This is one of those events I didn’t know about until 104.1 FM’s Robin Fox pinged me several times on Twitter about it: Eagle Crest resort is hosting their own Oktoberfest-styled beer fest tomorrow they’ve dubbed “Oktobercrest,” which looks like a pretty cool event, featuring 24 beers on tap, cider … Continue reading
Are you a high school student in Central Oregon? Want to try your hand at building a robot? FIRST Team 753 – High Desert Droids will be at high school open house events and is holding an informational meeting in September. Come talk with us and find out more. Our … Continue reading
Attention homebrewers! Deschutes Brewery has fresh hops available for the first 30 homebrewers RIGHT NOW (noon on Tuesday the 10th!) to come in to the Brewery tasting room. Here’s their Facebook post: The Fresh Crystal Hops are here for HOP TRIP! After harvesting them from the vine this morning, they … Continue reading
Tom over at the Brew Shop & Platypus Pub told me this weekend that they’ve closed the Platypus for the rest of the month for some renovations and re-working of the kitchen and menu. So if you were hoping to stop in the next few weeks for beer and a … Continue reading
Looking at the weather recently I’m hoping it won’t rain for First Friday Art Walk tonight, but the forecast says something about it around 9pm tonight, so, cross your fingers. In the meantime it is First Friday, where from 5 to 9pm businesses will stay open late with special art … Continue reading
Need some triathlon sports gear? Deschutes Multisport Club is holding a Gear Swap on September 6th (10am – 6pm) and 7th (9am – 3pm) at their new location, 550 Industrial Way, Bend (near WebCyclery). The swap is open to the public. They’ve been posting pictures of the gear coming in on their Facebook … Continue reading
How does your Central Oregon garden grow? The Central Oregon Master Gardener™ Association invites you to a day of garden fun, tours, and mini-classes on growing and harvesting in our area, at the Hollinshead Community Garden (1237 NE Jones Road, Bend). The event is planned for Saturday, September 7, 10am-2pm and … Continue reading
I was down at The Little Woody last night (of course) to enjoy the opening night, drink some amazing beer, and giveaway some Central Oregon Beer Week swag (which I’ll be doing again today—watch the COBW page on Facebook for detail on that), and noted some updates to the guide … Continue reading
This Friday and Saturday the fifth annual Little Woody barrel-aged beer fest is taking place downtown at the Des Chutes Historical Museum, featuring 19 breweries pouring various wood- and barrel-aged specialty beers in the parking lot, a whiskey tasting in the museum, and live music on the green. This is … Continue reading
One of the premiere beer events in Bend, The Little Woody is coming up this weekend (Friday and Saturday), and while I plan to publish a longer guide-type post for the event, right now they are still seeking some volunteers to pour beer. Here’s the call: There are two fabulous … Continue reading