Contradancing is fun, easy to learn and great exercise. Wear your Halloween costume (fun, but optional.) There’s a lesson at 7 p.m. to get you started. NO EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY (gender free.) Learn more about contradancing: https://www.contradance.org/dancer-resources Watch a cool video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KevQxr-saFw Saturday, October 21 — 7 p.m. lesson; dance 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
LYONS PRIDE By Bleu Beckford-Burrell Directed by Kyle Haden** The Lyons household, struggling to stay afloat, doesn’t find itself lacking in pride. A family play, about living, love, identity and overcoming life challenges. The Lyons take you on a journey of not only what it means to be Jamaican and proud, but also the similarities
What, ultimately, would it mean to be truly free? Free from coercion, free from fear, free from isolation, free from our trauma and pain? Is there a way to be both free and fully engaged in all that life brings? "Freedom is not the ability to get what we desire. …Obstacles such as lack of
The Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission and the Southern Oregon Japanese Association (SOJA) will host a one-year anniversary celebration of the renovated Ashland Japanese Garden from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, in Lithia Park. The event is open to the public. SOJA will demonstrate the art of origami, there will be a
The Ashland Gallery Association will host its 10th annual Open Studio Tour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, and Sunday, Oct. 22. This is a fun and unique opportunity for visual artists based in Ashland, Talent, and Phoenix to show off their creative realms. Opening their workspaces to the public and revealing
The Friends of the Ashland Public Library will feature mysteries – from cozies to thrillers – on their used-book sales tables during the Ashland Mystery Festival, October 20 - 22, during library hours. Only $1 for each item. Proceeds go to support library programs for children, teens, and adults.
A LONG TIME COMING By Weston Gaylord Directed by Holly L. Derr A Long Time Coming tells two intertwining stories of one family: a novelist in 2024 who puts his mother’s life story into words, his great-granddaughter and her son in 2114, who journey from a California farm to a Norwegian forest and discover a
The latest project of award-winning pianists Joseph and Tiana Wong, featuring works by Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Scriabin and more. Ticket Price: General Admission $20, Seniors $15, Student and Oregon Trail $5 Walk-ins welcome, but feel free to visit wongspianoduo.com to reserve a spot.
Tai Chi is a moving meditation that strengthens bones and muscles, improves balance and increases flexibility. Qi Gong, the movement of energy through the body, is also incorporated. Pre-registration required: ashland.or.us/register or 541.488.5342.
The focus of this one-hour hatha yoga class is to increase strength, flexibility and balance while simultaneously alleviating stress and fatigue. Additional benefits of regular yoga practice include an overall sense of well-being and an increase in self-awareness and self-acceptance. Participants must be aware of their own capabilities in order to participate safely. Ability to
Get active through dance! Line Dance is a choreographed dance in which participants line up in rows and follow a repeated sequence of steps to music. It is a great way to keep your brain on its toes! Line dancing enhances balance, provides fitness and strength and improves mental acuity through complex movement. No partner
Writer David Borofka will discuss his new novel "The End of Good Intentions," from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland. Set between the mid-1970s and today, the novel moves back and forth through the turbulence of recent American history, charting the course of characters such as
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