The annual BendFilm festival starts today, celebrating independent cinema for four days from the 8th through the 11th, and you can take a look at the staggering movie schedule here—but really it’s the parties that are where the fun’s at! Fortunately I was sent a list of the official party … Continue reading
This Friday and Saturday is the annual Tower Theatre fundraising event, Bend Follies: “Two nights of comedy about Bend, by Bend and for Bend, benefiting the Tower Theatre Foundation.” Its Saturday Night Live – Central Oregon -style! This one -of-a-kind fundraiser features local civic, business, sports, education and media personalities … Continue reading
I missed the boat on blogging about this earlier—bad blogger! bad!—but this weekend Lay It Out Events’ Shakespeare in the Park returns for its second year and is featuring the play “Much Ado About Nothing” in Drake Park tonight, and in Sunriver at the SHARC on Sunday. Lay It Out … Continue reading
This Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th, the Tower Theatre is hosting a special lighthearted show as their annual fundraiser: the Bend Follies. It’s a skit-based, comedy and variety type show featuring Bend’s own business owners, personalities, and celebrities having fun on stage. It sounds like a lot of … Continue reading
Do you need a little more high school drama in your life? Who doesn’t? Especially when it comes in the form of a play directed by the high school students themselves! Well, you will get your chance two weekends in a row. The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon and Goldilocks on Trial … Continue reading
Located over on the westside in the Century Center, the Volcanic Theatre Pub is open now, and is taking something of an arthouse approach to theater, offering up plays, movies, and live music; here’s their description: Volcanic Theatre Pub is committed to enhancing Central Oregon’s cultural environment by providing a … Continue reading
Just in time for Halloween! The 2nd Street Theater is again bringing us “Evil Dead: The Musical” for the third time, starting this Friday the 12th and running through the 27th, and not only is there “plenty of blood to go around” (if you’re familiar with the origin movie(s) then … Continue reading
There aren’t many events that my teenage son is interested in attending at the Tower Theatre. While there’s a lot for kids, and a lot for adults… there’s a niche in the teen years that’s tough to crack. Recently? It’s a different story. They had him at “Kung Fu”. The … Continue reading
Just in time for Halloween! Edgar Allan Poe invented the modern short story and authored many suitably creepy and macabre works, so if you’re looking for something Halloween-ish to do the weekend before the holiday, this could be it. The Des Chutes Historical Museum, The Tower Theatre Foundation, and Lenore … Continue reading
Little ol’ Bend has a pretty great theater scene, in my opinion. If you haven’t had a chance to check out Cat Call Productions’ latest show, The Producers (a musical adaptation of the Mel Brooks film) there’s still time. The musical comedy runs through September 22 so don’t wait too … Continue reading