With cycling almost a religious experience for enthusiasts, the Old Stone Church with its stained-glass windows and high ceilings… WebCyclery’s “holy” new venue… inspires gear freaks and novices alike. Hallelujahs nearly resounded from the crowd at the shop’s Aug.8 grand opening fiesta… a great way to increase church attendance, quipped one guest. A new Salsa […]
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Trout Steak Revival Comes to the Old Stone
So much modern bluegrass is made up of twists on the genre. With bands like Larry and His Flask adding punk to the mix or Trampled By Turtles throwing in a healthy dose of folk, Trout Steak Revival almost seems like a throwback. They play songs that feel like they could have been written 50 […]
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High Desert Hilarity
The Old Stone Church is up to some hijinks
The Old Stone Church has been many things over the years; at times, it was actually a church. But for the most part, Bendites know it as a concert venue, stand-up comedy spot, film shoot location and just about any other type of event you can imagine. Recently it has become the Old Stone Performing […]
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Evie Ladin Band “Jump the Fire”
Released May 6
Evie Ladin opens for the Stray Birds on May 24 at the Old Stone Performing Arts Center (previously the Old Stone Church). The Stray Birds is an acoustic trio on a coast-to-coast tour, stopping by Bend between gigs in Ashland and Eugene. The Evie Ladin Band just released its new album, “Jump the Fire,” earlier […]
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Pirouettes at the Old Stone Performing Arts Center
“Ballet Treasures” opens May 13
The Old Stone Performing Arts Center (OSPAC), formerly the Old Stone Church, turns its attention from music to arts and culture and dance as the historic hub for all things performing arts. This weekend, dancers from the Victor School of Performing Arts present “Ballet Treasures” in three performances, capturing the classics of ballet within an […]
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More Than Ski Porn
The subtle art and love stories of Warren Miller films
Although Warren Miller films are best known for their big and bold images, unbelievable jumps, tumbling wipeouts and swooping snowcapped vistas, it is actually the subtle touches that make these films enduring and captivating—the lowkey elegance that pay homage to ski towns around the world and fawning adulation of personalities and, more specifically, in the […]