Source Weekly January 26, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Tucked inside this issue is our newly revamped Cocktails and Mocktails guide, sporting a different look and format than past iterations of our drinking guides. Our staff had some good times sampling cocktails and mocktails around town for that issue – and we’ll bring some of those good times to life in our Instagram reels this week. Be sure to head over to @bendsource and check out the videos that go along with our drinking tales! As an accompaniment to the Cocktails and Mocktails guide, resident foodie Donna Britt pens this week’s Feature story, highlighting the advent of so many winery tasting rooms in Bend these days – a shift from Beer Town to Wine City, if you will. That food coverage continues with a spotlight on a local author’s new seafood cookbook along with a recipe. Elsewhere, Jack Harvel profiles the newly revamped motelturned-shelter in Bend, and Jared Rasic brings you plenty of recommendations for podcasts and shows. And in Sound, hear from a founding member of NWA, DJ Yella, ahead of his appearances in Bend during Black History Month in February. All that and more inside this edition of the Source Weekly!

On the Cover: Local Bend ski bum Josh Suran @josh_reports and artist Katie Hughes indulge

fine wine inside Domaine Serene Wine Lounge. Windbreaker loaned by Powder House.

Photography by Jennifer Galler.

OPINION

This next week, Americans will begin that annual task of filing their taxes.

This year, unlike the past several, that task will be met with a little more help on the other end. Due to funding secured last year through the Inflation Reduction Act, the Internal Revenue Service has already hired more than 5,000 new customer service agents and begun to improve its aging technology. That’s just the start of a plan to hire some 87,000 auditors to ensure that people – and companies – are paying their fair share in taxes.

But to hear it from the new majority in the U.S. House, the conversation around the IRS should be less about ensuring entities pay their fair share and more about the boogeyman of the pistol packin’ IRS agent empowered to come for your money.

The irony is almost too much to bear. After a political season in which there were many contentious issues that again divided our nation, Republicans opted to defund the IRS as their first order of business.

Among the ironies:

-We may not be able to see much movement around gun safety among certain factions of our federal government, but when it comes to agents with the IRS, it was Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL1) who introduced the “Disarm the IRS” bill last year. Had that bill gone anywhere, the small faction of the IRS that engages in criminal financial investigations would not have been able to buy any more ammo. If there’s anything worse than a bad guy with a gun, it surely must be a bad IRS agent coming to ensure that law and order is upheld, right?

Another irony:

-We may be facing a debt ceiling and some $31 trillion in United States debt, but when it comes to bringing in the funds that might help to lower that debt by way of taxpayers paying

their fair share, it was the new House Republican majority that, among its first orders of business, sought to roll back funding.

And not to be outdone: -Some factions of the GOP want to disband the IRS all together and implement a federal sales tax of anywhere from 23 to 30% for all goods. By some estimates, this will significantly raise costs for everyone but the top 5% of earners.

It would all be hilarious if this wasn’t actually our country’s financial system being dismantled.

Sadly, Oregon’s two most-junior House representatives – Cliff Bentz (R-OR2) and Lori Chavez-Deremer (R-OR5) are playing right along, voting in favor of rolling back that funding allocated under the Inflation Reduction Act.

As journalists and watchdogs, we have other issues. Right now, it’s been close to three years since we’ve been able to see the financial reporting of nonprofit entities in our community. We’d like to say that every hospital and activist organization in our community is on the up-and-up and is making good use of the tax-free funds provided to them by local people—but without the ability to view financial reporting documents that are submitted and then processed by the IRS, we can’t know what those records entail. The IRS backlog is, according to the agency, directly tied to funding. It needs more agents to process them.

We can only assume, by the way they vote, that our representatives in Congress are perfectly fine with this. Constituents should ask them why. If the notion of the scary desk-jockey IRS agent showing up at your house packin’ a pistol seems like a ridiculous notion, it’s because it is. However, having Oregon representatives unwilling to commit to financial responsibility for all is far more frightening.

RE: GLOWING UP THE POWER GRID NEWS, 1/19

It is a shame that only 3.47 % comes from nuclear. Definitely the highest return on investment and it is not as scary as what your grandmother would tell you. Here’s the real solution on nuclear waste, call Elon Musk and ask him to off world whatever waste it produces to mars.

—Rob Ryan via facebook.com

The idea that renewables can completely or substantially replace fossil fuels is a pipe dream promoted by the climate cabal and unsupported by real science. The flawed models that suggest CO2 is a harmful greenhouse gas that causes global warming are intended to support a false premise that a carbon-free environment is beneficial and achievable. The only entities that will benefit from the misguided focus on an all-electric power base powered by renewables are the climate industry and the Chinese who produce the solar panels, batteries and windmills for American consumers while building hundreds of coal plants for their own country.

—Paul deWitt via bendsource.com

CHURCH HAS GOTTEN SOFTER THAN USUAL

Finding religion today entails something very different than what Jesus taught long ago. Today, people are guided into thinking Jesus’ main goal for them is “kindness.”

Kindness was certainly an important part of what Jesus taught, but his

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program went far beyond psychological sensitivity to others. In addition to kindness in private relationships, he wanted public kindness.

He wanted religious people to resolve fraught issues in criminal and civil law, economics, marriage and family, and international relations (Samaritans and Romans). In other words, he wanted good citizenship.

Jesus was opposed to easy divorce, but you would never know it from the blessing regularly given to it by priests and pastors today. He was also opposed to walking away from other kinds of commitments, like debts.

Today, church goers even want to withdraw entirely from public society and commune only with elect Christians. But Jesus wanted people to engage in cooperative policymaking and organized civic services like adult education. He set an example for participation in civic affairs by delivering judicial and public health services himself and engaging in public debate over things like taxation.

—Kimball Shinkoskey

CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS

President Biden's staff has honorably acknowledged the existence of classified documents in his office and residence. The president has said he was surprised and did not know what was in those documents, this is consistent with a person's memory who has dementia. While former president Trump knew what he was doing with his classified documents, he should be prosecuted.

However President Biden did not know what he was doing and is a security risk, therefore he should be allowed to resign and maintain his dignity.

—Dan Downing

RE: UNDER 10 BARREL’S ROOF LIVES A TINYHAUS CRAFT, 1/19

I refuse to buy any 10 Barrel brew. Not because it isn't good beer, but I don't want a single nickel to end up in Budweiser's factory beer pocket!

There are too many great locally owned breweries in Central Oregon that will get my patronage.

—Clark Aungst via bendsource.com

RE: CHOW BURGER CLOSES LITTLE BITES, 1/19

They really had pretty good burgers and a double burger was $8 They were pretty close to an In & Out Burger… they always were short staffed but they served a good affordable burger.

—Dan Pena via facebook.com

Rent probably jumped up quite a bit. Hopefully they find a new spot. Tasty burgers!!

—Bryan M. Castleberry

Letter of the Week:

This tiny update about the closure of a second burger joint was a big hit among readers this week. Some loved the place, some didn’t care… but everyone likes to talk about food places, regardless! But while we can’t comment about the rent prices at that location, most of us are seeing lots of shifts in the markets due to rising rents – and with that, high prices to go out to eat. Stay tuned for an upcoming roundup of meals you can still get for $10 or less – one of our staff’s favorite assignments! Bryan, come on in for your gift card to Palate.

—Nicole Vulcan

Bend Funds Project Turnkey Shelter

The Stepping Stone Shelter is opening up in February, allowing Shepherd’s House to use the Rainbow Inn for temporary sheltering

By Jack Harvel

On Jan. 18 the Bend City Council approved an agreement with NeighborImpact, an antipoverty nonprofit in Central Oregon, to fund the Stepping Stone Shelter. The City will pay the nonprofit $2.6 million to operate the shelter for three years with funds received through the American Rescue Plan Act. The shelter is one of 19 motels converted to houseless shelters by Project Turnkey, a $65 million initiative from the Oregon legislature that’s led to the creation of over 900 shelter beds, a 20% increase statewide.

The City purchased the former Bend Value Inn in July 2021 with $2.97 million in funding from Project Turnkey and started accepting overnight residents the following January. Those residents were transferred to the former Rainbow Motel in May so renovations could be done on what’s now the Stepping Stone Shelter. The renovations are expected to be completed in February and the newly available beds gets the City closer to its goal of providing more shelter beds for the nearly 800 unsheltered people living in Bend, according to the 2022 Point in Time Count.

“There is a Council goal of 500 shelter beds and there are 28 units in this Stepping Stone Shelter. Those 28 units are set up with a variety of floor plans that may have a family in one unit, and then in one of the smaller units they may have a single individual,” said Amy Fraley, houseless service manager for the City of Bend. “That gets us to 422 shelter beds in town.”

At capacity Stepping Stone could house 60 people who can stay for 30 to 90 days before they’d ideally move on to more long-term housing. NeighborImpact Director of Housing Stabilization Molly Heiss said half of the 24 people who’ve gone through the program thus far moved into more stable housing after their time in the program. During exit interviews, four people said they are moving back outside, one is in the hospital and six people either refused or didn’t complete exit interviews. Heiss

said there’s room to improve, but it’s a promising statistic, considering it’s a low-barrier shelter.

“Our intent is to get them working on a housing plan as soon as possible,” Heiss said. “We’re not a housing option, we’re an emergency shelter, so we bring people in off the street, get them stabilized and talking about options and next steps. If they're actively engaged with that, then we can extend their stay in 30 day increments up to 90 days.”

Low-barrier shelters don’t require criminal background checks, credit checks, program participation or sobriety as terms of stay. The Shepherd’s House Lighthouse Navigation Center is the only other low-barrier shelter in Bend and can host about 100 people in a large congregate space. Stepping Stone will have rules for conduct while at the shelter, and can choose to end someone’s residency if those rules are violated.

“Guest agreement is an expectation of no violence, no weapons, no drugs or alcohol on site nor used on site, general courteousness to staff and to each other, no smoking or open flames in the rooms. Things like that that are just basic safety rules,” Heiss said.

NeighborImpact contracted REACH

Out Central Oregon to perform case management at its shelter, and Family Kitchen is providing one meal a day to residents. At least one NeighborImpact staffer will be on site at all times and will do daily welfare checks, connect tenants to resources and provide basic household necessities if needed.

Applicants are screened through Central Oregon’s Coordinated Entry System, which assesses unhoused individuals' needs and connects them with housing resources and service providers. The assessment asks respondents about their health, the conditions they live in and what they’d need to transition out of houselessness.

“That assessment is meant to measure vulnerability based on their unhoused circumstances,” Heiss said. “When we have vacancies, we will select from the coordinated entry list based on vulnerability. We're trying to house the more vulnerable folks.”

Shepherd’s House Ministries will begin operating the Rainbow Motel a few weeks after it’s vacated to house people that’ll be displaced once they begin renovating the Lighthouse Navigation Center. The organization is hoping to house about 40 people in the motel’s 22 rooms while it installs a kitchen, showers and laundry facilities in the Lighthouse.

While construction occurs, the navigation center will cut capacity in half to about 50 guests and will only house people overnight. Daytime services will be moved to the Rainbow Motel, but it’s not certain what will happen to the motel once renovations are completed.

“I don't know what will happen after that; it's possible if the demand for shelter space is great enough that that facility could be used further. We're not really sure where we are in the scheme of that yet,” said John Lodise, director of emergency services at Shepherd’s House.

The Rainbow Motel will remain a low-barrier shelter under Shepherd’s House, and like the Stepping Stone it will prioritize the vulnerable populations currently staying at the navigation center. Lodise said families, people with medical troubles and the people who are engaging in services will be prioritized to stay at the Rainbow Motel. Unlike Stepping Stone, there won’t be a time limitation on the length of stay for people at the Rainbow Motel once Shepherd’s House takes over.

“I think for the most part, we're looking to put people in those rooms continuously, until either they move on, or there's a reason that we need to put other people in the rooms,” Lodise said.

The City bought the Rainbow Motel with general funds, allowing it to use it however it wants. In the meantime it’ll be used as low-barrier shelter for some of Bend’s nearly 800 unhoused residents.

The Bend Value Inn’s 28 rooms could house up to 60 people once it comes online in February.

Courtesy Oregon Community Foundation

Jack Harvel

Jack Harvel

Measure 110 Starts Off Poorly

An audit of the U.S.’s first attempt to decriminalize drugs highlights problems in data collection, collaboration and poorly defined roles

By Jack Harvel

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia

Fagan released an audit of Measure 110, the bill that decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs and funneled taxes on marijuana sales to treatment services, on Jan. 19. Auditors gave the program low marks, with one auditor saying they’d give a grade of a C and the other a D in a press conference. Fagan said it’s too early to call the program a failure but acknowledged issues in Oregon’s substance abuse treatment programs.

“It is plain as day that Oregon’s drug treatment system is failing,” Fagan stated in a press release. “This is incredibly frustrating for me, and many Oregonians, because treatment is a matter of life and death for people we know. I have a brother in recovery right now. I want to see Measure 110 work.”

The audit recommended more comprehensive data evaluation to gauge success, increased collaboration between grantees and state agencies like the Department of Corrections, public safety organizations and housing authorities and structural changes to M110’s Oversight and Accountability Council that clearly define the roles of applicants and state agencies. It also called for a plan to integrate Measure 110 into the broader behavioral health system.

“I recognize that Measure 110’s success depends on Oregon’s ability to solve many larger challenges in the behavioral health system, such as the need to expand treatment capacity and better support counselors and other workers,” said Oregon Health Authority Interim Director James Schroeder.

