PICKS: Heart
monday 22 Heart THE 1970S—Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson harmonize with power, volcano-erupting Aqua Net-drenched hair. With classics like the forever-alone ballad “Alone,” the throbbing “Barracuda,” and the ominous ’80s anthem “What About Love,” if you’re not karaoke-style screaming the lyrics by the end of the show, you’re doing it wrong. 6 pm. Les Schwab…
PICK: Music in Public Places
sunday 21 Music in Public Places MUSIC—The music in public places program strikes again, this time taking on upbeat Dixieland jazz tunes with the Summit Express Jazz Band. All the members of the assembled band have played with the Central Oregon symphony, and are on point in modern and classical compositions. 1 pm. Ridgeview High…
PICK: Cyclocross
BIKES & BEER—In an encouraging trend, breweries are increasingly sponsoring bike races in town. Boneyard’s third annual Ride Hard Finish Thirsty returns to its bumpy, dirty, muddy and screaming-fun course for a two-day event. 8 am-5 pm. 19449 Tumalo Reservoir Rd. Pre-registration $20.
PICK: Oktoberfest
friday 19 Oktoberfest EATS, DRINKS, GAMES—The first absurd game of sport listed on the downtown Oktoberfest posters is wiener dog races. Who wouldn’t want to see those little pigskins work their tiny legs to the sweet, sweet sounds of drunken lederhosen-adorned yodelers? Oh yeah! And beer! Bend beer! Over a dozen local breweries will be…
PICK: Rodeo
NPRA Rodeo Finals RODEO—If summer in Central Oregon officially begins with the Sisters rodeo, what better way to give a final hoorah and yeehaw than the Northwest Professional Rodeo Association Finals, with bone-shaking bull riding and hold-your-breath calf roping? 7 pm. Crook County Fairgrounds, Prineville. $10, (children 12 & under, free).
PICK: Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Wild and Scenic Film Festival FILM—An annual tour of high quality, short environmental-based films pulls into town this evening. Like having the pages of National Geographic come alive, the films are as beautiful as they are inspiring, from an insightful piece about fracking in North Dakota to a lush film about water rights in the…
Recommended Event: Election Mixer
Sort of like speed dating, but with local candidates for city council and county commission, the Bend Chamber is hosting an “Election Mixer.” But probably no drink offs to determine who is the better wo/man for office; we’re not that Wild West. Thursday, Sept 18. 5 – 7 pm. Volcanic Theatre Pub, 70 SW Century.…
City Council Takes on Vacation Rentals and OSU Appeal, Hears Accessibility Concerns
Vacation rentals dominated last night’s Bend City Council meeting, with comments from community members and discussion from city councilors spanning hours over the course of the work session and meeting. During the work session, City staff presented three options to address growing concerns over the number of vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods, particularly in Bend’s…
Editor’s Note: This week’s issue examines city hall
This November, with three seats up for election, voters in Bend have a significant opportunity to change city council. But unlike most cities that are considering similar changes in its primary legislative body, it seems to have been largely a quiet campaign. We hope, however, that we are stirring up some interest in the races…
Cascade Cycling Classic Loses Title Sponsor!
Bend Memorial Clinic (BMC), publicly dropped its funding for Cascade Cycling Classic, putting in question America’s longest-running road race has recently been put in jeopardy after its title sponsor, Read more at http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/title-sponsor-drops-cascade-cycling-classic_346157#IO6OaZ67vAPMfJyu.99 http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/title-sponsor-drops-cascade-cycling-classic_346157
PICK: Rethink Waste Project Fall Repair Cafe
tuesday 16 Fall Repair Café DIY—Everyone has that busted bike, torn sweater or sparky toaster lying around in the “But I could totally fix it!” pile. Well, now you actually can. Rethink Waste Project is hosting a repair café where crafty DIYers share their smarts—and their spare parts—to move you from hoarder to recycler. 5:30-7:30…
BendFilm Program Sneak Peak
The BendFilm Festival is just over a month away (Oct. 9-12) and to get Bend hyped for the 11th annual program, they have released a sneak peak from a rather intense moment in The Sublime and the Beautiful. Here is the IMDB summary of the film: David Conrad is a college professor and sometimes philanderer…
Interview with Naomi Hooley of Moody Little Sister
Four years ago, Naomi Hooley was sitting in her truck, dejected, scared and on the edge of something great. She had just ended a marriage and made the decision to move the 3,000 miles from Alaska to Portland to pursue her longtime love of music as a full time career. She set her sights on…
PICK: Oregon Book Award Tour with Elena Passarello and Kari Luna
sunday 14 Oregon Book Award Tour WORDS—Screw rock stars, we word nerds love a good lit tour. Oregon Book Award winners Kari Luna, author of “The Theory of Everything” and a self-identified whimsicologist (not to be confused with Cari Luna, Oregon author of “The Revolution of Every Day”), and essayist Elena Passarello, whose “Let Me…
PICK: Out of the Darkness Community Walk
saturday 13 Out of the Darkness Community Walk COMMUNITY—With the recent high-profile suicide death of actor Robin Williams and the still-fresh memory of the loss of a Bend High School student last February, the annual community walk and fundraiser for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention feels timely. The event includes a memorial garden displaying…
Friday Mixtape! The Whole Wilco
Wilco turns 20… so here’s my 20 favorite Wilco songs.
