The Lava City Roller Dolls are having their first bout of the season this Saturday, the 4th. Details submitted: Saturday, August 4th at the Central Oregon Indoor Sports Center (corner of Empire and High Desert) the Lava City Roller Dolls return from an intense season of All-Star bouting against leagues … Continue reading
There’s a new bookstore on Bend’s westside: Camalli Book Company (the website is a blog, which is a good thing). The store’s owner, Tina Davis, sent me the details: Actually opened for the sale of Harry Potter 7 on Friday night, but the ‘grand opening’ is next week with the … Continue reading
I have the August calendar of events for Thump Coffee. Click through to see the events Friday, August 3: First Friday Art Walk ART: Zambian AIDS Orphans Benefit (and continuing throughout the month) Bend native Malerie Pratt recently said in an interview, “I’ve always known that I want to live … Continue reading
I received this heads up in an email: This weekend the Hawaii Ironman Champion, Michellie Jones, will be coming to Bend Bike N Sport to give a talk and take questions about her life as a professional triathlete. The event is at 7:00 pm this Saturday at the shop. Full … Continue reading
Blogging here this week is likely going to be light; I’m getting geared up for the Oregon Brewers Festival up in Portland this weekend so a lot of my focus is on, well, beer and Portland. Who else is going to the Brewfest this weekend?
I held the drawing for the free tickets to The Fray today and have a winner: TJ Hubbard of Bend! Congrats TJ—I hope the show is good! And thanks to everyone who entered (quite a few). As promised, I won’t be keeping anyone’s address information (nor will I give it … Continue reading
I’ve talked about Zydeco before here—I really, really love the place—and one of my last Zydeco posts was about their poor men’s room layout. Good news! While the physical layout of the men’s room is the same, they’ve since put up a heavy dark curtain in front of the urinal … Continue reading
The Fray is playing at the Les Schwab Amphitheater this next Wednesday, July 25th, and just like my friend Simone, I get the chance to do a giveaway of a pair of tickets to the show—a $70 value! Mine will be a drawing as well, so go to the contact … Continue reading
Duncan over at Pegasus Books revealed on his blog today that he is opening a second store here in Bend. I’m planning to open a second store in Bend. Let me be clear — it is an additional store. Not instead, not substituting for….a complete new store, henceforth know as … Continue reading
It’s the month for festivals: the Redmond Sunfest is this weekend, July 21st and 22nd. It opens at 4pm Friday, until 10, and 8am Saturday (also until 10). It’s free, and there will be free live music, vendors, food, wine and beer, a children’s area, and more. Located in Downtown … Continue reading