Source Weekly November 17, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTE:

It’s nearly Thanksgiving, and I for one am wondering how we rolled into the holiday season so quickly. Was it that election taking up so much space in our brains?! This week’s issue touches some on the recent elections on the Opinion page. In the Feature section, read the winning poems in our annual poetry contest. And in News, get up-to-date on the trial against the man accused of kill ing Barry Washington last year, and learn about the con cerns of local health officials as we slide into what is looking like a grim season for respiratory illnesses, especially among children. Want some recommendations for go-to dishes at local haunts? Get that in Chow, plus an update on a new food cart to check out in Tumalo in Little Bites. That’s just a taste of what’s inside this issue. Thanks for reading!

majestic. Cascades Lakes Highway closed this week, on Nov. 15, and

Recreation Leader made an announcement on Instagram. Thanks to @recreationleader for tagging

Elections Are Opportunities for Reflection

s the last election ballots finally find their way into the count, we are struck by what a varied and unpredictable campaign season we have just experienced. If anyone tells you they knew how this latest election would play out, they’re either a political

There was no red wave; nor was there a blue wave anywhere except in small pockets of local politics, like here in Bend. Nationally, the Senate seems poised to remain in Democrats’ control.

er Christine Drazan came within about 2.5 percentage points of beating Tina nor’s mansion, in what is understood demic-era policies of Kate Brown. In the Oregon House 53 race—a district whose boundaries moved farther into Bend during redistricting—Democrat Emerson Levy looks to win the seat that has been held by a Republican all

of the levy that would run it.

After 2020’s blue wave on the Bend City Council, there was a great deal of chatter on social media channels about removing the current council and bust ing up the makeup of votes on the council, which often votes 7-0. Howev er, based on the outcome of the elec tion, it is clear voters don’t adhere to social media chatter and it did not sig nal a sea change.

istered Democrats (48,388 voters) ers) and non-affiliated voters (51,552) can incumbents Patti Adair and Tony DeBone of the Deschutes County Board

lengers. And that’s all amid another outcome: that voters in Deschutes County also overwhelmingly—at sure making county races nonpartisan But we can’t call it a “red wave” in

Progressive mayoral candidate (and sitting councilor) Melanie Kebler best ed her more conservative challeng er, Chris Piper, by a wide margin. Infill and active transportation candidates for the City Council also won the day, with Barb Campbell, Ariel Méndez and Mike Riley all winning in these non partisan races. Mostly all of the can didates who ran for the City Council talked about housing, but the ones who won were surprisingly not those backed by large sums of real-estate PAC money. Those who won are advocates of building more densely with more multi-family and mixed housing types; those who lost tended to favor reduc ing regulations, expanding the urban growth boundary and focusing on sin gle-family homes. In spite of outrais ing their opponents, the PAC-backed candidates lost.

mond is trending blue… or at least an azure-trending color of purple. The city’s elections are nonpartisan, but the

Perhaps the most puzzling—and frustrating—outcome came in the Ore gon Congressional District 5 race, the newly drawn district that now includes most of Bend and extends all the way into the Portland area. The winner, Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer, mounted a massive attack-ad cam paign against what we see as one of the most genuine and truly commit ted candidates this cycle, Democrat and Working Families candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner. When she earned our endorsement, McLeod-Skinner took the time to stop by and thank us.

ting councilor Jay Patrick lost out to gressive viable candidate on the roster, Ed Fitch. The Redmond City Council is going to see a massive change, too, with the addition of Kathryn Osborne and er, who was appointed to the council previously and now has won voters’ approval. When we interviewed the slate of candidates for this council, we were fairly stunned to imagine how this new slate of civility minded, committed individuals would see Redmond into its new future. And city leaders there will certainly have things to ponder, with Redmond voters’ approval of funds to build a new rec center but disapproval

Chavez-DeRemer never showed up for an endorsement interview at all. If there have been surprises in this elec tion cycle, this is perhaps the biggest.

It is this type of election cycle that is humbling and yet provides the clarity to realize that communities are made up of swirling shades of red, blue and purple. To understand how a dynam ic community like ours is changing, it’s important to step away from the polls, the social media chatter and even the newspaper endorsements and tru ly connect with the diversity of views and values that we enjoy here. There is no better time, as tempers subside and races are resolved, to engage in wide ranging conversations in this place we all call home.

CORRECTION:

An article in the Nov. 8 issue stated for mer administrators of the Bend FC Tim bers were facing misdemeanor criminal mischief charges, however the District Attorney is charging Tara Bilanski, Jen Davin and Emily Williams on what would be misdemeanors instead as vio lations — meaning there is no possibili ty of jail time. We regret the error.

GUEST OPINION: HOW TO END HUMANITY IN TWO TRIES

I am 100% confident I could end all human life on earth. I just need two tries.

- Your brain is alarmed and process ing an astronomical volume of info reacting to that statement. How could I possibly know any of this? Well, I along with you are capable of doing math at the limit English is capable of expres sion. And guess what? You’re actually a lot better at math than that.

There is a trove of scholarly work on the topic. I will not cite it. I’m not try ing to persuade you. I know what I know about this by accident. It’s a miracle. You know what else is a miracle? Blind peo ple can paint. The vibe is confusing to me at first, but that’s how I know this work is as profound as the universe itself. It’s also a math problem at its core.

Want to tap into that more? Con fusing things you don’t see right away, things you dismiss, things you yell at your loved ones to cover over; these things may actually be bad, but there is a lot more to learn from your reaction to such things than if those things did not exist. Many of these things are often accidentally wonderful too.

The takeaway: Don’t be perfect— especially online. It papers over what makes you a deeply beautiful vessel for the miracle of a math machine in your head. You matter. You have meaning. It may not look like what you would expect, but it’s there. It’s always been there. You didn’t earn it. It just is. And little quirks are the window into under standing the universe.

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I won’t end the world because of you. I’m also not 100% sure I could either, that was click bait. It’s also the world’s least interesting game. Why the blind can paint? That’s the question. Do not suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

All you have to do to end humanity is make fun of the right person with the nukes. It just might not happen on the first attempt. Everyone has a breaking point though. And you probably are play ing this horrible boring game. Do you ever truly hate people you don’t really know? If so, right or wrong, you’re play ing that game in some form. Please stop.

How? You stop in large part by not liking, by not subscribing, by not tiking or tweeting much. You stop by getting coffee with people right in front of you.

Want a bit more help? Most of you know incredibly brilliant, warm, anx ious, hilarious people who seem a million miles away from you at times. Love them as much as you can by observing their differences. Their prescription for you is to wonder why they don’t want to play.

So put the phone down. Look people in the eye, see them face to face. Learn about them. Embrace their quirks. Let’s stop playing the wrong game together.

—Nate Chaffetz is a communications consultant and owns Conejito Labs LLC.

DIVISION

Democrats and Republicans. Blue and red. Right and left. Until recently, these represented the two major polit ical groups in America. Now, they rep resent opinions on basic human rights issues from gun restrictions to immi gration that should be apolitical. While growing up, I was taught democracy is why our nation works. The ability to lis ten to each other and compromise over important issues is what makes Amer ica exceptional. Looking back at my journey through the school system, I've noticed how much pain and suffering is inflicted on people due to political lead ers bickering about topics that should be a simple fix to save lives, protect our

environment and provide people with the care they deserve. Instead, they turn them into political issues that are divid ing friends, families and communities.

In elementary school, I didn’t have to worry about my safety, all I was con cerned about was who brought the soc cer ball for recess. Now we practice drills to hide from school shooters as children lose their lives while political leaders advocate that we should loosen restric tions on guns. I remember learning that America was built on the diversity of immigrants who moved their families across the globe based on the hope they could build a better life. Now our politi cal leaders are quarreling in Washington while children are being locked in cages and forced from their families. Not only our safety but our democracy is at stake, and the only way we can save it is by lis tening to each other.

—Cooper Andersen

WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A TEENAGER IN 2022

Being a teenager in 2022 was life changing. “Life changing” is often used to describe something good but for seniors in 2022 “life changing” was for the worse. People are forgetting how the class of 2023 was affected by Covid-19. Going into spring, freshman year at 14, just barely a teenager, thousands of freshmen received what sounded like good news. A two-week long spring break caused by COVID, unknowingly this would lead to never having a normal

year of high school until we were 18 and seniors. High school is an important time in life, it's time to discover who you are, what you like and teach life les sons. Unfortunately for the class of 2023 the past four years has been spent in solitude looking at screens as teachers struggled to connect with kids and get the information across. Many lessons and education normally learned leading up to senior year was lost. Schools now try to pick up like nothing happened. However, never being graded normal ly, or having a full year in the classroom with classmates talking and interacting has left many gaps; older generations now expect us to continue without fill ing those. The class of 2023 is expected to graduate and continue their lives as adults while lacking all the experiences gained from normal adolescent years. Older generations need to consider this, when seniors respond to questions like, “What do you want to do with your life”, by saying “I don’t know” because we are still just 14.

—Kaylee Nystrom

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Jury Deliberating in Cranston Case

Both parties have made their closing arguments, and the jury is considering whether to convict

Ian Cranston of charges as severe as second-degree murder

By Jack Harvel

Both defense and prosecutors in the case against accused killer Ian Cranston rested their case Tues day, Nov. 15, ending with an intense rebuttal from prosecutor Michael Swart. The prosecutor revealed what appears to be video of Ian Cranston taking a drag off his cigarette seconds after shooting Barry Washing ton, before rendering medical aid.

“Clint Eastwood couldn’t have been prouder,” Swart told jurors. “Why is that so important? Because it goes to the reasonableness of his actions, it goes to whether he perceived the threat that [the defense] is suggesting that [Cranston] was. This guy was as cool, as calm, as calculated as could be.”

Cranston spoke publicly about the shooting for the first time last week as one of only two witnesses called by the defense. During cross-examination, Cranston’s defense attorney Kevin Sali highlighted the injuries Cranston sustained, Cranston’s supposed inability to defend himself against Washington without a firearm, what Cranston perceived as threatening and his actions immediately following the shooting. Prosecutors ques tioned Cranston’s decision to bring a concealed fire arm while drinking at bars, how he contributed to the argument, other options Cranston could’ve taken and inconsistencies in the timeline Cranston and others gave at different times.

Cranston told the jury that he carries a concealed handgun as part of his normal routine, and that he car ries to “be prepared for the unexpected.”

Cranston alleged that on Sept. 19. 2021, he was smoking outside of The Capitol in downtown Bend when Washington approached the group and called his fiancee beautiful. Cranston said he was initially polite in tone when asking Washington to move along. Cran ston said Butler rebuffed Washington, who continued talking to her, and that Cranston intervened after sens ing her discomfort.

The argument escalated and Cranston alleges Wash ington said he was from California and made hand ges tures he interpreted as gang signs, before Cranston said, “I don’t care about your gang, get the f*** away from me.” Shortly afterward, Washington punched Cranston, who said Washington started shouting “Cali Crips” repeatedly. Prosecutors and Washington’s fam ily deny that Washington was in a gang.

After being punched Cranston stumbled backward onto a wall and produced his firearm from a holster in the small of his back. He said he didn’t plan on using the weapon but wanted to be prepared to do so. He said he hoped it’d deter Washington, but claims Wash ington saw the gun and continued acting aggressively.

“In this moment, as this is happening you raise your firearm, do you believe he sees your firearm when you raise it?” Sali asked.

“Yes absolutely,” Cranston responded. “He was making eye contact with me; when I lifted the firearm he looked down at the firearm.”

Cranston later claimed that Washington became more aggressive after seeing the firearm. Cranston fired the shot after Washington pushed Butler and hit Cranston’s friend Tyler Smith in the nose. Cranston claims Washington turned toward him with a raised fist prior to shooting, a claim that prosecutors deny has any evidence. Cranston said he fired the shot and asked Washington if he was hit.

“He stopped dead in his tracks, and then he fell to

the ground. As he was falling to the ground, I'd asked him if I hit him. I asked him that because he was so close to me that it was kind of a blind shoot situation. I didn't have an opportunity to use my sights. When he fell on the ground it was obvious. When I walked over to him, I asked him again. He responded, ‘Don't kill me, bro.’ And I said, ‘I’m not going to kill you,’” Cranston said while tearing up.

After that, Cranston said he searched for a wound and began applying pressure. He said he continued applying pressure until someone confronted him for shooting Washington.

Prosecutors began questioning by asking about the guns Cranston owns and his practice of carrying a con cealed weapon. Prosecutors scrutinized Cranston’s carrying of a firearm while drinking, something that’s discouraged during concealed-carry training courses. Cranston’s blood-alcohol level was measured at .04% after drinking two rum and Cokes, two beers and a sip of a mixed drink over five hours.

“Do you agree it would’ve been the responsible thing for you to do, to have left your handgun at home?” Prosecutor Swart asked Cranston, who responded he felt he was being responsible with his firearm.

Prosecutors also questioned how he may have intensified the argument, asking about the number of times he and his group used profanity, if he could’ve left during the argument and if he could’ve made it known that he was armed. Swart questioned what Cranston’s first reaction was, suggesting running, call ing for help or calling 911.

“In fact, your first reaction was to immediately reach around your back to the small of your back and take out your handgun,” Swart asked.

Prosecutors also asked about inconsistencies in stories. Tyler Smith reported Cranston used profan ity around 20 times rather than the few Cranston reported and Cranston’s contact with EMS profession als at times doesn’t align with symptoms he report ed throughout the incident. The prosecution’s final

question to Cranston was about the timeline he gave his father from jail.

“Did you tell your dad that after Mr. Washington punched you, and you pulled your gun out—did you tell your dad that you waited 30 seconds before you shot and killed Barry Washington?” Swart asked, call ing attention to the amount of time between being struck and the shooting—something that’s been an important factor for the prosecutors.

“I didn’t, no. I didn’t think it was 30 seconds; it felt a lot faster that,” Cranston replied.

During closing arguments Swart cast doubt on the testimony of Cranston, Butler and Smith, alleging their statements are either exaggerated or full-on lies in order to protect Cranston. The prosecutors have repeatedly argued that Cranston fired a shot due to his pride being wounded, and said Cranston’s fiancee and friend are now covering for his pride.

“At the beginning of this trial we talked about the seven deadly sins and we told you that pride is the worse of the seven deadly sins because it leads to all the other sins,” Swart said. “Well guess what? Mr. Cranston’s sins led to a lot of other sins that happened in front of this court. It led to Allison Butler coming in here lying. It led to Tyler Smith coming into court and not being honest, shading his testimony. It led to Mr. Cranston coming in here and not telling you the truth. And then it led to the defense coming in here perpetu ating frauds upon you with their video.”

Earlier in the trial the prosecution sowed doubt that the defense’s videos of the altercation, which highlights individuals to make them clearer on poor quality sur veillance cameras, didn’t adjust their framerates cor rectly, which could lead to altered images. The defense argued that their cut of the footage didn’t meaningfully change what the video showed.

During the defense’s closing arguments, it criticized the state for focusing on the injuries Cranston received rather than the potential for greater injury if the attack continued.

Ian Cranston takes the stand during his trial on murder charges.

Photo courtesy Dean Guernsey/Bulletin Media Pool

“The dispute has been over whether the first two shots in fact resulted in a fracture in Ian Cranston’s skull. I ask you to remember, that is not the relevant question,” defense attorney Sali told jurors. “The use of defensive force is not directed at the injuries already been suffered, but at the injuries that are feared to come next.”

Sali argued a person faced with a threat of harm can use the force he reasonably believes is necessary to

avoid the threat. He said the alternative prosecutors offered to Cranston, like calling the police or teaming up to fight Washington, had little chance of succeeding, but didn’t address the suggestion of retreating. Cran ston’s consumption of alcohol was also dismissed by Sali, who noted no witness indicated Cranston seemed impaired and that his blood alcohol content was about half the legal limit for driving. Lastly he addressed the 30 seconds between the punches being thrown and the

shooting, saying Cranston hoped not to fire.

“It’s a shot he never wanted to have to fired, to get out of a situation that he never wanted to be in, but I will repeat one more time what I said at the very begin ning of this trial, it was a shot that the law absolutely gave him the right to fire,” Sali said.

After Sali’s closing statements prosecutors had a chance to rebut, and revealed video of what appears to be Cranston puffing on his cigarette after shoot ing Washington and before putting pressure on his wounds. Prosecutors allege this cuts against the idea that Cranston was seriously injured by the first two punches, that shooting was not proportional to the danger he was in and that he feared he would suffer great bodily harm.

“What is reasonable? Be guided by your com mon sense and your reason,” Swart said. “Was it rea sonable for the defendant on that evening to get his handgun and go out drinking? No, that was not reason able; self-defense doesn’t apply. Was it reasonable to believe that Mr. Cranston was fearful of physical inju ry or death? We’ve seen it, the cigarette, calm and cool as a cucumber. Same way as Tyler Smith, so was that reasonable? No, so self-defense doesn’t apply. So was it reasonable that Ian Cranston was facing imminent threat? No, we’ve gone over that, [Washington] was engaged with Tyler Smith.”

