Repair Café at The Gear Fix
The Gear Fix 550 Industrial Way, Suite 183, Bend, OR, United StatesThe Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project coordinates with an amazing group of volunteer fixers to host Repair Cafés every few months. These free events connect people with broken stuff to people who like to fix stuff – they’re all about repairing things (together).
Belonging, Justice, and Our Shared Humanity
Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, United StatesThe Chandler Lecture Series and COCC's Office of Diversity and Inclusion are pleased to announce the keynote speaker for our 2025 Season of Nonviolence programming. Monday, January 27, 6:30 p.m. Tower Theatre, Bend We all strive for a world where everyone feels like they belong. Rather than focus on what separates us, Rev. Naomi Tutu…
Professional Development for K–12 educators.
Professional Development This virtual workshop is for K–12 educators across multiple content areas. Confluence Professional Development’s purpose is to educate teachers in the pedagogy of Indigenous curriculum and lessons. It is to prepare adults, teachers, and educators with a more perceptive understanding of Native American lifeways, history, cultural traditions, and ecology that define our Native…
Roundabout Books Community Read
Roundabout Books 900 Northwest Mount Washington Drive #110, Bend, OR, United StatesJOIN Roundabout Books for a community read and workshop around CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. Goal: Your personalized civic engagement plan for 2025 made easy! Not sure where or how to start to get involved? You'll discuss Democracy in Retrograde together and will workshop a variety of exercises across four weeks to determine where your passion lies, what kind of engagement…
Snowshoeing Central Oregon: How to Snowshoe, What to Bring & Where to Go
Worthy Brewing 495 Northeast Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR, United StatesEven though many of our favorite hiking trails are covered in snow, winter is still a great time to get out and enjoy Oregon’s wildlands. It just takes a bit of extra planning and some different gear. Whether you are an experienced snowshoer or thinking about trying it out for the first time, Oregon Wild…
Wolves in Central Oregon
Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, United StatesWolves are one of North America’s most iconic animals, occupying a unique and complex role in the natural world. Join Deschutes Land Trust and wildlife biologist Aaron Bott to take a closer look at wolves and how they interact with the landscape of Central Oregon. In the last few decades, Oregon has experienced the gradual…
Green Energy Series #24: Electrical Panel Upgrades
The free, monthly Green Energy Series takes a closer look at topics related to energy, solar + storage, and green technology. Register Here!
Roundabout Books Community Read
Roundabout Books 900 Northwest Mount Washington Drive #110, Bend, OR, United StatesJOIN Roundabout Books for a community read and workshop around CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. Goal: Your personalized civic engagement plan for 2025 made easy! Not sure where or how to start to get involved? You'll discuss Democracy in Retrograde together and will workshop a variety of exercises across four weeks to determine where your passion lies, what kind of engagement…
A Year in the Life: Oregon’s Desert Owls
Join Oregon Natural Desert Association as they kick off their 2025 High Desert Speaker Series with an absorbing evening all about high desert owls. Paul Bannick, acclaimed author and wildlife photographer, will take you through four seasons in the lives of these owls to give you a better appreciation of what they need to survive and…
SheJumps x AdventurUs Women x Between Evergreens | Speaker Series | OR
Embark 2843 NW Lolo Dr., Bend, OR, United StatesWednesday, February 5th, 2025 - "Women in Wildfire" - Join the women of the US Forest Service & BLM Wildland Fire Management Service to learn what it’s like to be a woman in wildland firefighting. From working on fire lines, parachuting into dangerous terrain, handling heavy equipment, battling fires, educating the public, and developing curriculum to…