Anne Pick, Author at The Source - Bend, Oregon

A Woman on her own Path: Shelly Futch Anderson

Arts and Style profile on Shelly Futch Anderson.

Anne PickMarch 31, 2011June 2, 2024

As an artist, Shelley Futch Anderson doesn't think she fits into the Bend art scene. She's been involved with PoetHouse Art, but has a few years on most of the artists there. On the other side of the spectrum, her work has a more contemporary feel than that of her peers. Anderson creates oil paintings with a conscience and thanks to her background in commercial graphic design has begun incorporating another layer into her art.
Her latest series features an oil painting behind dye sublimation on chiffon. What does that mean exactly? In front of the painting on a sturdy frame made by her husband Pauly, also an artist who headed up the snow sculpting at WinterFest, hangs a piece of fabric with an image print on it. The combination creates a multidimensional piece of art, unlike anything other local artists are currently doing.

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Spring Theater Productions Have Sprung in Bend

Thus far, 2011 has proved to be a thriving year for the Bend theater scene.

Anne PickMarch 30, 2011April 12, 2025

Thus far, 2011 has proved to be a thriving year for the Bend theater scene. Tuesdays with Morrie goes into its final week, closing on Sunday, April 3. The Bend Experimental Arts Theatre brings the Broadway classic Guys and Dolls to the Summit High School auditorium this week. As time goes on, the theater scene continues to thrive and here are a few good bets to satisfy your need for a good story.

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He Ain't ET: Paul effectively smashes Hollywood's alien stereotypes

Anne PickMarch 23, 2011August 10, 2024

When it comes down to it, with a movie like Paul, only one thing truly matters: that it makes you laugh. Were there times when you laughed out loud? And the true test of a film like Paul, did you laugh consistently through the whole film, or were most of the jokes wasted in the preview? Remember that in a dorky stoner comedy, technical details don't really impact your enjoyment of the film, as long as the movie makes you laugh.

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April Comes in Like a Lion With a Roaring Theater Scene

Tickets are on sale for Shakespeare in the Park, Tuesdays With Morrie opens and Guys and Dolls comes to Summit High.

Anne PickMarch 23, 2011April 12, 2025

Tuesdays with Morrie
Cascades Theatrical Company's production of Tuesdays with Morrie continues through Sunday, April 3. Sixteen years after his graduation, Mitch, a career-driven journalist, begins visiting Morrie, his former college professor, weekly. The visits turn into a last class in the meaning of life. Runs Wednesdays through Saturdays at 7:30pm, with Sunday matinees at 2pm. Now – April 3. Greenwood Playhouse, 148 NW Greenwood Ave.

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Hungry Like the Wolf: Red Riding Hood takes a bite out of the classic fairytale

Anne PickMarch 16, 2011November 28, 2023

It seems that recreating classic fairytales has become one of the latest trends in Hollywood moviemaking. Last year, Tim Burton took on the fantastical Alice in Wonderland, and instead of following the beloved original storyline, created a sequel. Now, Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) directs Red Riding Hood, shifting the story to tell of a not-so-little red riding hood.
Viewers be warned, the new film takes next to nothing from the original story. Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) lives in a medieval town on the outskirts of a dark forest. For two generations, a wolf has tormented the town and in order to keep the wolf at bay, the townspeople offer an animal sacrifice. When the wolf kills Valerie's sister, a wolf hunter arrives to rid the town of the beast. Meanwhile, Valerie is stuck in a love triangle with her arranged fiancé Henry (Max Irons) and her childhood friend Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), whom she loves deeply.

