Yeah, it’s festival season. While not quite the Central Oregon pumpkin patch, the Original Pumpkin Festival is coming up on Saturday, October 21st, from 10am until 4pm. Here’s the blurb from KTVZ: Come out to Tillicum Ranch and pick out your perfect pumpkin, go on a hayride or pony ride, … Continue reading
Yes, Bend has festivals for each season, and this weekend it’s the Bend Fall Festival. Taking place October 7th and 8th, it "promises a fabulous array of music, art, food, and fun" in Downtown Bend. And yes, that means they’re closing the main streets downtown to fill them up with … Continue reading
If you’re looking for a fun excursion with the kids (or even without), you might want to check out the Central Oregon Pumpkin Company‘s pumpkin patch throughout the month of October. We went yesterday (the 1st) and it was a good outing that we enjoyed quite a bit. Located near … Continue reading
This Saturday, the 7th, is the Friends of the Bend Library Fall Book Sale. They have "Thousands of books of all kinds for sale: fiction, nonfiction, travel books, children’s books. Music CD’s and free books too!" It’s taking place at the Library Administration Building (507 NW Wall Street, just down … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company has won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival this year! The winners at the GABF were announced yesterday, and in Category 39, American-Style India Pale Ale, Bend Brewing took the gold for their HopHead Imperial IPA. Awesome! That’s a huge honor in the world … Continue reading
The Bend Area Transit system has been running for a few days now, and I thought I’d do a bit of a round-up and see how things are shaking out. My post from earlier this month has garnered a fair number of comments, with some valid criticisms: Southeast Bend is … Continue reading
Jake has a post of local (to Bend) telephone prefixes. Good resource. And he says, "When I lived in Bend growing up, I knew if the phone number didn’t start with 38-something (382, 385, 388, 389, and then 383 came along later) or 593, it was a long-distance call." I … Continue reading
Saturday, September 30th, you can get in to the High Desert Museum for free—if you bring a Museum Day card from Smithsonian Magazine. Fortunately all you have to do is visit the Smithsonian Magazine site and print out the card at no cost. Cards are good for two people. In … Continue reading
Simone sends along this email: YOU’RE INVITED to join Larry & Bryon for their 100th Morning Show Celebration tomorrow morning [Tuesday, September 26] from 6-9am LIVE on location at DiLusso Bakery Cafe in downtown Bend. Stop by for a cup of coffee, try the Larry & Bryon Blend and stick … Continue reading
On Tuesday, September 26, the Deschutes Brewery is hosting their launch party for the new seasonals of Hop Trip and Jubelale at their Mountain Room. It runs from 6pm to 8pm, and only costs $10 to get in; this "gets you appetizers, door prizes, and of course, samples of Jubelale … Continue reading