Southern Oregon Repertory Singers May concert
2025-05-24 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-25 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
The Southern Oregon Repertory singers will hold two May concerts at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland.
The performance, “Cannons Into Bells,” will have performances at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 24, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25.
The program explores the idea of transformations.
Our feature commissioned work, “Cannons into Bells”, by Repertory Singers’ Composer in Residence, Jodi French, explores the tragic cycle of bells being melted into cannons during times of war, then changed back in times of peace. It is an urgent plea for a better world in which we “kindle the fire of love, melting the armor of our hearts into bells of peace”.
Other featured works include Joby Talbot’s ethereal “Leon”, the story of pilgrims walking the Camino de Santiago — the “Way of St. James” — hoping to transform their lives, set for 17-part choir a cappella; Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei, a texted version of his famous Adagio for Strings, performed with choir and orchestra; and Dan Forrest’s grand setting of e.e. cummings’ “I thank thee God for most this amazing day” for choir and orchestra, celebrating the transformative power of nature to turn our “no” into “yes.”

The Glass Menagerie @ Camelot Theatre
2025-05-24 19:30 - 22:00, 2025-05-25 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Camelot Theatre, 101 Talent Avenue, Talent, 97540
As the second installment in our American Masters Drama Series, we would like to welcome you to the enchanting world of Tennessee Williams’ timeless classic, The Glass Menagerie.
This poignant and beautifully crafted play invites you into the fragile and dreamlike lives of the Wingfield family. Experience the heart-wrenching struggle of Amanda, the fading Southern belle, as she navigates her hopes for her delicate daughter, Laura, and the restless yearnings of her son, Tom, caught between duty and his desire for freedom. With its lyrical language and evocative themes of memory and illusion, The Glass Menagerie is a powerful exploration of family, dreams, and the unrelenting grip of the past.
Don’t miss this opportunity to witness a masterpiece of American theatre, brought to life with passion and precision on our stage. This production has a two-week engagement.
Special Performances:
Wednesday, May 21st: Pay What You Can Performance @ 7:30pm.
Thursday, May 22nd: Preview Performance @ 7:30pm. All seats $25.
Friday, May 23rd: Opening Night Gala @ 6:45pm.

