The Deschutes County Fair is off and running

It bears mentioning that the Deschutes County Fair is currently in full swing: it’s the 92nd year of the Fair (held in Redmond out near the airport) and is running from the 3rd (yesterday) until the 7th (Sunday). Full Fair amenities apply: carny rides, junky food, and the livestock and … Continue reading

Ignite Bend 7

Ignite Bend 7 is coming up in a couple of months, on September 28th to be exact, and in case you’ve missed any of the previous ones, this one would be a great place to start. And it’s free too! If you had five minutes on stage what would you … Continue reading

Summer Ballet

Central Oregon School of Ballet presents its summer performance next weekend, July 23rd and 24th in the auditorium at Bend High School. This year they are performing Giselle, described as follows: “The ballet ‘Giselle’ is a full-length ballet in two acts, first presented in Paris, France in 1841. Its wonderful … Continue reading

Happy 4th!

Happy Independence Day all! It’s already a beautiful day and with all the things going on it’s definitely one of my favorite Bend holidays. I hope everyone has a safe Fourth this year. And here’s a last-minute list of activities going on in Bend today. The Pancake Breakfast has already … Continue reading

The Bite of Bend (2011)

This weekend the annual Bite of Bend is taking over Downtown Bend, offering up two days of food, beer, wine, music, and more. It’s taking place Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th, from 11am to 10pm and 11am to 7pm respectively. The Sterling Savings Bank Bite of Bend is … Continue reading

First Friday (June 2011)

Where did May go? Suddenly it’s time for the First Friday tonight, the start of this first weekend in June. (I only wish the weather was warmer! Though the current forecast has it being 66 and getting warmer tomorrow…) Both Downtown Bend and The Old Mill District will be hosting … Continue reading

Boneyard Birthday Bash

Boneyard Beer is celebrating their first anniversary with a Birthday Bash tomorrow, Saturday the 21st, at the Old Stone Church: Boneyard Birthday Bash! Boneyard is celebrating year #1! Come get your chug on while enjoying great food from Island Wild and groovin tunes from Truth Hero! Charge is $2.00 entry, … Continue reading

NW Crossing Hullabaloo with Marc Cohn

A press release showed up in my inbox today promoting next month’s NorthWest Crossing Hullabaloo, their fourth annual summer street festival, with the headlining music coming from Marc Cohn. Cohn is best known for his 20-year-old “Walking in Memphis” (which I like but in fact it’s the only song of … Continue reading

Cinco de Mayo happenings

Thursday is Cinco de Mayo, and I’ve been checking the internets to find the goings-on in Bend, but like last year information is a bit sparse. So if you know of something going on that I missed here, leave a note in the comments. Amalia’s is having what they’re calling … Continue reading

Hot Buttered Trivia

If you haven’t yet made it to the Kurera Pub Quiz at The Summit, you will want to be there tomorrow night. This month my team is taking a break from our long winning streak and we have written the questions for this go-around. Here’s some info from Kurera’s Facebook … Continue reading