Bend Magazine

Jefferson County Fair & Rodeo
2018-07-27 - 2018-07-29 | Jefferson County Fair Complex, 430 SW Fairgrounds Road, Madras, OR, 97741, United States
Classic rodeo competitions take place Friday and Saturday evenings, but there are lots of events and activities throughout the days to keep kids and family busy.

Kayleb James
2018-07-28 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Elk Lake Resort, 60000 Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
From Redmond, Kayleb James and his guitar will be at Elk Lake Resort for a show.

Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo
2018-08-01 - 2018-08-05 | Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center, 3800 SW Airport Way, Redmond, OR, 97756, United States
One of the region’s largest events turns ninety-nine this year. Find carnival rides, games, rodeo performances and concerts from national country music acts, including Big & Rich, Grand Funk Railroad and Gary Allen.
Fair opens at 10 a.m. daily
Carnival opens at 11 a.m. daily

Sisters Rhythm and Blues Festival
2018-08-03 - 2018-08-04 | Village Green City Park, Sisters, OR, 97759, United States
A new festival comes to Sisters this summer. The Sisters Rhythm & Brews Festival is a two-day music event with craft brews and live music from John Mayall, Nikki Hill, Curtis Selgado, Hillstomp and more.

Sisters Rhythm & Brews Festival
2018-08-03 - 2018-08-04 | Village Green City Park, Sisters, OR, 97759, United States
A new festival comes to Sisters this summer. The Rhythm & Brews Festival is a two-day music event with craft brews and live music from John Mayall, Nikki Hill, Curtis Selgado, Hillstomp and more.
Friday, August 3rd: 5pm-Midnight
Saturday, August 4th: Noon-Midnight

Doc Ryan and the Whychus Creek Band
2018-08-04 | Elk Lake Resort, 60000 Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Doc Ryan and the Whychus Creek Band is an Americana and blues band taking the stage at Elk Lake Resort in August. It’s a popular band in the region that always puts on a great show.

Willie Nelson and Allison Krauss
2018-08-04 18:30
With a six-decade career and 200-plus albums, Willie Nelson is the creative genius behind the historic recordings Crazy, Red Headed Stranger and Stardust. He’s earned every conceivable award as a musician and amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor and activist.
Willie continues to thrive as a relevant and progressive musical and cultural force. In recent years he has delivered more than a dozen new albums, released a Top 10 New York Times’ bestsellers book; again headlined Farm Aid (an event he co-founded in 1985); received his fifth degree black belt in Gong Kwon Yu Sul; headlined the annual Luck Reunion food and music festival at his ranch in Luck, Texas, during SXSW; launched his cannabis company, Willie’s Reserve; and graced the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
Alison Krauss grew up listening to everything from folk to opera to pop and rock music, but quickly fell in love with bluegrass when she began playing fiddle at the age of five. Shortly after, Krauss began entering fiddle contests. At the age of 14, Rounder Records signed her to her first record deal and she went on to release her debut solo album two years later. The accomplished bluegrass musician became a member of the Grand Ole Opry at age 21.
Since 1985, Krauss has released 14 albums including five solo, seven with her longtime band and musical collaborators Union Station, and the Robert Plant collaboration Raising Sand. She’s sold more than 12 million records to date, and her honors include 27 Grammys, nine Country Music Association awards, 14 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards and two Gospel Music Association awards.
Please note that there are new safety policies and regulations for concerts in 2018, including the use of blankets. Low profile chairs are allowed. Check bendconcerts.com for more information.

The Pixies
2018-08-05 18:30
The Pixies have been acclaimed as the most influential, pioneering band of the late 1980s alt-rock movement, having blazed the trail for artists from Nirvana to Radiohead to Pearl Jam. Today, a whole new generation of fans are discovering the iconic band that David Bowie called “the psychotic Beatles.”
After five genre-defining studio albums, the Pixies disbanded in 1993 before launching their reunion tour in 2004. Newly energized, the Pixies played to packed houses across the globe for seven years – a longer period of time than they were originally together. But writing, recording and releasing new music was something that the band had been wanting to do for a long time, so they secretly booked studio time in Wales for the fall of 2012. Six days into the recording, founding bassist Kim Deal decided to leave the band; Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering made the decision to carry on, working with a variety of touring bassists, something they’d never done.
They seem to have done alright.
Indie Cindy was released in 2014 and Head Carrier in 2016.
The Pixies live on. God save the Pixies.
Please note that there are new safety policies and regulations for concerts in 2018, including the use of blankets. Low profile chairs are allowed. Check bendconcerts.com for more information.

