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Watch as the sky comes alive this
weekend with Balloons over Bend
If You Go
What: Balloon launch
When: sunrise Friday, saturday
and sunday
Where: r.E. Jewell Elementary
school, 20550 Murphy road,
Bend
Cost: Free
What: Bend Night Glow Cele-
bration
When 4-10 p.m. Friday
Where: Central Oregon Commu-
nity College, 2600 NW College
Way, Bend
Cost: $10, $7 kids
What: Bacon, Brew and Balloons
When 5-10 p.m.
Where: sam Johnson Park, 333
sW 15th st., redmond
Cost: Free
Contact: balloonsoverbend.com
Balloons will be launched from R.E.
Jewell Elementary School at sunrise
this Friday, Saturday and Sunday for
the annual Balloons over Bend event.
Bulletin file photo
BY JANAY WRIGHT
The Bulletin
K
eep an eye to the sky this week-
end. The multi-faceted Balloons
over Bend event is taking place
with a balloon launch at dawn on Fri-
day through Sunday, and Night Glow
celebrations with glow-in-the-dark hot
air balloons Friday and Saturday eve-
ning.
It’s the second year the event will take
place at Central Oregon Community
College, and the first time in Balloons
over Bend history that there will be live
music.
“We’ve expanded a bit now that
COVID is over,” said Aaron Switzer,
president of Lay It Out Inc.
The hot air balloons will launch from
R.E. Jewell Elementary School. Set up
begins at 6 a.m. and the launch is esti-
mated to take place between 6:45 a.m.
and 7 a.m. In order to secure a spot,
event organizers suggest arriving at the
school around 6:15 a.m.
Of the six balloons floating in the
sky, at least one will stand out due to its
unique shape — the Cosmic Crisp Ap-
ple balloon. The bright red balloon is
fashioned in the shape of an apple.
It’s named after the Cosmic Crisp
brand apple, a cross between the Enter-
prise and Honeycrisp varieties grown
in Washington. The Cosmic Crisp
apple is the same brand used in the
production of cider by 2 Towns Cider-
house, which will be providing samples
of its ciders to attendees of the Night
Glow on Friday.
The Night Glow on Friday evening
kicks off with the Balloon Blast Kid’s
Race at 4:30 p.m. The race is part of
an overarching series of races offering
participants the chance to earn prizes
such as gift certificates, trucker hats or
Cuppa Yo.
The race for kids will be followed by
a live performance by Milo Matthew
from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Matthew is a one-
man band, using a drum pad, effects
pedal and looping machine to play ev-
erything from jazz to pop and folk in
his unique style.
From 7:30-8:30 p.m., Soul’d Out will
take the stage. Band members Dennis
Morris, Steve Hartwell, Rutledge Wa-
terhouse and Bruce Klouda each have
30 years of experience playing profes-
sionally and are influenced by soul,
R&B and funk.
As Soul’d Out finishes their set,
the hot air balloons will be rolled out
and lit up at sunset (approximately
8:45 p.m.).
On Saturday evening a second Night
Glow event, Bacon, Brew and Balloons,
takes place at Redmond’s Sam John-
son Park. The event includes over 20
beers and ciders on tap and specialty
bacon items from food vendors. Local
band, Honey Don’t will perform a mix
of Americana, country and soul before
the hot air balloons light up the night
sky.
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Reporter: 541-383-0304,
jwright@bendbulletin.com