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Time to Get New (or Gently Loved) Winter Gear

The Skyliners Ski Swap has bargains, live music and food

Itโ€™s hard to predict when that first snowfall will arrive. For many, winter is the best season with an abundance of winter sports. Donโ€™t worry about digging out those mittens, gloves and puffy coats or trying to repair those bindings, get new ones (or new to you)! The Skyliners Ski Swap is right around the […]

Posted inCulture

Fall Arts & Style: Music

Blind Boys of Alabama with Cory Henry  Recognized world-wide as living legends of gospel music, the Blind Boys of Alabama are celebrated for their soul-stirring harmonies and remarkable blend of traditional and contemporary sounds. With a career spanning over seven decades, theyโ€™ve won multiple Grammy Awards, been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame […]

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The Bend Film Festival

Showing more than 100 heartfelt, independent films with the opportunity to meet the moviemakers

The Bend Film Festival is celebrating its 22nd year the second week of October. Over a five-day period, viewers can watch 116 films. The average runtime per short film is 15 minutes with several grouped together for a 90-minute block. Feature films are between 80-130 minutes. The movies are spread out among various theaters including […]

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Storytelling Spotlight

October & November theater roundup

Thereโ€™s a bounty of local plays, musicals and ballets to ease you into the holiday spirit. The Greenhouse Cabaret is producing the musical, โ€œOnceโ€ Itโ€™s a love story set against a gritty Irish backdrop. The production won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2008, a Tony Award for Best Musical in 2o012, a Grammy […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Gourmet Deli Opening at Old Mill

Zydeco owners are behind Stacks Dinner and Delicatessen

The owners of Zydeco Kitchen are opening a new restaurant in the Old Mill District called Stacks Dinner and Delicatessen. Itโ€™ll be located in the former Gap Kids space. The menu will feature smoked meats and fish and fresh veggies. Signature dishes from chef Eric Joppie will include cured in-house pastrami and corned beef, beet-cured […]

Posted inLetters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor Week of Sept. 25

National public lands day and an observation about a need for change

Are We Willing to Change? In the 2004 movie, โ€œThe Village,โ€ the monsters outside of the village are referred to as โ€œthose we do not speak of.โ€ The monsters are in fact people in costumes with intent to keep people, based on fear, motivated to never leave the village. In the wake of the assassination of […]

Posted inLocal News

Red Light Cameras to be Installed at Three Bend Intersections

Warnings to speeders begin in January with citations beginning in spring of 2026

The City of Bend has given the green light for a vendor to install red light cameras at three intersections. At their meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17, the Bend City Council approved a three-year contract with American Traffic Solutions for $2.3 million with the ability to extend the contract two additional years for $780,000. During […]

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Biggest Little Art Show

Twenty-dollar art show returns to the High Desert Museum

The annual $20 Art Show returns to the High Desert Museum the weekend of Oct. 17. Billed as Bendโ€™s biggest little art show, more than 8,000 miniature, original artwork created by more than 350 artists will be up for sale. The artwork will be on display for two weeks prior starting Oct. 4. Each work […]

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