An Ashland artist behind notable public art exhibits such as the Say Their Names memorial plaque and the planned Crystallizing Our Call will have a new exhibit at the upcoming November First Friday event in Ashland.
Jeff Pevar & Inger Nova Announce Italy Tour and Innovative Album Release on Musical Bead Jeff Pevar and Inger Nova, a dynamic musical duo known for their eclectic blend of
Ashland Creatives: Describing permaculture in layperson’s terms, Vaarde said, “Ecological landscaping for human inhabitation, including biological elements which cooperate with each other. Soil fertility and resilience.”
Ashland Creatives: Writer, performer, director, teacher and world traveler Lisa Wolpe, currently starring in a one-woman show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, has been in the world of theater for more than 50 years.
Ashland Creatives: Vanessa Finney of Ashland is a news and music host and producer at Jefferson Public Radio. At JPR she also hosts the “My Better Half” podcast. At Southern Oregon PBS she produces an artist profile series, “The Work of Art.” As she puts it, Finney “talks for a living.”
Ashland Creatives: It was 10 years after her father’s death, when she was 33 years old, that Barbara Hilyer first learned the family secret that she had African American heritage. She wrote a book about it, which she’ll discuss Monday, March 4, at Bloomsbury Books in Ashland.
Erin Zelinka: “Put your art out there, whether it’s writing or visual arts or music. If you can have the bravery to be authentically you, your people will then find you and support you.”
Irving Lubliner: “I think she was determined to tell what happened, to be a witness. She wanted to bear witness about what took place (in the Holocaust) and do whatever she could to see to it that such things never happen again…. And that’s what I’m trying to carry on in my work.”
Ashland Creatives: Grandma Boom has a range of activities that focus on all five senses, often asking the students to notice the difference between feeling calm and feeling stressed through a variety of activities engaging each sense.
Ashland Creatives: Through writing, art and organizing, Manya Yana Campos continues to work towards recognizing and respecting the work and contributions of Latinos and Indigenous peoples living here in Ashland and beyond and will continue to do so.
Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters Market is offering $40 in emergency market money to help SNAP recipients buy food and support local farmers amid the legal battle over funding the federal program.
ICE raids, food insecurity and looming cuts to Medicaid and Medicare topped the conversation at a rally and food drive hosted by State Sen. Jeff Golden on Saturday in Medford that drew about 100 people.
George Kramer: Three members of the Ashland City Council voted against putting the question of whether residents should have a say before new fees or taxes are added to our monthly utility bills. Three others supported asking voters that question. Mayor Graham voted no, against democracy, which means the only way this question can be put to the voters is through the petition process.
Kaytlin McIntyre: “Theater is a team sport — it’s the most collaborative art form, and a successful show at OSF will often require dozens, if not hundreds, of people to be operating in seamless coordination.”
Plans for Ashland Mill — the largest development proposal in Ashland’s history — are now in the hands of the city. In early October, Townmakers LLC filed a formal application to build what the developers call a “complete community” on 61 acres of Ashland’s southeast side.
Obituary: Harriet L. Williams passed away on Sept. 19, 2025. She was 97. Harriet had lived in Ashland for five years, having lived in Chicago, Skokie and Scottsdale before.
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