The Environmental Center

Postponed: The Bend ReStore Upcycle Festival
2020-04-03 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
*”*UPDATE: In order to keep our community healthy and protected from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Bend ReStore has decided to postpone The Upcycle Festival.
The Bend Habitat ReStore is kicking off Earth Month with their Bend ReStore Upcycle Festival and they are looking for artists to help Bend rethink waste and get inspired by trashformation. From fun to funky, wild to weird, make some art for the Earth!
Ready to create? There are THREE cool ways to participate:
#1 THE UPCYCLE POP UP ART SHOW
FIRST FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD
Join us for a celebration of creative upcycling. Our fun pop up will feature your wall art and a selection of local craft beer.
How it works:

Only a limited number of pieces can be accommodated, committee will select.
Contact Heather Laurie at hnlaurie@gmail.com to inquire!
Art can be up to 3’x3′ in size
Must hang on a wall
Create your piece from at least 90% recycled, reused, found, leftover, and/or trash materials
Retain ownership of your art after the show (or donate it to raise funds for Habitat!)
Final art is due 9 am, March 31st @ ReStore of Bend

#2 THE FLIP!
THE UPCYCLE FESTIVAL, APRIL 4TH @RESTORE OF BEND
This year, The FLIP! is transforming into an open showcase of functional art of all types (furniture, tools, containers, lighting, or any aesthetic object that serves a utilitarian purpose).
How it works:

Contact Sophie Paez at upcycle@brhabitat.org to hold your space!
You get $25 to spend on cool stuff at Bend ReStore
Create your functional art piece from at least 90% recycled, reused, found, leftover, and/or trash materials
We’ll stage your piece inside ReStore for festival attendees to enjoy
All FLIP! art will compete for awards
All art is donated to Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity
Selected stand-out weatherproof pieces will join ReStore’s traveling art exhibit at Bend locations during Earth Month, including an Artist Reception at Worthy Brewing on April 18th and The Environmental Center’s Earth Day celebration on April 25th
Final art is due 9am, April 4th @ ReStore of Bend

#3 TRASHFORMATIONS
THE UPCYCLE FESTIVAL, APRIL 4TH @RESTORE OF BEND
A beloved annual Bend tradition (formerly at Pakit), Trashformations is a one day onsite conceptual incident and art construction event. Test your spontaneous creativity, apply your basic hands-on art construction skills, support affordable housing, keep unwanted castoffs out of the landfill, AND spend the time communing with other equally daring artists.
How it works:

Contact Lloyd McMullen at art.castaways@gmail.com to hold your space!
The Challenge: Create a finished piece of art working with items found at ReStore
Artists and artist teams assemble at ReStore on the morning of April 4 to claim a provided working space, mine the mother lode of treasures on-site, and create their masterpieces from 10 am to 4 pm
Participants provide their own tools and are welcome to bring trash-treasures to use and share
All art is donated to Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US MAKE THE UPCYCLE FESTIVAL A CREATIVE COMMUNITY EVENTndnn

Postponed: The Bend ReStore Upcycle Festival
2020-04-04 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
“*UPDATE: In order to keep our community healthy and protected from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Bend ReStore has decided to postpone The Upcycle Festival.
The Bend Habitat ReStore is kicking off Earth Month with their Bend ReStore Upcycle Festival and they are looking for artists to help Bend rethink waste and get inspired by trashformation. From fun to funky, wild to weird, make some art for the Earth!
Ready to create? There are THREE cool ways to participate:
#1 THE UPCYCLE POP UP ART SHOW
FIRST FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD
Join us for a celebration of creative upcycling. Our fun pop up will feature your wall art and a selection of local craft beer.
How it works:

Only a limited number of pieces can be accommodated, committee will select.
Contact Heather Laurie at hnlaurie@gmail.com to inquire!
Art can be up to 3’x3′ in size
Must hang on a wall
Create your piece from at least 90% recycled, reused, found, leftover, and/or trash materials
Retain ownership of your art after the show (or donate it to raise funds for Habitat!)
Final art is due 9 am, March 31st @ ReStore of Bend

#2 THE FLIP!
THE UPCYCLE FESTIVAL, APRIL 4TH @RESTORE OF BEND
This year, The FLIP! is transforming into an open showcase of functional art of all types (furniture, tools, containers, lighting, or any aesthetic object that serves a utilitarian purpose).
How it works:

