Or so reports Bend Happy Hour in a Facebook post. NW Urban Grill is (was) located in the space on Industrial Way on the edge of the Old Mill District that I’m beginning to think of as cursed for restaurants; that’s the spot that previously housed Fireside Red and the … Continue reading
Next week (October 3rd through the 9th) is National Fire Prevention Week, and as part of this year’s fire prevention campaign the Bend Fire Department is having an open house this Saturday, the 2nd, from 12 until 4pm at the North Station (63377 Jamison Street). Among other things, the open … Continue reading
I was briefly quoted in the Sunday Bulletin in the article about the new breweries cropping up here in Central Oregon. It’s a nice article, if you get the dead-tree version of the newspaper itself: the article is online behind their paywall so I can’t link you to it. The … Continue reading
According to Facebook, Oregon Spirit Distillers are holding a tasting event at East Bend Liquor (2220 NE Hwy 20)… now. Friday, Sept 24, 4-6pm. That’s all the information they have, and I didn’t see anything on their website. If you want to get your weekend started a little early but … Continue reading
Jake has a post on his blog about how the Awesome After School Orchestra is needing help: The Awesome After School Orchestra (AASO) is a great program put on by the Central Oregon Symphony Association and Bend Parks and Recreation and is a great program to introduce your third, fourth, … Continue reading
This Friday, the 24th, is the Healthy Beginnings Girl’s Night Out, a community event “designed for women to get pampered,” with all proceeds going towards Healthy Beginnings (a worthwhile organization that provides a great service to children 5 and under). The annual GNO event runs from 7 to 10pm: This … Continue reading
Coming up this Saturday, September 25th, is the Sisters Fresh Hop Festival: the first of the fresh hop beer “tastivals” making the rounds across the state. It’s taking place under the tent at Village Green Park from noon until 9pm. Check out the latest from the Pacific Northwest breweries. Hops … Continue reading
AdFed of Central Oregon’s annual web/marketing/social conference hits Bend Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 at the Tower Theatre and Oxford Hotel. This conference offers a left brain, right brain or mix track for those looking to keep up to speed with the latest trends in design, social and SEO marketing. … Continue reading
The Great American Beer Festival was this past weekend, and as usual several of our local breweries brought home medals: no mean feat when the competition consists of over 3500 beers all vying for a win. This year’s Bend winners are as follows: Deschutes Brewery: Category 14: Gluten Free Beer: … Continue reading
I’d be interested to see how many weekend festivals per year are held in Bend, because it feels like there’s always SOMETHING closing a street in this town. Seems like we have a higher than usual concentration of beer-centric events than anywhere. I’m not complaining, though. Who’s excited for Oktoberfest? For the … Continue reading