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March 11
8-9:30am Bend Chamber Commerce & Coffee at Meredith Lodging. Information and registration at https://business.bendchamber.org/calendar/Details/commerce-coffee-meredith-lodging-march-11-1275202?sourceTypeId=Hub.
March 11
12:30-1:30pm City of Bend Virtual and In-Person Local Contract Review Board Subcommittee Meeting at Bend City Hall Awbrey Butte Conference Room. Zoom: https://bendoregon-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qiwzHknhSs6NnWSoBhUGTw#/, call-in: 1-888-788-0099, webinar ID: 874 8533 5134, passcode: 649511, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/oJUT3x1dkQE.
March 11
5-7pm Bend Chamber ET Expert Lab — Career Advancement: One Size Does NOT Fit All, at COCC Wille Hall, Bend. Information and registration at https://business.bendchamber.org/calendar/Details/et-expert-lab-career-advancement-one-size-does-not-fit-all-march-11-1253560?sourceTypeId=Hub.
March 11
5:30-7:30pm SCORE Free, Confidential One-on-One Small Business Counseling at Bend Downtown Library. No appointment necessary. https://www.score.org/centraloregon.
March 11
5:30pm City of Madras Virtual and in-Person City Council Meeting at Madras City Hall Council Chambers. Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2912614668, passcode: 541 475 2344, cell phones: 971-247-1195, land line phones: 1-888-475-4499, meeting ID: 291 261 4668#, participant ID: #, agenda: 3-11-2025 City Council Agenda 221.95 KB, packets: 3-11-2025 City Council Packet 28.45 MB, additional information: https://www.ci.madras.or.us/citycouncil/meeting/city-council-meeting-95.
March 11
5:30pm Bend-La Pine Schools Board of Directors Virtual and In-Person Regular School Board Meeting at Bend-La Pine Schools Education Center Board Room 314, Bend. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@blsschoolboard6373/streams, agendas and packets: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/2413.
March 12
8-10:30am BBSI Navigating Employment Laws Event, Workplace Wise: Navigating Employment Laws in Changing Times, at Hampton Inn, Bend. Free, registration required at https://www.bbsi.com/business-owner-resources/events/navigating-employment-laws-in-changing-times?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9GS8173C9NIcpTyn1C8CC0li3OG2EaecuoqxyhRp5WrOFuaWSd9watvk7U6JEI26zrvt9ZdRVbJQbvuDUrzcwsGbtnKg&_hsmi=2&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email.
March 12
3-5pm City of Bend Virtual and In-Person Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Meeting at Bend City Hall Council Chambers. Zoom: https://bendoregon-gov.zoom.us/j/81297683117?pwd=VN5hFclSIw8CyjdjFEqX5ej16SxKio.1, call-in: 1-253-205-0468, webinar ID: 848 5525 3896, passcode: 848 5528 3896, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/y2Rw49GOIzk?feature=share.
March 12
5:30-7:30pm Deschutes National Forest Public Meeting on Proposed Amendment for Northwest Forest Plan at Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Station Community Hall, Sisters. Draft Environmental Impact Statement and other resources: https://usfs-public.app.box.com/v/PinyonPublic/folder/293927886292, additional information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fsbdev2_026990.
March 13
11am-1pm City of Bend Virtual and In-Person Environment and Climate Committee Meeting at Bend City Hall Council Chambers. Zoom: https://bendoregon-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MK1F9SraSQu2OFFUY1YXCQ#/registration, call-in: 1-888-788-0099, webinar ID: 854 0305 6952, passcode: 375575, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/MojceO84Zfw.
March 13
11:45am-1pm ConnectW Munch & Mingle at Currents at The Riverhouse. Register at https://connectw.org/event/march-2025-munch-mingle-bend/.
March 13
5:30-8pm Bend Chamber BEND 101: Water & Waste — Where Does It Come From and Where Does It Go? at COCC Wille Hall, Bend. Information and registration at https://business.bendchamber.org/calendar/Details/bend-101-water-waste-where-does-it-come-from-and-where-does-it-go-march-13-1305479?sourceTypeId=Hub.
March 14
8-9am Madras Chamber Coffee Cuppers at Pratum Co-Op. https://www.madraschamber.com/.
March 14
8-9am Prineville Crook County Chamber & Visitor Center Chamber Perk. Location TBD. https://prinevillechamber.com/.
March 14
8:30-9:30am Redmond Chamber Coffee Clatter at Blacksmith Public House. https://www.visitredmondoregon.com/.
March 14
8:30am Redmond Chamber Ribbon Cutting for Obsidian Legal at Blacksmith Public House. https://www.visitredmondoregon.com/.
March 14
10am Redmond Chamber Ribbon Cutting for Oregon Lightning at Blacksmith Public House. https://www.visitredmondoregon.com/.
March 18
5:30pm OSU-Cascades Science Pub, When Worlds Collide: Highways and Wildlife Crossings, at OSU-Cascades Edward J. Ray Hall, Bend. $22 includes pub-style dinner, registration required at OSUcascades.edu/science-pubs.