Swivel Marketing Conference
2018-08-08 - 2018-08-09 | Old Mill District, 730 SW Columbia Street, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Connect with digital and creative insiders at Swivel, a two-day conference that covers all aspects of the marketing industry. Get inspired by speakers who will cover the latest trends in social media, SEO, digital marketing and more.

Amos Lee
2018-08-09 | Les Schwab Amphitheater, 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
The rock, folk and soul singer-songwriter Amos Lee (“Windows Are Rolled Down” ring a bell?) comes to Bend this summer on tour with his most recent self-produced album.

Amos Lee
2018-08-09 18:30
Over the course of more than a dozen years and six studio albums, Amos Lee has continued to evolve, develop, and challenge himself as a musician. With his most recent album, “Spirit”, he’s made his biggest creative leap yet.
Most notably, for the first time, Lee acted as his own producer. While his previous two albums bore the stamp of strong producers—Joey Burns of Calexico on 2011’s “Mission Bell” (which debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200, Amazon, iTunes charts, and spun off a hit single with “Windows are Rolled Down”) and “Jay Joyce” (Little Big Town, Eric Church, Cage the Elephant) on 2013’s Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song—Lee finally felt ready to take over the helm.
“I’ve been wanting to produce my own record for a long time,” he says, explaining that he met with numerous candidates before concluding that he should make the move. “What I wanted to provide was a place for musicians to come and feel they were able to express themselves, and contribute in their own voice the way I was able to contribute in mine.”
Please note that there are new safety policies and regulations for concerts in 2018, including the use of blankets. Low profile chairs are allowed. Check bendconcerts.com for more information.

Sunriver Art Fair
2018-08-10 - 2018-08-12 | The Village at Sunriver, 57100 Beaver Drive, Sunriver, OR, 97707, United States
The annual fine art fair brings dozens of professional artists to Sunriver for a three-day outdoor gallery. There will also be live music, local vendors, and an arts and crafts area for kids.
Friday and Saturday: 9:30am-6:00pm
Sunday: 9:30am-4:00pm

Sunriver Music Festival
2018-08-10 - 2018-08-22
Each year, world-class musicians come to Sunriver for a series of classical music performances in August. There are a variety of concerts to watch, as well as masterclasses and open rehearsals.
@ Sunriver Resort Great Hall, Tower Theatre in downtown Bend and Bend Church of the Nazarene

Cosmonautical
2018-08-11 | Elk Lake Resort, 60000 Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Bend indie-rock band Cosmonautical, who released their first album in 2016, will be at Elk Lake this summer.

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead
2018-08-12 17:30 - 18:30 | Athletic Club of Bend, 61615 Athletic Club Dr, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Playing “mostly Grateful Dead songs,” Joe Russo’s Almost Dead will take the stage at the Athletic Club of Bend this summer. The rock band was formed in 2013 in Brooklyn.

Rebelution
2018-08-15 17:30 - 19:30 | Athletic Club of Bend, 61615 Athletic Club Dr, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Summer plus concerts plus Bend equals reggae. Rebelution, a popular reggae band, will be in Bend at the Athletic Club of Bend to perform for a night.

Bend Brew Fest
2018-08-16 12:00 - 2018-08-18 11:00
Bend Brewfest, Central Oregon’s annual celebration of all things craft beer, will once again transform the Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon’s Old Mill District this summer. Over the three-day event, visitors will enjoy an inspired lineup of brews from more than 60 breweries. Also featured are ciders, wines and the annual X-Taps with limited-release small batch beers.
Each year, the event raises money for local charities. Money raised in 2018 will serve four nonprofit organizations: Deschutes River Conservancy, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon; Neighbor Impact; and Bend Fire Department’s Community Assistance Program.
Bend Brewfest features booths from well-known breweries all the way to small-batch nano-breweries. Local food vendors and a festive atmosphere round out the well-loved annual event.
Admission information:
Admission is FREE. For tasting: A one-time purchase of a souvenir mug is required. Mugs are $20 and come with 5 tokens.
Additional tokens are sold in packs of five for $5. Each 4 oz pour is one token, full beers are 4 tokens. X-Tap beers are 2 tokens for 4 oz. Tokens are non-refundable.

