Schneider Museum of Art Opening Reception for Fall 2024 Exhibition
2024-10-17 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Schneider Museum of Art, 555 Indiana Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join the SMA on Thursday, October 17 from 5-7 pm for the opening of our fall exhibition, Disguise the Limit: John Yau’s Collaborations. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be served, and wine will be generously provided by RoxyAnn Winery. Artist John Yau and curator Stuart Horodner will be in attendance. The exhibition will be on view through December 14, 2024. New Masterworks on Loan and Highlights of the Permanent Collection will be on view in the Entry Gallery.
About the Exhibition:
This exhibition marks the first comprehensive exploration of the collaborative works of poet, author, and art critic John Yau. For the past five decades, Yau has partnered with a diverse array of visual artists, creating an extraordinary collection of paintings, mixed media works on paper, print portfolios, artist books, and letterpress broadsides. Through these collaborations, Yau has demonstrated his deep commitment to exploring the myriad forms poetry can take, reflecting his belief that “I’m into every way a poem can be done.”
More Information: https://sma.sou.edu/exhibitions/disguise-the-limit-john-yaus-collaborations.
Image: Tom Burckhardt and John Yau, The George Seurat Bar and Grill, 2018, Colored pencil on paper, Courtesy of Tom Burckhardt

The Power of Pleasure Book Signing, Meditation, Energy Clearing & Discussion
2024-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Gypsy Road Studio / Gallery, 369 E Main Street, Ashland, 97520
Ladies, it’s time to live bigger, better and bolder to manifest your heart’s wildest desires, personally and professionally.
Learn how during this empowering and interactive evening as Elizabeth Ann Atkins shares life-shifting insights from her new books, The Biss Tribe: Where You Activate Your GoddessPower and The Biss Tribe: Where You Activate Your GoddessPleasure.
Elizabeth will autograph copies of her two books, then lead a transformative experience.
Enjoy a provocative, interactive evening where Author and Emmy-nominated TV show host Elizabeth Ann Atkins shares and empowering insights and leads a guided meditation, an energy clearing and writing exercises that help people blast past guilt, shame and fear around sexuality to live bigger, better and bolder and manifest their heart’s wildest desires.
This two-hour experience aims to expand your thinking around the Power of Pleasure and how to integrate more moments of sensory extravaganza into your day by consciously cultivating Pleasure through what you see, hear, touch, taste, smell and feel intuitively.
All are welcome at this experience: women, men, nonbinary, LGBTQ+.

You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World by Keiko Green – Ashland New Plays Festival
2024-10-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-20 13:30 - 17:00 | SOU Main Stage Theatre, 491 S. Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
Greg’s received a terminal diagnosis. But the Earth’s dying, too, so like, at least he’s in good company? This all makes sense to Greg. After all, the world’s too big not to be kind of magical.
‘You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World’ will be read at 7:30pm, Thursday, October 17th and at 1:30pm, Sunday, October 20th.
Tickets are available here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/fall-festival/
‘You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World’ by Keiko Green
Directed by Robby Lufty
Featuring Will Wilhelm, Rafael Untalan, Jackie Apodaca, Lini Dissanayake, Jonathan Luke Stevens, Alina Ceñal, and Nicole Villavicencio.

Breads and Reds
2024-10-18 - 2024-10-20 | Resistance Wine Company, 322 N Pioneer St, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join us for a delicious Breads and Reds event at Resistance Wine Company!
Eat great, fresh-baked bread paired with handmade artisan butters and our award-winning wines, all in one place.
Here’s some of what you can enjoy:
Breads: Country loaf, sourdough olive, and a wildcard (think: fruit and nut, seeded, etc.)
Butters: Blood orange and honey, ginger salt, smoked paprika, rosemary black pepper
Wines: Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc, Malbec, and Syrah
If you like good things (see above), then bring your friends and, if they’re cool, your friends’ friends, too.
RSVP now to secure your spot! You don’t have to, but we appreciate it.
$25 gets you wine + bread + fancy butters

