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Wait, Wait! Don’t Throw That Out!

Fashion gets trashed in fourth Rubbish Renewed Showcase
Avatar photo Brianna Brey

Jacobim Mugatu’s final runway campaign in Zoolander appears to be mostly constructed from slick garbage bags, an in-the-gutter look that is unlikely—except when it is not. Enter stage left: Bend’s Rubbish Renewed trash fashion show. “My favorite part is the innovation,” said show founder Amy Anderson. “People take everyday materials and transform them, leaving you […]

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A Facility for All Seasons

No snow? No problem. Cascade Indoor Sports offers adult dodgeball and more
Avatar photo James Williams

On a recent Friday, I watched nearly two dozen peewee football players form tight huddles, each on opposite ends of a green Astroturf field inside one of the two Cascade Indoor Sports buildings. In a fit of giggles, the offensive team, in yellow pennies, unleashed an unorthodox trick play that can best be described as […]

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Future Sex, Love Sounds

Falling in love with Spike Jonze’s Her
Erik Henriksen

Old people love Village Inn. Love it. For starters, nothing about the place has changed since 1958—and at a certain age reliability itself becomes of chief importance. Over Christmas, I busted my fantastic 88-year-old grandmother out of her retirement home and then floored it to Village Inn. Where, over lunch, she leaned over her tomato […]

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Make Room for the Premier Award Ceremony

Could the Golden Globes eclipse the Oscars?
Avatar photo Phil Busse

Two days before Christmas, and just in time to qualify his latest film, The Wolf of Wall Street for this year’s Oscar Awards, director Martin Scorsese hosted a screening for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts, the governing organization that has handed out Oscars each year since 1929. Although the film has roundly […]

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Thrice as Nice

Folksy trio Red Molly is three solo artists rolled into one first-class band
Avatar photo Ethan Maffey

With nine solo albums between them—nine rich, rustic and, more importantly, successful solo albums—Laurie MacAllister, Abbie Gardner and Molly Venter already have combined strong individual skills into sentimental harmonies and poetic bluegrass as Red Molly. The proof that collaboration was a smart move, even with already fruitful careers, will be showcased when the group plays […]

Posted inFood & Drink

Pour Me Another!

Central Oregon taps another batch of breweries
Avatar photo James Williams

Platypus Pub Though the name is familiar—Platypus is a basement pub famous for serving hard-to-find beers—the Third Street bar has gone beyond pouring and recently entered the brewing arena with outstanding results. See the exceptional (and tongue twisterly named) Haste Ye’ Back Scottish Wee Heavy (8.5% ABV) for proof of their brewing prowess. “We’re selling […]

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2014 Festival Forecast

With the economy returning, so goes area conferences
Avatar photo Brianna Brey

Here are the facts: In 2013, BendFilm ticket sales increased by 26 percent, World Muse hosted Bend’s first women’s conference, packing the Tower Theatre with high profile voices of empowerment and inspiration, and TedxBend sold out for a second year running. The assessment: Local nonprofits had a good year as hosts. What to expect in […]

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Squeals of Delight

Art that is so cute it makes us go EEEEE!
Avatar photo Brianna Brey

When we saw Backporch Coffee Roaster’s hand drawn ad in the Source a few months back—two adorable cartoon octopuses, each in a winter hat sipping espresso (it appears this week on pg. 24)—our squeals couldn’t be contained. The office was filled with giggles and smiles, and we immediately sought out illustrator Connie Gabbert, who specializes […]

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Wrapping Up Business

City Council’s final meeting of year considers AirBnB
Avatar photo Erin Rook

In its last work session of the year, City Council received the results of an audit of vacation rentals—and the results were better than anticipated. The audit had been sparked by a perception that rentals of private homes through sites like AirBnB were not largely ducking out on the transient room tax code, explained City […]

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Bend on Ice

A new, full-sized public ice rink is little more than a year away
Avatar photo James Williams

Ashley Chally thinks the next Kristi Yamaguchi or Mario Lemieux could come from Bend. It makes sense. Already, Central Oregon is the high-desert home to a healthy collection of the country’s strongest athletes—from runners, to snowboarders, rock climbers, cyclists (road, mountain and cyclocross), nordic skiers and whitewater kayakers. And with an ice rink befitting the […]

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