When Michael Tessier started planning the inaugural Mountain Man Dodgeball Classic, he envisioned an accessible, lighthearted tournament that would attract casual sports enthusiasts and spectators from across the region to spend their time—and money—in Sisters. “The idea was that we wanted to tap into this idea of sports tourism, drawing people from other areas of […]
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Beer-lesque
The Vintage Variety Show You’ve Been Waiting For
“A night of sensory overload,” states Naughty Pierre, the emcee for Beer Week’s Beerlesque. Pierre continues, “A lively blend of brand new craft beers, old-fashioned burlesque dancing, and off-the-wall comedy.” Beer-lesque will showcase five Deschutes Brewery beers, each with an accompanying performance created to thematically match that beer. To whet your whistle for the show, […]
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National Anthems
The rise of The National from touring anonymity to indie rock royalty
A typical response to the announcement of The National at the Les Schwab Amphitheater—or any reasonably obscure band that headlines a gig at the venue where flip-flop prone pop rockers like Jack Johnson and Michael Franti rule the local demographic—is “What song do they do?” That question isn’t easily answered in the case of The […]
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What Makes Bend Such a Beer Town?
Well, it takes a whole week to explain that
There are so many aspects and different definitions to what it means for Bend to be a “beer town,” but, entering its third year, the loosely organized Beer Week is coalescing as a summer ritual that seeks to provide dozens of examples of exactly what that means. With nearly every local brewery opening its doors, […]
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What A Long and Twisting River It Has Been
Financial report doesn’t clear up murky decision-making for Mirror Pond
Like the Deschutes River itself, it would appear that nothing to do with the decision about whether to keep the Newport Avenue Dam—the structure that creates Mirror Pond—is ever straightforward. For the past several years, it has been a tug-of-war with sentimental emotions to keep the iconic pond, and environmental considerations to blow the dam […]
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A River Kind Of Runs Through It
DamNation plants some dynamite
Dam removal is one of those topics, like gun control, where a middle ground doesn’t seem to thrive. It seems like the arguments bounce between, “Dams equal jobs and if you get rid of a single one you’re a communist” and, “All dams must go, because Mother Nature shouldn’t be boxed in, man. Plus, I […]
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Election Results District Attorney: John Hummel
Fire Levies, Measure 9-97, and Measure 9-98: YES, and YES!
Although election officials said that there had been a big day at the ballot boxes, and that trucks were still bringing in voters’ responses from the outlaying districts, by 8 pm results were posted—and all of the races seemed to show clear cut winners; no hanging chads, no nail-biters. Jodie Barram cleaned up 98 percent […]
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What’s My Name?
Lisa Doll and her California dreaming
Lisa Doll is a caricature of a punk front-woman. Constantly suited in either a cut-off jean vest or a black leather jacket, adorned with patches and buttons, Doll is also slightly mysterious, and totally punk; she’s the kind of girl who puts on crimson red lipstick and Doc Martins without blinking. “Most people don’t know […]
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Opening for business!
Some springtime cleaning leads to summertime changes
Wild Ride Brewing 332 SW 5th St., Redmond With 10 in-house taps and 2 guest taps serving local ciders, the transformed Redmond Parr Lumber building serves as the newest addition to the craft brewing community in Central Oregon. The locale also features various menus from the rotating food trailers outside the brewery. Redmond’s new version […]
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We’ll Do It Live!
Jump into The Solo Speak Sessions
“I have been an actress since I was 10 years old but always felt frustrated with saying other people’s words,’” says Sharon “Shay” Knorr, who in 2008, after years of successful stage and TV roles, eventually wrote her own one-woman show and performed in the Portland Story Theater. It was then that she learned she […]
