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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will hold seven in-person town halls for Oregonians in Gilliam, Sherman, Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties between Thursday, April 2 and Saturday, April 4. These events follow previously announced town halls between Monday, March 30 and Wednesday, April 1.  “I’m looking forward to again visiting wonderful communities […]

The City of Redmond’s Commission for Art in Public Places (RCAPP) is pleased to announce a call for Oregon artists to submit digital images of original two‑dimensional paintings for art display at Centennial Park. Selected artworks will be enlarged into five‑by‑five‑foot ACM (Aluminum Composite Material) panels and displayed outdoors for approximately two years. Two artists […]