Temporary beauty graces the asphalt

Temporary beauty graces the asphalt

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

The window for street chalk art in Central Oregon is perilously small, according to Karen Eland, defending chalk art champion at the Bend Spring Festival. There’s winter, which doesn’t work for obvious reasons. Then there’s summer,....MORE

TV Today

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

11 a. m. on 6, ‘‘2013 Masters Tournament’’ — Sunday at Augusta — it’s one of those quintessential settings in sports, right up there with match point at Wimbledon, Game 7 at Yankee Stadium or the two-minute....MORE

TV spotlight

‘Defiance’ is equal parts show, game

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

“Defiance" 9 p. m. Monday, SyfyVideo games adapted from movies and television shows are, with a few notable exceptions, uniformly terrible. Movies adapted from video games are even worse. Think — or try not to — of “Super....MORE

Is there a better glass for an IPA?

• New glassware claims to enhance beer’s aroma, flavor

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

Should you be immediately skeptical of the design of Spiegelau’s new glass designed specifically for India pale ales, you may want to know that Ken Grossman was too. The founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., who sat on a panel that chose the....MORE

Kushner’s new novel brutally unsentimental

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

“The Flamethrowers" by Rachel Kushner (Scribner, 383 pgs, $26.99)As “The Flamethrowers" opens, Reno (not her real name, which we never do learn) is hurtling on an Italian Moto Valera motorcycle toward the land-speed trials at the....MORE

‘Donnybrook’ tells a gritty, punchy tale

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

“Donnybrook," by Frank Bill (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 242 pgs., $15)The author Frank Bill lives in the town of Corydon in southern Indiana and has observed as manufacturing in the area has declined. Some of his fellow citizens have turned to....MORE

‘Hopper’ bio shows troubled rebel

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

“Hopper: A Journey into the American Dream" by Tom Folsom (It Books, 384pgs, $26.99)Like a stoned Forrest Gump, Dennis Hopper always managed to be where the action was in American pop culture history. When James Dean was inventing the Angry....MORE

Books are canine; the Web is feline

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

NEW YORK — Reader, if you and I can agree on anything, it’s that the Internet is made of cats. But we may differ on the follow-up: What else could it be made of? When cats took over on our screens and in our minds, whose regime, exactly, ....MORE

A chilling visit to a small town

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

“A Cold and Lonely Place" by Sara J. Henry, (Crown, 304 pgs., $24)Most of us thrive on human contact — spouses, friends, family. But for others who have been wounded by the people they love most, isolation in a cold and lonely place may....MORE

Best-Sellers

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

Publishers Weekly ranks the best-sellers for the week ending April 7. Hardcover fiction1. “Starting Now," by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine)2. “Six Years." by Harlan Coben (Dutton)3. “Manuscript Found in Accra," by Paulo Coelho....MORE

Time to strap on your snowboard and get soaked

April 13, 2013 4:00 am

Hoodoo employees worked Friday (see attached photo) to set up the course for today's pond skim contest. Hoodoo lift operator Gretchen Bennett (above), of Bend, uses a fire hose to fill the pond. “You might make it all the way across, you might....MORE

'The sport of kings'

April 13, 2013 4:00 am

Falconry hoods, like the one at left made of kangaroo leather, are used to cover the bird's eyes. They are useful for training, transporting and calming falcons. Below, Wilbur watches a nature program from his perch inside the Cecchinis' home. The....MORE

Swank is half of HBO’s ‘Mary and Martha’

April 13, 2013 4:00 am

By Jay BobbinSometimes, it takes a familiar face to put a face on a problem ... even one that is international in scope. Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank is no stranger to championing social causes, and she takes up another as she and “My....MORE

A Story to Tell

• Bend is a flourishing forum for tellers of tales, keeping a timeless tradition thriving

April 13, 2013 4:00 am

Most parents have heard their child say, “Tell me a story," but as a growing number of storytelling events and programs around the country have shown, storytelling is not just for kids. Storytelling groups, festivals and guilds are flourishing....MORE

Mexican in the a.m.

