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Trespass Here: You should catch the next Armchair event

Tin Pan Theater hosts a night filled with story telling for their first Armchair event.

Source WeeklyMay 23, 2012January 4, 2023

Thursday night I was one of forty or so folks who crammed into Tin Pan Theater to witness the first Armchair Live Storytelling Night.
Like the Moth in New York City or Back Fence PDX in Portland, Armchair featured an evening of storytelling from performers who told never-before-shared, true stories without the use of props or cues. This first Armchair at Tin Pan Theater was the pilot for what organizers hope will become a storytelling series in Bend.
The event was the brainchild of several of Bend’s creative all-stars: Cassondra Schindler, Gretchen Raynack, Matt Ebbing, Jordan Elliot, and the night’s MC, Sara Yellich. Armchair is one of the first non-movie events that theater owners Micah and Esme LaVoy have hosted in their new digs since opening in March and an indication of the kind of niche the may be filling in Bend.

Culture

Sacha Un-Punk’d: The Dictator proves Borat’s Cohen can deliver comedy without unwitting suckers

Sacha Baron Cohen stars in recent comedy The Dictator.

Source WeeklyMay 23, 2012June 22, 2023

With The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen finds himself addressing a situation no entertainer wants to confront: What do you do when the shtick that was your bread-and-butter just can’t work any more?
Borat was, after all, a minor masterpiece of comedic filmmaking, combining Cohen’s sensibility as anarchic, gleefully offensive social satirist with faux-documentary style in something that emerged as Candid Camera by way of South Park. But by the time he was ready for his follow-up, Brüno, it was already clear that Cohen wasn’t going to be able to sneak up on people any more. Sure, he could find plenty of work for hire as a gifted comic actor in stuff like Hugo, or more Madagascar voiceovers. But for his own original creations, he was going to have to find a new, Punk’d-free delivery system—and based on 2002’s Ali G Indahouse, that was far from a sure thing.

Outside

That’s a Wrap: Reflections on the winter season and a PPP upset

Winter sports and activities begin to fade as Summer brings out the bikers and golfers.

Source WeeklyMay 23, 2012March 16, 2025

Here Comes the Sun, do do loo do
The end of May brings with it the unofficial close of winter season on the Cascade Lakes Highway. Even though snow still covers much of the trails and Mount Bachelor, as the days get longer and warmer, Bendites can’t help but think ahead towards warm-weather fun.
I’ve always enjoyed the symbolic nature of the Nordic/bike transition of the Pole Pedal Paddle. It helps my own transition from skiing to biking. The winter reveling under the watchful eyes of the Three Sisters kept me sane through the season of low light. But, now it’s time to keep the tires pressurized and chain greased. With another great season in the snow, it’s important to recognize the organizations that work to make Central Oregon a world-class winter destination.

Opinion

Marriage Rights Aren’t Exclusive

Opinion about marriage rights.

Source WeeklyMay 16, 2012October 22, 2023

Dear Editor:
We are so very proud of our President and Vice President, for expressing their personal support for couples wishing to share their love and commitment through marriage, regardless of race, creed, gender or sexual orientation. All Americans should have equal rights under our laws.
Religious leaders and followers of all creeds espouse that God is love, If that is true, then he/she must be smiling broadly in approval that our leaders finally understand love’s true meaning.

Opinion

AtBobcat Letter Writer Didn’t Have Half the Story

Opinion about the High Desert bobcat, Vivi.

Source WeeklyMay 16, 2012January 9, 2023

Dear Editors,
The Source Weekly chose to print on May 9 an anonymous letter with many inaccuracies regarding the High Desert Museum’s new rescued bobcat, Vivi.
The letter writer states being “dismayed by the recent purchase of a young bobcat.” The Museum did not purchase the bobcat. It received the cat from an owner who could not care for it any longer, and this animal is not young. The 12-year-old bobcat is the end of the average lifespan of a bobcat in the wild. It is likely that she will enjoy a much longer life, however, because of the outstanding care and shelter she receives at the Museum. We know this because our bobcat, Ochoco, beloved by thousands who met him in the same atrium habitat here, was 20 years old when he died in February.

