Battledecks! And Vote for Ignite Bend 12 presentations

Ignite Bend 12 is coming up this month, and voting has opened today on submissions, where folks can vote on their top three favorite speaker proposals for what they would like to see on stage. Here are the list of submitted proposals, and you can go vote on them here. … Continue reading

Fall in Bend kicks off this weekend

Even though one week ago was the first official day of autumn, this first weekend of October can be said to mark the real start of the fall season in Bend, with several events going on that should help kick off the season—starting with the Bend Fall Festival. The annual Bend … Continue reading

Bend Summer Festival, July 11-13

Tomorrow kicks off the biggest (and best in my opinion) of the Bend seasonal festivals: the Bend Summer Festival! (Additional details here.) Summerfest is going from 5 to 10pm Friday, 11am to 10pm Saturday, and 11am to 5pm Sunday, and takes over downtown with closures on Wall Street, Oregon Avenue, … Continue reading

The Indigo Girls are at the NWX Hullabaloo this year

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

The free summer guide: updated for 2014

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

Techies: Arduino Workshops coming up at the Library

If you’re interesting in technology and programming and wanted to learn more about Arduino development—or even just want to know what Arduino is—check out this press release from the Deschutes Public Library on their free Arduino technology workshops that are coming up: What exactly is Arduino? According to the official … Continue reading

Free espresso granitas at Bellatazza today

Everybody loves free, right? Today Bellatazza Coffee in downtown Bend is offering up free espresso granitas as they kick off “Granita Season”: Tuesday, 5/20/14 kicks off the Granita Season. Every year we start it up with FREE 12 OUNCE ESPRESSO GRANITAS – All day, while supplies last. Local Eberhard’s Dairy … Continue reading

Free Comic Book Day

This Saturday, May 3rd, is Free Comic Book Day. Free Comic Book Day is a single day – the first Saturday in May each year – when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely FREE* to anyone who comes into their … Continue reading

Get a free coffee drink from Bellatazza today

Bellatazza Coffee in downtown Bend today is offering up a free coffee drink to any who are interested: Oh Yeah! The Cold Brewed (TODDY) Coffee season kicks off at our store in Downtown Bend, Oregon. [Today], 4.22.2014. Come grab a FREE 12 ounce TODDY! No strings attached, just get it! … Continue reading

Go Donuts is giving away free samples today

The new Go Donuts, which took over the space formerly occupied by Papa John’s Pizza on the southwest corner of Greenwood and Eighth, is giving away free doughnut samples today until 3:30pm. They’ve been busy remodeling the location for their doughnut shop and it’s only the past few days they’ve … Continue reading