Bend Magazine

‘90s Dance Party
2023-08-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Waypoint BBC, 921 Northwest Mount Washington Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Celebrate summer and get groovy with a throwback dance party. DJ Freely will curate a nostalgic ‘90s playlist and prizes will be awarded for best dressed and best dance moves.
Free

High Street Band at General Duffy’s Waterhole
2023-08-18 19:00 - 22:00 | General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave, Redmond, 97756
General Duffy’s Waterhole is excited to host High Street Band on August 18, 2023 as part of their 2023 Summer Kickin’ Concert Series in Downtown Redmond! Presented by Subaru of Bend. All ages welcome, show starts at 7pm.
Our signature “Party Band” known Nationwide for playing the Hottest Dance Hits from the 70s, 80s, 90s and Top 40!
Headlining National Festivals for the PGA Tour and more.. in all 50 States as well as Cruise Lines in the Caribbean! The High Street Party Band is one of the Top Rated Wedding, Corporate Event and Festival Bands on the West Coast!! Dazzling Crowds from New York to Las Vegas…from the Burbank Starlight Bowl to Hawaii, Portland, Seattle, Victoria BC and all places in between. High Street does it ALL!! WEDDINGS…WINERY EVENTS…SUMMER CONCERTS…FUNDRAISING EVENTS… MOTOWN…70’S-80’S-90’S DANCE HITS…TOP 40…JAZZ…R&B…BLUES…FUNK…PARTY ROCK N ROLL

Outdoor Movie Screening
2023-08-18 18:00 - 21:00
Cozy up under the stars for an outdoor movie screening with Wildland Guiding Company. Enjoy retro vibes with White Wolves, A Cry In The Wild 2, a film made in Central Oregon thirty years ago, along with popcorn and beer. Location details will be sent once guests reserve their spots.
Free

Sit Spot Community Gathering & Meditation: A Mini Forest Bathing Experience
2023-08-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Tumalo State Park, 64120 O.B. Riley Rd, Bend, 97701
Looking for a mid-week pick me up? Join Mindy Lockhart of Rooted Presence for a short but powerful meditation and nature immersion to help relieve stress and regulate our nervous system.
This experience focuses on coming together and enjoying the peace of the forest. It includes a brief sensory opening meditation, 20 to 30 minutes to enjoy a solo “sit spot” invitation, which is a core forest bathing invitation for reducing stress and reconnecting to nature, and a closing community circle with an opportunity to share what we each noticed in our unique experience.
Forest bathing is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, which translates to “forest bath” and just means to take in the atmosphere of the forest through our senses (leave your swimsuit at home…no literal bathing required!). It is a practice of spending time in forested areas for the purpose of enhancing health, wellness, and happiness and remembering our connection to nature and each other.
Decades of studies have discovered a wide range of health benefits associated with this practice, including stress relief, better sleep, lowered blood pressure and inflammation, and improved immunity.
Learn more at www.rootedpresence.com

Sisters Hometown Hang
2023-08-11 18:00 | Sisters Art Works, 204 W Adams Avenue, Sisters, OR, 97759, United States
Join Sisters Folk Festival in celebrating the creative energy of local bands Skillethead, Quattlebaum, Beth Wood &Dennis McGregor, and Skybound Blue. Bring the whole family, sit back, relax and indulge in a selection of food and beverages while enjoying live musical performances.
Free

Outside Voices Film Festival
2023-08-10 18:30 - 21:00 | Open Space Event Studios, 220 Northeast Lafayette Avenue, bend, 97701
Celebrate diversity in the great outdoors at the Outside Voices Film Festival, hosted by Better Days West and Central Oregon BIPOC. Witness the inspiring art and talent of BIPOC filmmakers and athletes as they showcase the transformative power of adventure, unveiling the wonders of belonging and discovery.
Tickets: $5

Sit Spot Community Gathering & Meditation: A Mini Forest Bathing Experience
2023-08-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Tumalo State Park, 64120 O.B. Riley Rd, Bend, 97701
Looking for a mid-week pick me up? Join Mindy Lockhart of Rooted Presence for a short but powerful meditation and nature immersion to help relieve stress and soothe the nervous system.
This experience focuses on coming together and enjoying the peace of the forest. It includes a brief sensory opening meditation, 20 to 30 minutes to enjoy a solo “sit spot” invitation, which is a core forest bathing invitation for reducing stress and reconnecting to nature, and a closing community circle with an opportunity to share what we each noticed in our unique experience.
Forest bathing is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, which translates to “forest bath” and just means to take in the atmosphere of the forest through our senses (leave your swimsuit at home…no literal bathing required!). It is a practice of spending time in forested areas for the purpose of enhancing health, wellness, and happiness and remembering our connection to nature and each other.
Decades of studies have discovered a wide range of health benefits associated with this practice, including stress relief, better sleep, lowered blood pressure and inflammation, and improved immunity.
Learn more at www.rootedpresence.com

