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Poetry Corner: Short poems and haiku often use visual images to communicate a mood, a feeling, an ephemeral moment.
October 7, 2024
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Poetry Corner: Short poems and haiku often use visual images to communicate a mood, a feeling, an ephemeral moment.
We’re very excited to team with SOU for the return of American Red Cross blood drives on campus, after 17 years. And in the wake of Hurricane Helene, the need
Come join us up at Willow-Witt Ranch at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 for an educational and fun evening of exploring the night sky. Local astronomy group Skywatchers and Southern
One hour of piano music featuring some of the best large scale works by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Carl Vine, and more. Delivered by two distinguished award-winning pianists from Hong
A moment of grace is a moment in which an amazing, incredible thing happens for us, without effort on our part. It comes without planning or goal setting, without having
Learn about the history of stop motion animation by viewing short films and excerpts from marvelous feature films from 1907 to 2024 from around the world. Before-CGI (Computer Generated Imagery)
Genealogy 101 Class. Mornings in person at the RVGS Library, taught again via ZOOM the same day from 6-7:30 pm. The Genealogy 101 class series, taught by Barbara Northrop, C.G.R.,
Do you love to just walk through a cemetery and admire the tombstones? Many are beautiful. Some are sad. Some are scary. Sometimes you can just look at them and
Poetry Corner: There’s something about September that inspires songs and poetry. Marisa Peterson’s poem evokes much more than “never.” Her poem is full of memories of canning Romas, blanching green beans, and the meals that followed through the seasons.
For folksinger Willi Carlisle, singing is healing. And by singing together, he believes we can begin to reckon with the inevitability of human suffering and grow in love. On his
Poetry Corner: Short poems and haiku often use visual images to communicate a mood, a feeling, an ephemeral moment.
After a 17-year hiatus and amid a strain on the nation’s blood supply, the Red Cross is returning to the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland this week for a two-day blood drive. The Red Cross will host its first blood drive since 2007 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the first floor Associated Students of Southern Oregon University (ASSOU) Lounge inside Stevenson Union.
The Bear Creek Salmon Festival is returning with plenty to learn, see and experience at Ashland’s North Mountain Park Nature Center on Saturday, Oct. 12. Now in its 17th year, the festival celebrates the seasonal cycle of Pacific northwest salmon species, environmental stewardship and community.
An exuberant crowd of an estimated 1,000 people lined Ashland’s Main Street Saturday morning, cheering and applauding the 14th annual Southern Oregon Pride Parade. The street was filled with color and motion as participants pranced, danced and sang, recapturing the energy of Pride Parades of the past.
Ron Rusnak: Lithia Park is not a sports center. Lithia Park is Ashland’s heart, known for nature, culture, education, art and, at times, patriotic enthusiasm.
Obituary: Debra J. Wilson, a longtime Ashland resident, passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 27, at Celia‘s House Hospice in Medford. Her memorial and green burial was held Thursday, Oct. 3, at The Forest Conservation Burial Grounds, Willow-Witt Green Burial Area.
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