Measure 110 resembled decriminalization efforts in Portugal, which shifted from criminal penalties to a public health approach when it decriminalized drugs in 2001. In Oregon, the state

Parking Minimums Abolished

rules

By Jack Harvel

eliminated parking minimums to lower the cost of building new housing and to reduce reliance on cars for environmental purposes.

Bend looked at removing parking minimums in December, but paused the process when cities sued to rescind the rule. On Dec. 29 the Court of Appeals denied the cities’ request to delay the rules, and now Bend must implement changes from the state by June 30 to remain in compliance.

started doling out funds to service providers during the summer, but since voters approved the measure in 2020 there’s been an increase in drug abuse and overdose deaths, to OHA. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health ranked Oregon the second-most addicted state, and last for access to treatment.

Measure 110 intended to distribute money to service providers by Oct. 31, 2021, but was delayed when the volunteer Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council struggled to

manage the workload — after which OHA lent over 130 staff members to review applications. Schroeder of OHA said he agrees with the recommendations in the audit, and stated the agency will meet the increased demand on the office from the ballot measure.

“The Secretary of State is right: It is too soon to measure the success of Measure 110. However, OHA recognizes that Measure 110 can only achieve the voters’ intent and reduce the harms from untreated substance use if OHA provides timely, robust support to its implementation and effective, reliable assistance to the Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council. OHA will deliver on that commitment,” Schroeder said in a press release.

The audit was the first of three that will examine Measure 110. Future audits will look at Measure 110’s impact on the number of treatment providers and whether it was successful in reducing overdose deaths. Two Oregon legislators have already started assembling workgroups to address Measure 110’s issues — including the classification of fentanyl and procedures from the oversight committee, according to The Lund Report.

On Jan. 18 the Bend City Council adopted a rule eliminating mandatory minimums for off-street parking at new developments. That’s after the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted new planning rules in July. The OLCDC

Residential developers with more than one unit will no longer be required to provide more than one space; small units, affordable units, childcare providers, facilities for people with disabilities and shelters will not be required to build parking; and areas near transit corridors won’t be required to build parking. The City did adopt one parking minimum — housing units with more than five units

will have to build an accessible parking spot that’s compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The new rules don’t stop developers from including parking in new housing units. They also mandate expanded charging units for electric vehicles. The OLCDC offered two alternatives to establishing minimum parking units, but the Bend Planning Commission recommended against the other options, saying they’re hard to comply with.

City Councilors Mike Riley, Meagan Perkins, Ariel Mendez and Anthony Broadman all voted in favor, though Broadman noted the City doesn’t have many options since it’s mandated by the state. Newly appointed City Councilor Megan Norris recused herself from deliberating and voting on the parking minimums due to her employment at Hayden Homes. Councilor Barb

Campbell was the sole no-vote on the council, saying she supports the rule in theory but that alternate transit networks aren’t available yet.

“All day long I support the idea behind these climate friendly and equitable rules, I understand entirely that climate change is real and already affecting us,” Cambell said. “But it’s not a climate-friendly rule unless it gets somebody out of that single-occupancy vehicle and in our city, we don’t have those options yet. I just feel so much that this is the cart before the horse.”

Councilors said they’ll monitor how removing mandatory parking minimums affects ADA-accessible parking spaces and will revisit if there’s a negative impact. The policy will be implemented 30 days after the City Council approves a second reading.

New developments won’t be required to build parking spaces in Bend after the state adopted new planning

Courtesy PPD via Pixnio

Courtesy Oregon Secretary of State

El mínimo de estacionamientos eliminado

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

El 18 de enero el consejo municipal de la ciudad de Bend adoptó una regla que elimina el requisito mínimo obligatorio para estacionamientos fuera de la vía pública en los nuevos desarrollos. Eso se decidió después que la Comisión de Conservación y Desarrolo de Tierras de Oregon (OLCDC por sus siglas en inglés) adoptará nuevos reglamentos de planeación en el mes de julio. OLCDC eliminó el mínimo de estacionamientos para reducir el costo de la construcción de nuevas obras y para reducir la dependencia de los carros para propósitos ambientales.

Bend consideró eliminar el mínimo de estacionamientos en el mes de diciembre, pero suspendió el proceso cuando las ciudades presentaron una demanda para anular la regla. El 29 de diciembre, el tribunal de apelación negó la petición de las ciudades para atrasar las reglas y ahora Bend debe implementar los cambios del estado para el 30 de junio para seguir cumpliendo.

Las constructoras residenciales que constan con más de una unidad ya no estarán obligados a proporcionar más de un espacio; no se requerirán unidades

pequeñas, unidades accesibles, servidores para el cuidado de niños, instalaciones para personas con discapacidades y albergues para la construcción de estacionamientos y las zonas cercanas a los corredores de tránsito no estarán obligados a la construcción estacinamientos. La ciudad adoptó un mínimo de estacionamiento; unidades de vivienda con más de cinco unidades tendrán que construir un estacionamiento accesible que cumpla con la Ley para los Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA por sus siglas en inglés).

Los nuevos reglamentos no impiden que las constructoras incluyan estacionamiento en nuevas unidades habitacionales. También exigen que haya unidades de carga para los carros eléctricos.

Los concejales dijeron que monitorearán cómo la eliminación del mínimo de los estacionamientos obligatorios afecta los espacios de estacionamiento accesibles según la ADA y revisarán si hay un impacto negativo. La política se implementará 30 días después de que el Concejo Municipal apruebe una segunda lectura.

La Medida 110 Comienza Mal

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

El 19 de enero, la Secretaria del Estado de Oregon, Shemia Fagan, publicó una auditoría de la Medida 110, el proyecto de ley que despenaliza la posesión de pequeñas cantidades de droga y que canaliza impuestos sobre la venta de marihuana a los servicios de tratamiento. En una conferencia de prensa los auditores otorgaron al programa puntuaciones bajas, uno de los auditores dijo que le daría una C de calificación y el otro dijo que una D. Fagan dijo que es demasiado pronto para decir que el programa es un fracaso pero reconoció problemas de Oregon en los programas para el tratamiento por el abuso de sustancias.

“Está claro que el sistema de tratamiento de drogas en Oregon está fallando,” dijo Fagan en una conferencia de prensa. “Esto es bastante frustrante para mí y para muchos habitantes de Oregon ya que el tratamiento es cosa de vida o muerte para las personas que conocemos. En este momento tengo a un hermano en recuperación. Quiero ver que la Medida 110 funcione.”

La auditoria recomendó una evaluación de datos más completos para determinar el éxito, una mayor

colaboración entre los beneficiarios y las agencias estatales como el Departamento Correccional, las organizaciones de seguridad pública y las autoridades de vivienda y cambios estructurales en el Consejo de Supervisión y Responsabilidad de la M110 que claramente definen las funciones de los solicitantes y las agencias estatales. También pidió un plan para integrar la Medida 110 en un sistema de salud conductual más amplio.

“Reconozco que el éxito de la Medida 110 depende en la habilidad de Oregon para resolver muchos grandes retos en el sistema de salud conductual, como la necesidad de ampliar la capacidad de tratamiento y brindar un mejor apoyo a los consejeros y a otros trabajadores,” dijo el Director Interino de la Secretaría de Salud de Oregon, James Schroeder.

En Oregon, el estado comenzó a repartir fondos a los prestadores de servicios durante el verano, paro desde que los votantes aprobaron la medida en 2020 ha habido un aumento en el abuso de drogas y en las muertes por sobredosis.

Move Over IPA, Here Comes the Cabernet, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Bend pushes beyond its beer town image with an emerging wine scene

By Donna Britt @donnabrittcooks

Bend has been synonymous with beer for decades, thanks to the proliferation of breweries since the first one, Deschutes Brewery, opened its doors in 1988. These days, the beer scene includes an official Bend Ale Trail and several annual festivals celebrating brews. But in case you hadn’t noticed, the beer town, with its 30+ breweries, is also an emerging wine town. Move over IPA and make room for cabernet, chardonnay and pinot noir.

Since 2016, half a dozen wineries have opened tasting rooms in Bend, and that’s not counting the numerous wine bars that have also popped up on the scene.

Domaine Serene Wine Lounge

Grace and Ken Evenstad had a longtime dream of growing and producing world-class pinot noir. They made their way from Minnesota to the Dundee Hills in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in 1989, purchasing 42 hilltop acres and establishing Domaine Serene. They’ve been producing award-winning pinot noirs and chardonnays ever since. In 2017, the 2013 Jerusalem Hill Pinot Noir was awarded the Top American Pinot Noir at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

Along with Domaine Serene’s six Oregon vineyard estates, the state-ofthe-art pinot noir and white wine wineries, in 2015 the Evenstads purchased Château de la Crée, a Burgundy wine estate in the Côte d’Or of France.

The first Domaine Serene wine lounge opened in 2018 in Portland. A second lounge opened at the end of 2019 in Lake Oswego and the Bend lounge opened in December 2021 at the corner of Bond Street and Minnesota Avenue downtown.

President/CEO Ryan Harris explains the intent behind the wine lounge: “We want some of the greatest wines in the world to be available to all people.” Several flights are always available at the lounge including the Estate Flight featuring a selection of its flagship, award-winning wines, and the Premier Flight featuring

exclusive wines from Oregon and Burgundy as well as wines by the glass.

The food menu at Domaine Serene is fairly extensive but as Harris explains, “We don’t make or serve anything that isn’t going to pair wonderfully with the wine.” The goal of the food served is to “elevate the wine” he says. Current menu offerings include caviar, carpaccio, an almond crusted steelhead and a Maple Leaf Duck Breast.

Harris also shares a story about how Domaine Serene founder Ken Evenstad, who died in 2020, used to say, “Our main goal is to make great wine, that’s the art we create. The frame that you put around that art makes it a more pleasant experience, and the frame is hospitality.” That hospitality is front and center at the Bend lounge, welcoming with its warm wood and brick elements and lots of natural light. There are different rooms and areas on the main level, all offering slightly different, inviting vibes. Downstairs in the renovated basement area there’s a dining room available for private events as well as a pop-up cocktail lounge. Upstairs is a loft available to members only. Domaine Serene wine club membership gives access to the world-class winery estate, discounts on wine flights and glasses of wine and a rewards program.

Stoller Wine Bar

Bill Stoller’s father and uncle established their Yamhill County farm in 1943. Over five decades it became one of Oregon’s largest turkey farms with nearly 700,000 free-range turkeys at its peak. Stoller purchased the family property in 1993 with the dream of cultivating a world-class vineyard. In 1995 he planted 10 aces each of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on the former family farm. The Stoller Family Estate is now the largest contiguous vineyard in Oregon’s Dundee Hills, spanning 400 acres and is most renowned for pinot noir and chardonnay.

In February 2021, Stoller officially opened a tasting room and wine bar in

the Box Factory. Located between River Pig Saloon and Valentine’s Deli, the Stoller tasting room features a large open-air room and outside patio.

Manager Jackie Bulthuis says being in the Box Factory is ideal.

“It’s awesome to be close to other wineries so you can do your own tasting tour if you want,” she explains. Bledsoe Family Winery and Bend Wine Bar are also in the Box Factory while Evoke Winery and Va Piano are nearby in the Old Mill District and Domaine Serene is just blocks away in downtown Bend.

Bulthuis describes the Stoller Wine Bar as “laidback, casual and family friendly,” and describes the Stoller wines as “approachable.” The wine bar

Jennifer Galler

Domaine Serene Wine Lounge is downtown in the historic Spheir Building at the corner of Bond and Minnesota.

Stoller Wine Bar in the Box Factory offers two flights as well as wine-based cocktails.

Courtesy Stoller Wine

offers two different flights at any given time, as well as wines by the glass or bottle, wine-based cocktails and food.

The Stoller wine club memberships offer access to the estate in Dayton along with other benefits including club exclusive wines, special pricing and event invitations.

Bulthuis says many of Stoller’s Bend customers are wine enthusiasts and are happy to see more wine tasting opportunities in Central Oregon.

Bledsoe Family Wine Lounge

Just down the way from Stoller Wine Bar is the Bledsoe Family Wine Lounge, the second vintners from the Walla Walla Valley to operate a tasting room in Bend, after Va Piano.

After a dream career as an NFL quarterback, including a trip to Super Bowl XXXI with the New England Patriots, Drew Bledsoe was drawn back home to his roots in Walla Walla and together with his wife Maura and winemaker Josh McDaniels started building the Bledsoe Wine Estates.

The Bledsoes moved to Bend after Drew’s retirement from football, so opening a tasting room here was another dream coming true. As the local wine lounge opened in August 2019 Drew stated, “We are thrilled to be able to share our passion for wine with a community that has created so many wonderful opportunities and memories for our family.”

The Bledsoe wine lounge in the Box Factory has indoor and outdoor seating with fire pits. One of the interior walls sports a large barn mural, a tip of the hat to the Bledsoe family’s Flying B Ranch in Ellensburg, Washington. Drew’s grandfather, Stuart Beldsoe, was a highly decorated Naval Pilot in WWII and at the end of the war, moved his young family to Central Washington where they homesteaded the Flying B Ranch to raise cattle.

Washington, for four generations and he started making wine in his garage. Va Piano was born in the fall of 2003 when he began his first commercial crush.

Based in Walla Walla, the Va Piano Vineyards winery and tasting room share a custom-built Tuscan style 7,500-squarefoot facility. Its wines include cabernet sauvignon, syrah, merlot, cabernet franc and other red varietals.

Bend was a favorite vacation destination for the Wylie family for years, so it was only natural to open a tasting room in Beer Town.

