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New Leadership Steps into the Tower’s Spotlight

Executive director shares his vision to expand programming and accessibility

by Sarah Isak-Goode August 6, 2025August 7, 2025

Under the prominent “Tower” sign in downtown Bend stands a theatre filled with history. It first opened in 1940 as a luxurious art deco-style movie theater. Over the next several decades, it evolved to include musical performances, fashion shows and other live performances. By the 1980s, however, the Tower was struggling. A drop in attendance […]

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Marvel Goes Retro

The Fantastic Four looks to the future

by Jared Rasic August 6, 2025August 7, 2025

I don’t know if I’ve ever admitted this to myself, but sometimes I think I was born into the wrong time. Don’t get it twisted: being there for the birth of the internet, social media, AI, virtual reality and all kinds of other tech breakthroughs has been cool, but as a child of the ’80s, I […]

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Savage in Bend

Hospital Hill

by Joshua Savage July 30, 2025August 26, 2025

“Recently, a local told me she was born on Hospital Hill. I had no idea what she meant. Do you know the story?” Absolutely! When I moved to Bend, I heard the same thing. People born on a hill? Bend was a smaller town not so long ago, sure, but the citizens weren’t that backwards, […]

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Beyond the Trip

The quiet rise of psilocybin integration in Bend

by Al Olson July 30, 2025August 7, 2025

Since Oregon became the first state to legalize supported adult psilocybin use in 2020 under Measure 109, most media attention has focused on the so-called “heroic dose”—the 30-40 milligram, four-six hour guided psychedelic trip that promises a mystical, mind-expanding journey. But for the experts working in the field, the real story begins once the trip […]

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Horoscope Week of July 31, 2025

by Rob Brezsny July 30, 2025August 7, 2025

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In ancient China and ancient Greece, the lion was not the king of beasts, but the guardian of gates. The threshold keeper. The one who asked, “Are you ready?” Now is a good time to bring this aspect of Leonine symbolism to your attention. You may soon feel a surge of […]

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Something Witchy This Way Comes

Colten Tyler Williams and Jesse Locke create a sensory experiencewith Witch Eyes

by Jared Rasic July 30, 2025August 6, 2025

For Bend locals, certain names have been a part of the arts and culture scene for so long that it’s hard to imagine the evolution of the scene without them. Jesse Locke has been directing, shooting and editing features, documentaries and music videos as long as there has been a burgeoning film community here and […]

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The Third Act: A Column on Ageism and Ageing

Building Bridges

by Ellen Waterston July 23, 2025August 6, 2025

July is a time to get away from it all—exploring America’s rivers, coastlines and national parks or just holing up at a cabin on the shore of a nearby lake. Any one of those sounds wonderful. But in a recent podcast on “The Journal,” travel guru Rick Steves proposes a different idea. Instead of heading […]

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Aren’t There Any Books for Teen Boys?

Here are some titles for young male readers

by Joanna Roddy, Bookseller at Roundabout Books & Cafe July 23, 2025August 7, 2025

“My son doesn’t read anymore.” “My middle schooler needs more mature books, but I don’t know what to get him.” “Do you have anything that’s not a romance?” The challenge I encounter most often as a bookseller is recommendations for teen boys. As they age out of middle-grade (ages 9-12), it feels like all they […]

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Horoscope Week of July 23, 2025

by Rob Brezsny July 23, 2025August 6, 2025

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I predict that your imminent future will be a ticklish and tricky but ultimately uplifting masterpiece. It will feature guest appearances by members of your private hall of fame, including one future luminary you have not yet fully appreciated. This epic series of adventures may begin when you are nudged to […]

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The Psychedelic Frontier

Preparing for the Journey

by Mary Casanave Sheridan July 23, 2025August 1, 2025

Q: “I have my first intentional mushroom session coming up and I have found conflicting information in my research into hope to properly prepare for such an experience. What can someone best prepare for the most effective experience?” A: Preparing for an intentional, deep psychedelic experience is an intimate act of self-care, expansion and connection. […]

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