Mary Casanave Sheridan is a psychedelic coach and guide. She helps individuals explore psychedelic realms for self-discovery, healing and growth. Through this column she aims to answer reader questions, dispel myths and disinformation around psychedelic substances and their potential, creating a more empowered and well-informed public. Q: As a practitioner of psychedelic experiences, how do […]
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OutCreating with the Kaycee Anseth Legacy Foundation
Intention and meaning are weaved into the collage art by the late artist Kaycee Anseth, whose work graces this week’s Source Weekly cover
It’s not strange when you to talk with friends of Kaycee Anseth to begin to exchange Kaycee ghost stories. I have my own. Before Kaycee left the earthy realm, she looked forward to being a ghost. Her version of haunting is more in the friendly ghost realm. She often shows up as peacocks and foxes. […]
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Remembering Jon Rev-Dude
A tribute to a beloved community member, from his family
Jon Rev-Dude January 8, 1971 – April 15, 2024 It is with profound sadness that our family announces the passing of our beloved husband and father Jon Rev-Dude. Jon Rev-Dude, was born in Seattle, Washington, on January 8, 1971, and passed away on April 15, 2024, in Bend, Oregon. After graduating from Mt. Baker Senior […]
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A Tribute to Mothers
Local photographer and filmmaker creates transformative moments in her series, "Letters from Mothers"
The striking photograph on this week’s Source Weekly cover is the creation of local photographer and filmmaker Elif Koyuturk, who was moved to create a series of mothers and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read our Q&A with the artist below. Source Weekly: Share briefly what inspired you to start your Letters from Mothers series. […]
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One Day. 50 States. One Thousand Bookstores
Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day
I canceled my Amazon Prime account more than six years ago and haven’t bought a single thing with it since, that is, until a couple weeks ago when I was helping my daughter with a last-minute move in Washington, D.C. Her roommate had left with the couch, brooms, coffee maker, bathmat, dishes and trash can, and […]
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The Psychedelic Frontier
What’s an “underground
facilitator?”
Mary Casanave Sheridan is a psychedelic coach and guide. She helps individuals explore psychedelic realms for self-discovery, healing and growth. She’s passionate about advocacy and education in this space. Through this column she aims to answer reader questions, dispel myths and disinformation around psychedelic substances and their potential, creating a more empowered and well-informed public. […]
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Bend’s Upcoming BioBlitz
Think Wild hosts inaugural City Nature Challenge
Get ready for Central Oregon’s first ever City Nature Challenge from April 26-29, hosted by Think Wild and other community partners. For three days, the Central Oregon community is encouraged to record wildlife and native plant observations through the free smart phone app, iNaturalist. This worldwide “bioblitz” will provide a baseline of data highlighting the […]
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Author Events Embrace a Storytelling Tradition
Book readings to bring you up close and personal with local
and visiting authors
Storytelling is as ancient as humanity itself. African rock art and cave drawings in France date as far back as 30,000 years ago and are considered the first evidence of visual storytelling. Egyptian hieroglyphs date back to 5,000 years ago. Homer’s works are recognized as the first epic works of written storytelling, composed in the […]
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Literary Legacies
Local writer Ellen Waterston wins multiple awards
Ellen Waterston, an author and also a columnist for the Source Weekly, has been an amazing resource to those of us who have literary aspirations in Central Oregon. Her undying love of Oregon and the written word have been an inspiration to me for decades, and her work with The Nature of Words introduced me […]
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Behind the Scenes with Storyteller Brianna Madia
Author of NYT bestseller, ‘Nowhere for Very Long’ and upcoming memoir, ‘Never Leave the Dogs Behind,’ Madia’s adventurous tales transcend their rugged terrain, telling, at the crux of it all, very human stories
During our conversation for the recent “Central Oregon Pets” issue about her newest book, “Never Leave the Dogs Behind,” New York Times bestselling author, Brianna Madia, invited me behind the scenes, diving beyond her public persona as a turquoise-loving fashionista and “Everyone’s Eccentric Aunt,” and I’m bringing readers along for the ride. “I think we […]