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‘Black Bird Blue’ Debuts

Local poet Melissa Broderick Eaton spreads her wings with her first published collection
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Back in 2018, Melissa Broderick Eaton was one of the winners in the Source Poetry Contest. With that local encouragement, she says she then leaned into her poetry career, and is now publishing a collection, titled “black bird blue” that is currently in presale. I checked in with Broderick Eaton with the following Q&A, edited […]

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Sunriver Music Fest Has a New Face for 2022

PNW native takes baton for 45th concert season
by Elizabeth Warnimont

The Sunriver Music Festival, an annual series of chamber orchestra concerts, welcomes a new artistic director this season, as well as the addition of a brand-new venue. Seattle native Brett Mitchell has a vibrant program lined up for events at Bend’s new Caldera High School as well as Sunriver’s Great Hall, kicking off with a […]

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Diva Drag Brunch Adds Bend to its Regular Roster

Dance, burlesque, acrobatics and more, on monthly rotation at the Campfire Hotel
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If you’ve never experienced the wonder that is a Diva Drag Brunch—or any drag brunch, really—then here are a few basics you should know. Try to come in an energetic mind state, because these shows are feisty and fun. But if you happen to come on a day you’re feeling sluggish, then the brunch and […]

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Variety is the Spice of “The Cascades 10”

Short play series has the bases covered
by Elizabeth Warnimont

If variety is what the selection committee was looking for when they gleaned just nine plays from the more than 25 submitted for this year’s “Cascades 10” short play festival, then they succeeded in their task. This year’s array spans the gamut of genres, from philosophy to farce, situation comedy, relationship dynamics—and a stagehand eating […]

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A Mother-Daughter Duo’s Quest to Promote Clean Beauty

Wren and Wild provides non-toxic, cruelty-free, beauty products on Earth Day and every day
Avatar photo by Trinity Bradle

Mandy Butera and daughter Carly Olinger are the mother-daughter duo behind the Bend-based clean beauty business, Wren and Wild. Their business takes customer service to the next level, by matching customers with products that align with lifestyle and values. Wren and Wild offers over 70 clean beauty products, and they research them all so customers […]

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Understanding Intimacy: Stressed Out

Why and how do the everyday stresses take precedence over something more lasting like love, connection and pleasure?
by The Source Staff

Dear Dr. Jane, What do you do when “everyday” stress that will, realistically, never really go away (finances, jobs, family stress) is always the big excuse? I mean I understand it, but that doesn’t make the rejection any easier. How do you overcome that? From, Stressed Out Dear Stressed, I hear your question—why and how […]

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Easter Events

Easter weekend is upon us! Here are some places to visit the Easter Bunny and have some fun.
by The Source Staff

EASTER BRUNCHES Sunriver Resort  Bloody Mary and mimosa bar anyone? Bring the family to Sunriver Resort for an Easter Brunch that includes a family portrait, omelettes and beautiful views. 8am-2pm. Sunriver Resort, 17600 Center Dr., Sunriver. $69/adults $39/kids.  Brasada Ranch  A brunch for the whole family. Following the meal kids will be invited to partake […]

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Awakening Your Inner Hero: I Love My Doctors

A column to help locals live a kinder and more courageous life
by Burt Gershater

In my lifetime, medical miracles have become the norm. New hearts, new kidneys, lungs, knees. And that doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of our infinite medical blessings. When my dad, of blessed memory, was 78 years old, he finally gave in to getting his right knee replaced. He was an athlete his whole […]

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Shaking the House

Avatar photo by Ellen Waterston

Who knew… the last week of March is National Cleaning Week? Get out your brooms, stock up on elbow grease. Spring cleaning time is here! Whose idea was this? Apparently, everyone’s. Regardless of religion, culture or climate, the sweet air of spring has always prompted us to clean up our houses and our acts, to […]

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All Good in Your Hood

Gas prices are high. Here are four hangout suggestions close to home.
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With gas prices and fussy weather, not everyone is going to be ready for an all-out, day-long bike session to hit all the cultural events around Bend. But each quadrant of the city does have something fun waiting around the corner, if you’re ready to go find it. Below are some hangout suggestions for close […]

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