Line dancing for older adults
2023-05-22 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-05-29 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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.

"The Jackson County Rebellion: A Populist Uprising in Depression-Era Oregon"
2023-05-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Jeff LaLande will be at Bloomsbury Books to read from (and signing copies of) his new book, “The Jackson County Rebellion: A Populist Uprising in Depression-Era Oregon” (Oregon State University Press, 2023.)
Jeff’s deeply researched book narrates this dramatic political episode in local history — one that gained national attention, both for its intense turmoil and for its violent outcome. Some readers may be struck by the parallels between this event and more recent developments in American politics.

Talk with Jeff LaLande, author of "The Jackson County Rebellion: A Populist Uprising in Depression-Era Oregon"
2023-05-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Jeff LaLande, author of “The Jackson County Rebellion: A Populist Uprising in Depression-Era Oregon,” will be a guest at a book signing and author talk on the book at 7 p.m. Monday, May 22, at Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland.

E-bike skills and safety
2023-05-23 09:00 - 11:00 | Medford Higher Education Center, 101 S Bartlett St, Medford, 97501
This 2-part OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) course is open to riders of all ages and abilities. For course information and registration (required), visit https://olli.sou.edu/olliatsou/course/course.aspx?C=1263.

Ashland History - Stories of Triumph & Tragedy, Humor & Ghosts with Peter Finkle
2023-05-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library, 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, 97520
FREE ADMISSION – 1757 Ashland St., Ashland; one mile west of I-5 Exit 14
After thousands of hours of rummaging through old newspapers, internet websites and aging brains, Peter has discovered hundreds of Ashland history stories. Among the stories you will hear this evening:

Humor from a 1929 Ashland High School newspaper.
How did Ashland peaches get voted best in the country in 1893?
Learn about one woman who did more than the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to keep Ashland restaurants and motels busy in the 1940s and 1950s.
Meet one of the ghosts of Ashland – by name!

Peter Finkle is the author of the premiere blog and website about Ashland: WalkAshland.com. He is a regular contributor to the online Ashland.News, Ashland Living Magazine, and other publications, and also leads Ashland history and art walking tours. He received an Individual Award from the City of Ashland Historic Commission in 2019 for contributions to the historic Railroad District “Marking Ashland Places” project. He also cooperates with the Public Arts Commission to raise awareness of the rich arts heritage in Ashland.
Prior to founding WalkAshland LLC, Peter’s leading role at a nationally successful dietary supplement company brought him to Ashland in 1991. His education responsibilities at the company included speaking about health and nutrition to audiences in four countries. Outside his professional life, he has been a poet and writer for more than 50 years.
Peter has lived in Ashland for more than 30 years. Since founding WalkAshland, thousands of hours of walking neighborhoods, interviews with leading Ashlanders, and deep-dive research have prepared Peter to share hundreds of fascinating little-known stories with you, both in writing and in person.
Presenter’s Website: https://WalkAshland.com

Ukraine: An Update on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine from Lviv CEO Businessman
2023-05-24 08:00 - 09:00
On the 24th day of every month since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine 15 months ago, Medford-based not-for-profit Ukraine Flags for Solidarity hosts a 1-hour online free conversation with Ukrainian software developer and co-founder of the Lviv headquartered company, Euristiq.
Join us so that you can experience the enduring optimism of our friends in Ukraine and have yourself lifted by their character and determination. Invite your friends and family to join in this important show of support for victory. Show your support for a peaceful future of independent Ukraine
Time: 8 to 9 a.m.
Online location: https://meet.google.com/whf-nuvi-jnx
Host: Ukraine Flags for Solidarity https://www.ukraineflags.org/
Ukraine Flags for Solidarity
Sal Edwards and Estelle Gray, Volunteer Organizer
4293 Innsbruck Ridge, Medford, Ore., 97504
Call 916-730-4640 or email Sal.Edwards@HeartZones.com
Visit www.UkraineFlags.org

