The Environmental Center

Central Oregon Pride Month! June 2021
2021-06-05 - 2021-06-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Pride Month is here! Join all month long for events throughout Central Oregon; including:

– City of Bend Pride Proclamation
– LGBTQ+ Film Screenings with BendFilm
– Pride edition of ‘Oh Yess’ @Dogwood
– Cult of Tuck Drag Show returns!
– LGBTQ+ Rock Climbing
– Pride Night Fridays @Bos
– Bend Your Wrist Vogue Dance
– Drag Brunch!… and many more

Details, dates, and locations to be announced on OUTCentralOregon page.

2nd Annual Take The Butte Back March
2021-06-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly is hosting the second annual “Take the Butte Back March” on Saturday, June 19th.

In the 1920s, the KKK would march up Pilot Butte to hold meetings and burn crosses. Last year, C.O.B.L.A led over 300 people to the top of Pilot Butte and symbolically took it back in the name of peace and solidarity. Join the march this year to continue this annual trek to keep Pilot Butte a peaceful and enjoyable place for the community.

Oregon must continue to address its long history of racism and harm to Black communities, and celebrating Juneteenth provides an opportunity to educate ourselves, recognize Oregon’s racist roots, and celebrate the contributions of Black Americans in the face of ongoing systemic oppression.

Gala de Oro
2021-07-23 17:00 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
The LCA team is excited to host this event this year and celebrate the successes they’ve achieved with immigrant families across Central Oregon.
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Seating for dinner at 6:30 pm, dinner served at 6:45 pm.
Dance starts at 8:30 pm.
Tickets are limited so please visit our website and buy your tickets TODAY. https://galadeoro.org/
DISCOUNTED EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICES END June 30.
$40 Baile/Dance $100 Cena/Dinner
Please note -> this event will be following the guidelines from the CDC and Oregon Health Authority to ensure the safety of guests.
Early Bird Dinner (through midnight June 30): $100 per person
Early Bird Dance (through midnight June 30): $40 per person
Dinner /Dance regular pricing (July 1 – July 18): $125 per person
Dance Only regular pricing (July 1 – July 18): $50 per person
Dinner will be catered by Marcos Rodriquez of ¡Hola! The dinner portion of the evening will include an educational component and presentation.

BIPOC Climbing night
2021-07-29 17:00 - 20:00 | Bend — The Circuit Bouldering Gym, 63051 NE Corporate Pl, Bend, 97701, United States
Join Latinos Outside, Vamonos Outside and the Circuit Bouldering Gym for their monthly BIPOC Climb Night. It is a place to come together and connect with other BIPOC folk in Central Oregon who are interested in climbing. All levels of experienced climbers welcomed.
First time visit is free. After that, it is half off regular day passes during these climb nights. Regular prices are $19 (adults), $17 (Students), $15 (youth). Free rentals for any one who needs them. Prizes will be given away as well. Sign waiver here!

MEASURE WHAT YOU VALUE: TEEING UP MORE MEANINGFUL PLANNING WITH AN EQUITY ATLAS ​
2021-10-14 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The events of 2020 and early 2021 have magnified many longstanding issues and concerns related to systemic racism, inequitable development, and many other social injustices in our communities. A more equitable approach to planning and designing our cities will require a more inclusive process and a rethinking of how communities track past trends, understand existing conditions, and define the highest priority problems.
No pre-registration is required and attendance is free, but seating is limited.

Legends of the Northern Paiute with Wilson Wewa from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
2021-11-03 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
November is Native American Heritage Month and COCC would like to invite you to join for a series of in-person and virtual events, coordinated by Michelle Cary. These events are free, but donations to the First Nations Student Union Scholarship are greatly appreciated! Events are wide-ranging and focus on areas such as generational trauma, oral traditions, and the beauty of Native American flute music. Please mark your calendars and join COCC for the following events:
Wilson will present legends handed down to him by his elders, in the traditional story-telling way. Wilson will be presenting on the Prineville campus on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 5:30 – 6:30pm, a light dinner will be provided.

Truth, Reckoning, and Healing; A Story of Indian Boarding Schools with Gabriann Hall from the Klamath Tribes.
2021-11-04 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
November is Native American Heritage Month and COCC would like to invite you to join for a series of in-person and virtual events, coordinated by Michelle Cary. These events are free, but donations to the First Nations Student Union Scholarship are greatly appreciated! Events are wide-ranging and focus on areas such as generational trauma, oral traditions, and the beauty of Native American flute music. Please mark your calendars and join COCC for the following events:
Truth, Reckoning, and Healing; A Story of Indian Boarding Schools with Gabriann Hall from the Klamath Tribes. Gabriann will present on the absolute atrocities that took place in these institutions as well as how and why this happened to our Native children in both the US and Canada. Gabriann will be presenting on the Bend campus on Thursday, Nov. 4, 12 – 1:00pm, Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center. Feel free to bring your lunch and join us for this moving presentation.

