Over on Diner Life (the Jake’s Diner blog), Lyle has posted an offer to get a free cinnamon roll (the "Elvis"): Here is my blog special. If you print off a copy of one of these pictures, bring it in to Jake’s, and sign up for email specials; I will … Continue reading
Did you know you could be watching the Tour de France at Thump Coffee every day for the rest of the month? So I’m told: Wednesday, July 11 through Saturday, July 29 Will Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara hold on to the yellow jersey? Tune into televised coverage of the Tour … Continue reading
I mentioned earlier that BMC was going to have a drawing on August 16th to give away a bunch of cool prizes, and you can sign up at the Munch and Musics between now and then. Click through on that graphic to get the full-size flyer for the details. Just … Continue reading
Tonight is the first night of the six-week-long Munch & Music series in Drake Park—you know, the free music series? It starts at 5:30 and goes until 8:30. Tonight’s performer is Karla Bonoff. There’s also 20 food booths, arts and crafts vendors, a children’s area, and a beer garden. If … Continue reading
The Bulletin published their SummerFest guide, which includes a comprehensive map of festivities, detailed schedules, artist profiles and more. It’s a good resource, only it’s not online anywhere that I can find it. So I’ll summarize a bit. Beers on tap will include local brews from Deschutes, Silver Moon, and … Continue reading
Yep, it’s that time of year again: SummerFest! It’s this weekend, the 14th and 15th, downtown. Saturday it runs from 11am until 10pm, Sunday from 11am until 6pm. SummerFest is my favorite of the seasonal festivals, and in my opinion the best. They have a huge kids area (compared to … Continue reading
So this 4 Peaks Music Festival is looking like it’s going to be the Woodstock of Bend or something… taking place at the Rockin "A" Ranch out in Tumalo August 3 and 4, they’ll even have camping available. Actually it sounds kind of cool. You can buy tickets for either … Continue reading
Lavanaut writes with a tip: If you like Baldy’s BBQ, next time you’re there ask your server for "Cat’s Meow". It’s a secret BBQ sauce that they make which is spicier, smokier and just more delicious in general that what’s on the table by default. They don’t advertise it at … Continue reading
I thought about trying to snap some pictures of the Pilot Butte fireworks show last night, but ultimately I don’t think they’d turn out as good as I’d like. In the end, though, it doesn’t matter, because Jen got some fantastic shots of the show… including the Fire on the … Continue reading
The new Summer 2007 issue of Gusto is out, and it features their 2007 Reader’s Choice Awards for local restaurants. And you all know I’m a sucker for "Best Of" lists, right? (As an aside, have I never blogged about Gusto here before? Apparently not… it’s the ultra-glossy "premiere" magazine … Continue reading