Art Beyond 2023
2023-05-24 08:00 - 2023-07-16 17:00 | SOU Art Building, Wightman St, Ashland, OR, 97520
Join the Schneider Museum of Art for Art Beyond, our biannual outdoor art adventure. Taking place in and around Ashland, Oregon this exhibition focuses on sculptural and installation-based artworks.
SITES
Gambrel Annex
Hassell Fabrication
Hither
Lithia Park
ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum/The Farm at SOU
SOU Hannon Library Rotunda
SOU Mary Campagna Sculpture Garden
Willow Witt Ranch
Vesper Meadow
ARTISTS
Miri Admoni
Hannah Bakken Morris
Sari Carel
Alyse Emdur
Justin Favela
Lisa Jarrett
Ryan Kitson
Anna Kruse
Annabel Lee Allen
Chella Maize
Xazi Panneton
Michael Parker
Isabella Thorndike Church
ahuva s. zaslavsky
SPECIAL EVENTS
‘Kayumanggi Project” An Introduction to Clay Harvesting and Processing with Juan Miguel Santiago
Emigrant Lake & Gambrel Gallery
Held 2 to 4:30 p.m. June 10
Registration Required: https://forms.gle/Vk4RezfJAgyiWLJEA
Open Studios
Susanne Holmes Hall at SOU
Held 1 to 4 p.m. June 15 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 16 to 21.
Art Beyond Plein Air Painting Event
Lithia Park
Held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 17
Artists who are interested in participating can register here: https://forms.gle/xLDxtTzxH78fXHFUA

More dates through July 15, 2023
In and around Ashland, Oregon

Sophie Chin - Masters of Music Percussion Recital
2023-05-24 19:30 - 20:30 | SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
SOU Masters of Music Student Sophie Chin presents her first graduate percussion recital. The concert is free and open to the public.
Free livestream: https://youtube.com/live/bV1s9GrtY-Q?feature=share

SOU Theatre presents: “Everybody”
2023-05-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-25 20:00, 2023-05-26 20:00, 2023-05-27 20:00 | SOU theatre, 491 S. Mountain Avenue, Ashland, OR, 97520
The American theater’s newest wunderkind, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, offers a kaleidoscopic, funny, and deeply poignant update of the quintessential medieval morality play, Everyman, in which the title character learns about life while journeying toward death.
Jacobs-Jenkins masterfully mixes contemporary issues of identity, representation, and the fluidity of self with the original’s address to life’s biggest mysteries. Directed by Vaun Monroe.

City of Ashland Housing and Human Services Committee meeting
2023-05-25 16:00 - 18:00 | Community Development building, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
The City of Ashland’s monthly Housing and Human Services Committee meeting.

SOU Jazz Band - Spring Concert
2023-05-25 19:30 - 20:30 | SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
The SOU Jazz Band will perform their spring concert from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 25. $10 general admission/$5 seniors. Free livestream here: https://youtu.be/NG_NCr0rYxQ

Ashland World Music Festival: SoundWalk
2023-05-26 06:00 - 2023-05-29 20:00 | Downtown Ashland, East Main Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
A curated, self-guided interactive audio/visual experience that weaves together the music from artists around the globe with visual installations of all types of art by local artists.
Audio is:
Available for streaming from 6 a.m. Friday, May 26 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 29 on the RWM website, www.rogueworldmusic.org/awmf. Available for streaming via the Echos app for a curated listening and viewing experience. Route coming soon. Maps of the SoundWalk route are available online for downloading and printing, and on brochures in the Ashland Chamber of Commerce office.

OLLI Community Lecture Series: Spotlight on SOU Music Faculty
2023-05-26 13:30 - 15:00 | SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Southern Oregon University is sponsoring a free, public lecture series this spring in the SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave. in Ashland.
May 5 Dr. Terry Longshore, Solo Recital: “balance/flow—an intermedia percussion experience:
May 12 Dr. Jerron Jorgensen, SOU Chamber Choir and the Contemporary American Vocal Music Initiative
May 19 Dr, Cindy Hutton, Rogue Valley Brass Quintet: The Brass Quintet and Borrowed Repertoire
May 26. Dr. David Humphrey, Musing on the Arts
June 2. Dr. Derek Keller, Music Industry and Production at SOU
Registration for each program is required. Visit inside.sou.edu/olli or call 541-552-6048
Note: free parking on street; payment required in SOU lots.

