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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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 SOU Wind Ensemble will present their Spring Concert. Tickets are $10 for general admission/$5 seniors. Free livestream: https://youtu.be/QDZS75DuNZM
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.
(It’s free)
