wednesday 12 Bend Elks BASEBALL—Few events say summer like the local baseball club's home opener. The Bend Elks, our collegiate summer baseball team, is taking on the Cowlitz Black Bears of Longview, Wash. And if Wednesday night doesn’t work out for the Elks (24-30 in 2012), there’s always Thursday and Friday—three consecutive home games! 6:35 […]
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Our Picks 5/5 – 5/13
friday 7 First Friday ART—Downtown will be stuffed to its gills with art lovers, wine drinkers and street musicians yet again this Friday. This First Friday showcases the first in a series of monthly exhibits by the Source’s cover artists at the Franklin Crossing Building. Check out this week’s cover artist, Marv Johnson (not to […]
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Our Picks 5/29 – 6/6
wednesday 29 Know Beer: Boneyard BEER— Listen in as Tony Lawrence, Boneyard Beer’s brewmaster, explains how his brew got so damn good. This “Know Beer” series event highlights one of Bend’s best breweries and includes tastings of its suds. Boneyard’s RPM IPA might be the best India Pale Ale in town. How’d they do that? […]
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Our Picks 5/22 – 5/30
thursday 23 Ellison Army & Ale Apothecary BAND & BREW—Paul Arney, owner of The Ale Apothecary, makes the best damn beer in Bend, and on Thursday (in the name of Central Oregon Beer Week) he’ll come down from the hills to explain how he does it, while pouring samples and selling bottles to discerning beer […]
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Our Picks 5/15 – 5/23
thursday 16 Sara Watkins FIDDLE MUSIC—Former Nickel Creek fiddler and adorable-as-a-button Sara Watkins has been touring since she was 8. Wholesome, down-to-earth, and more than a touch sexy, Watkins, now 32, is a veteran musician, producing addictive songs that are a pinch Irish jig and a heaping teaspoon summer lullaby. 7:30 pm. Tower Theatre, 835 […]
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Our Picks 5/8 – 5/16
friday 10 Tyler, the Creator MUSIC— Tyler, the Creator is as talented as he is offensive. Drugs, sex, race and sexual orientation are all fair game for the 22-year-old SoCal rapper. He’s managed three albums in four years, and his most recent, Wolf, earned him a full-page spread in Rolling Stone. Appearing with special guest […]
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Our Picks 5/1 – 5/9
wednesday 1 – sunday 5 Sour Beer Extravaganza! BEER—Sours are the new IPAs. Unfamiliar? Start with the Duchesse de Bourgogne, the world’s best Flemish red ale, available at local bottle shops. Effervescent, light, not overly sweet—pairs well with good conversation. This week at BTBS, sours are taking over the taps and bottles are 15 percent […]
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Our Picks 4/24 – 5/2
Bobby Joe Ebola and The Children MacNuggits thursday 25 MUSIC—Bobby Joe and the MacNuggits sound like the feral offspring of Tenacious D and Larry and His Flask, which is a good thing. Often funny, sometimes searing, the Bay Area band’s social commentary and furious folk-punk songs are always entertaining. Just ask YouTube. These guys might […]
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Our Picks 4/24 – 5/2
The Road Uphill thursday 18 FILM—One time grand-tour contender Andy Schleck has tumbled from Tour de France favorite to peloton punching bag. He spends more time drunk than at the front of bike races, and his brother Frank is still serving a 12-month ban. This is the film that RadioShack team manager Johan Bruyneel doesn’t […]
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Our Picks for 4/10- 4/18
Matt Hopper thursday 11 MUSIC—It’s a mystery why Alaska’s Matt Hopper isn’t a household name. The illustrious singer-songwriter has accomplished a handful of pretty amazing things over the past decade: opened for Cold War Kids, lost his apartment to Bobby Bare Jr. and named his last album, Jersey Finger, after Richard Swift’s (Shins) bum digit. […]
