Bend Band Isles, Set to Make Waves
Keep your eye on Bend’s newest band, Isles.
This is What GoodLife’s Beer Cans Look Like
While we were at GoodLife checking up on our White House Beer, we saw the ad photos for their new cans. They’ll start canning in early March—check back then for more photos of the process. In the mean time…here are the mock-ups. Sweet As Descender IPA
The Horde & The Harem Return!
Seattle’s The Horde & The Harem on headed back to Bend.
Cake and Sigur Ros Announced at LSA
Les Schwab Amphitheater has announced the first two acts of their Memorial Day lineup! We’re super pumped that ’90s alt-rockers Cake will be here Saturday May 25th. Cake, the band, not the food. AND Ambiant Icelandic band Sigur Ros will be playing Sunday May 26th. Sigur Ros, Iceland rules. Both shows will be at 6:30…
The Somewhat Surprising Results from the Unofficial Mirror Pond Survey
Further proof that the tide may well be turning: mirrorpond.info That long, split-pea green bar on top represents the 62.26% of respondents who think “The dam should be removed and the river returned to its natural channel.” About 300 participated in the the unofficial survey, issued by the Old Bend Neighborhood Association via the website…
Cascadian Meetup Wednesday
If you’re interested in having a hand in creating a modern-day Ecotopia, you can start by meeting with fellow bioregionalists at the Tin Pan Theatre on Wednesday nights. The Timbers Army loves the Doug. From 8 p.m.-10p.m. Tin Pan will host Cascadia Pub Night. This means disucssion of bioregional ideals over cheap Olympia Tall Boys…
Memorial Service for Virginia Reddick Tomorrow
For the past twelve years, the United Senior Citizens of Bend were led by a tough-as-nails gal named Virginia Reddick. In a major blow to the group and a deep loss to the community, Reddick passed away on Valentine’s Day last week of a major stroke, according to family members. A memorial service will be…
Friday Office Party!
Check out a Friday Office Party mixtape! Great indie rock!
Weekend Roundup 2/22-2/24
Friday 22 Spike and Mike, year 30. Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation Not your kids’ cartoons. But new this year to Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation is an all-ages show, The New Generation Festival, screening at 6 p.m. The big-kids version (18+), The Sick and Twisted Festival, is on at 9 p.m. Enjoy…
Are you a restaurant groupie?
Do you find yourself returning to the same restaurant over and over again? Do you know exactly where you will spend your next anniversary or birthday? Some restaurants have developed “cult” followings by having just the right food and service that has you returning again and again. Sometimes, we just like to go somewhere where…
In Case You Haven’t Seen It: Top 30 Most Portland Things
There’s this: Then there’s this: And also this: Go see the other 27 things here!!
Ian Boswell on Lance
Bend’s Ian Boswell, now racing for Team Sky, was recently featured in a great article from The Independent. Read the full article here. On Lance: “When he last won the Tour I was 12,” says Boswell. “It was a long time ago. Obviously I didn’t know then what I know now. I was oblivious to…
Stream the New Foals Album, Holy Fire
Stream the new Foals album!
Deschutes River: “Integrated Solution” Called for at City Club Today
Ryan Houston of Upper Deschutes Watershed Council explains what is and isn’t possible. Today’s City Club of Central Oregon forum was a who’s who of Bend’s movers and shakers. Not surprising given the topic: Mirror Pond. It was perhaps the first time in recent years where river experts, hydrologists and stakeholders, as well as notables…
COCC Garden Club Moves for Sustainability
The COCC Garden Club was recently approved to begin building a collaborative garden on the campus that, if all goes as planned, will harvest its first crops this summer. The future site of COCC Collaborative Garden is currently labeled with signs stuffed in the frozen, undeveloped ground, but when the weather clears up, the club…
Out of Town 2/21 – 2/27
Portland friday 22 Black Out Beer Fest Masters of the art of dark beer show their stuff. A dozen beers from Lompoc Brewing will be on tap, along with offerings from Breakside Brewing, Columbia River Brewing, the Green Dragon and Widmer Brothers. No one really goes to a beer festival for the music, but if…
Eat for COCC
If you’re feeling generous and looking for a chance to get gussied up, mark your calendars now for Bend’s annual Taste of the Town, on Friday, March 1, and the Meal of the Year, on Saturday, March 2. These fundraisers for the Central Oregon Community College Foundation are two of the most anticipated foodie events…
Little Bites: Time to Get Crabby
Dungeness crabs thrive on the West coast. They live in Pacific Ocean waters that run all the way from San Luis Obispo, Calif., to as far north as Juneau. In Oregon, Dungeness crab season typically opens on Dec. 1, but this year crabs up and down the coast were too small to catch until the…
Work Sucks
I could have easily entitled this piece “How I Learned to Love Musicals.” As a closet jock and recovering meathead, I had it in my head that I didn’t like musicals. “Les Mis” seems OK, I guess, and, if pressed, I’d admit to half-enjoying performances of “Fiddler on the Roof,” but I don’t want anything…
And Now, Our Feature Presentation
From the faux-rusted walls to the overstuffed couches to the full pints, Volcanic Theatre Pub feels more like your favorite local tavern than a theater venue. As it turns out, that’s the point. The newly opened fringe theater is meant to challenge the traditional playhouse, structurally and thematically. “It’s a celebration of just being artistic…
High Culture in the High Desert
Don’t expect a tragic psycho-thriller with lesbian sex scenes and self-inflicted stab wounds. The Eugene Ballet Company is bringing the classical version of "Swan Lake" to Bend, not the Black Swan interpretation. Eugene Ballet is professional company based in the Valley made up of 21 dancers from across the nation. Its variation of “Swan Lake”…
Our Picks for 2/20 – 2/28
Bike Car thursday 21 Seeking alternative transportation to the mountain, three snowboarding buddies created a bike car—a four-passenger pedal-powered vehicle. The trio used it to travel across the Northwest during the winter of 2006 and even made a stop at Mt. Bachelor. The screening is a fundraiser for the good folks at Central Oregon Trail…
Bend’s Magnum P.I.