“Bend’s popularity as both a place to live and a destination for visitors made it the perfect place for us to share our wines with a larger audience,” he commented in a statement at the time. With the opening of the Va Piano tasting room in the Old Mill District in 2016, his goal was to make wine approachable and fun.

Anyone can walk into the Va Piano tasting room, with a view of the Deschutes River and Cascades mountains, and enjoy a flight, a glass or a bottle of wine. A recent tasting flight included a Rose of Cabernet Franc, a Walla Walla Valley Syrah, a cabernet sauvignon and a merlot. They also serve light snacks. A Va Piano membership allows first dibs on certain new releases, includes 15% off all wines, complimentary tours and tastings and other exclusive perks.

At the Table with Bledsoe Family Wines A chef’s dinner at the Riverhouse

By Nicole Vulcan

Bend Wine Bar & Winery Tasting Room

It could be easy to miss the Bend Wine Bar & Winery Tasting Room, tucked on the east side of the Box Factory. Winemaker/Owner Mark Proden founded his winery in 2008 after 11 years in the Air Force. The Winery at Manzanita is the home of his wine production. The accent is on handcrafted, small ferments, local grapes and coastal fermentation. Each wine comes from a single vineyard and is 100% of that varietal unless it’s a specified blend.

Proden added Black Dog Vineyard in Carlton in the summer of 2021 and both the Manzanita NW in Portland’s Slabtown and the wine bar in Bend in 2022. In Bend, they’re pouring wine from the Manzanita winery along with other Oregon and Washington wines. The bar offers several different flights consisting of three wines each including an Oregon Pinot Flight with three Oregon Pinots and reds and whites by the glass. The menu also includes house made sangria, a fresh squeezed OJ mimosa and nibbles such as Duck & Pheasant Pate and Gourmet S’mores.

Visitors are sure to notice the black lab on the signs and on the wine bottle labels. Pinot is the dog’s name and he’s been right beside Proden since 2012 when Proden opened The Portland Wine Bar and Winery Tasting Room. All of the properties welcome families, wine aficionados and their dogs.

The tasting rotation at the Bledsoe Family Wine Lounge spans the Elizabeth Chardonnay, Healy Rosé, Stolen Horse Syrah, Flying B Cabernet Sauvignon and the Bledsoe Family Red Wine. The menu also includes snacks and nibbles. The Bledsoe Inner Circle membership includes seasonal releases, access to exclusive wines and other tasting opportunities and perks.

Evoke Winery Tasting Room

Among the oldest tasting rooms in Bend is Evoke in the Old Mill.

“Feel-good wines for whatever the times,” — that’s just one of Evoke Winery’s catchy slogans. With suggestive and thought-provoking labels, Evoke is a fitting name for the Hood River-based winery that first opened in 2005 with the intention of making wines to evoke happiness and feel good moments.

Evoke is a small Oregon wine producer handcrafting each wine with fruit harvested by its growing partners from renowned vineyards in the Pacific Northwest. The intent is to acquire the best grapes from the best regions each year and produce the truest expression of every wine varietal they offer. Evoke’s varietals include barbera, cabernet sauvignon, malbec and sangiovese, as well as chardonnay, muscat and pinot blanc, among others.

Visiting a tasting room — so abundant in Bend these days — is just one way to experience a company’s wines. Another option: attending a wine dinner, as I recently did with Bledsoe Family Wines at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes in Bend. Drew Bledsoe — the celebrated quarterback who made his home in Bend after a storied career in the NFL — and wife Maura hosted the event this month, pairing their signature wines with several courses prepared by Riverhouse chef Travis Taylor, formerly of Rainshadow Organics and Sunriver Resort.

Va Piano Vineyards Tasting Room

Great wine is an invitation to slow down and relax, according to winemaker Justin Wylie. He named his winery, Va Piano, after the old Italian proverb, “Chi Va Piano Va Sano e Va Lontano” which means, “he who goes slowly goes safely and goes far.” Wylie’s family has lived in Walla Walla,

Owned by Peter Steinfeld (also the CEO) and his wife Kristi, Evoke has tasting rooms in Hood River, Seaside, Vancouver, Washington, (opening later this year) and Bend. The Bend tasting room in the Old Mill District offers light bites such as cheese, salami, crackers, olives and almonds, along with wine flights as well as wine by the glass and bottles to-go.

Typical flights include a red flight, a white flight, a sweet flight and a Black Label flight with selections rotating seasonally. The tasting fee is waived with the purchase of two or more bottles. Club members get free flights as well as other deals and perks.

Ahead of dinner we sipped a fresh, crisp Healy Rosé, named for Maura Bledsoe’s Irish grandfather. A first dinner course paired a winter run salmon crudo with Bledsoe’s 2021 Elizabeth Chardonnay, a citrus-forward wine named after Bledsoe’s grandmother. The second course paired braised Anderson Ranch lamb, topped with Dungeness crab, a foie gras broth and a beet root relish and sweet potatoes with the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon. And a third course featured a truffle risotto with a roasted elk tenderloin, encircled with delightful toybox tomatoes soaked in a basil simple syrup, all paired with the first wine grape planted at the Bledsoe vineyard, its Doubleback Cabernet Sauvignon. After his football career, Bledsoe “doubled back” to the Walla Walla valley, he explained, coming back home to then begin a foray into wine. After those three food courses, those who had any room left at all delighted in a poached pear filled with hot dark chocolate, sitting on a bed of phyllo dough. Dessert came with a full-bodied 2020 Stolen Horse Syrah.

Sipping wines at any number of Bend’s tasting rooms is a fun experience, but it’s hard to compare to a three-course meal, crafted by a chef, and with the vineyard’s owners regaling you with the back stories.

Drew Bledsoe of Bledsoe Family Wines at a recent tasting dinner at Riverhouse on the Deschutes.

Nicole Vulcan

Va Piano Vineyards Tasting Room in the Old Mill District has views of the Deschutes River and the Cascades.

Bend Wine Bar & Winery Tasting Room pours wines from The Winery at Manzanita.

Courtesy Bend Wine Bar

Courtesy Va Piano website

THURSDAY

1/26

FRIDAY

WATKINS GLEN: APRES SKI BASH

CATHARTIC HIGH-ENERGY LIVE ROCK SHOW

This blues, funk, jam, rock band is headed to the Mirror Pond Plaza for a winter party to remember. Bundle up in a puffy and a hat, grab some drinks, down a few tacos and dance the night away with Watkins Glen at the Apres Ski Bash! Mt. Bachelor pass holders get $1 off drinks! Fri., Jan. 27, 6:30-10pm. Mirror Pond Plaza, 875 NW Brooks St., Bend. Free.

MELISSA CARPER AND KASSI VALAZZA

DEEP, OLD-TIMEY ROOTS

Melissa Carper is an upright-bassist and singer-songwriter based out of Arkansas. Her sound is full of soul and performs with a country and jazz crossover. Joining Carper is Kassi Valazza, adding some swaying, oldtime country to the night. Thu., Jan. 26, 7-10pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $15.

THURSDAY

PAINT NIGHT & CIDER

DRINK AND PAINT!

1/26

Attendees can sip on a craft cider while painting a multi-colored acrylic elephant this Thursday night! Grab a few friends, head to Bend Cider and take home a new piece of personal wall art. Thu., Jan. 26, 5:30-7:30pm. Bend Cider Co., 64649 Wharton Ave., Bend. $35.

THURSDAY 1/26

RAISE THE DESCHUTES SEMINAR SERIES: INDIGENOUS WATER RIGHTS

WATER’S PROFOUND CULTURAL IMPORTANCE

Learn about the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the Tribes' water rights and how it affects environmental culture. The salmon that swim up the river, the future of the waterways, the people who use the water and the water itself are all connected. Learn from experts at this event. Thu., Jan. 26, 6-8pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. Free.

NIGHT CHANNELS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY

FEATURING MORROW AND CODE

Celebrating the release of its new album, Night Channels is putting on a big show with Morrow and Code. Expect punk energy through the night — high energy, fun, dynamic and full of dancing. Fri., Jan. 27, 7-11pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $10. SATURDAY

BOOT JUICE

HAILING FROM THE HILLS

Boot Juice crosses many genres. From bluegrass to Americana to rock ‘n’ roll, this band gets the crowd out on the dance floor. This is a jam band at its finest. Sat., Jan. 28, 8-11:59pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $12.

SATURDAY

4TH SATURDAY WEST COAST SWING DANCE

SMOOTH AND LUSCIOUS West Coast Swing is different from country swing; it’s a modern dance style done to music that people are familiar with, like hip-hop, blues, Top 40, R&B... smooth, luscious, sexy and versatile. Show up for the lesson and dance the night away. Fourth Saturday of every month, 7-11pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. $15 lesson and dance, $10 just dance.

MONDAY 1/30 TARANTINO MOVIE TRIVIA

YOU THINK YOU KNOW THE MOST?

Covering "Reservoir Dogs," "Kill Bill" Vol 1 and Vol 2, "Pulp Fiction" and "Jackie Brown,” Bevel is quizzing Central Oregon on all things Tarantino. Watch the movies before Monday to study up. Play to win! Mon., Jan. 30, 6-9pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Free.

MONDAY 1/30

INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT

INNOVATIVE ACOUSTIC GUITARISTS

The world’s premier touring guitar festival is hitting the Tower Theatre. These innovative acoustic guitarists, including Jocelyn Gould, above, will perform solos, duets and quartets that showcase the diversity of sound in the world of guitar. Listen to the strings and watch these experts pick away. Mon., Jan. 30, 7:30pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. $27-$47 (plus $3 historic preservation fee).

WEDNESDAY 2 /1

KNOW JUSTICE:

FOOD JUSTICE

MEALS ON A BUDGET

NUTRITIOUS AND AFFORDABLE

Feel inspired with these meals on a budget at the “Know Justice” event. Food justice is about equal access and opportunity. Experts will speak on food justice in Central Oregon, and ways to create healthful and well-balanced meals on a budget. Wed., Feb. 1, 5:30-7pm Arome, 432 SW 6th St., Redmond. Free.

Lyze Renee

Jocelyn Gould

Courtesy Boot Juice Press

Courtesy Night Channels Facebook

Courtesy Central Oregon Landwatch

Diane Schuur SUNDAY,

SOUND

DJ Yella of N.W.A: Reporting Live in the 541

After 30+ years, an OG music reporter of the early ‘90s performs

on the Silver Moon stage

By Doone Lupine Williams

Antione “DJ Yella” Carraby is not only one of the original riders of the westcoast hip-hop and gangsta rap wave, he is also a published author, key innovator and pioneer of the record-scratching technique. Oh, and what caught all y’alls’ eyes: He’s also founding member of the breakthrough rap sextet from Compton, California, the one and only N.W.A. So mark your calendars for a hip-hop-history kick-off into Black History Month, with DJ Yella himself at Silver Moon Brewing Feb. 4.

I recently had the privilege of chatting with Yella about his life — life before and after the release of the 2015 documentary film, “Straight Outta Compton ,” in addition to his journey before and after the release of his autobiography, “Straight Outta Compton: My Untold Story “ — which spans from the time he was five years old all the way to pre-pandemic. And within the ebbs and flows of his former group members — legends like Dr. Dre, MC Ren, Arabian Prince, Eazy-E, and Ice Cube, Yella continues to preach the evolutionary success of N.W.A to this day.

“Before World Class Wreckin’ Cru and N.W.A, I was a DJ in the club,” DJ Yella told me. “Then once Dre came along, we were both DJs at the club, and once we started producing music, that was it for DJing — we didn’t DJ again.” In fact, the only time the two of them went onstage together again was at Coachella in 2016, where the first and last N.W.A “reunion” took place in front of a live audience.

Now Yella travels all over the world. “If you get an old globe, spin it and put your finger on it. I’ve just about been there. Even within the last three years,” he said, traveling to Ireland, Austria, Korea, Sri Lanka and Dubai, just to name a few. In March, he’s headed back for a European tour. Here’s an excerpt from our chat ahead of his appearances in Bend.

Source Weekly: Have you ever been to Bend?

Yella: It’s my first time to Bend but I like the small-town vibe. Because it’s intimate. People are closer. Not like a festival. I’ve been to Portland for HEMPFEST though. Portland is hype!

SW: How have the crowds changed since N.W.A days?

Yella: The crowd is instant now. We sold more records now than 30 years ago. And because of the movie and social media the crowd is younger. It’s like they’ve been listening to N.W.A for 20 years. And they nuthin’ but 18 years old!

SW: Do you have any new perspectives on the film’s impact since its release in 2015?

Yella: The movie re-started us again. It touched new generations, harder generations to reach. We made the music with our hearts. We didn’t change to the times.

We didn’t change for the radio. No airplay. Video was banned. MTV was banned. This is what sparked it. We did something different and we didn’t even know it.

SW: How did your book influence this new chapter in your career?

Yella: It’s amazing that I wrote it because I never even read! Never thought about it or wanted to. It was amazing that I could remember that stuff. The details! From five years old to 2020. Before the group, before all that, the breakup, everything. It came to me in late 2019, before the pandemic. People say it’s a good read. But I’ve never read a book so I can’t say anything.

SW: You should teach a class on N.W.A 101.

Yella: First thing I’d do, I’d say get a lawyer!

Film Screening of “Straight Outta Compton” with BendFilm

Silver Moon Brewing Wed., Feb. 1, Doors 6pm, Screening 7pm Donations can be made to The Father’s Group and BendFilm.

