Backpack Explorers – Winter Impressions
2019-12-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2019-12-19 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Come on an adventure!
Discover the beauty of winter as we use the great outdoors in the heart of winter as inspiration for our artwork this week. Take home cards to send to loved ones!
Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories, and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting artifacts while journeying through the Museum’s nature trails and exhibits. Foster artistic expression in your little one and take home activities to continue the learning. New themes weekly!
$15 per child, Members receive 20% discount. Non-members pay Museum admission for accompanying adult. $5 materials fee for siblings younger than 3 who participate in the crafts.

Museum and Me: Father Christmas
2019-12-21 16:00 - 19:00 | High Desert Museum, 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
A quieter time for children and adults with physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities to enjoy the Museum after hours. Father Christmas will be on hand until 6:00 pm to visit with attendees and take a photograph. This event is free for individuals, family and friends.

Christmas Dinner Buffet at 10below
2019-12-25 13:30 - 19:30 | 10 Below, Oxford Hotel
Join us for Christmas Dinner! Our special buffet menu includes a variety of decadent starters, entrees, and deserts to choose from- view the complete menu on our website: https://www.oxfordhotelbend.com/the-kitchen.htm
Dinner will be served from 1:30 pm to 7:30 pm, with Georges Bouhey performing jazz piano from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Bouhey will also be performing on Christmas Eve from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Cost: $58 per person, $19 for ages 6 to 12, and free for ages 5 and under. Call 541.382.1010 for reservations.
Enjoy complimentary parking valet when you dine with us at 10below!

4TH FRIDAY ART STROLL IN SISTERS, OR, 4-7PM
2019-12-27 16:00 - 19:00, 2020-01-24 16:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Sisters, Sisters, OR, United States
Visit some 20 Art Galleries in Sisters: Enjoy 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.
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. More at www.SistersArtsAssociation.org

New Year's Eve Prix Fixe at 10below
2019-12-31 18:00 - 23:30 | 10 Below, Oxford Hotel
Celebrate the end of 2019 with a fabulous four-course prix fixe dinner in the heart of downtown Bend. Full menu is available on our website: https://www.oxfordhotelbend.com/the-kitchen.htm.
Seatings are at 6:00 pm & 9:00 pm. Cost: $64 per person, $20 for ages 6-12, and free for ages 5 and under. Call 541.382.1010 for reservations today!
Don’t forget, we offer complimentary valet parking when dining at 10 Below.
***We will be open until 1:00 am on New Year’s Eve***

Winter Art Series: Exploring Our Collection-2D Works Lecture
2020-01-02 18:00 - 20:00 | OR
This winter, new Curator of Art and Community Engagement Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) will shine light on our marvelous art collection. In this lecture, learn about the 2D works in our collection through an Indigenous Critical Art Theory lens. Each event can be enjoyed individually or in continuum.
$10, Members receive 20% discount
Free to tribal members

BendBroadband's Jazz at the Oxford: Eldon "T" Jones & N Touch
2020-01-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2020-01-11 17:00 - 19:00, 2020-01-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Saxophonist Eldon “T” Jones touches the hearts of audiences with his profoundly genuine playing and his own groove jazz style he’s honed with his band, N Touch. Eldon and his band have appeared on the nationally televised BET on Jazz show with saxophonist and host Mike Phillips. The band has also opened for Earth, Wind & Fire and Tower of Power. In January, they will be paying tribute to the timeless music of Grover Washington, Jr.

Conservation Photography
2020-01-11 10:00 - 15:00 | OR
Join our wildlife curators to explore and photograph living and non-living wildlife subjects. Learn techniques for macro photography using natural history objects from the Museum collection, including but not limited to skulls, bones, scales, feathers and skins. Let the experienced photographers teach different camera techniques with portrait-style opportunities of reptiles and birds.
Participants are welcome to explore the fundamentals of their equipment with a preliminary meeting at the Museum on Friday, January 10 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm.
$150, Members receive 20% discount

Thorn Hollow String Band
2020-01-11 11:00 - 14:00, 2020-01-14 11:00 - 14:00 | OR
Hear some toe-tapping tunes from our pioneering house band!
Dancing encouraged.

