Downtown Bend: Know Death - What is the Meaning of Life?

6:00 PM - Tuesday - Brooks Room

Explore the psychology behind why humans may believe in ghosts, the afterlife, or other mysterious aspects of life. This presentation, led by COCC's Dr. Andria Woodell, will explore some of the psychology behind why humans may believe in ghosts, the afterlife, or simply have an overall curiosity to generate explanations for the chaotic and sometimes mysterious aspects of life. Dr. Andria Woodell is a Professor of Psychology at Central Oregon Community College. Her doctoral work investigated the situational factors that influenced retributive justice. Her courses at COCC focus on areas pertaining to social psychology, positive psychology, and the psychology of violence. In 2017, she was the recipient of the COCC faculty achievement award. In addition to teaching, she serves as one of the advisors for COCC's COPE club and the mentor for the COCC Heroic Imagination Team--a nonprofit established by Dr. Phillip Zimbardo that trains college students on" the power of one" so they can teach back to the community and spread the idea of positive change. She has lived in Bend for 13 years and spends her time trying to keep up with the active Bendites, hanging with her husband, and wrangling her crew of three fur buddies.

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Downtown Bend: Thrive Social Services

12:00 PM - Wednesday - Meyer Classroom

Sarah Kelley is available for one-on-one sessions to answer questions and provide community assistance for housing, mental health support, benefits and more. Meyer Classroom. 541-728-1022

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Redmond: Uke Can Do It

4:00 PM - Wednesday - Multi-Purpose Room * Registration Required

Learn to play the ukulele in three classes. Instruments provided.Learn to play the ukulele successfully in this series of 3 classes with "Ukulele Lady", Cinda Johnson. No musical experience necessary and ukuleles are provided. Space is limited and registration is required. 12 + yrs.Participants will be asked to sign an instrument usage agreement.

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Lawyer in the Library

5:30 PM - Wednesday - Meyer Classroom

Free 30 minute consultations with local lawyers.

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East Bend: Thrive Social Services

11:30 AM - Thursday - Meeting Room

Sarah Kelley or Britta Schroeter-Phillips are available for drop-in, one-on-one sessions to answer questions and provide community assistance for housing, mental health support, benefits and more. 541-728-1022

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La Pine: The Library Book Club

12:00 PM - Thursday - Meeting Room

Read and discuss Moonglow by Michael Chabon.Join others for a discussion of the first book written by one of the extraordinary 2017-2018 Author! Author! literary season novelists. Michael Chabon is the author of eight novels as well as two short story collections, two essay collections and a young adult novel. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2001 for his book The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. His novel Wonder Boys was made into a film. In a New York Times Review, A. O. Scott said of Chabon’s most recent novel, Moonglow, “… this book is beautiful.” Chabon lives in Berkeley, California.Prospective book club attendees can pick up a copy of this novel at the La Pine Library. Purchase season or individual Author! Author! tickets today via the Deschutes Public Library Foundation.

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Redmond: Thrive Social Services

1:00 PM - Thursday - Multi-Purpose Room

Sarah Kelley and staff from Central Oregon Thrive provide social service help.

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La Pine: Thrive Social Services

10:30 AM - Friday - Common Area (in front of service desk)

Sarah Kelley or Britta Schroeter-Phillips are available for drop-in, one-on-one sessions to answer questions and provide community assistance for housing, mental health support, benefits and more. 541-728-1022

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Downtown Bend: Thrive Social Services

3:00 PM - Friday - Meyer Classroom

Sarah Kelley or Britta Schroeter-Phillips are available for drop-in, one-on-one sessions to answer questions and provide community assistance for housing, mental health support, benefits and more. Meyer Classroom.541-728-1022

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Sunriver: Know Death- Death in the Short Story

1:00 PM - Saturday - Meeting Room

Explore how authors have used death to shape the American short story. Annemarie Hamlin explores how authors have used death to shape the American short story. Participants are encouraged to read the designated texts ahead of time and should anticipate a vigorous conversation. Readings: Kate Chopin, “The Story of an Hour”; Raymond Carver, “A Small, Good Thing”; Maxine Hong Kingston, “No Name Woman." Copy and paste the links below into a browser to access the stories.Carver, "A Small Good Thing" http://creativewriting.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/files/2012/01/46_2006_carver.pdf Chopin, "The Story of an Hour" http://archive.vcu.edu/english/engweb/webtexts/hour/Kingston, "No Name Woman" https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/nicole.zaza/engl1301/1301-readings/no-name-woman-by-maxine-hong-kingston/view Writers in all genres have explored the anticipation and experience of death—their own and the deaths of others. This series of discussions asks participants to examine how playwrights, poets, and short story writers have presented the many questions that lead to and follow the transition from life to death.

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