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New Year, New Shoes

Wanderlust Tours offers a vibrant New Year’s Eve experience emphasizing natural appreciation and protection of Central Oregon’s environment

With the winter season barreling us toward the new year, many businesses and organizations have begun preparation for amazing New Year’s Eve celebrations that help ring in 2024. Avid adventurers and those in search of a spiritual experience for the start of the year are invited to embark on Wanderlust Tours’ “New Year’s Eve Bonfire […]

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Call and Response with Kira Seto

The Voices Rising community choir’s infectious energy is hard to put down on paper, but song-leader Kira Seto defines its principles with ease

When I was a child I performed as part of a choir, a dapper-dan at 9 years old with black dress shoes polished, the button-up shirt tucked in, an emerald-green tie knotted just so. The songs weren’t awful and neither were the competitions. The thing I hated though, for no reason other than it seemed […]

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Making “Ski Mo” Snow Dreams Come True

Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation begins program for Nordic ski mountaineering — soon to be an Olympic sport

It’s official, Mt. Bachelor is starting to open and there’s no time to lose: grab your winter sport gear and get an early start on that new year’s resolution to ski more with help from Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation. Initially founded as Skyliners in 1927, Bend’s first ski club steadily grew into the foundation […]

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You Better Run

A quick haul of amazing fun-runs for Thanksgiving, and a gift to all Oregonians from the state’s parks department

I Like Pie This Thanksgiving, Nov. 23 at 7:30am in the heart of the Old Mill District, Cascade Relays will provide runners, and families with extra energy in the morning, a 1.5 mile and 5k option run/walk for a chance to earn those delicious dinner calories during this year’s “I Like Pie!” run. Cascade Relays […]

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Hoodoo’s Biggest Giveaway Ever

Hoodoo Ski Area’s mission is to put on the largest snow series giveaway in the Pacific Northwest

With the mountain air getting crisper and car windshields freezing over, the pending arrival of winter is hard to ignore. While it may be time to put away the paddleboards, avid skiers and snowboarders are starting to gear up for an exhilarating time ahead on the slopes. “People from all over the world come out […]

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Fire-Starters

Two naturalist educators host a multitude of environmental appreciation and education courses

Nighthawk Program Director and co-founder, Chelsea Ernst, studied ecology and herpetology in college before delving into the survival skill world. After gaining over a decade of experience teaching naturalist skillsets for other businesses, Ernst and co-founder Tyler Doyle founded Nighthawk Naturalist School with an emphasis on making the connection to nature accessible and immersive for […]

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Chuckles for Troops

The community that laughs together stays together

Stand Up for the Troops,” a comedy show, features three veterans and three civilian stand-up comics at The Capitol on Nov. 10. With Veteran’s Day upcoming, this show will provide a tribute to the resilience and strength of veterans. It’s a night of laughter that will leave you with a newfound appreciation for the power […]

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A Phantom Thread

From churches to board rooms, one actor’s mission to unite everyone through story

Gifted storyteller William Kennedy Hornyak will weave eerie tales and fables that promise to send shivers down your spine on Sunday, Nov. 5 at Immersion Brewing’s Barrel Room. “I want the audience to travel with me, not just hear what I’m saying. When I can do that, make that connection, the story really just feeds […]

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Little Shop of Horrors

Local plant shop to produce a creative retelling of a cult classic

Somewhere That’s Green is an ideal destination for those in search of unique and stunning plants. Stepping through the door, one can always find the shelves adorned with succulents, and botanical varieties displayed in pots. This beautiful shop tucked on Second Street and Greenwood Avenue also holds a theater space, The Greenhouse Cabaret. It’s within […]

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Can It!

Learn to make mustard and summer sausage in a preservation workshop in Redmond

The aromatic blend of spices will waft through the air as the OSU Extension Service provides a Sausage Workshop and Canning Class in Redmond. This hands-on class combines the art of crafting delicious sausages with the practical skill of preserving foods through canning. “OSU has a recipe for homemade sausage that is up to date, […]

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