Closing statements ended around 2 pm on Tuesday and jurors will now deliberate and attempt to decide on a verdict. Ten of 12 jurors must agree on a guilty or not guilty verdict for a decision to be final. Jury delib erations in murder trials can last several days.

Brown Issues Executive Order on Respiratory Illness

It’s not COVID, but its surge could be linked to public health measures adopted during the pandemic

By Jack Harvel

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order deploying volunteer healthcare professionals, des ignating emergency health care centers and freeing up state employees to respond to a surge of respiratory viral infections, namely the respiratory syncytial virus. Since the start of RSV season in late October the pedi atric hospitalization rate in the state has more than tri pled to 7.6 hospitalizations per 100,000 children and is expected to peak at 9.5 per 100,000.

Only three hospitals in the state have pediatric ICU beds — Oregon Health and Science University Doer nbecher Children’s Hospital, Providence St. Vincent Hospital and Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel. Brown said the executive action will help hospital take care of sick children.

“As the country faces a surge in pediatric RSV cases, we want to make sure Oregon’s hospitals have access to the tools they need to provide care for sick kids. For parents, please know you can take steps to reduce the risk of RSV, including practicing the good health and hygiene habits we’ve learned over the past few years,” Brown stated in a press release.

Health care officials remind people to stay up to date on flu and COVID vaccinations, keep children home when sick and practice good hygiene. They also said they’re expecting the trend of high hospitaliza tions to continue for the next couple months.

“It’s important for parents to remember that while this respiratory season is severe, there are key steps families can take to protect their young children,”

said Dr. Jim McCord, interim chief medical officer for Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in a press release.

The Oregon Nurses Association said it supports the governor’s executive order but also criticized the Ore gon Health Authority for not being more proactive in implementing public health interventions.

“The RSV crisis did not happen suddenly. In fact, it has been building over the past weeks and months. Yet we have not seen robust public health interventions that would have mitigated this crisis and prevented more Oregonians from getting sick, including public health campaigns focused on parents and schools ask ing them to keep children home if they are sick or show signs of illness,” the ONA said in a press release. “Oth er actions, such as encouraging mask use, handwash ing, and practicing social distancing could have helped reduce the impact of this surge in RSV cases.”

ONA also drew attention to the staffing shortage in the nursing field due to, “failures by hospital sys tems to invest in staff” and the pressure of three years of COVID. ONA called on health systems to incen tivize nurses to work extra shifts, relieve nurses of non-nursing duties and delay elective surgeries to free up resources.

“It is unreasonable to, yet again, expect frontline nurses and other caregivers to respond to this crisis without additional support from hospitals,” ONA said. “Given that this is only the beginning of what is likely to be a 12-week-long surge, ONA urges all Oregonians

to take all steps necessary to protect themselves, and their children, from exposure to RSV, COVID-19 and the seasonal flu.”

RSV typically sends about 60,000 children to the hospital each year but usually only results in mild coldlike symptoms in adults, and the CDC estimates only about 1-2% of cases lead to hospitalization. In 2022 infections rose earlier than in previous years and more cases have been detected in each week of October than any week in the past two years. The pre-pandemic hos pitalization rate hovered around 0.4 per 100,000 for all ages, but this year has surpassed 3 per 100,000. The shift in seasonality could’ve been caused by the public health measures like social distancing since 2020

Prosecutor Michael Swart makes a point during court proceedings earlier this week.

This graph shows the uptide in hospitalizations related to respiratory illnesses.

Photo courtesy Dean Guernsey/Bulletin Media Pool

Courtesy CDC

El equipo de defensa de Cranston descansa

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

Ian Cranston subió al estrado esta sem ana en el juicio en el que está acusado por el asesinato de Barry Washing ton. Cranston fue el primer testigo de la defensa, lo que representó sus primeros comentarios públicos sobre el tiroteo.

Durante el contrainterrogatorio, el abogado defensor de Cranston, Kev in Sali, recalcó las heridas que sufrió Cranston, la supuesta incapacidad de Cranston para defenderse de Washing ton sin un arma, lo que Carston perc ibió como una amenaza, y recalcó sus acciones inmediatamente después de los disparos. Los procuradores cues tionaron la decisión de Cranston de llevar consigo un arma de fuego ocul ta mientras tomaba en los bares, como contribuyó al alegato, otras opciones que Cranston podría haber tomado y las inconsistencias en el marco cronológi co que Cranston y otros dieron en dif erentes horas.

Cranston le dijo al jurado que él trae consigo una pistola como parte de su rutina en general y que la porta para “estar preparado para lo inesperado” Alegó que cuando Washington se acer có al grupo con el que estaba fumando afuera del The Capitol en el centro de Bend y llamó a su hermosa prometida, al principio lo trato educadamente al pedirle a Washington que se fuera. Cran ston dijo que Buter había rechazado a Washington, quien continuó hablando con ella y que intervino después de sen tir incomodidad por parte de ella.

“[No fui] firme al principio, fui al grano, supongo, pero no fui firme, pro piamente dicho, fui medio amigable. Esperaba que dijera, “Ay, perdon, no me di cuenta,” dijo Cranston.

La discusión empeoro y Cranston afirma que Washington dijo que era de California e hizo señas con sus manos a las que interpretó como señas de pan dillas, antes de decir “No me impor ta tu pandilla, c*** aléjate de mí. “Poco después, Washington golpeó a Crans ton, quien dijo que Washington empezó a gritar “Cali Crips” varias veces. Los procuradores y la familia de Washington niegan que Washington formará parte de una pandilla.

Después de haber sido golpeado, Cranston tambaleó hacia atrás contra la pared y sacó su arma de la funda local izada en la parte baja de su espalda. Dijo que no pensaba usar el arma pero quería estar preparado para hacerlo. Dijo que

esperaba que esto frenará a Washington, pero aseguro que Washington vio la pis tola y continuó actuando agresivamente.

Los procuradores examinaron que Cranston portara un arma mientras bebía, algo que no se aconseja duran te el curso de entrenamiento para por tar un arma. El nivel de bebida alchólica de Cranston en su cuerpo era de .06% después de haber bebido dos tragos de ron con coca cola, dos cervezas y una probadita de una bebida mezclada en un lapso de 5 horas.

“¿Estás de acuerdo en que hubiera sido algo responsable de tu parte haber dejado el arma en casa? Preguntó el procurador Swart a Cranston, el cual respondió creer ser responsable con su arma.

Los procuradores también pregun taron cómo pudo haber agravado la dis cusión, preguntando cuantas veces él y sus amigos le dijeron leperadas, si pudo haberse retirado durante la pelea y si pudo avisar que estaba armado. Swart cuestionó la primer reacción que tuvo Cranston, sugiriendo el hecharse a cor rer, pedir ayuda o llamar al 911.

“De hecho, tu primer reacción fue inmediatamente dirigir tus manos hacia la parte baja de tu espalda para sacar tu arma,” preguntó Swart.

Los abogados presentaron los alega tos finales el martes, después del cual el jurado deliberará y emitierá un veredicto.

Photo courtesy Dean Guernsey/Bulletin

This annual poetry contest is a collaboration between the Source Weekly, the Deschutes Public Library and the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Oregon State University-Cascades. It’s a joy to get to review the wonderful and creative works from Oregon-based poets and then to see them read in person during the reading that follows.

To select our winners, we ask the budding writing professionals from the OSU-Cascades MFA program to judge in the first round, followed by a final round of judging from faculty, alumni and other community members in the literary arts. The top winners are then awarded a cash prize, courtesy of the Deschutes Public Library!

If you’re a lover of poetry, join us this Thursday, Nov. 17 at the High Desert Music Hall for a live reading with the winners, with a community open mic to follow.

still point in mariupol

by Broderick Eaton

young mama places her infant in a quiet closet before picking up the rifle before watching her son palm his dead father’s pistol in his dimpled hand though her own eyes have never seen soldiers invade like this her body knows the flesh remembers she is both cost and prize she is the deer cornered by tongues of wolves by slavering death there and there and there and there who in the face of her own destruction stops being a mother stops thinking of herself and sees only that none of them will survive if she does not choose in this moment to become more than the teeth coming more than fear she must envision her children alive and her body unmarred her rage fuel in the fire she did not know burned there in her gut where bloomed babies who in the looming exchange are currency the very reason her ferocity does not blind but sharpens her eye her aim her resolve that she will have to make bodies lie down but not hers if she is to have any hope of prying the pistol from her young son’s hand if she is to have any hope of her baby seeing light again if she is to have any hope

Notes from the judges:

The sharp, mirrored shaping and use of space in this poem is stunning. It's the language, though, that pierces me: "...in her gut / where bloomed babies who in the looming exchange / are currency the very reason her ferocity does not /blind but sharpens her eye her aim her resolve"—the stakes are high, and the music intense. As a reader, I am suspended in the beauty and adrenaline of this impossible moment. Irene Cooper

ASPENS AT DUSK

by Ben Ward

Unlike me, who bundles at close of day and braces for winter’s blast

You drop all garb, color and flash assuming naked stance where vulnerable arms reach and pause the space between light and dark, dividing time ending time beginning.

Revealing complexity, a river delta of wood suspended against gray cloud now briefly sensual, pink and erotic and tangled with yourself you await the gaze of constellations so ancient

which pierce every exposed part of your body, all your secrets decaying into mud having fallen for these moments, this truth dependent on the glorious exploding mundane of sun and you

she appears to be haunted by

Ama Garza

pointing to my breasts, she asks you know what they used to call those when i was in school?

mosquito bites

the ghost of my mother is kind of a bitch.

books float across the room to be placed upon the crown of my head my spine will straighten, and I will walk as she wishes me to the mug i grasp will shake threatening to slip from my fingers as i hear a whisper coffee stains your teeth

my nails dig grooves into my scalp, the bottle clatters to the base of the tub back from the dead back from the urn back from where i hold her in my memories, she urges me to condition my split ends.

as i stare into the mirror she raises a bone white finger to my lips and says these are mine and traces a line to my ears and says these too but when her cold flesh meets my nose she says matter of factly that, that is your father’s

i lie in bed wishing for rattling chains and creaking floors but instead i feel her cold breath wash over me smelling of earth and vanilla, her words haunting why are you still single?

in my nightmares she is alive, a rosy glow to her cheeks, her hair like spun gold

when i wake, her bones leave imprints on my thighs and i disentangle myself from femurs and ulnas to check my phone, a voice like dead leaves calling out why didn’t you call me more?

i walk through her floating form to escape her questions dressing with her hollow eyes scrutinizing my exposed waist i walk outside and feel all things alive warm & humming across my body in the upstairs window like an apparition flickering, she appears to be haunted i wave and call are you coming?

her silhouette flickers, perhaps a smile, across her lipless mouth and she joins me at the door.

Notes from the judges:

“She appears to be haunted” summons up familiar relics of the gothic, all boney, rattling, creaking, cold and haunting, in order to channel all the unanswered questions our dead leave behind. Unsentimental yet pulsing at the intersection of anguish and bitterness, the poem’s medium is a conduit for unresolved trauma, a haunted form for and of reckoning with inheritance, grief, loss, and survival. Jennifer Reimer

swirling around on a spinning blue thought-bubble in dark of space, and now dim but still bright I wonder if I too should shed my brown leaves and stand with you naked skin and mind tender to winds and wonders of coming night

Notes from the judges: The sensuous rhythm of word and image braided together lead you through this vivid poem. “Dividing time ending time beginning.” I come back to this line over and over again to just live in this moment. Meagan Looney

These Darker Mornings

by Trevor Spangle

It’s either last night’s wine on my breath or the defrost on high that melts the ice in the rear window. There is a sign I pass that reads, After Death Comes Judgment.

TIED!

I’ve been here before, I remember: a decade ago driving back roads to work, a quiet stereo, blaring the heater, windows rolled down, Only recently I learned that Janis Joplin died at twenty-seven, judged. I remember when I learned that I could’ve died then, too. The next morning, I start to turn over the car, scraping ice from the windows- inside and outside. A foggy haze and numb hands fought against an empty dead lighter.

The problem with past tenseIt doesn’t measure distance. Later the pasture on my right shivers in the sunrise. Smoke rising in a halo from the snout of a meditating horse exhaling, grounding its hooves in the mud. I recall my father. A sparrow tests my patience, dragging his feet through the last of the ice, six little lines drawn left to right across the windshield, into and through the new morning.

fog of winter breath, and the tangible reality of mortality. Jennifer Reimer

Forests

by Murphy Buchanan

Roots covered in moss, huge trees towering above, Rays of sunlight push through leaves allowing flowers to grow.

I hear the rushing sound of the nearby waterfall cascading downstream. Leaves land on me as I am filled with joy and comfort, How do leaves fall?

Green, green, green.

Notes from the judges:

Through the active imagery of the first four lines, “Forests” builds toward the central pivot when the speaker enters, not so much of a disruptive I/eye but rather located in the act of becoming part of the forest itself. The assonance of the final two lines lands as softly as leaves while the final line’s repetition is more a whispered pray than thundering exhortation. Jennifer Reimer

Our Lumber Mills Are for Bodies Now

by Anthony Rosso for Agustina Bazterrica

Come at night, I tell them. In black trucks, when nobody’s watching. As we wait, I tell jokes. The guys appreciate it. The bodies come stiff, like the logs they’ll soon become.

I bring the bodies to the belt. Dale removes the skin. Uses an 8inch now, can swing the straight draw shave in one go. I kid him if he bad swings.

A pile of skin collects at his feet. He pushes the wet red body to JT. Who made his own machete, between a felling and a splitter maul. Off goes limbs and head. Tosses the parts in the hopper. A roller grain mill, grinds by hand to keep the noise down.

Adam shoves the body paste into metal tubes, shapes them like real logs. Throws them in the Hasbro, we call it. High temp, high pressure. 24 hours. The drivers think we’re a graveyard for the poor. All they’re told is to take the logs to the new con cabins on the hill.

Three weeks later, a new owner spots an open eye in one of our logs. One that got past us.

“Can you please,” they ask the contractor, “just carve it out?”

Notes from the judges:

TIED!

You Brought Us Here. Were Happy You Did.

by Anthony Rosso

They brought us to their cabin. Offered us bottles of Spotted Cow. Moscow Mules with Squirt. Even let us play my music on their green speakerboxxx. Not until later did they change into those matching pink and blue tracksuits. All dozen of them.

We’re now on the lake’s shore, our hands bound by chicken wire. Playing from the patio is Kiesza’s “Hideaway.” The last song on my playlist. I thought it’d be funny. It still is.

They begin a coordinated march. Down toward us. How serious they are. In charge. I laugh. When the lake’s shore tickles my toes. And because beside me, Taylor’s toes grow into talons. Fingers claws. Nose ring into tusks. She breaks her chicken wire with the quietest pop. I do the same.

Notes from the judges:

The surprise of this poem! The speculative nature is so well supported by the language—concise, specific, wry, and, ultimately, breathlessly triumphant. Irene Cooper

The viscerally unsettling exploration of the dichotomy of power between men and nature’s body. The weight of the last image: viciously carving out an open, watching eye continues to haunt me. Meagan Looney

Terrifying

by Maya Andrick

Hey Miss,

Could you magically make my test in 5th period go away?

TIED!

I’ve been up all night studying and I’m scared the information is seeping out of my brain.

All those government terms, shutting further back into the recesses of my mind. They’re about to go out the door.

I try to hold on to the supremacy clause and articles of confederation, But their meanings seem to be losing their grip.

It’s terrifying.

It’s terrifying to try to hold onto something when you know it’s slipping away There’s nothing you can do to stop it from leaving

The feeling of forgetting information, the feeling of watching someone leave you. It’s terrifying.

We do our best to fight it, we study for tests trying to lock in information. We continue to reach out and do whatever they need, to try and make our people stay But still they leave, breaking away from us like shards of glass

It’s terrifying.

We grip as hard as we can to words in a textbook

We hug our people, praying that they will stay, yet still they slip away

Failing tests

Connections severed...

It’s terrifying

You can’t undo the F you got

You can’t go back and tell them you love them.

It’s too late

And it’s absolutely terrifying

Notes from the judges:

In reading and re-reading this poem, I was reminded of the late James Longenbach's take on poetry and the poetic line— “…an event that happens on the page rather than a recounting of an event that happened prior to the page,” and, too, of Mary Ruefle's emergency of feeling. The filament of ferocity that connects "But still they leave, breaking away from us like shards of glass / It's terrifying. / We grip as hard as we can to words in a textbook," as well as the highlighted notes, are a fresh testament to this age of anxiety. Irene Cooper

RSD

by Mo App-Singer

/ /

i have learned to settle for less. i will rejoice in being picked last. because at least you picked me, because at least you pointed a finger towards the space that i once filled,

before i stepped towards you in tall shoes dappled with painted flames, the ones that split in half last night, sole fully ripped from tread. i left them strewn across the path,

gums burning from teeth brushed with jack daniels. i stepped towards you, and you turned away. i have learned to stop yearning and pining and being a poet.

it’s hard to love a poet, and i want to be easy for you. but i got drunk last night and swallowed half a bag of microwave popcorn.

movie theater butter glistening on my lips. rotund kernels strewn across the carpet beneath my dorm room desk.

i thought of calling you, but what else could i have said? i was hungry. can’t fault a body for wanting more. that’s all bodies do.

