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Climbing Program Aimed at Unexpected Audience has Inspiring Results

Destination Rehab program at Bend Rock Gym helps participants build physical skills and forge strong social connections

by Dallas Finn Calvert December 12, 2025December 11, 2025

Seven years ago, Jess Burke was living in Portland, working as a disability analyst for the State of Oregon, and regularly hiking upward of 60 miles a month with her husband, Rod. She began experiencing stiffness in her neck, shoulders and right side, so her doctor prescribed physical therapy. “It wasn’t helping much, but I […]

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Pursuing the World One Sketch at a Time

Urban Sketchers Bend is hoping to become an officially recognized chapter of the international organization

by Nic Moye December 8, 2025December 7, 2025

On a quiet, overcast morning, five women sit at a table at the Bend Pavilion with art supplies and sketchbooks laid before them. They’re members of Urban Sketchers Bend who meet every Wednesday at a different location to draw, chat and share artistic techniques. They began meeting after artist Lee Kellogg taught a class at […]

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New Boutique Hotel in Old Post Office Now Accepting Reservations

Developers of The Westman preserved parts of the building’s historic postal past

by Nic Moye December 3, 2025December 2, 2025

The Westman Hotel is set to open in mid-December in the newly remodeled historic post office in downtown Bend. Reservations are being accepted starting Friday, Dec. 19. The high-end hotel has 23 rooms and suites on three floors ranging in price from $399 to $749 per night. At the top end are two-story lofts which […]

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Dee Ford Potter is Weaving a Heartfelt Legacy

Her work is currently on display at COCC in a free exhibit

by Nic Moye November 14, 2025November 13, 2025

Bend artist Dee Ford Potter has poured her life story into woven arts. A 58-year retrospective collection of her work called “A Life Well Woven is on display at Central Oregon Community College’s Rotunda Gallery in the Barber Library through Dec. 7. The art dates back to Potter’s early days. In 1967, she was studying […]

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Tribal Learning Series Aims to Facilitate Conversations and Education

Registration is open for the first-of-its-kind workshop in Central Oregon

by Dallas Finn Calvert November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

In honor of Native American month, two Central Oregon organizations are partnering to offer a unique community learning event that explores how people can engage and work with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and other tribal nations. The Tribal Learning Series, offered by Suppah Consulting and Allyship in Action, will offer participants the choice […]

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The Astounding Jim Schmit & His Fantastic Museum

Unique items fill the quirky museum in Sisters

by Joshua Savage October 31, 2025November 3, 2025

Walking down the main strip in Sisters, an extremely rare car sits noticeably parked in front of a little spot known as the Fantastic Museum. A Doval Shadow, rumor has it that only 20 of the vehicles were ever made. But as rare as that car may be, it’s nothing compared to the man who […]

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Building Confidence, Character and Grace

“The Little Mermaid” swims onto a high school stage in Redmond

by Nic Moye October 24, 2025October 27, 2025

A Disney classic, “The Little Mermaid,” will be center stage in Redmond this November. Ovation Performing Arts is putting on the production. The non-profit primarily serves homeschooled families and describes itself as a Christian-based organization. Jonathan Shepherd and his wife have run OPA for the past decade, developing young actors from around Central Oregon. For […]

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Strength in Silks

A dozen Lava City Cirque girls perform in a movie filming in Texas

by Nic Moye September 17, 2025September 11, 2025

Lava City Cirque is celebrating its first anniversary at the north end of Bend off O.B. Riley Road with some exciting achievements. One of its students, 11-year-old Margot Tatum-Ling, won the national championship in the Intermediate 2 competition at the Aerialympics Kansas City, MO in July. Three other students won first place awards. Altogether, Lava […]

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ELSEWHERE Will Be the Place to Be

A sober-movement connected to Bend’s creative and wellness community

by Nic Moye September 12, 2025September 11, 2025

A new festival is debuting in October that’s meant to feel like a calming retreat. Even the name, ELSEWHERE, conveys transporting one to another place. Organizer Alyssa Reyes describes it as a nomadic gathering in Central Oregon blending music, art, movement, ceremony and connection. “The event is going to bring together about 30 or so […]

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Bend Community Contra Dance

Keeping tradition alive, no experience needed

by Nic Moye September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Contra dance is a form of folk dancing originating in the 17th century from a variety of dance styles in England, Scotland, France and more. It’s a social dance that one can attend without a partner, although the dancers form couples in long lines the length of the dance hall. Couples then progress up and […]

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