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We Had to Go Back

Taylor Morden, the filmmaker behind “The Last Blockbuster,” uncovers “Lost”

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 […]

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No Day But Today

Theater in the Park presents “Rent”

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 […]

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Hello, Kitty!

Love, play and nuzzles are on the menu at Bend’s first cat café

The last thing my wife said to me before I left to go visit the Playful Paws Cat Café was, “Don’t bring a cat home.” Don’t get it wrong, we are both cat people, even though we’ve been “empty nesters” since the first week of February, when we had to say goodbye to our 19-year-old […]

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Haus Party

Cult of Tuck is on a roll

It’s coming up on Alex Simpson’s/AKA Deb Auchery’s birthday. Bend hasn’t sparkled quite as brightly since she passed away last September from diabetes. Her drag collective, The Cult of Tuck, is putting on a new show on Aug. 5 at Silver Moon for her birthday celebration. “Deb’s Dollhaus” is a variety show benefiting the Transgender […]

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Eclectic Vintage Market Fosters a Shop Local Vibe

Indoor vintage market offers a cool place to shop, providing solace in extreme temperatures

Walking into the vintage clothing market, Resellers Row, felt like walking into a trendy party. Shoppers were dressed in colorful, stylish outfits and you could hear the excitement and chatter from outside of the space. Next to the door stood market organizer Kristin (Kiki) Castro, watching her market come to life at 6:30pm on a […]

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Stand-up for the Ages

Aging with Laughter! fills a niche for ‘seasoned’ comedy

Aging with grace? Nope, aging with laughter, that’s my motto,” says Elizabeth Ueland, whose new comedy show played to a sellout crowd its first night at Silver Moon Brewing in Bend. The Source Weekly caught up with Ueland and comic Aaron Johnson recently to learn more about the new show. Source Weekly: What gave you […]

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Music in the Wild

Outdoor concerts from In a Landscape bring beautiful music to the West’s beautiful places

Hunter Noack has always been fascinated with the different ways people approach and interact with the natural world. He also loves to make music, but since his primary instrument is the acoustic piano, he struggled for years to think of a way to bring his music with him into natural settings. “He was lamenting how […]

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Smoke-Free THC

Lotions, bath bombs and chapstick that let you partake and go easy on your wildfire smoke-addled lungs

While many studies in recent years argue that smoking cannabis is better for one’s health than smoking tobacco, there remains the fact that smoking cannabis is still smoking, and can therefore leave you and your lungs with some negative health effects. Stoners, however, are an adaptable bunch; any toker who’s had to make due with […]

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Bend’s First Queer-Owned Coffee Shop and Gathering Space Opens

Turtle Island Coffee Shop opens just ahead of the big Pride party weekend

This weekend, venues around Central Oregon are hosting parties to celebrate Pride. Celebrations in honor of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community include a Friday night “Cliché Queer” dance party at Volcanic Theatre Pub on the west side and the Saturday night “Big. Queer. Party.” at Open Space on the east side. Right in the middle of all […]

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Juneteenth is Coming

With a full weekend of celebration ahead for June 17 and 18 in Central Oregon, we chat with one of the organizers of the Black-led event

Juneteenth, an amalgam of “June” and “19,” marks the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston, Texas, were alerted that they’d been freed from slavery – and had actually been freed two years prior. Today, Juneteenth is a celebration day and a day of remembrance, celebrated nationwide, including in Central Oregon. We sat down for […]

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