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King For A Day: Despite lack of access, author gets the dirt on DreamWorks rise and fall

DreamWorks was monstrous, misfit, and idealistic.

Source WeeklyJune 30, 2010April 12, 2025

DreamWorks was monstrous, misfit, and idealistic. The upstart studio was the progeny of three industry giants: director Steven Spielberg; record company mogul and billionaire David Geffen; and Disney animation head Jeffrey Katzenberg, the driving force behind the idea to make a new studio from scratch.
DreamWorks began building on a lofty foundation. At the Oct. 12, 1994 press conference announcing the partnership, Spielberg said, “Together with Jeffrey and David, I want to create a place driven by ideas and the people who have them.'' The studio was to champion works based on merit, not commercialism. Like the founding of United Artists in 1919 by Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and D.W. Griffith, it was to be an artistic haven amid Tinseltown's money-grubbing rabble. It was to be different.

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Back to the Old Days: The Wheeler County Bluegrass Festival provides a slice of small-town charm for the Fourth of July

A few minutes past noon, the parade takes shape down by the courthouse.

Bob WoodwardJune 30, 2010October 14, 2024

A few minutes past noon, the parade takes shape down by the courthouse. Vintage cars line up behind a group of 4-H kids, the county princess arrives on horseback in full cowgirl regalia, war veterans mount a flatbed trailer attached to a tractor and an artfully restored pioneer-era stagecoach is pulled into place.
Once organized, the parade starts its eight-block circuit of the heart of Fossil (population 469 and named for its paleontologic riches) in celebration of America's independence as well as marking the mid-way point in the annual Wheeler County Bluegrass Festival.

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Our Picks for 6/30 – 7/8: Last Band Standing Finals, Eric Tollefson & the World’s Greatest Lovers, The Autonomics, 4th of July, Pinback and more

Our pick’s for what to do in Central Oregon the week of 6/30 – 7/8, including the 4th of July!

Source WeeklyJune 30, 2010July 25, 2025

Last Band Standing Finals
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After a three-month marathon of preliminary rounds, the finals of Last Band Standing have finally arrived. Empty Space Orchestra, Hot Tea Cold, KleverKill and Mosley Wotta go head to head to see who will win the $30,000 bundle of prizes, which includes a touring van. See the Sound section for a preview of the event. Boondocks Bar and Grill, 70 NW Newport Ave.
Show Us Your Spokes: Eric Tollefson & the World's Greatest Lovers
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Now that everyone is confident that it's OK to go outside, we expect a healthy crowd at the second installment of Show Us Your Spokes, which features singer-songwriter and Conan O'Brien look-alike Eric Tollefson, backed by his thunderous band, The World's Greatest Lovers. 7pm. Parrilla Grill, 635 NW 14th Street.

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Ready to Roll: The Renegade Roller Girls have a new banked track, and it's time to take them seriously

For 30 seconds, I was a roller derby girl. That's the amount of time I managed to stay upright on the track before falling on my face.

Source WeeklyJune 23, 2010March 13, 2024

For 30 seconds, I was a roller derby girl.
That's the amount of time I managed to stay upright on the track before falling on my face.
Girls whizzed past me while a senior derby member, and leader of the practice, tried to guide me as my arms flailed and I reached out for something to break my fall. I found myself flying in her direction, her eyes widening as I approached. It is entirely possible that I inadvertently got to second base with her.

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Our Picks for 6/23 – 7-1: Show Us Your Spokes, USA Cycling Road Racing National Championships Block Party, Steve Earl, Bite of Bend and more

Source WeeklyJune 23, 2010April 11, 2025

Last Band Standing
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Round two of the semi-finals continues this week with performances by Klever Kill, Blackstrap, Tall as Rasputin, Absofreakenlutly, Eric Tollefson and the World's Greatest Lovers and Empty Space Orchestra. Top two vote getters go on to the finals! $3/adv, $5/door. 8pm. Boondock's Bar and Grill, 70 NW Greenwood Ave.

Show Us Your Spokes – Jukebot!
It's about that time when Bend turns back into bike central with the Show Us Your Spokes series. Grab your cruiser and pedal down to Parrilla, where a legitimate Bend super group will be rocking the burrito joint. Jukebot!, a local all-star band with members coming from Sofa Kings and the now-defunct El Dante, join forces for some self-described “Raw-some Rock.” Raw-some, indeed. $5, 21+. 7pm. Parrilla Grill, 635 NW 14th Ave.

