Perched just above the hum of the Old Mill, Los Andes Sports Bar and Cafe feels a little like a secret you want to pass along before it gets out. Open since November 2025 in the former Tradesmen Coffee and Tap House space on SW Upper Terrace Drive, this Argentine-inspired hangout asks you to do […]
Above the Old Mill, Argentina Finds a Foothold
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Imani Winds X Andy Akiho: BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging
Central Oregon’s music scene takes a bold, resonant step forward this spring as a new performing arts series presented by OSU-Cascades and the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts —known as PRAx— continues a new performance series at the Tower Theatre. The April 12 concert, BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging, brings together the Grammy-winning Imani […]
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Living in the Light Tour
Tommy Emmanuel is not kind to his guitars. The Grammy-winning Australian musician beats out rhythms on their soundboards, scrapes the top of them with pliers, and sands off finishes so he has yet another surface to punish. On average, Emmanuel’s guitars survive five years of this before they become unplayable. Sometimes that happens onstage, at […]
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Alpenglow Nights: Bend’s Summer Concert Series Returns with Expanded Dates and New Lineup
The OnPoint Community Credit Union Alpenglow Nights is back for summer 2026 with an expanded six-week run and an exciting new music lineup, bringing free live music, local food and drink, and family-friendly fun to Alpenglow Park in SE Bend.Hosted by Lay It Out Events, the 2026 series takes place every Thursday from May 21 through June […]
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Two Orphaned Bobcats Return to the Wild After 10 Months of Rehabilitation
Two juvenile bobcats have been successfully released back into the wild following 10 months of care at Think Wild’s Wildlife Hospital. A team of Think Wild staff and volunteers released the siblings Friday, 3/20, at a remote site near Dayville, selected in coordination with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The release marks the […]
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City of Redmond Announces Multi-Phase Closure for SW Veterans Way
The City of Redmond will begin a multi‑phase closure of SW Veterans Way near SE 1st Street & SW Lake Road on March 30. The closure is needed to construct a new roundabout connecting SW Veterans Way, SE 1st Street, the newly aligned SE Airport Way and its northern extension to OR 126. A temporary […]
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Planning Commission to Hold Public Hearing on Planning Division Work Plan
Deschutes County residents are invited to share feedback on the Community Development Department’s work plan for fiscal year 2026-2027. The Deschutes County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Planning Division Work Plan (pages 26-35) at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9. The meeting will be held online and in person at the Deschutes Services Building, 1300 NW […]
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COCC Hosts Inaugural ‘La Copa del High Desert’ Soccer Showdown
The opening kickoff of the World Cup might be several months away, but a spirited soccer showdown between Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University-Cascades, the inaugural “La Copa del High Desert,” is set for 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, along with a Latinx cultural celebration at COCC’s Bend campus. […]
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Scalehouse Unveils Two New Exhibitions
Scalehouse Gallery is pleased to present “Home,” a solo exhibition by Jennifer Rabin that explores resilience, transformation, and the possibilities of rebuilding. The exhibition will be on view from May 1 through May 29, 2026. “Home” is filled with second chances. Each sculpture begins with a discarded object—metal rusted thin, concrete crumbled by time, materials […]
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Happy Girls Bend Returns May 9, 2026
The beloved Lagree HD Happy Girls Bend race returns to Riverbend Park on Saturday, May 9, 2026, bringing together women from across the Pacific Northwest for a day of movement, community, and celebration. This year, organizers at Lay It Out Events are proud to announce Vámonos Outside as the official beneficiary of the event. Featuring a Half […]