Halloween festivities are ramping up, despite COVID-19 restrictions, and amid this wild year, Venardos Circus is offering some live entertainment. Its “Spooky Spectacular” show in Redmond happens throughout the last week-end of October.
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Eat, Drink and Be Scary
A massive effort goes into creating Bend’s biggest Halloween parties
It’s that magical time of year again; time for pumpkin-flavored everything, snuggling up by the fire and drunkenly stumbling through the streets of Bend, dressed like a taco. One of the most important decisions Central Oregonians must make during the month of October is which Halloween party to attend. There’s certainly no shortage of options. […]
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From Costume-Less, to Costume-Best
A nationally recognized makeup expert has tips for throwing together a last-minute costume
It happens every year: October rolls around and you end up making last-minute Halloween plans. But not only did you forget about plans, you totally spaced the most important thing—a good costume. Again. If you’re reading this now and realize you still need to throw something together, don’t panic! There are plenty of easy, last […]
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Scary Good
Horror movie soundtracks that take films to new heights
Sometimes it’s the soundtracks to horror movies that truly make them so scary.
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The Source Weekly – Pet Costume Contest!
Enter your pet into our Pet Halloween Costume Contest!
This year, the winner of our Pet Costume Contest will be featured in the Central Oregon Pets magazine, and will have a one-on-one portrait session with a local Bend artist.
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The Shape of You
Halloween again for the very first time
When I was in fifth grade, my mom got married to a man with two boys—one my own age and one several years older. We all moved to a big ranch house with a barn and an old Quonset hut filled with bits of scrap metal, broken records and cobwebs. My older step-brother moved out […]
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Appropriation vs. Appreciation
Questioning the difference between a culture and a costume
It’s almost that time of year again, time to dress up and go door to door asking for tricks or treats—and also to wonder, is this cultural appropriation? The Cambridge Dictionary defines cultural appropriation as, “The act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you […]
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Halloween Picks
Halloween parties are taking place over two weekends this year—here’s what to see and do this week. See more in next week’s issue! FRIDAY 10/26 FRIGHT NIGHT HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY AVID throws one of the best Halloween shindigs of the season — and it’s free! Portland’s DJ Wicked will be spinning tunes, who has opened for […]
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Street Beat
The Source asks kids: where’s the best place to trick or treat in Bend?
There will be plenty of candy around this Halloween, but where are the best spots to Trick or Treat? We hit the streets of downtown Bend and asked local kids, who were eager to share their secrets. Sloan and Kellen Olson said, “The Old Mill! Riverfront and Federal!” You might see the pair on the streets […]