Culture Features

Several weeks ago, Kevin Kraft, musician, sound healer and the author of the children’s book focused on mindfulness, “Ohmmmmmmm,” joined us on the Bend Don’t Break podcast, chatting not just about his work, but also giving us a demo of the sound baths he leads using gongs, harmoniums, flutes and more. It was an aural […]

As I entered BendFilm’s office building on a rainy afternoon, I quickly realized that film fests are not just popcorn and pictures, at least, not for those who put them on. In every possible corner, pamphlets and programs pooled on office desks, merchandise boxes balanced atop one another occupied the space of an entire wall, […]

Just when you think you know your astrologer, he goes and surprises you with a radical centrist call to action. Maybe I should have seen it coming. Rob Brezsny’s “Free Will Astrology” column has been delighting alt-weekly readers and wisdom seekers since 1978. His madcap mastery of the language, unpredictable wisdom and huge breadth of […]

Every art show is a labor of love – a testament to the trials of the artist involved and a display of the fruits of the effort. Not every day, however, does an art show strike so deeply into the human condition and emerge with what I call a victory tale about overcoming… or perhaps […]

Over the past several years, the community organization Vámonos Outside has put on a host of events aimed at encouraging diverse participation in the outdoors through camping, skiing and snowboarding, climbing and other active endeavors. Now, it’s planning an event that’s a bit more sedentary — but still focused on a love of the outdoors. […]

It’s hard to imagine a more influential show than “Lost.” Maybe “The X-Files” was the first TV show people obsessed about on the internet, but “Lost” was the first that took the audience on such an unpredictable ride that the speculation between episodes and seasons became a huge part of the experience. The term “Mystery […]

I‘m a theater kid — have been since I played Joseph for a Christmas play in Catholic school in the second grade. One thing any theater kid will tell you is that no matter how many musicals they love, there is one that stands above the rest… one where the first time you hear the […]