For Ashland acupuncturist Ben Stott, the war in Ukraine is a conflict where the heroes include a cadre of volunteers aiding and comforting civilians whose lives have been devastated. Stott will speak about his time there and present photos and video of his work from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at Havurah Shir Hadash, 185 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland.
On the evening of a day when the struggle to secure civil rights for all is front and center, Bloomsbury Books will host author Herbert Rothschild Jr. reading from his new book, “The Bad Old Days: A Decade of Struggling for Justice in Louisiana.” The book reading and signing is set for 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at Bloomsbury Books, Ashland.
The life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be commemorated Monday in Ashland. A celebration of the slain civil rights leader’s life and legacy will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on the Ashland Plaza.
Two of the six new plays that will be offered this year by the Ashland New Plays Festival will be performed in March and April in advance of the traditional fall season. New works by Lisa Loomer and Carlos-Zenen Trujillo will be given workshop readings at the Southern Oregon University Main Stage Theatre.
Ashland’s Jefferson Center will host a virtual discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Constitution from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, including discussion of the court’s legitimacy and authority as an interpreter and arbiter of rights, including the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The Brine, Brew & Barrel fermentation festival will be held Friday, Jan. 13, to Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites, 2525 Ashland St., organizers have announced.
Ashland’s 24th Community Labyrinth Walk to New Year returns this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, in Wesley Hall at Ashland First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St., Ashland. The free, public event runs from 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, through 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1, then resumes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1.
Christmas trees and wreaths will be picked up for recycling at no charge by Ashland Scout Troop 112 on Saturday, Jan. 7. Pick up starts early, so it’s best to have trees and wreaths curbside by the end of the day on Friday, Jan. 6.
Chabad Jewish Center hosted a menorah lighting Sunday on Ashland Plaza, with additional lightings planned Monday in Grants Pass and Tuesday in Medford, plus a pop-up deli Wednesday and Thursday in Ashland.
After two years of not being able to have an in-person Chanukah Fair, the fair returns from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at Temple Emek Shalom, 1800 E. Main St., Ashland.
Ashland has a new mayor. The Ashland City Council unanimously elected council Chair Tonya Graham as mayor Tuesday night to succeed Julie Akins, who resigned effective Jan. 27.
Mailboxes throughout Jackson County will be filled this week with a 12-page broadsheet newspaper introducing the Rogue Valley Tribune to prospective readers. EO Media Group is getting the word out about its Medford-based news site and three-times a week printed paper with a saturation mailing to 93,000 area addresses.
How can something that goes so wrong be so right? That’s the intention in “The Play That Goes Wrong,” the opening play for the 2023 season at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre in Ashland. What makes the play amazing and uproariously fun is the googolplex litany of wrong things.
John Frank: “Our councilors just need to see the big picture and stop focusing on the small green stick-dots.”
How can chemistry be utilized to understand human impacts on the environment? That question will be answered during a Friday science seminar hosted by Southern Oregon University assistant professor Chris Babayco, Ph.D., organizers have announced.
Jim Hatton: “I have come to respect and honor them all. I am not here to say they are right or wrong. It is right for all individuals to seek their own path, what is right for them, and what inspires them.”
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