Visit the many restaurants of the Old Mill District on Tuesday for select specials or highlighted menu items. See specific restaurant specials listed below:
Allyson's Kitchen Tuscan Turkey Tuesdays! Buy one get one of equal or lesser size for free! Also on Tuesdays buy any breakfast pastry & coffee combo and get half off.
Anthony's Tuesday Special highlighting a featured entree each week. Ask your server for details.
Cafe Yumm Add chicken to any Yumm meal for $2.
Flatbread Community Oven Tuesday Toss Up Buy at least two pizzas and we'll toss a coin to see if one of 'em is on us! 6pm-close (of equal or lesser value).
Hola! is offering food specials from 3:30-5:30pm Monday through Friday.
Pastini Pastaria offering small Caeser salad or Insalata for $1 on Tuesdays. Available with purchase of full priced entree. Not available with special offers.
Greg's Grill is offering Happy Hour menu available in the dining room from 3pm to close on Tuesdays.
Red Robin Ask server for details. All new menu starting May 24.
The Old Mill District is a BendBroadband Wi-Fi Hot Spot.
To get started, simply select "BendBroadband" from the network window and click "Connect". You then have two options to access the service.
Option 1: If you are a BendBroadband Internet subscriber, Wi-Fi access is free. Just enter your BendBroadband.com (or BendCable.com) email address and password and you'll be logged into the network at no charge. If you've forgotten your email address or password, or you need to request a new address, please go to https://secure.bendbroadband.com/email/ or call BendBroadband 541.382.5551.
Option 2: If you're visiting or you're not a BendBroadband Internet subscriber, you can still access the Wi-Fi service by entering a secure credit card payment on the BendBroadband login page that you'll see when you open your web browser. Once authorized, the unlimited Wi-Fi connection is ready to use at the Old Mill District Wi-Fi Hot Spot.
Free- for current BendBroadband Internet Customers
$5.95 per day or $19.95 per week - For non-customers.
Join the Bend Volleyball Association for a drop-in game this Summer. We've got four brand new sand courts in the Old Mill District. For information about current court events visit facebook.com/bendbeachvolleyball. The sand courts are available for reservation for large parties. Contact bendbeachvb@gmail.com.
Mondays - Womens drop in 5pm to dusk
Wednesdays - Men's drop-in from 5pm to dusk
July 31 - The Bend Volleyball Rock Star Tournament (8:30am-4pm) Spectators are encouraged to come down and watch the games throughout the day.
The camps are designed to help children build skills in ceramics, painting, drawing, sculpture and collage. Each week offers four different camps from Mondays to Thursdays. Numerous classes for adults also available on-line.
Classes are designed for ages 2-4 (with parent), 4-6, 6-8, and 8-12 with one wheel throwing class for ages 12-16. Summer classes run June 21-September 2 from 9am-12pm or 1-4pm.
Art Station (located across the street from the Les Schwab Amphitheater) at 313 S.W. Shevlin Hixon Drive. Cost is $89 per camp. Register on-line at Art Station or call 617-1317 for more information. Class Registration starts in early May!
A Talk in the Park Bend Parks & Recreation District is hosting locals experts to share their knowledge about the great outdoors and the community we live in. Grab your lunch and join us at Riverbend Park Picnic Shelter (799 S.W. Columbia Street).
Six Consecutive Wednesdays July 14-August 18 from 12:15 - 1pm:
July 14 - Riverbend Rocks! with Bob Reynolds, COCC Geology Dept.
July 21 - Fish On the Line with Dave Dunahay, Central Oregon Flyfishers
July 28 - Down by the Old Mill Stream with Jim Crowell, Bend resident since 1940
August 4 - Where the Wild Things Are with Larry Pecenka, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Biologist
August 11 - Up a Creek with a Paddle with Eric Denzler, BPRD Outdoor Program Coordinator and Robin Laughlin, Design Manager
August 18 - Here Birdie Birdie with Kevin Lair, Wild Birds Unlimited
For more information visit Bend Parks & Recreation District or call Chris Zerger at 541/-389- 7275.
Join us for the sixth annual Deschutes Dash in the most spectator friendly venue in the Pacific Northwest! The Deschutes Dash Weekend Sports Festival will again include a full weekend of activities including a Kid's Splash & Dash on Saturday and a youth triathlon on Sunday.
Visit Deschutes Dash for more information and to register for the event.
Orvis stores will offer free fly casting and fly rod rigging classes every Saturday in July from 9-10am and 11am-12 noon. Upon completion of the courses, every participant will receive a $15 Orvis savings card and a certificate for a free membership to Trout Unlimited ($35 value). All ages and beginning skill levels are welcome to attend the Fly Fishing 101 event. Space is limited. RSVP with one of the participating locations to reserve your space. Visit www.orvis.com/flyfishing101 to find a location near you. Orvis Bend store 541-312-8200.
Volunteers from Trout Unlimited will be on hand at select locations to aid with the instruction. “Fly fishers are a significant part of Trout Unlimited’s membership because of our mission to protect, conserve and restore coldwater fisheries and their watersheds in North America. Our volunteers are excited to help newcomers learn and enjoy the sport of fly fishing,” said Christopher Anderson, Trout Unlimited.
Orvis and Trout Unlimited are partnering to offer a new industry event to introduce new fly fishers to the sport of fly fishing – Fly Fishing 101. Never before has there been such an organized effort across so many locations to give new fly fishers a chance to learn the great sport of fly fishing free of cost. “Newcomers to fly fishing are often intimidated with casting and other elements of getting started in the sport. The Fly Fishing 101 event will help participants learn fly fishing basics in an easy, non-threatening way,” said Tory Myler, Orvis Retail and Wholesale Marketing Manager.
The Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies has a new album All In Good Time and is ready to share new songs and our staff pick (If I had a $1000000) at their upcoming concert in Bend. Their live shows combine a light hearted stage presence with numerous fan favorite songs I
Tickets on sale now via Ticketmaster and at the Ticket Mill in the Old Mill District. Buy one of the first 300 tickets with cash at the Ticket Mill and pay a flat $3 service fee on GA tickets. Reserved advance tickets: $53 / GA advance tickets: $34. Plus Ticketmaster fees.