Truth, Reckoning, and Healing; A Story of Indian Boarding Schools with Gabriann Hall from the Klamath Tribes.
2021-11-08 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
November is Native American Heritage Month and COCC would like to invite you to join for a series of in-person and virtual events, coordinated by Michelle Cary. These events are free, but donations to the First Nations Student Union Scholarship are greatly appreciated! Events are wide-ranging and focus on areas such as generational trauma, oral traditions, and the beauty of Native American flute music. Please mark your calendars and join COCC for the following events:
Gabriann will present on the absolute atrocities that took place in these institutions as well as how and why this happened to our Native children in both the US and Canada. Gabriann will be presenting on the Madras campus on Monday, Nov. 8, 11:45 – 12:45pm. A light lunch will be provided.

History of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma with William Tarrant
2021-11-16 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
November is Native American Heritage Month and COCC would like to invite you to join for a series of in-person and virtual events, coordinated by Michelle Cary. These events are free, but donations to the First Nations Student Union Scholarship are greatly appreciated! Events are wide-ranging and focus on areas such as generational trauma, oral traditions, and the beauty of Native American flute music. Please mark your calendars and join COCC for the following events:

History of the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma with William Tarrant, Culture and Historic Preservation Director for our tribes. William will share a brief history of how these bands of Seneca and Cayuga Indians came to be in the Oklahoma territory from the upper New York area. I am proud to present this event about my tribe. Please join us for this virtual event on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 12 – 1:00pm PST, and 2:00 – 3:00pm CST. https://cocc.zoom.us/j/93016294700

Legends of the Northern Paiute with Wilson Wewa from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
2021-11-17 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
November is Native American Heritage Month and COCC would like to invite you to join for a series of in-person and virtual events, coordinated by Michelle Cary. These events are free, but donations to the First Nations Student Union Scholarship are greatly appreciated! Events are wide-ranging and focus on areas such as generational trauma, oral traditions, and the beauty of Native American flute music. Please mark your calendars and join COCC for the following events:
Wilson will present legends handed down to him by his elders, in the traditional story-telling way. Wilson will be presenting on the Bend campus on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 5:30 – 6:30pm.

Late Night Plant Shopping
2022-04-23 19:00 - 21:30
Come shop the plants late night, with a portion of proceeds going towards a different foundation monthly. Also, meet and greet with the queens/kings/entertainers of The Greenhouse as well!
*Masks required*
Donation Based aka FREE!
Proceeds will benefit The Environmental Center

Writing West: A Conversation with Two Award-Winning Authors
2022-06-06 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join 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
2022-06-18 - 2022-06-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Central 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
2022-06-26 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join 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?
2022-09-13 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Hear 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 decisions. This will be an interactive panel with time for table talk and questions.

Register here!

Discover Nature Festival
2022-09-17 11:00 - 15:00

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Observance
2022-10-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
On 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 will issue a special statement on the occasion of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, so please look for it in local and Oregon-wide news media outlets.
Photo: The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ First Tribal Council,1928. Left to right: George Meachum, Isaac McKinley, Charley McKinley, Nathan Heath and Jackson Culps. Courtesy The Museum at Warm Springs.

Empowering Families Luncheon
2022-12-01 11:30 - 13:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 61980 Skyline Ranch Road, Bend, OR, United States
Join 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)
2023-04-10 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Wilson 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 grandmother and tribal elders in Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and California. Wewa is the author of Legends of the Northern Paiute (OSU Press 2017).
The Land, its People and the Future will take place at the Tower Theatre in Bend. Purchase tickets here!

Ethnobotany of the Klamath Basin
2023-09-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Worthy Brewing, 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Native 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 studied Botany and Ecology at San Francisco State University and has worked as a botanist for the Forest Service for the past 15 years in southern Oregon and northern California.
September 27, 2023
6:30 pm
Worthy Brewing
495 NE Bellevue Dr., Bend OR 97701
Register HERE

Central Oregon - Beer:Thirty! at Goodlife Brewing (rescheduled from 10/25)
2023-11-01 17:00 - 19:00 | GoodLife Brewing, 70 SW Century Dr suite 100-464, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Join 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 with mobility challenges to experience the serenity and grandeur of wild places with family and friends.
All Beer:Thirty! events are FREE for OOA members and $10 for non-members.
Register here!

The Blackcountry Journal film screening
2023-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Broken Top Bottle Shop, 1740 NW Pence Ln #1, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Oregon Wild in Bend and get stoked for ski season with an in-person screening of the film The Blackcountry Journal!
Where: Broken Top Bottle Shop & Ale Cafe (1740 NW Pence Ln # 1, Bend, OR 97703)
When: Tuesday, November 7 at 6pm
About the film: A skier contemplates his connection to skiing and the mountains. As he hurries through the streets of L.A., his path takes a turn after bumping into a jazz musician who helps him discover the correlation between jazz and skiing–an expression of art, skiing, and black culture.
We’ll also be joined by the filmmaker and star of The Blackcountry Journal, Mallory Duncan, and our friends from Vamonos Outside for a discussion after the film on skiing, public lands, and representation in the outdoors.
Mallory Duncan is a skier and filmmaker based in Bend, Oregon.
Vamonos Outside is a grassroots movement to engage Central Oregon Latinx and BIPOC communities with the outdoors. Primarily utilizing partnerships, public lands, and outdoor recreation activities such as skiing/snowboarding, mountain biking, climbing, hiking, canoeing, rafting, and others. Their goal is to foster a sense of connection and integration between marginalized communities and green spaces.

