Dude Jumping From Space to Earth Right Now!
Felix Baumgartner is jumping to Earth from 120,000 feet up in just a few minutes. He hopes to be the first human to break the sound barrier with nothing more than his body.
BendFilm Must-See: Girl Walk // All Day
Girl Walk // All Day is an sunny, feature-length music/dance video that follows a girl and a small handful of other players as they explore NYC via dance. The whole movie is set to Girl Talk’s 71-minute, hook-heavy album, All Day (which you can download here, for free!).
Saturday Night Lights
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Fan of Natural Birth? Go see Birth Story at BendFilm.
Ina May Gaskin may be one of my top five favorite people in the world. This super bright, well-spoken and wise midwife has been the face of non-hospital births in this country for decades.
Friday Night Staff Picks
Shop for a cause, support the local art community and check out all the live music happening in downtown Bend tonight. October is Hunger Awareness month and local clothing company 541 Threads is launching their winter collection which includes a fundraising campaign, 5 Fed for Every Thread that will donate five meals to local food…
Noise Ordinance Opponents Start Petition
Jim Gross, owner of Bend Radio Group, has launched a petition online at the website change.org to draw attention to the city’s noise ordinance, which was revised earlier this summer.
New Record Store in Bend!
Last week, a curious Craigslist ad about a new record store opening up in town, was posted right under my nose. So, I immediately made my way to Recycle Music L.L.C. on the corner of Arizona and Bond street, across from Strictly Organic Coffee and popped in for a visit. I was greeted by the establishment’s owner…
Lawrence Arabia 50th Anniversary at Regal Tonight
Got nothing to do tonight and have a real thing for iconic flicks? If yes, you need to get yourself down to Regal Cinemas in the Old Mill to see the 50th Anniversary of Lawrence of Arabia. The film was nominated for or won more than a dozen awards, including an Oscar, when it was…
A BendFilm Movie You Shouldn’t Miss: Deadfall
If you only go to ONE movie during the entire FOUR days of BendFilm, go see Deadfall. Documentaries are great and all, but sometimes we all crave the Hollywood-type movie, without all the Hollywood bullshit.
The Mysore Brothers are Violin Maestros
The Bend community has a unique opportunity to listen to not one but two world-renowned violin maestros this evening. Brothers Mysore Nagaraj and Dr.
Ashamed of The “R”?
Has anyone else noticed that the jumbo political signs popping up around Central Oregon for Republican candidates (Tim Knopp, Jason Conger, Gene Whisnant, etc.) fail to mention their political affiliation? I would be naive to assume they are so ashamed of what the Republican party has become that they want to distance themselves from it.
Newberry Proposal Needs More Scrutiny
As I write this, the Sept 13 issue of the Source lies to the left of my keyboard and the Sept. 3 issue of American Medical News (the newsletter of the American Medical Association), sits to the right. The Source starts with a letter, “Help Stop the Fracking of the Newberry Volcano,” which outlines possible…
Time For A Real Health Care Alternative
The Herbalist’s medicine’s can be a rich source of potential knowledge, but blindly trusting an herbalist’s recommendations for treatment can be risky. A physician’s arsenal can also be a huge benefit to a patient, but just like the herbalist, blindly trusting a physician’s suggestions can have negative consequences. Regardless of perspective and opinion, people are…
Bankster Ethics
In its last session, the Oregon Legislature – faced with more than 120,000 Oregon homeowners being “underwater” on their mortgages – came up with a good idea for helping them keep their homes. It passed a bill requiring lenders to enter into mediation with borrowers who were at risk of foreclosure and try to work…
Risky Business?: Just how big a gamble is the city taking in starting construction on its surface water project?
By Wednesday, the city of Bend hopes a construction crew will begin the heavy work needed to lay a 30-inch pipe across two channels of Tumalo Creek and down Skyliners Road. It will be the first step in completing the city’s controversial surface water improvement project, and one that opponents and many city council candidates…
America The Aggressive: Why don’t Dems just own up to their war mongering
Americans overwhelmingly oppose the wars against Afghanistan and Iraq. Even many veterans say the post-9/11 war on terror was a mistake. Antiwar sentiment is the majority opinion when it comes to the prospect of future conflicts. Of the two countries the U.S. is currently most likely to attack militarily, nearly seven out of ten people…
Art for Mt. Washington/Simpson Roundabout Selected
A record number of Bend residents participated in the voting for which piece of art should anchor the new roundabout currently being constructed at Mt. Washington Drive and Simpson Avenue.
Our Picks For 10/03-10-09
Music of India wednesday 3 Want something different? Here it is—classical Indian raga played by two of South India’s most accomplished violinists. Brothers Mysore Nagaraj and Dr. Mysore Manjunath join forces with percussionist Srimushnam Rajarao to play tunes both soothing and exciting. It’s that awesome type of music you always hear in Indian restaurants and…
History’s Top 10 Rock Star Flameouts: Nothing says rock and roll like indulgence to excess
1. Bon Scott – The quintessential rock star, Scott was AC/DC’s original gravel voiced front man. While he may not be the greatest artist to cash in his chips prematurely, his flameout meets all the criteria to get top billing. Scott and his band were at the top of their game, just entering the prime…
First Presidential Debate Tonight!
