Read all about the Film Festival submission rules, categories, awards and prizes here.   Dates and deadlines for submissions: February 6, 2016: Opening Date March 23, 2015: Earlybird Deadline May 25, 2015: Regular Deadline June 15, 2015: Late Deadline July 3, 2015: Extended Deadline September 15, 2015: Notification Date October 8-11, 2015: Event Date Narrative Feature Length (Running Time 50 minutes…

Hart Mountain Camp-out, sponsored by Sierra Club’s High Desert Committee. Hart Mountain is a beautiful example of how high desert lands can recover from grazing. We will set up a base camp at the hot springs campground and go out on day hikes to explore the refuge. Possible trips are to explore Petroglyph Lake and Poker…

Sunlight Solar Energy has partnered with the USDA to offer a free REAP (Rural Energy for America Program) grant and loan workshop on Wednesday, June 17th. The workshop will discuss how small businesses or farms can take advantage of the REAP grant to help reduce your energy costs by going solar. Basically, if your business…

The 9th Annual Dean Hale Woodpecker Festival will take place in Sisters on May 30-June 2, 2019. Festival participants have a choice of 20 guided tours in search of 11 different species of woodpeckers and 200 other birds that make the forests, burn areas and diverse habitat of Sisters and Central Oregon a birding hot spot. Participants…

Jonathan Stewart discusses the increasing risk to life and property due to wildfire in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), and how communities like Bend can best plan to limit these risks. Sponsored by Oregon League of Conservation Voters and Central Oregon LandWatch

COMES WITH BAGGAGE & BLACK CANYON TRAIL – A Bikepacking Double Feature Old. St Francis School Theater – Bend, OR 9:00 p.m. | $5 per person, cash only | Minors accompanied by parent or guardian Pine Mountain Sports is bringing you a bikepacking double feature in June! We’ll get you stoked for cycling adventure with…

Curious about camping? Don’t have a tent or sleeping bag? No worries. Let’s Go Camping lets you try it out with our gear. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to offer a summer series of guided weekend outings for beginning campers of ALL ages. With hands-on lessons, nature hikes and fun family activities,…

4 Peaks Music Festival is a family-friendly four day music and camping festival, on June 15-18. 4 Peaks brings you the best in bluegrass, jam bands and funk. More information and the line-up of outstanding national and regional bands here. KPOV will be there broadcasting live from the Main Stage on Saturday, June 17. You don't…

SHP is an interactive six-month accreditation program that provides participants with the opportunity to develop the technical skills and knowledge required to design and build highperformance homes. Each two-day module integrates lecture and discussion, hands-on exercises and tours of certified homes. Module 6: Final Presentations and Certification Exam Two day Module from 9-5pm This module…

Bend Farmers Market is blossoming into one of Oregon’s leading farm–direct marketplaces, bringing together growers and producers with people who hunger for fresh, local, healthful foods and agricultural goods. The Market occurs once a week downtown in the Brooks Street Alley-way behind the Tower Theater and now we’ve added a Friday Market at Mountain View High…