BendBroadband's Jazz at the Oxford Free Music Education Workshop: Eldon "T" Jones & N Touch
2020-01-11 11:15 - 13:15 | Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
BendBroadband’s FREE Music Education Workshop, hosted by Georges Bouhey, offers local music students and professionals the opportunity to talk with, learn from and play with Eldon “T” Jones & N Touch.
No advance registration required. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Free parking at the public garage adjacent to the Oxford Hotel Bend.
About Eldon “T” Jones & N Touch:
Saxophonist Eldon “T” Jones touches the hearts of audiences with his profoundly genuine playing and his own groove jazz style he’s honed with his band, N Touch. Eldon and his band have appeared on the nationally televised BET on Jazz show with saxophonist and host Mike Phillips. The band has also opened for Earth, Wind & Fire and Tower of Power. In January, they will be paying tribute to the timeless music of Grover Washington, Jr.

Prohibition Party
2020-01-17 18:00 - 21:00 | OR
The roaring ‘20s are back! And it’s time to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Prohibition in the High Desert. Join us for live music, Charleston lessons by Bend Lindy Hop, signature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a ritzy costume contest (come dressed in 1920s attire), photo booth and far-out trivia to make your head spin! This joint will be the cat’s meow! This event is for ages 21 and older.
Doors at 5:30 pm
No-host bar
Café open 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
$15, Members receive 20% discount

Weekend Workshop: Build a Terrarium
2020-01-18 10:00 - 12:30 | OR
Warm your winter home with your own terrarium! Learn how the plant community within each terrarium is unique and learn how to care for your creation. All materials provided, including plants, sand, pebbles, moss and more. Suitable for ages 7 and up.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
$30, Members receive 20% discount

Central Oregon PubTalk
2020-01-23 17:00 - 19:30 | OR
EDCO’s Central Oregon PubTalk, held the fourth Thursday of the month, is a happy hour aimed at bringing together different facets of the business community in one place to network, share ideas and further local businesses.

Our Place in the Wilderness
2020-01-23 18:00 - 19:30 | OR
protect our best-loved natural areas while also maintaining public access to them? How should issues of equity and inclusivity play into decisions regarding wilderness management? When there are competing interests, how can common resources, such as public lands, be managed and protected in equitable ways—for past, resent and future generations? How does access to wild places foster a sense of stewardship? Come hear a moderated panel of environmental thinkers explore these and other questions.
6:00 pm – 7:15 pm, doors at 5:00 pm
No-host bar
Café open 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Free

Free Day
2020-01-25 10:00 - 16:00 | OR
Everyone gets in free!
Made possible by Mid Oregon Credit Union

Exclusive Members’ Exhibition Preview: Infinite Moment: Burning Man on the Horizon
2020-01-31 18:30 - 20:00 | OR
Come experience our newest exhibition, Infinite Moment, which explores the art and culture of Burning Man. Burning Man is an event unlike any other. With art and principles such as ecommodification, Radical Self-reliance and Inclusion at its core, thousands of people come together for several days each year to connect with one another, express themselves and be fully in the moment. Infinite Moment offers a window into the event through participatory art installations and a look at the community and principles that make up Burning Man.
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Hors d’oeuvres, no-host bar
Members free, guests $5

Exhibition Opening: Infinite Moment: Burning Man on the Horizon
2020-02-01 10:00 - 16:00 | OR
Public Opening- Free with museum admission

Healing Body Trust® Groups
2020-02-06 17:30 - 19:30 | OR
Come join a different conversation and approach to your health and wellness. Instead of a resolution, let’s consider a revolution—-the act of listening to your body and honoring all of the wisdom that lives within. A Body Trust® approach to wellness will tune out the external noise and guide you to turning towards your own wise voice.
The weekly Healing Body Trust® Groups will explore:
Breaking the Cycle
Healing through Pleasure
Making Peace with Food and Eating
Deconstructing Shame
Quieting Your Inner Critic
Healing Body Shame
Your Body Story
Joyful Movement
Weight-Neutral Self-Care
Facilitated by Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Body Trust® Provider, RanDee Anshutz, this conversation invites you to honor, nurture, nourish, and thrive. Join us!