Contact Sophie Paez at upcycle@brhabitat.org to hold your space!
You get $25 to spend on cool stuff at Bend ReStore
Create your functional art piece from at least 90% recycled, reused, found, leftover, and/or trash materials
We’ll stage your piece inside ReStore for festival attendees to enjoy
All FLIP! art will compete for awards
All art is donated to Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity
Selected stand-out weatherproof pieces will join ReStore’s traveling art exhibit at Bend locations during Earth Month, including an Artist Reception at Worthy Brewing on April 18th and The Environmental Center’s Earth Day celebration on April 25th
Final art is due 9am, April 4th @ ReStore of Bend

#3 TRASHFORMATIONS
THE UPCYCLE FESTIVAL, APRIL 4TH @RESTORE OF BEND
A beloved annual Bend tradition (formerly at Pakit), Trashformations is a one day onsite conceptual incident and art construction event. Test your spontaneous creativity, apply your basic hands-on art construction skills, support affordable housing, keep unwanted castoffs out of the landfill, AND spend the time communing with other equally daring artists.
How it works:

Contact Lloyd McMullen at art.castaways@gmail.com to hold your space!
The Challenge: Create a finished piece of art working with items found at ReStore
Artists and artist teams assemble at ReStore on the morning of April 4 to claim a provided working space, mine the mother lode of treasures on-site, and create their masterpieces from 10 am to 4 pm
Participants provide their own tools and are welcome to bring trash-treasures to use and share
All art is donated to Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US MAKE THE UPCYCLE FESTIVAL A CREATIVE COMMUNITY EVENT!

Circular Economy Cities PNW Virtual Workshop
2020-05-21 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Learn about circularity. Join people in Circular Economy Clubs from all around the Pacific Northwest for a groundbreaking virtual event. Act to advance circularity in your community.

Recycling Modernization Act listening session
2022-07-19 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
You can get involved with the Recycling Modernization Act, too! On July 19th from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m, listen in on the Technical Workgroup as they evaluate a uniform, statewide recyclable materials collection list.

Spring Repair Café at OSU-Cascades in Bend
2023-04-26 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join us for our in-person Repair Café on Wednesday, April 26th, 5:30-7:30pm at OSU-Cascades in Bend with the Associated Students of OSU-Cascades

This event will also include a free second-hand clothing exchange! Remaining items will be donated to COCC Clothing Connections.

The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project coordinates with an amazing group of volunteer fixers to host Repair Cafés every few months. This will be the second in-person Repair Café in Central Oregon since 2020. These free events connect people with broken stuff to people who like to fix stuff – they’re all about repairing things (together). Stuff like, jewelry, small appliances and electronics, outdoor gear, clothing, and more. Repair Cafés are held around the world! Repairing with other people saves natural resources, prevents waste, and cultivates community. Learn more at envirocenter.org/tec-events/repair-cafe/
Not sure if it can be fixed? Bring it!
Contact: udara@envirocenter.orgwith questions or if you’re interested in being a volunteer fixer!

CIF Info Session (In Person/Virtual)
2023-05-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-08-08 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Do you have an idea for reducing waste in your neighborhood, workplace, school, your favorite park or restaurant, or other community space, but aren’t sure how to get started? Apply for the Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund!
The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project will provide a total of $40,000* awards to individuals, businesses, or community organizations to implement waste reduction or recovery projects throughout Deschutes County. Each project will be awarded up to $5,000. There is no minimum project budget/award amount. 20% of the project funds must come from matching funds (cash or in-kind). Depending on project budget requirements, 8 to 12 projects will be funded in 2023.
*$15,000 of the $40,000 total projects budget will be awarded to projects that take place at or largely impact visitor destinations, such as a visitor lodging property, restaurant / eatery, park / trail/ nature area, outfitter / activity company, museum / gallery, entertainment venue.
Attend an info session in-person at The Environmental Center or Virtually! Info sessions are scheduled February 7th, May 9th, and August 8th 2023 from 1-2pm.
Register – In Person
Register – Virtual

The Whys and Hows of Food Waste Reduction and Composting (Bend)
2023-05-09 17:00 - 18:30 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Learn why food waste matters, how to reduce food waste, strategies for composting, and pros and cons of various at home compost bins.
Open to adults and youth, composting beginners and pros! Attendees will be entered into a drawing for an at home composting system.
Register here.

