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One spring day not long ago in the Orchard District, I saw a dad tossing pitches to his daughter at a community park. Having been a competitive high school softball player who’d hardly touched a ball since, I couldn’t resist: I asked the dad to toss me a few pitches to see how I’d get along. I knocked the first one out toward the back fence and missed most of the rest. It was a fun, spontaneous moment—the dad being open enough to allow a stranger to whack a few balls during their informal practice. This, to me, is an ideal scene that describes what it is to be part of a community: neighbors meeting neighbors, having a laugh and sharing a moment on a gorgeous sunny day. This week we’re rolling out our Neighborhoods Issue, where we give newbies (and perhaps some hopeful local buyers) a flavor of the various neighborhoods around town. We provide some basic info about the median home prices, the nearby parks and so on—but behind those details are the things that really make a neighborhood: the many moments just like the one I’ve described. We spend a lot of time talking and thinking about housing and developments and homelessness in a city that continues to see explosive growth, but the goal of all of that talk is to arrive at what it is to be home. We hope you enjoy this week’s little peek into the various corners of the place we call home!

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We’ve seen it in many forms at the state and national level over the past several years: Partisans in the state House and Senate, and those in the U.S. House and Senate, driven to distraction over their ideological differences. In Oregon it has gotten so dysfunctional that a Democratic supermajority has caused Oregon Republicans on occasion to throw up their hands and escape to Idaho to avoid casting votes in Salem. The partisanship has devolved to a level where a good portion of residents in eastern parts of the state have quite literally voted in favor of “escaping to Idaho” for good, through an effort to cede parts of Oregon into Idaho. Not a small number of moderates and those in favor of spirited and productive debate have wondered over the past several years, ‘where does it all end?’ How do we got out of this catatonic mode and into one where we can accept each other’s differences and still move forward on funding important work? The current contingent in the Oregon Legislative Assembly appears resolved to end it with a check containing lots of zeroes. This week, Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) and new House Speaker Dan Rayfield (D-Corvallis) (who replaced Democrat Tina Kotek after she stepped down during her bid for governor) have let Republican legislative leaders know that Democrats plan to write what amounts to a blank check to the GOP to do with what they will. The money—some $100 million—comes from the $2.5 billion in unplanned revenue the state brought in last year. Democrats want to spend a good portion of it on priorities including housing, climate change, job training and mental health, OPB reported, but that windfall also means there’s room in the budget to

offer an olive branch to a GOP caucus with minority status and lack of political muscle. “It’s a good day when Republicans and Democrats can come together for the good of all Oregonians,” said Central Oregon’s own Senator and Minority Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend). “This money will help move forward important public projects throughout Oregon.” Knopp and other members of his caucus have reportedly drawn up a wish list of projects to spend the money on. We’re still awaiting word what those are for the local area—but undoubtedly there are projects that, in a region with so much growth, could use some more oomph in the funding department. More rural parts of the state—largely represented by Republican lawmakers—surely also have projects that could use some more cash, and that have been sorely neglected in the more partisan portioning of funding. Looking at it through the most optimistic lens, we could say that this is a good first step in seeing the toxic partisanship in our state house begin to go away. Rayfield, the new House Speaker, does appear to want to work across the aisle with more goodwill than we have seen in the recent past. And yet, it’s not overly cynical to also note that it’s going to take more than a blank check to Republicans to smooth things over and to get us on a more productive path. Will the money help? Certainly. Will it solve everything? Probably not. But if we here in Oregon can roll this big stone of hyper-partisanship up the hill and see it tumble down the other side, then perhaps we achieve another goal, too: Perhaps, Oregon’s ability to overcome its differences could inspire the U.S. Congress to do the same. Go, team Rayfield.

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JAMIE MCLEOD-SKINNER FOR CENTRAL OREGON

Considering the recent piece in the Source on water and voting (Jan 27), and the disturbing record of Oregon’s U.S. Congressional District 5’s Representative Kurt Schrader on water (Feb 11), I see the far better choice in the May Primary Election is Jamie McLeod-Skinner. Constituents of the new Congressional District 5, which now includes much of Central Oregon, can choose Jamie to replace Schrader in just a couple months. With expertise in hydrology, civil engineering, water law and public service, and with no financial ties to oil and gas or pesticide corporations, her positions are based in wise natural resource stewardship and the safety and health of people. Jamie takes ZERO donations from Corporate PACs. Schrader’s funding primarily comes from corporate interests. Shockingly, only $14k of the $517k he raised in the 2022 election cycle was from within ORD-5. It’s clear who Schrader represents, and who he doesn’t represent. Schrader votes for legislation that benefits water-polluting industries, that aligns with the policy agendas of his industrial campaign donors (including Koch Industries) and that aligns with his personal stock portfolio. We say ENOUGH. CD5 constituents, Oregonians, and the nation, need healthy waters, environmentally ethical representatives, and strong leaders to protect our resources: We need Jamie McLeod-Skinner as the new U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. —Nancy Boever

a City Charter change, a council seat vacated by election to mayor (as in 2020) should go to the next highest vote getter in the council election, no matter the position for which they ran. At least the voters would have had a chance to vet the person, unlike a political appointee. And, yes, a new charter review please. The last bipartisan one recommended four wards (needed) and two at-large councilors plus an elected mayor. We’re only part way there. Minimally we need to eliminate “hold-my-council-seat-in-caseI-lose-my-mayoral-run”. Resign from the council to run for mayor. —Nancy Prosser via bendsource.com

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Megan Perkins’s Drake Park meeting proved to me that this city is crying out to see and hear, in person, our elected councilors as well as the City Manager and the Chair of the Planning Commission. Hiding behind controlled Zoom meetings is not governance; it’s hiding! Just like “Hide and Seek” that we played as kids... —William Gregoricus via bendsource.com

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80% of Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19. Fortunately for them, Canadians aren’t culturally hobbled by a large minority of anti-science, religious fundamentalist flat earthers forcing their foolish faith into law, the way cancel culture conservatives have traditionally attacked American democracy with their nonsense and baseless bigotry. For the most part, Canadian truckers are lucky enough NOT to have the same well-earned awful reputation that Deep Southern redneck American truckers have here stateside, where being a trucker is generally thought of as your low-IQ racist White Trash man’s way of attempting to commit statutory rape on a daily basis. And don’t even get me started on the Teamsters and their reputation! Anyone find Jimmy Hoffa yet? Furthermore, a full 90% of Canadian truckers are already vaccinated, but that didn’t prevent a small, far-right faction of fat fascist Canadian trucker twits (who make the late John Candy look svelte by way of comparison) from taking their trucks, Nazi swastikas, and Confederate flags to Ottawa to harass its innocent residents by honking their truck horns all night long like the hate-filled honkies they really are. No wonder fascist Fox “News” converted their soulless selves into Trucker Tantrum TV for the past several weeks. Not only are 21st Century Fox Republicans irredeemably stupid and racist, they hate Canada! While of course at the same time these right-wing Republitards can’t stop themselves from performing figurative fellatio on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for all the world to see on Fox TV. GOP = Greedy Old Perverts. P.S. Donald Trump is going to prison. Jake Pickering

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Building Up

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By Jack Harvel The City of Bend is quickly becoming just that: a city. As what was small town just 30 years ago metamorphosizes into a small city, it comes with distinct growing pains as more and more people try and find space in a fiercely competitive housing market. Bend historically has been made up of single-family homes, but as costs rise and the population grows (and the state relaxes zoning codes to foster more multi-family housing) the City is attracting more large developments. But there are several obstacles these developments must navigate before breaking ground. Here’s a look at some of the bigger developments in the works. Box Factory In 2016 Bend re-zoned what it called the Core Area for more urban development. In short, buildings could be taller and could house both commercial and residential uses. “I would say the Box Factory project completely aligns with that, they’re proposing five to six stories, a mix of residential and commercial or retail uses,” said Allison Platt, the Core Area project manager with the City of Bend. “We really see that as being kind of exactly what the vision for this area would be that would accommodate both future housing and employment growth and more of an urban scale development.” The 300-unit development from Portland-based developer Killian Pacific is in its pre-application phase, meaning it has submitted a proposal to the City

but hasn’t started a formal application. The ground floor will be dedicated to retail and the others will have one, two and three-bedroom units. Platt said the developers have met with local stakeholders and have gotten generally favorable feedback. “My understanding is that the Old Bend Neighborhood Association and the Southern Crossing Neighborhood Association are excited about the project but concerned about transportation. impacts from those projects,” Platt said. Transportation impacts can often be less drastic than neighbors expect. Platt points to the relatively minimal effects on traffic from the 240-unit Hickson Apartments at Westside Yard, which concerned a lot of nearby residents but hasn’t led to massive traffic jams. “They’re just wanting to make sure that there’s an overall transportation plan for that entire area, because there’s the need for a new East/West collector and a North/South collector,” Platt said. “There’s a desire for a mobility hub for our transit systems we located in this area and then the goal for multimodal travels by bike and ped improvements to be considered.” Blue Dog RV Bend-based developers Brooks Resources Corporation proposed a five-story, 169-unit mixed use building on Franklin Avenue that’s currently the home of Blue Dog RV. “The plans include a number of key amenities, including a variety of unit

types from small studios up to two-bedroom units, a dog park, brewery, outdoor gathering space, retail and more at the ground level,” said Dale Van Valkenburg, Brooks Resources director of planning, in a press release. “In addition, our concept includes secure on-site parking for each unit as well as an existing CET [Cascades East Transit] transit stop adjacent to the building entrance that will be enhanced through the project.” The project is still in the pre-application process, and needs Brooks Resources’ Board to submit a formal land use application before moving forward. “It’s a $38 million investment on their end. So they want to move forward, but there’s a lot of risks. I think that they are still looking for the City to signal some infrastructure investments that we could make on Franklin Avenue to help them feel more comfortable with moving forward,” Platt said. Hooker Creek Bendites are wary of Californians moving in, but what if they bring apartments, affordable senior housing, homes, offices, a hotel and retail space? Well that’s what Beverly Hillsbased developer Kennedy-Wilson plans to do on a 21-acre site owned by Hooker Creek, a Bend-based construction material company. Hooker Creek used the property to store construction vehicles and RVs until a roof collapsed under heavy snow in early 2017. “They’re looking at over 1,000 units between those 30 acres,” Platt said.

The property is located just south of downtown Bend and adjacent to the Old Mill District east of the Deschutes. Kennedy-Wilson said the development will align with the goals set in the Core Area Plan adopted in 2020. The land was just purchased on New Year’s Eve, and plans are still being developed, but the developer said they’re aiming for a vibrant, connected and walkable community. Developing Hooker Creek brings a different challenge than infill projects that typically build up in areas with existing infrastructure. There’s a significant amount of infrastructure that needs to be built before breaking ground. “There’s a pretty robust process where they’ll work with the City for up to a year to develop their site plan concepts with the City, what their transportation network will look like, what their roadway cross sections look like, how they’ll be developed, how wide will their sidewalks be and where will the bike lanes be,” Platt said. Developing infrastructure is one of the biggest barriers to urbanizing Bend, and not just for Hooker Creek. On Bend’s far-east side, the Stephens Road Tract offers 261 acres where the City hopes it can build housing to address the rising cost of living, and developing infrastructure is key to its creation. Project coordinators are in the outreach process, and concept plans are scheduled to be drawn up by May.

Masks Optional?

The Redmond School Board moves to become the second school district in the state to make masking optional By Jack Harvel

he Redmond School Board directed district staff to draft a new COVID-19 policy that makes masks optional for both students and staff at its regular meeting Feb. 16. The deadline for implementing the policy is March 2, short of the date of March 31 state health and education officials announced would be the latest date masks would be required. Redmond’s Board Chair Shawn Hartfield and board member Michael Summers drafted the resolution, with the board making a handful of revisions after the board and Superintendent Charan Cline discussed the policy. The original resolution set the deadline at Feb. 22, included vaccination choice and striking language that would have barred staff from enforcing mask mandates.

The resolution argues that lockdowns and mask mandates have been ineffective, that Gov. Kate Brown’s mandates don’t have proper oversight and that it “discriminated and marginalized parents and students desiring to make their own medical decisions.” “Speaking for myself, this resolution is putting the government back in its lane, and so to me this isn’t so much about arguing over data, it’s that we delegate authority to elected officials to make bills, legislation, on our behalf,” Summers said. “When they don’t do that and when they work these kind of actions through legal workarounds, and the court has held them up, that is not what we have asked them to do.” Liz Goodrich, the sole dissenting vote

on the board, opposed the resolution for failing to consult with public health officials, and for making claims she said weren’t factually accurate; namely that there is a link between increased teen suicides and COVID policies. “I have concerns that this resolution is rushed, poorly constructed,” Goodrich said during the meeting. “Shawn [Hartfield] I think you told me at the last board meeting that any decision that we make would be in consultation with local public health authorities; we have not heard from them.” Hartfield responded that district staff can consult with public health authorities as they form a plan. Throughout the meeting Superintendent Cline expressed uncertainty over how long the

process could take. The Board agreed to delay the deadline after Cline informed it it needs at least two weeks to negotiate with the teacher’s union. “There’s simply no way this can be done in a couple days; we’re not a small district of 120 like Alsea,” Cline said during the meeting, referencing the only other district in the state to opt out of mandates. Alsea Superintendent Marc Thielman joined the call and offered advice to the board on challenges the district will likely face once implementing an optional mask policy. Redmond School District’s current COVID mitigation policies will remain in place until a plan is put in place.

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Trail Permit System Amended

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he Deschutes National Forest and Willamette National Forest will alter their permitting system after experimenting with a system that allowed people to buy permits a full season in advance. Last year was the first year the Forests enforced a permit system for some of the popular trails in Central Oregon. “Last summer there was a significant number of ‘no-shows’ primarily caused by people making advanced permit reservations and not using their reservation,” a joint press release from the two National Forests said. This year, all day-use permits will be released on either 10-day or 2-day rolling windows during the permit season beginning June 15 and ending Oct. 15. Previously the permit season ran between the Friday before Memorial Day to the last Friday in September. “This change aligns the permit season with the actual season of use. Last year people had permits in early June that were unusable due to snow and road conditions while the wildernesses were accessible in early October,” the press release said. The overnight permit system is now based on the date of entry rather than requiring users to select every day they plan to stay. A 14-day maximum will remain in place to avoid overcrowding. “Reservations for the overnight permits will begin on the first Tuesday in April (April 5) and 40% of overnight permits will be available for advanced reservation. Once the permit season begins, the remaining 60% of overnight permits will be available in a 7-day rolling window,” the release said. Day-use permits are required on 19 of 79 trailheads in the Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington and Three Sisters wilderness areas, and for all overnight permits. Reservations can be made through recreation.gov, or over the phone by calling 1-877444-6777. The Forest Service started the permit system last year, after the Central Cascades Wilderness Strategies Project found overall use had increased by 231% since 1991. Day-use permits are targeted toward trails that became especially popular in that time. The remaining 60 trails don’t require a pre-arranged permit, but hikers do need to fill out a free self-issue permit available at the trailheads.

