SummerKids Week 2: Time & Space Traveler with Camp Fire
2014-06-23 - 2014-06-27 | Deschutes Brewery Public House, 1044 NW Bond St, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Travel through time and space! Visit a different period in time and space each day of the week, from prehistoric times all the way into the future. Explore Earth’s different cultures of past, present, and future through their art, games, and food. You might even meet some alien cultures, too! About SummerKids Join Camp Fire Central Oregon for a summer full of exciting, themed weeks of day camp! SummerKids runs from June 16 through August 15, with each week’s…
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Tumalo Day Camp with Camp Fire
2014-06-23 - 2014-06-27
At Tumalo Day Camp, campers will learn outdoor and camping skills, play outdoors, make new friends, and have a wonderful summer camp experience! Participating boys and girls will go on adventures, hike the state park, play games, make arts and crafts, perform skits, sing songs, and learn survival skills. An overnight camp-out is included for 4th – 7th graders on Thursday night. 7th grade campers also get to stay overnight on Wednesday when they experience “Gypsy Camp.” At Gypsy Camp,…
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Grilling from the Bounty of a CSA box
2014-06-23
Bite of Bend: Dinner with Chef Bette Fraser- Grilling from the Bounty of a CSA Box
At Widgi Creek Resort, All Ages Welcome
Chef Bette of the The Well Traveled Fork invites to you to experience the amazing flavors of cooking with freshfromthefarmingredients in this 3 course meal and wine pairing event. Each course will be paired with an Oregon wine chosen to best compliment the dish. You will beeducated about CSA Shares, Community Supported Agriculture, and the importance of supporting our local farms, ranches and other producers.
Hazelnut Hummus with Beer • Smoked Trout Paté • Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Red Pepper
Spackle • Grilled Squash Ribbons with Prosciutto & Mint Dressing • Carrot Medley – Raw,
Roasted & Fermented • Berry Sorbet with Buckwheat Hazelnut Sablé Chef Bette Fraser’s philosophy for a great meal is simple; buy local products from organicfarmers and let the seasonal food speak for itself. That has been the basis for The Well Traveled Fork, a gastronomic company that offers culinary tours throughout Central Oregon, as well ascooking classes, catering and personal chef services. Follow the Fork!
Use promo code “biteofbend10” for a 10% discount on your order when purchasing 3 or more tickets to any Bite Week events, or use “biteofbend20” for a 20% discount on 6 or more!

Capturing Skyline Forest Photographic Journey
2014-06-24
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Bob Woodward for a photographic journey in Skyline Forest.
Grab your camera and lend a hand to document some of the historical sites in Skyline Forest. On
this journey we’ll explore Bend’s early logging history by visiting and making record of a 1916
lumber mill. Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to the event.
Rating: Easy, less than 1 mile walking.
What to Bring: Your camera, snacks, water, sturdy hiking shoes.
For more information about this event and to register, please visit the Deschutes Land Trust website.

Plant Clinic Solutions on KPOV 88.9FM
2014-06-24
Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM for a plant clinic solutions discussion.
For more information, visit the Central Oregon Master Gardener Association’s website.

Water Wonders
2014-06-24
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Ashley Lowrey to get your feet wet on a summer exploration of the world of water. Compare different creek habitats and discover the hardy critters that call these places home. Be ready to get wet and have fun while learning why water bugs are such important indicators of water quality. Perfect for kids ages 5-12 with a grown-up in tow. Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to the event.
Rating: Moderate, ~1-2 mile walk.
What to Bring: Snacks/lunch, water, hiking shoes, and bring water shoes (strapped sandals that
can get wet; no crocs or flip-flops). Dress for the weather.
For more information about this event and to register, please visit the Deschutes Land Trust website.

Pride Week, Bouncing off the Wall
2014-06-24
Jump with joy with “family” at this FREE event for kids of all ages and sizes (that includes grownups).
Go here for more information and to RVSP.

Marketing for Green Homes Class
2014-06-25
The green home market has grown and consumer ideas of what ‘green’ means has changed as well. This course provides the foundation needed to market in today’s emerging green and high performance home market.
Time & Location
JUNE 25, 2014
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Earth Advantage Classroom
Portland, OR
Credits Available:
CCB:3 elective hours
OR Real Estate: 3 CE hours
AIA: 3 LU/HSW
EA Broker: 3 CE hours
“Loved the class and took away several great nuggets of information. Keep these coming. Green Canopy and our Green Genius Program highly endorses this class and we hope to promote the class if it is ever offered again. The instructor, Erik Cathcart, Director, Marketing and Strategy at Earth Advantage, was knowledgeable, funny and very engaging.”
—Aaron Fairchild, CEO – Green Canopy Homes
Register for this class online at Earth Advantage’s website.

