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Join us at The Monkless Brasserie for Firkin Friday! Once a month, our masterful Brewers concoct innovative & enticing cask ales designed exclusively for The Brasserie. These unique brews are carefully poured straight out of our stainless steel cask, offering our guests a rare and delightful experience.
Be sure to visit us on Firkin Friday & savor these limited batches; they are highly sought after and typically disappear within the day. Don’t miss this chance to delight your palate with something extraordinary—stop by and give it a try!
Winter stoke is here and we want to help you get ready for the season. Bring your gear and have a beer while you wait for your skis or board to get waxed and tuned.
Local vendors, Flash Tattoos and football games going inside. $18 wax & beer, $15 wax.
“Wine Workshop Series” of Wine Educational classes with tastings.
The Wines of Austria, with Archetyp Alpine Wines
Austrian wine has a reputation for exceptional quality and great value. Only one-third the size of Oregon, it has nearly three times the vineyards, over 80% of which are classified for Qualitätswein (Quality Wine). We’ll provide an introduction to Austrian wine accompanied by tastings of indigenous grapes such as Grüner Veltliner, Blaufränkisch, and Zweigelt as well as world class examples of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Hosted by Aric Wood – Archetyp Alpine Wine & Spirits
Class price is refunded with 2 bottle purchase at the event.
Come before or stay after for dinner at Flights!
Join Think Wild for the Get Wild Chili Cook-Off, a fun fall fundraiser supporting native wildlife. Sample and vote on your favorite chilis, enjoy live music, raffles, and beverages, and watch beaver trailcam footage. Sponsored by Bend Parks and Recreation, Bend Cider Co., Sunriver Brewing, and Van Henion Brewing.
Our monthly weekend-long celebration of the finer things in life! Enjoy a curated flight of 3 gorgeous Champagnes along with additional by-the-glass bubbles and small bites to accompany it all. (Caviar, anyone?) Bring a friend and make the most of the weekend weather on Bend’s best wine bar patio.
We are celebrating fall, fresh hop beers, local makers and live music. This is the best time of year!
Shopping 12-5 pm
Live Music by The Bunkhouse Duo 2-4 pm
Fresh Hop Beers ALL DAY ~ Flights of 5 or 6 will be available from 12 pm-5 pm
Watch Monday Night Football at Rivers Place in Bend and enjoy $3 Pints! Featuring a different brewery (and sometimes cidery) every week and swag giveaways. SIX big screen TVs (2 are outside). Game sound will be ON ~ No bad seats in the house!
Crux Fermentation Project and the Dog Guide Bend want to celebrate National Dog Day with you and your pups all weekend long! Bring your happy dogs to the Crux lawn, enjoy refreshing lagers and live music, and explore dog-friendly businesses.
A Night Of Jokers is a stand up comedy show case packed with lots of laughter and over Six Comedians to watch!!
Location is at Backside Kegs, behind 3rd Street Beverage Bend OR & next to hawthorn station.
Doors open at 6pm/show starts at 7pm.
Click event link for tickets and more information.
Five of the best comedian Roasters in Bend OR plus some friends roast one of the best bar tenders in Bend OR, Mikey Marks! If you don’t know who Mikey Marks is? Well that’s ok, you will by the end of the night! come one come all and laugh with us as we all roast each other!!!
Located behind 3rd Street beverage in Bend OR and next to hawthorn station.
Tons of local vendors, rosè wine tasting and live music. It will be a beautiful day to celebrate your Mother!
Vortex IPA is the flagship beer of one of our favorite breweries, Fort George. In celebration of 17 years of this amazing beer, we will be pouring and tasting 3 versions of the IPA: 1) The OG Vortex 2) Double Dry Hopped Vortex 3) Cryotex w/cryo hops SWAG GIVEAWAYS
Join us for our second annual Saisons on the Lawn event at Crux! Entry is free. Taster package is $20 and includes a special tasting glass and 5 tokens. Additional tokens can be purchased for $2. Each token gets you one 4oz sample of saisons available from 6+ breweries. All proceeds benefit the Oregon Brewers Guild.
Shuck It Up Oyster Roast at Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market Get ready for a shuckin’ good time at the Cascade Lakes Pub on Reed Market for our first-annual Oyster Roast! Join us on the patio for oysters, CLBC brews, local live music, EarthCruiser rig tours, and great company.
Join us for the 7th Annual Ski For All at Mt Bachelor on March 16th, 2024 to celebrate the OAS community and raise critical funds to support our mission to create high quality outdoor experiences for individuals with disabilities. The Ski For All Games are a rite of passage, designed to challenge even the world’s greatest and most fun loving skiers & riders to see who can truly have the BEST DAY EVER on snow!
Score as many points as possible by completing a variety of fun and inclusive challenges on the mountain. Prizes will be awarded to the top three participants in youth, teen, adult and masters age groups (inclusive of ability and gender). The more points you score the more raffle tickets you can redeem to win epic prizes at the After-Party at Bend Brewing Co!
Join Think Wild for our monthly Trivia Nights at The Lot on 745 NW Columbia St.! Test your knowledge of Central Oregon’s wildlife, outdoors, and conservation to win great prizes!
We will also have excellent raffle prizes – tickets can be purchased with cash or via Venmo.
