Zwickelmania is back this Saturday

This Saturday, February 15th (President’s Day weekend), the 6th annual Zwickelmania returns to provide a statewide “backstage pass” to Oregon’s breweries— offering “visitors a chance to tour Oregon breweries, meet the brewers and sample your favorite beers”—and of course in Central Oregon we have a large number that are participating. … Continue reading

Crab Fest!

Deschutes Brewery‘s annual Crab Fest is taking place tomorrow and Saturday! This is their all-you-can-eat crab extravaganza: Crab Fest is back! Get your fill of crab and damn tasty Deschutes brews at our annual Crab Feed Beer Dinner. Since this event sells out every year, we’ve added a second date … Continue reading

Broken Top Bottle Shop’s 2nd anniversary

It was Tuesday, February 4, 2012 that Broken Top Bottle Shop opened their doors, transforming the previous Abbey Pub space into a new beer bar with a focus on community, good beer, and good, healthy and vegetarian food, and since that day two years ago they have become such an integral … Continue reading

Schools closed due to freezing rain

Freezing rain moved in to the area overnight and encased everything in a coat of ice, and as a result all the Bend-Lapine schools are closed today. According to KTVZ: NeighborImpact said its Bend and La Pine HeadStart classes were closed for the day. Redmond’s HeadStart canceled its morning and midday … Continue reading

The Library’s Winter Book Sale is this weekend

The Deschutes Public Library‘s Winter Book Sale is taking place today and tomorrow, taking place at the Library Administration Building in the basement down at 507 NW Wall Street. This is a great sale, you’ll find fantastic deals on books, but note that the hours for today (Saturday) are different than … Continue reading

Papa Murphy’s pizza is expanding

The Papa Murphy’s take-and-bake pizza place on the north end of town (on the corner of 3rd and Revere) is expanding, and will be closed for the first part of next week it sounds like. Word is, they will be closed Monday through Wednesday and then re-open on Thursday with … Continue reading

High Desert Museum free day this weekend

The High Desert Museum has another one of their Free Family Days coming up this Saturday the 25th, offering free admission all day from 10am until 4pm. The “Free Family Saturday” complimentary admission program supports the educational mission of Mid Oregon Credit Union by providing the community with the opportunity … Continue reading

McMenamins High Gravity Extravaganza – Saturday!

McMenamins Old St. Francis School is hosting a special mini beerfest Saturday, all day from 1pm until 10pm, which they are dubbing their High Gravity Extravaganza: a host of “big” beers (meaning, higher in alcohol) from a number of guest breweries—both different McMenamins breweries from around the state, and also a … Continue reading

Cascade Lakes Brewing’s 20th anniversary

This year Redmond’s Cascade Lakes Brewing is celebrating their 20th anniversary, and they’ve got a number of things lined up this month to mark the occasion—starting with the debut of their new 20th Anniversary IPA, a 6.4% alcohol, 82 IBUs beer brewed special for this year. The beer will be … Continue reading

January Art Walk (First Friday) is tonight

It’s the first Friday of January (and of 2014) and that means Downtown Bend comes alive from 5 to 9pm with the monthly Art Walk, where business stay open late to showcase special art exhibits, and many will also host live music and offer up complimentary food and wine (and … Continue reading