Week of Events
Economics of Happiness Conference
All around the world, thousands of initiatives are demonstrating that we can create a better future: resilient communities, healthier ecosystems, equitable economies. Now we need to connect the dots, get together, translate understanding into action, and build a global to local movement! Join us at the Economics of Happiness conference to discuss, discover and devise…
Mind the Gaps: How Gender Shapes Our Lives
Part of the Central Oregon Community College Multicultural Center Season of Nonviolence. Jade Aguilar, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Willamette University, will lead participants in a conversation about how, from the moment we are born, gender shapes every aspect of our lives. Aguilar will guide the audience in a discussion…
COTA Crook County Membership Meeting
Please join us for the COTA Crook County Chapter monthly meeting. These meetings are now held on the first Tuesday of each month.
Green Team Movie Night
Green Team Movie Night is coming right up! We are going to watch a few episodes of “Saving the Ocean with Carl Safina” on Tuesday, Aug 4th at 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 230 NE Ninth St., in Bend in the church library. Watch and hear stories of hope and the innovation and the…
Book Discussion Celebration: A Community United Against Racism
As the community book discussions conclude their review of “Overcoming Our Racism: Journey to Liberation”, we will hold a community celebration and dialogue about the next steps that we can take together to end racial injustice in our community. Whether you’ve participated in the book discussions or not, please join in this important community conversation.…
Kôr Community Land Trust Info Exchange
Kôr Community Land Trust invites you to join us for cocktails, lite-bites and some great information about our vision for affordable housing communities in Bend. The event is open to the public. Bring your questions and a friend!
Full Moon Hike
Full Moon Hike; May 4th from 8pm-9pm, June 2nd from 9pm-10pm; At SNCO; Adults $6, kids $4, SNCO members Free (Registration required: 541-593-4394).
Building Science Literacy through Outdoor Inquiry
Join Children’s Forest of Central Oregon partners for fun and interactive trainings which provide skills for K-12 teachers to lead effective outdoor educational activities. Teachers will learn natural resource information, inquiry skills, hands-on science activities which align with Next Generation Science Standards, and tips for group management and logistics for field trips. Substitute costs are…
Eagles in Oregon: Watching Them Watch Us Watch Them
Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area (FANs) Winter Lecture Series: Eagles in Oregon: Watching Them Watch Us Watch Them Presented by Frank Isaacs, Oregon Eagle Foundation Oregon is fortunate to have abundant habitat for both bald and golden eagles. Frank Isaacs has studied both species for over thirty years. His program will compare…
‘Wild’ Night in Bend
BendFilm is hosting a screening of two independent films celebrating the Pacific Crest Trail and the 50thAnniversary of the Wilderness Act. Filmmakers will be in attendance! The headlining film, “Only the Essential”, is a truly independent documentary film by former Bend resident, Colin Arsiman. Arisman and friend Casey Gannon thru-hiked the Pacific Crest Trail with…