SOU Theatre presents: "Blood Wedding"
2025-05-24 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-05-29 20:00 - 22:00 | SOU Theatre Building, 491 S Mountain Ave., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
SOU Theatre presents: Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca directed by Mildred Ruiz-Sapp. Performances run May 22, 2025- June 1, 2025 on the SOU Main Stage Theatre.
Tickets are available online at https://sou.universitytickets.com or by calling the OCA Box Office at 541-552-6348. Accommodations for wheelchair seating and assisted listening devices are available by request via email: boxoffice@sou.edu.
Blood Wedding is about a bride in her rural Spanish town is caught between her betrothed and an old lover, who has a blood feud with the family of the betrothed. In a society that values marriage for profit more than marriage for love, it explores love, sexuality, and violence through the lens of marriage.
Performances:
Thursday, May 22 – 8:00pm (opening)
Friday, May 23 – 8:00pm
Saturday, May 24 – 8:00pm
Thursday, May 29 – 8:00pm
Friday, May 30 – 8:00pm (Talk back w/ actors after the show)
Saturday, May 31- 2:00pm
Saturday, May 31- 8:00pm
Sunday, June 1 – 2:00pm (closing matinee)
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT: Federico García Lorca is considered one of Spain’s greatest poets and dramatists. He was born June 5, 1898, in Fuente Vaqueros, Spain. He went to Madrid in 1919, where he met Salvador Dali, who would later design the scenery for a production of Lorca’s play.
Dali would later design the scenery for the Barcelona production of Lorca’s play Mariana Pineda (1927).
Lorca’s two most successful poetry collections were Canciones (Songs), published in 1927, and Romancero gitano (the Gypsy Ballads), published in 1928. Romancero gitano was especially daring for the time with its exploration of sexual themes and made Lorca a celebrity in the literary world. In the 1930s, Lorca spent much of his time working on plays, including a folk drama trilogy Bodas de Sangre (Blood Wedding) in 1933, Yerma in 1934, and La Casa de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba) in 1936.
During the Spanish Civil war he was shot to death by supporters of General Francisco Franco.
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Mildred Ruiz-Sapp is an award-winning/critically acclaimed multi-hyphenated Puerto Rican artist and entrepreneur.
A Theatre professional with equal life-long passions in Photography and Filmmaking, she sets her eyes on uplifting our world through the lens of the people.
She is a Co-Founder/Core Member of UNIVERSES Theater Company* (founded in 1995) and of THE POINT Community Development Corporation* in the Hunts point Section of The South Bronx (founded in 1993).
Playwriting/Acting credits include AmericUS; UNISON; PARTY PEOPLE; AMERIVILLE; The Denver Project; One Shot in Lotus Position; BLUE SUITE; RHYTHMICITY; SLANGUAGE; THE RIDE. Acting-only credits include DJ Latinidad; The Comedy of Errors; The Unfortunates; Alfred Jarry’s UBU: Enchained. Awards/Affiliations: 2020 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation National Playwright Residency Program recipient; 2015 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award (Theatre); Oregon Shakespeare Festival Acting Company Member ( 2012-2017) and Ensemble in Residence; 2008 U.S. Cultural Ambassador w/ the U.S. State Dept./Jazz at Lincoln Center – Rhythm Road Tour; 2008 TCG Peter Zeisler Award; 2006 Career Advancement Fellowship from the Ford foundation through Pregones Theater; 2002-2004 and 1999-2001 TCG National Theater Artist Residency Program Award; BRIO Awards (The Bronx Recognizes its own); Former Board Member (National Performance Network – NPN) and (Network of Ensemble Theaters-NET); New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect; BARD College, BA ’92 (Literature/Language). Publications: UNIVERSES’ The Revolution will be Live! (2022 release- TCG Books); SLANGUAGE in The Fire This Time (TCG Books); BLUE SUITE in The Goodman Theatre’s Festival Latino – Six Plays (Northwestern University Press); PARTY PEOPLE in The Manifesto Anthology (Rain City Projects- Fall 2014); Featured on the covers of American Theater Magazine 2004 and The Source Magazine 2000. Member: Actors Equity Association (AEA) member.

Lithia Artisans Market
2025-05-25 10:00 - 17:00 | 20 Calle Guanajuato, 20 Calle Guanajuato, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
The Lithia Artisans Market is back for the 2025 season, held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays from March 29 through September.
Catch us for a “soft” opening on Winburn Way across from the park entrance. We may have one or two booths near Mix Bakeshop next to the bridge.
Whether you join now or wait for warmer days, we’re excited to share another wonderful session with you. (We sometimes cancel due to inclement weather.)
Visit https://lithiaartisansmarket.com for more information.

Sunday Service: Remembering as Resistance
2025-05-25 10:30 - 11:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 87 4th Street, Ashland, 87 4th Street, Ashland, OR, 97520
The story of Memorial Day is more complex and interesting than is often told. Come learn about the history of this day of honoring our fallen. Learn the story of the red poppy and the poem that made it symbolic of the day. We remember, in part, so that we stay committed to lives of peace and peacemaking
Monthly Theme: Change
Attend in person or watch live or recorded on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@roguevalleyunitarianuniver8871

South Mountain Friends Meeting
2025-05-25 11:00 - 12:30 | South Mountain Friends Meeting, 543 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
South Mountain Friends Meeting meeting for worship held 11 a.m. Sundays at 543 S. Mountain Avenue, Ashland.
All are welcome. Activities for children provided. With any questions, call David Runkel at 541-210-0031 or email at davidrunkelor@gmail.com