Opinion

Obama Takes the Lead

Obama gets this week’s Glass Slipper.

Source WeeklyMay 16, 2012March 4, 2025

Although they talk a lot about “leadership,” politicians typically prefer not to do much leading. Rather than starting parades, they like to wait until one gets rolling and then jump out in front of it and pretend to be the drum major.
But last week we saw a rare instance of actual leadership by an American politician – and at the highest level of the game. On Wednesday, President Obama announced that he personally believes Americans of the same sex should be allowed to marry.

Culture

Our Picks for 05/17 – 05/24

This weeks picks we’re sure you will enjoy in the area.

Source WeeklyMay 16, 2012May 13, 2025

Pedal-Driven, A Bikeumentary
thursday 17
This behind-the-scenes documentary highlights an emerging conflict birthed in our national forests—who gets to use the trail? Follow a band of freeride mountain bikers, the skate-punk equivalents of the cycling world, who argue that they belong. Unfortunately, the U.S. Forest Service doesn’t see it that way, despite the two groups’ common ground—a desire to preserve public land for the use and enjoyment of the American people. Expect radical scenery, freeride mania and a compelling story about conflicting user groups. A benefit for the Central Oregon Trail Alliance! $5. 9pm. McMenamins, 700 NW Bond St.

Special Issues & Guides

Bend Summer Concerts

All the awesome bands making their way to Bend this summer.

Source WeeklyMay 16, 2012June 30, 2024

Huey Lewis and The News
tuesday, sept 11
6:30pm, $39-78 ADV
There’s really no song from the ‘80s to bring out the white man’s overbite quite like “The Power of Love,” Huey Lewis and the News’ excellent power ballad and the theme song from Back to the Future. That is, unless you consider “If This is It,” “Hip to be Square,” “Heart and Soul,” “Working for a Living” or anything else these guys wrote.
All in all, Huey Lewis and the News racked up 19 top-ten singles over the course of their glory days, which lasted through the ‘80s and into the early ‘90s. “Power of Love” was actually nominated for an Academy Award. Basically, they were total rock stars, and their live shows are just as much fun now as they were then.

Special Issues & Guides

A Decade Of Decadence: My Top 5 Les Schwab Moments

The top shows that came to play for Bend over the past years.

Source WeeklyMay 16, 2012September 3, 2024

1) Sitting on a pile of dirt outside the then unfinished amphitheater in 2003 during the Coldplay show with a six pack of beer and a handful of coworkers from The Bulletin while everyone waited for “that one song from the radio,” i.e. “Yellow” and speculated on Gwyneth Paltrow’s whereabouts.
2) Hearing Lynyrd Skynyrd play “Gimme Three Steps” on their 2006 tour and knowing that at least three of the roughly 10 people on stage may have had a hand in writing the song.
3) The impromptu fireworks display during the Band of Horses concert in 2010. The pyrotechnics were touched off on the “Shops” side of the river just as Ben Bridwell and company brought the power ballad “Monsters” to an epic crescendo.

Special Issues & Guides

Late Addition LSA Shows

Must see music happening at the LSA.

Source WeeklyMay 16, 2012January 4, 2023

The Outlaw Roadshow with Counting Crows and Special Guests
Tuesday, Aug. 7
6pm, $39-75 ADV/$43-78 DOS
The alt-rockers that brought you “Mr. Jones” are at it again and this spring released an album of cover songs called Underwater Sunshine. The new record is 15-songs strong and features remakes of songs from Bob Dyaln, Norman Blake, The Byrds, Gram Parsons and others. Sounds fun. An energetic cover of Dylan’s “You Ain’t Going Nowhere,” is a highlight for us here at the Source. We’re hoping to hear Counting Crows vocalist Adam Duritz bust out some of the old favorites as well as Counting Crows originals like Mr. Jones and Colorblind.

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