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Swimming Through a Sea of Plastic Bags: Sara Wiener at Sara Bella Upcycled creates useful, environmentally friendly products out of trash

Anne PickMarch 10, 2011August 8, 2024

If you walk beyond the showroom at Sara Bella Upcycled, which is currently located upstairs above O Mo Mo in the Old Mill District, you will likely see a sea of plastic bags. Sara Wiener, owner of Sara Bella Upcycled, swims through the bags, creating one-of-a-kind products including tote bags, wallets, aprons, wine carriers, belts, and more. The greatest part about swimming through the sea of bags every week is that you do so knowing that the bags won't end up polluting our oceans and killing the sea life.
Before opening Sara Bella Upcycled in 2010, Wiener operated Sara Bella Custom Outdoorwear, which sold Polar Tec polar fleece clothing. Wiener ran the business for 14 years, but closed because she felt burnt out. After closing the business she spent the next couple years doing development work in Africa. One night a family came over to her house for dinner and brought their food in a bag that sparked Wiener's interest. The family's middle-school-aged son looked up online how to make a messenger bag out of black garbage bags.

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The Rainmaker closes, Tuesdays with Morrie Opens and Aida sings its way into your heart

Anne PickMarch 9, 2011April 12, 2025

With spring just around the corner, the winter theater season comes to a close, making way for a new season of plays and musicals to get you in touch with your cultural side.
The Rainmaker
2nd Street Theater presents a warm and romantic comedy that celebrates love, resiliency and the magic of belief in something beyond oneself. When an intense drought threatens the town, Bill Starbuck, professional rainmaker, enters the lives of Lizzy and her family. The play, directed by Susan Benson, runs through Sunday, March 13. Showtimes are Wednesday through Saturday at 8pm, with Sunday matinees at 2pm. $20/adults, $18/students or seniors. Now – Sunday, Mar 13. 2nd Street Theater, 220 NE Lafayette Ave.

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The Story of Barney's Life: Paul Giamatti brings an inappropriate, yet charming character to life in Barney's Version

In our own versions, we may gloss over certain events and leave others out completely, which is just what Barney Panofsky did in the film Barney's Version.

Anne PickMarch 2, 2011February 2, 2023

When telling a person's life story, there are several different versions, depending on who tells the story. In our own versions, we may gloss over certain events and leave others out completely, which is just what Barney Panofsky did in the film Barney's Version.
Barney's Version tells the story of Barney's life over three decades and three wives. Barney is a politically incorrect, brash, curmudgeon of a man who drinks too much and has an unhealthy obsession with hockey. His story begins when he marries a free-spirited girl (Rachelle Lefevre) who soon after kills herself. He then marries a well-to-do momma's girl (Minnie Driver) and at their wedding meets Miriam (Rosamund Pike), his third wife and the mother of his children.

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Falling Under Opera's Spell with The Elixir of Love

Sunday, March 6 McMenamins Old St. Francis School provides the opportunity for seasoned fans of opera and newbies alike to experience the opera via a performance from Portland Opera to Go.

Anne PickMarch 2, 2011April 12, 2025

Here in Bend, the opportunity to catch a live opera isn't exactly plentiful. Aside from The Met: Live in HD opera performance at Old Mill Stadium 16, fans must drive to Portland to take in the sights and sounds of opera. On the other side of the spectrum, many of us probably wouldn't know an opera if a soprano wailed in our faces. Sunday, March 6 McMenamins Old St. Francis School provides the opportunity for seasoned fans of opera and newbies alike to experience the opera via a performance from Portland Opera to Go.

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The Trail Angel: Lloyd Gust is a Pacific Coast Trail hiker's best friend

Anne PickFebruary 25, 2011February 21, 2025

Lloyd Gust has never met a hiker he didn't like, and he's met a lot. Gust has been hiking the Pacific Crest Trail since 1946, or if you ask him, “back in the stone age.” For the past 11 years, Gust has volunteered his time as a Pacific Crest Trail Angel, helping hikers on the trail by providing them with water while also bringing them into Bend and Sisters for medical care, a warm night's rest and plenty of beer, food and entertainment.
Each year Gust helps between 200 and 250 hikers who are in need in his area of the trail, which stretches from Windigo Pass, near Crater Lake, to just south of Mt. Hood.

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