We just love to give stuff away these days. This time, we’ve got two tickets for the Hot Buttered Rum and Cornmeal show on March 13 at the Century Center (sponsored by GoodLife Brewing, so get your pre-show pints there, ya hear?).
Local News
What’s in Your Hamburger Meat?
If you saw or read the recent gross-meat news story that ABC broke on Wednesday, we’re here to tell you that not all hamburger meat has the “pink slime.”
Gerald Zirnstein, former United States Department of Agriculture scientist, told ABC that “70 percent of the ground beef we buy at the supermarket contains something he calls ‘pink slime.
Bend-O-Bento wants you to help Japan
Sunday marks the one year anniversary of the massive earthquake that hit northeastern Japan, triggering a devastating tsunami and leading to the meltdown of a nuclear powerplant. About 20,000 people were confirmed killed or are still missing.
Tower Theater Turns 72 with the Marx Brothers
Celebrate the Tower Theater’s 72nd birthday tonight with a showing of the Marx Brothers classic, A Night at the Opera.
The Tower will be honoring 1940’s pricing so you can see the flick for only 25 cents! A freaking quarter! Why not get down there!?
Get a dose of good old fashioned slapstick from the men who pioneered it: Chico, Harpo and Groucho.
I Think We’re Alone Now
I Think We’re Alone Now is a documentary about many different things, but primarily about loneliness and how easy it is to turn that feeling of isolation into obsession.
The film follows two individuals and their decade long infatuation with the 1980’s pop-star Tiffany.
Trapping Opponents Petition for Tighter Rules
Responding in part to concerns raised by Central Oregon dog owner, a coalition of environmental and animal rights groups have called on the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to tighten trapping rules, requiring that all trappers be required to check their traps every 24 hours.
Currently Oregon trappers are required to check traps set for fur bearing animals every two days, or in the case of black bear traps, not at all.
Topnotch bluegrass at Horned Hand tonight
Full disclosure- we really like The Water Tower Bucket Boys. That’s why we’re telling you to get yourself down to The Horned Hand tonight to check them out.
Battle of the Books
With rain in the forecast for next week, you might be looking for a clever new book to curl up with. Lucky for you The Morning News has just released their match ups for the 2012 Tournament of Books, an NCAA-style battle that pits fiction against fiction and highlights 16 of the year’s most acclaimed, loved and underrated novels.
Oregon’s Top 10 Consumer Complaint List, or What People Fall For
In honor of National Consumer Protection Week Oregon Attorney General John Kroger released Oregon’s Top 10 Consumer Complaint List.
There are some obvious and repeat offenders on the list, like telemarketing, an activity that most everyone will agree is a pain in the ass.
Pliny the Younger? Ticket required.
It may be a first.
We’re so beer crazy around here that The Platypus has decided to pre-sell tickets for eight ounce pours from a keg they think will draw a crowd this Sunday.