The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi - Ashland New Plays Festival
2024-10-18 13:30 - 16:30, 2024-10-19 19:30 - 21:00 | SOU Main Stage Theatre, 491 S. Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
This play follows a son as he tries to save his mother. She has other ideas. So do two mysterious strangers who watch the play—and ask the son to tell the story again and again until he gets it right, whatever right might be.
‘The Life You Gave Me’ will be read at 1:30pm, Friday, October 18th and at 7:30pm, Saturday, October 19th.
Tickets are available here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/fall-festival/
The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi
Directed by Evren Odcikin
Featuring Adrianne Cury, Wiley Naman Strasser, Shadee Vossoughi, David Kelly, and Alexandra Szabo

Creative Industries Discussion: John Yau with Curator Stuart Horodner
2024-10-18 14:00 - 15:00 | SOU Meese Auditorium
Join us on Friday, October 18 at 2 pm for a Creative Industries Discussion with John Yau, American Poet and Critic in conversation with Stuart Horodner, curator of the Schneider Museum of Art’s fall exhibition, Disguise The Limit.
Learn more about the exhibition as Horodner and Yau discuss collaborations and Yau’s inquiry into art, identity, and more.
Free event parking is available in designated lots: https://sma.sou.edu/visit/directions-and-parking/
Friday, October 18, 2024 from 2-3 PM
SOU Meese Auditorium – Art Building (next to the SMA)
555 Indiana Street | Ashland OR 97520
FREE, and open to the public | FREE Parking

2024 Killer Valley Horror Film Festival
2024-10-18 19:00 - 22:00 | Beaver Media Northwest, 1085 Benson Way, Unit 2, Ashland, 97520
It’s A-Live! — Now Screaming, the 2024 Killer Valley Horror Film Festival celebrates our 17th year of showcasing independent horror films in Southern Oregon!
Created in 2007, the Killer Valley Horror Film Festival (KVHFF) was the brainchild of Randy Granstrom. His love of classic horror movies and his passion for making independent films came together and inspired him to create a local festival in Southern Oregon celebrating independent filmmakers, particularly in the horror genre.
Join us on October 18th, 2024 at:
“The Beaver Den”
(at Beaver Media Northwest)
1085 Benson Way, Unit 2
Ashland, OR 97520

Nerve by Minita Gandhi - Ashland New Plays Festival
2024-10-18 19:30 - 21:00 | SOU Main Stage Theatre, 491 S. Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
Jyoti, a recent widow with ailing health, finds the future of her well-being in her daughters’ hands. A multigenerational and multicultural dark comedy that explores the love language of food, the deep wounds of sibling rivalry, and how a family moves through grief, Nerve asks what our legacy is and that we truly leave behind.
‘Nerve’ will be read at 1:30pm, Thursday, October 17th and at 1:30pm, Friday, October 18th.
Tickets are available here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/fall-festival/
‘Nerve’ by Minita Gandhi
Directed by Rosa Joshi
Featuring Ranjita Chakravarty, Mahira Kakkar, Rachna Khatau, Uma Pranjpe, Amy Lizardo, and Aleeyah Enriquez.

Are you a UU and Don't Know It? Come Find Out! Fall Orientation at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, light brunch too.
2024-10-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 87 4th Street, Ashland, 87 4th Street, Ashland, OR, 97520
Fall Orientation at Rogue Valley UU Fellowship.
Meet Rev. Sean, share your story in a small group, explore this welcoming spiritual community and what UU is; light brunch too.
Childcare provided with advance notice. Handouts. RSVP/info/questions: 831-596-4500 or office.support@RVUUF.org
Hybrid: on Zoom too. ZOOM LINK ID: 438 460 0643 Passcode: [REDACTED] Come even if you can’t stay the whole time.

