inside the Humm Kombucha Taproom.

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Más autobuses entrando y saliendo de Bend

La zona centro de Oregon está recibiendo autobuses con conexiones regionales

Por / By Jack Harvel

Después que la línea de autobuses Pacific Crest se asoció con Megabus Bend ya está usando autobuses que conectan con 24 ciudades en Oregon y Cali fornia. En la zona centro de Oregon, Pacific Crest opera líneas de autobús entre Klamath Falls y Redmond, Bend y Eugene, y Bend y Portland teniendo una parada en Salem. Las rutas de Megabus recorren todo Estados Unidos, pero el anuncio nota el primer paso de la compañía en el mercado de Oregon.

"Estamos encantados con nuestra reciente asociación con Megabus y con la presentación de nuestros servicios por megabus.com,” dijo en un comunica do de prensa, Anthony Ferro, presidente de la línea de autobuses Pacific Crest. “Con nuestra expansión de rutas, anticipamos un maravilloso viaje, a medida que presentamos nuevas rutas y continuamos con nuestros servicios programa dos a diario en Oregon y partes de California. Desde los ajetreados centros urbanos de Portland, Salem, Bend, Medford y Eugene, hasta la maravillosa qui etud de Brookings, Crescent City y Klamath Falls, nuestros servicios ahora abar can una extensa red de destinos que atienden las necesidades de los viajeros.”

La asociación aumentará el número de viajes entre Bend y sus rutas dis ponibles, además de agregar viajes diarios entre Bend y otras 13 ciudades en Ore gon. Esas ciudades incluyen: Altamont, Chemult, Chiloquin, Crescent, Eugene, Gilchrist, Klamath Falls, La Pine, Portland, Redmond, Salem, Sisters y Sunriver. Sin embargo, la ampliación de los servicios sigue siendo regional y los viajes más largos por autobús no están disponibles fuera de Oregon.

Algunas de las rutas que cubre Megabus ya están cubiertas por Cascades East Transit, que conecta la zona Centro de Oregon con rutas entre La Pine y Warm Springs. Breezebus y Northwest Navigator también ofrecen viajes a Portland todos los días, excepto los sábados. Amtrak y Greyhound también pueden llevar a los viajeros a Portland, Salem y Eugene, y también ofrecen rutas nacionales.

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What When We Lose We Leave

By Jack Harvel

You hear it all the time: Bend is constantly growing. Just 30 years ago Bend was a small logging town with a population just above 20,000. Last year, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Bend’s population reached the low six figures. Running parallel to this narrative are stories of people having to leave the area, priced out as the cost of real estate and rentals soar.

The median price for a home in Bend reached a new high in July at $800,000. Three years prior, the median home cost $464,000, which was still about $100,000 higher than the national average. To afford a house in Bend today, with 28% of income going toward a mortgage and a 20% down payment, a household would need to earn over $170,000 a year. The median household income is just under $75,000. At that income, and after taxes, you'd earn just enough to rent a median 2-bedroom apartment in Bend, which is $2,050, according to Zumper, a rental-listing website.

The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development estimates that 47% of Bend’s renters spend more than 30% of their income on housing, and one in four renters spend more than half of their paycheck. The high cost for housing raises a question of how someone establishes roots on the porous basalt surface in Bend. The impacts of housing-burdened Bendites could be delayed retirements, less leisure time and even homelessness.

“The landlord felt they weren't breaking even, having us be at $2,500 a month based on their mortgage, plus the utilities for the shared property. So it went up about $500 during the pandemic,” said local renter Jessica Gamble, who’s lived in both rentals as well as camping

on public land in order to stay in Central Oregon. “I was camping and I was staying in hotels as much as I could. I chose to camp at campgrounds in this chapter for the safety of my family.”

Where People Move

Portland State University’s Population Research Center estimated that 16,000 people left Oregon in 2022, but all three Central Oregon counties deviated from the rest of the state. Between June 2021 and 2022, Crook County grew 2.5%, Jefferson County 1% and Deschutes County half-a-percent.

“Growth in Deschutes County in recent years is slower than it's been in recent decades. That relative pattern of slower growth, negative at the statewide level for one year, but slow down overall in the last handful of years, that is still true in Central Oregon,” said Josh Lehner, a senior economist for the State of Oregon.

Lehner said Crook County is the one community in Central Oregon that’s seeing faster growth than it has in the past. Part of that is scale. Crook County’s 2.5% population growth translates to just 622 new residents. Deschutes County almost doubled that number in the same time period. But, fewer people have been moving to Bend over the past few decades. Between 1990 and 2000, Deschutes County grew by over 50%. It slowed to 36% between 2000 and 2010, and to 25% from 2010 to 2020.

“I think some of that largely has to do with the cascading migration effect, and we see this throughout the neighboring counties of ‘Zoom towns’ in the western United States or the Pacific Northwest where yes, Bend, Spokane, Missoula,

Bozeman, these sort of places, are fast-growing, highly desirable places to live. There's no question about that, but it's actually the surrounding communities that grow even faster than them,” Lehner said.

Lehner believes there are two primary reasons for the cascading migration effect. First, that people have been priced out of the more expensive economic hub and move to cheaper surrounding communities. Second is that some people may prefer to live in small towns.

The latest migration data in 2020 showed Deschutes County gets about a third of its in-migrants from in-state, a third from California and a third from all other states combined. Data about migration tends to lag, but there is an increasing number of high-earners in Bend. The number of households making over $150,000 has more than doubled since 2015. Nearly 10,000 households in Bend made over $200,000 in 2021 — in 2015, only around 3,000 households crossed that threshold. There’s also an increase in people making just above the AMI, between $75,000 to $100,000, but the number of people making anything below $50,000 is trending downward. Bend’s AMI is shifting higher as the city grows, but it’s common for fast-growing areas to also see more people skipping town simultaneously.

“In the big picture of migration is places that have faster growing net-migration; they tend to see both higher levels of in-migration and out-migration. They see higher and higher turnover, higher churn, higher levels of migration, both in and out. All that tends to be the case, whether that’s true or not in recent years in Central Oregon explicitly, I

don't know off hand,” Lehner said. Growth corresponded with higher home prices in other Central Oregon communities, but they’re still catching up to Bend. Redmond’s median home cost $500,000 in July, about $150,000 more than it did three years ago. The median house in Sisters was $694,000 in July, a new peak. The cost of a home in Jefferson and Crook counties rose sharply over the past three years, but homes in those counties still sell for less than the median home in the whole United States.

Economy of a Zoom Town

There are indicators that fewer people are even trying to move to Central Oregon. A Bend Chamber of Commerce poll from October reported that 95% of local business owners say the high cost of housing limits their ability to hire qualified candidates, and 91% said their current workforce and company growth was negatively impacted by the high cost of housing.

“Businesses are having trouble hiring, and right in that middle-market, if you will. So, from about 80% to 120% of area median income,” said Garrett Jaenicke, the director of marketing at the Bend Chamber of Commerce. “You can imagine that the plumbers, electricians, the landscapers, the folks that work in grocery stores, the folks that work in restaurants, nurses, fire department, policemen, all those folks in that middle market, are having trouble being able to find housing here. Businesses can't hire, so that impacts their level of service that they can provide.”

Inability to recruit and retain a workforce is a central tenet in recent union

Bend is on a steady path of growth, but with higher housing costs also comes a high level of out-migration. What does that mean for Central Oregon?

negotiations at Bend’s two largest employers. The Bend Education Association, which represents teachers at Bend-La Pine Schools, requested a 14% cost of living increase, along with workplace protections on safety, pupil-toteacher ratios and more time to prepare lessons. Nurses at the St. Charles campus in Bend said the hospital system lost 549 nurses between 2018 and 2022. In June, the Oregon Nurses Association and St. Charles agreed to a massive pay raise — over 40% over the lifetime of the contract — after calling for a strike.

“One of the key factors nurses looked at was pay and benefits, because we hear from nurses who are looking at job offers across the state. We hear from nurses who said they wanted to live in Bend and to work at St. Charles, but they couldn't make the financial math work,” said Kevin Mealy, communications manager of the Oregon Nurses Association.

Though the contract is still young, Mealy said its impact on recruitment seems positive. He said nurses around the state have spoken with him about

the contract and how it can work as a standard for union negotiations. St. Charles spokesperson Alandra Johnson said St. Charles is actively hiring more people than it is losing. It also supports workforce housing initiatives and other affordable housing options to recruit employees.

The United States Chamber of Commerce said hiring rates have outpaced quit rates since July 2021. Even industries where employees tend to quit frequently, like leisure and hospitality, where the quit-rate fluctuated between 6.7% to 9%, are hiring more people than it loses. But Bend is still having issues. The Bend Chamber’s workforce housing initiative attempts to solve for this by advocating for more dense housing and employer-funded housing projects. Most employers have been attempting to recruit through higher wages, but larger businesses can more effectively shoulder costs.

“I think overall, most businesses have been trying to accommodate the salary side still, to get their salaries up to be able to compete. In some cases, you're

just not going to meet the gap between what inflation is driving and what the companies can afford,” Jaenicke of the Chamber said. “I think that some companies have tried to get creative in offering more time off, flexible time off and kind of playing in that space. Some have amped up their contributions for health insurance.”

But, the increase in high-income households could create a market for low-income work. Towns that house a lot of wealthy people also have a lot of jobs that Lehner, the state economist, terms “wealth work.” These are primarily service jobs like house cleaners, lawn care specialists, dog walkers and personal trainers.

“Part of the reason why there's so much wealth is because it's a highly desirable place to live with scenic beauty. There's an airport, you can commute, you can work from home, and all these things kind of fit together to be an attractive place to live. That means you have bad housing affordability,” Lehner said. “The flip side of terrible housing affordability is that means there's a lot of housing for the folks who are able to own property which then also attracts more higher income folks and high wealth folks that are able to live there and it just kind of feeds on itself.”

Priced Out

Homelessness and affordable housing were the two biggest concerns of Bendites in the City’s 2022 community survey. About 36% ranked homelessness as the biggest issues the City faced, followed by affordable housing at 25%. The two issues are inherently linked, though. People often believe mental illness, addiction and generous social programs cause homelessness. Those can all be factors why an individual becomes homeless. However, the most reliable metric associated with homelessness is the cost of housing. The U.S. Government Accountability Office found for every $100 increase in median rent,

there’s a 9% increase in the homelessness rate.

Jessica Gamble's rental property cost $2,500 when she started renting it. During the pandemic, though, her landlord changed the rent structure so she paid less in standalone rent, but took over utility payments. She said rental costs rose closer to $3,000, which she couldn’t afford, especially since most of her rental payments were covered by vouchers. She and her child started staying at campgrounds and, when she could afford it, hotels. It wasn’t her first time experiencing homelessness; she briefly lived off China Hat Road shortly after moving to Bend in 2018.

“What I found difficult when I was living out at China Hat was that there wasn't really a clear path out,” Seed said. “A lot of the resources are either not up to date, or explained well, as far as how to find help. They basically hand you a large packet of paper, and it's like, ‘good luck.’ And so, you have to go through and call every single one.”

Seed started the Home More Network to take some of the guesswork out of getting resources, whether it be a food bank, rental assistance or temporary shelter. Just a couple weeks ago she moved into stable housing after two years of camping. But her new place isn’t in Bend — it’s in one of the other, less-expensive communities in Central Oregon. Though she’s happy with her new place, living outside of Bend does prove challenging for her and her family.

“The distance... all of the places that we need to go on a regular basis are in Bend. It is much more difficult, it's more costly as far as fuel goes and in time from adding on the commute. Now we try to condense all of our errands into one or two days a week, whereas before it would have been spread out throughout the week. There are fewer grocery stores and it's a much smaller town, so we're not able to get as much done,” Seed said. “That part does make us wish that we still lived in Bend, for the convenience factor of it.”

Images courtesy of Brookings Institute

Courtesy of the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis

Attorney Kristofer “Jake” Womack recently joined Two Spruce Law. His practice focuses on estate planning. He has offered estate planning services in Oregon since 2018. He has been an Oregon attorney since 2010. Jake delights in ensuring his clients’ specific needs are met during the estate planning process and the documents work well when they need to be implemented.

Jake graduated from Bemidji State University with a Bachelor of Science, Mass Communications in 2002. He also graduated from Hamline University School of Law in 2008. In addition to being a member of the Oregon State Bar, Jake is also a member of the State Bar Association of North Dakota.

Early in his career, Jake spent time working with the Center for Non-Profit Legal Services in Medford, Oregon and later with Anishinabe Legal Services in Minnesota, working with indigent clients who needed services in the areas of landlord/tenant law, consumer rights, civil commitments and children in need of protection/services. Jake has participated in many community outreach programs designed to educate community members about their rights and the services available to them, helping to promote equal access to justice.

Kristofer “Jake” Womack

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WEDNESDAY 8/09

SATURDAY 8/12

CALL DOWN THUNDER

DEAD TRIBUTE

Calling all Deadheads! This four-person Grateful Dead tribute band is a local favorite, playing frequent shows all over Central Oregon. Get out on the dance floor and enjoy timeless music from this energetic jam band. Sat., Aug. 12, 8-11pm. Northside Bar and Grill, 62860 Boyd Acres Rd, Bend. Free.

SATURDAY 8/12

FATHER JOHN MISTY AND THE HEAD AND THE HEART WITH MIYA FOLICK

INDIE-SOUL

Alternative artist, Father John Misty, is a singer/songwriter with an eccentric style. His new album, “Chloe and the Next 20th Century” came out in 2022. Joining him is indie-folk band The Head and The Heart from Seattle. Wed., Aug. 9, 6pm. Hayden Homes Amphitheater. 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend. $60.50.

THURSDAY 8/10

BREWERS GRADE BAND

SUMMER COUNTRY

General Duffy’s continues its Summer Kickin’ Concert Series with Brewers Grade Band. The band plays experimental country music inspired by its love for outdoor adventure in the Pacific Northwest. Sat., Aug. 12, 7-10pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole. 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. $15.

