Several ecosystems begin to stir on land and in the air once the sun goes down. Most people don’t notice or are surrounded by too much artificial light to witness it. The High Desert Museum is offering a chance to “Welcome the Night.” The family friendly event on July 16 is an opportunity to discover […]
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Robopocalypse
A Musical Sci-Fi Puppet Invasion Hits Bend at the Domino Room
Music! Horror! Science Fiction! Puppets! Yes, puppets are coming to Bend on Aug. 7 to showcase their new musical, Robopocalypse and this isn’t your average puppet show! Fresh off their celebrated and widely popular national tour, Puppeteers for Fears, brings their premiere all-puppet horror and science fiction musical comedy troupe to Bend, presenting a terrifying […]
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Your Next Beach Read… A History Book
So many books expand horizons and educate along the way
As summer gets underway, you might be looking for the perfect beach read: a book that’s engrossing, entertaining and fun to read. Why not try a history book? History books are ideal for the beach or any other summer destination. Learn something new without sacrificing entertainment. In fact, David McCullough has a new book coming […]
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Fields Farm
A Bend legacy rooted in the soil
Perhaps you’ve driven by and noticed a large piece of wide-open space within the city of Bend along Pettigrew Road. This oasis, surrounded by a neighborhood and development, is Fields Farm, a quiet, nearly 10-acre plot of land that has been nourishing its community for more than three decades. Jim and Debbie Fields began farming […]
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Mystical Sidewalk Shrine
How a vintage refrigerator is creating unexpected bonds
What are you hungry for in life and community?” That’s one of many messages rotating on the front of a white, defunct Kenmore refrigerator sitting on the curb outside a home on Northwest Cumberland Avenue in Bend. Passers-by are invited to open the fridge and rummage through the treasures inside, which are constantly changing. On […]
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Shred Lightly: ‘A Field Guide to the Subterranean’
In a new memoir, Portland author Justin Hocking dismantles his outdoorsy machismo to discover a more sustainable modus operandi
From the kaleidoscopic pages of “A Field Guide to the Subterranean: Reclaiming the Deep Earth and our Deepest Selves,” a new memoir by Justin Hocking, tumbles the author’s ambition, as a young man, to be hard. He cultivated a stiff upper lip in his late teens by training to become a mountaineering guide in his […]
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College Counseling: Helpful or Highway Robbery?
Private college counseling is a growing industry, but questions of equity and accessibility remain
Once students reach their junior year, they seem to cross a very important threshold—they are no longer just high school students; it is time to plan for the future. Whether it be questions from well-meaning adults, discussions with older friends or the constant flow of college mail into students’ inboxes, the thought of college becomes […]
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The Gay Show
The Bend Comedy Festival’s Queer comedy showcase will dish up plenty of LGBTQ sass, yuks
Did comedian Jamie Shriner ever tell you about the time she put gum in her older sister’s hair, right before the pair were set to audition for a production of “Beauty and the Beast”? And the crazy part? By the end of this funny-ass anecdote, Shriner, astoundingly, isn’t the villain. “That’s another one of those […]
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Movement Enthusiast Unlocks Joy Through Dance
Local entrepreneur, Elise Porter, provides therapeutic movement, mobility and strength training services focused on rebalancing the body.
Born to dance, Elise Porter, a Bend resident and local movement aficionado, pursues her life’s purpose by helping “humans get unstuck and release into the full joy of movement expression.” Propelling herself into as many styles of dance as possible, from high-school belly dancing classes and ballet-modern fusion in college, she’d jumped at every dance […]
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Food, Books and Connection
Real or made-up, these tales of culinary exploits tickle the tastebuds
In my half-filled baby book, my mother wrote several entries about my appetite such as, “Loves bananas, crackers, and cookies” or “Loves to eat all the time.” Was this an early indication of my affair with food? I use that word quite seriously because it’s something I keep quiet about unless I’m around other food-smitten […]