Celebrate the Grand Opening of Sunriver Resort's New Pickleball Courts
2023-08-08 08:00 - 18:00 | Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver, OR, United States
Come celebrate National Pickleball Day at the grand opening of Sunriver Resort’s outdoor pickleball complex – and its first 10 courts – on August 8th, 2023. This event is open to the public and runs from 8am – 6pm! The events include: a mixer from 8 – 10am, round robin games from 10am – 12pm, open play from 12 – 4pm, and another mixer from 4 – 6pm, plus food and drinks, raffle prizes and more. All new members who join and pay an initiation fee that day will receive a complimentary paddle. There will be four open courts throughout the day for a first-come, first-served, drop-in play. Both seasoned and beginner players are invited to embrace National Pickleball Day at Sunriver Resort.

First Friday Oysters at Viaggio!
2023-08-04 15:00 - 21:00
Join us for First Friday Oysters! We’re bringing in Hama Hama Oyster Company oysters and have curated a perfect wine list to accompany them, and our menu of European snacks. No reservations required. Shucking 3:00pm until 9:00pm, or until they’re gone!

Sun Garden—new mixed media paintings from Shelli Walters
2023-08-04 15:00 - 19:00 | Tumalo Art Co., 450 SW Powerhouse Dr. #407, Bend, 97702
Tumalo Art Company’s August exhibit, Sun Garden, features new mixed media paintings and paper mache sculpture by Shelli Walters. The opening reception takes place August 4, during the First Friday Gallery Walk from 3-7pm in the Old Mill District.
Visitors to the gallery in August will be treated to an uplifting stroll through whimsical imagined gardens in Shelli’s Sun Garden series. Shelli says this body of work flowed out over the past year in response to the loss of her Mom. Her grief and a complex estate management process had her craving moments of peace and simplicity.
In the studio her garden experience spills out in acrylic paint, collage, graphite and crayon on 24”x12” canvas panels creating mural-like impression of a blissful day in the garden. Paper mache sculptures of deer and birds on bicycles, complement the two-dimensional work. Shelli enjoys repurposing materials to forge these whimsical creations giving what would otherwise end up in the trash or recycle bin a joyful new place in the world.
Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District open 7 days a week. tumaloartco.com; 541-385-9144.

COMAG 2023 Art Show
2023-08-04 - 2023-08-05 | Open Space Event Studios, 220 Northeast Lafayette Avenue, bend, 97701
It’s our annual retail art event! Over 25 metalsmiths, jewelers, blacksmiths, ceramicists, and 2D artists will all be together to showcase their art.
There will be LIVE demos, beer and wine, a food truck, and a chance to win one of two $100 door prizes to be used with an artist of your choice! It’s free admission. Come to see incredible art and leave with something special and handmade. There will be something for everyone!

The show dates and times are

August 4th
11am – 7 pm

August 5th
10 am – 7 pm
We hope to see you there!
Open Space Event Center
220 NE Lafayette. Bend OR
Free Admission

Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo
2023-08-02 11:00 - 2023-08-06 20:00 | Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond, OR, 97756, United States
The 103rd year of the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo beckons with melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy, Ferris wheel rides and much more. Get ready for an action-packed championship rodeo, live music, thrilling carnival rides, delicious local food vendors and adorable farm animals.

Author and Book Launch Event
2023-08-01 18:30 - 19:30 | Roundabout Books, 900 Northwest Mount Washington Drive #110, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Join bestselling author Tracey Lange as she presents The Connellys of County Down–a novel exploring family loyalty. Listen to an engaging conversation between Lange, who lives in Bend, and local writer Nicole Meier at this captivating literary event.

Corvallis Knights at Bend Elks Baseball Club
2023-07-30 17:00 - 20:00 | Vince Genna Stadium, 401 SE Roosevelt Ave, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Attend one of the last Bend Elks Game of the 23 Season with the family because @bendelksbaseball has created a code for 25% General Admission tickets for the game and Mom What’s Next Bend would love to see you in their reserved 3rd Base GA seating section. Use Code: MOM2023
Bend Elks games are very family-friendly. A founding member of the West Coast League, a summer college wood bat baseball league, located at the Bend Fieldhouse, an indoor training facility in Bend, Oregon.

