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Shop, Stroll and Enjoy Halloween Trick-or-Treating and Festivities  

A plethora of local businesses will hand out candy and host fun, family-friendly events Oct. 31
Avatar photo by Dallas Finn Calvert

Looking to score oodles of candy, maybe do a little shopping and enjoy a family-friendly, fun fall day? There’ll be candy galore at Bend shopping areas on Saturday, Oct. 31, aka Halloween, including in the downtown Bend business core, the Old Mill District and at the Bend Factory Stores.  In downtown Bend, from 3-6pm, look […]

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Local Couple Transforms Yard Into a Spooky, Haunted Attraction Each Halloween  

The house on Brianne Place is the sight of a creepy walk-through attraction that delights young and old alike while helping raise funds for FAN
Avatar photo by Dallas Finn Calvert

Tucked away in a quiet Southwest Bend neighborhood, don’t be surprised to see throngs of trick-or-treaters, and plenty of adults, too, stopping for an extended visit on Brianne Place.   On Halloween night, Kevin Tucker and Lara Matheny transform their yard and garage into a spooky walk-through experience that’s family-friendly and draws people from far and […]

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A Circus of a Halloween

Halloween-themed circus hits Redmond—in person or online
Jess McComb

Halloween festivities are ramping up, despite COVID-19 restrictions, and amid this wild year, Venardos Circus is offering some live entertainment. Its “Spooky Spectacular” show in Redmond happens throughout the last week-end of October.

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Eat, Drink and Be Scary

A massive effort goes into creating Bend’s biggest Halloween parties
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

It’s that magical time of year again; time for pumpkin-flavored everything, snuggling up by the fire and drunkenly stumbling through the streets of Bend, dressed like a taco. One of the most important decisions Central Oregonians must make during the month of October is which Halloween party to attend. There’s certainly no shortage of options.  […]

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From Costume-Less, to Costume-Best

A nationally recognized makeup expert has tips for throwing together a last-minute costume
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

It happens every year: October rolls around and you end up making last-minute Halloween plans. But not only did you forget about plans, you totally spaced the most important thing—a good costume. Again. If you’re reading this now and realize you still need to throw something together, don’t panic! There are plenty of easy, last […]

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The Shape of You

Halloween again for the very first time
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

When I was in fifth grade, my mom got married to a man with two boys—one my own age and one several years older. We all moved to a big ranch house with a barn and an old Quonset hut filled with bits of scrap metal, broken records and cobwebs. My older step-brother moved out […]

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Appropriation vs. Appreciation

Questioning the difference between a culture and a costume
Danielle Meyers

It’s almost that time of year again, time to dress up and go door to door asking for tricks or treats—and also to wonder, is this cultural appropriation? The Cambridge Dictionary defines cultural appropriation as, “The act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you […]

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