Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon (YSSO) ensembles will play chamber music at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. Both performances will be presented at the First United Methodist Church of Ashland, 175 N. Main Street. YSSO Chamber Music Series performances are free and open to the public. Musicians from
Broadway singing star Steffanie Garrard Leigh will be joined by Rogue Valley musicians and singers during a gala fundraiser to help rebuild and restore Ashland’s “sister city” Sviatohirsk, held 2:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St., Ashland. Tickets are $20 each and available at asap.booktix.com, at Paddington
Join Siskiyou Singers for the holidays as we explore the origins of the music we’ve come to love during this special time of year, along with contemporary interpretations of many other seasonal favorites. Performances of “Ancient Melodies” will be at SOU’s Music Recital Hall in Ashland on Friday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday
There will be a Hanukkah public menorah lighting at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, in Vogel Plaza, 12 S. Central Ave., Medford. The lighting of the 10-foot menorah will be for the fourth night of Chanukah, and will feature local dignitaries. There will be music, latkes and donuts for sale, a gift shop, and more.
The Rogue Valley Symphonic Band will play back to back holiday concerts in early December. One performance is set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at Oakdale Middle School's Steadman Auditorium, 815 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford. The other will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Southern Oregon University's Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave.,
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
Join us for the Fall Choirs Concert featuring the Southern Oregon University Chamber and Concert Choirs at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11 at the SOU Music Recital Hall. Directed by Jerron Jorgensen. Free livestream available: https://youtube.com/live/ZWzAlBC7bE0?feature=share Tickets are $15/general public, $10/seniors, free for SOU students, faculty, and staff. Accommodations available! Accessible seating and listening devices
There will be a public menorah lighting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 at Riverside Park's Waterfront Pavilion in Grants Pass. The lighting will commemorate the sixth night of Chanukah, and will feature local dignitaries, music, latkes and donuts for sale, a gift shop, and more. Security will be present. Visit chabadofashland.org/Chanukah2023 for more information.
Is “evil” winning the battle? Is unfathomable corruption here to stay? Or is “the arc of the moral universe” bending toward justice? We are entering an era marked by economic collapse, genocidal wars, climate catastrophe, and planned epidemics. What sort of God, if there is one, allows such extremes of tragic suffering and cataclysmic destruction?
Clarence Meeker was a Medford product through and through. Coming to Southern Oregon in the 1890s at the age of 12, he graduated from the city’s first high school and became a prominent downtown merchant. A natural leader and civic booster, he also served two terms as a city councilman, and as Medford’s wartime mayor.
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