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They're Gonna Put Me in the Movies! A movie is being made in Sisters and the locals want a part

The life of a movie extra is filled with life-changing moments of revelation while arranging Cheetos and M&Ms at the craft service table waiting for the cameraman’s eighth lens change in the last hour.

Source WeeklyJune 16, 2010December 4, 2023

The life of a movie extra is filled with life-changing moments of revelation while arranging Cheetos and M&Ms at the craft service table waiting for the cameraman's eighth lens change in the last hour. Or, you may shine everlasting on the silver screen wielding an eggbeater as I did in my student film debut.
Thanks to a recent casting call for an independent movie filming in the Sisters area, a few Central Oregon aspiring actors will have a shot at silver screen immortality and all that goes with it, including Cheetos. The film, titled The Wait, is a quirky indie-drama revolving around two sisters who return to a small town following their mother's death. Shooting begins this week and continues through mid-July.

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Step into the Artisphere: Music and visual art collide at this massive creative event

When Brad Bailey stopped by our offices and said he was planning a “big art and music event,” we weren’t quite sure what to expect.

Mike BookeyJune 16, 2010April 11, 2025

When Brad Bailey stopped by our offices and said he was planning a “big art and music event,” we weren't quite sure what to expect. He said he wanted to bring local musicians and artists together for a colossal showing of Bend's talent, but plenty of people say they're going to do things like this, and oftentimes nothing materializes.
That's not the case with Bailey, who is the mind behind Artisphere, the visual art, live painting, body-painting (and more) event at the Old Stone on Friday night that also boasts perhaps one of the most comprehensive local music lineups this side of the Bend Roots Revival. Having recently taken up playing open mics, Bailey wanted to get more of his neighbors, be they musicians or visual artists, the chance to shine in public.

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Our Picks for 6/16 – 6/24: Artisphere, Bend Elks Opening weekend, Merle Haggard and The Strangers, KPOV Birthday Bash and more

Last Band Standing: The Semifinalsthursday 17After two grueling months of preliminaries, we’ve finally reached the semifinal round of Last Band Standing.

Source WeeklyJune 16, 2010April 11, 2025

Last Band Standing: The Semifinals
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After two grueling months of preliminaries, we've finally reached the semifinal round of Last Band Standing. Performing for a slot in the final showcase are Tuck N Roll, Elliot, Hot Tea Cold, Blowin' Smoke, Still Fear and Mosley Wotta (who will be releasing his brand-new CD at the show). Also, did you know they have $2 Ninkasi beers?! $3/adv, $5/door. 8pm. Boondock's Bar and Grill, 70 NW Newport Ave.

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The Gathering – Dudley's

Sounds like the title of a horror movie, maybe Dudley and a gang of teen-age buddies are drawn to a giant vampire plasma TV sitting in the desert.

Source WeeklyJune 9, 2010May 1, 2025

Sounds like the title of a horror movie, maybe Dudley and a gang of teen-age buddies are drawn to a giant vampire plasma TV sitting in the desert. Or some crafty beyotch who thinks that environmentalists caused the Gulf oil disaster and gets the word out through her minions as thousands of terrified brainwashed Americans gather at her side. This Gathering is not a horror movie – though it began with a desperate call for help. This gathering is the opposite of vampire television or a cold-hearted political calculation.
This gathering happens every day at Dudley's, a downtown independent used-book store whose owner, Terri Cumbie, has a deep commitment to community – not hypothetical community, but hard-work community. Language groups, including my own writing circle, book clubs and free writing classes for kids meet in the store for modest or no rent. Every Friday local bands play for free. She pays them and hopes the audience will buy enough books and drinks to give a profit. Too often her customers tell her they treasure what she has created – and buy nothing. Two weeks ago, Terri sent out an e-mail to her list saying that the bookstore was in peril of closing the day after Memorial Day. She had run out of money.

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Queen of the Cowboys: A family rodeo dynasty begins

This weekend, 19-year-old Shelby Ross will ride into the Sister's Rodeo Arena on the back of her 18-year-old gelding, Boss, fulfilling her lifelong dream of being the Sisters Rodeo Queen.

Sara RothJune 9, 2010February 2, 2024

This weekend, 19-year-old Shelby Ross will ride into the Sister's Rodeo Arena on the back of her 18-year-old gelding, Boss, fulfilling her lifelong dream of being the Sisters Rodeo Queen.
Ross, who grew up in Sisters and is currently studying Animal Equine Science at Oregon State University, remembers the first time she saw the Sisters Rodeo Queen. “I thought it was the coolest thing for the Rodeo Queen to come out all blinged out and shiny – she was just awesome,” Ross says. “The second I turned 18, I tried out for rodeos.”

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