Explore calendar Jan. 11-17: Jell-O Wrestling featuring DJ Lord Queen Cole

Published 12:15 am Saturday, January 11, 2025

Ice skating rink hours

The Pavilion: Drop-ins welcome during public skate sessions. Open skating session times vary; see website for details; 1001 SW Bradbury Drive, Bend; bendparksandrec.org/facility/the-pavilion or 541-389-7588.

Sunriver Village: Ice skating at the Sunriver ice arena; see website for details; $18, $14 for children, $4 off with own skates, holiday pricing for Christmas; 57100 Beaver Drive, Sunriver; sunrivervillagefun.com/sunriver-ice-skating or 541-593-8704.

Seventh Mountain Resort: Open skate on an outdoor rink; see website for details; $15 online, $18 walk up, $3 off with own skates, reservations encouraged; 18575 SW Century Drive; seventhmountainriverco.com/ice-skating or 541-693-9124.

Downtown Redmond Plaza: Outdoor ice skating rink brought by a city of Redmond and Redmond Area Park and Recreation District partnership; see website for details and free skate times; $2, $6 with rentals; on Seventh Street between Deschutes and Evergreen avenues, Redmond; raprd.org/ice-rink or 541-977-7841.

Saturday 1/11

Celebrity Fight Night — Jell-O Wrestling Featuring DJ Lord Queen Cole: This is a fundraiser for the Bend Lady Roughriders Rugby team; 6 p.m.; $10, $50 VIP Splash Zone; Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend; volcanictheatre.com or 541-323-1881.

Central Oregon Badminton: All levels are welcome from beginner to experienced, instruction, racquets, birdies provided; 6-8 p.m.; $10, children under 13 free; Bend Hoops, 1307 NE First St., Bend.

International Fly Fishing Film Festival — Deschutes Redbands TU: Watch fly fishing films from all over the world, proceeds benefit the Deschutes Redbands Chapter of Trout Unlimited; 7-9 p.m.; $31; Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St., Bend; towertheatre.org or 541-317-0700.

Premier League & Football Weekends: Watch Premier League soccer with food and drinks available; 7-11 a.m.; The Commonwealth Pub, 30 SW Century Drive, Unit #100, Bend; thecommonwealthpub.com or 541-668-6200.

Wildlife Conservation Photography: Learn about and photograph the museum’s wildlife, experienced photographers will be available to assist participants, preliminary Zoom meeting on Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; $150 members receive 20% off, must register and prepay; High Desert Museum, 59800 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; highdesertmuseum.org or 541-382-4754.

Sunday 1/12

Cars & Coffee: A family-friendly environment, and it is for all to share, bring your ride or daily driver, and enjoy other fellow enthusiasts alike; 8 a.m.; Jimmy John’s, 330 SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend; facebook.com/events/1641112053402866.

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 or 541-389-7275.

Wildlife Wine and Paint Night: Join Becca LiPuma, lead wildlife educator and artist, to sip on some wine while learning different techniques to create a wildlife painting to take home with you; 1-3 p.m. and 4-6 p.m.; $50; Stoller Wine Bar, 555 NW Arizona Ave., Unit 30, Bend; tockify.com.

Tuesday 1/14

Unity Event Yoga with Shirman: Classes offer an exploration of yoga’s diverse facets, bring a yoga mat and water bottle; 9:30-11 a.m.; free, love offering appreciated; Unity Community of Central Oregon, 63645 Scenic Drive, Bend; unitycentraloregon.org or 541-350-8448.

Wednesday 1/15

Planetarium Exploration — The Changing of the Stars: Explore the night sky and solar system in a planetarium, recommended for children ages 6 and up, and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver; 1:30 p.m.; La Pine Public Library, 16425 First St., La Pine; facebook.com/events/1980678149076089 or 541-312-1090.

Thursday 1/16

Thrifty Thursdays: $35 lift tickets every Thursday; 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; $35; Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Road, Sisters; skihoodoo.com or 541-815-0574.

Wolf Pub Talk: A presentation on “The Return of Canis lupus to the Oregon Landscape” will focus on wolf biology, how wolves came to be gone from Oregon, how they have come back and more; 5-8 p.m.; free; Worthy Brewing Company, 495 NE Bellevue Drive, Bend; tockify.com or 541-639-4776.

Friday 1/17

Friday Night Lights: Ski under the lights and enjoy live music; 4-9 p.m.; $38; Hoodoo Ski Area, 27400 Big Lake Road, Sisters; skihoodoo.com or 541-815-0574.

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