The Oyster Off-Road Adventure Race needs volunteers

Next weekend, Saturday the 30th, is the Oyster Off-Road Adventure Race: “the ultimate hybrid adventure, sending teams of 2-4 racers out on a mystery course around Bend, Oregon. Heading into its 9th season, Oyster is the longest running “urban adventure race” in the USA. The Off Road Adventure courses can … Continue reading

COTA and Bend Brewing trail work, beer launch

I’m a little late blogging this—since it started at 9am today!—but Bend Brewing Company has teamed up with Central Oregon Trail Alliance for a work event and beer launch party taking place today. Join COTA and Bend Brewing Company on Sunday, June 3 for trail work and a new beer … Continue reading

Happy Girls Run – leave a comment and help raise donations!

This Memorial Day weekend, the 2nd annual Happy Girls Run is taking place with a half marathon, a 5K and a “Happy Little Kids” 1.5K run, with proceeds going to benefit the KIDS Center—and even if you’re not participating directly, you can still help raise donations for the Run to benefit the KIDS … Continue reading

Happy Girls Half Marathon

On Memorial Day weekend, the Happy Girls Half Marathon is taking place: this second annual event features the eponymous Half Marathon, as well as a 5K run and a “Happy Little Kids” 1.5K run spread out over Saturday and Sunday (the 26th and 27th) and offers up a number of … Continue reading

NCAA Tournament Pick ’em (2012)

Every year Jake of UtterlyBoring.com hosts a free online tournament pool for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship (March Madness) and collects a bunch of prizes for the winners (and the losers as it happens). This year’s Pick’em is officially kicked off and you can go sign up to participate now: among … Continue reading

Day of the Dead Cyclocross Festival

I was searching online to find out more about next week’s Day of the Dead Cyclocross Festival and found that while there is an official Facebook page, Visit Bend really has the best online resource for the upcoming event. Is it a cyclocross race? Is it an art festival? Is … Continue reading

Friday night in downtown Bend – crazy busy

This first Friday of September is going to be one of the busiest Downtown Bend has seen lately. Not only is it the monthly First Friday—with galleries and businesses open late for the Art Walk (and also featuring live music and free refreshments) from 5 until 9—but the Little Woody … Continue reading

NCAA Tournament Pick ’em

Every year Jake over at UtterlyBoring.com runs a college basketball “Tournament Pick ’em” contest with lots of great prizes, that’s free to join. He’s doing it again this year, and it’s bigger than ever: Selection Sunday is coming up on March 13 and then it’s time for offices all over … Continue reading

Hood to Coast documentary showing in Bend

BendFilm will be screening a documentary about the Hood to Coast relay on January 11 (1/11/11) at the Regal Cinema in the Old Mill. Here’s the scoop from their Hood to Coast Fathom Event on Facebook: Please join BendFilm at a special screening of a very cool documentary, Hood To … Continue reading

Bend Christmas Parade, The Nutcracker, Civil War, and more

It’s cold cold cold this Saturday but that isn’t stopping the Bend Christmas Parade, which starts at noon Downtown. This year’s theme is “Christmas Carols on Parade” and it follows the usual route, starting on the west side of the River on Newport and Harmon, crossing the Newport bridge, then … Continue reading