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SUMMARY:Deadline: BendFilm Festival Submissions
DESCRIPTION:Read all about the Film Festival submission rules\, categories\, awards and prizes here.\n  \nDates and deadlines for submissions: \nFebruary 6\, 2016: Opening Date\nMarch 23\, 2015: Earlybird Deadline\nMay 25\, 2015: Regular Deadline\nJune 15\, 2015: Late Deadline\nJuly 3\, 2015: Extended Deadline\nSeptember 15\, 2015: Notification Date\nOctober 8-11\, 2015: Event Date \nNarrative\nFeature Length (Running Time 50 minutes or more) Shorts (Running Time 49 minutes or less) \nDocumentary\nFeature Length (Running Time 50 minutes or more) Shorts (Running Time 49 minutes or less) \nAnimation\nShorts (Running Time 50 minutes or less) \nNorthwest Films (Narrative\, Documentary\, Animation):\nFeature Length (Running Time 50 minutes or more) Shorts (Running Time 49 minutes or less) Films produced in Oregon\, Washington\, Idaho and Montana may submit to this category at a reduced fee. \nStudent Film\nShorts (Running Time 50 minutes or less) Student entries must be accompanied by proof of student status — either a photo copy of current student ID\, or a letter from the school indicating that the production was completed while the student was enrolled at the school. Students may submit at a reduced fee.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/deadline-bendfilm-festival-submissions/
LOCATION:Deschutes Brewery Public House\, 1044 NW Bond St\, Bend\, OR\, 97701\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150617
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SUMMARY:USDA REAP Grant & Loan Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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 or farm is located outside of the Bend\, OR metro you can take advantage of the REAP grant and/or loan program. Combining the USDA REAP grant\, Energy Trust of Oregon cash incentives and the Oregon Department of Energy incentives can greatly reduce your installation costs for going solar. Feel free to forward this message to friends or family that may be interested in attending the workshop. \nThere will opportunities to speak one-on-one with the following individuals: \nJohn Holman from USDA – REAP grant and loan program expert.\nRob Delmar from ODOE – Reducing your irrigation bills with solar expert.\nMisti Nelmes from ETO – Energy Trust of Oregon cash incentives for energy efficiency expert.\nRobert Wallace from Wy’East – Agriculture energy efficiency expert\nKelly Riley from Sunlight Solar Energy – Solar expert.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/usda-reap-grant-loan-workshop/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150619
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SUMMARY:Wildfire in the Wildland Urban Interface at Pints & Politics
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSponsored by Oregon League of Conservation Voters and Central Oregon LandWatch
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/pints-politics-7/
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SUMMARY:COTA Movie Night at McMenamins
DESCRIPTION:COMES WITH BAGGAGE & BLACK CANYON TRAIL – A Bikepacking Double Feature\nOld. St Francis School Theater – Bend\, OR\n9:00 p.m. | $5 per person\, cash only | Minors accompanied by parent or guardian \nPine Mountain Sports is bringing you a bikepacking double feature in June! We’ll get you stoked for cycling adventure with two films\, COMES WITH BAGGAGE and BLACK CANYON TRAIL at COTA Movie Night on Thu Jun 18! \nCOMES WITH BAGGAGE \nComes With Baggage is a brief history of bicycle travel in the Americas. This lighthearted film includes stories\, footage and interviews from historic and influential cycle tourists. From the original bone shakers to the modern day bikepacking rig\, Comes With Baggage will motivate you to travel by bike. \nTRAILER: https://youtu.be/Lw436patKQA \nRun time: 19 minutes. \nTHE BLACK CANYON TRAIL \nIn Spring 2015 a small group of friends headed down to Arizona for a few days of desert overland bikepacking. The roll-call included Olympian Andreas Hestler\, freeriders Wade Simmons and Geoff Gulevich\, Rocky Mountain product guy Alex Cogger\, and filmmaker Brian Vernor. \nRun time: 9 minutes. \nMovie Night at McMenamins raises funds and awareness for Central Oregon Trail Alliance.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/cota-movie-night-at-mcmenamins/
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Homes Professional (SHP); Module 6
DESCRIPTION: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. \nModule 6: Final Presentations and Certification Exam\nTwo day Module from 9-5pm \nThis module will utilize the knowledge and skills acquired in Modules 1-5 and will emphasize the integration of these into students’ own design and construction process. The end goal is to have the tools and confidence to provide comprehensive green process management to future projects. \nIndividual modules cost $295 each and can be taken in any order to achieve SHP accreditation. \nMore information and sign up
