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Mt. Bachelor is for sale, Art in the High Desert returns, and classic summer tunes come to the amphitheater

Derek Carlson
August 23, 2024

Good morning, Bend! No witty opening today—we’re just sitting here enjoying the smoke-free week and downright pleasant temperatures.

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In today’s Bend Buzz:

👩‍🎨 Art in the High Desert
🏂️ Mt. Bachelor hits the auction block
🧗 An action-packed film fest

Let’s get to it.

— Derek Carlson

SNAPSHOTS

🎨 Art in the High Desert

Get ready for three days of art from acclaimed artists from around the country as Art in the High Desert returns to Bend. The event will be held in Riverbend Park and runs Friday through Sunday.

🗣️ High Desert Museum launches a new speaker series

The High Desert Museum announced that it is launching an Indigenous speaker series featuring a diverse array of native artists, storytellers, and scholars, offering the community a way to engage with and gain insight into Indigenous perspectives. The series will kick off next month and continue throughout the fall.

🚧 Another round of shifts and closures at 3rd St/Hwy 97/Hwy 20

If you’re headed north on 3rd Street hoping to access Highway 20 towards Sisters, or if you’re headed south on the old Highway 97 hoping to access 3rd Street, there will be detours in place over the weekend. On the plus side, after this weekend, drivers on northbound 3rd Street will be able to access the old Highway 97 without having to navigate the new roundabouts on Highway 20.

BUSINESS HAPPENINGS

⛷️ Mt. Bachelor hits the auction block

Well, this is big news just as the weather starts to turn cooler (there are even snowflakes in the forecast at Bachelor today), and downhill enthusiasts start to think about pulling their skis and snowboards out of storage. POWDR, the Utah-based owners of Mt. Bachelor, has confirmed that they will be putting the ski area up for sale in the coming weeks. Whether this means the mountain will be returning to independent ownership or will roll into another corporate conglomerate remains to be seen, but there is no doubt that changes are on the horizon.

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LOCAL LOWDOWN

Friday

🪕 Oregon Folk Fest kicks off: Grab your banjos and harmonicas and head down to Silver Moon Brewing for the kickoff of the two-day Oregon Folk Fest (editor note: don’t actually bring a banjo or harmonica to the concert). 6 - 10 PM Silver Moon Brewing

🎭️ Proof continues at the Greenhouse Cabaret: The Greenhouse Cabaret is halfway through the run of Proof, and tickets are still available for the remaining shows. But time is running out as after this weekend, there are only a few showings left before this Broadway hit makes its way back to…well…broadway, I guess. 7:30 PM 1017 NE 2nd St

🛩️ We have liftoff: For those willing to make a little bit of a drive north to Madras, the Airshow of the Cascades kicks off on Friday with live music, performances by the Golden Knights, and aerobatic displays. You can also tour the classic cars and planes that will be on-site. 1 - 11 PM 2028 NW Berg Drive

Saturday

🐶 Dogs and lagers: Man’s best friend and summer’s best beer. A true match made in heaven. Crux is playing host for the Dogs and Lagers Fest, and you and your pup are invited. With live music, free swag bags for the first 25 dogs, and special collab beers with VRCCO and Van Henion, you won’t want to miss this one. 11 AM - 6 PM Crux Fermentation Project

🏃 Runners, take your marks: And jog…for many, many, many hours. The Oregon Cascades 100 mile ultra running race kicks off on the trails of Bend on Saturday morning. So, if you’re planning on a moonlight mountain bike ride on Saturday night, don’t be startled by the beleaguered runners making their way along the trails between here and Sisters.

🏉 Cascade Classic Rugby: Head over to Pine Nursery Park to take in the thrill of watching rugby in action. No pads needed here as competitors from around the Pacific Northwest scrum for the title of best in the West. All Day Pine Nursery Park

🏖️ Bringing some good vibrations: The Beach Boys, yes, THOSE Beach Boys, are bringing their classic summer tunes to the Hayden Homes Amphitheater. Still going strong after 63 years, you can’t pass up the chance to join one more singalong to these summer songs. 7:30 PM Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Sunday

🚸 Crowing Bend’s ironkid: Groms of Bend take to the pool and asphalt to see who will take the local triathlon crown. Bend Parks and Rec is hosting an untimed triathlon event at Juniper Swim and Fitness for kids ages 4 - 12. 8:30 - 10:30 AM 800 NE 6th St

🏍️ Summer’s End motorcycle ride: Join Boneyard Beer for the 5th annual Summer’s End motorcycle ride. Registration for the ride gets you a spot for the 127-mile route and a shirt, breakfast, lunch, and beer tokens for some end-of-ride refreshments. 9 AM 1955 NE Division St

LIVE MUSIC

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BEND OUTDOOR GUIDE

🧗‍♀️ Tower Theatre brings adventure to the big screen

The forecast for the next few days looks downright fall-like, so instead of shivering outside, head to the Tower Theatre on Saturday, where you can watch big-time adventures on the big screen.

The 5Point Film Festival makes a stop in Bend and will be featuring some outstanding short outdoor films.

Every ticket also includes a raffle entry for awesome prizes and a donation to Oregon Adaptive Sports. As an added bonus, the first 25 tickets sold will also receive a free t-shirt from Stio.

THANKS!

Stay dry, and thank you again for reading!

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