Notes from the judges:

This poem speaks to hunger— hunger of the body, of the spirit, of the heart. And of the desolation that is left when that hunger is left unsated. Meagan Looney

Notes from the judges:

The poem’s prepositional poetics locates the past in and through a present that can only ever partially dissolve painful memory. A poem of juxtaposition in both content and form, “These Darker Moments” measures the distances we’ve traveled from our pasts through wisps of smoke, the

SOURCE PICKS

THURSDAY

11/17

FRIDAY 11/18

JONATHAN SCALES FOURCHESTRA

STEEL PANS ARE THE STAR OF THE SHOW

This four-man band delivers emotional and energetic performances, with a solid togetherness and connec tion between band members. Jonathan Scales plays the steel pans and has been proving to the world that it is a signature jazz instrument. Thu., Nov. 17, 9-11pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Dr., Bend. $15.

THURSDAY 11/17

THUNDERSTORM ARTIS

FROM THE VOICE TO THE BELFRY Thunderstorm Artis took the stage as an opener this summer with Jack Johnson, and he is headed back to Central Oregon for his own headlining show! From blues melodies to quiet acoustics, Thunderstorm is a versatile singer-songwriter. Don’t miss his talent this weekend! Sat., Nov. 19, 7-11pm. The Belfry, 302 E Main Ave, Sisters. $20.

SATURDAY 11/19

TURKEY TROT 5K RACE

RUN FOR COLLEGE EDUCATION

Before you fill your plate up with all of the Thanksgiv ing fixings next week, get your legs moving and run a 5K with COCC. This year, they added a Toddler Trot, so the little ones can participate, too! All of the profits will go to the COCC Foundation, which provides schol arships and fiscal support to college students. Sat., Nov. 19, 9 a.m.-Noon. Central Oregon Community College Track, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. $20.

RAYN: FLAMENCO FOR A NEW WORLD

CONNECTING THE PNW TO FLAMENCO CULTURE

Savannah Fuentes is an independent flamenco producer, dancer and instructor, and is one of the only touring artists with deep connection to the culture. Fuentes dances with sharpness, beauty and a stunning style that brings an inspiring energy to her shows. Fuentes will be accompanied by Diego Amador Jr. Thu., Nov. 17, 8-9:30pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. $12-$40.

FRIDAY 11/18

ALBUM RELEASE COMEDY ROAST

IPOCK’S PAJAMA PARTY ROAST SESSION

Local comedy queen Katy Ipock's debut album "Moto ryacht" will be released to all major audio platforms on Friday night. To celebrate, Ipock’s comedy friends will roast her with lots of love. The lineup of comedi ans will be wearing PJs, so don’t hesitate to show up in yours. Fri., Nov. 18, 8-10 p.m. Craft Kitchen and Brewery, 62988 NE Layton Ave., #103, Bend. $10.

LOCAL ENERGY FORUM: CREATING AN ENERGY PLAN FOR

DESCHUTES

COUNTY

MOVING FORWARD WITH CLEAN ENERGY

Learn about how Deschutes County manages energy use and where it comes from. Learn about the coun ty-level energy plan that can benefit the environment and the economy, developed by The Environmental Center. Sat., Nov. 19, 9:30am-3:30pm. OSU Extension Service Office, 3800 SW Airport Way Bldg. 3, Bend. Free-$20.

THE SILVERTONE DEVILS

ROOTS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

Featuring a bunch of artists from music groups around Bend, this band performs roots rock ‘n’ roll with a mix of country. The Silvertone Devils will record live video and audio at this concert for an album re lease on streaming platforms. While rocking out with some local musicians, grab a craft beer at Silver Moon Brewing. Sat., Nov. 19, 8-10pm. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend. $10. SUNDAY 11/20

COMPASSIONATE THANKSGIVING FEAST

VEGAN DINNER WITH A BROKEN ANGEL

Celebrate the season of thanks with one of the most popular food carts in Bend, A Broken Angel. Chef Richard Hull, Barbara Troyer and team are cooking up a bountiful feast that showcases the beauty of whole ingredients. Vegan or not, this will be a dinner to re member! Sun., Nov. 20, 6-9pm. Unitarian Universal ist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd., Bend. $72

COMPETITIVE CRIBBAGE

WIN MONEY AT WEEKLY CRIBBAGE

New to the Source Weekly calendar, this cribbage group meets weekly to go head-to-head against fellow cribbage lovers. Get nine games versus nine different opponents every Monday! Put in a few dollars to play, win and come out with a cash prize. Who’s got the best cribbage game? Mondays, 5-8pm. Deschutes Junction, 2940 N Hwy 97, Bend. $2-$18.

TOMMY CASTRO + THE PAINKILLERS

GROOVY BLUES AND GRIT

Tommy Castro and The Painkillers perform music that connects electric slides and jumpy blues. The band’s funk is unmatched. On Spotify, you can listen to its 16 albums, a mix of studio and live. Get out to see Tommy Castro and The Painkillers and swing dance the night away! Wed., Nov. 23, 7:30-11pm. The Belfry, 302 E Main Ave., Sisters. $25.

WEDNESDAY

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“Future Past Present Tense”

A look at The Color Study’s connection-pondering second LP

By Isaac Biehl

Scott Oliphant’s experimental project, The Color Study, has been releasing some of the most exciting music to come out of Bend since it began. In 2020 the band released its self-titled debut album, and is now back with its follow-up: the 10-track “Future Past Pres ent Tense.”

On the first record, Oliphant and Co. tackled the emotions and journey of navigating a lost relationship, whereas “Future Past Present Tense” shows the band exploring the power of interpersonal connections and how these affect life on a grander scale. The album will lead listeners through moments of psychedelia-tint ed power pop that really get one questioning not only your path as you travel through life on Earth, but also those around you as well.

“How many times have we met? How many lines are running parallel and never connect?” sings Oliph ant on the album’s title track. It’s these types of ques tions that get you wondering about all the people in life who you may have crossed paths with at some point— someone randomly caught in the background of a pho to and the people you see on the sidewalk are just a couple examples on the album. We’re all just strang ers at one point or another, but who we break those walls down with and choose to share life with great ly impacts not just your own story, but others’ as well. Oliphant’s vivid descriptors and his use of imagery in much of the lyrics on “Future Past Present Tense” help to better understand these complicated ideas of the butterfly effect we have on each other.

The layers of instrumentation on The Color Study’s second album are insane—but in the same way a Dami an Lillard three-point shot is insane. It doesn’t seem like it should work or go in, but then… *swish.*

The variety of musicality is something I loved about The Color Study’s first record, and they’ve gone even bigger this time around. Whether it’s the raucous

fuzz-guitar ripping through the bones of a track, to the horns that pop off gleefully or slide in smooth with a heavier emotion, The Color Study takes everything they’ve got and turns it into a kaleidoscopic rock affair.

Songs like “Satellite” and “Sidewalk” really show case the band’s ability to utilize pacing as they build up these spectacles of sound that deliver a punch to the listener. They are able to carry this sense of softness and thoughtfulness, while still being able to deliver a song that doesn’t lack energy and doesn’t feel boring.

Along with Oliphant leading the way, The Color Study is Melissa Atillo on keys and vocals, Matt Jack son on bass, Miguel Mendoza on horns, Andy Jacobs

“Future Past Present Tense” on Bandcamp, Apple Music and Spotify. Be sure to check out the band’s album release show this Saturday, Nov. 19, at Volcanic Theatre Pub.

The Color Study w/ Jeshua Marshall and The Flood Sat.., Nov. 19, 8-11pm Volcanic Theatre Pub 70 SW Century Dr., Bend $10

on drums and vocals and Steve Reinhardt on lead gui tar. For those interested in listening, which I highly rec ommend, you can find

Bend's own The Color Study answers the bell for round two with its second release.

Megan Malone

will be abused before their 18th birthday.

16 Wednesday

AVID Cider Co. Taproom Bingo with a Brit Join with the favorite bloke Michael as MC, and win prizes, swag, gift cards and a once-a-month cash jackpot. Discounted beverages, $3 first card, $2 second card and each card after that just $1! 6:30-8:30pm.

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

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

Crosscut Warming Hut No 5 Album

Release: The Ghost of Brian Craig Live in Bend 2022 Acoustic folk rock artist Brian Craig releas es his 2022 live solo digital album that takes you on a musical journey along with him to select live recordings of his Bend music performances during 2022. 6-8pm. Free.

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

General Duffy’s Waterhole Live Music Wednesdays Stop by for live music by local artists every Wednesday night in the Annex at General Duffy’s Waterhole. See artists like Parker Steers, Tony Buckman, Phillip Austin and others! 7-9pm. 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 kara oke tune? Come to Hub City every Wednesday and Thursday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Song & Story with Pete Kartsounes Pete is an award-winning flat picker singer-songwriter and cutting-edge mu sician’s musician. No stranger to life out on the road, Pete has spent over two decades bringing his voice and guitar to stages all over the world. Come experience one of Bend’s finest talents! 6-8pm. 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 Rubbah Tree Rubbah Tree is a 6-piece reggae rock band from Bend. Its goal is to spread the positive message and rhythm with the heavy influence of the Northwest. 6-9pm. Free.

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

Pour House Grill Ultimate Trivia Night with Clif Come to Pour House Grill for the best trivia night in town, guaranteed. With new questions every week written by the host Clif, and inter esting gameplay including wager style Double Jeopardy and Final Jeopardy questions, Pour House Trivia Night will have you on the edge of your seat! 6-8pm. 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 produc tions have teamed up to bring this show to you! It’s co-hosted with multiple hosts, co-produced for Central Oregon! 8pm. Free.

17 Thursday

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. Free.

The Domino Room Head for the Hills w/ The Silvertone Devils A veteran of the nation al bluegrass scene and some of the most notable innovators in the genre, Head for the Hills has long been one of the favorites. 8-11:30pm. $15/ adv, $20/door.

River’s Place Pete Kartsounes Armed with an acoustic or electric guitar, blazing skill, powerful voice and award-winning songs. 6-8pm. 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 kara oke 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. 6-9pm. Free.

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

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

Stoller Wine Bar Bend Dean Mueller Join at the Stoller Wine Bar in Bend for the live music series, featuring various bands and genres to satisfy all musical tastes. Performances take place from 6-8pm, with an assortment of perfectly paired plates, wine, beer, wine-based cocktails and non-alcohol beverages available for purchase. Free.

The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse

Noah Kite Fireside Show The son of an acting coach and a therapist, Kite seems to have it in his DNA to blend the dramatic and analytic. Each musical wave crest and fall mirrors a turn in the story. Instruments rest for minutes before suddenly emerging. Emotions and motifs sustain and then drop into oblivion. The tone switches suddenly from accusation to epiphany. It is the sound of someone going through it. 6-8pm. $10.

Tower Theatre Todd Haaby Todd Haaby returns to the Tower Theatre! Among the hottest and most stimulating flamenco music being re corded today! 7:30pm. $27 - $47 (plus $3 Historic Preservation fee).

Volcanic Theatre Pub Jona than Scales Fourchestra at Volcanic Jonathan Scales is one of the most innovative steel pan nists on the planet, and is redefining and chal lenging traditional expectations of his signature instrument. In his hands, the sonic palette of an instrument often associated with cruise ships and tropical resorts is radically expanded to mimic the role of horns, piano, vibraphone or marimba due to his stunning, virtuosic technique. Scales’ mesmerizing compositions have captivated listeners and elevated him to the status of a true composer, forging new territory in the medium of instrumental music. 9-11pm. $15.

18 Friday

Worthy Brewing High Desert Hogwarts Join for a magical night of Harry Potter-themed dining and festivities. All ages are invited to indulge in a family-style dinner inspired by the Great Feast of Hogwarts, wizardly activi ties, a raffle drawing for a Harry Potter-themed basket worth $200 and more! Costumes are encouraged (don’t be a Muggle) and represent your house! 5:30-11pm.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery

Album Release Comedy Roast Katy Ipock’s debut album “Motoryacht” is release to all major audio platforms at midnight. Come party with the comedy community and watch as they roast her with love in honor. They will be wearing their best pajamas, so feel free to join in the PJ fun! Roast Master: Stephanie Von Aydan. Panel: Courtney Stevens, Zac, Grace Sophia and Dillon Kolar. 8-10pm. $10.

The Domino Room Smoakland: Smoke Sesh Tour This West Coast duo will blow the night away. 8pm. $25.

General Duffy’s Waterhole Comedy Night

Central Oregon Comedy Scene presents an evening of riotous laughter with performers: Alex Haupton, Steve Harbor and Raymond Montoya! 7-10pm. $15-$20.

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.

High Desert Music Hall The Muddy Souls & Skillethead Muddy Souls and Skillet head are all about bluegrass, folk and traditional music with original songwriting and lively instru mentals. What more could you want? 8-10pm.

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

M&J Tavern Beyond the Lamplight & Helga What happens when you bring five musicians from different local bands together to mesh brilliant skill? A rock ‘n’ roll party you can’t miss! 9pm. Free.

Mood Indigo Club - Speakeasy Jefferson Hope Trio This is the public debut of the Jeffer son Hope Trio! Expect an intimate, vocal-forward performance, with solo showcases, a handful of duets and a surprise or two! 6:30-8:30pm. $29.

Silver Moon Brewing Andy Dale Petty Sing er-songwriter Andy Dale Petty performs at Silver Moon Brewing. 6pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing The Parnells

The Parnells are an Americana and country band from Bend. Powerful vocals, tight three part fam ily harmonies and insightful songwriting drive their rootsy sound. The Parnells bring a nostalgic and emotional range to their performances, creating connection through story-telling and dynamic musical moments. 7-10pm.

Tower Theatre Christmas with C.S. Lewis People are about to experience an unforgetta ble assortment of Yuletide recollections which stimulates a whole range of emotions – curiosity, laughter, gladness and even some tears. Above all, listeners will discover how that encounter with Tolkien forever changed CS Lewis’ Christ mas celebrations. 7:30pm. $64.00 (plus $3.00 Historic Preservation fee).

Volcanic Theatre Pub Pert Near Sandstone & Pixie & The Partygrass Boys at Volcanic Genre has always been something of a thorny issue for Pert Near Sandstone. Crossing old-time instrumentation with contemporary sensibilities, the band first emerged from Minne apolis in 2007 with its acclaimed debut, “Up and Down The River.” Over the course of five more studio albums and several live releases, the group established themselves as standard-bear ers for the versatility and vitality of the Midwest ern roots music scene. 9-11:30pm. $15.

Head for the Hills is a bluegrass group that has a folky vocal twist. The three-man band has been together for 15 years and has perfected its upbeat, rich, tight compositions. Head for the Hills will be plucking strings on the Domino Room’s stage at 8pm on Thursday, Nov. 17.

Courtesy Head for the Hills Facebook

Saturday

The Belfry Thunderstorm Artis Thunderstorm Artis is a singer/songwriter born on the North Shore of Oahu. He learned at a very young age to play piano, guitar, harmonica and drums, from his father, Ron and mother, Victoria. He has toured for many years with his brother Ron Artis II and has shared stages with Jack Johnson, Booker T and Mike Love. However, he is most known for being a finalist on the NBC show The Voice Season 18. His music crosses many genres including folk, rock, soul and country. His strong belief is that through music he can make the world a better place and lift the hearts of others. 7-11pm. $20.

Craft Kitchen and Brewery Comedy

@ Craft: Raymond Montoya Raymond Montoya has been in the comedy and entertainment industry for over 11 years. He was recently featured at The 2022 Central Oregon Comedy Festival, The Sacramento Tree Harvest Comedy Festival and The DC Comedy Festival. Raymond has been seen on CBS, GSN and was a featured comedian on LA’s #1 Radio station KROQ for Kev in and Bean’s April Foolishness. 8pm. $15.

Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards Live in the Cozy Tasting Room: Tiger Lyn Singing the great dance hits from the 70s until the current hits of country, soul, rock, pop and disco! Treat yourself to a rocking good time! This dynamite entertainer will rock you out of your chairs and onto the dance floor. 5-8pm. $15/adults, Free/ children 12 and under.

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

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

M&J Tavern Shovelbelt & Livid Kings Hard and heavy masters share the stage to bring a night that will definitely rattle the bottles the shelves. 9pm. Free.

Midtown Ballroom 2nd Bend Creator’s Cel ebration A mix of local fashion, dance, music, art and beauty. Spectacular runway show and dance performances by Seksé Fit and Strut Cabaret. Live music by Precious Byrd and DJ Colonel (Simmer Down on 92.9FM) finishes out the night. 6pm-1am. $25-$85.

The Outfitter Bar at Seventh Mountain Resort G Bots & The Journeymen Duo Join in the speakeasy for free live music with G Bots & The Journeymen Duo. This is also opening weekend for the ice skating rink and the holiday bazaar and food drive. 4-7pm. Free.

