Tonight is the first Munch and Music for the summer, down in Drake Park! Be down in the Park from 5:30 to 9:30 for free music featuring Winstrong: WINSTRONG is blowing up on stage (and on the airwaves!) with his high-energy, conscious singjay style. Equally powerful on tracks as he … Continue reading
The ever-popular Bend Summer Festival kicks off this Friday evening and runs through this weekend, bringing lots of live music, artists, craft vendors, food and drink, and more to downtown Bend—now in its 22nd year, amazingly enough! This is one of my favorite of the Bend fests and events, and … Continue reading
July is Oregon Craft Beer Month across the state and here in Bend, the Old Mill District is celebrating this week with a party: the Fermentation Celebration! Thursday the 12th is when it’s taking place, and I believe most if not all of our local breweries will be represented to … Continue reading
With July upon us it’s First Friday again in Downtown Bend and the Old Mill District, and as usual there are a number of things going on! There are of course the usual First Friday/Art Walk activities: shops and galleries are open late (from 5 to 9pm), featuring special art … Continue reading
We enjoyed the Pet Parade and Old-Fashioned Fourth of July celebration yesterday of course, and I snapped a few pictures as well. If you were there then no doubt you saw much of what I captured here—including the crowd-favorite flying dog. Enjoy!
Remember a few months back when the Google Maps Streetview car was driving all over Bend? (It was all over Twitter.) Well Google has now integrated those updates into Bend’s Streetview and you can now view most of Bend’s streets and roads in Google. And maybe even find you or … Continue reading
The July 4th holiday is a little awkward as it falls in the middle of the week this year—having to work two days before an after is annoying—but that shouldn’t dampen the enjoyment of it any. As usual there are lots of things going on; here are a number of … Continue reading
This Saturday, July 7th, Whole Foods Market here in Bend is holding their 2nd Annual Brewfest! It’s taking place from 1 to 6pm in their side parking lot adjacent to the store (the east lot), and costs $5 to enter. We’ll have 16+ breweries, tasty food, and the Humane Society … Continue reading
Yes I’m a little late on posting this and getting caught up, but COUNTRY Financial picked the winners from the comments for the NorthWest Crossing Hullabaloo that’s taking place this Friday night! Those winners are: Jill G. Kurt Mel Jeff O. Congrats guys! You should be receiving those passes soon, … Continue reading
This upcoming final weekend of June is a big one for local beer! To wit: Crux Fermentation Project is having their much-anticipated grand opening on Saturday the 30th (Facebook event page). It’s taking place from 5 to 11pm and there is plenty planned: Help us kick-start our brewery in true … Continue reading