Qi Gym 7-week series
2024-10-19 10:00 - 11:00
Hi, I’m Tanya!
I’m excited to share my practice of Qi-Gym with you this fall: Transformative Qi-Gong with Heart Brain Balance techniques, including Brain Gym, that de-stress and rewire your brain to create harmony and strength within the nervous system and the Body-Mind-Heart connection. Change your life!
Benefits:
Discover calm, flowing movements that relax both mind and body.
Learn easy tools to reprogram your brain for a positive mindset and a healthy body through gentle focus and inner balance.
Enhance your coordination, life force energy, and vitality to thrive in an ever-changing, evolving world.
Call 504-710-2622 or visit heartbrainbalance.com.
Saturdays, Oct. 19 to Dec. 7, 10 to 11 a.m., Cedarwood Barn, Talent
Tuesdays, Oct. 22 to Dec. 3, noon to 1 p.m., Jackson Wellsprings, Ashland
FREE tryout class in Ashland: Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.; contact Tanya on 504 710 2622for more information/location/registration

Playwriting Workshop - Ashland New Plays Festival
2024-10-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Ashland Elks Lodge, 255 E. Main St., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join us for our annual playwriting workshop! Host playwright will be Clarence Coo, joined by winning playwrights Minita Gandhi and Keiko Green for this this year’s exclusive festival workshop. This writing-intensive workshop features insights, in-class writing time, and a few tips and tricks from the playwrights, helping you take the next steps in your own writing journey!
All writers are welcome, whether you usually write plays, poetry, non-fiction, or fiction; are a seasoned writer or are just starting out. There’s room for everyone at our writers’ table.
The workshop is free for ANPF members and students or $25 for non-members. If you need access to lower pricing, please email info@ashlandnewplays.org for registration assistance.

Create Your Book in a Day Writing Retreat
2024-10-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Country Willows Inn & Estate, 1313 Clay Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join us for a fun-filled day of instruction & writing your memoir, novel or business book at our Create Your Book in a Day Writing Retreat!
Join us for a day of creativity and inspiration at Country Willows Inn & Estate, where tranquility and natural beauty converge. This event is your chance to get the instruction and motivation you need to finally write that memoir, business book, poetry collection, or novel while surrounded by nature and fellow writers.
Event Highlights:
Expert Guidance: Learn from writing and publishing veterans Elizabeth Ann Atkins and Catherine M. Greenspan. They will provide you with invaluable insights, tips, and strategies to outline, write, publish, and promote a best-selling book.
Focused Writing Sessions: Spend dedicated time working on your book project in a supportive and focused environment.
Inspiration and Motivation: Connect with fellow writers and draw inspiration from the serene surroundings of the Country Willows Inn & Estate.
Comprehensive Workshops: Participate in workshops covering everything you need to know about writing, publishing, and promoting your book.
What You’ll Gain:
A clear outline and roadmap for your book.
Essential writing techniques and tools.
Understanding of the publishing process, including traditional, hybrid and self-publishing options.
Effective promotion strategies to ensure your book reaches its audience.
A sense of community and support from other aspiring authors.
Schedule:
Session 1: Welcome and Introduction, Outlining Your Book
Session 2: Writing Session, Lunch Break (included)
Session 3: Publishing Options and Strategies, Writing Session
Session 4: Promoting Your Book, Q&A, and Networking
Included:
Full day of high-energy, engaging writing
Lunch and refreshments
Workshop materials and resources
Don’t miss this opportunity to kickstart your writing journey and bring your book to life! Secure your spot today and take the first step toward becoming a published author.
Register now to transform your book dream into reality!
Use this link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/create-your-book-in-a-day-writing-retreat-tickets-974620555317

Ashland Japanese Garden 2nd Anniversary Celebration
2024-10-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Ashland Japanese Garden, 195 Winburn Way, Ashland, OR, 97520
Come enjoy the Ashland Japanese Garden in the beauty of fall and celebrate the two-year anniversary of the renovated garden’s opening.
Learn to fold origami, enjoy traditional Japanese teas, and more. Entry is free of charge. Donations go to support maintenance of the garden and allow it to expand and grow.

