Tell Us How You Really Feel: The F-Word
Feminism. It’s a word with a rich history, that elicits a broad range of reactions and responses from women and men alike. What does it mean, and who can (and does) lay claim to the label “feminist”? As we prepare to release our annual Women’s Issue next week, we want to know how men feel…
California and Southern Oregon: Blasting Wind and a Surprise Storm
The Volcano Tour kicked off with some unexpected setbacks but no shortage of adventure.
Friday Mixtape: Letters From the Sky
By Josh Gross On Tax Day, April 15, this reporter’s new personal hero, Doug Hughes, landed a one-man ultralight helicopter on the lawn of the U.S. capitol. But he wasn’t any ordinary Doug Hughes; he was an actual mailman who had come bearing mail for all members of Congress, letters in protest of the influence of…
editor’s Note: In this week’s issue
It is almost like an unofficial film festival this week, with nearly every evening over the next seven days hosting some remarkable, one-of-a-kind film event—and not just a great film, but live “performances” to provide something that you simply can’t get from renting the movie at home. On Thursday, in anticipation of TEDxBend this weekend,…
Preserving Aspen Hollow
The Whychus Creek area is home to a wide array of wildlife. Salmon and steelhead swim in its waters, mule deer and Rocky Mountain elk graze along its banks, and golden eagles and spotted bats fly through the skies above. Thanks to Deschutes Land Trust and its supporters, an additional 58 acres of that habitat…
Side Notes 4/15-4/22
The Oregon House of Representatives voted Tuesday to allow local governments to practice what’s known as “inclusionary zoning.” Currently banned in Oregon and Texas, the zoning approach would require affordable housing units to be built alongside market-rate housing, while creating incentives for such development. The bill’s proponents say the change would create much-needed opportunities for…
Go Here 4/15-4/22
Central Oregon is so beautiful, that when looking for places to explore, I often forget to look beyond my back door. While watching reruns of OPB’s Field Guide (you have your Friday night ritual, I have mine), I was reminded of two important and remarkably lovely spots in the Northeast. It’s a six plus hour…
Letters 4/7-4/14
IN REPLY TO “UNNECESSARY LOUDNESS” (4/8) I have been a patron of the Riverside Market for 6 years. I suspect the writer of this letter is “new to the neighborhood” and probably to Bend, as much of their rant seems highly aggregated. I’d bet money that if the writer of this letter lived next to one of…
Source Suggests 4/15-4/22
Shawn James & The Shapeshifters Shawn James & The Shapeshifters fulfill the promise their name suggests by shifting sound with every album. While maintaining the same rock and roll musical momentum, the band can play softer, more folky and soulful songs like “Pendulum Swim” from their Deliverance album. Their most recent album, The Gospel According…
Dairy, Fruit, and Spices; So Nice
A year ago, Jeff Labhart dropped by our offices at the Source, and dropped off four pints of gelato. It was a great surprise on an early summer day. Labhart, originally from Oregon’s dairy territory of Tillamook, and his wife Juli, originally from a berry growing community in northwestern Washington, seemed to be an ideal…
Craft Brewers Conference Invades Oregon
Tourists visit Oregon all the time to try out the local beer. This weekend, all the brewers are too. Portland is the host city this year for the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC), an industry-only event attended by over 10,000 brewers, bar owners, and industry suppliers. It’s not open to the public, but you can still…
Art Watch 4/15-4/22
These days everyone is a photographer. If you have a cellphone, chances are you are carrying around a gallery of selfies, animal portraits, and food still lifes in your pocket. My nine-year old can snap a picture, slap on an insta-filter, and upload it to an online portfolio in less time than it takes me…
More Than Pulling Rabbits Out of Hats
Tickets to TEDxBend 2015 sold out in just seven hours this year. If I was looking for a ticket, I would turn to two of the presenters for help—Saturday’s lineup includes a super young and talented magician duo who might know a thing or two about making things appear out of thin air. Hayden French…
