Sangria & Song at Balay

My buddy Brian of the band KouseFly sent this out yesterday: Join Us For A BendFilm Festival Warm-Up Party This Thursday At Balay! Can’t wait for next weekend’s festival? We can’t either, so we are celebrating early. Join us on Thursday, Oct 2 at 5:30pm-8:00pm for Sangria & Song, a … Continue reading

Bend Fall Festival this weekend

Downtown Bend just finished up with their Oktoberfest and now it’s time for the Bend Fall Festival already—this weekend, October 4th and 5th. The routine is pretty much the same as for the other seasonal festivals: several blocks of Downtown Bend will be blocked to traffic and opened to artisans … Continue reading

Review of Three Creeks Brewing

We visited the new Three Creeks Brewing Company over in Sisters on Saturday, and I wrote up a long-ish review (with photos) over on my beer blog here. The verdict: good food, decent beer. Overall, we all agreed the beer is decent and drinkable, and I think they’re doing some … Continue reading

Press Release: "Ales for Authors" Fundraiser at Silver Moon Brewing

Enjoy great beer, catch some open mic performances and support The Nature of Words at "Ales for Authors" on Wednesday, October 1, at Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing. The evening’s $3.00 cover charge will go to benefit Central Oregon’s premier literary festival, scheduled for November 5-9, 2008. Local slam poet Jason … Continue reading

Bend Oktoberfest starts today

That’s right, the festivities start at 6pm today (until 10pm) and then all day tomorrow, from noon to 10pm. The page for it is here. Activities for everyone-Celebrity Yodeling Contest, Hammer Schlagen, Wiener Dog Races GREAT Kids Area with puppet shows, face painting and tons more until 6pm, Saturday, (21+ … Continue reading

"Who’s Line…" at Bend High

My wife spotted this on craigslist: "Whose Line is it Anyway" Tickets On Sale. Thats right, the Hit TV show "Whose Line is it Anyway" with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood is coming to Bend High School Auditorium Sept 28th…[3] days away!! And Today we are giving Craigslist people a … Continue reading

You’ve heard of meetups, now there’s a Tweetup

If you’re familiar with Twitter, then you likely know what a "tweet" more-or-less refers to. If you don’t follow Twitter, then, ah… I guess you should start. Julie Anderson (of Chubby Mommy Running Club fame) sends this along: Alert! Impromptu "Tweet-Up" tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 24th) at the Black Smith restaurant, … Continue reading

Press Release: BMC Celebrates National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

To raise awareness of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bend Memorial Clinic has partnered up with local Bend florists. During the month of October, every woman scheduled for a mammogram will receive flowers donated by All Occasion Flowers, Autry’s, Donners, Fred Meyer and Wildflowers. According to the American Cancer Society, … Continue reading

Press Release: Tickets for The Nature of Words Are Now on Sale

The wait is over! Registration and tickets for The Nature of Words, Central Oregon’s premier literary event, scheduled for November 5-9, 2008 in Bend, Oregon are now available. Tickets for guest author readings, workshops and the dinner and panel discussion can be purchased at The Ticket Mill, Old Mill District, … Continue reading

Jubelale launch party

Tuesday, September 23rd (that’s tomorrow!), Deschutes Brewery is celebrating 21 years of Jubelale with a launch party for the seasonal beer at their downtown Pub. The toast is at 5pm and there will three variations of Jubelale on tap: regular, cask conditioned, and nitro. Here’s the special menu for the … Continue reading