Thursday 19 Inna Vision WELCOME MAUN—Reggae from Maui comes to life and to Bend when this trio of beat-loving musicians stops by on tour. This is for people who love to relax and nod to the sweet sound of music. Pandora calls Inna Vision its highest streaming Hawaiian-based reggae group and it's easy to see […]
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Redmond Proficiency Academy will present Boundless
A Live Event at the Tower Theater in Bend for and by Teenagers
Redmond, OR—The Redmond Proficiency Academy will host Boundless , a live event where teens showcase their talents, which includes magic, inspirational talks, music performances, and more, at the Tower Theatre in Bend, Oregon, on May 18, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. This is the second event hosted by RPA and its student run company, Caged Inspiration. It is a continuation of […]
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Celebrate the 1930s: Fashion, Dance and Music
High Desert Museum brings vintage fashion to life
Step back in time to the 1930s, with a fashion show, music and dance, part of “Art for a Nation: Inspiration from the Great Depression,” a special High Desert Museum collaboration. The fashion show, curated by Linda Evans, will take place at the Tower Theatre on Friday, May 13. This lively and entertaining event is […]
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Picks 5/11-5/18
Thursday 12 Mexican Gunfight MUSIC—Described as a combination of blues grit, country lyricism and gospel, this band has been making beautiful music together for a few years now. The members have played with multiple Northwest groups over the years and have only become more impressive for it. 7 p.m., McMenamins Old St. Francis. 700 NW […]
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BendFilm Presents “A Place to Stand”
Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca will speak
As a lead-up to its festival in October of this year, BendFilm is hosting renowned poet Jimmy Santiago Baca for a Thursday night reception and film screening of the award-winning documentary, “A Place to Stand,” based on Baca’s critically-acclaimed memoir of the same name. After the viewing, an interactive Q&A will take place with Jimmy […]
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The Power of Music
Soldier Songs helps vets find their voice
Chuck Hemingway is a soldier with a song. He wrote the lyrics for “Outside The Wire Again” and the song was put to music by Mark Quon. The song sheds light on the ghostly images that haunt him and the way his mind travels back to the deafening roar of an ambush: “John buddy what […]
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OperaBend World Premiere
“Vía Láctea” will debut in June
“Vía Láctea," a new opera in English, is coming to life in Bend, transformed from the page by an ensemble of prodigious music, literary and theater professionals from across the country. The original opera will premiere June 10 at the Tower Theatre, where audiences will be the first in the world to see the two-hour […]
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The Greener Side of Life
VegNet Bend
Founded in Bend in 2008 by Judy Petullo, VegNet Bend is a local nonprofit that raises awareness about the benefits of a plant-based diet for reasons including health, animal rights and Earth preservation. It all started six months after Petullo lost her daughter in a car accident. “I was walking downtown and saw a pamphlet […]
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The Blue Note
The Source talks hip-hop with Curtis Salgado
When asked how it all began for him as a musician and what led to the decision to make music his life, Curtis Salgado chuckles and says, “I should have went with software, apparently. Why didn’t I come along then? Music hit me as a kid and that’s what I’m fascinated with.” That fascination has […]
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Blues to Burn
Robert Cray Band comes home to Oregon
Robert Cray has been making music for longer than most people have been listening to it, and at 64 he doesn’t appear to be slowing down. A seasoned guitarist who has played with famed musicians such as Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn and BB King, just to name a few, he leads his own band, […]