As you probably know by now, legendary comedy writer and director John Hughes passed away today in New York City. If you're not sure if you've ever seen a Hughes film before, well, stop thinking because you almost certainly have.
As you’ve no doubt noticed, the Source has completely re-vamped our website this week. We’re pretty excited about the changes, most of which are very evident.
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Oregonian blogger Jeff Mapes reports (http://blog.oregonlive.
Sixty-three year old John Hancock has been pickin' and grinnin' for as long as he can remember.
“I've been playing guitar as far back as my memory goes,” Hancock said recently in an interview with the Source, “I don't know. I grew up with it. I'm originally from way, way back east and my whole family is musical. We've been around music our whole lives and bluegrass is where we started and stopped.”
So when he and his wife, Nancy, looked at a 40-acre piece of property out by the Bend airport, the first thought that came to mind was that it would make a really good venue for a bluegrass music festival. After buying the land, they set to work on creating what Hancock calls the “best bluegrass festival in Oregon” (though he admitted he might be bias), the High and Dry Bluegrass Festival.
Every once in a while, Old Mother Nature knocks my socks off. While heading home last Thursday night with a small swarm of bees I gathered out of a water-meter box in Bend, the scene above began to take shape.
At first, I didn't get it, and had no idea it was going to get better, but as the eye of God began to close, and darkness slowly eased across the western sky, those gigantic ice clouds, perhaps 50 miles or more high above the Earth, began to glow with eerie luminescence. By 10pm the light show was absolutely breathtaking. It left me with the feeling that a giant hole had been torn open in our Galaxy, and I was looking into another Universe.
Wanting to photograph the event, but not having my tripod with me was a problem, but I took a chance anyway, I had to capture that moment. I placed my tough old, true-blue, through-and-through Canon Rebel on the roof of the canopy of my Chevy S-10 (the replacement for my elk-killed Westy) and shot away. Not bad for a shaky old codger…
Beer is the big news this week. (It's recession proof – donchayaknow?) As reported above, a new beer bar is planned for the area around College Way. The Abbey Pub will start serving as soon as Wednesday. But that's not the only westside beer news; it appears that 10 Barrel Brewing has found a home for its lineup of micros at the former Di Lusso digs on Galveston. The local brewery, which is an offshoot of JC's Bar and Grill, has been searching recently for a spot to showcase its beers and briefly considered taking over the Rising Star building, but decided to search for a more modest investment. Operations manager Garrett Wales told The Source recently that the brewery was trying to steer clear of micro-heavy downtown Bend, favoring a westside location. With the deal for the former Di Lusso space it appears that 10 Barrel will have the smaller westside environs that it was searching for. The arrival will also help solidify Galveston as a beer drinkers haven with 10 Barrel joining the recently opened Brother Jon's Public House, a neighborhood bar launched by several Deschutes alums, that features a nice selection of micros and a laid back beer sipping atmosphere, complete with a sneaker summer patio around the back.
Moving from beers to margaritas, Hola! held its grand opening party last Friday in the Old Mill after last minute mechanical issues forced a delay in the launch. The doors were open, the tables were packed and brass trumpet blasts from the mariachi band could be heard across the parking lot.
Beer is the big news this week. (It's recession proof – donchayaknow?) As reported above, a new beer bar is planned for the area around College Way.
With potential for the madcap hijinks of Meatballs (think Wet Hot American Summer if you were born too late for that reference), the nostalgic romance of Dirty Dancing and the serenity of On Golden Pond, Elk Lake provides the ultimate backdrop for the full lineup of classic cinematic summer fantasies. You can't help but imagine the Brady Bunch pulling up in a Winnebago or catching a glimpse of the twins from The Parent Trap scheming to get rid of dad's fiancée with a tentful of honey. Surrounded by a forest of giant ponderosa pines with snow-capped Mt. Bachelor looming to the east and the Three Sisters to the north, Elk Lake and the resort that bears its name is the very picture of Americana.
With potential for the madcap hijinks of Meatballs (think Wet Hot American Summer if you were born too late for that reference), the nostalgic romance of Dirty Dancing and the serenity of On Golden Pond, Elk Lake provides the ultimate backdrop for the full lineup of classic cinematic summer fantasies. You can't help but imagine the Brady Bunch pulling up in a Winnebago or catching a glimpse of the twins from The Parent Trap scheming to get rid of dad's fiancée with a tentful of honey. Surrounded by a forest of giant ponderosa pines with snow-capped Mt. Bachelor looming to the east and the Three Sisters to the north, Elk Lake and the resort that bears its name is the very picture of Americana.
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