THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021 • THE BULLETIN GO! MAGAZINE • PAGE 17 dispensary directory RECREATIONAL DISPENSARIES • 5th LMNT: 63552 N. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541- 408-9058 or fifthlmnt.com • CannaBend: 3312 N. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-617-0420 or cannabend.com • Cannabis Nation Sunriver: 56789 Lunar Drive, Sunriver; 541-241-7380 or cannabisnationinc.com • Central Organics: 780 SW Fourth St., Madras; 541-475-0420 or facebook.com/centralorgan- icsmadrasoregon • Creative Crops Rec: 265 SE Scott St., Bend; 541- 323-9338 or creativecropsrec.com • DiamondTREE – Eastside: 2715 E. U.S. High- way 20, Bend; 541-706-9340 or diamondtreeclub. com • DiamondTREE – Westside: 1233 NW Galves- ton Ave., Bend; 541-388-7901 or diamondtre- eclub.com • DiamondTREE – Madras: 380 N. U.S. Highway 26, Madras; 541-475-0457 or diamondtreeclub. Continued from previous page You could do worse — that is, less nerdy — than the online program “What Hap- pened Before the Big Bang?” at 6 p.m. on April 20. No, it’s not about the years before the CBS sitcom. It’s a virtual lecture by astro- physicist Ethan Siegel, a senior science con- tributor to Forbes magazine, who will dis- cuss what the last 40 years of research have contributed to our understanding of what happened before the expansion of the uni- verse. Tickets are $5. Visit cocc.edu/founda- tion/vsp to register or learn more info. But there’s nerd-fun aplenty year-round in Central Oregon. Here are but a few places and ways to get your geek on: Pegasus Books — Long before anyone regarded nerds as cool, owner Duncan Mc- Geary was working away to create a bastion of nerd culture in downtown Bend. Peg- asus is more than just a comic book store (though it is that, too): games, toys, graphic novels, figures, literature, masks, used books, Pegasus has you covered. pegasus- booksofbend.blogspot.com, 105 NW Min- nesota Ave., Bend. High Desert Museum — If temporary ex- hibits such as ”Cosmic Microscapes,” which looks into the similarities of terrestrial rocks com • Dr. Jolly’s: 415 SE Third St., Bend; 541-508-2708 or jollybend.com • Fyre: 2650 NE Division St., Bend; str8fyre.com or 541-241-9633 • Green Cross Cannabis Emporium: 341 SW Century Drive, Bend; greencrosscanna.com or 541-633-7242 • Green Knottz – La Pine: 51564 U.S. Highway 97, Suite 7, La Pine; 541-536-1070 or greenknottz. com • Green Knottz – Madras: 108 SW D St., Suite A, Madras; 541-475-0192 or greenknottz.com • High Desert Botanicals: 51456 Highway 97, Suite 3, La Pine; 541-536-5161 or facebook.com/ hdbotanicalslapine • Higher Elevation: 817 NW Hill St., Bend; 541- 550-7777. • House of Hash: 51456 U.S. Highway 97, Suite 3, La Pine; 541-907-1857 • Jenny’s Dispensary: 932 NE Third St. Suite 1, Bend; 541-797-2120 or jennysdispensary.com • Miracle Greens Dispensary: 905 SE Third St., Bend; 541-952-2363 or miraclegreensdispensary. com • Mr. Nice Guy Bend (formerly High Grade Or- ganics): 224 SE Davis Ave., Bend; 541-647-2785 or thehighgradeorganics.com • NW Chronic: 325 NE Franklin Ave., Bend; 541- 797-7985 • Oregon Euphorics: 70 SW Century Drive, Suite 170, Bend; 541-213-6724 or oregoneuphorics.com • Oregrown: 1199 NW Wall St., Bend; 844-673- 4769 or oregrown.com • Pioneer Cannabis Co.: 141 SE Fifth St., Madras; 541-777-7877. • Plantae – Bend: 2115 NE U.S. Highway 20, Suite 107, Bend; 541-640-8295 or plantaehealth.com • Plantae – Madras: 1100 SW U.S. Highway 97, Suite 103, Madras; 541-460-0442 or plantae- Nerds and non-nerds alike will dig Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory, situated on 8 acres next to Lake Aspen in Sunriver. The Nature Center is home to wildlife such as Luna, a Eurasian Eagle-owl, the largest species of owl in the world, and the dark skies of the area make stargazing at the Observatory — the largest publicly accessible observatory in the nation — a special experience. and those from space, don’t do it for your inner nerd, perhaps learning all about the history, culture and natural wonder of the Columbian Plateau will. The parking lot of the museum even has charging stations for electric car-driving nerds. highdesertmu- seum.org, 59800 Highway 97, in Bend. Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory — Nerds and non-nerds alike will dig this Sunriver spot situated on 8 acres next to Lake Aspen in Sunriver. The Nature Cen- ter is home to wildlife such as Luna, a Eur- asian Eagle-owl, the largest species of owl in the world, and the dark skies of the area make stargazing at the Observatory — the largest publicly accessible observatory in Find it all online bendbulletin.com the nation — a special experience. Tickets are required for the observatory. Visit snco. org for more. Located at 57245 River Road, Sunriver. Pine Mountain Observatory — Usually, the University of Oregon’s observatory atop Pine Mountain, located east of Bend, allows the public to visit on Fridays and Saturdays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Due health.com • Substance – Midtown: 1814 NE Division St., Bend; 541-317-1814 or substancemarket.com • Substance – Northside: 20365 NE Empire Ave., Bend: 541-317-1814 or substancemarket.com • Substance – Southside: 61406 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-317-1814 or substancemarket.com • The Herb Center: 2205 NE Division St., Bend; 541-550-7325 or theherbcenter.net • The Local Market: 1216 NE First St., Bend; 541- 566-4207 or thelocalmarketbend.com • Tokyo Starfish: 542 NW Arizona Ave. Bend; 541- 797-2110 or tokyostarfish.com • Tokyo Starfish – South: 61230 S. U.S. Highway 97, Bend; 541-241-2387 or tokyostarfish.com • Tokyo Starfish 3: 923 SE Third St., Bend; 541- 678-5199 or tokyostarfish.com • Top Shelf Medicine: 815 NE Greenwood Ave., Bend; 541-389-1043 or topshelfmedicine.com to COVID-19, it won’t be opening on Memo- rial Day, but its website, pmo.uoregon.edu, suggests it could open later in the summer. Vector Volcano — Revisit your past via vintage ’80s and ’90s video games such as Asteroids, Galaga and Defender, along with pinball games. vectorvolcanoarcade.com, 111 NW Oregon Ave., downtown Bend Rock hounding — Central Oregon is a popular destination for rock and mineral hounds. Petrified wood, agate, thundereggs and our personal favorite, jasper, can be found here. Visit oregondiscovery.com for more details. Your local library — Your local library is the place for free entertainment, from your standard books, audio books, ebooks, films, plus educational programs a la Deschutes Public Library’s in-progress A Novel Idea … Read Together. More on that at deschutesli- brary.org. David Jasper: 541-383-0349, djasper@bendbulletin.com IN THE BALANCE OF COMPETING HARMS - WE SHALL PREVAIL 541-788-5858 905 SW Rimrock Way Suite 100A Nolan Town Square • Redmond, OR ladiesofl eadusa@gmail.com Sharon Preston