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The Britt Festival Orchestra’s 64th season next summer features a lineup of classical masterworks and world-renowned guest artists under the direction of new music director Norman Huynh.
The Rogue Valley is tuning up for its most spirited time of year, with December bringing a full spectrum of concerts, plays and celebrations to Ashland and its neighboring communities.
Ashland-Sviathorsk Aid Project will host a benefit concert on Dec. 14 at the Ashland High School Theatre to support Sviatohirsk, Ashland’s sister city in Ukraine. The event features a holiday sale, a short documentary, and a 90-minute concert showcasing local performers, including several Ukrainian artists.
A group of dedicated entrepreneurs have launched a “new and better” way for people to find out what’s going on in Ashland. They said at the official launch of the Storytown app Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the White Rabbit Clubhouse just off the Ashland Plaza that it’s something that has been sorely needed: something to provide access to cultural events and, in turn, create an economic boost to the town.
Derek Severson, Ashland’s planning supervisor, now faces more than 600 pages’ worth of an application from Townmakers, the developer of Ashland Mill, the largest project ever proposed in the city. Understandably daunted, he also acknowledges the rare opportunity this provides for him and other planners in a city of Ashland’s size.
Ashland kicks off the holidays in signature style the day after Thanksgiving, when the 33rd Annual Festival of Light returns Friday, Nov. 28, with music, festivities and more than 1 million lights illuminating downtown.
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.
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.
Flying monkeys, ruby red slippers, and a wicked witch – Oh my! The casts of Ashland High School Theatre are about to take you to see the “Wizard – The Wizard of Oz!” Shows continue with performances at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, after opening Thursday, Nov. 19.
The Talent Artisans & Growers Holiday Market returns Thanksgiving weekend following a year-long hiatus, the Talent Business Alliance has announced.
This week’s theme: local end-of-year holiday events. Solve it in your browser or download and print. Next Friday’s crossword: CrosspOLLInation 2026 Winter #02. Check out the Mini crossword on Tuesdays.
Herbert Rothschild: We aren’t appreciably safer now than we were during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What else can we conclude but that nuclear policy simply mustn’t be left in the hands of the warmakers? Either we give peace a chance or we continue to chance self-immolation.
Despite early forecasts of a punishing 2025 wildfire season, Oregon escaped relatively unscathed. Less than 400,000 acres burned in 2025, only one-fifth of the 2 million acres ravaged the year before and well below the 10-year average of 680,000.
Former Ashland City Councilor and Trails Advisory Committee member Stefani Seffinger has filed ethics complaints with both the city and the state, arguing the committee acted unlawfully when it voted Nov. 19 to recommend a new beginner bike trail on the uphill side of Lithia Park. The city issued a 50-page rebuttal Monday, disputing her claims and forwarding the response to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. The proposed 1-mile Dormouse Trail would be the first designated bike trail through the park.
Obituary: Christine Charlotte Carpenter passed away at home after a long illness surrounded by loving friends from hermultiple circles of interest. Her artistry extended to personal expression beyond the theater, exploring surface embellishments on fabric and sculpture with a variety of mediums. Her work was exhibited nationally and internationally.
Men’s basketball: Southern Oregon will be eager to come home for the first time after failing to find its shooting touch on the road in non-conference play, a seven-game slate that concluded with Tuesday’s 73-69 loss to The Master’s (California) at Darling Pavilion
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