Pole Pedal Paddle this Saturday

(One of) Bend’s biggest homegrown events, the Pole Pedal Paddle, is already right around the corner. It’s taking place this Saturday the 15th, starting at Mt. Bachelor in the morning at ending at the Les Schwab Amphitheater… well, whenever. Teams, pairs, and individual participants are composed of recreational and expert … Continue reading

First Friday!

It’s the first Friday in May, which means tonight is the First Friday Art Walk. Downtown, the Old Mill District, and Northwest Crossing art galleries stay open late with receptions for guest artists and special presentations of new exhibits, and often feature live music and refreshments (wine!). It all goes … Continue reading

Cinco de Mayo

It’s time (again) for one of America’s favorite co-opted [drinking] holidays—Cinco de Mayo! I’ve been looking around online for specific Cinco de Mayo-related events, and have thus far found a surprising scarcity of them. The Mexican restaurants will of course be celebrating the day and will be good destinations. Here … Continue reading

Deschutes Brewery Casino Night

Geoffrey from All Around Bend emailed to remind me about Deschutes Brewery’s Casino Night, coming up Saturday, May 8th. I had seen the flier at the Brewery and forgotten to blog about it. It’s a benefit for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and starts at 6pm up at their Mountain … Continue reading

Northwest Crossing Spring Festival this weekend

Just in time for the arrival of the nicer weather (or rather, the weather arrived just in time for this), Northwest Crossing is having a Bend Spring Festival from Friday through Sunday. Celebrating the return of the sun, the renewal of the earth, and the launching of a busy Central … Continue reading

Terrebonne Depot Brew Master’s Dinner

Back from spring break—since Friday, actually (yes, we actually went out of town)—and found this backlogged in my email from a few days before we left. Sounds pretty cool, and taking place out at the Terrebonne Depot. Join us for a special evening of great food and beer! On Tuesday … Continue reading

St. Patrick’s Day Feast at The Jackalope

The Jackalope Grill is having a St. Patrick’s Day Feast tomorrow: We are offering our Dublin salad, braised beef brisket and Grandma Collins Chocolate Cake with fresh berries and clotted cream for $22.00. Corkage fee for this event will be waived. I’m not sure of the reservations situation, but you … Continue reading

MS Walk registration and beer

The MS Walk is coming up in Bend next month (April 17th at the Les Schwab Amphitheater), and registrations for it are coming up later this month. Last year I blogged about their registration efforts at Deschutes Brewery, and this year they’re going the beer route again (from a Facebook … Continue reading

First Friday

It’s the first Friday of March, so downtown Bend, the Old Mill District, and Northwest Crossing are hosting their monthly First Friday Art Walk. Art galleries and businesses will be open from 5 until 9pm (or later), many offering music and refreshments also. Here’s the details I have on the … Continue reading

Ignite Bend 4 – Thursday the 25th

Depending on when you are reading this, either tomorrow or today is Ignite Bend 4. I don’t know how this slipped completely under my radar, but Ignite is definitely something cool you’ll want to see—either in person at the Tower Theatre or via live webcast. Here’s the meat of the … Continue reading