Sunset over Mt. Bachelor
© Christian Heeb, Cascade Center of Photography Nothing beats stormy weather when it comes to shooting sunsets. The clouds in the sky make for dramatic images. The sun light gets filtered through them and the sky often lights up in a blaze of color around sunset or sunrise for that matter. We were having drinks…
ISLES album release TONIGHT!
Isles will release their much anticipated debut album tonight.
Go to Deschutes County Republicans Raffle, Win AR-15 Assault Rifle
Looking for something to do Sunday? Need a new big-ass gun? Want to meet our freedom-loving Rep. Jason Conger (R)? Then go to the “2nd Amendment Freedom Raffle” at Pappy’s Pizzeria Sunday, Sept. 1 for your chance to win a DPMS AR-15 rifle! It’s a fundraiser for the Deschutes County Republicans and Rep. Conger is…
Little Woody Starts Tonight!
Bend’s Barrel-Aged Brew and Whiskey Festival kicks off tonight at 5 pm! Little Woody is not your average beer festival. With twenty breweries presenting specialty barrel aged brews, and eight different whiskeys available for sample inside the Des Chutes Historical Museum, this is one of our favorite events of the year. Read descriptions of all…
VMAs In A Nutshell (and some other stuff)
Some music videos that don’t suck.
How to Drink at a Beer Festival
A Little Woody preview: Silver Moon’s Conquistador. In between Bend Brewfest and sampling beers for the upcoming Little Woody (this Friday and Saturday), it occurred to me that there’s probably a smart way, and a less smart way, to go about drinking at a beer festival (less smart ways can be fun, but don’t expect…
Credits
Concept and design by Sarah Viles and Jarrod Arthur Photographers: Christian Heeb Doug Bennett Kurt Armstrong Heather Freeman Locations: R&B Ranch Lazy Z Ranch Wikiup meadows REgroup Thrift Store Sunriver Airport Car Credits: Wagon: R B Ranch '47 Ford: Juan Duarte '72 Volkswagon Bus: Ryan Lysle '66 Mustang: Katie Hester '04 Lamborghini Gallardo: Josh Van…
Really? This Happened?
At a recent event in Portland (er, sponsored by my book club, the Beef & Book Club, the greatest book club in America), author Brendan Koerner flashed through slides of news articles from the late '60s about a spate of skyjackings. Like a professor unveiling an alternative and largely untold history to eager college students,…
For the People, By the People
Ever since the cancellation of last year’s Bend Roots Revival at Century Center, organizers of the arts and music festival have been in problem-solving mode. This spring, that work paid off with the announcement that the popular event would return in 2013 with a serendipitous new venue and a new look in September. Pakit Liquidators…
Our Picks 8/28 – 9/5
wednesday 28 Pickin’ and Paddlin’ MUSIC & BEER—Waterlogged river rats are in for a treat this month. Portland-based bluegrass pickers Wayward Vessel are taking the stage, and holy shit can they sing! Fiddler Julie Schmidt’s beautiful, soaring vocals on the Dylan classic “Boots of Spanish Leather” will have kayakers shedding salty tears into their frothy…
Easy Changes Make a Big Difference
Sure, the elbow-in-the-ribs assessment is that there are two seasons in Bend—winter, and road repair; a “joke” nearly as irksome as being asked whether you’re the one who ordered all the hot weather. Yet, as summer winds down, we recently sat around our editorial conference room and assessed what has changed from May until now.…
One Day at a Time
MONDAY 19 As you know, any day that starts with personal hardship for Chris Brown is a good day indeed. And it’s an even better day when an entire country turns against him! CBC News reports that the abusive d-bag singer has been dropped as the headliner for the Energy Rush festival (that plays in…
Another Michael Cera Delight
Mescaline is a psychoactive substance that has been used by humans for more than 5,000 years. Native to Chile, the San Pedro cactus is one of the few sources of mescaline in the world. Crystal Fairy is in part a movie about this cactus. Crystal Fairy follows the standard equation of a late summer flick.…
Letters 8/21 – 8/29
CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE! I'm not a regular Source reader. I'm a coast dweller whose daughter lives near Sunriver. She sends me an issue, occasionally. In the Aug. 8th issue, you printed an article about the Sparrow Bakery. Included are two pictures of a young woman who appears to be dressed for a 5K run. Not…
Reality more violent than the movies
Spoiler alert, of sorts: Weak stomachs need not attend. Here’s the simplest way to explain this award-winning documentary: Anwar Congo, the very real and still living and celebrated father of the right-wing paramilitary organization Pemuda Pancasila in his native Indonesia, and a group of his aging friends were asked to make a film re-creating their…
Wassaic Way
