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Your Cooler Called — It Wants Real Food: Easy Camping Provisions for Happy Campers

Fresh eats, no freeze-dried regrets
Avatar photo by Donna Britt

Let’s talk about the real reason anyone tolerates sleeping in a nylon bag on the ground — the food. Not granola bars and foil pouches of mystery mush. We’re talking honest-to-goodness meals you actually want to eat. Just because you’re heading into the woods doesn’t mean you have to resign yourself to beef jerky and […]

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Nashville Night

The Blacksteer Steakhouse & Saloon is pivoting
Avatar photo by Nic Moye

The Blacksteer Steakhouse & Saloon at the north end of Bend is undergoing a makeover. It’ll close on July 4th for nearly a month as the new owner, Susan Anderson-Korinzer, remodels, rebrands and relaunches with an entirely new menu in August. To kick off the reopening, Anderson-Korinzer is offering a special themed Nashville night on […]

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Bend Dirt Fest

Get dirty, Bend: New event combines competition, camaraderie and dusty trails
by Al Olson

Let’s talk dirty. The inaugural Bend Dirt Fest, organized by longtime endurance event director Mike Ripley and his company, Mudslinger Events, rolls into town on Friday, July 12, offering a mix of trail running, gravel grinding, and mountain biking fun—with a distinct local vibe. The Bend Dirt Fest is a spiritual successor to one of […]

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In Praise of Getting Off the Couch

Netflix is nice, but human-to-human interaction can change your life
by Julie Hanney

Rather than wax eloquent on the benefits of going to social gatherings, being vulnerable and experiencing life outside of your comfort zone, I actually got off my couch and attended (or attempted to attend) four different group activities in Central Oregon. It sounds cliché to say that these experiences changed my life, and yet they […]

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Annual Music on The Green Event Kicks Off Summer in Redmond

The long-running community festival takes place through Sept. 3 at American Legion Park
Avatar photo by Julianna LaFollette

Redmond’s annual summer concert series, Music on the Green, kicked off on June 25, with several more shows on the horizon. This year, the concert series will take place at a new venue – American Legion Park – while still offering the same family-friendly, block party atmosphere. The concerts take place on alternating Wednesday evenings, […]

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Formulaic One

"F1" stays in its lane
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

There’s nothing really that wrong with “F1,” the new film from Joseph Kosinski, the mastermind behind “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Tron: Legacy” and a few other films without colons. As someone with less than zero interest in Formula One racing, I found myself invested in the story, while still wishing the film would paint outside the […]

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The Extinction of Awe

“Jurassic World: Rebirth” fails to evolve
Avatar photo by Jared Rasic

I don’t think this is much of a hot take, but here we go anyway: the only good Jurassic movies are the first two, the ones directed by Spielberg. I get that “Jurassic Park III,” “Jurassic World,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” and “Jurassic World: Dominion” have their fans and I’m sure that if you were a […]

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“Welcome the Night”

High Desert Museum celebrates critters of the night
Avatar photo by Nic Moye

Several ecosystems begin to stir on land and in the air once the sun goes down. Most people don’t notice or are surrounded by too much artificial light to witness it. The High Desert Museum is offering a chance to “Welcome the Night.” The family friendly event on July 16 is an opportunity to discover […]

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