Redmond Public Library Ian Carrick Solo Performance Hear authentic songs telling seldom told stories. His solo material reflects his conviction that music is at core a commu nal practice. Ian’s songs are unique, and often, hilarious. They include unusual, yet significant subjects like salmon and social media. 2-3pm. Free.

River’s Place Saturday Jazz Sessions Swing 44 and Gypsy Jazz take the stage. 6-8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing The Silvertone Devils The Silvertone Devils harness the honkey tonk roadhouse energy in every live performance. 8-10pm. $10.

Sisters Library Ian Carrick Solo Perfor mance Hear authentic songs telling seldom told stories. His solo material reflects his conviction that music is at core a communal practice. Ian’s songs are unique, and often, hilarious. They include unusual, yet significant subjects like salmon and social media. 11am. Free.

The Capitol Owls and Aliens Freindsgiving Tour Owls & Aliens is taking the stage this Sat urday, with special guests, Code., Illusence, Bury Your Burdens and Still The Beating. 8pm. Free.

Tower Theatre Marc Maron With his land mark podcast WTF with Marc Maron, which averages 6 million downloads per month, Maron has interviewed icons such as Robin Williams, Keith Richards and former U.S. president Barack Obama. 8pm. $45-$59.50 (plus fees).

Volcanic Theatre Pub The Color Study Album Release Scott Oliphant has a lot of big thoughts and ideas in his head. His extensive conceptual process produces narrative tracks that speak earnestly, especially within the songs he makes as The Color Study. It was a trend he started with the project’s self-titled debut, and it’s one he’s continuing with its upcoming album Future Past Present Tense. While the band’s eponymous debut record was consciously mired by the sadness of a relationship lost, Future Past Present Tense takes a turn for the more heady and existentially philosophical — though still in one aspect or another touching on the impres sion interpersonal relationships can leave. 8-11pm. $10.

Worthy Brewing Live Music Saturdays Every Saturday Worthy Brewing will put on a live show! Come enjoy beers and music. 6-8pm. Free.

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

The Astro Lounge Local Artist Spotlight Sundays This is a chance to listen to Central Or egon’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.

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.

Hub City Bar & Grill Big Band Open Jam All welcome to sing or play an instrument, just come on in and get on Gordy’s sign-up sheet. 5-8pm. 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 Joel Chadd Joel Chadd writes and plays songs that are brutally honest and open-hearted. His themes are universal, but the songs feel as if they were written just for you. His melodies dance between soulful vocals and passionate guitar playing, drawing the listener ever-so-close. 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.

Volcanic Theatre Pub Garaj Mahal w/ Brother Gabe Trio After nearly a decade hiatus, Garaj Mahal hits the road, again! Featuring Kai Eckhart, Oz Ezzeldin, Fareed Haque and Hassan Hurd. 7:30-11pm. $25/adv, $30/door.

21 Monday

The Astro Lounge Open Mic Mondays

Amazing top notch talent, jaw dropping! All musicians and comedians are welcome from first-timers to pros. Hosted by Nancy Blake and Danny Guitar Harris, two longtime local musi cians. Very supportive and can provide instru ments if needed. 8pm. Free.

Bevel Craft Brewing Bingo with Bren Supporting The Giving Plate Bevel is proud to be supporting this amazing local nonprofit, The Giving Plate, this month during Bingo with Bren at Bevel. Founded in 2010,it has become the largest food pantry in Central Oregon and serves over 3,500 individuals in need every month! Come support their incredible efforts and do your part to help our neighbors in need while enjoying a fun night of Bingo! $2 per card. Cash prizes! 6-8pm. $2 per card.

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. Free.

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 Pro ductions. 7-8:30pm. Free.

Worthy Brewing Head Games Trivia Night Eat. Drink. Think. Win! Head Games multi-media trivia is at Worthy Brewing Co. in Bend every Monday at 7pm. Free to play, win prizes. Teams up to 6.

22 Tuesday

Cheba Hut Trivia Tuesday Come play Useless Knowledge Bowl! UKB’s live trivia game show is no ordinary trivia night! Bring your team this week! “2 Wheel Tuesday” and “Service Industry” specials with 25% off on bar tabs, too! 6-8pm. Free.

The Commons Cafe & Taproom Story tellers 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.

River’s Place Bingo! Win cash and support a local nonprofit organizations. Yay! Bingo cards $1-$5. 6-8pm. $1-$5.

Silver Moon Brewing Eric Leadbetter & Friends Local artist, Eric Leadbetter, hosts his fellow musicians for this weekly free show every Tuesday. Come sit out on the brewery’s patio and enjoy an evening of music, food and most import ant... stellar craft beers! 6-8pm. Free.

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

23 Wednesday

AVID Cider Co. Taproom Bingo with a Brit Join with the favorite bloke Michael as MC, and win prizes, swag, gift cards and a once-a-month cash jackpot. Discounted beverages, $3 first card, $2 second card and each card after that just $1! 6:30-8:30pm. Free.

The Belfry Tommy Castro and The Painkillers “Castro’s aggressive, inspired attack on vocals and guitar is phenomenal.” –Washington Post. Whether he’s squeezing out the deepest blues or playing the funkiest soul grooves, legendary blues and soul giant Tommy Castro knows how to ignite a crowd. Over the course of his still-unfolding career, the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter has released 15 albums ranging from horn-fueled soul and R&B to piping hot blues to fiery rock ‘n’ roll. He’s performed all over the world, earning countless fans with his legendary, sweat-drenched, exhilarating live shows. Castro’s band, The Painkillers—bassist Randy McDonald, drummer Bowen Brown and keyboardist Michael Emerson—have now been playing together over four years. After hundreds of live shows, they have coalesced into one of the telepathically tightest units Castro has ever assembled, making the group one of the most in-demand live roots music acts performing today. 7:30-11pm. $25

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

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! 8-10pm. Free.

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

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

Central Oregon can catch the public debut of the Jefferson Hope Trio, a three-piece band that features vocal-forward tunes. The Jefferson Hope trio performs for the first time at 6:30pm on Friday, Nov. 18 at the Mood Indigo Club, a vibey, underground venue.

Courtesy Jefferson Hope Trio Facebook

General Duffy’s Waterhole Live Music Wednesdays Stop by for live music by local artists every Wednesday night in the Annex at General Duffy’s Waterhole. See artists like Parker Steers, Tony Buckman, Phillip Austin and others! 7-9pm. 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 kara oke tune? Come to Hub City every Wednesday and Thursday night and sing your heart out! 8pm-Midnight. 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.

Pour House Grill

Ultimate Trivia Night with Clif Come to Pour House Grill for the best trivia night in town, guaranteed. With new questions every week written by the host Clif, and inter esting gameplay including wager style Double Jeopardy and Final Jeopardy questions, Pour House Trivia Night will have you on the edge of your seat! 6-8pm. 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 produc tions have teamed up to bring this show to you! It’s co-hosted with multiple hosts, co-produced for Central Oregon! 8pm. Free.

Silver Moon Brewing Song & Story with Pete Kartsounes Pete is an award-winning flat picker singer-songwriter and cutting-edge mu sician’s musician. No stranger to life out on the road, Pete has spent over two decades bringing his voice and guitar to stages all over the world. Come experience one of Bend’s finest talents! 6-8pm. Free.

Movin’ & Groovin’ with DJ Cevicii & DJ Slade Featuring beer, wine, mimosas, bloodies, baked goods and more! Nov. 20, 11am-1:30pm. Junction Roastery, 708 SW Deschutes Ave., Redmond. Free.

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

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

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.

Beginning Salsa Class Totally fun, sexy and easier than you might think! Beginning is for newbies; beginning plus is for those who know the basics. 4-week series $40/person, starts Wed., Nov. 2, no partner needed, just bring a smile! Register in advance w/ Victoria. Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm. Through Nov. 23. Bend Dance, SW Porcupine Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-410-0048. salsavictoria@yahoo.com. $40.

Beginning West Coast Swing Class es Luscious West Coast Swing is danced to hip-hop, blues, top 40 or R&B. It’s a versatile partner dance everyone should know! No partner needed, 4-week series starts Tue., Nov. 1. Open practica is $5 drop-in. Register in advance w/ Victoria, check out Facebook Bend Dance for videos. Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30pm. Through Nov. 22. Bend Dance, SW Porcupine Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-410-0048. salsavictoria@yahoo.com. $40.

Blues Holiday Social - November Join for two 30-minute skills centric lessons for dancers of all levels followed by social dancing! The group is excited to host in the Earth Room at Hanai. $10 for the night (lessons plus social). You can find the Earth Room just down the hall to the right. Nov. 18, 7-10pm. Hanai Foundation, 62430 Eagle Rd., Bend. Contact: bendbluesdancing@ gmail.com. $10.

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 Sat urdays, 11am-Noon. Bend Hot Yoga, 1230 NE 3rd St. UnitA320, Bend. Contact: yoga@bendhotyoga. com. $20/drop-In.

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

Rayn: Flamenco for a New World Bend Seattle-based Flamenco dancer Savannah Fuentes and singer/multi-instrumentalist, Diego Amador Jr., direct from Seville, will present “Rayn: Flamenco for a New World” at the Sons of Norway Hall in Bend. Nov. 17, 8-9:30pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 206-409-2161. savannahflamenco@ gmail.com. $27/general, $40/VIP seating, $18/ student, $12/child.

FILM EVENTS

Powderhound Preview and Fundraiser The Powderhound Preview and Fundraiser is slated to return on Wed. Nov. 16 to the Tower Theatre in downtown Bend. The Powderhound Preview & Fundraiser is Central Oregon’s winter film festival that’s comprised entirely of local ski ers and boarders and their slideshows and films.

Powderhound tickets will be available starting Tue. Nov. 1, exclusively at Pine Mountain Sports. Nov. 16, 7pm. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend. Varies.

ARTS + CRAFTS

Brave New World Art Exhibit at Barber Library “Brave New World” is on display through Nov. 29 at Central Oregon Community College’s Barber Library Rotunda Gallery. Bend artist Lloyd McMullen integrates found

into two- and three-dimensional “constructions” to serve as metaphor for persistence. For more information, contact Tina Hovekamp, director of library services, at 541-383-7295 or thovekamp@ cocc.edu. Through Nov. 27. Central Oregon Community College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Free.

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

Learn to Crochet Learn the basics of crochet from instructor/designer Malaika Gabriel! This class covers basic crochet stitches, helpful tips and tricks and how to read a simple pattern. Register for just one session or several to set yourself up for crochet project success! Patterns provided. Third Thursday of every month, 11am1pm. Fancywork Yarn Shop, 200 NE Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-323-8686. hello@ fancywork.com. $40.

Wednesday Evening Hand Building In this class series, Clara will provide the technical basis for hand-building. Clara invites students to learn about slab, coil, carve, pinching and stamp ing from imagination to functional form to realize visions. The student has the answers, and the teacher is part of the process of supporting par ticipants to make. Wednesdays, 6-9pm. Through Nov. 23. Tumalo School of Pottery & Craft, 65093 Smokey Butte Dr., Bend. Contact: 458-202-9430. yvonne@tumaloschoolofpottery.com. $225.

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Eugene-born band, The Muddy Souls, combines bluegrass, folk and traditional music to form unique compositions and arrangements that will keep listeners’ attentions. With lively tunes to get people moving, The Muddy Souls will start jamming with Skillethead at 8pm on Friday, Nov. 18 at High Desert Music Hall.

Courtesy Muddy Souls Press

Learn to Knit at Fancywork

Yarn

Shop Get started on the path to creating your own treasured handknits! Learn the fundamentals of knitting, basic stitches, how to read a pattern, fix your mistakes and more. Create a small project to take home. Pattern provided. Take three classes and earn a 10% discount on yarn! Every other Thursday, 5:30-7pm. Fancywork Yarn Shop, 200 NE Greenwood Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-3238686. hello@fancywork.com. $10.

Know Flight: Male Flight Attendants and LGBTQ Civil Rights Walk through the history of a lesser known civil rights struggle: the history of male flight attendants from its be ginnings to the present, and the significant role they played in efforts to expand greater dignity and equality to LGBTQ Americans. Presented by Associate Professor of History, Phil Tiemeyer. Nov. 16, 5-6pm. Contact: 541-617-7044. laurelw@ deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Nancy

Floyd: Walking Through The Desert with My Eyes Closed

Art exhibition at Scalehouse featuring 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship recipient Nancy Floyd! First Friday opening 11/4 from 5-7pm. Visit www.scalehouse. org/artist-nancy-floyd. Wednesdays-Saturdays, 5-7pm. Through Dec. 31. Scalehouse Collabo rative for the Arts, 550 NW Franklin Ave., Bend. Contact: marley@scalehouse.org. Free.

Labor History Conference The conference will feature presentations on local union and worker history and a look at union organizing in Bend today. Nov. 19, 9:30am-12:30pm. Contact: 541-350-3053. Downtown Bend Public Library, 601 NW Wall St. Free.

Local Energy Forum: Creating an Energy Plan for Deschutes County

Nancy P’s Cafe

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Bakery Handmade Pop-Up Market Outdoor marketplace with local artists and delicious baked goods. Local handmade gifts for loved ones or for you! Nov. 20, 10am-3pm. Nancy P’s Cafe & Bakery, 1054 NW Milwaukee Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-322-8778. ellixdesigns@gmail.com. Free.

Opening Exhibit: “In the Arena: Photo graphs from America’s Only Touring Black Rodeo” A new, original exhibition opens at the High Desert Museum. “In the Arena: Photographs from America’s Only Touring Black Rodeo” features the stunning images of Gabriela Hasbun, who spent more than a decade photo graphing the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, now celebrating its 38th year. Hasbun has worked for publications ranging from The New York Times to Rolling Stone. Her images illuminate a thriving although at times unknown culture around Black Americans and the rodeo. Nov. 19. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend.

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

Bend Ghost Tours Join for Ghosts and Legends of Downtown Bend Tour and hear all about Bend’s permanent residents! Your Spirit Guide will lead you through the haunted streets and alleyways of Historic Downtown Bend where you’ll learn about the city’s many macabre tales, long-buried secrets and famous ghosts. Wednes days-Sundays, 7:30-9pm. Downtown Bend, Bend. Contact: 541-350-0732. bendghosttours@gmail. com. $25.

City Club of Central Oregon Forum: Is Measure 110 a Failure? In 2020, Oregon voters passed Measure 110 the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, designed to move funds away from criminalizing drug use and addiction to treatment. This represents a $1.4 billion investment in behavioral health care. Two years later, there are calls to repeal the measure as a massive failure. Nov. 16, 11:30am-1pm. Riv erhouse on the Deschutes, 3075 N. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: info@cityclubco.org. Free-$40.

Delivering Community Clean Energy Fall Conference Don’t miss the “Delivering Community Clean Energy” virtual Fall Confer ence, hosted by the NW Energy Coalition and featuring clean energy expert panelists. The two half-day conference will cover issues includ ing: recent election results, renewable energy siting, increased funding for clean energy and hydropower impacts on salmon. Thu, Nov. 17, 12:30-3:15pm. Virtual Event. $40/members, $50/ non-members.

Come learn about planning for the energy future in Deschutes County! Where Central Oregon energy comes from and how the area uses it are important factors in shaping our communities in Central Oregon. The Environmental Center is ex ploring how the community can move forward in this energy transition by developing a county-lev el energy plan that can benefit the environment and the economy. Nov. 19, 9:30am-3:30pm. OSU Extension Service Office, 3800 SW Airport Way Bldg. 3, Redmond. Contact: 541-385-6908. Free-$20.

Online Only:

Know Flight - Flights of the Mind Local author Mike Lankford discuss es humanity’s attempts at flight. This is a live webinar. Receive the Zoom link by registering at deschuteslibrary.org. Mike Lankford discusses humans’ attempts at flight, from prior to the Renaissance all the way to the time of powered flight and the Wright Brothers. Nov. 22, 6-7pm. Contact: 541-312-1032. paigef@deschuteslibrary. org. Free.

Sunriver Then & Now: Indigenous His tory Spanning Precontact to Current Issues Take a journey into the past to learn more about the Indigenous people of Central Oregon. This is an in-person program. Registra tion is required. In this joint presentation by the Deschutes Public Library and Sunriver, you will discuss the original inhabitants of the Sunriver area. Nov. 16, 3:30-4:30pm. Sunriver Homeown ers Aquatic & Recreation Center, 57250 Overlook Rd., Sunriver. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@ deschuteslibrary.org. Free.

Your Watershed: Community Conver sation on Fire Join Think Wild and Crooked River Watershed Council for this month’s Com munity Conversation event on Fire. Guest speak ers and tablers from local organizations will be present to discuss: preparing your property for resisting wildfire, statewide community wildfire mapping process and rural rangeland fire. Nov. 17, 5:30-7:30pm. Crooked River Elementary School, 641 NE 1st St., Prineville. Contact: bea vers@thinkwildco.org. Free.