SATURDAY 8/12

THE HIP ABDUCTION

WEST COAST

Grab a drink and relax to the feel-good music of The Hip Abduction. This band has a beachy, West Coast vibe and plays at several noteworthy music festivals across the country. Thu., Aug. 10, 6-10pm. Silver Moon Brewing. 24 SW Greenwood Ave., Bend $17.

FRIDAY 8/11

SISTERS HOMETOWN HANGCELEBRATING LOCAL MUSIC

LOCAL LOVE

The Sisters Folk Festival is presenting its “Hometown Hang,” an event celebrating local music. Patrons can enjoy performances from Skillethead, Quattlebaum, Beth Wood and more! Bring the whole family to enjoy great music, food and beverages. Fri., Aug. 11, 6-9pm. Sisters Art Works. 204 West Adams, Sisters. Free.

LIVE MUSIC WITH THE HASBENS

PSYCHEDELIC JAMS

See this group of five friends have fun on stage playing its psychedelic jam music. Hear covers and originals and enjoy the high-energy performance at Seventh Mountain Resort. Sat., Aug. 12, 5-8pm. Seventh Mountain Resort. 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Free.

TUESDAY 8/15

YOUNG THE GIANT WITH MILKY CHANCE

POPULAR ALT-ROCK

Young the Giant is an alternative indie-rock band that plays music inspired by what the group calls “American Bollywood.” See the group with Milky Chance, a German rock band that’s been around since 2012. 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr., Bend. $50.50.

WEDNESDAY 8/16

HAUNTED LIKE HUMAN

ACOUSTIC

Haunted like Human is an acoustic music group with an emphasis on storytelling. The group is a duo: one a poet, the other with a background in classical guitar. The singer-songwriters just released a new album, “Tall Tales and Fables.” Wed., Aug. 16, 6:30-7:30pm. High Desert Music Hall. 818 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. Free.

WEDNESDAY 8/16

NIGHT CHANNELS AND KEVIN J DILLS

MATH ROCK

The eclectic Central Oregon band, Night Channels, plays rock-inspired jazz and blues music. Kevin J Dilla is a musician and guitarist who plays a blend of pop and progressive rock. Wed., Aug. 16, 7-10pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $10.

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Exploring Indian Classical Music Traditions

A local sarod maestro has pursued the legacy of Indian classical music systems for over 50 years

By Doone Lupine Williams

Within the first five minutes of my interview with local Indian classical musician and sarod player, Ross Kent, I felt like I was in an advanced history course on Indian classical music and the teachings of gurus like Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan. I can now confidently say I know the difference between the Raga system and the Tala, the sarod versus the sitar… you get the idea. I already knew this was going to be a very special and unique experience, but it’s not every day I get to interview musicians who know more about the deeply rooted history of specific international musical practices than I know about anything.

Indian classical music in particular has been taught and passed down for thousands of years. I had the honor of coming across Indian classical musicians including Kent and Josh Williams, a tabla (Indian hand drums, similarly shaped to bongo drums) drummer and a student of Kent’s, at a wedding performance last month. And if you read my article on Tenley Wallace (a local dancer who specializes in ancient dances of Asia) it was Wallace who also referred Kent to me.

After Kent and Williams’ enchanting and spiritually awakening performance — because it’s also not every day you hear or see Indian classical music in Central Oregon — I was allured to know more about Kent’s life based on a rumor that he had played with Shankar.

Kent studied at the Ali Akbar College of Music in Berkeley, California, from 1967 to 1981, under Ali Akbar Khan, continuing to study, “intermittently from then on. . .,” Kent shared. “I could go to class just by getting out my notes.” Still to this day he has his original class notes from 56 years ago. The Ali Akbar College of Music was formed in 1967 after Ali Akbar Khan’s teaching began to catch wide interest among Bay Area musicians. Among many, Aki Akbar Khan was and still is Kent’s claimed guru.

Khan’s father, Allauddin Khan (and father-in-law to Ravi Shankar) was also a sarod player, in addition to being one of the most notable Indian classical musicians of the 20th Century. It is from this Gharana — a word used in Hindustani music of India to reflect family or lineage —that Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan and Allauddin Khan brought north Indian music to the world. Akbar Khan went on to receive a MacArther Foundation Fellow Award, as Kent phrased it, the “Genius Grant,” in 1991.

During our interview, Kent reflected on the depth of Akbar Khan’s compulsion to teach, and the responsibility of teaching Indian music seriously, with

excellence and perfection. After living and traveling around the globe, Kent continues to adopt this philosophy in his playing and teachings, which is how he connected with Williams.

Williams, originally from Madras, connected with Kent in Maui, Hawaii. After a long quest to find a tabla teacher, Williams found the Fulbright Award-winning tabla player, Daniel Paul, who also studied at AACM, like Kent.

“People get turned off by Indian music. Instruments are complicated and the doors don’t open for anybody. The key to the door is knowing the elders,” Williams said. Similarly to Kent, Williams has lived his life in devotion to the lifetime of knowledge in ancient classical styles of Indian music. Williams continued, “Paradoxical rules. . . these are the rules that set you free.”

During our conversation we also touched on the “10,000-hour rule” touted by Malcolm Gladwell — which asserts that “the key to achieving true expertise in any skill is simply a matter of practicing, albeit in the correct way, for at least 10,000 hours.” According to Williams, the earliest musicians of Hindustani music probably achieved this by the time they were 10 years old. To keep the tradition alive, Williams and Kent offer lessons, lectures, demos and performances right here in Bend.

And as for Kent and Ravi Shankar? That lives off the record.

Information on Ross Kent and Josh Williams at: myhorsejourney.com/music-inquiry.

Top, from left, Ross Kent and Josh Williams perform Indian classical music at special events in addition to hosting lectured demos and music lessons. Bottom, Ross Kent in 1996 performing at the Point Reyes Community Theater in California with a steel drum band that included one of his daughters.

Photo by Megan Blackt

Photo by James Peterson

Community Health Fair

CALENDAR

9 Wednesday

Bevel Craft Brewing Live Music with The Hasbens The Hasbens, a local 5-piece band playing funky psychedelic jams , plays outside at Bevel Craft Brewing! 6-8pm. Free.

The Yard at Bunk + Brew Jongleur Gems

An evening of song swapping and story telling from some of Bend’s favorite musicians. Please join from 7-9pm in the “Yard” for a great night featuring duo Brian Longbothom with Lawrence Myers sharing the stage with another duo, Daniel Salas and Maria Jackson. 7-9pm. Free.

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

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 Jordan Madsen 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.

Hayden Homes Amphitheater Father

John Misty + The Head And The Heart with Miya

Folick Father John Misty returns with “Chloë and The Next 20th Century,” his fifth album and first new material since the release of “God’s Favorite Customer” in 2018. 2022 has been a busy year for The Head And The Heart. The acclaimed Seattle band released their fifth studio album, “Every Shade of Blue,” headlined sold-out shows all over North America on their Every Shade of Blue 2022 North American Tour. 6 & 6:30pm. $60.50.

Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Father John Misty + The Head And The Heart with Miya Folick Father John Misty returns with “Chloë and The Next 20th Century,” his fifth album and first new material since the release of “God’s Favorite Customer” in 2018. 2022 has been a busy year for The Head And The Heart. The acclaimed Seattle band released their fifth studio album, “Every Shade of Blue,” headlined sold-out shows all over North America on their Every Shade of Blue 2022 North American Tour. 6 & 6:30pm. $60.50.

High Desert Music Hall Nick Hoff

Stand-up Comedy Join for a night of comedy at High Desert Music Hall. With special guest comic Nick Hoff. Nick Hoff is a nationally touring stand-up comedian who has been on MTV, and co-hosts a weekly show on SiriusXM. Adult advisory. 7pm. $25.

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

Kobold Brewing / The Vault Taphouse

Trivia Night Trivia Night at The Vault! Come test your knowledge and drink top notch local beer!

6:30-8pm. Free.

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

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

6:30pm. Free.

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

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

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

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

Worthy Brewing Uncharted Project Join for free live music from Uncharted Project! 7-9pm. Free.

10 Thursday

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

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

AVID Cider Co. Taproom Last Call Feud Night Another fun weekly game night at Avid! Wrangle your teammates and join the host and other groups as everyone competes to name the most popular answers to survey questions. No abstract trivia knowledge needed for this game! Lots of prizes and laughs to be had. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

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

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

Bunk+Brew Backyard Psychedelic Fusion Night with Mowgli Mowgli and Lovesick are ready to rock your Thursday Night. Mowgli is coming to Bend straight from Salt Lake City to bring you the coolest Psychedelic and Fusion sounds. Come hang and get ready to lift away! 7-10pm. Free.

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

Drake Park Munch & Music Summit Health Munch & Music free concert series in Drake Park presented by The Source Weekly and Hayden Homes celebrates its 32nd season! Free live music, outstanding food vendors at Restaurant Row, family fun in the Kids Zone, local vendors down Artisan Row and beer, wine and spirits. August 10: Precious Byrd with Shaene Pascall Band 5:30-9pm. Free.

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

General Duffy’s Annex Crackin Up Comedy: Cheri Hardman Cheri Hardman captivates audiences with hilarious tales about being a plus size, menopausal babe. She won Tacoma Comedy Club’s "The Comedy Voice," was a finalist in Nate Jackson’s Super Funny Comedy Club’s Funniest MF Out Here and performed in Seattle International Comedy Competition. 8-10pm.

General Duffy’s Annex Crackin’ Up Comedy Beertown Comedy presents Crackin’ Up Comedy at General Duffy’s, featuring headliner Cheri Hardman. Known for her humorous tales of life as a plus-size, menopausal woman, Hardman has worked with big names like Tiffany Haddish and Steve-O. 8-10pm. $15.

High Desert Music Hall Open Mic Comedy Night Come tell your jokes, every 2nd Thursday of the month. All are welcome to perform. Sketch, improv and musical comedy encouraged also. Second Thursday of every month, 7-9pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill

Tyler Bolts Local solo artist playing covers and originals. 8-10pm. Free. River’s Place The Rum Peppers Party rock! 6-8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing

The Hip Abduction Evoking the ocean and guided by the spirit of travel, The Hip Abduction pilot a sonic expedition past genre barriers. Since 2012, the band has played almost every noteworthy music festival in the country, has landed major TV/Movie syncs and Sirius Xm radio spins, have 500k+ monthly listeners on Spotify. 6-10pm. $17.

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 Barrel Room at Immersion Brewing Night Shift hosted by Immersion Brewing Sip, dance and mingle while listening to a curated selection of hip-hop and underground bass music in The Barrel Room at Immersion Brewing. 21+. @immersionbrewing @nightshift541 9pm1am. Free.

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

Worthy Beers & Burgers Karaoke Night

Sing your heart out at Karaoke Night Downtown at Worthy Beers and Burgers every Thursday! 7-10pm. Free.

11 Friday

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

Bend Cider Co. Matt Gwinup: Singer Songwriter Come sip cider, snack on a cheese plate and listen to beautiful music by singer/songwriter, Matt Gwinup. Outside food is OK. 6-8pm. Free. Bend Poker Room Friday Night Poker Tournament Come on in for the Friday night poker tournament! $80 entry with unlimited rebuys for the first hour and an optional add-on for $40 at the first break. Patrons pay a $10 entrance fee. No money bet in any game is collected by the Bend Poker Room. 6-11pm. $80.

Bunk+Brew Backyard Drift Along Summer Rave Come vibe and dance the summer night away with DJ Aaron aka Drift Along. Aaron led the official DJ nights at last years’ Descend on Bend and knows exactly what sounds you need to hear to boogie away your Friday night. 7-10pm. Free.

Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market

Hey Neighbor Party at Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market Come celebrate the opening of Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market! They are putting on an easy-going, two-night event bringing together the Eastside community. Enjoy vendors, music, beer and fun! 3-9pm. Free.

Justin Vernon is an American indie-folk artist who goes by the name of Bon Iver. See the popular artist at Hayden Homes Amphitheater on Sat., Aug. 12, 6:30pm.

Courtesy Bon Iver Instagram

“Super convenient to check in online and get a text when it’s time to come in. Probably the nicest urgent care I’ve ever been to. The entire sta was great and listened to my concerns.” — Jack

Walk-ins welcome | Save time, CHECK-IN ONLINE!

3 Bend-Redmond Locations!

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Tarekith Join as they welcome local Bend musician Tarekith to the Warming Hut patio for a night of grooving beats, perfect for kicking off the weekend right. 7-9pm. Free.

Hardtails Bar & Grill “Nightlife” Classic Rock Nightlife is a great band! Hailing from PDX and featuring classic rock, funk, country and great dance tunes! Back by popular demand for a free weekend of live music! 7-10pm. Free.

High Desert Music Hall Redmond’s Music and Arts Festival join the third annual Redmond’s Music & Arts Festival! They will showcase numerous local bands and artists from Central Oregon. Enjoy multiple creative workshops, artist booths, vendors and pop-ups, along with some special secret treats! 4-11pm. Free.

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

M&J Tavern Not Your Ex Lover, Mari and Zorb What better way to spend a friday then coming to see new up-and-coming local artists at one of their “favorite places to play.” 9pm. Free.

Sisters Art Works Sisters Hometown

Hang - Celebrating Local Music Celebrating local music with performances from Skillethead, Quattlebaum, Beth Wood and Dennis McGregor and Skybound Blue. Bring the whole family and come enjoy a fun, relaxed evening of great music! Food and beverages will be available for purchase. 6-9pm. Free.

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

Volcanic Theatre Pub Messer Chups Messer Chups is an experimental band from St.Petersburg, Russia. The band was founded by Oleg Gitarkin who had previously performed with Oleg Kostrow under the name of Messer für Frau Müller. Messer Chups is often considered a “spin-off” band of Messer für Frau Müller. 8-11:59pm. $20.