Classic microbrews back from their graves! Pioneering microbreweries used to offer adventurous beer lovers more rudimentary styles (remember beers named after other colors?) So to kick off Halloween weekend and in advance of Bend Ale Trail Month which is all November long, attendees are invited to take a sip back in time to taste—again or for the first time—what small batch beers tasted like back in the twentieth century. Everyone welcome, with costume contests for adults, kids, and dogs. The event is free to attend and beers are available by the pint.
This festival celebrates a wide range of beers made with smoked malts or other smoked ingredients. And what better way to wash down 20 smoke beers—known as rauchbiers in their homeland of Bamberg, Germany—than with smoked meats courtesy of three BBQ masters. This event benefits the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Assoc. Everyone welcome, must be 21+ to drink. Paid admission includes a souvenir glass and five drink tickets with additional tickets for sampling available.
Come celebrate Oktoberfest in true German fashion.
We have 3 different bands playing, 3 different contests, and all proceeds from the contests and a portion of the $5 cover will be donated to Bright Side Animal Shelter.
We will be serving German beer, wine, and food for all to enjoy. Get dressed up and come have some fun!
Calling all motorcycle enthusiasts to enjoy a night of comradery. Enjoy the music from Soul’d Out while you sip a cold beer or your favorite wine. This event is a fundraiser for Central Oregon Veteran’s Ranch. We will have raffles and part of the proceeds from the food and beverage sales will also be donated to COVR.
Parking available on Cedar St between 6th and 7th
Join us for First Friday Oysters! We’re bringing in Hama Hama Oyster Company oysters and have curated a perfect wine list to accompany them, and our menu of European snacks. No reservations required. Shucking 3:00pm until 9:00pm, or until they’re gone!
The 2nd Annual Baker’s Dozen-Bend celebrates local brewers, roasters and bakers all at once. Each brewer uses beans from a different roaster. Admission includes all 13 coffee beers, samples of several of the specific coffees featured in the beers, morsels of all 13 doughnuts, and a souvenir glass. (No extra drink tickets needed/sold). Tickets are only available for those 21+, though all ages are welcome to attend. (Also please note: doughnuts not sold separately; only available with event admission). Keep up on event info at Facebook.com/BakersDozenFest or Insta, @BakersDozenFest. Cheers.
Tickets are $40 and only 200 are available. If not sold out in advance, tickets will be $50 at the door. Purchase the GA+Shirt package to receive this year’s T-shirt and we’ll contact you to order your correct size (please note: XXL & XXXL are $3 surcharge)
2023 Breweries (beers subject to change):
Bevel
Boneyard (coffee stout made with Third Rock Roasters)
Boss Rambler (made w/ Boss Coffee)
Breakside
Coldfire (coffee imperial stout from Eugene)
Deschutes
Fremont (barrel-aged coffee-cacao-vanilla stout from Seattle made with Lighthouse Coffee)
Goodlife
Kobold
McMenamins (made with McMenamins Coffee)
Monkless
Silver Moon (The host)
Van Henion (coffee schwarzbier)
Worthy
2023 Bakeries (doughnuts subject to change):
Anita’s Kitchen
Bakerz Dozen
Chalk to Flour
Delish
Dough Nut
Halo
Hola
Monkless
The Point
Richard’s
Sisters Bakery
Too Sweet Cakes
Wickiup Junction
Venue Information:
Silver Moon Brewing
24 Northwest Greenwood Avenue
Bend, OR 97701
On St. Patrick’s Day many drink Irish stouts. On Halloween, some of us drink pumpkin beers. So celebrate Arbor Day by coming to The Ale Apothecary to try over a dozen different TREE BEERS. Yes, beers made with ingredients foraged from West Coast forests and beyond, ingredients such as spruce tips, fir tips, juniper berries, bark, lichen, and even tree-dwelling mushrooms.
It’s worth noting that Bend’s only all-wild brewery, The Ale Apothecary, originated with a Sahati-style ale, native to Finland, brewed in a hand-hollowed Sitka Spruce tree from the Skyline Forest where the brewery remains. People who purchase the VITree package will be shuttled, courtesy of Cog Wild, from the Century Blvd. tasting room to the private brewery for tours and samples of vintage tree beers.
Purchase a ticket for either session, 12 – 3pm or 4 – 7pm, and you’ll be welcomed at the Apoth tasting room with your first three pours of tree beers included. There will be over a dozen tree beers including many from like-minded breweries from around Oregon, up and down the Pacific Coast, and clear across to the Eastern shore. These include our friends at Alesong (Eugene), De Garde (Tillamook), Upright (Portland), Block 15 (Corvallis) & Fort George (Astoria), Wolf Tree (Seal Rock), McMenamins Thompson Brewery (Salem), Jester King (Austin, TX), Propolis (Port Townsend, WA), Fruition (Watsonville, CA), Scratch Brewing (Ava, IL) and Wunderkammer Biermanufaktur (Wolcott, VT)
Packages of 4 drink tickets for $10 will be available. Paid admission also includes a souvenir coaster made from branches. There will be a food truck on site and a la carte axe-throwing courtesy of Unofficial Logging Co., Bend’s only hatchet-throwing bar.
