thursday 9 BendFilm Festival FILM—The annual whirlwind of cinema, BendFilm Festival brings nearly 100 movies to town, with an impressive collection this year of documentaries and short films (for a more complete rundown, check out our feature, page 9). The festival kicks off tonight. Hold on to your eyeballs! Kick off the party with The […]
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Our Picks 10/2-10/8
thursday 2 The Pumpkin Patch GREAT PUMPKINS—Pony rides, corn mazes, cotton candy, a petting zoo and hayrides? The DD Ranch is like the Disneyland of autumn, only with shorter lines and much cheaper snacks. And pumpkins, if you’re into that. If you have kids, feel free to use them as an excuse—but no one is […]
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Our Picks 9/25-10/2
thursday 25 Jess Walter READING—Probably more defining than a National Book nomination is Jess Walter’s book Citizen Vince winning the Edgar Allen Poe Award in 2005. A Spokane native (and current resident), Walter pens some of the best—and smartest—thrillers in circulation, filled with wry humor, operatic desires and hand-wringing tension. Reading from his latest, Beautiful […]
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Our Picks 9/18-9/25
thursday 18 Wild and Scenic Film Festival FILM—An annual tour of high quality, short, environmentally-based films pulls into town this evening. Like having the pages of National Geographic come alive, the films are as beautiful as they are inspiring, from an insightful piece about fracking in North Dakota to a lush film about water rights […]
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Our Picks 9/11-9/18
thursday 11 LoCash Cowboys COUNTRY—Dust off your boots and shine up that fancy buckle, country duo LoCash Cowboys are coming to town en route to the Pendleton Roundup. Though these boys have yet to release an album (too busy carving donuts into a muddy field, maybe?), they’ve had some Billboard charting singles and co-written tracks […]
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PICK: First Friday
friday 5 First Friday ART—Take a stroll downtown filled with art bites and booze samples. Make sure to swing by Crow’s Feet Commons, hosting a slew of great events including Base Camp Studio’s painting marathon and On Ensemble, forward thinking taiko (Japanese ensemble drumming) artists. Bishop’s Barber Shop will host work from the Source’s artist […]
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Our Picks 9/4-9/12
thursday 4 Home Free MUSIC—Imagine “Glee” gone country, add the punch of reality TV, and you’ve got the gist of Home Free, season 4 winners of a the a capella competition show “Sing Off.” The Minnesota-based group puts its own spin on country favorites with a depth and complexity that makes it easy to forget […]
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Our Picks 8/28-9/4
thursday 28 Fremont: Finding the Path HISTORY—Actor Alastair Morley Jaques, known for his creepily spot-on impersonation of Edgar Allen Poe, will portray Central Oregon mapmaker and explorer John Fremont as part of “Fremont: Finding the Path,” a Oregon Bureau of Land Management-funded event. The larger-than-life man, known as “The Great Pathfinder,” is revived by the […]
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Our Picks 8/21-8/28
friday 22 Innovation Day Bend: Aerial Robotics ROBOTS—Warm Springs has been tapped as one of the nation’s testing grounds for drones, and that fact is expected to inspire a cottage industry of robotics in Central Oregon. Innovation Day provides a snapshot of the future. They are watching you, so why not watch them for a […]
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Our Picks 8/13-8/21
thursday 14 Bend Brewfest Kickoff BEER—When we say, “There is no way you could taste all of the beers” at BrewFest, please don’t take that as a challenge to do so! But yes, it is a matter of balancing quality with quantity as 40-some of the best brewers from the west coast are on hand, […]