Solar storms may produce Northern Lights viewing in Oregon tonight
Solar storms are giving Oregonians a good chance of seeing the Aurora Borealis this evening. Looking to the north before the moon comes out (9:36 tonight) will give you the best chance. Bend photographers were out in force last night without a ton of luck (though the Milky Way was spectacular). Get out there this…
Screaming Stella, Then Writing About It
From recently named Oregon Book Award winners come two vibrant books in the nonfiction and young adult genres. Elena Passarello’s collection of essays, “Let Me Clear My Throat,” takes as its subject the whys and hows of voice—a deconstruction of the ways in which sounds express and shape who we are. Kari Luna’s debut novel,…
More Than a TV Ad
Leading up to our Endorsement Issue in mid-October, the Source has been conducting interviews with candidates for various offices, from city council to U.S. senate. In the lead-up to that issue, we have been making a concerted effort to provide the most comprehensive election coverage in Central Oregon—and strongly believe we have done so. For…
Out of Town 9/11-9/18
portland thursday 11 Mother Falcon An orchestral rock group from Austin, Tex., Mother Falcon has 20 collaborative members playing strings, horns, guitars, and percussion. The band produced perhaps one of the best tiny desk concerts ever with its dozens of members packed into the minuscule space of NPR’s offices vehemently yelling, stomping and I assume,…
Because, Why Not?
Galveston isn’t the sleepy, small-town thoroughfare it used to be. Now one of Bend’s most populated Westside streets, the avenue is a people-watching haven—read, stumbling traffic from 10 Barrel and sun-soaked floaters from Drake Park—and, with the Lot and a few notable restaurants, also a foodie’s paradise. With 10 Barrel’s brew-pub and tons of taps…
The Girl Talk of Arts Apps
If you loved making cut-and-paste collages in elementary school, you’ll love JUJU, one of Bend’s most promising new tech startups. JUJU is an art-based messaging app that provides a library of licensed art pieces for users to combine and design into unique hodgepodges. When the Source spoke with Julia Junkin, one of the founders of…
Whatever, Mom
As a kid, I consumed enough macaroni and cheese to nourish a Third World country. I loved it so much, I’d scarf down my Brussels sprouts and Spam just to get an extra scoop. Now that’s dedication, considering Spam is actually precooked human meat (thanks, Dad). My four-year-old son also prefers the cheesy noodles, and…
Our Picks 9/11-9/18
thursday 11 LoCash Cowboys COUNTRY—Dust off your boots and shine up that fancy buckle, country duo LoCash Cowboys are coming to town en route to the Pendleton Roundup. Though these boys have yet to release an album (too busy carving donuts into a muddy field, maybe?), they’ve had some Billboard charting singles and co-written tracks…
Hut! Hut! I’ll Take an IPA
Riverbend Brewing Remodeled a year ago, gone is the stuffy Rivals, with its poker tables and dank carpets. Replaced by a much brighter interior, fire pits outside and revamped menus with made-in-house sauces and local ingredients (like the beef for the burger). Also, brewmaster Dan Olsen has started a modest-sized facility across the parking lot,…
And Then There Was Jay Tablet
Scheduled to bring his effortlessly unflappable rhymes and beats to the Volcanic Theatre Pub on Thursday, was half of the prolific duo The Cool Kids, Chuck Inglish. Unfortunately, a last minute cancellation of all of Inglish’s Oregon dates, Bend among them, is a big letdown for the sparse, but growing hip-hop community. Local producer, DJ…
A Big Ol’ Pumpkin in Your Glass
Just as Halloween gear now lines supermarket shelves beginning early September and novelty antlers for your dog will likely be available at PetSmart before Columbus Day, beer fans have seen pumpkin beers hit stores earlier and earlier every year. Why the “holiday” creep? Because, much like with good Oktoberfest beer, ales with lots of fall…
Why the Weed Bill Could Fail
According to the political insiders, observers and wonks, there is every indication that Measure 91, Oregon’s voter initiative to legalize marijuana, will pass. The number of organizations lining up to endorse the bill is as long as it is varied: The City Club of Portland, The Oregon State Council for Retired Citizens and the Oregon…
Stepping Stones
