"The hippest trip in America!"

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 hear hip music or learn how to dance, this was your source (see video below).

Sadly, Mr. Cornelius was found dead in his home on Tuesday morning, not long after he had placed a "distraught" phone call to his son.

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 see in 2012. Tickets go on sale next week (if you didn't get in on the early bird pricing) and the lineup is below (since the Sasquatch website keeps crashing). So get planning... this one will sell out FAST!

SASQUATCH 2012 Lineup:



Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Tenacious D, The Shins, Silversun Pickups, Feist, Portlandia The Tour, Girl Talk, Mogwai, St. Vincent, Beirut, Metric, Nero, Wild Flag, Spiritualized, Kurt Vile, Zola Jesus, Purity Ring, Electric Guest, Poor Moon, Explosions In The Sky, Allen Stone, Childish Gambino, Yellow Ostrich, tUnE-yArDs, Shabazz Palaces, Thee Satisfaction, Pretty Lights, The Head & The Heart, The Roots, M. Ward, John C. Reily & Friends, The Civil Wars, The Joy Formidable, Little Dragon, Blind Pilot, Wolfgang Gartner, Apparat, The Walkmen, Mark Lanegan Band, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Beats Antique, Blitzen Trapper, The Cave Singers, Jamey Johnson, fun., Grouplove, Tycho, SBTRKT, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Deer Tick, Imelda May, Dum Dum Girls, The Helio Sequence, Cloud Cult, Ben Howard, Here We Go Magic, The War On Drugs, Shearwater, Cass McCombs, Active Child, Trampled By Turtles, AraabMuzik, Star Slinger, LA Riots, Com Truise, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, I Break Horses, Walk The Moon, Dry The River, Hey Marseilles, Gary Clark Jr., Alabama Shakes, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Nobody Beats The Drum, Coeur de Pirate, Lord Huron, Pickwick, Starf**ker, We Are Augustines, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Beat Connection, THEESatisfaction, The Sheepdogs, Hey Rosetta!, Said The Whale, Howlin Rain, Gardens & Villa, Felix Cartal, Craft Spells, Vintage Trouble, Black Whales, Gold Leaves, Greylag, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Dyme Def, Fresh Espresso, The Physics, Sol, Metal Chocolates

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 life from his birth in 1564 to his death in 1616—a pretty cool way to learn from an expert what we all should have learned in eighth grade. The Oregonian gave Turner's show a very favorable review back in September.

And if experiencing the works of great playwrights is your thing, note that tickets for Bend's  Shakespeare in the Park went on sale today. Running from Aug. 23-Aug. 25 these tickets will go quickly ($20-$75 at bendticket.com). This year's performance is Romeo and Juliet.

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 programming the current site on Brooks Avenue as the main reason for the departure. Programming, however, wasn’t the only challenge at the site. A dispute with Deschutes County assessors led to a bill for back taxes in excess of $10,000. The city of Bend, which owns the historic building where Arts Central resides, paid the bill upfront and Arts Central has been paying the city back. According to story in Thursday's Bulletin, The city has agreed to forgive the balance of the debt if Arts Central can help find a tenant for the space that the city had leased to the organization for $1 per year.

Property taxes weren’t the only challenge; in order to preserve its non-profit status and virtually rent-free arrangement with the city, the organization was also prohibited from allowing local artists to display art and offer it for sale within the building, known as the Rademacher house – something that Arts Central had long done. Executive Director Cate O’Hagan had complained also about the vagrancy and criminal activity that occurs around the plaza area and had called for more emphasis on public safety.

The organization has not yet identified a new home for its operations.

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.

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.

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 lunch customers figured out the Alehouse quickly (we were like their 20th customers, or something close to that).

For now, the Alehouse is serving similar fare to what you can find at the Bro Jo's on Galveston, but the current menu is only a temporary one. The prices look similar (sub $10, for the most part with entrees running from $11-15).

Jon: Extra points for choosing the Duchesse De Bourgogne for one of your taps—one of the best damn beers in the galaxy.

Also on tap are beers from Double Mountain, Bayern, Boneyard, Everybody's, etc.

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,” the wolf that recently trekked across Oregon, making its way to California and cementing his role in history as the first wild wolf to visit that state since 1924.

The wolves of the Imnaha pack have been connected to several lifestock killings since arriving in Oregon around 2009.

House Bill 4158 was introduced on behalf of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. Members of the association have been vocal about their interest in killing wolves that prey on livestock.

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 group will use the money to file for federal tax-exempt status as they move forward with their goal of bringing a world-class velodrome to Bend.

To learn more about the Bend Velodrome Project and their mission read our blurb on them in last week's issue or on tsweekly.com.

Deschutes Brewery has been dominating the world of craft beer since their opening in 1988. When the brew pub closed in order to expand into the adjoining building, people had many other excellent breweries to choose from while awaiting Deschutes' return. However, the 2 hour wait some folks experienced during last weeks soft opening shows their hearts were set on the return of the original.

The grand opening is February 1st, which is also when Deschutes launches their newest beer, the Imperial Bitter. I was lucky enough to get an early taste of the new brew and I can say without reservation that it’s fantastic. The dark, smoky flavors meld into a lovely, biting tang. There's also a new bar menu, as well as several new pizza’s. Executive Chef Matt Neltner has been experimenting with crusts and flatbread, bringing his love of Chicago pizza to the kitchen. The pizzas I tasted were phenomenal and a testament to a uniform excellence the new Deschutes is bringing to its menu.

The new expansion catapulted their seating capacity from 141 to 306, added 7,500 more square feet and 50 new employees on staff. Some might think the Deschutes brew pub will lose some of the intimate charm of the original space, but owner Gary Fish is quick to note that he hopes it still feels like Bend’s community pub. After my time there tonight, I’d have to agree with him.