Bend Pet Express 30th Anniversary Party
2023-07-30 14:00 - 18:00 | Bend Pet Express Eastside, 420 NE Windy Knolls Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Bend Pet Express is having a BBQ and you’re invited! Join them at their eastside location on July 30, 2023.

This event is pet friendly, will have raffle items, swag and more. And the best part is it’s also a fundraiser for
@campclinics_
@streetdoghero
@embersbunnyrescue
@herduneededahome1
Raffle tickets are 10 for $20 and more raffle tickets are available for purchase at the party! Pay for your tickets here and pick them up at the party. You’ll have four different tickets to choose from and each color benefits a local rescue!

30th Anniversary Party
2023-07-30 14:00 - 18:00 | Bend Pet Express, 420 NE Windy Knolls Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join Bend Pet Express at the eastside location for its 30th anniversary party with a pet-friendly bash. Enjoy a BBQ, raffle items, swag bags and a fundraiser supporting animal welfare organizations.
Tickets start at $5.

Countryfied at General Duffy’s Waterhole
2023-07-29 19:00 - 22:00 | General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave, Redmond, 97756
General Duffy’s Waterhole is excited to host Countryfied on July 29, 2023 as part of their 2023 Summer Kickin’ Concert Series in Downtown Redmond! Presented by Subaru of Bend. All ages welcome, show starts at 7pm.
Countryfied is a regional, high energy, country rock based, variety band. Countryfied has been entertaining audiences of all sizes and ages for over twenty years. Credited with four albums, and seen in concert with such greats ranging from Merle Haggard, Billy Ray Cyrus, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Starship and many more.

Annual Deschutes River Cleanup
2023-07-29 09:00 - 14:00
Join the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council for the largest annual Deschutes River Cleanup, where volunteers of all ages are invited to help protect the river and its riparian areas at multiple park locations. Enjoy a day of stewardship and build on last year’s success of removing 2,600 pounds of garbage and weeds.

Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga
2023-07-29 09:00 - 10:30 | Drake Park, 777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Get outside and test your yoga skills with stand up paddleboard yoga at Drake Park. No expertise is needed; just wear flip-flops, bring a dry bag, arrive 10 minutes before class and enjoy the challenge.
Tickets: $25

Volunteers Needed for Pollinator Pathway Bend Info Table
2023-07-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Alpenglow Park, 61049 SE 15th St, Bend, 97702
Volunteers are needed for the Pollinator Pathway Bend info table at the Community Celebrations at Alpenglow Park! Share info on native pollinators and plants and help hand out amber light bulbs as part of the Get Stars Central Oregon grant. If you can help, contact Cliff Mitchell at cliffmitchell1@yahoo.com.

