Art Beyond is back for the second time as a new tradition offering a kind of fine arts scavenger hunt in and around Ashland through the first half of summer. Through July 15, works from 14 artists and four special events will be spread across nine locations stretching from downtown Ashland’s Lithia Park to the Willow Witt Ranch near Grizzly Peak.
A package of 15 “climate resilience” proposals, including investments in community-based solar programs and green building code updates, is held up pending resolution between Republicans and Democrats of whether a change to calling the targets’ the state’s “aspiration” or its “policy” makes any difference.
The Ashland City Band held the first of nine summer concerts before a large crowd at Butler Bandshell in Lithia Park on Thursday. The band plays at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 10, with pre-concert music beginning at 6:15 p.m.
More than 1,300 students will receive their diplomas when Southern Oregon University celebrates its 97th commencement ceremony at Raider Stadium, beginning with a processional at 8:45 a.m. Saturday, June 17.
Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Council Chambers, 1175 E Main Street. View on Channel 9 or Channels 180 and 181 (Charter Communications) or live stream via rvtv.sou.edu select RVTV Prime
The Senate on Thursday quickly and without debate passed two of the most contentious bills of the session — on abortion and firearms — as the Republican-led walkout ended and work began. To reach this point, senators endured a walkout that began on May 3 and ended Thursday with compromises to both proposals: House bills 2002 and 2005.
Restaurant review: “Did you know Burmese cooking is the only one in the world that uses dried tea leaves in its food? Me neither. But having tasted the Burmese Tea Leaf salad served up at Razi Authentic Burmese Kitchen, I honestly have no idea why the concept hasn’t spread.”
Garden of the Month: The front yard at 59 Sixth Street delights all who see it. The home of Sarah and Dennis Jeske is the Ashland Garden Club’s Garden of the Month for June. The cheerful paint on the buildings, the art in the garden, the charming fence and gate, and the prolific flowers mix together to create an enchanting display.
Mt. Ashland begins a new summer program, Youth Adventure Days, this weekend. The program targets youth who are 7- to 12-years-old and, according to officials, gives them “the opportunity to make friends and explore all Mt. Ashland has to offer during the summer.”
Herbert Rothschild: “I can give no allegiance to any belief system that doesn’t honestly address the suffering of children.”
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Ask Strider: A worried older brother asks our advice columnist’s advice. And a dog’s guardian wants to know if there is any hope getting their hat-hating dog to calm down. As always, Strider tries to give words that help!
After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
It’s complicated.
Herbert Rothschild: Whether visualization and intention by themselves can effect broad social change is impossible to determine, but the question merits sustained consideration.
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