27th Street sewer line construction project begins

The City of Bend’s ongoing work on sewer line improvement throughout the city has moved out east of town, as work begins today (Monday, August 8) on 27th Street. This is not a small project: it is expected to last at least two years and ultimately encompass 27th Street from … Continue reading

Munch & Music starts back up, runs through August 11

The 26th annual Munch & Music summertime free concert series starts back up this Thursday, July 7, and runs through August 11 this year, for six total nights of free music every week. As always it takes place at Drake Park and features food vendors and trucks of all kinds, … Continue reading

Celebrate Troy Field – community picnic

Spotted on the 4th of July: (Community picnic/potluck, Wednesday, July 6th, 4 to 9pm. Bring your own food, blanket, non-alcoholic beverages, cornhole games, and all musical instruments (even banjos!) welcome! bendblockparties@hotmail.com)

4th of July Free Day at the Deschutes Historical Museum

Happy Independence Day! Don’t forget with all the other fun stuff going on, the Deschutes Historical Museum is holding their annual Free Day today from 10am to 4pm. The Museum opened on this day in 1980, in fact—so they celebrate this birthday by offering free admission as well as give out … Continue reading

FIRST LEGO League® Coach Training Workshop

Are you interested in robotics, science, and technology, and working with kids ages 9 through 14 to help coach a LEGO Robotics team? Check this out now to become a coach:

4th of July Library book sale

Every year I highlight the Deschutes Public Library‘s 4th of July book sale as a holiday activity (because books!) and always make it a point to stop by after the Pet Parade and fun in the park. However—I don’t know if it’s because July 4 falls on a Monday this … Continue reading

Beverages Farm Tour with High Desert EATs this Saturday

So here’s a really interesting-looking event taking place tomorrow (Saturday the 25th) over in Madras: a Beverages Farm Tour with High Desert EATs (which stands for “Educational Agriculture Tours”). It starts early—8:30am, at Maragas Winery—and among other things will cover beer, wine, and whiskey. How can you go wrong? Here … Continue reading

Fermentation Celebration and other beer happenings

The fifth annual Fermentation Celebration is taking place today from 4 to 10pm in the Old Mill District, and if you’re into beer you should be there. (Of course I’m assuming if you’re into beer then you’re probably already planning to come.) With 23 breweries and 6 cideries (plus an alcoholic … Continue reading

Welcoming summer with free stuff

Since this is the first official week of summer I thought it was time to dust off the ol’ Free Summer Activity Guide and get it updated for 2016. Because Bend has some great free things to do during the summer, and who doesn’t love free stuff? Enjoy!

Chow down at the Bite of Bend this weekend

The annual Bite of Bend takes over downtown Bend once again this weekend, kicking off at 5pm this Friday, June 17, and going on all day Saturday and Sunday. It’s Central Oregon’s largest food festival and there’s definitely plenty to do, taste, and see. The Bite of Bend celebrates the … Continue reading