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Source Spotlight: Ed Kimball

Will sing or fish for pleasure

Ed remembers a good stretch of about seven years during which he skied 200 days a year. “I’ve always loved the outdoors.” What was it that drew Edward and Barb Kimball to Central Oregon 40 years ago? Was it the skiing, fly-fishing, beautiful scenery, or just the great outdoors in general? Try all of the […]

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Picks of the Week: May 11-17

Tedx Bend, De La Soul at 10 Barrel’s Anniv Party, China Hat Clean Up and more!

Alialujah Choir Thursday 11 MUSICโ€” Part of the McMenamins’ Great Northwest Tour, the Alialujah Choir heads into Central Oregon from Portland. It’s always a real treat to see choral music and this choir is truly one of the most remarkable in the entire state as they bust out some old school sacred music. // 7pm. […]

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We Are Groot

Marvel Studios adds art to commerce

I’ve been reviewing Marvel movies for as long as I’ve been writing about cinema. Truthfully, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is not quite 10 years old (dating back to 2008’s “Iron Man”), but it has completely reshaped how blockbuster movies are written and directed. The staggering number of superhero movies released every year might be easy […]

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Gigantic

Colossal is the Citizen Kane of Monster Movies

Don’t read this review. Sorry, I don’t mean to tell you what to do, but one of the true joys of cinema I have had this year was watching “Colossal” without knowing anything about it. As the plot continued to escalate and become darker and entirely unpredictable, I realized I was watching one of the […]

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Moms Get High Too

This column comes out during the week of Mother’s Day. For many of you, the only connection between cannabis and that holiday will be reading this column and recalling the numerous times you got stoned in high school and were 100 percent certain your sweet mom had no idea, because you hid it so well. […]

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Creative Freedom

De La Soul returns with a new album, financed by crowdfunding

Upon the announcement of De La Soul’s upcoming performance at the 10 Barrel 10th Anniversary Party, everyone I talked to had a similar reaction. “Aw man! No way! De La Soul reminds me of high school.” Of course, as someone in her 30s, that’s the reaction one could expect. But nonetheless, De La Soul reminds […]

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Arts & Activism

The Slants take on the Supreme Court and fight oppression with dance rock

Portland-based synth-rockers The Slants recently took on their toughest performance yet. Instead of beckoning concertgoers to the dance floor, they took to the ground floor of the Supreme Court. The band, whose name comes as an act of re-appropriation of a demeaning term aimed at Asian Americans, was unable to register their name as a […]

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So You Wanna…

Commute around town/Mountain bike the trees

COMMUTE AROUND TOWN Here are some tips for surviving the streetsโ€”and those roundabouts Maybe you’ve seen them now that the weather is getting nicer. They might have a bag slung over their shoulder, they’re probably wearing a shiny helmet, riding in the rightmost lane on the road, not quite as fast as the cars but […]

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Music in the Key of Kids

School, museum partner for an instrumental lesson

Parents know how hard it can be to get their children to study a musical instrument. Now try getting them to build one. The High Desert Museum recently joined forces with Sunriver’s Three Rivers Elementary School to do just that. And it worked, with fourth and fifth graders churning out finished products including drums, pan […]

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