Out of Town 4/15-4/22
portland thursday 16 – friday 17 Beer Machines: A Steampunk Ode To The Craft Revolution Beer is a beautiful thing, so why shouldn’t it be dispensed out of something a bit more stylish than a plastic pitcher? Steampunk merges beauty with industry for Deschutes Brewery’s party to celebrate the Craft Brewer’s Conference; local artists compete…
Picks 4/15-4/22
thursday 16 Alex Rios & Scoot Herring COMEDY—A remarkable pairing of comedians: The dry humor of Alex Rios, a Bend original, but a finalist for Portland’s Funniest Person Contest, and the rapid fire, fantastical quips from Scoot Herring, runner up in the 2014 Oregon’s Last Comic Standing. 8 pm. Maverick’s, 20565 Brinson Blvd. $5. thursday…
Film Events 4/15-4/22
Add the Words A powerful film about the Add the Words movement and people that are directly affected by the State of Idaho not including sexual orientation and gender identity to the Human Rights Act. This film screened at BendFilm last year and was one of the most powerful documentary achievements in recent memory. This…
Through Tom’s Eyes
Perhaps the most invisible force on film projects, but also the most critical, the cinematographer frames shots and essentially is the eyes through which audience see storylines and actors. In that regard, you have seen through Thomas Del Ruth’s eyes many times. He set up and filmed Stand By Me, including the iconic, fear-compounding scene…
They Shoot, He Scores
Larry Groupé is hard to pin down. He has conducted a 60-piece orchestra for the British prog rock band Yes, he’s produced, conducted, and composed over 80 albums, won three Emmy’s and, in becoming director Rod Lurie’s composer of choice, created the score for Deterrence, a 1999 intense French-America thriller. On Sunday, April 19, in…
Dreams in Digital
When Bridgette Moody and John Seasons discovered they were having similar kinds of dreams and nightmares, the decision to collaborate musically seemed natural. Friends for more than a decade before forming Haunted Summer, Moody and Seasons found themselves in similar circumstances with their respective bands at the time. They both felt like they were running…
Whatever, Mom
About eight years ago, I made a really crappy decision. Scratch that. I made several crappy decisions. But somewhere at the top of that crappy-decision list is the one that I neglected to permanently correct (as I should have) after entering the parenthood club. Now as a parent—the one responsible for selflessly nurturing a young…
A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock-n-Roll
Leon Russell is a Hall of Fame inductee, Grammy Award nominee for Song of the Year in 1977, and a musician who has played with musicians as diverse as Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra, and counts among his friends Willie Nelson, Elton John, and George Harrison. Reading Leon Russell’s musical biography is a matrix of…
Cowboy Up!
Last Thursday morning, Sen. Jeff Merkley dropped by the Source offices—cowboy boots and all. We were impressed. During our endorsement interview last fall, when Sen. Merkley was campaigning for re-election, we were lukewarm about the senator and his knowledge about Bend and what issues are pertinent to the region. At that time, he spoke in…
Bursting at the Seams
Just past Worthy Brewing, on Bend’s east side, the contrast between city and county is stark and sudden. To the west, cookie-cutter housing complexes line the streets around big box stores and massive parking lots. To the east, deer carcasses decompose in the ditch on a recent Sunday evening, while rock chucks scurry around expansive fields surrounding modest…
Smoke Signals 4/15-4/22
In November, when voters passed Measure 91 to legalize recreational marijuana in the state of Oregon, it was hardly expected that there would be a serious weed on weed tension. The system for allowing medical marijuana—namely, through doctors’ notes and licensed dispensaries—has been in place for almost 17 years, but as a due date for…
Big Wheels Keep on Turning
When it comes to public transportation in Bend, the path toward progress has been fraught with political potholes. But Cascades East Transit has high hopes for smoother roads ahead. Working in collaboration with the City, COCC, and OSU-Cascades, local business leaders, and community partners like Commute Options, Cascades East Transit (CET) is hoping to kick…
