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Good morning, Bend! So what else are we gonna watch at 5:30 AM now that the Olympics are over?

In today’s Bend Buzz:

Let’s get to it.

— Derek Carlson & Emily Elaro

Planning a Remodel or Building a Home You Can Grow Into?

More Central Oregon families are thinking long-term. Maybe you’re remodeling to welcome aging parents. Maybe you’re building a multigenerational home. Or maybe you simply want a house you won’t outgrow as life changes.

That’s where Sierra James Construction and their new partnership with LiveAble Homes come in.

LiveAble Homes specializes in Universal Design and accessibility consulting, helping homeowners create spaces that are safer, more adaptable, and easier to navigate at every stage of life. Through this new partnership, Sierra James now offers access to LiveAble’s certified design expertise directly in their Design-Build process.

Think wider doorways that don’t look institutional. Zero-step entries that make groceries, strollers, or wheelchairs easier to navigate. Showers you can age into without sacrificing style.

If you’re building or remodeling and want a home that works beautifully today and tomorrow, let’s design with the future in mind.

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Hoodoo ski area is back open for business, as they received a decent amount of snow over the past week. Here’s to hoping that the snow continues and we can keep skiing well into the spring (don’t look now, but March is riiiiight around the corner).

The Bend High School girls swim team continued their state dominance with their 4th consecutive 5A title over the weekend. They finished first in 9 of the 11 events and lapped the field with a team score of 112 points (Summit High came in second with 42 points).

On the snow, Summit High took home the boys and girls nordic ski titles at the state championship held at Mt. Bachelor over the weekend.

Have a story you want to share in front of a crowd? Armchair storytelling is returning to the Tin Pan Theater on March 19th, and is looking for folks who are willing to sit up on stage and share a personal and true story centered around the theme of forward leap. Each storyteller gets up to 15 minutes, and there are no notes, no props, just you and the audience. Want to take part (or just buy a ticket to watch)? You can submit your story idea through their website.

💇‍♀ Dry Bar opens at Jackstraw: On Friday, we saw the first business in the new Jackstraw building open up as Dry Bar began offering their blowout services to the public. Later this year, we should also see Way West (a collab between Bend Brewing and Sisters Smokehouse) and Sisters Coffee open.

🔭 Expedition club closing their downtown location: Sad news for folks who like to explore both the ground and sky, as downtown shop Expedition Club & Supply announced that they will be closing their store on March 2nd. Until then, they will be offering 25% off all items in the store. This isn’t the end, though, as they hope to find a new space and reopen in the future.

📸 @expclubco |📍Downtown Bend
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Looking for a spot where you can walk to your favorite coffee shop, bike to Phil's, or be on the river in a jiffy? Terava Apartments might be worth a tour.

Located at 515 SW Century Drive, Terava offers luxury studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments designed for high desert living. The units feature massive windows, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, in-unit washer and dryer, air conditioning, plus custom closets and real storage space (cause you've gotta put your skis somewhere).

Right now, they’re offering up to 8 weeks free plus a $500 gift card^*

Check availability and schedule a tour at teravabend.com or give them a call at (541) 213-8800.

^{*Restrictions apply. Ask their team for details}

🌊 Ocean Art Play: Roll up your little ones’ sleeves as they explore the ocean through paint, light, and sensory materials. This is a free event in collaboration with Two Suns Art Studio and the Deschutes Library. 10 AM Two Suns Art Studio

🚶 Founders Walk Club: Join fellow entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners for a coffee and a walk along the Deschutes River trail. I might just see you there. 9 AM Sisters Coffee (Old Mill)

🌿 Ochoco Preserve Work Party: Roll up your sleeves and spend the morning giving back at Ochoco Preserve. A hands-on volunteer day focused on stewardship, restoration, and caring for one of Central Oregon’s special outdoor spaces. 10 AM Ochoco Preserve

💕 Rom-Com Trivia: From meet-cutes to dramatic airport scenes, test your knowledge of iconic romantic comedies. Grab your trivia team and prove your love-story expertise. 6 PM Bevel Craft Brewing

