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2026 Cascade Astronomy Festival is Oct. 5 to 11
The Cascade Astronomy
Festival brings together space
science professionals, amateur
astronomers, educators and
community members young
and old for a stellar experience
in Central Oregon.
Discover why people are
captivated by Central Oregon’s
dark skies by celebrating and
learning about the beauty and
wonder of space from Oct. 5 to
Oct. 11. Novices and experts
alike will enjoy daily familyfriendly activities and evening presentations with guest
speakers. Programs include
tours of local observatories,
solar observing opportunities, guest speakers and public
stargazing activities.
For serious amateur astrono-
Anglers
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in September or October or
possibly both.
Lesko is an Oregon-based fly
tyer and fly angler. He has been
featured as a “Master at the
Bench'' in American Fly Fishing magazine, written articles
that were published in the Fly
Fishing & Tying Journal, had
flies showcased in the book
“Favorite Flies of Oregon,”
Camping is included at a
dark sky location or choose to
stay at one of the lodging partners, including Bend RV Resort
and Sunriver Resort.
Come celebrate the dark
skies of Central Oregon. This
weeklong celebration in Central Oregon will support Cas-
cade Astronomy and Rocketry
Academy (CARA) educational
programs.
R e g i s t e r a t w w w.
cascadeastronomy.org or
contact Bob Grossfield at
festival@cascadeastronomy.
org or 541-390 7937. Limited
number of tickets available.
PHOTO COURTESY RICHARD BERRY
mers looking for a dark sky
location, plan on camping in
Brothers, 40 miles east of Bend.
Festival participants will have
access to daytime and nighttime viewing opportunities
throughout Central Oregon.
Registration includes lectures
at Central Oregon Community College, tours and viewing at Sunriver Nature Center
& Observatory, and Worthy
Hopservatory, along with other
public programming.
and has been a guest on several
podcasts including the Wet Fly
Swing, The Fly Fishing Insider,
and The Fly Fishing 97.
He has been a regular club
speaker at fly fishing clubs in
Oregon and beyond over the
last few years. He enjoys using his more than 17 years of
experience in the fly fishing and
tying industry to teach through
his local club, other fly fishing
clubs and classes at his local
fly shop.
You may have seen him
at one of the many fly tying expos and shows in the
Pacific Northwest he has tied
at including the NW Expo,
Reedsport, Roseburg, the Fly
Tyers Rendezvous, and The
Fly Fishing Show. Garrett also
was recognized as the “Fly Tyer
of the Year'' in 2024 from the
Oregon Council of FFI. He
truly has a passion for teaching
and showing others the joys of
fly tying and fly fishing.
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