March 18
6-8pm Skeptoid Media Nerd Night Science Trivia at Worthy Brewing Company Eastside. Free, information at https://skeptoid.com/events/30297.
March 19
5:30pm-8pm ConnectW Monthly Dinner Meeting at The Newberry Hotel, Bend. Registration required at https://connectw.org/event/march-monthly-meeting-2025/.
March 20
10am Oregon State University Hosts Market Sounding for the Innovation District at OSU-Cascades Webinar. Information and registration at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SRxqccp8ScOqc_dqqdrtyg#/registration.
March 21
8-9am Madras Chamber Coffee Cuppers and Ribbon Cutting at Clear Choice Dermatology. https://www.madraschamber.com/.
March 21
8-9am Prineville Crook County Chamber & Visitor Center Chamber Perk at Crook County Rotary. https://prinevillechamber.com/.
March 25
5:30-7:30pm SCORE Free, Confidential One-on-One Small Business Counseling at Bend Downtown Library. No appointment necessary. https://www.score.org/centraloregon.
April 8
4:30-6pm Bend Chamber Biz & Bevs at Willamette Valley Vineyards Tasting Room. Information and registration at https://business.bendchamber.org/calendar/Details/biz-bevs-willamette-valley-vineyards-tasting-room-april-8-1275320?sourceTypeId=Hub.
April 8
5:30-7:30pm SCORE Free, Confidential One-on-One Small Business Counseling at Bend Downtown Library. No appointment necessary. https://www.score.org/centraloregon.
April 10
5:30-7:15pm National Multiple Sclerosis Society Free Evening Event, Breakthrough in MS Research, at The Haven Coworking, Bend. RSVP and information at https://bit.ly/MSBreakthroughs.
April 16
4-5pm Bend Chamber Ribbon cutting at Sumner College. Information at https://business.bendchamber.org/calendar/Details/ribbon-cutting-for-sumner-college-april-16-1340910?sourceTypeId=Hub.
April 18
12-5:30pm Redmond Chamber Business Summit at Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. Information at https://www.visitredmondoregon.com/event/2024-business-expo-job-fair/#!event-register/2025/4/18/central-oregon-business-expo-job-fair.
April 19
12-1:30pm City of Bend Virtual and In-Person BMPO Policy Board Meeting at ODOT Region 4, Building M, Baney Conference Room, Bend. Zoom: https://bendoregon-gov.zoom.us/j/85153636560?pwd=Bq4lb243uHKtfrLYPUJuuuOgpmaVyD.1#success, call-in: 1-888-788-0099, webinar ID: 851 5363 6560, passcode: bmpo.
April 17
5-7pm Bend Chamber Bend ET Social at Worldmark Bend, Seventh Mountain Resort. Information and registration at https://business.bendchamber.org/calendar/Details/bend-et-social-worldmark-bend-seventh-mountain-resort-april-17-1308477?sourceTypeId=Hub.
April 22
5:30-7:30pm SCORE Free, Confidential One-on-One Small Business Counseling at Bend Downtown Library. No appointment necessary. https://www.score.org/centraloregon.
April 24
12:30-6:30pm Bend Chamber 2025 Bend Emerging Talent Summit at Tower Theatre, Bend. Information and registration at https://business.bendchamber.org/calendar/Details/2025-bend-et-summit-1316874?sourceTypeId=Hub.
April 24
5-6:30pm SCORE Central Oregon and ConnectW Free Networking Event, Empowering Women Through Connection, at 10 Barrel East, Bend. Register at https://score.tfaforms.net/112?EventID=a10Vt000004PGaL.
May 13
8-9:30am Bend Chamber Commerce & Coffee at Windermere Realty Trust. Information and registration at https://business.bendchamber.org/calendar/Details/commerce-coffee-windermere-realty-trust-may-13-1275228?sourceTypeId=Hub.
May 13
5:30-7:30pm SCORE Free, Confidential One-on-One Small Business Counseling at Bend Downtown Library. No appointment necessary. https://www.score.org/centraloregon.
May 24
10am-5pm 2025 Bend Women’s Expo at Seventh Mountain Resort. Information and tickets at https://bendwomensexpo.com/.
May 27
5:30-7:30pm SCORE Free, Confidential One-on-One Small Business Counseling at Bend Downtown Library. No appointment necessary. https://www.score.org/centraloregon.
June 10
5:30-7:30pm SCORE Free, Confidential One-on-One Small Business Counseling at Bend Downtown Library. No appointment necessary. https://www.score.org/centraloregon.
June 12
4:30-6pm Bend Chamber Biz Biz & Bevs at Currents at The Riverhouse. Information and registration at https://business.bendchamber.org/calendar/Details/biz-bevs-currents-at-the-riverhouse-june-12-1275822?sourceTypeId=Hub.
June 24
5:30-7:30pm SCORE Free, Confidential One-on-One Small Business Counseling at Bend Downtown Library. No appointment necessary. https://www.score.org/centraloregon.