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‘La Cage’ Promises Glitz, Glamour… and Humanity

Theater in the Park returns with full-scale “La Cage aux Folles,” centered around a drag queen club
Elizabeth Warnimont

Bend’s Summit Express Jazz Band had to call in reinforcements to provide a complete complement for “La Cage aux Folles,” an extravagant musical appearing in Bend’s Drake Park Friday and Saturday. The Theater in the Park production pulls out all the stops: extravagant costumes, makeup, lights, sound and innovation to present the glamour-and-glitz-coated treatise on […]

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The Trifecta: Fatherhood, Nature and Music

While he’s still a wild child himself, Brett Dennen now has one of his own
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

Brett Dennen was backing up a vehicle when the singer/songwriter hopped on the phone with me. “Can somebody spot me? Just yell stop!” It was a family beach day for Dennen and a few of his relatives, and it had become apparent to him that everyone was still in “vacation mode.” As he sat on […]

Posted inBest Of Central Oregon

Best Kept Secret

Floating the Deschutes
Avatar photo Keely Damara

Floating the Deschutes River is a pastime near and dear to Bendites’ hearts. (That part about the Best Kept Secret? That was a joke, peeps. If you’re a local, no need to read any further.) On any given weekend, you can find happy faces floating through town on tubes and, in some cases, questionable floatation […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Party It Up at the Brewery

Anniversaries and concerts go into overdrive
Kevin Gifford

It’s not exactly a surprise that every summer in Bend is packed with beer-oriented events. It’s an outdoors kind of town, and there’s something enticing about knocking off a pale ale or two while enjoying the scenery by the river. (It’s arguably just as much fun to curl up by the fire and enjoy a […]

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From Shakespeare to Superstar

A production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s seminal work launches the new series, Theater in the Park
Elizabeth Warnimont

“Jesus Christ, Superstar,” a dramatized, musical version of the last seven days in the life of Jesus of Nazareth as seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot, is coming to Drake Park this summer, on stage Friday and Saturday, Aug. 24 and 25. It’s a brand new venture for presenter Lay It Out Events, which […]

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Calendar

The Source Staff

Every Weekday, June 25-August 17 Days of Play PLAY — 21 years strong! Participate in crafts, water play, field games, sports activities and much more. Days of Play parks are also Bend-La Pine School District summer lunch program locations, too! Check out website for locations and times. Various Parks in Bend | Free bendparksandrec.org WednesdaysBend […]

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Pulled Over on a Paddle Board

It’s happened to this writer twice. In the interest of being a true local, here’s how to avoid it
Avatar photo K.M. Collins

Poaching paddle spots is part of my recreation repertoire. Typically, I search Google maps, find a blue feature remotely in the vicinity of my driving route, identify a bridge on said waterway and use it as a put-in. It’s a simple equation… what could go wrong? In playing this Russian roulette paddle game, a shocking […]

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Scenes from the Women’s March for Action

Thousands show up for second annual march
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Were you in Drake Park this Saturday morning? Then you couldn’t miss the thousands out there for the Central Oregon Women’s March for Action, on the anniversary of the inauguration of the 45th president. According to the Facebook page for the event, 3500 people attended. Source photographers were on scene to capture the action. 

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Thousands gather in Bend, tens of thousands in Portland at Saturday’s Women’s Marches

Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

Bearing signs such as “Every time you fuck us we multiply” to “Make America Think Again,” the Bend Solidarity March, one of the many Women’s Marches that took place worldwide, drew thousands to Drake Park and downtown Bend Saturday. In Portland, attendance is reported at 100,000. Source reporters attended both the Bend and Portland marches. […]

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