If you’ve gone to the Hack Bend Calendar recently, you may have noticed some changes: I’m in the process of switching it over to a new calendar app (a WordPress blog plugin) and moving away from Google Calendar. Not that there was anything wrong with Google Calendar (and you can … Continue reading
Tonight at GoodLife Brewing is the Ignite Bend Battledecks event and voting party: the free “Ignite improv” event where you can come and sign up to do an impromptu presentation to a bunch of slides you’ve never seen—or simply come and enjoy watching others do it. In addition, it’s also … Continue reading
The deadline for proposals for the next Ignite Bend is tomorrow—Friday, January 27th. So if you have a burning desire to give a five-minute presentation on stage (on anything you want, really, as long as it’s not a sales pitch or recruiting spiel) now’s your chance to submit your idea! … Continue reading
This Saturday and Sunday, January 21st and 22nd, is “Poverty Weekend” as a part of the larger “Poverty in America Awareness Month” being promoted by the Partnership to End Poverty. For this upcoming weekend Greg forwarded the link to the document (PDF) that talks about it: As part of this … Continue reading
Coming up on Tuesday, January 31st is the Ignite Bend “Battledecks” event which combines what can best be described as “Ignite improv” with the Ignite Bend 8 voting party. Join us at GoodLife Brewing on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 7pm for Battledecks and the Ignite Bend 8 voting party! Grab a beer, … Continue reading
There are of course lots of New Year’s Eve parties and events going on in Bend tomorrow night, so I thought I’d try to compile a list of the prominent ones I can find. If you know of any others, leave a comment! McMenamins Old St. Francis School: Music starts … Continue reading
The next Ignite Bend (number 8 ) is coming up a scant two months away, on February 23rd, and it’s time to start thinking about submitting a proposal. Yes, I am of course talking about you; you should definitely consider getting on stage for five minutes to talk about—well, anything … Continue reading
This Saturday, December 3rd, is the annual Bend Christmas Parade, one of my favorite downtown events (even though it’s usually really cold!). This year’s theme is the “Sights and Sounds of Christmas” and starts at noon. The Parade route starts at Newport and Harmon on the west side of the … Continue reading
This Friday the 28th is the 4th annual Monster Ball presented by the Power 94 local radio station: the live music, dance party, costume contest “extravaganza” taking place at the Century Center. There will be performances by Mosley Wotta, Necktie Killer, So Cal’s famous DJ Kay Rich, Performance by the … Continue reading
Every year the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association sells flower bulbs. Most of the sales are by pre-order, but this year they have some extras. Spring Bulb Sale Where: Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue (Bend) When: Saturday, October 22nd, 10:30am to noon. They recommend arriving early for the best … Continue reading