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Sunriver Fungi Fest & Mushroom Show Finds a Home at SHARC

“Ex-spore” the fascinating world of fungi during Fungi Fest

by Damian Fagan October 2, 2026October 2, 2026

Those who have never explored the Fungi Fest & Mushroom Show in Sunriver will have an opportunity to enjoy this fungi extravaganza this year on Saturday, Oct. 17, but with a change of venue from previous years. “The Central Oregon Mushroom Club is thrilled that the festival is happening for our 10th year!” said Linda Gilpin, […]

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Musings on Central Oregon Style

Three local makers of wearable goods talk fall fashion, fabric as sculpture and getting those creative juices flowing

by The Source Staff September 23, 2026September 25, 2026

Fall requires a reset — a shift from the smoky-hot days of summer, where sundresses and flowing fabrics abound — to the warm, cozy, wind-ready garb of cooler days. For our Fall Arts and Style feature, we polled three Central Oregonians who spend their days making wearable goods to share their thoughts about their work […]

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Fall Festive Events Around Central Oregon

Check out a variety of Central Oregon events happening this fall before heading into the holiday season

by Dallas Finn Calvert September 23, 2026September 22, 2026

Sunset Migration: Selected Paintings and Collages by Katie Dunbar A visual conversation about movement, plastics and color, this exhibition by local artist Katie Dunbar runs through Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Deschutes Brewery, and features select paintings and collages in the brewery’s downstairs dining room. The Sunset Migration series portrays intimate and global situations of environmental […]

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Nighttime Benders: An Interview with Andy Hendrickson

The LA-based comic and Dry Bar Comedy star makes a podcast appearance ahead of his show in Bend Oct. 1

by Julia Reed Nichols September 10, 2026September 10, 2026

Someone once told me they thought comedians were the philosophers of our day. I’d argue they might not know too many comedians personally — many are wonderfully flawed people — but I do believe in the sentiment. Humor matters. In a world that’s increasingly automated, impersonal and inhuman, live stand-up matters. When I moved to […]

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There But for the Grace of Dolly, Go I

If you think Dolly Parton came from nothing, you may not be listening to enough Dolly Parton

by Teafly Peterson September 2, 2026August 31, 2026

I am a devoted disciple of the Holy House of Dolly Parton. I have been a member of this congregation for a long time. I consider wildflowers, eagles and butterflies, rhinestones, long nails and big hair all sacred. I dress so my outside matches my inside. I walk to the beat of my own banjo. […]

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The Poetry Express: On the Road with Oregon’s Poet Laureate

A Day for the Books: Writing the day into existence

by Ellen Waterston August 25, 2026August 26, 2026

—Ellen Waterston’s “The Third Act,” columns ran from 2021 to 2026 in the Source and are now collected in her book, “We Could Die Doing This, Dispatches on Ageing from Oregon’s Outback.” Recently reappointed to a second two-year term as Oregon’s 11th poet laureate, Waterston now turns her attention and pen to her experiences traveling […]

A pile of menopause books with a glass of water and a fan.

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The Menopause Conversation

Books & events to know you’re not alone

by Sara Rishforth, author and bookseller at Roundabout Books and Cafe August 25, 2026August 24, 2026

According to Marie Sophocle’s book, “The Bedroom Gap,” there are 80 million women experiencing menopause right now, a combination of baby boomers and Generation X. An additional 6,000 women hit menopause every day. Staggering numbers! That’s a lot of hot flashes, emotional moments during the day and waking up at 2 am. At Roundabout Books, […]

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Chasing Dark Skies

Learning to photograph the moon, meteors and Milky Way in Central Oregon

by Wally Hofmann August 7, 2026August 6, 2026

When Christian Heeb first turned his lens to the night sky, it wasn’t a dramatic career pivot so much as a natural next chapter. A longtime travel and nature photographer, Heeb says night work simply completes the story of a place. “If you travel in nature for photography, you capture all aspects — sunrise, canyon […]

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The Intersection of Climate Change, Wildfire and Art

An exhibit at Scalehouse explores the local impact of environmental changes

by Nic Moye July 31, 2026August 4, 2026

A touring exhibit, currently at Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts in downtown Bend, creates a ghost forest filled with images of wildfire scars through which visitors can wander. “It’s digital photography and these are all forests along the west coast from northern Washington to southern California,” Jocelyn Church, a Scalehouse intern, explains while looking at […]

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Summer Reading Is a Mood

What to read during the dog days of summer

by Ashley Redwood July 17, 2026July 20, 2026

Summer reading has a look: a pastel cover, a beach chair and a sunset in the background. But the look isn’t the point. Summer reading is a mood. It’s the book you crack open at noon on a lazy summer day and then look up to find the light’s gone. The one-sitting kind, the can’t-put-it-down […]

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