Education
Cooking class with Chef Bette Fraser: Learn the technique of braising; registration required; 6-9 p.m. Wednesday; $50; register for Bend location; www.welltraveledfork.com, chefbette@welltraveledfork.com or 541-312-0097.
AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM: Through senior centers; Bend, 541-388-1133; Redmond, 541-548-6325.
CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: www.cocc.edu or 541-383-7270.
COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION: www.katyelliottmft.com or 541-633-5704.
KINDERMUSIK: www.developmusic.com or 541-389-6690.
LATINO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION: 541-382-4366 or www.latca.org.
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY: http://teamoregon.orst.edu.
NEIL KELLY CO. REMODELING SEMINARS: 541-382-7580.
PARTNERS IN CARE PRESENTATIONS: loriew@partnersbend.org or 541-382-5882.
SPIRITUAL AWARENESS COMMUNITY OF THE CASCADES: www.spiritualawarenesscommunity.com or 541-388-3179.
THE STOREFRONT PROJECT: 541-330-4381 or www.thenatureofwords.org.
WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER CLASSES: www.wrcco.org or 541-385-0750.
Parks &
Recreation
BEND PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT: www.bendparksandrec.org or 541-389-7275.
BEND SENIOR CENTER: 541-388-1133.
CAMP TUMALO: www.camptumalo.com or 541-389-5151.
REDMOND AREA PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT: www.raprd.org or 541-548-7275.
SISTERS ORGANIZATION FOR ACTIVITIES AND RECREATION: www.sistersrecreation.com or 541-549-2091.
Outdoor Recreation
DESCHUTES LAND TRUST: www.deschuteslandtrust.org or 541-330-0017.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER: www.envirocenter.org or 541-322-4856.
OREGON PALEO LANDS INSTITUTE OUTDOOR EXCURSIONS: www.paleolands.org or 541-763-4480.
OUTDOORS SKILLS WORKSHOPS: 800-720-6339, ext. 76018.
PINE MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY: pmo-sun.uoregon.edu.
SUNRIVER NATURE CENTER & OBSERVATORY: www.sunrivernaturecenter.org or 541-593-4442.
TRADITIONAL MOUNTAINEERING MAP, COMPASS AND GPS SKILLS: 541-385-0445.
WANDERLUST TOURS: www.wanderlusttours.com or 541-389-8359.
Arts & Crafts
Bookworks Open Studio: A bookmaking workshop; free; 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; Atelier 6000 Printmaking Studio & Gallery, 389 Scalehouse Court, #120, Bend; www.atelier6000.org or 541-330-8759.
Women to Women Photography Workshop: A class for women on the basics of photography, taught by women; registration required; $59; 6-9 p.m. Tuesday; Cascade Center of Photography, 390 S.W. Columbia St., Suite 110, Bend; www.ccophoto.com or 541-241-2266.
ART IN THE MOUNTAINS: www.artinthemountains.com or 541-923-2648.
ART STATION: www.artscentraloregon.org or 541-617-1317.
ATELIER 6000: www.atelier6000.org or 541-330-8759.
Cindy Briggs Watercolors: www.cindybriggs.com or 541-420-9463.
CREATIVITY RESOUCE FOUNDATION: 541-549-2091.
DON TERRA ARTWORKS: 541-549-1299 or www.donterra.com.
JENNIFER LAKE GALLERY ART ACADEMY: 541-549-7200.
KEN ROTH STUDIO: www.kenrothstudio.com or 541-317-1727.
KINKER ART STUDIO: 541-306-6341.
SAGEBRUSHERS ART SOCIETY: http://sagebrushersartofbend.com or 541-617-0900.
Performing Arts
Adaptive Move & Groove Dance class: An ongoing, energetic class to promote healthy living; $3; 3:30-4 p.m. Monday; Redmond Area Parks and Recreation District Activity Center, 2433 S.W. Canal Blvd., Redmond; 541-548-7275 or www.raprd.org.
Pastels With Marty Stewart: Learn how to use a photo to paint a cloudy sky using mineral spirits; $30; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 15; Sagebrushers Art Society, 117 S.W. Roosevelt Ave., Bend, www.sagebrusherartofbend.com or 541-388-1567.