Ashland World Music Festival: Percussion Workshop
2023-05-26 17:00 - 18:00 | SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
Learn about the samba rhythm, its history, its importance to current Brazilian music, how to ground it in movement, and how to play it!

SOU Music - Junior Vocal Student Recitals
2023-05-26 19:30 - 21:30 | SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
SOU Music students Alexa Ehrlich, Henrik Hunt, and Alexandra Carwithen will give a combined junior vocal recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 26, at the SOU Music Recital Hall. Free and open to the public, and free livestream: https://youtube.com/live/QnlWKKrAnKE?feature=share

Southern Oregon Zine Fest
2023-05-27 11:00 - 17:00 | Ashland Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Come experience the first annual Southern Oregon Zine Fest!
Whether you are well versed in zine culture or not, this fest will have something for everyone. Zines (zeens) are DIY/homemade/self-published books and comics. Peruse vendor tables, learn about what the local zine community has to offer, contribute to a collaborative zine, and stick around for a free workshop!

Ashland World Music Festival: Musician Talk Back with Jake Blount
2023-05-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
A presentation and discussion on with etho-musicologist and rising roots-music star Jake Blount about the historical and cultural context of roots-music from the 1600s to today.
The Talk Back is held in the Gresham Room of the Ashland Library. The event is free, unticketed, and engaged listeners of all ages are welcome. Seating available on a first-come, first-seated basis.

Ashland World Music Festival: HeartBeat Stories
2023-05-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Litha Park Butler Bandshell, Winburn Way, Ashland, 97520
An intimate evening of music and stories of “home.” Open to all. Free. This is an un-ticketed event. Seats available until full.
Featuring stories and music by Ashland World Music Festival artists Jake Blount, Arjun Verma, Fabiola Mendez, and Kevin Carr.
Featuring stories by local community members Precious Yamaguchi and Kamud Gokani.

Beginning rowing classes
2023-05-28 09:15 - 11:15, 2023-05-29 06:00 - 08:00 | Emigrant Lake, 175 Emigrant Lake Road, Ashland, OR, United States
Beginning rowing classes will be held 6 to 8 a.m. Mondays and 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. Sundays, May 22 through August 28 at Emigrant Lake, 175 Emigrant Lake Road, Ashland.
The classes cost $125 per month. Veterans are free. For registration and more information, contact Toni at ktoni50@yahoo.com.

Ashland World Music Festival: Park Performances
2023-05-28 12:00 - 17:00 | Lithia Park Butler Bandshell, Winburn Way, Ashland, 97520
Six fantastic performing groups in beautiful Lithia Park, with emcees Angela Decker and Leo Anifowose. Fun activities for all ages and delicious fare by local food trucks. Open to all. Free. This is an un-ticketed event.
Artist Line up:
Noon: The Family Carr. Music of the Celtic diaspora.
1 p.m.: Arjun Verma. Sitar music from Northern India.
1:45 p.m.: Malinka World Music Collective. Music of the Balkan diaspora.
2:30 p.m.: Jake Blount. Music of the Black diaspora in North America from the 1600’s to now.
3:30 p.m.: Fabiola Mendez Trio. Music from Puerto Rico.
4:30 p.m.: San Francisco Yiddish Combo. Klezmer music with a modern twist.

