Picks

Three Times Bad thursday 4 MUSIC—Pass the moonshine! With knee-slapping bluegrass songs about chasing the reverend’s wife, cornbread crumbs and possum stew, Three Times Bad aims to ignite an Appalachian hoedown tonight. 8 p.m. The Horned Hand, 507 NW Colorado Ave. $5. Fly Fishing Film Festival thursday 4 FISHING/FILM—With swooping cinematography of sunset painted rivers, […]

A Deeper Shade of Blue thursday 28 SURFING FILM—Surf filmmaking maverick Jack McCoy is back. This time he leaves behind his typical focus on riding waves and explores the history of surf from the first folks who dreamed of mastering the breakers to current technologies and culture. Followed by onscreen panel discussion. $12.50, 7:30 p.m., […]

Road to Roubaix thursday 21 MOVIE—The one-day spring classics are gripping. They’re also notoriously difficult. Paris Roubaix, the Queen of the Classics, is coming up. Get psyched for it with this 2008 doc that looks at the passionate racers, mechanics and fans who consider the 160-mile contest one of the world’s most prestigious races. $5. […]

Smasheltooth thursday 14 BEATS—The SHE behind Smasheltooth is a Santa Cruz-based producer who mixes dance beats with hip-hop and inner-city raps until “going stoopid doo-doo dumb on the stage.” Seriously, though, she’s a professional, following in the footsteps of Girl Talk. Deep bass and musical butter also provided by The Pirate, Lyfe and Thumbprint Collective. […]

Stephen Greenblatt thursday 7 AUTHOR—The Harvard professor and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "The Swerve", explains how a couple of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers paved the way for the modern age. Atoms colliding in space, not intervention from the gods—this was a heretical explanation back in the day! Oh, it still is? Crazy. […]

Ice Crit thursday 28 BIKES—This event isn’t just for racer nerds. Grab your townie, fat bike, single speed, ‘cross bike or unicycle and have fun on the snowy course. The criterium-style race is also a hoot to watch so if you’d rather sip a barley pop and cheer, you can do that, too. Proceeds benefit […]

Bike Car thursday 21 Seeking alternative transportation to the mountain, three snowboarding buddies created a bike car—a four-passenger pedal-powered vehicle. The trio used it to travel across the Northwest during the winter of 2006 and even made a stop at Mt. Bachelor. The screening is a fundraiser for the good folks at Central Oregon Trail […]

It’s Pet Week! wednesday 13- thursday 21 What’s better than fuzzy little puppies? Fuzzy little puppies and beer! Support the Humane Society of Central Oregon by purchasing a Pup Crawl HSCO pint glass at participating breweries. It comes with a beer and warm fuzzies. More at hsco.org. Through Thursday, Feb. 21. There’s also the Testicle […]

Bartender’s Brawl wednesday 6 – thursday 7 Watch your favorite mixologists in competition to find out who can shake the best cocktail using Bendistillery liquors. The prelims all over downtown this week lead up to the ultimate faceoff in the Source’s Bent Lounge at WinterFest. The winner gets a paid trip to Whiskies of the […]

Stoney Danza thursday 31 Awesome area DJ spinning classic soul with a few surprises. Great dancing. Take a date. $3. 21+. 10 p.m. Players Bar & Grill, 25 SW Century Dr. HealthCare Reform Infosession thursday 31 You’ve probably heard this described as the worst thing to happen to American freedom and economic viability since, like, […]