Worthy Brewing gBots Join for free live music from gBots! 7-9pm. Free.

12 Saturday

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

Bunk+Brew Bend Burlesque presents: Summer Lovin’ Bend Burlesque is bringing the heat at Bunk + Brew. Fall in love with the hot troupe as they shimmy, shake and surprise you with their many talents. Doors open at 7pm. Show will start at 8pm. This show is for adults only. 7-10pm. $20-$30.

Cafe des Chutes Speedway Sleeper, Heavy Light, Enchanted Clayworks Invisible Thread and Café des Chutes presents an intimate evening of art, music and coffee. Join in the annex for music by Speedway Sleeper and Heavy Light and art by Enchanted Clayworks. The cafe will remain open for food and drink purchases. 6-8pm.

Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market

Hey Neighbor Party at Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market Come celebrate the opening of Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market! They are putting on an easy-going, two-night event bringing together the Eastside community. Enjoy vendors, music, beer and fun! 3-9pm. Free.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy at Craft with Todd Basil Todd Basil is a stand-up comedian and college calculus instructor. He can make math funny but won’t make you do any homework. Always professional, original and adored by audiences. His comedy is free of toxic masculinity and hate speech. 8-9pm.

Crux Fermentation Project The Jess Ryan

Band The Jess Ryan Band is a five-piece band delivering a driving, twang-inflected, psych-infused rock with the kind of emotional power, passion and intensity that can only come from deep within the heart. 5-7pm. Free.

General Duffy’s Waterhole Brewers Grade Band See the live performance for General Duffy’s Summer Kickin’ Concert Series! 7-10pm.

Hardtails Bar & Grill “Nightlife” Classic Rock Nightlife is a great band! Hailing from PDX and featuring classic rock, funk, country and great dance tunes! Back by popular demand for a free weekend of live music! 7-10pm. Free.

Hayden Homes Amphitheater Bon Iver

Bon Iver has generated worldwide praise from critics and fans alike since the release of the band’s debut album “For Emma, Forever Ago” in 2007. After assembling a talented touring band and traveling across the world, Bon Iver released its highly anticipated 2011 follow-up album, “Bon Iver, Bon Iver.” 6:30pm. $49.50.

High Desert Music Hall Redmond’s Music and Arts Festival join the third annual Redmond’s Music & Arts Festival! They will showcase numerous local bands and artists from Central Oregon. Enjoy multiple creative workshops, artist booths, vendors and pop-ups, along with some special secret treats! 11am-11pm. Free.

Maragas Winery Maragas Winery Live Blues & Jazz Live blues and jazz on Saturdays. Seating inside winery and outside on the patio and lawn. Visit the website for more details. 1-4pm. $20.

Northside Bar & Grill Call Down Thunder Grateful Dead cover band plays some tunes. 8-11pm. Free.

Open Space Event Studios Slay La Vie

Enjoy the Slay La Vie pop-up club night. A place to gather where you can be your true authentic self and embrace differences and uniqueness. There will be dancing, music and a full bar with signature cocktails. 8pm-Midnight. $15.

River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions Uncharted Project is a unique blend of jazz, indie, folk and soul. 6-8pm. Free.

Seventh Mountain Resort Live Music with The Hasbens The Hasbens, a local 5-piece band playing funky, psychedelic jams, will be at the Seventh Mountain Resort on their upgraded outdoor stage on Saturday, Aug. 12! 5-8pm. Free.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Official Cascade Equinox Festival Pre-party Come to the official Cascade Equinox Festival pre-party, featuring An-ten-nae, Pop Tha Trunk and Heist. Free festival tickets to Cascade Equinox Festival available for purchase at the show! Every pre-party ticket buyer also gets entered to win a festival VIP upgrade! 8-11:59pm. $20.

13 Sunday

The Astro Lounge Local Artist Spotlight

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

Cascade Lakes Brewpub Live Music with Dan Martin Come to the Bend Brewpub for a free live performance from Dan Martin. Open to all ages, enjoy this performance on the new pavilion with a cold one in hand. 4-6pm. Free.

Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market

Sunday Spins with DJ Welter Weight on The Brew Deck Get your chill on at The Brew Deck atop the new eastside location of Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market. Local talent, DJ Welter Weight, will spin some of the freshest tracks while you sip a drink, mingle with friends and groove into the sunset with Cascade Lakes. 6:308:30pm. Free.

The Commons Cafe & Taproom The Uncharted Project Listen to this singer-songwriter duo blending indie folk and soulful jazz. You’ll hear John’s Caribbean roots come out in the rhythms of his finger-plucking style blending with Cassia’s folksy, raw vocals that have a touch of blues. 6-7pm. Free.

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

High Desert Music Hall Redmond’s Music and Arts Festival join the third annual Redmond’s Music & Arts Festival! They will showcase numerous local bands and artists from Central Oregon. Enjoy multiple creative workshops, artist booths, vendors and pop-ups, along with some special secret treats! 11am-5pm. Free.

Maragas Winery Maragas Winery Live Jazz

Live Jazz on Sundays. Seating inside winery and outside on the patio and lawn. Visit the website for more details. 1-4pm. 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 Evan Mullins and CJ Neary Killer keyboard and vocals backed by a prodigious fiddle. 6-8pm. 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.

Silver Moon Brewing Fortunate Youth From backyard BBQs in Southern California beach towns to its rise as one of the most popular reggae rock bands in the country, Fortunate Youth remains devoted to its roots and a simple mission: spread peace, love and unity with music. 6-10pm. $25.

Sisters Depot Summer Jazz Jam Jazz in Sisters is hosting Summer Jazz Jam with 16 great jazz musicians. 5-7pm. $10.

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

High Street Band is one of the top wedding, event and festival bands on the West Coast. See them at General Duffy’s on Fri., Aug. 18, 7-10pm.

Courtesy High Street Band

Wild Ride Brewing The Uncharted Project

Listen to this singer-songwriter duo blending indie folk and soulful jazz. You’ll hear John’s Caribbean roots come out in the rhythms of his finger-plucking style blending with Cassia’s folksy, raw vocals that have a touch of blues. Noon-1pm. Free.

14 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.

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

The Yard at Bunk + Brew Bunk and Brew

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

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Karaoke Night It’s a magical, mystical and musical night at McMenamins in downtown Bend every Monday night this summer. A Fine Note Music and DJ Jackie J present Karaoke Night in Father Luke’s Room. It doesn’t matter if you’re a shower singer or a seasoned professional! 6-10pm. Free.

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

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

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Suttle Lodge’s Big Lawn Concert Series: Wanderlodge

Wanderlodge ormed in 2016 with Matt Cadenelli and Kris Stuart combining their love of classic rock and country with their own tunes, those of other favorite local songwriters, and a taste for the sunny, country rock sounds of LA. The result is a new west coast, country rocking gem. 6-8pm. Free.

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

15 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.

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

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

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

Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Young the Giant with Milky Chance Alternative rockers Young the Giant, known for songs “My Body,” “Mind Over Matter” and “Cough Syrup,” is on the road this summer celebrating the release of their latest album “American Bollywood.” 6pm. $50.50.

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.

16 Wednesday

The Barn in Sisters Megan Alder Hailing from the Columbia River Gorge, Megan Alder is a vocal powerhouse performing upbeat swing and Americana music. She delivers her original songs with raw grit and soul. Influenced by artists like Billie Holiday and Bonnie Raitt, Alder performs with live loops and kazoo flare. 6-8pm. Free.

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

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

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

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

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Ghost of Brian Craig Relax with a pint and enjoy great local music! 6-8pm. Free.

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Ghost of Brian Craig An evening with Ghost of Brian Craig, solo acoustic musician with a unique and captivating rock sound. The music is infused with the rich combination of the American southwest sounds with the cultural influences of the Pacific Northwest. 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.

Hayden Homes Amphitheater My Morning Jacket My Morning Jacket’s distinct and recognizable sound is deeply inspired by rock and country and includes psychedelic and experimental sounds rooted in their southern origin of Louisville, Kentucky. 6:30pm. $45.

High Desert Music Hall Haunted

Like Human Nashville duo, Haunted Like Human, delves into inspired songwriting, sparse arrangements and frisson-inducing harmonies that mark their music. With a background in poetry and prose, Dale Chapman’s granular focus on language is simpatico with Cody Clark’s background in classical guitar, where each note carries its own weight. 6:30-7:30pm. 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 Vault Taphouse

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

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

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

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

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

Silver Moon Brewing Night

Channels and Kevin J Dills Kevin J Dill brings an eclectic vibe of poppy-instrumental mathrock sounds to the Central Oregon music scene. Hailing from Central Oregon, Night Channels delivers an eclectic blend of jazz and blues inspired rock with powerful hooks and soothing melodies. 7-10pm.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Best In The Northwest: Improv Comedy Night Join every Wednesday in August for a fun night of interactive, unscripted comedy and creativity from one of Bend’s own incredibly talented improv troupes, Out Of Thin Air Improv Theater Company! 8-11:59pm. $15.

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

Worthy Brewing Leadbetter Band Join for live music from Leadbetter Band! 7-9pm. Free.

MUSIC

Live Music with Bill Powers Enjoy music from Eric Niziol outdoors with award-winning beer and great food from Sunriver Brewing’s Eastside Pub. Aug. 10, 6-8pm. Sunriver Brewing Eastside Pub, 1500 NE Cushing Dr., Bend. Free. Sunday Brunch and Karaoke Wake up right with brunch and karaoke! Sundays, 10am3pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Avenue, Redmond. Free.

Sunriver Music Festival Classical

Concert II Sunriver Music Festival’s Classical Concert II features William Hagen in the Bruch Violin Concerto plus Milhaud’s La creation du monde and Brahms’ Third Symphony with an expanded orchestra. Aug. 11. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-593-9310. tickets@sunrivermusic.org. $45-$87, $25/age 25 and under.

Sunriver Music Festival Classical Concert III Soprano Kathryn Mueller’s crystal clear and pristine voice will sparkle in a beautiful pairing of works by Barber and Mahler with the Festival Orchestra. The concert opens with Copland’s lively Three Latin American Sketches. Aug. 14, 7:30-9:30pm. Sunriver Resort Great Hall, 1 Great Hall Loop, Sunriver. Contact: 541593-9310. tickets@sunrivermusic.org. $45-$87, $25/25 and under.

Sunriver Music Festival Solo Piano Concert with Andrew von Oeyen The iconic Great Hall sets the scene for a solo performance from Andrew von Oeyen, one of the most captivating pianists of this generation. Aug. 15, 7:30pm. Sunriver Resort Great Hall, 1 Great Hall Loop, Sunriver. Contact: 541-593-9310. tickets@ sunrivermusic.org. $36-$74/adults, $25/25 and under.

Sunriver Music Festival’s Discover the Symphony Concert Sunriver Music Festival’s entertaining matinee, Discover the Symphony concert, presents orchestral music in a fun and informal setting. Bring the whole family and enjoy a one-hour concert in the Great Hall with virtuosic young soloists and the full orchestra. Fun for all ages! Aug. 15, 3-4pm. Sunriver Resort Great Hall, 1 Great Hall Loop, Sunriver. Contact: 541-593-9310. tickets@sunrivermusic.org. $15/ adults, free/18 and under.

The Hasbens They have live music every Wed.! This week, the five-piece improvisational rock group, The Hasbens, take the stage! Aug. 9, 6-8pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: 541-972-3835. holla@bevelbeer. com. Free.

DANCE

Argentine Tango Classes and Dance

Join every Wednesday for Tango classes and dancing! Your first class is free. Tango 101 Class from 6:30-7pm, no partner needed! All levels class from 7-8pm. Open dancing from 8-9:30pm. Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-728-3234. 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. CrossEyed Cricket, 20565 NE Brinson Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4270. Free.

Jason Dea West is a songwriter and a folk and country musician. See his live show at Silver Moon brewing on Thu., Aug. 24, 7-10pm.

Courtesy Jason Dea West

Dance Party! In this high energy, high movement camp-style class your dancers will learn anything from ballet to hip-hop. Begins with a fun warmup and moves on to full on dancing, add in a snack and small craft break and ending with a mini performance at the end of each session. Mondays, 3:30-5:30pm and Mondays, 3:30-5:30pm. Through Aug. 28. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $10/registration fee, $161/session.

Line and Swing Dancing Lessons Line and swing dance lessons every Thursday night at The Cross-Eyed Cricket! Thursdays, 7-9pm. Cross-Eyed Cricket, 20565 NE Brinson Blvd., Bend. 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 Drive, Suite 112, Bend. Contact: 541-948-7015. soulinmotionbend@gmail.com. $20.

Under the Sea Dance Camp Swim with the fishes and play with the mermaids and mermen this summer! Dancers will journey through a magical underwater kingdom with ABC’s Under the Sea Dance Camp. Your dancer will explore a variety of dance genres, make crafts and learn a dance to perform on Friday. Ages 4-7. Aug. 1418, 9:30am-Noon. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $10/registration fee, $254/week.

FILM EVENTS

The Outside Voices Film Festival

The Outside Voices Film Festival, presented by Better Days West and Central Oregon BIPOC, celebrates diversity in the outdoors and the transformative power of adventure as a vehicle for discovery, wonder and belonging. They are proud to share the art and work of these incredibly talented BIPOC filmmakers and athletes. Aug. 10, 6:30pm and Aug. 11, 6:30pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-4105866. $5.

ARTS / CRAFTS

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

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

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

Date Night: Turn Wine Bottles into Drinking Glasses Have fun with a friend or special someone by creating together. Fill your cupboard with cool drinking glasses that you made from empty bottles. Bring your favorite wine, beer and soda bottles. You will cut them using a jig, then fire polish the rim with a torch. Aug. 11, 6-8pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: (541) 388-2283. makeit@ diycave.com. $99.

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

Intro to BookBinding No experience needed. In this workshop the group will learn three traditional, non-adhesive bookbinding techniques while enjoying the historic cottage and sipping on tasty beverages. Ongoing, 1-4pm. Pomegranate Home and Garden, 120 NE River Mall Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-383-3713. hello@ pomegranate-home.com. $125.

