Tonight was the final night Giuseppe’s Italian restaurant in Downtown Bend was open; after 25 years in the same location, the owner, Peggy Falcaro, has sold the restaurant to a local trio of thus-far unnamed people who plan to re-open the restaurant as “Bond Street Bar and Grill” on December … Continue reading
This weekend marks the 25th anniversary of Central Oregon School of Ballet’s presentation of The Nutcracker. COSB’s version of the favorite holiday ballet uses a cast primarily made up of children from ages 6 to 18 and is a classic Bend tradition. There are three performances showing at Bend Senior … Continue reading
Next Sunday, December 5th, the Cascade Winds Symphonic Band is holding their first concert of the season, and it’s free (as usual): The Cascade Winds Symphonic Band, Central Oregon’s premier concert band, will present the first concert of their 2010-2011 season under the baton of music director Dan Judd, December … Continue reading
I hope everyone is having a happy and safe Thanksgiving so far! Since it’s a day to be thankful I just wanted to give all of you a big “Thank you” for making Hack Bend such a great blog to write—it’s the readers that really make it work. Thank you, … Continue reading
Not everyone celebrates Thanksgiving with a home-cooked meal, for some reason or another, and if you’re one of those folks who would rather go out to eat on Turkey Day, there are a number of possibilities for you: Common Table, the new non-profit restaurant in Downtown Bend, is hosting a … Continue reading
The mobile street food vendor Spork sent out their weekly e-news with an update on their winter schedule—said schedule being “closed” as the cold weather and holidays move in. [E]ffective today for the next three months thru February we’re going to take the trailer offline except for special events and/or if … Continue reading
The Downtown Bend News arrived in my inbox today and contains two upcoming Christmas events that you might be wondering about. First, the Holiday Tree Lighting is on November 26th, the day after Thanksgiving: taking place on the corner of Greenwood and Wall from 5:45 until 7:15, there will be … Continue reading
Hard to believe, but McMenamins Old St. Francis School has been a fixture in downtown Bend for six years now—and this weekend they’re hosting their 6th Anniversary Celebration to commemorate it. Friday the 19th and Saturday the 20th they’ll be having live music, food and drink specials, and other things … Continue reading
Back in July I blogged about the Library’s plans to open an eastside location in Borden’s Corner by January 2011. The latest plans (from their newsletter) show the opening to be March instead—not a huge setback, but if you were anxiously awaiting it to open up in a couple of … Continue reading
While the Pine Tavern restaurant has been open in Bend since 1936, it’s been under the current ownership and management since 1982, and that’s the theme of their 28th anniversary celebration this month, from the 14th (Sunday) through 16th (Tuesday): “Where were you in ’82?” My dad Bert Bender and … Continue reading