It’s Number Two for Thomas Beatie
According to People Magazine local celebrity Thomas Beatie has given birth to a second child. Beatie grabbed international headlines when he, after sharing his story in an obscure magazine, he appeared on Oprah to announce that he was pregnant after living a good chunk of his adult life as a man following a sex change.
4 Peaks Festival Cancelled
After a few months trying to find a way to make the event happen, the folks at the 4 Peaks Music Festival announced today that there will be no third installment of the festival.
Organizers announced this spring that a full-scale outdoor camping festival was off, but hopes were alive for an in-town event in…
It’s All About the Bike: Fat, Skinny or Knobby
Henry and Amy celebrate a tandem victory.Paddling, skiing, running, hiking, backpacking, climbing, swimming, geocaching-you name it- is all-good, but the bike is my first love. I can still remember the big day when my Dad took off my training wheels and I wobbled away. For a kid growing up in the country, it was my…
Cross-Dressed and Ready to Go: La Cage Aux Folles brings the circus to CTC
Breast in the WestWith everything from whips cracking to hips popping, the circus has come to town and has jammed itself into the cozy confines of the CTC in the form of a striking production of La Cage Aux Folles. As I watched the play, the laughter ringing in my ears behind me was the…
Friday Night Musical Explosion
There is music a plenty throughout Bend tonight, including the First Friday Crescendo, a musical talk on the monthly art walk, capped with a show by Moon Mountain Ramblers. But as if that’s not enough, there’s also a youthful battle of the bands and a large-scale rap show.
We’re Old School
It took me some time to appreciate what Bend is offering, but I have. I love this town with its sweeping skyscapes, and charming neighbors, many of whom embody that old-fashioned Brother's Keeper business we have been talked out of in the New Age.
Council’s Record Falls Short
After 5 months in office, it may be time to look in on how the new Bend City Council is doing. Forget for a moment the back-room maneuvering to seize the Mayorship, to freeze out sitting Councilors Clinton and Barram, to hold meetings with special interests devoid of public notice and the blatant violation of…
Thanks For the Brainy Beefcakes, Bend
I wanted to say that this city has the hottest guys I have ever seen anywhere in the country and wow they are all so intelligent, too. I am from Denver and must say those mountain biking guys are so HOT! Makes me want to go mountain biking just for that reason.
Don’t Bag On Bikers
My husband and I ride our motorcycles as much as possible in decent weather both because it's fun and because less fuel consumption is better for the environment. Wednesday evening we stopped by Regal Cinemas in the Old Mill, and bought movie tickets at a kiosk.
Turn Signal Salvation
Bonjour: Yesterday I happened on your Front page quip about Jesus and turn signals. (tSW, May 14) I found it very apropos.
Do Something
Wondering how to pay City of Bend water/sewer rate hikes? Bugged about Central Oregon's deteriorating roadways and jammed intersections? Contact Salem this week to urge Rep. Judy Stiegler, (503-986-1454, or rep.
Gallery Spotlight: Documentary Arts with Clyde Keller
Growing up, Clyde Keller knew he had some big shoes to fill. Keller comes from a strong art background.
The Slump
As stated in the last self-admittedly awesome installment of this slender and irregular column, the Left Field department (or at least half of it) actually watches the Seattle Mariners. Slight correction here…we aren't necessarily watching the Mariners, exactly, but waiting for those other eight guys to get off the plate so we can watch Ken…
Hooked on Grappling: Bionic commando never makes the leap to great
Now that’s upward mobility.The United Nations recently hosted a discussion about the television show Battlestar Galactica. The purpose was to examine how the show can foster thinking among the international political community regarding subjects such as terrorism, torture and the role of religion in government. Yup. Deep, real world stuff inspired by a frakking TV…
Spidey be Damned! Raimi returns to his evil deadly root
Director Sam Raimi revisits his old haunted stomping grounds and proves he can still deliver the goods in Drag Me to Hell. A master of schlock humor and drive-in horror who made the Evil Dead trilogy, Raimi went on to some cleverly made flops (A Simple Plan, Quick and the Dead), then ostracized himself from…
The Great Escape: Quiet baseball drama is a champ
It’s actually a baseball movie…Sugar, the new film by the directors of Half Nelson, begins and ends with our hero atop a pitcher's mound. Tucked in between is a minor league season, one that elapses with all the boredom and fury you'd expect from a modern baseball drama. But baseball is a side attraction in…
On Stage: Loud and Proud
Tuck and Roll, the lighter side of the Music is Life Show.There's something about large-scale gatherings of local music that gets us a little giddy. Last month, there was the Source's Seven for Seven show at the Old Stone that brought together a genre-crossing mix of bands to the stage for a night of eclectic…
Past Your Ears: Recordings you need to hear that you may have missed
Jesse Belvin
Mr. Easy Released 1960
The brilliant, yet little known, Mr.
