Tomorrow at the Deschutes Pub they are having a "Wednesday Night Beer Event" featuring a special menu and food pairing with their event theme: This fourth and final Wednesday Night January Event will feature Sour Beers. Come down to the pub to discover five of our funkiest brews. Sour beers … Continue reading
John Gottberg Anderson reports that Fireside Red will be re-opening on February 10th, which is some welcome restaurant news in light of everything closing lately. I have to admit, I pretty much wrote them off when they announced a multi-month closing. Other prominent restaurants subsequently closing during that time period … Continue reading
Not a whole lot on the radar for happenings during the middle of winter, but a couple of things caught my eye that seemed worth mentioning. This Saturday is Deschutes Brewery’s annual Crabfest (their 7th) taking place at their Mountain Room. I don’t know if there are any reservations left … Continue reading
Do I even need to point out that on top of everything else closing, now Harry & David is closing their store at the Factory Outlets too? They’ll be closing by the end of next month. And the manager of the Outlets is quick to point out that "there still … Continue reading
Spotted in today’s Bulletin: Kebanu Gallery in downtown Bend is closing at the end of the month. The downtown Bend gallery will close its doors Jan. 30, said Keith Null, owner of the gallery, located near the Franklin Crossing building on Bond Street. Null said construction of Franklin Crossing deterred … Continue reading
More music coming up at Silver Moon Brewing. From the email I received: The modern classic Chris Sand aka Sandman The Rappin Cowboy and local kick ass rock n bloody roll band The Dirty Words will be playing at The Silver Moon Brewery, Tuesday, January 27th The show starts at … Continue reading
Silver Moon Brewing has been becoming the place to be for the local music scene in recent years. Coming up next month, "That 1 Guy". Uniquely talented one-man band, That 1 Guy, debuts his new self-designed ‘Magic Pipe’ instrument with a 50+ date tour through Canada and the northern and … Continue reading
The “Matthew Fox” I’m referring to in the title is the actor with the starring role on the TV show “Lost“. If you don’t know who that is, you can safely ignore this since it’s just a celebrity stalker post. The only reason I (now) know that Fox owns property … Continue reading
According to the Bulletin, the new Subway should have opened this morning downtown. In light of the various restaurant closings lately, this is refreshing news. It’s also good news for downtown Bend in general, I think; it adds variation and another affordable place to eat that downtown needs. The article … Continue reading
This Saturday, January 17, is the (quarterly) Friends of the Bend Library Winter Book Sale. As always, it runs from 10am until 4pm at the Library Administration Building, downtown at 507 NW Wall Street. Great deals to be had; for under $10 you can walk out with a big stack … Continue reading