The event will focus on livability -- and how we can strike a balance with development here in central Oregon.

Event Manager Marika Yuma says they are calling the talk "Prosperity with a View."

"We are on an upswing.  The economy is up, construction is up and we're attracting high tech companies to central Oregon.  So things are looking up.  We don't want poverty with a view, but prosperity with a view.  And it doesn't mean just financial.  It means more than that."

The event will be Tuesday Janaury 21st at the Tower Theater, beginning at 7 P.M.

Tickets are $20 dollars and you can get them at the Tower Theater.