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‘60s Band The Cowsills to Perform Benefit Concert for New Madras Museum 

Jefferson County Historical Society to begin renovations on proposed facility this month
Avatar photoBy Jesse Coronado

The Cowsills, a popular band from the 1960s, will perform a benefit concert raising money to convert a church into a historical museum in Madras.   The Jefferson County museum will include exhibits with Native American themes, digital elements, antique photography and artifacts from the Homestead era.  The Jefferson County Historical Society begins renovations on the 6,400-square-foot building, known to locals as the Madras Gospel Mission Community Center, this month. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning […]

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Unzipped Hearts

Devotion, leather and the surprising tenderness of “Pillion”
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

As I get older, the more I realize that great, unconventional romances might be the most rewarding genre for me in my growth as a human being. A remarkable romance not only makes you swoon over the possibilities of love in this crazy world, but also allows you to see into the lives of people […]

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Free Will Astrology, Week April 2

Aries is primed to deeply enhance delight in sensories
by Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Now is an excellent time to decide your favorite color is amaranth (a vivid red-violet), or sinopia (earthy red-orange), or viridian (cool blue-green, darker than jade). You might also conclude that your favorite aroma is agarwood (deep, smoky, resin-soaked wood), or heliotrope (cherry-almond vanilla), or petrichor (wet soil after a rain). […]

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Love and Democracy

Two sensitive, inseparable topics that are hardly ever discussed together. Today we will courageously address these foundational subjects for the betterment of us all.
by Burt Gershater

I’m nervous. Although my messages almost always focus on love in one way or another, and love can be one of the touchiest topics we can discuss, this message potentially adds an even touchier topic, politics.  Politics and Love.                                                                                                                                        You’d be nervous, too. To be completely open, politics is not a topic I know much […]

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You Name It

Meet ElliQ
Avatar photo by Ellen Waterston

I’m not talking about the nonhuman animate things we name, such as pets, even plants, but rather the inanimate things, like houses, boats, cars or even vacuum cleaners. I grew up in houses named Up Yonder and Verte Feuille, learned to sail in the Me Too. Since moving to Oregon, houses have been christened Dorothy’s, […]

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Understanding MDMA’s Gifts and Challenges

The neurochemical reality
by Mary Casanave Sheridan

Q: I’ve enjoyed MDMA recreationally several times with friends – the euphoria and deep connection to music, environment, and community feels profound. However, I consistently experience blues and low energy in the days following. Can you help me understand why this happens and how to minimize it? I’m also curious about MDMA’s therapeutic potential – […]

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Free Will Astrology, Week of March 26

Some deep wisdom for Aries
by Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries poet Maya Angelou proclaimed, “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” In that spirit, Aries, I urge you to tell everyone everything—all your secret thoughts, hidden feelings, and private opinions. Post your diary online! Confess your fantasies to strangers! Share your unfiltered inner monologue with […]

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In Space, No One Can Hear You Hug

“Project Hail Mary” effortlessly sails on Gosling’s charisma
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

I had an epiphany while watching “Project Hail Mary.” Ryan Gosling could have played Marty in “Marty Supreme,” but Timothée Chalamet could never have played Ryland Grace in “Project Hail Mary.” There’s an effortless charisma to what Gosling does here that feels like a future Best Actor nomination, without question. It’s a movie star performance […]

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So You Think Poetry’s Not for You…

You may discover something new about the world or yourself
by Christine Bell, Bookseller at Roundabout Books & Cafe

Whether you see yourself as a reader of poetry or not, in honor of National Poetry Month in April, I’d like to challenge you to lean into poetry. As a friend of mine described them, poems are “powerful, silly, introspective, invasive, descriptive, short, long, weird, punctuationally diverse” and so much more. You may discover something […]

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‘Seeds of Abundance’

An interactive art exhibit represents the paradox of nature’s beauty at the same time it’s in crisis
Avatar photo by Nic Moye

Bend artist Michele Guieu takes to heart the quote, “Beauty is everywhere, but the catastrophe is immense,” by French astrophysicist Aurelien Barrau. It’s a paradox about the stunning beauty of nature, art and life while simultaneously acknowledging that humans create situations of crisis. “Enjoy nature. Enjoy the beauty, but be active in your community,” Guieu […]

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