Because you can never have enough books—this weekend is the Friends of the Bend Library Winter Book Sale, taking place from 11am to 4pm today and then the Bag Sale tomorrow from 1 to 4pm. (Today’s sale actually started at 9am—for Friends of the Library only.) There are great deals … Continue reading
Have you been into Dudley’s Bookshop Café downtown lately? They’ve recently completed a remodel of their upstairs space to revitalize the shop for the holiday season and are carrying both new and used books now. The upstairs loft space received a new coat of paint and new flooring as well … Continue reading
It’s the first Friday of November which means tonight is the First Friday Art Walk taking place in downtown Bend, taking place from 5 to 9pm: dozens of businesses will be open the later hours, featuring special art exhibits, and many will have refreshments and live music. (Refreshments often include … Continue reading
It’s finally come to fruition and is officially released today: my first book, Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon! Published by the History Press, it covers the history of Bend and Central Oregon from a beery perspective from the frontier era of the 1880 and ’90s through … Continue reading
Surprising news came last week that The Nature of Words was suddenly closing its doors and “transition its creative writing outreach programs to the Deschutes Public Library at the end of the academic year.” I first saw the news on the Cascade Business News website, and then emails went out (one … Continue reading
This Saturday, May 3rd, is Free Comic Book Day. Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE* to anyone who comes into their … 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
I am super pleased and excited to announce that I’ve been contracted to write a book on the history of beer in Bend! To be titled Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon, it will be published by The History Press late next summer (2014), as a part of … Continue reading
This Thursday, November 7, the Nature of Words kicks off its ninth annual Literary Festival with four days of writing workshops, guest author readings and signings, lectures, and more (finishing up on Sunday the 10th). It is to the literary arts what BendFilm is to independent cinema and they have a great … Continue reading
With Christmas fast approaching and shopping days running short, it’s time once again to do a local holiday gift guide, presenting a variety of locally-made products and local stores and shops to hopefully give you a number of ideas for your shopping needs. Books are awesome, everybody needs books—or they … Continue reading