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The 30th annual Festival of Light Celebration kicks off the Ashland holiday season on Friday, Nov. 25, with Santa’s arrival on the Ashland Plaza, culminating in the “Grand Illumination,” when more than one million lights throughout town are turned on.
On the second anniversary of the killing of Aidan Ellison, Ashlanders gathered for a candlelight vigil on South Mountain Avenue Wednesday evening. In front of a mural of Ellison, more than 100 people gathered to pay tribute to his memory, with some leaving flowers and holding candles, illuminating the portrait of the slain Black teen.
Ashland Scout Troops 112 and 8112 will hold their 64th annual Christmas tree sale Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4, in the Elks Lodge parking lot, at the corner of Lithia Way and First Street.
The Jefferson Center will host a discussion of the state of theater and current issues facing the performing arts in the Rogue Valley and beyond on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 20. Leading the discussion will be Jessica Sage, producing artistic director of the Rogue Theater Company.
Ashland’s emergency winter warming center needs volunteers, and agency officials are hosting a training event for anyone interested in helping at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Pioneer Hall, 73 Winburn Way, according to a news release.
Middle East peace activist and author Frank Romano will hold an event focused on a new edition of his book from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, at Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland.
A Veterans Day breakfast will kick off at 7 a.m. Friday at the Ashland Elks Lodge, 255 Main St., Ashland. The breakfast is free to local military veterans.
An Ashland climate nonprofit will host a free virtual community discussion on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to share information about new federal tax incentives and rebates for homeowners who make energy improvements.
Bloomsbury Bookstore will a book signing event for a new book of stories and essays Monday. “Finding the Unpredictable Good” includes essays and short stories from Sara Walker of Ashland.
Art & Soul Ashland is attracting enthusiastic First Friday crowds with work by multiple artists, wine and light refreshments, and live music. First Friday will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival announced Monday the nonprofit’s six on-screen film lineup as a documentary showcase coming April 14-20 to the Varsity Theatre. Each Varsity feature will be paired with a short documentary directed by a local filmmaker.
Oregon drivers who for decades have been banned from touching gas pumps could soon have the right to fuel their own cars, under a bill the state House overwhelmingly approved Monday.
After announcing last week that the ski-snowboarding area broken its all-time season attendance record, Mt. Ashland Ski Area managers announced Sunday that its season has been extended to April 23, adding two weekends on to a schedule that typically would have ended on April 9.
During a visit to Central Point Sunday, Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, announced $21 million was on its way to Oregon to help reduce the risk of wildfires. Joining her were U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, and Mike Shaw, chief of fire protection at ODF.
A procession celebrating spring wound its way from the ice rink on Winburn Way to the Ashland Plaza on Saturday afternoon, drawing an estimated 150 participants with a like number of spectators.
Reader photos: Carlyle Stout of Ashland took these photos in Lithia Park after the last storm on March 1.
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