I received this heads up in an email: This weekend the Hawaii Ironman Champion, Michellie Jones, will be coming to Bend Bike N Sport to give a talk and take questions about her life as a professional triathlete. The event is at 7:00 pm this Saturday at the shop. Full … Continue reading
Blogging here this week is likely going to be light; I’m getting geared up for the Oregon Brewers Festival up in Portland this weekend so a lot of my focus is on, well, beer and Portland. Who else is going to the Brewfest this weekend?
I held the drawing for the free tickets to The Fray today and have a winner: TJ Hubbard of Bend! Congrats TJ—I hope the show is good! And thanks to everyone who entered (quite a few). As promised, I won’t be keeping anyone’s address information (nor will I give it … Continue reading
I’ve talked about Zydeco before here—I really, really love the place—and one of my last Zydeco posts was about their poor men’s room layout. Good news! While the physical layout of the men’s room is the same, they’ve since put up a heavy dark curtain in front of the urinal … Continue reading
The Fray is playing at the Les Schwab Amphitheater this next Wednesday, July 25th, and just like my friend Simone, I get the chance to do a giveaway of a pair of tickets to the show—a $70 value! Mine will be a drawing as well, so go to the contact … Continue reading
Duncan over at Pegasus Books revealed on his blog today that he is opening a second store here in Bend. I’m planning to open a second store in Bend. Let me be clear — it is an additional store. Not instead, not substituting for….a complete new store, henceforth know as … Continue reading
It’s the month for festivals: the Redmond Sunfest is this weekend, July 21st and 22nd. It opens at 4pm Friday, until 10, and 8am Saturday (also until 10). It’s free, and there will be free live music, vendors, food, wine and beer, a children’s area, and more. Located in Downtown … Continue reading
Over on Diner Life (the Jake’s Diner blog), Lyle has posted an offer to get a free cinnamon roll (the "Elvis"): Here is my blog special. If you print off a copy of one of these pictures, bring it in to Jake’s, and sign up for email specials; I will … Continue reading
Did you know you could be watching the Tour de France at Thump Coffee every day for the rest of the month? So I’m told: Wednesday, July 11 through Saturday, July 29 Will Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara hold on to the yellow jersey? Tune into televised coverage of the Tour … Continue reading
I mentioned earlier that BMC was going to have a drawing on August 16th to give away a bunch of cool prizes, and you can sign up at the Munch and Musics between now and then. Click through on that graphic to get the full-size flyer for the details. Just … Continue reading