DJ Yella of N.W.A. live

Silver Moon Brewing Sat., Feb. 4. 7pm $25 BendTicket.com

Antoine “DJ Yella” Carraby visits Bend in early February, with a film screening of “Straight Outta Compton” and a show at Silver Moon

Courtesy DJ Yella

Courtesy DJ Yella Instagram

25 Wednesday

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

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

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

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

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

Hub City Bar & Grill Stage 28 Karaoke Come out for a night of Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hub City every Wednesday and Thursday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

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

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

McMenamins Old St. Francis School Tony Smiley Tony Smiley will take the stage and perform a live set. 6-9pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Cop/Out NYC’s own queer punk rockers bring its tour to Silver Moon Brewing! 7-10pm. $10.

Midtown Ballroom Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe 25th Anniversary KDTU has electrified audiences around the world from the fields of Naeba in Japan at the infamous Fuji Rock Festival to the hallowed stage of Madison Square Garden where they previously joined the Dave Matthews Band and The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. 8:30pm. $27.50.

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

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

26 Thursday

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

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

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

Hub City Bar & Grill Stage 28 Karaoke Come out for a night of Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hub City every Wednesday and Thursday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

Big E’s Sports Bar Big E’s Open Mic Open mic from 6-9pm. Sign-ups at 5:30pm. Three song/15-minute limit. Minors allowed. Singles/ duos/trios. No drum sets. Great food and beverage from Big E’s Sportsbar menu. Original music or covers. A warm and friendly environment to share those precious creative moments. Free.

Porter Brewing Co. The Ballybogs pint, sit back, relax and enjoy live music by an amazing group of artists that brings the best Irish Trad music in Central Oregon! Every Thursday at Porter! 6-8pm. Free.

River’s Place Dean Mueller Americana, blues and folk singer-songwriter takes the stage! 6-8pm. Free.

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

Silver Moon Brewing Melissa Carper and Kassi Valazza Carper’s deep, oldtimey music roots were firmly planted as a child, playing upright bass and singing in her family’s traveling country band in rural Nebraska. Her love of country classics was cultivated as she laid beneath the console listening to her parents’ record collection. 7-10pm. $15.

Spoken Moto Head Games Trivia Night Live multi-media trivia every Thursday at Spoken Moto. Win prizes. Teams up to six players. 6:308:30pm. Free.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Joel Chadd Fireside Show A chance to see wonderful intimate performances, Suttle will host a different musician most Thursdays through May at the Skip Bar. This week, Joel Chadd will share some cool tunes at The Lodge. 6-8pm.

27 Friday

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Fill

My Blank: Live Interactive Game Show Craft is bringing the super popular TV game show format back in this live interaction game show. The host, Katy Ipock, will read a sentence with a blank. The contestants will write down how they would fill that blank. The panel of local comedians will write down their answers. Then see how many matches they get. 8-10pm. $10.

Hoodoo Ski Area Friday Night Lights Enjoy bonfires, live music and more every Friday night at Hoodoo, thanks to Ablis CBD. 5pm. Free.

M&J Tavern Happy Hour Fundraiser A portion of M&J’s proceeds and all band tips will go to support the Sparrow families of local schools. 4:30pm. Free.

Midtown Ballroom Getter Rock out with Getter at Midtown! This high energy performance is one not to miss. 8pm. Tickets sold at the door.

Mirror Pond Plaza Watkins Glen: Apres Ski Bash The Commons Apres Ski Bash Concert Series continues on with Central Oregon’s finest psychedelic rock band Watkins Glen with a uniquely cathartic high energy live rock show that combines well-delivered rock ‘n’ roll songs with endlessly fascinating wanderlust improvisation. Expect the unexpected! 6:30-10pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Comedy Night with Cody Michael Cody Michael is a comedian and actor working out of Bend. He has performed across the country, including stops in Iowa, Texas and California. Recent appearances include "Joke Offs: A Live Comedy Game Show," the 2021 Bigfoot Comedy Festival, and feature sets for Pablo Francisco and Kyle Kinane. 8-10pm. $20.

Silver Moon Brewing Night Channels Album Release Party Alternative rockers Night Channels album release party featuring Morrow and Code. 7-11pm. $10.

Hardtails Bar & Grill Stage 28 Karaoke

Come out for a night of Stage 28 Karaoke with your host Miss Min! What’s your go-to karaoke tune? Come to Hardtails for a fun Friday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

Walt Reilly’s Broken Charley Broken Charley is an energetic band playing rock ‘n’ roll hits from the 60s through the 2000s. Whether you’re dancing to the music of the 80s or head bangin’ to the 90s, Broken Charley aims to please, playing the songs you know and love. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

28 Saturday

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy

at Craft: Amanda Lynn Deal Amanda Lynn Deal is a writer, producer, host and standup comedian who started in 2012 by way of Chicago. She graduated from The Second City where she studied and performed improv all over Illinois. She’s produced and performed numerous shows in the Midwest and West Coast and currently resides in Portland. 8-10pm. $15.

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

Legend Cider Company The Jugulars Everyone’s favorite songs, with multiple genres. From the 70s to contemporary. 6-8pm. Free.

Northside Bar & Grill Tiger Lynn Classic pop and dance music! 8-11pm. Free.

The Outfitter Bar at Seventh Mountain Resort Arthur Buezo Join in the Speakeasy for free live music with Arthur Buezo! Arthur Buezo has been a professional musician since 2010 and now is a one-man-band performer bringing the self titled genre, savage folk. 4-7pm. Free.

River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions The Rhythm Collective performs Latin and African inspired jazz and funk. 6-8pm. Free.

River’s Place The Rhythm Collective: Latin Jazz It’s two percussionists who have studied in Ghana and Cuba, a drummer who has performed at the Montreux Jazz festival, a trumpeter who tours with Thomas Mapfumo from Zimbabwe , a singer from Columbia, a shredding Jazz guitar player and a lot of fun! 6-9pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Superball Superball brings the classic rock hits back to life Saturday night at Silver Moon Brewing! 8-10pm. $10.

Spoken Moto Call Down Thunder Grateful Dead’s history with motorcycles continues into the 21st century as Call Down Thunder at Spoken Moto in Bend. With live projections by Tall “Trippy Lights” Adam and two full sets of music, this free show will be the band’s first show since their epic NYE party. 6pm. Free.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Boot Juice Boot Juice hails from the Hills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California. The band features electric and acoustic guitars, three vocalists, bass, drums, saxophone and trumpet. Inspired by the likes of The Band and Railroad Earth, with an intensely energetic show reminiscent of Talking Heads, 8-11:59pm. $12.

29 Sunday

Silver Moon Brewing Open Mic at the Moon Get a taste of the big time! Sign-up is at 4pm! Come checkout the biggest and baddest open mic night in Bend! 5-8pm. Free.

Eric Leadbetter is a local artist who performs around Central Oregon, bringing acoustic shows and full band shows to venues in the area. Catch Eric Leadbetter at Crosscut Warming Hut on Wed., Feb. 1 at 6pm.

Courtesy Eric Leadbetter Music

GUNG HO

By Allie Noland

Scaling Back with The Ballroom Thieves

The indie folk-rock band is headed to Bend for an acoustic show full of vocal harmony

CALENDAR

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

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

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

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

River’s Place Evan Mullins with CJ Neary Two incredible musicians and an incredible show. Piano, vocals and fiddle. 5-7pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Not Cho Grandma’s Bingo Not Cho’ Grandma’s Bingo is back at Silver Moon Brewing! The brewery hosts the famous bingo event for good times and a chance to win some cold hard cash! 10am-1pm. Free.

30 Monday

Bevel Craft Brewing Tarantino Movie Trivia If you’re a fan of Quentin Tarantino movies, you won’t want to miss this night! Specifically, Bevel will cover “Reservoir Dogs,” “Kill Bill” vol 1 and vol 2, “Pulp Fiction” and “Jackie Brown.” So, study up! Teams of 6 people max! 6-9pm. Free.

The Ballroom Thieves hit the Volcanic Theatre Pub stage for an intimate concert on Feb. 23. The indie-folk-rock band is touring as a duo for the first time, performing stripped-back versions of well-loved songs along with some new ones.

“[This tour] is going to be much more intimate and acoustic. It will give us chances to talk about the songs and inspiration. It will allow us to interact with the audience a little more and have a little more fun on a personal, intimate basis,” said Martin Earley, half of the duo.

Earley and Calin “Callie” Peters released their latest album, “Clouds,” in 2022 and will perform these tracks on tour. Earley said “Worldender” and “Borderline” were two songs that naturally came together and flowed with ease, making for a fun songwriting process.

A few of The Ballroom Thieves’ most popular songs are “Bees,” “In The Morning” and “Fistfight,” and the band has over 1.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The release of “Clouds” is opening a door to the Earley and Peters’ dynamic-duo power.

“We started the band as friends, and then we realized we were in love with each other,” Earley said. “Over the years, we've only grown closer, building on vocal harmonies, learning how each other sing and knowing where we are going with our vocals.”

After starting its tour in Plymouth, Massachusetts, The Ballroom Thieves will hop over to the West Coast and make its way through Oregon, Washington and California. The Volcanic Theatre Pub is the third stop on tour, so Central Oregonians will be some of the first to experience the acoustic set. On the road, Earley said they like to enjoy the landscape in the quiet and calm.

“Those drives (on the West Coast) are usually really beautiful,” Earley said. “And the scenery is just amazing. We like being immersed in whatever place we're in.”

When they aren’t on the road or playing music, you can find Peters working on interior design and shooting photography and Earley woodworking and building on Peters’ design ideas.

Thu., Feb. 23, 8pm

Volcanic Theatre Pub

70 SW Century Dr., Bend tixr.com $18

10 Barrel Brewing Co. Pub & Brewing Facility

Think Wild Trivia Night Join Think Wild at 10 Barrel’s Eastside Pub for a night of wildlife-themed trivia! Test your knowledge of Central Oregon’s wildlife, outdoors and conservation to win great prizes! $1 from each beer sold will be donated to support Think Wild. Be sure to bring a charged phone to submit answers! 7:30-9pm. Free.

The Commons Cafe & Taproom Storytellers Open-Mic StoryTellers open-mic nights are full of music, laughs and community. In the old house Bill Powers of Honey Don’t and several other projects in town, hosts one of the best open mics in town. Sign-ups start at 5pm sharp in the cafe, and spots go quick. Poetry, comedy and spoken word are welcome, but this is mainly a musical open mic. Performance slots are a quick 10 minutes each, so being warmed up and ready is ideal. 6pm. Free.

The Lot Winter Trivia Series Calling all trivia loving, beer drinking, food cart craving smartypants. . . Trivia Tuesdays are back. What a fun way to spend Tuesday nights inside the heated seating area with your favorite trivia buff friends. Check the social media for category clues. Winning teams earn table reservations and prizes! 6-8pm. Free.

MUSIC

Open Hub Singing Club Sing in community... for the simple joy of creating meaning and beauty together! All voices and experience levels welcome. The group believes singing is a birthright and are reclaiming this ancient technology for belonging and well-being. The group sings easy-to-learn delicious songs in the paperless aural tradition. First timers are free! Lalalalala! Sundays, 1-2:30pm. First Presbyterian Heritage Hall, 230 NE Ninth St., Bend. Contact: 541-2416182. openhubsinging@gmail.com. $10-$20.

Bridge 99 Brewery Trivia Mondays UKB’s live trivia game show is like no other. Team up to compete for gift card prizes! It’s free to play. Brews, ciders, mixed drinks, pizzas and food truck options. Indoor and outdoor seating. 6-8pm. Elixir Wine Group Locals Music Night Enjoy live musicians, great wine and small bites. 6-9pm. Free.

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

Silver Moon Brewing Comedy Open Mic Comedy open mic every Monday at Silver Moon Brewing in the Green Room. Sign-ups at 6:30pm, show starts at 7pm. Free to watch and free to perform. Presented by Tease Bang Boom Productions.

Tower Theatre International Guitar Night International Guitar Night is the world’s premier touring guitar festival, each show bringing together the most interesting and innovative acoustic guitarists to exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting. For each tour, IGN founder Brian Gore brings together a new cast of guitar luminaries for special evenings of solos, duets and quartets that highlight the dexterity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar. 7:30pm. $27$47 (plus $3 historic preservation fee).

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

31 Tuesday

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

AVID Cider Co. Taproom Trivia Tuesdays! Join every Tuesday at Avid Cider Co. with Last Call Trivia! Gather your friends and stretch your brain to answer questions from broad and varied categories with prizes at the end. 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

Sunday Brunch and Karaoke Wake up right with brunch and karaoke! Sundays, 10am3pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. Free.

Sunday Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Reiki Sound bath is a passive healing journey with crystal bowls. Bring comfy clothing, pillow and blanket or mat. Sundays, 5:30-6:30pm. Through Aug. 27. Unity Community of Central Oregon, 63645 Scenic Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-350-8448. clare@kevinkubota.com. $10-$20 sliding scale.

DANCE

4th

Saturday West Coast Swing

Dance Smooth and luscious, this isn’t your grandma’s swing! WCS is done to hip-hop, dirty blues, acoustic or late night R&B. No partner or rhythm needed! Every fourth Saturday! Beginning lesson with Victoria of Bend Dance at 7pm. 8pm is when the real dance starts! All are welcome! Fourth Saturday of every month, 7-11pm. Through Oct. 28. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-4100048. salsavictoria@yahoo.com. $15 lesson and dance, $10 just dance.

Argentine Tango Classes and Dance

Join every Wednesday for Tango classes and dancing! Your first class is free. 6:30-7pm Tango 101 Class, no partner needed! 7-8pm All levels class. 8-9:30pm Open dancing. Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-728-3234. tangocentraloregon@gmail.com. $5-$10.