Join hosts Cascade Lakes Brewing and Crux Fermentation Project for a 4-course beer-paired dinner to raise funds for the Oregon Brewers Guild. Every ticket purchased also includes one raffle ticket towards winning a beer and merch basket. Evening will begin with welcome beer and a small bite. Brewmasters Ryan Schmiege and Cam O’Connor will be taking you through each course, paired with their selected beers. 21 and up only. Learn more about the guild and their important work for Oregon craft beer via their website: www.oregonbeer.org.
Tuesdays 6-8pm Join us at The Brown Owl and Lucky’s Woodsman and help raise scholarship funds for SNOWDAYS! Plus sign up for your chance to win your very own pass to the Snowlab where you can design, build and shred your very own skis/board. Cash & prizes & fun for all ages.
Join local breweries in the Main Lodge for craft beer samplings from local breweries. Cascade Lakes Brewing Company, Central Oregon’s only not-for-profit brewery, on February 3, and the award-winning Deschutes Brewery on February 10. Stay tuned for more local brewery samplings. Every Friday in February from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
A storied spot for après-adventure gatherings for more than 50 years, Owl’s Nest will be offering $2 off on all appetizers and well-drinks. From the best buckets of fries to an owl-sized pretzel, grab a spot and be ready to share the day’s adventures with a friend. Reservations are not required. Prices vary. Happy hour is from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Sunday – Thursday.
Join us Saturday nights in February from 5:00 pm – 8:30 pm for Saturday Supper Club in the Lodge Kitchen. Featuring a special themed menu and wine list, the dinner includes a four-course menu and an optional wine pairing add-on. Cost: $160/couple. Optional wine pairing for an additional cost of $59/couple. Reservations required.
Get crackin’ and join us on Saturday, February 18th at 5:00 pm for an all-you-can-eat seafood boil at Worthy Brewing!
The boil will include Dungeness Crab from the Oregon Coast as well as Mussels, Shrimp Corn, Potato, Andouille Sausage + a taste of our special beer feature, Black Pearl, a smoked oyster stout.
All ages welcome *Price reflects market value. Gratuity included in ticket price.*
*ATTENTION VENDORS*
We WANT MORE vendors for our up-coming vendor markets! Our last Fall Artisan Market is next Saturday the 26th, we have our Winter Bazaar on Sunday 12/18 and LOTS of opportunity during WINTERVENTION on 11/22 and 12/13!! As well as a market on 1/10
Visit generalduffys.com and go to our -Vendor Markets- tab to sign up!!
Join Hoodoo for a flurry of fun and over 50K in giveaways this season. Lift Tickets, Lodging, Gear, Skis, Boards and More! Free for all ages. Go to skihoodoo.com for full details.
Attention Holiday shopping procrastinators, come to General Duffy’s Waterhole for those last-minute Christmas gift finds during our Winter Bazaar! This is one of our BIGGEST vendor markets of the year. Make sure to shop and sip with us on 12/18 from 10am to 5pm. Our annex will be lined wall to wall with vendors, spilling outside into our tent. You are bound to find an unforgettable gift to give to one of your loved ones this year during our Winter Bazaar. Grab a drink and get to exploring!
Join Hoodoo for a flurry of fun and over 50K in giveaways this season. Lift Tickets, Lodging, Gear, Skis, Boards and More! Free for all ages. Go to skihoodoo.com for full details.
Join Hoodoo for a flurry of fun and over 50K in giveaways this season. Lift Tickets, Lodging, Gear, Skis, Boards and More! Free for all ages. Go to skihoodoo.com for full details.
Join Hoodoo at AVID Cider for a flurry of fun and over 50K in giveaways this season. Lift Tickets, Lodging, Gear, Skis, Boards and More! Free for all ages.
Go to skihoodoo.com for full details.
Join Hoodoo for a flurry of fun and over 50K in giveaways this season. Lift Tickets, Lodging, Gear, Skis, Boards and More! Free for all ages go to skihoodoo.com for full details.
Join Hoodoo for a flurry of fun and over 50K in giveaways this season. Lift Tickets, Lodging, Gear, Skis, Boards and More! Free for all ages.
Go to skihoodoo.com for full details.
Join for a fun night at Unofficial Logging Co. Come in your best lumberjack outfit with ten of your friends for a fun night supporting The Giving Plate. The best-dressed team wins a prize. 50/50 drawing. Lanes are just $200 (normally $250) and can fit up to ten people.
Central Oregon Comedy Scene brings the Best up and Coming comics from all over the US to right here to Central Oregon. $15 online /$20 at the door.
(Though this is an inclusive group, we do warn you might be offended because we believe in the first ademndment)
This September 17th at Seven Night Club we Present a Comedy Show Case. Doors Open at 7pm and show starts at 8pm.
Delaney Malone is a wild card comedian that is fearless and doesnt care what you think of her! She is chasing to be funny and let everyone know about it!
Steve Harper is a comedian from here in Central Oregon and is one of the OGs he has a wild past life that he can only hope his daughter doesnt live up too and he’s always worried about the littpe things he says as he raises her!
Geoff Boussaeu is a Comedian from Seattle Washington that has been in the game for 15 years! He has outlandish perceptions on life!