Closing the Food Loop: How to Make Composting Work for Your Restaurant
2023-05-17 08:30 - 09:30 | SCP Redmond, 521 Southwest 6th Street, Redmond, OR, 97756, United States
Each year, an estimated 25 to 40 percent of all food produced or imported for consumption in the United States is never eaten. Of that wasted food, 40 percent is estimated to come from consumer-facing businesses— like restaurants, event venues, etc. And all that wasted food means wasted money, by some estimates as much as $57 billion annually for U.S. businesses. Here in Deschutes County, wasted food makes up over 25% of waste at Knott Landfill by tonnage – making it the largest category of waste in the landfill!
It’s time to rethink food waste, and we want to help you do it.
This free, interactive panel discussion will dig into tips on getting started, infrastructure, troubleshooting, and more. Learn about local food waste resources and hear from food service businesses that are composting on-site and off-site. This discussion is open to owners, managers, and staff in the culinary community. And we hope attendees will chime in with your experience and expertise as well!

Register here!

Patagonia Worn Wear Repair Tour
2023-06-10 10:00 - 19:00 | Bend Brewing Company, 1019 NW Brooks Street, Bend, OR, 97701
Repair Meets the Road
Does your favorite piece of gear need a little help? Come down to Bend Brewing Co and Worn Wear will fix it for free—any brand, one garment per person—so it stays in action and out of the landfill.
Once you’re all patched up, stick around for live music, wader repairs, and enjoy some beverages from our hosts at Bend Brewing Co!
Good times. Great vibes. Come Hang!

Summer Repair Café at High Desert Music Hall in Redmond
2023-07-19 17:30 - 19:30 | High Desert Music Hall, 818 SW Forest Ave, Redmond, OR, 97756, United States
Join us for our in-person Repair Café on Wednesday, July 19th, 5:30-7:30pm at High Desert Music Hall in Redmond.

Free e-waste collection for computers, laptops, monitors, desktop printers, keyboards, mice, and TVs (while space is available) at this event

The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project coordinates with an amazing group of volunteer fixers to host Repair Cafés every few months. This will be the second in-person Repair Café in Central Oregon since 2020. These free events connect people with broken stuff to people who like to fix stuff – they’re all about repairing things (together). Stuff like, jewelry, small appliances and electronics, outdoor gear, clothing, and more. Repair Cafés are held around the world! Repairing with other people saves natural resources, prevents waste, and cultivates community. Learn more at envirocenter.org/tec-events/repair-cafe/
Not sure if it can be fixed? Bring it!
Contact: udara@envirocenter.org with questions or if you’re interested in being a volunteer fixer!

Backyard Composting with Worthy Environmental
2023-08-26 09:00 - 11:00 | Worthy Brewing, 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Worthy Environmental for a Backyard Composting Workshop on Saturday, August 26th, 9:00-11:00 AM at Worthy Brewing Company (495 Northeast Bellevue Drive in Bend)
Learn the basics of starting your own backyard compost system and the simple science behind it. This workshop will cover the basics of composting, different types of compost systems, and how compost can benefit your plants, your soil, and the environment.

Reserve a spot here.
This workshop is part of Worthy Environmental’s Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund Project – learn more.

Tomato Manifesto 2023 - Preserving Your Summer Bounty
2023-08-27 13:30 - 15:00 | Open Space Event Studios, 220 NE Lafayette Ave, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
“Tomato Manifesto – Preserving Your Summer Bounty” – Locavore’s Food School at Open Space Studios, Sunday, August 27th 1:30-3pm
Central Oregon Locavore Non-Profit is proud to offer a learning and demonstration experience for storing, preserving and enjoying tomatoes all season long! Registrants will be given tips, tricks, hands-on experiences and learn the many different methods of storing summer produce for year-round use that preserves nutritional integrity and follows food safety guidelines.
The Food School Program is a hands-on approach bringing local chefs, farmers, ranchers and herbalists together with the community as they teach their trades in a fun and approachable manner to those that want to learn all about food!
Event is $8 for members, $10 for non-members, with limited registration. Please visit our website for more information, or those interested can sign up at the link below.
Sign up here!

Rethink Waste Workshop at The Central Oregon Maker Faire
2023-09-10 11:00 - 12:00 | Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room, 901 SW Simpson Ave, Bend, OR, 97701
Join The Environmental Center at The Central Oregon Maker Faire!
The Environmental Center will host a Rethink Waste Workshop on Sunday, September 10 at 11am at The Central Oregon Maker Faire. The workshop will include interactive recycling do’s and don’ts and a sock darning demo by Fixer Elaine. The workshop is located in the Mountain Room at Deschutes Brewery (901 SW Simpson Ave, Bend OR 97702).
The Maker Faire takes place September 9th and 10th with The Environmental Center booth open 10am-1pm on September 9th and 1:30pm-4pm on September 10th.

