As reflected on in my recent Bend Newcomer posting, I’m realigning my norms to west coast ideals. Where I grew up, snow was a reason for freaking out, for rushing to the grocery store for toilet paper, milk, bread and other apocalypse survival tools. Here, the lack of snow brings people to wailing, crying and […]
Jessica Fuller
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Zombies vs. Unicorns
Who will triumph on the track? The walking (er, rolling) Zombie dead on a search for human flesh and huge blocks? Or will the horns and equine sense of the Unicorns pierce through the competition? Come find out at Renegade Roller Derby’s latest bout. Doors open at 6pm, bout starts at 7 pm. Midtown Music […]
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Dyslectics of the World Untie!
Film Forum
Harvey Hubbell V has created a humorous look on a serious challenge: dyslexia, a disorder he himself struggles with and chronicles in his latest film, Dislecksia: The Movie. At one point the screen fills with a montage of his childhood report cards written in teachers’ 1960s penmanship: “He can barely write his own name,” “He […]
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Out of Town 1/22 —1/30
seattle friday 24 Krar Collective and Gabriel Teodros The krar is a lyre native to Ethiopia, its psychedelic, tinny-sounding six strings creating a smooth melodic background similar to its sitar cousin. The Krar Collective is a London-based trio with Addis Abada roots which creates what Seattle’s The Stranger describes as a “gorgeous tornado of Ethiopian […]
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Bend Newcomer
So I’ve now spent a week (give or a take a weekend trip to Seattle) in Bend. I recently came here from the Eastside (and by Eastside I don’t mean the Eastside of 3rd Street, as we’re profiling this week, but I mean the Eastside of THE COUNTRY) and have been settling in decently.My outsider […]
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Meissner Nordic to Halt Grooming, Citing Lack of Snow
We’re hoping for more of this, but until another storm blows in, Meissner may be a no-go. Though the Nordic skiing at Meissner today is reportedly good—15 degrees warmer than town, sunny and a few freshly groomed trails—today is likely the last day to ski the community trails until the next snowfall. Typically, Meissner Nordic, […]
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An Interveiw with Gov. John Kitzhaber
Gov. Kitzhaber is the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s SuperForum at the Tower Theatre. Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber is coming to Bend early next week to address how Central Oregon can balance growth with livability. He’ll be presenting at SuperForum at the Tower Theatre 7pm Tuesday, Jan. 21. The event is sold out, but that doesn’t […]
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One Day at Time Online
We know you’re frantically flipping through the latest issue looking for Ann Romano’s “One Day at a Time.” Breathe, breathe… Unfortunately, space issues kept it out of this week’s print edition, but we’ve got it here for you online. Click here to enjoy “It’s a Polar Vortex… of People Saying Stupid Things.”