Christmas is fast approaching (less than two weeks away!) and for any last-minute shopping you need to do, herewith are some suggestions. Organized by category, all as local as possible, with some specific suggestions and some general. Feel free to leave additional suggestions in the comments. If you’re just browsing, … Continue reading
This Saturday, April 4th, is the "Friends of the Bend Library Spring Book Sale". As usual it takes place downtown at the Library Administration Building at 507 NW Wall (in the basement). Time is 10 until 4. This is a quarterly favorite of mine (as you regular readers all know). … Continue reading
This Saturday, January 17, is the (quarterly) Friends of the Bend Library Winter Book Sale. As always, it runs from 10am until 4pm at the Library Administration Building, downtown at 507 NW Wall Street. Great deals to be had; for under $10 you can walk out with a big stack … Continue reading
The Friends of the Bend Library is having their quarterly Fall Book Sale tomorrow, Saturday, from 10am until 4pm. As always, it’s at the Library Administration Building, in the basement, at 507 NW Wall Street in downtown Bend. I always recommend this sale when it comes up, because it’s always … Continue reading
It’s confirmed; Duncan first reported it yesterday and it appears in today’s paper (E-edition online only; no link). They’ve been downtown on Minnesota Avenue for 35 years (though not at the exact same location). 35 years! I don’t even know what to say. (And before anybody points an accusative finger … Continue reading
The third Saturday of this month is the Deschutes Public Library’s Spring Book Sale. All the usual details apply; it’s taking place at the Library Administration Building basement at 507 NW Wall Street downtown. Date is Saturday, April 19th, time is from 10am until 4pm. Get there early for the … Continue reading
What: Frontier Doctor, by Urling Coe. One of my favorite Bend history books—this is more of a narrative than a dry history tome and it’s a fantastic read. Urling Coe came to Bend in 1905 to practice medicine when Bend was still entirely a frontier town, and his experiences and … Continue reading
What: Bend, Overall, by Scott Cook. One of the best local guidebooks to the area, written by a local, with emphasis on the outdoors. I reviewed it here: "The book is divided into 53 featured outings/destinations, several driving tours, and maps. Each of the outings features exact directions for both … Continue reading
My wife pointed out the ad in the latest Source: Between the Covers, "Bend’s newest neighborhood bookstore." It’s located in the historic Delaware Annex building (which also has a little-known vacation apartment space, according to Bend Living) at 645 NW Delaware—the corner of Delaware and Bond. So far I only … Continue reading
This almost slipped under my radar: the Friends of the Bend Library Fall Book Sale. It’s today (October 6) from 10am until 4pm, downtown at the Library Administration Building at 507 NW Wall Street. (The old Library building.) Thousands of quality books of all kinds for sale: fiction, nonfiction, travel … Continue reading