Explore calendar Sept. 14-20: Fun Run Pub Run; Pickleball Clinics
Published 12:15 am Saturday, September 14, 2024
- The Sunriver Pétanque Club meet on Sunday and Thursday at Mary McCullum Park in Sunriver.
Saturday 9/14
CLEAR Alliance’s Bubble Fun Walk for a Drug-free Community: The walk event will begin at 10:30 a.m. and will finish at 11:15 a.m., each lap completed will earn a raffle ticket, earned tickets will be entered into a prize drawing at the end of the event; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $20, kids under 10 free; Juniper Pavilion/Castle Park in Prineville, 430 NE Juniper St., Prineville; bit.ly or 541-508-3062.
OVMA’s Annual Memorial Rally — Poker Run: The motorcycle group will host a poker run with stops at other local Bend establishments; 9 a.m.; Northside Bar & Grill, 62860 Boyd Acres Road, Bend; facebook.com/OregonVeteransMotorcycleAssociation.state or 541-383-0889.
Radlerfest: 5 breweries tapping $6 radlers for bike riders along the 2-mile loop to each brewery in Bend’s NE Brewers District; 1-7 p.m.; free; Bridge 99 Brewery, 63063 Layton Ave., Bend; facebook.com/events/1698508170927912.
Sunday 9/15
Community Run with Wander Run Club: Run with others every Sunday morning, all paces, all bodies; 8-10 a.m.; free; Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Park Road, Bend; instagram.com/wander_run_club or 541-389-7275.
Sunriver Pétanque Club: Players take turns throwing metal balls (called “boules”) down a gravel court trying to be closest to a small wooden ball, a “cochonnet,” simple game that can be learned in one session; 10 a.m.-noon; free; Mary McCullum Park, Deschutes Road, Sunriver; sunriverpetanque.org or 503-201-5939.
Monday 9/16
Monday Night Football: $3 pints, featuring a different brewery (and sometimes cidery) every week and swag giveaways, six big screen TVs (2 outside), game sound on, no bad seats in the house; 5 p.m.; free; River’s Place, 787 NE Purcell Blvd., Bend; riversplacebend.com.
Pickleball Clinics — Beginner/Intermediate: Learn skills Justin Rose, a Duper 5.3 with 2 certifications IFP/IPTPA; 9-10:30 a.m.; free; Juniper Preserve, 65600 Pronghorn Club Drive, Bend; juniperpreserve.com.
Pickleball Clinics — Intermediate/Advanced: Take your skills to the next level with instructor Justin Rose, a Duper 5.3 with 2 certifications IFP/IPTPA; 10:30 a.m.-noon; free; Juniper Preserve, 65600 Pronghorn Club Drive, Bend; juniperpreserve.com.
Tuesday 9/17
Adventure Trekking — Solving a Need Through Design: An event with Six Moon Designs’ founder Ron Moak shares the story behind Adventure Trekking, his new innovative travel pack design; 5-6:30 p.m.; free; Zoom, Bend; intentionalhiking.com.
Cascade Lakes Brewing Company Fun Run Pub Run (or walk): $1 off Cascade Lakes Brewing Company beers, raffle prizes and some good post-run recovery; 6-8 p.m.; free; Midtown Yacht Club, 1661 NE Fourth St., Bend.
Swordfighting practices: Historical fencing practices and competitions, beginner-friendly, and promotes good martial technique, no special gear required for first few practices; 5:30-7 p.m.; Bend Masonic Lodge, 1036 NE Eighth St., Bend; bend1595.com or 541-241-6742.
Wednesday 9/18
Pickleball Clinics — Beginner/Intermediate: Learn skills Justin Rose, a Duper 5.3 with 2 certifications IFP/IPTPA; 9-10:30 a.m.; free; Juniper Preserve, 65600 Pronghorn Club Drive, Bend; juniperpreserve.com.
Pickleball Clinics — Intermediate/Advanced: Take your skills to the next level with instructor Justin Rose, a Duper 5.3 with 2 certifications IFP/IPTPA; 10:30 a.m.-noon; free; Juniper Preserve, 65600 Pronghorn Club Drive, Bend; juniperpreserve.com.
Thursday 9/19
Sit Spot Community Gathering & Meditation: This mini forest bathing experience focuses on coming together and embracing stillness in the peace of the forest; 1-2 p.m.; free; Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Park Road, Bend; rootedpresence.com or 541-389-7275.
Sunriver Pétanque Club: Players take turns throwing metal balls (called “boules”) down a gravel court trying to be closest to a small wooden ball, a “cochonnet,” simple game that can be learned in one session; 10 a.m.-noon; free; Mary McCullum Park, Deschutes Road, Sunriver; sunriverpetanque.org or 503-201-5939.
Friday 9/20
The Journey of the Monarch Butterflies in the Learning Garden: There will be a film about monarchs, kids activities, food and resources to take home; 4-7:30 p.m.; free; The Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Ave., Bend; envirocenter.org or 541-385-6908.
Sit Spot Community Gathering & Meditation: This mini forest bathing experience focuses on coming together and embracing stillness in the peace of the forest; 6-7 p.m.; free; Shevlin Park, 18920 Shevlin Park Road, Bend; rootedpresence.com or 541-389-7275.