Kent and I love welcoming back staff after they have taken time away to explore the world. So many of us dream of doing something like taking several months to travel throughout South America during their winter to snowboard and study Spanish, but we don’t manage to make it happen.

Since last month, our friends Scotty Carlile and Damian Schmitt have been hard at work racing and planning for and promoting numerous upcoming events for the Cyclocross Nationals. Here’s the insider’s view, written by Scotty Carlile.

Special events, hours and more, including Cross Culture: Art + Bike Love on 12/11.

Inspired by birds and bicycles, local painter Nikki Hoke Horner created the series of oil paintings on display throughout December at Thump Coffee in downtown Bend.

10/2 Fall Art Hop – First Friday, open late. 10/8-10/11 BendFilm Festival “Flash Your Ticket!” ART: Lori LaBissoniere’s “Transitions” Paintings. Cupping: Sun., 10/25, 1:30-2:30pm. Featured Cup: El Salvador Kilimanjaro Organic, Direct Trade. Seasonal Bites & Sips.

ART: Lynne Magnuson Figure Drawings; featured coffee: Costa Rica Montes de Oro, Direct Trade; CUPPING: Sunday, August 23, 1:30-2:30pm; Traditional Cappuccino Happy Hour: Fridays, 2:30pm to close.

ART: Brian Bulemore “NOUN” Photography
Bend photographer Brian Bulemore’s “NOUN” retrospective is the featured exhibit throughout June at Thump Coffee. Bulemore’s selections of monochrome and color images center on “people, places, and things” and are taken from shoots in various Northwest and international locations involving street scenes, portraiture and object studies.
“My professional experience as a mental [...]

Meredith is one of our original staff. She recently celebrated her birthday in Vegas with thumpistas Sheena and Elspeth. Sure, there was the climbing outing to Red Rocks and Cirque du Soliel, but the other details aren’t as clear – something about dancing until they had blisters and . . . ? You know the [...]

In March, six of us from thump — and Finley — traveled to Portland to watch the U.S. National Barista Competition and visit some notable coffeehouses.

This month we decided to give you a quick rundown on some thumpista happenings instead of featuring just one person.

First Friday, April 3: Spring Art Hop Artist’s Reception (open late ’til 8:30pm)
Hop to thump for an artist’s reception, wine, delicious dessert bites from The Bittersweet Kitchen and live music by Vested at neighboring Karen Bandy Studio.

We recently hosted a surprise party recognizing Ernie Mazorol, a member of Bend’s community who has worked very hard over the years on behalf of children and families in Deschutes County in family court, drug court, domestic violence court, as well as helping establish a supervised visitation center. To learn more about how one person [...]

Thump Coffee is featured in the January 2009 issue of Fresh Cup Magazine, a monthly national publication for specialty coffee and tea professionals. The two-page “Café Crossroads – Retailer Spotlight” article includes a Q&A-style interview with Thump owners, Kent and Hazel Chapple. Photos of the shop’s interior and exterior taken by Thump barista Steven Chaprnka [...]

You may have noticed the addition of a third espresso grinder on the bar. Our new Mazzer Robur E, affectionately named “Darth Vader,” is a state-of-the-art bad boy who means business! With the intent of adding another grinder for single-origin espresso, we went on the quest to research and discover a grinder that would also [...]

Special Hours
First Friday, February 6, 5:00-7:00pm
Artist’s reception for our very own Steven Chaprnka
CUPPING: Sunday, February 22, 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Please join us for this low-key and fun exploration of the ins and outs of tasting coffee like the pros. Get details by subscribing to our newsletter.

ART: Steven Chaprnka + B. Neill Sinclair “Gentleman’s Alley” Photography + [...]

ART: Nikki Hoke Prayer Flag Oil Paintings
Inspired by her travels to northern India this past spring, local artist Nikki Hoke produced a series of prayer flag oil paintings, which are featured this month at Thump Coffee in downtown Bend.
Hoke says that while spending the majority of her time traveling in the mountainous areas of Dharamsala [...]