Worthy Brewing has been open for several months now, opening softly in early February though as popular as it’s been you wouldn’t have guessed “soft.” (Read: they’ve been slammed!) However this Friday, the 5th, they are celebrating their official Grand Opening with special Hop House Dedication and party from 4 … Continue reading
The next Armchair storytelling event is coming up on April 18, and they are now looking for storytellers for the event. The theme is “Obsess” and as they posted on Facebook the other day: Are you a prolific peak bagger? Have you visited every Dolly Madison factory? Run a 10k … Continue reading
The TEDxBend idea-spreading event is back again for a second year, taking place a Summit High School on Saturday, April 6—just over three weeks away. TEDxBend is an independently organized TED event, bringing together amazing speakers who will be taking the stage in the Summit auditorium beginning at 1pm. Sparked … Continue reading
Update: Commenter Charlie M. won the tickets! Thanks to all for participating! As usual, I’ve got 2 tickets to Ignite Bend going on this Thursday night, March 7, that I’m going to give away here on the blog—if you missed your chance to snag a couple tickets a couple weeks … Continue reading
Don’t forget—this coming Thursday, March 7, is Ignite Bend 10! If you didn’t get tickets to the free event (they sold out quickly again), don’t fret—I should be running a raffle for 2 tickets again this time around (probably Monday). It should be a good show (though the Speaker list … Continue reading
It was 18 years ago this month, back in 1995, that Bend Brewing Company opened their doors, the second brewpub in Bend (and third overall in Central Oregon). And to celebrate, today starting at 4pm they are kicking off their 18th birthday party: We’re celebrating 18 years in business, and … Continue reading
As much as Bend is a booming beer town, you might think it’s weird to celebrate the old school beers, but tonight the Platypus Pub is doing just that and having fun with it: their “Heritage Brew Fest” kicks off at 6pm and is featuring the classic beers of Pabst … Continue reading
Tonight is the Ignite Bend Battledecks event and voting party, taking place over at the Broken Top Bottle Shop at 6:30 (though the actual Battledeck-ing will probably kick off around 7)—this is the improv/ad-lib “Powerpoint Karaoke” event where you can sign up to do a short Ignite-style presentation to a slidedeck … Continue reading
Ignite Bend 10 is just over a month away, and this week is the deadline to submit a proposal if you wanted to be a part of it! The deadline is Friday the 8th at 5pm, and then online voting for the favorites will begin on Saturday. And then on … Continue reading
I saw this event on Facebook—someone posted it on the Ignite Bend page—and it’s too quirky not to mention: a Flash Mob Pillow Fight taking place this Friday downtown (during First Friday, actually) in front of Bellatazza at 7pm. Bring your own pillow. Performance Art – Flash Mob PILLOW FIGHT! … Continue reading