saturday 18 Rocky Horror Picture Show FILM—Party with the “sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania” in a showing of the cult classic film with live actors, no rice. You’ll be doing the “Time Warp” again with Janet, Dr. Frank N. Furter, Brad, Riff Raff and the whole gang. Midnight. 2nd Street Theater, 220 NE Lafayette. $10.
Brianna Brey
Bri Brey is a Bend native who started as an intern at the Source Weekly after her graduation from the University of Oregon three years ago. She is now the full-time arts, culture and music editor.
Committed to bolstering Bend’s growing musical and arts community, Bri takes after the semi-fictional William Miller of Almost Famous. Despite a cynicism cultivated over the 20 years she’s lived in Bend, Bri loves Christmas. She loves decorating and gift giving and prides herself on having the best white elephant strategy. She once devised an It’s a Wonderful Life drinking game. Contact her at bri@bendsource.com with local music, arts and culture events (or the rules to that drinking game).
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PICKS: Matisyahu
friday 17 Matisyahu HIP-HOP—Former Bendite Matisyahu is best known as the Hasidic Jewish rapper who took audiences by storm with his radio-friendly reggae-pop album Youth, his traditional look and his incredible stage presence. Now, sans beard and with a new life outlook, the rapper still retains every bit of quick-tongued charm from his formerly hairy […]
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Source Weekly Media Salon Pie-Off: Bake Pie, Win Prizes
There aren’t many things in the world our newspaper staff loves more than pie. And with fall in full swing, and Thanksgiving just around the corner, we wanted to give you—our loyal readers—a chance to practice baking your favorite pastry-based, filling-stuffed, savory or sweet dishes. Join us tonight at Broken Top Bottle Shop at 7 […]
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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.
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To Binge, or Not to Binge
That’s not a question
Binge watching Netflix is an art. An art that I have mastered. Sprawled out on my couch in my house-onesie, my phone in arm’s reach for randomly refreshing Twitter and the ability to order pizza without leaving my seat, I have only one goal in mind: watch every episode of whatever show I’ve randomly decided […]
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Sequined Indulgence
Poison Waters returns to Bend for 12th annual drag show
Poison Waters started coming to Bend with her big-wigged, sequin-abundant, witty, high-healed drag performances before Central Oregon had a local pride festival. For 12 years, the Portland drag queen and a crew of other performers have visited annually putting on a show that also serves as a fundraiser for the Human Dignity Coalition, a Bend […]
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Not Soft and Fluffy
Not for the faint of heart, The Pillowman is dark, but weirdly hopeful
If it isn’t your cup of tea to walk out of the theater questioning whether there is any good left in the world, then, well, The Pillowman probably isn’t for you. A dark comedy-drama written by Martin McDonagh (Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges), the play is even creepier than its title implies. The story watches the […]
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Midwest Minimalist
Jeffrey Foucault’s stripped-down songwriting
Jeffrey Foucault grew up in a small town set amongst the cornfields of Wisconsin, going to school, church and fishing with the same kids kindergarten to twelfth grade—a recognizable rural Midwest upbringing that set him on his path to becoming a troubadour country ballad writer. His description of his musical upbringing is as poetic as […]
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Rebirth After Rebirth
Matisyahu’s continued transformation
When I spoke with Matthew Paul Miller—stage name Matisyahu—he was in Minneapolis getting ready for a show at the iconic First Avenue theater. It’s a strange coincidence that he was staying with a friend who helped him record some of the first music he ever wrote when he was living in Bend over a decade […]
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Source Suggests 10/15-10/22
DJ QBert Don’t expect an evening of laptop-rock, QBert isn’t that kind of DJ. He was a founding member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz, has been the subject of two documentaries, and is considered to be one of the Godfathers and masters of scratching technique. His rhythmic manipulation of records is unmatched and has been an […]
