A Night for Nepal
Many foreign travelers fled Nepal after this spring’s devastating earthquakes, but Bend residents Magdalena Bokowa and her husband Chadd Tullis stayed behind to deal with the aftermath. For more than two months they braved dangerous conditions to help rebuild communities, yet they still didn’t think they’d done enough. Now back in Bend, they’re holding a…
Captain Planet
In 1985, while Paul Dewey was taking care of horses on a ranch in Sisters, he caught wind of a proposal for a hydroelectric energy project that would eventually lead him to found the nonprofit he still runs today. The proposal called for the installation of pipes in nearby Whychus Creek, and foreseeing the potential…
Letters 10/14-10/21
IN REPY TO “MANNING UP” (10/7) Thank you, especially to the men on your staff who participated in writing the “Manning Up” piece last week. Every person is challenged to see his/her own flawed presumptions, but many of those don’t create the vast cultural dissonance of what you called “toxic masculinity.” (Of course some women…
Lessons From the Land
Two years ago, just one quarter of Bend-La Pine students got to attend outdoor school. By the end of the 2015-2016 school year, every student will have that opportunity. And advocates with the Oregon Outdoor Education Coalition are hoping to build on that success and expand access for students across Central Oregon and the state…
Go Here10/14-10/21
Digging Into the Past With the can-you-believe-we-actually-celebrate-this Columbus Day holiday just behind us, it’s a good time to learn about and reflect on the folks that inhabited this land well before ol’ Chris made a wrong turn on his way to stock spice cupboards. So how serendipitous is it that these two events are taking…
Naturalists Need You!
The Christmas Valley region has at least three Golden Eagles roaming around that are wearing radio transmitters, and one of them is from Alaska. The transmitter is difficult to see, unless you look for it. If the bird’s soaring overhead there will be several opportunities to observe that small “hump” on the eagle’s back, between…
Picks 10/14-10/21
thursday 15-sunday 18 A Night of One Acts THEATRE—Instead of binge watching your favorite show, why not spend the evening watching six plays. Each one-act performance lasts from 10 to 25 minutes. Be prepared to cry and laugh as the shows explore love, relationships, and life. Thurs-Sat, 7:30 pm; Sun, 2 pm. Cascades Theatre, 148…
Take Me Home
Keep Warm by Being Green Winter is just around the corner, so while the fall temperatures are still a little above average, now may be the best time to take on some DIY projects that will help keep your home warm when temperatures start to drop. All projects are not created equal, but some will…
Film Events 10/14-10/21
NT Live: Hamlet Since Benedict Cumberbatch isn’t getting enough exposure right now, why not check him out in a live production of the National Theatre’s Hamlet. In what is supposed to be one of the finest Hamlet stagings of the 21st century, Cumberbatch is receiving rave reviews as Shakespeare’s most disturbed lead from his finest…
Glacial Warning
A good documentary doesn’t lead its audience by the nose, it shows them where to stick it. Jumbo Wild is one of those rare and wonderful docs that slowly shares all of its facts, making the audience more knowledgeable (and disgusted), while letting all personal judgments come organically. Produced by Sweetgrass Films and Patagonia, Jumbo…
Good Vibrations
While it’s easy to set reggae on a shelf next to faded college memories of hookah smoking and wall tapestries, some bands are more than a flash in the pan—or pot, as it were. And there’s certainly more to the genre than that icon of icons, Bob Marley (whose likeness adorns countless dorm room walls).…
The Boot 10/14-10/21
Mirror Pond is neither a mirror nor properly a pond, and yet it has gained both fame and infamy—and a protracted political process aimed at preserving it. As with most hot topics, there are passionate people on both sides of the issue. But the time has come to move beyond sentimentality and focus on facts.…
Source Suggests 10/14-10/21
Beat Lab Resident Showcase Fans of 92.9 FM’s Beat Lab radio show that broadcasts Thursdays from 9:30 to 11 pm will recognize resident DJs Lonely Stacks, Welterweight, Royal Louis, and Matt Wax. This live showcase brings you the best future bass, trap, deep house, and more. Expect exclusive mixes from some of the world’s best…
Doobie Delivery
After Oregon voters enacted the historic Measure 91 last year, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission got to work drafting regulations governing recreational cannabis businesses. The OLCC began its work with a statewide outreach effort asking Oregonians what should be in the regulations. The outreach effort included a Rules Advisory Committee and technical subcommittees to provide…
Side Notes 10/14-10/21
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Central Oregon Health Council and Lines for Life—a suicide and substance prevention nonprofit—are teaming up to cultivate an action plan addressing prescription drug abuse. Deschutes County is sponsoring the summit, which will feature Oregon health authorities discussing alternative pain management, disposal of unused meds, and safe prescribing practices. According Deschutes County…
Special Delivery
Seven years ago, Soup Cycle was a bite-sized idea with a big dream. What started in 2008 as an informal network of friends sharing soup via bicycle in Portland has expanded to bring fresh, local food to people in Corvallis, Eugene, and—in the last month—Bend. That’s right. In your time of need, be it the…
It Takes a Village
Bend’s Community Center found the new face it was looking for in Shannon Ries, who began working as its executive director last week. Ries brings a track record of success to the 16-year-old nonprofit and aims to expand its reach into the community. Ries previously served as the executive director of the Redmond Learning Center.…
Elevated Drinking
Cory Forster, brewmaster at The Bakers’ Brewery in Silverthorne, Colorado, is high every day of his life. It’s not an unusual state in this ski-resort town of 3,800, an hour west of Denver. But it’s not because of some debilitating drug habit. It’s because Silverthorne is 9,035 feet above sea level. Forster, who worked for…
Art Watch 10/14-10/21
Experimental visual artist and Bend resident, Aaron Lish, explores how we interact with our environment in his recent project, “Qu Shui Liu Shang (Good Vibrations).” The project is featured in a forthcoming book published by the United Nations about their decade-long “Water for Life” campaign (2005-2015). The campaign sought to promote awareness of water and…
The Black Box of Dead, Evil Musicals
Cascades Theatrical Company and 2nd Street Theater are both trying something interesting over the next few weeks. Both theaters are trying something familiar in different and unexpected ways with CTC starting up this season’s first Black Box production and 2nd Street launching its fifth iteration of Evil Dead: The Musical. In each case, the experiment…