Jewelry Class: Learn to Solder and Make Silver Stacked Rings

This class introduces you to the basics of soldering and the art of creating jewelry. You’ll use a torch for soldering and learn how to size, shape and texture your rings using a ring mandrel, sizer and various texture hammers. Take home new skills and three beautiful sterling silver rings. Wed, July 26, 6-8pm, Wed, Aug. 16, 6-8pm, Mon, Sept. 11, 6-8pm, Mon, Sept. 25, 6-8pm and Wed, Oct. 25, 6-8pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-3882283. makeit@diycave.com. $125.

Kids Jewelry Class: Beaded Earrings

In this two-hour workshop, students will learn to make two to three pairs of earrings using wire and glass/metal/stones. This is a wonderful project for young makers because it introduces them to the joy of jewelry-making and helps them create something tangible that they can be proud of. Ages 12-17. Tue, Aug. 8, 10amNoon-Tue, Aug. 15, 10am-Noon and Tue, Aug. 22, 10am-Noon. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. makeit@ diycave.com. $115.

Mommy and Me Painter’s Choice: Cool Guitar or Unicorn Pumpkin Paint Party Fun Mommy and Me painting class, choosing from either a cool guitar or a unicorn pumpkin. This paint class features 2, 8x10inch canvases, paint, brushes, everything you need to make a great memory with your kiddo! Get tickets! Aug. 13, 11:30am-1:30pm. Initiative Brewing, 424 NW Fifth St., Redmond. Contact: 949-677-3510. imaginaryrebelartstudio@gmail. com. $40.

Paint Night w/Imaginary Rebel Art Studio LLC Come have fun at paint night with Lindsay from Imaginary Rebel Art Studio! Every other than Monday night. Paint Night comes with a 16x20 in canvas, paint, brushes, raffles and more! Mon, Aug. 14, 5:30-7:30pm, Mon, Aug. 28, 5:30-7:30pm, Mon, Sept. 11, 5:30-7:30pm and Mon, Sept. 25, 5:30pm. River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 949-677-3510. imaginaryrebelartstudio@gmail. com. $35.

Second Saturday at the Gallery Enjoy free food and libations at the Artists Gallery Sunriver Village the 2nd Saturday of each month. Work of 30 local artists is on display and here’s your chance to meet some of those artists. Second Saturday of every month, 4-6pm. The Village at Sunriver, 57100 Beaver Dr., Sunriver. Contact: 541-593-8704. Free.

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

Wine and Paint Night Come paint in the Flight Lounge! Hosted by Kristen of Chalked Creative, price includes 1 glass of wine and all your painting supplies. They recommend making a dinner reservation earlier if you’d like to eat beforehand. 20% gratuity will be added at event.

Aug. 9, 7pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541-728-0753. flightswinebend@gmail.com. $48.

PRESENTATIONS + EXHIBITS

Bend Ghost Tours Join for Ghosts and Legends of Downtown Bend Tour and hear all about Bend’s permanent residents! Your spirit guide will lead you through the haunted streets and alleyways of Historic Downtown Bend where you’ll learn about the city’s many macabre tales, long-buried secrets and famous ghosts. Wednesdays-Sundays, 7:30-9pm. Downtown Bend, Downtown Bend, Bend. Contact: 541-3500732. bendghosttours@gmail.com. $25.

Know Architecture: The Origins of the Mid-Century Modern House Mid-Century Modern is all the rage. Learn about its origins and first architect, R.M. Schindler. Aug. 10, 6-7pm. Downtown Bend Library, 601 Northwest Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls. lib.or.us. Free.

The Origins of the Mid-Century Modern House Mid-Century Modern is all the rage. Learn about its origins and first architect, R.M. Schindler. Aug. 10, Noon-1pm. Sisters Firehouse Community Hall, 301 S Elm St, Sisters. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

THEATER

Best In The Northwest: Improv Comedy Night August Is Comedy Month at VTP!Come every Wednesday in August for a fun night of interactive, unscripted comedy and creativity from one of Bend’s own incredibly talented improv troupes, Out Of Thin Air Improv Theater Company! Aug. 9, 8-11pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $15.

Cascades Theatrical Company: Parade

Tony-winning musical “Parade.” Amid religious intolerance, political injustice and racial tension, witness the enduring power of love and hope. Leo Frank, a Jewish man on trial in 1913 Georgia, fights for justice with the support of a compassionate governor and his devoted wife. Performances July 28 through Aug. 6. Thursdays-Sundays, 7:30pm. Through Aug. 10. Cascade Theatrical Company, 148 NW Greenwood, Bend. Contact: 541-389-0803. ctcinfo@cascadestheatrical.org. $39/adults, $35/students and seniors.

WORDS

Community Conversations: The Dialogue of a Hopeful Future Six conversations anchored in compassion and intended to raise awareness, share knowledge and shatter assumptions surrounding the circumstances of poverty in Central Oregon. Please RSVP through EventBrite. Aug. 10, 6:30-7:30pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Mystery Book Club Please join in-store or on zoom for Mystery Book Club. The group will discuss "The Ladies of the Secret Circus" by Constance Sayers. Join zoom link here: https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/87648931984?pwd=eHN4VjRIOVkyck5DL092OE9Nakd2QT09. Wednesdays, 10:30am. Join them for a mystery book club. They will be discussing "Book of Cold Cases" by Simone St. James Aug. 16, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Raging Writers Writing Workshop & Open Mic Raging Writers is a free, inclusive and respectful creative writing opportunity and open mic. No food or beverage available, but plenty of inspiration and energy on tap. Located every 2nd Sunday at Spork. Second Sunday of every month, 3:30-5:30pm. Spork, 937 NW Newport Ave., Bend. Contact: icooper435@gmail. com. Free.

Reading Rainbow: Young Adult Book Club Reading Rainbow is a monthly book club for teens and young adults in Central Oregon. Read stories that center the experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community. A copy of the book can be picked up from the front desk of the Downtown Bend library. Second Saturday of every month, 4-5pm. Through Dec. 9. Downtown Bend Public Library - Brooks Room, 601 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-617-7055. meaganl@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

ETC.

Bingo and Dog Adoption Event Come play some bingo at Midtown Yacht Club benefiting Street Dog Hero! A night of high energy bingo that promises to entertain from start to finish! There will be food trucks, cold drinks and some pups looking for their forever homes. Wed, Feb. 15, 6-8pm, Wed, April 12, 6-8pm, Wed, June 7, 6-8pm and Wed, Aug. 16, 6-8pm. Midtown Yacht Club, 1661 Northeast 4th Street, Bend. Free.

Honky-tonk lover, Olivia Harms, is a traditional country singer, steel guitar and all. See her at Cascade Lakes Brewpub on Mon., Aug. 21, 6-8pm.

Courtesy Olivia Harms

Little Moments. Big Impact.

You don’t need a lot of extra time, special skills, or a degree to ignite the potential of a young person. One caring adult, shared experiences, and knowing there is someone to stand in their corner helps youth see their own possibilities. Simple things, like a shared joke, a discovery, or developing a skill create the magic that happens in little moments.

Each of these little moments can be pivotal and change the trajectory of the life of a young person. At the time, they may seem insignificant. But, they are the true power of mentorship: those little moments of human connection transform lives.

Studies show that children who have role models are more likely to improve in school and in their relationships with family and friends, and less likely to skip school or use illegal drugs or alcohol. Students who are successful in school are less likely to drop out, abuse drugs, or commit crimes.

Become a Big Brother or a Big Sister Today!

We are also

Bonus: This opportunity snack

Dozens of youth in Central Oregon are waiting for someone

Big Brothers Big Sisters igniting potential. Presented returning to the Tower with hors d’oeuvres, live & silent auctions.

A Lunch & Learn is while learning

Join us at Comedy For Kids’ Sake!

Sisters of Central Oregon has planned another fabulous night of comedy, libations, and Presented by Transworld Business Advisors of Oregon Central, Comedy For Kids’ Sake is Tower Theatre October 7th, 2023, and promises to be the best yet! A ‘Red Carpet Evening’ d’oeuvres, desserts, and beverages, this event features an outstanding comedian as well as our auctions. We look forward to seeing you on our guest list! Tickets available at bbbsco.org.

seeking sponsors and auction item donations for this event! Call Jenn at 541-312-6047.

1:1 Plus Mentoring

PEOPLE, EXPERIENCES & OUTCOMES for every person we connect with.

PEOPLE - Young people, volunteers, staff, Central Oregon community, schools and community partners

EXPERIENCES - Monthly match activites, enrichment, outdoor activities, arts, science and more!

OUTCOMES - Improved self-connfidence, increased grades, better relationships, planning for the future.

BBBSCO is delivering mentoring experiences with young people at the center of a community of family, volunteers, and staff that nurture and support them.

Schedule a Lunch & Learn!

is a FREE opportunity for you and your coworkers to enjoy a casual lunch at your office learning about Big Brothers Big Sisters and the many different ways you can get involved!

We're available for virtual and in-person Lunch & Learns - whichever you prefer! opportunity doesn’t have to take place over the lunch hour! You can schedule a breakfast, snack break, or during an already scheduled meeting for us to come speak to your company. Meeting times can be adjusted but usually last around 30 minutes.

Will you be there for one?

someone to stand in their corner.

Big Accomplishment.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) named BBBSCO a Pinnacle Award Winner! Out of 225 agencies across the country, we were one of 8 organizations to receive this top honor for excellence in our signature 1-to-1 youth mentoring program.

This award recognizes the top agencies for increasing revenue and growing their overall number of mentors (“Bigs”) and youth (“Littles”) who are matched through the program, year over year, for two or more consecutive years.

“Awards like this are never a singular accomplishment. This is not just a Big Brothers Big Sisters achievement. It signals growth for our entire community,” said Jenn Davis, Program Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon. “We strive every day to support local youth through mentorship. It is truly a testament to the hard work done by our program staff.”

For over 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been dedicated to creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships to help build self-confidence and emotional well-being, and empower young people on a path to graduate with a plan for their futures and a mentor whose impact can last a lifetime.

“We are extremely proud to honor Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon this year. Their innovative efforts and actions are leading the way in which our Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies empower young people across the country,” said BBBSA President and CEO, Artis Stevens. “We congratulate and thank these agencies for the

outstanding work they do every day to support the life-changing mentorship matches they form and facilitate.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon was formally recognized as a Pinnacle Award Winner at the 2023 Big Brothers Big Sisters “Bigger Together” National Conference, held in June in California.

DEFENDERS OF POTENTIAL ank You

Intro to 3D Printing This is an adult beginner’s course for 3D printing and design in Tinkercad. Come see the 3D printers at DIYcave, learn how they work and find out why 3D printing is so revolutionary! Wed, Aug. 9, 7-9:30pm and Wed, Aug. 23, 7-9:30pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. makeit@diycave.com. $139.

Learn to Weld This hands-on class is perfect for beginners or anyone needing a refresher class in cutting and welding. You’ll cut steel with a plasma cutter and weld those pieces back together. You’ll get to try your hand at MIG welding. No welding experience needed! Wed, Aug. 9, 6-8pm, Sun, Aug. 20, 4-6pm, Sun, Sept. 10, 4-6pm, Wed, Oct. 4, 6-8pm and Mon, Oct. 9, 6-8pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. makeit@diycave. com. $129.

OUTDOOR EVENTS

2-Hour Intro to Kayaking Lesson Test the waters and decide if kayaking is the right activity for you. Tumalo Creek’s intro to kayaking course is the perfect opportunity to give a new activity a try! Test the waters while learning equipment basics, essential paddling strokes and getting in and out of your kayak. Thursdays, 10am-Noon and Every other Saturday, 10amNoon Through Aug. 19. Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, 805 SW Industrial Way Suite 6, Bend. Contact: 541-317-9407. tumalocreekbend@ gmail.com. $85.

4-Hour Basic Skills Kayaking Class A great launching point for the aspiring life-long kayaker. Tumalo Creek’s basic skills kayaking class will prepare you to confidently explore the areas lakes and slow moving rivers. Expect to learn comprehensive safety, basic paddle strokes, maneuvering and simple rescues. Every other Saturday, 10am-2pm. Through Sept. 9. Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, 805 SW Industrial Way Suite 6, Bend. Contact: 541-317-9407. tumalocreekbend@gmail.com. $125.

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.

Cascade Lakes Canoe Tour with Wanderlust Nothing says summer in Bend like paddling on the beautiful Cascade Lakes! With the sun shining above, hit the water, breathe in the crisp mountain air, and begin your canoeing adventure. Saturdays, 7am-12:30pm. Through Jan. 1. Juniper Preserve, 65600 Pronghorn Club Dr., Bend. Contact: 866-320-5024. activites@ juniperpreserve.com. $130.

Central Oregon Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge

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

Cog Wild Daily Mountain Bike Shuttles

Visit the website or call to book shuttles or talk trails. Daily shuttles to Wanoga, Swampy Lakes and Dutchman Flat Sno-Parks at 9am, 10:30am and noon. 7:45am weekend shuttles or as requested with 4 or more riders. Park at Cog Wild and ride back to your car. Tue, July 11, 10:30-11:30am and Noon-1pm and Mondays-Sundays, 9-10am. Through Oct. 31. COG WILD, 19221 SW Century Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-385-7002. info@cogwild.com. $17/Swampy or Wanoga, $22/Dutchman.

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

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

Full Immersion Whitewater Weekend

Full immersion whitewater kayaking weekend with Tumalo Creek! Join for well-rounded instruction from the passionate and experienced staff. Every other Friday, 9am-4pm. Through Sept. 8. Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, 805 SW Industrial Way Suite 6, Bend. Contact: 541-3179407. tumalocreekbend@gmail.com. $375.