A streamlined permit system will make for happier trails for hikers in the Green Lakes area.

¿Cubrebocas optativos?

La mesa directiva de las escuelas de Redmond se convierte en el segundo distrito escolar del estado en hacer que el uso del cubrebocas sea optativo. Por / By Jack Harvel Traducido por Jéssica Sánchez-Millar Durante la reunión del 16 de febrero, la mesa directiva del distrito escolar de Redmond indicó al personal del distrito escolar que redactara una nueva política en relación a COVID-19 que indique que el uso del cubrebocas sea optativo tanto para los alumnos como para el personal. La fecha límite para adoptar le política es el 2 de marzo, justo días antes a la fecha del 31 de marzo la cual los funcionarios de educación y salud del estado anunciaron que sería el último día que se requeriría el uso del cubrebocas. El presidente de la mesa directiva de Redmond, Shawn Hartfield y el miembro de la mesa directiva Michael Summers, redactaron el acuerdo y la mesa directiva hizo varias revisiones después de que la mesa directiva y el superintendente Charan Cline analizaran la propuesta. El acuerdo inicial marcó la fecha límite para el 22 de febrero, incluyendo la opción de vacunación y el sorprendente lenguaje que habría impedido que el personal hiciera cumplir el mandato del uso del cubrebocas. La decisión sostiene que el confinamiento y el mandato del uso del cubrebocas han sido ineficaces, que los mandatos de la gobernadora Kate Brown no tienen la supervisión apropiada y que “discriminaron

y marginaron a los padres de familia y a los alumnos que deseaban tomar sus propias decisiones médicas.” “Desde mi punto de vista, esta decisión coloca al estado de nuevo en camino, para mí no se trata de discutir los datos, se trata de delegar la autoridad a las autoridades electas para que creen proyectos de ley, legislación en nuestra representación,” dijo Summers. “Cuando no hacen eso y cuando trabajan con este tipo de medidas por medio de soluciones legales y el tribunal las ha detenido, no es lo que hemos pedido que hagan.” Liz Goodrich, la única de la mesa directiva con voto en contra, se opuso a la decisión por no consultar con las autoridades de salud pública y por hacer declaraciones que según ella, no eran realmente ciertas; es decir, que hay un vínculo entre el aumento de suicidios en adolescentes y las políticas con relación a COVID-19. “Me preocupa que esta decisión sea apresurada, mal armada,” dijo Goodrich, durante la reunión. Shawn [Hartfield], creo me comentaste en la última reunión de la junta directiva que cualquier decisión que tomemos sería con la asesoría de las autoridades de salud pública; no hemos sabido

nada de ellos.”

Hartfield respondió que el personal del distrito escolar puede consultar con las autoridades de salud pública mientras formulan un plan. Durante la reunión, el superintendente Cline expresó su incertidumbre en relación a cuánto tiempo podría tomar el proceso. La mesa directiva acordó retrasar la fecha límite después de que Cline les comunicará que por lo menos necesitan dos semanas para negociar con el sindicato de maestros. “Simplemente no hay manera de que esto se pueda llevar a cabo en un par de días, no somos un distrito escolar pequeño de 120 como el de Alsea,” dijo Cline durante la reunión, refiriéndose al único otro distrito escolar en el estado que opta por no seguir los mandatos. El superintendente de Alsea, Marc Thielman, se unió al llamado y ofreció asesoría a la junta directiva en relación a los desafíos que probablemente enfrentará el distrito una vez que implemente una política del uso del cubrebocas optativo. Las políticas actuales sobre la reducción de COVID del distrito escolar de Redmond se mantendrán vigentes hasta que se establezca un plan.

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Live from Big Story Books & Movies

Brian Craig flips an impromptu Friday night recording into an album and Tiny Desk submission By Isaac Biehl

eb. 4 was a special night for Brian Craig. It was a First Friday, with the town coming alive to hit up downtown Bend and the Central District, while Craig was playing music at Big Story Books & Movies amid a wine pop-up event by Bar Fiori. Good music, good books, good food and good wine—what I call the essential ingredients for a nice night. However, the night got even better than Craig initially planned, as he ended up recording his two-and-a-half hour set—a set that would ultimately become his latest album release. During a bit of a down season for live music (compared to the summer) and after a long time of miniscule shows around town during the pandemic, Craig says he was kind of complaining because he had the itch to play some more live music. That’s when his wife planted the seed that a First Friday was coming up. Craig slid into Big Story’s DMs on Instagram and the rest is history—albeit unplanned. “I was like, I’m going to bring everything I have. I didn’t know what they wanted,” recalls Craig. “I was right by the mystery section. I was tucked away and I couldn’t see anybody. I said, ‘I’m going to have fun with this. So I started playing and I could hear people clapping, and started seeing people weaving through the bookshelves.” This wasn’t the usual show set-up for Craig by any

means—someone who has been playing in Central Oregon for years. But as soon as he got settled in he knew it was worth sending out that DM. After noticing the good acoustics in the store and realizing he had his recording equipment and a GoPro camera, Craig got those both running and took off from there. When he got home Craig pulled up the music from the night and said they were some of the best live recordings of himself he had ever done. “At first it was really strange because it wasn’t a bar. There weren’t people laughing and shouting. They were actually listening. Which was nerve-wracking [laughs]. The owner didn’t know who the heck I was, or if I was going to be a trainwreck. After my first couple songs I could tell she was relieved in a way [laughs]. So that was a win! I played for two-and-a-half hours straight,” says Craig. “Big Story is a really cool shop. I was like ‘wow!’ It felt really cool to be in that kind of local space again.” After going through his recordings and video footage to see what he gathered, Craig realized the special quality of how he recorded that night and decided to make an album out of it. Now you can stream “Big Story Friday Night” on Soundcloud, which is the only place this live session lives. However, Craig saw even more opportunity with this and decided to submit one

of his songs from that night to NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest. Lo and behold, Craig was admitted to the contest and as of writing is one nine accepted artists from the state of Oregon. Winners get to record their own official Tiny Desk for NPR. “I think just being a part of that mix is all I really wanted. If I get a mention in a blogpost it’s gonna be huge, let alone win it,” Craig says. “I’m not out there to win it. Like most people in that competition I’m just in it to be within it. I wish more Bend bands would jump on it. I think we have an incredible scene here that the nation would really enjoy.” Craig’s submission is for one of his older songs called “Little Sister,” a folk-rock song that is about a protective relationship between friends or siblings, as they try to pull the other away from a weird relationship. As far as music goes for the rest of the year, Craig is taking inspiration from that First Friday night and plans to record all of his shows this year and will sift through the find the best of the best to release another album into the world. So a spontaneous gig in a bookshop turned out to be just what he needed. “A free gig, on First Friday, turned out to be a very empowering moment for me as an artist.” Craig’s next gig is March 24 at the Campfire Hotel.

SOURCE PICKS THURSDAY

2/24

SATURDAY

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2/26

SATURDAY

2/26

WINTER CARNIVAL A DAY FULL OF FUN!

Courtesty Filharmonic

THE FILHARMONIC A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL Courtesty Mother Hips

THE MOTHER HIPS AT VOLCANIC WARM AND HOPEFUL MUSIC

Experience this live show that features a self-produced album from two incredible musicians that breeds joy and radiates outward like a beacon in the night. Thu., Feb. 24, 8-11:30pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $15.

THURSDAY

2/24

COMEDY NIGHT AT HIGH DESERT MUSIC HALL A NIGHT OF LAUGHS

Check out a few local comedians at this in-person comedy show! The show is intended for people 21+ and includes comedians such as Eric Oren and Marie Christopher. Thu., Feb. 24, 7-9pm. High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. Free.

FRIDAY

2/25

THE FATHER’S GROUP FILM SERIES PRESENTS: RED TAILS HISTORY OF BLACK PILOTS

TUESDAY

3/1

Enjoy this highly talented group that consists of six Filipino Americans who banded together to create an exceptional mix of hip-hop, pop and ‘90s nostalgia strictly with their voices. Sat., Feb. 26, 7:30pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. $30-$40.

SATURDAY

2/26

GIRL SCOUT COOKIE AND BEER PAIRING COOKIES & BEER

Courtesty MarchFourth

Pair up two of the greatest substances that man has ever consumed at this fun live event. The pairings will include six different cookies and six different BBC beers. Local Girl Scout Troops will be on site selling boxes to go as well! Part of this week’s Zwickelmania event—see this week’s Craft story for more details. Sat., Feb. 26, 11am-10pm. Bend Brewing Company, 1019 NW Brooks St., Bend. Free.

MARCHFOURTH MARCHING BAND GENRE-BREAKING ENTERTAINMENT

SATURDAY

WEDNESDAY

2/26

YOUTH COOKING CLASS-STRUDEL STRUDEL INSTRUCTION COURSE

Audience members of all ages and walks of life will be shaking their booties or tapping their feet when this internationally-acclaimed 20-member group hits the stage! Tue., March. 1, 7:30pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. $25-$30.

3/2

Kids ages 7-17 are invited to learn how to create delicious strudels at this hands-on class. Lessons on a variety of strudels will be taught during this course. Sat., Feb. 26, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Dr., Bend. $50.

In honor of Black History Month, The Father’s Group presents “Red Tails.” This film highlights the events related to the Tuskegee Airmen experimental program. Fri., Feb. 25, 5-10pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. $10.

FRIDAY

2/25

DR. EDWARD LOVE A MEMORABLE MUSIC EXPERIENCE

Courtesy Atiba Jefferson

CIRCLE JERKS ICONIC PUNK BAND

The doctor is in the building and he’s bringing a unique mix of hip-hop and dub reggae to an appointment at a local downtown bar. The inspiration taken from a variety of genres makes this show a true masterpiece in the music world. Fri., Feb. 25, 8-11pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $8.

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THE FILHARMONIC Special Guest Aca-Word

February 26

MARCHFOURTH

March 1

Check out this band’s first and last North American tour that coincides with their landmark record, “Group Sex” turning 40 years old! The commemorative reissue is now available via Trust Records. Wed., March. 2, 8pm. Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $27.50.

BLACK VIOLIN

March 6

THE WAILIN’ JENNYS

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Have a jolly time at Hoodoo’s premier event of the season! Catch some amazing live music from 5:308:30pm and take part in other free, fun activities up on the mountain. Sat., Feb. 26, 9am. Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Rd., Sisters. Free.

LIVE MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE

CALENDAR WWW.BENDSOURCE.COM / FEBRUARY 24, 2022 / BEND’S INDEPENDENT VOICE

23 Wednesday Cabin 22 Trivia Wednesdays at Cabin 22 Trivia

Wed, at Cabin 22 with Useless Knowledge Bowl live trivia game show @ 6:30pm. 25 SW Century Dr. Bend. Free.

The Domino Room Mickey Avalon at Domino Room ~ Presented by Action Deniro Productions Mickey Avalon’s life story plays out like an episode of VH1s ‘Behind The Music,” marred by personal tragedy, triumphs and immense pain. 7-11pm. $20. Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards Heller Highwater Trio Heller Highwater Trio rocking out at the most beautiful venue in Central Oregon. 4pm. Free.

Hub City Bar & Grill Karaoke What’s your go-to karaoke tune? 8pm-Midnight.

M&J Tavern Open Mic Night Downtown living

Tickets Available on Bendticket.com

The Capitol Boots, Babes and Burlesque presented by Bend Burlesque Co. Bend Burlesque has gone country! 8-11pm. $22-$32.

Matt. Plus, drummer extraordinaire Sean Rule. 8-10pm. $10 at door.

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Crosscut’s

Arthur Buezo is from and has developed can't be pin-pointed, as he has traveled for all of his life. 4pm. Free.

Après Music Series w/ Pete Kartsounes Stop by the Warming Hut après mountain every Fri, through February for our indoor Après Music Series, 5-7pm.

General Duffy’s Waterhole Central Oregon Comedy Scene Presents: Standup Comedy at General Duffy’s Some funny comedians are performing at General Duffy’s! 7-10pm. $15-$20. Open Space Event Studios

The Father’s Group Film Series Presents: Red Tails During World War II, the Civil Aeronautics Authority selects 13 Black cadets to become part of an experimental program at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The program aims at training “colored personnel” to become fighter pilots for the Army. 5-10pm. $10.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Silver Moon Brewing Trip Round The Moon Trip around the moon. A transcendental evening of intersellar dub featuring DubNDobe (Miami), TwentyThreeSuns (PDX) and DJ Colonel (Bend). 8-11pm. $5.

Northside Bar & Grill Accoustic Open

Edward Love Dr. Edward Love is a two-time Billboard producer/engineer who has been recording, performing and producing since 1997. 8-11pm. $8.

room welcomes musicians to bring their acoustic set or turn it up to eleven with the whole band. 6:30pm. Free.

The Silvertone Devils The Devil's play roots rock 'n' roll- there’s a love of good old country music as well that comes out along with Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones and EC. 6-9pm. Free. Mic w/ Derek Michael Marc Head down to the Northside Bar and Grill Wed, to catch local artists perform live. 7-9pm. Free.

24 Thursday Bridge 99 Brewery Thursday Trivia Night at Bridge 99 Join us each Thu, at 6pm, for live UKB Trivia at Bridge 99 Brewery. Free. Craft Kitchen and Brewery Trivia Night

We are bringing a nostaligic spin to trivia with large, hand-crafted, replicas of Trivial Pursuit wheels. 6:30-8pm. Free.

General Duffy’s Waterhole 40 oz. to Free-

dom Premier Sublime Tribute Band Wintervention AFTER PARTY sponsored by Ablis! 40oz to Freedom is a professional Sublime tribute band. 6pm. $25.

High Desert Music Hall Comedy

Night at High Desert Music Hall Local comedians delight and entertain. 7-9pm. Free.

Hub City Bar & Grill Karaoke What’s your go-to karaoke tune? 8pm-Midnight.

Northside Bar & Grill Seed Ling Seed Ling

is an indie band living in Bend. 7-9pm.

River’s Place Evergrow Husband and wife

duo playing all the covers you know and love. 6-8pm. Free.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse

Bart Budwig w/ William Surly Fireside Show At The Suttle Lodge This week, Bart Budwig will be rocking out, with William Surly opening at 5pm. 4:30-7pm. $30.

Volcanic Theatre Pub The Mother Hips at Volcanic “The glowing lantern is a universal symbol for sanctuary,” says Mother Hips co-founder Tim Bluhm. 8-11:30pm. $15.

