The Talent Tomato was born 65 years ago, and the Talent Historical Society is throwing a party to celebrate the anniversary and the man who helped make it possible. The Talent Museum, 105 N. Market St., will host David James and his band — The James Consortium — at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, for an evening of music and memories.
Daniel Sperry, who often plays the cello in Lithia Park, plans to spread the joy by funding a musician in Ashland and another in Des Moines, Iowa, hoping to expand the idea around the country and around the world.
Herbert Rothschild: “Jeffrey LaLande doesn’t regard the uprising solely as the work of a would-be dictator. He knows that (like Trump) Llewellyn Banks drew upon a fund of grievances, both real and perceived.”
When Southern Oregon University senior Tabitha Wheeler first began crafting a capstone project for her Digital Cinema degree, the 23-year-old didn’t know what the plot of her pilot episode of a short film would be about — but she knew it needed to have a sword fight and the storytelling would follow.
The author behind the just-released book “Nun Better: An Amazing Love Story,” will attend a launch event for the true story from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 24, at the Paschal Winery, 1122 Suncrest Road, Talent, according to a news release.
Ashland New Plays Festival will launch its 31st season with spring workshops of two new plays Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26 and April 29-30, at Southern Oregon University’s Main Stage Theatre, 491 S. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.
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.
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.
Review: “Briscoe is a dedicated reporter who knows he must get the shot, but he also knows that his fellow human beings are on the other side of his lens. The results are photos and words that have the soul of the photographer present as well as the soul of the people depicted.”
Ashland.news hosts a screening of “Storm Lake” on at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 16, in the SOU Science Building auditorium. Film producer and co-director Beth Levison, will join the audience by Zoom for a follow-up discussion. Levinson and Ashland.news board member Tod Davies will discuss the film showing on JPR’s Jefferson Exchange at 9:10 a.m. Tuesday, March 14.
Ashlanders and other Rogue Valley residents take part in a monthly video call with residents of Ukraine. Ivan Muts of Ukraine said during Friday’s call his country is grateful for all the support from the United States and other countries.
Obituary: Hermine “Helena” Louise Lentfer Sohl passed peacefully, surrounded by loving family on March 4, 2023 in Ashland. A celebration of her life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at Ashland Congregational United Church of Christ, 717 Siskiyou Blvd.
The federal government is sending nearly $50 million to Oregon nonprofits, counties and other entities to address homelessness, including $54,778 for Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (OHRA).
Semitrailers and other vehicles awaiting the reopening of Interstate 5 are lining the highway and some surface streets in Ashland on Tuesday. Southbound traffic on the road was diverted off the highway starting about 7 a.m. due to severe winter conditions in Northern California.
Training is available for those interested in helping others prepare tax returns, a free service offered by the AARP Foundation Tax Aide service currently offering help on Wednesdays and Fridays at The Grove in Ashland.
Pepper Trail: “This stretch of Interstate-5 in Southern Oregon is a known killing field for wildlife and dangerous for motorists. The highway cuts through a critical connection for wildlife moving between two mountain ranges and home to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, which is the only national monument specifically established for the protection of its rich biodiversity.”
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