Events in Oregon and Bend
Join us in exploring the basics of tie-dye patterns. Produce a t-shirt to take home and rinse out that will delight the eye. Experiment with tie-dye kits and rubber bands to create starbursts, spirals, or stripes. The library will provide a t-shirt, the dye, rubber bands, and a container to work in. Registration required. Joan …
Explore fun new games with Modern Games! This is an in-person program. This family program is intended for school age children (preschool and up), and their favorite game loving adult(s). All children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Come in and learn some new board games with your friends from Modern Games! We will bring a …
Explore the interplay between character and world in fiction. You can attend this program in person or take part online. To take part online, follow the "Register Here for Online Access" link on the library's Web Calendar. Character and World-building go hand in hand for Swanson. In this presentation we will explore how to create …
Hear local authors share their works and partake in a potluck. You can attend this program in person or take part online. To take part online, follow the "Register Here for Online Access" link above. Join us for our annual Holiday Member Reading and Potluck. Come in person and bring your favorite holiday snacks to …
Participants will have a chance to read excerpts of Marx, Lenin, and Stalin as we explore the ideal and the real behind the October 1917 Revolution in Russia - the one that created the Soviet Union. Some of the questions we will pursue include; Was the Russian Revolution representative of Marx's idea of revolution? Was …
Come see Pocket Vinyl perform their fantastic piano and live painting show, followed by a reading from their book and discussion on how they did their world record tour. Elizabeth Jancewicz and Eric Stevenson are Pocket Vinyl, a duo consisting of piano slamming (Eric) and live painting (Elizabeth). A new painting is made on stage …
Join The Forge for a celebration of our 2023 graduating cohort of creative writers. Hear our accomplished Smithys read from the projects they've developed and honed over the last ten months, and learn more about The Forge's online writing program. Readings followed by general jubilance, and of course, cake! All are welcome! In her work …
Learn about parenting as a highly sensing (sensitive) person! This is an in-person program. Are you overwhelmed, anxious, feeling like you don't fit in, tired of hearing that you're 'too sensitive', that you need to 'let things go' and 'grow a thicker skin'? Do you react to things, and hold onto them, much more than …
Discover new tricks for crafting your author biography. You can attend this program in person, or take part online. To take part online, follow the "Join Meeting Here" link above. Your author bio often determines whether an editor, agent, or prospective reader will read your work. Come find out what to include—and exclude—in a strong …
Local artists and OSU-Cascades MFA students unveil a new collaborative digital project. You can attend this program online or in person. To take part online, register online for the Zoom link. As the culminating project in their Digital Humanities course, students in the Creative Writing MFA at OSU-Cascades have teamed up with local writers and …
Award-winning writer Joshua Mohr to read and discuss the art of memoir. This is an in-person program. After years of hard-won sobriety, while rebuilding a life with his wife and young daughter, Joshua Mohr suffers a stroke at the age of thirty-five, uncovering a heart condition requiring surgery. And fentanyl, one of his myriad drugs …
Ariella Moon discusses the world-building process for writers. You can attend this program in person or take part online. To take part online, follow the Zoom link online. Plot twists, reversals, red herrings, and chapter cliffhangers are just a few devices for keeping your readers up at night swearing, "Just one more chapter!" Discover ways …
America's "Most Traveled Person" shares his extensive journeys across the country. This is an in-person program. America's "Most Traveled Person" shares his extensive journeys across America to highlight inspirational figures, features, and freedoms. Daniel Seddiqui demonstrates what happens when leaving our bubbles to create meaningful relationships and experiences. He's been called the real-life Where's Waldo …
Learn how you can captivate your audience from the very first paragraph. You can attend this program in person, or take part online. To take part online, follow the "Join Meeting" link at deschuteslibrary.org. Are you in love with language the way a dancer is intimate with her body, a potter with his clay, a …
Explore how to plan ahead for living well as you age. This is an in-person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events. This interactive workshop, hosted by The Peaceful Presence Project, will explore the benefits of a holistic approach to planning ahead for living well as we age. Facilitators will guide participants through various …