Looking for some “sophisticated debauchery” in downtown Bend? San Simón aims to deliver. The owners of the new bar, now open in Tin Pan Alley, have transformed the space formerly occupied by Lone Pine Coffee Roasters into a lavish space that feels like a hidden speakeasy. Named after the liquor-drinking, chain-smoking Mayan saint, San Simón, […]
Tin Pan Alley
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Gluttons for Cinema
BendFilm announces a stellar 15th fest
As someone who’s been involved with BendFilm since its inaugural year, I’m definitely not the person to look to for a completely unbiased look at the festival. There have been films I’ve acted in, written and screened at the fest, and I’ve met some of my cinematic heroes smoking cigarettes in Tin Pan Alley. All […]
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Alley-oop
Public art collection in downtown grows
With its exposed brick walls and bustling off-the-beaten pathway commerce, Tin Pan Alley could easily stand in as a double for a charming mid-century Bronx scene in a Scorsese film. And, last summer a handful of 8×4 foot canvases, each decorated by a local artist, were draped alongside the thin roadway—and the space’s aesthetic was […]