Happy Halloween! Hopefully the day is shaping up to be a good one and tonight (for those of us who have kids) we’ll be enjoying a not-too-cold evening for trick-or-treating. And if you’re doing that please be safe! There’s a certain amount of common sense involved, of course—don’t let you … Continue reading
The Des Chutes Historical Museum is presenting a couple of great Halloween-themed events that span the next few days (actually one started today, the 27th, and runs through Saturday the 29th, the other, the 29th through Halloween): Historical Haunts of Downtown Bend, sort of a Heritage Walk for buildings with … Continue reading
This Friday the 28th is the 4th annual Monster Ball presented by the Power 94 local radio station: the live music, dance party, costume contest “extravaganza” taking place at the Century Center. There will be performances by Mosley Wotta, Necktie Killer, So Cal’s famous DJ Kay Rich, Performance by the … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again with Halloween less than a week away, to start tracking the various Halloween events going on. So expect a bunch of these posts the next few days! The Tower Theatre is again showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show this year, on both nights this … Continue reading
That would be the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile—you know, the car (truck? van? vehicle) shaped like a giant hotdog. I saw the story on KTVZ tonight, and yes, there were some details I got in email as well: The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile will ketchup with families in the Bend area between … Continue reading
Every year the Central Oregon Master Gardeners Association sells flower bulbs. Most of the sales are by pre-order, but this year they have some extras. Spring Bulb Sale Where: Environmental Center, 16 NW Kansas Avenue (Bend) When: Saturday, October 22nd, 10:30am to noon. They recommend arriving early for the best … Continue reading
I was searching online to find out more about next week’s Day of the Dead Cyclocross Festival and found that while there is an official Facebook page, Visit Bend really has the best online resource for the upcoming event. Is it a cyclocross race? Is it an art festival? Is … Continue reading
This Friday and Saturday, GoodLife Brewing is hosting the Bend premiere showings of “The Love of Beer,” a documentary about women in the craft beer industry, with a special emphasis on Bend Brewing Company‘s own Brewmaster Tonya Cornett. I saw the premier showing of this movie a couple of months … Continue reading
This Saturday night (the 15th) at the Tower Theatre, magician Dan Sperry will be performing live—a show dubbed “Magic No Longer Sucks.” (Or, alternatively from a flyer I have, “Abracadabra.”) Dan Sperry has been described as David Copperfield meets Marilyn Manson and is the only illusionist to ever be awarded … Continue reading
Each year the Central Oregon Pumpkin Company out in Terrebonne (near Smith Rock) has a themed corn maze during the month of October (along with pumpkins and other harvest- and Halloween-themed activities). This year they’ve put together a fairly impressive and fun-looking Star Wars themed maze: They’re open through the … Continue reading