Heads up, as they posted on Facebook, The Victorian Café will be temporarily closed through Thursday, April 23: “The Vic will be temporarily closed until the 23rd to make some repairs to better enhance your Vic experience.” Haven’t been to The Vic in awhile, but the westside establishment has long been one … Continue reading
After leading and participating in meetups and local events throughout Bend, the High Desert Maker Mil is planning to open their physical Makerspace on May 1st. In preparation, they are hosting a meetup tonight (April 20th) and they invite the public to participate. Here’s the full announcement: I am proud … Continue reading
Bend’s latest distillery, BackDrop Distilling, is kicking off with a splash with their “launch shindig” tonight at GoodLife Brewing from 6 to 9pm. Why GoodLife? Simple—they are located inside GoodLife! They have a specially-sectioned off area towards the front of the brewery (just outside of the Bierhall/tasting room), and part … Continue reading
Starting today the popular Bontá Natural Artisan Gelato expands from being a mobile gelato cart to a brick-and-mortar “Scoop Shop” in downtown Bend, and they are celebrating today with a grand opening featuring $2 cones! Here’s from the press release that was sent out: Things will be getting a whole lot sweeter … Continue reading
This weekend I have two book signing events for my book Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon, taking place at the excellent Paulina Springs Books locations in Sisters and Redmond. Have you been to Paulina Springs Books (either one)? They have a terrific, wide selection of books, … Continue reading
Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards over in Terrebonne is hosting their third annual Amateur Wine & Beer Makers’ Competition next month, on Sunday, April 19, and have the call out now for beer and wine makers to enter. Here are the details: We are hosting our 3rd Annual Amateur Wine & … Continue reading
First things first: They go on sale this morning at 10am, and you will be able to get them here. TEDxBend returns for 2015 and is taking place a month from now, on Saturday, April 18. This year it’s taking place at Bend High School, starting at 1pm. They don’t … Continue reading
With today’s announcement of Phish coming to Bend, there have been a number of additional summer concerts added to the Les Schwab Amphitheater lineup since I last posted the list: Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters, May 25 Phish, 2 shows, July 21 and 22 (can’t help but notice … Continue reading
The return of what has become an annual feature—the St. Patrick’s Day pub guide! With St. Paddy’s tomorrow (Tuesday) this year, I figured I’d try to post this a bit early, so once again here’s the guide for your pub-crawling pleasure on this most Irish-of-holidays. As always, this isn’t meant to … Continue reading
If you’d like to get a start on your St. Patrick’s Day festivities, head over to Redmond this weekend: their St. Patrick’s Day Festival starts today (Friday) at 5pm, and runs all day Saturday (10am to 9pm) and Sunday (11am to 5pm). Welcome to the Third Annual St. Patrick’s Day … Continue reading