25 Friday

Silver Moon Brewing Dr.

Silvermoon Brewing Third Seven Solo looping cellist Third Seven paints a sonic picture weaving in and out of ethereal moods and moments. 6pm. Free. Volcanic Theater Pub Maxwell Friedman Group Live Parallel 44 Presents the jazz/funk wizardry of Maxwell Friedman Group appearing live in Bend. 8:30pm. $10 adv $15 door.

26 Saturday DJ/Karaoke Nights Dj dance music intermingled with karaoke! 8pm. Free.

Bend Cider Co. Conner Bennett Live Conner

Silvermoon Brewing Arthur Buezo Where

Tower Theatre - OR The Filharmonic Following their 12-show residency at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe, this six-member Filipino-American vocal group caps the Tower’s annual A Cappella Festival with an exceptional mix of hip-hop, pop and ’90s nostalgia. 7:30pm. $30-$40. Volcanic Theatre Pub Indubious w/

New Reb at Volcanic The story of Indubious is not for the faint of heart. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Indubious was forged in the fires of pain and destruction. 8-11pm. $20.

27 Sunday Hub City Bar & Grill Big Band Open Jam All

welcome to sing or play an instrument, just come on in and get on the sign-up sheet. 5-8pm. Free.

River’s Place Trivia Sunday at River’s Place @ 12 Noon Live UKB Trivia @ Noon at River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd in Bend. Noon-2pm. Free. Silver Moon Brewing Todd Day Wait & Kristina Murray with Special Guests Todd Day Wait is a Missouri native with an easy-going, good humored nature that will have you singing along faster than you know the words. 10am. $10. Silver Moon Brewing Open Mic Night at the Moon The Silver Moon’s open mic is back now on Sun, night inside the taproom. Sign-up starts at 4pm. 5-8pm. Free.

Tower Theatre Rocky Mountain High Expe-

rience: A John Denver Tribute Starring Rick Schuler This year marks the 25th anniversary of the tragic passing of singer-songwriter John Denver. 2pm. $62.

28 Monday

Bennett has spent years studying and playing “American” roots music, he has traveled to various other countries and learned from their musical traditions as well. 3pm. Free.

The Astro Lounge Open Mic Mondays This

Chops Bistro Paul Eddy Bedell Artist and

Bevel Craft Brewing Simpsons Trivia A

is Bend’s finest open mic! Free.

ex-Juju Eyeball Paul Eddy plays songs from your parent’s record collection, plus originals. 6-8pm. Free.

night in tribute to our favorite American family, The Simpsons! 6-9pm.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy at Craft: Galyn Nash Galyn Nash is a stand-up comedian/podcaster who got his start in Orange County, California. 8-10pm. $15.

Now playing Mon, (Thu, too!) at 6pm it’s live UKB Trivia at Bridge 99 Brewery. 6-8pm. Free.

Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards Heller Highwater Trio Heller Highwater Trio rocking out at the most beautiful venue in Central Oregon. 5pm. Free.

Hoodoo Ski Area Winter Carnival Hoodoo’s Winter Carnival is the premier event of the season and a day full of free activities! 9am. Free. Northside Bar & Grill The Reputations Local four-piece performing danceable tunes covering every genre including pop, classic rock, country and more! 8pm. On Tap Live Music With Cousin Curtiss Come

catch live outdoor music at On Tap! 6-8pm. Free.

River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions 6pm.

Hub City DJ/Karaoke Nights Dj dance music intermingled with karaoke! 8pm. Free.

Free.

The Brown Owl Arthur Buezo Great music from a great artist at the Brown Owl! 5-7pm. Free.

tom Rock @ Silver Moon Oh my, get your flares and bell bottoms out for some ‘60s and ‘70s rock from members of Juju Eyeball Dan, Kye and

Silver Moon Brewing Superball - Bell Bot-

Bridge 99 Brewery Monday Night Trivia

On Tap Locals’ Day Plus Live Music Cheaper

drinks all day and live music at night, get down to On Tap. 11am-9pm. Free.

Tower Theatre Beatles vs. Stones The British Invasion brought us the two most popular rock groups of all time, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, as well as the liveliest debate in rock history - which band is the greatest? 7:30pm. $52.50-$85.50.

29 Tuesday Initiative Brewing Trivia Tuesdays in Red-

mond Trivia Tuesdays in Redmond, with Useless Knowledge Bowl. 6:30pm at Initiative Brewing, 424 NW 5th St. Free.

Cascade Theatrical Theatre Out of Thin

Air Improv Comedy The Company presents authentic and hilarious improvisational theater based on audience suggestions, with a sprinkling of comedy sketches. Every other Tue, 8pm. $10.

The Cellar—A Porter Brewing Com-

pany Open Mic Night Head down to The Cellar

and join us for open mic night every first & third Tue. Hosted by James Matt. 6pm.

Tower Theatre - OR MarchFourth Marching Band MarchFourth is an internationally-acclaimed, genre-breaking force in the world of entertainment. 7:30pm. $25-$30.

30 Wednesday Cabin 22 Trivia Wednesdays at Cabin 22 Trivia Wed, at Cabin 22 with Useless Knowledge Bowl live trivia game show @ 6:30pm. 25 SW Century Dr. Bend. Free. Hub City Bar & Grill Karaoke What’s your go-to karaoke tune? 8pm-Midnight.

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. 6:30pm. Free.

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

Reverb Brothers The Reverb Brothers offer a unique take on Americana, with original songs and obscure gems, that blend blues, country, soul, New Orleans R&B, country blues and rock & roll with a distinctive 1930s sensibility. 6-9pm. Free.

Midtown Ballroom Circle Jerks 8pm.

$27.50.

Northside Bar & Grill Accoustic Open Mic w/ Derek Michael Marc Head down to the Northside Bar and Grill Wed, to catch local artists perform live. 7-9pm. Free. Tower Theatre - Bend Judy Collins Our friend and modern-day Renaissance woman is bringing her award-winning folk standards, poetically poignant compositions, and genuine luminescent presence back to Central Oregon for an evening of inspiring musicianship. 8-10pm. $34.50.

MUSIC

The Ultimate Oldies Show Your Friday

morning oldies journey on KPOV 88.9 FM. Fri, 10am. Through May 6. KPOV, 501 NW Bond St., Bend. Free.

DANCE

“Bad & Boujee” A Sekse Production of Pole and Dance Performances Get ready

for the seksé-ist evening of the year featuring dance and pole performances by our instructors, and guest appearances from our members. Feb. 25, 7pm. Stoller Wine Bar Bend, 555 NW Arizona Ave, Suite 30., Bend. Contact: 541-550-7273. liv@ sekse.fit. GA: $40 | Preferred Seating: $65.

Born to Dance: Three-Year-Olds Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@ abcbend.com. $48.

Discover Ballet A great introduction to the

world of dance for children 8 to 11 years looking to get a start in ballet! Fri, 5:30-6:30pm. Through June 24. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $71.

Fantasy Ballet: An Imaginative Ballet Class for 5-Year-Olds! Academie de Ballet

Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $61.

Silver Swans Ballet Silver Swans is an open-level class for all adults 35+. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend. com. $71. Twinkle Toes Tap: 5-7-year-olds Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood

EVENTS

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT

Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@ abcbend.com. $61.

FILM EVENTS

Know Comics - Film Screening: “Black Panther” Enjoy a free screening and

Mountain film on Tour-Bend-Virtual Event Mountainfilm on Tour is back in a hybrid

format for 2022! Thu, Feb. 24, 9am and Sun, Feb. 27-11:30pm. Contact: 541-385-6908. priscilla@ envirocenter.org. $10-$50.

Ski Films Enjoy some of the best ski films outdoors on the couches by the fire pits and heated tents. Sat, Feb. 26, 6-9pm and Sat, March 5, 6-9pm. The Yard at Bunk+Brew, 42 NW Hawthorne Ave, Bend. Contact: 330-819-2259. events@bunkandbrew.com. Free.

ARTS / CRAFTS

Intermediate Jewelry Soldering Sterling Silver Spinner Rings Feb. 26,

10:30am-2pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150., Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. sarah@ diycave.com. $239.

Intro to Soldering Silver Stacked Rings Feb. 25, 5:30-7:30pm. DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150., Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. sarah@ diycave.com. $109.

Learn to Build Cabinets Feb. 23, 5:30-8pm.

DIY Cave, 444 SE Ninth St. Suite 150., Bend. Contact: 541-388-2283. sarah@diycave.com. $199.

Scott Dyer Fine Art Exhibition Scott

Dyer Fine Art will exhibit over 25 paintings at the Commons Taproom in Bend. Feb. 4-28, 8am-8pm. The Commons Cafe & Taproom, 875 NW Brooks St., Bend. Contact: 714-869-6780. scotthdyer@yahoo.com. $50 - $1,500.

Space Cadet Sticker Design Contest

Feb. 26, 1-2:30pm. Central Oregon Locavore, 1841 NE Third St., Bend. Free.

Housing and Belonging -- Virtual Facilitated Conversation This conversation

will explore common assumptions and perspectives about the experience of houselessness and how many make snap judgments about who "belongs" in our neighborhoods. March 1, 4pm and March 2, 6pm. Contact: 541-383-7257. cgilbride@ cocc.edu. Free.

Know Comics- America’s Mythology: The History of Superhero Comics What

can we learn about the U.S. through the history of comic books? Thu, Feb. 24, 6-7pm. Downtown Bend Library, 601 Northwest Wall Street., Bend. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@deschuteslibrary. org. Free.

Nature Night: Is Climate Anxiety Bad for the Planet? March 2, 7-8:30pm. Contact:

541-330-0017. event@deschuteslandtrust.org. Free.

Online Only: Know Underground - The Underground Railroad as Afrofuturism Examine the Underground Railroad through a new lens. March 2, 5-6pm. Contact: 541-3121063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

THEATER

Cascades 10 These original 10-minute plays

encourage the involvement of the community by bringing together local playwrights, directors and actors. Performances are at 7:30pm on Fri. & Sat. and 2pm on Sun. Thu, Feb. 24, 7:30pm, Fri, April 22, 7:30pm and Sat, April 23, 7:30pm. Cascade Theatrical Theatre, 148 NW Greenwood., Bend. $18-$20.

WORDS

Creative Nonfiction Writer’s Workshop for Women We meet weekly on Wed, starting

Feb. 9, 6-8pm. Through April 6. Contact: jessica@ jessicajhill.com.

Feb. 28, Noon-Midnight and Thu, March 31, Noon-Midnight. Free.

Current Fiction Book Club: The Seed Keeper March 2, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books,

PRESENTATIONS & EXHIBITS

Memoir Writing Class in-person (3-sessions) Thu, Feb. 17 - March 10.

Beginner Beekeeping Course Come to our 2022 Cobka Beginner Beekeeping Course! Thu, Feb. 24, 7-9pm. Contact: 541-480-8035. $20 for non-members & free for Cobka members. Bend Ghost Tours Join us for our Ghosts

and Legends of Downtown Bend Tour and hear all about our permanent residents! Wed-Sun, 7:30-9pm. Downtown Bend, Downtown Bend, Bend. Contact: 541-350-0732. Bendghosttours@ gmail.com. $25.

Excuse Me: A Structural Device for Visual Communication A collaborative

exhibition from Danger Punch and FO(u)RT art collectives. Wed-Sat, 1-6pm. Through Feb. 26. Scalehouse Gallery, 550 NW Franklin Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-640-2186. stephanie@scalehouse. org. Free.

B E N D T I C K.CEO MT

900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110., Bend.

3-4:30pm. $129. Private residence in Bend, RSVP for address, contact: 541-408-4509. esantasiero@ gmail.com. $129.

Memoir Writing Class Online (3-sessions) Wed, Feb. 16 - March 9. 3-4:30pm.

Private residence in Bend, RSVP for address, contact: 541-408-4509. esantasiero@gmail.com. $129.

Mystery Book Club We will discuss The

"Ladies of the Secret Circus" by Constance Sayers. Wed, 10:30am. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Drive, #110., Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Online Only: Know Comics - Batman’s Biggest Secret Discover the twist-filled re-

al-life origin of the Dark Knight! Feb. 26, 1-2pm. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary. org. Free.

Online Only: Know Comics - Graphic Novel Book Talk for Adults Join librarian

Fireside Strum Along Build up your

Le A Button in a discussion of what graphic novels are and why everyone should be reading them. Feb. 23, Noon-1pm. Contact: 541-3121029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

confidence playing together in a community of musicians. Wed, 6:45-8pm. Through March 2. Private home, Deschutes River Woods., Bend. Contact: 917-670-8972. andrew@firesidestrummers.com. $20.

ETC.

Game Night Let’s Play Left Center Right Wed, 5-7pm. Zero Latency Bend, 1900 NE

Monster Truck Nitro Tour Come see awe-

some motorsports at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center! Feb. 26, 1:30-3:45pm. 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond. $20-$40.

Not Cho Grandma’s Bingo Not Cho’ Grandma’s Bingo is back at Silver Moon Brewing! Sun, 10am-1pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Free. Winter Nights Join us after hours to see the latest exhibitions and enjoy a safe night out. Feb. 24, 4-8pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. info@ highdesertmuseum.org. Adults $10, children ages 3-12 $6 Members always free.

VOLUNTEER

16th Annual Community Baby Shower SI Bend’s two-month-long baby shower is back! 541-678-5779. sibend.org Mon-Sun, 7am-7pm. Through March 31. Jake’s Diner, 2210 NE Hwy 20, Bend. Free.

Call for Volunteers - Play with Parrots! Volunteers needed at Second Chance Bird Rescue! Located past Cascade Lakes Distillery, call for hours and location. Contact: 916-956-2153.

General Volunteer Opportunities

For information on volunteer opportunities at Bethlehem Inn please contact Courtney, Community Engagement Coordinator, at volunteer@ bethleheminn.org. Fourth Thu, of every month. Bethlehem Inn, 3705 N Hwy 97, Bend. Contact: 541-322-8768 x11. Free.

Humane Society Thrift Store - Volunteers Needed Humane Society Thrift Store

– Volunteers Needed: Do you love animals and discovering “new” treasures? Humane Society Thrift Shop, 61220 S. Highway 97., Bend. Contact: 541-241-3761. rebecca@hsco.org.

Volunteer Here! Gratifying opportunity avail-

able! Mon-Sun. Mustangs to the Rescue, 21670 McGilvray Road, Bend. Contact: 541-330-8943. volunteer@mustangstotherescue.org. Free.

Volunteer with Salvation Army The Salvation Army has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for almost every age. Contact: 541-389-8888.

GROUPS & MEETUPS A Course in Miracles The class is online.

