Around the Bend / WED NOV 18
Tropical Wednesdays
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 · 10 p.m. · Dogwood At The Pine Shed, Bend
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Bend Senior Support Office Hours
Bend Senior Support office hours at Trinity Episcopal Church.10:00a
Pastoral Care Team
The Pastoral Care Team meets at Trinity Episcopal Church.11:00a
Sacred Ground Book club
Sacred Ground book club at Trinity Episcopal Church — the Episcopal dialogue series on race, faith and American history, built on films and readings.4:30p
Bend ET Social @ Waypoint Hotel
Bend Emerging Talent's networking social at Waypoint Hotel — appetizers, drinks and an evening of meeting fellow local professionals. $15 for Chamber members, $25 for non-members.5:00p
Return Volunteer Info Session - Virtual
What: Join OAS Staff for a required virtual info session about the upcoming winter season. On-snow training is optional this season, based on your volunteer goals.5:00p
Transgressors Exhibit Opening Reception
Opening reception for Transgressors, an exhibit about Indigiqueer ancestors, at the Deschutes Historical Museum.5:00p
Youth Wheel and Handbuilding
A pottery class for young students covering both wheel throwing and handbuilding techniques in clay.5:00p
Inner Alchemy: An Autumn Seasonal Immersion
Name of Event: Inner Alchemy: An Autumn Seasonal Immersion Facilitator: Carolyn Candela Hanai Location: Earth Room Time of Event: 5:30 - 7:30pm Event Description: Honor the energies of autumn with an evening of gentle movement, journaling, seasonal attunement, and a guided intuitive meditation…5:30p
Fall Into OBOB Series: A Game of Fox & Squirrels, Jenn Reese
Oregon Battle of the Books author event with Jenn Reese, on her Oregon Book Award-winning middle-grade novel A Game of Fox & Squirrels, at Roundabout Books.6:00p
Mystery Book Club
Monthly mystery book club at Roundabout Books; this month discussing 'Five' by Ilona Bannister. Meets at 6pm.6:00p
Rediscovered Reads Book Club
Book club for great books you missed when they were new; this month: 'My Sister, the Serial Killer' by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Meets at 6pm.6:00p
Trivia Night
Weekly trivia night hosted by Sean Solo Trivia, with a $25 gift card for the first-place team.6:00p
Historical cutlass fencing at the Bend1595 Club
The Bend chapter of The 1595 Club practices historical fencing in the 16th-century cut-and-thrust style, based on Vincentio Saviolo's 1595 treatise, with the cutlass as its primary weapon.7:00p
NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet
Talmi Entertainment's touring NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet at the Tower Theatre, partnering with local dance studios, with marionettes and the Doves of Peace acro-ballet adagio.7:00p
The California Honeydrops - Sweet Like That Tour 2026
Oakland retro-soul band The California Honeydrops bring their Sweet Like That Tour to Midtown Ballroom — soul, R&B, funk and blues, presented by Parallel 44 Presents.7:00p
The Cactus Blossoms w/ Devin Champlin
The Cactus Blossoms — harmony-singing brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum — play Americana and indie folk, with Bellingham songwriter Devin Champlin opening. Doors at 7, $25 in advance, $35 at the door.8:00p
Trestles with support from Grolixes at Silver Moon Brewing
Santa Cruz surf/psych band Trestles, rooted in 1960s West Coast garage rock, plays Silver Moon Brewing with support from Grolixes.10:00p