Wildflower Hike
2014-06-25
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Carol Moorehead for a wildflower hike at Whychus Canyon Preserve. Soak up spring as you explore ancient juniper groves and early spring wildflowers on your way to a scenic boulder overlook. Take in the bright green aspen groves along Whychus Creek and panoramic views of mountain peaks as you hike down the canyon towards Whychus Creek. Registration opens 1 month prior to the event.

Registration is required.
For a full list of Walk+Hike Series events, visit: www.deschuteslandtrust.org/events.

Irrigation Tune-Up
2014-06-26
Learn about Evapotranspiration and Mid-July Baseline
On June 26 from 5:00 to 6:30 I will be doing a talk sponsored by Heart Springs Design at their offices in downtown Bend. I will cover a few tips for noticing and fixing dry spots, using ET and MJB (mid-july baseline) to conserve water and how to set your system initially to get further water savings. The class is free but space is limited. If you are interested, please email plants@heartspringsdesign.com to sign up. Debbie or Ani at that address can give you the address and directions. See you there!
–Genie
For more information about this event, please visit the Heart Springs Design Landscaping website.

SolWest Fair with Renewable Northwest
2014-06-27 - 2014-06-29
SolWest Fair will highlight the “energy for sustainable communities” with three days of workshops, demonstrations, and vendors that focus on renewable energy and sustainability. We plan to offer classes for continuing education credits for contractors, an electric vehicle show, and farm tours. Networking and community will be important whether you’re camping or sharing locally grown food. We plan to create a guide to sustainability so that participants will walk away with a seven-year plan shaped by vendors and presenters. Come join the SolWest community and learn about energy efficiency, solar and wind energy, alternatively fueled vehicles, sustainable food and living, healthcare, homegrown prosperity, and more.
For more information about this event visit the Renewable Northwest website.

Compost 101
2014-06-27
Friday June 27th & Saturday June 28th, 2014, 10:00 – 11:00 am (same presentation each day)
Join us in The Environmental Center’s Learning Garden to get an overview of composting. We’ll go over what to include and what not, pros and cons of different methods, and address common questions. This is great for the novice composter or those needing to address some issues with their own compost system.

This event is free, and coffee will be provided!
#WeCompost, Do You?
If you do, help us spread the word about all the different ways we can do it! Join our social media campaign by taking a picture of your compost set up and adding the hashtag #WeCompost on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. We’ll even enter you into a raffle for cool prizes like a steel countertop compost pail, hydroflask reusable bottles, and upcycled bags! Winners will be drawn through June & July!

Pride Week, Reception for Pride Foundation
2014-06-27
Help HDC say “WELCOME & THANK YOU” to the ENTIRE Staff & Board of Directors visiting Central Oregon for their annual Retreat. We are honored to have them with us for Pride.
JOIN US FOR COCKTAILS & OTHER DRINKS (no host) and GREAT SNACKS (hosted). Sorry: 21 and over only.
HDC has received several grants over the years from the Pride Foundation and received a generous $3,000 grant for 2014. Also the Pride Foundation is a $1,000 Sponsor of Central Oregon Pride 2014!!! Be sure to visit their Booth during pride.
Founded in 1985 the Pride Foundation through scholarships, grants, advocacy, and community leadership in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington State, donors and volunteers are helping us transform our communities and culture. Our work ripples through communities, inspiring equality at every point along the way.
Go here or more information and to RVSP.

Field Sketching workshop
2014-06-28, 2014-06-29
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and artist Rebecca Brown-Thompson for a workshop on field sketching. On the first day we’ll be in the studio focusing on honing basic techniques valuable for all forms of sketching. Learn how to train your eye to see negative spaces, shapes, proportion, perspective, and tones. Then, the second day, you’ll move on to flora and fauna drawing tips and how to draw what you see, not what you think you see. This workshop is day one of a two-day workshop and is open to adults of all skill levels. Registration opens 1 month prior to the event.
See more about this and other events at the Deschutes Land Trust website.