Ashland World Music Festival: Plaza Community Dance
2023-05-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Downtown Ashland, East Main Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
A new Ashland World Music Festival event! Join Exá (formerly Os Alquimistas) at the downtown Ashland Plaza for an authentic Brazilian Bloco de Carnaval.
A Bloco de Carnaval closes down the street (check), has a processing percussion line (check) that arrives somewhere with a stage, with a full band playing songs (check).
The AWMF Bloco de Carnaval will start at the end of the final set of the Park Performances (5:15 pm) with a samba percussion line processing from Lithia Park Butler Bandshell to the Ashland downtown Plaza where the incredible Brazilian music group Exá (formerly Os Alquimistas) will perform variations of samba and other Afro-Brazilian rhythms, including a few songs from a new movement in Brazil called “New MPB!”
Help us kick off this new event by bringing your best shaker, cow bell, tambourine, clappers, bells, etc. to the Lithia Park Butler Bandshell and join us for the samba percussion line procession from the bandshell to the plaza.
This event will close North Main Street to thru-traffic between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 28.

Intermediate Tai Chi for Older Adults
2023-05-29 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
2023-05-29 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)

The Lost Language of the Feminine with Suzanne Mathis McQueen
2023-05-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library, 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, 97520
FREE ADMISSION – 1757 Ashland St., Ashland. One mile west of Interstate 5, exit 14.
Based on her book, “4 Seasons in 4 Weeks”, Suzanne will take attendees on a surprisingly simple, non-technical journey through the monthly hormonal landscape, revealing an approximate 28-day female body clock.
A remarkable navigational system within, this logical and holistic reproductive blueprint can be tapped into throughout a woman’s lifetime for optimal decision-making in health, business, and love—even beyond menopause.
During the presentation, we’ll touch on the colonization of the feminine culture, politics of the womb, sacred geometry, the four phases of the monthly body clock, why females must align with this powerful rhythm within, and the global importance of balancing the Masculine with the Divine Feminine.
This presentation is designed primarily for women of all ages but benefits everyone, especially couples, and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Suzanne Mathis McQueen never imagined she would be promoting the virtues of female hormones as a means to reach equality, well-being, and enlightenment. However, that is exactly what she is doing. McQueen’s book, “4 Seasons in 4 Weeks,” reveals a hidden treasure map and lost language that leads to long-forgotten core female power and wisdom.
A lifelong entrepreneur and 35-year Southern Oregon resident, Suzanne was a hairdresser who owned two salons before building The Phoenix, an award-winning day spa in Ashland, while also co-founding a private aesthetics and skin care licensing institute. It was during this time of having over 30 (almost all female) employees that Suzanne came to see the repeating energy patterns of women and appreciate the personal stories that her clients and friends shared with her, deepening her resolve to participate more fully in finding solutions to the varied and intimate challenges of her gender. Eventually, a personal journey and an awakening revealed the secrets of the Feminine’s rhythm, introducing her to the ancient code within women and the guidance and support it brings to their daily experiences.
She soon discovered that the work also serves male partners, and there are ways to customize the method for gender-fluid individuals and couples. After selling her day spa in 2003, Suzanne took a break, consulted businesses, facilitated women’s talking circles, led water ceremonies, and practiced, for seven years, the four-phase cycle-tracking method that had been revealed to her. It took another seven years to write the book, and in 2012, she published “4 Seasons in 4 Weeks.”
McQueen calls herself a Sacred Feminist and is a reproductive rights protector and activist. A regular guest on Feminine empowerment telesummits, she is dedicated to changing the way the world views women by changing the way women view themselves. Her passion is teaching females about their personal visions and gifts, why they must know themselves better, what they deserve, and how they must change the world for the better.
She believes the key lies in replacing the false negative narrative passed down through the generations about women and their cycles to aligning with one’s empowering hormonal sequence and body clock as a daily practice. Relevant material for couples, tweens, health providers, business owners, and athletes is in the works.
View full events calendar: https://rvml.org/events

Third Ashland.news happy hour
2023-05-31 17:00 - 18:30 | Skout Taphouse, 21 Winburn Way, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Ashland.news will hold its third public happy hour event from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, at Skout Taphouse and Provisions, 21 Winburn Way, Ashland.
The event is intended for members of the public to meet the Ashland.news team and board members. Executive editor Bert Etling will make a few remarks, pointing out team members to attendees. Drop in any time to the informal event.