Sat, 9:30am. Contact: 760-208-9097. lmhauge4@ gmail.com. Free.

Become a Better Public Speaker! Do you struggle with public speaking? Wed, Noon1pm. Contact: 503-501-6031. bend.toastmasters. club@gmail.com. Free. Board Games Hosted by The Base

Fri, 4-5:30pm. 5 NW Franklin Avenue., Bend. Contact: 541-610-8826. hello@baseatfranklin. com. Free.

FRIDAY FEB 25 AT 8PM

SATURDAY FEB 26 AT 8PM

DR. EDWARD LOVE at Silver Moon Brewing

INDUBIOUS

w/ New Reb at Volcanic Theatre Pub

3rd St STE 104, Bend. Contact: 541-617-0688. Zerolatencybend.com.

Marijuana Anonymous Trinity Episcopal Church, 469 Northwest Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541-633-6025. bendbeginningsma@ gmail.com. Non-specific grief support group Small Support Group (4-5 people) for those who need a safe space to share a grief difficult to share with one’s friend and family, long-term grief for a death, loss of relationship, loss from suicide, loss of health, loss of function, etc. Sun, 5-6pm. Free. Synergy Hosts Healing Body Trust ® Group Series Synergy is launching its Healing Body Trust® Series. Feb. 23, 5:30-7:30pm. Contact: 541-323-3488. info@synergyhealthbend. com. See options.

GROUPS & MEETUPS Amelia’s World Puppet Show Join

Amelia Airheart Monkey & Miss Hannah for a fun & uplifting interactive zoom puppet show! Fri, 4-4:15pm. Contact: https://m.facebook.com/ acornartandnature/. Free.

Baby Ninja Classes Free Spirit Yoga +

Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $105.

Birthday Parties Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness +

Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $285.

Bit(e) of Robotics Workshop Give robotics a try In this two-hour program. Tue, March 1, 5pm. Samara Learning Center, 230 NE Ninth St., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco. org. $30. Free teen volunteer event We will also

hold a clothing/food drive for the local unhoused community. Mon, Feb. 28, 5pm. BendTECH, 1001 SW Emkay Dr, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4682. info@campfireco.org. Free.

Friday Night Lights @ Hoodoo Ski Area Fri, 9am-9pm. Through March 25. Hoodoo

Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Road, Sisters. Contact: 541-822-3799. jenniferbreakingfree@gmail.com. Lift tickets vary.

Hoodoo Ski Area - Blow Off Work Wednesdays Wed, 9am-9pm. Through March

30. Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Road, Sisters. Contact: 541-822-3799. jenniferbreakingfree@gmail.com. Lift tickets vary.

Kids Open Play Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150., Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. Kids Open Play 1-Pass $15 Kids Open Play 10-Pass $130. Let’s Talk About It Training with KIDS Center Examine child development through

SATURDAY FEB 26 AT 8PM

SUPERBALL

at Silver Moon Brewing

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discussion of Marvel Studios “Black Panther” (2018). Feb. 27, 3-5:45pm. Downtown Bend Library, 601 Northwest Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541-312-1029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Beginning Beekeeping with Ron Lane

CALENDAR

EVENTS

CALENDAR a social, physical and developmental lens. Tue, 10am. Redmond Public Library, 827 SW Deschutes Ave., Redmond. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

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Little Leapers! Parent & Me dance class for

1.5 to 3 year olds. Sat, 8:50-9:20am. Through March 19. Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. $132.

Mini-Ninja Classes Free Spirit Yoga +

Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150., Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@ freespiritbend.com. $105.

Moms + Groms Meetup Moms + Groms is

officially back @ Boss Rambler 3-6pm every Wed! Boss Rambler Beer Club, 1009 NW Galveston Ave., Bend. Free.

Nano-Ninja Classes Free Spirit Yoga

+ Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150., Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@ freespiritbend.com. $120.

Private Birthday Parties Free Spirit Yoga +

Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $335 2 Hour Private Access to Entire Facility Free Open Play Passes.

Thrifty Thursdays @ Hoodoo Ski Area

Thu, 9am. Through May 12. Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Road, Sisters. Contact: 541-8223799. jenniferbreakingfree@gmail.com. $29.

Twinkle Toes Tap Academie de Ballet Classique, 162 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-382-4055. dance@abcbend.com. 61.00. Youth Cooking Class-Strudel Feb. 26, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail.com. $50.

GROUPS & MEETUPS

Adult Cooking Class-Croissants Feb. 24, 5:30-9pm and Feb. 25, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@ gmail.com. $85. Bake Like a Pro 1 Baking is all about

technique. Mon, Feb. 28, 6-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@ gmail.com. $200.

Elixir Wine Group Restaurant Join us for an elevated dining experience. Fri-Sat, 6-9pm. Elixir Wine Group, 11 NW Lava Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-388-5330. Elixirwinegroup.com. $12-$40.

BEER & DRINK

Cross Cut Warming Hut: Locals’ Day!

Tue, are locals’ day. Crosscut Warming Hut No 5, 566 SW Mill View Way., Bend.

Fried Chicken Thursdays Fried chicken Thu, at Flights Wine Bar! Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1., Bend. Contact: 541728-0753. flightswinebend@gmail.com. $30. Girl Scout Cookie and Beer Pair-

ing Join us on Sat, Feb. 26, as we bring back our

popular Girl Scout Cookie & Beer pairing event! Bend Brewing Company, 1019 NW Brooks St., Bend. Free.

Growler Discount Night! Enjoy $2 off

growler fills every Wed, at Bevel! 911 SE Armour Rd. Suite B., Bend. Contact: 831-245-1922. holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.

Locals’ Night Monday is the day to be at Sil-

ver Moon Brewing! Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.

Monkless Belgian Ales - Come Support the Stroke Community with Us! Come join us on Mon., Feb. 28, to support the stroke community! We will be donating $1 for every beer/flight sales from 4-7pm. Feb. 28. Monkless Belgian Ales, 803 SW Industrial Way

#202, Bend. Contact: 541-797-6760.

541-876-1848. Free.

Monkless to the Mountain The mountains are open - you know what that means?! Monkless to the mountains is back! 11:30am9pm. Monkless Belgian Ales Brasserie, 803 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: 541-797-6760. alyssa@monkless.com.

Dream Interpretation Group Your inner

Wine Wednesdays Happy hour all day on

wine Wed. Noon-9pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541-7280753. flightswinebend@gmail.com.

Zwickelmania Zwickelmania is the best kind

of day: a day of tasting beers and talking to brewers. Feb. 26, Noon-4pm. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St., Bend. Free.

ATHLETIC EVENTS Bend Area Running Fraternity Mon,

5pm. Avid Cider Co. Taproom, 550 SW Industrial Way., Bend. Contact: bendarearunningfraternity@ gmail.com. Free.

Dodgeball Join Bend’s favorite adult co-ed social dodgeball league! Wed, 6:30-8pm. Through March 9. Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend, 500 NE Wall Street., Bend. $8.

Green Tire Giveaway Your chance to win a full set of Nokian tires — is back again! Sat, Feb. 26, 9am, Thu, March 17, 9am and Sat, April 9, 9am-5pm. Mt. Bachelor, 13000 Century Drive, Bend. Lift tickets vary. Planet Fitness Home Work-Ins Planet

Fitness is offering free daily workouts via livestream! Visit the Planet Fitness Facebook page for more details. Ongoing, 4-5pm. Free.

Redmond Running Group Run Find the Redmond Oregon Running Klub on Facebook for weekly run details. Thu, 6:15pm. Redmond. Contact: rundanorun1985@gmail.com.

OUTDOOR EVENTS

2022 Intuition Training! Having your intuitive gifts tuned up is so helpful in navigating life’s challenges. Wed 7-9 pm. Ongoing. Contact: 510-220-2241. chylton2010@yahoo.com. $599. 40-Day Winter Rest & Recharge Our

signature program is taking on the energy of winter and yin. Tue, 7-8:15pm. Through March 22. Contact: 541-550-8550. namaspayoga@gmail. com. $40.

Access Bars and Body Process Gifting and Receiving First Tue, of every month,

5-7pm. The Blissful Heart Hidden Garden, 105 NW Greeley Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-848-7608. jenniferevemorey@gmail.com. Free.

Access Bars Workshop What if you could change anything with ease? Sat, Feb. 26, 4-7pm and Sun, Feb. 27, 9:30am-12:30pm. The Blissful Heart Hidden Garden, 105 NW Greeley Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-848-7608. jenniferevemorey@gmail. com. $350, repeat and 16&17 y.o. half price, 15 and under free. Bend Pilates Bend Pilates is now offering

a full schedule of classes through Zoom! For more information visit bendpilates.net/classes/. Ongoing, Noon-1pm. $20.

Bend Waves Water Polo Mon-Fri. Through June 1. Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, 800 NE Sixth St., Bend. Contact: steve.cook@bendwaves. com. Capoeira: A Perfect Adventure Become

your own hero. Tue-Thu, 7:10pm. High Desert Martial Arts, 2535 NE Studio Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-678-3460. ucabend@gmail.com. $30 intro month.

Coaching Group Build your dream life while

connecting to a supportive, motivating community. Mondays, 6-7:30pm. Contact: 914-980-2644. meadowlarkcoaching@yahoo.com. $15-25.

Diabetes Prevention Workshop Join us as we get active, lose weight and feel great together! Tue, 9-11am. Through July 12. Contact:

consciousness is trying to communicate with your conscious mind all the time. Every other Tue, 6-7:30pm. Contact: 541-639-6246. michael@ naturalwayofbeing.com. Free.

Drop In Monday Meditation - open to all Come join us in the beautiful gardens for

meditation and healing! Mon, 6:30-7:30pm. Blissful Heart Wellness Center, 45 NW Greeley Ave, Bend. Contact: 510-220-2441. cathleen@ blissful-heart.com. Donation based.

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

newest yoga studio! Loft Wellness & Day Spa, 339 SW Century Drive Ste 203, Bend. Contact: 541-690-5100. info@loftbend.com. $20.

Kirtan, Dance, and Sacred Song Tula Movement Arts, 2797 NW Clearwater Drive, Suite 100, Bend. Suggested donation $5-$20. Know Comics - Laughter Yoga If you

need a good laugh, then Laughter Yoga is your medicine. Sat, Feb. 26, 3pm. Sisters Library, 110 North Cedar Street, Sisters. Contact: 541-3121029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Love Thy Camp Yoga Studio Classes in Tumalo Love Thy Camp has opened a small(4

yogis max) yoga studio in Tumalo! Mon-Fri, 9:3010:30 and 11:30am-12:30pm. Love Thy Camp, 20039 Beaver Lane, Bend. Contact: 541-9485035. info@lovethycamp.com. $20 Drop-in.

Mommy & Me Breastfeeding Support Group The Mommy & Me Breastfeeding Sup-

port Group meets weekly in the Central Oregon Locavore event space. Thu, 6-8am. Central Oregon Locavore, 1841 NE Third St., Bend. Free.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) Meeting

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

Resonance in Relationships Communication practices to create conscious connection, clarity and calm. Tue, 6-8pm. Through March 1. Contact: 503-680-5810. bethwm519@gmail.com. $150. Sound Yoga & Gong Bath Meditation - Westside Wed, 6-7:30pm. Through March

16. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central OR, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend. Contact: 808783-0374. Kevin@soundshala.com. $15-$20.

Sound Yoga & Gong Bath Meditation Eastside Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Road,

Bend. Contact: 808-783-0374. Kevin@soundshala.com. $15-$20 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds).

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

appropriate for anyone who wants a slower Tai Chi class or those dealing with chronic health conditions. Mon-Wed, 8:45-9:45am. Oregon Tai Chi, 1350 SE Reed Mkt Rd Ste 102, Bend. Contact: 541-389-5015. $55-$65.

Tai Chi with Grandmaster Franklin Tue-

Thu, 9:45-10:45am. Grandmaster Franklin, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend. Contact: 541-797-9620. arawak327@gmal.com. $80.

Teen Yoga Series Wed, 2:30-3:30pm. Through Feb. 23. Contact: 541-550-8550. namaspayoga@gmail.com. Free.

The Vance Stance / Structural Reprogramming Is pain preventing you from

activities you love? Mon-Wed-Thu, 6pm. EastSide Home Studio, 21173 Sunburst Ct., Bend. Contact: 541-330-9070. x12 classes = $180.

Wake Up & Show Up: Learn practices to

enhance body-mind awareness for clarity, selfcare and personal power. Mon, 6-8pm. Through Feb. 28. Contact: 503-680-5810. bethwm519@ gmail.com. $150.

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Inside this Neighborhoods Issue, we’ve partnered with local real estate professionals who bring you the basic details of each part of town, broken up loosely by the official neighborhood boundaries created by the City of Bend. From there, our own team of locavores offers stories about the local flavor in the various neighborhoods. Whether you’re new here or you’re looking for a new place to call home, we hope our Neighborhoods Issue helps you “home in” on what you’re looking for. Damian Fagan

Rick & Beth Melner, The Melner Group

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“We just closed on our second transaction with Beth and Rick Melner representing us as our realtors, and just like the first time, we are extremely happy with their professionalism, great communication, and advice. They put together a solid team to photograph, market and show our house at its best, and we received a full price offer within days of it hitting the market. We appreciate their honesty and insight, and would recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell in Central Oregon.”

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NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUE

Century & Summit West Troy White

WHO LIVES HERE:

This area is loaded with single family homes occupied by families, active retirees and anyone who values the great outdoors.

MEDIAN HOME PRICE: $975,000 REASONS FOR PEOPLE MOVING TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS: Great location with convenient

access to the Phil’s Trail mountain biking trail system, Shevlin Park and the Deschutes National Forest. This area allows easy access to the Cascade Lakes Highway as a gateway to Mt. Bachelor and extensive lakes and trails. Other attractive features include the restaurants and shops of Northwest Crossing and the excellent Summit schools.

PARKS:

Shevlin Park, Three Pines Park, Quail Park, Lewis & Clark Park, Discovery Park, Compass Park, the NW Crossing Dog Park, Overturf Park, Skyline Sports Complex & Alpine Park. Many subdivisions also have community parks & playgrounds.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

High Lakes Elementary, William E. Miller Elementary, Pacific Crest Middle School, Cascade Middle School, Summit High.

