Attention passengers, this is your captain speaking. I have turned off the fasten-your-seat-belt sign (‘cause its Friday!). We are currently cruising at an altitude of 3,623 feet. Attendants will begin offering in-flight service shortly. Entertainment and cuisine offerings include fresh honky-tonk from Son Volt and comestibles from the Cascade Culinary Institute paired with a variety […]
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The Weekend Starts When I Say It Starts
That’s it. Put a fork in me. I’m done. The weekend officially starts tonight and (thankfully) there are plenty of opportunities tonight to dance it out, lose yourself in the adrenaline-fueled world of the Tour De France or discuss important issues outside our own (sometimes, but not always) insignificant concerns.The Chicago Afro Beat Project plays […]
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Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture
This weekend has it all, warm weather, outdoor concerts, and a mid-summers abundance of food and drink. So grab a hat, slather on some sunscreen and shake it like a polaroid picture. FridayPortland indie rockers Blind Pilot headline Northwest Crossing Hullabaloo with rockers Jeff Crosby and the Refugees opening the show at 7pm. Local ska […]
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The Sweet Sounds of Summer
The Summer Solstice occurred June 20th at 10:04pm. At that moment the earth’s semi-axis was most inclined to the sun, producing the longest day of the year. Over the centuries, this event has been celebrated in a plethora of ways that include bonfires, music, libations and dance. This weekend, savor the flavor of a midsummer’s […]
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Central Oregon Has Happy Feet
Central Oregon dance troupes will be frolicking and gamboling their way across multiple stages this weekend demonstrating their skills at multiple recitals and performances. Show your support for aspiring artists and your love of dance by attending any one of the events slated for this weekend. Ms. Marcelle’s School of Dance performs A Night at […]
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Summer First: Getting Started
Although the neoprene-suited kayakers and cyclists zipping around our rivers and roads may look like League of Justice superheroes, at some point everyone needed to take their first step, their first bike trip, cast their first fly. The area offers a remarkable selection of beginner classes. Tie on the Fly River Borne Outfitters' fly-fishing classes […]
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The Weekend Commences
This weekend is all about theater, art, nature and grad parties. If you’ve got someone special participating in a commencement ceremony this weekend three tips…get the card with the special money holder slot, buy the good flowers and get there early because parking is going to be a pain in the ass. Redmond High’s commencement […]
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Whats Happening!!
Lets play What’s Happening in Bend this weekend. I’ll be Rerun. You be Raj. Up-and-coming NW band Eclectic Approach (named the top unsigned band at SXSW and a recent musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live) will generate megawatts of electro-funk at Silvermoon tonight. Strive Roots, best known for melding reggae, hard rock, funk and hip […]
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Stranger Than Fiction: Bang! Bang! You're Dead shows a very real side of teen violence
Bang! Bang! You’re Dead show the very real problem of teen bullying and the consequences when it isn’t taken seriously.
“Everyone has been bullied at some point in their life. Yes, I’ve been bullied. But I’ve learned to recognize when I have taken the actions a bully is known for,” says Trey Hansen, the earnest young director of Bend Experimental Art Theatre’s (BEAT) new student-run and produced play, Bang! Bang! You’re Dead.
Sitting in on a rehearsal of the play last week, which revolves around a high school student who murders his parents and five classmates as a result of pervasive bullying, I thought about what bullying meant when I was in school. The late eighties were a time of kids showing their aggression through fistfights and name-calling. It was the standard brutality that never seemed to go much further than the literal schoolyard. Then came Columbine.