Louise Hawker of The Nature of Words writes in with this latest: Benjamin Percy‘s new collection of short stories, Refresh, Refresh, was just released yesterday, so the book will be available for purchase and signing during The Nature of Words. Publishers Weekly had called it the most anticipated book of … Continue reading
Holy smokes, I just realized today that the Fall Festival is coming up this weekend! Is it really that time of year already? Anyway, it’s this Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7. Downtown Bend, the streets are closed (Oregon, Minnesota, Wall, part of Bond?), and the usual seasonal festival … Continue reading
My wife pointed out the irony of the Bend City Council meeting tonight to present the proposed city fireworks ban, while at the same time this image appeared in today’s Bulletin: Fireworks at the Les Schwab Amphitheater for the Pacific Amateur Golf Classic; photo copyright Rob Kerr and the Bulletin … Continue reading
Interesting story in the Bulletin today about the "Fragile Legacy" photo exhibit up at COCC; 61 high-quality photos of Bend history are on display at the Pinckney Center at COCC’s Pence Hall. “Fragile Legacy: Rare Views of Early Central Oregon” contains 61 photos from the Van Vleet collection of historic … Continue reading
Friday we had lunch at The Village Grill, the new restaurant/sports bar occupying the former Grove space, downtown. Quick summary: I liked it well enough, my wife didn’t much care for it. Service was good, and quick; our lunches were out to the table quicker than we’re used to. I … Continue reading
So we’ve been watching a bit of the KOHD news since it launched this week, and I have some initial impressions. Very polished-looking, high production values, technology is there The newscasters seem comfortable, not too many mistakes or stuttering They seem to have an interactive portion of the (6 o’clock, … Continue reading
You can read the general introduction to this series here. Why the Eastside Rocks #12: Clotheslines (& no Brooks Resources)! Yes, this is a largely snarky post that spun off from the Awbrey Butte/Brooks Resources clothesline controversy; I blogged about it on my other blog (where I was much harsher); … Continue reading
I’m thinking I should make Tuesday the "standard" day here to run press releases; I seem to get them around this time each week lately. This looks like a good cause if you’re looking for worthwhile fundraisers to contribute to. Because No Child in Deschutes County Should Have to Live … Continue reading
Ticket sales for the Nature of Words are now underway… I got the press release last night, which is pretty detailed: The wait is over! Registration and tickets for The Nature of Words, Central Oregon’s premier literary event scheduled for October 31-November 4, 2007 in Bend, Oregon are now available. … Continue reading
A little rumor birdie this weekend told me that The Blacksmith Restaurant is going to be closing down for a bit of a remodel sometime soon… there will still be a restaurant, though greatly reduced to around 10 tables (not unlike how it was when it originally opened) and the … Continue reading