Come check these guys out at Seven night club this friday September 16th starting at 8pm! 21+ only!!!
Central Oregon Comedy Scene brings the Best up and Coming comics from all over the US to right here to Central Oregon. $15 online /$20 at the door.
(Though this is an inclusive group, we do warn you might be offended because we believe in the first ademndment)
This September 16th at Seven Night Club we Present a Comedy Show Case. Doors Open at 7pm and show starts at 8pm.
Delaney Malone is a wild card comedian that is fearless and doesnt care what you think of her! She is chasing to be funny and let everyone know about it!
Steve Harper is a comedian from here in Central Oregon and is one of the OGs he has a wild past life that he can only hope his daughter doesnt live up too and he’s always worried about the littpe things he says as he raises her!
Geoff Boussaeu is a Comedian from Seattle Washington that has been in the game for 15 years! He has outlandish perceptions on life!
Come check these guys out at Seven night club this friday September 16th starting at 8pm! 21+ only!!!
Join Bend’s “Best Vintage Clothing Stores,” Revival Vintage and Luck of the Draw, for their monthly Thrifty Thursday party.
Shop local guest vendors with a free Avid or Boneyard in hand, while enjoying funk vinyl spinning live in the background. Thrifty Thursday is your monthly local one-stop shop…perfect for the holidays and without the shipping delays. Give “unique” while keeping it “small and slow” this season by supporting local crafters and vintage resellers.
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As always, FREE drinks provided by Avid Cider, Seven Peaks Seltzer, and Boneyard Beer!
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Grub out front provided by Spaghetti Western Co!
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Tunes provided by Adam Howell!
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Hosted by Revival Vintage and Luck of the Draw Trade Co.
Co-hosted by Insight Insurance.
And welcome to Wearing Denim, now sharing space with Luck of the Draw!!
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Thursday, November 18th. 3-7pm.
1824 NE Division + Revere. Bend, OR
Join Revival Vintage, Luck of the Draw, and a handful of other local resellers and makers for their second Thrifty Thursday party!
Party will be equipped with free drinks provided by Boneyard, Avid Cider, Seven Peaks Seltzer, and 10 Barrel.
Live music by local funk electronica looper, One Mad Man! There will be a photobooth upstairs and hoop flow performances downstairs.
Vintage vendors this month are Replay Vintage and Denim Daddy.
Jewelry vendors are Ashes to Apples and Boots Jewelry.
Hand-crafted candles by Accomplice Candles.
COME PARTY ON THE YACHT!
Midtown Yacht Club One Year Anniversary Party Saturday July 10th
We open at 11am, with festivities throughout the day!
Food Carts
Popsicles & Shaved Ice
Arts, Crafts, Local Small Businesses
Beer
Face Painting
Dunk Tank
Photo Booth
Axe Throwing
Print your own MTYC hats
Custom Dog Tags
LIVE MUSIC
Fair Trade Boogie 2-5:30ish pm
LeftSlide 7ish-9:30ish pm
COSTUME CONTEST
It’s a “Yacht Rock” Party! Come dressed to impress!
6:30pm-ish Costume Contest (“yacht rock” themed (give it a google), 70s, bell bottoms, Hawaiian shirts, Captain’s hats, pirate, yachty etc.)
Prizes for:
~Most Creative
~Best Couple
~Clever Pet
~Coolest Captain Cap, Sailor or Pirate Hat
Raise your beer steins and dust off your lederhosen because it’s time to celebrate Oktoberfest in Central Oregon! Even if rowdy singalongs in crowded pubs aren’t up your alley, there are plenty of other (more chill) ways to celebrate German culture. In this DIY guide, find recommendations on where to indulge in traditional German cuisine and of course, plenty of frothy brews. Prost!
Drinks to Imbibe During Oktoberfest in Central Oregon
With a quick pub-hop—or should we say biergarten crawl—around Bend, it’s easy to find a handful of beers paying homage to traditional German brews. Whether you stay for a pint, pick up a growler to go or grab a six-pack from the store, there are plenty of options to kick off an Oktoberfest evening.
This German Telles-style lager is a crisp and refreshing beer combining clean American bittering hops and some German Czech Saaz hops—it’s light and drinkable and tastes great in the GoodLife bierhall tasting room or biergarden, off 14th Avenue in west Bend. It’s also available in a growler to-go.
Crux Pilz
Try this unfiltered German pilsner from Crux, featuring noble German hop bitterness. Crux Pilz is available from Crux Fermentation Project tucked away in an industrial area near Highway 97 in the center of Bend, and the Pilz is canned and available for purchase from retailers throughout Central Oregon.
Worthy Tenmile Dry Hopped Lager
Described by brewmaster Dustin Kellner as a “German lager that IPA lovers will adore,” the Tenmile Lager by Worthy is a dry-hopped German lager with Strata hops and fruity flavors. Some proceeds from sales of this beer support the brewery’s Worthy Garden Club campaign, Operation Appleseed. The goal of the campaign is to plant one million trees in Oregon, beginning with an old clear-cut parcel on Tenmile Creek, an area in the Siuslaw National Forest near the Pacific Ocean, just south of Yachats, Oregon.