When: Check out the debate live tonight 9 p.m.
Let Autumn Ring: Bend Fall Festival’s music scene ushers in the season
On the surface, not much changes from seasonal festival to seasonal festival here in Bend. Like clockwork, streets are closed off, artisans sell their wares, food carts sprout up and music is played. It’s really the lineup of bands that makes one festival better than another. This year’s Fall Festival, held Oct. 5, 6 and…
Holy Rollers: Portland’s Tango Alpha Tango is on the cusp of creating a rock revival
If you’ve ever watched a high energy Southern Baptist preacher or even remember the Arsenio Hall character Reverend Brown from Coming to America, you’ve got an idea what to expect when Tango Alpha Tango lead singer Nathan Trueb takes to the rock-n-roll pulpit at Bend’s Fall Festival Oct. 6. Trueb will make you believe in…
Gluttony: A Sin Of Satisfaction: 10 Central Oregon luxuries to please any epicurean
Bend offers so many ways to indulge your culinary senses, paring down a list of the most special delicacies in these parts was no easy feat. Here are our favorite, and priciest, ways to live the good life through food in Central Oregon. Leonardi Balsamic Vinegar, Newport Market: For deglazing, for dipping or for drizzling,…
Little Bites: Hideaway Gives a Shot to Southeast Bend
I recently moved out of northeast Bend, a virtual wasteland when it comes to food and nightlife. (The last vestige of culinary civilization, Little Pizza Paradise, picked up stakes and moved to Cascade Village Mall earlier this summer.) I didn’t improve my lot much by moving to southeast Bend, particularly when it comes to nightlife.…
Calling All Homebrewers
Central Oregon’s craft brewing scene has grabbed more than its share of headlines, but the local homebrew scene has flown under the radar. That’s about to change this weekend when The Deschutes Brewery will host a first-come, first-served home brew competition at the Bend Fall Fest. The competition is open to any and all homebrewers…
Tinseltown or Bike Town?
Rainn Wilson Claim to Fame: Had his stapler ensconced in Jell-0 by John Krasinski, aka Jim Halpert. Last Known Location: Universal’s sound studio Wilson, i.e. Dwight Schrute from NBC’s The Office, showed up in Sisters a few years back. A Northwest native who grew up in Seattle, Wilson keeps a relatively low-profile, but has made…
Back to the Future (with Guns): Looper blows holes in the Sci-fi action genre
Right off the bat, you can tell Looper is going to be different. Its edgy approach reinvents and, for the most part, rejects standard Hollywood formula. Director Rian Johnson is the guy who brought us new lingo and changed the face of noir with Brick, followed up with the con-man tale The Brothers Bloom which…
So Much Money So Many Duds: Over indulgent movies and their impending suck factor
There have been movies about indulgence, such as Barfly, Lost Weekend and Le Grande Bouffe, but to me the ultimate sign of indulgence is either spending a ton of money on a film or creating a dud that nobody wants to watch. If you Google “the most expensive movies ever made” and “worst movies ever,”…
Turning Sunshine Into Beer: Worthy Brewing installs solar panels
These solar panels are going in RIGHT NOW at Worthy Brewing, eastside Bend’s newest brewery. According to brewmaster Chad Kennedy, the photovoltaic system will provide about 20 percent of Worthy’s water-heating needs—which is a lot.
Out With a Bang: What a year it has been and what a finish it will have
There have been years when the releases almost stagger the imagination with studios putting one “gotta have” title after another. There have been years when it was a decent year, but mostly rehashes or sequels. But the best may be yet to come. Let’s run down some of the more anticipated games left to release…
Top Five Super Dicks
Here are the top five superhero dicks in ascending order of dickishness: #5) Batman—Total… dick. First, he calls himself the “world’s greatest detective.” Umm… Encyclopedia Brown is the world’s greatest detective, dick! Batman may be the world’s greatest “brooder,” though. Look, I’m sorry his parents died and all, but a) I’m pretty sure that doesn’t…
Paddle the Inside Passage to Alaska: Or take a few shortcuts and do it in two weeks
For seasoned sea kayakers, paddling the Inside Passage, from Bellingham, Wash. to Muir Glacier in the East Arm of Glacier Bay, Alaska, holds the same mystique as backpacking the Appalachian or Pacific Crest Trail for backpackers. And it takes about just as long. For those who can’t miss three or four months of work at…
Three More Ways to Indulge in the Frontier State
Heli Skiing in Valdez Ha! And you thought skiing at Mt. Bachelor was expensive! A six-day group trip in pow-heavy March will run you $8,757 if you book a package with Valdez Heli Ski Guides. The 20-year-old outfit guarantees 30 runs, seven nights lodging (meals are extra!), and a helicopter and guide, of course. It’s…
Smoke, Perfume and Grinding at Pole Creek: Fire zone will be a hub of insect and bird life for years to come
OK, time to quit complaining about the smoke, the cost, loss of timber, damages to the watershed and Cascades ecosystem, the lost scenic values and all the other negative things about wildfire. It’s over; it’s done. There ain’t no goin’ back. As of the end of September, no one seemed to have an idea how…
