Rather than re-invent the wheel, Bendite Stephanie Hicks wrote an awesome blog post about Central Oregon pumpkin patches which are now open for business! She talks about the activities at the DD Ranch in Terrebone, Central Oregon Pumpkin Company and Rasmussen Farms in Hood River. Interesting note about the Rasmussen Farm Pumpkin … Continue reading
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
Easter’s just around the corner, and that means Easter egg hunts for kids is going to be the big activity this weekend. There are a number of community hunts available for the kids, and fortunately someone has rounded a bunch of them up (saving me the trouble!): my friend Martha … Continue reading
It’s that time again—St. Patrick’s Day! Although it’s a Wednesday this year, that shouldn’t stop you from having a good time, so here’s my "official" pub-hopping guide for the holiday. As always, it’s not definitive, but a list of the places that strike me as St. Patty’s-appropriate (more in the … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day is Sunday, and The Blacksmith has something special in mind for you: Spend the afternoon in the cozy environs of the Blacksmith learning how to make aphrodisiac cocktails with Columbine Quillen, considered one of the nation’s top mixologists. Space is limited. Reservations are required. This Sunday February 14 … Continue reading
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a safe holiday and are ready for 2010.
Merry Christmas! I hope everyone’s having a safe time this year and enjoying good food, good cheer, and good family. Except for a (possibly) a few posts here and there, I’m expecting to take the week off from the blog—sort of a Christmas blog vacation. Happy Holidays everybody!
The Bulletin has their annual list of big Christmas light displays online, and you should definitely drive around and check these out one of these nights. We did tonight, and while we didn’t follow the Bulletin’s list, we did catch the display at Perrigan Drive, which the paper’s article covers. … Continue reading
I nearly forgot that the Bend Christmas Parade is this weekend! This is one of my favorite Bend events of the holiday season, and it’s coming up this Saturday, December 5th. The Parade starts at noon, and as always, proceeds from Newport and Harmon east along Newport and the Bridge, … Continue reading
The title pretty much says it all… this evening (from 5:30 until about 7) there’s a Tweetup/"Ugly Holiday Sweater Party" over at Flatbread Pizza in the Old Mill District. The Facebook Event page is here. Wear your ugliest (or coolest, depending on your point of view) holiday sweater, show up … Continue reading