It’s First Friday Art Walk in downtown Bend and the Old Mill District tonight—the last one of the year! Art galleries, shops, and other stores will stay open late with special art exhibits, and many offer up live music, free hors-d’oeuvres, and wine (or beer), and it’s a great time … Continue reading
Since at least Saturday, Amalia’s Mexican restaurant downtown has been closed, with butcher paper over the windows and a sign on the door saying it would be closed through Wednesday (today) for “restructuring” “reorganization.” Which of course never sounds good. I haven’t been able to find anything online to indicate what … Continue reading
Everyone knows that LEGO is cool. What could be better? Robots made of LEGO parts and pieces, operated by local students. There will be a LEGO Robotics tournament at Mountain View High School on Saturday, December 8th. It’s open to the public and free to attend. The opening ceremony will … Continue reading
The Bend Fire Department’s Santa Express is back again this year, the food and clothing drive that hits up various Bend neighborhoods for a really good cause. The Bend Firefighter’s Association and Bend Fire and Rescue are working with The Salvation Army to collect non-perishable food items, clothing, and toys … Continue reading
If you didn’t get enough parade time yet this year, there’s one more coming up this Friday, December 7. And even if you don’t like parades this might be something to check out anyways. There will be a night-time parade of kayaks in the Deschutes River, through the Old Mill … Continue reading
Did you make it downtown for the Bend Christmas Parade yesterday? I did (of course) and snapped a number of photos (the gallery is at the bottom of this post). I also had the Flip camera so snagged a few minutes of video. Unfortunately we didn’t stay long enough for … Continue reading