REPORT SUMMARY PROVIDED BY: The Melner Group

"RETAIL FOR EVERYONE" Sebastian Galletti

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West Side Living Bike trails, dog parks and an ever-expanding west side By Trevor Bradford The west side is the best side when it comes to famous biking trails and luxury homes, and both Century and Summit West neighborhoods have a plethora of each. And as time goes by, this section of Bend sits as the fastest-growing zone on the west side because of new businesses and homes that continue to pop up in what was once considered the “west side wilderness.” The bicycle trails that span and connect these adjacent regions, including the Phil’s Trail complex, are some of the reasons Bend is considered a bike friendly town, but the easy access to the adjacent Deschutes National Forest also means plenty of hiking and other outdoor fun. Popular paved pathways along the West Bend Trail create a smooth and safe ride for those traveling on two-wheeled contraptions or folks wanting to hoof it with little to no hazards around. One scenic biking route that has its start in this area is the 34-mile loop known as Twin Bridges ride—a “must ride” trail for any bike enthusiast visiting or living in Central Oregon. Parks and local restaurants are big business on the

west side and make real estate here a goldmine for those with dogs or an appetite for amazing food. Skyline Sports Complex & Alpine Park and Overturf Dog Park are great for walks, talks and wags, while Northwest Crossing is good for grubs, hubs and suds. The planned community of Northwest Crossing may have smaller lots than in other parts of town, but the tradeoff is a close-knit, walkable community that oozes charm. More and more commerce moving into that area all the time—namely, the addition of The Grove marketplace and its restaurants and shops over the past year, as well as plenty of outdoor-focused businesses headquartered around Lolo Drive—including Ruffwear, Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and the Crow’s Feet bike and ski shop. The homes in these neighborhoods consist mostly of single-family residences, but because Bend is a growing town and it needs to grow, well, everywhere, apartments, townhomes and condos are also under construction around the area. For great views and all the “best of the Bend lifestyle,” you can’t get much better than Century and Summit West. Courtesy Bend Park and Recreation

There's a plethora of cafes and restaurants in the Northwest Crossing Complex.

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HOUSING STOCK: The primary homes in this area are single-family primary residences, while the area also boasts a variety of other types including condos, townhomes, cottages and some newer apartment buildings.

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NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUE

Orchard West

NEIGHBORHOOD / AREA:

WHO LIVES HERE:

According to the 2018 census the population in the Orchard District is primarily couples with no children. Median income of 55k.

HOUSING STOCK: 3-bedroom single family homes primarily built in the 50’s/70’s. Larger lots. MEDIAN SALES PRICE:

$515k on an upward trend (44% increase since 2021)

REASONS WHY PEOPLE MOVE HERE:

Dubbed the most affordable neighborhood in Bend, young couples looking to start their families are attracted to the affordability, older “fixer-upper” homes on larger lots.

PARKS:

Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, Hollinshead Park (Community Garden) and Stover.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

Juniper Elementary, Ensworth Elementary, Pilot Butte Middle School, Bend Senior High School and Mountain View High School

REPORT SUMMARY PROVIDE BY:

The Bendite’s Bend A welcoming area where renters outnumber owners and gardeners come to play

By Nicole Vulcan Visit the Orchard District and you’re likely to see a colorful sign or two, and among them, a sign that reads, “We love our diverse and welcoming neighborhood”—a sign also visible in Spanish. Orchard is the most racially diverse neighborhood in Bend, with twice as many Black residents, three times as many Latinx residents and more millennials than other parts of the city, according to the Orchard District Neighborhood Association. People here enjoy a close—but not too close—proximity to downtown, a local, neighborhood-y feel and plenty of parks, including the very-visible Pilot Butte, and Hollinshead Park, my personal favorite spot to take the dogs off-leash or to watch the sprawling community garden bloom. Gardeners, take note: Orchard is named for a doomed experiment at turning the area into a commercial orchard, due to its warmer temperatures compared to other parts of town. That commercial experiment failed, but the micro-climate “banana belt” remains. Neighborhood Greenways on NE 6th Avenue and NE Jones Road are places to find the district’s

The hike up Pilot Butte can be a haul, but it never gets old.

residents walking, biking or otherwise getting out of their cars—a priority for people in the area, according to a recent neighborhood association survey. The recent addition of the food cart pod, Midtown Yacht Club, along with a host of family-owned cafes and shops, make this area feel welcoming, less hustle-bustle and more “local,” in my opinion, than some other parts of Bend. Read: Fewer decked-out Mercedes Sprinters; more VW Westfalias.

Mountain View Hello from the Other Side

Kimberly Krueger, My Lucky House

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The On Tap food cart lot has been a popular gathering spot since its inception.

Mountain View offers a family friendly atmosphere—plus views By Nicole Vulcan

There’s no mistaking what is meant by the name of this neighborhood: This expanse of land on Bend’s far-east side definitely boasts some awesome mountain views. From the peekaboos of Mt. Bachelor, the Three Sisters and Mt. Jefferson one might find around each corner, to the promontory of Pilot Butte offering great views of the July 4th fireworks, this corner of the city definitely has it going on in the visuals department. Once thought of as “way out there,” the addition of the On Tap food cart lot, Worthy Brewing and lots of local shopping make this the epicenter of many Bendite’s lives. Mountain View is an ideal location to live for medical workers employed at St. Charles Medical

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Center—the region’s largest hospital, but the neighborhood is also home to senior living and retirement villages, and a number of apartment complexes that give the area some variety. Parks of note include Al Moody, complete with playground, informal bike park and a hill for sledding, and of course, Pilot Butte, which borders more than one Bend neighborhood. Mountain View is the largest geographic area in Bend among neighborhood associations, and poised to get even bigger, as it’s also the fastest-growing area of town. For those looking for a mix of established homes and new construction, with a family friendly feel throughout, this may very well be your location.

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The Orchard District is located in the central northeast part of Bend, part of the area often referred to as Midtown. The boundaries are generally between Pilot Butte, the railroad and US 97 Parkway, Franklin Avenue, and Butler Market Road.

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NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUE

Awbrey Butte Courtesy Bend Park and Recreation

NEIGHBORHOOD: Awbrey Butte

WHO LIVES HERE:

Families, longtime residents, retirees.

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HOUSING STOCK:

Predominantly single-family homes.

MEDIAN SALE PRICE: $1,075,000

REASONS WHY PEOPLE MOVE HERE:

Views, close to downtown, large lot size, two golf courses nearby, parks and walking trails.

PARKS:

Sylvan Park, Summit Park.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

North Star Elementary, High Lakes Elementary, Pacific Crest Middle, Summit High School, Highland Magnet.

REPORT SUMMARY PROVIDED BY:

Colleen Dillingham, Bend Premier Real Estate

The mountain views from Aubrey Butte are spectacular year-round.

Environmentally Conscious Neighbors "OUTDOOR PARADISE"

Panoramic views of the city, mountains and more! By Trevor Bradford

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Awbrey Butte is a neighborhood that’s in town, yet out of town at the same time. Though relatively close to downtown, the majestic views that swallow up this Northwest region are unsurmountable in Bend and maybe even all of Central Oregon. Sparkling city lights, mature trees and a well taken care of surrounding environment create a sense of peace and love toward the region founded by legendary Bend pioneer Marshall Clay Awbrey, whom the Butte is named after. Those living in this neighborhood tend to stick around for the views and vibes because it’s filled with longtime residents and retirees. A large percentage of homes in this area are single family and go on the market at a high price range of over $1 million. Prices may vary though due to the number of deer sightings and your porch/patio view of the daily sunrise.

Residents of this upper-class region have an upperclass selection of activities to choose from for their relaxing and entertainment needs. Both the River’s Edge and Awbrey Glen Golf Courses are located in Awbrey Butte, plus a multitude of parks and walking trails dot the gorgeous landscape just waiting to be discovered. The idea of being “off the grid” yet still within city limits is appealing to homebuyers looking around Awbrey Butte. Large lot sizes for each home, breathing room and access to parks and walking trails like Sylvan and Summit Park also bring in more buyers to peep out this safe and environmentally friendly neighborhood.

Courtesy Bend Park and Recreation

Whether running or hiking, there are plenty of trails for both. River's Edge Golf Course is one of two courses in the neighborhood.

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Richard Sams, Broker Abbie Kephart Sams, Broker 541.948.2311 rick@teamsams.com abbie@teamsams.com

teamsams.com Stellar Realty Northwest 109 NW Greenwood Ave, Ste 105, Bend, OR, 97703

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NEIGHBORHOOD ISSUE

Southern Crossing & Southwest Bend

NEIGHBORHOOD: Southern Crossing WHO LIVES HERE/ DEMOGRAPHICS: People of all ages reside here, with the median age being 37. A lot of families, young professionals and also retirees of 65+. Over 50% of the demographic has a median income of over $100k. 70% of the population has BA/BS/Graduate degrees.

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HOUSING STOCK: The large majority of the

homes are Detached Single Family Homes. The remaining stock comprises Attached Single Family Homes (townhomes, condos) as well as some mobile/manufactured homes and multi-unit properties (duplexes/ triplexes). The majority are under .25 acre lots. Over 80% of homes are 3-4 bedroom homes. Approximately 75% of the homes are owner occupied vs renter occupied. Average price of homes currently for sale is approximately $930,000.

MEDIAN SALE PRICE: $715,000 REASONS WHY PEOPLE MOVE HERE: Neighborhood

Elementary Schools: Pine Ridge Elementary serves most of the Southern Crossing and W.E Miller. Middle School: Cascade Middle School. High School: Bend High School, Summit High School and Caldera High School.

REPORT SUMMARY PROVIDED BY: Team Sams

"TUNNEL ART" Credit Chris Williams

This pedestrian tunnel in the Old Mill area shows off its mural makeover.

A mix of homes and great proximity to mountain fun make this area attractive By Abbie and Rick Sams Southern Crossing is the quintessential Bend neighborhood, located in Southwest Bend. Sprawling Cascade Mountain views and the Deschutes River provide wonderful backdrops for residents. Combining the natural beauty of the area with the close proximity to amenities and outdoor recreation activities, it’s clear why many seek out this location for their home. The heart of Southern Crossing is the historic Old Mill District. This was once the site of two working lumber mills, the Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Company on the west side of the river and the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company on the east side. While some of the original structures remain, the area has been transformed into a bustling hotspot, with an abundance of shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities. The newly renovated Hayden Homes Amphitheater has been configured to accommodate larger tour acts and attracts many of the top names in music and entertainment. The locals' favorite is the miles of river trail along the Deschutes River, whether it be for a leisurely stroll taking in a magical sunset or getting in a quick run or bike ride. There are a considerable number of commercial and retail occupants in the Southern Crossing area, chock full of restaurants, food trucks, breweries and shopping galore. Most mentionable are the Box Factory and businesses in the Colorado Avenue and Arizona Avenue corridor. Access to Mt. Bachelor is easy and convenient for skiers and snowboarders. A short 25-minute drive on

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demographics, proximity to downtown, river trails and Old Mill District, walkability within neighborhood (sidewalks), proximity to schools and parks.

Century Drive will land you in the parking lot of Mt. Bachelor to shred the pow. Offering over 4,300 acres shreddable terrain, Mt. Bachelor is the sixth largest ski resort in the United States. In the summer months this same drive will take you into the mountains where there are endless possibilities for mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, fishing and camping in the picturesque eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains. Thousands of Bendites call the Southern Crossing and Southwest Bend area home. There are a wide variety of housing options ranging from affordable modest homes to high-end luxury homes. Multi-million-dollar homes and townhomes line the Deschutes River in the Old Mill, offering mountain and river views from an extravagant, breathtaking setting. The area neighborhoods offer a sprinkling of new and old homes, townhomes and apartments. The overall feel of the area is established neighborhoods with mature landscaping, large Ponderosa Pine trees and typically larger lots. Of course it wouldn’t be Bend without wonderful parks in your backyard to love. Even with extensive miles of trails near the river and canals, there are multiple community Bend Park and Recreation District-maintained parks for everyone to enjoy, especially perfect for families and dogs to play and burn off energy. Blakely Park, River Bend and Dog Park and Farewell Bend Park offer ample grassy areas, beautiful walking trails, covered sitting spaces and playgrounds, a great way to connect with the outdoors and the community.

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Old Bend / River West Credit Eric Freckman

NEIGHBORHOOD:

River West, Old Bend

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WHO LIVES HERE:

Currently about 72% of the residents have lived here less than 10 years. Lots of vacation rentals and short-term rental properties, plus families, young professionals and retirees.

HOUSING STOCK:

Classic Bend homes from yesteryear, including a historic district. Small cottages, modernly renovated homes, with some old timey duplexes and multifamily homes.

MEDIAN SALE PRICE: $899,750

REASONS WHY PEOPLE MOVE HERE:

This neighborhood is what people think of when they think Bend. Close to the Deschutes River and Drake Park, easy access to downtown.

PARKS:

Wet thrills and spills await adventurers at the Whitewater Park. In this photo, Taylor Woods rips it up on the river wave.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

Old Bend/River West

Drake Park, McKay/Whitewater Park, Columbia Park, Harmon Park, Pageant Park, Brooks Park... certainly no shortage of parks in River West! Highland/Kenwood, Amity Creek and Westside Village magnets. Cascade Middle School, Pacific Crest, Bend Senior High School, Summit High School.

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HANG OUT AND MUNCH Courtesty Jackson Corner

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Jackson's Corner is the quintessential neighborhood hangout that offers food and drink to match any appetite.

The place for historic homes and youthful tenants By Trevor Bradford Smack dab dead in the middle of the city holds two neighborhoods known as Old Bend and River West. These two youthful yet historic sections of Bend nestle all of its residents fairly close to some popular shopping centers and hangout spots like the Old Mill District and a selection of original breweries, restaurants and coffee shops. 10 Barrel’s Westside location and Jackson’s Corner are two restaurants hot on the list for Bend visitors and locals alike. With few chain options to choose from, folks are forced to try something new at a local hidden gem business. These portions of town also offer both visitors and residents several free options for entertainment and leisure, including floating the river or catching the echoing sounds of a summer concert happening at the newly named Hayden Homes Amphitheater or downtown outdoor music. In terms of leisurely entertainment, River West has an abundance of amazing parks where a walk, some fresh air and the sound of flowing water from the Deschutes can help clear your mind and ease your day. Drake Park and the Bend Whitewater Park are popular

spots to walk a dog or even paddle board with a furry buddy. Other extreme options like river surfing and whitewater kayaking are also available via Bend’s Whitewater Park. As one of the oldest regions of Bend, much of the housing in these neighborhoods falls on the historic side—cottages built by old lumber-mill workers dot the landscape and stand as reminders that sometimes older can be better. There are also renovated homes, old-timey duplexes and multifamily homes that bring a family feel to the neighborhoods. People living in this area tend to be young professionals, families and retirees. There is also a large selection of vacation and short-term rental properties, which explains why about 72% of residents have lived there for fewer than 10 years. Easy access to downtown, all the eateries and drinkeries you can think of and the non-shortage of outdoor activity opportunities make these neighborhoods the top choice for those wanting to move to or relocate in Bend. Nicole Vulcan

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NEIGHBORHOOD: Boyd Acres

WHO LIVES HERE:

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Families, young professionals and retirees. (Dominant demographic is health care workers, social assistance workers)

HOUSING STOCK:

Primarily single-family homes, townhomes, multifamily and apartments.