Moon Mountain Ramblers
2018-08-18 | Elk Lake Resort, 60000 Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Around for more than a decade, the Moon Mountain Ramblers are a favorite local band in Central Oregon that takes bluegrass to a new level.

COVO Golf Scramble
2018-08-18 | River’s Edge Golf Course, 400 NW Proshop Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The “Salute to Veterans” Golf Scramble benefit for Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO) is happening August 18, 2018 at River’s Edge Golf Course in Bend, OR. This is the fourth annual golf scramble to support COVO’s services to Veterans and the homeless community of Central Oregon. “Each year this golf event is just a lot of fun for everyone who comes to play.”, shared COVO’s Executive Director, Navy Veteran JW Terry. “Every player and sponsor knows their donation goes to help folks who come through COVO’s doors distraught, and leave knowing they have people on their side who respect them.”
The event opens with a Welcome Gathering at 7:30 a.m. and the Shotgun Start is at 8 a.m. Players enjoy 18-holes of play, golf cart, lunch from River’s Edge Bogey’s Café, on course events and prizes. Raffle items include golf and restaurant packages, and more. Teams or individuals are welcome to join the fun. Register on COVO’s website www.covo-us.org, at COVO, 61510 S Hwy 97 in Bend, directly across from Fred Meyer, or River’s Edge Pro Shop. Call COVO for more info, 541-383-2793 or email covo@covo-us.org.

Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton
2018-08-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Les Schwab Amphitheater, 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
They bring down the house every year. Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton will once again perform by the river and will produce a show that is one of the most popular tickets in town.

Theater in the Park
2018-08-24 - 2018-08-25 | Drake Park, 777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
The long-running Shakespeare in the Park event has now broadened its playbill. This is the inaugural year of Theater in the Park, with “Jesus Christ Superstar” as the main act. Watch the performances outside at Drake Park overlooking Mirror Pond.
Friday, August 24 – Doors, 6:00pm. Performance, 7:00pm.
Saturday, August 25 – Doors, 6:00pm. Performance, 7:00pm.

The Airshow of the Cascades
2018-08-24 - 2018-08-25 | Madras, 2028 NW Berg Drive, Madras, OR, 97741, United States
More than just vintage and modern plans will be on display at Airshow of the Cascades. The event has a car and motorcycle show, live music, local vendors and activities for kids and families.
Friday, August 24th: 2:00pm-11:00pm
Saturday, August 25th: 9:00am-5:00pm

Art in the High Desert
2018-08-24 - 2018-08-26 | Old Mill District, 730 SW Columbia Street, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
Central Oregon’s premier fine arts event draws thousands of artists and art connoisseurs to the Old Mill District for a three-day outdoor event. Find a variety of contemporary art for sale from international as well as local artists.
Friday – Saturday, 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Honey Don't
2018-08-25 | Elk Lake Resort, 60000 Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Fans of American and folk music will want to head to Elk Lake for the Honey Don’t concert in late August.

