Central Oregon Beer Week is just around the corner, and one of the big Monday events is the opening Kick-Off Celebration (FB event page) being held at Worthy Brewing: it’s a limited, ticketed event that is taking place from 5:30 to 7:30pm and will be featuring a number of cool things … Continue reading
Wubba’s BBQ Shack is a Klamath Falls-based restaurant that has just opened up a new location on Bend’s northside, at the corner of Empire and Layton in the space formerly occupied by Beach Side and La Costa Azul. In fact, today is their first opening day! I don’t know (yet) … Continue reading
This year’s second annual Central Oregon Beer Week is taking place May 20 – 27 (Monday through Monday, Memorial Day) and so far this year is lining up to be great with a lot of fantastic events and sponsors. (Full disclosure: I’m a co-founder and one of the main organizers … Continue reading
I’m pleased to announce that Hack Bend is adding another contributor, Caitlin Richmond! She is fairly new to Bend (just over a year) with a degree in journalism and writes for the Oregon Legal Journal as well as having articles in several local publications. All of which I think will … Continue reading
I just saw that Deschutes Brewery will be celebrating Sausagefest 3 during American Craft Brew Week (which happens to be the week before Central Oregon Beer Week) so… this seems to fit right in! Interested in learning how to prepare and can your own mustard? Only a very few recipes … Continue reading
Things have been pretty quiet ’round this site lately. Chalk it up to a couple of the Hack Bend contributors (namely, myself and Jon) keeping busy getting lots of fun events planned for Central Oregon Beer Week, May 20-27. In the meantime… Fire Season is Right Around the Corner. I just … Continue reading
Getting ready for a season of hiking and backpacking? Maybe you need some quick snacks to Grab-and-Go to the park. You’ll need lightweight foods that don’t need refrigeration. Save some money and preparation time by making your own dried foods and herbs. Learn the principles of drying food and how … Continue reading
Hoppy beer lovers take note: Three Creeks Brewing is again holding their IPApril weekend-long event starting today—a showcase/throwdown of 10 Oregon IPAs (three of which are Three Creeks’ own). All this weekend you can order up individual pints of IPA, or for $15 you can get a taster tray featuring … Continue reading
This Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th, the Tower Theatre is hosting a special lighthearted show as their annual fundraiser: the Bend Follies. It’s a skit-based, comedy and variety type show featuring Bend’s own business owners, personalities, and celebrities having fun on stage. It sounds like a lot of … Continue reading
Every year Summit High School chooses a “sparrow” from the Sparrow Club to sponsor and raise money for medical bills. This year’s sparrow is familiar to our family so it hits much closer to home. Katie Hinton danced alongside my daughter at Central Oregon School of Ballet for several years … Continue reading