Week of Events
JUNETEENTH 2023
The 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held at Drake Park on June 17th-18th. This fun, family-friendly event will be a festival elevating Juneteenth throughout the state of Oregon. It will feature unique entertainment, music, food, and dancing. There will be face painting for the kids, a variety of historical and educational exhibits, artistic displays,…
Happy Hour in the Garden
Happy Hour in the Garden
Join us in our Kansas Avenue Learning Garden for our ongoing volunteer work party series. In 2022, volunteers contributed over 200 hours to help keep our learning garden maintained over the growing season. We couldn’t do it without you! This event is open to all ages and gardening abilities! No experience or tools required. Beer…
Plastic-Free Seas: Diving Into How Plastic Impacts Health, Climate, and Our Oceans
Plastic-Free Seas: Diving Into How Plastic Impacts Health, Climate, and Our Oceans
Healthy oceans provide vast cognitive, emotional, psychological, social, and spiritual wellness Blue Mind benefits to all of us throughout our lives. The oceans cover more than three-quarters of Earth’s surface and account for 97 percent of its water, as well as much of the air we breathe. The oceans support an incredible array of life, help regulate the climate, and…
Power Hour: Induction Stoves
Power Hour: Induction Stoves
Join us for this interactive event to learn about induction stoves–everything from what pans to use, myth-busting, and the incentives available to install one in your home! We’ll do a live cooking demonstration so you can see the magic of induction in action (yes, you’ll get to try the tasty treats) and brew up some…
33rd Annual Wildflower Show and Pollinator Festival
33rd Annual Wildflower Show and Pollinator Festival
This amazing festival showcases the diversity of flowering plants found throughout Central Oregon as well as vendors and partners who work with flowers or native pollinators. This is a great family event, with activities, special guest lectures, partners in education, as well as hundreds of native flowers on display. If you are interested in volunteering…