Inclusion
Writing West: A Conversation with Two Award-Winning Authors
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin Beth Piatote and Raquel Gutiérrez as they read from their recent books and discuss the opportunities and challenges for writers of color whose storytelling is shaped by America’s Western landscapes. Co-hosted by Oregon State University-Cascades Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program.
Juneteenth 2022
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesCentral Oregon Celebrates Freedom Day! Join us on June 18th and 19th for fun, food, education and entertainment for the entire family! ALL are welcome to celebrate and learn at Juneteenth 2022, located at Drake Park!
Prideville in Prineville
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin your Prineville friends and neighbors in love and respect for our LGBTQ+ community. ALL are Welcome!
Millennials: They’re Shaping Our Future, What Shaped Them?
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesHear from a panel of Millennials in Central Oregon on the milestones that shaped their worldviews, the challenges they face that aren’t always obvious, and how to support them both personally and professionally. If we want to continue to build a successful, thriving community, we need to work with and encourage the generation making major…
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Observance
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesOn Indigenous Peoples’ Day we reflect upon the many contributions that Native peoples have made to this country. We honor our histories, cultures, languages, artistic creativity and so much more of our ancestors, elders and all others — including the generations yet to be born — who make up our nations and communities. The Museum…
Empowering Families Luncheon
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin the Latino Community Association on Friday, December 1st from 11:30am- 1:00pm at Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship for the annual Empowering Families Luncheon. This is a special opportunity to join with like-minded, generous, and passionate people who care about justice and equity for Central Oregon's immigrant families and neighbors.
The Land, its People and the Future (Bend)
Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, United StatesWilson Wewa will discuss the land, its people and the past, present and future of protecting the high desert in Oregon. Wilson is a storyteller, spiritual leader, and the Warm Spring’s Paiute Tribe’s oral historian. A descendant of Paiute Chief Paulina and Chief Weahwewa, he learned most of the stories and legends he tells from his…
Ethnobotany of the Klamath Basin
Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United StatesNative cultures have called the Klamath Basin home for millennium and have developed a long and intimate relationship with the native plants of the Basin for food, medicine, tools, and clothing. In this talk, Erin Rentz, Botanist with Six Rivers National Forest, will discuss a selection of culturally significant plants and the importance of management of these resources. Erin…
Central Oregon – Beer:Thirty! at Goodlife Brewing (rescheduled from 10/25)
GoodLife Brewing 70 SW Century Dr suite 100-464, Bend, OR, United StatesJoin OOA's Central Oregon Chapter at Goodlife Brewing in Bend! We will be hearing from Oregon Adaptive Sports Equipment Manager, Jared Apjoke along with their Education and Training Manager Melodie Buell about what they do and how they impact the outdoor community. We will also hear from Geoff Babb inventor of AdvenChair that allows people…