Last Chance for Summer Programming
Last chance for Raptors of the Desert Sky, Desert Dwellers and other summer programming!
Mark your calendar! Get ready to shop LOCAL, shop HANDMADE, and feel the holiday magic at the 16th Annual Craft-O! Holiday Bazaar. Featuring over 50 vendors, Craft-O! 2026 is your ultimate destination for holiday shopping, offering a unique selection of artisan goods that will make this holiday season truly special. Hosted in the Old Iron…
Bend’s biggest party of the year—10 Barrel’s Pray for Snow—is on the docket for its 15th year. Join us to celebrate the start of ski season and summon some fresh powder with live music, local vendors, giveaways, costume contests and plenty of 10 Barrel beer. As always, Pray for Snow is free for all ages!…
Kindred Holiday Market returns for its fourth year! Shop a thoughtfully curated collection of local artists and makers offering delightful handmade treasures and gifts. Enjoy complimentary live-fire pizza and warm beverages. Free admission, with donations collected for Liberation Pathways. All are welcome!
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Last chance for Raptors of the Desert Sky, Desert Dwellers and other summer programming!
Exhibition Closing: In Time’s Hum: The Art and Science of Pollination
On the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks and heroism that followed, RISE Challenge Events, Strength Warehouse, and Central Oregon Shooting Association (COSA) is proud to present the second annual Battle of the High Desert, also known as Battle HD, on September 11, 2021. This year’s theme for the event is “Never Forget” as...
The High Desert Museum and other community organizations will be at LatinoFest in Madras! Stop by the event for a fun, interactive kids’ zone with games, arts and crafts, dancing, live music and more as we celebrate the heritages of immigrant families.
This is your last chance to attend a High Desert Chamber Music outdoor concert this summer! Violinist Isabelle Senger and pianist Janet Smith perform a mixture of classical favorites by Kreisler and Paganini, and also popular songs like “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “Danny Boy”. Join them in the Old Mill District overlooking the Deschutes...
Throughout their lives, ranchers Doc and Connie Hatfield were committed to partnerships and sustainable practices in the High Desert, and this annual lecture celebrates their work. This year features Nikki Silvestri, the founder and CEO of Soil and Shadow, a consulting firm that works in the agricultural sphere to bring social and environmental entrepreneursmore impact...
Street Dog Hero is hosting its 2nd annual fundraiser event, Heroes on the Run, Sunday, September 12th. This FREE Kid, Family and Dog friendly event will include a 5k Fun Run (leashed dogs welcome) a Kids Mini-Run, Kid Zone activities including an inflatable slide, nail painting, doggie kissing booth and more, Raffle, Dog Zone activities...
When Idaho rancher Jay Wilde returned to his family ranch after 30 years, he found Birch Creek, the once perennial stream that flowed through the ranch, flowing intermittently and dry by mid-summer. He discovered that the absence of beavers in the watershed was contributing to the demise of the stream. Join Wilde as he shares...
Before the Civil War, Western states and territories became a battleground over the westward expansion of slavery and the status of free and enslaved Black people. Professor Stacey Smith, a historian at Oregon State University, will explore the enslavement of Black people in the West and African American resistance to slavery, as well as how...
The Smithsonian’s National Collection of Fishes represents the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in the world. Although the x-rays featured in the national collection were made for research purposes, the strikingly elegant images demonstrate the natural union of science and art. X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out features 40 black-and-white digital prints of...
Join us in-person for our most exciting PubTalk of the year: The Road to BVC. This high-energy entrepreneurial event showcases the Bend Venture Conference Early Stage semi-finalists as they deliver fast-paced, three-minute pitches to a live and virtual crowd. The audience, along with an expert panel of judges, will vote to decide which five companies...