The Les Schwab Amphitheater has added more music to this summer’s concert lineup (from Ben Salmon’s Frequency blog today): Counting Crows, ZZ Top, and Brandi Carlile. Seems to me it’s shaping up to be a pretty good summer for music in Bend this year! Here’s the updated concert list (including the free Summer Sundays): The Shins: Friday, May 25, $35 (with The Head and the Heart and Blind Pilot) Tenacious D: Saturday, May 26, $39 … Continue reading →
Attention beer geeks: Deschutes Brewery has possibly one of the beer-geekiest beer dinners coming up (and for Deschutes beer events, that’s saying something!) on Friday, May 18, celebrating the release of their first collaboration beer (“Conflux #1″), named Collage, that they brewed and blended together with Hair of the Dog Brewing out of Portland. Here’s a bit about that beer: The first beer brewed in our Conflux Series, Collage is comprised of four very distinctive … Continue reading →
In just a scant couple of weeks the first Central Oregon Beer Week kicks off! From Monday, May 21st through Sunday the 27th there are a growing number of beer and beer-related events taking place, and still more are being finalized! And, if you have a beer event you’d like to be included on the list of events, you can submit the event details here, and it can be listed as well. With a couple … Continue reading →
Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo* and since it falls on a Saturday this year, you can bet there are lot of things going on for it! Here’s a rundown, and if I find out more I’ll update this list. Festival de Banderas at the Les Schwab Amphitheater all day from 10am until 7pm; the LSA is partnering with the Central Oregon Latino Partnership Program to host this “Festival of Flags” featuring a family-friendly cultural celebration including music, dance, … Continue reading →
It occurred to me that it’s already the First Friday of May already, and that means downtown will be swarming with Art Walk folks tonight! Shop, stores and galleries in both Downtown and the Old Mill will be open from 5 to 9 tonight, featuring special art exhibits and many include live music and/or refreshments (snacks and wine!). Deschutes Brewery is back into First Friday as well, featuring Beer and Back-alley BBQ tonight for the … Continue reading →
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