Flamenco Spanish Dances New in town, offering Flamenco and Spanish dance lessons to people all ages. No dance abilities required, just the desire to learn in a fun structural way. Teacher is a Spanish native, professional dancer who performed in Spain. Bring a wide skirt and wide heels shoes! Jan. 27, 5:30-7:30pm. Pleasant Ridge Community Hall, 7067 SW Canal Blvd., Redmond, Redmond. Contact: 206-445-3538. westfallgloria@gmail.com. Free.

Line and Swing Dancing Lessons Line and swing dance lessons every Thursday night at The Cross-Eyed Cricket! Thursdays, 7-9pm. CrossEyed Cricket, 20565 NE Brinson Blvd., Bend. Free.

The Ballroom Thieves

The Ballroom Thieves started releasing music in 2012 and just came out with its newest album, “Clouds,” in 2022.

Courtesy The Ballroom Thieves

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

Salsa Classes Bring on the SPICE! Sexy, sassy Salsa classes are just what you need for the New Year. No rhythm needed. Two left feet are acceptable. Beginning class at 6:30pm. Beginning plus at pm. 4-week series starts Wed., Jan. 4. Register in advance with Victoria. Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm. Through Jan. 25. Bend Dance, SW Porcupine Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-410-0048. salsavictoria@yahoo.com. $50/person/month.

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

FILM EVENTS

Fungi in the Forest Central Oregon is home to a broad range of fungi. Many of them play an important role in forest health and are adapted to our fire-dependent region. Join Deschutes Land Trust and Oregon State University Extension Service regional fire specialist Ariel Cowan to learn all about fungi including fascinating fungal communication networks and how these inhabitants can even help our forests recover from fire. Jan. 25, 7pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-317-0700.

ARTS + CRAFTS

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

Black Excellence Art Showcase The showcase allows black students and community members to display art, paintings, photography and their freedom of expression while celebrating Black history and their art liberation. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 12 and contact June Park at jpark@cocc.edu. Jan. 19-Feb. 28, 9am-5pm. Pinckney Center, COCC, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: jpark@cocc.edu. Free.

Elixir of Life Denai Grace Fuller of Moonflower Medicine from Ashland will show you a magical evening of secret recipes and medicine making! Learn all about the elixir chartreuse and how to make it. You will make and bring home your own jar of this ancient remedy! Space is limited. Jan. 28, 6:30-8pm. The Peoples Apothecary, 19570 Amber Meadow Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-728-2368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. $45.

Imbolc Mullein Torch Workshop In this fun workshop, Dr. Ashley will guide you through how to make a mullein torch that you will bring home for your own Imbolc ceremony. She will share all the wonderful medicinal uses of this

fuzzy weed and ideas of how to use your torch!

Feb. 1, 6:30-8pm. The Peoples Apothecary, 19570 Amber Meadow Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-7282368. classes@thepeoplesapothecary.net. $35.

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

Unfixed, Featuring Akihiko Miyoshi In Unfixed, Akihiko Miyoshi reimagines photographs as magical objects whose potential is not yet concrete, colonized or mined for data and information. Miyoshi’s work results from his unique process of printing digitized 35mm negatives on silk which are then layered in between coats of resin. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 1-6pm. Through Feb. 26. Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts, 550 NW Franklin Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-6402186. marley@scalehouse.org. Free.

Desert Oasis: The Birds of Lake Abert

Join the kickoff the 2023 High Desert Speaker Series with a virtual presentation on Lake Abert and its birdlife. Presenters Ron Larson, John Reuland and Anne White will cover the natural history of Lake Abert and dive into the many bird species that depend on it. Feb. 1, 6:30-8pm. Contact: 541-330-2638. kdiaz@onda.org. Free.

Exclusive Members’ Exhibition Event: “Creations of Spirit” Help celebrate the opening of “Creations of Spirit.” This exhibition features artwork by Indigenous Plateau artists created to gather roots, be worn in ceremonies and teach future generations. It shares the meanings cultural items hold to Plateau people and their purpose and ongoing relationships with contemporary communities. Jan. 28, 6-7:30pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Free.

Know Justice: Food Justice Meals on a Budget Food is a necessity of life which should be nutritious, affordable and culturally appropriate for all. Registration is required. Feb. 1, 5:30-7pm. Arome, 432 SW 6th St., Redmond. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls.lib.or.us. Free.

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

Understanding and Addressing Sex Trafficking In Our Communities

This presentation is all about equity, decriminalization and the sex industry. Make sure to register for the event: at-project.org/events. Jan. 26, 6-7pm. East Bend Public Library, 62080 Dean Swift Road, Bend. Contact: 541-647-0658. at@jabrj.org. Free.

THEATER

The Fantasticks:

The Longest Running

Musical in History The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl and their two fathers who try to keep them apart. A timeless fable of love that manages to be nostalgic and universal at the same time, The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in the world. Learn more or get tickets at cascadestheatrical.org/ the-fantasticks/. Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30-10pm and Sundays, 2pm. Through Jan. 31. Cascade Theatrical Theatre, 148 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-389-0803. ctcinfo@cascadestheatrical.org. $39/adults, $36/students and seniors.

Readers Theater Is there a play that you’ve always wanted to read but you don’t have enough friends (or voices in your head) for all the characters? Join us one Saturday morning a month as we explore new, original and classical plays, drink coffee and get to know others in the local theatre community. Fourth Saturday of every month, 10am-Noon. Cascade Theatrical Theatre, 148 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. Free.

WORDS

Visual Joy and Perfection: The

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

PRESENTATIONS + EXHIBITS

From The Margins: Artist Books & Assemblage Sculptures Krayna Castlebaum’s work will be featured at the Rotunda Gallery. Stop by and appreciate the artwork. Jan. 26, 8am-5pm. Rotunda Gallery, COCC Barber Library, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 541-318-0045. Free.

Lessons from Our Fathers: Continuing the Legacies of Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X with Ndaba Mandela and Ilyasah Shabazz Drawing on the legacies of their iconic and beloved family members, Ndaba Mandela and Ilyasah Shabazz will share inspirational stories and empowering lessons. Today, both Mandela and Shabazz have dedicated their life’s work to continuing the call for social justice started by Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X. Jan. 26, 6:30-8pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-383-7257. cgilbride@cocc.edu. Free.

Author Event: “Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man’s World” by Lauren Fleshman Join Bend author Lauren Fleshman to discuss her memoir, “Good for a Girl.” Tickets required. Jan. 26, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@ roundaboutbookshop.com. $30.

COCC’s Forum on

Equity,

Racism and Social Justice: Equity in the Outdoors COCC invites you to this panel discussion to share in this work and be a part of making changes in the communities so that they truly are a welcoming and inclusive place. Together everyone can make a difference. Jan. 30, 4-5pm. Contact: cwalker2@cocc.edu. Free.

Raise the Deschutes Seminar Series: Indigenous Water Rights Water has a profound cultural importance to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and the Tribes’ water rights date to time immemorial. Learn how water, salmon and future generations are all interconnected. Beverages are available for purchase before and after the event. You are welcome to bring your own dinner. Jan. 26, 6-8pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-3824077. info@deschutesriver.org. Free.

Book Signing: "Windfall" by Erika Bolstad Portland journalist Erika Bolstad will sign her book, “Windfall: The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her.” Book purchase required. Jan. 26, 3-4pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-3066564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. $27.

Current Fiction Book Club Please join for Current Fiction Book Club. The group will discuss “The Cartographers” by Peng Shepherd. Feb. 1, Noon. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-3066564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Getter is an American DJ, producer, entertainer and rapper who is known for upbeat shows. Dance the night away with Getter on Fri., Jan. 27 at the Midtown Ballroom.

Courtesy Getter Facebook

CALENDAR

Hello! Storytime: "Mittens & Things" Hello, and welcome to Roundabout Books Storytime: “Mittens and Things.” Roundabout Books is looking forward to sharing stories, movement and a touch of music with 0-5 year olds, geared toward those younger ages. There will be a heavy emphasis on fun, so bring your listening ears and a smile. Jan. 25, 10:30-11am. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Poetic Prompts Poetry Workshop Twohour workshop exploring the many “ways in” to writing poetry. Learn how to work with prompts, how to write from the heart and about the different forms of poetic structure. Beginners are welcome. Jan. 28, 10:30am-12:30pm. Unity Community of Central Oregon, 63645 Scenic Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-350-8448. clare@kevinkubota.com. $39.

Writers Writing: Nature Writing

Come to Your Senses Ready to get curious about nature and put words on a page? Practice writing that employs all five senses. Try strategies for fresh descriptions, metaphors and sentence rhythm. Play a game to mix things up and inspire creativity. Registration is required. Bring a notebook and a pen. Jan. 28, 1-3pm. Downtown Bend Public Library - Brooks Room, 601 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

OUTDOORS + ATHLETIC EVENTS

Adult Dodgeball (Open Gym) Check out Bend’s favorite social adult co-ed sports league! Drop in for a single game every Wednesday through March 15 and see what the buzz is all about. Sign up solo, with a friend or with a group of friends! Registration available at the door. Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm. Through March 15. Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend, 500 NE Wall St., Bend. Contact: hi@benddodgeball.com. $10.

Badminton Night! Beginners and experienced players welcome. Extra racquets and shuttles provided. The $10 fee helps pay for the facility. Players must sign up on MeetUp before the event. No drop-ins are allowed by Bend Hoops. Saturdays, 5-7:30pm. Through Feb. 25. Bend Hoops, 1307 NE 1st St., Bend. Contact: jimwinkle@gmail.com. $10.

The Circuit BIPOC Climbing Night Join the Circuit Rock gym the last Thursday every month for an event that welcomes all in the BIPOC community. Last Thursday of every month. The Circuit Bouldering Gym Bend, 63051 NE Corporate Pl, Bend. 50% off day pass.

Rabbit Hide Tanning Workshop Each participant will take home their own tanned (stretched, brained and smoked) domestic rabbit hide. The group will cover various methods of tanning, then spend the day tanning a hide using the brain tanning method. Jan. 28, 9am-4pm. Bend, RSVP for address, Bend. Contact: info@ nighthawknaturalistschool.com. $65.

Scones on the Cone! Stop by for hot coffee and homemade scones at the top of the cinder cone. Sunrise ski/snowboard! Woooooo! Saturdays, 7:15-8am. Through March 31. Mount Bachelor Ski Resort - West Village, 13000 SW Century Dr., Bend. Suggested $2 donation.

Ultimate Scavenger Bend Photo Hunt: February 2023 Win $100 cash prize with the Ultimate Scavenger Hunt! Take pictures of Bend’s most loved attractions. The first one to complete the challenge wins! Visit bendticket.com for more details. Wed, Feb. 1, Noon11:59am. Bend, Oregon. $10.

VOLUNTEER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GROUPS + MEETUPS

Mirror Pond Fish Passage Advisory Committee Public Open House The City of Bend’s Mirror Pond Fish Passage Advisory Committee will host a public open house for members of the public. There will be a presentation on the proposed fish passage alternatives at the Newport dam site, as well as a Q&A with the advisory committee. Jan. 30, 1-3pm. East Bend Public Library, 62080 Dean Swift Road, Bend. Contact: ntcontracting1@gmail.com. Free.

Bend Ukelele Group (BUGs) Do you play Uke? Like to learn to play? Beginners and experienced players all welcome to join the fun every Tuesday at 6:30-8pm at Big E’s just off 3rd street near Reed Market. Go play with the group! Tuesdays, 6:30pm. Big E’s Sports Bar, 1012 SE Cleveland Ave., Bend. Contact: 206707-6337. Free.

Community Conversations: Demystifying the Path to Impacting Government You know you care deeply about the issue and want to affect change in a positive way. But how? Registration is required. You can attend this program online or in-person. Jan. 26, 5:307:30pm. Downtown Bend Public Library, 601 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541-312-1032. lizg@dpls. lib.or.us. Free.

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

Guided Meditation: New Beginnings and Getting Rooted in Love Amy will guide participants into the present moment through centering breath work and attention to the body for grounding and relaxation. As the meditation deepens, she will provide a focused presence to release the tensions of the day followed by a gentle guided visualization to help you get rooted in love. Wednesdays, 5:30-7pm. Through March 1. Hawthorn Healing Arts Center, 39 NW Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-330-0334. info@ hawthorncenter.com. $15 per class.

NAMI Central Oregon Family to Family Class NAMI Central Oregon is happy to announce that it will offer an in-person family-to-family class starting Jan. 12 and ending in mid-March. Thursdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Through March 2. First Presbyterian Church, 230 NE 9th St., Bend. Contact: 541-316-0167. info@namicentraloregon.org. Free.

Paws & Pints Come talk dogs and make friends with other like minded folks! Join us for a hosted beverage and there may even be an adorable puppy or two looking to meet their perfect person! First Wednesday of every month, 5-7pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.

FUNDRAISING

Bingo Please come have fun and play bingo to raise money for Mt. Bachelor Ski Patrol. Win money and prizes! Super fun and energetic bingo caller! Jan. 30, 6-9pm. General Duffys Annex, 404 SouthWest Forest Ave., Redmond. Contact: 541-686-6891. susan.kinney26@gmail.com. $20.

Joel Chadd will perform passion-filled ballads from his album “Ghost of You” on Thurs., Jan. 26 at 6pm at The Suttle Lodge and Boathouse.

Courtesy Joel Chadd Facebook

FAMILY + KIDS

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

CALENDAR

Paint Night Grab a beer or a glass of wine and get you creativity flowing. You get to paint this freaking adorable highland cow! Jan. 30, 5:30-7:30pm. River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-525-5792. riversplacebend@gmail.com. $35.

