Zombie walk?
Apparently in addition to the other 4th of July activities and the Freedom Ride on Sunday, there was also a “zombie walk” through the Park; KTVZ has several photos in a slideshow, but did anyone else catch any video or anything?
Freedom Ride!
I completely forgot about the annual Freedom Ride tomorrow in the Weekend Happenings post (thanks, Mike)! It’s another big Independence Day event, open to anyone who wants to participate, and it’s taking place tomorrow at 3pm—though everyone will start meeting up at Columbia Park at 2 to 2:30. From Columbia … Continue reading
Weekend Happenings (4th of July)
Big weekend! Most of us have a three-day weekend too, with Monday off since the Fourth falls on Sunday. Plenty of stuff going on to choose from: Friday The Farmers Market runs from 2 until 6pm, in the St. Charles Hospital parking lot. It is of course First Friday, with … Continue reading
92.7 FM to become 92.9 FM
If you listen to 92.7 FM on the radio, you might have heard that they will be changing their station frequency from 92.7 to 92.9, within the next few weeks. They’ve mentioned this on the radio, and while their website doesn’t have any details about it, they’ve been posting it … Continue reading
First Friday this week
This Friday, July 2nd, is the monthly Art Walk and First Friday celebration in downtown Bend, as well as the Old Mill District and Northwest Crossing (usually; it’s not in their own site’s calendar however). As usual the Downtown Bend website has a good listing of participating galleries and events, … Continue reading
Weekend Happenings (6/25/10)
Of course the big event this weekend is the Bite of Bend taking place Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 10 and 11 to 7, respectively, but there are a few other things going on, too. And if you’re looking for other things don’t forget to check out the Free … Continue reading
More behind Bourbon Street (Staccato’s closing)
The other day when writing about Staccato closing downtown, I mentioned that regarding the slated new tenant of the space, Bourbon Street Bend, there had to have been advance warning that the closure was coming, despite the official version of the story that Staccato was only notified last Wednesday that … Continue reading
Riverside Market Grand Re-Opening BBQ
Kind of funny that I mentioned Riverside Market a couple of weeks ago, and now I get a press release-type email from them: they’re under new owners and are having a grand re-opening party July 3. Jon and Melanie Gaipo are the proud new owners of your favorite neighborhood gathering … Continue reading
The Bite of Bend is back
The annual Bite of Bend is back again this weekend, June 26th and 27th, and it’s taking place in downtown Bend from 11am to 10pm on Saturday, and 11 to 7 on Sunday. The Sterling Savings Bank Bite of Bend, held on June 26th & 27th in Downtown Bend, is … Continue reading
The Restaurant Shuffle
Tonight was Staccato‘s last night in downtown Bend; they have the notice on their website about their closure, which was also ran on KTVZ and the Bulletin had a more in-depth article. I was a bit surprised; I rather liked Staccato and thought they were doing well. But there’s more … Continue reading