After work today we stopped in to the Eastside Longboard Louie’s for a drink and appetizer, and I have to blog this: they have $2 pints of beer all day, every day. No kidding! My wife told me about it some time back, but I thought that meant they had a happy hour, or a locals night or something. No. It’s $2 always, as near as I can tell. (I don’t know if they have … Continue reading →
So I got this in email today and even though it’s basically a press release, I like its brevity. Also: local musicians/groups/artists, send me info about your upcoming local shows. I’ll definitely put it in the calendar and maybe promote it here on the main blog too. Bend’s newest eclectic jam-rock group Broken Down Guitars to play at Bottoms Up – Sunriver on May 23, 2009 at 9:00 Sunriver, Oregon, May 23, 2009. Bend’s newest … Continue reading →
Not that I’ve attended in past years, but I completely missed the Pole Pedal Paddle this year, being out of town. It’s one of those big events that I’ve blogged about in the past, but didn’t get to this year—it’s one of those events that everyone already knows about. Congrats to everyone who competed and finished, though! A quick look at the overall results is impressive, with almost a thousand teams (or individuals) finishing in … Continue reading →
Jake is talking up the free Cascade Winds Symphonic Band concert again: Sunday, May 31st, it’s the last concert of the season: The Cascade Winds Symphonic Band will present the third and final concert of their 2008-2009 season May 31, 2:00 p.m. at Summit High School auditorium. This concert is free of charge, although donations are gratefully accepted. This third concert of the Winds season includes a variety of band standards, solo features, orchestra transcriptions … Continue reading →
Two items from May 1st which got missed the first time around, both dealing with the local news media’s economic troubles: Oregon Media Insiders reports Major Cuts at KOHD: "Non-renewed contracts, I’m told, include sports reporter Rachel Azevedo, reporter Allison Martin (once the weekend anchor when they had a weekend show) and anchor Jay Frank, who’s still got a year on his contract. The 5 pm producer/assignment editor is an outright layoff…" And over at … Continue reading →
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