This seems like a good idea that is probably overdue, frankly: The City of Bend has launched a new online service to enhance community engagement and provide a forum for residents to offer suggestions on how to improve the way the City does business. The new Web portal, www.BendVoice.org, is … Continue reading
As strange as it may seem, in fact Snoop Dogg is coming to Bend, on Tuesday, December 18 to the Midtown Ballroom. (Ben Salmon broke the news over on his Frequency Blog.) Tickets cost $42.50 plus fees, and can be purchases online at BendTicket, TicketsWest, or TicketWeb. Or pick them … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is coming up next week—yes, already! (And Christmas is just around the corner!)—and if for whatever reason you’re not finding yourself enjoying a meal with friends or family, or you’re just not feeling like pulling together a big meal, there are some alternatives to look into. Broken Top Bottle … Continue reading
This weekend is McMenamins Old St. Francis School‘s eighth birthday, and they are celebrating today and tomorrow with live music, food and drink specials, and more! Tonight the music starts at 7pm and features the Freak Mountain Ramblers as part of McMenamins’ Great Northwest Music Tour; tomorrow music kicks off … Continue reading
Three Creeks Brewing out in Sisters has a busy month ahead, starting tomorrow: Friday, November 9th: the release party for their annual holiday ale Rudolph’s Imperial Red kicks off at the brewery at 6pm. This is the fifth year the beer has been released, and to celebrate they’ll have it … Continue reading
Gotta love The Source: today they have an article about the Bend Zine Library, something I had no idea existed—indeed, in the back of my mind I had thought with the rise of the web and blogging and easy self-publishing, zines had mostly disappeared. I’m glad to know I’m wrong! … Continue reading
So there’s this cool little under-the-radar community event called “Armchair” taking place this Thursday evening, November 8th. It’s all about live storytelling, which is to say: Armchair is a live storytelling event told without props, slides, cues or rehearsals. Several featured storytellers will share a personal and true story no longer … Continue reading
Perhaps you’ve heard recently about this new beer business over on Bend’s east side: no, not Worthy Brewing (though that’s going to be impressive!), rather the relatively new growler fill station located inside the Shell gas station on the corner of Highway 20 and 27th Street—The Growler Guys. Yes, I … Continue reading
The eighth annual Nature of Words literary festival is kicking off next week, from November 7th through the 11th and is to Bend’s literary scene what BendFilm is to the independent cinema scene. Each year NOW “brings acclaimed authors to Bend for five days of readings, workshops, lectures, panel discussions, … Continue reading
With tomorrow night being Halloween, of course there will be lots of kids out trick or treating and having fun and it’s important to remember to stay safe, as well. There are a number of super kid-friendly Halloween events going on Wednesday listed below, but first let’s start with a … Continue reading