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August 2021
Barnstormers Theatre Announces 70th Anniversary Season
Barnstormers Theatre announces its upcoming 2021-2022 season, celebrating the community theatre’s 70 th anniversary. The season, which runs from August 2021 until June 2022, will include six plays that have never been done before on the Barnstormers stage. The 2021-2022 season will begin with William Shakespeare’s classical comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” directed by Steven Sabel, performing Aug 13 – 28. This delightful play will be performed at Reinhart Volunteer Park, in a summer Shakespeare in the Park presentation. Just…
Find out more »February 2022
Oregon Cabaret Theatre 2022 Season
The Oregon Cabaret Theatre Announces Its 2022 Season The Oregon Cabaret Theatre has announced its 37th season, including an expansion to a sixth show in 2022, White Christmas, to be performed at the Thomas Theatre at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The first show of the Cabaret’s 2022 season, Moon Over Buffalo, is a stage farce by comic mastermind Ken Ludwig, author of theatrical hits Lend Me a Tenor, Leading Ladies, and Baskerville. In the show, George and Charlotte…
Find out more »April 2022
Bend Races 2022
2022 RACE DATES ANNOUNCED Registration now open for Salmon Run, Haulin’ Aspen and Bend Beer Run Bend Races announced today the 2022 dates and details for three of the Pacific Northwest’s favorite races: Salmon Run, Haulin’ Aspen and the Bend Beer Run. Registration now available at BendRaces.com. The earlier you register the more you save! SALMON RUN Now in its 23rd year, the Salmon Run is one of Bend’s oldest and most beloved events. Drawing inspiration from the iconic salmon of the…
Find out more »May 2022
Discover the Purpose of Your Life and Find Perfect Peace
Bestselling “Letting Go” author Guy Finley will present insights into how to Discover the True Purpose of Your Life and Find Perfect Peace. Participants can attend in person or via livestream on Sunday, May 29, at 9:30 am. A live Q&A session following the talk. Pre-register at www.guyfinley.org/webinar and you will be sent a reminder email with the link to join right before the talk. Finley tells us that our true purpose in life is to develop a living relationship…
Find out more »Doodles and Drinks – Walkabout Brewing Company
Join Walkabout Brewing Company for a low-key afternoon of collaborative drawing! The idea is that everyone begins drawing with the given prompt and will be given a time limit. Once the timer goes off, each person's paper is passed to the left and the process is repeated until a masterpieces is complete. Drawing utensils and paper will be provided, but feel free to bring a set of favorite colored pencils. All skill levels are welcome and there will be prizes…
Find out more »Aloft – Grants Pass Museum of Art
Aloft is a global exhibition from the Studio Art Quilt Associates that provides new perspectives about how people see the world. Birds, insects, and even some mammals are able to fly and soar. Plant seeds and kites are carried on the breeze, and the perfect pass can float through the air. Humankind has dreamt of ways to fly from Icarus’ attempt to create his own wings to the advent of airplanes, satellites, and space exploration. Exhibition Dates: May 31 -…
Find out more »June 2022
Summer Thursdays at Hanley Farm
4pm – 8pm * Thursdays, June 2 - September 1, 2022 Hanley Farm* 1053 Hanley Road * Central Point June 2, SOHS Hanley Farm invites you to attend the first in a series of “Summer Thursdays.” Bring a picnic, relax, and enjoy the summer evening. Then stroll about the Hanley grounds, take self-guided garden tours, and every Thursday, be sure to tour the historic Hanley House. Costumed docents will share stories about the history of the Hanley family, their home,…
Find out more »Creative Essence: Intuitive Abstract Expressions in Watercolor by Lynda Hoffman-Snodgrass – Art & Soul Ashland
This month's exhibition at Art & Soul Ashland features watercolor paintings by Lynda Hoffman-Snodgrass. From shared experiences in realism, tributes to spirituality, and journeys into abstraction, Lynda's work is a culmination and a sharing of her life experiences, dreams, inner visions, and all that she is. To Lynda, the most important part of a painting is the message or experience that she wants to share with her viewers.
