Venue Flashback: B&B Retreat in Bend

The Lara House is now the Drake Historic District.
The Lara House is now the Drake Historic District.
Caffeine on Tap
Tetherow has teamed up with nationally recognized energy healer Bill Turner to offer wellness breakout sessions for groups meeting and staying at the Bend, Oregon, resort. The sessions are held at the resort event pavilion, which includes floor-to-ceiling glass doors framing views of the Cascade Mountains.
Turner has more than 30 years of experience in land, horse and human energy work. Based in Sisters, Oregon, he is also a professional speaker and trainer.
Looking to venture off the beaten path of the I-5 corridor? Head to the high desert of Central Oregon, where you’ll find all of the views and activities—plus 300 days of sunshine—to delight your meeting and event attendees. From the 1880s Western-town atmosphere of Sisters to the lava fields where Apollo astronauts suited up to practice the moonwalk, Central Oregon is a place where you can let your imagination run wild.
FivePine Lodge and Conference Center in Sisters, Ore., is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year—and its customers are the ones getting the gifts!
If you and your group are looking to get away for a quick break, the lodge is offering a $99 room rate from March 12 through March 16 and many specialty add-ons for just $20.07 (in honor of the year it was founded). Log on to FivePineLodge.com/10year for details and information about this special.
Bend, Oreg., will get its first Element by Westin hotel set to be constructed on Wall Street. Managed by InnSight Hotel Management Group, the hotel will be environmentally friendly.
The 100-room hotel will have a range of amenities, including keyless check-in, bicycles to borrow, in-room filtered water, eco-friendly operations, kitchens in every suite, free Wi-Fi, 24-hour fitness studio, saline pool, complimentary breakfast and daily evening receptions, and more.
Opened in Bend, Oregon, in 1940, the historic Tower Theatre has a unique connection to Paramount Pictures: Its first manager, Ken Hodkinson, was the son ofParamount’s founder W.W. Hodkinson.
Stunning views and rolling fairways make our region a particularly ideal setting for a round of golf or two with your group, postmeeting. Better yet—many courses o er their own meeting spaces, so meeting to fairway is just a short golf cart drive away.
ANCHORAGE GOLF COURSE
Anchorage, Alaska