What we’re about
Whether you are new to Central Oregon or have lived here for many years, our group may be just the place for you. We offer a variety of fun activities and events that celebrate our beautiful area both in-town and out. If you are interested in developing new friendships and exploring Central Oregon’s vast opportunities for recreation, education, and merrymaking, our group just might be the place for you!
Our gatherings are as diverse as the group itself. Here are a few of the activities we host.
NEW TO TOWN HAPPY HOURS!
BEER / WINE TASTING
DINING OUT (locals' favorites)
MUSIC VENUES
HIKING/NATURE WALKS
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
MOVIE NIGHTS
GAMES NIGHTS
ART WALKS
AND anything else a member might suggest.
SIGN UP NOW FOR A FREE 30-DAY TRIAL
We charge a nominal annual fee of only $10 to help cover administrative costs including Meetup group fees. Our organizers are all volunteers and do what we do for the fun of it all. If you would like to give us a try, sign up for our free 30-day trial and make it a point to attend as many events as possible during the trial period. We have all been in your shoes and look forward to your becoming a part of our Friendly Connection.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Sunday Afternoon Dog-Park Social & Romp - Eats after @ East Side 10 BarrelPine Nursery Dog Park, Bend, OR
Attention All Puppies and Adult Dogs... And Their Humans!
Join us at the largest dog park in Central Oregon for dog and human socializing, play, and treats. And if you're free, bring your human for more under-the-table frolicking (while our humans eat and drink) at the Bend East Side 10 Barrel Brewing (on 18th Street).
We had a great time our first time out...
Thanks to Rich for providing a link to great tips for distinguishing between healthy dog play and fighting.
WE WILL MEET AT THE PINE NURSERY DOG PARK in the grassy field in the NORTHEAST Corner.
You can easily find us if you're late or get lost...
- We'll hang out on the NE field for dog play and romp until about 4 pm.
- After the romp, if you're available, join us for eats on Bend's East side @ 10 Barrel Brewing on 18th Street, beginning about 4:30 pm.
Be Safe! Have Fun!
Steve and Debbie
- Book Club - "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store", by James McBride & "Mad Honey"TBD, Bend, OR
Please note April is cancelled. We will meet in May and discuss April's book and May's book.
Kelly's Home
Social time; bring an appetizers and/or beverage to share with the group
5:45 - 7:45
May "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store", by James McBride"
In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Moshe integrated his theater and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. When the state came looking for a deaf boy to institutionalize him, it was Chona and Nate Timblin, the Black janitor at Moshe’s theater and the unofficial leader of the Black community on Chicken Hill, who worked together to keep the boy safe.
As these characters’ stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins of white, Christian America struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town’s white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community—heaven and earth—that sustain us.April "Mad Honey", by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising their beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined that she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in and taking over her father’s beekeeping business.May "The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store", by James McBride
June "The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom , Elizabeth Sherrill , et al.
September "Our Missing Hearts", by Celeste Ng
October "Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine", by Gail Honeyman
November "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus
