Sat., May 18, 2019 POLE PEDAL PADDLE Six events that span Central Oregon’s outdoor scene. Contestants race in teams or do all the events, including Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, cycling, paddling and a sprint to the finish. Worth a watch, or for a major training goal. Starts at Mt. Bachelor. pppbend.com First Fridays ART WALK […]
sisters fresh hop festival
Fresh Hops Are Here
There’s no doubt that craft beer is a nationwide trendโone that now has many regional specialties. Look at the ultra-trendy New England IPA, for example, or the tart and sour Berliner weisses that are endemic all across Florida. Up here in Oregon, however, we have fresh hops every fallโthe regional gift that keeps on giving. […]
The Beer Issue
You drink it, maybe even daily. You wear the swag and you herald the scene. When you live in Central Oregon, a love of fermented beverages comes almost as natural as a daily dose of full sun. In this year’s beer issue, it’s not just about flavor and the end product. Like all craft products, […]
Picks 9/28-10/5
Thursday 29 "Tight Loose" SKI FILM—Sports media company Teton Gravity Research is turning 21 – so you know what that means… (Too many shots bought by well-meaning friends?) To celebrate the occasion, they’re featuring a one-night only premiere of their new ski film, “Tight Loose.” In the film, TGR explores unridden spine walls and massive […]
Our Picks 9/25-10/2
thursday 25 Jess Walter READING—Probably more defining than a National Book nomination is Jess Walter’s book Citizen Vince winning the Edgar Allen Poe Award in 2005. A Spokane native (and current resident), Walter pens some of the best—and smartest—thrillers in circulation, filled with wry humor, operatic desires and hand-wringing tension. Reading from his latest, Beautiful […]

