Creative Wellness with HUE's Dr. Maya Heck and Nicola Carpinelli

Since 2022, Hearts Unknown Education (HUE) has offered free art classes for youth in a space free of judgment and where they know there is hope for the future. Nicola Carpinelli is Executive Director and co-founder. Dr. Maya Heck is an adult, child, and adolescent board-certified psychiatrist at St. Charles Health System and a member of HUE’s Board of Directors. They talk about the programming HUE offers for youth at their art space on Franklin Avenue, as well as their upcoming fundraiser - Art from the Heart. ilovehue.org

Bend Burlesque Company with Ivy Devine

A conversation with Bend Burlesque Company owner and performer, Ivy Devine. Claire Merydith and Ms. Devine explore the history of burlesque including the beginning of the Company in Bend ten years ago. Burlesque offers unique and various avenues of creative expression and is appropriate for all - women, men, trans, gay, lesbian. Bend Burlesque offers shows, story interpretation, dance and song.

Visibility is Civic Duty with Mila Shelehoff, Yuliia Hryhorenko, Olena Vasylenko, and Anna Donoghue

Yuliia Hryhorenko and Olena Vasylenko relocated their families to Central Oregon two years ago so that their children could be safe from war. They moved here through Uniting for Ukraine (U4U), a US government humanitarian parole program that allowed private US citizens to sponsor and help support Ukrainian refugees.

They are joined by Mila Shelehoff, Executive Director of Art Sprouts and Founder of Bend For Ukraine, a community initiative supporting Ukrainian families resettling in Central Oregon. Anna Donoghue also joins as translator.

Mila Shelehoff’s article The Quiet Trail: Oregon’s Hidden Humanitarian Crisis and information about upcoming events can be found at artsprouts.org

Dusty and Stacia --- Not'cho Grandma's Bingo and the YouNI Movement

Dusty and Stacia talk about the work they do to support nonprofits in the community. They also openly share their personal stories of self-exploration of who they want to be in this world and how they connect with each other and others. They have also started a movement...YOUNI...to create opportunities where "we all can show up authentically and feel safe, celebrated and supported and experience JOY!" Information available at younimovement.com.

Healing Reins - Diamonds and Dust

Healing Reins Executive Director Polly Cohen and Development Director Darrion Cotroneo talk about recent growth that's providing greater access to their equine assisted mental and physical services - and their 26th anniversary celebration, Diamonds & Dust. www.HealingReins.org

Welcoming Week's Culture Jam

September 12th through 21st is the eighth annual celebration of Welcoming Week in Bend. Numerous community partners make Welcoming Week happen. Gillian talked to three of those partners about this Saturday’s event, Culture Jam.

Wesley Heredia is Program Manager at Vámonos Outside. vamonosoutside.org

Kenneth Adams is the Executive Director of The Father’s Group. thefathersgroup.org

huong tran is the Executive Director of Embrace Bend and co-founder of APIC - Asian and Pacific Islanders Collective. www.embracebend.com/apic-

Culture Jam is Saturday September 13th, Noon to 7pm, at Open Space Event Studios in Bend.

huong tran is facilitating the Welcoming Week event Designing Matrilineal Systems Sunday Sept 21st, 2pm the East Bend Library.

You can learn more about all Welcoming Week Events at bendoregon.gov.

COPY - Central Oregon Project for Youth

Bob Moore, Project Coordinator for COPY (Central Oregon Program for Youth), talked about the program, volunteer opportunities, and the significant role youth mentors play when working with children whose parents are incarcerated. copy@deschutes.org