You can’t stop Donald Trump from occupying the White House (yet). Betsy DeVos? Hired. Kellyanne Conway? Please. Too late for all that. But luckily, no one’s outlawed laughter. Yet. And parody’s still thriving. Who do we thank for this good fortune? You might want to start with cartoonist Dan Perkins, who writes under the name […]
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This is Not a Drill
Tips for taking part in direct action in Central Oregon and beyond
“The greatest hope for humanity lies not in condemning violence but in making violence obsolete.” —JAMILA RAQIB When I was 20 I was pepper sprayed by the Bend Police Department and charged with inciting a riot. The “riot” was silly and the charges were eventually dropped, but I still remember the hiss of that spray […]
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The Accidental Owls
Goldeen Ogawa can literally do it all
Visually too. If you need specifics, call her a fantasy writer/illustrator/painter/ cartoonist. Not bad for someone who left kindergarten after six months and didn’t fully learn to read until age 12. Instead, her parents opted to teach Ogawa and her little brother at home. “I’m off the deep end of non-traditional [education],” she says. “I […]
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ARTWATCH: No End to the Innocence
Cover artist Megan Myers’ artistic process
Bear. Child. Fire. Warmth. Nature. And all of it, snugly wrapped in a comfortable canopy of innocence. Local artist Megan Myers, who painted (yes, painted) this week’s Source cover, passionately described the central themes of her work on a cloudy winter day in Bend, where the color of the sky perfectly matches the one in […]
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Fight Club
Shaolin Warriors: They Know Kung-Fu
In an increasingly modern world where flying robots deliver mail and everyone carries a tiny miraculous pocket computer, it can be easy to forget that there are still sacred mountains in the heart of China where people dedicate their lives to principled meditation and martial arts. The closest many of us have ever been to […]
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Civil Disobedience
In times of turmoil, the Vocal Seniority group forms to once again speak truth to power
As Generation X or Y or Millennials fight against the baby boomer generation, it’s easy to forget that the baby boomers once fought against “The Greatest Generation” who fought against their parents generations, and so on. The Vocal Seniority (Raising Cane) is a newly formed civil group with members who fought in the Civil Rights […]
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Source Spotlight: Naturalist Jim Anderson
A spotlight on the people of Central Oregon
Jim Anderson, 88, admits he’s had a lifelong love affair with perhaps the most beautiful creation in the universe: Mother Nature. While the longtime Source Weekly Natural World columnist doesn’t have a formal education as a naturalist, he has something even better: a lifetime of experience. In his 1991 book entitled, “Tales from a Northwest […]
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ArtWatch: So what’s with the WinterFest Royal Pageant, anyway?
What’s a Bend resident to do when faced with the worst winter in a quarter century? Celebrate the season, of course! Drop those snow shovels (or sand bags) and transport yourself to a mystical place frozen in time, during a night of mischief and storytelling. No, it’s not the Donald Trump Inaugural Ball. It’s even […]
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“Vía Láctea” Opera Branches Out to Eugene
It’s not every day that Central Oregon sees its very own, locally-written opera hit the stage, so when it happened last June, it was a pretty big deal. “Vía Láctea, A New Opera in English” debuted at the Tower Theatre June 10, 2016 , after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Now the opera is spreading its […]
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Source Spotlight: Mayor Casey Roats
A spotlight on the people of Central Oregon
The day after being elected mayor of Bend by fellow councilors, Casey Roats sat down with the Source Weekly to talk about the future of the city and his new role. “I’m looking forward to serving as mayor. It’s a real honor. It’s not something I campaigned for and I wasn’t seeking it out.” But […]