Month: April 2016
Bend Brewing’s 21st anniversary block party
This Friday, the 29th of April, Bend Brewing Company is celebrating their 21st anniversary with a block party in front of their brewpub (like they did last year), and it’s going to be good: Bend Brewing Co. is throwing a block party to celebrate our 21st Anniversary!! Join us on … Continue reading
Three Creeks IPApril starts today
Three Creeks Brewing‘s annual IPApril starts today (Friday, April 22) and runs through the weekend. It’s a hop-lovers favorite type of event, where you can get a great lineup of eight different IPAs: It’s that time again. Eight fabulous Oregon IPAs on tap at Three Creeks for three fleeting days. … Continue reading
Va Piano Winery opening delayed by a month
A few months back I wrote about Walla Walla’s Va Piano Vineyards opening a tasting room in the Old Mill District; they were slated to have their grand opening weekend this upcoming April 22-24. Unfortunately, due to permit delays, they have to put off their grand opening for a month, most … Continue reading
Free Play Week at the Pavilion (the new ice rink)
The new Pavilion on the westside off Simpson Avenue that started out as the ice skating rink is transition into spring and summer activities—and this week, from Monday the 18th through Friday the 22nd, they are offering a “Free Play” week to serve as a showcase for the upcoming activities. … Continue reading
Les Schwab Amphitheater Free Summer Sundays schedule posted
Every summer the Les Schwab Amphitheater offers free Sunday concerts (the Bend Memorial Clinic Free Summer Sunday Concert Series in its full name) which is a great way to spend the afternoon and is family-friendly besides. This year’s schedule has been posted, starting on Sunday, June 5. Here’s this year’s concert … Continue reading
Revere Avenue closure, April 14
Just got this dispatch from the City: Beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 14 and continuing through the day, Revere Avenue will be closed at the railroad tracks between Division Street and NE Lytle Street. The BNSF railroad company will be replacing the tracks at the Revere Crossing. Marked … Continue reading
Welcoming Spring with the Bend Spring Festival
If the beautiful weather we’re having this week hasn’t reminded you of Spring, well there’s the return of the NorthWest Crossing Bend Spring Festival taking place this weekend that should help finish the job. It’s taking place Friday the 8th, from 5 to 11pm, Saturday the 9th 11 to 11, … Continue reading
Skyliners IPA launch party at Silver Moon Brewing
Beer and history! That’s what the Silver Moon-crafted Skyliners IPA represents, as they worked with the Deschutes Historical Museum to create a special-label beer to commemorate the history of Nordic skiing and the Skyliners in Central Oregon. And tonight is the launch party for the beer, being held at Silver … Continue reading
The Old Mill Marketplace is now known as the Box Factory
You know the Old Mill Marketplace—the building/shopping complex on the western edge of the Old Mill District adjacent to Arizona Avenue, home to the Atlas Cider tasting room, the Longboard Store, WebCyclery, and others. (Apparently it is home to 32 businesses actually, many more than I realized, and is branded … Continue reading