Find out more »First Friday Art Show at the new KS Wild office with Betty LaDuke: Celebrating Life
Join us at our new office at 562 A Street in Ashland, Oregon for First Fridays in June and July, featuring artist Betty LaDuke! A lifetime of travel and heartfelt respect for cultures and people around the world inspire the paintings and prints of renowned American artist Betty LaDuke. The vision for the rich colors and imagery of her work comes from dozens of trips to Asia, Africa, and Latin America where she has lived and worked among people whose…
Find out more »50th Anniversary Celebration – Ashland Food Co-op
Ashland Food Co-op has been a staple in the community for 50 years and they invite everyone to celebrate this anniversary with them. There will be dancing, food, face painting, and more! For more information, please click here.
Find out more »Amphibians and Reptiles of the Klamath-Siskiyous
Gain a familiarity with the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. An online presentation and discussion period will cover evolutionarily unique species in the region, as well as the need for broad strategies to conserve these organisms and their habitats. Then spend Saturday getting hands-on instruction in the field, exploring river, pond, and terrestrial sites for a myriad of resident amphibian and reptile species. Ages 12+ welcome. $70 full class, $25 online only.
Find out more »Story Time in the Village
Join us as renowned voice artist Pam Ward reads a selection of stories for children.
Find out more »Brews, Bluegrass, & BBQ – RoxyAnn Winery
Join the Rogue Valley Food System Network at RoxyAnn Winery in Medford for a plethora of live music featuring Hot Buttered Rum and 33 String Drive, local craft beer, cider, and wine, plus delicious food trucks with various BBQ options. Kid activities will be provided and craft vendors will be on site. For more information, please click here.
Find out more »Bee Bike Crawl – Piccadilly Cycles
Join Piccadilly Cycles for a leisurely group ride to tour the various pollinator gardens located in Ashland. Bring a bike, some money to enjoy a treat at a local cafe, and a spirit of adventure! For more information, please click here.
Find out more »Oregon’s Geology: Getting the Big Picture
The Pacific Northwest is the youngest part of North America and Oregon is in the middle of it all. Made up of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks that intermingle, juxtapose, and flow together in the West Coast to make a varied landscape. Where do the Klamath/Siskiyou Mountain Ranges fit in this sequence? How does Oregon hold the key to mammal evolution? Where do the Cascade Volcanics fit in this pattern? Join for 2 online sessions plus a field excursion to…
Find out more »Father’s Day BBQ at Wildlife Images
Come and celebrate Dad (even if it’s a week early) with a barbecue and a brew at Wildlife Images! Papa Terrall's is bringing out its food truck and will be selling barbecue while Wild River Brewing will have beer for sale. There will be corn-hole, a mechanical bull, animal encounters, and more. For more information, please click here.
Find out more »Pride Agenda Festival
Pride Agenda Festival & Burlesque Show (not a) CULT Productions First Annual LGBTQIA+ Pride Event Grants Pass, OR - (not a) CULT Productions presents Pride Agenda Festival & Burlesque Show at the Pavilion Building of the Josephine County Fairgrounds on Saturday June 11 from noon to 10pm. This is an all day experience to celebrate Southern Oregon’s LGBTQIA+ community and provide a space to gather and celebrate Pride Month for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies. Starting at noon,…
Find out more »Cascade-Siskiyou Butterflies & Diurnal Moths
Over 100 species of butterflies inhabit the Cascade-Siskiyou region. Gain an appreciation for the diversity of Cascade-Siskiyou butterflies, a keener eye to see them with, the ability to recognize common species, and get hands-on practice observing, netting, and identifying in the field. After a first day classroom introduction to butterflies – what they are, what they do, and the array of local species – we will carpool to the field daily to seek out the butterflies of the Illinois Valley…
Find out more »Bona Fide Merchants and the Buck Rock Tunnel: Chinese Diaspora in Southern Oregon
From 1875 until 1943, various policies increasingly circumscribed the free movement of Chinese immigrants into and within the United States. These efforts had a profound and lasting affect on the Chinese diaspora in the Pacific Northwest and divided the Chinese community into two distinct classes: laborers and a privileged class that included merchants. The Wah Chung and Company Store (和昌) in Ashland played an important role in the maintenance of Oregon’s Chinese diaspora communities while also supplying goods to railroad laborers,…
Find out more »Sprout a Reader – Josephine County Library
Parents and caregivers of children ages birth to five are invited to learn how to give the best story time from home during the Sprout a Reader Program at the Jackson County Library. Participants will each receive a free story time kit to take home that includes silk scarves, tambourines, wrist bells, board books, and more! For more information, please click here.
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