Thursday 11/23 FootZone’s I Like Pie Run/Walk FUN RUN Do you love pie? This year, the I Like Pie and Thanksgiving Classic are merging for a timed 5K & 10K and a family-friendly fun run/walk. Bring a pie, eat pie and have fun! All proceeds benefit Girls on the Run and NeighborImpact. Bring 5 pounds […]
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Picks of the Week: Nov 15-22
Thursday 11/16 Blind Pilot FOLK The Portland indie folk sextet is back, just over a year after the long awaited release of a third album, “And Then Like Lions.” Just as whimsically as their heartfelt melodies, the band formed in 2007 when Israel Nebeker and Ryan Dobrowski took on the West Coast by bicycle. Nebeker […]
Picks of the Week: Nov 8-15
See all these events listed below for more info. Thursday 11/09 Civil War Rally and Auction AUCTION Ducks? Beavers? Show your colors and rally for your team while raising money for the Boys & Girls Club of Bend youth programs. Enjoy a gourmet tailgating menu and bid on over 150 auction items from a referee […]
Picks of the Week: Nov 1-8
Thursday 11/02 National Novel Writing Month NaNoWriMo Do you have a book you’ve been meaning to write? Join the largest writing event in the world and commit to writing 50,000 words in the month of November! The downtown Bend Public Library is holding a weekly writing meet-up through the end of the month for support. […]
Picks of the Week: Halloween Edition!
Friday 27 โ Sunday 29 Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze FAMILY FUN โ Have you carved your jack-o-lantern yet? Forget the grocery store, visit the Smith Rock Ranch Pumpkin Patch. Enjoy a host of activities with the family, including an epic corn mazeโthis year’s theme: Sherlock Holmes. (Also check out DD Ranch’s pumpkin patch, also […]
Picks of the Week: Oct 11-18
Thursday 12 – Sunday 15 BendFilm Festival FILMโNow in its 14th year, BendFilm has hit its prime with four days full of inspiring indie cinema, panels and parties. Choose from over 100 films from all over the world. A few standouts: “Lucky,” “The Tenth Step” (doc) and “Square” (Sweden). // Various times and locations in […]
Picks of the Week: Oct 4 – 11
SWIVEL DIGITAL + CREATIVE MARKETING CONFERENCE, The TREBLESHOOTERS, LAVA CITY ROLLER DOLLS
SEASON OPENER, ANGEL GLOW 5K RUN, bend fall festival, festivals in bend oregon
Picks of the Week: Sept 27-Oct 4
Thursday 28 AGENT ORANGE, FLAT FOOT 56, GET DEAD AND THE KRONK MEN PUNK โ Not only did SoCal’s Agent Orange define the “surf punk” genre, they’ve been going hard since 1979. Sure to deliver a raucous night of nostalgia and kinetic hysteria. Chicago’s Flat Foot 56 brings the bagpipes and Terrebonne’s-own Kronk Men open. […]
Picks of the Week: Sept 20-27
Thursday 21 Gov’t Mule with Warren Haynes LIVE MUSIC โ Whether you’ve been a fan of Warren Haynes since his early Allman Brothers days, or are just looking for a great show โ this is one you won’t want to miss. Legendary jam rock band Gov’t Mule is making a stop in Bend for their […]
Picks of the Week: Sept 13-20
Thursday 14 Last Giant and Goodbye Dyna ROCK โ “I think the spirit of rock and roll is freedom of expression, the ability to go against the grain and just being yourself and make people shake their ass, too,” Ryan Heise, lead singer and band leader for Last Giant, tells The Source in this week’s […]

