Sage on Stage
Sage on Stage: The inspirational spark of a good director
Sage on Stage: What grabs Jessica Sage when she sees a director’s work? Passion, insight and empathy. That inspires her and gets her imagination to work.
January 29, 2025
Sage on Stage: What grabs Jessica Sage when she sees a director’s work? Passion, insight and empathy. That inspires her and gets her imagination to work.
Poetry Corner: The Rogue Valley growing landscape has transformed itself many times, from pears and lumber to wine and hemp. This week’s poet tells a history and a current scene.
Curtain Call: Alysia Beltran will begin her third season with OSF later this year, and you can see her now as one of the lead actors in “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre.
Ask Strider: Our advice columnist turns to the problems of making friends and keeping them. As usual, he counsels restraint in troubled friendships, and asks the Old Cedar Tree what to do about making friends in the first place. The Old Cedar Tree has interesting thoughts on the subject.
KS Wild Side: With the help of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program, the state of Oregon will see its first wildlife overpass built in Ashland’s backyard. The proposed wildlife overpass is located roughly at mile marker 1.7 on Interstate 5, just north of the California border.
Poetry Corner: Celebrate the New Year with poetry inspired by the Oregon Caves National Monument, one of Southern Oregon’s natural treasures.
Curtain Call: Popular orchestra conductor Martin Majkut has added another gig to his already busy schedule. Majkut, the music director of the Rogue Valley Symphony and the Queens Symphony Orchestra in New York, has been appointed the new music director of the Oregon Coast Music Association’s festival orchestra.
Carrie Dahle: Staging might sound fancy, but it’s just about showing off your home’s best features. Rearrange furniture, bring in cozy touches or work with a pro to create a space that feels both welcoming and aspirational. Trust me — staged homes sell faster and for more money.
Catty Corner: Feral Cats Advocacy is now Rogue Community Cat Rescue, a name that reflects the nonprofit’s expanded services including adoptions, a community cat food bank and more to come.
Ask Strider: In this column greeting the new year, Strider is grateful for so many things — people, memories and feelings, good and bad. From an organization that helps dogs on the street, to a reader imagining a chip encoded with a dog’s entire story, to the warmth of kind wishes during sad times, Strider embraces it all. His paw on your foot. Really.
A wealth of tips to help protect Ashland homes and yards from wildfire risk was the hot topic during the latest Better Prepared Wildfire Series installment on Wednesday.
Ashland City Council will consider and be asked to vote on a $5-per-meter monthly charge for electricity to support Ashland Parks & Recreation programs during its Tuesday business meeting.
This summer, a small group of local high school students will have the opportunity to learn about restoration of the Southern Oregon landscape and wildfire prevention.
Herbert Rothschild: Trump is only the latest Republican who has told working-class white males that they lost their power because women and especially peoples of color have been given advantages they didn’t have.
The Ashland Citizens’ Budget Committee Wednesday recommended a $373 million biennial city budget that avoids drastic cuts to parks and throws a lifeline to a preschool grant program.
Plans are moving ahead to replace the two oldest chairlifts at the Mt. Ashland Ski Area.
(It’s free)