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🍽️ Have you seen the dishes?

Cork & Barrel kicks off, the mystery of the missing dishware, and an airline leaving Redmond

Derek Carlson
July 16, 2025

TOGETHER WITH

Good morning, Bend! Welcome back to smoke season. I guess it’s that time of year again when purpleair.com creeps its way up to our most visited websites list.

In today’s Bend Buzz:

🍷 Cork & Barrel kicks off
🍽️ The mystery of the missing dishware
🛫 Avelo Airlines stopping flights out of Redmond

Let’s get to it.

— Emily Randolph & Derek Carlson

SNAPSHOTS

🍷 Cork & Barrel kicks off

Wine lovers rejoice as the Cork & Barrel wine event kicks off on Thursday with winemaker dinners at restaurants across Bend. If you want to get in on the action, there are still a handful of tickets available for dinners at Jackelope with w/Sokol Blosser Winery and Tetherow with w/Prince Hill & Silver Oak Vineyards.

The rest of the weekend includes the uber popular Sip event and Grand Cru party.

🌊 New rules on the river

If you’re looking to raft up your tubes and float down the river with a few friends next summer, then there are some new rules you’ll have to keep in mind. The state is expanding permit requirements for most watercraft on Oregon’s waterways and this includes tubes (but only when they are tied together).

**Very last minute edit here - the state has clarified the rule and stated that tubers (no, not the potato kind) will not require a permit even if two or more tubes are tied together. Other watercraft, like paddle boards, kayaks, etc, will still need to get the permits.

🍽️ Help solve a very Bend mystery

Bend has a mystery on its hands, and we need your help in solving it. As you may know, the Environmental Center has a reusable dishware program where folks can borrow dish sets for parties, events, etc.

Recently, a volunteer was instructed to load the totes of dishware into their friend’s unlocked blue Subaru, and, this being Bend and all, they loaded them into the wrong unlocked blue Subaru.

So if you know someone who owns a blue Subaru or perhaps you own a blue Subaru that is now loaded with totes of green reusable dishes and you have no idea where they came from, please email [email protected], or stop by The Environmental Center and ask for the “Lost Dish Department”.

BUSINESS HAPPENINGS

🎒 Garage sale at USWE & Giant Loop: Want to score a sweet deal on new hydration packs, clothing, and Giant Loop luggage? If so, I suggest you mosey on over to USWE & Giant Loop for their annual garage sale, where you can save big on both new products and used/returned items. Thursday 2 - 6 PM 63025 O. B. Riley Rd # 6

🛫 Avelo ending all west coast service: Low-cost airline Avelo has announced that they will be ceasing flights out of Redmond in August and shutting down their entire west coast presence by the end of the year. So if you have a flight booked down south this fall, you miiiight want to double-check on the status of that.

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LOCAL LOWDOWN

Wednesday 7.16

🎥 Bottoms in the Alley: Calling all dykes, queers, and sapphic cinephiles! Bottoms is back—this time showing alllll the chaotic, campy lesbian fight-club glory in the alley. Literally. Tin Pan is hosting this Dyke Night screening outside, under the stars, and among your people. Bring a blanket, a babe, and brace yourself for laughs, thirst traps, and righteous chaos. 8:30 PM Tin Pan Theater

🌌 Welcome the Night: Let’s get weird with the wonders of the dark. This family-friendly, starry-eyed event is all about celebrating what goes bump (and hoot and flutter) in the night. Nocturnal critters, hands-on activities, and a little moonlit magic. Bonus: you might learn something! 6:30 PM High Desert Museum

🎮 Play Together: Stardew Valley: Dreaming of quitting your job and starting a virtual farm with your crush? Same. Come hang at the library for a chill co-op Stardew sesh—plant some parsnips, flirt with Sebastian, avoid JojaMart like the plague. BYO emotional baggage. 4 PM Downtown Bend Library

✂️ Leather Earring Workshop: Smoke season is approaching, so what better way to fend off the August blues than by picking up a new hobby? Kailey Renae Designs is hosting a leather earring-making class at Bend Wine Bar so you can sip on some pinot while learning the ins and outs of this craft. 6 PM Bend Wine Bar

🧘 Family Yoga in the Park: Bring the whole family to Hollinshead Park for a yoga sesh fit for everyone. 10 AM Hollinshead Park

Thursday 7.17

🚵‍♀️ Women of the Dirt: Dirt. Grit. Glory. Women. This celebration of female mountain bikers is all about hitting the trails, building community, and sending it. If your happy place includes helmet hair and switchbacks, this one’s for you. 4 PM Mt. Bachelor

🎶 Munch & Music: Nothing says summer like a picnic blanket, live tunes, and some snackable vibes. Head to the riverfront for Bend’s favorite Thursday ritual. 13 Til Midnight’s bringing the soundtrack; you bring the snacks and awkward dance moves. 5 PM Drake Park

🌙 Twilight Market: Sip a beer, browse local makers, and watch the sun do that perfect golden-hour thing. This dreamy market is basically Etsy IRL, but with better lighting and craft beer. You will leave with earrings you didn’t plan to buy. 4 PM Crux Fermentation Project

🏃 Bend Trail Series: It’s time for the 4th and final race in the Bend Trail Series, and this one is taking place at Swampy Lakes. Don’t forget to head to Cascade Lakes Brewing afterwards for the post-race awards ceremony and party. 6 PM Swampy Lakes

☀️ DIY Sun Catchers: Want to spice up your windows at home? How about with a very Bend-style glass & resin sun catcher? All supplies are included, so all you need to do is show up and let your creativity shine. 6 PM Silver Moon Brewing

🌈 Rainbow Family Night: Queer fams unite! Rainbow Family Night is back with crafts, books, and space for every LGBTQIA+ family to feel seen and celebrated. All ages welcome, glitter encouraged, hugs optional but likely. 5:30 PM Downtown Bend Library

LIVE MUSIC

Wednesday 7.16

Thursday 7.17

WHO’S HIRING IN BEND

Looking for your next job? Here are some local listings that have popped up over the last week.

Produce Clerk at Newport Avenue Market
Brewery Driver / Yard Hostler at Deschutes Brewery
Director of Snow & Mountain Sports at Mt Bachelor
Staffing Analyst at St. Charles

Searching for a new job? Browse the full job board

Looking for local candidates for your open position? Post your job

THANKS!

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🍽️ Have you seen the dishes?

Cork & Barrel kicks off, the mystery of the missing dishware, and an airline leaving Redmond

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SNAPSHOTS

🍷 Cork & Barrel kicks off

🌊 New rules on the river

🍽️ Help solve a very Bend mystery

BUSINESS HAPPENINGS

@THEBENDBUZZ

TOGETHER WITH ZIA THERAPEUTICS

LOCAL LOWDOWN

Wednesday 7.16

Thursday 7.17

LIVE MUSIC

Wednesday 7.16

Thursday 7.17

WHO’S HIRING IN BEND

THANKS!