Brick-and-mortar meets virtual reality at Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk Aug. 2 when the Art Authority Museum holds a pop-up event from 3 to 8 p.m. in the former Hanson Howard Gallery location at 89 Oak St. Ashland-based AAM will be displaying its archival fine art reproductions on most walls of the gallery.
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Herbert Rothschild: Just as Christian nationalism is a distortion of the universalist character of Christianity, so Jewish nationalism is a distortion of the universalist character that Judaism acquired when it developed into a world religion.
The Gambrel Gallery on East Main Street in Ashland closed in late June after Jackson County found it in violation of land use regulations. The gallery, which was housed in a large, red barn at 1980 E. Main St., and operated by Emily Santiago and Chris Leishman of Ashland, opened in 2022 to showcase art in an unconventional space and create more community around art and with local artists.
“Stones in His Pockets,” a fast-paced mesmerizing play set in rural Ireland, is filled with laughs and heartache. The production features veteran actors Dan Donohue and Ray Porter at the Grizzly Peak Winery’s newly named Richard L. Hay Center at the Rogue Theater Company.
An estimated 6,000 additional Jackson County residents are eligible for Oregon’s free health insurance program, Oregon Health Plan, following the July 1 launch of “OHP Bridge.” OHP Bridge will provide free health insurance (medical, dental and mental health) and transportation support to appointments for those earning between 138 to 200% of the federal poverty level (FPL).
Inner Peace: Sally McKirgan passed away on Sunday, July 21, at the age of 82. Sally conceived the idea of the Inner Peace column in December 2008. Sally felt the column was perfect for her beloved Ashland, with its “many gifted spiritual teachers and seekers.”
Obituary: Dorothy E. Goldsmith (Parkhurst), 95, passed away peacefully In her sleep on July 6, in Medford. Dorothy Goldsmith’s life took a challenging turn when she was widowed early, prompting her to return to school and embark on a noble career as a licensed practical nurse. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5, at Litwiller-Simonsen Funeral Home in Ashland.
Senior year of high school can be hard enough without navigating a cancer diagnosis, chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, but Ashland High School graduate and Ashland City Band bassoonist James Dyson navigated all these things and more before turning his tassel and graduating with high marks on June 6.
Obituary: Patty Wixon, 89, passed away peacefully July 17 at home with her children and Vince Wixon, beloved husband for nearly 50 years, by her side. She asked that those remember her by doing something kind for someone else in her name — from giving food to a homeless stranger to volunteering at an organization in your community or donating to a scholarship fund at a favorite school.
At just 21 years old, Ashland native Brooklyn Williams is stepping into her biggest role yet — the lead in Oregon Cabaret Theatre’s adaptation of “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King,” playing through Dec. 31.
A women’s singing group with member from the 27 Ukrainian families now taking refuge in Ashland will perform at a benefit concert Dec. 14.
The Trump administration will require that homeless service providers force people to receive behavioral health treatment in order to access long-term, federally supported housing, a move that could mean organizations across Oregon would have to choose between receiving federal dollars or state dollars — but not both.
A local artist who arrived in Ashland three years ago is having his first solo art show at the White Rabbit gallery in downtown Ashland. Micah Blacklight has been waiting for the chance to show the personal perspective of an injustice he has witnessed over decades.
This year marks the 10th annual Thanksgiving Community Peace Meal and the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland has offered to share their space with the community. SOJWJ is lining up volunteers and cooks, as well as those who can give financial support. They are expecting to feed more than 300 people.
Ashland has been approved for a federal loan of up to $73 million to replace its 76-year-old water treatment plant, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. The low-interest financing will allow the city to draw funds as construction progresses.
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