Events in Oregon and Bend
Incorporate nature into your work using all your senses. This is an in-person program. Registration is required. Wearing a face covering is optional at all library events. Ready to get curious about nature and put words on a page? To convey the wonder takes more than recording what you see. Practice writing that employs all five senses. …
Food is a necessity of life which should be nutritious, affordable, and culturally appropriate for all. This is an in-person program. Registration is required. Masks are optional at all in-person …
Learn about Bend's sawmills and their history of union organizing. This is an in-person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events. Take dive into the history of Bend's …
Learn about Bend's sawmills and their history of union organizing. This is an in-person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events. Take dive into the history of Bend's …
Learn more about the practice of Restorative Justice. This is an in-person program. Registration is required. Masks are optional at all in-person library events. Restorative Justice provides a framework for …
Make a book that boasts your own words and art! This is an in-person program. Registration is required. Masks are optional at all in-person library events. Create a handmade book …
An unforgettable evening of singing...together! All voices are welcome and wanted. No previous singing experience required. All songs are taught in a call-and-echo, aural tradition process. Group singing is one of the most ancient technologies of belonging. The research suggested that our ancestors survived by singing together. They weren't performing or recording. They were creating …
Learn about the movement that centers those most affected by the climate crisis. This is a live webinar. Receive the Zoom link by registering at https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/event/69512 Explore the history of Intersectional Environmentalism and how IE was founded to shift the environmental narrative to one that centers those most directly impacted by the climate crisis. Diandra …
Try your hand at axe throwing! Ages 16+.  Registration is required. Register here: https://host5.evanced.info/deschutes/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=68662 Unofficial Logging Co. is the best spot for having a great time. The idea of opening an axe-throwing venue started as a joke with an insurance estimate for a different project. Participants must sign a waiver prior to the event.
Learn more about the impact of the Supreme Court. This is a live webinar. Recieve the Zoom link by registering at https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/calendar/event/69011. The Supreme Court of the United States has had a profound influence on American life throughout its history. COCC history professor Murray Godfrey will discuss the evolution of the Court and its changing …
Enjoy an hour of music courtesy of Central Oregon Symphony at the High Desert Music Hall in Redmond. Music in Public Places is a program of the Central Oregon Symphony Association. These concerts are held at Central Oregon venues that traditionally are not recognized as being music concert venues. MIPP concerts are designed to offer …
Enjoy an hour of music courtesy of Central Oregon Symphony. This is an in-person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events. Enjoy music from the Dove String Quartet …
Learn more about the impact of the Supreme Court. This is an in-person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events. The Supreme Court of the United States has had a profound influence on American life throughout its history. COCC history professor Murray Godfrey will discuss the evolution of the Court and its changing …
How can we balance competing needs to have water for all? Access to safe, sufficient water is designated as a fundamental human right by the United Nations, yet thousands of Oregonians do not meet that standard right now. Oregon's identity is closely tied to water: it grows the food we eat, it's the snow we …
An unforgettable evening of singing...together! All voices are welcome and wanted. No previous singing experience required. All songs are taught in a call-and-echo, aural tradition process. Led by community songleaders, Ian Carrick & Kira Seto. Group singing is one of the most ancient technologies of belonging. The research suggested that our ancestors survived by singing …