It’s 3:30 p.m. on a Friday and I’m behind my computer typing and researching and blogging and doing other sitting-at-a-desk-related tasks. Again. Then the phone rings and I get the most intriguing invitation I’ve ever received. Do I want to go on a stakeout, like, right now? The caller is Ed Barbeau, local pizza joint…
Tuition equity is good for Oregon’s future
For the third time in three sessions, the Oregon House of Representatives this week will vote on whether to grant in-state tuition rates to undocumented students. The bill is controversial because it grants non-citizens a benefit commonly associated with citizenship, but its most compelling purpose is neither benevolence nor fairness. The bill merits approval because…
Pipe is Not Necessary
The City of Bend continues to refuse to consider alternatives to a $30 million, 10-mile-long, 30-inch pipeline for its Surface Water Improvement Project (SWIP) despite clear opposition to the plan expressed by voters last November. The city should reconsider based on the following. The basis for an original recommendation of a large pipe was the…
One Day at a Time
MONDAY 11 Aaaaad the Most Terrible Person of the Week Award goes to… someone other than Chris Brown? Amazing, but true! Certain homophobic students from Sullivan High School in Indiana—with encouragement from special education teacher/counselor/Most Terrible Person of the Week Diana Medley—rallied today for a separate prom that would ban gays. “We want to make…
Jay and His Fancy Treadmill
Jay Dicharry was not impressed with my tomatoes. “You got to have good tomatoes to make good sauce,” Dicharry told me. “And right now your tomatoes need some work.” I had been running, at various paces, on a treadmill that measures three-dimensional forces. This “instrumented treadmill,” which is damn near the most sophisticated treadmill in…
Academy Award Obscurities 2013
Bet as many Lincolns as you can scrape together on Daniel Day-Lewis taking Best Actor. Anne Hathaway will be carrying away a Supporting Actress gold statuette for dreaming a dream. And you can Argo to the bank on Ben Affleck’s film as a Best Picture favorite. In several 2013 Academy Award categories, the only suspense…
The Other Oscars
Wanna know the problem with the goddamn Academy Awards? I’ll TELL you the problem with the goddamn Academy Awards—they are too limited. The only awards they hand out are for movies! I mean, movies are ohhhh-kay I guess—but they certainly can’t compete with the artistry and interest level of Breaking Bad, Justified, Girls, The Americans,…
The Other Oscars
Wanna know the problem with the goddamn Academy Awards? I’ll TELL you the problem with the goddamn Academy Awards—they are too limited. The only awards they hand out are for movies! I mean, movies are ohhhh-kay I guess—but they certainly can’t compete with the artistry and interest level of Breaking Bad, Justified, Girls, The Americans,…
Bring the Pain
With a website that hasn’t been updated in three years and a bio that’s 6 years old, it seems Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man has focused more on acting than music in the last decade. With roles in "The Wire", How High and even a cameo at the tail end of Garden State, it looked…
Council Again Votes to Proceed With Water Project
In a 4-to-3 vote, the Bend City Council decided again Wednesday night to proceed with its surface water improvement project, including the installation of a 30-inch pipe. Mark Capell, Scott Ramsay, Jodie Barram and Victor Chudowsky vote in favor of moving forward. Sally Russell, Doug Knight and Jim Clinton voted to halt the project in…
BREAKING: Chamber Says It Will Hire A Third Party to Evaluate SWIP
At tonight’s city council meeting Executive Director of the Bend Chamber of Commerce Tim Casey told the council the chamber would be hiring a neutral third party to evaluate the city’s water project. The chamber would then decide whether it supported the city’s project or not, Casey told the council. The chamber’s decision was made…
Which City Councilor Has Been Assigned to Your Neighborhood?
No matter where you live in Bend, there’s a city councilor ready to hear about your neighborhood’s issues. Find your neighborhood association below using the full-size PDF version of this handy map: Bend_Neighborhood_Association_Boundaries_Map.pdf Now see what councilor has been assigned to work with your neighborhood. Awbrey Butte: Victor ChudowskyBoyd Acres: Scott RamsayCentury West: Sally RussellLarkspur:…
Dalai Lama Coming to U of O
His Holiness, and generally rad old guy with a great sense of humor, the Dalai Lama is coming to Eugene. And for 20 bucks, which seems a little cheap when you think about it, you can go see him! The University of Oregon is partnering with the Eugene Sakya Center to bring the Dalai Lama,…
