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Editor’s note: This is the second in a new monthly column from Dr. Jane Guyn, inviting locals to ask questions about intimacy and sex. Look for the column the second week of each month. Dear Dr. Jane, How would you approach the matter of a couple who have gone an extended period without sex, and […]
Inclusion in the outdoors” is a topic one might hear discussed in many circles: among those who identify as LGBTQ+, among those advocating for those with disabilities or for the BIPOC community, to name a few. This year, OUT Central Oregon’s Winter PrideFest will bring people from all of those groups together as part of […]
Summer concert season is always a whirlwind in Central Oregon: more shows than you know what to do with, often happening on back-to-back nights so that you’re forced to contemplate the wisdom of booking so many things on a “school night…” aka, a “work night.” But alas, the show announcements do keep coming—and by this […]
An upcoming event happening during this Black History Month will bring together a handful of Black professionals speaking about their experiences living and working in Central Oregon. Hosted by Oregon State University and Love Your Neighbor—the local forum founded by Erika McCalpine of OSU-Cascades and myself in 2019—this next event offers an opportunity for each […]
Imagine your life is actually a fairy tale and you, yes you, play a key role in this illuminating story. What follows is an age-old yarn about love, its all-too-common challenges and the magical route back home to peace… Once upon a time, in the Village of Peace in the Oregoneous Region of Heavenly Love, […]
Remember “Tuesdays with Morrie?” Published in 1997, it recounted conversations between Morris (Morrie) Schwartz, nearly 80 and approaching the end stage of A.L.S., and Mitch Albom, a former student of Professor Schwartz’s at Brandeis University. The book sold an astounding 15 million copies! Why? Rachel Syme, the author of “Pearl Hunting” in the Jan. 3 […]
It’s one thing to read a book and be inspired by its contents. It’s another to see and hear the author talk about the writing process and their inspirations for their stories. That’s where the Deschutes Public Library Foundation’s Author! Author! series comes in—inviting authors who have graced best-seller lists, won Pulitzer Prizes and more […]
When the first cases of COVID-19 began to arrive in Oregon and people headed home, artists, like everyone else, were caught in a last-minute scramble to adapt. “The majority of my work—concerts, readings, lessons, workshops—had moved online, and my creakly old laptop was barely able to function,” recalls Central Oregon singer-songwriter and poet Beth Wood, […]
The food pantry The Giving Plate has a dream of creating a free community food store in Bend’s Makers District—and after a successful run as the top-earning nonprofit in the Central Oregon Gives campaign, the nonprofit is one step closer to achieving that goal. The Giving Plate emerged as the top earner among 80 nonprofits […]
I just finished my morning prayers and dance-exercise routine. A soft smile has found its way onto my face, which, for whatever reasons, wasn’t there when I first opened my eyes. Smiles are often not there as we make the transition into the daylight. My daily mind-body-spirit practice predictably exposes a few gems of light that […]
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