Open Mic night at Silver Moon

Tonight is the first "Open Mic with Tall Adam" night at Silver Moon Brewing, something new they’re debuting that will repeat on the first Tuesday of each month. Here’s their blurb: Starting in November, the Moon will be hosting an open mic on the first Tuesday of every month, hosted … Continue reading

Dick’s is now open

We noticed this weekend that Dick’s Sporting Goods is now open up on the north side of Bend. That’s the business that took over the old Joe’s (née GI Joe’s) space in the Cascade Village shopping center (between Food 4 Less and Ross). Personally I’d never heard of Dick’s prior … Continue reading

Weekend happenings (late edition)

Yes, "late edition" since it’s late Friday night so I’ve already missed listing one-third of the stuff going on this weekend. And, remember I posted a big Halloween Happenings list the other day, so I won’t be reiterating that stuff here, just the non-Halloween stuff. (As an addendum to the … Continue reading

Halloween happenings

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 fast approaching…

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

News from the County

Couple of email dispatches from the Deschutes County offices: First, the County has a new draft of the "Comprehensive Plan" that they’re offering open houses over the next couple of months for residents to offer feedback on. What is it? The Comprehensive Plan is a blueprint of how and where … Continue reading

Weekend happenings

Let’s see what’s going on around town this weekend. Friday Matt Hopper and Eric Tollefson are playing at Silver Moon Brewing tonight, starting at 9pm. Folk/rock music with a $5 cover. Saturday The High Desert Museum is featuring Civil War in the High Desert: "Experience life in the 1860s through … Continue reading

George Putnam

Over on his Source Weekly blog, Bob Woodward (who should rightly be Bend’s official historian) posts an interesting piece of Bend history: a summary of the life of George Putnam, an early Bulletin publisher and mayor of Bend, who married Amelia Earnhart. As Mayor he approved the laying of Bend’s … Continue reading

Street Food

On the Go-Go has a nice writeup on Bend’s growing "street food" scene—AKA food carts like hot dog stands and the like. King Weenie gets a mention, and Soupçon and Spork get several paragraphs. I had no idea street food could be so gourmet. Soupçon’s daily lunch offerings change with … Continue reading

Beer fans: The Abyss release party November 3rd

Good news for you beer lovers out there: Deschutes Brewery is having their Abyss release party on Tuesday, November 3rd, starting at 5:30pm. They posted on their Facebook fan page: The wait is almost over. The Abyss 2009 release party at the Bend pub will be on Tuesday, November 3rd, … Continue reading