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View this email in your browser Welcome to the Downtown Bend Newsletter, News from the ️ of Bend! Happy Thursday, my friends.  It's February - the month of love, football, groundhogs and so much more. February is Black History Month, making it the perfect time to celebrate African-American culture. February also plays host to Mardi Gras, National Margarita Day, National Pizza Day, and National Drink Wine Day. To celebrate Black History Month, we'd like to recommend purchasing a new book from this Anti-Racist Reading List from Dudley's Bookshop Cafe, purchasing Black is Beautiful beer from Joolz to raise funds for police brutality reform and legal defenses for those who have been wronged, or supporting our local community partner, COBLA.   For your COVID-safe Superbowl party, we like to recommend these cute little football cookies from Great Harvest (we have a family pod of 5, so we're planning to get several dozen ), and, of course,  BEER.  For what would the Super Bowl be without a cold beer in hand!  Make sure to shop local and pick up your beer from downtown, click here, here, and here for some of our favorites!  Groundhog day is past, and we know we have six more weeks of winter, which means more sweatshirt weather!  Yay!  We're in love with this 'Good Things Happen' women’s prAna Cozy Up Sweatshirt from Outside In.  For Valentine's Day, we love these gift ideas! -- ️ These wool-wrapped horseshoes from Feather's Edge are beautiful! Hanging a horseshoe facing upwards in a "U" shape is said to keep evil out and bring good luck into your home. Whether you believe the legend or not, you have to admit, these horseshoes make for uniquely beautiful home decor and a thoughtful Valentine's Day gift for your loved one.  ️ This "I love you more" charm from Just a Little Charm is sure to delight your special someone!    ️ Valentine's Day certainly wouldn't be complete without shopping for new lingerie.  We'd like to recommend this Red Silky Smooth Cage Bustier from Tres Chic Lingerie, or one of Romantique's fine selection of French and Italian lace-trimmed lingerie.  ... and plan ahead for these special dates too! Feb 9th, National Pizza Day (Order your pizza here) Feb 16th, Mardi Gras (shop for fabulous outfits & accessaries here, here, and here) Feb 18th, National Drink Wine Day (get your wine here, here, or here) Feb 22nd, National Margarita Day (get your margarita's here, here, or here) In-person or online, we've made it easy for you to support local Downtown Bend merchants:  For a list of Downtown Bend businesses: click here, for online shopping links: click here, for curbside pick-up and delivery from Downtown Bend restaurants: click here.  Featured Product The Singi 20 Daypack from Fjällräven in Downtown Bend is perfect!  As the smallest sibling in the Singi range, this 20-liter model is perfect for shorter excursions – on foot, hunting, or fishing – as well as everyday use. The zippered top opening gives ...read more.   Featured Business The Red Chair gallery is an artist operated venue for Central Oregon artists. Its mission is to incorporate fine art and contemporary craft, in one location, and to create an environment exclusive to regional artists for the enjoyment of the local population and the ... read more News from the Downtown Association  It was another beautiful week in Bend, Oregon and a terrific week in Downtown Bend.  Our on-the-street crews did a bit of extra deep cleaning, continued to keep snow and ice removed from Downtown walkways and began documents some much-needed ...read more. Reserve your Ad Space on a Downtown Directory!  Ad spaces are available for every type of business, and we offer extremely competitive advertising rates!  You don't have to be a business in the Downtown District to place an ad.  Contact us or click here for more information.  This is a great opportunity to showcase your business to thousands of people every single day! Thank you for staying connected to Downtown Bend!  Downtown Bend Business Directory Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*