From the faux-rusted walls to the overstuffed couches to the full pints, Volcanic Theatre Pub feels more like your favorite local tavern than a theater venue. As it turns out, that’s the point. The newly opened fringe theater is meant to challenge the traditional playhouse, structurally and thematically. “It’s a celebration of just being artistic […]
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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High Culture in the High Desert
Eugene Ballet Company returns to Central Oregon
Don’t expect a tragic psycho-thriller with lesbian sex scenes and self-inflicted stab wounds. The Eugene Ballet Company is bringing the classical version of "Swan Lake" to Bend, not the Black Swan interpretation. Eugene Ballet is professional company based in the Valley made up of 21 dancers from across the nation. Its variation of “Swan Lake” […]
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Out of Town 2/21 – 2/27
Portland friday 22 Black Out Beer Fest Masters of the art of dark beer show their stuff. A dozen beers from Lompoc Brewing will be on tap, along with offerings from Breakside Brewing, Columbia River Brewing, the Green Dragon and Widmer Brothers. No one really goes to a beer festival for the music, but if […]
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Oscar Movie Week
We’re smack dab in the middle of awards season which means this week, for your film loving, fashion-judging pleasure, the academy brings you The Oscars. Want to see who wins one of these gold dudes? Tune in Sunday Feb. 24 I feel like the award ceremony is a decent indication of what movies were good […]
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The Hobbit Visual Effects Breakdown
Last week, we wrote about Scott Baxter, a Bendite who traveled to New Zealand to work on visual effects for the first of three Hobbit films based on JRR Tolkien’s famous book. Baxter shared this video with us about Weta’s digital effects process. Watch below to see how Middle Earth was created. Spoiler alert, it’s […]
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Weekend Roundup 2/15-2/17
Valentine’s Day is over! That means no more fixating on how in love or how miserably lonely you are. Go buy a bag of discount candy and pass the time until St. Patty’s with this weekend’s best events. Look how much fun they’re having! All weekendWinterFest!The biggest thing happening in Bend this weekend is defiantly […]
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Autonomics and Dirty Words Kick Off WinterFest TONIGHT
Two formally-local bands will be bringing some dirty rock-and-roll to the Old Stone Church tonight. Kicking off the WinterFest-ivites, The Dirty Words make you’re Valentine’s Day a whole heck of a lot more enjoyable. FREE admission with a WinterFest button! The Dirty Words. The Dirty Words started their musical venture in Bend. You might recognize […]
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Keeping it Local
Locavore opens storefront on First Street
If you’re a sustainably conscious shopper, you may have noticed that our little mountain town is sans a local co-op. The reason for this lack is pretty obvious: Farming in Central Oregon hits a brick wall after the first freeze, which means little to no produce from local farms from October to March. But those […]
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WinterFest Preview
Dear Readers, If you haven’t noticed, it’s wintertime in Bend, Oregon. The sun is shining, but it’s still snowing, and over here at the Source, we couldn’t be loving it more. For the 14th year running, we’ll be celebrating all things winter in the Old Mill District at the 2013 WinterFest, also known as the […]
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WinterFest Fire Pit Competition
Check out the first art installation of the 2013 WinterFest Fire Pit Competition! Fire art! Awesome! This fire pit by Ryan Beard was installed in the Old Mill today. Here’s a photo of the Lay it Out Events Crew helping put it in. Thanks to them for the photo! Other fiery art installations from artists:Kellen […]
