Weekend happenings (6/11/10)

Looks like it’s going to be a good-weather weekend (finally); here’s a slice of some of the goings-on: Friday The Bend Farmers Market over at St. Charles is taking place from 2 until 6pm. Tonight Deschutes Brewery is holding their Barrel-Aged Beer Tasting up in their Mountain Room. Starts at … Continue reading

Summer street closures

Whenever there’s a big event in Downtown Bend, they close off some of the streets and traffic has to route around the area. Summertime seems to bring about a spate of these, and the Downtown Bend website today posted a list of upcoming summer street closures (found by my wife): … Continue reading

Larkspur Festival

Jen noted in the Weekend Happenings post that the Larkspur Festival is being held today over at Larkspur Park (and the Bend Senior Center) just off of Reed Market Road. It’s taking place, well, now, from 10 until 3pm. Here’s their blurb: Over 50 local crafters and vendors. Children’s games, … Continue reading

Weekend happenings (6/4/10)

Hopefully we’ll see some nicer weather rolling in for the weekend, though I re-tweeted last night that Balloons Over Bend had to cancel all of their Friday (today) balloon flights due to a forecast of heavy winds. Otherwise, BoB has things going on all weekend down at the Les Schwab … Continue reading

Riverside Market online

It’s been awhile since I blogged about Riverside Market, down in Bend’s “old town” part of downtown. Back then (2007) they didn’t have a web presence, but they do now: both a website and a Facebook page. Which is to be expected, I guess. Especially the Facebook page.

Balloons Over Bend (already?)

I’m always surprised at how early Balloons Over Bend happens each June, and yes, it’s coming up this weekend, from June 4th through the 6th. Northwest Community Balloons Over Bend kicks off on Friday, June 4th with a media flight at sunrise from Les Schwab Amphitheater. During the media flight, … Continue reading

Jason Evers AKA Doitchin Krasev

I closed the comments on the previous Jason Evers post because it was getting ridiculous with a lot of unproductive comments and proto-flaming. However, with the latest news reports coming out about “Jason Evers”—now identified as “Doitchin Krasev”—it’s too interesting not to blog about. So, don’t get too crazy in … Continue reading

Cascade Winds Symphony concert: June 6

The Cascade Winds Symphonic Band is holding their last (free!) concert of their season on Sunday, June 6. It starts at 2pm at the Summit High School auditorium. This final concert of the Winds season is entitled Back Home in the U.S.A., and will feature important literature from American composers … Continue reading

The Cascade Lakes Highway is open

As noted in the press release sent out by Deschutes County: The annual opening of the Cascade Lakes Highway occurred this morning by the Deschutes County Road Department. Please travel with caution as there are still a few icy patches to be aware of and that no parking will be … Continue reading