Got the latest press release for the Renegade Rollergirls next bout: The Renegade Rumble on Saturday, May 23rd. The Renegade Rollergirls; Bend’s only non-profit Roller Derby League, will hold their 7th and last bout of their 3rd season at Midtown Music Hall, located on Greenwood Ave. The Renegades will be … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a COWPU notice, but there’s one up today: We are going to have our scheduled meeting (last Wednesday of the month) on the 27th out at Altrec.com. I know what your thinking- you don’t want to drive out to Redmond. [T]here will be food … Continue reading
An anonymous tipster wrote in to say, "DiLusso on Galveston has a big sign outside that says that location is closed, and folks should visit the downtown shop." I haven’t been down Galveston lately so I haven’t seen this; but wasn’t the Galveston location where they baked most of their … Continue reading
The Bulletin has launched their first blog: Frequency, featuring music reviews and news from Bend and Central Oregon. It’s written by Ben Salmon, the key player responsible for the Bulletin’s Near/Far (the freely-downloadable music compilations), and the "mission statement", as it were, is: Here at Frequency, I’ll aim to keep … Continue reading
I admit it, I got a kick out of this email, which is otherwise pretty obvious advertising: Looking for a Luscious Mother’s Day Package – Treat that special mama in your life with a unique package from Edible Arrangements and Anjou Spa & Salon. This yummy package includes a signature … Continue reading
The Oregon CrossFit Championships will be held on Saturday, May 30th, 2009, in Bend, OR from 9 am to 6 pm. Participating athletes will test all ten elements of fitness performing bodyweight, weightlifting and endurance movements at stations along a course in the Old Mill District on the Deschutes River … Continue reading
Sunriver Sunfest, Central Oregon’s most prestigious wine festival, will be held this year on July 24-26, 2009 in the Village at Sunriver. The festival will kick off Friday night with a wine pairing dinner at Marcellos. Saturday, the festival is open from 12pm until 9pm and will resume again on … Continue reading
Wow, that was fast: following up on my rumor news yesterday that Fireside Red was closed, the Bulletin today had a more detailed article confirming it. The main reasons were economic (no real surprise there). Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum the Bulletin reports (also today) that Jack … Continue reading
It’s all over Twitter today (but I haven’t seen it anywhere else, which is interesting) that Fireside Red—who you might recall just closed and re-opened after retooling or something—is now closed for good. Or will be closing. Or something, I’m not sure of the timeframe here. The most plausible of … Continue reading
The other day I was updating the calendar with the Silver Moon Brewing schedule and I noticed one of the events is the "Epic Trail Ale release party." Wasn’t totally sure what it was until Beer Northwest today ran a post about it. Silver Moon Brewing Company in cooperation with … Continue reading