Skyliner’s Ski Swap
The Ski Swap is back this year.
BendFilm: The Cold Lands
The Cold Lands is well worth your time. Screening at 5:30pm Fri, Oct 11 at The Tower Theatre; 5:30pm Sat, Oct 12 at Tin Pan Theater When Atticus’ mother, a Subaru-driving, back-to-the-land hippie, unexpectedly dies the pensive youngster, who has been raised to be wary of authority, takes to the woods that surround his upstate…
BendFilm: McConkey
Screening 8:30pm Thu. Oct. 10 at The Tower Theatre; 5:30pm Fri. Oct. 11 at Regal Cinemas Old Mill 1 Extreme skiing pioneer Shane McConkey, who died skiing in 2009, must have been one of the most filmed athletes of all time. Since boyhood, McConkey, an affable daredevil, was obsessed with taking calculated risks—most of which…
BendFilm: Two People He Never Saw
Two People He Never Saw – Trailer from Fedora South on Vimeo. A short with a few recognizable faces, Two People He Never Saw stars Kevin Corrigan (Uncle Eddie on Grounded for Life) and Nick Sandow (prison councilor Joe Caputo in Orange is the New Black). Corrigan also directs the picture based on a short…
TONIGHT: 10 Barrel Collaboration Beer Special Release
Fans of rich, high-alcohol beers take note: 10 Barrel is releasing a doozy. It’s called Suede Imperial Porter, a 9.6% ABV brew made with jasmine, calendula flowers and avocado honey and it’s their first ever collaboration beer. 10 Barrel’s brewing genius Tonya Cornett teamed up with brewers from Bluejacket (Washington D.C.) and Stone (San Diego)…
VIDEO: City of Bend Highlights New Bike Lanes
The City of Bend recently released a video touting all the recent bicycle infrastructure upgrades that have occurred over the past few months. We’re VERY excited to see the city, which has been partnering with Commute Options and the Bend Police Department, take alternative transportation seriously. Adding bike lanes, sharrows and colored bike lanes—it’s all…
BendFilm: Herd in Iceland
Screening with Finding Hillywood at 12:30pm Fri., Oct. 11 at The Oxford Hotel; 10:30am Sat, Oct 12 at Regal Cinemas Old Mill HERD IN ICELAND – Official Trailer from Herd In Iceland on Vimeo. Although Herd in Iceland creates little tension or drama, it’s a beautiful portrait of Iceland’s barren, windswept countryside and its storied…
BendFilm: Running Blind
Screening with Shorts Block 1 at 6pm Thu., Oct 10, Regal Cinemas Old Mill 2; Shorts Block 3 at 5:30pm Fri., Oct 11, McMenamins Running Blind – Trailer from Suckatash Productions on Vimeo. Running BlindE.J. Scott, a regular-looking guy in his mid-30s, lives in a world of increasing darkness. In 2003 he was diagnosed with…
Broken Top Bottle Shop: Raise a Pint at First Firkin Friday, it’s for a Good Cause
A firkin keg is one in which all the carbonation comes from the fermentation that takes occurs in the keg—no CO2 is added. Tonight, proceeds from pints sold in association with Broken Top Bottle Shop’s First Firkin Friday will go to The Bethlehem Inn, an area shelter. So drink up, friends, and be happy—your money…
Win Tickets to Rolling Stones Film Charlie is my Darling
The Beatles vs. Rolling Stones debate is considered rock and roll’s greatest rivalry. It is so hotly contested that entire books have been written on the topic, and a response can be considered indicative of the core of a person’s character. I’ve reconsidered dating men based on their answer, especially if his answer was, “Oh,…
Fall Fest: A Music Guide
Fall Fest kicks off Tomorrow
Win Lava City Roller Dolls Tickets
The Lava City Roller Dolls have their season opener on Saturday and we’ve got tickets for Bend’s all-female, amateur, flat-track roller derby league. The opener features the home team in a round robin tournament. Just comment below with what your roller derby name would be, or your favorite of the home team’s derby names (find…
Horner Heading Home to Bend Following Crash at World Champs
Horner is the man. Bend’s Chris Horner, who, following his impressive late-summer win at the Vuelta a Espana recently became the oldest rider to capture a grand tour title, is out for the rest of the season. Horner, 41, broke his ribs in a crash at Sunday’s rain-soaked world championships road race in Florence and,…
City Approves $190K Contract for Galveston Revitalization Design
Galveston business owners told City Council Oct. 2 they hope the preliminary design for the corridor’s revitalization doesn’t use this concept map as a starting point. It’s only been a month since the City raised the ire of Galveston corridor business and property owners with a bridge closure that limited access to businesses and diverted…
Will The Federal Government Pay For Dirty Diapers?