🍻 Gather & Grant: Sip beer, support community causes, and help direct grant funding to local nonprofits. A feel-good way to make your Monday pint count. 6 PM Worthy Brewing

💕 Singles Speed Dating: Call all 50ish+ singles! This is your time to shine with singles speed dating at Stoller Wine Bar. 6 PM Stoller Wine Bar

🧘‍♀ EcoNIDRA: Kick off the week right with an evening of EcoDIDRA, a gentle and restorative meditation-like practice that guides you back into connection with yourself and the earth. 6:30 PM Hanai

🗺️ Mapping & Analyzing Fault Scarps with Lidar Across Oregon: A fascinating deep dive into how scientists use lidar technology to map fault lines and better understand seismic activity across the state. Science, geology, and Oregon landscapes all in one. 5:30 PM Worthy Brewing

🧭 Leading the Way: An inspiring speaker event sharing lessons in leadership, resilience, and adventure from an expedition to the North Pole. Part of the “Empowering Women Through Adventure” speaker series. 6 PM Embark Coworking

📣 Everyday Revolution: Writer and speaker Ijeoma Oluo leads an evening conversation on equity, justice, and building more inclusive communities. 6:30 PM Caldera High School

💵 How to Engineer a Billion-Dollar Market: Join What the Tech, Bend? for a talk with Bruce Cleveland on how to find and engineer a market. Bruce has taken eight different companies to $1B in revenue and lectures at top universities, including Stanford, Columbia, and the University of Chicago. 5:30 PM UPP Liquids

🖌 Paint Night: Get creative at Bridge 99 with a guided paint night hosted by Bright Life Creative Studio. 5:30 PM Bridge 99

🕺 Bend Ecstatic Dance: Kick off your shoes and get your groove on with Bend Ecstatic Dance. 7:45 PM Boys and Girls Club

🙋 River’s Place Bingo: Join in for some bingo fun and help out a great cause with proceeds going to Silver Linings Rescue Ranch. 6 PM River’s Place

🥷 Kids Ninja Warrior Competition: Attention young ninjas ages 6 to 13! Get ready for a super-fun Kids Ninja Warrior Competition at Free Spirit. Kids will race through our ninja course in an exciting competition designed to test their skills and agility in a positive, upbeat atmosphere. As an added bonus, they'll also enjoy open gym time, plus a bubble party celebration, trophies, and fun prizes. All levels are welcome to join the fun. March 1st at Free Spirit Yoga Ninja Play.

Bluegrass Collective | Silver Moon | 6 PM

Blues Revival | Silver Moon | 6 PM
Jeffery Lewis & The Voltage | Volcanic Theatre Pub | 7 PM | Tickets
M&Ms Trio | The Commonwealth Pub | 7 PM

Friday:

💘The Bend Bachelorette at Craft Kitchen
🎭️Be Right Back: Call and Response Performance at Scalehouse Gallery 
☀️Spring Equinox Suncatcher Workshop at Pine & Prism Wellness
🧚 Peter Pan at Tower Theatre (Friday & Saturday)

Saturday:

🦀Crab Feed at Powell Butte Community Center 
😂Ball Pit Comedy Show at Craft Kitchen
❄️2026 Polar Plunge & 5k Fun Run at Riverbend Park 
🖼️Free Day at the Museum at High Desert Museum 
🎑Moonlight Dinner at Mt Bachelor 
🎸Music Flow Youth Rock Fest at Volcanic Theatre Pub 

Sunday:

🎿Tour of Meissner at Virginia Meissner Sno-Park (Canceled for 2026)
🎶 Bend Pops Winter Concert at Caldera High School
🏃‍♂️ Mastodon Trail Race at Maston Trailhead

Live Music:

🎹Sonic Benders at Silver Moon 
🎸Joey Cool & Unconventional Kings at Silver Moon
🎵The Walkaways at Silver Moon

Stay warm, and thank you again for reading!

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