Nurturing Sibling Relationships:

A Parenting Workshop by Raising Rooted Kids Join others in solidarity for a common parenting challenge: sibling relationships. The group will explore the role in rivalry, learn to manage conflict, anchor the approach in kind teaching and firm boundaries and realize people are not alone in facing these challenges. Jan. 28, 1:15-4:15pm. Deschutes Public Library-Downtown, 601 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 503-3328640. rhea@raisingrootedkids.com. $49.

Oregon Charter Academy Offers New Weekly Info Session Dates

A heightened interest in school choice has prompted Oregon Charter Academy (ORCA) to increase the frequency of its info session events to weekly. During the info sessions, staff will preview ORCA’s online platform, standards-based curriculum and programs that explore STEM opportunities, college readiness, Feb. 1, Noon-1pm. Contact: 503-8972272. info@oregoncharter.org. Free.

Rad Camps Presents Friday Night Skiing and Riding

at Hoodoo Rad Camps’ guided night skiing trips leave from Bend in the Rad Vans at 4:30pm after school and head up to Hoodoo Ski Area. Participants can ski with our guides or explore on their own. Ages 7-17. Visit radcamps.com. Fridays, 4:30-10:30pm. Through March 17. Highland Elementary School, 701 NW Newport Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-204-0440. info@radcamps.com. $99.

FOOD + DRINK

Dinner in Little Italy Beer and wine are flowing, the smell of garlic in the air, piping hot pasta. . . you’re in Little Italy! Transport your taste buds with a 5-course Italian-style dinner featuring classic Italian dishes and a special beer feature. Appetizer: bruschetta. Soup: minestrone. Salad: Caesar salad. Choice of pasta entree: chicken Alfredo with linguine, classic spaghetti and meatballs or veggie ziti with creamy vodka sauce. Dessert: chocolate ganache dipped berry cannoli. Jan. 27, 5:30-7:30pm. Worthy Brewing, 495 NE Bellevue Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-706-0816. sam@worthybrewing.com. $60 (ticket price includes gratuity).

Know Sustainability: Nourish Yourself

with Plant-Forward Cooking Learn to incorporate more vegetables, beans, fruits and whole grains into your meals. Plant-forward dishes are vibrant and delicious, and they can nourish us in many ways. With this versatile and sustainable approach to food, you don’t necessarily have to exclude meat, but rather let plants take center stage. Jan. 25, 6-7pm. Contact: 541312-1029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

BEER + DRINK

Paint Night & Cider Drink and paint! What could be more fun? Make your own original multi-colored acrylic elephant painting on canvas, using free form and vibrant colors. Led by Meghan Payne. Jan. 26, 5:30-7:30pm. Bend Cider Co., 64649 Wharton Ave., Bend. Contact: info@ bendcider.com. $35.

HEALTH + WELLNESS

All the Rage Film Screening and Discussion Based on Dr. John Sarno radical approach to treating back pain, comes a film documenting his instruction to patients focusing on repressed emotions. This film helps to change the health care paradigm. Open discussion and Q&A at the end will be led by Michael Harris, Michael Galinski and Dr. David Clark. Jan. 27, 6pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend. Contact: 541410-5866. yoga@bendhotyoga.com. $12.

Angel Meditation and Angel Messages on Zoom Experience a high frequency of love with an angel meditation. Get an angel message on one question per specialty. Please see website. Each class max six people. Angelica has been able to see, feel, hear angels since birth. She is a certified hypnotist and author. Fri, Jan. 27, 6-7pm, Mon, Jan. 30, Noon and Wed, Feb. 8, 6-7pm. Contact: 971-217-6576. $25.

Guided Forest Bath Forest Bathing is the practice of immersing yourself in the forest through sensory connection. This practice will slow you down and deepen your relationship with nature and others. It is a great practice for friend groups and families. This guided experience is hosted by Missie Wikler, a certified forest therapy expert. Saturdays, 10am-Noon Through March 25. Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-316-9213. missie@romingyogabend.com. $35.

HBOT Plus IV Therapy: Four-Week Intensive To Wellness Dr. Joshua Phillips offers a new program that provides a comprehensive restorative and regenerative opportunity for patients seeking to maximize health while lightening the load of existing conditions. This 4-week treatment has the potential to improve energy, support needed weight loss, address mental and emotional stress, relieve anxiety and depression. Mondays, 9am-6pm. Through March 31. Hawthorn Healing Arts Center, 39 NW Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-330-0334. info@ hawthorncenter.com. $2,100.

Journey to Embodied

Pleasure Three month mentorship to discover your erotic expression. This results in accessing your pleasure, amplifying your sensuality and sexuality, and empowering your life. For the mothers, the maidens, the women who know there is more than just getting by. Limited space. Apply today. Feb. 1. Intrepid Her, 20039 Beaver Lane, Bend. Contact: 541-948-5035. jessica@intrepidher.com. Varies.

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

Notice Your Nudge: Invite Growth Life is too short for stagnation—the universe keeps asking you to become your inspired self. It’s time to live to your potential! This group will meet once a week for eight weeks to awaken intuition, clarify vision, and chart steps in the direction that has been nudging you all along. Thursdays, 9-11am and 7-9pm. Through March 9. Bend, River West Neighborhood, NW Columbia, Bend. Contact: molly@invitinggrowth.org. $600 (includes eight, two-hour sessions).

Shamanic Journey Workshop: Initiation In this 2-hour session, the leader will safely guide you on several journeys to meet a helping spirit and create your sacred garden, to set you up for success on future journeys. This workshop is a pre-requisite to all other Shamanic Journey Workshops. All levels welcome. More information at phoenixmoonretreats.com/shop. Jan. 28, 5:30-7:30pm. Serenity Arts Studio, 61396 South HWY 97, Suite 203, Bend. Contact: 458-256-8464. phnxmn11@gmail.com. $45.

Sunrise Yoga Practice Start your day grounded and invigorated with this guided sunrise practice. The Shadow Yoga lineage uses dynamic, linear activity (such as sun salutation) to bring energy into the bones for the day ahead, along with breathing and meditation to help stabilize the mind. All levels welcome. Thursdays, 6-7:15am. Through March 23. Continuum, A School of Shadow Yoga, 155 SW Century Drive, Suite 112, Bend. Contact: 541-5882480. info@continuum-yoga.com. $20.

True Wisdom: The Master’s Love Looking for a personal experience of God? Eckankar provides tools to experience love and meaning in everyday life, supporting your personal journey, whatever it may be. The group invites you to take your next step in spiritual exploration by joining for a 30-minute video and an optional 30-minute discussion. Jan. 25, 7-8pm. Contact: Please RSVP to webmaster@eckankaroregon.org to receive the access to the meeting via assigned meeting ID. Free.

Bottle

& Board Mondays

Join

on

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

Fresh Tracks Silent Auction

In-Person Central Oregon Avalanche Center’s Fresh Tracks Silent Auction is back in-person at 10 Barrel Brewing East Side Bend! This is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year, so come by after a day of riding and join for live music, a photo booth, pizza and good times! Jan. 28, 6-10pm. 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Pub & Brewing Facility, 62950 NE 18th St., Bend. Contact: 503-8969818. info@coavalanche.org. $40/non members, free/2022-23 members.

Drawing inspiration from the likes of Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Elvis Presley, Melissa Carper’s unique and soulful sound has charmed listeners since her debut. Listen to Carper’s unique country sound on Thurs., Jan. 26 at 7pm at Silver Moon Brewing.

Courtesy Melissa Carper Press

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The author herself confesses that she didn’t always like seafood. In the introduction to Karista Bennett’s brand-new cookbook, “For the Love of Seafood - 100 Flawless, Flavorful Recipes That Anyone Can Cook,” she makes that confession and then tells the story of how she ultimately fell in love with fish and other “precious fruits from the sea.”

Local Author Releases New Seafood Cookbook

the Love of Seafood” includes 100 recipes that anyone can cook

By Donna Britt @donnabrittcooks

Bennett also takes the time to walk readers through buying and preparing seafood and even answers a series of frequently asked questions in the first section of the new book. The section is a detailed primer, designed to give readers the information and the confidence necessary to purchase, prep and cook everything from anchovies to tuna to prawns.

“Seafood is something we often want to incorporate into our diets but for whatever reason it’s a little scary. My publisher and I talked about how to make this book highly instructional, like a cooking class in a book. I took that a step further and made the chapters build on each other,” Bennett explains.

After the first section — Seafood 101 — comes three chapters, arranged according to skill level. Chapter one, entitled “Easy Like a Weeknight,” is arranged by cooking technique and contains easy, yet still delicious, recipes. In this first chapter readers learn how to bake, steam, roast, pan cook and poach seafood and get the basics on cooking shellfish.

The second chapter, “Show Off Those Skills,” is arranged by type of seafood and builds on the cooking techniques learned in the first chapter. And finally, chapter three, “A Little Fancy” includes recipes that involve more prepping and cooking time and incorporates more ingredients to take things up a notch.

The book has 100 recipes, ranging from a Wild Albacore Tuna Salsa to an Irish-Style Fish Chowder. Bennett, who lived in various regions across the U.S. before settling in the Pacific Northwest and ultimately making her way to

Central Oregon, includes seafood dishes from around the United States.

“I have loved living in different regions of the country and each time I ate seafood in the different regions, they were so diverse, just like the people of each region are diverse, and I love representing those different regions,” Bennett says. The Spicy Orange Marmalade-Roasted Salmon is similar to something diners would find in the Midwest, for example. A Shrimp Po’boy with Spicy Cajun Dressing recipe and a Shrimp and Sausage Jambalaya dish are inspired by Bennett’s time in Louisiana.

The book also includes a bevy of notes and side dish suggestions.

“I have several friends who text me what they’re making for dinner and ask me, ‘What’s a good side dish?’” she says, which is why she included the side dish ideas in the book, to relieve the worry of what to serve with the recipes.

Bennett also took the food photographs for the new cookbook. “I wanted the book to look happy and inviting and cheerful and draw people in,” she said, explaining her reasoning for using only natural light in the photographing process. “My hope is that this book inspires people to cook seafood,” she goes on to say. “Hopefully I’ve taken some of the mystery out of cooking seafood.”

Those interested can find “For the Love of Seafood” online and in bookstores now, including Roundabout Books in NW Crossing. Bennett is also the author of “The Oregon Farm Table Cookbook."

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1-pound raw large prawns (or shrimp) (16/20 or 21/25), thawed if previously frozen, peeled, and deveined (refer to Seafood 101 chapter for more instruction on deveining prawns/shrimp) (in a pinch you can buy shrimp cleaned and cooked and skip the poaching process)

For Poaching

• 2 teaspoons salt

• ½ stick butter

• 1 cup white wine

• 2 cups fish stock or more to cover shrimp

For the Dressing

• ½ cup mayonnaise

• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley

• 1 tablespoon chili sauce

• 1 teaspoon sugar

• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

• 1 teaspoon cream sherry or brandy (optional)

• Chopped fresh chives for garnish

Directions:

1. To poach the shrimp, toss raw shrimp with salt. You want to let the shrimp rest while you heat the poaching liquid. This is much like a brine and allows the shrimp to maintain moisture after poaching. Do not rinse the shrimp prior to adding them to the poaching liquid.

2. Combine butter, white wine and fish stock to a medium size pot over high heat.

3. When the butter has melted and the liquid has just come to a low boil, lower the heat to low and add the prawns. Let the prawns gently simmer for 2-3 minutes or until they are opaque and have formed into a C shape.

4. Strain the prawns and then place them on a large platter and gently cover. Place in the refrigerator and chill.

5. Make the dressing: Combine the mayonnaise, parsley, chili sauce, sugar, lemon juice, garlic, Worcestershire and cream sherry or brandy (if using) in a small bowl.

6. Once the prawns have chilled, toss them in the dressing and season to taste with salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

7. Divide the shrimp among 3-4 cocktail glasses or small plates and garnish with fresh chopped chives or microgreens and serve.

“For

English Prawn Cocktail

Reprinted with permission from “For the Love of Seafood”

Left, Date Night Linguine with Pink Clam Sauce is another recipe in the new cookbook “For the Love of Seafood.” Right, the author preparing Salmon en Papillote.

“For the Love of Seafood” by Karista Bennett Available in bookstores and online now

Karista Bennett

Karista Bennett

Courtesy Betty Boyce Photography

History Worthy of Remembering

By Kiyomi Appleton Gaines

Deschutes Historical Society and Worthy Brewing partner each month to bring important stories from the past to a local audience.

“Back in 2009, we start ed Bend History Pub,” said Kelly Cannon-Miller, executive director of the Museum. “Oregon Encyclopedia had been doing history pubs in the Portland area with great success. When I joined the Oregon Encyclopedia Editorial Board, they asked if we would be interested in trying it in Bend.”

The program, previously hosted with the McMenamins History Department, was popular locally as well, but ended due to COVID-19.

“Coming back, we started talking to Worthy about doing programs,” Cannon-Miller said. “They're involved with so many scholarly pursuits, there's a real emphasis on lifelong learning attached to the brewery.” The partnership seemed like a natural fit.

“It was never a question that we wanted it to come back, because it's always been hugely popular,” said Rebecca Avarette, museum collections manager. “When people find out I work at the museum, that's one of the first things they ask about. We pick topics that are timely, or that are very pertinent to now because people can take what they learned and go out and use it within the community.”

“Our audience is smart,” Cannon-Miller adds. “I hear routinely from our speakers, ‘Those were amazing questions your audience had for us.’ We live in a community where people want to learn and want these experiences. It's great to be able to provide that outlet.”

