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Bend selected as host city for 2016 and 2017 USATF Cross Country Championships
USA Track and Field has selected Bend to host the 2016 and 2017 USATF Cross Country Championships, Visit Bend announced today. “Bend proved to be a wonderful host when the city staged the Club Cross Country Championships in 2013,” USATF CEO Max Siegel said in a release. “Our athletes had a great experience and we’re […]
Decemberists, Ryan Adams coming to Les Schwab Amphitheater in May
The Les Schwab Amphitheater just announced two more concerts in its 2015 lineup—The Decemberists (with Spoon, The Districts) and Ryan Adams (with Jenny Lewis). The Decemberists play May 22, with promo tickets going on sale Thursday, Feb. 5 and general tickets available Friday, Feb. 6. Ryan Adams comes to town May 23, with promo tickets on […]
Harper Lee to publish “sequel” to “To Kill a Mockingbird”
In case you haven’t heard, Harper Lee will publish her second novel—the first since her 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning debut “To Kill a Mockingbird”—on July 14. The book, “Go Set a Watchman,” was actually written before “To Kill a Mockingbird” and is centered around the same main character, Scout, returning to her hometown as an adult. […]
Random Presents Website Announces New Shows at the Tower: Rodrigo y Gabriella and Neko Case
Check this out! We were snooping on Random Present’s website today and found two new show confirmations! Rodrigo y Gabriella on Sat., March 21 & Neko Case, Sun., April 12! Here’s what both acts sound like if you’re not familiar. Well done Random! We can’t wait to see these shows! Related Stories
Doobie Brothers Announced at LSA
The Les Schwab Amphitheater has announced a second show for the 2015 concert season: The Doobie Brothers Tue., June 16 Too bad the concert will take place just two weeks before pot is legal in Oregon. Last week, the venue announced that it will host “Weird Al” Yankovic on Fri., Sept. 4. More at bendconcerts.com as the […]
Dispatches from Sundance/Slamdance
BendFilm is reporting from this week’s Sundance/Slamdance Film Festival, which is one of the premier festival of the year, often predicting some of the best films for the coming year – and, who knows, perhaps recruiting some to come to Bend’s Film Festival. Keep up-to-date with their dispatches.
TGIF: What to do #inBend 1/23-1/25
It’s Friday again! Instead of something terrible like THIS this weekend, try one of try one of these fun things instead! friday 23 Doc Ryan & Wyches Creek MUSIC—Distant trains and harmonica notes. Blues with a slight drawl in the lyrics. Rockers in cowboy hats. Local favorites Doc Ryan & Wyches Creek drive forward their […]
Local Mono-Skier Ravi Drugan Wins Bronze at Winter X-Games in Aspen
Local mono-skier Ravi Drugan took third place in the monoski-cross at the Winter X-Games in Aspen. A Mt. Bachelor season pass holder and sponsored athlete of Oregon Adaptive Sports, Drugan became a double amputee after being hit by a train in 2004 at the age of 15. OAS helped him learn to ski again, and he […]
