Picks

Countryfied: Redmond Music in the Canyon Kick-off
wednesday 20
Redmond’s Music in the Canyon season has some great acts lined up this summer starting with longtime Central Oregon country and cover music band Countryfied. With upcoming performances by Larry and His Flask, Downhill Ryder and the John Shipe Band out of Eugene this Wednesday night series is a great excuse to grab a picnic blanket and spend an evening in the park. Best part? Every show is free. 5:30pm. American Legion Park, 850 SW Rimrock Way and Highland Avenue in Redmond.

Redwood Son & The Forestry
wednesday 13
Singer/ songwriter Josh Malm has the rare ability to combine alt-Americana integrity with pop vibrancy. His music has the light playfulness of Jack Johnson, if Johnson had been inspired by tall trees rather than sandy beaches. Voted “Best New Artist” of the Portland Music Awards in 2011, Redwood Son’s simple catchy and folky songs unravel the yarns of Malm’s childhood in Northern California and beyond. Free. All ages. 7pm. McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St.

Sisters Rodeo
wednesday 6 through sunday 10
We told you last week, we’re telling you again. Get off yer duff and git over to the rodeo! Events start Wednesday with a full night of bull riding. Friday kicks off the first full rodeo performance. Saturday is a honky tonk parade. And Sunday is a cowboy church service and more clean family fun. Tickets and full schedule at sistersrodeo.com. Sisters Rodeo Grounds, 67637 Highway 20.

First Friday Art Walk
friday 1
There’s the art, there’s the walking—what’s not to love? We strongly recommend visiting the Oxford Hotel to peruse the Lives on the Line exhibit we profile in our Culture section this week. While you’re there take a listen to Christian Lindquist on the harp and check out his custom furniture pieces. Old Mill and Northwest Crossing are getting in on the First Friday action these days, too. You’ll find live music and other festivities in those locales. 5 to 9 p.m. Friday. Downtown Bend, Old Mill and Northwest Crossing.

The Two Escobars
wednesday 23
We’d never heard of narco-soccer before researching this little film, but now we’re fascinated. The term refers to the shadowy connections between drugs and sports in Columbia in the early 1990s, when Pablo Escobar ruled the Columbian drug underworld and Andres Escobar (unrelated) ruled the soccer pitch, that is, until he was murdered. This movie investigates the dirtiness. Free. 6pm. Boyle Education Center, COCC, 2600 NW College Way.

Pedal-Driven, A Bikeumentary
thursday 17
This behind-the-scenes documentary highlights an emerging conflict birthed in our national forests—who gets to use the trail? Follow a band of freeride mountain bikers, the skate-punk equivalents of the cycling world, who argue that they belong. Unfortunately, the U.S. Forest Service doesn’t see it that way, despite the two groups’ common ground—a desire to preserve public land for the use and enjoyment of the American people. Expect radical scenery, freeride mania and a compelling story about conflicting user groups. A benefit for the Central Oregon Trail Alliance! $5. 9pm. McMenamins, 700 NW Bond St.

The 44’s
wednesday 9
The traditional, raw sound of this Los Angeles-based blues band will transport you back to a smoky Chicago tavern circa 1950. Their music is packed with the sort of guitar solos and harmonica riffs that you'd expect from a band that plays vintage instruments.

KPOV Simulcast of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
thursday 3
What's that? You forgot to go to New Orleans this weekend and see the Jazz and Heritage Festival this week? Don't sweat it – KPOV has you covered. Tune in to 88.

Rabbit Hole
wednesday 25
This 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Lindsay-Abaire follows a family as its members reel from a tragic accident. Cascades Theatrical Company presents the show, which you should read about in this week's Culture section. $12-$20. Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2pm, through May 6. Cascades Theatrical Company, 148 NW Greenwood Ave.

Photo Tara Reynvann
Last Band Standing, No. 1
thursday 19
This is the kickoff of the annual elimination-style concert series that pits local bands against one another and allows concertgoers to vote on who advances to the next round.