Main Dishes to Enjoy During Oktoberfest in Central Oregon
Bangers and Brews
This unassuming counter-service joint in west Bend has ranked among Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S. for the past three years, actually topping the list (yes, #1) last year. To keep it strictly German you’d have to pass on the fan-favorite bangers and mash, but no need to be disappointed—the traditional German bratwurst (with the twist of chimichurri) is sure to satisfy, as is the pretzel and cheese.
We’re the Wurst
Grill up an Oktoberfest feast right in your backyard using a variety of sausages from Bend’s We’re the Wurst, including the signature German bratwurst. There’s no way to go wrong cooking up these meaty treats, often served with mustard and sauerkraut. Find We’re the Wurst at grocery stores around Central Oregon and toss it on the grill at home, or hire We’re the Wurst chef Matthew Fidler to cater a private Oktoberfest meal. For a meal with a view, try the bratwurst with house-made aioli off the menu at Monkless Belgian Ales, near the Box Factory and overlooking the Deschutes River.
Desert
Let’s not forget the icing on the cake of an Oktoberfest meal—the dessert. While traditional German desserts like Bienenstich (also known as bee sting cake) are hard to come by in the high desert, finding mouth-watering German chocolate is still on the table. Place a custom order from Market of Choice for a German chocolate cream pie with dark chocolate custard and coconut flakes inside a buttery crust coated with chocolate ganache. It’s the perfect ending to a build-your-own Oktoberfest feast.
Tired of the humdrum of everyday life, and the lack of time to pursue creativity, she laid down her day job & picked up the guitar to take art on the road.
In concert, US touring artist Anna p.s. plays acoustic guitar, foot percussion, and-perhaps unexpectedly-the flute.
Head over to her website to find her music & stay in touch.
http://www.annapsmusic.com/
Tired of the humdrum of everyday life, and the lack of time to pursue creativity, she laid down her day job & picked up the guitar to take art on the road.
In concert, US touring artist Anna p.s. plays acoustic guitar, foot percussion, and-perhaps unexpectedly-the flute.
Head over to her website to find her music & stay in touch.
http://www.annapsmusic.com/
Velvet Lounge – 805 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97701
Tired of the humdrum of everyday life, and the lack of time to pursue creativity, she laid down her day job & picked up the guitar to take art on the road.
In concert, Indiana touring artist Anna p.s. plays acoustic guitar, foot percussion, and-perhaps unexpectedly-the flute.
Head over to her website to find her music & stay in touch.
http://www.annapsmusic.com/
Bring the whole family (two- and four-legged) to enjoy a good time benefiting local shelters and rescues! July 18, 2020 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at American Legion Park in Redmond.
This FREE, dog-friendly community festival is host to an IPA tasting, music, silent auction, raffle, dozens of vendors and adoptable pets galore. 100% of funds raised at the event are split among the beneficiaries, which are Brightside Animal Center, Three Rivers Humane Society, Humane Society of the Ochocos and Herd U Needed A Home.
Raffle announcements and giveaways every hour!
Bring product donations (e.g. cat litter, tennis balls, bleach) in exchange for raffle tickets.
Visit www.FLPBenefit.com for more details!
Come for an evening of sharing your adventure stories with others in the outdoor community. Settle in to listen or get prepared to share your adventure stories in 10 minutes or less from 7-9 PM. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
You can’t shred gnar, bomb down trail, climb volcanoes, and run whitewater all the time. But at Boldly Went we know that when you’re not, you want to talk about your adventures with other people who get it – probably over beer. And every thru hiker, trail runner, mountain biker, climber, paddler, sailor, scuba diver, flyer, and Indiana Jones wannabe has at least one story that will inspire, inform, or at least entertain the rest of us, so we’re pulling together crowds of you and randomly selecting you to go on stage to give us your best.
How it works: Event format is casual and starts with a brief review of how to tell a good outdoor adventure story. Anyone interested in telling a story will be encouraged to complete the storyteller sign up sheet throughout the evening. Of those signed up, names are drawn at random. Selected individuals are given 10 minutes to tell their adventure story.
Storytellers are judged by select audience members using criteria described in detail on the Boldly Went website. A winner is announced at the end of the evening. Stories are recorded and may be shared later in the weekly podcast.
Everyone is welcome to attend and no one will be required or pressured to tell a story.
See the Boldly Went website for more details about what to expect at the event and tips for preparing your 10 minute story if you think you have one to share.
Calling all art lovers! The SRWC 2nd Annual Art Auction & Wine Event is not to be missed!
Join us for wine, delectable hors d’oeuvres and art at this special fundraising event. Over 30 local artists and artists in this year’s Sunriver Art Fair have generously donated pieces for a silent auction event benefiting the SRWC philanthropy program.
Mingle with some of our contributing artists while sipping wine from Willamette Valley Vineyards and bidding on art. Then, try your luck with a pull from our Wine Wall.
The event will be held at Café Sintra, 7 Ponderosa Road, Sunriver, Oregon
on Sunday, September 15, 2019 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.
The cost for this exciting event is $35.00 per person. Included in this
cost is a Sunriver Art Fair wine glass, 2 wine tickets and delicious
hors d’oeuvres!
There are only 85 tickets available for this special event!