Tickets to Maker Faire are available here.

Play Forever Mountain Clean Up
2023-09-23 09:00 - 16:00 | Mt. Bachelor, OR, United States
Grab your sturdy hiking shoes and head up to Mt. Bachelor September 23 for Mt. Bachelor’s annual Play Forever Mountain Clean-up! Registration is free, but required.
https://www.mtbachelor.com/things-to-do/events/view-all-events/play-forever-mountain-cleanup-2023

Discover Nature Festival
2023-09-23 11:00 - 15:00 | Alpenglow Community Park, 61049 SE 15th St OR 97702, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Discover Nature Festival is returning in 2023! Discover Nature Festival celebrates the diversity of ways that we all connect with nature. The event will provide something for everyone, including nature arts and crafts, STEM activities, outdoor recreation, music, food, and more. Bring your family out to try a new outdoor activity, connect with amazing community organizations, and learn how we can all help take care of our environment and community. The event is made possible by 20+ community partners, including Bend Park and Recreation District and Deschutes National Forest.
Saturday, September 23
11 am-3 pm
NEW LOCATION: Alpenglow Park, Bend
61049 SE 15th Street
2023 Partners and Activities

Climbing wall with Bend Park ad Recreation District
Fire Truck and Fire Fighter Challenge with Deschutes National Forest
Introduction to Mountain Biking with Cog Wild/Cascadia Junior Cycling
Natural Dyes with Wildheart Nature School
Deschutes County Public Health
Watershed Exploration with Upper Deschutes Watershed Council
Who Lives Here? with Discover Your Forest
10 Survival Essentials and Pine Cone Bird Feeders with Camp Fire Central Oregon
Monarch Butterfly Crafts and plants with Deschutes Land Trust
Fruit and Veggie Spin Wheel with OSU Extension
Art Activity with Juntos Aprendemos
Pop-up Poetry with Deschutes Public Library
Pedestrian Safety Activity with Commute Options
Wildflower Seed Bombs with Think Wild
Wander and Wonder in Nature with Oregon State Parks
Great Garbage Game with The Environmental Center
Night Sky Education with DarkSky Oregon
Games with Mosaic Medical
Nature Color Match with Family Resource Center
Craft and medication with Take Care with Autumn
Mud Kitchen and Nature Crafting with Bend Forest School
Bird of Prey and Nature Journaling with High Desert Museum
Leaf Rubbings and Magnet Fishing with the Oregon Department of Human Services
Wondery Art and Adventure School
Green Leadership Coalition
Vámonos Outside and Camp Chica
Treasure Hunt with Children’s Forest of Central Oregon
and more!

Food Vendors

Central Oregon Pupuseria
Acme Hot Dog Co.
The Sweet Retreat

Fall Repair Café at the Firehouse Community Hall in Sisters(bilingüe)
2023-10-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Sisters Firehouse Community Hall, 301 S Elm St, Sisters, 97759, United States
Join us for our in-person Repair Café on Wednesday, October 11th, 5:30-7:30pm at the Firehouse Community Hall in Sisters with co-host Deschutes Public Library.
Featuring a guest appearance from Kyle Wiens, co-founder and CEO of iFixit and a leader in the Right to Repair movement. Kyle and the pro-repair coalition are working on a bill in Salem and have recently passed laws in New York and Colorado.

The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project coordinates with an amazing group of volunteer fixers to host Repair Cafés every few months. This will be the second in-person Repair Café in Central Oregon since 2020. These free events connect people with broken stuff to people who like to fix stuff – they’re all about repairing things (together). Stuff like, jewelry, small appliances and electronics, outdoor gear, clothing, and more. Repair Cafés are held around the world! Repairing with other people saves natural resources, prevents waste, and cultivates community. Learn more at envirocenter.org/tec-events/repair-cafe/
Not sure if it can be fixed? Bring it!
Contact: udara@envirocenter.orgwith questions or if you’re interested in being a volunteer fixer!