Lonestar at General Duffy’s Waterhole
2023-07-28 16:00 - 22:00 | General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave, Redmond, 97756
General Duffy’s Waterhole is excited to host Lonestar on July 28, 2023 as part of their 2023 Summer Kickin’ Concert Series in Downtown Redmond! Presented by Subaru of Bend. All ages welcome, show starts at 4pm.
Not every musician has the opportunity to revisit and even potentially improve upon their biggest hits. But on the forthcoming TEN to 1 record, the award-winning band Lonestar— Dean Sams (keyboards, acoustic guitar, background vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitarist, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums) and Drew Womack (lead vocals, guitar)—are taking a fresh look at all 10 of their chart-topping country songs.
This streak started in 1996 with the band’s second single, the rock-edged “No News,” which describes a man left bereft (and confused) when his girlfriend suddenly disappears, and the following year’s tender “Come Cryin’ to Me” and “Everything’s Changed.” The band’s quadruple-platinum 1999 album Lonely Grill spawned four No. 1 hits (including the beloved global smash “Amazed”) and established Lonestar as music’s preeminent pop-country band—a status they’d maintain through the 2000s and beyond, thanks to songs full of energy and creative lyrics (“What About Now”) and (“Mr. Mom”), along with heartfelt messages and soaring melodies (“I’m Already There”).
With these re-recordings, the band members were mindful of striking a balance between preserving the sonic elements fans were familiar with—and not repeating them. “It was a high wire act trying to figure out how to change it a little bit and not throw people off too much,” Britt says. “I’ve seen bands that when they do the big hits that I know, and they change it up too much, I feel disappointed. I think people want to sing along—the vocal melody is what people really are latching onto the majority of time.
“That’s what was in everybody’s minds when we were trying to come up with different arrangements, was trying to keep the vocal melody true,” he continues. “Don’t change it so much that people go, ‘That’s not even the same song.'”
As a result, many of Lonestar’s re-recordings have merely cosmetic updates and changes. “Mr. Mom” is “a little bit more country-sounding,” Britt says, while Sams created some loops for “Smile” to “make it more modern-feeling, and have a little more motion,” he says. “It’s a little bigger-sounding than what the original record is. We kept most of the songs pretty close to the originals, but with just more updated, modern sounds.”
The changes to “Amazed,” meanwhile, reflect the power ballad’s status as an exclamation mark during concerts. “Since it’s usually the biggest part or finale of the show, we’ve made it a little bit more bombastic,” Britt says. “We didn’t want to change it so much as just to make it more epic.”
TEN to 1 reflects the ways Lonestar’s hits have evolved over the years during the band’s rousing, high-energy concerts. For example, Britt improvised a guitar solo in the studio for the new version of “Tell Her,” just as he’s done live in the last few years.
“We’ve all played these songs live so much that we’ve morphed them over the years and play them a little bit differently,” Sams says. “In re-recording them, it was taking all the different things that we have done and harnessing it into the best direction for today. Michael’s got a lot better guitar sounds than he had when we made a lot of these hits; Keech has better drums.” Sams also produced the TEN to 1 record sessions, and he approached the songs with fresh ears from both a musical and studio perspective. “I had to look at the music this time, like, ‘As not only a band member, but as the producer of this record, how can I keep the integrity of what made the songs the hits they were—but also update them so when people listen to them, there’s something unique and different about them that catches their ear for today’s time?'”
Perhaps the biggest example of this contemporary updating is “Come Cryin’ to Me,” which the band members agree is the biggest sonic departure. A particular concert by indie-folk act The Lumineers inspired a completely new direction for the song; Lonestar’s updated version has gang vocals, four-on-the-floor beats, and percussion that adds a galloping vibe.
Womack, who joined the group in early 2021, also put his own soulful spin on the songs, and brought his deep experience recording session and lead vocals to the studio process. “I sat there and listened to each song about 20 times, and the phrasing and the feel of the new tracks, and tried to absorb it to where I can sing it in one take,” he says. “And then I went in and sang four or five passes, and then go back and listen to it and choose the best track.”
The vocalist is also no stranger to chart success. He co-wrote Kenny Chesney’s first No. 1 hit, “She’s Got It All,” while his former band, Sons of the Desert, also had multiple country hits in the ’90s and collaborated with Lee Ann Womack on her crossover hit “I Hope You Dance.” Drew Womack also has deep personal and professional ties to his new band; Sons of the Desert crossed paths with Lonestar many times, even opening shows for them early on.
“We actually covered a couple of the songs that I’m re-recording,” Womack says. “It’s surreal re-recording for a greatest hits record songs that I covered back when I was 23, 24. But it’s been great. We have very similar tastes in music and similar temperaments. And I’ve always been a band guy from day one—so this is just like coming home, like flopping right back into a band. It feels right to me.”
The rest of Lonestar also speak of how easily Womack fit into the lineup. “Everybody has a best friend somewhere—and then all of a sudden, at the job that you love, you get to work with them every day,” Rainwater says. “It’s a great feeling that one of your good friends is now one of your bandmates. And it shows on stage when we play—it comes through in the music a little bit, in the attitude and the stage presence.”
Adds Sams: “His vocals are soulful. What I love about him is that you feel every word that he sings, which is probably the biggest compliment I can give. He has this really unique way of attaching himself to the lyric of the song and making the audience that is listening to him feel what he is feeling. It’s a gift.”
Lonestar’s roots date back to the early ’90s, when Sams originally moved to Nashville from his native Texas intending to be a solo artist. However, after a few months, he realized that he was better suited for a band and recruited Britt and Rainwater.
Lonestar found success out of the gate with their self-titled 1995 debut, which spawned the hit “Tequila Talkin'” along with “No News.”
Other honors soon followed: The band has won many of music’s top honors, including Academy Of Country Music awards for New Vocal Group in 1996, and Single and Song Of The Year in 2000, along with Humanitarian Of The Year in 2002. They also won Country Music Association’s Vocal Group of the Year and International Artist Achievement award in 2001. All told, Lonestar have sold more than 10.5 million records since their formation.
Sams and Womack have already started writing new songs together, which has been a hugely positive creative experience. “We jelled very quickly,” Sams says. “When something feels comfortable, it really makes the creative process much more enjoyable and fun, and it actually doesn’t feel like work. Drew is such a positive person and he fits in with me, Michael and Keech so much. And there’s just this newfound energy and life that we haven’t had for some time.”
And so as Lonestar looks toward a big career milestone—the band is celebrating 30 years in 2022—and the release of TEN to 1, they are full of gratitude for what they’ve accomplished already, and excited about what the future holds. “People that we used to look up to back in the day—like the Rolling Stones, Boston, and even bands like Alabama—they’re older than us,” Rainwater says. “We look up to those people as like the senior class. But now we are sort of the senior class that people seem to look up to and ask questions about and ask for our expertise.”
Adds Sams: “It’s amazing that we’re still standing and putting on great shows after all these years. The fans are still coming out to our shows night after night, to see us and hear our music. That’s almost 30 years of touring, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am—and I’ve never once taken it for granted.”