She adds that it is great for speakers, too, who often only get to present their research to other historians.

The program seeks to balance Oregon history more broadly with historic research specific to Central Oregon and Bend, as well as to provide context for national and global news events.

Some popular topics have included 100 years of photographs of the shrinking glaciers on the Three Sisters, and a history of fire and fire management, highlighting indigenous fire use and the Forest Service in the 20th Century.

January’s topic, presented by David Johnson, professor emeritus of history at Portland State University, is lynching in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

“We haven't ever shied away from

heavy topics,” Cannon-Miller says. “But I think that our audience is more open to them now. In the Black Lives Matter, post-COVID world, there's a hunger for authentic historical programming.

“This is our job. To present not just the fun stories, but the stories you need to hear,” she said. “Our intention has always been to present all of our history, warts and all, as it is. One of our best-attended talks was on the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon and locally in Deschutes County. So yeah, our intentions have stayed the same.”

February’s speaker, Chelsea Rose, a History Pub favorite, is an archaeologist with Southern Oregon University. She will talk about the Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project, which is excavating Chinese settlements across Oregon and the West.

“I have a lot of friends who love history,” Avarette shares. “I love that I can tell people I care about that we have this program, and you can come for free. It makes it more accessible. Because I think a lot of times people think history is very stuffy. And this is a nice, relaxed community event with interesting topics.”

The relaunch of the program was supported by a grant from the Deschutes Cultural Coalition, which helps cover travel costs for speakers. Additional speaker support comes from The Old Mill District and Campfire Hotel. The Deschutes Historical Museum is always eager to partner with organizations and individuals who share a passion for preserving and sharing historical research with the community, whether through support of the Worthy History Pub program or other museum exhibits and programming.

“Everyone should be a member,” Cannon-Miller says.

Looking ahead, Deschutes Historical Museum will open a new exhibit on the history of mountain biking in Deschutes County and Central Oregon in March.

Worthy History Pub takes place on the last Tuesday of every month at Worthy Brewing in the Hop Mahal room. Local historians interested in presenting can reach out to info@deschuteshistory.org.

Worthy History Pub Jan. 31, 2022, 7pm

Worthy Brewing 495 NE Bellevue Dr., Bend worthy.beer/events/history-pub-4/# Free, registration is required

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You’ve heard that old chestnut, “New Year, New You” before, right? I always assumed that meant most people get depressed during the holidays (especially about themselves and their place in the world), so we look at the new year as a way to start living our best life. But here’s the thing: I’m not sure our brains are designed to ever be aware of our best life when we’re living it. We’re mostly only ever aware of happiness with ourselves or our life in retrospect. So, I’m passing along my rewriting of that old cliche with something a little different: “New Year, Be You.”

Be kind to yourself. Never feel guilty about taking a mental health day. Let’s try loving ourselves even when we’re not at our best. That’s more difficult than being stoked when things are great, anyway. Speaking of great things, this year is going to be jam-packed with excellence in the realm of podcasts and shows, so I’m going to try to make a concentrated effort to check out things that make me happy in 2023. Here are a few of them.

In Pod We Trust

I’ve been so predictable in my podcast listening over the last few years that I tend to give new ‘casts I’ve discovered an episode or two, but then I fall off as a regular and just go back to my favorites. Podcasts such as “Blank Check,” “Last Podcast on the Left,” “The Flop House,” “My Favorite Murder,” “WTF” and “Welcome to Night Vale” are such

January Edition: Cancellations, cliches and chestnuts

By Jared Rasic

days of that writing, the show was canceled, leaving us with yet another Netflix series that will never have an ending. I don’t know about you, but that makes me never want to start another Netflix series again unless I know for sure it does or at least will wrap up in some way other than a cliffhanger.

staples to me that it’s hard to fit more into the regular rotation, especially if I want to go back to the beginning on some of them and start from the top.

So, in the spirit of branching out and trying to become a more well-rounded person, I’ve decided to jump on the bandwagon with a few classics that I still haven’t gotten around to delving into. First, I’m starting from the top with “Stuff You Should Know.” There are so many topics I have zero frame of reference for, so it was lovely to learn about altruism, grassoline, anti-bacterial soap, dogs and tornados in just the first few episodes. I’m so excited to learn about a ton of stuff that my short-term memory loss will struggle daily to hold onto.

Another one I’m checking out from the top is the newest podcast from Joseph

Fink and Jeffrey Cranor, the visionary minds behind my favorite podcast of all time, “Welcome to Night Vale.” It’s called “Start With This” and the premise is pretty cool: Each episode centers around a topic that has to do with some form of artistic expression and then at the end they give the listeners an assignment: something to consume and something to create. If you feel in a funk creatively and artistically, “Start With This” is a genuine lifesaver for those looking for a spark of inspiration.

Now Streaming

Oh, sweet irony. In the previous installment of this column, I talked about how much I loved the bonkers Netflix series, “1899.” Within just a few

Seriously, just in the last few years I’ve been left hanging on “The OA,” “The Santa Clarita Diet,” “Black Spot,” “GLOW,” “I Am Not Okay With This,” “Sabrina” and “October Faction.” If Netflix doesn’t have enough faith in its own original programming to at least spring for a 90-minute episode to wrap things up, then I’m not going to trust it, either. Imagine years from now how hard it will be for them to get new subscribers when so few of their shows end satisfyingly.

It looks like this year we’ll have a final season for “Stranger Things,” which is nice since the most recent season was its best since the first. We’ll also get a final season of “Umbrella Academy” in 2023, which is kind of amazing since I’m not sure that many people watch the (absolutely fantastic) show.

Now if we get renewals of some of the Netflix shows currently on the bubble, including “Russian Doll,” “Black Summer,” “Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun,” "Master of None” and “Murderville,” I’ll be a lot more likely to renew my subscription. How about you? Are you done with Netflix already or are you still holding on for a few more shows? Let us know!

Left, Is anyone else still scarred after the cancellation of "The OA?” Right, “Russian Doll,” the best show no one’s talking about.

Photos courtesy of Netflix

By Jared Rasic

OPENING THIS WEEK!

LIVING: OSCAR NOMINATED! A deeply affecting story about a man turning his encroaching mortality into a renewed vigor for life; starring the great Bill Nighy, based on Akira Kurusawa’s 1952 masterpiece “Ikiru” and from a screenplay by Kazuo “Never Let Me Go” Ishiguro. I mean, that is some extreme talent behind a movie. Tin Pan Theater, Sisters Movie House

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED: OSCAR NOMINATED! From the director of “Citizenfour” comes her newest doc focusing on the artist Nan Goldin and her grassroots campaign to hold Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family accountable for the opioid crisis. If you’re unfamiliar with this story, it’s a truly remarkable look at what one person can do to change the world. Tin Pan Theater

AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER: I know it’s easy to joke that no one really wanted a sequel to a movie that came out in 2009 that basically had the same plot as “Dances With Wolves” and “Fern Gully,” but James Cameron does tend to change the game every time he releases a new movie. With “Terminator 2,” “The Abyss” and even “Titanic,” the man creates spectacle on a level that theaters were designed to show. Regal Old Mill

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER: This will hopefully be a reset for people who are getting sick of Marvel as they remember why they liked the MCU in the first place, but this was also a loving and heartbreaking tribute to the late, great Chadwick Bozeman. Regal Old Mill

CORSAGE: A fictionalized account of a short period in the life of Empress Elizabeth of Austria as she ceases giving all f**ks after turning 40. Funny and touching in the most unpredictable ways, “Corsage” is an irreverent and heartfelt look at a world the history books don’t cover very well. Expect lead actress Vicky Krieps to win several awards this year. Tin Pan Theater

THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY: What happens when you make a Catholic horror movie with blood, gore and salty language, but also write it like an insane 12-year-old? This. This is what happens. Has to be seen to be believed. Regal Old Mill

HOUSE PARTY: A relaunch of the ‘90s franchise starring Kid n’ Play, now instead of being about a massive high school party, this one is set at Lebron James’ house as two recently fired house cleaners set up a party in the mansion while he’s out of town. Regal Old Mill

INFINITY POOL: From Brandon Cronenberg comes another deeply unsettling genre exercise, this one set sometime in the future, following tourists getting in trouble in a foreign country where any infraction results in a death sentence. That almost sounds like a normal movie, but watch the trailer and discover something that looks like a dream you had about “The White Lotus” that slowly grew into the worst nightmare ever. Regal Old Mill

LEFT BEHIND: THE RISE OF THE ANTICHRIST: Now, does anyone want to take bets on whether this is a sequel to the remake of 2014’s “Left Behind” (that starred a terminally bored Nic Cage) or a continuation of the series with Kirk Cameron that started in 2000? I remember how popular that Christian endof-the-world book series was when it came out, so I’m curious whether there are still people who want more of these movies. Regal Old Mill

M3GAN: Look, I love an evil doll movie as much as the next person, but kind of preemptively hate this movie just for making me spell it “M3GAN.” I’ll see it because I’m an easy mark, but I won’t be happy about it. Regal Old Mill, Odem Theater Pub

A MAN CALLED CALLED OTTO: The second adaptation of the 2012 novel “A Man Called Ove” and a remake of the 2015 Swedish film of the same name. This one stars Tom Hanks as Otto, a grump who unwillingly gets pulled out of his strict routine by new neighbors that upend his life. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub

MISSING: This is a sequel to the great under the radar John Cho thriller “Searching” from 2018, but following a whole new cast of characters. If “Missing” is anywhere near as intense as the original, expect this to be a white-knuckle ride into the world of how hard it is to disappear in the age of social media. Regal Old Mill

PLANE: Gerard Butler is in the phase of his career where he’s making really dumb action movies that are still ridiculously entertaining because of the insane amount of effort he puts into his performances. Just watch “Geostorm,” “Greenland” and his “Fallen” trilogy and tell me I’m wrong. This new one sees him teaming up with a convicted murderer when their plane goes down in a dangerous area of the Philippines. This might not be good, but it definitely won’t be boring. Regal Old Mill

PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH: Some of my favorite film critics are calling this second entry into the “Puss in Boots” franchise not only an action-packed game changer when it comes to animation, but also a touching fable about death. I love me some sad cartoons and Antonio Banderas has never let me down (not even in “Spy Kids 3,”) so I’m here for it. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub, McMenamins

SKINAMARINK: Made on a $15,000 budget, “Skinamarink” is being hailed as the most terrifying micro-budget horror movie since “The Blair Witch Project.” It follows two kids who wake up in the middle of the night to see their father is missing and all the doors and windows in their house are gone. Cool, so most of my night terrors packed into one 100-minute package. Avant Garde as all hell. Regal Old Mill

THE SON: From Florian Zeller, the playwright/ director of the unforgettable Anthony Hopkins film “The Father,” comes another adaptation of one of his plays. “The Son” follows Hugh Jackman as a struggling father trying to connect with his distant son and ex-wife. Hopkins won the Best Actor Oscar for “The Father,” so expect this to be Jackman’s run at some awards attention. Sisters Movie House

EO: This Polish film about a big-eyed donkey is one I’m abnormally excited for in 2023. Director Jerzy Skolimowski is an absolute legend, (co-writing the dialogue for “Knife in the Water,” directing “The Shout” and acting in “The Avengers” are just a few of his credits) and this appears to be his most deeply resonant and emotional film so far. Sisters Movie House

WILDCAT: An unforgettable documentary following a former soldier with PTSD who forms a deep bond with a baby ocelot in the jungles of Peru. If you like kitties, then 106 minutes of a baby ocelot teaching a tough guy to feel will absolutely lift your heart and make your eyes leak uncontrollably. Tin Pan Theater

Central Oregon Avalanche Center is a community-funded nonprofit that works to provide Central Oregon with daily avalanche forecasts by zone. It was founded as a nonprofit in 2009 and has been providing the region with forecasts and updates ever since.

This nonprofit doesn’t receive any government, state or U.S. Forest Service funding. Since there are costs to keep up with the services it provides, COAC hosts fundraisers throughout the year, and two of them are coming up—Fresh Tracks Silent Auction and VertFest.

Fresh Tracks Silent Auction

The Fresh Tracks Silent Auction has items for everyone and is more than just bidding. From backcountry gear— air bag packs, down jackets and various accessories—to lodge stays at Suttle Lodge, participants don’t have to be active backcountry athletes to enjoy these items. COAC is tapping into different areas of interest with support from local sponsors, according to COAC Development Director Lauren Altemari.

The Smoke Drifters, a local band from Sisters, will perform at the event. Live music will be accompanied by appetizers and pizza. Between visits to the silent auction room for bidding, individuals can mingle, dance, enjoy food and take photos in the photo booth, funded by Mountain Supply of Oregon.

Raising Money for Avalanche Safety

The Fresh Tracks Silent Auction and VertFest are two of Central Oregon Avalanche Center’s biggest fundraisers

By Allie Noland

At the event, attendees can find industry experts and avalanche masters to talk to. The Fresh Tracks Silent Auction is on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 10 Barrel Brewing East Side at 6pm. Learn about COAC, support the nonprofit and possibly take home an auction item, if you bid high enough.

VertFest 2023

VertFest 2023 is on Feb. 12 and is COAC’s second-biggest fundraiser of the year. This event is an uphill ski race and is well attended by the community, according to Altemari. From former Olympians to first-time ski racers, all experience levels are invited to register and show up.

“It’s a celebration of the backcountry community,” Altemari said.