¿Tienes algo que esté roto? ¡Tráelo al Repair Café!
El Rethink Waste del The Environmental Center está coordinado con un increíble grupo de reparadores voluntarios para organizar Repair Cafés cada pocos meses. Estos eventos gratuitos conectan a las personas con cosas rotas con las personas a las que les gusta arreglar cosas: se trata de reparar cosas (juntos). Cosas como joyas, pequeños electrodomésticos y productos electrónicos, equipo de exteriores, ropa y más.
¡Los Repair Cafés se llevan a cabo en todo el mundo! Reparar con otras personas ahorra recursos naturales, evita el desperdicio y cultiva la comunidad.
Tendremos interpretación en español disponible en el evento
https://envirocenter.org/tec-events/repair-cafe/repair-cafe-espanol/

America Recycles Day on IG LIVE!
2023-11-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
When: Wednesday, November 15th from 12-1pm
Where: Instagram (LIVE!)

Join the Rethink Waste Project and local recycling experts on America (and Deschutes!) Recycles Day for a fun, interactive, Instagram Live Q&A!
Get your recycling questions answered and learn how to recycle right. No more wishful recycling OR holding onto things in the hope you’ll one day find where it can be recycled.
Have a question in mind? Send it over to kavi@envirocenter.org and we’ll add it to our list. We will also open up the chat for questions during the session if there is time.
Q&A will be recorded and posted on our YouTube channel and blog following the event.

Plastic-Free Resolutions: Protecting Your Health in 2024
2024-01-18 14:00 - 15:00 | 375 SW Powerhouse Dr Suite 100, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
With a new year comes new resolutions for protecting and improving the health of our bodies, families, communities, and the planet that we all call home. One healthy resolution to consider is to reduce or eliminate plastic from your life. But with plastic used for everything from making clothing to carrying food and drinks, this can seem like a daunting task.
Join Plastic Pollution Coalition on January 18 for their first webinar of the new year: Plastic-Free Resolutions: Protecting Your Health in 2024. During this event, they will offer tangible, common sense ways to reduce the amount of plastic you use in your daily life. They’ll discuss why it’s important to avoid plastics, provide you with DIY and low- and no-cost solutions, and highlight helpful products you may turn to when you need an extra hand.
Panelists for this inspiring conversation include Queer Brown Vegan Isaias Hernandez; Zero Waste Farmer Manju Kumar; and Co-Owner & Co-Founder of Life Without Plastic Jay Sinha. The conversation will be moderated by MADE SAFE Founder Amy Ziff.

Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund Info Session
2024-01-23 13:00 - 14:00 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Do you have an idea for reducing waste in your neighborhood, workplace, school, your favorite park or restaurant, or other community space, but aren’t sure how to get started? Apply for the Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund! Attend an info session in-person at The Environmental Center or Virtually to get your questions answered.
SIGN UP HERE
Zoom link will be emailed out prior to the event.

Earth Day Parade Upcycled Costumes Workshop
2024-03-23 11:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-30 11:00 - 13:00 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Hello, fellow recyclers and art enthusiasts! Earth Day is just around the corner… and you’re invited to participate in this year’s Reclaimed Trash//Treasure Transformation Workshop – a chance for families and friends to come together and get crafty with stuff nearly left behind to dumpsters! If you’ve ever looked at something headed for the trash and thought, “What could I make of that? A costume or Pet?” Now’s your chance to imagine and create! Bring along anything you’ve been itching to upcycle – old clothes, empty containers, boxes, cards… you name it. We’ll work our magic and turn them into funky puppets and costumes to wear in the Earth Day parade!! We’ll meet up twice, giving us plenty of time to explore and bring our ideas to life. If you don’t think you’re a crafty human, no problem, because this is all about having fun and getting creative with the ones we love on the earth we love. Let’s make Earth Day a time for creativity, community, and celebrating our planet in style – one recycled masterpiece at a time!
No registration is required!

