Local band Brandon Prinzing & The Old Revival will be making its WinterFest debut Saturday night, kicking things off for Jemere Morgan and Naughty By Nature. Funny enough, when I reached out to Prinzing for this story he was spending time in Hawaiiโenjoying a far different scene than what he and the band will be […]
WinterFest
Hip Hop Hooray!
Rap fans, it’s time to rejoice. Lay It Out Events announced today that Naughty By Nature will be headlining at this year’s OnPoint Community Credit Union Oregon WinterFest, which takes place Feb. 14 through 16. The New Jersey rap trio, made up of Treach, Vin Rock and Dj Kay Gee, have been bumping tunes in […]
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Daily Open Swim SWIM โ Enjoy a day at the pool with the whole family at the Indoor Aquatics Center. SHARC | $15/full day, memberships available sunriversharc.com Daily Sessions Open & Family Skate ICE SKATE โ Open skate sessions are open to all ages and abilities, however, children 6 years and under must be supervised […]
Winter Picks
SATURDAY 11/10 BEND SNOW & AVALANCHE WORKSHOP SURVIVAL SKILLS Join the Central Oregon Avalanche Association on the COCC campus for a full day of speakers from around the country discussing topics ranging from risk and decision making to traveling safely through the backcountry. Beneficial to all levels of outdoor enthusiasts! 7am-7pm. Central Oregon Community College, […]
Hot Hot Heat
If you’re anything like me, you probably choose which Bend events you’ll attend based on the music. Each year, WinterFest draws a wide array of musicians to perform outside, at night, in the cold. Lucky for us, and them, their passion and talent heat up the WinterFest stage. Before you head down to the event, […]
Winter Wonders in the Art Landscape
Bend Art Center Events When the days are short and cold, people find themselves staying in, hunkering down, getting cozy. Unless, of course, you live in Central Oregon, home to outdoor people year-round. The result: there are always wonderful events featuring art, even in the winter. The Bend Art Center is offering some upcoming events […]
Coolio headed to Bend
Oregon WinterFest is a three day festival taking place Feb. 12-16.
Best Outdoor Events of 2016
The year 2016 was a great time to be outside: extreme sport start-ups let Bendites bungee off a bridge or dive into the sky; rare wolves and foxes made brief cameos in the wild; Bachelor debuted a new ski lift; even Pokémon Go helped out, if only fleetingly. To help you start planning your outdoor […]
Lay It Out Events Raises $11,221 for Saving Grace
Submitted by Erin Rook, Development Outreach Coordinator for Saving Grace Bend, OR โ Thanks to a robust turnout at the 2016 OnPoint Community Credit Union Oregon WinterFest, Lay It Out Events raised $11,221 for Saving Grace, Central Oregonโs only comprehensive domestic violence agency. The three-day annual event saw families and friends from across the state come together to enjoy a […]
Art Watch 2/10-2/17
The Oregon WinterFest Fire Pit competition is heating up! Sculptors and metal workers from throughout Oregon have created more than 20 original structures to showcase the beauty and power of fire to light up the banks of the Deschutes River. “I went really big. I’m having so much fun,” says artist James Todd Rouse, who […]

