“We have no hassles in here. Here, life is beautiful!” intones the Emcee of the Kit Kat Club in Cat Call Productions' inaugural showing of Cabaret.
Finn Riggins, Church
thursday 24
This was in the Picks last week, but since we got our hands on Finn Riggins' new album, Vs. Wilderness, we have to write more about this Boise, Idaho trio given that said album is incredibly awesome.
“Who at least doesn't want to visit someplace beautiful?” questions the Stubby Motherlover, the song-singing, 30-fingered creature, one of many captivating characters to make an appearance in Guy J. Jackson's Tintar Isle.
Jackson, a consummate storyteller, recently moved back to Bend after performing original material for three years in England. In a riveting hour and a half, he creates a world that is nearly incomparable in its originality. I would say, think Garrison Keillor – if Keillor was cool – combined with Lewis Carroll at his Jabberwocky best, but even this analogy fails to capture the touching strangeness of Tintar Isle.
Cabaret
through saturday 26
Thursday night kicks off a two-week, six-show run of this musical that's set in 1929 Berlin and centers on an American novelist who falls in love with a Cabaret singer. This just might be one of the most innovative theater ventures we've seen in Bend in quite a while. Check back next week for our review of the show. Sep 17-19 and 24-26. $25. 8pm Thursday, Sep 17. Tower Theatre, 835 NW Wall St.
Blue Turtle Seduction
friday 18
What's this? A Blue Turtle Seduction show? Has it already been two months? This Tahoe-based jam-o-riffic band just can't get enough of Bend, or maybe vice versa. $10. 9pm. Silver Moon Brewing Co. 24 NW Greenwood Ave.
K. Cyr
friday 10
Photographer K. Cyr opens an exhibit of mixed media photographs entitled “One Size Too Small.” Cyr, one of Bend's most promising young photographers, takes a candid lens to approach the correlation between resistance and renewal through the personification of abandoned landscapes. Reception: 6pm-10pm Friday, Sep 18. Poethouse Art, 55 NW Minnesota Ave.
Being an artist doesn't take much, just everything you got. Which means, of course, that as the process is giving you life, it is also bringing you closer to death. But it's no big deal. They are one and the same and cannot be avoided or denied. So when I totally embrace this process, this life/death, and abandon myself to it, I transcend all this meaningless gibberish and hang out with the gods. It seems to me that that is worth the price of admission.
– Hubert Selby, Beat writer
Think of your death now. It is at arm's length. It may tap you any moment, so really you have no time for crappy thoughts and moods. None of us have time for that. The only thing that counts is action, acting instead of talking.
– Carlos Castenada
Sister Folk Festival
friday-sunday 11-13
We're going to go ahead and say it: this might be one of the best Sisters Folk lineups EVER! While the pluckers and strummers still support the bulk of the lineup, there are some more adventurous, not to mention big, names at the fest this year. You can read more about the five acts we recommend you see in the Sound Section, but hit up the website for the complete lineup and then go to the durn thing.
Artist and doll-maker Christine Alvarado lifts the lid of a sturdy box, then a layer of bubble wrap like she's gently peeling a blanket from a sleeping child. Staring up is a delicate creature – Brighid, Bride to the Wind – dressed in a white paper gown with a veil of paper dragonflies surrounding her face. Brighid was inspired by an assignment of sorts, an online community challenge to illustrate the Four Elements through the creation of a doll.
Doll making is a long-lived tradition, with endless cultural connotations. For many artists and collectors dolls are a sophisticated form, more sculpture than toy. Alvarado, who has been developing her art and selling her dolls for the last two years, has taken the tradition and infused it with her own unique perspective. She has chronicled the process on her art blog, Du Buh Du
G. Love and Special Sauce
thursday 3
In what is by far the biggest non-LSA show of the year, G. Love finally stops off in Bend, one day before he heads up to the Gorge Amphitheatre to open a trio of shows for some act called the Dave Matthews Band. A longtime favorite in Bend, it should be nice to see G. Love and his band kick out their funky, blues-inspired pop rock. Also, make sure you arrive early so you can see local Eric Tollefson and his band open the show. $20/adv, $23/door. 9pm. Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave.
First Friday
friday 4
We're not quite sure how it happened, but it's not September, meaning the summer is pretty much over. But before the nights start getting chilly, catch the last warm First Friday of the season. If you need some pointers, check out our Local Arts Calendar in this issue for a complete list of what art is showing where. 5pm, downtown Bend.
There is an obvious difference between the Ringling Brothers and Cirque Du Soleil, not that both don't have their place, audience, and fascinations. Bend's festival season seems to cover a similar spectrum, and while the community may have gotten used to the consistent presence of artisan carnies in town, the Art in the High Desert festival is channeling Cirque. This week, one hundred or so white tents will be stationed beside the river across from the Old Mill, pedaling unique art and high craft work ranging from complex jewelry, quirky found-object sculptures, luminous photography, and brightly glazed ceramics. The participating artists were selected through a unique jury process, with considerations made toward the creativity of the work, as well as the craftsmanship and vision of the pieces; requiring the level of artistry to be passionate, dedicated, and graceful.
Ween
friday 28
This deliriously odd alternative rock duo that pushes beyond parody. See this week's profile. $33. 6:30pm. Les Schwab Amphitheater, 344 SW Shevlin-Hixon
Dr. Jeremy Michael Cashman
friday 28
Tuscon, Arizona-based trio Jeremy Michael Cashman has been around since 2005, but doesn't play live very often. Because of that they've got to make it good when they do plug in. The band consists of Jeremy Michael Cashman on guitar and vocals, Davey Hendrickson on bass and saxophone and Noah Thomas on moog, theremin and trumpet. Cashman is inspired by love and relationships making for troubling and personal tunes. 8:30pm-2am. Free. Astro Lounge, 147 NW Minnesota Ave.
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