The Beat of a Different Drum: Tao brings a unique musical performance to Bend

• Written by: Ross Leonard
• Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Over 7,000 miles away among the stunning scenery of Aso-Kuju National Park in Kyushu, Japan, members of the taiko drumming act, Tao: The Art of the Drum (say “dow”) have been training for their upcoming United States tour at a facility they call Grandioso.

Located on beautiful, mountainous terrain, thi...

Brewing up Cash

• Written by: Erin Foote Marlowe
• Wednesday, 1 February 2012

The 10 Barrel Brewing Company has just put the finishing touches on its new 50-barrel brewhouse in northeast Bend. It's a big facility with gleaming, polished steel tanks and just the latest in a series of recent expansions of the booming industry. Next on deck is a new Boneyard Beer brewhouse up th...

For the Love of Docs: BendFilm introduces a new documentary series to tide us over until the October Festival

• Written by: Anne Pick
• Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Sitting in Central Oregon Community College’s Hitchcock Auditorium last Thursday night with a bevy of independent film fans watching Chaz (formerly Chastity) Bono get his breasts removed on the big screen, I was struck by the idea that BendFilm is alive, well and active even though this year’s festi...

Talk it Out: Cronenberg expertly explores the madness behind modern psychiatry

• Written by: The Source Staff
• Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Christopher Hampton's stage play The Talking Cure provides the cerebral basis for David Cronenberg to dive into the largely overlooked story of Sabina Spielrein and her influence on the fathers of modern psychoanalysis— Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. Sabina (played with astonishing authority by Keira Knig...

Thank God for Groomers: Corduroy, Twin Bridges Looping and Belgian cyclocross madness

• Written by: Gregg Morris
• Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Thanks, Groomers.

An early morning ski two weeks ago reminded me to give a big thanks to all of the groomers who keep the trails manageable for us. I started my dawn patrol of Virginia Meissner early to beat the assured weekend crowd. My ski exploration led me up the freshly groomed Tangent Loop to t...

Outside Eats: Fat and happy thanks to winter carts Skinny Skis Café and Dad’s Concessions

• Written by: James Williams
• Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Kirsten Fletcher and Monte Wornath are geniuses.

Maybe they’d score off the charts on an IQ test, then again maybe not, but the two friends  conceived one of the best ideas for a local business that we’ve heard of. The pair, recognizing that intense hunger always follows winter recreating, got permit...