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Celebrate 10 Years of 2nd Street and Get Distracted at CTC

Curtain Call peeks behind the curtain to see what’s coming up in Bend’s theater scene.
Mike Bookey

“We're Still Here”
The 2nd Street Theater is letting the creative community in Central Oregon know that it's still very much around with its 10th anniversary party on Friday and Saturday nights, April 29 and 30, aptly dubbed “We're Still Here.” The theater has gone through some changes over the past couple of years, including the dissolution of its in-house production company, but that isn't to say the midtown-area playhouse has gone quiet. In fact, the 2nd Street continues to host innovative theatrical presentations, including the Halloween run of Evil Dead: The Musical and the plays of local writer Cricket Daniel.

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Our Picks for 4/20 – 4/28: G. Love & Special Sauce, ’80s Prom at McMenamins, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Earth Day Fair and Parade and more

Hanging out in Bend this week? Here are Our Picks for a stellar week in Central Oregon.
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G. Love & Special Sauce,
Belle Brigade
thursday 21
Fresh off the release of his awesome new Avett-Brothers-produced record, Fixin' To Die, G. Love and his band make a return appearance in Bend to share his newer, rootsier sounds. Check out the Sound section for a profile of the blues rocker. And get there early to check out the folky pop rock of The Belle Brigade. $20/adv, $25/door. All ages. 9pm. Domino Room, 51 NW Greenwood Ave.
'80s Prom with The Radical Revolution
friday 22
Pull your hair up into a side pony and prep your finest Pretty in Pink-era prom dress for McMenamins' '80s dance party for adults. The prom features music from The Radical Revolution (formerly known as The Breakfast Club), playing your favorite hits from the '80s including tunes from Tears for Fears, Madonna, Wham!, Duran Duran and many more. The evening includes prizes for the best '80s-themed outfits and enough nostalgia to OD on. $15/person. 21-plus. 7pm. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St.

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Taking the High Road: Your Highness revives the satirical medieval quest through stoner comedy

Review of new comedy Your Highness.
Anne Pick

The quest story hasn't changed much since the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The major variation being that most modern-day quests typically involve traveling great distances to find cheeseburger sliders or return an alien to its spacecraft. Every once in a while, though, a film comes along that satirically dips back into medieval times. First came Monty Python and the Holy Grail, then The Princess Bride, followed by Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Now, as Your Highness hits the big screen, can it measure up to satirical quests of “olde” times?

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Fractured Fairy Tale: Hanna’s action yarn falls short

The Source’s review of the new action film Hanna.
The Source Staff

Director Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice, The Soloist) knows how to make a film look good, even with actors emoting all over the screen. Yet even with all of Hanna's fireworks, Wright plays it too safe by the end. Sure, he puts all the pieces together in a visually stunning manner with equal parts action and story, but there's still something hollow at the core of Hanna.

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Monster Is Served: Gods Eater Burst is a feast for PSP

Review of PSP game, Gods Eater Burst
Source Weekly

With a name like Gods Eater Burst, I was sure that it was going to be Japanese. And I was sure that it was going to be weird.
What I discovered was a pleasant, almost predictable videogame. Yes, it’s Japanese (though in an unsynced dubbing and dubiously translated presentation). And yes, there’s some weirdness. But being a Gods Eater isn’t as strange or unsettling as I thought it would be.

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Married to the Mob

A look at Vh1’s new series Mob Wives
Source Weekly

So, guys! I'm seriously considering “taking a wife.” (No, I'm not talking about your wife, nor will I be “taking her” in the way you're thinking – unless, of course, she's interested in such an arrangement, in which case, e-mail me.) Now, you may be thinking: “Hey, Wm.™ Steven Hump-Me! You've already had three wives. Don't you think taking another one is a bit greedy?” AU CONTRAIRE, MON FRERE! Even though all of my marriages went down in flames, I am nevertheless a staunch proponent of the institution. The way I see it, until EVERYONE is allowed to get married (I'm looking at YOU, gays!), I'm gonna do my best to fawk it up for EVERYONE. Seriously, lawmakers! I've got some truly obscene and lewd plans for “marriage,” so it's in everyone's best interest to let everyone jump on board – otherwise? I WILL NOT BE STOPPED.

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Art for Art’s Sake: My Own Two Hands uses creativity in Americana Project

Americana Project’s 11th year at Sisters Folk Festival. This year’s theme is My Own Two Hands.
Source Weekly

The Americana Project’s nostalgic logo, a vintage gramophone painted red, white and blue with the iconic image of Lady Liberty, was actually created by Katie Smith, one of the project’s student artists. The image symbolizes the notions of musical freedom and is an example of the creativity that's alive in Central Oregon's youth.
The educational and instructional outreach arm of the Sisters Folk Festival, the Americana Project is now forging ahead into its 11th year providing a rich array of award-winning classes, scholarships, workshops and mentorship programs in the visual and performing arts to the Sisters School District. This weekend, the festival takes a novel approach to keeping its programs alive by funding art through art with its annual My Own Two Hands fundraising event.

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Our Picks for 4/13 – 4/21: Yonder Mountain String Band, Andre Nickatina, Spring Festival, Paleface and More

The Source Weekly’s Picks for what to do in Central Oregon this week.e
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Yonder Mountain String Band
wednesday 13
If you got a copy of the paper fresh off the press today and have an empty evening, might we suggest you run immediately to the Midtown Ballroom and see one of the finest acts in all of bluegrass? The Colorado band is back in town, as they're known to do around here in the springtime, just in time for all the hula-hooping folks to get their groove on. Sorry if that was too hippie for you, but seriously, this show will be a twangy rocking good time. All ages. $20/adv, $25/door. 9pm. Midtown Ballroom, 51 NW Greenwood Ave.

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Take a Number: Insidious is yet another in a long line of horrific haunting movies

Insidious qualifies as a haunted house movie and is thereby destined to suck.
Morgan P Salvo

Ah… another haunted house movie or as the previews announce, “It's not the house that's haunted — it's your son!” Well, house or son, Insidious still qualifies as a haunted house movie and is thereby destined to suck.
As insipid and simplistic as this film is, it's a wonder it got the go ahead from its producers. I guess with the reteaming of director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell (creators of the very first Saw) and Oren Peli, the producer of Paranormal Activity, there was a glimmer of hope. Instead, Insidious throws away any chance for redemption. The pairing of the best (Saw) and the worst (Paranormal Activity) filmmakers in the horror genre fails to break even.

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Hop-ped Up: The live-action-meets-digital-animation Easter flick satisfies your sweet tooth

Odds are you'll leave the theater feelings a little sweeter after seeing Hop.
Anne Pick

There must be something in the Easter candy I've been nibbling on intermittently for the past couple weeks. Normally, I have no desire to see movies aimed at the 12-and-under demographic, but for some strange reason I genuinely wanted to see the digital-animation-meets-live-action Easter film Hop. Perhaps it's because Easter has (arguably) the best candy that I'm sweetened up enough to watch an animated bunny bang the drums.

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