It’s the first Friday of June, so fittingly enough tonight is First Friday in Downtown Bend and the Old Mill District: The streets of Bend fill with art patrons on the first Friday of every month as Downtown Bend and Old Mill District art galleries stay open late with receptions … Continue reading
It’s been on the calendar for awhile now, but I overlooked the fact that Balloons Over Bend starts tomorrow(!). Well, technically there’s only a "media flight" for local media personalities tomorrow (Friday), and the rest of the festivities actually start on Saturday. It’s all taking place in the Old Mill … Continue reading
Tomorrow night (Friday) there debuts the first annual "Bend Bicycle Film Festival" at the Tower Theatre. Yep, it’s a new one to me, too. Here’s the press release: The first annual Bend Bicycle Film Festival debuts at the Tower Theatre Friday night, May 29, celebrating the wonders and joys of … Continue reading
Lindsey with Ruff Wear writes in to let us know about an event coming up this Saturday: To celebrate the opening of the new off-leash dog park at Riverbend Beach in Bend, Oregon, Ruff Wear is hosting a demonstration and fitting event for our Big EddyT and PortageT lifejackets. Come … Continue reading
The next Ignite Bend event is just around the corner (June 4), and right now they’re in the "selection" phase—picking which of the many submitted presentations will make it to the final event on the Fourth. To that end, they’ve posted for a call to crowdsourcing: even if you don’t … Continue reading
Got the latest press release for the Renegade Rollergirls next bout: The Renegade Rumble on Saturday, May 23rd. The Renegade Rollergirls; Bend’s only non-profit Roller Derby League, will hold their 7th and last bout of their 3rd season at Midtown Music Hall, located on Greenwood Ave. The Renegades will be … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a COWPU notice, but there’s one up today: We are going to have our scheduled meeting (last Wednesday of the month) on the 27th out at Altrec.com. I know what your thinking- you don’t want to drive out to Redmond. [T]here will be food … Continue reading
The other day I was updating the calendar with the Silver Moon Brewing schedule and I noticed one of the events is the "Epic Trail Ale release party." Wasn’t totally sure what it was until Beer Northwest today ran a post about it. Silver Moon Brewing Company in cooperation with … Continue reading
Sorry for the late posting on this one, it slipped by and I was lame. Press release, last minute but there still may be opportunity for those interested. Jackalope Grill Dinner With St. Innocent Wines Monday, April 27, 6:00pm, with St. Innocent Winemaker Mark Vlossak St. Innocent Winery was founded … Continue reading
This is one of the more unusual events I’ve heard of, but it’s definitely worth blogging about. If you’re unhappy with the way the government has been handling the economy lately (among other things), this might be for you. You’ve no doubt heard of the many Tea Party Rallies being … Continue reading