One by one, novice stand-up paddle boarders ease their boards onto the chilly Deschutes River. “If you’re going to try to stand up, you want to do it here or wait until you’re further up the river,” Sue Fox shouts from the water’s edge. She’s leading a group of newbies through a two-hour introductory class. […]
Wednesday, June 25 (last Wednesdays, monthly through September) Pickin’ & Paddlin’ The ultimate Wednesday summer evening. Seriously. Other towns dream of this sort of event: Free demos of kayaks and watercraft at an easy-flowing river just a stone’s throw away, and fun-spirited Americana bands (starting with fast-picking quartet of The Blackberry Bushes) starting in the […]
Bend native Gavin Douglas is an actor. A real one. The kind of actor that does not remember why he wanted to act in the first place because it’s what he has always done for as long as he can remember. “I did a play in kindergarten, and then did one every year because it […]
Quilts are generally considered more of a craft than an art. But local quilters like Sheila Finzer are working to change that perception. “Most people think it’s your grand- mother’s quilt,” she says, “but it’s not.” She continues, “I started out making traditional bed quilts like most people start out with, but over the years […]
Friday, June 19 – Sunday, June 22 What the Festival (WTF) Can’t make it to Burning Man? A close second, WTF is an eclectic blend of music, movement, performance, and visual art—all with an emphasis on high quality and free-flowing creativity. WTF earns its moniker in the best possible way. And if you work up […]
In 1991, grunge rock was formally introduced with the release of two giant albums; Nirvana’s Nevermind and Pearl Jam’s Ten. By 1994, bands like Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Sonic Youth were playing on every teenager’s Walkman. But just prior, in 1993, remnants of what had been the prevailing music trend—the hair band—were making a […]
My dad is an ear, nose and throat doctor. I have a certain pride in him and his work. My sister even followed in his footsteps; I refer to her as the heir to the allergy empire. But the respect for doctors—in particular allergists—did not start well. When I was 4 years old—about the same […]
My first summer road trip as an adult of drinking age was to the San Juan Islands in Washington. At the time, I was living in Seattle. Kurt Cobain had just died. As a rule, road trips are about the journey. My BFFs Molly (Juliette Lewis), Char (Winona Ryder) and I (a young Bette Midler) […]
Although the neoprene-suited kayakers and cyclists zipping around our rivers and roads may look like League of Justice superheroes, at some point everyone needed to take their first step, their first bike trip, cast their first fly. The area offers a remarkable selection of beginner classes. Tie on the Fly River Borne Outfitters' fly-fishing classes […]
Let’s call it the female Field of Dreams effect, a transitive property: My dad loves baseball. Ergo, I love baseball. While dad and I have had our clashes, in the world of strikeouts and batting averages, dirt and dugouts, we understand each other effortlessly. April through September: Baseball season was always daddy-daughter time in the […]
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