Only a decade ago, the concept of a beer festival was little more than a plastic cup and a few taps. But, like the microbrew industry itself, the beer festival has matured. Still fun and still an opportunity to sample, these festivals have become increasingly sophisticated, with events like the Little Woody emphasizing the brewing […]
Summer Events Guide 2015
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Summer Events Guide
A selection of the season’s hottest events
On June 21, the sun will rise at 5:21 am and set at 8:51 pm, the so-called longest day of the year. But really? It is just 24 hours like every other day; the same length of time and the same rotation around its axis as a gray, rainy day in November. Summer, though, just […]
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All the Summer is a Stage
Film and stage events to keep summer cool
The idea of the drive-in movie theater is an icon intertwined with the nostalgia of the 1950s. By 1954, there were some 4,000 drive-ins in America, which accounted for roughly one-quarter of all movie theaters in the country. But throughout the ’80s and ’90s, many of those drive-in theaters closed, in no small part due […]
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Spinning Wheels
Staying active in Central Oregon’s summer isn’t tough
Some people get their thrills by racing down hills and around corners at high speeds. The rest just get as close to the action as they can and enjoy vicarious adventure. But it’s not every event that balances breakneck athleticism with front-row seat spectator opportunities. The Annual Cascade Cycling Classic is one of those rare […]
