The holiday time of year is always a good time for charities, fundraisers, and aid drives of various sorts. I’ll be posting about several of them here, starting with this press release from FAN and BendBroadband: The Family Access Network (FAN) and BendBroadband are partnering up during the 2010 holiday … Continue reading
It’s cold cold cold this Saturday but that isn’t stopping the Bend Christmas Parade, which starts at noon Downtown. This year’s theme is “Christmas Carols on Parade” and it follows the usual route, starting on the west side of the River on Newport and Harmon, crossing the Newport bridge, then … Continue reading
It’s First Friday in Bend tonight, where the various art galleries downtown (as well as in the Old Mill District and Northwest Crossing) open up their doors late, featuring special exhibits and often live music and refreshments. As usual, the Downtown Bend website has a good post detailing the downtown … Continue reading
Tonight was the final night Giuseppe’s Italian restaurant in Downtown Bend was open; after 25 years in the same location, the owner, Peggy Falcaro, has sold the restaurant to a local trio of thus-far unnamed people who plan to re-open the restaurant as “Bond Street Bar and Grill” on December … Continue reading
Next Sunday, December 5th, the Cascade Winds Symphonic Band is holding their first concert of the season, and it’s free (as usual): The Cascade Winds Symphonic Band, Central Oregon’s premier concert band, will present the first concert of their 2010-2011 season under the baton of music director Dan Judd, December … Continue reading
I hope everyone is having a happy and safe Thanksgiving so far! Since it’s a day to be thankful I just wanted to give all of you a big “Thank you” for making Hack Bend such a great blog to write—it’s the readers that really make it work. Thank you, … Continue reading
Not everyone celebrates Thanksgiving with a home-cooked meal, for some reason or another, and if you’re one of those folks who would rather go out to eat on Turkey Day, there are a number of possibilities for you: Common Table, the new non-profit restaurant in Downtown Bend, is hosting a … Continue reading
The mobile street food vendor Spork sent out their weekly e-news with an update on their winter schedule—said schedule being “closed” as the cold weather and holidays move in. [E]ffective today for the next three months thru February we’re going to take the trailer offline except for special events and/or if … Continue reading
The Downtown Bend News arrived in my inbox today and contains two upcoming Christmas events that you might be wondering about. First, the Holiday Tree Lighting is on November 26th, the day after Thanksgiving: taking place on the corner of Greenwood and Wall from 5:45 until 7:15, there will be … Continue reading
Hard to believe, but McMenamins Old St. Francis School has been a fixture in downtown Bend for six years now—and this weekend they’re hosting their 6th Anniversary Celebration to commemorate it. Friday the 19th and Saturday the 20th they’ll be having live music, food and drink specials, and other things … Continue reading