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Good morning, Bend! No need to bundle up for this daily dose of news and happenings.

In today’s Bend Buzz:

• 🛍️ Ladies’ night in downtown Bend

• 🌯 A local breakfast burrito spot has a new home

• ✨ The twinkle lights are back

Let’s get to it.

— Derek Carlson

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Winter Prep Tips for Your Home and Auto

Winter in Bend is beautiful but can bring challenges for your car and home. At Ryan Walker State Farm, we're here to help you stay safe and protected during the colder months.

For Your Home: Snow on your roof can create ice dams, causing water to get under shingles, freeze, expand, and melt—leading to damage. Prevent this by cleaning gutters, ensuring good insulation, and using a roof rake to remove snow before it causes problems. It’s also a good time to review your homeowners insurance to ensure coverage for unexpected winter issues.

For Your Car: Winter driving in Central Oregon brings unpredictable conditions—sliding in roundabouts and increased rear-end collisions are common. Cold weather can also impact your car’s battery, leading to breakdowns. To stay prepared, check your battery’s health and consider adding roadside service to your insurance plan for emergency help.

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SNAPSHOTS

🛍️ Ladies’ night out

Grab your friends and head downtown for the annual ladies’ night. Businesses downtown will be open late and offering up special discounts, drinks, and snacks to keep you fueled up as you make your way from store to store. This is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. 4 - 8 PM Downtown Bend

✨ The twinkle lights are back

All is right with the world again in downtown Bend as the twinkle lights are back. After a one-year hiatus due to some unfortunate tree-trimming conflicts, the Downtown Bend Business Association managed to raise enough money to bring this little piece of winter magic back to town.

BUSINESS HAPPENINGS

🌯 Burrito Sunrise moves to a new home: One of Bend’s most popular breakfast burrito spots has moved to a new home. Formerly located off of Greenwood Ave, Burrito Sunrise can now be found just down the road at the Campfire Hotel.

🤸 A new aerial gym opens on the north side: Lava City Cirque, an aerial silks gym, opened up back in September on Bend's north side (sorry to be a little late with the news on this one!) The gym offers aerial lessons, classes for both kids and adults, as well as drop-off open play times. Kate (the owner) invited me to check it out (my kids had so much fun they can't wait to come back) and is inviting you all to join at tomorrow’s open gym for just $5.

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LOCAL LOWDOWN

Tuesday

🪴 Trivia in the greenhouse: Not ready for gardening season to be over? Get your plant fix with another edition of trivia in the greenhouse at Moonfire & Sun Garden Center. Entry is $5, and they ask that you RSVP. 6 - 8 PM 61944 SE 27th St

✂️ DIY holiday cards: Learn how to make your own cut paper holiday cards at Freak’n Art. This hands-on class will leave you with the skills to make holiday cards that are sure to impress this season. 5:15 - 7 PM 1265 NW Wall St

🤗 Find your community: Looking for a space to mentally recharge and find your community? The Hanai Center is hosting their weekly open house where you can tour their tranquil rooms and practice your art, music, or whatever brings you joy. 4 - 7 PM 62430 Eagle Road

⛷️ Glide with confidence: Webskis is hosting a free educational workshop for women about building stability for cross-country skiing with pelvic floor exercises. The class will be led by Jennifer Miles, a local physical therapist. 6 - 7:15 PM 157 NW Franklin Ave

💡 The night light show: Hop over to Open Space Event Studios for an evening of comedy and community with Shanan Kelley & Magnificent Guests. 6 - 8 PM 220 NE Lafayette Ave

Wednesday

🪡 Fix your stuff for free: The Bend Environmental Center is hosting their fall repair cafe at the Redmond Proficiency Academy. Bring your broken stuff and see if the volunteer fixers can help make it as good as new again. 5:30 - 7:30 PM 657 SW Glacier Ave, Redmond

🦦 Senior day at the museum: The High Desert Museum is inviting folks 65+ to visit the museum for free! The museum is still open to the public so this is a great chance to take the whole family to see the current exhibits. All day High Desert Museum

🖌️ Paint a holiday gnome: Gather your friends and head down to Silver Moon Brewing to see who can paint the best gnome. All supplies are provided, so you only need to bring your sense of creativity and affinity for locally brewed beverages. 5:30 - 7:30 PM Silver Moon Brewing

📝 Trivia night at JC’s: Head downtown for a night of trivia at JC’s Bar & Grill. Quizhead games will be running at this one, so bring your A+ trivia game. 7 PM 642 NW Franklin Ave

Thursday

🏂️ Ski and board wax night: The Between Evergreens mobile waxing van will be stationed at Crux for a ski and board wax night. With cold beer on tap, warm fires, and ski films playing on the TVs, this is a great way to get your gear ready for ski season. 4 - 8 PM Crux Fermentation Project

👩‍💼 Networking at the pub: Worthy Brewing is this month’s host for the EDCO PubTalk. This professional networking event is a great way to make new connections and hear from business leaders who reside right here in Central Oregon. 4:30 PM 495 NE Bellevue Dr

🎤 David Sedaris visits Bend: Comedic writer David Sedaris is passing through Bend for a show at the Tower Theatre. While the event is sold out, you can be placed on the waitlist by contacting the Tower Theatre box office directly. 6 PM 835 NW Wall St

🍁 Fall leaves craft night: Grab ahold of those last few fall leaves that survived the recent snow and bring them down to the library for a fall leaves craft night. Artist Lee Kellogg will show you how to bring the leaves to life using watercolor paint. 12 - 1:30 PM Downtown Bend Library

LIVE MUSIC

Tuesday

Silver Moon Brewing | High Desert Blues Revival | 6 PM

Wednesday

Crosscut Warming Hut | Kenny Hadden | 6 - 8 PM
Old St. Francis | Blake & the Music | 6 - 9 PM

Thursday

River’s Place | One Mad Man | 6 - 8 PM
The Lot | Skinny Dennis | 6 - 8 PM
Volcanic Theatre Pub | The Stinkfoot Orchestra | 8 PM
Mountain Burger | Paul Eddy | 5 - 7 PM
Stoller Wine Bar | Americana Redux | 6 - 8 PM
Velvet | Marco Polo | 7 PM
The Cellar | Ballybogs & Friends | 6 - 8 PM

BEND BUZZ PROGRAMMING NOTE

Next week’s editions of the Bend Buzz will look a little different with Thanksgiving upon us.

Tuesday’s newsletter will include events that span the entire week, and Friday’s newsletter will be replaced with a shop local gift guide. The guide will be a great way to discover local shops, artists, and experiences to keep your dollars right here in Bend.

THANKS!

Stay warm, and thank you again for reading!

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