During the early 1930s — the "worst hard times" of the early Great Depression — Jackson County experienced a political convulsion of political extremism. Two local demagogues relentlessly issued reckless (and untrue) charges and baseless accusations in their newspapers during the early Depression. Their campaign to wrest control of county government away from the local
Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician, and performer Molly Tuttle and her band, Golden Highway, will release their new album, City of Gold, on July 21. The new record follows Tuttle’s Acclaimed 2022 album, Crooked Tree, which won Best Bluegrass Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards and led NPR Music to call her, “a female
Local historian and archeologist Jeff Lalande will discuss his new book, "The Jackson County Rebellion" — a chronicle of a historic populist uprising during the Great Depression — at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at Southern Oregon University's Hannon Library, in the Meese Room, according to a news release. The talk, hosted by Friends of
Experience a new generation of breathwork — artfully engineered sound and breath journeys that catalyze life-changing transformational experiences hosted by Nikki Clifton. Guided coaching, binaural brain entrainment, solfeggio frequencies, 432 Hz harmonic tuning, subliminal suggestion, world class music and somatic breathwork allow you to enter your subconscious mind and reprogram the brain to create more
Empty Bowls is a community event that raises funds to help feed the hungry in our area. Proceeds from the 2023 fundraiser will be shared among Peace House's Uncle Foods Diner, Food Angels, and the local Jobs with Justice free meals program. Attendees of this joyful celebration of Ashland's caring spirit will choose a bowl
Are you and your loved ones ready for the next natural disaster? Get prepared with a free training opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills that have been proven effective in all kinds of disasters. Sign up for CERT Basic Training this October and join Ashland’s Community Emergency Response Team. CERT Basic Training is taught
Southern Oregon bluegrass band 33 String Drive will perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at Roxy Ann Winery, 3283 Hillcrest Road, Medford. The band's music draws from the hard-driving traditions of bluegrass and acoustic Americana, with a healthy dose of originals and arrangements. The band features Lily McCabe on fiddle, Jef Fretwell
Portland-based singer, songwriter, and producer John Craigie adapts moments of solitude into stories perfectly suited for old Americana fiction anthologies. Instead of leaving them on dog-eared pages, he projects them widescreen in flashes of simmering soul and folk eloquence. On his 2022 full-length album, Mermaid Salt, we witness revenge unfurled in flames, watch a landlocked
Are you and your loved ones ready for the next natural disaster? Get prepared with a free training opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills that have been proven effective in all kinds of disasters. Sign up for CERT Basic Training this October and join Ashland’s Community Emergency Response Team. CERT Basic Training is taught
A friendly reminder - our next food pick up is this Saturday. Food Donors, please remember to leave out your Green Bags for your Neighborhood Coordinators. On the second Saturday of every even-numbered month, our Neighborhood Coordinators pick up bags of healthy, nonperishable food that neighbors have left outside their front doors. They leave empty
Start your Christmas shopping early. So many great carvings for sale. The Carvers will be there to answer any questions about carving, and how to get started. Admission is free. There will be a raffle of many great items. (You don’t have to be present to win.) Tickets will be $1 a ticket or six
Although maybe not as exciting as having an actual “time machine,” KBO Board member Jeff LaLande (archaeologist and historian) will again offer a “Walk Into Ashland’s Past.” It was over a year ago that Jeff first offered this event. It proved to be very popular. You will walk through the site of the Shasta Indians’
(It’s free)