Haulin’ Aspen Mountain Trail Running Has Never Been Better! No pavement here. Featuring a full all-trail marathon, a half marathon and a 6.5mile course (dubbed the “Half As”), the Haulin’ Aspen features beautiful trails that wind through the Deschutes National Forest, showcasing some epic views. With varying terrain and elevation, the cool wooded pine setting provides a challenging and exciting experience. Make it a destination this summer – Bend and the Cascades welcome you! Aug. 12, 7am-1pm. Wanoga Sno Park, Cascade Lakes Highway, Bend. Contact: 541-323-0964. info@layitoutevents.com. $55 - $105.

Raft n’ Brew with Cascade Lakes Follow up a 3-mile paddle down the Upper Deschutes with live music, a complimentary beer tasting and light hors d’oeuvres on the Sun Country Tours patio. Different brewery each week! Wed, July 26, 4:30pm, Wed, Aug. 2, 4:30pm, Wed, Aug. 9, 4:30pm and Wed, Aug. 16, 4:30pm. Sun Country Tours, 531 SW 13th St., Bend. $89.

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

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

Whitewater Skills Builder Join on Thursday nights for the whitewater skill builder. One of the talented staff will provide individualized instruction based off of your interests. This whitewater evening however, is not for beginners. These sessions are for those who already have a whitewater kayaking foundation. Every other Thursday, 5-7pm. Through Sept. 7. Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe, 805 SW Industrial Way Suite 6, Bend. Contact: 541-317-9407. tumalocreekbend@gmail.com. $75.

VOLUNTEER

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.

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

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

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

GROUPS + MEETUPS

Bend Sustainability Fund Q&A Visit Bend will be hosting a Q&A for locals to learn more about the Bend Sustainability Fund Grant Program. They will go give an overview of the application process, funding criteria and give tips on how to increase your odds of being funded. eating is on Zoom with link provided. Aug. 10, 10am. 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.

Guns to Gardens: Turning Unwanted Guns Into Garden Tools Bring your unwanted, unloaded firearms to be dismantled during this anonymous safe surrender event. Leftover metal parts will be transformed into garden tools. As a thank you, firearm donors will receive a $100-$300 Safeway gift card for each firearm. Learn more on the website! Aug. 12, 10am-Noon. Antioch Church Office, 566 NE Clay St - 2nd Floor, Bend. Contact: 858-2545650. antioch.gunstogardens@gmail.com. Free.

MOMS Club of Bend Open House MOMS Club of Bend is partnering with Timber Kiddies Preschool for a meet and greet/open house event for potential members. Moms and their children are welcome to join for this play date! Aug. 11, 10am-Noon. Timber Kiddies Preschool, 129 SE 3rd Street, Bend. Contact: 714-334-7586. momsclubofbendor@gmail.com. Free.

Riverside Yoga + Wine Event This special yoga event is designed to help you feel good, get centered and move mindfully. After a one-hour outdoor yoga practice the group’ll walk over to Va Piano Winery to sample their wine and enjoy the views. All levels welcome. Adults over 21 only. Fri, June 30, 5:30-7:30pm, Fri, July 21, 5:30-7:30pm and Fri, Aug. 11, 5:30-7:30pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $35.

Women’s River Gathering A space for women to experience the divine connection that we have with nature. You’ll create a flower mandala with your prayers/intentions, connect with the earth, have an optional river plunge and lie on the warm, sun-kissed logs and rocks. The exact meeting location will be sent out the day prior. Use the link to register. Donations are welcome. Aug. 13, 10-11am. Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Rd., Bend. Contact: 808-482-4212. Meghan@MeghanMahealani.com. Free.

FUNDRAISING

MountainStar’s Birdies 4 Babies Golf Tournament MountainStar Family Relief Nursery (MountainStar) is thrilled to announce the ninth annual Birdies for Babies Golf and Gala Fundraiser. This highly anticipated event will take place on Sunday, Aug.13, featuring an exciting golf tournament at the renowned Broken Top Club, followed by an evening gala at Tetherow. Aug. 13, 9am-Noon. Broken Top Club, 62000 Broken Top Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-639-2192. karar@mtstar.org. $125.

EVENTS + MARKETS

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

Bend Farmers Market A vibrant downtown outdoor market with amazing, local, fresh products from Central Oregon. Wednesdays, 11am3pm. Through Oct. 11. Brooks Alley, downtown Bend, Bend. Contact: bendfarmersmarket@ gmail.com. Free.

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

Rainbow Girls is made up of a dynamic, folksy trio with creative lyrics and harmonies. See them at Sisters Art Works on Sat., Aug. 19, 7-9pm.

Courtesy Rainbow Girls Facebook

EVENTS TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

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

Madras Downtown Sip and Shop Enjoy a night on the town with friends while exploring the fun retail shops in downtown Madras during the monthly Sip and Shop event. Grab a bingo card from any participating shop, then visit all shops to get your card stamped and you could win a fun prize. Shop local! Tue, Aug. 15, 5-8pm, Tue, Sept. 19, 5-8pm and Tue, Oct. 17, 5-8pm. Black Bird Magical Tea & Tales, 191 S 5th street, Madras. Contact: 907-841-0367. Free.

Outdoor Antique Fair The museum will host antiques vendors from around the state, offering a variety of antiques and collectibles. Antique identification and appraisal will be available from noon to 3pm on a first come, first served basis. Music and food is available. Aug. 12, 10am-4pm. Deschutes Historical Museum, 129 NW Idaho Ave., Bend. Contact: info@deschuteshistory. org.. Free.

Second Sunday Market Seasonal vintage clothing and home goods market. Every second Sunday April-October with new vendors every month. Hosted by Gathered Wares in collaboration with Articles of Thrift. Second Sunday of every month, 11am-3pm. Through Oct. 8. Gathered Wares, 50 SE Scott St., Bend. Free.

Sunriver Art Fair See over 70 artists at this art fair in the beautiful Villages at Sunriver! Fri, Aug. 11, 9am-5pm, Sat, Aug. 12, 9am-5pm and Sun, Aug. 13, 9am-3pm. The Village at Sunriver, 57100 Beaver Dr., Sunriver. Contact: info@sunriverartfair.org. Free.

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

FAMILY + KIDS

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

Camp Homestead: Kids Soap Making

Camp During the course on soap making, students will explore the properties of different soap ingredients, learn the process and basics of soap making, and get to create their own soap using natural elements and essential oils. Aug. 16, 10am-2pm. Homestead Farms, 55535 Homestead Way, Bend. Contact: 925-783-4074. camphomesteadbend@gmail.com. $50.

College Applications and Essay Workshop Applying for college takes time, organization and quite a bit of work. These workshops for high school seniors take the guess-work out of the application and essay writing process and set students up for success this fall and winter. Aug. 15-17, 10am-1pm. Rosie Bareis community campus, 1010 NW 14th Street, Bend. Contact: 541-610-3955. journeysconsultingkt@gmail. com. $160.

Downtown Bend: Know Architecture

- Fort Building Workshop Worldbuilding isn’t just for fantasy novels and video games. With simple materials, you can create a structure your little one can safely get lost in! Registration is required. This workshop is intended for children ages 3-10, and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Aug. 9, 4:15-5:15pm. Downtown Bend Public LibraryBrooks Room, 601 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-312-1062. Elsah@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Half Day Upper Deschutes Kayak Tour

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

Kid’s Korner Mobile Pantry Kid’s Korner

Mobile Pantry is a program of The Giving Plate for low to moderate income families with kids ages 1-17. It offers a unique grocery shopping experience inside a mobile pantry, empowering children to select food items independently, and to have fun doing so! The program is free for qualifying families. Sat, Aug. 12, 11am-1pm, Sat, Sept. 9, 11am-1pm and Sat, Sept. 30, 11am-1pm. La Pine Community Center (Park & Rec), 16405 1st Street, La Pine. Contact: 541-797-6883. info@thegivingplate.org. free.

Kids “All About Chickens” Camp During the course on chickens, students will learn the life cycle of a chicken, how to care for chickens, including feeding and watering and will learn how to keep a chicken coop. Students will collect and bring home fresh eggs. Aug. 9, 10am-2pm. Homestead Farms, 55535 Homestead Way, Bend. Contact: 925-783-4074. camphomesteadbend@ gmail.com. $50.

Kids’ Fairy Houses Let your little one’s imagination run wild! Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Martha Lussenhop at the Metolius Preserve to build your own fairy house using materials found in the forest. Perfect for kids ages 4-7 with a grown-up in tow (children must be accompanied by an adult). Registration required. Aug. 12, 10am-Noon. Metolius Preserve, near Camp Sherman, Sisters. Contact: 541-3121062. Elsah@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Moms + Groms Meetup Moms + Groms is officially back @ Boss Rambler 3-6pm every Wednesday! Moms, it’s simple: show up with your grom(s) to socialize and drink beer (or whatever you want) with other moms while the kiddos make new friends! All moms get $1 off drinks! Wednesdays, 3-6pm. Boss Rambler Beer Club, 1009 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Free. MOPS (Moms of Preschoolers) Bend

Picnic in the Park MOPS Bend invites all moms to join for a picnic in the park. Bring your kiddos and a sack lunch and come chat with other moms while the littles play. Aug. 9, 11am1pm. Pine Nursery Park, 3750 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: mopsbend@gmail.com. Free.

Page to Stage Camp: Ages 8-11 In this dynamic, high-energy class, you will explore short stories, book excerpts and poetry through the context of theater and performance. While most reading happens in silence, solitude and stillness, this class will bring reading into the realm of voices, collaboration and movement. No theater experience needed! Aug. 14-18, 10am-Noon. Bend International School, 63020 OB Riley Rd., Bend. Contact: 978-771-4635. claire.brislin@writenowprograms.com. $175.00.

Tween Yoga Summer Camp Practice

yoga sequences, specifically designed for age, helping improve flexibility, strength and body awareness. Come learn mindfulness practices, different breathing techniques and how to journal. The group’ll also create daily art projects including: making eye pillows, thankful jars and creative collages. Age 8-12. Aug. 7-11, 12:30-3:30pm. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend. com. $235.

Youth Camp-Italian Cuisine Buon appetito! This class is for ages 7-17. Have your child join in this extensive hands-on class where they will spend three days making Italian cuisine. Aug. 15-17, 11am-2pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $170.

FOOD + DRINK

Building a Salad at Arome Learn to build a better salad at Arome. The space is limited and registration is required. Aug. 16, 5:30-7pm. Arome, 432 SW 6th St., Redmond. Contact: 541312-1032. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

Fried Chicken Thursdays Fried Chicken

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

Sunday Brunch Sunday Brunch featuring fresh local, seasonal ingredients and beverage specials. Sundays, 10am-1pm. Eqwine Wine Bar, 218 SW 4th St, Redmond. Contact: 541-527-4419. Free.

Sunriver Saturday Market

The Sunriver Chamber is hosting a once a month Farmers Market on the second Saturday of every month. Market will be held at the Sunriver SHARC outdoors next to the basketball courts from 10am-2pm. They will have up to 20 vendors! Sat, June 10, 10am-2pm, Sat, July 8, 10am-2pm, Sat, Aug. 12, 10am-2pm, Sat, Sept. 9, 10am-2pm and Sat, Oct. 14, 10am-2pm. Sunriver Saturday Market, 57250 Overlook Rd, Sunriver. Contact: 541-593-8149. exec@sunriverchamber.com. Free.

BEER + DRINK

Aloha Fridays Celebrate the weekend with Aloha Friday’s at Monkless Belgian Ales. Come in wearing a Hawaiian shirt, and get $1 off your first beer. Cheers to summer!, Fri, Aug. 11, 11am-10pm and Fri, Sept. 1, 11am-10pm. Monkless Belgian Ales Brasserie, 803 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: 541-797-6760. Free.

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

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

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.

Learn From the Best: Mixology Lessons

Don’t know your Old Fashioned from your Moscow Mule? Would you like to learn how to craft a great cocktail like a pro? Taught by renowned mixologist Cody Kennedy, these classes will help you master the art of cocktail-making! Wednesdays, 1-2pm. Juniper Preserve, 65600 Pronghorn Club Dr., Bend. $25.

Locals’ Night with The Bluegrass

Collective Monday is the day to be at Silver Moon Brewing! Come on down and join the local family all day every Monday! Silver Moon offers $3 pints of the core lineup beers and $4 pours of the barrel-aged beers all day. Come down and sample what’s new while also enjoying the brand new food menu! 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.

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

Five talented musicians make up the traditional bluegrass band, Greensky Bluegrass. See the group at Hayden Homes Amphitheater on Fri., Aug. 18, 6pm.

Courtesy Greensky Bluegrass

GUNG HO

By Julianna LaFollette

Local Jam Band is “Grateful” for Bend

The

Hasbens have a busy summer of live shows and fun

Local band, The Hasbens, transplanted itself one-by-one to Bend and into its music scene. The group describes itself as a funky, psychedelic jam band, and the group members certainly look the part. The Hasbens consists of an outdoorsy bunch with improvisational, high-energy shows. For over a year, the band has performed at various local venues and will play at the local upcoming Cascade Equinox Festival.

The four band members started out as college friends, playing music at local house parties in upstate New York. Making music was always about having fun and not taking themselves too seriously. Years later, the band still lives by that ideology.

Sam Gibney, the band’s drummer, was the first member of the group to pick up and move to Bend in 2020. He had always dreamt of going West and thought Bend was the perfect place to land. He immediately found that Bend had a “rad” music scene.

“It’s so community oriented and there’s so many different local artists and musicians contributing to that,” Gibney said. “It felt like a good place to call home.”

The rest of the band would often visit Gibney here, performing together at local venues whenever they had the chance. They knew they wanted to keep making music and decided that everyone would move to Bend — it was just a matter of when.

As soon The Hasbens, in its entirety, was in Central Oregon, it immediately put itself out there, playing its first show together just one day after

the last band member arrived. The group went on to play every Wednesday at Bunk and Brew and since then, have continued to grow.

