The next Armchair is looking for storytellers

The next Armchair storytelling event is coming up on April 18, and they are now looking for storytellers for the event. The theme is “Obsess” and as they posted on Facebook the other day: Are you a prolific peak bagger? Have you visited every Dolly Madison factory? Run a 10k … Continue reading

The Red Napkin food truck re-opened today!

I blogged a little over a month ago about how the Red Napkin food truck was for sale and the owners moving back to Germany. Good news—those plans have changed, and the food truck re-opened today in fact! The other day I received an email from Gretel and Otmar, the owners, … Continue reading

Whole Foods Market Silent Auction Brewfest

This Friday the 22nd, Whole Foods is hosting a special “Silent Auction Brewfest” from 4 to 7pm to benefit the Whole Planet Foundation: not only will you get to drink great beer, but you can bid on many donated items during the auction—it will be “loaded with beer-tastic awesomeness, including … Continue reading

Crux Fermentation Project first bottle release tonight

One of Bend’s newest breweries, Crux Fermentation Project, has up until now only brewed their beer for distribution at the brewery or in kegs to other venues. Recently that’s changed, as they’ve done special limited bottlings of some of their beers, and tonight at 5:30pm they are kicking off their … Continue reading

St. Patrick’s Day Pub Guide (2013)

It is once again that time of year, St. Patrick’s Day is this Sunday the 17th, and for the past several years I’ve been publishing a pub guide for the holiday—because everyone’s knows St. Paddy’s Day is one of America’s great drinking holidays. As always, this isn’t meant to be … Continue reading

Free Personal Document Shredding Event and more this Saturday

This Saturday the 16th the Deschutes County Sheriff is holding a free shredding, food drive, and prescription drug disposal event at their main office on Highway 20 on the north end of town. It will run from 10am to 1pm, and they will accept up to 4 medium boxes for personal shredding … Continue reading

The Blacksmith has re-opened

Last month Jen posted about the Blacksmith Restaurant being under new ownership; and this past weekend, they celebrated their grand re-opening after undergoing renovations and have rolled out an all new menu (apparently; I hadn’t eaten there for a long time so I can’t really say how much newer it … Continue reading

TEDxBend is back for a second year

The TEDxBend idea-spreading event is back again for a second year, taking place a Summit High School on Saturday, April 6—just over three weeks away. TEDxBend is an independently organized TED event, bringing together amazing speakers who will be taking the stage in the Summit auditorium beginning at 1pm. Sparked … Continue reading

Whole Foods’ St. Patrick’s “Week” beer tastings

This Sunday is St. Patrick’s Day which means it’s almost time for my annual “drinking guide” post for the holiday, but before then, Whole Foods is doing a series of beer tastings this week featuring Black & Tans from local breweries: Instead of focusing on the traditional “Black & Tan” … Continue reading

Win 2 tickets to Ignite Bend 10 on Thursday

Update: Commenter Charlie M. won the tickets! Thanks to all for participating! As usual, I’ve got 2 tickets to Ignite Bend going on this Thursday night, March 7, that I’m going to give away here on the blog—if you missed your chance to snag a couple tickets a couple weeks … Continue reading