Walker Fall Fest Fundraiser 2024
2024-10-19 11:00 - 14:00 | 364 Walker Ave, Ashland, OR 97520, 364 Walker Ave., Ashland, 97520
Join us for the Walker Fall Festival 2024—our biggest event of the year! 🍂🎉
This family-friendly fundraiser will feature:
Bouncy Castle & Obstacle Course
Fun Activity Booths
Cookie Tent
Amazing Auction with restaurant gift cards, unique experiences, and more!
All proceeds from the event will go directly to supporting Walker Elementary’s students, staff, and programs. 🐺💙
Come out, enjoy a fun day with the family, and help us make this year’s Fall Fest unforgettable! 🍁

Southern Oregon Open Studios
2024-10-19 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-20 11:00 - 17:00 | Southern Oregon
Join the Ashland Gallery Association for Southern Oregon Open Studios!
Taking place on Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and October 20, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., this is a fun and unique opportunity for visual artists who are based in Southern Oregon to show off their creative realms. Opening their workspaces to the public and revealing some incredible surprises, this is a place that artists love to work and even just one visitor’s interest and curiosity can spark stimulation and new ideas.
Featuring thirty-five different artists, visitors will have the opportunity to engage with everything from painting, to printmaking, sculpture, glass blowing, and more. Over fifteen art demonstrations have been scheduled to take place throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday. There will also be an ‘afterparty’ in which artists and visitors can connect in one central place.
Southern Oregon Open Studios is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.southernoregonopenstudios.com.

Central Point Woodcarvers
2024-10-19 11:30 - 15:00 | Woodcarving, 123 N St, Central Point, OR, 97502, United States
The Central Point Woodcarvers carving group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays at the Central Point Senior Resource Center, 123 N. Second St., Central Point.
There is a fee of $10 per month, or $55 a year if paid annually.
We teach and share ideas for beginners, novices, and intermediate woodcarvers. The various members do several styles of woodcarving. Recommended beginning tool sets are available for purchase. Please call Ron Chappell 541-944-4535 for more information.

Sync by Shanna Allman - Ashland New Plays Festival
2024-10-19 13:30 - 16:30 | SOU Main Stage Theatre, 491 S. Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
Feeling unlovable? Emotionally adrift? Perhaps an Automated Relational Companion from The Institute for Enhanced Connections can help. A sci-fi dramedy about love, reciprocity, and Artificial Intelligence.
‘Sync’ will be read at 7:30pm, Wednesday, October 16th and at 1:30pm, Saturday, October 19th.
Tickets are available here: https://ashlandnewplays.org/fall-festival/
‘Sync’ by Shanna Allman
Directed by Caroline Shaffer
Featuring Kjerstine Anderson, Ellen D. Williams, Tamra Mathias, James Ryen, Vilma Silva, and Elise Harrison.

HUB Couture Fall Fashion Show
2024-10-19 14:00 - 17:00 | The HUB, 1618 Ashland St, Ashland, 97520
Join us for an afternoon of glitz and glamour at our exclusive event located at 1618 Ashland St.
Witness the latest trends and designs from top fashion designers as we showcase their stunning collections on live models on the runway. Don’t miss out on this fabulous opportunity to experience the magic of couture fashion up close and personal all in support of Southern Oregon Friends of Hospice.

Join us for the Ashland Mystery Fest October 17th – 20th Meet the authors Saturday October 19th at Bloomsbury Books
2024-10-19 16:00 - 19:00 | Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join cozy mystery author Ellie Alexander and her mystery writing friends for a weekend of full bookish fun with plenty of of twists and turns. From panels and workshops to an interactive mystery with clues located all around town, this festival is designed to put you in the hot seat. You’ll have your chance to put your detective skills to the test and interact with the authors who brought these stories to life. You won’t just be a spectator – you’ll be right in the center of the action.
Saturday October 19th – meet the authors at Bloomsbury Books
Author Pop Up Meet and Greet
4:00PM join Ellen Byron and Lee Hollis who will be signing their books
then at 6:00PM join Gigi Pandian, Jennifer Chow and Frank Anthony Polito will be signing their books.