THEATER

Ellipse Theater Community Presents Craig Fox Had A Wife “Craig Fox Had a Wife” is an autobiographical new play by local playwright Beverly Allen, whose first husband was killed in action during during the Vietnam War. The play recounts the story of how a veter an, a widow and a Vietnamese tour guide found healing decades after the war. Thu, Nov. 17, 7:30-10pm, Fri, Nov. 18, 7:30-10pm and Sat, Nov. 19, 1:30-4 and 7:30-10pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. Contact: debbielevin@etcbend.org. $25.

WORDS

NaNoWriMo

Daytime Write-In Join for this NaNoWriMo daytime write-in session at Roundabout Books. Nov. 19, 9-11am. Round about Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@ roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Creating a Strong Cover Letter If you’re job hunting, a strong cover letter can help show case your unique skills, experience and person ality in a way that helps you stand out from the competition. The leaders are there to help you craft a letter that is unique to you. Join at one of these Creating a Strong Cover Letter classes. The class is free, but registration is required; follow the links to register: deschuteslibrary. org/calendar/event/68353. Nov. 18, 3pm. La Pine Public Library, 16425 1st St, La Pine. Free.

The Forge Creative Writing Program Applications accepted until Dec. 31 for The Forge 10-month online creative writing program. You have something important to say, and the pro gram gives you the tools and training to say it! $25 application fee and writing sample. Begins January 2023. To look into the applications and submit your own, contact theforgewriting@gmail. com and 541-408-4509. Apply by 12/31/22. Oct. 13-Dec. 31. Contact: 541-408-4509. theforgewrit ing@gmail.com. $25.

Hello! Storytime: Sharing - “Bear Says Thanks” by Karma Wilson and “Apple Cake” by Dawn Casey Hello Storytime! is for parents/caregivers and children. Primarily the activities and books will be geared to the 0 to 5 years old age group with young child orienta tion. Nov. 23, 10:30-11am. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbook shop.com. Free.

Immersive Reporting: Lauren Kessler with Kimberly Bowker Join Lauren Kessler, author of recently published Free: Two Years, Six Lives and the Long Journey Home and A Grip of Time (2019), and local author Kimberly Bowker to discuss immersion reporting, deep-dive in-thetrenches research, the ethics of becoming part of other people’s lives and much more. Nov. 17, 6-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Wash ington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Local Author Event: Marina Richie Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe hosts Marina Richie for a reading of “Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher” and book signing of her 2022 nature memoir, the first to feature the mythic and secretive belted kingfisher. She will be joined by local artist Sheila Dunn who will feature her bird note cards. Nov. 20, 2-4pm. Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe, 135 NW Minnesota Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-749-2010. dudleysbookshopcafe@ gmail.com. Free.

Mixed Feelings: Literary Reading Half exhausted from 10-straight-days of writing and ready to sleep forever, OSU students are also inspired, wanting more and sad to say good bye! Join the OSU-Cascades MFA in Creative Writing program for a reading at the Commons Cafe. Students will share new, in-progress and finished original works spanning several genres and themes at the semi-annual residency closing event. Nov. 19, 6:30-8pm. The Commons Cafe & Taproom, 875 NW Brooks St., Bend. Free.

Mystery Book Club Please join for Mystery Book Club. The group will discuss “Verifiers” by Jane Pek. Zoom option available. Nov. 16, 6-7pm. Please join in-store or on Zoom for Mystery Book Club. The group will discuss The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers. Join zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/87648931984?pwd=eHN4VjRIOVkyck5D L092OE9Nakd2QT09. Wednesdays, 10:30am. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@ roundaboutbookshop.com. Free.

Writers Writing: Quiet Writing Time

Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others’ company. This is an in-person pro gram. Masks are recommended at all in-person library events. Bring personal work, read a book or answer emails. Come when you can, leave when you want. Free, open network WiFi avail able. Tuesdays, 1:30-4:30pm. Deschutes Public Library-Downtown, 601 NW Wall Street, Bend. Contact: 541-312-1063. paigef@deschuteslibrary. org. Free.

NaNoWriMo Evening Write-In Join for this NaNoWriMo evening write-in session at Roundabout Books. Nov. 22, 5-7pm. Roundabout Books, 900 NW Mount Washington Dr., #110, Bend. Contact: 541-306-6564. julie@roundabout bookshop.com. Free.

ETC.

Exhibition Opening: Under the Snow

Dive into the hidden world beneath the snow. In this subnivean environment, animals create a secret matrix of tunnels to survive the winter’s frigid temperatures and hide from the preda tors that lurk above. Using interactive graphics, visitors will meet the species that depend on the snow. Nov. 19, 10am-4pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Free with Museum admission.

Museum & Me A quieter time for children and adults with physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities to enjoy the High Desert Mu seum after hours. Explore the Museum’s newest exhibitions and revisit your favorites. Sensory packs available to borrow with headphones, fidgets and more. Nov. 17, 4-7pm. High Desert Museum, 59800 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-382-4754. Free.

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, Aug. 26 and Ongoing. Contact: 541-316-0662.

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.

GROUPS + MEETUPS

Babes, Beards and Brews Singles

Happy Hour Mixer Join Thursday night for an extended Happy Hour: Singles Mixer! If you’re tired of swiping left and right, and want to meet someone the old fashion way… come down to General Duffy’s! Enjoy discounted drinks and mingle with strangers. You could make some new friends or just maybe… a new love connec tion. Nov. 17, 6-9pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. Free.

Become a Better Public Speaker Do you struggle with public speaking? You’re not alone! Come visit Bend Toastmasters Club and learn how to overcome your public speaking fears. Wednesdays, Noon-1pm. Contact: 503-501-6031. bend.toastmasters.club@gmail.com. Free.

Bend Parkinson’s Support Group Monthly Meeting

Parkinson’s Support Group Meetings third Wednesday of every month at the Best Western Premier Bend. Patients and care givers are welcome to join us. These meetings serve as a resource for educational and emotion al support. Focusing on providing local services, bridging the gap between medical care and wellness. Fun and engaging! Third Wednesday of every month, 2-3:30pm. Best Western Premier, 1082 SW Yates Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-6686599. Carol@parkinsonsresources.com. Free.

Friday Night Magic E4 is proud to host its first Friday Night Magic! They’ll be starting at 6pm, with no specific format. Play what you’ve got and see how it shakes out! Everyone who shows up to play goes home with a free pack! Nov. 18, 6-9pm. E4 Cards & More, 3188 N Hwy 97 Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 541-303-3000. info@ e4cards.com. Free.

Hysteria Comedy Collective: Comedy Writing Workshop Welcome to Hysteria, a comedy collective open to all female-identifying, trans and non-binary folks. Whether you are a seasoned performer or completely new to the scene, Hysteria invites you to join the community of professional, novice and aspiring stand-up comedians. Its mission is to create a space where there is support for each other’s growth as writers/performers, give and receive feedback on materials and foster a more inclusive, pro gressive and artistic comedy community. Third Wednesday of every month, 5:30-7pm. Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave., Bend. $10.

Toastmasters of Redmond Become a confident public speaker. Do you want to become a member of an organization that provides a safe and supportive environment to improve your public speaking skills? A place that fosters community, socialization and builds your self confidence. A place to have fun. Newcomers are supportively welcomed. Tuesdays, Noon-1pm. Church of Christ, 925 NW 7th St., Redmond.

Contact: 541-292-6177. garyae@gmail.com. $60 for 6 months.

Red Door Marketplace Holiday Bazaar and Bakesale

Board Games Hosted by The Base

The Base at Franklin is a new space in the Old Bend neighborhood for neurodivergent humans and allies to access community through the shared goal for connection and wellness. Board games from 4-5:30pm. RPG direcly following at 5:30pm. RSVP required. Fridays, 4-5:30pm. The Base at Franklin, 5 NW Franklin Avenue, Bend. Contact: 541-610-8826. hello@baseatfranklin.com. Free.

The Trinity Episcopal Red Door Marketplace will feature hand-made crafts, raffles, an author’s corner, and a holiday bake sale as well as a gently used boutique! Come and enjoy the fun! Nov. 19, 9am-2pm. Trinity Episco pal Church - St. Helens Hall, 231 NW Idaho St., Bend. Free.

ConnectW Monthly Meeting

Source Weekly’s Poetry

Winners

Read ing and Open Mic Join at the High Desert Music Hall to hear the Source Weekly’s Poetry Contest winners read winning works. After, step up to the mic yourself 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. Readers are invited to arrive early to sign up. Nov. 17, 6-8pm. High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave, Redmond. Free.

Volunteers Needed for Humane Society

Thrift Store Do you love animals and discov ering “new” treasures? Then volunteering at the HSCO Thrift Store Donation Door is the perfect place to combine your passions while helping HSCO raise funds to provide animal welfare services for the local community. For information contact: rebecca@hsco.org. Ongoing. Humane Society Thrift Shop, 61220 S. Highway 97, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3761. rebecca@hsco.org.

ConnectW loves to meet new businesses and new business owners. Please register and join for the evening. ConnectW is a women’s networking group that wel comes women in all fields and endeavors — from entrepreneurs and professionals to women simply wishing to explore, expand and enhance their lives and environments. Nov. 16, 5:30-8pm. $35.

Wazzu Football Watch Party Go Cougs! Meet fellow alumni, win swag, and fight, fight, fight for Washington State at Cascade Lakes Brew ing Company in Bend, THE home of the WSUAA Central Oregon Club. Nov. 26. Cascade Lakes Brewpub, 1441 SW Chandler Ave., Bend. Free.

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

Neuroqueer Meetup A safe place for neu rodivergent, queer individuals to exchange with the goal of promoting exploration and sharing of experiences, as well as empowerment and con nection to community. Every other Wednesday, 6-7:30pm. The Base at Franklin, 5 NW Franklin Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-610-8826. hello@base atfranklin.com. Free.

Mixing bluegrass, punk and party music, Pixie & The Partygrass is bringing a unique and inviting sound to Central Oregon. The band incorporates themes of nature in its lyrics and performs with astounding energy. Listen to Pixie & The Partygrass’ blend of genres at 9pm on Friday, Nov. 18 at the Volcanic Theatre Pub, with Pert Near Sandstone.

Courtesy of Pixie and the Partygrass Boys Press

Redmond: Open Hub Singing Club An unforgettable evening of singing... together! All voices are welcome. Songs are taught by ear and quickly a group of strangers discovers they can make beautiful, meaningful sound together. Led by community song leader, Ian Carrick. Third Wednesday of every month, 6-7:30pm. Through Nov. 17. Redmond Library, 827 Southwest Deschutes Avenue, Redmond. Contact: 541-3121029. laurelw@deschuteslibrary.org. Free

Competitive Cribbage Play nine games of cribbage versus nine different oppo nents. 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.

FAMILY + KIDS

After School Art Club Art Club is a unique after-school program for kids to create and bring their ideas to life in an inspiring studio space. The weekly schedule features a different focus each day; choose the day that most interests your child or nurture their creativity across a variety of media. Mondays-Tuesdays-Thursdays, 2:30-5pm. Through Dec. 15. Wondery Art + Ad venture School, 19550 Amber Meadow Dr Suite 190, Bend. Contact: sarah@wonderyschool.com. $150 per month.

Early Release Wild Wednesday Art Club

Art Club is a unique after school program for kids to create and bring their ideas to life in an inspiring studio space. The weekly schedule features a different focus each day; choose the day that most interests your child or nur ture their creativity across a variety of media. Wednesdays, 1-5pm. Through Dec. 14. Wondery Art + Adventure School, 19550 Amber Meadow Dr Suite 190, Bend. Contact: sarah@wonderyschool. com. $150 per month.

Kids Yoga Classes Kids will enhance flexibility, gain strength and improve balance and coordination through our kids yoga classes. Mindful yoga techniques are important for calm ing the nervous system, managing frustrations and improving focus. The group will also explore mindful drawing and art projects. Ages 5-8yrs. Wednesdays, 3:15pm and Wednesdays, 3:15pm. Through Feb. 2. Free Spirit Yoga + Fitness + Play, 320 SW Powerhouse Drive, Suite 150, Bend. Contact: 541-241-3919. info@freespiritbend.com. $145.

Learn to Play! Pokemon Trading Card Game

A fun two-hour session learning to play the Pokemon TCG! Participants will take home a Pokemon Battle Academy that includes three decks, a play mat and all supplies to play. Participants will receive instruction on play and practice their new skills in a tournament, with E4 Gift Cards awarded! Nov. 19, 1-3pm. E4 Cards & More, 3188 N Hwy 97 Suite 101, Bend. Contact: 541-303-3000. info@e4cards.com. $35.

expression, etc. The program celebrates diversity and culture and pursues an education of the self that benefits the community. Wednesdays, 3-5:30pm. Through Nov. 16. Ujima Afterschool Program, 520 NW Wall St., Bend. Contact: 541604-8055. info@thefathersgroup.org. Free.

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

Youth Cooking Camp-Holiday Baking School’s out so lets have some fun baking for the Holidays. Have your child (age 7-17) join Kindred Creative Kitchen in this extensive hands-on camp where they will learn to make a variety of baked goods that are perfect for Thanksgiving and the coming holidays. Nov. 21-23, 11am-2pm. Kindred Creative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcre ativekitchen@gmail.com. $150.

Youth Cooking Class-Comfort Foods

Compassionate Thanksgiv

ing Feast Please join for A Broken Angel’s Compassionate Thanksgiving Feast: a bountiful vegan dinner experience — with Chef Richard Hull, Barbara Troyer and team. They can’t wait to share this special event with you all again! Tickets must be purchased online: this event typically sells out early. Nov. 20, 6-9pm. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon, 61980 Skyline Ranch Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-550-7727. info@abrokenangel.com. $72.

Couple’s Night-Seasonal Beer Dinner Folks love beer in Bend and there is no better way to enjoy it than with a meal and other people who love beer. Join Kindred Creative Kitchen in this hands-on class where participants will make a 3-course meal. Each course will be paired with beer. Nov. 18, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Creative Kitch en, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@gmail. com. $160.

BEER + DRINK

Cascade Spirits Pop-Up Join to “make spirits bright” with a Cascade Spirits pop-up tasting in the subterranean Spirits Lounge at the Domaine Serene Wine Lounge in downtown Bend. Nov. 18, 6-9pm. Domaine Serene Wine Lounge, 909 NW Bond St., Bend. Contact: 541550-3795. a.field@domaineserene.com. Free.

Cowboy Casino General Duffy’s is bringing you a Cowboy Casino to General Duffy’s Water hole, with friends at 3 Creeks Brewing, featuring great prizes, casino games, a mechanical bull and more! Come join for a hootin’, hollerin’ good time! Nov. 19, 4-9pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave., Redmond. Contact: 541-5274345. tanner@generalduffys. Free.

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

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

Locals’ Night with The Bluegrass Col lective Monday is the day to be at Silver Moon Brewing! Come on down and join the local family all day every Monday! Silver Moon offers $3 pints of the core lineup beers and $4 pours of the bar rel-aged beers all day. Come down and sample what’s new while also enjoying the brand new food menu! It’s a steal of a deal that they won’t be chasing you out the door for! Mondays. Silver Moon Brewing, 24 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend.

Locals’ Day Come on down to Bevel Craft Brewing for $4 beers and cider and $1 off wine all day. There are also food specials from the food carts located out back at The Patio! Tues days. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. Contact: holla@bevelbeer.com. Free.

Ski or Board Wax & A Beer Bring your gear and get ready for the season. Grab a beer while you wait, watch some football, shop some local vendors or cozy up next to the fire pit. Scott Hammers has been tuning skis for over 30 years. More advance base repairs upon request. Nov. 19, Noon-4pm. River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-525-5792. riversplace bend@gmail.com. $15.

Artisan Farmers Market Featuring local goods from the Crooked River Ranch community, find jewelry, produce and more at this unique shopping experience. Nov. 19, 9am-3pm, Sat, Dec. 3, 9am-3pm and Sat, Dec. 17, 9am-3pm. Crooked River Ranch, 5060 SW Clubhouse Rd., Crooked River Ranch. Free.

Make + Brunch Robot Turkeys

Drop your child off at the studio and walk next door to Meadowlark and enjoy a delicious brunch at a discounted price (take $10 off of $50). Your child will spend the morning creating robot turkeys with wood, paint and treasures! Perfect for ages 5-11. Nov. 19, 10-11:30am. Wondery Art + Adven ture School, 19550 Amber Meadow Dr Suite 190, Bend. Contact: 541-236-5990. sarah@wondery school.com. $25.

Thanksgiving Art Camp Each no school day camp is a uniquely magical experience where creativity buzzes through the air, kiddos connect over shared projects and campers leave each day full of excitement to share the ideas they’ve brought to life. The days flow between open create, a guided workshop, outdoor exploration and games. Nov. 21-23, 9am-3pm. Wondery Art + Adventure School, 19550 Amber Meadow Dr. Suite 190, Bend. Contact: sarah@wonderyschool. com. $80.

Ujima Afterschool Program Ujima after school program is committed to elevating stu dent voice, ensuring diverse representation and is dedicated to equity work regardless of race, religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation/

The weather is cold, and everyone needs a little comfort sometimes. Food is the most primitive form of comfort. Have your child (age 7-17) join Kindred Creative Kitchen in this hands-on class where they will spend the evening making comfort foods. Nov. 19, 5:30-9pm. Kindred Cre ative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@ gmail.com. $50.

