Events in Oregon and Bend
Explore Monet's gardens with Jason Lamb, art history professor at COCC. Perhaps the most important leader of the Impressionist movement, Claude Monet was one of the first artists to create paintings almost entirely outside, in the open air. His fascination with the optical effects of color and light led to some of the most innovative …
After a seven-year hiatus The High Desert Poetry Cell returns to DPL! The High Desert Poetry Cell is comprised of five Central Oregon poets: Larry Jacobs, Don Kunz, John Kvapil, Peter Lovering and John Martin. This group is always a crowd-pleaser. They all write and perform poems that are approachable, entertaining--and sometimes funny. The five …
Explore fun, new, garden-themed games with Modern Games! 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 learn some new board games with your friends from Modern Games! We will bring a selection of our favorites and …
Explore fun new games with Modern Games! This is an in-person program. Come in and learn some new board games with your friends from Modern Games! We will bring a selection of our favorites and a staff ready to teach you how to dive into your next favorite game. This adult game day will be …
Come learn about Puppet Arts and enjoy a puppet story! This is an in-person program. This program takes an academic look at puppetry, and is likely best suited for older youth and adults. In a world of technically-driven complexity, you are invited into the woven hand-built world of Puppet Arts. Come for an hour of delight, …
Create your very own PVC pipe fort! This is an in-person program. Registration is required. This workshop is intended for children ages 3-10, and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver. Pipes, connectors, right angles, oh my! This fort building workshop utilizes puzzle-solving and purposeful play to construct imaginative forts. We will go into the …
This presentation will highlight the differences between Forensic Scientists on television versus reality and also provide an overview of the Oregon State Police Forensic Services Division. Brian Medlock was born and raised in Sweet Home, Oregon. After he received his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Whitman College, he moved to Washington DC and worked as a …
Join us as we explore the factors of creating a welcoming community. This is an in-person program. Registration is required. Light supper served at 5:00 p.m. Conversation begins at 5:30 p.m. If you love sharing ideas, meeting new people, and being in community with others, Community Conversations has just the event for you. Join us in February …
Screen Before They Take Us Away, and discuss the legacy of WWII era Japanese American incarceration. This is an in-person program. At the start of World War II, as the US Government prepared to forcibly remove and incarcerate all Japanese Americans living on the West Coast, a small number of Japanese Americans took their fate in …
Learn about 100 years of Native American boarding school history in Oregon. This is an in-person program. This presentation will cover over 100 years of boarding school history and experiences. It will begin with the reasoning behind the founding of the government-based schools in the late 1800s, followed by a discussion of the changes and …
Join BEAT Children's Theatre for some Junie B. Jones fun! This is an in-person program. Come meet some BEAT cast members as they read a favorite Junie B. story and share their Junie B. adventures. You can get you picture taken with the Shoo-Bee-Doos too! Bend Experimental Art Theatre was founded in 2006 by Mary …
Discuss the scale, age, and content of the Universe with an astrophysicist. The Universe is a vast place, filled with an amazing variety of objects. Humanity has been wondering about our Universe's size, origin, and content since the first of us looked up at the stars. This talk will discuss the scale, age, and content …
Author Anne Graham shares her story. This is an in-person program. Anne Graham, a local author and former Redmond City Councilor, lived the first 46 years of her life in a male role, hiding a life-long sense of being in the wrong gender. Her autobiography shares the repression that was necessary to survive back then …
An exclusive reading and Q&A by a local author. This is an in-person program. We are excited to welcome local author, Kristen Jokinen, who will be reading and discussing her debut memoir Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey from Alaska to Argentina, published by Hawthorne Books. You don't have to be a cyclist or adventurer to be …
Explore fun new games with Modern Games! This is an in-person program. Come in and learn some new board games with your friends from Modern Games! We will bring a selection of our favorites and a staff ready to teach you how to dive into your next favorite game. This month, we will be focusing …
