Beards
Our Picks 6/4-6/10
friday 5 Beard & Mustache Contest COMPETION—The second year of this annual event, as well as the first of Deschutes back alley parties. Expect some summer beers, a barbecue, and dancing to the Boxcar Stringband. With five categories—full beard, moustache, partial beard, freestyle, and the beer stache foam competition—there is something for everyone, as long […]
TGIF! What To Do This Weekend #inBend
Just think…all you have to do is make it through the final few hours of your work week and then you can enjoy your days off with these awesome weekend events! Here’s what we suggest checking out… friday 7 First Friday ART! ART! ART!—With fresh art gracing the walls of your favorite shops downtown (including […]
Bend Competes at World Beard and Mustache Championships
This weekend, more than 300 competitors and thousands of spectators gathered in Portland at the Keller Auditorium to celebrate beards, mustaches and facial hair in general at the 2014 World Beard and Mustache Championships. COMBS, the Central Oregon Mustache and Beard Society sent several competitors, and while the crew didn’t bring home any god medals, […]
Beards of a Feather
I love my beard. It is full, evenly distributed across my face and pretty ladies (and some handsome gentlemen) come up and touch it all the time, mostly without permission. The only real downside is that it keeps me extra warm in the summer and sometimes children under 5 burst into tears when they see […]
What in the World: Flowers in Beards, Journos in Detention, and Fires in Central Oregon
FASHION: It’s been said that beards have reached their peak and are on their way out of style, but can fusing facial hair with flower chains postpone their demise? You be the judge. Also, please send us photos of your Bend floral beard crowns. (Mic) IMMIGRATION: Activist and journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, who came out three years ago about his […]
Photo Essay: 2012 National Beard and Mustache Championships
This past weekend Las Vegas hosted the 2012 National Beard and Mustache Championships, which, as far as we’re concerned, is basically the most important competition of the year. There’s a bunch of categories for various types of beards and mustaches. For example, there’s the “Hungarian Mustache,” which is different from the “Imperial Mustache.” There’s the […]