This Saturday, December 14th, is the very first Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival, taking place at GoodLife Brewing in their Biergarten from 2 to 8pm, and sponsored by The Growler Guys. Most of Central Oregon’s breweries will be there, as it’s being held as a benefit for the Central Oregon Brewers … Continue reading
For the first time ever, the Bend Christmas Parade is canceled this year, due to the cold. I’m lifting this from KTVZ’s Facebook post of just a few minutes ago, so it’s breaking: BREAKING NEWS: From Downtowners’ Chuck Arnold: Due to extreme cold conditions, #inBend Christmas Parade canceled for first … Continue reading
The annual lighting of Downtown Bend’s Christmas tree is tonight, with festivities kicking off at 6 o’clock. This year the tree is in a new location, at the top of Drake Park by Brooks Street and Franklin Avenue—its new permanent location as I’m reading it on the Facebook event page, … Continue reading
It hardly seems like only a year since Crow’s Feet Commons opened downtown in the former Mirror Pond Gallery space, but there it is, and that’s a testament to how Bend has embraced the custom bike and ski shop and café and beer taproom. And tomorrow night they are throwing their … Continue reading
There are a number of special beer releases and events happening around the area this week that you’re going to want to check out. Tomorrow (Wednesday) Crux Fermentation Project is teaming up with Blue Pine Bar to put on a special beer dinner featuring Crux beer pairings. It’s a five-course … Continue reading
Local robotics team High Desert Droids will be holding a garage sale fundraiser on Saturday, November 2nd, 9am-2:30pm, in the Cafeteria at Mountain View High School. The team’s annual garage sale is a major fundraiser that helps offset funds needed to participate in this challenging program. Currently the team plans … Continue reading
There are (at least) a couple of Halloween parties going on in Bend tonight, each from one of the breweries. McMenamins Old St. Francis School has their annual Halloween at Old St. Francis kicking off at 8pm with live music from 9 to midnight. It’s 21-and-over and free, and of … Continue reading
It’s the perfect time of year—and today looks to be the perfect day—for pumpkins, and 10 Barrel Brewing is holding their first-ever “Get Squashed” Pumpkin (beer) Fest today starting at noon at their Pub patio on the westside. 10 Barrel has brewed five pumpkin beers, including a sour pumpkin beer, … Continue reading
Last week the Platypus Pub pub quietly re-opened after being closed for a few weeks for renovations and a menu overhaul, and this week they are kicking off several days of events including their 2nd anniversary party spanning both Friday and Saturday the 11th and 12th. From their email newsletter: … Continue reading
Taking place tonight at the Volcanic Theater Pub in the Century Center (across the courtyard from GoodLife Brewing) is the Ignite Bend Battledecks event, best described as a slideshow karaoke pre-show for the main Ignite coming up in a few weeks. It’s free and open to one and all, and … Continue reading