Business

The High Desert Museum is honored to announce that Joy Harjo, the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate and internationally renowned voice of the Muscogee Nation, will serve as the keynote speaker for the 12th annual Waterston Desert Writing Prize award ceremony. This prestigious award celebrates literary excellence that explores the ecological and cultural narratives of arid landscapes. The winner will […]

artHouse LTA invites the community to experience My Color Weighs a Ton, a new exhibition by founder and artist Gabriel LTA (a.k.a. yrstruly), opening during Bend’s First Friday Art Walk on August 7th from 5–9 pm. The exhibition premieres a predominantly new collection of statement piece paintings created to command a room rather than simply decorate one. […]

It’s okay to not know it all. Join the library as we explore “Know Nothing” this August. Dive into the unknown world of black holes and learn about the Antebellum South era in the United States. Refresh your wardrobe at a clothing swap and explore William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in a two-part series. Learn simple ways to reduce wildfire […]

Central Oregon Villages is inviting the community to shop for bargains while supporting a local cause during its three-day Yard Sale, taking place Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26. The fundraiser will be held at 62125 NE Benson Way, Bend, OR 97701, and will feature a wide selection of donated household goods, furniture, décor, clothing, […]

Furry Freight Shelter Transport, a volunteer-supported 501(c)(3) public charity based in Bend, has officially opened Furry Freight Thrift, a fun, well-stocked thrift store that helps fund the mission of saving shelter pets. The store is now open at 759 NE Greenwood Ave, Suite #1, Bend, OR 97701 – a few doors down from Planet Fitness. Store Hours: […]

Unity4Inclusion Founder and Board President Sam Robinson is going to host a memorial at the Central Oregon Collective in Bend, Oregon on July 25th, 2026 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm in honor of the massacre that took place at the Care Facility at Tsukui Yamayuri – en. Robinson would like to invite the Japanese Community and the […]

The first Domino’s store in Sisters, located at 620 N. Arrowleaf Trail, is officially open and celebrating throughout the week by giving away free Domino’s swag with each order, while supplies last. “We understand that local businesses are the backbone of this community, and we’re honored to join them,” shared Bryan Marx, the franchise owner of Domino’s […]

Roundabout Books is excited to host Bend author, elite ultrarunner and coach at an in-store event on August 13 at 6:30 pm to discuss coaching strategies and stories from his new book The Art of Ultrarunning: Tried & Tested Strategies for Long-Distance Runners. With illustrative stories from professional ultrarunners and proven strategies for training, Sharman […]

The Cornley Drama Society is thrilled to be able to put on their largest and bravest production yet: The Murder at Haversham Manor. Unfortunately for the actors of the society, their night of fame quickly goes from bad, to worse, to irrecoverably wrong. A brilliant play-within-a-play slapstick comedy, written by Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis, Henry […]

The Young Listeners’ Guild offers a limited number of free tickets to ages 17 and under with the purchase of a regular-priced concert ticket (BOGO). This applies to all concerts, all sections, and is a wonderful gift to the future of music. Visit sunrivermusic.org for full schedule of the Aug 10-20 concert series at the Sunriver Resort […]