PICK: Beetlejuice!
wednesday 15 Beetlejuice FILM—Flashback to 1988, baby Winona Ryder and Michael Keaton—the ghost with the most—are sure to put hilariously pinstriped fright in your October night. One installation of the Deschutes Public Library’s Frightful Films series at Tin Pan Theater. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice…we dare you. 6 pm. Tin Pan Theater, 869 NW Tin Pan Alley. Free.
PICK: Panic at CTC
friday 10 Panic THEATER—Set in Paris in 1963, a heinous accusation mars director Henry Lockwood’s unassuming resume forcing him to face the reality of the people he has chosen to surround himself with. The play was the recipient of the 2008 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for best play. 7:30 pm. Cascade Theatrical Company,…
PICK: Spooky Stories
SPOOKY—Why do we enjoy scaring ourselves so much? And perhaps nothing is scarier than a real ghost story—it just stirs the imagination so. What’s even more gripping about these stories is that they all happened here! And are told by those who survived! 6 pm. Deschutes Public Library, 601 NW Wall. Free.
PICK: Bend Film Festival kickoff
FILM—The annual whirlwind of cinema, Bend Film Festival brings nearly 100 movies to town, with an impressive collection this year of documentaries and short films (for a more complete rundown, check out our feature, page XX). The festival kicks off tonight. Hold on to your eyeballs! Kickoff party with The Winding Stream, a documentary about…
TONIGHT! Fall Fiction Media Salon
Tonight the Source celebrates two things we love, writing and beer, with the revival of our Media Salons—monthly think & drink events highlighting an interesting topic from a recent issue—at Broken Top Bottle Shop. Join us at 7 pm on Monday, October 6. The Source Weekly’s editor, Phil Busse, will conduct an informal, Oprah-style Q&A…
Guest Column: Busting Common Myths About Domestic Violence
It was impossible to turn on the news or look at Facebook/Twitter feeds last month without news of NFL player Ray Rice knocking out his fiancée in a hotel elevator. The release of the videotape started a mass social media blitz #WhyIStayed, #WhyILeft where survivors of domestic violence spoke out about their choices. It seemed…
Bend Breweries Win Big at Great American Beer Festival
Local breweries took home two gold and three bronze medal at the 2014 Great American Beer Festival. More than 700 breweries, 49,000 people, and 222 beer experts were in attendance. Oregon did well overall, but Bend kicked ass, taking home five medals in all (the same number as that big city on the Columbia River). Big…
What in the World: Marriage equality sweeps nation, a sing-in for Mike Brown, and the return of Twin Peaks
MARRIAGE EQUALITY: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to weigh in on same-sex marriage cases in five states, effectively upholding the prior decisions by appeals courts to remove bans on marriage for gay and lesbian couples. As a result, 24 U.S. states now have equal marriage rights for LGBT people, and that number will likely increase to…
Friday Mixtape!
Freshly picked tunes.
Paint the Town Red
Naked reality television is totally in. With the advent of shows like “Dating Naked,” (exactly what it sounds like), “The Nak’d Truth” (like the “Real World” nudist colony edition) and “Naked and Afraid” (survivalists, minus clothing) nudity on television is trending. Richard Hatch from the first season of “Survivor” started a movement that took a…
Movin’ on Up
OSU-Cascades inched one step closer to actualizing its planned expansion into a 10-acre site in southwest Bend on Monday, when City Council moved to affirm the two previous approvals of the school’s site plan during an appeal hearing brought by the Truth in Site opposition group. The decision, which Council is expected to formally vote…
Asked and Answered
“Asked and answered” is a simple, but effective and necessary tenet of the legal system that allows a conversation to move forward, even if both sides don’t fully agree. It is an objection. One attorney may object that the opposing attorney continues to ask the same question, even though an answer has been given. And,…
Letters 9/24-9/30
VACATION RENTALS IN BEND The comments from the Bend home purchaser who could ONLY make the purchase by becoming a part-time rental (vacation) landlord…how about deferred gratification? Wait until you can live here fulltime and then become a real community member—99 percent can barely afford one home, why should the quality of our neighborhoods be…
Lying In Wait
There are about 200 species of insects in this part of the country that makes life on Earth very difficult for other insects: Ambush bugs. They have that very descriptive name because: a) They wait silently and unmoving for their prey to get close enough to grab them (literally), and, b) they blend in so…
Go Here: Bike Rides