Brandi Carlile
2018-08-25 06:30
From Brandi Carlile about her new album, By The Way I Forgive You:
By The Way, I Forgive You is not an album about forgiveness in the easy sense — where someone has hurt you and then suddenly there’s a great reconciliation and a remorse-filled scene with two people running across the golden wheat field towards an embrace that somehow undoes a lifetime of pain and damage, as if the past has no meaning. It’s about radical acceptance (not to be confused with complacency) and unconditional love.
Whoever is reading this, your parents will die. You may have been hurt or loved by them, probably both. But can you forgive them for leaving in the end?
We are a powerful generation witnessing war and division like never before, yet somehow this is the safest time to be alive in human history. Can we love one another as ourselves? More importantly, can we love ourselves at all?
The songs alone aren’t universal messages, they are personal stories of our parents and childhood, our divorces, oppressive religion, the fact that marriage is hard and having children is fucking terrifying, even the sting of death. It is the story of forgiveness, that despite all this keeps us innocently climbing out of bed every morning open to love—big terrible trembling love.
I don’t love you because you’ve done what I think you should do with your life. I love you whatever you do, but I’ve got a life to live too.
And, by the way, I forgive you.
Please note that there are new safety policies and regulations for concerts in 2018, including the use of blankets. Low profile chairs are allowed. Check bendconcerts.com for more information.

Dave Matthews Band
2018-08-28 | Les Schwab Amphitheater, 344 SW Shevlin Hixon Dr, Bend, OR, 97702, United States
The rock band that you couldn’t get out of your head in the late-nineties and early-aughts will be at the Les Schwab Amphitheater in August. Dave Matthews Band recently released its ninth studio album. Update: Tickets have sold out.

Portugal. The Man
2018-08-31 18:30
Portugal. The Man is headed to Bend for their first Les Schwab Amphitheater show on the heel’s of their incredibly well-received 2017 album,Woodstock.
PTM’s previous album came out over four years ago — a long gap for a band who’ve dropped roughly an album a year since 2006. And in true, prolific band fashion, they’ve spent almost every minute since 2013 working on an album called Gloomin + Doomin. They created a ton of individual songs, but as a whole, none of them hung together in a way that felt right. Then John Gourley,PTM’s lead singer, made a trip home to Wasilla, Alaska, (Home of Portugal. The Man’s biggest fan, Sarah Palin) and two things happened that completely changed the album’s trajectory.
First, John got some parental tough love from his old man, who called John on the proverbial carpet or dogsled or whatever you put people on when you want to yell at them in Alaska. “What’s taking so long to finish the album?” John’s dad said. “Isn’t that what bands do? Write songs and then put them out?” Like fathers and unlicensed therapists tend to do, John’s dad cut him deep. The whole thing started John thinking about why the band seemed to be stuck on a musical elliptical machine from hell and, more importantly, about how to get off of it.
Second, fate stuck again when John found his dad’s ticket stub from the original 1969 Woodstock music festival. It seems like a small thing, but talking to his dad about Woodstock ’69 knocked something loose in John’s head. He realized that, in the same tradition of bands from that era, Portugal. The Man needed to speak out about the world crumbling around them. With these two ideas converging, the band made a seemingly bat-shit-crazy decision: they took all of the work they had done for the three years prior and they threw it out.
It wasn’t easy and there was the constant threat that the band’s record label might have them killed, but the totally insane decision paid off. With new, full-on, musical boners, the band went back to the studio—working with John Hill (In The Mountain In The Cloud), Danger Mouse (Evil Friends), Mike D (Everything Cool), and longtime collaborator Casey Bates (The one consistent producer since the first record). In this new-found creative territory, the album that became Woodstock rolled out naturally from there
Please note that there are new safety policies and regulations for concerts in 2018, including the use of blankets. Low profile chairs are allowed. Check bendconcerts.com for more information.

Melanie Rose Dyer and Daniel Cooper
2018-09-01 | Elk Lake Resort, 60000 Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Soak up the last days of summer at Elk Lake with a performance from Melanie Rose Dyer and Daniel Cooper in style they call “American roots music with R&B influences.”

Sisters Folk Festival
2018-09-07 - 2018-09-09 | Village Green City Park, Sisters, OR, 97759, United States
After last year’s wildfire season left the town of Sisters too smoky to host the Sisters Folk Festival, the festival returns this year with high hopes. The festival always brings some of the best acts in folk, Americana and bluegrass music to the Western-themed town for a weekend with music around every corner.

Mark Ransom
2018-09-08 | Elk Lake Resort, 60000 Century Drive, Bend, OR, 97701, United States
Mark Ransom, who also founded Bend Roots Revival will close out the summer concert series at Elk Lake Resort. Don’t miss this outdoor concert from the popular folk duo.