SunFolk Dancing at The Grange
2025-05-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Ashland Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Eastern European folk dancing to live music!
No experience necessary.
No partners needed.
Sundays at Bellview Grange.
1050 Tolman Creek Rd.
Ashland, OR 97520

Beekman Bank Museum tours
2025-05-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Beekman Bank Museum, 110 W. California St., Jacksonville, OR, United States
You are invited to “Step Behind the Counter” of the oldest financial institution in the Pacific Northwest—Jacksonville’s 1863 Beekman Bank Museum—when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the museum for summer tours.
Established as a “gold dust” office in 1856, it was the first “bank” north of San Francisco.
Scheduled 2025 “banking hours” are 11am to 3 pm, Saturdays and Sundays, from May 24 through August 31. The Beekman Bank Museum is located at 110 W. California Street (the corner of California and North 3rd streets) in Jacksonville. Guests can interact with costumed docents sharing stories of late 19th Century banking practices, gold shipping, and handshake deals; step behind the counter and peer in drawers containing old checks, stage schedules, and paperwork; and enter the vault that stored millions in gold!
Visitors can spend as much or as little time as they like—although we suggest they allow at least 30 minutes. Tours are FREE, but donations are encouraged since all monies go towards the preservation and maintenance of this historic legacy!
The original bank was established in 1856 as a “gold dust” office. (If we’re factual, it was a safe.) Cornelius Beekman had come to Jacksonville in 1854 as an express rider between Yreka and Jacksonville carrying newspaper, mail, parcels, and gold over the Siskiyous. When his employer’s firm failed, he established Jacksonville’s Beekman’s Express and his gold dust office. In 1863 he became Jacksonville’s Wells Fargo agent and constructed the Beekman Bank.
During Jacksonville’s heyday as the governmental, commercial, and social hub of Southern Oregon in the late 1800s, the Beekman’s Bank saw over $40 million in gold cross its counters—equivalent to over $1 billion today! The current 1863 structure is the only commercial wooden building on California Streeet to survive Jacksonville’s many fires. It has been preserved intact as a museum since Cornelius Beekman, the wealthiest and most prominent of Jacksonville’s pioneers, locked the doors in 1915.
Additional information is available at 541-245-3650; info@historicjacksonville.org; and www.historicjacksonville.org/behind-the-counter/.

Volcano Camp
2025-05-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Scienceworks Museum, 1500 E. Main Street, Ashland, 97520
ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum will host a two-hour event with an educational comedy show for adults and mini camp for kids from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 25, at the museum, 1500 E. Main St., Ashland.
Children attendees ages 4 and up can participate in a volcano-themed mini camp where they build their own salt-dough volcanoes, then make them erupt for their grownups following the comedy show.
The show, hosted by comedian Ben Miller, is recommended for ages 18 and up, with plenty of laughs and lava facts. Beer and wine will be available for purchase.
Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for non-members.

Dirty Cello at Cedarwood Barn
2025-05-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Cedarwood Farm Barn Show, 7912 Wagner Creek Road, Talent, OR, 97540, United States
Dirty Cello – cello like you’ve never heard before!
Combine the virtuosic wail of Jimi Hendrix, the soul of BB King, and the fire of Bill Monroe, and add a whole lot of cello, and you get the Dirty Cello band.
Dirty Cello performs all over the world, from Iceland to Israel, from Scottish castles to underground caves presenting an energetic and wild show that’s been described as,
“Dirty Cello’s music is all over the map: funky, carnival, romantic, sexy, tangled, electric, fiercely rhythmic, and textured, and only occasionally classical.” by Oakland Magazine.
The Cedarwood Barn is a beautiful location in Talent. Come check it out and hear the band on a beautiful May evening.
Bring a lawn chair to sit and watch or put on your dancing shoes and get up and move.

Higher Essence Yoga
2025-05-26 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-05-29 09:00 - 10:00 | OR
Yoga Classes for Beginners and 50+.
Stretching, breathwork and flexibility
Monday and Thursday, 9:00 to 10:00 am at Hidden Springs Wellness Center, 1651 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland
Contact: ashlandginny@gmail.com

Intermediate Tai Chi for Older Adults
2025-05-26 09:30 - 10:45 | The Grove, 1195 E Main St, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
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.

