This from the Source Weekly this evening: Capture the Flag, the young up-and-coming pop punk band from Bend, are shooting their first music video on Saturday (Jan. 30) and want you to be part of it. The band’s guitarist, John Davis, who many know from the concerts he promotes in … Continue reading
I’m dumb, teaches me to blog without checking: yesterday’s post about Deschutes Brewery’s Crabfest missed one very important point: they are also featuring the crab feed on Friday, the 29th, because Saturday is sold out. But Friday is still available, still for $75 per person. Call 541-385-8606 for reservations and … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery is hosting their 8th Annual Crabfest this weekend up at their Mountain Room: the all-you-can-eat crab feed paired with Deschutes beers and live music from Bill Keale. Menu: Passed appetizer: – Dungeness Crab Stuffed cucumber – Dungess crab stuffed jalapeno poppers wrapped with bacon Seated appetizer: – Free … Continue reading
A few more things happening this weekend, making it a bit busier than the rest of the month. Friday McMenamins Old St. Francis School is hosting their Winter Scotch Tasting at 7pm. Reservations are required, $50 per person. Nice list of appetizers and five different scotches to taste. The Ascetic … Continue reading
I may be too late on blogging this one, but McMenamins is hosting a Winter Scotch Tasting on Friday the 23rd; for $50 you’ll get to try five different scotches and enjoy a gourmet-ish appetizer menu: Bacon-wrapped quail eggs Scallops gratin Duck wontons with orange sauce Vension chop with single-malt … Continue reading
Haven’t seen news from the Renegade Rollergirls for awhile; nice to know they’re still going strong. WHAT: January 30th, 2010 Will host another co-ed no holds-barred roller derby bout in Bend! Oregon Renegade Roller Derby; Bend’s only non-profit Roller Derby League, will hold their second bout of their 4th season … Continue reading
Silver Moon Brewing is hosting a free show tomorrow, the 21st (Thursday): David Clemmer, frontman of local indie rock band The Dirty Words, will be playing a free show at the Moon this Thursday, January 21st. He’s an incredibly talented songwriter, and is beginning to play with his own band … Continue reading
I mentioned the Phoenix Cafe opening yesterday but somehow missed the Olive Garden opening. (For shame!) It made a blurb in the Bulletin, and I can only imagine how busy it is, people were apparently "lined up outside the door when the restaurant opened for business at 4 p.m." This … Continue reading
The Phoenix Cafe is now open in the old Kayo’s Roadhouse location: I don’t know how long exactly, but there was an ad in this weekend’s Bulletin, and their website does in fact say "Now Open." The new hours of operation are seven days a week: 11:30am to close Monday … Continue reading
“Make it a day on, not a day off!” Join Central Oregon in a national day of service on Martin Luther King Jr., Day 2010 To make Martin Luther King Day a "day on, not a day off," Volunteer Connect has organized service projects in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties. … Continue reading