First Friday and Fall Festival

This weekend is a busy one! Not only is it First Friday tomorrow night, it’s the Fall Art Hop as well—which (along with the Spring version) is the bigger version of the usual monthly Art Walk, with many businesses in Downtown Bend and the Old Mill District staying open late … Continue reading

Edgar Allan Poe at the Tower Theatre

Just in time for Halloween! Edgar Allan Poe invented the modern short story and authored many suitably creepy and macabre works, so if you’re looking for something Halloween-ish to do the weekend before the holiday, this could be it. The Des Chutes Historical Museum, The Tower Theatre Foundation, and Lenore … Continue reading

It’s pumpkin patch season again

It’s October 1st, and Halloween is coming right up, so that means lots of Halloween-themed blogging all month long! One of the first things I thought of when thinking about autumn and Halloween in Central Oregon is the Central Oregon Pumpkin Company—the ranch out in Terrebonne that has one of … Continue reading

Learn about fresh hops with Deschutes Brewery

Deschutes Brewery has a number of things going on this week. My friend Brenda sent this along to make sure I was on top of things: Deschutes Brewery has something to celebrate having recently received the title of the World’s Best Beer from the recent World Beer Awards. We all … Continue reading

Brewtal Breakdown Festival, fundraiser for Bend Roots Festival

Starting today the Broken Top Bottle Shop is holding a weekend-long fundraiser for next year’s Rise Up’s Bend Roots Revival music festival (in light of the troubles they ended up having this year): their “Brewtal Breakdown Festival” which has things going on all three days. “Free shows, raffle prizes & … Continue reading

Bend Fall Festival homebrew competition

Boy, you’d think I’d have been on top of this one but frankly, it hasn’t been well advertised anywhere that I’ve seen: this year’s Bend Fall Festival includes a homebrew competition by Deschutes Brewery—with a twist: it’s a competition for fresh hop (or “harvest”) beers only! This is the first … Continue reading

Sisters Fresh Hop Festival this weekend

The annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival is taking place this Saturday the 29th, highlighting one of the things that make Oregon’s beer culture stand out from the rest of the country: Fresh hop beers. Fresh hop beers are beers brewed with hops that are literally right off the vine—they are … Continue reading

Battledecks tonight (Ignite Bend)

Tonight is the free Ignite Bend Battledecks event and voting party, taking place at the Broken Top Bottle Shop starting at 7pm. This is a great, fun event that is a bit of a precursor to the Ignite Bend experience: there will be a slide projector set up with completely … Continue reading

Kick off the Leadman Tri with a free Kids’ Festival Friday

The Leadman Triathlon is this Saturday (as mentioned here) but the night before the Old Mill District is hosting a free Kids’ Festival to kickoff the Leadman weekend. Here’s the blurb: Saturday’s Leadman Epic Triathlon in Bend might be for big boys and girls, but a free Kids’ Festival and … Continue reading