The opening eight seconds of “Chairman Meow”—the first track from Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion’s third album Wassaic Way—is a doppelganger for a song from Wilco’s last album The Whole Love. The rest of the song isn’t far off from that sound—and that’s by design. The album was recorded at Wilco’s studio The Loft…
Out of Town 8/28 – 9/5
seattle friday 30-sunday 1 Waiting for Godot Arts on the Waterfront isn’t taking the classic bowler-wearing approach to Samuel Beckett’s best play about nothing. The 2-year-old production company is using the busy outdoor performance location on the Seattle Pier as a colorful backdrop for Vladimir and Estragon reinterpreted as a pair of young homeless punks…
Pioneers of Fashion
150 years of pioneering spirit has left a unique Old West style in Central Oregon. With a fusion of vintage, local designers and great new fall fashions from local boutiques, the rugged look of the cowboy/cowgirl is fashionable again. But no pioneer would be complete without Pendleton Wool, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary with…
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Ron Guiley is livid. On Aug. 20, I listened to a visibly upset Guiley address the Bend Park & Recreation District board during a public meeting. Two days later, standing between Guiley's westside Bend property line and Sunset View Park—a small pocket park in Newport Hills with towering ponderosa and a small playground area situated…
Style Through the Ages
The Source’s 2013 Fall Fashion Issue looks back in time, pulling inspiration for the newest fall fashions from past Central Oregon fashionistas: pioneers to jetsetters. We take you on a journey through five stages of fashion, where, just as anything else, history repeats itself. Modern style is a blend of old and new. By melding…
Master Blasters
Aged 35 and older, masters racers—men and women—are often among the strongest riders in any peloton. Why? They’re old enough to have decades’ worth of miles in their legs (as well as years of racing experience), but still fit enough to hang with the young bucks. Next week, for the third year running, the graying…
How Farmstead got its groove back
Blending timeless looks with new designs, these looks have the hardness of James Dean and the sweet sexiness of Marilyn Monroe. The Thomas Kay Collection from Pendleton Woolen Mills is richly patterned jacquard, tweed and plaid fabrics, woven by craftspeople in Pacific Northwest mills. Each item has been carefully fashioned to reflect Thomas Kay’s history,…
Miles from the Ocean
Tiny, hard-to-spot restaurants are a long-standing tradition in Japan, and Juno, a new westside sushi bistro, can be tricky to find. It's located in the space formerly occupied by Spice Box and tucked between commercial businesses, and its entry faces another building. My companion and I had to search a few minutes for the location—and…
Hippysters
Hippyster noun: Hipster who dresses in hippy attire. The newest addition to the fashion-forward Urban Dictionary. Combine earthy prints and new designs from hot fall lines like trendsetters Rook and Wildfox, then add some cool vintage pieces for the "Hippyster" look. This look is locally sourced with hand-sewn and crafted wearable art. Add acoustic guitar…
¡Olè!
Yes, we love the Little Woody. Beer events, in general, are a grand time. But when brewers bring not just their usual beers but one-off, high-gravity, barrel-aged concoctions—well, that’s something you don’t taste every day. And, yeah, that’s the Little Woody (which also boasts a well-curated whiskey tasting). In anticipation of the fifth annual two-day…
Back to the Street
The '80s and '90s are alive and well in Central Oregon fashion. Looks are pieced together with colorful funky styles from REgroup Thrift Store, a nonprofit thrift store specializing in used garments at affordable prices. Complete this look with new pieces from Homeslice and 11th Decibel. Vajo (Jawher Soudani, pictured in foregound below) is a…
It’s Our Party
The psychedelic—applied with the strongest sense of the word—pop music of New England duo MGMT is the equivalent of two college guys hopped up on dangerous amounts of liberty caps who stumbled upon a treasure trove of instruments in a stranger’s basement and began making all the noise they could, because—well—why not? Andrew VanWyngarden confirmed…
Jet-setters
Style needs to be exclusive and posh when you are jetting off, or living the high life. Feeling comfortable, while still looking sharp, these looks are composed of high-end designer labels like Rich & Skinny, Marc Moto and G-Star Raw, sleek sunglasses by Smith, Dot Dash, and Maui Jim.
TONIGHT’S LIVE MUSIC: Red Hands Black Feet
Fantastic instrumental rock awaits.
Regal Pilot Butte 6 Will Close Sept. 2
Just shy of twenty years after its opening, the Regal Pilot Butte 6 Theater will show its last film on Sept. 2. The long under attended theater shows movies on 35 mm film, a medium that is quickly becoming obsolete in the digital age. Pilot Butte theater has historically been apt to show more independent…
