Bend Art Center Continuing the great work started by Pat Clark, ScaleHouse and Bend Art Station, Bend Art Center provides a place for artists to gather, learn, grow and exhibit their work. The space offers a variety of workshops for beginner to advanced students and is often a place where artists find and connect with […]
Special Issues & Guides
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Winter Insider
The sun is shining and the leaves are blowing—but if snow lovers have their way, any day now the flakes will fly in the low country as well as the mountains. Let this Winter Insider issue be something like a rain dance, inviting the best parts of winter to get here, already. Is this the […]
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Apres: Coffee Spots
In honor of the Winter Insider issue, a few recommendations for where to catch a cuppa after a day in the snow
After a full day of snowboarding, skiing, snowshoeing — or whatever other winter excursion you’ve ventured out to do in the beautiful slice of heaven that is Central Oregon — these spots will let you warm your toes and chill out after a brisk outing. SPOKEN MOTO Have a passion for hand-roasted coffee and vintage […]
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Backcountry 101
Before you veer off from the resorts, here are some things to know about the backcountry
The first time I went backcountry skiing, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I knew it would be more work than resort skiing because I had to ski/walk/shuffle or some combination of all three to get myself to the top of the run, but I didn’t realize that getting back down wouldn’t […]
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Hoodoo or Bachelor?
The two ski areas closest to Bend offer varying experiences
Snow riders, rejoice! It’s time to wax your planks, dig out the snow clothes and start doing squats in preparation for the upcoming season. The shops are full of this year’s gear, 10 Barrel‘s got Pray For Snow on tap and in bottles, and who knows, snow enthusiasts may get another year where Mt. Bachelor […]
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Beacon to the Backcountry
Pete Keane – Timberline Mountain Guides
When I meet Pete Keane in the office of Timberline Mountain Guides, he’s pretty clear he doesn’t necessarily want to be there. I don’t take it personally, though, because really, what human can compete with the grace and solitude of the mountains? “I like being out with people and instructing them and being out in […]
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Winter Picks
Plan your season around these events
SATURDAY 11/10 BEND SNOW & AVALANCHE WORKSHOP SURVIVAL SKILLS Join the Central Oregon Avalanche Association on the COCC campus for a full day of speakers from around the country discussing topics ranging from risk and decision making to traveling safely through the backcountry. Beneficial to all levels of outdoor enthusiasts! 7am-7pm. Central Oregon Community College, […]
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Hockey in Bend: A First-Timer’s Story
The new hockey rink is welcoming to all players—from pros to those who’ve never skated
The last time I played organized sports, I looked up at the scoreboard at the end of the game and asked my team, “Wait, are we Away or Home?” I clearly wouldn’t consider myself “competitive,” nor would I say I am very “good at sports”—but there’s a place for everyone in Bend hockey. My boyfriend has […]
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Budtender Olympics 2018!
The Source’s 2nd annual budtender competition brings the cannabis community together
They came. They rolled. They quizzed. And in the end, one awesome local emerged victorious in our annual contest of budtender prowess. For the second year in a row, we invited a budtender from each dispensary in Central Oregon to compete in our friendly competition that tests budtenders’ knowledge and skill, in four different rounds. […]
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Bottom’s Up
From breweries to coffee roasters, everyone is getting into the CBD beverage game in Bend
Want to absorb the health benefits of CBD, but not into smoking? CBD products have infiltrated the marketplace in a variety of forms, from tinctures to gummies to a wide array of beverages. We scoped out the local CBD beverage scene and found lots of options to please palates. Ablis Ablis may be the best […]
