Another night of art and music downtown, here is what’s going on for First Friday, tonight, Feb. 1. The newest issue of Shoe & Tail. Zine Premiere ExhibitLocal Zine artist, Rachel Lee-Carman, premieres the newest addition of Shoe & Tail, previously Show and Tell. Read more about Lee-Carmen and the zine making community in Bend […]
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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Calling All Filmmakers
Attention Bend filmmakers! Deadlines are fast approaching for two different film festivals in Bend. Our little mountain town will now be sporting both BendFilm and the Tin Pan Theater’s Amateur Film Festival. Make a movie. Tin Pan Theater will be hosting their first amateur film festival and encourage all creative types to submit films—five minutes […]
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Under the Bus
Central Oregon’s Public Transit Faces Harsh Funding Realities
L ike many Central Oregon Community College students, Tara Vanderhoof, 25, uses public transportation to get to and from school. Without it, she said she wouldn’t have a way to get to class. “I would have to walk three hours, one way,” she said as she waited for a lift at the Hawthorne Station near […]
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WinterFest Week in Portland
The Source has teamed up with the Portland Mercury to bring you WinterFest week in Portland! WinterFest is best. From Jan. 26- Feb. 2nd, Deschutes Brewery & Public House in the Pearl District is serving a WinterFest inspired brew called the Jack Frosty Beligin IRA. Here is a description of WinterFest’s official beer: Jack’s Frosty […]
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See More From This Week’s Cover Artist Megan McGuinness
Did you like our cover this week? We love it! If you want to see quirky, animal-centric art by local artist Megan McGuinness, you just have to take a trip over the mountians. McGuinness’s art will be hanging in the Ninkasi Brewery in Eugene starting today. This week’s cover of the Source. McGuinness’ collection, called […]
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Weekend Roundup 1/25-1/27
Another weekend in Bend! Joy to the Patagonia puffy coats! Here are some fun events going on around town. Friday 25 Slightly Stoopid at MIdtown TONIGHT! Slightly StoopidDo you like Sublime? You’ll like this. Check out the SOUND feature for more info on the reggae, hip-hop crew. All ages. $26. 8 p.m. Midtown Ballroom 51 […]
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Solidarity! Cascadia Around Town
We are Cascadia! After talking to the makers of Occupied Cascadia this week, we’ve noticed Cascadian flags popping up everywhere. Adopted by the Portland Timber’s Army, on the label of Secession Cascadian Dark Ale by Portland’s Hopworks Urban Brewery, and even all over Bend! All over might be an overstatement, the flags are mostly in […]
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Out of Town: 1/24 – 1/30
Portland thursday 24 Varsity Cheerleader Werewolves From Outer Space If the title of this play doesn’t convince you to see it, there is nothing I can say that will change your mind. If you’re anything like me, the title is now all you can think about. You’re currently trying to discern whether the varsity cheerleaders […]
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Dude Looks Like a Lady
CTC Takes on Shakespeare’s Gender Bending Comedy Twelfth Night
Ladies dressed as men, girls falling for girls, fools drinking themselves stupid and epic love triangles, Twelfth Night utilizes all of Shakespeare’s classic tropes for cheap laughs. The Mrs. Doubtfire of Shakespearean comedies, the play begins with a shipwreck, after which the fair Viola, played by Mary Hildebrandt, decides to disguise herself as a man […]
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We Belong to a Place
Local activists explore the ideals of Cascadia through film
Listed as #8 on Time magazine’s list of aspiring nations, the Republic of Cascadia has a legitimate shot at seceding. Three local filmmakers are using their artistic abilities to support the cause and spread the message of the Cascadian revolution. The Cascadia movement officially campaigns for the autonomy of the bioregion commonly referred to as […]
