Thursday, February 20th, the Platypus Pub is teaming up once again with Columbia Distributing to present their second annual Winter Beer Festival. Last year’s event was a good showing so I expect it to be even better this year. From their newsletter: This event will bring you face to face … Continue reading
Sad news for fans of Brother Jon’s Public House (on the westside, not to be confused with the Ale House downtown): they are no longer serving breakfast! Last Sunday was the final breakfast. As they explain on their post on Facebook: Thank you customers!!! For allowing Brother Jon’s the privilege … Continue reading
This Saturday, February 15th (President’s Day weekend), the 6th annual Zwickelmania returns to provide a statewide “backstage pass” to Oregon’s breweries— offering “visitors a chance to tour Oregon breweries, meet the brewers and sample your favorite beers”—and of course in Central Oregon we have a large number that are participating. … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery‘s annual Crab Fest is taking place tomorrow and Saturday! This is their all-you-can-eat crab extravaganza: Crab Fest is back! Get your fill of crab and damn tasty Deschutes brews at our annual Crab Feed Beer Dinner. Since this event sells out every year, we’ve added a second date … Continue reading
It was Tuesday, February 4, 2012 that Broken Top Bottle Shop opened their doors, transforming the previous Abbey Pub space into a new beer bar with a focus on community, good beer, and good, healthy and vegetarian food, and since that day two years ago they have become such an integral … Continue reading
Freezing rain moved in to the area overnight and encased everything in a coat of ice, and as a result all the Bend-Lapine schools are closed today. According to KTVZ: NeighborImpact said its Bend and La Pine HeadStart classes were closed for the day. Redmond’s HeadStart canceled its morning and midday … Continue reading
The Deschutes Public Library‘s Winter Book Sale is taking place today and tomorrow, taking place at the Library Administration Building in the basement down at 507 NW Wall Street. This is a great sale, you’ll find fantastic deals on books, but note that the hours for today (Saturday) are different than … Continue reading
The Papa Murphy’s take-and-bake pizza place on the north end of town (on the corner of 3rd and Revere) is expanding, and will be closed for the first part of next week it sounds like. Word is, they will be closed Monday through Wednesday and then re-open on Thursday with … Continue reading
The High Desert Museum has another one of their Free Family Days coming up this Saturday the 25th, offering free admission all day from 10am until 4pm. The “Free Family Saturday” complimentary admission program supports the educational mission of Mid Oregon Credit Union by providing the community with the opportunity … Continue reading
McMenamins Old St. Francis School is hosting a special mini beerfest Saturday, all day from 1pm until 10pm, which they are dubbing their High Gravity Extravaganza: a host of “big” beers (meaning, higher in alcohol) from a number of guest breweries—both different McMenamins breweries from around the state, and also a … Continue reading