According to Gibney, the group puts 110% into every show it plays. It strives to give audiences an exciting and fun performance, making sure no two shows are the same. Gibney attributes the band’s success to meeting great people and performing well and often.

With Gibney on drums, the band includes original members Sam Ralbovsky on lead guitar, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Ben Sparks and bassist Ben Thompson. Once the group was settled in Bend, it added keyboardist Seth Acquarolo. The group’s name, The Hasbens, points out that the group, “has (two) Bens.”

The band has maintained its passion for music and the mountains, and has several upcoming shows to look forward to. With a new addition to the team and a lot more live performances under its belt, The Hasbens are working on a new, groovy album. The

The Hasbens on stage at Seek n’ Shred Fest (from left: Seth Acquarolo, Sam Ralbovsky, Ben Sparks, Sam Gibney, Ben Thompson).

Hayden Hulser

Suttle Lodge’s Brewery Cookout Series: Ale Apothecary Join every Wednesday this summer for a Brewery Cookout featuring beer from the Pacific Northwest, and a barbecue dinner by the creek! This week Suttle Lodge will be joined by local brewery Ale Apothecary. Aug. 9, 5-7pm. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. Contact: 541-638-7001. info@ thesuttlelodge.com. $20 a plate, first come, first served.

Suttle Lodge’s Brewery Cookout Series: Heater Allen Brewing Join every Wednesday this summer for a Brewery Cookout featuring beer from the Pacific Northwest, and a barbecue dinner by the creek! This week Suttle Lodge will be joined by Heater Allen brewing out of McMinnville. Aug. 16, 5-7pm. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. Contact: 541-638-7001. info@thesuttlelodge.com. $20 a plate, first come, first served.

Suttle Lodge’s Wine on the Deck Series: Grochau Cellars Join every Tuesday this summer for wine made in the Pacific Northwest, poured by some of the best local winemakers and paired with seasonal small plates from their Skip Kitchen. This week, they welcome Grochau Cellars, out of Eola-Amity. The winemaking style at GC Wines is characterized by a true reverence for the process. Aug. 15, 3-6pm. The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 Hwy 20, Sisters. Contact: 541-323-0964.

Whiskey Tuesdays The Cross-eyed Cricket

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

Women Tasting Flights: Riedel Glassware Class This month’s special event is all about stemware! Learn what a surprising difference glass makes on your wine. Riedel Class includes a wine tasting, plus you take home a set of 4 Riedel varietal glasses (retail price $180). Dinner is not included but can be enjoyed after class. Aug. 15, 5:30-6:30pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541-728-0753. flightswinebend@gmail.com. $95.

HEALTH + WELLNESS

All Levels Yoga Vinyasa Class This all levels Vinyasa class is for everybody at all levels of their yoga journey. Attendees will flow through sequences to heal, restore and awaken the body! Bring your own mat and water. Event is free but donations are welcome! Mon, Aug. 14, 9-10am, Mon, Aug. 21, 9-10am and Mon, Aug. 28, 9-10am. Compass Park, 2500 NW Crossing Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-316-9213. missie@romingyogabend.com. Free.

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

Balanced Bend Mental Health Festival

Hosted by Wild Heart Therapy + Consulting, this free community event is a chance to enjoy wellness classes, listen to live music, learn about community resources and play in the family fun zone. Aug. 13, 11am-5pm. Drake Park, 777 NW Riverside Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-363-7116. savanna@wildhearttc.org. Free.

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

Outdoor Yoga Classes Join outside in the fresh air for this all levels adult Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class built around sun salutations and creative sequencing to build heat, endurance, flexibility and strength. You will be guided safely through smooth pose-to-pose transitions as you move with your breath. Check website for

prices! Mondays-Tuesdays-Fridays-Saturdays, 9:15-10:15am. Through Sept. 19. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@ freespiritbend.com. $20.

Silent Disco Outdoor Yoga Take your yoga practice outside this summer! This hour-long vinyasa practice will have a fun playlist being streamed through the headphones provided to you for the class. Tune out your day, move your body and get outside on your mat! Thursdays, 5:15-6:15pm.Through Aug. 31. Ponderosa Park, 225 SE 15th St., Bend. Contact: 775-339-8813. info@stillwateryoga.org. $20.

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

Weekly Mindfulness Meditation Group

These 90-minute sessions will include two 20-minute meditations, walking meditation and a discussion. If you sit on a cushion, bring your own. Beginners are welcome. Arrive early to meet people and settle into your place. No RSVP required. Thursdays, 6:30pm. Grace First Lutheran Church, 2265 NW Shevlin Park Rd., Bend. Contact: 802-299-0722. bendtnhsitters@gmail. com. Free, donations accepted.

Yoga in the Wild Get rejuvenated and breathe in the fresh mountain air during the Yoga in the Wild series at Mt. Bachelor this summer season! Join on select Sunday evenings for a one-hour all levels combination class of Vinyasa and Hatha yoga, taught by Sarah of the Mobility Duo. A valid scenic chairlift ride ticket or pass is required to ride the lift to Pine Marten Lodge. Sun, Aug. 13, 5-6pm and Sun, Sept. 3, 3-4pm. Mt. Bachelor - Pine Martin Lodge, 13000 SW Century Dr., Bend. Free.

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The poet Robert Burns nailed it when he lamented in his poem, “To a Mouse,” back in 1785, about, “the best laid plans of mice and men” going awry. This week’s plan to write about a certain breakfast/lunch establishment in the area took an unfortunate turn so I was left scrambling for a last minute replacement. I’m thrilled to report that the spontaneous Plan B led to an unexpected culinary adventure and a very full, satisfied belly.

It's hard to know where to begin in telling this story so I’m going to cut right to the chase, the moment when, after driving all around town from end to end and side to side (thank you, sweet man of mine) looking for a replacement restaurant to write about, I glanced over and saw the sign for South Side Pub. While this neighborhood bar and grill is not too far from where I live, I think I’d only been in once before a long time ago for a drink. But for some reason this time, the sign with the big Sasquatch carrying a keg caught my attention, and next thing I knew we were sitting at a high top table sipping on a $4 rum & cola special, admiring the menu.

It was a weekend midafternoon and there were a number of folks at the bar and groups of people scattered around the tables enjoying their drinks, giant pretzels, burgers and wings. Televisions of various sizes, hung high around the room, were showing everything from NASCAR to golf to the Little League World Series. The music, a familiar yet fresh mix of classic rock and country, was at just the right volume and the vibe was relaxed, comfortable and inviting. Oh, and did I mention the place was immaculate, as in sparkling, gleaming clean?! I have a thing about clean. Even the diviest of dive bars (and I do love a good dive bar) need to be clean, IMHO.

So there I was, in one of Bend’s original local neighborhood bars (South Side is celebrating its 25th anniversary this

Come as a Stranger, Leave as a Friend

South Side Pub celebrates 25 years as a hometown bar and grill

By Donna Britt @donnabrittcooks

to try the giant Bavarian Pretzel with the house-made jalapeño beer cheese or the Chicken Cordon Bleu Balls with honey mustard, but instead I went for the wings. I have a thing for wings (kind of like my thing about clean). I love wings. If they’re on a menu, I have to try them. I’m constantly on a quest for the perfect wings. I’ve found a few good ones locally and the South Side wings have just been added to that short list.

I chose the smaller portion with buffalo sauce with ranch and blue cheese on the side. Out came six glistening drumettes; semi-dry, crisp and perfectly sauced on the outside while juicy and tender on the inside. Other than the blue cheese sauce being a little thin, the wings were delightful, especially with a squirt of fry sauce on top (try it!). Next time I plan on getting the garlic parmesan or maybe the mango habanero wings. Yum.

While it was hard to choose which burger to order, we landed on the Bigfoot, a peppered patty with lettuce, tomato, pickle, crispy onions, bacon and chipotle aioli. We added Swiss cheese and chose fries as our side (other options were salad, coleslaw, sweet potato fries, tots, onion rings, chili or soup).

Out came a very generous burger on a soft brioche bun alongside a pile of skinny French fries. This burger was fantastic and the fries were hot and crispy, as fries should be. The onions, also perfectly crispy, smashed down nicely into the flavorful peppered meat and each bite was highlighted by the bacon and chipotle aioli. I’m looking forward to many other visits to South Side so I can try other burgers and sandos, such as the Sunny in Bend roast beef with caramelized onion and confit garlic and the Squatch Sando with carne asada, bell peppers and blue cheese sauce on rye.

Other grub that caught my eye: the Bigfoot Fish & Chips and the Chicken & Waffles, as well as the Cheese Curds

fresh and even the lettuce on the burger was nice and crunchy, not soggy. The presentation was pretty. The service was top-notch and the vibe was everything you want in a neighborhood pub. There’s even a covered outdoor patio if you prefer al fresco dining and drinking.

I must also mention the modest prices. Food for two — and we definitely had plenty to eat, came in under $30. That’s a real bargain these days. Since it was a day off, we imbibed a bit and took advantage of the drink specials and still came out right around $50 including the tip. Not bad, huh? And we’ll be going back soon because South Side Pub lives up to its slogan – “Come as a stranger, leave as a friend.”

Top, the Bigfoot burger at South Side Pub features a peppered patty with lettuce, tomato, pickle, crispy onions, bacon and chipotle aioli. Middle, South Side Wings, 6 or 12 pieces, come with choice of sauce: Buffalo, mango habanero, BBQ, garlic parm or teriyaki. Bottom, you’ll find the South Side Pub on the north end of a small strip of stores on the south end of Bend. Look for the Sasquatch carrying a keg on the exterior sign.

Photos by Donna Britt

LITTLE BITES

By Nicole Vulcan

Downtown Barrio Becomes Bar Rio

Space on Wall Street becomes cocktail and tapas bar, with a forthcoming convenience store

The downtown restaurant formerly known as Barrio is now a cocktail and tapas bar named Bar Rio. Owners Steven and Amy Draheim, who also operate the Barrio and Shimshon food trucks and the Shimshon restaurant in The Grove, revamped the space on Wall Street and reopened it under its new name early this month.

“We put our heads together and realized that a cocktail and tapas bar made a lot more sense than a full-service restaurant,” Amy Draheim told the Source Weekly. Barrio, which opened in 2012, initially opened as a 49-seat full-service restaurant. After 10 years, the space needed a refresh, she said. “With this new model, the kitchen is our commissary for the food trucks by day, and services the bar at night with a pared-down menu of tapas and paella. At Bar Rio, the cocktail list takes center stage, with our Bar Manager, Randy Fitch, able to do a lot of playful, worldly cocktails, paying homage to the same places we’ve celebrated with Barrio and Shimshon— Mexico, Israel, Spain, South America, the Mediterranean. It feels like a natural evolution. A grown up, glowed-up version of Barrio.”

Soon, the space on Bond will also be home to Bodega — another name for an urban convenience store — that will offer grab-and-go food as well as sundries and toiletries – items that have been in short supply in downtown Bend since the Bond Street Market closed in 2018.

“At Bodega, we intend to be a great, go-to convenience shop for people who work downtown, with grab-andgo lunch options and provisions market,” Amy Draheim told the Source. “Beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages, toiletries, sundries, starters for home chefs to make paella, charcuterie, mezze plates at home, and culinary gifts from around the world.”

Bar Rio opened on Aug. 4, with a refreshed interior featuring Alhambra-inspired tiles and Mediterranean blue colors. Bodega is expected to open later this summer, according to a press release.

Bar Rio

915 NW Wall St., Bend

Open Tue-Sun 3-11pm barriobend.com

A Speakeasy at Blissful Spoon Basement space becomes cocktail bar

One of Bend’s newest bars — and there are many of them opening this summer — might take a little time to find… but that’s kind of the point. Cellar 65 is the new speakeasy opened by the owners of Blissful Spoon, which operates as a European-inspired breakfast and lunch spot upstairs along Newport Avenue during the day. Three nights a week, the action happens down below. Head to the side door festooned with an art-deco style logo and find cocktails, small plates and wine from 5 to 9 pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Nationally distributed, importer of wines from 9 countries, with wineries in Bend and Argentina. Elixir is Deschutes County’s only grape to glass winery and Bend’s best value wines since 2001.

Courtesy Bar Rio Facebook

Courtesy Blissful Spoon

CULTURE

The last thing my wife said to me before I left to go visit the Playful Paws Cat Café was, “Don’t bring a cat home.”

Don’t get it wrong, we are both cat people, even though we’ve been “empty nesters” since the first week of February, when we had to say goodbye to our 19-year-old Hicoo. A year before that we bid farewell to 21-year-old Gallup. Both were rescues. We agreed to take a break from cats, though it’s still a sad and strange sensation for us to come home to an empty house.

My wife’s concern was not completely unfounded, though that’s not the way it works; no one can just pick out a cat and take it home from the Playful Paws Cat Café, which just opened in Bend. Prospective adopters have to go through a complete application process through one of the adoption agencies with whom Playful Paws currently works — including the Humane Society of Central Oregon and the Cascade Canine Rescue East and West, based in Tumalo. (Despite its name, the latter nonprofit also works on cat adoptions.) The café’s owner said she hopes to add BrightSide Animal Center in Redmond to the café’s register soon.

April and husband Matt Ferguson moved to Bend from North Carolina in 2020 with their children, Caitlin and Nathan, for Matt’s job. April had worked as a corporate event manager, but was ready for a change. At home, the Fergusons have two dogs and one cat, who, according to April, identifies as a dog.

April Ferguson thought it might be fun to be her own boss running a coffee shop or food cart, until realizing that Bend had no cat cafe. She already had visited cat cafes in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, as well as Austin, Texas.

The concept of cat cafes began in Asia, but the U.S. has developed the adoption model, April says, adding that there are about 150 cat cafes across the nation.

“It’s a great place for people to come together for a purpose,” she said. “We wanted to give back [to the community], and what better way to do that than to play with kittens.”

Playful Paws is split in half, with the cafe on one side and the cat lounge on the other side, separated by large windows. There are two doors to enter the cat lounge, to deter any “runners,” April says.

