Ribbon Cutting for Rooted Homes’ Poplar Community

Please join Rooted Homes, in partnership with the Bend Chamber, in celebrating the completion of the new Poplar Community! The ceremony will take place in a heated tent and begin with home tours from…

Free

Know Stories – Tribal/Shared History: Reflection & Storytelling

East Bend Public Library 62080 Dean Swift Rd., Bend

Laurie Danzuka shares tribal history, impacts on public education, engaging with tribal students/families, and indigenous ways of living. She will also share current issues facing tribes and their members. All…

Bend High DECA Fundraiser: Kiss the Ground Screening and Raffle!

Bend High School 230 NE 6th St, Bend, OR, United States

Showing: Kiss the Ground film, plus raffles, food and beverages, and merch! All ages welcome, no sign up necessary! Fundraiser for Pilot Butte Middle School - all profits go towards…

$4 – $5

OSU Science Pub: The Roller Coaster of Hemp in Oregon

OSU Cascades - Edward J. Ray Hall, Atrium 1500 SW Chandler Ave, Bend, OR, United States

OSU’s agronomist Gordon Jones has been following the wild ride of the state’s hemp industry since its legalization in 2018. Shifting regulations, farming challenges, an untested market and even nefarious…

$22

Rethink Waste Community Innovation Fund Info Session

The Environmental Center 16 NW Kansas Avenue, Bend, OR +1 more

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…

Free

Allyship, Genderless Mothering, and Self-Transformation w/Jodie Patterson

Wille Hall, Coats Campus Center, Central Oregon Community College, Bend 2600 Northwest College Way, Bend, OR, United States

Jodie Patterson explores the lithe art of Genderless Mothering - a unique form of social activism that embraces feminism, Black pride, and LGBTQIA+ activism. Patterson will share her personal story…

Dive into the Hive: Explore the World of High Desert Bees

Zoom

January 23, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Online, Free Discover Oregon's high desert bees in a captivating online presentation by Lincoln Best where he’ll explore their diversity, habitats and crucial ecological…

Free

The Remarkable Native Bees of Central Oregon

Tower Theatre 835 NW Wall St., Bend, OR, United States

Did you know Oregon has more than 700 species of native bees?!? We say “more than" because, in fact, no one actually knows how many native bees call the state…