All gallery group show.

View sensational local and national art at dozens of businesses downtown on the first Friday of every month. Shops are matched with artists and stay open late. Many businesses will serve food and wine as they welcome you in to enjoy their space and this wonderful evening.

Sisters is a fitting location for the Happy Girls Run this fall. Join the 5k run through downtown Sisters or the half-marathon run on the Peterson Ridge Trail. The women’s running event will end with post-race eating and drinking festivities.

Experience a holiday tradition at the Tower Theatre, with a production of the Nutcracker from the Moscow Ballet. The one-night-only performance is part of a nationwide tour of the critically acclaimed ballet from a world-renowned company.

Endurance runners will want to take part in Run the Rock at Smith Rock. Test your limits on the fifty-mile, 50k or half-marathon courses that wind through Smith Rock and the Crooked River National Grasslands.

Join the half-marathon or 10k races in the Bend Ale Run, which will start and end in NorthWest Crossing. The route hits trails, gravel and pavement with stunning views along the way. A free beer awaits runners as they cross the finish line, in addition to a free ticket to the Bend Ale Festival.

After you cross the finish line at the Bend Ale Run, walk over to the Bend Ale Festival, where you’ll find twenty breweries and tasters of forty beers. All ages are welcome at the festival, and there will also be live music and local food vendors. Free entry. $20 tasting package.

More than 120 organizations will participate in Bend’s annual Veteran’s Day Parade. The parade starts at 11 a.m. in downtown Bend and winds through the streets of Bend’s west side. This is the eighteenth year of the parade, which is one of the largest Veteran’s Day parades in Oregon.

Each year, Redmond’s Holiday Food & Gift Festival draws thousands of attendees. While you shop booths from more than 120 local vendors selling their handmade and artisan goods, fuel up with gourmet food samples. $6. Free for kids 12 and under.

Support the High Desert Chamber Music and its community education programs by attending the Annual Benefit Gala, which has become a holiday season tradition in Bend. The gala includes a performance from the Spotlight Chamber Players, dinner and a silent auction with items from local businesses. $85. Bend Golf and Country Club.