FOOD + MARKETS

Adult Class: Cook Like a Pro 2 This is the second of the Cook Like a Pro series where you can learn to cook like a pro, and is for adults only. This is a 4-week class. Kindred Creative Kitchen will cover in depth techniques in cooking including rice and grains, pasta and sauces. Mondays, 6-9pm. Through Nov. 28. Kindred Cre ative Kitchen, 2525 NE Twin Knolls Drive, Bend. Contact: 541-640-0350. kindredcreativekitchen@ gmail.com. $250.

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

Farm-to-Table Brunch Join the farm staff and Chef Nic Maraziti of Spaghetti Western on the Farm Store deck for brunch. They have de veloped a Farm-to-Table kitchen into a culinary destination and are proud to showcase certified organic vegetables exclusively from Rainshadow paired with their pastured, chemical-free and GMO-free meats. Sun, Nov. 20, 11am-1pm and Sun, Nov. 27, 11am-1pm. Rainshadow Organics, 71290 Holmes Rd., Sisters. Contact: 541-6776746. events@rainshadoworganics.com. $50.

Focaccia Folks Pickup and Tasting Pop-Up

Pre-order and pick up your olive oil baked goods for the holidays! Also, join for a free tasting of the artisanal focaccia and olive oil chocolate chip cookies. Mangia! Visit www.focac ciafolks.com to pre-order. Thu, Nov. 17, 5-6pm and Thu, Dec. 15, 5-6pm. West Coast Provisions, 2735 NW Crossing Dr., Bend. Contact: barb@ focacciafolks.com.

Tekka Tiger Opening Tekka Tiger takes a trip to Malaysia! Tekka Tiger will serve some staple dishes you can find in any Malaysian restaurant. Come check out Bend’s newest food cart. Fridays-Sundays, 4-8pm. Through Dec. 30. Bend Cider Co., 64649 Wharton Ave., Bend. Free.

Thursday Night Football Welcome to the new era of Thursday Night Football only on Amazon Prime and shown on Peppertree Pub’s 6 big screen TVs. $10 for one appetizer and a pint of beer poured from 15 rotating taps. It’s the NFL like you have never seen it before at the new Peppertree Pub. Thursdays, 4-9pm. Peppertree Pub, 1082 SW Yates Drive, Best Western Premier, Bend. Contact: 541-382-2007. bendsales@pep pertreeinns.com. Free.

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

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

Wine Wednesdays Happy hour all day on Wine Wednesday. Come in for discounts on glasses, beers and apps! Wednesdays, 3-9pm. Flights Wine Bar, 1444 NW College Way Suite 1, Bend. Contact: 541-728-0753. flightswinebend@ gmail.com. Free.

The Parnells is a band from Bend and has been performing country/Americana with a sultry indie twist. Taking the genre of country to new places, this band grooves to blending vocals and heavy guitar riffs. The Parnells are rocking the stage at 7pm on Friday, Nov. 18 at Silver Moon Brewing.

Courtesy of The Parnells Press

Charity Vineyards

CALENDAR EVENTS

OUTDOORS + ATHLETIC EVENTS

Adult Dodgeball (Open Gym) Make friends, get fit and have fun! Whether you’ve played before or are trying something new, join Bend Dodgeball for a game or two and see why it’s Bend’s favorite adult social sports league. Wednesdays, 6:30pm. Through Nov. 16. Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend, 500 NE Wall St., Bend. Contact: hi@benddodgeball.com. $8.

Bend Adult Volleyball Bend Hoops adult open gym volleyball sessions offer players a chance to get together and enjoy some compe tition. To sign up, go to meetup.com and RSVP. Bring exact change. Fridays, 8-10pm and Sun days, 7-9pm. Bend Hoops, 1307 NE 1st St, Bend. $10/Fridays, $7/Sundays.

Bend Area Running Fraternity The group will run, maintaining social distance, along the Deschutes River and then receive discounted drinks from the cidery after the run! Mondays, 5 and 5:30pm. Through Feb. 7. AVID Cider Co. Taproom, 550 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Contact: bendarearunningfraternity@gmail.com. Free.

CORK Mom Squad This group is open to moms of all running levels! The focus of the group will be to connect with other moms, share advice/ information on running while pregnant or with a family and to have fun! Meet back at the LOGE by 9:50am for coffee and chatting! Third Sunday of every month, 9-10am. Sisters Coffee The Old Mill, 450 SW Powderhouse Dr., Bend. Contact: centraloregonrunningklub@gmail.com. Free.

Dry-Land Training Class Dry-land training is upon us! This six-week series will prepare you for your strongest season yet. Train dynami cally to increase endurance and power with a focus on fine tuning for injury prevention. Great opportunity if you’re looking forward to full days on the slopes, all season long. Tuesdays-Thurs days-Sundays, 8-9am. Through Nov. 20. Bend Pilates, 155 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541647-0876. debby@bendpilates.net. $22.

Redmond Running Group Run All levels

welcome. Find the Redmond Oregon Running Klub on Facebook for weekly run details. Thurs days, 6:15pm. City of Redmond, Redmond, Or., Redmond. Contact: rundanorun1985@gmail.com.

Thursday Night Run Run through the Old Mill for around 3-5 miles, stay for food and drinks! Thursdays, 6-7pm. Spoken Moto, 310 SW Industrial Way, Bend. Free.

Winter Bazaar and Ice Rink Opening

Food Drive It’s the Seventh Mountain ice rink season opening festivities! Bring 5 non-perish able items and get $5 off skating. Friday evening will be the soft opening and winter bazaar. Sat urday will be ice skating with music from 107.7 The Beat, 99.7 The Bull. Live music to follow from Gbots and the Journeyman. Sunday will be ice skating and photos with Santa! Fri, Nov. 18, 6-10pm, Sat, Nov. 19, 10am-10pm and Sun, Nov. 20, 10am-8pm. Seventh Mountain Resort, 18575 SW Century Dr., Bend. Contact: 541-693-9124. justin.wellman@wyn.com. Free Bazaar, Skating $15.

23rd Annual

Badminton Night! Beginners and expe rienced players welcome. Extra racquets and birdies provided. The $10 cost helps pay for the facility. Thu, Nov. 17, 7:30-9:30pm, Mon, Nov. 21, 7:30-9:30pm, Wed, Nov. 23, 7:30-9:30pm, Mon, Nov. 28, 7:30-9:30pm and Wed, Nov. 30, 7:309:30pm. Bend Hoops, 1307 NE 1st St, Bend. Con tact: 503-720-8605. jimwinkle@gmail.com. $10. Hoodoo’s Wintervention at General Duffy’s Join Hoodoo at General Duffy’s for a flurry of fun and over 50K in giveaways this season. Lift tickets, lodging, gear, skis, boards and more! Free for all ages, go to skihoodoo.com for full details. Tue, Nov. 22, 6-8pm, Tue, Dec. 13, 6-8pm and Tue, Jan. 10, 6-8pm. General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Avenue, Redmond. Contact: 541-527-4345. eventsbreakingfree@ gmail.com. Free.

Turkey Trot 5k Race

& 1st Toddler Trot Race The Turkey Trot is a 5k road race around the beautiful COCC Bend Campus. All proceeds from the Turkey Trot will go to the COCC Foundation, which provides fi nancial assistance in the form of scholarships to students and fiscal support for college programs. Nov. 19, 9am-Noon. Central Oregon Communi ty College track, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: 541-383- 7794. jmotenko@cocc.edu & rseaton3@cocc.edu. $15.

Hydro Flask Fun Run Come join the Bend Marathon and Hydro Flask for a fun run at the Hydro Flask HQ. Hydro Flask is the presenting sponsor and Bend Marathon is thrilled to be working with one of the best community minded companies in Bend. This free event will kick off with a short 3-5mi fun run and finish up back at Hydro Flask with drinks and snacks for everybody. That makes it fun! Check out the new Bend Marathon T-Shirt and medal designs for 2023 and chat with Hydro Flask employees about all the cool new stuff they have coming out. Nov. 17, 5:15pm. Hydro Flask, 525 NW York Dr., Bend. Free.

Bevel

Putting Mayhem It’s a fun way to get to know our local disc golf club and meet some new people! Plus, all competitors get $1 off beverages all night (cannot be combined with any other dis counts). Details: Head-to-head matches will play in a bracket-style putting competition, with double elimination! Sign-ups at 5:30pm with first putts at 6pm. $5 to enter, optional $1 for the “Perfect Putt Pot.” Bring 2 putters of your own or borrow Bevel’s!10 putts per round from 5 stations, 2 putts from each station. Wednesdays, 5:30-9pm. Bevel Craft Brewing, 911 SE Armour St., Bend. $5.

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

HEALTH + WELNESS

7 Gates to Healing Seven gates is a deep dive into your internal landscape by exploring different gates of healing (grief, shadow aspects and trauma....). Each week the group will explore a different gate through writing, sharing, med itation, ceremony and ritual. Some, but not all topics explored will be, shadow work, loss, grief, shame and ancestral healing. Every other Mon day, 6:30-8:30pm. Through Feb. 13. Good Grief Guidance, 33 NW Louisiana Ave, Bend. Contact: rootedandopen@gmail.com. $210.

Access Consciousness Body Process

Class Body processes are a hands-on method that uses different hand placements on the body while asking specific energies to run at each spot. These processes facilitate the body back into its original functions, which assist with the repairing and longevity of the body. All are wel come. No prerequisites! Nov. 20, 11am-2pm. The Blissful Heart Hidden Garden, 105 NW Greeley Ave, Bend. Contact: 541-848-7608. jem@jennifer evemorey.com. $50.

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

Powwow Yoga with Acosia Red Elk Acosia Red Elk is an enrolled member of the Umatilla Tribe in Oregon. She is a 10-time world champion jingle dancer, international yoga teacher, glass artist, cultural teacher and well ness advocate who is known for public speaking/ storytelling. Indigenizing fitness and teaching powwow dance. Space is limited. Bend in the morning and Madras in the early afternoon. Nov. 16, 10-11am and 4-5pm. Central Oregon Com munity College, 2600 NW College Way, Bend. Contact: gmayall2@cocc.edu. Free.

Chakra Balancing Sound

Bath/ Sound Meditation with 7

Crystal Singing Bowls Chakra (cakra in Sanskrit) means “wheel” and refers to energy points in your body. In this workshop the group will clear and activate your seven major chakras with the healing tones from seven chakra colored quartz crystal singing bowls. Nov. 19, 4-5:30pm. EzraAlya, 1733 NE Woodridge Lane, Bend. Contact: 541-668-1716. sirahkreitzer@gmail.com. $35.

Drop In Monday Meditation Open to all! Come join in the beautiful gardens for meditation and healing! Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm. Blissful Heart Wellness Center, 45 NW Greeley Ave, Bend. Contact: 510-220-2441. cathleen@bliss ful-heart.com. Donation based.

Fall Mind-Body Detox with Nutritionist

Marisa Malzone Bring your body into balance this fall with a group detox program designed to promote health and vitality so you can finish out 2022 as your most vibrant self. The group will address the physical body, the mental/emotional body and our environment to create a unique holistic approach to detoxification. Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm, Mon, Nov. 14, 5:30-6:30pm and Mon, Nov. 21, 5:30-6:30pm. Through Nov. 21.

Hawthorn Healing Arts Center, 39 NW Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-330-0334. info@haw thorncenter.com. $250 (includes Vegecleanse detox powder, 3 in-person meetings and more).

Guided Forest Bathing Experience

Forest Bathing is the experience of immers ing your senses into the forest atmosphere. Experience the wonder of autumn by slowing down and connecting your senses to the natural world around. This guided experience is hosted by Missie Wikler, certified forest therapy guide. Sat, Oct. 29, 10am-Noon-Sat, Nov. 19, 10amNoon and Sat, Nov. 26, 10am-Noon. Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Rd., Bend. Contact: 541-316-9213. missie@romingyogabend.com. $35.

International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Community gathering with speakers, a documentary film and discussion groups of fering hope and healing. Nov. 19, 10am-1:30pm.

First Presbyterian Church, 230 NE Ninth St., Bend. Contact: 541-213-5721. bethany.kuschel@ deschutes.org. Free.

Kirtan & Sacred Sound Kirtan and Sacred Sound with Bend Bhakti Collective and special guests through the month. Find out why chanting mantra is beneficial. No singing or other expe rience needed! Thursdays, 7-8:30pm and Thu, Nov. 17, 6-7:30pm. Through Nov. 16. Heritage Hall, 230 NE 9th Street, Bend. Free, suggested donation of $5-$20.

Mommy & Me Breastfeeding Support

Group

The Mommy & Me Breastfeeding Sup port Group meets weekly in the Central Oregon Locavore event space. Lactation consultants on hand from St. Charles and WIC to weigh babies and answer questions. All are welcome, includ ing partners and siblings, no matter how you are feeding your baby. Thursdays, 6-8am. Central Oregon Locavore, 1841 NE Third St., Bend. Free.

Scottish Country Dance Scottish Country Dance class is on Mon. from 7-9pm at the Sons of Norway Building, 549 NW Harmon. 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. Contact 541508-9110. Mondays, 7-9pm. Sons of Norway Hall, 549 NW Harmon Blvd., Bend. Contact: 541-5089110. allely@bendbroadband.com. $5.

VitaShot Happy Hour Vitamin and nutrient injections (primarily Vitamin B) are an integrative treatment offered to patients that immediately provides the body with essential vitamins. They offer customized patient-specific vitamin B injections to support health, physical endurance and recovery, energy production, weight loss, metabolism, fatigue, detoxification and much more. Thursdays, 3-6pm. Through Dec. 29. Haw thorn Healing Arts Center, 39 NW Louisiana Ave., Bend. Contact: 541-330-0334. info@hawthorn center.com. $39-$69.

With pure vocals and insane talent on guitar, Thunderstorm Artis is making his way to Central Oregon. After being a finalist on The Voice in 2020 and performing with Jack Johnson in September, he has been making his way up in the music game. Thunderstorm Artis will perform at 7pm on Friday, Nov. 19 at The Belfry. He is also coming back for a show at Silver Moon Brewing on Dec. 9.

Courtesy Thunderstorm Artis Facebook

By Allie Noland

Runway Fashion Makes Its Way to Central Oregon

Bend Creator’s Celebration showcases local fashion and local talent at its runway show

Bend Creator’s Celebration brings a fashion show to Central Oregon this week end. Models will strut down the runway at the Midtown Ballroom Saturday, featuring local designers, local vendors and local music.

Bryan Du Toit is the producer and director of Bend Creator’s Celebration. Wanting to combine all aspects of runway fashion, art, expression, music and cel ebration, Du Toit realized that it was possible to do it all in one night with a fash ion show event. Runway fashion in Central Oregon is hard to come by, and Du Toit said he wants to change that.

Revival Vintage, Atomic Bazaar Vintage, Outside In, Recycled Rituals, Seksé Fit and 1Life Clothing are the featured designers. Each company will have a handful of styled models to walk the runway, offering a diverse set of designs.

Seksé Fit opens the show and warms up the runway with a pole dance sequence beginning at 7pm. Models from Central Oregon will then wear and showcase Bend designers, boutiques and vintage wear. Halftime will feature a dance sequence from the Strut Cabaret company and a short solo singing performance by Ashlyn Baldwin.

After the runway show, Precious Byrd will take over the stage and perform until 11pm and local vendors will be set up with hand-crafted fashion, from jewelry to shoes to jackets. Vendors include Sage Flannery Art, Monstera Earrings, Cosmic Carrot Art and more. DJ Colonel from the 92.9 Simmer Down radio show takes over at 11pm and will blast reggae and dance beats until 1:30am.

“You’re coming to not only support the local creators here, but also give the creators confidence,” Du Toit said. “It's encouraging the local creators to keep creating, because now they have an event where they can showcase their work in a fun, rad, high-energy environment.”

Bend Creator’s Celebration had a runway show in June and inspired the team to host more runway events. As the event progresses and more shows take place, Du Toit said he hopes to feature more and more local fashion designers making clothes in Bend.

Self-expression is welcome at the Bend Creator’s Celebration, and Du Toit encourages people to show up in clothes that showcase individual expression and creativity—whatever that looks like. Tickets are available online and at the door, with VIP options.

“It's about showcasing the local talent here in Bend, all in one night,” Du Toit said.

Bend Creator’s Celebration

Sat., Nov. 19, 7pm-1:30am Midtown Ballroom 51 NW Greenwood Ave., Bend bbc2.eventbrite.com $40/adv, $50/door, $85/VIP

Bend Creator’s Celebration had a runway event back in June at Open Space Event Studios. With commu nity interest and success, director and producer Bryan Du Toit said he decided to host another event and scale it up.

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By Sara Freedman

If you’ve read my articles over the past 20 years, you know I love to tell anyone who will listen my great-grandparents moved to Powell Butte in 1917, my Irish cousins started the D and D bar in the 1930s, and I survived the halls of Crook County High School in the 1980s.

People always ask me what I like to eat around here. Here are some of my favorites – more to come!

