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Silver Moon Brewmaster Headed to Eugene

Eric Flowers — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:45:32 +0100

It seems as though Bend’s rapidly expanding craft beer industry has done nothing but import brewers over the last few years. So it was probably time that we started exporting again. And it appears the first to go is longtime Silver Moon brewmaster, Tyler West...

Storms still on economic horizon

erin foote marlowe — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:30:08 +0100

In case there was any doubt, officials released an economic forecast today predicting more storms on the horizon.

Even as economic indicators show Oregon’s economy is slowly growing, the state said today that job creation still remains “glacial,” according to the forecast from the state’s Offic...

Counterpoint: Bend owns that top 25 list

James Williams — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:01:06 +0100

National Geographic (Adventure version!), a publication which has a pretty good handle on these things, recently named Bend as one of the "World's 25 Best Ski Towns." Yep, right up there with Chamonix, France and Zermatt, Switzerland. You can read out...

Move Over Chamonix, Here Comes Bend!

Eric Flowers — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:58:11 +0100

Not sure when National Geographic got into the overplayed town rankings business that seems to constitute Outside Magazine’s business model, but they apparently have and “surprise” Bend is on the mag’s list of top 25 ski towns—in the world… Yes, according to National Geographic we’re right up there with Banff, Aspen, Telluride, Crested Butte not to mention Chamonix and Zermatt, Switzerland. Don’t get us wrong we love our town, which is actually...

The Shins and Beck, Both Coming Back to LSA

James Williams — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:13:50 +0100

Lovers of great music rejoice: The Shins and Beck are playing at Les Schwab Amphitheater over Memorial Day weekend. Awesome news.

Tickets go on sale February 10 at 10am (see below for ticket links).

Here are the details:

The Shins with special guests The Head and The Heart and Blind Pilot

th...

New Spidey Trailer Shakes Up Blockbuster Race

Ross Leonard — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:24:36 +0100

The summer of super heroes is fast approaching. In major cities across the globe, lucky fans of the web-slinging teenager were recently treated to a six-minute preview of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man. The preview draws comparison to the prologue released by Warner Bros. for the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises. Following suit, Spidey's new trailer hit the web today.

Along with The Avengers, the trailer for which debuted during the Superbowl, these three comic book powerhouses are ...

Mt. Hood Climber Found Dead, Two Days After Local Guide Leads Group to Summit

James Williams — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:09:09 +0100

This morning, authorities found the body of a climber who went missing on Mt. Hood early Monday morning.

Jared Townsley of Tigard was found dead after having fallen into White River Canyon (near the 9,000-foot level) while descending the mountain.

Though it was reportedly very icy, conditions ...

Typhoon! closes after BOLI charges filed

erin foote marlowe — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:52:53 +0100

Typhoon!, the Portland-based Thai food chain closed its Bend restaurant this weekend, along with four other Oregon locations and one restaurant in Redmond, Wash.

Bo, the bar also located in the Franklin Crossing building, closed, as well.

Bo Kline, the chef responsible for Typhoon!’s highly accla...

Like Smearing Honey On a Baby

Tara Reynvaan — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:28:13 +0100

Today the morning sun crawled through my window and sat quietly on the floor of my apartment while I got dressed. As I left for work, I imagined it sauntering over the coffee table and up the wall only to loiter between shadows on the bookshelf for hours. Yesterday I caught it showing off near the coffee shop as it appeared satisfied by it's own unpredicted presence in the otherwise cold days of early February.

Such was Don Cornelius' tag line on the hit musical showcase, Soul Train, a program he created, hosted and produced.

In 1970, Cornelius figured that there needed to be a black answer to "American Bandstand." That answer was Soul Train and it was awesome. If you wanted to h...

2012 Sasquatch Lineup!

Ethan Maffey — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:13:07 +0100

It's finally here! The 11th edition of the famous Sasquatch Music Festival has arrived! In my opinion the lineup is a damn good one... It features Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Feist, The Roots, Electric Guest (who I featured on Bent a little while back), and tons of other artists who were responsible for some of the best music from 2011 as well as some of the releases we have yet to s...

The Bard in Bend: Shakespeare at Winterfest

James Williams — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:15:15 +0100

Winterfest is fast approaching and this year the five day event includes a one-man show on Wednesday entitled, "Shakespeare on the Rocks: Good Will."

Grant Turner, the star of the show, is the artistic director of the Northwest Classical Theatre Company and will present an intimate look at the bard's lif...

Arts Central To Vacate Mirror Pond Plaza

Eric Flowers — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:56:52 +0100

The nonprofit arts education and advocacy group Arts Central will soon vacate its longtime home at Mirror Pond plaza, according to the group which sent out a press release on Thursday announcing its pending departure. The organization, which operates the Art Station in the Old Mill, the artists in residency program in the Bend schools and the mobile outreach program, Van Go cited challenges...

Local theatre director dies suddenly

erin foote marlowe — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:55:21 +0100

Local theater director Pat Kmiec died overnight of an apparent heart attack, said friends Thursday morning.

Kmiec was directing Second Street Theater's production of Gina Galdi and Guest, which was to run for one month beginning Feb. 17. He was also set to direct And a Child Shall Lead for Bend Experimental Art Theatre. That show was set to run from May 10 through May 13.

Please check back for further information, which the Source will post as it becomes available.

Evelyn Dong – Strong is Beautiful

Christian Heeb — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:44:31 +0100

You don't have the chance every day to photograph a ski champion like Evelyn Dong at your studio.

To show her muscles and that cool turtle tattoo I decide to shoot her backside with some back light to frame her physique.

The idea was to showcase her athletic body and show that strong is beautiful. Again it shows how great it is to live in place where you have all these athletes and fit people around.

Open For Business: Bro Jo's Alehouse, downtown

James Williams — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0100

We stopped in for lunch. The food was decent, John was smiling, 14 beers were on tap, all seemed good.

Today is opening day at Brother Jon's Alehouse, located in what was the home of The Decoy and more recently The Bond Street Grill (right across the street from Deschutes 2.0. Today is also their grand re-opening). The...

Whisnant sponsors bill to kill wolves

erin foote marlowe — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:32:35 +0100

Rep. Gene Whisnant, R-Sunriver, is one of nine representatives and five senators sponsoring a new bill in the Oregon House that aims to kill the remaining four wolves in the Imnaha pack in northeast Oregon.

The pack was the first to return to Oregon in 60 years. The Imnaha is also the home pack of “Journey,&rd...

Bend Velodrome Project Party A Success

James Williams — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100

The goal of the Bend Velodrome Project Party, according to Board Member and Source contributor Michelle Bazemore, was to attract 100 people and raise $1000.

Mission accomplished.

The party, hosted by GoodLife Brewing Co. last Thursday, drew in more than 275 people and, in the process, raised $2,404. The g...