For tickets go to: www.sunriverwomensclub.com, then click “Fundraising Event”
You must be 21 to attend and all buyers must be present to win. All
sales are final. All net proceeds go directly to the SRWC Philanthropic
Fund.
Join LOGE Bend and some other cool cats doing awesome things in the outdoor industry for a series of fun afternoon hangouts! Our first outdoor fest will take place this coming Saturday from 2pm-8pm. Here’s what’s up:
– Ubco Bikes: Rip around on an Ubco Electric Motobike and meet local Bend snowboard super hero Austin Smith. We hear he’s the bees knees. These mini motos are perfect for dual track, dirt riding or just for commuting to work in the city! Ubco will be doing free demos, so come hop on!
– Rumpl: If you were at our Memorial Day party you know how epic a Rumpl Sack Race is. And if you missed out, we’ll here’s your next chance! Sign up at the property for the 4pm sack race and your chance to win a Rumpl!
– Rainier Beer: No pnw summer hang out is complete with out Rainier brews, duh. Drink some brews and strike a pose in the Rainier photo booth. You’ll be entered to win a stay at LOGE, plus who doesn’t love a photo booth pic?! We’ll provide the props, you provide the fun pose!
Are you a thrill seeker with a heart for your community?
Face your fears. So our community’s most vulnerable don’t have to.
It’s scary for those who wake up in the morning not knowing where they will sleep that night, if they will eat that day, if they will be assaulted or abused that day.
On Saturday, September 7, 2019, OVER THE EDGE participants will help alleviate some of that daily fear faced by so many… by rappelling off the roof of the Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend.
You’re invited to rappel, volunteer, or sponsor the event!
Edgers – those who rappel – are invited to raise funds to support our community in exchange for the exhilarating experience of rappelling off the tallest building in Central Oregon. The Oxford Hotel stands at 7 stories and 70 feet and will offer quite a thrill to Edgers.
Participants need not be brave or young or non-disabled to go OVER THE EDGE. However, there are a limited number of spots, so interested folks should sign up today, as registration is now open. Once registered, Edgers set up a personal fundraising page, reach their fundraising goal, and secure their spot to rappel off the Oxford Hotel on September 7th.
In addition to the rappel, United Way will be hosting a ground party – closing NW Minnesota Ave and NW Lava Rd to traffic in order to host food vendors, a Sunriver Brewing Company beer garden, activities, DJs, and more.
For those who are not ready to rappel, United Way gives other opportunities to partner with one of Bend’s most reputable and longest-standing nonprofit organizations. The local nonprofit is seeking business sponsors for the event, as well as volunteers.
To sign up or for more information, visit www.deschutesunitedway.org/overtheedge or call 541-389-6507.
Tal Wilkenfeld headlines the 7th Annual Newberry Event Charity Music Festival!
Central Oregon’s 7th Annual Newberry Event Music and Arts Festival to Defeat MS is a three-day outdoor summer multi-genre music festival well-known as a good time for a good cause. July 26, 27, 28, 2019. Main acts Friday are Portland’s Indubious reggae, opening for Pigs on the Wing Pink Floyd tribute band in the beautiful outdoor intimate venue. For over a decade, Indubious brothers Evton and Skip Burton, have shared their instrumental skills, powerful harmonies, and electrifying performances, “raising the positive vibrations of our planet, to help others express the true loving nature within us all.” Pigs on the Wing’s intense live performances are an expansive audio-visual experience.
Saturday night headlines Tal Wilkenfeld, a 32 year old Australian born bass and guitar phenom who has performed alongside artists including Jeff Beck, Prince, Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock and Mick Jagger. Hosted on rural residential acreage, DiamondStone Guest Lodge is 25 miles south of Bend, between Sunriver and La Pine. With over 20 bands on 2 rotating stages, the lawns, shady aspens & pines of So. Deschutes County create a beautiful outdoor concert setting.
Enjoy awesome music and dancing in the grass 10am-10pm. Tent camping is free and RV sites available. Kids under age 13 are free. With many vendors – great food (breakfast too), Sunriver Brewing Co. beers, Kombucha, ciders and distillery vendors, you’ll find everything you need for the day or weekend. You’ll also enjoy dancers, homemade arts & crafts, and a silent auction plus raffles of incredible fine art and merchandise. See good reviews on Facebook and Google. Don’t miss it!
The festival just received the state’s “Hidden Gem Festival Award” at the annual meeting of the Oregon Festivals and Events Association.The 501c3 charity benefits the Oregon National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Other performers: Dead Horses – Milwaukee, WI, Dodgy Mountain Men – Missoula, MT, Pat Simmons Jr.- Maui, HI , Indubious – Portland, Lounge on Fire – Boise, ID, Petty Thievery, a Tom Petty & Heartbreakers Tribute Band, Pigs On The Wing tribute to Pink Floyd – Portland, OR, The Rad Trads – Brooklyn, N.Y., Pete Kartsounes – La Pine! Eric Leadbetter – Bend, Idle Poets – Scappoose, Sol Seed – Eugene, J Brothers – Jacksonville, Mission Blues – Bend, Natty Red – Bend, Newberry Family Band, Broken Down Guitars – La Pine, The Tortilla Chips – Bend, Vokab Kompany – San Diego, and local belly dancers, the South County Hipsters.
