Portland author Phillip Margolin has made a name for himself in the world of noir fiction, with a particular emphasis on the legal aspects of the genre. His historical drama Worthy Brown’s Daughter is a heartbreaking story of slavery and murder set in 19th-century Oregon. “Writing Worthy Brown’s Daughter,” he explained, “was a huge challenge […]
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More Than Pulling Rabbits Out of Hats
Carrell and French bring magic to TEDxBend, literally
Tickets to TEDxBend 2015 sold out in just seven hours this year. If I was looking for a ticket, I would turn to two of the presenters for help—Saturday’s lineup includes a super young and talented magician duo who might know a thing or two about making things appear out of thin air. Hayden French […]
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Preserving Aspen Hollow
Deschutes Land Trust secures 58 acres along Whychus Creek
The Whychus Creek area is home to a wide array of wildlife. Salmon and steelhead swim in its waters, mule deer and Rocky Mountain elk graze along its banks, and golden eagles and spotted bats fly through the skies above. Thanks to Deschutes Land Trust and its supporters, an additional 58 acres of that habitat […]
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Through Tom’s Eyes
A quick shot of a now-local cinematographer’s historic career
Perhaps the most invisible force on film projects, but also the most critical, the cinematographer frames shots and essentially is the eyes through which audience see storylines and actors. In that regard, you have seen through Thomas Del Ruth’s eyes many times. He set up and filmed Stand By Me, including the iconic, fear-compounding scene […]
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Dreams in Digital
Into the Mystic Forest with Haunted Summer
When Bridgette Moody and John Seasons discovered they were having similar kinds of dreams and nightmares, the decision to collaborate musically seemed natural. Friends for more than a decade before forming Haunted Summer, Moody and Seasons found themselves in similar circumstances with their respective bands at the time. They both felt like they were running […]
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Dairy, Fruit, and Spices; So Nice
Just in time for summer, Bonta Gelato opens a downtown storefront
A year ago, Jeff Labhart dropped by our offices at the Source, and dropped off four pints of gelato. It was a great surprise on an early summer day. Labhart, originally from Oregon’s dairy territory of Tillamook, and his wife Juli, originally from a berry growing community in northwestern Washington, seemed to be an ideal […]
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Big Wheels Keep on Turning
Bend’s public transit moves toward fuller functionality
When it comes to public transportation in Bend, the path toward progress has been fraught with political potholes. But Cascades East Transit has high hopes for smoother roads ahead. Working in collaboration with the City, COCC, and OSU-Cascades, local business leaders, and community partners like Commute Options, Cascades East Transit (CET) is hoping to kick […]
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Nah, I’m Gonna Stay
Sunny Yoga Kitchen gives a reason to loiter for lunch
Open for little more than a year, Sunny Yoga Kitchen is pretty much what its name promises: A restaurant that doubles as a yoga studio—or vice versa, inverse pose, yin yang. Surprisingly, though, the front room—a small and tidy space with several tables—does not have much natural light, as the name might indicate. But, walking […]
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Another Generation, Same Issues
Redmond High examines parallels with The Laramie Project
When Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, tortured, and bound to a fence post outside of Laramie, Wyoming, on a freezing night in October 1998, today’s teenagers were either yet unborn or still in diapers. The 21-year-old’s death and the trial that followed attracted worldwide media interest and emboldened the nation to fight bigotry and hatred. Nearly […]
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Film Events 4/8-4/15
Friday, April 10, 7 pm. Tower Theater. 835 NW Wall St. $13-$23 Lynn Harrell & Bach Film Screening Director John Forsen (Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen of Cremona) returns to Central Oregon with a screening of his newest film, Lynn Harrell Bach Cello Suites. What is really incredible here is that Harrell performs the first two […]
