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October 1, 2023

Events

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Halloween house
Events

The scariest Halloween house in town

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.

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Ashland Mystery Festival
Books

Ashland Mystery Fest will bring authors and their fans to town

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.

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Environment

KS Wild Side: Come join the Wild Side

KS Wild: Whether you’ve recently moved to the Rogue Valley and are looking to build community or you’re a local interested in becoming an active advocate for the region’s wild nature, there is a place for you at KS Wild.

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Culture

OSF stage to host Rogue Valley Symphony holiday pop concerts

In a collaboration that speaks volumes about Ashland’s community spirit, Rogue Valley Symphony will present two new pops concerts under the direction of conductor Martin Majkut at Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Angus Bowmer Theatre. Home for the Holidays, a pops concert, will be performed on the historic OSF stage this Dec. 15-16-17; and a Valentine’s Day pops concert will be presented on, yes, Feb. 14.

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Culture

Flynn Creek Circus headed to the Rogue Valley with ‘Desert Myth’

A spectacular array of performers are headed to Ashland as the Flynn Creek Circus gears up for three days of entertainment in town, displaying the outfit’s new show, “Desert Myth.” The circus includes a star-studded group of performers, from a three-time world champion juggler to a top-tier fusion act of magic and contortion feats.

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Ashland School District

They’rrrrrrrre back: Monster Dash returns Oct. 28

The Ashland Monster Dash, the race featuring competitors decked out in Halloween garb, returns for its 15th year on Saturday, Oct. 28, in Lithia Park. The event will feature in-person 1-mile, 5K, and 10K distances, with prizes for the top finishers in each race.

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The scariest Halloween house in town

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.

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Ashland emergency shelter operations, goals, up for discussion Monday

Ashland City Council’s Monday evening study session will focus on the new shelter at 2200 Ashland St. The meeting will include 15 minutes of time for public comment, a City Council discussion, an “operations overview” presentation and a presentation from the city’s possible contractor to run shelter operations — Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (OHRA).

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Wildlife crossing planned for Siskiyou Summit

Plans are moving along for a wide, landscaped wildlife overpass spanning Interstate 5 about 2 miles north of the California-Oregon border. The Oregon Department of Transportation earlier this year agreed to spend $1.5 million toward design of the crossing, and the agency in August applied to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a grant to build it, at an estimated cost of $20 million.

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