Open Casting Call for Bend Reality TV Show
Do you ever think to yourself, “I should’ve been a star”? Well, listen up, because this may (or may not) be your chance. An unnamed, L.A.-based “boutique production company” is apparently casting for a reality show based in Bend. The company, which claims to have credits with HGTV and GSN, describes the hypothetical show on…
This Week in The Source
It has been a fun week at the Source, and it is a fun issue. Our Outdoor Advisor, Corbin Gentzler, points readers to a series of ghost towns sprinkled around Central Oregon, reminders about a past that has come and gone, mining towns that time left behind. But this issue is more about what from…
5 Fusion heading James Beards’ way again
For the second year running, Executive Chef, Joe Kim from 5 Fusion and Sushi Bar has been named one of only 20 semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards in the category of Best Chef in the Northwest. Congrats!
Exclusive Premier! New Music Video from AATS
Aaron and the Sea are back with another stellar music video.
Fidelity Sells Skyline Forest to Singapore-Based Company, Future of Conservation Efforts Unknown
Skyline Forest, the 33,000 square-acre swath of forest land northwest of Skyliners Road, has a new owner. Singapore-based company Whitefish Cascade Forest Resources, LLC, purchased the forest as part of an acquisition of 197,000 square acres of forest lands in Deschutes and Klamath counties previously owned by Fidelity Financial’s Cascade Timberlands. The sale is controversial because…
Index: Oregonians’ Wellbeing is Solidly Mediocre
Despite the fact that everyone seems to want to move here, Oregon is not exactly the happiest state in the union. But it’s not the most miserable, either. According to the 2014 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, Oregon ranked 27th overall for well-being. The index includes more than 2.1 million surveys and measures wellbeing across the following…
Art Watch 2/18-2/25
Tucked away in an industrial neighborhood near SE 9th and Wilson, three local artists/musicians—two of them brothers—are birthing an artistic vision. That dream—of a community space for artists to learn, create, collaborate and share their work—is Dastardly Arts. Coming to the worktable to build the new space are Paul Chatem, Avery James (A.J.) Graveman (Avery…
Venturing Into New Theater
Cascades Theatrical Company is probably best known for staging 20th century classics, like Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, which just wrapped up an extended run. But, starting late in 2014, with a terse production of the intense 2009 Tony Award-winning God of Carnage, CTC has taken a gamble—and is hoping to push some of its patrons…
Property Rights and Wrongs
After months of lengthy meetings, the Vacation Home Rental Task Force has drafted land use recommendations for consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council. But even if the City adopts the proposed changes, it’s not likely to change the landscape of the westside neighborhoods on the frontlines of the issue. “The recommendation is for…
Out of Town 2/18-2/25
Roseburg saturday 21 Poker Craze Texas Hold’Em Poker Tournament No need to have a tax return yet, the $100 initial buy-in gets 5,000 chips, with a one-time $100 add-on getting 10,000 chips. “Team Casino” will run the tournament, complete with multiple prizes (including a grand prize) and a smoked tri-tip dinner. All blind levels will…
Side Notes 2/18-2/25
Re-sig-na-tion. (Imagine it sung, plaintively drawn out, in the style of k.d. lang’s “Constant Craving.”) Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned his post at high noon, Friday the 13th. The day before Oregon’s 156th birthday. His decision to step down followed a dog pile by media…
Meet the New Boss
With some pitiful irony, the full deterioration of John Kitzhaber’s brief fourth term arrived on Friday the 13. But more painful, it was the day before Oregon’s birthday. (Nope, no one in Salem was asking the governor to blow out the candles this year.) But what is particularly odd about the rapid demise and departure…
Whatever, Mom
From the writers and designers to the travel agents and assistants, stay-at-home careers seem to be quite the norm these days. Even for the preschool teacher. Personally, I couldn’t imagine any pursuit requiring bigger cajones than the latter. Which is why I give mad props to local mama Mindy Noe for transforming her home into…
Our Picks 2/18-2/25
thursday 19 The Pillowman THEATER—When The Pillowman was released a decade ago, it stormed the theater world like a dark thundercloud rolling over a happy-go-lucky musical. Winner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, the dark, yet morosely comic story follows a writer whose stories are a bit too much like a series of…
Film Events 2/18-2/25
ArchaeologyFest Film Series: Best of 2014 This festival is a collection of the best films from the 2014 edition of the Archeology Channel International Film and Video Festival. The series is a benefit for the entire festival, which takes place in the spring in downtown Eugene. Some of the films include: Davis Bottom: Rare History,…
Fight Night
Who doesn’t like a Cinderella story? The come-from-behind victory; the beaten and bruised opponent; hurt, written off, only to muster the strength for a final stand (and “final countdown”) and beat the unassuming favorite? It’s the type of story boxing lore is built on (see, Rocky, the first one, the Academy Award winner), and now…
Moving Quickly to a Spontaneous New Sound
After releasing its fifth full-length album, Negotiations, in 2012, The Helio Sequence was ready to try something new. The Portland alternative pop/rock duo had been kicking around the idea of recording another band in the full professional studio they’d built for themselves, so they jumped at the chance to record and produce a new album…
Go Here 2/18-2/25
Has this wacky warm winter stricken you with early onset spring fever? Yellowstone’s bears are emerging from hibernation, California saw its first wildfire of the season, and closer to home Oregon’s wild-flowers are starting to show their pretty little heads. Big Summit Prairie Located in the Ochoco National Forest, roughly 40 miles east of Prineville,…
Source Suggests 2/18-2/25
Blue Lotus Calling all Phish Phans and Grateful Deadheads! If you’re someone who considers yourself a fan of jam bands, Blue Lotus fills your need for rockin’ blues, jazz and funk-inspired sets. With one listen to the band’s melodic, yet high energy, danceable sound, it’ll come as no surprise that this group of Eugene-based musicians…
Cooking Matters
Fifteen students huddle around a table as Cascade Culinary Institute Chef Julian Darwin demonstrates how to prepare, cook and enjoy an affordable and deliciously healthy meal with the self-possession of a 30-year kitchen veteran. As part of a six-week cooking program, called Cooking Matters, Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) eligible Deschutes County residents are part…
What’s In a Name?
For some reason that I cannot comprehend, someone, somewhere, somehow, back when the sun was a tiny thing, there weren’t no Moon and the Big Dipper was a little drinkin’ cup, got started on using the sloth as a whipping boy for the term, “slob.” I have been accused of using my column for venting…
An Ode to the Bend Brewing Company
Bend Brewing Company, that humble brewpub in the oddly-shaped building on Brooks Street which has a knack for collecting beer-fest medals, is turning 20 this Friday. It’s a tough milestone for any restaurant to reach, but considering how consistently avant-garde and tasty the BBC’s releases have proven to be over the years, they have every…
Letters 2/11-2/17
IN REPLY TO “STRANGE BEDFELLOWS” (2/11) Seems like it would have been apt to include the fact that the Oregonian’s editorial was written by Erik Lukens, who previously led the editorial board at The Bulletin, where he used similarly bizarre judgment during his tenure. —RememberThat? via bendsource.com IN REPLY TO “WHAT DO YOU DO WITH…
Growing Like a Downhill Snowball
This is not the winter that the ski industry, nor skiers, in Oregon wants—and, more broadly, many are worried that this year is a sign of winters to come. Mt. Ashland, which was closed all last season, has eeked open for a few days, and snow coverage at Hoodoo has been spotty. Nordic ski areas—notably…
