“In The High Country” screening – Northwest film premiere

Rebound Physical Therapy is hosting a special film premiere of Joel Wolpert’s “In The High Country,” on Tuesday, August 6th at 7:30pm outdoors at Rebound’s West Side Clinic located at 1160 SW Simpson. The film captures the life of mountain runner and free-soloist Anton Krupicka “In the High Country” of … Continue reading

First Friday! (August ’13)

First Friday tonight in downtown Bend and the Old Mill District! The Art Walk runs from 5 to 9pm and features businesses open late with special art exhibits on display, welcoming folks in for art, refreshments, and even live music at places. (And many include wine!) It’s always a great … Continue reading

The 2013 Deschutes County Fair starts today

Today is the first day of the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo that runs through Sunday, August 4th, taking place at the Fair & Expo Center over in Redmond. This is always a family favorite event (one we don’t get to often enough, unfortunately) with tons of stuff going on, including … Continue reading

Ah, summertime

Apologies for the lack of regular updates lately! July has been one of those crazy summer months with so much stuff going on that I’m hard-pressed to keep up with everything. Hopefully everyone has been out enjoying the summer as well! What’s been your favorite activity or event so far … Continue reading

Three Creeks Brewing 5th anniversary

This weekend Three Creeks Brewing over in Sisters is turning 5! They’ve become such a mainstay in the Central Oregon beer scene with good beer and food that it seems like they’ve been around for more than five years (it’s easy to forget when they opened in 2008 they were … Continue reading

Looking for last-minute plans tonight? How about “Point Break”?

The Source Weekly is hosting their “Swayze Summer” of movies at the Old Stone Church featuring free showings of Patrick Swayze’s best movies, and tonight they are showing “Point Break”! Here’s a smart thing to do: Go see Point Break, the 1991 Kathryn Bigelow (Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty) directed … Continue reading

Get Naked In Bend

Naked Winery started out in Hood River and that tasting room is where I had my first Foreplay experience. The winery recently opened a second tasting room in the Old Mill District so they can Tease us lucky people in Central Oregon. Their grand opening took place July 4th weekend … Continue reading

Munch and Music starts tonight!

Tonight down at Drake Park in downtown Bend is the first of this summer’s Munch and Music events, featuring free music from The Motet and food available from a wide variety of vendors as well as a beer garden with beer from Deschutes Brewery. This is definitely one of the … Continue reading

Summerfest is this weekend!

One of my favorite Bend summertime events (after the 4th of July) is taking place this weekend, the annual Bend Summer Festival (aka Summerfest), featuring free live music, arts and crafts vendors, street food, beer and wine, and more, going on all weekend long. Much of downtown Bend will be … Continue reading

Happy Fourth!

Happy Independence Day! I hope everyone has a safe and fun July 4th. This is one of my favorite holidays in Bend, with a bunch of things going on—here’s an itinerary: The Bend Pet Parade: Does free entertainment really get any better? At 10am the Pet Parade kicks off the … Continue reading