Join Copeland Gallery for our first ever Summer Kick-off Show! Featuring, the incredible Central Oregon Cascades. The show will take place on June 14th, from 5 PM to 8 PM. Meet the Artist- Chad Copeland, as he answers questions about his adventures. Beer, Wine, and Cheese will be served.
COPELAND GALLERY, 57100 Beaver Drive, Building 24, Suite 110, Sunriver, OR 97707
Join LOGE Camps for Trail Karma at LOGE Bend, a full day of fun & bikes benefitting our friends at Central Oregon Trail Alliance! Bike stuff will be happening all day, with events to celebrate the Grand Opening of our new cafe + taproom, kicking off in the afternoon! Free music, food truck, gear raffle, photo booth and much more!
Here’s a schedule of what will be going down all day:
8:00AM-On: Free 2hr MTB bike demos (Giant + Devinci bikes). Shuttle rides leaving property w/ Cog Wild MTB Tours from 9-5:30PM
10-12:00PM: MTB Skill Clinic w/ Cog Wild (all levels of riders welcome!)
2:00PM: evo trail maintenance clinic
5:00PM: Ribbon Cutting for The Entrada Cafe & Tap Room. All cafe proceeds from the day donated to COTA
6-9:00PM: Outdoor Concert series (presented by Rainier Beer. Bands: One Two Many + Bad Pacifist Music)
Visit some 20 Art Galleries in Sisters: Enjoy beautiful art, good company, refreshments, music, demonstrations, hors d’œuvres, plus additional sponsoring restaurants and food venues for during and following the stroll. Visit with actual artists and their work including: Fine art and contemporary paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, glass artistry, jewelry, and many more types of artistry.
The Sisters Arts Association was formed in 2015 by a group of artists and supporters that believe the arts are an important part of a healthy community and an essential component of the enrichment of culture. The association exists to provide its members with a unified voice for the nurturing and enriching of the arts and to create a spirit of togetherness among artists, community and all who visit Sisters, Oregon. More at www.SistersArtsAssociation.org
Treat your Valentine to a bit of Italy at Faith Hope and Charity Vineyards! We will have Live Music by Reno and Cindy Holler and our Menu will consist of a 5 course Italian meal that is sure to impress. Dinner will begin at 6pm and the menu will be as follows:
Starter:
Antipasto Skewers
Soup:
Tuscany Soup
Salad:
Italian Green Salad
Main:
Choice of Chicken Carbonara or Shrimp Scampi
Dessert:
A Sweet Treat provided from Crumb Cakery
Price: $65.00 per person and includes one glass of wine.
Make your reservations online now at:
https://shop.faithhopeandcharityevents.com/res-417935/Valentines-Day-Dinner.html
***Price excludes wine and gratuity***
Bring the whole family (two- and four-legged) to American Legion Park to enjoy a good time benefiting local shelters and rescues.
This FREE, dog-friendly community festival is host to an IPA tasting, great food, dozens of vendors and adoptable pets galore. 100% of funds raised at the event are split among the beneficiaries.
Raffle announcements and giveaways every hour!
Bring product donations (e.g. cat litter, tennis balls, bleach) in exchange for raffle tickets.
Visit www.FLPBenefit.com for more details!
The wine event of Central Oregon is back! Cork & Barrel is a three-day fundraising series of events focusing on food, wine, and philanthropy. All revenue generated at Cork & Barrel directly benefits KIDS Center.
Each year Cork & Barrel brings a different and unique wine region to Central Oregon. This year we are proud to feature the wines of Sonoma County!
There’s something for everyone during these three days of events. From the intimate Winemaker Dinners, to A Sip of Cork & Barrel where you can mingle with winemakers and meet local and regional guest chefs, to the Grand Cru gala fundraising event with a 5-course dinner and Central Oregon’s best live auction…you don’t want to miss it!
Thursday, July 19th, 2018 – Winemaker Dinners
4 dinners held at various locations throughout Central Oregon
Friday, July 20th, 2018 – A Sip of Cork & Barrel
Held at Broken Top Club on the green
Saturday, July 21st, 2018 – Grand Cru
Held at Broken Top Club on the green
Ingrid Rohrer-Downer infuses Broken Top Bottle Shop’s menu with ethnic inspiration.
written by Lee Lewis Husk
Since 2015, the small kitchen at Broken Top Bottle Shop has been in the hands of Ingrid Rohrer-Downer, a chef with an outsized reputation for versatility and creativity. With extensive experience cooking for large parties as well as diners at upscale restaurants, Rohrer-Downer’s ethnically influenced comfort food complements BTBS’s extensive global beer selection.
“Broken Top is a nice place to step back and prepare ethnic food that translates well,” she said.
That love of ethnic food started when she was a youngster in Fresno where a live-in nanny from Argentina fostered in her an appreciation of seafood. After completing the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco in the early 1990s, Rohrer-Downer spent ten years with Bon Appétit Management Co., which offers on-site food service to businesses, universities and others. She started with the company in Palo Alto and later transferred to Hillsboro where the company contracted with Intel.
At Intel, Rohrer-Downer oversaw Mexican, Indian, Sri Lankan, Thai, Japanese and Colombian chefs who catered to the cravings of Intel’s diverse workforce. “I sucked up as much (culinary) knowledge as possible,” she said of the time spent with chefs, who shared recipes and cooking techniques.