Our Knowledge is Power - Climate Change and Indigenous Communities
2023-11-12 17:00 - 19:00 | OSU Cascades – Edward J. Ray Hall, Atrium, 1500 SW Chandler Ave, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Artist Talk and Film Screening:
OUR KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: THE CULTURES OF BEAUTY AND SURVIVAL IN ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES, LA AND SHISHMAREF, AK
NOTE DATE CHANGE: Sunday, November 12, 2023 | 5 to 7 p.m.

Edward J. Ray Hall, Charles McGrath Family Atrium, OSU-Cascades
FREE.

REGISTRATION REQUESTED (REGISTER HERE)

Family Fiesta! with Justin Favela
2023-11-18 13:00 - 17:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 Hwy 97, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Artist Justin Favela brings his signature event to the Museum. Family Fiesta celebrates the exhibition Vistas del Cielo as well as the Latinx communities of Central Oregon with food, music, piñatas and artmaking.
FREE with Museum Admission

Venue: High Desert Museum
Venue Phone: 541-382-4754
Address:
59800 South Highway 97, Bend, Oregon, 97702, United States

An Evening with Author TJ Klune
2024-04-09 18:00 - 19:30 | Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, 2600 Northwest College Way, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Award-winning and New York Times best-selling author TJ Klune will share his story of being queer and neurodiverse while coming of age in rural Oregon in the 90s as well as many other experiences that shaped
his life and his writings. Fantasy fiction author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, The Extraordinaries, and more, Klune believes it’s important – now more than ever – to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.
Tuesday, April 9, 6 p.m. COCC Bend Campus. Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center
Livestream is also available Registration is required for in-person and livestream. Register Here!

ZUMBA FIESTA-FREE event
2024-05-03 18:00 - 21:00 | Larkspur Community Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Rd, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
On May 3rd, from 6-9 pm, a special ZUMBA FIESTA-FREE event. We will have a significant presentation by Oscar Gonzalez from the Latino Community Association, to honor Cinco de Mayo, for the Battle of Puebla. Children from 8 years old can come on this day. (Further details on the flyer)
El 3 de mayo, de 6-9 pm, un evento especial de ZUMBA FIESTA-GRATIS. Tendremos a una presentación significativa a cargo de Oscar Gonzalez de la Asociación de la Comunidad Latina, en honor a las celebración del Cinco de Mayo, por la Batalla de Puebla. Niños a partir de los 8 años pueden venir este día. (Mayores detalles en el volante)

Family Zumba classes
2024-05-07 18:45 - 19:45, 2024-05-09 18:45 - 19:45 | Larkspur Community Center, 1600 SE Reed Market Rd, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Starting in May, BPRD will begin with Family Zumba classes at Larkspur. The first two classes on May 7th and 9th will be FREE, so you can meet instructor Perla Ruiz and explore to see if this class is suitable for you and your family. BPRD is promoting this class first within the Spanish-speaking community. BRPD aims to provide a suitable space for families who can come with their children from the age of 5. Parents or adult caregivers must supervise them at all times. This is the first time we will offer this class in this way, so please bear with them. Any questions you may have please call at 541-706-1212.
A partir de mayo empezaremos con clases de Zumba en Familia en Larkspur. Las dos primeras clases del 7 y 9 de mayo serán GRATIS, así podrá conocer a nuestra instructora Perla Ruiz y explorar y ver si esta clase es conveniente para usted y su familia. Estamos promocionando esta clase primero con la comunidad hispanohablante, deseamos proporcionar un espacio adecuado para las familias que puedan venir con sus hijos a partir de los 5 añitos. Los papás o personas adultas deben supervisarlos todo el tiempo. Es la primera vez que ofreceremos esta clase así que ténganos paciencia. Cualquier pregunta que tengan los padres pueden llamarme al 541-706-1212.

AAPI Celebration
2024-05-09 12:00 - 19:00 | OSU Cascades, 2600 Northwest College Way, Bend, OR, 97701, United States

From Community Secrets to Public Apology: Lessons from The High Road
2024-05-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, Central Oregon Community College, Bend, 2600 Northwest College Way, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
During World War II, the names of 16 veterans were removed from a public honor roll in Oregon. All were Japanese Americans who served our country while their families were incarcerated on American soil. In 2022, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill to dedicate the Oregon Nisei Veterans WWII Memorial Highway in Hood River. Join us as Linda Tamura addresses her path to learning this “community secret,” Oregon’s fractured history, heroes unheralded, and lessons for moving forward.
