AdFed of Central Oregon’s annual web/marketing/social conference hits Bend Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at the Tower Theatre and Oxford Hotel. This conference offers a left brain, right brain or mix track for those looking to keep up to speed with the latest trends in design, social and SEO marketing. … Continue reading
The Great American Beer Festival was this past weekend, and as usual several of our local breweries brought home medals: no mean feat when the competition consists of over 3500 beers all vying for a win. This year’s Bend winners are as follows: Deschutes Brewery: Category 14: Gluten Free Beer: … Continue reading
I’d be interested to see how many weekend festivals per year are held in Bend, because it feels like there’s always SOMETHING closing a street in this town. Seems like we have a higher than usual concentration of beer-centric events than anywhere. I’m not complaining, though. Who’s excited for Oktoberfest? For the … Continue reading
Not sure what it’s all about, but there’s a “Diabetes Summit” coming to Bend. To me it’s slightly shady since it’s sponsored by a pharmaceutical company. On the other hand, Brian Malarkey – a native Central Oregonian and a “Top Chef” contestant and finalist in Season 3 – will be … Continue reading
For all the runners out there, I heard about a series of Cross Country “meets” that are open to the community. Did you think cross country running was just for kids? Think again. This year, the fun is open to everyone. COCC and Fleet Feet have teamed up to create … Continue reading
Ignite Bend announced their presenter line-up earlier this week, and free tickets went “on sale” yesterday (9/16) at noon. Ignite Bend is a night of presentations on a variety of topics, with a twist. Each presentation has 20 slides that automatically advance after 15 seconds. Ignite Bend 5 will be held … Continue reading
The High Desert Dash benefitting the Family Access Network is happening September 25. They are still looking for teams and volunteers. Quick stats about the race from their website: 5 runners per team (co-ed is fine!) Race is 33 miles long 10 legs (2 legs per runner) with legs ranging … Continue reading
Somehow, the fact that the Bend Fall Festival is this weekend (September 18th and 19th) completely snuck up on me—perhaps starting with the fact that it’s not actually taking place during the actual Fall season (which starts the 23rd). This is the autumn version of the other downtown Festivals, which … Continue reading
I received this press release yesterday about KOHD making a comeback in the Bend Market. Beginning September 20th, KOHD News will begin airing two locally–focused half-hour newscasts at 6pm and 11pm, Monday through Friday. These two local newscasts signal an expansion of current news offerings in the market, and the … Continue reading
The Bulletin ran an article on the front page of their Business section today about Old Mill Brew Werks, the newest brewery to be opening in Bend (right after Noble Brewing). Unfortunately, I can’t link you to the article because it’s behind their paywall; but I had a copy of … Continue reading