MEDIAN SALES PRICE: $689,032

REASONS WHY PEOPLE MOVE HERE:

Proximity to Highway 97, employment, shopping and schools.

PARKS:

Empire Crossing, Boyd, Rockridge, Pine Nursery and Canal Row Parks.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

Ponderosa, Lava Ridge and North Star Elementaries, Skyview Middle School, Mountain View High School.

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The original Boyd Homestead now houses the Pomegranate Home and Garden gift shop.

From Rags to Ranches, From Ranches to Riches A newer neighborhood with deep roots By Jack Harvel

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Boyd Acres neighborhood parks might be empty following a fresh snowfall, but they get plenty of use otherwise.

oyd Acres is one of the newer neighborhoods in Bend, but it has deep roots. Charles William Boyd arrived in Central Oregon in 1904 with hopes of expanding his cattle business. Originally buying six acres by the Deschutes River, Boyd eventually bought up 600 acres and the area became known for ranching and timber. The Boyd Homestead is still standing to this day, and one of Central Oregon’s oldest standing buildings is tucked away in a thriving commercial district. Now, the land where countless cattle grazed and trees felled is home to a mix of homes, parks, trails and businesses. Bordering Brinson Boulevard in the south, Boyd Acres is the northeastern-most portion of town, the area is a lot newer than some other parts of Bend, with most homes being built in the past 20 years. Though it’s undoubtedly one of the more suburban parts of town, there’s still plenty to do. Rock Ridge Park has something to offer for everybody, with mountain biking training paths, a skate park, a nine-hole disc golf course, playgrounds, and it maintains over 60% natural terrain for folks looking for a leisurely stroll. Go a bit southeast of Rock Ridge and you’ll find the 159-acre Pine Nursery Park. This area houses a massive sports complex with soccer, football and baseball fields, a fishing pond, disc golf course, a 14-acre off-leash dog park, playgrounds, pickleball

courts, sand volleyball courts and plenty of trails. If parks aren’t your thing maybe you’d enjoy the go-cart, rock climbing and indoor trampoline spots in the area. And for some less active fun there’s always 10 Barrel’s east side brewery—one of several brew operations in the district. Then of course you have close access to some of the City’s best shopping districts. Sandwiched between Third Street and US-97 is the Cascade Village Shopping Center and the Bend River Mall, offering nearly everything you need from clothes to groceries to sporting goods and more. Head down Third Street and you’ll find the Robal Village Mall for even more variety. The housing stock is a mix of single-family homes, townhomes and apartments. Though it may be less sought after than more expensive westside neighborhoods, the views are among the best in the area. A two-story home in Boyd Acres could get a nice peek at Three Sisters or Mount Jefferson, but don’t tell the west-siders because the dominant professions of people who live here are health care workers and social assistance workers with a need to keep housing costs down. The newest Urban Growth Boundary expansion incorporated Juniper Ridge to Boyd Acres, which is zoned as a mixed-use light industrial area, so Boyd Acres, like Bend itself, can expect a lot of growth in the future.

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East Side Courtesy Bend Park and Rec

NEIGHBORHOOD:

SE Bend, Larkspur, Old Farm neighborhoods

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WHO LIVES HERE:

Families and young professionals. (Dominant demographic is health care workers, social assistance workers, retail workers and construction workers).

HOUSING STOCK:

Primarily single-family homes, townhomes, multifamily and apartments. Mobile home parks prevalent as well.

MEDIAN SALES PRICE: $604,485

REASONS WHY PEOPLE MOVE HERE:

Proximity to employment, golf, shopping, schools. Many established neighborhoods with larger lots.

PARKS:

Stone Creek, Foxborough, Sun Meadow and High Desert, Larkspur Park, Ponderosa Park, Kiwanis, Vince Genna Stadium and Bend Senior Center. It should be noted that 37-acre Alpenglow Community Park is currently under construction.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS:

Bear Creek, Juniper, Silver Rail and R.E. Jewell Elementaries, High Desert and Pilot Butte Middle Schools, Bend Senior High School, Mountain View High School, Caldera High School

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East side parks host skaters, hikers and bikers.

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Easygoing East Side

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Bend’s east side has the best of both worlds: nice quiet living and access to amenities By Jack Harvel

Bevel Brewing is one of the recent additions to Bend's burgeoning east side brewery scene.

East Bend is a great metaphor for Bend’s past, present and future. Many of its home predate its annexation into Bend proper, and small developments filled in the formerly rural area in the ‘90s, yet there’s still growth to come in the neighborhoods on the east side. Let’s start with the neighborhood’s newest amenity, the Larkspur Community Center. It opened its doors on April 5, 2021, bringing a 5,000 square-foot heated pool, two fitness rooms and classrooms. The $23 million facility is the first on the continent to have a lift allowing people in wheelchairs to independently use the pool. Brushing against the community Center is the Larkspur Trail, connecting the community center with Larkspur Park, the Central Oregon Historic Canal Trail and locals’ favorite volcano at Pilot Butte State Park. The Coyner Trail is just a short walk from the Larkspur Trail, and connects Ponderosa Park in the south to Juniper Park in the north. At Ponderosa Park you can find pickleball courts, a skatepark, softball fields and an off-leash dog park. Juniper Park surrounds Juniper Swim and Fitness Center, and in its latest round of upgrades

added playgrounds and shade structures to a park that already had a small softball field, horseshoe pits and tennis courts. The East side has some of the best dining and drinking experiences in town. The food trucks at Bevel Craft Brewing are to die for and Spider City Brewing has some of the best hazies in town. The Forum Shopping Center provides east siders with all their grocery needs, with a Whole Foods for the bougies, a Costco for bulk shoppers and a Safeway for everyday items. The people living here are primarily families and young professionals who are attracted to larger lots than a lot of other Bend neighborhoods, as well as access to golfing and shopping. The Stevens Road Tract promises even more amenities on the east side. The draft plan for the 261-acre piece of land will be presented to Bend’s Planning Commission and City Council for approval in spring of this year. The plan envisions an area with deed-restricted, affordable, workforce, and market-rate housing, parks and mixed-use zones with transportation options for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

Pride of the Slopes C CULTURE Winter PrideFest is back in 2022 with fun on the snow, ice and dance floor By Nicole Vulcan Brenda Berry

Winter PrideFest is back in 2022 with a focus on inclusion in the outdoors for all.

program director of Oregon Adaptive Sports. “I’m really excited about our panel discussion, because first of all, the panelists are, I think, amazing,” Nesbitt said. “They’re amazing leaders and influencers in the outdoors—inclusivity and diversity in the outdoors—and two of them are involved in the film we are screening.” On Thursday, Friday and Saturday,

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the festival will screen that film, “Who’s On Top,” at BendFilm’s Tin Pan Theater from 5:30 to 7pm, with Rice and Tau attending Friday and Saturday to chat with the audience. Friday also brings two snow-andor-ice events: the festival’s “Wigs: An Icebreaker” skating event happens at Seventh Mountain Resort from 7 to 10 pm—with wigs encouraged, while a Bonfire on the Snow event with Wanderlust

Tours happens from 7 to 11pm. On Saturday, revelers can take part in the Pride Celebration at Mt. Bachelor, featuring skiing, drag tubing and music in the West Village Lodge, as well as a group snowshoe and cross-country skiing event. Those taking part in PrideFest can enjoy Mt. Bachelor lift tickets for $99 a person that day through PrideFest’s EventBrite page. Later that evening are two “apres ski” events: an apres-ski party that stretches from Crater Lake Spirits to Dogwood Cocktail Cabin to the Campfire Hotel, as well as an Apres Tea Party featuring live drag piano at Somewhere That’s Green. Later that evening, 10 Barrel East hosts a Queer Dance Party featuring music by DJ LeMix. Organizers expect at least 1,000 people to attend this year’s Winter PrideFest—up significantly from the inaugural event in 2018, when OUT Central Oregon welcomed a few dozen revelers. For Nesbitt, that growth in numbers is a sign of Bend’s overall evolution. “I think people in town see this as like wow, Bend is growing up as a town as far as trying to increase its diversity, increase its inclusivity—we have a long way to go—but step by step, events like this is how it makes it happen,” Nesbitt said. “I think people see the foundation that OUT Central Oregon has provided through our support of not just our own events and activities and initiatives, but those of many others within the queer community locally, and I think the weekend reflects that.”

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“Inclusion in the outdoors” is a topic one might hear discussed in many circles: among those who identify as LGBTQ+, among those advocating for those with disabilities or for the BIPOC community, to name a few. This year, OUT Central Oregon’s Winter PrideFest will bring people from all of those groups together as part of its programming for 2022. Back this year after limited, COVID-era programming in 2021, Winter PrideFest is a four-day event that celebrates “Pride, Inclusivity, and our combined love of the outdoors,” states the OUT Central Oregon website. “People are wanting to get together,” said Jamie Nesbitt, board vice president and co-founder of OUT Central Oregon. “I think everybody missed not having this weekend last year, and because 2020 was such a success. So, a lot of our plans for the 2022 event were really trying to get more events and expand on those events.” The weekend, starting Thursday, March 3, includes a full slate of happenings—so many that some of them are scheduled at the same time. One of the first events at Winter PrideFest is a free “Welcoming Snocial” at the Box Factory in Bend, happening at roughly the same time as a panel discussion and mixer at Oregon State University-Cascades titled, “Inclusivity in the Outdoors,” hosted by recent Bend transplant and drag activist Pattiegonia, also known as Wyn Wiley. Pattiegonia will chat with panelists including Devin Tau, a Portland-based filmmaker and director of the documentary “Who’s On Top” about four LGBTQ+ individuals climbing Mt. Hood (which is also screening at the festival); Stacy Rice, a transgender woman and cast member of “Who’s On Top”; Pinar Sinopoulos-Lloyd, co-founder of Queer Nature; Zavier Borja, founder of the Central Oregon group Vamonos Outdoors; and Leah Persichille, the

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Birria Fest 2022

By Nicole Vulcan

In search of the tastiest morsels of this trend, in Bend

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I sometimes feel like an old man yelling at clouds when I consider why certain things are trending on Instagram. Some dances and memes make little to no sense to me—but when a food starts trending, with mouth-watering photos and an interesting back story, I get obsessed rather quickly. Enter one of the last big Insta foods that grabbed my interest: Birria. Basically, birria is a savory Mexican stew with either beef, lamb or (originally) goat, often put into a taco shell and battered in cheese and more stew, or consommé. That taco version tastes like a campfire and a sunrise on a mountaintop had a tender meat baby and then grilled it in cheese and beef broth. That sounded better in my head. Being that I am simultaneously obsessive and a completist, I went from one end of town to the other searching for Bend’s tastiest birria. I think I found every place that served them, but I wouldn’t be surprised if I missed one or two. I tried around 30 different birria-related dishes over two days and just want everyone to know that “Taco Belly” is a very real thing. The main discovery I made from trying birria at six different locations is that there isn’t possibly a way to decide which is best, because no two dishes tasted remotely the same. Every restaurant I tried had a completely different approach to birria and not a single one was bad. There were some that are going to make my constant rotation, but none of them actively made me tired of eating birria and birria-related snackies. I tried Sopa, Manzanita Grill, Hablo Tacos, Tacos Pihuamo, Alebrije Oaxaca and El Taquero, and each of them had something completely different going on. For example, the dipping consommé that came from Hablo Tacos was incredibly complex in its spiciness. Five different layers of heat hit in waves and Chef de Cuisine Louis Chambrone gave me a little peek at the birria recipe. “We use whole lamb leg and braise it with roasted vegetables, spices, herbs, beer and stock. Our broth is made by blending all the ingredients and straining them,” Chambrone said. The Quesa Birria Torta from Alebrije was on the most delicious and delicate bolillo roll I’ve tasted in Bend, with Chef Hugo Flores’ authentic Oaxacan ancestral recipes astounding me across the board. Co-owner Crystal Jimenez explains: “The birria being served is made just how Hugo was taught, from washing a tomato just the right way to grilling the ingredients and adding condiments, up until the cooking of the birria. The consommé comes straight out of the pot of the slow-cooked birria and is served Oaxacan style with garbanzo beans, onion cilantro mix and, to give it that special touch, the birria meat is added.” That onion-cilantro mix gives Alebrije’s Quesa Birria Torta a complicated and balanced spiciness unlike anything else I tasted. Manzanita Grill always impresses with its consistently original takes on Southwest Fusion. The birria sandwich and tacos were dense and incredibly mouth-watering, with a thick smoky smell and flavor that was filling without being heavy.

The absolutely gorgeous presentation of the Quesabirria from Sopa.

Chef and co-owner Joaquin Ortiz’s consommé was light like an au jus with a perfect balance of seasoning and marinade. “We try to be different,” says Ortiz. “We don’t want the same flavor as the other guys. One thing I do different is make sandwiches…it’s kind of like a Mexican French dip with the consommé.” Ortiz found the balance of flavors to make the birria feel like a genuine fusion of cultures and regions. Tacos Pihuamo’s birria tacos were light and complex, with an amazing conflagration of onions and cilantro. Honestly, I could have eaten two or three more tacos, and the birria meat melted in my mouth leaving about 10 different levels of aftertaste. The tenderness of the meat made the entire meal deceptively delicious. No frills here, just surgically flawless cooking. From Sopa I ordered the Quesatacos and the Quesabirria, with the Quesabirria being a gorgeously plated quesadilla filled with thick hunks of birria that tasted fresh and smokey off of a barbecue, and the Quesatacos came with a consommé so thick and complicated I drank it from the cup after all the Birria was gone. Sopa always amazes, but its birria was the best thing I’ve ever tasted from them and, considering they have my favorite carnitas in town, that’s saying something. But the dish that made me make weird noises in public had to be the Ramen birria from El Taquero, served in a 32oz Chinese food container and filled with Asian ramen, consommé, birria, onions and cilantro. This is so savory and delicious that I’m already planning on when I can get it again. The thick, pulled chunks of birria meat combined with the simple and perfectly prepared ramen noodles is easily one of my new favorite local dishes, and if I can figure out a way to fill a bathtub with this, then it’s on. All of the birria dishes were so different and excellent in their own unique way that I found it hard to compare and contrast them against each other. The lesson I learned from doing this wasn’t which place was better than the other; instead, I learned that Instagram was right and birria is amazing, but that also we’re lucky to have so many incredible and varied recipes to choose from. It’s a good problem to have.