A Night in Ghana
2023-07-28 16:00 - 21:00 | Open Space Event Studios, 220 Northeast Lafayette Avenue, bend, 97701
Join the 4th Annual Night in Ghana, a cultural celebration and fundraiser presented by the human rights organization Volta Revival Foundation. Enjoy Ghanaian music, cuisine, goods, an art auction and a children’s carnival. All proceeds support VRF’s shelter for children rescued from forced labor and trafficking in Ghana.
Free

Viaggio Bubble Bar
2023-07-28 12:00 - 2023-07-30 21:00 | Viaggio Wine Merchant, 210 SW Century Drive, Ste 160, Bend, 97702
Join us for a fun weekend celebrating all-things-bubbly! We have a fantastic line-up of Champagne, wines from around the world, select and very cool beers, and non-alcoholic drinks. Enjoy with our European-style snacks and enjoy on our shaded patio, at the farm table, on the couch or at the bar! It’s one of our favorite monthly happenings!
Friday 12-9pm
Saturday 12-9pm
Sunday 12-8pm

Slammin’ Summer Series
2023-07-26 17:00 - 19:30 | Jackson’s Corner, 845 NW Delaware Ave, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Jackson’s Corner and Spider City Brewing collaborate to present Slammin’ Summer Series, an elevated evening of local beer and food. Indulge in five carefully curated courses paired with exquisite beers and the chance to meet the talented brewmaster and team of chefs behind your delicious meal.
Tickets: $108

Weeding Party with Pollinator Pathway Bend
2023-07-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Laurel Pocket Park, NE 8th St / NE Olney Ave, Bend, 97701
Join Pollinator Pathway Bend for a weeding party at Laurel Pocket Park, which is maintained entirely by volunteers. Bring a bucket/bag for collecting weeds, tools, gloves, hat, sunscreen and water. Parking on NE Penn near NE 7th.

Pacific Northwest Classic 2023 sponsored by Thump Coffee
2023-07-26 08:00 - 2023-07-30 18:00 | Pine Nursery Park, 3750 NE Purcell Blvd, Bend, 97701, Andorra
Watch over 700 pickleball players compete for a $34k purse! Sponsored by Thump Coffee and hosted by Bend Pickleball Club, Pacific Northwest Classic is one of the region’s most popular pickleball tournaments among amateurs and pros. Join us for five days of fun, fast-paced play served up under the high desert sun!

Healing Reins Bingo
2023-07-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House, 1044 NW Bond Street, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Join a round of bingo and sip refreshing pints while supporting Healing Reins Equine Assisted Services. Every Bingo card purchase and $1 from each pint sold directly benefit this worthy cause. Have fun, win prizes and make a positive impact.

Tuesday Wine on the Deck
2023-07-25 15:00 - 18:00 | The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse, 13300 US-20, Sisters, OR, 97759, United States
Head to Suttle Lake for Tuesday Wine on the Deck to indulge in an exceptional experience featuring locally renowned Bar Fiori founded in 2021 by Bend’s Kelsey Kuther. Bar Fiori will bring natural wines to the table, paired expertly with seasonal small plates from Skip Kitchen.
Tickets: $60

Weeding Party with Pollinator Pathway Bend
2023-07-25 09:00 - 10:00 | Franklin’s Corner Community Garden, 520 NE 8th St, Bend, 97701
Join Pollinator Pathway Bend for a weekly weeding party at Franklin’s Corner community garden, an entirely organic community garden that is maintained by volunteers. Bring weeding tools, shovel, bucket, gloves, hat, sunscreen and water. Parking on NE Larch. Drive east on NE Franklin to NE 10th Street, turn right and proceed one block to NE Larch, turn right.

Son de Cuba at General Duffy’s Waterhole
2023-07-22 19:00 - 22:00 | General Duffy’s Waterhole, 404 SW Forest Ave, Redmond, 97756
General Duffy’s Waterhole is excited to host Son de Cuba on July 22, 2023 as part of their 2023 Summer Kickin’ Concert Series in Downtown Redmond! Presented by Subaru of Bend. All ages welcome, show starts at 7pm.
