Sometimes you don’t feel like cooking on Thanksgiving, or perhaps your plans fell through, or perhaps you have no other alternatives to a Thanksgiving meal. If you need other plans for your Thanksgiving dinner, here are some I’ve found around Central Oregon: McMenamins Old St. Francis School is hosting a … Continue reading
Looking for something to do on Halloween? There’s a ton going on, both on the 31st and the days before as well. Here’s the list: General The Deschutes County Fairgrounds is hosting their "ScareGrounds" featuring "The Haunt at Juniper Hollow" and "Dark Intentions" running on a number of days this … Continue reading
Halloween is this Saturday (already!) and I’m putting together a list of Halloween events going on around town to be posted later in the week. You know, if you need something to do. But! If there’s something going on I (possibly/probably) don’t know about, you need to tell me. Let … Continue reading
Even though the 4th is on Saturday, there are things happening tomorrow (the 3rd) that I’m including on the list—since it’s a long holiday weekend for many of us. Here are a bunch of events happening: First Friday Art Walk (July 3rd): Downtown hosts the monthly event where the galleries … Continue reading
I admit it, I got a kick out of this email, which is otherwise pretty obvious advertising: Looking for a Luscious Mother’s Day Package – Treat that special mama in your life with a unique package from Edible Arrangements and Anjou Spa & Salon. This yummy package includes a signature … Continue reading
Hard to believe, but everyone’s favorite drinking holiday is just around the corner: Tuesday the 17th. Like the last couple of years, it’s time for the "official" Pub Hopper’s Guide. It’s not definitive, but a list of the places that strike me as St. Patty’s-appropriate. And like last time, I’m … Continue reading
Merry Christmas everyone! Nothing else to report today.
It’s not specific to Bend or Central Oregon, but on Christmas Eve we enjoy NORAD Tracks Santa—the "official" site for finding out where Santa is right now. The dynamic map is updated every few minutes with Santa’s current location, and every so often a video goes "live" showing Santa flying … Continue reading
More snow; I heard on the radio driving home from work today that there’s another winter storm advisory from 6am tomorrow morning until 6pm Thursday (Christmas), with 3-5 inches expected for Bend. Now, I know better than to implicitly trust the weather report for Central Oregon, so I have my … Continue reading
Hard to believe we’re only three days away from Christmas already. Nothing substantive to point to tonight, other than a few pictures I took while shopping in the Old Mill District the other day. Christmas shopping, naturally. Well, I suppose you can’t tell it’s Christmas time from the smokestacks picture… … Continue reading