• Traditional dishes are served amid bright surroundings at Sabor a Mi!

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

As much as I enjoy good Mexican food, it's always seemed to me that there aren't enough places that serve south-of-the-border breakfasts. Sure, I can get huevos rancheros at many places — but not usually until after 11 a. m. That's not the same....MORE

Blue Sky Riders visit the Tower Theatre

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman, no doubt, have long and distinguished careers in music. Burr is a former member of Pure Prairie League and a prolific songwriter who has had tunes recorded by acts as varied as Garth Brooks, Kelly Clarkson and Lynyrd....MORE

TV spotlight

Starz reinvents Leonardo in noisy ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

“Da Vinci’s Demons" 10 tonight, Starz“Da Vinci’s Demons" is so overloaded with people yelling, noisily copulating and slicing each other’s heads off, and weird “Da Vinci Code"-like mysticism, that you may miss the ....MORE

Parents’ guide to movies

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

‘42’Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements including language. What it’s about: Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey plan for the day Jackie will become the first modern black major leaguer. The kid attractor factor: Baseball history, in....MORE

TV feels ‘squeezed’ on airwaves

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

LAS VEGAS — As the federal government tries to encourage companies like AT&T and Verizon to create bigger, faster mobile networks, TV broadcasters are feeling like the farmers of yesteryear who were asked to sell their land to make way for the ....MORE

Going out

Looking for something to do? Check out our listing of live music, DJs, karaoke, open mics and more happening at local nightspots. Find lots more at www.bendbulletin.com/events.

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

TODAYFINN MILES: Pop; 6 p. m.; Book & Bean, 395 N. Main St., Prineville; 541-447-3778. TEXAS HOLD'EM: $40; 6 p. m.; Rivals Sports Bar, Grill & Poker, 2650 N. E. Division St., Bend; 541-550-7771. DEREK MICHAEL MARC: Blues, with Garth Osborn; 6 p. m.....MORE

Planning ahead

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

April 19-25April 19-20 — CENTRAL OREGON MASTERSINGERS: The choir presents “Voices of Hope" under the direction of Clyde Thompson; $15; 7:30 p. m.; First Presbyterian Church, 230 N. E. Ninth St., Bend; 541-385-7229 or www. co-mastersingers.....MORE

Highland Quartet plays The Oxford

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

Now in its fifth season, High Desert Chamber Music is bringing the Highland Quartet back to the High Desert for a 7:30 p. m. concert Saturday at The Oxford Hotel, 10 N. W. Minnesota Ave., in downtown Bend. The group’s members fine-tuned their....MORE

New roundabout art to be installed

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

Starting Monday, Seattle artist John Fleming’s 39-foot steel pipe sculpture titled “High Desert Spiral" will be installed in the roundabout at Mt. Washington Drive and Simpson Avenue. According to a press release, Fleming’s....MORE

Andre Nickatina returns to Bend

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

Bay Area gangsta-rap hero Andre Nickatina rolls through Bend once or twice each year, playing to a loyal and good-sized group of local fans. This weekend’s show is being billed a bit differently: It’s part of the rapper’s....MORE

Music + history = Romancing the West

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

Music-loving history buffs, heads up!The Romancing the West Tour, which will stop at Bend’s Tower Theatre on Sunday, is described by its organizers as a “narrative-style concert (that tells) the epic story of the American West."They also ....MORE

String sisters

• The Prairie Rockets celebrate their new album

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

Ask Aspen Clayton about her friendship with Shirley Walkey and Patty Meehan, and it’s soon clear you’re using the wrong word.“Actually I would just call us more like sisters," Clayton said in a telephone interview earlier this week.....MORE