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A sushi feast at 5 Fusion. Start ordering rolls and keep ’em coming. I love the Spicy Tuna, the Hot Samurai, the Steve McQueen, the Dragon and the Diablo. Throw in five nigiri and wagyu beef carpaccio for balance. It’s our go-to special occasion dinner year after year.

The eggs benedict at Corey’s. The half-order is my jam. An awesome tangy hol landaise with just the right amount of flat-top hashbrowns. Original early 20th-Cen tury counter stools give the diner section extra charm.

Steak burger and a jartini in the bar at Tumalo Feed Company. The bar is dark. On the weekend there is live country music. The steak burger is a half-pound of steak trimmings with melted cheddar on a huge bun. I dream of this burger. The Feed Co. Manhattan mason jartini is the perfect side.

Watch for more of my favorites.

scallops at Marcello’s in Sunriver. I will drive to Sunriver to get them. Per fectly sautéed sea scallops with tomato cream sauce over angel hair pasta. Hot and rich with the salty pop of scallops. Marcello’s pro tip: You can order any pasta with marinara and cream sauce mixed – do it.

Rush’s Squares pizza. A food cart at the On Tap pod by the hospital. Squares of Sicilian-style pizza means four edges. I get the one called Rush – classic pepperoni with the zip of red onion and pepperoncini on the top.

A lifetime Central Oregonian has some opinions about her best places to eat. If you’re taking friends and family out this week, let this list give you some new—or old—ideas.

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By Nicole Vulcan

Southeast Asian Cart Opens in Tumalo

By Nicole Vulcan

A new Southeast Asian food cart is taking up residence at Bend Cider Compa ny in Tumalo. Tekka Tiger opened in its current location as of late October, serv ing up varying dishes inspired by countries including India, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. The menu changes regularly; last week it included flavors from Malaysia, including the coconut beef stew Beef Renang and Tempeh Manis, a stir-fried tem peh in a sweet soy sauce. Kley Dhillon spent 10 years living and traveling in Asia before opening the cart with his wife Rashita Banu in Central Oregon, according to the owners.

Tekka Tiger is open from 4 to 8pm Friday through Sunday at Bend Cider Com pany at 64649 Wharton Avenue in Tumalo, and offers pop-ups elsewhere in Central Oregon.

Drink a Beer, Prep for Ski Season

By Nicole Vulcan

With skyrocketing lift ticket prices and ski-bus fares that don’t much offset the cost of driving yourself, it’s tough for a ski (or snowboard) bum out there. But this weekend, a Bend local is lending his expertise to help riders have a little fun and get their gear ready for the season. For $15, people can go to River’s Place on Saturday and get both a beer and a ski wax, courtesy of Scott Hammers, who boasts of 30+ years of ski-tuning expertise. The event happens from noon to 4 pm at River’s Place at 787 NE Purcell Blvd. in Bend.

holiday season together. Unforgettable moments become cherished traditions as our 3,300 acres are transformed into a winter wonderland of family fun and snowy adventures. Ride a horse-drawn sleigh through a snow-covered meadow, sip hot cocoa by the fire, build a gingerbread house or your own Takoda the Bear, and of course, enjoy a festive feast with all the fixings. Join us for Traditions beginning November 19th with Grand Illumination and continuing through January 1st. We can’t wait to see you!

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CULTURE

By Kiyomi Appleton Gaines

There's always a history that's ges tured towards when you're in the act of self-naming. Or that you take certain aspects of those histories as launching points for your own self-for mation,” Raquel Gutierrez says. A cultural landscape encompasses the art, narrative and lifeways of peo ple interacting with the local environ ment and in turn, being transformed by it. “Brown Neon” is a collection of ekphrastic essays by Raquel Gutier rez. Written between 2017 and 2020, it reflects on identity against the back drop of the American desert during the Trump administration.

“I wanted to focus on what it means to be a Latinx artist in the Southwest during the Trump era,” Gutierrez says. “That begins with a journey back and forth between Tucson and Los Angeles, trying to make a go at a writing career and artistic identity. Then I travel to two land art sites, [discuss] a mini-history of land art, and think about what that all means in the context of the border wall prototypes.”

Gutierrez’s writing is rooted in per sonal experience as a queer Latinx artist. They craft and redefine meaning, con nection, boundaries and borders across the Southwest. “Brown Neon” provides not a roadmap but guideposts, as pil grims and immigrants have left through the ages. Those markers that say, “This is how I navigated,” and, “I found safe passage here.”

Author Raquel Gutierrez on making meaning in a shifting landscape

“When I was structuring the book, I was thinking about how it was an artis tic autobiography or memoir,” they say. “[Ekphrasis is] talking about art or describing art in literary capacities. What I took [from that] was an under standing that I can mine my own expe riences. And a lot of my experiences are anchored in the experience of art.”

Gutierrez excavates personal history and relationships with their late mentor, friends and lovers to explore the land scape of queer Latinx identity and what that means against evolving definitions and perspectives on gender, sexuality, race and privilege.

“[This was] a critical meditation on space and monuments to consider my relationship to the border, what it means to cross these terrains. The ways I'm [traveling] in a very privileged space, thinking through my relationship to my parents as immigrants, and [with] art ists who inspire me to get in touch with ideas of land and labor, and the embodi ment between the two.”

These relationships are mapped onto a changing culture within a wider view of the landscape and land art. Each essay returns to a narrative that is both person al and expansive, exposing and creating multiple points of entry and connection.

Gutierrez travels the southern desert in personal stories of friends, art spaces and co-creating to bring that landscape back to intimately curated spaces.

Gutierrez explains, “When you're part of a community, you’re witnessing

your friends' artwork going from small DIY galleries into more established insti tutional museum spaces. There's a lot of socio-economic and political conditions that also structure those career trajec tories. My work is essentially looking at the tensions that underscore those tra jectories. What does it mean for us, Lat inx, U.S.-born or U.S.-based children of immigrants, or first-generation, or immi grants, who are eking out careers as art ists in these spaces that have historically been inhospitable to us? We're recen tering those institutions in the sense of reflecting diverse communities.”

“For me,” they say, “identity is important because it’s a way to honor and remember those who rose up.”

Based in Tucson, Arizona, Gutierrez has found a second artistic home local ly. “There's a nice connection between Bend and Tucson. And I think that's by way of writers. I came as the fourth or fifth writer from Tucson to work in the program here. There's always been a lot of simpatico between the two commu nities. Bend is a really good, generous artistic home for me.”

Gutierrez’s relationship with the desert has grown to include the High Desert, and the OSU-Cascades Low Residency MFA program. This year they are teaching courses in reading for writers, and revision. “We gather for about 10 days with three cohorts. It's been an amazing gift to witness peo ple thinking through projects and piec ing them together. Sometimes you write

something thinking it's the beginning, but it's actually in the middle of your work. Seeing people come to their own reckonings around linearity, structur ing, empathy and what literary lineages they would like their work to be in con versation with [is a gift].”

Writing, art-making and self-forma tion are all journeys in community. In “Brown Neon,” Gutierrez shares one path forward.

“Everyone has their own relationship to this idea of completion,” they say. “But I think it's important to always find your fellow travelers.”

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by gabriela hasbun

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The author shares time in Bend and Tuscon, Arizona.

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SC May the Source Be With You, November Edition Resorts, Kitchens and SADness

By Jared Rasic

Quick question: is it Seasonal Affective Disorder when you look outside, see snow on the ground and then instead of taking care of business for the day, you crawl under a pile of blankets and pillows so thick and tall that, for all intents and purposes, you no longer exist in the rational human world anymore? Asking for a friend.

I don’t winter very well, so when Bend unleashes Snowmageddons and Icepocalypses and Chilltastro phes, I try to send my overactive imagination to warm er places by consuming media set in sunnier climes. It doesn’t remotely work, but I’m still thinking there’s a chance that one day I stream something so tropical that I feel it in my bones and forget about the winter before last when I fell so hard on the ice you could see the bone in my elbow. The trauma is real. Here are a few things I’m watching to remind me of warmth.

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Look, I understand that “The White Lotus” is a fantastic show and this new season set in Sicily is off to a strong start (although without Murray Bartlett’s resort manager Armond it feels like a key ingredient is missing), but watching rich people behaving badly at resorts and getting their ironic and thematically fore shadowed comeuppance feels oversaturated as a genre right now. But the really incisive and lovely show set in a tropical resort filled with interesting characters and a captivating central mystery is Peacock’s “The Resort.”

“The Resort” is set in the Mayan Riviera and fol lows the always wonderful Cristin Milioti (The Mother from “How I Met Your Mother”) and William Jack son Harper (Chidi from “The Good Place”) as Emma and Noah, an unhappy couple trying to reignite their marriage on their 10th wedding anniversary. While

four-wheeling out in the jungle, Emma finds a cell phone that belonged to a young tourist who disap peared 15 years earlier, setting her and Noah on a path of danger, obsession and some serious Latin American Magical Realism. Every single one of this show’s eight episodes kept me hooked to find out what happened, and the characters are so well developed and likable that I genuinely hope they renew it for a second sea son. A great surprise.

If you like your heat less tropical and more met ropolitan, check out the sweaty throwbacks on the Criterion Channel for the rest of the month in the November Noir collection. With film noir classics like Jules Dassin’s grimy classic from 1948, “The Naked City” or Robert Siodmak’s, “Cry of the City,” you’ll feel

the steam coming from sidewalk grates and the swel tering mugginess infesting the subways. There are a ton of noir classics available like “The House on Tele graph Hill” from 1951, 1950’s “Panic in the Streets” and 1945’s near-perfect “Detour,” so get warm with some classic noir.

Finally, another good choice would be FX’s new series “The Bear,” set in a Chicago kitchen where you can feel the sweat building and the tension soaring. This is easily one of the best new shows of the year and with the combination of open flames and constant creeping anxiety and intensity, “The Bear” probably warmed me up more than any show has in a long time. Stay warm out there.

Ahhhh, I remember warmth. So does the cast of HBO’s “The White Lotus.”

AFTERSUN: A woman looks back on a vacation she took with her father 20 years earlier through watching miniDV footage and, somehow, it doesn’t feel like looking at a stranger’s scrapbook. There’s something deeply affecting about the movie as it connects to a primal node in our lizard brain in how we connect to our memories and remember our childhoods. Bring tissues. Tin Pan Theater

ARMAGEDDON TIME: James Gray has been one of our finest filmmakers for many years, but “Ar mageddon Time” might be the movie that finally brings him into the mainstream. Set in his home town of NYC’s Queens in the 1980s, this beautiful movie focuses on a multi-generational pursuit of the American Dream. Unforgettable. Regal Old Mill, Odem Theater Pub

BANSHEES OF INISHERIN: From the stars and filmmaker behind the all-time classic “In Bruges” comes this elegiac and funny dream about the end of a friendship on a small island off the coast of Ireland. I will be surprised if there’s a better film re leased this year. Regal Old Mill, Odem Theater Pub

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 also this will be a loving and heartbreaking tribute to the late, great Chadwick Bozeman. This will make all of the money and require all of the Kleenex. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House, Odem Theater Pub, McMenamins

BLACK ADAM: This looks like every other superhero movie ever made, but “Black Adam” has been The Rock’s passion project for decades, leading me to believe there’s something about this story worth telling. I just want to see The Rock fight Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Shaz am and Aquaman at the same time. Regal Old Mill

DECISION TO LEAVE: Park Chan-wook is the godfather of the South Korean New Wave and a part of the holy trinity of god-level Korean film makers (along with Bong Joon-ho, the director of “Parasite” and Kim Jee-woon (director of “I Saw the Devil”). “Decision to Leave” is Park’s first film since 2016’s lushly magnificent “The Handmaid en” and an absolute jaw-dropping display of fearless cinematography, expertly crafted shot compositions and flawlessly calibrated storytell ing. Tin Pan Theater

TILL: The powerful true story of Mamie Till Mobley and her pursuit of justice after the horrific lynching of her son, Emmett, in 1955. With the ramifications of this story still playing across the news today, this is the perfect time for people to familiarize themselves with this story. Regal Old Mill

GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO: Yes, there was another “Pinocchio” earlier this year with Tom Hanks. This is the good one. Sisters Movie House

MEMORIA: Tin Pan Theater is bringing back “Me moria” for a limited number of screenings! If you didn't get to see it the first time it played, the film follows Tilda Swinton as she explores Colombia looking for the source of a sound she’s hearing. It’s a sensory exploration of how our bodies connect to the Earth and one of the most deeply beautiful examinations of what makes us human. This movie is never being released digitally or on physical media, so if you want to see it, this is the way. Tin Pan Theater

THE MENU: A highly respected chef brings a group of the astoundingly wealthy to a private island to unveil a lavish menu for them, but things go horribly wrong. The trailers make this look like a horror comedy (which is kinda top three film genres) and with a cast featuring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rob Yang, Hong Chau and John Leguizamo, you’ll have to fight me to keep me out of the theater for this one. Regal Old Mill

PREY FOR THE DEVIL: A spooky looking horror flick that follows the first female exorcist as she tries to save the soul of a little girl. There hasn’t been a good exorcism movie in a very long time and chances are this isn’t the one. Still, here’s hoping this rises above its generic trailer.

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SHE SAID: A dramatic telling of how New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor broke the story about Harvey Weinstein and the beginnings of the #MeToo movement. With Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan playing the reporters, this should be a powerful look at a story that changed the axis on which Hollywood shifted forever. Regal Old Mill, Sisters Movie House

SMILE: This new horror flick has a similar plot to “It Follows,” but is just creepy enough to stand on its own. After a young woman goes through a traumatic incident, she starts getting stalked by a smiling creature that looks like people she knows. This is a solid horror flick top to bottom.

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TICKET TO PARADISE: George Clooney and Julia Roberts star in ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE FALLING IN LOVE: THE MOTION PICTURE. Regal Old Mill

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS: A pitch-black comedy about politics, class and money, mostly set on a luxurious cruise ship captained by Woody Harrelson. This is from filmmaker Ruben Ostland, whose last two movies (“The Square” and “Force Majeure”) were absolute knockouts and, while this doesn’t quite hit those heights, it’s still one hell of a movie. Tin Pan Theater

LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE: I wasn’t aware I needed Javier Bardem dancing with an animated crocodile in my life, but here we are. Regal Old Mill

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Talking Turkey This Thanksgiving

Entertain friends and family with these turkey tidbits this holiday season

By Damian Fagan

Thanksgiving is a great time to have the turkey talk with friends and fam ily. Wild turkey, that is. So, here are some facts and falsehoods for you to entertain your holiday dinner guests. What’s the number one call a turkey makes?

If you’re thinking “gobble, gobble, gobble” you might have to have a double helping of Brussels sprouts. The “yelp,” a soft or loud call, is the primary tur key form of communication. Offered by both toms and hens, it’s the equivalent of “I’m over here” or “Get over here!” depending upon the volume of the call. Clucks, cackles, and purrs are also com mon calls, as well as the “gobble” which is similar in attention grabbing to a rooster’s crow.

Are wild turkeys native to Oregon?

No. Historically, birds occurred from the central U.S. to the East Coast and South into Central America. Oregon is one of nine states in the lower 48 that did not have native turkey populations. Pioneers released farmed-raised birds into the Oregon wilds in the 1890s but these populations never took. Birds were then introduced into Oregon in 1961 and subsequent releases by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wild life and the Turkey Federation have also been very successful—so successful that ODFW has developed a hunter-farm er program called Hunt by Reservation that allows hunters to bag a bird on pri vate land.

Who domesticated the wild turkey?

Generally, the Mayans of southern Mexico are often credited with domesti cating wild turkeys over 2,000 years ago. In the American Southwest, the Ances tral Puebloans learned to keep tur keys not so much for food but for their feathers (at least, initially). Birds might be free-roaming during the day but were penned up at night or kept in old rooms and fed a diet of maize (as indi cated in ancient scat found in South western ruins.) And turkeys are the only native North American bird to be widely domesticated.

Why did the Ancestral Puebloans keep turkeys?

Starting around 1 C.E., the indige nous people of the American Southwest kept turkeys not for meat but for feath ers. Though rabbit-skin blankets were all the rage at that time, the Ancestral Pueb loans figured they could domesticate tur keys and collect the downy feathers to be woven with strands of yucca cordage into warm blankets. To create a 3x4-foot turkey feather blanket required over 600 feet of cordage and nearly 12,000 feath ers; hence, having captive birds allowed for harvesting large numbers of feathers as the birds molted.

What’s the difference between a wattle and a snood?

No, seriously. Wattles and snoods are the fleshy folds of skin or appendages on a turkey’s neck and head that are used in mating displays. When excited, the wat tle on a tom turkey engorges with blood and may even turn color to red, white, or blue. The snood is the fleshy append age that hangs off the turkey’s forehead and drapes over its bill. The bigger the snood, the better chance of attracting a hen. Snood length may also be a dom inance factor between male turkeys of different ages; those with smaller snoods defer to those with large snoods.

Do turkeys have beards?

Yes, but not like a human’s beard. On a turkey, the stiff, bristle-like beard resembles a short horse’s tail and proj ects from the bird’s breast. Mostly just toms have beards but some females sport them. On an older male, the beard may be about 10 inches long.

