Tomorrow (Saturday the 11th) Bend Parks and Rec is putting on the "Original Central Oregon Pumpkin Festival" out at Tillicum Ranch west of Bend. Here’s the blurb: 10am – 4pm Come on out to beautiful Tillicum Ranch west of town. You’ll find a field full of pumpkins to choose from, … Continue reading
This post is more an illustration of some of the sometimes odd processes of blogging and of the random connections made in a small town, than anything overly serious. Though there’s a free event involved. So yesterday I received a message on my MySpace account that I presume is targeted … Continue reading
Another Halloween event coming up, perhaps a bit less usual than people would expect (like the last post). More diversity is always a good thing. Event: That’s So Gay, Halloween When: October 25th , 8pm to 2am. Doors at 7:30 Where: The Tulen Center, 20 NW Greenwood Ave. (Next to … Continue reading
This came in via the contact form: Human Dignity Coalition‘s 5th annual Drag Show Fundraiser with Portland’s Poisonwaters and friends FRIDAY, October 31, 2008: 7:30 doors, 8PM Showtime Midtown Ballroom 55 NW Greenwood Ave Costumes a must Tickets $26 at the door. After party With Grove DJs Live Auction, bring … Continue reading
The Friends of the Bend Library is having their quarterly Fall Book Sale tomorrow, Saturday, from 10am until 4pm. As always, it’s at the Library Administration Building, in the basement, at 507 NW Wall Street in downtown Bend. I always recommend this sale when it comes up, because it’s always … Continue reading
My buddy Brian of the band KouseFly sent this out yesterday: Join Us For A BendFilm Festival Warm-Up Party This Thursday At Balay! Can’t wait for next weekend’s festival? We can’t either, so we are celebrating early. Join us on Thursday, Oct 2 at 5:30pm-8:00pm for Sangria & Song, a … Continue reading
Downtown Bend just finished up with their Oktoberfest and now it’s time for the Bend Fall Festival already—this weekend, October 4th and 5th. The routine is pretty much the same as for the other seasonal festivals: several blocks of Downtown Bend will be blocked to traffic and opened to artisans … Continue reading
We visited the new Three Creeks Brewing Company over in Sisters on Saturday, and I wrote up a long-ish review (with photos) over on my beer blog here. The verdict: good food, decent beer. Overall, we all agreed the beer is decent and drinkable, and I think they’re doing some … Continue reading
Enjoy great beer, catch some open mic performances and support The Nature of Words at "Ales for Authors" on Wednesday, October 1, at Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing. The evening’s $3.00 cover charge will go to benefit Central Oregon’s premier literary festival, scheduled for November 5-9, 2008. Local slam poet Jason … Continue reading
That’s right, the festivities start at 6pm today (until 10pm) and then all day tomorrow, from noon to 10pm. The page for it is here. Activities for everyone-Celebrity Yodeling Contest, Hammer Schlagen, Wiener Dog Races GREAT Kids Area with puppet shows, face painting and tons more until 6pm, Saturday, (21+ … Continue reading