Radical Shifts: Gender, Class, & Belonging Post-Civil War

Deschutes Public Library—Downtown Bend, Brooks Room 601 NW Wall St, Bend

Set a decade after Union victory in the American Civil War, Murder by Degrees invites readers into a thrilling murder mystery. It also offers a view of an American city radically transformed by the Civil War, particularly women’s public facing wartime work in medicine, science, and education, as well as class dynamics in a growing urban environment …

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Poetry & Mystery

Deschutes Public Library—Downtown Bend, Brooks Room 601 NW Wall St, Bend

Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukerji takes its title from a poem by Emily Dickinson, who wrote, “The Whole of it came not at once / ‘Twas Murder by degrees”—and threads poetry throughout the novel to both heighten the intrigue and offer clues that help solve the case. Indulge in an hour of the mysteries and …

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In Lucid Color – Exploring Psilocybin Therapy

Deschutes Public Library—Downtown Bend, Brooks Room 601 NW Wall St, Bend

Centered around Jeanette Small's recently published book In Lucid Color - Witnessing Psilocybin Journeys, the author will detail her experiences serving as a licensed psilocybin facilitator for clients of various backgrounds who seek help for a wide range of presenting issues. Therapeutic opportunities and limitations, pragmatic considerations for psychedelic treatments, observed treatment outcomes, and considerations around …

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How to Write, Publish and Market Your Children’s Book

Deschutes Public Library—Downtown Bend, Brooks Room 601 NW Wall St, Bend

Registration is required.  Children’s books are vital to how kids learn, plus they facilitate relationships with peers, caregivers, teachers and the larger world. This class is designed as an overview for those who wish to write for children. In this class, get an overview of what it takes to get inspired, flesh out your children's …

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The “Magic” of Archaeology

Deschutes Public Library—Downtown Bend, Brooks Room 601 NW Wall St, Bend

Today’s archaeologists can see underground without digging, map objects that are hidden beneath vegetation, and tell what animal was wounded by a spear point!  Is this magic or the science of archaeology? The Archaeological Society of Central Oregon invites you to explore the topic of archaeology -- the study of people from the past. Archaeologists …

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“Coming Down the Mountain”- A Poetry Reading

Deschutes Public Library—Downtown Bend, Brooks Room 601 NW Wall St, Bend

Join Gary Lark for an immersive event as he reads from his most recent book of poems, Coming Down the Mountain, where he captures Oregon's essence through poetry of land and people.

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