Event Type: Single Event

A single event that spans one or more consecutive days.

Renewable Energy Station

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  •  04.22.25
     9:00 am - 5:00 pm

What do wind, water, sun, and geothermal energy all have in common? They are each a source of renewable energy! Opening on Earth Day, this new digital interactive station teaches visitors about renewable energy technologies in the High Desert region. Wind turbines, dams, solar panels and geothermal facilities reduce the burning of fossil fuels. Still, (more…)

Playscape Party

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  •  04.19.25
     10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  It’s time for a playdate at our brand-new E. L. Wiegand Ponderosa Playscape! The new play area, made possible by the E. L. Wiegand Foundation and the Visit Bend Sustainability Fund, features jumbo-sized elements of the ponderosa pine lifecycle, from pine needle bundles to a critter-ladened giant pinecone. Celebrate this fun new addition to (more…)

Indigenous Speaker Series – Mino-Bimaadiziwin: The Good Life

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  •  04.17.25
     6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Award-winning author of Becoming Little Shell and Métis storyteller Chris La Tray will discuss Mino-bimaadiziwin — the Anishinaabe word for “the good life.” At its simplest, it is living a life in balance with the world around us. How do we achieve the “good” life? What are our responsibilities to our communities and our relatives (more…)

Senior Day

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  •  04.16.25
     9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Visitors 65 and older are invited to enjoy the Museum for FREE! The Museum will also be open to the general public.  9:00 am – 5:00 pm  FREE for seniors 65 and older. (more…)

Exclusive Members’ Event: Fractivity Night

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  •  04.10.25
     6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

  Please join us for a special evening for families and children of all ages to engage with fun and hands-on activities centered on the exhibition Patterns at Play: Fractals in Nature. This is your chance to experience fractals using your many senses! Food and beverages will be available. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm  Members (more…)

Natural History Pub: The Bend to Suttle Lake Wildlife Passage Initiative

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  •  04.07.25
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Every year, thousands of animals are hit by motor vehicles while crossing Oregon’s highways. One road is particularly dangerous: Highway 20 between Bend and Suttle Lake, where the highest densities of deer and elk vehicle collisions occur in the entire state. Despite these dangers on Highway 20 and elsewhere, Oregon has the lowest number of (more…)

Through the Eyes of Frank S. Matsura

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  •  04.05.25
     10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Experience the exhibition Frank S. Matsura: Portraits from the Borderland through exciting family-friendly activities. Photographer Dean Davis will provide an opportunity to peer through a camera to see what Matsura saw. Other hands-on activities will engage the entire family in exploring his portraits and what makes all of us unique. 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (more…)

Spring Homeschool Day: Water in the High Desert

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  •  04.04.25
     10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Homeschool Day is your chance to experience a field trip at the High Desert Museum. For just $12 a person, you can participate in a fully facilitated interactive and interdisciplinary day focused on learning about water in our region. You’ll observe animals, practice panning for gold, learn about caring for water since time immemorial and (more…)

Indigenous Speaker Series – Frank S. Matsura: His Life and Portraits

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  •  04.01.25
     6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Join Professor Michael Holloman (Colville Confederated Tribes), film and media scholar Glen Mimura and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Beth Harrington for an exploration of Frank Matsura’s life and portraits. This panel discussion will consider Matsura’s experiences as a Japanese-born photographer and the nuanced perspective that his photographs provide of Native communities in the early 1900s. 6:30 (more…)