I’m pleased to announce that I will be in downtown Bend, Oregon for the First Friday Art Walk from approximately 5-9PM this Friday, March 5th.  I will start the evening at the Volcano Vineyards Tasting Room located at 126 NW Minnesota St I’ll be there from approximately 5-7PM.

The walls of the Volcano Vineyards Tasting Room festooned with beautiful Photography!

At 7Pm I’ll move to Pandora’s Backpack which is located just around the corner at 920 NW Bond St where I’ll reside from approximately 7-9pm.

Patagonia by Pandora's Backpack located at 920 NW Bond St. in Bend, Or

I’ll have some of my best work displayed at these locations so please stop by.

Volcano will have their always stellar wines available for a very fair price and the Pandora’s Backpack will have their always awful wine available for free!  It should be noted that while Rod Bien’s(owner of Pandora’s Backpack) taste in wine has been know to make winos gag, they do have a beautiful collection of Patagonia clothing that will make any outdoor enthusiast giddy with excitement.

smiling and helpful staff members, like Whitney, seen above, will be available to serve you some semi-toxic wine tomorrow(3/5/10) at Pandora's Backpack

Please stop by for good or bad wine and hopefully great Photography!  Below is a small sampling of the work I will have available.

Mt. Washington at sunrise.

Photograph of Shevlin Park in Autumn.

Photo of a beautiful sunrise from one of Oregon's most photogenic locations, Central Oregon's Sparks Lake.

Sunrise on Central Oregon's Broken Top Mountain with a wildflower filled foreground.

Please stop by as it should be a great evening!

All the Best,

Mike Putnam

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