As the City of Bend Affordable Housing Advisory Committee prepares to bring its recommendations to City Council at the Sept. 17 meeting, a new nonprofit is entering the scene with the goal of bringing home ownership to median and lower-income Bendites by using a community land trust model. The kôr Community Land Trust hopes not…
Pond-Hopping Punk Rock
Three weeks ago, Dallin Bulkley, Andrew Carew, Ian Cook and Jamin and Jeshua Marshall were onstage under a giant circus tent in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands. As Larry and His Flask, the spirited and wild five-piece band screamed, spit, headbanged, plucked and strummed to a crowd of thousands at the Lowlands music festival that drew more than…
Whatcha Doing, Candidate? (John Kitzhaber)
Gov. John Kitzhaber has made economic, education and healthcare issues a priority in the most recent of his three non-consecutive terms as Oregon Governor. An emergency room doctor by trade, Kitzhaber also served in the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon Senate. In addition to his political tenure, Kitzhaber has also led a number of…
Young and In Love
On Friday, Portland’s heavy-rock pianist, Machine, will pour on the Fiona Apple-style fire and storytelling. Drummer Peter Thomas (of Hopeless Jack and the Handsome Devil) plays a dynamic backbone to Madeline Mahrie’s smoky expansive vocals and Madonna-esque chameleon aesthetic. Machine is a sultry eye and ear-catching duo that will kickoff a sprawling United States tour…
Wide Open Spaces
The rugged expanses of the American West have long supported local economies through rural industries such as cattle grazing, logging, mining and other energy ventures. But recent research suggests that these wild lands may be more profitable in their natural state than tapped for the consumable resources they can provide. That’s good news for advocates…
Go Here: Treehouse Resorts
Just four-ish hours to the south, your inner monkey awaits. Perhaps best known for Oregon Caves National Monument, Cave Junction Oregon contains not one, but two treehouse hotels. These aren’t the makeshift treehouses, but fully pimped out cribs, with real beds, plumbing, and appliances. Out ‘n’ About Treesort Technically located about 10 miles south of…
Children of Summer
Margaret Anderson (no kin, darn it) couldn’t have picked a better title for her exquisite book about Jean Henri Fabre, the father of experimental entomology, than “Children of Summer.” And as far as I’m concerned, you couldn’t pick a better book to introduce to your children—and entertain yourself—than Anderson’s 95 pages of Fabre’s observations. From…
Letters 9/3-9/9
KEEP IT REAL So, I moved to Bend a little over a year ago, and my family and I are starting to feel more a part of the community. We have fallen in love with the great weather, the beauty, the people. There are some things, however, that I have noticed are a turn-off: 10)…
Hooray for Rocco!
What’s better than dogs? Nothing! Dogs are the greatest creatures that have ever or will exist on this planet. All movies should feature dogs—or, barring multiple dogs, at least one dog. Good news! In The Drop, there’s a dog named Rocco! He’s a puppy pit bull, and, he’s great! Sure, there’s other stuff that’s great…
Hear the People Sing
Les Misérables is a strange beast. When the musical opened in London in 1985, the reviews were less than kind, with the Sunday Telegraph calling it “A lurid Victorian melodrama produced with Victorian lavishness.” Yet tickets for the production were selling in record numbers and public opinion was stellar enough to open the show on…
Encounters at the End of the World
Colin (Paul Eenhoorn) doesn’t really have a say in the matter. When he arrives at the Kentucky home of Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson), his former brother-in-law and a recently retired doctor, the reserved Colin expects to have dinner, catch up, and maybe talk about how he’s doing after the death of his wife, or how…
Source Suggests 9/11-9/18
Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Party Green beer, bagpipes, kilts and shamrocks keep a low profile 364 days a year. Whether you’ve forgotten them or not, the day when it’s ok—nay expected—to do, wear and drink all those things is only six months away and McMenamins can’t wait. Celebrate with food and drink specials and…
Film Events 9/11-9/18
Janapar: Love on a Bike Presented by Pine Mountain Sports and the Central Oregon Trail Alliance, Janapar follows 23-year-old Tom Allen and his attempt to cycle and camp his way around the world. Janapar is the Armenian word for journey and Allen initially started his with two friends who quit after only a few weeks,…
