Bend Magazine

Amos Lee
2018-08-09 18:30 UTC | OR
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 | OR
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 | OR
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 | OR
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 | OR
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.

Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools
2018-09-14 16:30 - 20:00 | OR
The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools is celebrating 30 years of service to the K-12 educational community this September. A public celebration will be held at The Box Factory hosted by Avid Cider and Immersion Brewing on Friday, September 14, 2018 from 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM.

Live Music by: Groovasaur
Special Guest: MOsley WOtta

Photo by Erica Swantek Photography

Proceeds to benefit Classroom Grants Program for Teachers, which supports innovative STEM, art & music in our public schools.

Oktoberfest
2018-09-21 - 2018-09-22 | Downtown Bend
Join the stein-hoisting competitions, enter your dachshund in the wiener dog races, get your fill of Bavarian-style dishes and more at Bend Oktoberfest. The event is free and open to all ages.

4th Friday Art Stroll in Sisters
2018-09-28 16:00 - 19:00 | Sisters, Cascade Ave, Sisters, OR, 97759, United States
Visit some 20 Art Galleries in Sisters Featuring: Have a great time, beautiful art, good company, refreshments, music, demonstrations, hors d’œuvres, plus additional sponsoring restaurants and food venues for during and following the stroll. Visit with actual artists and their work including: Fine art and contemporary paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass artistry, jewelry, and many more types of artistry.
BONUS: Enter to win at each gallery for the “Quick Draw” with a $100 gift certificate prize to a local entity.
(Followed by Artist Studio Tour annual event the next day on 9/28)
The Sisters Arts Association was formed in 2015 by a group of artists and supporters that believe the arts are an important part of a healthy community and an essential component of the enrichment of culture. The association exists to provide its members with a unified voice for the nurturing and enriching of the arts and to create a spirit of togetherness among artists, community and all who visit Sisters, Oregon.

Fresh Hop Festival
2018-09-29 | Three Creeks Brewery Tasting Room, 265 E Barclay Drive, Sisters, OR, 97759, United States
The Fresh Hop Festival has been around for almost a decade and brings out the best fresh hop beer produced by twenty-five Oregon breweries. Taste your way through the beers while listening to the live music.

The New Chinese Acrobats
2018-10-02 - 2018-10-03 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Don’t miss the heart-stopping performances of The New Chinese Acrobats. Blending traditional Chinese folk art and modern acrobatic skill, the performance will leave you breathless.

Boldly Went: Live Outdoor Adventure Storytelling Show and Podcast
2018-10-02 19:00 - 21:15 | OR
Come for an evening of sharing your outdoor adventure stories and meet like-minded people. Settle in to listen or get prepared to share your adventure stories from 7-9:15 p.m.
You can’t shred gnar, bomb down trail, climb volcanoes, and run whitewater all the time. But at Boldly Went we know that when you’re not, you want to talk about your adventures with other people who get it – probably over beer. And every thru-hiker, trail runner, mountain biker, climber, paddler, sailor, scuba diver, flyer, and Indiana Jones wannabe has at least one story that will inspire, inform, or at least entertain the rest of us, so we’re pulling together crowds of you and randomly selecting you to go on stage to give us your best.
Check out our webpage for more details about what to expect at the event and tips for preparing your 10 minute story if you think you have one to share.

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
2018-10-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Herb Alpert will be at the Tower Theatre on October 4th, 2018.
His latest release, ‘Music Volume 3: Herb Alpert Reimagines The Tijuana Brass,’ is out October 19th via Herb Alpert Presents. Listen to his new take on “A Taste Of Honey.”

Fall Festival
2018-10-05 - 2018-10-07 | Downtown Bend, Bend, OR, United States
Bend’s annual Fall Festival takes over downtown Bend for three days in October. Stroll the harvest market and artisan fair, carve pumpkins, eat local food, sip craft libations and listen to live music each night. This event is free and has activities for all ages.

Wild & Scenic Film Festival
2018-10-05 15:00 - 22:00 | Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is the confluence of independent film and environmental advocacy to support the Oregon Natural Desert Association.

DRT 11
2018-10-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Bend, Bend, United States
Enjoy the beautiful Deschutes River Trail in Bend, Oregon with this eleven-mile trail race from Benham Falls to LOGE Entrada.
Run along the Deschutes River while enjoying views of Benham Falls, Dillion Falls, Big Eddy, Aspen Meadows, Meadow Picnic Area, Cascade Mountains, and more. The trail is mostly single track with an overall net downhill in elevation. It’s fast and fun!
Join the after party and bring the whole gang for the post-race celebration.
