Mark your calendars, food lovers. The third annual Foodie Crawl, benefiting Bend Community Center’s Feed the Hungry Program, happens April 27 from 3 to 6 p.m., followed by an after party with dessert, music and a silent auction until 8 p.m. at Liberty Theater.

For $65, you can enjoy a small plate of deliciousness from 13 Central Oregon restaurants, along with specially selected beverages and the after party.

This year, the crawl is set up like a progressive party, and participants must walk from place to place to enjoy the food and drink. (If you just want dessert and live music, tickets are $25.)

The chefs/owners who participate go all out to impress local foodies’ palates.

Spork will be serving Burmese Pork Belly Curry on rice, accompanied by Crux Fermentation Project’s Pilsner.

Zydeco Kitchen & Cocktails will have a Duck Confit with Lentils, paired with Boneyard Beer’s aged Funky Bunch Ale.

Rockin’ Daves promises Crabcake Jalapeno Poppers Wrapped in Bacon with Goat Cheese and Avocado paired with a cocktail the restaurant is creating called Oregon Spirits’ Spiced Rum Punch.

When you buy a ticket, you get a wristband, map and menu, which entitles you to visit any or all of the event’s venues on April 27. Three spots are close together west of the Deschutes River, and 10 of them are walkable, right in the heart of downtown Bend.

While noshing, you’ll feel good knowing that you’re helping BCC feed the hungry, as they’ve done for the past nine years.

— Reporter: ahighberger@mac.com