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/sustainable-homes-professional-shp-module-6/
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SUMMARY:Friday Farmers Market
DESCRIPTION: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 School! We’ve also continued to reach out to the community as the first farmers market in Oregon to launch a Farm to School program. \nWednesday Market\n3-7 pm June 3rd thru October 14th- Brooks Alley\, Downtown Bend \nFriday Market\n2-6 pm\, June 19th thru August 21st- Mountain View High North Parking Lot
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/friday-farmers-market-2015-06-19/
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SUMMARY:Birders' Night
DESCRIPTION:Scheduled 9 times a year\, 3rd Thursdays of month. Social gathering time is from 6:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Programs begin at 7:00 p.m. and usually last until 8:30 p.m. \nMarch 19: \n“Bird Friendly Native Landscaping.”   Birders Karen Theodore and Rick Martinson of WinterCreek Restoration will share identify native plants\, and share tips about landscaping\, designed to transform any yard into a bird friendly sanctuary. \nApril 16: \n“Birding Every Corner of Alaska” Crooked River Ranch locals John and Marilynne Keyser recount their Alaska birding trip with stories and photographs from St. Paul Island (a part of the Pribilofs\,) Nome\, Barrow\, the Kenai Fjords National Park and Denali National Park.  Highlights of the trip were seeing thirteen alcid species and all four eiders.  Close encounters with a northern hawk owl\, a “flaming” ruff and a huge polar bear were magical moments! \nMay 21: \n“Oregon 2020: A Benchmark Survey of Our Birds” \nDouglas Robinson\, Mace Professor of Watchable Wildlife at OSU and Director of the Oregon 2020 birds project\, will discuss this collaboration of professionals and citizen scientists who are dedicated to compiling a high quality\, state-wide measurement of the abundance and distribution of Oregon’s birds and their response to habitat change. Doug will talk about how local birders can be involved in this landmark study\, which promises to leave a legacy for future generations.  Website: http://oregon2020.com/ \nJune 18: \n“Where the Heck are the Falcons?  Phylogenies and Changing Field Guides: An Evolutionary Tale.”  COCC Biology Professor Jim Moodie will entertain us with some up to date science about bird phylogenies (read: relationship trees) and how they have changed (e.g. Falcons are now grouped with Parrots!) and why they have changed (e.g. DNA and genome comparisons.) \nOctober 15 \n“Nerdfest III” A hands-on program for Birders’ Night participants to share and experience an array of the latest birding technology and media opportunities including websites\, software and apps such as eBird\, COBOL\, I Bird Pro\, and ABA.  A sequel to Nerdfest I and Nerdfest II this interactive program will further explore how birders are using technology to enhance the enjoyment of birding. \nNovember 19 \n“eBird” Tom Crabtree provides hands on instruction on how to use eBird\, Cornell University’s Laboratory of Ornithology’s online data base program which has revolutionized the way that birders maintain and access information about birds\, track bird sightings and contribute to science and conservation.  Tom will walk you through setting up an account\, entering sightings and using the data in eBird to enhance your birding experiences.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/birders-night-3-2015-03-19/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150620
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SUMMARY:Central Oregon Pride
DESCRIPTION:This is an all inclusive event where we celebrate the diversity and the beauty within our community. People come from all around the nation\, as well as some from other countries\, to take part in this event. This event has been here for 15 years and continues to grow. It’s the second largest pride event in the state of Oregon! Come connect with community\, view awesome entertainment\, and eat from amazing local food trucks.
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/central-oregon-pride-2/
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SUMMARY:Bend's Makers District Summer Solstice Party
DESCRIPTION:Come kick off summer on the other side of the tracks! Raffle\, demonstrations\, a bouncy house for kids\, arial silks\, adult tricycle racing\, car wash fund raiser for Lava City Roller Dolls\, food\, drinks\, and ice cream!
URL:https://envirocenter.org/event/bends-makers-district-summer-solstice-party/
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