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Zombies, Woods, Gore and Glory!: Evil Dead: The Musical is still good ol’ blood spurtin’ campy fun

This new Evil Dead: The Musical, currently hitting 2nd Street Theatre, has been revamped, re-cast, restructured and still resurrects all the fun of the past seasons.
Morgan P Salvo

My chainsaw is bigger than your boyfriend’s chainsaw.
Evil Dead: The Musical is here to stay. No matter what configuration of actors and musicians, this is director Sandy Klein’s sinister baby and she’s going to keep it coming. This new Evil Dead: The Musical, currently hitting 2nd Street Theatre, has been revamped, re-cast, restructured and still resurrects all the fun of the past seasons. The play is based on Sam Raimi’s three Evil Dead flicks, but focused mainly on Evil Dead II.
I was an avid fan of the first locally produced version in 2010, seeing it four times, including the Bruce Campbell night. I saw it once last season and now here I am again. This time around there have been some definite upgrades, but all in all it’s still just good blood-spurting zombie dancing fun perfect for the season.

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Our Picks For 10/11-10/17

Events happening in the area that we are sure you will enjoy.
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BendFilm
thursday 11 – sunday 14
This town is known for beer, biking, climbing, snow and fests of all sorts. That’s all well and good, but it’s nice to spice it up from time to time. Enter BendFilm. It’s the best excuse going to get spiffed up and hit the town. Learn about it all in the Culture section this week, and pick up a BendFilm guide, available all over town. Downtown Bend.

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The Source’s Guide to Doing BendFilm Right: What to eat, what to wear and what to see

This weekend is your chance to embrace everything downtown Bend has to offer through the lens of BendFilm.
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This weekend is your chance to embrace everything  downtown Bend has to offer through the lens of BendFilm. There’s no other event like it for getting out of the drudgery of everyday life. No need to drive to Portland to dress up in your spiffy clothes, this is your excuse to indulge in some cocktails, fancy dinners and feel like you’re in another world within miles of your own home. Pick up a copy of the BendFilm guide around town for showings.
Your schedule in a nutshell
Thursday 11
• 4 p.m. Happy Hour pre-funk

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Our Picks For 10/03-10-09

Events happening in the area that we are sure you will enjoy.
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Music of India
wednesday 3
Want something different? Here it is—classical Indian raga played by two of South India’s most accomplished violinists. Brothers Mysore Nagaraj and Dr. Mysore Manjunath join forces with percussionist Srimushnam Rajarao to play tunes both soothing and exciting. It’s that awesome type of music you always hear in Indian restaurants and wish you had on your iPod. Hear it live this week. $15 at Bendticket.com. 7:30 p.m. The Old Stone, 157 NW Franklin Ave.

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Tinseltown or Bike Town?

A few celebrities that have made their way through the area.
Eric Flowers

Rainn Wilson
Claim to Fame:
Had his stapler ensconced in Jell-0 by John Krasinski, aka Jim Halpert.
Last Known Location: Universal’s sound studio
Wilson, i.e. Dwight Schrute from NBC’s The Office, showed up in Sisters a few years back. A Northwest native who grew up in Seattle, Wilson keeps a relatively low-profile, but has made at least one cameo appearance on the Les Schwab stage in Bend. He walked out onstage with Portland’s The Decemberists and feigned as if to lead the band’s opening song. A few years earlier, Wilson riffed hilariously on Late Night with Letterman about a snake encounter at his Sisters-area home.

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Our Picks For 09/27-10/04

Events happening in the area we are sure you will enjoy.
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Terrible Buttons with Communist Daughter
thursday 27
An up-and-coming group of fun-loving folk deconstructionists from Spokane, Terrible Buttons makes dark and celebratory songs that bounce down the road like a ramshackle musical sideshow. Former Friends Like These front man Johnny Solomon opens the show with his groove-ilicious new band, Communist Daughter. $5. 21+. 8 p.m. Horned Hand, 507 NW Colorado.

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Fungus Among Us?: Drought conditions have made early mushroom hunting difficult

The months-long drought has made for slim pickings as we roll into autumn—usually the best time to harvest boletes and other scrumptious fungal treats.
The Source Staff

Saturday sucked.
I spent four hours pedaling my mountain bike, slowly, over trails that are usually dotted with king boletes this time of year. Last year, I filled my Camelback with the tasty mushrooms in less than two hours. This year—not a single goddamn one! Am I doing something wrong?
Apparently not, according to Linda Gilpin, an area fungus enthusiast who teaches a four-week mushroom education class at Central Oregon Community College. Gilpin, who is also the webmaster for the Central Oregon Mushroom Club, said that the months-long drought has made for slim pickings as we roll into autumn—usually the best time to harvest boletes and other scrumptious fungal treats.

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Our Picks For 09/20-09/26

Events happening in the area this week that we are sure you will enjoy.
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Oregon Natural Desert Association Conference and Wild and Scenic Film Festival
thursday 20 and friday 21
How often do you think about the desert? Not enough we’re guessing. Now’s your chance to find out more about the landscape you live in. Sit next to desert experts, land managers and wilderness advocates at workshops and panels for two days of in-depth discussion on the most critical issues facing the deserts of Oregon. Conference activities will be held mostly during the day on Thursday and Friday. Check out onda.org/desertconference for more information. If you can’t get out of work, make sure to get yourself to the Wild and Scenic Film Festival starting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday night. Go to see beautiful places and be inspired. Old Stone Church, 157 NW Franklin Ave.

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Our Picks For 09/13-09/22

Events happening in the area this week that we are sure you will enjoy.
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Accelerate Bend Celebration
thursday 13
Over the summer, Bendites dreamed up dozens of ways to “accelerate” bringing their visions for the future into reality. Go check out their cool ideas. Free. All ages. 6-8 p.m. COCC’s Campus Center, 2600 NW College Way.
Mexican Independence Week
thursday 13 – saturday 15
Three different events in Bend, Sunriver and Redmond will commemorate Mexico’s liberation. U of O history professor Stephanie Wood lays the historic foundation Thursday night at the Bend Public Library with a discussion of early colonization efforts as told through colonial-era maps. 6:30 p.m. Free. All ages. East Bend Public Library. On Friday, historian Robert Hacket will discuss the post-Cortez Mexico, noon at the Sunriver Public Library. The week ends with a celebration at the Festival of Cultures in Redmond that includes kids booths, family activities, flamenco dancing, Mexican folklore and is capped by a naturalization ceremony for newly minted American citizens. Free. All ages. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Redmond Centennial Park.

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I’m Not Going to the Toilet; I’m Going to Showbiz!: Mel Brooks’ abrasive classic The Producers comes to The Tower

The Mel Brooks mania takes over the Tower Theatre next week, including showings of Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Cat Call’s full scale production of The Producers.
Avatar photo Brianna Brey

If you don’t think farts are funny, don’t bother showing up.
That’s what Bend theater producer and actor David Simpson said about the Mel Brooks mania taking over the Tower Theatre next week, including showings of Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Cat Call’s full scale production of The Producers.
In a serious case of art imitating life, Simpson steps out of his role as real-life producer to play on-stage producer Max Bialystock in Brooks’ film turned musical. Bend big timers, Cat Call Productions, in their yearly musical theater blowout, tackle the celebrated show. Past shows have included 2009’s Cabaret, 2010’s Little Shop of Horrors and last year’s hugely successful Chicago.

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