Three of our breweries are celebrating anniversaries this weekend! That means you’ve got a lot of drinking to do, starting today! Deschutes Brewery is celebrating their 26th anniversary all day long today started at 11am when they open. Featuring “samples of Black Butte XXVI, decadent food specials featuring this new … Continue reading
The 7th annual NorthWest Crossing Hullabaloo kicks off tomorrow (Friday the 27th) starting at 4pm (though the Kids’ Crit starts at 3:15). Don’t know what the Hullabaloo is? Here’s the short blurb: The Hullabaloo is a celebration as unique as its name. This unofficial kickoff to summer features food, fun, music, … Continue reading
Central Oregon’s largest food festival, The Bite of Bend, is taking place this Saturday and Sunday the 28th and 29th, respectively. As a run-up to the main event, “Bite Week” is again taking place all this week featuring chef’s dinners, classes, and demos to whet your appetite. The Bite of … Continue reading
This Thursday, June 19th is the Old Mill District‘s annual Fermentation Celebration, taking place from 4 to 10pm. This 3rd annual event features a “beer walk” around the shopping district where nearly all of Central Oregon’s breweries (plus a few others!) will be pouring beer across ten different stations. Here are … Continue reading
School is out and summer is just around the corner so it’s time to dust off the free summer activity guide once again! I’ve gone through and updated it for the 2014 summer season, so if you’re looking for free or cheap things to do this summer, make sure to … Continue reading
This Saturday the 14th is the annual Summer Shootout Marble Tournament for kids taking place at the Des Chutes Historical Museum from 10 to 2. The tourney is split into two categories: kids ages 7 to 12, and “Young at Heart” ages 13 and older. Here’s the press release: Kick … Continue reading
Silver Moon Brewing today announced the release of a new beer whose sale proceeds will help support the firefighters that have been battling the Two Bulls fire: Bull Fighter IPA. To the brave men and women who have risked their safety to ensure ours from the #TwoBullsFire, this one’s for … Continue reading
Update 2: The reward jumped to $26,500 not long after I posted the last update! Update: The reward is now $14,500. Some of the latest information coming out about the Two Bulls fire west of Bend is that the initial two fires were human caused. Here’s the update that has … Continue reading
One of the first cideries of the recent hard cider explosion to hit Bend, Atlas Cider, is celebrating their one-year anniversary on Thursday the 5th, from 5 to 9pm (“First Thursday”). It’s free to attend, and the Moon Mountain Ramblers will be putting on a (free) live show. In addition, … Continue reading
Tonight is McMenamins Old St. Francis School’s monthly Friends & Family Night, where from 5pm to closing 50% of all the night’s sales are donated to a selected beneficiary. The selected beneficiary for this month is River Song School, which is a “non-profit providing a nurturing, individually tailored educational experience … Continue reading