It’s free to watch through the glass, but online appointments must be made to gain entrance to the cat lounge; 50 minutes and a cold drink costs $20. “Anybody can look, but you have to pay to play,” Ferguson told the Source Weekly.

This model has other benefits, too. “You can be allergic to cats and still look at them,” she says. The cafe, which

Hello, Kitty!

Love, play and nuzzles are on the menu at Bend’s first cat café

By Richard Sitts

opened Aug. 4, currently offers a wide variety of cold soft drinks, and will eventually have a beer and wine license.

At any given time, there may be seven to eight cats on site, Ferguson says. Also, visitors must be at least 8 years old to enter the cat lounge, which she says is a safety issue for cats and humans, “so that no one gets scratched or gets their tail pulled.”

If someone does bond with a particular cat or cats, the application process begins through the rescue partner.

“The goal is to not have them [cats] come back, so we want to make sure it’s a good fit,” she says. The cat cafe offers a more relaxed setting for possible adoptions, since the cats have the freedom to roam and pick out their prospective humans. “Keeping cats in cages is stressful for them and they might not show their best selves,” April says. “Hopefully, it brings out their personalities more.”

During my visit last week, there were four kittens from the same litter and two “teenagers” (1-year-olds) who were a bonded pair. The two teens, Ferguson says, were instantly elated in their new, spacious digs. “They ran laps for an hour,” she said.

When we entered the lounge, all the cats were napping, but came to life to check out the visitors as soon as we sat

Playful Paws Cat Café

1465 SW Knoll Ave., Suite 102, Bend Open Wed-Sat 10am-7pm Sun 10am-6pm playfulpawscatcafe.com/ @playfulpawscatcafe

down. One of the kittens, Tanner, came over and started climbing on me immediately, in a gentle manner. Another kitten, Valdez, was equally friendly, but not as careful with its sharp claws and nicked a small scratch on my forearm. No harm, no foul.

And they all wanted to play and/or get some lovin.

Top, photos and descriptions posted on a bulletin board detail the current residents at Playful Paws Cat Café in Bend. Middle, April Ferguson holds Vinny in front of the cat wall inside the cat lounge at Playful Paws Cat Café. Bottom, Tanner checks out the view from up high on the cat wall inside the cat lounge.

Photos by Richard Sitts

Itry not to describe movies along the lines of, “super fun if you just shut off your brain.” Sure, there are movies that exist solely to entertain without creating an internal dialogue about humanity or getting people to face their own mortality, but no film should treat its audience like they’re stupid. There’s something deeply hypocritical to me about a movie that literally and figuratively makes fun of its viewers after taking their money.

Going back to the original “Toy Story,” modern filmmakers have proven you don’t need to condescend to an audience when making a children’s movie or creating something emotionally inauthentic to try and appeal to a mass audience. “Inside Out” was designed specifically to give children a new vocabulary to talk about their feelings. That’s astonishing. Even something like “Anchorman” exists for mass audiences to laugh their asses off, but still has enough intelligence to comment on toxic masculinity and second-wave feminism.

I went to three movies this weekend without expecting much except for some “mindless” entertainment and air conditioning. To some extent, that’s what I got, but not in the ways I predicted.

Turtles

First, I checked out “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” something I had unreasonably high expectations for, just based on my deep and abiding nostalgia for the IP. Ever since the animated series appeared in 1987, I’ve been a fan, watching every single movie in the theater since 1990. I never would have guessed “Mutant Mayhem” would be my favorite TMNT movie since the original, but here we are, and it’s my favorite for the exact reasons I mentioned above: it doesn’t take its audience for granted.

Director Jeff Rowe (responsible for

Too Many Brain Cells, Not Enough Time

Teenage turtles, haunted houses and super sharks

By Jared Rasic

the criminally underrated “The Mitchells vs. the Machines) built a perfect voice cast, starting by actually casting teenagers for the Turtles. Along with Paul Rudd, Ayo Edebiri, Seth Rogan, Post Malone, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube and a dozen more, there’s so much talent involved with the performances and such delicate care taken in the characterization of the Turtles that I felt like I was getting to see a classic adventure from my childhood brought to life. Plus, with an intelligent script filled with thematic and emotional depth, I never felt like I was being talked down to by the filmmakers.

Meg 2

Then came the movie that I expected to be the most fiercely entertaining, “Meg 2: The Trench.” I’m a big fan of director Ben Wheatley, who has been behind visionary horror films including “Kill List” and “A Field in England,” so I expected “Meg 2” to be something more than just Jason Statham fighting a giant prehistoric shark.

Nope. That’s it. He kicks and punches a few dudes, too, but it’s mostly Underwater Jason trying to kill a Megalodon. Which, OK, that’s cool, maybe my expectations were too high, but I didn’t expect it to be just so eye-rollingly stupid. Yeah, the original is dumb, too, but the fun moments in “Meg 2: Electric Boogaloo” are so few and far between that the two-hour runtime feels endless. I would have been fine with the movie just being Statham growling at the camera while punching sharks, but there’s just no sense of fun to be found. I think I actually liked “Sharknado” more.

Haunted Mansion

Finally, I checked out Disney’s new attempt to capitalize on its theme park rides with “Haunted Mansion,” a much better attempt at a movie than the one with Eddie Murphy from 2003, but it still doesn’t have the spark of a Disney theme park movie like the original “Pirates of the Caribbean.” I know that’s a fairly high bar to clear, but with a cast featuring the great LaKeith Stanfield, Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Dan Levy and Jamie Lee Curtis…this should have been so much cooler.

Instead, we have another overlong slog (albeit with some very cool visuals) that just wants to remind people that Disneyland exists, as opposed to telling a story that has some originality and makes use of that incredible cast.

Justin Simien is a strong storyteller (as he proved with his debut, “Dear White People”), but too much of “Haunted Mansion” feels like filmmaking by committee, edited to death by focus groups, producers and the House of Mouse.

We should feel no shame in wanting to go to the movies to forget about our daily lives, but something can be escapist while still appealing to our intellect and the spirit of our collective humanity. Look at “Barbie.” That movie is deliriously entertaining while also having layers of important ideas on its mind. Both things are possible. We deserve better as filmgoers and consumers. Let’s start asking for it.

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”

Dir. Jeff Rowe

Grade: B+

Now Playing at Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House

“Meg 2: The Trench:”

Dir. Ben Wheatley

Grade: D

Now Playing at Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House

“Haunted Mansion”

Dir. Justin Simien

Grade: C-

Now Playing at Regal Old Mill, McMenamins

Top, the remarkable cast of Disney’s "Haunted Mansion." Right, just the simple story of a man and his murder fish. Bottom, four adorable ninja turtles and their love of pizza.

Courtesy of Disney

Courtesy of Warner Bros

Courtesy of Paramount

What is the Future for the American Avocet?

Even this common species faces an uncertain prospect in Oregon’s high desert

By Anne White

Its large size and conspicuous colors could hardly be overlooked, even if it were shy and retiring,” wrote renowned ornithologist Arthur C. Bent in “Life Histories of North American Shorebirds.” The American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is one of the most distinctive shorebirds in the Great Basin. Known as waders in the avocet and stilt family, they spend much of their time foraging in shallow water or on mud flats, sweeping their bills in water to seek prey. While it might sound like quite the life by the shore, populations of American avocet across the West have declined as a host of factors threaten the high desert oases they call home.

Habitat, Breeding and Migration

American avocet, a species that ranges throughout the central and western U.S., are one of the most common shorebirds in the northwestern Great Basin, an arid region between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains that includes the eastern portion of Oregon. They frequent shallow fresh and saltwater habitats such as wetlands, saline lakes and ponds. In Oregon, you’ll commonly see them in places like the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Goose Lake, the Klamath Basin, Warner Wetlands and Lake Abert.

Life for the avocet centers around breeding and migration. Wintering in southern California and Mexico, avocets migrate north in the spring to breed across the Great Basin. During breeding season, the species is easily identified by their long grey-blue legs and rust-colored head and neck, which are replaced by white feathers after molting. Males and females are nearly indistinguishable except for the curvature of their bill; males have a straighter bill while the females tend to curve upward. These differing beak structures provide unique advantages when foraging for food. With their straighter bill, males are more adept at probing the water column to feed. Females will sweep their bill from side to side — called scything — while wading to strain invertebrates from the water.

Although most avocets don’t breed at Oregon’s Lake Abert, in August and September birds flock to the lake to gorge on the abundant alkali fly and brine shrimp populations. As many as 40,000 avocets have been counted in a single day at Lake Abert, the highest abundance of anywhere in Oregon. Higher counts of avocets have only been recorded at the Great Salt Lake and Lahontan Wetlands, illustrating the importance of Lake Abert to avocet populations.

Lake Abert: A Hypersaline Oasis in Oregon’s High Desert

Lake Abert is a remnant of ancient Lake Chewaucan, which once inundated 500 square miles in southeastern Oregon. Although only covering 64 square miles today, the lake is still one of the largest lakes in the state, measuring 15 miles long and up to 5 miles wide. Lake Abert has no outlet and millennia of evaporation has concentrated salt in the water, resulting in a hypersaline ecosystem that is saltier than the ocean. Brine shrimp and alkali flies have adapted to live in the highly salt-concentrated water, with each numbering in the billions, providing abundant food sources for avocets and other waterbirds that bulk up before migrating south for the winter.

Conservation Concerns

By most accounts, avocet populations are stable. However, the Great Basin lakes that avocets and other migratory birds depend on have been markedly shrinking in size due to the impacts from drought, climate change and water diversions. This is especially evident at Lake Abert, which went dry in 2014 for the first time since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, when it shrank to just 5% of its maximum size. The lake was nearly dry again in 2015, 2016, 2021 and 2022. While avocets still showed up at Lake Abert during each drought year, only half as many were counted.

A collaborative coalition of stakeholders was recently convened to discuss potential solutions to the increasingly desiccated conditions at Lake Abert. The Saline Lakes Act, enacted by Congress late last year, dedicated funding for the U.S. Geological Survey to monitor saline lakes throughout the West, including Lake Abert — representing important and necessary progress toward saving this irreplaceable ecosystem.

Water levels throughout southeastern Oregon are higher this summer thanks to increased spring precipitation. If you have plans to travel through the high desert this summer and fall, make a trip to one of our many lakes and refuges to view the graceful, longlegged avocet.

—Anne White is the Wildlands Coordinator at Oregon Natural Desert Association, a nonprofit organization that protects and restores Oregon's high desert public lands and waters. Read more of her work at onda.org/author/anneonda-org/.

To learn more about the incredible value of Lake Abert visit onda.org/lake-abert.

Top, Avocets congregate in large numbers at Lake Abert in the late summer. Right, female avocets tend to have a more noticeable upward curvature to their bill, which helps capture prey when scything.

Photos by Ron Larson

“Their black and white plumage, flashing against the gray sagebrush of the desert mountain side…made a picture long to be remembered.”

— Dr. T. Gilbert Pearson, 1917, co-founder of the National Audubon Society

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By Julianna LaFollette

Outside

Voices Film Festival

A series of films showing BIPOC representation in the outdoors

Central Oregon BIPOC is organizing the Outside Voices Film Festival. The screening is showcasing three films, all centered around culture, identity and representation in outdoor recreation.

“The Outside Voices Film Festival celebrates diversity in the outdoors and the transformative power of adventure as a vehicle for discovery, wonder and belonging,” Dan Ling, the secretary of the board at Central Oregon BIPOC, wrote in an email.

Ling said the festival was inspired by the three films it’s showcasing: “Black People Don’t Do That,” by Kenny Hamlett, “Push,” by Jasmine Quiñones and “The Blackcountry Journal'' by Mallory Duncan. “All three films are absolutely spectacular,” Ling told the Source Weekly. “I’m really excited to bring these to the community.”

The Central Oregon BIPOC film festival was created in collaboration with Kenny Hamlett, filmmaker and founder of Better Days West, an all-BIPOC pro duction company. Ling was connected with Hamlett and reached out to do a screening of his film, “Black People Don’t Do That.”

Hamlett’s film is about the experience of Black outdoor athletes and adven turers. The preview of the film shows three Black men surfing. “I’m tired of not being able to be myself when I'm outdoors, always having to code switch,” one of them said in the video. “Why can’t we just be here, be ourselves and enjoy these spaces?”

“I’m sure there are people who would love to be able to see themselves repre sented in that role and be inspired by that here,” said Ling. Hamlett, whose film sparked the idea for the series, agreed to show his film and recommended the two other films for the festival.

Jasmine Quiñones’ film, “Push” is about self-discovery and the importance of building community through skateboarding. Her film was showcased at last year’s BendFilm Festival and has since won awards at CinemaFest, IndieFest and Top Shorts Film Festival.

Mallory Duncan, a local athlete, wrote and co-directed the film, “The Black country Journal,” about Black culture and the intersection of skiing and jazz. Duncan, who’s also a poet, has previously submitted works for Central Oregon BIPOC’s zine, Complex(ion).

The film festival takes place at Open Space Event Studios from Aug. 10-11. “We are proud to share the art and work of these incredibly talented BIPOC film makers and athletes,” said Ling.

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Left, Kenny Hamlett’s poster for his film, “Black People Don’t Do That.” Right, featured film, “Push,” written and directed by Jasmine Quiñones.

Photos courtesy of Outside Voices Film Festival Instagram

CRAFT

Over a Pint with GoodLife’s Tyler West

By Brian Yaeger

In a continuing effort to get to know brewers (or anyone who makes our lives tastier) more holistically, I sit down with them and get to know them better. Over a pint. To do this, I invite someone out for beers — but just not the ones he or she makes, because this isn’t about plugs. This time, let’s meet GoodLife Brewing’s production manager, Tyler West.

I met up with West at Crosscut Warming Hut #5, a pint of Fieldwork Brewing’s Waimea Juice, the Bay Area brewery’s latest hazy IPA for him, a pint of 10 Barrel’s Money Cat for me (because I love rice lagers), though it was hardly the first time I’d met him. That took place the year he began working at Oakshire Brewing in Eugene — but why am I starting in the middle.

