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It’s Music Director Martin Majkut’s 15th year with the Rogue Valley Symphony and he’s pulling out all the stops for a transcendent 2024-25 season. There will be two Grammy Award winners, epic works and an encore holiday concert at Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Angus Bowmer Theatre that promises a unique and spirited twist.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) has announced the dates for this year’s festival: Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 3 to 6. AIFF memberships are now available on the website at ashlandfilm.org, and AIFF is actively seeking sponsors to support independent filmmaking and foster artistic expression.
The Ashland Community Food Bank will distribute donations of nonperishable food from residents of the Rogue Valley during the annual letter carrier food drive Saturday to Talent and Ashland neighbors in need.
Southern Oregon is celebrating World Migratory Bird Day with an activity-filled morning of observation and appreciation for the avians as they migrate in mass northward for the summer. Rogue Valley Bird Day will celebrate that mass migration with multiple bird-themed activities on Saturday in Ashland.
A processional of about 170 first grade Ashland students and their teachers walked through a colorful balloon arch leading up the steps of the Mountain Avenue Theatre on Wednesday, applauded by Ashland Rotarians gathered to lavish the royal treatment on 6- and 7-year-olds celebrating learning to read, a major milestone in first grade.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management personnel are scheduled to provide an overview on Wednesday of the agency’s 618-page draft plan to manage the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, with wildfire risk and environmental issues among the issues expected to be discussed.
A dozen bicyclists gathered at Ashland Plaza at 5 p.m. Friday, May 3, for Ashland’s first First Friday Bicycle Ride. Organized by Gary Shaff, chair of Streets 4 Everyone (part of Ashland Climate Collaborative), City Council member Eric Hansen led the way through downtown to North Mountain Drive and back on B Street, stopping at the Ashland Food Co-op for a staff welcome and treats.
More than 400 community members turned out Sunday afternoon for Ashland Japanese Garden’s first year celebrating Kodomo no Hi, or Children’s Day, a national holiday celebrated in Japan on May 5. Children’s Day is “a celebration of children’s individuality and strength, and really celebrating children’s identity in Japan.”
A pair of workshops on learning better wildfire preparedness are coming up, one in person and one online. The first workshop is set to begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at Lithia Motors Pavilion on Southern Oregon University campus at 1465 Webster St. The second workshop will be held virtually over Zoom starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 15.
The enthusiasm around the Southern Oregon football team was palpable last fall when the Raiders ended head coach Berk Brown’s initial campaign by taking five of their last six games. The next phase begins with an opportunity as unique as any team in the country will get this spring: a matchup with Japan’s national collegiate powerhouse at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Raider Stadium.
It’s Music Director Martin Majkut’s 15th year with the Rogue Valley Symphony and he’s pulling out all the stops for a transcendent 2024-25 season. There will be two Grammy Award winners, epic works and an encore holiday concert at Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Angus Bowmer Theatre that promises a unique and spirited twist.
It’s coming back. Another wave of charged solar material will sweep into the Earth’s atmosphere, sparking a secondary aurora borealis peak Sunday, May 12, the Space Weather Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, announced Saturday.
Ashland’s 30-year love affair with a cozy little coffee shop has sparked a new match with an equally loved 52-year-old Ashland organic grocery store. The marriage of Rogue Valley Roasting Company to the Ashland Food Co-op became official this week.
Theme: Six of Collaborative Theatre Project’s 2024 plays (more in two weeks). Solve crossword directly in the article or download a PDF to print. More crosswords under the Culture menu.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) has announced the dates for this year’s festival: Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 3 to 6. AIFF memberships are now available on the website at ashlandfilm.org, and AIFF is actively seeking sponsors to support independent filmmaking and foster artistic expression.
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