Explore calendar Dec. 14-20: Winter Solstice Celebration

Published 12:15 am Saturday, December 7, 2024

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 12/14

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.

Wanderlust Tours — Geminids Meteor Shower Starlight Snowshoe Tour: Snowshoe into the Deschutes National Forest and watch the meteor shower; 7-11 p.m.; $120; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97, Bend; wanderlusttours.com.

Sunday 12/15

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.

NFL Brunch: Watch the game around a firepit with food and drinks available for purchase; 10 a.m.; Mill Works Pub, 330140 SW Powerhouse Drive, Bend; facebook.com/events/1282018816111483.

Wanderlust Tours — Geminids Meteor Shower Starlight Snowshoe Tour: Snowshoe into the Deschutes National Forest and watch the meteor shower; 7-11 p.m.; $120; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97, Bend; wanderlusttours.com.

Monday 12/16

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.

Thursday 12/19

Wanderlust Tours — Geminids Meteor Shower Starlight Snowshoe Tour: Snowshoe into the Deschutes National Forest and watch the meteor shower; 7-11 p.m.; $120; Wanderlust Tours, 61535 S. Highway 97, Bend; wanderlusttours.com.

Friday 12/20

Papsura — Peak of Evil: Join for the pre-release screening of the film, meet the filmmakers and connect with local nonprofit Protect Our Winters; 5:30 p.m.; free, RSVP; Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century Drive, Bend; volcanictheatre.com or 541-323-1881.

Winter Solstice Celebration: Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food donation for NeighborImpact to receive the discounted fee, special admission price with food donation; 6-8:30 p.m.; $7 special includes skate rental; The Pavilion, 1001 SW Bradbury Drive, Bend; bendparksandrec.org or 541-389-7588.

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