The third annual Bend Brew Fest is coming up in just under two weeks, on Friday, August 18th and Saturday, August 19th. The big deal this year is that it’s free. And yes, this is a big deal because the first year I went (two years ago), it cost $15 … Continue reading
Tomorrow is the start of the Bend Summer Festival, in Downtown Bend. The streets central to downtown (Bond, Wall, Oregon, Minnesota) will be closed, and arts and crafts vendors will have their wares spread out in booths along those thoroughfares, with food, beer and wine available too. And live music, … Continue reading
My wife reminded me about this: tonight is the First Friday Gallery/Art Walk downtown. The first friday of every month (excluding January, I believe) downtown galleries and businesses stay open late, with food and wine and music in some places. It’s an art showcase, running from 5 until 9PM. You’re … Continue reading
Today is the first day of the annual Munch N Music concert series down in Drake Park. It’s free! Well, almost—you have to pay for your food and drink. But the music is free. Here’s the "three second explanation" I wrote on my other blog last year: Thursday evenings during … Continue reading
The morning of the fourth found us downtown at the Pet Parade with a decent spot to watch across the street from Wells Fargo. It was pretty good this year, and everybody looked like they were having a good time. My brother was in it as well, carrying one of … Continue reading
Jake broke this news: Ticketmaster has a crazy promotion to see Fiona Apple and Damien Rice in concert at the Les Schwab Amphitheater for only $1! (The tickets are actually free, but Ticketmaster charges a "nominal" processing fee.) For a limited time, Ticketmaster is offering complimentary tickets* to see Fiona … Continue reading
Yesterday we drove out to Sunriver to attend the Sunfest wine festival. It was a nice day for it, warm and sunny but with enough overcast to keep from getting burnt (though I think I did burn my neck a little bit). It wasn’t a huge setup, though; if you’ve … Continue reading
A few of the events coming up this weekend I thought I’d mention: Balloons Over Bend: A bunch of balloons are launched, and fly over Bend… to be honest, I don’t really get it. You have to get up really early to watch the balloons launch at 6:30, then… what? … Continue reading
The Old Mill District‘s website has a pretty good summertime calendar of events online (in PDF format). It covers the next three months, and includes non-Old Mill events—though Old Mill-specific ones are highlighted in orange text. Events are listed from June through August. It reminded me that the Bend Farmer’s … Continue reading
This KTVZ event post reminded me about the Bite of Bend coming up next month, on June 17th (Saturday). This is a fun event, admission is free (though food and drink is not), and even has a live, local Iron Chef competition. This year’s live entertainment schedule will be: 11:00 … Continue reading