The Return of the KS Wild Annual Dinner
2024-10-19 17:30 - 21:00 | Historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St., Ashland, 97520
After 4 years of global pandemic, wildfire, and rebuilding community, we are excited to bring back the notorious KS Wild Annual Dinner!
This is an event where generations of environmental advocates come together to share stories, see old friends, make new friends, and connect to this place we love—the Klamath-Siskiyou. We have worked hard to bring back the meaningful event that honors our grassroots beginnings and welcomes our community in to celebrate our collective actions and victories for the wild. We hope that, if you have the means, you join us for this evening of gathering over food, music, and celebration.
5-6:30 — Happy hour with drinks and appetizers
6:30 — Vegetarian dinner catered by Marion Heinze of Heart Full Catering with dessert to follow
7:30 — Live auction filled with outdoor prizes and getaways
Music by Sage Meadows
Evening Program by KS Wild Staff & Special Guests

Habitat For Humanity presents Costumes and Cocktails fundraising event
2024-10-19 18:00 - 22:00 | Ashland Hills Hotel, 2525 Ashland Street, Ashland, 97520
Habitat for Humanity Rogue Valley will host its Costumes and Cocktails fundraising event from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Ashland Hill Hotel, 2525 Ashland St., Ashland.
The evening will feature a costume contest, raffle, games, and a silent auction with an array of exciting items to bid on. Guests can also enjoy a selection of delicious food and drinks while mingling with fellow community members, making new connections, and supporting the mission of Habitat for Humanity Rogue Valley.
Tickets are available at www.roguevalleyhabitat.org/costumesandcocktails.

Playwriting Workshop - Ashland New Plays Festival
2024-10-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Ashland Elks Lodge, 255 E. Main St., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join us for our annual playwriting workshop! Host playwright will be E.M. Lewis, joined by winning playwrights Novid Parsi and Shanna Allman for this this year’s exclusive festival workshop. This writing-intensive workshop features insights, in-class writing time, and a few tips and tricks from the playwrights, helping you take the next steps in your own writing journey!
All writers are welcome, whether you usually write plays, poetry, non-fiction, or fiction; are a seasoned writer or are just starting out. There’s room for everyone at our writers’ table.
The workshop is free for ANPF members and students or $25 for non-members. If you need access to lower pricing, please email info@ashlandnewplays.org for registration assistance.

Sunday Service: Power Within
2024-10-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 87 4th Street, Ashland, 87 4th Street, Ashland, OR, 97520
Most spiritual paths are ways to approach the idea of power within — the kind of power that sustains, helps us grow, and leads us to act in compassionate and liberation-loving ways. Rev. Sean will lead this service.
“Faith in God is optional, but faith in the self – in the spirit within, is imperative.” – Abhijit Naskar, Principias Humanitas”
Attend in person or watch live or recorded on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@roguevalleyunitarianuniver8871

South Mountain Friends Meeting
2024-10-20 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

Celebrate Ashland's 150th birthday
2024-10-20 14:00 - 18:00 | Lithia Park Butler Bandshell, Winburn Way, Ashland, 97520
Ashland is turning 150 years old, and the community is invited to a once-in-a-lifetime celebration!
Epic Ashland, following the success of its “Summer Sounds” concerts, is hosting a free live outdoor concert and family-friendly event at the Lithia Park Butler Bandshell from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20.
This exciting day of music, dancing, food, and fun is not to be missed!
The event will feature a special live performance by Madeline Hawthorne, whose blend of folk and Americana is sure to captivate the crowd. Kicking off the celebration will be the talented local Ashland band “Left,” known for their high-energy performances and ability to get audiences on their feet. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors for a day of community spirit and joy as we celebrate Ashland’s 150th anniversary in Lithia Park!
Other event highlights include a beer garden and food trucks, a complimentary birthday treat from Branson’s Chocolate, and a community birthday card art project.

Rogue Valley Symphonic Band's October concert announcement
2024-10-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Oakdale Middle School, 815 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford, OR, 97501, United States
The Rogue Valley Symphonic Band will present their “Phantom Fantastique” concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at Oakdale Middle School’s Stedman Auditorium, 815 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford.
The performance will feature David Maslanka’s “Alex and the Phantom Band” and John Williams’ “Symphonic Suite from Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” among other pieces, including work from Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Tickets are on sale at roguevalleysymphonicband.org/concerts.

Intermediate Tai Chi for Older Adults
2024-10-21 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.