Did the first Thanksgiving include turkey on the menu?

Good question. Often cited as the “first Thanksgiving,” in 1621 the new ly-arrived New World Pilgrims and local Wampanoag Indians in the Plymouth area shared an autumn meal. Though turkeys were native to the region and the Pilgrims had brought some of their own domesticated ones from Europe, the birds may or may not have been

consumed. Historical records indicate the Pilgrims went bird hunting “…our governor [William Bradford] sent four men on fowling…” but this might refer to the hunters taking other birds such as ducks or geese.

What’s up with turkey and trypto phan?

Tryptophan is an amino acid found in turkey meat that the body uses to make Niacin (Vitamin B3) and the hormone serotonin, which makes one relax to the point of sleepiness. Many drowsy diners point to tryptophan as the reason they want to take a nap after a Thanksgiving

meal. However, new research illumi nates that the carbs on the table – green bean salad, mashed potatoes, gravy, mac and cheese, and desserts – may be the culprit. The excessive amount of food and alcohol consumed affects insu lin levels and causes some drowsiness. Along with the insulin dip, blood rac es to the digestive system, adding to our fatigue. The cure? Eat slower, have smaller portions, pay attention when your stomach says it’s full, and don’t blame the bird for your gluttony!

A wild turkey spreads its tail feathers.

Damian Fagan

Even though these wandering critters can be frequently spotted, they are not native to Oregon.

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By Allie Noland

Gliding Into IceSkating Season

Seventh Mountain Resort hosts its annual opening skate weekend and food drive, with a winter bazaar

Seventh Mountain Resort has been the place to ice skate in Bend since the ‘70s. This weekend, the resort will host its ice rink opening festivities for the sea son. The 8th annual food drive benefiting the Bend Food Project and the Giv ing Plate will run from Friday to Sunday, and attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items.

The skating kicks off on Friday at 6pm with fresh ice and the winter bazaar. Attendees will find over 15 local vendors in the ballroom next to the ice-skating rink. Families can celebrate the season with a skate session, holiday shopping and a warm beverage. Vendors include Oak and Juniper, Danica Glass, Lightning Ridge Alpacas and more.

CRAFT Cascade Lakes Brewing Becomes Not-for-Profit

By Brian Yaeger

When Cascade Lakes Brewing opened in 1994 it was the sec ond most profitable brewery in Central Oregon. The Redmond-based brewery was the area’s second brewery, and the Rhine Family became the brew ery’s third set of owners in 2018. Gen eral Manager Andy Rhine announced that Cascade Lakes is now Central Ore gon’s least profitable brewery—well, more accurately, it’s joining the ranks of Patagonia, which announced ear lier this year that the company was being given to a trust to have all of its profits—estimated at some $100 mil lion annually—to do good such as bat tle climate change. While far less than nine figures, the Rhines are earmark ing every cent of Cascade Lakes’ profits to three realms of philanthropy: envi ronmental stewardship, animal welfare and veteran/first responders support— as the brewery’s beneficiaries, each focused within Deschutes County.

The brewing company had long entangled some of its core brands with these areas of philanthropy. The best-selling Elk Camp IPA yields a dime per can to the Oregon Hunters Associ ation, with the stated mission of pro tecting wildlife, habitat and “hunting heritage.” Pawsitive Pale Ale benefits BrightSide Animal Shelter and, similarly, both Street Dog IPA and Not-For-Prof it Pale Ale benefit Street Dog Hero. The company plans to align each beer brand with a different nonprofit by 2024.

“It was like a lightbulb going off,” said Andy Rhine, who, along with his sister Esme, is a member of the Central Oregon Trail Alliance. “Once it was said we almost immediately agreed it had so many positive benefits and aligns with our values.”

The brewery joins Portland’s Ex Novo Brewing as Oregon’s only two entirely not-for-profit breweries, though the collection is, on the whole, quite generous in supporting respective communities and environments. And to clarify, Cascade Lakes is not itself a charity with 501(c)3 status, but profits no longer go to the Rhine Family.

As for how the Rhines made their first and only foray into the brew ing and hospitality business, Andy Rhine explained that it stemmed from his love of homebrewing. The Rhines have lived all over the U.S. and nearly invested in a brewery in Central Penn sylvania, where parents Bruce and Mar tha Rhine met at Penn State. Visiting

brewpubs became a staple of travel ing wherever the Rhines lived or vis ited. “We’d always seek out brewpubs and go on brewery tours,” said Rhine.

“We loved the super inviting commu nity created through craft beer.” Plus, as a family with varying engineering degrees, engineers comprise one of the most frequent blocs that pivot into the beer biz.

In addition to getting to give more money to the community, Cascade Lakes can direct more of its revenue to employee salaries (which the com pany claims are “better than industry average”) and benefits as well as over all brewing innovation. The gin-barrelaged IPA I recently enjoyed at the après ski destination pub on SW Chandler was amazing and the cask it had to pro cure from Redmond’s Gompers Distill ery wasn’t cheap.

Incidentally, Rhine mentioned that the company’s third pub (in addition to the one on SW 7th Street in Redmond nearest the production facility) should be open on SE Reed Market, circa March 2023. Once open, the business will jump from roughly 80 employees to around 120.

Photo courtesy of Cascade Lakes Facebook

Cascade Lakes is going to the dogs, and cats, veter ans, first-responders, hunters, wildlife and the environment.

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

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ASTROLOGY

By Rob Brezsny

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Even if some peo ple are nervous or intimidated around you, they may be drawn to you nonetheless. When that hap pens, you probably enjoy the power you feel. But I wonder what would happen if you made a conscious effort to cut back just a bit on the daunting vibes you emanate. I'm not saying they're bad. I understand they serve as a protective measure, and I appreci ate the fact that they may help you get the coopera tion you want. As an experiment, though, I invite you to be more reassuring and welcoming to those who might be inclined to fear you. See if it alters their behavior in ways you enjoy and benefit from.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z has stellar advice for his fellow Sagittarians to contemplate regularly: "Ain't nothin' wrong with the aim; just gotta change the target." In offering Jay-Z's advice, I don't mean to suggest that you always need to change the target you're aiming at. On many occasions, it's exactly right. But the act of checking in to evaluate whether it is or isn't the right target will usually be valuable. And on occasion, you may realize that you should indeed aim at a different target.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): You now have extra power to exorcise ghosts and demons that are still lingering from the old days and old ways. You are able to transform the way your history af fects you. You have a sixth sense about how to grad uate from lessons you have been studying for a long time. In honor of this joyfully tumultuous opportunity, draw inspiration from poet Charles Wright: "Knot by knot I untie my self from the past / And let it rise away from me like a balloon. / What a small thing it becomes. / What a bright tweak at the vanishing point, blue on blue."

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In accordance with current astrological rhythms, I am handing over your horoscope to essayist Anne Fadiman. She writes, "I have always felt that the action most worth watching is not at the center of things, but where edges meet. I like shorelines, weather fronts, international borders. There are interest ing frictions and incongruities in these places, and often, if you stand at the point of tangency, you can see both sides better than if you were in the middle of either one."

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Over the course of my life, I have been fortunate to work with 13 psy chotherapists. They have helped keep my mental health flourishing. One of them regularly remind ed me that if I hoped to get what I wanted, I had to know precisely what I wanted. Once a year, she would give me a giant piece of thick paper and felttip markers. "Draw your personal vision of para dise," she instructed me. "Outline the contours of the welcoming paradise that would make your life eminently delightful and worthwhile." She would also ask me to finish the sentence that begins with these words: "I am mobilizing all the energy and ingenuity and connections I have at my disposal so as to accomplish the following goal." In my astro logical opinion, Pisces, now is a perfect time to do these two exercises yourself.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): One of your call ings as an Aries is to take risks. You're inclined to take more leaps of faith than other people, and you're also more likely to navigate them to your advantage—or at least not get burned. A key rea son for your success is your keen intuition about which gambles are relatively smart and which are ill-advised. But even when your chancy ventures bring you exciting new experiences, they may still run you afoul of conventional wisdom, peer pres sure, and the way things have always been done. Everything I have described here will be in maxi mum play for you in the coming weeks.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your keynote comes from teacher Caroline Myss. She writes, "Becoming adept at the process of self-inquiry and symbolic insight is a vital spiritual task that

leads to the growth of faith in oneself." Encourag ing you to grow your faith in yourself will be one of my prime intentions in the next 12 months. Let's get started! How can you become more adept at self-inquiry and symbolic insight? One idea is to ask yourself a probing new question every Sunday morning, like "What teachings and healings do I most want to attract into my life during the next seven days?" Spend the subsequent week gather ing experiences and revelations that will address that query. Another idea is to remember and study your dreams, since doing so is the number one way to develop symbolic insight. For help, I rec ommend the work of Gayle Delaney: tinyurl.com/ InterviewYourDreams

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The TV science fic tion show Legends of Tomorrow features a ragtag team of imperfect but effective superheroes. They travel through time trying to fix aberrations in the timelines caused by various villains. As they experiment and improvise, sometimes resorting to wildly daring gambits, their successes outnumber their stumbles and bumbles. And on occasion, even their apparent mistakes lead to good fortune that unfolds in unexpected ways. One member of the team, Nate, observes, "Sometimes we screw up—for the better." I foresee you Geminis as having a similar modus operandi in the coming weeks.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I like how Cancerian poet Ste phen Dunn begins his poem, "Before We Leave." He writes, "Just so it's clear—no whining on the journey." I am offering this greeting to you and me, my fellow Cancerians, as we launch the next chapter of our story. In the early stages, our efforts may feel like drudgery, and our progress could seem slow. But as long as we don't complain excessively and don't blame others for our own limitations, our labors will become easier and quite productive.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Leo poet Kim Addonizio writes a lot about love and sex. In her book Wild Nights, she says, "I'm thinking of dating trees next. We could just stand around all night togeth er. I'd murmur, they'd rustle, the wind would, like, do its wind thing." Now might be a favorable time for you, too, to experiment with evergreen ro mance and arborsexuality and trysts with your fa vorite plants. When was the last time you hugged an oak or kissed an elm? JUST KIDDING! The com ing weeks will indeed be an excellent time to try creative innovations in your approach to intimacy and adoration. But I'd rather see your experiments in togetherness unfold with humans.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In her book Daugh ters of the Stone, Virgo novelist Dahlma Lla nos-Figueroa tells the tale of five generations of Afro-Cuban women, her ancestors. "These are the stories of a time lost to flesh and bone," she writes, "a time that lives only in dreams and mem ories. Like a primeval wave, these stories have carried me, and deposited me on the morning of today. They are the stories of how I came to be who I am, where I am." I'd love to see you explore your own history with as much passion and focus, Vir go. In my astrological opinion, it's a favorable time for you to commune with the influences that have made you who you are.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In accordance with astrological omens, here's my advice for you in the coming weeks: 1. Know what it takes to please ev eryone, even if you don't always choose to please everyone. 2. Know how to be what everyone wants you to be and when they need you to be it, even if you only fulfill that wish when it has selfish val ue for you. 3. DO NOT give others all you have and thereby neglect to keep enough to give yourself. 4. When others are being closed-minded, help them develop more expansive finesse by sharing your own reasonable views. 5. Start thinking about how, in 2023, you will grow your roots as big and strong as your branches.

By Mike

LMT

This month’s column is especial ly for those who were “damaged in shipping and handling.” Children who were neglected, abandoned or abused frequent ly assume that they were either deficient or deserved to be pun ished. At the time, this may be a bril liant sur vival strategy. Unfortu nately, it sets us up for academic, financial, pro fessional, relation al, physical and health challenges later. Those erroneous assumptions attract situ ations that seem to confirm them but also present opportunities for recon sideration, change and growth.

Peter Levine, author of “Waking the Tiger,” wrote that, “Trauma is a fact of life. It does not, however, have to be a life sentence.” Thanksgiving, the holi day most closely associated with grati tude, seems like a good time to consider the role that gratitude can play to help us finally escape the seemingly endless cycles of suffering. To be clear, we’re not suggesting being grateful for the abuse and suffering but being grate ful for the inner strength and wisdom which enabled us to survive.

Language, words and thoughts mat ter. For example, the more we want something to change, the more we want something, the less likely it is to happen. This is because, until very recently, the word “want” was almost entirely synonymous with the word “lack.” Therefore, when we use “want” in an affirmation, we are essentially reaffirming its absence. Our bodymind is like a computer: In order to change the outcome, we must use the prop er commands. Readers who would like to learn how to make effective affir mations should read Robert Tennyson Stevens’ “Conscious Language, The Logos of Now: The Discovery, Code, and Upgrade to Our New Conscious Human Operating System.”

Paradoxically, the belief that we chose our families of origin in order to have the experiences and issues that

we need to work through in this life time can provide another escape route from cycles of suffering. Whether true or horsepucky, this belief implies that we have never been victims, but rather spir itual warriors on a difficult path. And if we chose and sur vived that, we can choose different ly going forward and reward ourselves with easier traveling.

Speaking of being and beatitude. If, despite our best efforts, we are stuck, struggle may be contraindicated. Surrender and ease might produce the results that we desire. Just being. One of the best piec es of advice I know is, “Don’t think, just breathe.” When a desk drawer is stuck, yarding on it with all our might isn’t likely to open it. However, pushing the drawer back in may realign it so that when we try again it slides open easily.

Dr. Bessel A. Van der Kolk’s book on childhood PTSD and its treatment, “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, Body and the Healing of Trau ma,” acknowledges the importance of the bodymind connection. He explains how actions as simple as acting in a play, drumming, singing, and yoga, have helped patients recover from severe PTSD. Dr. Gabor Mate’s book, “Scat tered Minds,” explains how a simple loss of connection with mom or some other caregiver in the first 27 months of life can lead to developmental delays and addictions.

In my experience, the Universe always supports those who truly desire to change, heal, grow. Hopefully, one or more of these tips will help you just be, and enjoy Thanksgiving, with all the trimmings.

—Mike Macy, LMT, is an avid skate-skier, fat-tire biker and birder. His book “BodyWise” conveys bodymind insights gained during 30 years as a Cra niosacral Therapist. Reach him at mefma cy@gmail.com.

By James Keane Licensed broker at Windermere Central Oregon

Answering your real estate questions

Q: I have heard conflicting things about buyer “love letters” being legal. What gives?

A: Great question, this one has gone back and forth a few times. To catch everyone up, in 2021 House Bill 2250 became law, which essentially made sell er’s agents reject any documents (let ters/photos), not directly related to the real estate transaction. The reason for this was to protect sellers and their agent from breaking the Fair Housing Act.

However, in March of this year the U.S. District Court of Oregon put an injunction on the enforcement of this law—so to answer your question, yes, right now, they are legal. Now, from a listing agent’s perspective there is quite a bit of risk in accepting “love let ter”-type documents. I advise my cli ents to not accept them, and to allow me to publish that information on the listing in the MLS so buyers know that they will not be accepted. Most letters that are received from buyers include information that could lead to fair housing issues; for example, the terms, husband, wife, family, children, local ly born or Oregon native all have the potential to create these issues. So, my position as an agent is to not accept them, but to answer your question, right now, they are legal.

Q: Am I being crazy for consider ing an adjustable-rate mortgage ver sus a fixed rate mortgage?

A: Crazy? Probably not. With the increases we have seen related to mort gages, we are now starting to see more lenders talk about Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs). For readers who don’t know, fixed-rate mortgages have a “fixed” rate that does not change, so your monthly principal and inter est payment does not change; however, your taxes and insurance can “change” your payment slightly. Now, ARMs are loans with an interest rate that adjusts to market conditions. It’s most com mon for ARMs to start with a lower rate

versus a fixed rate, but after the initial period (five years, seven years, 10 years are common terms) the rates adjust upward, which can make them more expensive. When it comes to mortgag es or really any financial advice, there is no “one size fits all” advice, as there are a ton of variables to consider, and everyone’s circumstances can be differ ent. There is inherent risk with an ARM, however if you have a plan, and are OK with accepting “some” risk, they can be a great product. However, for most people the best option is going to be a fixed-rate mortgage to eliminate the risk of a payment increase in the future.

Q: How do agents work through repair addendums? I ask because during my last sale a few years ago, I had some difficulties in working through the repair addendum with my agent, and the seller and their agent.

A: Like most of my answers, it depends. Assuming this was a standard residential transaction, the inspection period and the negotiating of repairs/ credits can be a stressful part of the transaction for both the buyer and sell er. To answer your question though, it’s common for the buyer and seller to have some level of difficulty when negotiat ing the final pieces of the deal. The rea son: Sellers feel they are being “nickel and dimed” and buyers are often intim idated by the contents of their home inspection report. Buyers should focus on the big-ticket items, like foundation, roof, major systems and appliances. On the sellers’ side, I usually have a pre-in spection done on the home prior to listing to ease some of the stress on the seller, knowing that at least there are no major issues existing and any repairs or credits requested should be minimal. Most of the time repair requests can be negotiated and the buyers will get some of the items fixed or perhaps receive credit at closing.

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