One of our favorite legal concepts is the so-called “asked and answered” stipulation. By that agreement, a judge can simply declare “asked and answered,” and whatever fact or opinion being argued is final and decided—and both sides must move forward from there. It is a concept much easier to accept in one’s mind than in…
Letters 9/25 – 10/3
Editor’s Note: Ann Romano is such a huge fan that she gave up her space this week to allow for more Steve Martin coverage. One Day at a Time will return next week and will be available online. What a Hot Mess! The Bend City Council/ i.e. who runs this joint anyway? Should get the…
One Hundred Minutes of Solitude
In the Netflix era, it’s remarkable to be reminded what going to the movies can feel like: dwarfed by bright images on a massive screen, drenched in sound, hearing a collective gasp rush through a crowd of strangers. It is an experience that’s grown increasingly rare: We have grown used to watching things on our…
Filmmakers With Impeccable Timing
Western heavy metal stormed the Middle East in the late ’80s and early ’90s, gaining popularity with the same crowds it appealed to in the United States and Europe, a subculture of young, perverse devotees. The Egyptian government responded to the genre’s popularity by carrying out a string of infamous mass arrests in 1997, temporarily…
Water Pop
Super Water Sympathy calls their music “water pop.” The self-invented genre invites at least as many—if not more—questions about the band’s sound as it was meant to answer. A quick definition: The Louisiana five-piece sounds like Regina Spektor mixed in the wash with Florence and the Machine. After several previous attempts in college, brother duo…
Out of Town 10/2 – 10/10
seattle saturday 5 Man Man Man Man are an instinctually autumn-sounding band. Their obsession with vintage and obtuse instruments, especially their staple Rhodes piano (sounds like a cross between a classic organ and a reverb-filled modern keyboard) and a cocktail of xylophones, synthesizers, horns and diverse percussion (everything from pots and pans to toy noisemakers,…
Snails?!
The Jerk, considered one of Steve Martin’s funniest films (ranked the 48th greatest comedy film of all time by Total Film Magazine, and No. 20 on Bravo’s list of 100 Funniest Movies), follows the rags-to-riches-and-back-again life of misfit Navin R. Johnson. Raised from infancy by poor African-American sharecroppers, when Navin learns of his (obvious to…
The Man With Two Brains Recommends: The Last Maltz
Zach Beckwith, the head brewer at Three Creeks Brewing, is kind of like Dr. Hfuhruhurr from Steve Martin’s The Man with Two Brains. Beckwith wanted to create something (in this case a beer, not a woman) that represents the best of both worlds. Once a brewer at Portland’s Lompoc Brewery, Beckwith recently returned to his…
Art as a Window to the Soul?
As long as Steve Martin has been a standup comedian, he also has been an art collector, buying his first painting in 1968, the same year he took to the stage. And throughout his career, Martin has alluded to that “hobby,” brief solar flares from his private world into his public career; LA Story begins…
The Steve Martin Issue
For almost five decades, Steve Martin has been entertaining us. He began his career as a bearded banjo player. In a publicity photo circa 1968; Steve Martin stands in front of an American flag with a white peace sign set in the blue field where the 50 stars should be. He looks like a member…
Better, but Not Great
In 2002, Stephanie Lawless was a closeted teenager at Bend High School. At that time, a few friends knew she was bisexual, but no one knew that, beneath the sports jerseys and masculine mannerisms, she was not a boy but a transgender girl. “I knew of roughly three to five individuals that were ‘out’ as…
Exercise like Steve Martin
This past July, Steve Martin was riding his bike through northeast Pennsylvania. At some point, his wallet bounced out of his pocket where, hours later, it was found by a street cleaner. Instead of trading in the wallet to some tabloid or eBay collector, the Good Samaritan tracked down the venue where Martin was performing…
An Unlikely Pair
One has been a king among comedians since first hosting Saturday Night Live in 1976. The other was queen of alternative pop on VH1 when the music video for her song “What I Am” dominated the station for much of 1988, and ruled college airwaves from coast to coast. Somehow, in 2013, Steve Martin and…
Our Picks 10/2 – 10/10
thursday 3 Wild & Scenic Film Fest FILM—Yep. Film fest season is in full swing. This one is for a good cause (it benefits the Oregon National Desert Association) and is filled with bite-sized, outdoor-centric shorts. Films include amputee rock climbing and big-mountain skiing as well as a collection of compelling environmental flicks. Two screenings:…
Impressive Art from a 4-Year-Old
Artist creates interesting art by collaborating with her 4-year-old.
BendFilm: Twenty Million People
The modern romantic comedy is a joke. The genre fosters the fantasy of charming men who stalk ex-lovers through airports (creepy), come to the church to break up your wedding (annoying), and Peter Gabriel fans who are willing to stand stoically in the rain with boom boxes all in the name of undying love (also…