Pride Week, Dykes on Bikes
2014-06-28
The Official “Dykes on Bikes” out of Portland will be here this year for Central Oregon Pride 2014. The newly formed chapter of the DOB motorcycle club will be coming to Central Oregon to help kick off this year’s event with a loosely organized ride. As in the past 2 years, we will meet at Strictly Organic Coffee (a HUGE friend of the gay community). From there we will do a ride through the Old Mill, past a few parks, then through what ever part of downtown we can access (Bite of Bend on the same weekend), finishing at Drake Park (Bend, OR) about 12:30 to help Kick Off the Opening Ceremony for Pride.
As many of you may know, DOB has been a long standing icon for the kick off of many a gay parade. All are welcome to join in the ride. Male, female, neither or both. Mopeds, scooters, crotch rockets or rumbling hogs. We don’t discriminate.
If you are interested, please send Tina Jo Bandy-Rogers a message. Be sure to share this with everyone and anyone you think MIGHT be interested.
Thanks
HERE IS MORE INFO:
https://www.facebook.com/events/417297748381618
And go here for more information about this event and to RVSP.

2014 Bite of Bend
2014-06-28, 2014-06-29
CENTRAL OREGON’S LARGEST FOOD FESTIVAL!
Celebrate the local flavor of Central Oregon during the region’s largest food festival on June 28th (11am-10pm) & June 29th (11am-6pm). The First Community Credit Union’s Bite of Bend presented by Eberhard’s Dairy is a two-day food party on the streets of downtown Bend!
2014 Bite of Bend Highlights:
THE BITE. Bring your appetite and feast on small plates ($1-$2 each) and libations from the best restaurants in the region.
TOP CHEF COMPETITION. Watch eight rock-star chefs knock each other out in a live kitchen battle.
BEER RUN. Run a 5k the Central Oregon way, with craft beer breaks!
BITE WEEK. Explore your culinary side with experiential classes, demos and chefs’ dinners all week, June 22-29
The First Community Credit Union’s Bite of Bend presented by Eberhard’s Dairy also brings Locavore Alley full of local artisans and purveyors sure to inspire your home kitchen with fresh ingredients and new tools. Live music and kids’ activities, too!
Visit the 2014 Bite of Bend website for more information.

Pride Week, Central Oregon Pride Festival
2014-06-28
Noon – LGBT Music with MIX 100.7
12:30 – Chelsea Woodmansee, Emcee
12:40 – Dykes on Bikes – Portland Chapter Arrives
12:45 – Noah Stroup, No Talent, Talent Show, Contest Winner
Sponsor: Stars & Rainbows
1:15 – Jenni Peskin & Student Show Case, Bend
2:00 – Shape Shifter, Belly Dancers Extraordinaire, Bend
2:15 – Jeremiah Clark, Singer/Songwriter, Portland
Sponsor: Seven Restaurant & Nightclub
2:45 – “Love is in the Air” Marriage Equality Recognition
3:00 – Poison Waters & Friends, Portland
Sponsor: Absolut Vodka
4:00 – MOsley WOatt & Band, Bend
5:00 – Strive Roots Band, Bend
5:45 – Chelsea Woodmansee, Emcee
Go here for more information about this event and to RVSP.

Visit The Environmental Center at Michael Franti show!
2014-06-28
Come on down to the Michael Franti and Spearhead Soulshine Tour and Show Saturday! Doors open at 5pm, and The Environmental Center will be at the EcoVillage with volunteer opportunities for you to sign up for as well as a great display of the pop-up Lexicon of Sustainability show, and a chance to win a great prize! Come down and show us some love, and enjoy the great vibes of Michael Franti and Spearhead!

Pride Week, Stonewall Inn Celebration
2014-06-28
Come join us for a CELEBRATION at the end of Pride Day and to honor those who struggled and defined the effort which began the LGBT Civil Rights movement. The Stonewall Riots were on June 28, 1969, 45 yrs ago, when patrons of the Stonewall Inn rioted against the unjust tactics of the New Your City Police Department. The first pride flag and the first pride parade soon followed in San Francisco and New Your City. And the movement has never looked back.
BE PROUD, BE HAPPY – COME TOGETHER FOR A NIGHT OF FUN!
Club Seven owner Meg Kleck and her Staff are always happy to see us and Seven was a Bronze Sponsor of Pride. So get your pride gear on and come Party. Many members of the Pride Foundation staff and board members will be present to continue the celebration with us!
And Marc of Absolut Vodka is sure to be present to help us celebrate. Absolut Vokda is a Platinum Sponsor!
AND – come meet Katie Carter the new Regional Development Coordinator for Oregon for the Pride Foundation!!
Go here for more information about this event and to RVSP.

