The Environmental Center

Welcoming Week-Multicultural Art Exhibition
2023-09-13 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Join us at The Environmental Center in downtown Bend for a Multicultural Art Exhibit. Experience live poetry, music, and creative arts by local BILAPOC, LGBTQ+ artists. Attendees can also tour The Environmental Center’s Learning & Demonstration Garden. You will also get the opportunity to practice your creative skills during our live art demonstration. We invite community members who practice any of the various creative arts to participate. ASL interpretation will be offered on-site.
September is also Latino Heritage Month! To honor, celebrate and recognize the contributions, achievements, and influences that the Latino/a/e/x community has had, and continues to have in our community, we’ve partnered with High Desert Museum. We will be giving away passes to HDM during our Art Walk event to highlight the Vistas del Cielo exhibit created by artist Justin Favela.
Acompáñenos en The Environmental Center en el centro de Bend para una exhibición de arte multicultural. Experimente en vivo poesía, música y artes creativas de nuestros artistas locales BILAPOC, LGBTQ+. Los asistentes también pueden hacer un recorrido por el Jardín de aprendizaje y demostración de The Environmental Center. También tendrá la oportunidad de practicar sus destrezas creativas durante nuestra demostración de arte en vivo. Invitamos a participar a los miembros de la comunidad que practiquen cualquiera de las diferentes artes creativas. Se ofrecerá interpretación de ASL.
¡Septiembre también es el Mes de la Herencia Latina! Para honrar, celebrar y reconocer las contribuciones, logros y influencias que la comunidad latina ha tenido y continúa teniendo en nuestra comunidad, nos hemos asociado con High Desert Museum. Regalaremos pases al museo durante nuestro evento para resaltar la exhibición Vistas del Cielo creada por el artista Justin Favela.

A Sense of Place Webinar Series: Indigenous Perspectives of Earth, Water and Sky - Featuring David G. Lewis, PhD
2024-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
A Sense of Place Webinar Series: Indigenous Perspectives of Earth, Water and Sky – Featuring David G. Lewis, PhD. – Assistant Professor, Anthropology & Indigenous Studies, Oregon State University.

Happy Hour in the Garden - Bend
2025-03-18 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-04-15 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-06 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-05-20 16:00 - 18:00 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Come join us in the Kansas Avenue Learning Garden in Downtown Bend for Happy Hour in the Garden! This is an ongoing volunteer drop in event, where you provide the help and we provide beverages. No experience necessary, family friendly event. All tools and tasks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own gloves if you like. No need to RSVP, come for an hour or both. Dates are currently scheduled for the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 4-6pm, March through May. Stay tuned for future Happy Hour opportunities!

Happy Hour in the Garden - Bend (April 1st cancelled due to weather)
2025-04-01 16:00 - 18:00 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