Upcoming Concerts

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

April 19 — Eastern Sunz (hip-hop), The Horned Hand, Bend, www. facebook. com/thehornedhand. April 20 — Beats Antique (organic dance music), Midtown Ballroom, Bend, www. bendticket. com. April 23 — SHUFFLE Concert (multi-genre), Tower....MORE

Dispatches

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

• Confluence Fly Shop will open soon in the Old Mill District in Bend. The store is partnering with Deep Canyon Outfitters and will provide equipment testing, fly-fishing schools, clinics and casting lessons. For more information contact....MORE

Story Times and library youth events

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

n For the week of April 12-18. Story times are free unless otherwise noted. Barnes & Noble Booksellers2690 N. E. U. S. Highway 20, Bend; 541-318-7242n ONCE UPON A STORY TIME: All ages; 11 a. m. Friday. C. E. Lovejoy’s Brookswood Market19530....MORE

It mesmerizes but lacks heart

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

The heist picture gets a few Danny Boyle head-game twists with “Trance," a movie about memory, the mind and manipulating both to find some “lost" stolen art. James McAvoy is Simon, trusted employee of a London auction house. On the day....MORE

Ebert’s lasting lesson: Movies always matter

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

There are two things to remember about Roger Ebert. One is that he was, for a very long time, the most important film critic in America, based in Chicago but read and seen nationwide. The second is that, even as he battled cancer, he never stopped....MORE

Out of town

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

The following is a list of other events “Out of Town."ConcertsApril 12 — Keller Williams, Aladdin Theater, Portland; TF*April 12 — Molly Ringwald, The Shedd Institute, Eugene; www. theshedd. org or 541-434-7000. April 13 — A Day ....MORE

Homegrown dance

• Oregon Ballet Theatre presents 3 new works in Portland

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

During the popular OBT Exposed event last August, Swedish choreographer Pontus Lidberg worked with six Oregon Ballet Theatre dancers on a new contemporary piece. Their hard work comes to fruition this Thursday with the world premiere of....MORE

In bloom!

• Food, fun and families will be plentiful at Bend Spring Festival

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

Anyone who has lived in Central Oregon for more than a year or two knows that you can't count on great summer weather till June. That said, 2013 has brought with it a very mild spring so far, which makes this weekend's Bend Spring Festival (see....MORE

Event calendar april 12-18

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

ToDAYLAST COMIC STANDING: Qualifying round; comedians attempt to advance to the next round; $5; 5-7 p. m.; The Horned Hand, 507 N. W. Colorado Ave., Bend; www. lastcomicstandingbend. com. BEND SPRING FESTIVAL: A celebration of the new season with art,....MORE

Art Exhibits

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

Alleda Real Estate: Featuring wildlife paintings by Vivian Olsen and Joren Traveller, through April; art inspired by “The Snow Child," opens Saturday, through May 6; 25 N. W. Minnesota Ave., Suite 1, Bend; 541-633-7590. Ambiance Art Co-op:....MORE

Crazy love

• 'Crazy About Me' opening at 2nd Street Theater is first for Prineville writer

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

“Crazy About Me" is a romantic comedy about, among other things, a young man with schizophrenia. It's complicated material, involving complex characters. It also marks the first time that Prineville resident Suzan Noyes will see one of her plays ....MORE

Review

Flawed, fun co-op mayhem

• 'Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel' is not a serious game, but the silly thrills work

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

When we featured “Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel" on the cover of our magazine last year, it was pitched as a new direction for the series. Visceral Games would be handling the creation of the game with a new Montreal-based studio. New....MORE

Music releases

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

OneRepublic“NATIVE"Interscope RecordsThere's a thin line where ardent emotion meets maudlin simpering, and that's exactly where Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic's lead singer and main songwriter and producer, has built an impressive hitmaking career.....MORE

Feel positive vibes with Pato Banton

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

This week marks my seventh year of covering Bend’s music scene, and here’s one thing I’ve learned: When it comes to promoting their concerts, reggae artists tend to lag behind their contemporaries in other genres. Updated websites,....MORE