Tonight over at Broken Top Bottle Shop, Bend’s newest brewery Oblivion Brewing will be having their official release party from 5 to 7pm, offering up the very first chance to try their beers. Oblivion was profiled recently by Mark Lindner and the Bulletin, with owner/brewer Darin Butschy coming from Firestone Walker … Continue reading
I missed the boat on blogging about this earlier—bad blogger! bad!—but this weekend Lay It Out Events’ Shakespeare in the Park returns for its second year and is featuring the play “Much Ado About Nothing” in Drake Park tonight, and in Sunriver at the SHARC on Sunday. Lay It Out … Continue reading
The Source Weekly is currently holding a contest to win free tickets to Saturday night’s Ghost Tree Dinner on the Range event—just leave a comment naming a celebrity you’d wish to see attend the dinner, and you’ll be entered for the chance to win. If you’ve never heard of the … Continue reading
The next Ignite Bend is coming up in just over two months, number 11 which is taking place on Wednesday, October 23rd. If you’ve never been to one of these events before (which are totally free, incidentally), mark your calendars and watch this space for more news as it approaches. … Continue reading
I am once again honored and humbled that Hack Bend has received The Source Weekly‘s nod to Best Local Blog in their annual Best of Central Oregon issue (which hit the stands today)! This is the fifth year in a row that this blog has won, and there is no … Continue reading
Do you like ribs? Do you like football? Summit High School has a great fundraiser going on tonight combining the two. The event kicks off at 5:30 at the Century Center. Cost for adults is $25 while kids are $15. Here is what you get for that price: 1. Two … Continue reading
This is pretty much an eastside restaurant mini-review feature that I’ll be running periodically. You can view my “lunch bite” criteria at this first post. Yes, it’s been a little while since the last “Lunch Bites” post, and this one might have you scratching your head: Timbers East Bar & … Continue reading
DogPAC presents its third annual 5K Ruff Run/Walk this Saturday, August 17th. This is a really fun 5K open to dogs and their owners and includes a costume contest and raffle. According to their Facebook page, they have some great prizes this year, including items from Waggletops, Leapin’ Lizards, The Hub … Continue reading
In addition to the article about the influx of five(!) new breweries to the area, this week is also a big beer week for Bend, primarily because of the Bend Brewfest that kicks off Thursday. There’s a bunch of other beer events happening this week too, so here’s the rundown: … Continue reading
The Bulletin ran an article yesterday (behind the paywall, alas) detailing the five(!) new breweries coming to Central Oregon this year, as well as expansion plans among existing ones. The news ones coming are: Oblivion Brewing Company North Rim Brewing Bridge 99 Brewery Juniper Brewing Company River Bend Brewing Most … Continue reading