Closing: Kebanu Gallery

Spotted in today’s Bulletin: Kebanu Gallery in downtown Bend is closing at the end of the month. The downtown Bend gallery will close its doors Jan. 30, said Keith Null, owner of the gallery, located near the Franklin Crossing building on Bond Street. Null said construction of Franklin Crossing deterred … Continue reading

Music: The Dirty Words at Silver Moon, 1/27

More music coming up at Silver Moon Brewing. From the email I received: The modern classic Chris Sand aka Sandman The Rappin Cowboy and local kick ass rock n bloody roll band The Dirty Words will be playing at The Silver Moon Brewery, Tuesday, January 27th The show starts at … Continue reading

Music: That 1 Guy at Silver Moon, 2/12

Silver Moon Brewing has been becoming the place to be for the local music scene in recent years. Coming up next month, "That 1 Guy". Uniquely talented one-man band, That 1 Guy, debuts his new self-designed ‘Magic Pipe’ instrument with a 50+ date tour through Canada and the northern and … Continue reading

Matthew Fox has property in Bend

The “Matthew Fox” I’m referring to in the title is the actor with the starring role on the TV show “Lost“. If you don’t know who that is, you can safely ignore this since it’s just a celebrity stalker post. The only reason I (now) know that Fox owns property … Continue reading

Downtown Subway

According to the Bulletin, the new Subway should have opened this morning downtown. In light of the various restaurant closings lately, this is refreshing news. It’s also good news for downtown Bend in general, I think; it adds variation and another affordable place to eat that downtown needs. The article … Continue reading

Library book sale Saturday

This Saturday, January 17, is the (quarterly) Friends of the Bend Library Winter Book Sale. As always, it runs from 10am until 4pm at the Library Administration Building, downtown at 507 NW Wall Street. Great deals to be had; for under $10 you can walk out with a big stack … Continue reading

“Rock for Barack” Inaugural Ball

Boondocks Bar & Grill—formerly Jokers—is hosting the Rock for Barack Inaugural Ball on Tuesday, January 20th. It starts at 7pm and prices range from $20 to $35. Please join us for a celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America!! We’ve … Continue reading

Fresh hop beer at Deschutes Wednesday

Here’s a nugget pulled from the Deschutes Brewery’s twitter feed: 6 different fresh hop beers will be pouring at the Bend pub this Wed at 5:30 & will include flights, pairings and a special menu. Fresh hop beers are awesome. You should go.

Phone scam

Here’s a weird phone scam… I don’t know what the end goal is, but it’s a warning being issued by the County. Deschutes County has become aware that a man from a company out of Los Angeles has been calling home owners and representing himself as being from the "Internal … Continue reading

Deschutes Market Overcrossing construction

The "Deschutes Market Overcrossing" is that overpass on Highway 97 north of Bend where Deschutes Market Road meets Highway 97. There’s going to be road construction starting there on January 12 (Monday), says the email that came through today: The project will consist of extending the first phase of the … Continue reading