Back in March when the city was looking for a slogan, I humbly suggested “Bend: so much awesome, so little time.” It didn’t win, but c’mon, rings true, doesn’t it? There is so much to be done and behold around these parts, trying to squeeze it all in on even the longest of timelines is…
Putting Together the Puzzle Pieces
On Oct 1, the Deschutes Land Trust publicly announced an ambitious goal to fully reclaim and restore Whychus Creek, a cold water tributary that runs northeast from Sisters into the Deschutes River. In an exclusive interview with the Source, Executive Director Brad Chalfant and Associate Director Zak Boone excitedly laid out a three year campaign…
Food Porn is On the Menu
Tara Redfield identifies herself as a food pervert. It might sound strange, but she means it in the most innocent of contexts. She’s obsessed with food, in every way. And, this fall, the former Sisters resident will appear on the new reality television competition, TNT’s “On the Menu” featuring hosts Chef Emeril Lagasse and Ty…
Source Suggests 10/2-10/9
Kytami and Friends Mixing electronica beats and quick-paced violin instrumentals, Kytami is a unique blend of live music and laptop rock. Taking both classical and EDM to the extremes, her snowballing sound is the perfect backdrop for a digital rocket-fueled adventure through the outer-rim stars and planets, perhaps with some narration by Neil deGrasse Tyson.…
Out of Town 10/2-10/9
portland monday 6 Luz Mendoza and Esmè Patterson Front woman of Latin-flavored folk band Y La Bamaba, Luz Mendoza, and former vocalist in Denver folk collective Paper Bird, Esmè Patterson, step out on their own to present a night of lady-centric pop. There are few women who write songs as well as these two, take…
Irish Roots Meet Combat Boots
The first time that Matt Kelly heard punk rock he was in middle school. A friend’s older sister brought over a mix tape and it only took a few bars of “Where Eagles Dare” by the Misfits to send Kelly running home to destroy his collection of heavy metal records (save, of course, he said…
Still Trucking
“I look at bands that have four members, if those four members ever quit it’s over. If John dies, the Beatles are done,” said 35-year-old Boise rocker Matt Hopper. This has clearly not been the case for his band, the Roman Candles, who Hopper estimates has had over 100 members since the early 2000s. Hopper…
Meet the Artist
Bend-based painter Caroline Cornell grew up in big sky country—Eureka, Montana, to be exact, a secluded town of a few thousand on the edge of the Canadian border, with a name that is an apt sentiment to her artistic inspiration. Combining nature, distinctly stylized landscapes, Dali-esque contorted trees, muted colors and a slight obsession with…
Follow Us Overboard
When Sean Badders—vocalist and bassist for Portland’s The Quick and Easy Boys—says that he and his band mates said: “F*** it, let’s just make the best album we can regardless of what the songs are or how it might be perceived,” before recording their latest record Follow Us Overboard, he provides all the insight needed…
Too Good For Its Own Good
Ari Folman’s Waltz With Bashir (2008) was an underrated film, using animation to document both the physical and emotional battles from a massacre of 3000 Palestinian refugees in 1982. Although smart and beautiful, it was not a particularly easy film to watch. And, in spite of the high-powered stars (Robin Wright and Harvey Keitel), it…
Film Events 10/2-10/9
Gone With the Wind Just in case interested parties have an extra four hours to kill, Gone With the Wind will play for only two showings. The mega-film tells the story of Scarlett O’Hara and her pursuit of a dude married to his cousin and her eventual marriage to rough-and-tumble Rhett Butler. Set during the…
Art at 3,623 Feet
With the upcoming granting cycle of Bend’s Cultural Tourism Fund scheduled for 2015, it’s time Central Oregon hosts a large-scale conversation amongst our arts community. Step one: the first Central Oregon Arts Summit, a duel project between The Arts & Culture Alliance of Central Oregon and the Oregon Arts Commission is scheduled to take place…
Our Picks 10/2-10/8
thursday 2 The Pumpkin Patch GREAT PUMPKINS—Pony rides, corn mazes, cotton candy, a petting zoo and hayrides? The DD Ranch is like the Disneyland of autumn, only with shorter lines and much cheaper snacks. And pumpkins, if you’re into that. If you have kids, feel free to use them as an excuse—but no one is…
Splitting the Difference
A recent survey of millions of internet shoppers found that Republicans prefer grape jelly, while Democrats like strawberry, and progressives are most likely to drink wine with their meals at home, while conservatives drink milk. While out drinking, though, Republicans like brown liquors (whiskey), while Democrats drink the clear stuff (vodka, gin). Yes, there are…
