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A Mother-Daughter Collaboration

Author Kim Cooper Findling teams up with her teen daughter on a new novel, set on the Oregon coast
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

It’s not every day that a mom and daughter put their heads together to collaborate on a writing project—and it’s even less common when the pair resides in Central Oregon. Kim Cooper Findling is the author of “Bend, Oregon Daycations: Day Trips for Curious Families,” among other guidebooks and a memoir. Now, she’s teamed up […]

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A Nomadic Sculptor Finds Home

From toy guns to the Special Olympics, this week’s cover artist has covered a lot of ground
Avatar photo Isaac Biehl

Miguel Edwards made his first sculpture when he was around 5 years old. It wasn’t made from metal, or at the same scale he works with today, but it was definitely a big moment for Edwards’ artistic beginnings. His family had just moved to El Rito, N.M., working on building an adobe home and shop […]

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Poetry Contest

Results of our 2018 contest
The Source Staff

The winning poems from the 2018 Source poetry contest—and a word about why they won, from the judges. The 2nd annual Source poetry contest was, like last year, a collaboration between this publication and the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Oregon State University-Cascades. We received hundreds of submissions from writers in […]

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Bookshelf

Little Bird Explores Bend!
Kristin Riggle

Little Bird is an adventurous soul. When he lands with the Busy Birds in Drake Park in our very own Bend, Ore., he imagines a fun day ahead. Children will delight in following along as Little Bird shares his tour of the natural environment, landing in places like Tumalo Falls, Mt. Bachelor, Pilot Butte and […]

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Dennis McGregor’s Sisters Folk Fest posters run the gamut from political and silly, to art inspired by traditional themes

Teafly Peterson

It’s been 18 years since Dennis McGregor painted his first Sisters Folk Festival poster. Over the years, the annual image has become a moment captured in time, honoring a town and its dedication to the arts. This year is no different. “In the beginning people said, why don’t you just do an image of an […]

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NorthWest Crossing To Welcome Roundabout Books

New bookstore and café slated to open next week and will offer books, gifts, refreshments and gathering space
Hayley Jo Murphy

BEND, OR—NorthWest Crossing, a mixed-use community on Bend, Oregon’s west side, will welcome a new bookstore and café next week. Roundabout Books is a neighborhood bookstore founded by Bend resident Cassie Clemans, and will feature a carefully curated selection of books for all ages and a café. In addition, the new shop will host a […]

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