Explore England through books with the Sunriver Book Clubs
Blessing of the Animals
1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4
at Sunriver Christian Fellowship
Sunriver You Classes in October
Registration is open for upcoming Sunriver You classes in October. All classes, with the exception of meditation sessions, require preregistration at Sunriveryou.com.
Medicare 101 – What You Need to Know About Medicare
Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, 4-5:30 p.m. at SHARC
Presented by Cheri Martinen, Bancorp Insurance
Medicinal Mushrooms: Miracle or Magical Thinking?
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, 4-5:30 p.m. at SHARC
Presented by Nancy Pietroski
A collaboration with the Central Oregon Mushroom Club and Fungi Fest
Winter Weather Preparedness
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, 3-4:30 p.m. at SHARC
Presented by the Sunriver Police Department
The History of Sunriver
Thursday, Oct. 22, 3-4:30 p.m. at SHARC
Thursday, Oct. 29, 3-4:30 p.m. at SHARC
Presented by John Salzer
Your Mind at Work: How Thoughts Shape Emotions
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, 2-3:30 p.m. at SHARC
Presented by Roberta Stopler
Ongoing Silent Meditation Drop-in Gathering and Teaching
Monthly on the first and third Friday of the month.
10:30 -11:30 a.m. in the Crescent Room at SHARC.
Presented by Bette Butler
October’s Mystery Book at Sunriver Books in The Village at Sunriver
“A Case of Mice and Murder” by Sally Smith
The meetings are at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5 via Zoom and 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12 at the bookstore in The Village at Sunriver.
Click A Case of Mice and Murder: The Trials of Gabriel Ward | Sunriver Books to read a book review.
October’s Fiction Book at Sunriver Books in The Village at Sunriver
“Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle & Flying Club” by Helen Simonson
The fiction book club meetings are 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19 via Zoom and at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26 at the bookstore in The Village at Sunriver.
Click The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club: A Novel | Sunriver Books to read the book review.
Author Helene Wecker visits Sunriver Books in The Village at Sunriver
Sunriver Books invites you to a presentation by author Helene Wecker who will discuss her book “The Gates of Midnight” at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at the bookstore.
“The Gates of Midnight” is the conclusion of Wecker’s brilliant trilogy that began with “The Golem” and “The Jinni.” There will be drawings for prizes and refreshments.
Register to attend this free event by emailing sunriverbooks@sunriverbooks.com.
Fourth annual Literary Ghost Walk
Take a haunted walk through the library—but beware of the ghosts! Join in as librarians and staff members bring some of your favorite dead authors to life at the fourth annual Literary Ghost Walk on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 6–7 p.m. at the Central Library in Bend. Ghosts of authors passed will be stationed throughout the library to tell you more about their works.
Also on October 28, teens can kick off a frightful night with The Haunting of DPL Escape Room at 4 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. at the Central Library (free registration required).
Lastly, if happy haunts are your thing, be sure to stop by any Deschutes Public Library location in October to pick up your free, limited-edition Halloween sticker sheet—we’ll have them available until they disappear.
Sunriver Fungi Festival & Mushroom Show
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at SHARC
Click here to purchase tickets
Events on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Sunriver Fungi Fest & Mushroom Show include:
- Mushroom display showcasing hundreds of fungi specimens
- Mushroom Marketplace with 24+ specialty vendors offering fresh and dried mushrooms, artwork, native plants, mushroom products, field guides, and more
- Mushroom ID station – bring photos or the real deal!
- Hands-On Activities – for kids, and kids at heart
- Local chefs serving up mushroom fare
- Mushroom coffee
- Educational talks and workshops
- Cooking demonstration
- Mushroom hunting resources
- Live music! Bring your chair or picnic blanket and plop down on the grass
Wild Woodsman Dinner
Thursday, Oct. 15, 5:30 p.m.
Owner/Chef Jackson “Rooster” Higdon of Luckey’s Woodsman will be curating a five-course small plate experience that highlights the incredible bounty of locally foraged mushrooms – from familiar favorites to the wonderfully unexpected. Proceeds from this event will go to Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory’s Field Trip Fund to provide field trip opportunities to local schools.
Lecture with Else Vellinga
“Fascinating Mushroom Spores”
Thursday, Oct. 15, 6:30-8 p.m.
Mushrooms are all about spores – they produce them in dazzling numbers! They come in all kinds of sizes and shapes, some have to germinate right away, others can lay in the soil for years – Enjoy a talk featuring all the above, and much more!
Mushroom Club Forays
Thursday Oct. 15 or Friday Oct. 16, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Three ways to participate! Explore in small, guided groups led by local, regional, and national fungi experts. Learn where to find mushrooms, how to identify them in the field, and discover the rich fungal diversity around you. Your finds will help contribute to the species collection on display at the Mushroom Show during Saturday’s Fungi Fest!
Cascade Astronomy Festival
Free public event Oct. 6 to Oct. 10
Halloween Events
