Bike Car thursday 21 Seeking alternative transportation to the mountain, three snowboarding buddies created a bike car—a four-passenger pedal-powered vehicle. The trio used it to travel across the Northwest during the winter of 2006 and even made a stop at Mt. Bachelor. The screening is a fundraiser for the good folks at Central Oregon Trail […]
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WinterFest Preview
Dear Readers, If you haven’t noticed, it’s wintertime in Bend, Oregon. The sun is shining, but it’s still snowing, and over here at the Source, we couldn’t be loving it more. For the 14th year running, we’ll be celebrating all things winter in the Old Mill District at the 2013 WinterFest, also known as the […]
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What to do, what to do?
Make it a memorable Valentine’s Day 

It’s not too late to do something special with your valentine this weekend! PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS WITH A ROMANCE PACKAGE Spend an entire weekend snuggling up at elegant Pronghorn resort. Romance packages include dinner at Chanterelle with a prix fixe meal that includes an appetizer, main course and dessert for $65 per person […]
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Our PIcks for 2/13 – 2/21
It’s Pet Week! wednesday 13- thursday 21 What’s better than fuzzy little puppies? Fuzzy little puppies and beer! Support the Humane Society of Central Oregon by purchasing a Pup Crawl HSCO pint glass at participating breweries. It comes with a beer and warm fuzzies. More at hsco.org. Through Thursday, Feb. 21. There’s also the Testicle […]
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Shine On
Local nonprofit brings Bend’s first major women’s conference
Between comments on legitimate rape, controversy over reproductive rights, and ongoing discrepancies between the pay of men and women, there are binders full of women in the U.S. who are attempting to overcome big obstacles. Shine Global offers a helping hand for women and girls on their road to empowerment. Shine is a local non-profit […]
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Our Picks for 2/7 – 2/13
Bartender’s Brawl wednesday 6 – thursday 7 Watch your favorite mixologists in competition to find out who can shake the best cocktail using Bendistillery liquors. The prelims all over downtown this week lead up to the ultimate faceoff in the Source’s Bent Lounge at WinterFest. The winner gets a paid trip to Whiskies of the […]
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Our Picks: 1/31 – 2/6
Stoney Danza thursday 31 Awesome area DJ spinning classic soul with a few surprises. Great dancing. Take a date. $3. 21+. 10 p.m. Players Bar & Grill, 25 SW Century Dr. HealthCare Reform Infosession thursday 31 You’ve probably heard this described as the worst thing to happen to American freedom and economic viability since, like, […]
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Third Wave
The Ale Apothecary marks a new movement in the craft-brewing world
Going beyond the IPA.
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Dude Looks Like a Lady
CTC Takes on Shakespeare’s Gender Bending Comedy Twelfth Night
Ladies dressed as men, girls falling for girls, fools drinking themselves stupid and epic love triangles, Twelfth Night utilizes all of Shakespeare’s classic tropes for cheap laughs. The Mrs. Doubtfire of Shakespearean comedies, the play begins with a shipwreck, after which the fair Viola, played by Mary Hildebrandt, decides to disguise herself as a man […]
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Won Over
Karrin Allyson was pro and so is Jazz at the Oxford
As a teenager, I was pretty sure I wanted to be a professional singer. Took years of voice lessons, sang with the local opera company and eventually went to college for vocal performance. I ended up hating all the diva that comes with being a female performer and dropped out of the music program the […]
