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Private Party Restaurant Rental Now Available at Barrio!

10/29/2021

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​Barrio is a Latin-inspired restaurant serving lunch, dinner, and happy hour.  Barrio is Spanish for “neighborhood” and in this neighborhood, you’ll find bold, flavorful food, craft cocktails, daily specials, and friendly service.

Their downtown restaurant is now available for private holiday parties! Celebrate with your team, family or friends in a safe, lively atmosphere that's all yours for the evening.  Ideal for parties from 30 to 80 guests, with room for 60 people seated.  All food will be served buffet style, accompanied by a bar menu based on your preferences.  The rental fee is $200 with a minimum $1,800 food/beverage purchase.

You can rest assured, everyone who works at Barrio is fully vaccinated, and they continue to follow strict health and safety standards.
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SCALEHOUSE NEW EXHIBITION: Jon Gann

10/29/2021

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SCALEHOUSE NEW EXHIBITION: 
Jon Gann: infinity splinters / resttagebücher
November 5th – December 31st 2020

November 5th, 2021 (Bend, Oregon) – Scalehouse Gallery is pleased to announce their new exhibition, Jon Gann: infinity splinters / resttagebücher. This exhibition will open Friday November 5th, and will be on view through Friday, December 31st. Scalehouse is located in Franklin Crossing on the Tin Pan Alley Side. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 1pm-6pm and by appointment. 

The exhibition invites viewers into the artist’s ongoing journey through trauma, shame and search for renewal. Through an obsessive layering process, Gann’s mixed media works reveal a personal mythology of battling inner forces and alternate timelines. At once violent and vulnerable, aching and exuberant, the works exist as diaristic residue that shows how humor can sit alongside pain, and that even as darkness persists, there are openings for growth and revelation.

“My past troubles me...and I am working to change my relationship to it. I feel the difficulty in truly letting it go, but it needs to become something else...a more beautiful part of me, and much less angry, because I can't grow otherwise.” - Jon Gann

In response to Gann's work, which speaks deeply to issues of trauma, identity, and mental illness, Scalehouse is partnering with local organizations to provide mental health resources and promote dialogue around these important issues. By opening up a conversation, the artist and Scalehouse seek to combat shame and isolation, normalize help-seeking, and celebrate creative expression as a tool for healing.


ABOUT JON GANN
Jon Gann is an artist from Alabama, currently living in Palm Springs, California. His practice has evolved from compulsion and a means of survival, to something therapeutic, to communication and connection. Automatic and provisional, his process-based drawings and paintings shift between states of bodily representation, gestural abstraction and material accumulation. Through this shifting, Gann engages in open-ended questioning of memory, identity and repair. “Memory is tricky. I want to point my practice to my future self. I am making to ask questions, to figure out who I am and how I fit, what to mend and what to let go.”

ABOUT SCALEHOUSE
Scalehouse is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts center convening diverse thinkers for in-depth discussions, artistic collaborations, exhibitions and events, including Bend Design Week and Scalehouse Gallery. Scalehouse believes our shared future presents complex challenges and opportunities, not just benefiting from creativity but requiring it. We are committed to programming that’s accessible, provocative, extraordinary and inclusive — always with an eye toward a better future. Learn more at scalehouse.org

LOCATION 
Scalehouse Gallery is located in Franklin Crossing on the Tin Pan Alley Side.
550 NW Franklin Avenue, Suite 138
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THE WORK OF JON GANN
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Maintenance & Beatification Staff - Help Wanted

10/27/2021

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HELP WANTED 
The Downtown Bend Business Association is looking for a few community-minded individuals to join our staff to make sure that Downtown Bend is looking its best every day!  This is a fun job where you can  make a difference, and opportunities for growth are unlimited. 

JOB SUMMARY  
Under the direction of the Downtown Bend Business Association (DBBA) Maintenance and Operations Manager, these positions assist with the day-to-day custodial, grounds, gardening, and maintenance activities in Downtown Bend. Candidates must be dependable and able to work independently.  

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  
Year-Around 
  • Daily Cleaning, sidewalk sweeping, and graffiti & debris removal in the Downtown Bend district.  Pressure washing, leaf blowing, banner installation, décor installation, and other duties as assigned.  
Summer 
  • Delivery and installation, daily watering, fertilizing, and care of the 100+ flower baskets and 50+ planters.   
Winter 
  • Snow removal from all sidewalks in the Downtown Bend district.  

SCHEDULE AND PAY  
Pay starts at $15 - $22/hr DOE, with the possibility of an increase after training and 90-day review.  Average 15-20 hours per week. 

THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL 
  • Be dependable 
  • Enjoy working closely with the rest of the DBBA team  
  • Have good communication skills  
  • Be invested in the health of Downtown Bend  
  • Be flexible  
  • Be able to work alone and be self-directed  
REQUIREMENTS 
  • Must be able to walk long distances on foot  
  • Must be able to hold arms overhead for an extended time period  
  • Must be able to work with a tall ladder  
  • Must be able to lift 50lbs  
  • Must have valid driver's license and clean driving record  
  • Must be added to company insurance  
  • Must be able to drive ATV (or feel comfortable being trained to do so) 

If you are interested, please email your resume to: downtownbend@gmail.com
The Downtown Bend Business Association (DBBA) is a small nonprofit dedicated to increasing the vitality of Downtown Bend. ​
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aosSkincare Raises Money for Saving Grace

10/13/2021

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October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and this month, aosSkincare and Wellness Spa is  donating 50% of the sales of our Saving Grace Night Cream to Saving Grace of Bend!

Why do they support this specific nonprofit? Especially in the middle of a pandemic, social distancing, unemployment, and stay at home orders affect all of us, but are devastating for those in abusive relationships.

For over 40 years, Saving Grace has provided essential services for those experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault in Central Oregon including confidential emergency shelter and a 24-hour helpline.

Additionally, they provide counseling, court and legal advocacy, and a safe and supervised visitation center for parents and children.

How can we make a difference today in the lives of our neighbors who are finding themselves in an abusive situation? Please continue to provide life-saving resources by making a donation today directly to your local domestic violence support program.

1 in 4 Women and 1 in 10 Men will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime.

Years ago, aosSkincare and Wellness Spa developed their now best-selling Saving Grace Night Cream as an ongoing way to raise money for this important organization in our community.

​They regularly donate 10% of the sales of this product, but they're upping it to 50% for the entire month of October!
aosSkincare supports Amazing Grace Bend
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