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Celebrate the Local “Food Seen” Central Oregon is no backwater populated by a random café or two, or worse, a sea of fast food chains as far as the eye can see. Instead, it’s loaded with local restaurants, food carts, bars and other places offering up local ingredients and local love. To celebrate this wealth of deliciousness, we’re rolling out a new Instagram-integrated feature in our food section, titled “Food Seen.” It’s pretty simple: Take a photo a dish you ate at a Central Oregon restaurant, food cart or bar, and then tag us @sourceweekly, adding the #foodseen hashtag. We’ll share a new photo from a reader—or one from our hungry Chow contributors—every week, and we’ll print it on our Chow page for distribution around the region. We love the local food scene, and we know you do, too—so let that love be “seen” all around! Tag us @sourceweekly with the hashtag #foodseen, and then see your photos printed here!

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BLACKLIGHT: Liam Neeson plays a man with a very

special set of skills protecting his daughter and granddaughter from shadowy government agents. Is this a movie we have seen before? Definitely. Will it still be entertaining anyway? Probably. Liam Neeson is always worth watching even when his movies are not. Regal Old Mill

CURSED: Werewolf movies are awesome and this

movie looks like a blast reminiscent of “Sleepy Hollow” and “Brotherhood of the Wolf.” Way too excited for this one. Regal Old Mill

CYRANO: From the director of “Atonement” comes

this new adaptation of the beloved story. Advanced praise has been great for this, so here’s hoping it’s at least as good as the eternally awesome “Roxanne.” Sisters Movie House

DEATH ON THE NILE: Following Kenneth Branagh’s

Belgian detective Hercule Poirot from the Orient Express to Egypt as he tries to solve another murder mystery. This is one of the last pandemic-delayed films to finally get its release, several years now after its filming. It’s been so long since this was shot that star Armie Hammer has been canceled for over a year already. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub

DOG: Why yes, I would like to see Channing Tatum play with a dog for two hours, thank you very much. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House DRIVE MY CAR: I’m calling it right now: this will win the 2022 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. I’ll show my work: Murakami (author of the short story this is based on) is one of the finest novelists of the last 100 years and director Ryusuke Hamaguchi is one of the very best modern Japanese filmmakers and the film is about an adaptation of Chekhov’s masterpiece “Uncle Vanya.” 1+1+1= flawless. Tin Pan Theater FAYA DAYI: I’m genuinely shocked this masterpiece

from director Jessica Beshir wasn’t nominated for Best Documentary and Best International Feature. This is a documentary/feature hybrid set in Ethiopia and focused on the drug Khat and how it’s used for religious and monetary purposes. This is a hypnotizing and unforgettable look at a culture we don’t often get to see. See full review on page 31. Tin Pan Theater

FLEE: An animated Danish documentary hybrid

following a man on the eve of marrying his husband who recounts his escape from Afghanistan to Denmark as a refugee. Up for multiple Oscars, this is a powerful and gorgeous look at one man’s hunt for freedom. Tin Pan Theater

JACKASS FOREVER: I know, it’s all very dumb and

juvenile, but I’m there for absolutely every second of it. Johnny Knoxville and his friends destroy themselves physically and mentally for us on camera so we can go into the theater and feel some catharsis for 90 minutes. Real life disappears completely while watching these guys. Regal Old Mill

JOCKEY: It’s about time Clifton Collins Jr. had a role as powerful and eye-opening as the one he plays here. A truly lovely film. Sisters Movie House LICORICE PIZZA: The new film from one of the greatest living directors, P.T. Anderson, “Licorice Pizza” is another one of his L.A. movies set in the ‘70s after “Boogie Nights” and “Inherent Vice.” This is right up there with “Punch Drunk Love” in the realm of oddball romantic comedies. Regal Old Mill

MARRY ME: It seems like it’s been forever since

there has been a great romantic comedy and “Marry Me” drops just in time for Valentine’s Day with the already charming-as-hell cast of Owen Wilson, J.Lo and Sarah Silverman. I found this delightful. Regal Old Mill

MOONFALL: The moon is crashing toward Earth and the only people who can stop it are astronauts Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson and Samwell Tarly. This is going to be big, dumb and beautiful…just like me. Regal Old Mill PARALLEL MOTHERS: A new film from Pedro Almo-

dovar is a cause to rejoice and with an all-time great performance from Penelope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers” is easily his best since “Volver.” If you’re a fan of the great director and actress, this is their eighth and possibly finest collaboration. Tin Pan Theater

SCREAM: Another horror reboot comes our way from the franchise that probably deserves it the most. The “Scream” series has always done a great job balancing meta-humor and horror and this new entry promises more of the same. Regal Old Mill SING 2: Is…is that a porcupine singing U2? Regal

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SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME: I know, I know: an-

other Marvel movie, but I’m genuinely excited for this one to dive into the multiverse while also bridging together the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield franchises into the MCU. Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is such a joy to watch as Peter Parker that I’m along for the ride no matter where this series chooses to go. Regal Old Mill

STUDIO 666: The Foo Fighters move into a haunted house to record their new album and Dave Grohl gets possessed by a black-eyed demon. This looks like goofy and gory fun, but also like a “Scooby Doo” adventure meets “Pick of Destiny.” All the good things. Regal Old Mill UNCHARTED: I want this to be good because the

“Uncharted” video games are some of my favorites, but I don’t have much faith in the filmmaker or writers involved. Star Tom Holland taking on the role of Nathan Drake is an interesting choice and he’s such a likable performer that the film will be fun no matter what with him in the driver’s seat. Call me cautiously optimistic. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub, McMenamins

Leaf of Life SCREEN “Faya Dayi” gives us much to chew on By Jared Rasic

Muslim meditation rituals. The people of Harar use the drug recreationally while also using it for religious purposes, meaning that while so much of the city is reeling from the euphoria of chewing khat, many of them are using it for completely different reasons. The film’s dialogue is deeply poetic, with every sentence trying to convey a dozen meanings, much the same way Terrence Malick's “Tree of Life” achieved. What’s astounding about that achievement is that there are several different languages spoken in Ethiopia. Beshir speaks Amharic while most of the citizens of Harar speak Afaan Oromoo, so she was unaware of what was actually being said during the filming of the documentary and didn’t have any context for the words until she could get the sound bites translated; then she translated the subtitles herself. Not knowing the context of the images she was capturing, Beshir has made a film mostly reliant on some of the most stunning black-and-white imagery ever caught on film. It’s an amazing call and response as an audience member: the visuals take your breath away and the haunting words give it back, over and over again until the viewer becomes caught in some form of somnambulistic trance and the same meditative state the documentary’s subjects are hoping to achieve. The fact that “Faya Dayi” wasn’t nominated for Best International Feature and Best Documentary is shocking.

“Faya Dayi’s” imagery by visionary director Jessica Beshir is truly unforgettable.

The importance of the Academy Awards has lessened for me knowing that something that actually transcends the form of a motion picture isn’t flashy enough to be recognized. Beshir should be given a blank check for her next project and will have a career of legend, Oscar nod or not. There’s no hyperbole here when I say that “Faya Dayi” is a transformative experience that will burn images and themes into your eyes and heart forever. I’ve watched it three times and there are just so many things to unpack in each frame, with some shot compositions among the most beautiful ever captured. The black-and-white photography makes the subtext live on the screen by carefully chronicling the

smoky battle between light and shadow. This film doesn’t just expand the medium of movies, instead, Beshir reframes the importance of them by laying bare the soul of a culture and then asking the viewer to commit to empathy without judgement, to understanding without allowing us to enter the narrative. No white knights or saviors allowed; instead “Faya Dayi” just wants us to remember that once in the very beginning we all had the same pulse and maybe, if we’re lucky, we can all find our way back again. Faya Dayi

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There’s nothing I love more than an underlying current of melancholy floating beneath a film, giving the piece a tone and a texture unlike anything else. As great as a romance or a horror movie can be, if there’s a film that finds that balance of emotional realism and a sadness based in the everyday mundanities of existence, it will stick to your bones in a way that no specific genre can reach. Most don’t have sharp enough edges to dredge quite that deeply. Writer/director Jessica Beshir’s existential masterpiece, “Faya Dayi” not only finds that depth, but revels in the hallucinatory spaces between waking and dreaming, between breath and scream and between the heat of the sun and the icy grasp of patient death. The melancholy is tempered by deferred hope and euphoric longing for a life just out of reach, but the documentary/ fiction hybrid doesn’t succumb to the sadness; instead, Beshir keeps reigniting the spark of life by illuminating the beauty of shadows. “Faya Dayi” loosely translated means “giving birth to health.” The title drips with the counter-intuitiveness of sincere irony because “healthiness” is not necessarily a word that comes to mind while watching the film. Shot in the rural city of Harar, Ethiopia, “Faya Dayi” spends most of its luxurious 120 minutes focused on the native plant khat, a dichotomous leaf that is simultaneously one of Ethiopia’s largest cash crops and also an important stimulant for Sufi

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Heat domes, atmospheric rivers, bomb cyclones… It’s easy to get overwhelmed.

By Sarah Mowry, Deschutes Land Trust

Wanted this Saturday: the elusive green tire.

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Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray advocates for a “cultural transformation” that values life and works to preserve it, rather than seeing people get overwhelmed with the enormity of the climate-change problem.

time. I realized they were ill-equipped emotionally to handle the turbulence of the world they were inheriting, and that I, too, wasn’t able to face reality without better tools. Realizing that there was never going to be some utopian time when we’ll never worry about climate change again, and that diminishing the bad news in my classes by sprinkling a little hope here and there was no longer viable, I wanted to know: what are the tools we will all need to stay engaged in climate work for the long-haul? SW: What worries you most about climate anxiety and how it is impacting people? SJR: I’m most worried about people giving up before they’ve even tried because they think they can’t do anything to fix the problem, and their anxiety is so overwhelming, they just want it to go away instead of addressing the root causes of it—the climate crisis. This perception is a question of scale: I’m too small, and the problem of climate change is too big. That perception becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, before we even begin to try to address the problem! We give up because the negative feeling of not being able to fix the whole problem is greater than the positive feeling we get from helping just a little. People will give up even though every little bit does count; every harm not done is that much more bit of life protected, resilience built. Anything we can do to make the problem smaller (breaking climate change down into manageable parts) and make ourselves bigger (by seeing ourselves as part of a collective, for example) also helps. We

are much more powerful than we think, and the planet needs us to tell a better story about what’s possible. SW: Can the tools you offer to help cope with climate anxiety help climate change itself? SJR: Yes—climate anxiety should not be “mental-healthified,” meaning, it’s not a problem that individuals should “cope with” or “get fixed.” The solution to our feelings isn’t comfort; it’s fixing the source of the problem in the first place. Emotions are always political; they’re never just meant to be worked through in the privacy of a therapist’s office, though that may be needed, too. But what we need isn’t more pedicures, self-care or solace; what we need is the medicine of cultural transformation. We need to live in a society that values rather than destroys life. Our climate anxiety is an excellent indicator of this need, which is the first step it helps us take toward addressing climate change itself. Then, it’s a force to be harnessed for change. We need all the emotional and mental resources to address climate change; in this sense, addressing climate anxiety is addressing climate change.

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Spend a day skiing, riding and searching for one colorful tire People of all ages enjoy a good scavenger hunt every once in a while. Whether looking for Easter eggs, Christmas presents or even a green tire, the act of buckling down and diligently searching for something keeps us on our toes and our brain cells firing. So, bust out your best detective skills and head up to Mt. Bachelor to participate in a virtual scavenger hunt on Saturday, Feb. 26, starting at 9am to track down your shot at a free set of tires. To begin, follow @mtbachelor on Instagram and regularly check up on its stories throughout the day for clues as to where that sneaky green tire could be. Ski or ride some of your favorite runs and keep your eyes peeled for the coveted prize. The hunt will continue until someone finds the tire and returns it to the mountain gateway ticket office, according to the Mt. Bachelor website. The winner of the scavenger hunt will receive a prize of a full set of Nokian brand tires! Those who come up unlucky in the search this time can come back for two more attempts in order to find that reclusive green tire. The next scavenger hunt is set for St. Patrick’s Day March 17, and again on April 9. For more information and examples of the types of clues that will be posted visit, mt.bachelor.com. Green Tire Giveaway

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Lovers of the natural world know that the signs of climate change are everywhere. Record warm temperatures and low snow in winter, early wildflowers in spring (or winter!), smoky skies and fires in the summer, and the new lexicon of heat domes, atmospheric rivers, and bomb cyclones. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when we see the places we love change so dramatically and hear about climate impacts in the news every day. But how do you not let that stress turn into climate anxiety— or worse, climate inaction? Climate anxiety, psychologists say, is the mental stress “related to the climate crisis—an overwhelming sense of fear, sadness and existential dread in the face of a warming planet.” It’s the next layer beyond the physical impacts that climate change is having on our planet. It’s the background strain we feel physically in our bodies when we hear about another flood, extreme storm or endangered plant or animal. It’s the sadness we feel when our favorite forest burns, when it’s too smoky to go outside, or when we realize our children will never be able to experience the outdoors we love in the same way. Climate anxiety is increasingly showing up in the therapy room, as a recent New York Times article pointed out, and it’s impacting our children in new and profound ways. A study published last fall asked young people 16-25 how they felt about climate change and the government's response to it. The results were eye-opening, with nearly 60% saying they felt “very worried” or “extremely worried” about climate change, and 45% saying their feelings about climate change impacted their daily lives. So, now that climate anxiety is a very real thing, how should we all manage this stress so it doesn’t get the better of us? Enter Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray, a professor of environmental studies at Humboldt State University, a leading researcher on climate anxiety, and author of “A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet.” Ray is the featured speaker for the Deschutes Land Trust’s March 2 Nature Night all about climate anxiety, and she shared some insights in advance of her talk: Source Weekly: Why did you start researching climate anxiety? Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray: I started researching this topic because my students—and seemingly, an entire generation of people—were experiencing it, though I didn’t have the word at that

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Zwickelmania Offers Beer Lovers Hopportunity to Peek Under the Hood

