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Good morning, Bend! Just a quick heads up that I’ve heard from several places that still have summer camp openings. So if that whole work from home and take care of the kids plan isn’t quite going as well as hoped, then you can always check out our camp guide to find some last-minute ideas.

In today’s Bend Buzz:

Let’s get to it.

— Derek Carlson & Emily Elaro

Your Home Doesn't Have to Burn to Have Fire Damage

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Even if flames never touched your home, smoke may have.

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I’m pretty sure the city saw all your complaints about the traffic along Empire and decided to say, “hold my beer and watch this” (editor’s note: they didn’t actually say this). Another road construction project is kicking off in NE Bend, as a sewer improvement project will result in lane closures and delays along Cooley Rd and Ranch Village Rd (the roundabout area near Sky View Middle School).

Well, the response to our idea about getting folks together to chat with their neighbors was a resounding YES (89 people said they’d like to host!), so we’re gonna make this happen. I’ll be doing some work on my end to get everything set up and will be in touch soon with info on signups, timing, etc.

In the meantime, to answer a few questions folks had:

🛶 Brooks St Boathouse opens: Pine Tavern has opened its new seafood restaurant/event space concept called The Brooks Street Boathouse. The space is located directly next to Pine Tavern and is open Tuesday - Sunday for lunch & dinner. Want to check out their menu? You can do so here.

🚗 Parking changes at Westside Yard: Visitors to businesses at Westside Yard (Hook & Plow, Viaggo Wine, Still Vibrato, etc) have 41 new parking spots to choose from as the parking lot expansion work is complete. One big change, though, is that the lot now requires parking validation using a similar process to the Box Factory, where you have to scan a QR code in the parking lot for 15 free minutes and then validate your parking in one of the businesses for an additional 75 minutes.

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Summer is a terrible time for your fridge to quit

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🚶 Founders Walk: Get your Monday started right with a coffee and a jaunt along the Deschutes with other like-minded, entrepreneurial folks. 9 AM Sisters Coffee (Old Mill)

🏺 Little Artist's Clay Class: Tiny hands in clay at TEAL for a Monday morning creative session that'll leave little ones very proud and very happy. 10 AM TEAL Tea & Art Lounge

🤼 Seeking Kenny: Kenny Cox won ten Oregon wrestling championships, then walked from Oregon to Mexico and back, survived 70 days alone in the Kauai wilderness, and died at 31. Author Michael Copperman reconstructs his remarkable and heartbreaking story, asking what happens when athletes leave pieces of themselves behind. 6 PM Central Library

🔧 Introduction to Shifting Adjustment Clinic: Dialing in your shifting is one of those skills that makes every ride better, and this Monday evening clinic is for anyone who's been putting it off. 6 PM GearFix

🎸 Crust Punk Night: Four crust-punk bands take the Domino Room stage: Die-Sect, Disposable Scum, Infuriate, and Massdead. Fast songs, gnarly growls, and plenty of charged energy. 7 PM The Domino Room

🏃 Ultrarunning Author Event: Meet local ultrarunner Ian Sharman (you may know him as the guy who is a former 9-time world record holder for the fastest marathon while wearing a costume) as he talks about his new book, The Art of Ultrarunning. 6:15 PM FootZone

🔥 Wildfire Resilience in Central Oregon: Learn about how to protect the places you love from wildfire from the folks already doing the work. 5:45 PM Pilot Butte Trailhead

🦋 Neighborhood Nature Days: Nature Connect brings hands-on outdoor exploration to the neighborhood with the perfect combo of kids, dirt, and the natural world. 10 AM Kiwanis Park

📚 Library @ Ponderosa Park: The Deschutes Public Library takes it outside to Ponderosa Park for a midday pop-up featuring books and a mobile food pantry from NeighborImpact. 12 PM Ponderosa Park

🎩 Hats Off to History: A playful afternoon program at the Central Library exploring history through (you guessed it) hats. 2 PM Central Library

🧺 Farmers & Friends Market: It’s the final week for the Farmers and Friends market. So stop by and jump on some bouncy houses before they’re gone for the summer. 2 - 7 PM Bend Armory

💧 Force of Water: A talk at Worthy Brewing about water, its power, its scarcity, and what it means for Central Oregon's future. 5 PM Worthy Brewing

✍️ Working with the Madman, Architect, Carpenter & Judge: This creative writing workshop at the Central Library explores the four stages of the writing process and polishing your manuscript. 5:30 PM Central Library

🎒 Everything Changes Everything: Lauren Kessler brings her Camino de Santiago memoir to REI for an evening of storytelling about healing, transformation, and what happens when you walk 500 miles to find yourself. 5:30 PM Bend REI

🧩 Mosaic Heart Trinket Trays: Create a beautiful mosaic trinket tray at TEAL for a meditative and satisfying Tuesday evening craft. 5:30 PM TEAL Tea & Art Lounge

🤞 Bingo Night: Eat pizza. Drink a cold bevvie. And maybe even go home with some prizes. 6 PM Pacific Pizza

💐 Wholesale Flower Market: Out with the old flowers and in with some new. Every week brings something different with our accelerated Central Oregon growing season. 8:30 AM Pomegranate Home

Sakoyana | On Tap | 6 PM
Bluegrass Collective | Silver Moon | 7 PM
Massdead & Infuriate | Domino Room | 7 PM

Popcorn Trio | GoodLife Brewing | 6 PM
Sakoyana | Silver Moon | 6 PM | Tickets
Two Crows for Comfort | Silver Moon | 6:30 PM | Tickets
Jazzbos | The Commonwealth Pub | 7 PM
Shinyribs & Schaefer Llana | Domino Room | 8 PM | Tickets

Friday:

🦋 Nature Kids at Willow Springs Preserve
🍷 Cork & Barrel at COCC Athletic Field
🚵 Friday Night Races at Mt Bachelor

Saturday:

😆 The Audit at Craft Kitchen
✂ Fit to You at Freak’N Art 
🧒 Kids Entrepreneur Market at Bevel Brewing
🗝 Flea Market at Deschutes Fairgrounds
🚲 Bend Bikes Saturday Social at Shevlin Park
💃 Tango in the Park at Drake Park

Sunday:

🌲 Forest Bathing at Shevlin Park
🚲 Little Rollers at Mt. Bachelor 
🔠 Intro to Lettering & Typography at Freak’N Art

Live Music:

Jimmy Eat World at Hayden Homes
Future Joy at Silver Moon
Wic Whitney at Silver Moon
Levity x Tape B at Hayden Homes
Kota Dosa at Silver Moon

Stay cool, and thank you again for reading!

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