If you love Empty Space Orchestra and killer female musicians help support their drummer, Bend’s own Lindsey Elias, in the national Hit like a Girl contest.
The competition showcases rockin’ chick drummers and their talents.
Events
Don’t Miss Draplin, The Dirtbag Turned Designer at AdFed Today
If you don’t already have lunch plans, considering dropping in on today’s AdFed presentation at St. Charles featuring former Bend resident and Portland’s badboy of graphic design, Aaron Draplin.
Mini TED conference coming to Bend
The first time I saw a TED talk I was blown away. The clarity of the ideas! The passion of the speaker! The succinct delivery! I never saw newspaper design the same way again.
Living History: A Conversation with 1961 freedom riders, tonight
If you missed COCC’s screening of Freedom Riders, don’t miss tonight’s talk by two people who were on the scene in 1961, risking their safety in the name of nonviolence and equal rights (by the way, you can still catch Freedom Riders on Thursday, Jan. 26 at COCC Madras Campus, room 116, from 4:30-6:30pm p.
See Your Trash Become Fashion Tonight
You throw a lot of things away. So do I and so does your neighbor and the vast majority of that stuff is never seen again.
The Little Woody: The Beers
The focus downtown right now is the massive Masters Road National Championships that’s closed off pretty much every important intersection and the area is packed with fans cheering on the riders.
But don’t let those road closures keep you from making it down to the Little Woody Barrel-Aged Brew fest.
Garrison Keillor is in Town Tonight
Tonight at the Les Schwab Amphitheater, Garrison Keillor and the entire Prairie Home Companion gang will be recording a show live.
Tickets are still available at the gate for this show, which begins tonight at 7pm.
The Celebrity Yodeling Contest is Coming Back to Oktoberfest
Great news for all you yodelers out there, the Bend Oktoberfest will be once again hosting a celebrity yodeler contest.
The Bend Oktoberfest is a fundraiser for the Downtown Bend beautification projects, so what do you have to lose (except maybe your hearing)? The fest is the last weekend in September, but the yodeling contest itself is that Friday night.
The Traveling Camera: Balloons Over Bend
The Balloons Over Bend event is very, very photogenic. You have to be a lousy photographer to not get a decent shot.
4 Peaks Festival Grounds Taking Shape
In this week’s paper, I laid out the history of the 4 Peaks Music Festival, which makes a triumphant return to glory this weekend out in Tumalo. Here’s the full lineup.