Do the Walk of Music: Crescendo adds a new twist to a familiar Friday night tradition
Laurel Brauns and the Sweet Harlots are just one act to catch on your musical stroll through downtown.We've had art walks in this town for a long while now. You know, the casual strolling of downtown, stopping on street corners to chat it up with friends in your most stylish duds before plunging into the…
Freebees In Bend
Perfect swarm technique!Over the past five years or so I have had the pleasure of coming to Bend every spring (from my home near Sisters) to capture swarms of bees.
This spring I received several calls from various people wanting to be rid of a swarm of bees within their trees, and house. The first…
Plan B: Corn utopia, your own backyard, and the Metolius challenge
ADVENTURE DEFICIT DISORDER
"The best laid plans of mice and (wo)men often go awry," wrote poet Robert Burns. If you are anything like me, you feel a welling sense of panic as winter suddenly tranforms into summer on the High Desert. The anxiety revolves around a desire to maximize our short summer by packing each…
The Go Getter
As my beloved bar assistant, Regan, is off on an internship in hopes of making the world a better place for developing nations, I am left with the task of replacing one of the most loyal, hard working, and intelligent people I’ve ever worked with. Anyone who has ever hired and collected resumes will tell…
ReTreats: Trout House
Clams and mussels at the Trout HouseIn a departure from our usual format, we sent writer Alice Finer in search of a different kind of dinner pairing: a day of play in the great outdoors followed by a memorable meal at one of the many far-flung restaurants around the region. Look for other destination dining…
ReTreats: Trout House
Clams and mussels at the Trout HouseIn a departure from our usual format, we sent writer Alice Finer in search of a different kind of dinner pairing: a day of play in the great outdoors followed by a memorable meal at one of the many far-flung restaurants around the region. Look for other destination dining…
You Can’t (Pan) Handle the Truth : A new road tax, panhandler crackdown and a Metolius update
The proposed panhandling ordinance that's been floating around city hall for the past few months may be torpedoed for good this week. The council was scheduled to meet Wednesday night (after this issue had been printed) to discuss, among other things, the city attorney's research into the legal issues around panhandling. Her report, which was…
Keeping Art Alive: Arts Central is just one Oregon arts organization vying to stay afloat
Cate O’Hagan at the former Mirror Pond GalleryWhile giving a tour of what was until recently the Mirror Pond Gallery, Cate O'Hagan moves quickly but thoughtfully. She's a busy woman, to say the least, but she takes time to show off the architecture work of third graders, which although not on par with Frank Lloyd…
The Republicans’ Fiscal Legerdemain
The magician David Copperfield once made the Statue of Liberty disappear. Oregon's Republican legislators claim they've come up with a trick that's even neater: They can make $3 billion appear.
Life During Wartime: From bailout to busted at G.M., Cheney comes clean and pigs fly
The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from the White Salmon River, removing computer-tracking chips from salmonids then attaching them to squirrels to baffle scientists, on assignment for Or-Bust.com and The Source Weekly. $30 billion for Failing Here’s JohnnyIf you haven't heard,…
Insensitivity is Ignorance
A recent item that ran in the Upfront section of our May 14 edition about the deportation of suspected Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk made a regrettable comparison between the Israel-Palestine conflict and concentration camps. The Source Weekly is a strong supporter of all minorities and regrets likening the modern conflict, while grave, with the…
