THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 • THE BULLETIN
GO! MAGAZINE • PAGE 21
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Not every obstacle at WJ Skatepark + Urban Plaza in Eugene is covered, including its fun and inviting brick banks.
“I had been there probably three
times prior, not too much,” Matwich
said, who grew up skating at Ponder-
osa, a park on Bend’s east side that is
home to two skateparks — an older one
from the late ’90s off 15th Street and
the newer one with an entrance on Wil-
son Avenue just west of 15th.
What Matwich likes about WJ —
and you may too, should you accept
this spring break assignment and go to
Eugene — is the park’s “flow,” which re-
fers to a skatepark’s design — how well,
and how satisfyingly for the rider, vari-
ous obstacles are linked.
“Every obstacle sends you into an-
movie times for the week of March 25
BEND — MCMENAMINS
McMenamins Old St. Francis School, 700 NW Bond St.,
Bend, 541-382-5174, mcmenamins.com
Godzilla vs. Kong (PG-13) Wed: 3:30, 6:15 Thu, Fri:
4:30, 7:15 Sat, Sun: 11:30, 2:30, 5:30 Mon, Tue: 4:30,
7:15 Wed: 3:30, 6:15
Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Fri: 4:30, 7:30 Mon:
4:30, 7:30 Tue: 4:30, 7:15
Younger than 21 may attend screenings if
accompanied by a legal guardian.
overhead — there’s just something a lit-
tle slick, even greasy, about WJ. At any
rate, many skaters advise slightly softer
wheels for better traction when riding
there.
Matwich also believes a lot of
thought went into the functionality of
the Eugene park.
“Eugene’s population, I think, had
an influence on that. Redmond can get
overwhelming with a lot of people, and
WJ, I think, was built to handle that,” he
said. The more recently built Prineville
Skatepark, he believes, is informed by a
similar sensibility as WJ.
“I think they put a lot of functional-
ity, a WJ-esque twist on the Prineville
other obstacle, like, just endless lines,”
Matwich said.
WJ was designed and built by the
renowned Oregon-based Dreamland
Skateparks, LLC. The company also
built three in Central Oregon: Red-
mond Skatepark (opened in 2001),
Madras Bike + Skatepark (2005) and
Prineville Skatepark (2019).
Asked to compare WJ Skatepark to
those other Dreamland parks closer to
home, Matwich said, “It’s bigger, and
the concrete feels different, like they
buffed the s-- - out of it at WJ.”
It’s true that the concrete feels dif-
ferent, which may be attributable to
the many vehicles constantly passing
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Open captioning provided for some screenings.
BEND — TIN PAN
Tin Pan Theater, 869 NW Tin Pan Alley, Bend, 541-
241-2271, tinpantheater.com
Ski Films in the Alley (no MPAA rating) Thu, Fri: 6:30
REDMOND — ODEM PUB
Odem Theater Pub, 349 SW Sixth St., Redmond, 541-
425-1850, odemtheaterpub.com
The Father (PG-13) Thu: 3
WJ Skatepark + Urban Plaza in Eugene is lighted and
partially protected from rain by I-105, as this March 5
photo attests.
Accessibility devices are available for some movies at
Regal Old Mill Stadium 16 and IMAX and Sisters Movie
House.
Minari (PG-13) Thu: 5:05
Nobody (R) Fri-Sun: 2:55, 5, 7:50 Mon-Wed: 4:40, 6:45
Promising Young Woman (R) Thu: 7:25
Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Thu: 4, 6:20 Fri-Sun:
3:05, 5:30, 7 Mon-Wed: 4, 6:20
MADRAS
Madras Cinema 5, 1101 SW U.S. Highway 97, Madras,
541-475-3505, madrascinema5.com
Godzilla vs. Kong (PG-13) Wed: 4:05, 7:10
Monster Hunter (PG-13) Thu: 7:10 Fri: 4:25, 7:10 Sat,
park, because of the street obstacles,”
he said.
“You can kind of tell the influence on
the park based on who showed up at
the (public input) meetings, and who
really pushed to have a street section in
Prineville. … Madras, I think that’s the
perfect park for how small of a popu-
lation there is. There’s some little stuff
and it gets progressively larger.”
Getting there: WJ Skatepark + Ur-
ban Plaza is located between Wash-
ington and Jefferson streets at First
Avenue beneath the I-105 bridge in
Eugene.
David Jasper: 541-383-0349,
djasper@bendbulletin.com
There may be an additional fee for 3D and IMAX.
Movie times may change after press time. Contact
individual cinemas for the most current schedules.
Sun: 1:35, 4:25. 7:10 Mon, Tue: 4:25, 7:10 Wed: 7:20
Nobody (R) Fri: 4:15, 6:50 Sat, Sun: 1:45, 4:15, 6:50
Mon-Wed: 4:15, 6:50
Raya and the Last Dragon (PG) Thu: 7 Fri: 4, 7 Sat,
Sun: 1, 4, 7 Mon-Wed: 4, 7
Raya and the Last Dragon — Spanish Dubbed
(PG) Thu: 7 Fri: 4, 7 Sat, Sun: 1, 4, 7 Mon-Wed: 4, 7
Tom & Jerry (PG) Thu: 7:20 Fri: 4:40, 7:20 Sat, Sun:
1:50, 4:40, 7:20 Mon, Tue: 4:40, 7:20 Wed: 4:40
Wonder Woman 1984 (PG-13) Thu: 6:35