Although it’s not necessary to wait until the second Sunday of May (May 8 this year) to celebrate that special maternal person in life, it is a great excuse to get together and go to brunch. After all, brunch, flowers, chocolate and moms go together so well. The flowers and sweets are the individual’s responsibility; […]
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“Bikes vs. Cars”
The idea of a battle between cars and bikes is an interesting one because there does seem to be a rivalry between the two modes of transportation. In Bend, a day doesn’t go by (especially downtown) without bicyclists and car drivers cursing each other. Yet it should be easy to understand the common purpose of […]
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Sip Summer Wine-Down Sip Wine Bar brings together Scribbled Rhymes, Hobbs the Band, and MOsley WOtta for live music all night long to give summer the proper Bend farewell. Scribbled Rhymes is a rock/hip-hop duo that specializes in remixed cover tunes, Hobbs the Band plays bluesy rock, and everyone knows MOsley WOtta as Bend’s resident […]
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Iran, and Then I Biked
Part travelogue, part diplomacy, biking documentary showcases mountain biking in Iran
Sports often are the best diplomacy, from ping pong in 1971 opening a long-closed door between the United States and China, to more recently, the invitation to North Korea to join the World Cup soccer games. Add to that list: mountain biking in Iran. Iran is one of the most isolated countries in the world. […]
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Film Events 6/18-6/24
Double feature: Comes with Baggage & The Black Canyon Trail Comes With Baggage is a lighthearted, 20-minute roll-through bike-touring history, with styles that range from PBS Ken Burns to MTV Dog Town & Z-Boys’ lost footage of badasses. Followed by a second more specific short film about a high octane group of men bike touring […]
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Beer Week: The Strategy Guide
Can’t decide how to tackle Beer Week?
Try this for starters
Not to alarm you, but in addition to everything else taking place over Memorial Day weekend, Central Oregon Beer Week kicks off on Friday and proceeds for the next week-plus. A 10-day beer week? Well, why not? (And, if you actually attempt to hit up all the events taking place across the region’s breweries and […]
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Source Suggests 5/20-5/27
Voodoo Highway Locals recognize Voodoo Highway vocalist Stacie Johnson from her other gig as the leader of Broken Down Guitars. She brings her rich, layered vocals to Voodoo Highway’s edgy, rock sound, creating a vibrant dynamic. Guitarist and vocalist David Miller has also been around the local Bend music scene as a member of Kleverkill. […]
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Film Events 5/20-5/27
Antony & Cleopatra Following the success of other world-class stage productions—and, well, of the boxing industry—live streaming productions, Canadian-based Stratford Festival is multi-streaming a thunderous, three-hour production about fated lovers. 7 pm. Thursday, May 21. Old Mill. $18. Pre’s People Steve Prefontaine was a rock star—a rock star for long distance runners and for small […]
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Not Where, But How You Get There
For Thousands of Miles documents a bike journey
It’s become popular to focus on the “journey” rather than the “destination.” And yet, most journeys do reach a conclusion. Less discussed is what happens when you arrive. For Thousands of Miles (FTOM) explores the emotional impact of an arduous and solitary cross-country bike ride, and one man’s struggle to reckon with the after-journey. Inspired […]
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Film Events 5/13-5/20
Queens of the Roleo A documentary about 11-time world log rolling champions out of Lewiston, Idaho. All female, all badass, all really good at balancing on floating logs that are spinning in water. Funded by a Kickstarter and produced by local journalist and former TV executive Dave Jones, this film picks up an otherwise footnote […]