Thirty artists, including three Ashlanders, are sharing $65,000 in grants, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each, from the Haines & Friends Visual Arts Grant Program. The visionary Ashland artists who received grant funds for the 2023-24 cycle are Gabriel Barrera, Micah Ofstedahl and Kristy Kún.
The Ashland library will host a talk about Lithia Park’s historic Butler-Perozzi Fountain at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at 410 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland.
If you haven’t seen this Halloween world on East Main Street yet, prepare to be impressed. If you’ve visited the family’s yard and trick-or-treat room in previous years, prepare for even bolder and scarier displays this year.
Channel your inner Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot or Juliet Capshaw at the first-ever Ashland Mystery Fest Oct. 20, 21 and 22. Meet and interact with 10 mystery book authors at the Ashland Library and at author pop-ups around town. Attend a Mystery Mixology event, an Hercule Poirot play, the Mystery Pub Crawl or a Haunted Ashland walking tour.
Jackson County Library Services and the Southern Oregon Historical Society will hold a presentation dedicated to taking a look at past local Independence Day celebrations from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at the Ashland library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd.
Christi Lundahl takes over this year from Don Bieghler, who was the City Band director for 25 years, a record. This summer’s series of shows start at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 15.
Through 146 years, through thousands of concerts, a man has always been the Ashland City Band director. Until now.
The public is invited to come see the thoroughly redesigned and recreated Japanese Garden in Lithia Park at its grand opening from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, after being closed for two years.
The community is welcome at the Oct. 6 dedication ceremony for the Otterlifter canoe on the Siskiyou Boulevard side of Ashland High School. The new installation honors the Indigenous peoples of our region and pledges a commitment to our Native community, elder relatives, and Earth, according to the event announcement.
When you drive by the mural on the South Mountain Avenue side of Ashland High School, you might glance at the portraits, recognize one or two of the faces, then wonder who the rest of those people are. If you would like to learn a little about each of them, here is an introduction to the life and work of each person portrayed in the mural.
As of Nov. 3, Ashland Community Food Bank has a new director at the reins. Catie Mahoney will serve in the role with guidance from outgoing director Amey Broeker, who will officially retire on Dec. 31 after serving in the food bank role since 2022.
The Ashland City Council will review a proposal from a potential provider to oversee its extreme weather shelter during its regular business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival has added a second screening showcasing Indigenous filmmakers on Sunday, Nov. 23.
Three and a half years into the war with Russia, Ashland violinist and longtime music teacher Faina Podolnaya is still finding ways to help Ukrainian refugees.
Herbert Rothschild: As the number of ads in The New Yorker has shrunk, it seems as if the wealth of its readership has concentrated, just as one might concentrate the flavor of a sauce by reducing it on the stovetop.
Local artist MaryAnn Shank will share the thoughts behind her newest novel “Sor Juana, My Beloved” at Bloomsbury Books Jan. 26. Shank is a finalist of The Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Book of the Year 2025 award, awarded by the International Latino Book Association.
(It’s free)
