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Drop Dead Kill-arious

“Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” opens at Cascades Theatrical Company
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Cascades Theatrical Company launches its first main stage production of the 2016/2017 season with “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940,” combining all the best traits from theatrical farce, broad comedy and drawing room mystery. Shows like this don’t normally spend much time with characterization, yet “Murders” takes its time setting up the players in the […]

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Central Oregon Loses Its Home for the Arts

Arts Central closes its doors
Annette Benedetti

On Friday, Aug. 19, Arts Central—the hub for arts education and advocacy services in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties—closed its doors due to lack of funding. Local art students of all ages and financial means will feel the impact of the loss of the beloved nonprofit that provided hands-on learning opportunities to the community for […]

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Clash in the Canyonlands

Some want to turn a giant swath of land in Southeast Oregon into a National Monument. Others think it’s a waste of time.
Brian Jennings

If you want to ponder the wonder of the universe under a vast umbrella of stars, head to Owyhee country. Native Oregonian and Bend-area resident Karl Findling calls it “one of the darkest and most remote regions” in the lower 48 states—and that renders it perfect for watching the stars. Findling, who grew up in […]

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Gangster of Love

After five decades, Steve Miller keeps on rocking
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

Since a dozen of their songs have been floating around in my head for most of my days alive, I’ve always felt like I must know a lot about The Steve Miller Band. But when I sat down to write this piece, I realized I actually knew next to nothing about them except the weird […]

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Side Notes 8/17-8/24

Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

City Dollars Fill Pothole Funding Gap In March, Bend voters rejected the gas tax that could have paid for pothole repairs—so to fill the gaps, the City is stepping up. According to David Abbas, Director of the Bend Streets & Operations Department, the City is using street preservation dollars from next year’s budget to fill […]

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A Lavash and a Bagel Walk Into a Bar

“Sausage Party” leaves a lot to chew on (sorry)
Avatar photo Jared Rasic

I can picture it now. Seth Rogen is in a pitch meeting with Sony and Columbia Pictures and he’s got one hell of an idea. A hard R-rated animated comedy—in the vein of Pixar and Dreamworks animated films—about anthropomorphized food people coming to terms with their grisly fate. “Deadpool” proved that a “fun” movie can […]

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Bringing Back the Floodplain

Deschutes Land Trust launches its restoration of the historic wetlands at Whychus Creek
M.W. Hill

It’s being touted as one of the most “significant restoration efforts in the American west,” and it’s taking place right in our backyards. Reconstruction efforts got underway this month on a 1.5-mile stretch of Whychus Creek, a part of the Whychus Canyon Preserve owned by the Deschutes Land Trust. The effort is part of a […]

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Picks 8/17-8/24

The Source Staff

Thursday 18 Steep Ravine SF BLEND—California dreaming just got a new soundtrack and it’s a whole new kind of music. Well, actually it’s a blend of classic genres like jazz, bluegrass and rock. It’s fun to dance to, to love to and to drink to. Come do all three. // 9 pm, Volcanic Theatre Pub, […]

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Letters 8/17-8/24

The Source Staff

CORRECTIONS: In the Aug. 11 issue, writer Danielle Meyers’ name was spelled incorrectly. In the Aug. 11 edition of Little Bites, the owners of Palmer’s Cafe were misidentified. The current owners—who are now selling Palmer’s Cafe—are Karen McCormack and Harold Johnson. Smoke Signals Nineteen-year-old Thomas is facing federal charges for allegedly supplying 1 gram of […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Food Cart Pod Lands in Sisters

Eurosports adds food and drink to its longtime location
Dana Bartus

The high-profile food scene in Bend tends to overshadow what’s cooking in Sisters. At first glance, the tight-knit community seems to be behind the times with 1880’s facades and the downtown blocks you can count on two hands—but in reality the home of the world’s biggest little rodeo is also home of some of the […]

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