I nearly forgot that the Bend Christmas Parade is this weekend! This is one of my favorite Bend events of the holiday season, and it’s coming up this Saturday, December 5th. The Parade starts at noon, and as always, proceeds from Newport and Harmon east along Newport and the Bridge, … Continue reading
This Friday is the First Friday Art Walk in Downtown Bend (also the Old Mill District and Northwest Crossing). In addition to the usual activities going on from 5pm until 9pm (galleries open late, often with live music and/or refreshments), I have some details on extra things happening that were … Continue reading
As many of you may know, the owners of The Downtowner, a great little sandwich-and-soup shop located to the entrance of the breezeway in downtown Bend, are also the owners of The Summit Saloon, the sports bar located in the O’Kane Building on Oregon Avenue. You may also know that … Continue reading
Munch and Music starts up this Thursday: the free summer concert series that takes place every Thursday through mid-August in Drake Park. (I almost missed it—I knew M&M was coming up, but they only just launched their new website with updated info for 2009.) M&M is always a summertime favorite—free … Continue reading
It’s the first Friday of June, so fittingly enough tonight is First Friday in Downtown Bend and the Old Mill District: The streets of Bend fill with art patrons on the first Friday of every month as Downtown Bend and Old Mill District art galleries stay open late with receptions … Continue reading
From the Volcano Vineyards blog today comes the news that the downtown local winery is closing their tasting room, but with good reason: they plan to open a larger space. We are working on opening a winery facility here in Bend for the production of our Magmita Sangria and our … Continue reading
This Friday, April 3rd, is not only the monthly First Friday "Gallery Walk" where art galleries downtown and in the Old Mill District stay open for wine and festivities—it’s also the Spring Art Hop. Thousand of folks will be downtown to appreciate art, wine and food. The bi-annual arts event … Continue reading
I’ve long maintained that Zydeco is the best restaurant in Bend, and today the Bulletin breaks the news that Zydeco is moving downtown, to fill the former Volo location. Zydeco will close its older restaurant April 1 and reopen downtown with a new five-year lease in early spring, said Steve … Continue reading
Tomorrow’s that time again: The streets of Bend fill with art patrons on the first Friday of every month as Downtown Bend and Old Mill District art galleries stay open late with receptions for guest artists and special presentations of new exhibits. In addition, the First Friday experience also includes … Continue reading
According to the Bulletin, the new Subway should have opened this morning downtown. In light of the various restaurant closings lately, this is refreshing news. It’s also good news for downtown Bend in general, I think; it adds variation and another affordable place to eat that downtown needs. The article … Continue reading