So! How’s Central Oregon Beer Week been going so far, Bend beerhounds? Been enjoying all the special tastings at Broken Top Bottle Shop? Tried COBW IWA, the hoppy wheat ale from Sunriver Brewing that’s the official beer of the event? Wondering how effective Ibuprofen really is as a hangover preventative? Well, look out, because there’s […]
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Art Station Summer Camps
Entering through the doors to the enchanting Art Station is like a visit to the atelier of a famous artist. There are tall shelves full of mysterious supplies, large work tables, open space and lots of light. Art Central’s creative learning center is a nonprofit visual arts school in the heart of Bend for all […]
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High Class in the Grass
Glamour + Camping = Glamping
Glamping is the clever combination of the words glamour and camping. The act of glamping combines nature with the luxury to which one may be accustomed and can no longer live without. Though many people have the desire to spend a few nights in the wilderness or attend a multi-day music festival, often sleeping on […]
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Letters 5/25-6/1
Help Hillary Trounce Trump When Tom Freedman (May 5) and Don Schuman (May 12) are done celebrating Bernie Sanders’ Oregon primary victory, they and the rest of Bernie’s movement must quit demonizing Hillary Clinton and elect her to the Presidency. Tom condemns Hillary as a stealth Republican. This is Naderite false equivalency. No Republican has such […]
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Heroes
Troy Field Memorial Day Service On Memorial Day, May 30, citizens of Bend will gather at 8 a.m. to honor the fallen soldiers of Iraq and Afghanistan in a solemn special event at Troy Field. This is the ninth year that the memorial has been held and the third year at Troy Field. The service […]
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Alabama Shakes’ Drummer Steve Johnson & ‘Sound & Color’
Sold out show in Bend kicks off summer music season
Alabama Shakes’ current album, “Sound & Color,” is one of the boldest second albums in recent years, taking the fairly straightforward (but stirring) blues and soul-rooted rock of the group’s 2012 debut, “Boys & Girls,” and turning it on its ear with a host of stylistic twists and an adventurous approach to the music. Some […]
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All in the Game
Rapper TOPE comes to Bend
Portland-born rapper/producer Anthony “Tope” Anderson is on the way up. Since his debut in 2010, he has collaborated with some of the best names in hip-hop music including Abstract Rude, Scarub, Myka 9 and Slum Village. He’s shared the stage with names like Aesop Rock, Talib Kweli, Run the Jewels, Black Milk and Digable Planets. […]
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Federal Government Lags Behind Common Sense Cannabis Voters
One of the main reasons that cannabis has been legalized in more and more states, both for medicinal and so-called recreational uses, is a major shift in public perception about the benefits and harms of the drug. Indeed, all five of the jurisdictions that currently have a legal non-medicinal cannabis industry—Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, and […]
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“Heart Like a Wheel”
Honey Don’t
Honey Don’t is a local band to see at the 4 Peaks Music Festival on June 16, bringing all that Americana music has to offer: bluegrass, folk, old timey, country, blues, swing and even bits of jazz. It is a genre limited only by the artist’s interpretations and this group shows no restraint. The band […]