Wild & Scenic Tumalo Creek Hike
2014-06-29
Join Central Oregon LandWatch for a hike along the beautiful Wild and Scenic Tumalo Creek. Be prepared for some rock scrambling. Please no dogs. Bring snacks, but we will finish before lunch time.
Email moey@centraloregonlandwatch.org to RSVP.

SummerKids Week 3: County Fair Fun with Camp Fire
2014-06-30 - 2014-07-03
Create your own county fair at this fun week of SummerKids. Play fair and carnival games like sack races and balloon tosses, participate in relay races, make delicious homemade ice cream, and get ready for the 4th of July with red, white, and blue crafts! About SummerKids Join Camp Fire Central Oregon for a summer full of exciting, themed weeks of day camp! SummerKids runs from June 16 through August 15, with each week’s activities revolving around a different…
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Lawn Care Discussion on KPOV on 88.9FM
2014-07-01
Listen in to KPOV 88.9FM for a discussion on lawn care in the Gardening: Get Good At It series.
For more information, visit the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association website.

Opening at Sarabella's new location
2014-07-01
Sarabella Upcycled is opening doors at the new store location at 1234 NE 1st St. in the Bend Makers District. Come to the new store’s opening and celebrate some of the most beautiful art and creations you can imagine made from recycled plastics and other materials.

Wednesday Birders at Hosmer Lake
2014-07-02
Join local birders every Wednesday for birding trips in Central Oregon. Meet at 7:00 AM at Nancy P’s at 1054 Milwaukee in Bend. The group car pools, sharing expenses for gas, and taking turns driving.
Plans may vary due to weather or rare birds spotted prior to the meeting. To keep up to date on the latest bird sightings and birding opportunities including Wednesday Birders join Central Oregon Birders Online (COBOL). It’s a great resource for Central Oregon birders.
For more information about this and other upcoming events of the East Cascades Audubon Society, visit their website.

Fire and Ice Hike
2014-07-02
July 2, 8am-4pm
Join the Deschutes Land Trust and Daniele McKay for a hike through glacier-carved valleys and
volcanic craters at the Metolius Preserve. We’ll start at the Metolius Preserve and make our way via the Lake Creek Trail
to Suttle Lake and then on to Blue Lake. Stops along the way will explore how fiery volcanoes
and glacial ice have shaped the Cascades. Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to
the event.
Rating: Challenging, ~10 mile hike.
What to Bring: Snacks/lunch, water, sturdy hiking shoes. Dress for the weather.
For more information about this event and to register, please visit the Deschutes Land Trust’s website.

Meet Your Farmer Dinner
2014-07-02
Meet Your Farmer Dinner Series

Local restaurants are paired with local farmers to create a delicious farm-to-table meal from their products. This Tuesday’s dinner will be held at Spork in Bend, and will be featuring Juniper Jungle.
For more information and tickets, visit the Central Oregon Locavore’s website.

Geology & Hydrology Hike
2014-07-03
What do volcanoes have to do with your water supply? The volcanic landscapes of Central Oregon have shaped the hydrology of this area in surprising ways, giving us one of the most unique groundwater systems in the western U.S. Join the Deschutes Land Trust, Daniele Mckay, and Derek Loeb to explore Central Oregon’s volcanic deposits and the cool, clear springs that emerge from them. Join us to find out how the volcanoes that give this area its beauty also provide a steady, clean supply of water. The answer may surprise you! Registration is required and opens 1 month prior to the event.
Rating: Challenging, ~6 mile hike.
What to Bring: Snacks/lunch, water, sturdy hiking shoes. Dress for the weather.
For more information about this event and to register, please visit the Deschutes Land Trust website.

July 4th Festival
2014-07-04
The 2014 Old Fashioned July 4th Festival provides a full day of fun in Drake Park. After the Pet Parade in downtown, head down to the park to enjoy festivities from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. From live music to homemade arts and crafts, from old-fashioned games to foods galore, there are plenty of activities for all to enjoy.
Learn more about the festival and all the fun happenings here.