Complimentary samples abound at Oregon brewery open houses By Brian Yaeger

Feb. 26’s Oregon Brewers Guild’s 14th annual Zwickelmania may seem slightly confounding since the event is all about getting everyone to crowd into every craft brewery in the state, and we’ve been told for the last two years not to crowd into anywhere. So if you want to try a bunch of beer—wait, let me try that again—if you want to try a bunch of free beer, then just be grateful for participating breweries. The event began as equal parts incentive and invitation to visit Oregon breweries and sample ultra-fresh beer off a zwickel. A whatel? If we can all wrap our head around what a Wordle is, we should be extra excited about zwickels, because they’re the valves that allow the contents of a fermentation tank to release a sample into your waiting glass. It’s like being invited into a restaurant’s kitchen to take a bite of your food to make sure you like it before they’ve even plated it. This statewide hoppy holiday has recently bifurcated into a Portland-wide version (which was last Saturday) and a de facto Rest-of-Oregon version (this Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.). Use this opportunity to know your preferred spot more intimately or transfer new breweries from your Need-It list to your Got-It list. Because not absolutely every brewery participates, it’s recommended to check with any and all places where you may plan on zwickeling. Deschutes Brewery will get into the scaled-down Zwickelmania spirit by celebrating at the OG Bond Street brewpub (and not at the Simpson Avenue brewhouse), pouring samples— Symphonic Chronic IPA, and Whiskey Butte Porter, which is the barrel-aged version of Black Butte—outside the front door. And, you’ll soon note the theme, Deschutes is pairing beers with Girl Scout cookies. (Lemon-Ups with the IPA and Samoas with the porter). At Deschutes subsidiary Boneyard Beer, a special firkin—a vessel of cask conditioned ale—will be brought out and there will be food specials. Given that the Boneyard brewing facility is now the Van Henion facility, the festivities are taking place at the independently-operated Boneyard Pub. Bend Brewing Company once again feels flush with the Zwickelmania spirit by opening its top-secret production facility in Boyd Acres, meaning to get your zwickel on at BBC, do not head

to the brewpub on NW Brooks Street. (That said, there will be Girl Scout cookie pairings at said pub!) Visitors to the super-secret facility can get tours led by brewers or just queue up for samples of Dank Commander IPA out of the fermenter. They’ll also be popping some bottles from the vault such as Hypnotist Collector Barleywine and Daytime Black Imperial Stout. That section of Boyd Acres is really brewery central. There’s 10 Barrel Eastside, Bridge 99 and Craft Kitchen and Brewery, which will zwickel its luscious Granola Porter, pairing perfectly with smoked meats out of its kitchen. Both Crux Fermentation Project and GoodLife Brewing are doing scaledback versions, but given the crowds on a regular Saturday, my crystal ball predicts surges. Crux will zwickel number eight in its Aromatic Variance series of IPAs featuring experimental hop numbered 1019 (big tropical hit) as well as “pulling nails,” brewery parlance for sampling barrel-aged beer straight from the barrel to test how it’s coming on its oaken journey. GoodLife won’t be pouring from the tank but will have samples available of its new Cherry Chocolate Stout. Additionally, they’re holding a dock sale with steep discounts on cases of cans as well as barrel-aged bottled numbers. Look for happy hour prices all day long. Cascade Lakes Brewing’s Bend and Redmond pubs are giving away sixounce pours of customer’s choice since they aren’t opening their actual brewery (also in Redmond). That said, the first 100 customers will get a free Cascade Lakes koozie and everyone can take a buck off all six-packs to go. Wild Ride Brewing will zwickel folks on its Great American Beer Festival gold-medal winning Whoopty Whoop Hefeweizen—a style that deserves to reclaim more mainstream popularity— alongside the finished draft version for a true (and tasty) educational experience. Rounding out the Girl Scout cookie pairings, four such treats will be available. Last but not Least, Sunriver Brewing will take Zwickelmania to heart by re-opening the production brewery in Sunriver with tours every half hour, samples of its incredible barrel-aged beers and discounts on to-go beers. Zwickelmania

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ASTROLOGY By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I not only bow to the inevitable,” wrote Aries author Thornton Wilder. “I am fortified by it.” Wow. That was a brazen declaration. Did he sincerely mean it? He declared that he grew stronger through surrender, that he derived energy by willingly giving in to the epic trends of his destiny. I don’t think that’s always true for everyone. But I suspect it will be a useful perspective for you in the coming weeks, Aries.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Vive la différence! Hooray for how we are not alike! I am all in favor of cultural diversity, neurodiversity, spiritual diversity, and physical diversity. Are you? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to celebrate the bounties and blessings that come your way because of the holy gift of endless variety. The immediate future will also be a perfect phase to be extra appreciative that your companions and allies are not the same as you. I encourage you to tell them why you love how different they are. Now here’s poet Anna Akhmatova to weave it together: “I breathe the moonlight, and you breathe the sunlight, but we live together in the same love.” GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini singer-songwriter Bob Dylan said, “I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.” I think that will be a key theme for you in the coming weeks. Dylan described the type of hero I hope you aspire to be. Be alert! You are on the cusp of an invigorating liberation. To ensure you proceed with maximum grace, take on the increased responsibility that justifies and fortifies your additional freedom. CANCER (June 21July 22): “I’d rather be seduced than comforted,” wrote author Judith Rossner. What about you, Cancerian? Do you prefer being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, and led into interesting temptation? Or are you more inclined to thrive when you’re nurtured, soothed, supported, and encouraged to relax and cultivate peace? I’m not saying one is better than the other, but I urge you to favor the first in the coming weeks: being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, and led into interesting temptation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A woman from Cornwall, UK, named Karen Harris was adopted as a little girl. At age 18, she began trying to track down her biological parents. Thirty-four years later, she was finally reunited with her father. The turning point: He appeared on the “Suggested Friends” feature on her Facebook page. I propose we make Karen Harris your inspirational role model. Now is a favorable time to find what you lost a while ago; to re-link with a good resource that disappeared from your life; to reclaim a connection that could be meaningful to you again.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa told us, “Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquility.” Instead, he said that meditation is how we “expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes.” Excuse me, Mr. Trungpa, but I don’t allow anyone, not even a holy guy like you, to dictate what meditation is and isn’t. Many other spiritual mentors I’ve enjoyed learning from say that meditation can also be a discipline to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, and tranquility. And I suspect that’s what Virgo meditators should emphasize in the coming weeks. You people are in a phase when you can cultivate extraordinary encounters with that all fun stuff. If you’re not a meditator, now would be a good time to try it out. I recommend the books Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield and How to Meditate by Pema Chödrön.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Comedian Fred Allen observed, “It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private goals.” That’s

an unromantic thing to say, isn’t it? Or maybe it isn’t. Maybe it’s very romantic, even enchanting, to exult in how our allies help us make our dreams come true—and how we help them make their dreams come true. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to focus on the synergies and symbioses that empower you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood!” declare many self-help gurus. “It’s never too early to start channeling the wise elder who is already forming within you,” declare I. Oddly enough, both of these guiding principles will be useful for you to meditate on during the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re in an unusually good position to resurrect childlike wonder and curiosity. You’re also poised to draw stellar advice from the Future You who has learned many secrets that the Current You doesn’t know yet. Bonus: Your Inner Child and your Inner Elder could collaborate to create a marvelous breakthrough or two. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “A myriad of modest delights constitute happiness,” wrote poet Charles Baudelaire. That will be a reliable formula for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. You may not harvest any glorious outbreaks of bliss, but you will be regularly visited by small enchantments, generous details, and useful tweaks. I hope you won’t miss or ignore some of these nurturing blessings because you’re fixated on the hope of making big leaps. Be grateful for modest delights. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I found out some fun facts about renowned Capricorn poet Robert Duncan (1919–1988), who was a bohemian socialist and trailblazing gay activist. He was adopted by Theosophical parents who chose him because of his astrological make-up. They interpreted Robert’s dreams when he was a child. Later in life, he had an affair with actor Robert De Niro’s father, also named Robert, who was a famous abstract expressionist painter. Anyway, Capricorn, this is the kind of quirky and fascinating information I hope you’ll be on the lookout for. It’s time to seek high entertainment as you expedite your learning; to change your fate for the better as you gather interesting clues; to be voraciously curious as you attract stimulating influences that inspire you to be innovative.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I always strive, when I can, to spread sweetness and light,” said P. G. Wodehouse. “There have been several complaints about it.” I know what he means. During my own crusade to express crafty, discerning forms of optimism, I have enraged many people. They don’t like to be reminded that thousands of things go right every day. They would rather stew in their disgruntlement and cynicism, delusionally imagining that a dire perspective is the most intelligent and realistic stance. If you’re one of those types, Aquarius, I have bad news for you: The coming weeks will bring you invitations and opportunities to cultivate a more positive outlook. I don’t mean that you should ignore problems or stop trying to fix what needs correction. Simply notice everything that’s working well and providing you with what you need. For inspiration, read my essay: tinyurl.com/HighestGlory PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pastor and activist Charles Henry Parkhurst (1842–1933) said, “All great discoveries are made by people whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.” The approach worked well for him. In 1892, he discovered and exposed monumental corruption in the New York City government. His actions led to significant reforms of the local police and political organizations. In my astrological opinion, you should incorporate his view as you craft the next chapter of your life story. You may not yet have been able to fully conceive of your future prospects and labors of love, but your feelings can lead you to them.

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It isn’t just the men of OkCupid posing with adorbs animals. Back in 2014, kittens as photo props were a thing for the mass-murdering jihadists of ISIS -like suicide bomber and furbaby daddy Abu Hurayra al-Amriki: “Before I blow up a cafe of innocent people, I like to have a cuddle with my widdle bitty kitty, Butterscotch.” The men of OkJihad sneered at a CNN reporter’s speculation that this was a recruitment ploy to lure lady militants (she-hadists?), but it seems to be more than a random marketing strategy. Evolutionary psychologist Maryanne Fisher and her colleagues found that men on dating apps seeking committed relationships -- aspiring Mr. Boyfriends and Mr. Husbands -- were more likely than the aspiring Captain Hookups to post pics of themselves with kids and dogs. Chances are the doggie and baby nuzzlers did this subconsciously -probably out of an understanding (shaped by men’s co-evolution with women) of women’s long-term mate preferences. By showing a willingness and ability to invest resources and care for a needy little creature, they’re advertising themselves as “stay and pay” dads in a man mall of “hump ‘em and dump ‘em” cads. Interestingly, cats appeared “infrequently” in men’s profile pics. The researchers speculate that catdaddy “might not be as strong a signal of male investment,” as cats require far less care, attention, and expense than dogs. (They even do their own grooming!) And bad news for our mass-murdering cat fancier friends: Cats are “often equated with femininity,” and men who pose with them are seen by women as “less masculine, more neurotic and less desirable.” (Take that, you ISISSIES!) Now, before anybody shouts, “Hello, gullible!”: Yes, some of these “dogs and babies are my pickup posse” dudes could be lying about wanting a relationship. For your purposes, that doesn’t matter. Posing with a dog or a kid sends the commitment-minded ladies just the right message: “I can care for a more advanced life form than a fake plant.”

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Men do not speak hint. Hinting to a man is like trying to discuss a complex issue with your cat. It will give you a look like it’s considering your points -- while meowing something that means, “Shut up and die so I can eat your face.” In the wake of #MeToo, waiting for a man to approach you in a bar is likewise less than productive. Young guys tell me they feel “safer” using dating apps because a woman’s “likes” and replies make it clear she’s interested. (A few men joke -- half-kiddingly -- about having a notary under the bed during sex so they’ll have signed documents of consent: “Your Honor, see page four: ‘Agreement to go to second base.’”) Not surprisingly, evolutionary psychologist T. Joel Wade and his colleagues find that men prefer women’s “direct” pickup lines -- unambiguous requests for a phone number, a date, or sex. Direct lines “clearly convey interest” in a way “innocuous” icebreaker lines -- like “What the hell is a macaroni ’n’ cheese martini?” -- do not. “Flippant” lines -- cheeky, creative openers like “Are you an assassin?” -- likewise leave men guessing (and often annoyed). Though men will say they love when women ask them out, it’s a risky strategy unless you’re looking for a quick fling. Men evolved to be the chasers of the species and to expect to prove themselves to women with “high mate value” -- which is why they cross deserts, fight duels, and build empires instead of napping. Effectively falling out of the sky into a man’s lap can suggest you’re desperate or broken. Instead, make it totally (and repeatedly) clear to a man that you’re interested -- with brief touch, extended eye contact, and almost sickening flattery -basically clubbing him over the head 26 times with “YO, DOCTOR DENSE, ASK ME OUT ALREADY.” Unless a guy’s willing to risk asking you out, you won’t know he’s really interested. In contrast with female choosiness, men are “opportunistic maters,” the researchers tactfully observe. Translation: Carpe dickum. Consider that there’s no pickup artist movement for women because the only seduction skill a woman needs is the question: “Wanna go back to my place and be strangers with benefits?”

dating apps. It’s been hit-and-miss (mostly miss). My sister showed me her account so I could see how other guys present themselves. I was confused by all the guys posing with cute animals. Isn’t it kinda cringe to see a guy cradling a dog in a Halloween costume? --Dr. Don’t-little

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Your Home and a Changing Climate How a warming Earth can impact your #1 investment

This week’s Take Me Home brings back an important topic Abbie and Rick Sams discussed in a previous column: Climate change. As we bring you this week’s Neighborhoods Issue, we’re bringing this one back. Most people are no longer questioning the reality of climate change. Along with accepting this truth, we’re faced with taking steps to adapt. Climate change and extreme weather patterns are no longer just a concern for the well-being of our planet and future generations, but on the radar and minds of real estate investors, and a driving force behind where investors are purchasing. Property owners are keeping a keen eye on weather-related events and their aftermath. Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, snow events, flooding and rising sea levels are becoming increasing threats for heavily populated areas. According to a report issued by the climate risk analytics firm, Four Twenty Seven, more than 10 percent of real estate in the United States, valued at over $130 billion, is located in areas that are considered to be high risk due to sea level rise. Climate related events are not only devastating to the environment, human health and livelihood of communities, but also can be financially crippling to land or homeowners and insurance companies. Some investment institutions are confronting this issue by weighing both the financial risk and the physical risk associated with a property. Structures are susceptible to damage from extreme weather resulting in increased maintenance, higher insurance premiums and extra costs for preventive measures to

protect buildings. In vulnerable areas, we’re seeing a reduction in property values due to decreased desirability, and in turn, we’ll likely see a negative effect on the economic health of these communities. The rise in insurance costs is the dominant financial consideration affecting real estate investors. An article in The New York Times states that in 2017, after Hurricanes Harvey and Maria hit the U.S. and other strong storms devastated Northern and Central Europe, insurance companies paid out a record $135 billion globally for these storms and other natural disasters. However, that isn’t the entire picture. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the actual cost of damage in the U.S. alone was over $307 billion, meaning property owners and local municipalities were left to foot the remainder. These events have forced insurers to raise rates, and in areas of high risk, it’s becoming more difficult and much more costly to insure properties. What does this mean for Central Oregon real estate? We’ve seen flooding, wildfires and heavy snow accumulation in the recent past, so we aren’t immune. We encourage clients to always consider the possibility and future impact of these increasingly common events. We’re not trying to alarm anyone. We only ask that when buying a home you always assess how it would handle extreme snowfalls, what the wildfire risk is, if the home is situated sub grade or is vulnerable to flooding. Examining these items will help protect your largest investment: your home.

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