Starting today the Broken Top Bottle Shop is holding a weekend-long fundraiser for next year’s Rise Up’s Bend Roots Revival music festival (in light of the troubles they ended up having this year): their “Brewtal Breakdown Festival” which has things going on all three days. “Free shows, raffle prizes & … Continue reading
Tonight is the free Ignite Bend Battledecks event and voting party, taking place at the Broken Top Bottle Shop starting at 7pm. This is a great, fun event that is a bit of a precursor to the Ignite Bend experience: there will be a slide projector set up with completely … Continue reading
The Leadman Triathlon is this Saturday (as mentioned here) but the night before the Old Mill District is hosting a free Kids’ Festival to kickoff the Leadman weekend. Here’s the blurb: Saturday’s Leadman Epic Triathlon in Bend might be for big boys and girls, but a free Kids’ Festival and … Continue reading
The Leadman Triathlon race is this Saturday. They are still in need of volunteers, especially for run & bike aid stations. There are over 400 athletes participating in the Triathlon. Over 100 of those athletes are Pro triathletes. This is an amazing, high-profile event for Bend and volunteering will get … Continue reading
If you were thinking about submitting a proposal for Ignite Bend 9 coming up next month, today is the deadline to do so—submissions will close by about 5pm or so. After that, online voting on all the entries will be opened by Wednesday so you can pick your favorites. There’s … Continue reading
Today McMenamins Old St. Francis School is having their “Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day” party all day long, featuring free live music, food and drink specials and lots of Irish revelry. Yes, it’s kind of a wonky idea but it’s fun and offers up something fun to do in the … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again, where next free Ignite Bend event—the ninth one—is a bit over a month away! Ignite Bend 9 will be taking place at the Tower Theatre on Wednesday, October 17th, so mark your calendars now. You know the routine: speakers get 5 minutes on stage, … Continue reading
Not only are the kids back to school this week, but it’s also First Friday Art Walk this Friday, September 7—where the streets of Downtown Bend and the Old Mill District fill with folks partaking in the businesses and art galleries that are staying open late to feature special art … Continue reading
I saw this on Freecycle and thought I’d pass it along… On Saturday, August 18th Central Oregon’s Great Giveaway will be happening from 8 am to 2 pm at the church at 2555 NW Shevlin Park Rd. That is on the corner of Mt Washington Dr. and Shevlin Park Rd. … Continue reading
Tonight is the first night of Alive After Five, the free music series taking place in the Old Mill District from 5 to 8pm. Toots and the Maytals is the featured band, and besides the music there are also food vendors, wine, and beer from 10 Barrel Brewing. So it’s very … Continue reading