Like Beer? This is a short film that celebrates the many contributions of women in the Northwest craft brewing industry, with special appearances by Bend’s own Tanya Cornett and Portland’s Sarah Pederson, owner of the awesome bar Saraveza.
GoodLife Brewing is showing The Love of Beer Friday (Oct.
Contests
Chaos in the Cascades: Win tickets to the roller derby!
If you want to see tough women knock each other around the roller rink while enjoying a beer (or six), head out to the Deschutes County Expo Center in Redmond to cheer on the Lava City Roller Dolls in their home opener roller derby bout.
It’s a round robin tournament and the host LCRD are taking on out-of-towners 12 Gauge Rage, Nerve Agents and Moulin Bruise on Saturday, Oct.
Win Tickets to Teton Gravity Research’s Film at the Tower
It snowed on Mt. Bachelor last night.
Ziggy Marley Tonight: Win Tickets
It seems almost bonkers to think about, but today is the last day of September yet the outdoor concert season still isn’t over!
Tonight, legendary reggae offspring Ziggy Marley is playing the Athletic Club of Bend at 6:30pm. And we have some tickets to give away to some of our faithful readers.
Win Joan Osborne Tickets
I will proudly say that I will not make a single “What if God was one of us?” jokes in this post. I promise.
Win Tickets to the Little Woody
This weekend, aside from being Labor Day, is also the Little Woody Barrel-Aged Brew Fest.
There’s a comprehensive guide to all the specialty beers from Oregon breweries that will be on hand both Friday and Saturday at the Des Chutes Historical Museum near downtown in this week’s issue, which is hitting the streets soon here.
Win Tickets to This Weekend’s Volcanic Funk Fest
This weekend, the Century Center in Bend is transforming into a little slice of New Orleans with the Volcanic Funk Fest, which I previewed in this week’s issue.
The festival, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, features some big names in the funk world, including Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Orgone, Cast of Clowns and plenty others.
Win VIP Passes to the Oregon Country Fair
Yeah, it’s last minute, but if you want to see one of weirdest, coolest, most Oregon-ish thing the summer has to offer, you should enter to win two VIP tickets to the Oregon Country Fair. The cultural celebration of arts, music, food and general hippie-ness is now in its 42nd year and begins today in Veneta (outside of Eugene) and continues through Sunday.
Win Two Tickets to See Dinner At The Thompsons
Dinner At The Thompsons is playing at Madhappy Lounge on Thursday, June 30 and you could go! For free! With a date! Or with one of these exclamation marks!
The French-American pair is on tour in support of their second album, Off the Grid. Check them out:
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Win $100 in Merrell Goods, Thanks to the Oyster Race
A couple weeks ago in the print edition, we mentioned a zany new race coming to Bend called the Oyster Off Road Adventure Race, and now the event is less than a week away. Saturday’s race looks like it will have a little bit of everything and for everyone from intense extreme athletes to the more laid-back beer drinkers among us.