Gentle Yoga for Older Adults
2025-05-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Ashland Senior Center, 1699 Homes Avenue, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
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 up and down from the floor is required. Each class will conclude with deep relaxation. Ages 50 & up.
$20 per month-long session ($5/class)

Line dancing for older adults
2025-05-26 13:00 - 14:30 | The Grove, 1195 E Main St, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
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 is required. Pre-registration required: ashland.or.us/register or 541-488-5342.

TRUNK
2025-05-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Carpenter Hall, Ashland, 44 S. Pioneer St, Ashland, 97520
TRUNK is a one-man, interactive production that delves into the mind of a young artist reckoning with his approaching death. Written and performed by Riley Samuel Merritt, the play draws from over a decade of his personal writings—poetry, prose, and eight original songs—to examine the fragile intersections of identity, ambition, and connection.
Inspired by the 15th-century morality play Everyman, TRUNK reimagines the age-old confrontation with mortality through the lens of a flawed, modern creative. While the narrative is not autobiographical, Merritt uses his own life as a vessel to explore the universal story of what it means to live truthfully—and die honestly—as an artist.
Audience participation is central to the show, making each performance a shared act of reflection and storytelling. Viewers are invited to contribute their voices, reinforcing TRUNK’s core themes of community and collective memory.
Ultimately, TRUNK is both a personal unpacking and a public offering—a meditation on legacy, vulnerability, and the moral responsibility of the modern artist in a world that often forgets to listen.
Riley Samuel Merritt is an actor, writer, and musician raised in the rugged four corners region. Riley graduated from New Mexico State University with a degree in musical theatre, and has spent his years since training and creating in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico, having acted in such shows as Little Night Music (Henrik), You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown), Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Kevin), Taming of the Shrew (Bianco), and many more. Now ready to move to metropolitan Chicago, Riley is touring “TRUNK”: an original one-man show which celebrates art and humanity through the use of poetry, song, and years of cumulative writing.

German Interest Group
2025-05-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Rogue Valley Genealogical Society, 3405 S. Pacific Hwy, Medford, 97501
The German Interest Group meets regularly on fourth Tuesdays. It is a hybrid meeting meeting, in person at the library and online using Zoom. The emphasis will be on tools and tips for finding and researching German ancestors and also for Germans trying to find relatives who emigrated. In some months, the first part of the meeting may include a speaker. This will be followed with an unstructured time for questions and mutual support. Jon Wolfe, the facilitator for this group, is an American who lives in Germany.

2025 Business Venture Tournament and Entrepreneur Fair
2025-05-27 17:00 - 19:00 | SOU Stevenson Union, 1118 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
The 2025 Business Venture Tournament and Entrepreneur Fair will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at the Rogue River Room in Southern Oregon University’s Stevenson Union, 1118 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland.
The free community event is intended to help raise awareness about local business resources to help aspiring and current entrepreneurs.
Attendees will be able to learn about resources available at the regional Business Innovation Hub and Business Oregon, meet a business librarian and SCORE business mentors, learn about maker spaces, and hear the final venture pitches of SOU’s student Shark Tank-inspired program.

SOCAN May general meeting: Oregon Environmental Council
2025-05-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Medford library, 205 S Central Ave, Medford, 97501
The Oregon Environmental Council was established in 1968 by Concerned Oregonians across the state to protect the water, air, and land we all share and love.
OEC has a statewide focus and had long served as a leading organization in efforts to stimulate climate action in the Oregon legislature and among Oregon state agencies. Southern Oregon Climate Action Now has collaborated extensively over the years with OEC on climate action and their work in Southern Oregon.
The SOCAN May general meeting will feature Max Light Pacheco from OEC, who will speak about what OEC does to fulfill its mission. Max will preview OEC’s effort to stimulate electrification and energy efficiency in Medford – a project being undertaken in collaboration with SOCAN’s Medford Climate Action Team.
The general meeting will be held 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 at the Medford library, 205 S. Central Ave., Medford. There is no charge for attending SOCAN events.