West moved to Bend from his native Boise in 2001, along with his brother. The duo attended Central Oregon Community College, where West would earn his degree in business and economics. He also got a job at the brew shop — back when Bend had a brew shop — having gotten into homebrewing after a high school buddy handed him a home brew and young West had two epiphanies: 1) You could make your own beer! 2) He knew he could make beer better than his friends. In fact, when his group of friends all declared what they’d grow up to be some day, he’s the only one who stayed true to his calling. And I’m just guessing here, but I’d wager that kid who’d introduced him to home brewing doesn’t have eight Great American Beer Fest medals to his credit. But again, I’m jumping ahead.

So impressed with his brew shop employee’s dedication and talent for brewing was shop owner Tyler Reichert, that he hired West at his upstart brewery, Silver Moon, circa 2003. The brewery had officially opened in 2001, adjacent to the brew shop and, separately, a head shop. This was back when Bend only had three breweries and dispensaries were years away from going legal.

One of West’s favorite memories of those early days, when many people were still on the fence whether microbrew was any good (or safe) to drink, was when he’d meet up with other brewers. There was Tonya Cornett (then of Bend Brewing Co, now of 10 Barrel), Jimmy Seifrit (then of Deschutes, now also of 10 Barrel), as well as his coworker at Silver Moon, Brett Thomas (now of Sunriver Brewing) and Mike “Curly” White (then of Bend’s fourth brewery, McMenamins Old St. Francis, now of Wild Ride

Brewing). They’d get together for beers at the Reed Market Pub as the Rubber Boots Club.

“That was what I considered my version of a formal education in making beer,” he said. When GoodLife opened in 2011, West approached his friend-through-homebrewing, Curt Plants, who’d co-founded the brewery with Ty Barnett, but those guys weren’t in a position to hire an experienced brewer, so that’s when West moved to Oakshire in Eugene. By 2017 he’d worked his way up to director of brewing operations (because he didn't feel like he deserved the title, brewmaster, which is a title that far too many brewers use, who have not truly earned). But as we know, the lure of Bend is too strong. An encounter with Plants at a brewers’ conference in Philadelphia kickstarted the conversation that would bring West to GoodLife in early 2017, just before Plants tragically passed away.

One of Plants’ finest legacies is Bend favorite, Sweet As Pacific Ale. The beer has always been a pale ale with a healthy portion of the grist coming from wheat. One of the adjustments West made was the simple decision to stop submitting Sweet As as an American Pale Ale at GABF, and start entering it in the American wheat beer category. And voila, it immediately earned its first gold medal, an honor the beer repeated in 2018. Last year it settled for silver. It’s even listed as an exemplar of the style by the Beer Judge Certification Program.

It also happens to be a killer accompaniment to pizza, which West makes at home. A lot. He’s definitely a maker. Just like we’ve got a lot more brewers in town than back in those Rubber Boots days, there are more pizza makers, too. And I suspect if someone’s starting a Cheesy Boots club, West wants in.

Brian Yeager

Tyler West has evolved from homebrewing to award-winning brew whisperer.

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ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Now and then, there comes a time when I acquire an uncanny knack for seeing the totality of who you really are. I tune in to everything you do that few others know about or appreciate. I behold the big picture of your best possible future. One of those magic moments has now arrived. And it's no accident that your energy matches mine. In other words, my power to consecrate you reflects your ability to bless yourself. So give yourself the ultimate gift, please.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In the 17th century, Virgo musician Johann Pachelbel composed a piece of music he called the Canon in D. It soon went out of style and disappeared into obscurity. But over 250 years later, a French chamber orchestra rediscovered it, and by the 1980s, it was everywhere. Ever since, Pachelbel’s Canon has been used in many pop songs and is a common anthem at weddings and funerals. I'm predicting a comparable revival for you, Virgo. An influence, creation, or person that has been gone for a while will re-emerge as a presence in your life. Be decisive in adopting it for your benefit.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.

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22): Author Iain S. Thomas tells us, "There is magic even in gridlock, in loneliness, in too much work, in late nights gone on too long, in shopping carts with broken wheels, in boredom, in tax returns." He says it's the same magic that prompted Joan of Arc to believe that God spoke to her and empowered her to lead an army. I wouldn't agree that it's the same magic. But I do advise us all to be alert for enchantment and interesting mysteries even in the most mundane affairs. I am a champion of the quest for holiness, delight, and marvels in seemingly unlikely locations. In the coming weeks, Libra, you will have a special talent for finding these revelatory joys.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Poet Rainer Maria Rilke said, "Self-transformation is precisely what life is." If that’s true, you are in luck. Of all the zodiac signs, you are the most skillful self-transformer. Moreover, you are entering a prolonged phase when your instinct and talent for self-transformation will be even more potent than usual. I plan to observe you closely in the hope of learning your tricks for changing into an ever-better version of yourself. Show us all how it's done, dear Scorpio!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Born under the sign of Sagittarius, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was one of history's most influential composers of classical music. His elegant, lyrical works are still widely played today. He was also a revolutionary innovator who expanded the scope of many musical genres. One composition, Piano Sonata No. 32, prefigures elements of ragtime, jazz, and boogie-woogie—70 years before those styles emerged. In this spirit, I invite you to plant a seed for the future. You will soon get glimpses of creative shifts that will someday be possible. And you will have an enhanced ability to instigate the inventive momentum that generates those shifts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Let’s be honest. Most of us—maybe all of us!—fail to grasp the world objectively. Our perceptions get filtered through our opinions and beliefs and habit minds. The events we think we see are shaped by our expectations about them. Our projections often overrule the possibility of unbiased impartiality. We are serial misinterpreters. But there’s no need to be ashamed! It’s a universal human tendency. Having said all that, however, I believe you will have a special knack, in the coming weeks, for observing reality with more clarity and open-mindedness than usual. You will have an unprecedented opportunity to see accurately and gather fresh, raw truths.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Is this a phase of your cycle when you’ll be prone to saying things like “Why do you take me for granted?” and “I'm feeling cranky” and “It's not what you said, it's the way you said it”? Or are you in a time when the

following expressions are more likely to emerge from your mouth: “I have come to understand you in a totally new and interesting way” and “Life has blessed me by removing one of my unnecessary obstacles” and “I would love to learn more about the arts of cooperation and collaboration”? Here’s what I think, Aquarius: Which way you go will depend on how clearly you set your intentions. Life will respond in kind to the moods you cultivate and the specific requests you make.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Our bodies are imperfect. They are often less than 100 percent completely healthy. They don’t always do what we wish they would. Yet even when we feel less than our best, our body continually carries out millions of biochemical marvels, mostly below the level of our conscious awareness. As the creation of an evolutionary process that has unfolded for eons, our precious organism is an amazing work of art that we have every right to regard as miraculous. According to my astrological reckoning, the coming weeks are the best time this year to honor and celebrate your body. What does it need to flourish? Ask your intuition to show you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In Stephen King’s novel It, a character named Beverly is in love with a man who projects a sense of authority but also listens well. He is strong-minded but receptive; confident but willing to be changed; self-possessed but open to influence. That's an apt description of the allies I wish for you to attract into your life in the coming months. Whether they are lovers or partners, companions or collaborators, friends or colleagues, you need and deserve the high-quality, emotionally intelligent exchanges they offer.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Seventy-year-old Taurus-born Eric Bogosian is a prolific playwright and author renowned for his hard-edged satire. The title of one of his books is Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead. But one critic speculates he may be softening as he ages, noting that he “seems more amused than disgusted by the decaying world around him, as if his anger has been tempered by a touch of hope.” The coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to cultivate a comparable reshaping, dear Taurus. Can you tenderize what has been tough? Is it possible to find redemption or entertainment in situations that have been challenging? Are you willing to add more levity and geniality to your perspective?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Decca is a UKbased record label that has produced the work of many major musicians, including Billie Holliday, the Rolling Stones, and Tori Amos. They made a huge mistake in 1962, though. A fledgling group named the Beatles tried to get signed to Decca. An executive at the company declined, saying, “We don’t like their sound. Groups of guitars are on their way out.” Oops. The Beatles eventually became the best-selling and most influential band of all time. I don’t think you’re at risk of making as monumental a misstep, Gemini. But please be alert to the possibility of a key opportunity coming into view. Don’t underestimate it, even if it’s different from what you imagine you want.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I’m a Cancerian who used to be overly reactive to people's carelessness. If someone was in a bad mood and flung a rash insult at me, I might take offense too easily. If a friend misunderstood me, even with no malice intended, I may have sulked. Thankfully, over time, I have learned to be more like a honey badger, whose thick skin protects it well against stings and pricks. I bring this up because the coming weeks will be an excellent time for you to practice my approach. First step: Understand how people sometimes direct their frustration about life toward undeserving recipients. Second step: Vow to take things less personally. Third step: Give yourself regular compliments. Actually say them aloud.

Homework: What story do you tell yourself about your life that’s less than 20 percent true? Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

UNDERSTANDING INTIMACY

By Dr. Jane Guyn

Is Sex Therapy for Us?

We’ve been married for a long time — it’s 30 years this summer. Our relationship has been rocky at times, but it’s pretty good right now — with one exception. When the kids were little, we saw a couples’ counselor. We learned to communicate better and that was important. Now, even though we communicate well, our sex life is bad. I’m wondering if we should see a sex therapist. If we decide to see a sex therapist, what can we expect? Is it like another type of counselor?

From, Sex therapy 4 Us?

Dear Sex Therapy,

It’s great that you got therapy as a couple when your kids were young. You learned how to communicate with each other which is wonderful. Communication is key to having a great sex life. Unfortunately, there are often other barriers to intimacy that are really hard to talk about. Just learning to use “I messages” isn’t near enough to break the logjam that’s been happening in your bedroom.

When should I get sex therapy?

How do you know when it’s time to make an appointment with a therapist or sex coach? Or, as a potential client once asked me, “How bad does it have to be before we need help?”

There’s no one right answer to this question. Some people ask me if it has to do with how many times they had sex last year. Others ask if it’s about how often either partner climaxes. Some wonder if it’s all about erections or “performance.” Or about different sexual positions or sex toys. Lots of people ask about libido. Many people have questions about sexual trauma.

Some of these things (or all of these things) could warrant a trip to the sex therapist or sex coach’s office. Only YOU can decide if these things are a big enough problem to get help. For some people, problems with sexual intimacy are definitional. For these people, when sexual intimacy isn’t working in their lives, the world is impossible to navi gate. For others, sexual concerns are a minor irritation. What about you?

Is sex therapy covered by my insurance?

Once you’ve decided that you’re going to get help for your intimate life, you’ll probably have a few other ques tions. You might wonder if sex therapy is covered by your insurance.

Unfortunately, for many people, insurance often excludes coverage for sex problems. However, your therapist might be able to take your insurance as an individual and then add your partner into your individual work. Some people use their health savings account mon ies to pay for sex therapy or coaching.

Are all sex therapists the same?

You might wonder if sex therapists

are generalists or if they specialize. It’s a good question. Some sex therapists specialize in things like sex or porn addiction, consensual non-monogamy, specific kinks or LGBTQIA+ concerns. Most are more generally oriented in their practices, helping individuals and couples with the full range of sexual concerns.

What’s sex therapy like?

Sex therapy or coach ing looks and feels very similar to other types of therapy, with one sig nificant difference: it’s specifically focused on your life’s experiences, histo ry, environment, communication style, physical concerns, medical issues and erotic expression — not your fam

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TAKE ME HOME

By James Keane

From Land to Home A simplified step-by-step guide

Most people at some point, whether actively looking to purchase a home, or just daydreaming, have thought about what building their own home would be like. For the sake of simplicity and the need to keep this story’s word count low, we will assume we are building on a city lot, zoned residential.

Before ground is broken, adherence to local zoning regulations and environmental guidelines is paramount. Planners and legal experts meticulously analyze the land’s zoning designation, ensuring that the proposed development aligns with Bend’s growth objectives. Environmental assessments are conducted to safeguard the region’s natural resources and habitats, steering the project toward a proper balance with the surrounding ecosystem.

With regulations in mind, the canvas, so to speak, comes alive! Engineers and construction crews embark on the foundational phase of the project. If a road(s) is needed they are plotted, utilities are laid beneath the earth and drainage systems are put in place to mitigate erosion.

As the infrastructure takes root, architects and designers collaborate to craft a residence that blends the owners’ preferences and desires with the natural beauty of the landscape. The designs are a reflection of the local aesthetic, integrating elements such as wood, stone, and large windows to showcase the stunning natural vistas this region offers. Energy efficiency is a core consideration, with solar panels and eco-friendly materials used to minimize the impact on the planet.

Each residence’s journey begins with the foundation. Skilled craftsmen from various trades meticulously piece together the framework, bringing the architectural designs to life. As walls rise and roofs take shape, the future home starts to emerge.

Nature is an integral part of Bend’s allure, and the landscaping phase pays homage to this bond. Landscape architects collaborate to create green spaces that harmonize with the native environment. Indigenous flora is carefully chosen to adorn pathways, communal areas and gardens.

Before the owners or residents are allowed to settle in, thorough inspections ensure that the residence embodies excellence. Quality assurance teams assess every aspect, from structural integrity to finishing touches. Sustainability measures are scrutinized, verifying that homes are equipped with energy-efficient appliances and water-saving fixtures. The result is a home where every detail has been thoughtfully considered.

The once-raw land is now a vibrant part of the community, a testament to the artful blending of human aspirations with nature’s splendor. Neighbors bond during local events and folks find solace in their homes amid Central Oregon’s breathtaking scenery. The dream envisioned during the initial planning sessions has materialized into a thriving home!

If you are considering building a new home, let our team help you find the right piece of land, or if you simply have any real estate related questions, email me at jkeane29@gmail.com.

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