Art History and Drawing: Learn about observational, compositional and classical drawing, with an investigation of 19th-century artists; $85; 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 15-Feb. 12; Atelier 6000 Printmaking Studio & Gallery, 389 Scalehouse Court, #120, Bend; www.atelier6000.org or 541-330-8759.
Zen Haiku Workshop: Learn the art of Zen Haiku with poet and painter Jeb Barton; $75 for six classes; 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 15-Feb. 18; The Nature of Words, 224 N.W. Oregon Ave., Bend; www.thenatureofwords.org or 541-647-2233.
The Story you Came to Tell: Ellen Waterston leads a seven-session workshop on poetry, fiction and nonfiction; $319; 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 22-Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 28 reception and reading; Central Oregon Community College, 2600 N.W. College Way, Bend; http:///noncredit.cocc.edu to register.
ACADEMIE DE BALLET CLASSIQUE: 541-382-4055.
ACTOR'S REALM: 541-410-7894 or volcanictheatre@bendbroadband.com.
AN DAIRE ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE: www.irishdancecentraloregon.com.
BEND EXPERIMENTAL ART THEATRE: www.beatonline.org or 541-419-5558.
CASCADE SCHOOL OF MUSIC: www.ccschoolofmusic.org or 541-382-6866.
CENTRAL OREGON SCHOOL OF BALLET: www.centraloregonschoolofballet.com or 541-389-9306.
CHILDREN'S MUSIC THEATRE GROUP: www.cmtg.org or 541-385-6718.
DANCE CENTRAL: danceforhealth.dance@gmail.com or 541-639-6068.
GOTTA DANCE STUDIO: 541-322-0807.
GYPSY FIRE BELLYDANCE: 541-420-5416.
JAZZ DANCE COLLECTIVE: www.jazzdancecollective.org or 541-408-7522.
REDMOND SCHOOL OF DANCE: www.redmondschoolofdance.com or 541-548-6957.
SCENE STUDY WORKSHOP: 541-977-5677 or brad@innovationtw.org.
TERPSICHOREAN DANCE STUDIO: 541-389-5351.
Museums
A.R. BOWMAN MEMORIAL MUSEUM: Exhibits about Crook County, the City of Prineville Railroad and the local timber industry; 246 N. Main St., Prineville; www.bowmanmuseum.org or 541-447-3715.
DES CHUTES HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Explores the history, culture and heritage of Deschutes County; 129 N.W. Idaho Ave., Bend; www.deschuteshistory.org or 541-389-1813.
HIGH DESERT MUSEUM: Featuring exhibits, wildlife and art of the High Desert, plus “Butterflies and Hummingbirds," through April 7, “Pervasive Invasives: Animals" through Sunday, “The Bison: American Icon" through Sunday and more; 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; www.highdesertmuseum.org or 541-382-4754.
THE MUSEUM AT WARM SPRINGS: Cultural, traditional and artistic heritage of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; 2189 U.S. Highway 26, Warm Springs; www.museumatwarmsprings.org or 541-553-3331.
SUNRIVER NATURE CENTER & OBSERVATORY: Featuring live birds of prey, hands-on exhibits, nature trail, telescopes, night sky viewing and more; 57245 River Road, Sunriver; www.sunrivernaturecenter.org or 541-593-4394.
Libraries
BEND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY: Williamson Hall at Rock Arbor Villa, 2200 N.E. U.S. Highway 20, Bend; 541-317-9553 or www.orgenweb.org/deschutes/bend-gs.
Downtown BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY: 601 N.W. Wall St., Bend; 541-617-7040.
CROOK COUNTY LIBRARY: 175 N.W. Meadow Lakes Drive, Prineville; 541-447-7978.
EAST BEND PUBLIC LIBRARY: 62080 Dean Swift Road; 541-330-3760.
family history library: 1260 N.E. Thompson Drive, Bend; 541-382-9947.
LA PINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: 1642 51st St., La Pine; 541-312-1091.
JEFFERSON COUNTY LIBRARY: 241 S.E. 7th St., Madras; 541-475-3351.
REDMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY: 827 S.W. Deschutes Ave., Redmond; 541-312-1050.
ROBERT L. BARBER LIBRARY: 2600 N.W. College Way (COCC), Bend; 541-383-7560.
SISTERS PUBLIC LIBRARY: 110 N. Cedar St., Sisters; 541-312-1070.
SUNRIVER AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY: 56855 Venture Lane, Sunriver; 541-312-1080.