The Bite of Bend Bite Week

The annual Bite of Bend is coming up next weekend (Saturday and Sunday the 29th and 30th) but this year there’s even more: Bite Week, starting tomorrow (Sunday the 23rd) offering up a week’s worth of food and culinary events to lead up to the Bite. The Bite of Bend … Continue reading

Are you ready for the 4 Peaks Music Festival this weekend?

One of the area’s biggest music festivals, the 4 Peaks Music Festival, is taking place this weekend, Friday the 21st through Sunday the 23rd. Are you ready? This year it’s taking place at the Rockin A Ranch up at 19449 Tumalo Reservoir Road, and like every year, camping is part of … Continue reading

Spork in their new location is having a soft opening today

It was back in February that I’d blogged about Spork taking over the old Fox’s Billiards location over at  937 NW Newport Avenue (next door to Cuppa Yo), and they’ve been working all spring to get the new restaurant ready. Well, today is the day! According to their newsletter they … Continue reading

Sisters Wine and Brew Festival

This one always sneaks up on me somehow: the Sisters Wine & Brew Festival started yesterday, and continues today over in Sisters’ Village Green Park. It takes place from 11am to 8pm today, and is both family and dog friendly. There will be food and other vendors on site, and … Continue reading

Fermentation Celebration 2013 – next week

The Old Mill District’s Fermentation Celebration is back for its second year, taking place exactly one week from today on Thursday, June 20. (Facebook event page.) It runs from 5 to 10pm and it’s basically a “beer walk” throughout the Old Mill: it “pays homage to the region’s booming craft … Continue reading

The Free Summer Activity Guide is back

Every year for the past number of years I’ve posted a guide to free (or cheap) summertime activities, and tonight I just finished up revising it for 2013. Take a look and let me know if there’s anything I can add.

Summer Shootout Marble Tournament, June 22

The Des Chutes Historical Museum is once again hosting their annual Summer Shootout Marble Tournament coming up on Saturday, the 22nd: day full of marble tournament and free play, along with lawn games and other activities, and the Museum will be free that day. From the pres release: Marble competition … Continue reading

Deschutes Brewery Firkin-A: Traditional Ales

Deschutes Brewery has a cool event coming up this Tuesday the 11th at the downtown Pub as part of their Co-Op events: Firkin-A, highlighting “Traditional Ales” also known as cask-conditioned or Real Ales. These beers are served from a special cask known as a “firkin” and undergo natural carbonation in … Continue reading

First Friday this week

This Friday evening it’s once again the First Friday Art Walk taking place downtown and in the Old Mill District from 5 to 9, with galleries and shops open late and featuring special art exhibits, and often free refreshments (including wine and beer). And many places will have live music, … Continue reading