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BEAT Children’s Theatre is thrilled to announce their Winter Musical – Junie B. Jones Jr – The Musical! Join Junie B. on her first day of first grade, where many changes are in store: Junie’s best friend Lucille has found new best friends -— and Junie B. makes friends with Herb, the new kid at […]

Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) hosted the 20th Annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) earlier this month at locations around Bend. During the conference, 14 finalists presented their ideas and business models to an audience of hundreds in hopes of gaining investment from prominent funds. Of those finalists, eight companies were awarded a total of […]

The effort to build the Central Oregon Center for the Arts took another step forward with the hiring of a consulting company to assist the COCA Board of Directors as it builds its operating and organizational infrastructure. This effort will be led by John C. Jepson, a Netzel Grigsby Associates executive who is based in […]

Twenty-eight Oregon arts organizations will each receive a $10,000 grant to strengthen arts education for K-12 students through $280,000 in Oregon Arts Commission Arts Learning Program funding for fiscal year 2024. All funded projects feature partnerships with Oregon schools within communities throughout the state. The High Desert Museum in Bend is the recipient of one […]

Kevin Pilla, owner of Budd + Finn in Portland is opening a second location in Bend’s Old Mill District in the coming weeks, replacing the Ticket Mill near REI. The Ticket Mill, which sells Old Mill District gift cards and Hayden Homes Amphitheater concert tickets, was absorbed into the district’s second-floor management office earlier this […]

KPOV 88.9 FM, High Desert Community Radio, announces two grants have been awarded to help build a new production studio. The project goal is to better serve Central Oregon by increasing the number of locally produced live talk and music shows and to build listenership. The Autzen Foundation awarded $3,375 toward the project. The Autzen […]

Join the Bend Young Professionals at their November Social for an evening of networking and connecting at US Bank’s Century Drive location. Food and drinks will be provided and if you bring your business card you’ll be entered to win a raffle prize. Register here. YP November Social Wednesday, November 15 5:00 pm – 7:00 […]

The Bend Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Impact Conference is happening Oct. 31 at the Riverhouse Convention Center. The half-day seminar will focus on regional and national economic outlooks. The conference will provide an in-depth look into the real estate and hospitality sectors, and, new this year, policy and growth topics. The Impact Conference aims to […]

The City of Bend will be accepting proposals for funding for its Affordable Housing Fund and Community Development Block Grant Program. There is approximately $800,000 available in Affordable Housing Fund resources for the development of affordable housing. Funds through the Community Development Block Grant program are also available, with approximately $416,275 to fund affordable housing […]

Join the 13th annual “Writing Down the Baja” creative writing retreat in Todos Santos, BCS, Mexico February 17-25, 2024 for a week designed to reinvigorate your writing. In daily workshops led by author and Writing Ranch founder Ellen Waterston, established and emerging writers will explore the intersections of poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction. The […]