Fri. 8/5: OPEN LATE for First Friday Art Walk, Featuring Brian Bulemore’s Urban Photography
We’ll be open late to feature photographer Brian Bulemore’s collection of works entitled “Noun . . . Revisited.”  The exhibit is a return of Bulemore’s long-running “Noun Project” photos of urban people, places and things. The initial “Noun Project” showed at thump in 2009. Come out on this warm summer night and check out this show.

Thump Swag Summer Vacation Photo Contest, NOW til Mon. 8/22
Take a photo of your favorite thump mug or t-shirt on a summer trip and post it on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thumpcoffee) to win a $25.00 thump card!  Contest ends Mon. 8/22, so git on it! The winner will be posted on thump’s Facebook page on Tues. 8/23 and will appear in thump’s September email newsletter.

“Sharing The Road” Poster Series Display
The “Sharing the Road” poster series depicts what drivers and cyclists can do to avoid accidents. A $5000 grant was awarded to the Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization to inform cyclists and drivers and help prevent crashes on our roads. City of Bend, citizens, advocates and employees worked as a group to get bike riders asking: “Am I doing this right?” and “Is this safe?” and “What are the rules?” The Posters  to Coasters campaign, designed by Carrrrrlos, does that in a visually striking way.  The campaign consists of posters, coasters and video. The prominent concerns with riding a bike in Bend are wrong way riding, drunk riding and night riding without lights. These actions cause the most cycling injuries and fatalities nationwide.

Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour, Every Friday 2:30-5:30pm
If you’ve never tried a traditional espresso drink – a doppio, macchiato or cappuccino – make sure to join us on Friday afternoons when we offer them for 50% off! It’s a great way to cap the week and roll into your Friday evening.

Monthly Public Coffee Tasting: on Summer Vacation
Look for info about this fun, informal event in the September newsletter.

Seasonal Eats
Dark, Milk, Fleur de Sel & Hairbender Mocha Truffles
Keylime Bars
Gluten Free Brownies
Boysenberry Almond Bread
Assorted Panini Sandwiches

Seasonal Drinks
Featured Cup: Guatemala Finca el Injerto Bourbon, Direct Trade
Toddy Cold Brewed Coffee
Salted Caramelita Latte
Peach Tea Smoothie
Mint Grasshopper Frappe
Wildberry Mocha Frappe
Coco Cabana Frappe
Organic/Fair Trade Loose Leaf  Teas
Hot Lips Sodas

Find Your Wish on Flickr
The wooden planks swaying from thump’s ceiling capturing brief wishes from passers by, are as much of what makes thump, thump as any delicious drink we serve. Have you ever wondered what happens to those wishes or how many have been created? Well, local artist and “Wishes” installation creator Mark Bernahl rotates the wishes every couple of months, adding new ones, removing old ones. He has kept every single wish that has been rotated out since the “Wishes” inception more than four years ago! And, he has scanned them! You can view more than 5,000 of them here. If you wrote a wish sometime in the last four years, go to our Flickr site and see if you can find it! Over 5,000 and counting are on the site! And . . . let us know if your wish came true!

Thump Brewing Equipment, Travel Mugs & T-Shirts
We’re fully stocked with new t-shirts and thump porcelain travel mugs, as well as grinders, coffee/tea presses – check out the display at the front of the shop.

If you Like us here, then Like us on Facebook!
Please check out thump’s Facebook page and join the conversation! We, and our customers, post pictures and comments on café life at thump throughout the week. Go to the thump coffee Facebook page and click the Like button!

Help Japan!
Looking for a way to help with the relief efforts in Japan? Please consider purchasing a limited edition archival print, created by local designer Carlos Perez. All proceeds will go directly to the Global Giving Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Fund. Thanks for helping! Go here to learn more.