Along with the race, attendees can explore the vendor village, grab food and drink and connect with backcountry enthusiasts. Bonfires will be scattered around for people to gather and stay warm between events.

Attendees can register and participate in educational clinics covering a variety of topics, including intro to skiing and split boarding and rescue clinics. Save the date and head to COAC’s website for registration updates.

Fresh Tracks Silent Auction Sat., Jan. 28, 6pm

10 Barrel Brewing Co. Pub & Brewing Facility 62950 NE 18 St., Bend coavalanche.org $40/non-members, free/members

VertFest 2023 Feb. 12 Mt. Bachelor coavalanche.org

VertFest is a backcountry festival that promotes avalanche and snow safety. The festival will have several activities, vendors and bonfires to keep attendees warm.

Mt. Bachelor provides over 4,300 acres of terrain, according to its website, and snow safety is important when heading out for an adventure.

Photos courtesy of Central Oregon Avalanche Center and Mt. Bachelor

CRAFT

CRBend Brewfest Fans Will Have to Wait Another Year

Annual event on hold while construction is underway at amphitheater

By Nicole Vulcan

Bend Brewfest won’t be happening in 2023. The Old Mill announced this week that it would put on hold its annual beer festival – the second-largest event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest – due to construction at the location of the event. Crews have been doing upgrades and expansion of the Hayden Homes Amphitheater over the last several years, with a third round of updates happening over the winter and spring of 2023. Because of that construction, Brewfest is just too hard to pull off, said Brewfest marketing director Beau Eastes.

annual event after the pandemic shut it down in 2020 and 2021. But in 2022, the event happened with a different format, with brewers pouring beer samples throughout the Old Mill District rather than inside the amphitheater.

Bend Brewfest’s 2023 cancellation comes on the heels of an announcement by the Oregon Brewers Festival that it would not be putting on an event this year, citing costs, low attendance and extreme weather as reasons for the closure, Willamette Week reported.

Bend Brewfest is not calling this year’s announcement a “cancellation,”

“We loved the turnout last year and are so thankful we could all get back together again,” Eastes stated in a press release. “But to be able to put on the kind of brew festival guests want, we need to wait until it can return to the amphitheater.”

Last year’s event happened in May, featuring 65 breweries and cideries that poured around 100 different beers and ciders. More than 10,000 people attended the event – the return of the

but rather, a “postponement” of an annual event that was founded in 2002. Since then, it’s been widely recognized in the beer world as a place for beer lovers to sample hard-to-find brews on the festivals “X-taps.”

“The Bend Brewfest will return to its original home, the Hayden Homes Amphitheater, upon completion of all phases of construction at the venue,” read an announcement on the Bend Brewfest website.

Bend Brewfest will return when the Hayden Homes Amphitheater construction is complete, organizers announced Jan. 20.

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By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis (1883–1957) was nominated nine times for the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature, but never won. He almost broke through in the last year of his life, but French author Albert Camus beat him by one vote. Camus said Kazantzakis was "a hundred times more" deserving of the award than himself. I will make a wild prediction about you in the coming months, Aquarius. If there has been anything about your destiny that resembles Kazantzakis's, chances are good that it will finally shift. Are you ready to embrace the gratification and responsibility of prime appreciation?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean educator Parker Palmer has a crucial message for you to meditate on in the coming weeks. Read it tenderly, please. Make it your homing signal. He said, "Solitude does not necessarily mean living apart from others; rather, it means never living apart from one's self. It is not about the absence of other people—it is about being fully present to ourselves, whether or not we are with others. Community does not necessarily mean living face-to-face with others; rather, it means never losing the awareness that we are connected to each other.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Noah Webster ((1758–1843) worked for years to create the first definitive American dictionary. It became a cornucopia of revelation for poet Emily Dickinson (18301886). She said that for many years it was her "only companion." One biographer wrote, "The dictionary was no mere reference book to her; she read it as a priest his breviary—over and over, page by page, with utter absorption." Now would be a favorable time for you to get intimate with a comparable mother lode, Aries. I would love to see you find or identify a resource that will continually inspire you for the rest of 2023.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity." So declared Taurus philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein in his book Philosophical Investigations. Luckily for you Tauruses, you have a natural knack for making sure that important things don't get buried or neglected, no matter how simple and familiar they are. And you'll be exceptionally skilled at this superpower during the next four weeks. I hope you will be gracious as you wield it to enhance the lives of everyone you care about. All of us non-Bulls will benefit from the nudges you offer as we make our course corrections.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Poet Carolyn Kizer said the main subject of her work was this: "You cannot meet someone for a moment, or even cast eyes on someone in the street, without changing." I agree with her. The people we encounter and the influences they exert make it hard to stay fixed in our attitudes and behavior. And the people we know well have even more profound transformative effects. I encourage you to celebrate this truth in the coming weeks. Thrive on it. Be extra hungry for and appreciative of all the prods you get to transcend who you used to be and become who you need to be.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you have any interest in temporarily impersonating a Scorpio, the coming weeks will be a favorable time to play around. Encounters with good, spooky magic will be available. More easily than usual, you could enjoy altered states that tickle your soul with provocative insights. Are you curious about the mysteries of intense, almost obsessive passion? Have you wondered if there might be ways to deal creatively and constructively with your personal darkness? All these perks could be yours—and more. Here's another exotic pleasure you may want to explore: that half-forbidden zone where dazzling heights overlap with the churning depths. You are hereby invited to tap into the erotic pleasures of spiritual experiments and the spiritual pleasures of erotic experiments.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The circle can and will be complete—if you're willing to let it find its own way of completing itself. But I'm a bit worried that an outdated part of you may cling to the hope of a perfection that's neither desirable nor possible. To that outdated part of you, I say this: Trust that the Future You will thrive on the seeming imperfections that arise. Trust that the imperfections will be like the lead that the Future You will alchemically transmute into gold. The completed circle can't be and shouldn't be immaculate and flawless.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Shakespeare's work has been translated from his native English into many languages. But the books of Virgo detective novelist Agatha Christie have been translated far more than the Bard’s. (More info: tinyurl.com/ ChristieTranslations.) Let's make Christie your inspirational role model for the next four weeks. In my astrological estimation, you will have an extraordinary capacity to communicate with a wide variety of people. Your ability to serve as a mediator and go-between and translator will be at a peak. Use your superpower wisely and with glee!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Libran musician Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was a prolific and influential genius who created and played music with deep feeling. He was also physically attractive and charismatic. When he performed, some people in the audience swooned and sighed loudly as they threw their clothes and jewelry on stage. But there was another side of Liszt. He was a generous and attentive teacher for hundreds of piano students, and always offered his lessons free of charge. He also served as a mentor and benefactor for many renowned composers, including Wagner, Chopin, and Berlioz. I propose we make Liszt your inspirational role model for the next 11 months. May he rouse you to express yourself with flair and excellence, even as you shower your blessings on worthy recipients.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This may risk being controversial, but in the coming weeks, I'm giving you cosmic authorization to engage in what might appear to be cultural appropriation. Blame it on the planets! They are telling me that to expand your mind and heart in just the right ways, you should seek inspiration and teaching from an array of cultures and traditions. So I encourage you to listen to West African music and read Chinese poetry in translation and gaze at the art of Indigenous Australians. Sing Kabbalistic songs and say Lakota prayers and intone Buddhist chants. These are just suggestions. I will leave it to your imagination as you absorb a host of fascinating influences that amaze and delight and educate you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "All the world's a stage," Shakespeare wrote, "and all the men and women merely players." That's always true, but it will be even more intensely accurate for you in the coming weeks. High-level pretending and performing will be happening. The plot twists may revolve around clandestine machinations and secret agendas. It will be vital for you to listen for what people are NOT saying as well as the hidden and symbolic meanings behind what they are saying. But beyond all those cautionary reminders, I predict the stories you witness and are part of will often be interesting and fun.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In this horoscope, I offer you wisdom from Capricorn storyteller Michael Meade. It’s a rousing meditation for you in the coming months. Here's Meade: "The genius inside a person wants activity. It’s connected to the stars; it wants to burn and it wants to create and it has gifts to give. That is the nature of inner genius." For your homework, Capricorn, write a page of ideas about what your genius consists of. Throughout 2023, I believe you will express your unique talents and blessings and gifts more than you ever have before.

Homework: What is the best, most healing lie you could tell? Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com

So, New Year’s resolutions. Not a bad thing in concept. Despite their short shelf life, they do momentarily return us to better living habits, bring our attention to neglected goals: committing to a dreamed-of trip, more visits to the gym, eating more veggies, volunteering at Family Kitchen. Like most such lists they are often more self-revelatory than we realize. All about me? Others? 50/50? Enter the credo. Credo? What’s that? It’s not the same thing as a New Year’s resolution, which is more a human-doing goal than a human-being goal. Instead, for my money, a credo is a human-being goal inside which all the human-doing goals can fit. More mantra than memorandum. Your brass ring, true north, all your New Year’s resolutions under one roof. Credo comes from the Latin word meaning "I believe" and is the first word of many religious creeds. So, is it a statement of what is? Of what’s hoped for? A motto? A manifesto? A note to self or a note to the world? A battle cry? An olive branch? The answer to all these questions is yes and that’s no koan or joke. The credo has long since found its way into the boardrooms of businesses, universities, barracks and banks, and now applies to any guiding principle or set of principles: Semper Fi, Veritas, The Winds of Freedom Blow, By Work All Things Increase and Grow or, what some jokingly suggest should be Visit Bend’s slogan in its commitment to attracting people to town: Veni, Vidi, Velcro.

The idea of a credo as the uber resolution for 2023 was bandied about at a pre-New Year gathering of friends, all of a certain age. (We wondered out loud what Gen Xers, Millennials and Digital Natives would say.) The conversation quickly spotlighted the waste-no-timers: “Choose joy,” one said immediately — as well as the over-thinkers stymied by whether a credo is a statement of something absolute and unchanging versus a current situation that needs attention such as “clean air and water for everyone.”

The great, inspirational leaders were, no doubt, waste-no-timers. I’d guess their credo was at the tip of their tongue from the get-go. They had a special mission on their earth walk and they knew it. We just recognized the great Martin Luther King Jr., on Jan. 16, were reminded of his powerful, do-ordie mantra, “I have a dream.” President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s, “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country,” propelled me into the Peace Corps. Who hasn’t been inspired by Eric Hoffer’s oft quoted, “We are made kind by being kind.” Mahatma Gandhi famously said, “Be the change you want to see.” He's

By Ellen Waterston

also quoted above, originally coining the slogan, “Do or Die” which marked the beginning of the Quit India Movement in 1942.

What was evident in the responses at the gathering that night is that in phrasing a credo you are stating something about how you move in the world, who you are, what you stand for, where you’re headed. Here’s an assortment from that evening as well as some from others I buttonholed since that occasion. • No excuses •

the main thing the main thing

On Jan. 1, 1943, Woody Guthrie, an American singer-songwriter and one of the most significant figures in American folk music, wrote a list of 33 “New Year's Rulin’s” in his journal. A pop quiz: in reading these which are resolutions, and which are credos? Which, by implication, could include all the rest?

By James Keane Licensed broker, Windermere Central Oregon

Real Estate and Rental Scams

One thing I was discussing with a colleague the other day is what seems to be a rise in real estate related scams that are happening both locally and nationally. This is not to say these scams are "new" or something that has never happened before, but something people should be aware of in their pursuit to buy, sell or rent. According to FBI statistics there were over 11,000 victims of real estate and rental fraud in 2021. Let’s look at a couple of the most common types of scams that are out there and what can be done to prevent them.

Wire fraud is a complex scam that involves phishing (the practice of tricking internet users to acquire sensitive data through a fraudulent email or website) and then the scammer often poses as a party to the transaction (escrow officer, closing attorney). They send out faulty wire instructions, and just like that have stolen thousands or perhaps millions of dollars. Wire fraud can be quite sophisticated, and hard to detect, especially when compared to some of the other scams that have red flags. This is due to the scammers using phony emails/websites that appear to be real and legitimate.

The best way to protect yourself from being a victim of wire fraud is to communicate with your escrow/closing groups about how the wiring process will work. Who will be sending the instructions, on what date/time, that way you know when to expect them and know who will be sending them. Next, once you have received the wire instructions, call and verify the instructions, but do not use any number from the instructions that were sent to you, call the officer/attorney you have been working with directly to verify/confirm the instructions. I work with the same escrow officer/team on all my deals, so

I know their names, and when/why they will be contacting my clients. If you are ever unsure, call your real estate agent and have them help with any issues.

One of the most common scams in real estate is one that preys upon people desperately looking for a rental. The "phantom rental" trick has been around a while because it works, especially in places where it is so competitive to find rentals. The scam itself is simple; scammers create a fake "for Rent" advertisement and often use pictures and information from current listings to make it seem legitimate. The listing will often have a below market rent and be in a desirable area. Once someone inquires the scammer will require some sort of deposit to reserve the place or to hold it for you. Once the scammer has the money, the potential renters will show up to either a fake address or a real address with someone already living in the property.

The best way to prevent this type of scam is the same as preventing 90% of scams, and that is taking notice of red flags. Like the saying we have heard over and over, “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” No reputable landlord or property manager requires any money up front for a "deposit" or to "hold" or to "view" a property, except for an application fee. If you are exclusively dealing with someone online, who is out of town/state/country you need to proceed with caution and be very skeptical. Use tools at your disposal like Deschutes County DIAL to search for property records, addresses and owner information. One final tip is to use and rely on professionals, like licensed real estate agents, licensed property managers, escrow/title officers and attorneys who are more than happy to assist you!

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