Happy Thanksgiving week! I’ll be posting where you can celebrate the holiday if you’re not spending it at home or with family and friends. Today, Broken Top Bottle Shop is holding their annual Vegan Thanksgiving from 6 to 9pm, featuring four courses plus wine and beer. Communal Seating. Space will … Continue reading
Today from 10am until 4pm the Des Chutes Historical Museum is holding their Annual Chili Feed and Holiday Bazaar Fundraiser—an event that’s been going on every year for over 30 years(!). The chili feed itself runs from 11 until 2:30, provided by Millie’s Chili, and vendors will be on hand selling terrific … Continue reading
There are a couple of fun beery and cidery happenings going on this weekend that you might want to brave the cold and snow to check out. First, McMenamins Old St. Francis School is celebrating their 10 year anniversary tomorrow (Saturday) starting at 4pm, featuring live music, a special beer (their … Continue reading
Happy Veterans Day! Whether you have today off or not, make sure to give a big “Thank you” to the veteran(s) in your life for their service. And don’t forget the Veterans Day Parade kicks off in downtown Bend at 11am!
It’s the first Friday of November which means tonight is the First Friday Art Walk taking place in downtown Bend, taking place from 5 to 9pm: dozens of businesses will be open the later hours, featuring special art exhibits, and many will have refreshments and live music. (Refreshments often include … Continue reading
Surprising news released this morning: 10 Barrel Brewing has been acquired by Anheuser-Busch! The news was first released on a video from the founders on Vimeo: And then I saw the full story/press release on Brewbound, which I’m reprinting here: Anheuser-Busch today announced it has agreed to purchase 10 Barrel … Continue reading
Local robotics team High Desert Droids will be holding a garage sale fundraiser on Saturday, November 8th, 9am-2:30pm, in the Cafeteria at Mountain View High School. The team’s annual garage sale is a major fundraiser that helps offset funds needed to participate in this challenging program. Currently the team plans … Continue reading
Halloween lands on Friday this year, so with the weekend to recover that means there’s no excuse not to hit up one or more of these events, right? Here’s a rundown of the many activities going on (and if you’re looking for trick or treat activities for the kids, click here … Continue reading
You have to love the Halloween season, not just for the pumpkins and candy and trick-or-treating, but for the ghost stories and hauntings and creepy/scary fun—and starting today, the Deschutes Historical Society’s “Historical Haunts of Downtown Bend” walking tour is again taking place! Stories of mystery, love, loss and the … Continue reading
It’s finally come to fruition and is officially released today: my first book, Bend Beer: A History of Brewing in Central Oregon! Published by the History Press, it covers the history of Bend and Central Oregon from a beery perspective from the frontier era of the 1880 and ’90s through … Continue reading