Winter Art Series: Exploring Our Collection—3D Objects Lecture
2020-02-06 18:00 - 20:00 | OR
This winter, new Curator of Art and Community Engagement Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) will shine light on our marvelous art collection. In this lecture, learn about our sculptural items through an Indigenous Critical Art Theory lens. Each event can be enjoyed individually or in continuum.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, doors at 5:30 pm
$10, members receive 20% discount,
free to tribal members

Tumalo Art Co.—Joy Group Show
2020-02-07 16:00 - 20:00 | OR
Tumalo Art Co. brings back the JOY group show in February, dovetailing with the community-wide Joy awareness campaign. Our artist’s personal expressions of JOY opens February 6, from 4-8pm during Bend’s First Friday Gallery Walk.
From Dee McBrien-Lee’s shimmering painting of an ocean shore, to Shelli Walters diptych of deer, Annie Ferder’s huge Dahlia, and Sarah B Hansen’s expressionistic landscape, to hand-blown glass in glorious color from Nancy Becker, each artist brings forward art about what they love most, and what keeps their creative juices flowing—even in the midst of winter.
Tumalo Art Co. is an artist-run gallery in the heart of the Old Mill District, open 7 days a week. 541-385-9144; tumaloartco.com.

BendBroadband's Jazz at the Oxford: Cow Bop
2020-02-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
Mix swingin’ grooves, thrilling riffs, sweet and hot vocals, western sensibilities and tons of fun…and you have only begun to describe Cow Bop. Formed by internationally-acclaimed guitarist Bruce Forman, the cowboy jazz and western bebop band has toured extensively throughout the world, exciting audiences with their unique brand of music. The band’s collective experience crosses the spectrum of American music and, comfortable in diverse settings ranging from Carnegie Hall to roadside taverns, the band always hits the stage with an electrifying and entertaining assortment of music and frolic.

Winter Art Series: Exploring Our Collection—Plaster Carving
2020-02-08 10:00 - 13:00 | OR
In this three-hour carving workshop, you will have the opportunity to carve either from your imagination or from an object in the collection explored during the lecture. This workshop is suitable
for teens and adults of any skill level.
Materials will be provided.
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
$30, members receive 20% discount, free to tribal members

Thorn Hollow String Band
2020-02-08 11:00 - 14:00 | OR
Hear some toe-tapping tunes from our pioneering house band!
Dancing encouraged.
11:00 am — 2:00 pm
Free with Museum admission

BendBroadband's Jazz at the Oxford Free Music Education Workshop: Cow Bop
2020-02-08 11:15 - 13:15 | Oxford Hotel, 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, Bend, OR, 97703, United States
BendBroadband’s FREE Music Education Workshop, hosted by Georges Bouhey, offers local music students and professionals the opportunity to talk with, learn from and play with Cow Bop.
No advance registration required. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Free parking at the public garage adjacent to the Oxford Hotel Bend.
About Cow Bop:
Mix swingin’ grooves, thrilling riffs, sweet and hot vocals, western sensibilities and tons of fun…and you have only begun to describe Cow Bop. Formed by internationally-acclaimed guitarist Bruce Forman, the cowboy jazz and western bebop band has toured extensively throughout the world, exciting audiences with their unique brand of music. The band’s collective experience crosses the spectrum of American music and, comfortable in diverse settings ranging from Carnegie Hall to roadside taverns, the band always hits the stage with an electrifying and entertaining assortment of music and frolic.
