Ex-Presidential Treatment: Carter tours for peace in Man from Plains

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Ex-Presidential Treatment: Carter tours for peace in Man from Plains

Mike Bookey

He doesn’t seem to mind those critics.The funniest thing about this documentary is Johnny Carson's plaid leisure suit in the film's opening scene. Aside from that, the film is a sobering lesson on the ongoing struggle between Israel and Palestine and Jimmy Carter's three-decades-long involvement in the conflict.

From the honest, jovial, straight-forward way he handles things, cutting to tiny bits and pieces defining glimpses of Carter's real persona to details you'd never know about him-he swims daily, reads from the Bible to his wife every night (in English and Spanish) his favorite poet is Dylan Thomas, he believes in science and evolution along with his devout Christianity-he's like the Mother Teresa of politics.

Posted inCulture

Love in the Time of Tuberculosis: A look at the Celebration of Latin Film

Mike Bookey

Playing the smugglers blues.The Latino Community Association presents a cinematic journey
across Latin America, at the Tower Theatre, on the evenings of February
29 and March 1. The featured films explore the rich history, both
political and cultural, of Brazil, Mexico, Spain and Argentina, as well
as the social strife and conflict that have defined people’s lives
there.
The festival opens with a gathering at Café Sintra, (1024 NW
Bond St) at 5:30, with drinks, snacks, and a brief presentation.
Afterward, film-goers can walk to the theater.

Posted inMusic

The Bombs Blow Up the Domino Room

Kelsi Oser

On hiatus from Crue, Mick Mars joins US Bombs at the Domino. Having the U.S. Bombs back in Bend for the second time in just a few
months, even on a Wednesday night, is nothing to complain about -
unless, of course, the doors open an hour late, you have to sit through
four opening bands (Rosey, Kronkmen, and Larry & His Flask along
with Boston-based Far from Finished) and the sound system prompts
perpetual complaints from the performers. As far as Sound Check could
tell, all the bands played exceptionally well, unfortunately that was
overshadowed by some of the other technical and logistical issues.

Posted inMusic

Is it Summer Yet?: Izabella gives us a taste of sunshine

The Source Staff

Izabella rock the Old Stone to brighten up your February.With the peppering of warm days we've had in the past few weeks, sometimes it's hard to believe that July is still another four long months away. That means that above-freezing nights, gin and tonics, and most importantly, shaking a little daisy-duke-covered-ass at an outdoor music venue is still a ways off. But Friday night at the Old Stone Church is probably going to feel like summer - and that's not going to help you get over your sun-starved blues, but it will be a taster of a promising summer music season.

Although the bigger, sweeter second annual 4 Peaks Music Festival is slated for July, the festival organizers are giving a sample of the sunny fest on Friday by bringing San Francisco world jammers Izabella to the Old Stone Church. The familiar faces of Southern Oregon's State of Jefferson are slated to open. If the 4 Peaks crew’s show with Poor Man's Whiskey at the Old Stone a few weeks ago was any indicator, Friday should have the warm vibe of the summer fest…but this show will be in February…and indoors.

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Perfectly Positive: Two decades after Graceland, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is still uplifting

The Source Staff

This is how a Ladysmith Black Mambazo song should make you feel.To many, the name Ladysmith Black Mambazo is synonymous with Paul
Simon, the mega-star who collaborated with the South African a cappella
group on his landmark 1986 record Graceland. What most don't know is
that the eight-piece mini choir had been in existence for more than 20
years by the time Simon tapped their talents in the mid-1980s. Now,
another 20 plus years has passed since Mambazo shared a Rolling Stone
cover shot with Simon, but the group is still very much alive, and
still trekking around the world, reaching into the souls of its global
audience.

"Our aim from the beginning with our music is about
uplifting our spirits and the spirits of the people. From the time we
formed the group we wanted to encourage people to stay strong and stay
positive and that someday things are going to be better," says,
longtime Mambazo member Albert Mazibuko, while gazing out his hotel
room window at a freshly snow-blanketed Flagstaff, Ariz. during a
late-February tour stop.

Posted inFood & Drink

Ensconced: The Best Scones of Bend and Sisters

Eric Flowers

We Americans love our breakfast food. Being that we are in some part culturally descended from the Brits, in many ways our traditional breakfast foods mirror theirs. Take for example the scone. Commonly taken with tea in England, the scone has become a favorite American bakery food packed with different fruits, nuts and flavors. With the help of a very astute native Brit, I began a two-month long scone research project to identify if there are any truly “English” scones in Bend and of all the scones there are, which were the best.
To start with the first question, the answer is “no”: There are no true English scones in Bend, unless you are lucky enough to be invited to tea at Anita Walker’s house. Anita makes the scones she grew up with – round and flaky, bread like and comparable to our buttermilk biscuits. She bakes them fresh, slices them down the middle and slathers them with butter. Served with a pot of tea, these are nothing like the drier American version I’m familiar with.

Posted inFood & Drink

Ensconced: The Best Scones of Bend and Sisters

Eric Flowers

We Americans love our breakfast food. Being that we are in some part culturally descended from the Brits, in many ways our traditional breakfast foods mirror theirs. Take for example the scone. Commonly taken with tea in England, the scone has become a favorite American bakery food packed with different fruits, nuts and flavors. With the help of a very astute native Brit, I began a two-month long scone research project to identify if there are any truly "English" scones in Bend and of all the scones there are, which were the best.
To start with the first question, the answer is "no": There are no true English scones in Bend, unless you are lucky enough to be invited to tea at Anita Walker's house. Anita makes the scones she grew up with – round and flaky, bread like and comparable to our buttermilk biscuits. She bakes them fresh, slices them down the middle and slathers them with butter. Served with a pot of tea, these are nothing like the drier American version I'm familiar with.

Posted inOpinion

Why Not Just Call the Orkin Man?

Joseph Oguiza

File under "Drastic Overreactions": The president of Turkmenistan has sacked 30 employees of a TV news station because of one cockroach.
According to Britain's Guardian newspaper, as viewers were watching a 9 pm broadcast of the popular news show "Vatan" on state-run TV last week, a large brown cockroach appeared and strolled calmly across the anchor desk.
"The cockroach managed to complete a whole lap of the desk, apparently undetected, before disappearing," The Guardian reported. "The program, complete with cockroach, was repeated at 11 pm that night."

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