WinterFest (2012)

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, you’re in luck: this year’s WinterFest starts tomorrow, and spans four days of activities down in the Old Mill District (from the 16th through the 19th)—and frankly there’s so much going on I’m not even sure where to start. So instead … Continue reading

Deschutes’ Chocolate Beer Dinner rescheduled

Heads up to anyone who was planning on attending Deschutes Brewery’s Chocolate Beer Dinner event tomorrow night (February 11th)… they’ve rescheduled it to Saturday, March 10th. I don’t know a specific reason but this gives you a chance to attend if you couldn’t make it tomorrow!

Ignite Bend 8 Speakers and Tickets

The speakers for Ignite Bend 8 were announced yesterday, and online ticket sales are going on “sale” today at noon! Here are the details (from the press release): Justin Iverson – What is Ignite? Lisa Flynn – Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Do These Big Girl Panties Make My Butt … Continue reading

Typhoon! is closed

Of course the big news over the weekend is that downtown Bend’s Typhoon! Thai restaurant closed—and in fact all five of their locations are closed. It had been rumored that something like this was happening, and news hit over the weekend on Twitter first (I believe Shannon twittered it first … Continue reading

New Hack Bend calendar

If you’ve gone to the Hack Bend Calendar recently, you may have noticed some changes: I’m in the process of switching it over to a new calendar app (a WordPress blog plugin) and moving away from Google Calendar. Not that there was anything wrong with Google Calendar (and you can … Continue reading

Broken Top Bottle Shop is now open

Yesterday, on a whim, we decided to swing over to the westside to see if the new Broken Top Bottle Shop (taking over the old Abbey Pub space) was open yet; I knew that they had been planning to open by this weekend but hadn’t seen any updates online about … Continue reading

First Friday (Feb 2012)

It’s First Friday and Art Walk in Downtown Bend and the Old Mill District tomorrow: art galleries and other businesses stay open late to showcase art and often live music, and many also offer complimentary food and wine. The festivities run from 5 until 9pm and with the weather we’ve … Continue reading