Fundraiser for Redmond Ricochet girls softball team

Tomorrow, Sunday the 3rd, Redmond’s Straw Hat Pizza is hosting a fundraiser for the Redmond Ricochet, a 12U girls softball team, from 4 to 9pm (closing). Here’s the Facebook event page. Straw Hat is donating 30% of proceeds during that time to the team, so if you’re needing pizza for … Continue reading

Broken Top Bottle Shop turns 1 this weekend

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already, but the Broken Top Bottle Shop is turning one year old this weekend, and in that past year they’ve established themselves firmly as one of the go-to beer destinations of the Bend beer scene, and look at what they’ve accomplished: They … Continue reading

Happy hour at the Broken Top Club

It’s been awhile since I’ve surveyed the local happy hour options, but I’m pleased to see that the Broken Top Club is going to be having one, open to the public, starting next Wednesday the 6th. Theirs will be running three days a week, Wednesday through Friday from 4 to … Continue reading

Registration for the Tour des Chutes begins Friday, Feb. 1

The annual Tour des Chutes community bike ride is coming up on July 13 of this year—but the registration begins tomorrow, Friday, February 1! Here’s what it’s all about: The 9th annual Tour des Chutes will be held July 13th, 2013. Registration will open February 1st. We are able to … Continue reading

Pillow Fight Club (?)

I saw this event on Facebook—someone posted it on the Ignite Bend page—and it’s too quirky not to mention: a Flash Mob Pillow Fight taking place this Friday downtown (during First Friday, actually) in front of Bellatazza at 7pm. Bring your own pillow. Performance Art – Flash Mob PILLOW FIGHT! … Continue reading

First annual Platypus Pub Brewfest

Update: Details below! This Thursday, January 31, is the first annual Platypus Pub Brewfest, an event featuring beer from at least 14 breweries that will be taking place later in the day I believe. I’m short on details, what I have is this: Based on this flyer the breweries are … Continue reading

Storytelling with Armchair this week

The next Armchair live storytelling event is coming up this Thursday, January 31, and taking place once again at the Tin Pan Theater. This “community storytelling” event is similar in concept to Ignite Bend and looks like great fun; here’s the refresher: Similar to other storytelling series around the country … Continue reading

Growler Fill Station Watch: We’re at 6 or 7 (maybe?) (8!)

Updated: Beau in the comments mentions Cascade West, and I’ve learned that Cross Creek Cafe in Redmond is a fill station too! Since I last posted about the “boom” in beer growler fill stations (see here and here), there have been a number of new ones opening up or about … Continue reading

Free Family Day at the High Desert Museum this Saturday

This Saturday is the first of several upcoming free days at the High Desert Museum, a really good deal that gets you in to the Museum during their regular (winter) hours of 10 to 4 for, yes, free. The “Free Family Saturday” complimentary admission program supports the educational mission of … Continue reading