Culture Features
Prohibitions, party-fouls and penalties to know so you won't be that guy during summer concert poaching
Many seasons ago, during the Old Mill District's annual Michael Franti psychedelic musical time-space continuum trip, a man in a capsized canoe T-boned my raft just before nightfall. Knowledgeable paddlers aboard, we auto-piloted into rescue mode.
By K.M. Collins
May 22, 2019
Culture Features
A focus on relationships and humans' potential
Editor's note: Joshua Langlais is a local photographer and the creator of A Community Thread, a project for which he interviews folks on the subject of community, its importance and how we function as individuals within it.
By Joshua Langlais
May 15, 2019
Dorothy West social injustices relationships human potential
Culture Features
TMP brings a teen musical to the Tower
You might remember the movie version, starring Reese Witherspoon. Now, local kids are taking on "Legally Blonde" with a junior version.
By Elizabeth Warnimont
May 8, 2019
Thoroughly Modern Productions plays acting tower theatre
Culture Features
Two Bigfoot experts head to Bend to share their experiences
Kewaunee Lapseritis and his wife, Kelly Lapseritis, are two of the most prominent figures within the Sasquatch-lore community. Kewaunee has a background in conservation, anthropology, dowsing (a technique for searching for underground water, minerals, or anything invisible, by observing the motion of a pointer or the changes in direction of a pendulum), psychology and holistic health.
By Isaac Biehl
May 1, 2019
Bigfoot Sasquatch Kewaunee Lasperitis
Culture Features
Auburn's play examines the life and writings of political
commentator Joseph Alsop
There are always two sides to a story. Then again, there can be countless "sides," or perspectives, as revealed in David Auburn's fictional biopic of Vietnam-era journalist, Joseph Alsop.
By Elizabeth Warnimont
Apr 24, 2019
Culture Features
Events this weekend and beyond
Earth Day is here! In honor of the big day, here's a curated list of some Earth Day events to check out this weekend and beyond.
By Nicole Vulcan
Apr 18, 2019
Culture Features
Artist In Residency program offers a tranquil spot for creativity
Finding the time—and the space— for creativity can be hard. The outside world beckons— distracting many creative types from building up focus, resulting in half-baked projects or shoddy execution.
By Isaac Biehl
Apr 10, 2019
Suttle Lodge and Boathouse Deschutes National Forest artists
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MOsley WOtta's new album, the first in seven years, prompts that very question
It's been seven years since MOsley WOtta's last album, "Kinkonk." That's a big window for things to change, especially for a musician.
By Isaac Biehl
Apr 3, 2019
recording music The Commons live music
Culture Features
The popular speaker series returns this Saturday
Yes, it's back — the speaker event of the year, TEDxBend, is set to host a number of idea innovators from various fields, along with a few musicians, at Bend Senior High School for a full day of inspirational talks and performances. No doubt, all of the presenters and performances will be inspirational, but here are a few that we are looking forward to the most.
By Keely Damara
Mar 27, 2019
TEDxBend TED talks speaker Bend High performance speech Mosely Wotta Rachel Cargle Imani Woomera Betsy Gaines Quammen Video
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