Recycled Materials Bag Sewing Party
2024-04-08 11:00 - 15:00 | The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR, 97703
Calling all seamstresses! St. Charles Medical Center and Bend Anesthesiology Group are partnering with The Environmental Center to create reusable tote bags out of sterile blue wrap, used to sterilize surgical instruments. This repurposed material is water resistant, sturdy, functional and with your help, fashionable! If the material is not being reused, it is immediately tossed in the trash and sent to our landfill. This is one chance to help our community divert non-recyclables from the landfill! These bags will be reused in our “Sustainable Summer” fundraising event later this year (stay tuned!).
Bring your sewing machine, scissors, pins, ruler, chalk, and cutting mat and we will provide the fabric and patterns!
**All levels of experience are welcome!**

Plastics and Your Health (Webinar)
2024-05-02 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
A troubling study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in March found that the presence of microplastics particles in heart tissue caused a measurable increase in people’s risk of heart attack, stroke and premature death. With each new study published, plastics’ negative impacts on human health are becoming clearer and more widespread.
What does this mean for you and your loved ones? Please join us and Dr. Phil Landrigan via Zoom this Thursday, May 2 from 7-8PM ET to discuss plastics’ impacts on our health and how we can decrease our exposure. Register now. >>
Plastics take a heavy toll on both human and environmental health. We know that there are micro-and nanoplastics in our air, water, and soil, as well as at every level of the food chain.
We also know that these tiny bits of plastic are present inside all of us. Researchers have found micro- and nano-plastics in the human intestine, placenta, liver, spleen, lungs, and lymph node tissues, as well as in blood and breast milk.
Many of the toxic chemicals added to plastics including PFAS, phthalates, and bisphenols are also present in the bodies of nearly all Americans.
We are excited to welcome Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, a world-renowned pediatrician, public health physician, and epidemiologist back to the Beyond Plastics virtual stage for this free educational webinar on May 2. Dr. Landrigan is at the forefront of exploring what our ever-increasing exposure to plastics means for our health and longevity as well as how we can reduce our exposure.
Please click here to register now and plan to join us at 7 PM ET this Thursday, May 2 to explore these critical and emergent questions.

Bend Gear Meet with Outdoorist Oath
2024-05-08 17:30 - 19:30 | The Gear Fix, 550 Industrial Way, Suite 183, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
The Outdoorist Oath and Pattie Gonia alongside trusted allies Outside’s Gear Up Give Back program and local collaborator The Gear Fix invite the Bend, OR community to an evening of gear swaps, gear repairs, gear giveaways, and celebrating our love for the outdoors!
Here are all the juicy deets for the event!

This is a FREE event! Though we encourage folks to RSVP and donate.
Swap used gear w/ community members. Everyone can participate, regardless of whether or not you bring items to swap!
The GearFix will be hosting DIY patch and zipper repair workshops
Come connect with local non-profits to learn how you can take action for planet, inclusion, and adventure in your community!
Win prizes from outdoor & local brands
This event will be hosted by Pattie Gonia with support from The Outdoorist Oath, GearFix, and Outside
All unswapped items at the end of the night will be donated to Outside’s Gear Up Give Back program which helps support The Oath’s free educational resources and events!

RSVP HERE!

Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show
2024-05-11 17:30 - 22:00 | The Pavillion, 1001 SW Bradbury Dr., Bend, OR, 97702, United States
AGENDA
5:00pm – Doors Open (VIP Ticket Holders)
5:30pm – Doors Open (General Admission)
6:30pm – Runway show STARTS
7:30 – INTERMISSION
8:00pm – Second 1/2 of the show
Rooted in a love of fashion, an appreciation of art and a passion for the planet, the Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show fuses environmental responsibility, funky fashion and community. Started in 2010 as a fundraiser by a couple of teachers, it has turned into a Bend staple, a fashion-forward, sustainably run event that everyone in the community can enjoy.
With an electrifying trash fashion runway, a live auction of select runway garments, our business challenge where 10 businesses compete for the Coveted Trash Trophy, a pop-up Eco-marketplace featuring creative products from sustainably–minded, community artists, and local beverages and food carts, what’s not to love! Join other socially conscious individuals for an evening of sustainable fashion, showcasing styles that the future demands, while supporting a fundraiser for Realms Schools.
LOCAL FOOD & DRINK :: Three food trucks (The Bob, El Sancho, and Big Foot BBQ) will be present serving food all night as well as Slow Ride Mobile Bar serving beverages throughout the event.
GET TICKETS

Chaco For Life Tour at Crux
2024-05-22 12:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-23 12:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-24 12:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-25 12:00 - 18:00 | Crux Fermentation Project, 50 SW Division Street, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
REPAIR
CUSTOMIZE
CHILL

Come celebrate 35 years of Chaco with us on the Chaco For Life Tour! Visit our mobile factory to get your trusty Chacos repaired*, create your own custom sandals (adult sizes only), grab some swag, or just kick it with us.
*Each first repair is FREE; any additional sandals will be repaired at 50% off.
May 22-25 at Crux Fermentation Project