Traditional favorites still populate the BTBS menu—house-smoked baby back ribs, the cheese-stuffed DD Ranch burger and the sesame sushi salad. However, global influences are evident around every corner. For example, the pork belly sandwich is now “the pork belly bahn mi sandwich” with Vietnamese flavor infusing each bite. The cauliflower shawarma sandwich is a burst of exotic flavors.
“I can do high-end food, but people love comfort food,” she said. “The difference is I throw in a twist—some unusual stuff in it,” she said.
With a commitment to organic and locally-grown produce and meats, Rohrer-Downer converts the weekly CSA (community supported agriculture) box into “Thursday’s tacos.”
Located at the foot of Central Oregon Community College on Bend’s westside, BTBS’s ground-level space is beneath apartments, which for safety reasons prevent it from having an open flame, hood or deep fat fryer. All the cooking is done on flat-top induction burners, ovens and outdoor Traeger barbeques. That’s where Rohrer-Downer’s creativity shines through.
“It’s a testament to Ingrid’s skills and ability to put out large quantities of food on busy nights from such a small space,” said Jennifer Powell, who owns the restaurant with her husband, Jason.
“She excels under pressure and succeeds by all measures,” said Jennifer.
A compulsive cook, Rohrer-Downer, 45, says she’s always thinking about food and creative ways of preparing it. “I have a lot of food dreams,” she said, adding that at BTBS she’s able to experiment and enjoys interacting with its regular clientele.
The BTBS menu has always offered vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free soups, salads, sandwiches and entrées along with meaty selections. Rohrer-Downer has been tweaking the menu to reflect her love of various cuisines of the world. The results are evident in every bite. Explore their menu here: btbsbend.com
There’s a beer festival for every season (and possibly every month) in Central Oregon. Winter is no exception, and I’m happy to see that the Central Oregon Winter Beer Fest will be back for a third year. Held on the second Saturday of December at GoodLife Biergarten, this fundraiser for the Central Oregon Brewer’s Guild is a great way to support advocacy for our local breweries while enjoying samples of their best winter offerings.
This ‘fest operates pretty much the same as similar events – admission gets you a festival glass and some tickets that can be redeemed for samples of the beers on tap at the event. You can buy more tickets if needed. Many of the beers are on the heavy side, so I don’t usually need more than what’s included with admission.
Last year saw a nice variety of winter-themed ales, porters, stouts and Belgian beers. In addition, the action was moved into a warmed tent, which was a big improvement over being outside in the bitter cold during the inaugural event back in 2013. One drawback was the tent was fairly crowded and loud, but there was still plenty of room to move around and ample space outside around a fire pit. Food trucks will be on-site.
The Central Oregon Winter Beer Fest is on my “must do” list for December, as I enjoyed the last two years and the event is very well-run by the folks at GoodLife. While it was busy, I wouldn’t say the festival was overly crowded. The atmosphere was friendly and warm, and it was a fun opportunity to meet up with friends during the “slump” between Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you’ve never been, I recommend checking it out.
If You Go:
3rd Annual Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival
When: Saturday, December 12th, 2015 1 p.m.-9 p.m.
Where: GoodLife Biergarten (70 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR 97702)
Cost: $10 admission gets you a festival tasting glass + four drink tickets. Extra tickets are $1 each.
Why: There were 22 breweries from Central Oregon and beyond represented at the 2014 event. Also, it’s a fundraiser for the Central Oregon Brewers Guild.
I tend to know what I like in a beer. Something not too hoppy that isn’t balanced out with a strong malt profile. In other words (GASP!) not IPA. Other than that, I’m up for just about anything. Porters and stouts are pretty much always a good bet, but I also like ales, sours, and Belgians.
When I go out for a beer, this makes for some tough decisions when I look at the taps. Lucky for me, most taphouses and pubs offer sampler trays or flights. This means that I can try a little of this and a little of that – a variety of 2 ounce pours that differ in style (or not) and might even come from different breweries. If I’ve never been to a brewery before, it’s a great way to try several of their mainstay beers without breaking the bank (or my liver).
The Pour House Grill is one of my favorite places to order a sampler tray. They offer a wide variety of beers from Central Oregon and beyond – and they have GREAT food. If I’m heading to a brewery for a sampler tray, I like the variety of offerings at Deschutes and CRUX. Both of those places always have to seem enough new beers rotating through that I can find six or so new beers to try.
This time of year, the best sampler is a flight. At the Deschutes Brewery tasting room (not the pub), you can sample the three most recent years of their Black Butte Porter anniversary beer (XXV, XXVI, XXVII). The recipe for the beer stays pretty consistent, but the flavors change a little each year. The flight is a great opportunity to try all three at once, side by side… for FREE. You can visit the tasting room as part of their brewery tour, or just head in to sample the beer.
The changing season also means that The Little Woody Festival is just around the corner. The event hosts breweries from Central Oregon and outside the region, featuring beers aged in barrels (think wine, whiskey or rum). It’s a sample fan’s wonderland and if you are there you’ll find me meandering from tent to tent, in search of my new favorite “tiny beer”.
