Tomorrow night (Friday) there debuts the first annual "Bend Bicycle Film Festival" at the Tower Theatre. Yep, it’s a new one to me, too. Here’s the press release: The first annual Bend Bicycle Film Festival debuts at the Tower Theatre Friday night, May 29, celebrating the wonders and joys of … Continue reading
News that’s both surprising and not so surprising in light of GM’s dismal economic condition today: KBND reports that Bob Thomas is in dire straits: Bob Thomas said they received a letter from officials at GM advising them that their contract will not be renewed in 2010. Thomas says they … Continue reading
A collection of random bits that have been emailed in: Oregon ties for 8th place for the best drivers in the nation. Of course, the person who emailed me the link pointed out that California ranks 4th from the bottom. There is a free earthquake talk this Saturday (the 30th) … Continue reading
Lindsey with Ruff Wear writes in to let us know about an event coming up this Saturday: To celebrate the opening of the new off-leash dog park at Riverbend Beach in Bend, Oregon, Ruff Wear is hosting a demonstration and fitting event for our Big EddyT and PortageT lifejackets. Come … Continue reading
The next Ignite Bend event is just around the corner (June 4), and right now they’re in the "selection" phase—picking which of the many submitted presentations will make it to the final event on the Fourth. To that end, they’ve posted for a call to crowdsourcing: even if you don’t … Continue reading
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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Continue reading