Wednesday Open Meditation
2025-05-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Kagyu Sukha Choling, 109 Clear Creek Drive, Ashland, 97520
Each Wednesday from noon to 1:00 pm, the KSC Sanctuary will be open to all for meditation.
We invite you to come and meditate quietly in your own way.

Brazilian spiritual healing
2025-05-28 13:00 - 14:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 1615 Clark Ave, Ashland, 97520
Sitting in a relaxed state for 50 minutes and allowing the energies to assist a person.

Ashland's Clean Energy Action Plan (CEAP) Workshop
2025-05-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join SOCAN’s Ashland Climate Action Team for a dynamic bi-monthly workshop series exploring Ashland’s Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP) and the inspiring local efforts driving progress.
Each 90-minute session will dive into a key CEAP focus area—spotlighting the city’s climate goals and featuring community partner organizations actively turning policy into action.
Each workshop includes:
A focused overview of Ashland’s progress on CEAP goals
A featured presentation from a local organization making a real difference
Practical pathways for residents to get involved

Poems of Reckoning and Reclamation
2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Hidden Springs Wellness Center, 1651 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Poems of Reckoning and Reclamation, presented by spoken word artist Shoshana Alexander and interwoven with music, is set for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at Hidden Springs Wellness Center, 1651 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland.
The event will include the poetry of Jane Hirshfield, Ada Limon, W.S. Merwin, Mosab Abu Toha, Joy Harjo, Mary Oliver, Langston Hughes and others.
Kris Yenney will accompany on cello, with Aharon Wheels Bolsta accompanying on Indian bamboo flute and percussion.
There will be a suggested donation of $20 to $25. A portion of proceeds will be given to a local nonprofit dedicated to the wellbeing of Earth.

Class: Google Earth Pro
2025-05-29 10:30 - 15:00 | Rogue Valley Genealogy Library, 3405 S. Pacific Hwy, Medford,OR, 97501
Ready to revolutionize your family history research?
Google Earth Pro, a free mapping tool, transforms how you document your ancestors’ lives by letting you create detailed maps of their homesteads, mark key locations, and trace migration routes through time; plus, you’ll learn to overlay historical maps and create virtual tours that bring your family’s story to life.
Note: Google Earth Pro is not compatible with tablets or smartphones. A laptop with a pre-installed application is recommended for the class but is not necessary.
The class will be from 10:30 a.m. to noon. An in-person help session at the library will follow from 1:00 – 3:00 PM.
Cost: $10 for RVGS members, $20 for non-members

Thursday Evening Calm Abiding Meditaion
2025-05-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Kagyu Sukha Choling, 109 Clear Creek Drive, Ashland, 97520
This meditation is common to many traditions of Buddhism. In this practice, we rest our attention on a simple meditative support, such as the breath. Instead of following thoughts and emotions as we usually do, we release them and maintain our connection to the support.
“From this practice, we can experience a stable and calm mind. We learn to maintain and return to a sense of stillness, no matter what our outer circumstances. The mind is relaxed, alert and aware. The results of this practice are serenity, freedom in the face of circumstances, and ultimately Buddhahood.”
From Meditation for Beginners, by Bokar Rinpoche.
To attend Calm Abiding Meditation via Zoom, email the office at OFFICE@KSCASHLAND.ORG to join the mailing list.

Pink Party Club – A Burlesque Show
2025-05-29 20:00 - 22:30 | Grape Street Bar & Grill, 31 S. Grape St., Medford, OR, 97501, United States
Join us for a delightfully pink burlesque show on May 29th at 8pm at Grape Street Bar!
21+ only with a $15 cover charge. Please bring extra cash to tip performers!
