Ashland singer/songwriter Denise Deneaux will perform from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at La Baguette Music Cafe, 340 "A" St., Ashland. Deneaux's songs can be found on Spotify and ITunes or any platform. Half of the songs Deneaux performs are originals, and the other half are covers. Several are in Spanish, with
If you live in Ashland and have yard debris such as leaves, pine needles, brush that you need to get rid off, Ashland Fire & Rescue and Recology Ashland will take them off your hands at an upcoming event. That event, the 12th annual Green Debris Drop Off Day, is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to
A native plant sale focused on pollinators will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the Pollination Place, 312 N. Main St., Phoenix, according to a news release. Guests include officials from Jackson County Library Servies, who will have information about pollinators and plants. The Native Plant Society of Oregon’s
Paul Huard, an Ashland High School teacher, will leave to work with the Front Line Kitchen in war-torn Ukraine in June. He will help with food transportation for refugees returning to the city of Lviv. In June of last year, Huard spent five weeks in Poland aiding refugees. He will speak about his work at
The Ashland Cohousing Community will hold an open house noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at 1230 Calypso Court, Ashland. Come by and learn about cohousing. Visit https://ashlandcoho.com/ and https://ashlandnews.projectahost.com/ashland-cohousing-to-host-open-house-sunday/ for more information.
A show celebrating European and African-American musical traditions through the lens of sisterhood is coming to Southern Oregon University at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, according to a news release. "Honoring My Sister's Beauty" will feature Los Angeles opera singers Lindsay Abdou and Brooke
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
In this spiritual coming-of-age memoir, Jim Gilkeson takes the reader on a storyteller’s journey into three now non-existent subcultures of spiritual and social experimentation in the U.S. and Northern Europe. Told in a series of short interlocking vignettes spanning the years from 1949 to 2015, Gilkeson traces his unlikely path from his conventional upbringing in
With turmoil in the political system and banking system, a dearth of affordable housing, and rising inflation making food costs close to prohibitive for human beings, now may be a good time to look at alternative models of economic justice. The 19th century American political economist, Henry George, is acknowledged as one of the primary
A day for Jackson County households to drop off hazardous waste for free is coming this weekend, according to a news release. Jackson County's Household Hazardous Waste Dropoff will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at Rogue Transfer & Recycling, 8001 Table Rock Road, White City. Recology Ashland is sponsoring
(It’s free)
