Sophie Chin - Masters of Music Percussion Recital
2023-05-24 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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, 2023-06-01 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, 2023-06-02 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)

Line dancing for older adults
2023-05-29 13:00 - 14:30 | 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 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.

P.C. Cast author of "Earth Called: Tales of a New World"
2023-05-31 19:00 - 20:00 | Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
In this last installment of the Tales of a New World series, love and goodness are put to the ultimate test as gods, humans, and animals come together to save everything they hold dear.
No. 1 New York Times and No. 1 USA Today bestselling author P.C. Cast was born in the Midwest, and, after her tour in the U.S. Air Force, she taught high school for 15 years before retiring to write full time. PC is a member of the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame. Her novels have been awarded the prestigious: Oklahoma Book Award, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, Booksellers’ Best, and many, many more.
Ms. Cast is an experienced teacher and talented speaker who lives in Oregon near her fabulous daughter, her adorable pack of dogs, her crazy Maine Coon, and a bunch of horses.

Ashland Folk Collective presents Big Richard
2023-05-31 19:00 - 22:00 | Fry Family Farm Store, 2184 Ross Lane, Medford, OR, 97501, United States
What began as an all-female festival collab quickly morphed into a serious passion project driven by sisterhood, harmony and humor, along with the shared desire to rage fiddle tunes and smash the patriarchy.
Big Richard is a neo-acoustic super group made up of four well established Colorado musicians: Bonnie Sims on mandolin (Bonnie & Taylor Sims/Everybody Loves An Outlaw/Bonnie & the Clydes), Joy Adams on cello (Nathaniel Rateliff/Darol Anger/Half Pelican), Emma Rose on bass + guitar (Sound of Honey/Daniel Rodriguez/Whippoorwill) and Eve Panning on fiddle (Lonesome Days.)

Eric Sohnrey - Senior Vocal Recital
2023-05-31 19:30 - 20:30 | SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
SOU Music Student Eric Sohnrey presents his senior vocal recital. The concert is free and open to the public.
Free livestream: https://youtube.com/live/arQCiZir_Es?feature=share
Eric Sohnrey is from Oregon City, Oregon. Currently a senior at Southern Oregon University, he is majoring in music and has studied voice with Dr. Paul French and Dr. Jerron Jorgensen.
Eric is the recipient of the SOU Music Program Talent Scholarship and is the Art and Thea Mills Choral Music Scholar. Eric is excited to finally be singing for his peers in-person and can’t wait to perform these pieces he’s worked so diligently on.

SOU Wind Ensemble Spring Concert
2023-06-01 19:30 - 20:30 | SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
The SOU Wind Ensemble will present their Spring Concert. Tickets are $10 for general admission/$5 seniors. Free livestream: https://youtu.be/QDZS75DuNZM

Niguma Yogas with Kalu Rinpoche
2023-06-02 09:30 - 17:00 | Ashland Hills Hotel, 2525 Ashland Street, Ashland, 97520
In-person only
June 2 – 4 in the Ashland Hills Hotel Cosmos Room
Ashland, Oregon
Join us for this rare opportunity to study with a lineage master for the benefit of all.
Friday, June 2, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; 2 to 3:30 p.m.; and 4 to 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 3, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; 2 to 3:30 p.m.; and 4 to 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 4, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 pm.
Cost: $150 ($90 financial hardship fee) + Dana (generosity) offering for the teacher
Kyabjé Kalu Rinpoche, lineage holder of the Shangpa Kagyu Buddhist tradition, will be teaching the rare and unusual physical yogas of the 11th century yogini, Niguma, in Ashland, Oregon.
He is offering these instructions to bring awareness to our physical and mental well-being, and to give physical benefit using this lineage of yoga and practice that has been maintained for the last thousand years.
Link to Register: https://www.kscashland.org/kalu-rinpoche-niguma-yogas
Important to note:
This presentation represents a new era in the transmission of Vajrayana Buddhism, in which a once-secret practice is made available to the general public by an experienced lineage holder. This transmission is a support for advanced tantric disciplines, including Mahamudra and Dzogchen. As Kalu Rinpoche explains, this new openness surrounding the Tibetan Yoga tradition, according to H.H. the Dalai Lama, is for the mutual benefit of individuals and society at large. For a description of the decision to make these teachings available publicly:
https://shangpakagyu.org/kalu-rinpoche-the-purpose-of-the-niguma-yoga-part-3/
BACKGROUND
Lady Niguma was an 11th-century realized Buddhist yogini born into a Brahman family in Kashmir. She was one of the two fully-realized mahasiddhas (greatly accomplished meditators) whose wisdom and teachings led to the formation of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, which Kalu Rinpoche leads.
The exercises of Niguma’s Yogas are essential instructions for the supreme accomplishment of the path of liberation. They utilize our bodies as a method to cause the ‘prana mind’ to enter the central channel of the subtle energy body, to untie the knots in the channels.
Rinpoche will teach the postures as support for breathing technique, calm abiding meditation, the bodhicitta (awakening heart) outlook, and teachings on the Bodhisattva (great awakened being) way of life. These exercises are extremely beneficial for the mind, the physical body, and the inner subtle body.
DETAILS
-Online registration is required.
-This event is suitable for people of all ages, physical capabilities, faiths, ethnicities and orientations. All are welcome.
– Everyone is advised to bring a zabuton or exercise cushion (approximately 3 feet by 3 feet) or a yoga mat, as a support for floor sitting, meditation and learning the postures.
-KSC will provide some zabutons, but will not “reserve” them for individuals, so it is best to bring some floor covering if you intend to sit on the floor.
-Some chairs will also be provided, though not reserved.
-Modest gym attire is required.
