Welcome to the 103 new Banner readers, and happy Cinco De Mayo. We’re Paige and Mason. The Bend Banner is our way of keeping tabs on this wild, beautiful place we call home. To the mornings that start with coffee and mountain air, the trails that somehow always lead to a brewery, and the kind of small-town stories that remind you why you chose to live here in the first place.
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The Best Seat at the Bend Airport
Most people drive past the Bend Municipal Airport without thinking twice about it. You're not catching a flight there. You're just passing it on Powell Butte Road on the way to somewhere else.
That was us, too. Until it wasn't.
We headed upstairs to Bend Airport Cafe (you might know it as Dogs and Fries) and grabbed a window table. Huge glass windows, the whole runway laid out in front of us, small planes and helicopters taxiing and taking off every few minutes. My two-year-old pressed his face against the window and did not move for a very long time.
He called them "heliwopters." Every single one.
We kept it simple. A couple of dogs, some fries. Affordable in a way that catches you off guard right now. But here's what I actually want to tell you about: the Persian menu.
Owner Hoss Talebi runs three kitchens out of this one spot. Hot dogs. Mexican. And full Persian cuisine, including monthly pop-up dinners with dishes like saffron rice and halibut, rose cardamom cake, things you are not finding anywhere else in Central Oregon. If it's on the menu the day you go, order it.
You can also step outside onto the patio and hear the planes up close. We stood there way longer than we planned.
Take your kids. They won't want to leave either.
First Farm Box of the Season
Picked up my first farm box of the season this week(Thanks, Fields Farm). Bok choy, green garlic, pickled beets, lettuce, and spinach. The kind of haul that makes your Monday. What a treat to have local farms in our town!
I kept it simple. Bok choy and green garlic in a pan with olive oil and sea salt. That's it. Oh, and the pickled beets…Genuinely one of the best things I've eaten recently.
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May 5th - Tuesday
Coffee & Clarity @ The Grove | 8:30 AM
Leading with a Purpose @ The Pavilion at Tetherow | 4 PM
Hanai Open House @ Hanai | 4 PM - 7 PM
Cinco de Mayo w/ The Rumpeppers @ The Commonwealth Pub | 5 PM
Cinco de Mayo Party @ Papi Chulo's | 5 PM - 9 PM
Hawk & Huck Cinco de Mayo Pop-up @ UPP Liquids | 6 PM
Karaoke @ Volcanic Theatre Pub | 7 PM
Pink Floyd Sound Bath @ Unity Spiritual Community | 6 PM
Cinco de Mayo @ River's Place | 6 PM
Matthew Marcus McDaniel @ Silver Moon | 6:30 PM
Repertory Dance Theatre @ Tower Theatre | 7:30 PM
May 6th - Wednesday
Sprout Film Festival @ Tower Theatre | 10 AM - 12 PM
Mindful Bend Giveback Day at Mountain Burger @ Mountain Burger | 11:30 AM - 8 PM
Spring Walk-Around Wine Tasting @ Viaggio Wine Merchant | 4:30 PM - 7 PM
Let's Paint Flower: Still Life Painting @ Bend Tea & Art Lounge | 6 PM - 8 PM
Sprout Film Festival @ Tower Theatre | 7 PM - 9 PM
May 7th - Thursday
Stained Mountain Suncatcher Class @ Bend Tea & Art Lounge | 3 PM - 5 PM
Live at the Vineyard: Kurt Silva & Cynthia West @ Faith Hope and Charity Vineyards, Terrebonne | 5 PM - 8 PM
Thursday Night Live: Lilli Worona & Mike Biggers @ Mountain Burger | 6 PM - 8 PM
Bingo for Senior Dogs @ Spider City Brewing | 6 PM - 8 PM
Stained Glass Flowers Class @ Bend Tea & Art Lounge | 6 PM - 8 PM
Indigenous Speakers Series: Virtual Sovereignty @ High Desert Museum | 6 PM - 8 PM
Homegrown Music Festival Kick-off @ Century Center/GoodLife Parking Lot | 6 PM - 11 PM
Homegrown Kick-off Party @ Volcanic Theatre Pub | 7 PM
Candle-lit Sound Bath & Gentle Yoga @ Hanai Center | 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
May 8th - Friday
Vintage Rendezvous Clothing Pop-up @ Crux Fermentation Project | 4 PM - 8 PM
Elevation Farmers Market @ Elevation Bend | 3-7 PM
Wildbird Market @ The Commons | 11-4 PM
Game Night at the Museum @ High Desert Museum | 6 PM - 9 PM
Quiz Me Baby One More Time @ The Haven Coworking | 6 PM - 7:30 PM
Makers Night @ Craft Kitchen & Brewery | 6 PM - 8 PM
The Secret Garden @ Open Space Event Studios | 7 PM - 8:30 PM
Fern Spores w/ Robot Mushroom @ Silver Moon | 7 PM
Homegrown Music Festival @ Century Center | 6 PM - 11 PM
Portland Cello Project @ Tower Theatre | 7:30 PM
May 9th - Saturday
Birding for Breakfast @ High Desert Museum | 7 AM - 9 AM
Happy Girls Run @ Riverbend Park | 8:30 AM
Oregon Veterans Honor Moms Poker Run @ Starts at Timbers East, celebration at General Duffy's in Redmond | 8:30 AM
Volunteer: Cave Clean Up with Wanderlust Tours @ Wanderlust Tours | 9 AM - 1 PM
Bend Children's Festival @ Drake Park | 11-3 PM
Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show @ The Pavilion
Bend Creators Market @ Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center | 9-3 PM
Hot Mess Fest @ Craft Kitchen & Brewery
Bend vs. Boise Comedy Showdown @ UPP Liquids
Homegrown Music Festival @ Century Center
May 10th - Sunday
Paula Poundstone @ Tower Theatre | 7:30 PM
Electric Six w/ Moon Rattles @ Volcanic Theatre Pub | 8 PM
Mother's Day Brunch @ Monkless Brasserie
Moms & Margs @ 10 Barrel Westside
Moms! Makers! Mimosas! @ Old Bend Ironworks
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Until Next Week,
Paige & Mason
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