Apr 25 Thursday
Join us for the 12th Annual Oregon Fringe Festival! April 24-28, 2024.
Each spring, the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University produces the Oregon Fringe Festival, a multi-day event celebrating bold, innovative, and outrageous creativity in the arts. The festival is first and foremost a crossroads for emerging artists and professional practitioners to engage with each other’s creative work. Our roster includes music, theatre, visual art, film, physical theatre, dance, circus, spoken word, and more, as well as panels and workshops for students and the greater community. Now in its eleventh year, the Oregon Fringe Festival is aligned with the rich history of The Fringe, an international movement exploring our innate creative spirit.
Mission Statement
The Oregon Fringe Festival is a boundary-breaking platform for free expression. We celebrate unconventional art and unconventional space. We work to secure a tolerant space for the sharing of ideas through the arts.
Castle Rock School in Castella is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through 8th grade. Featuring student-centered instruction, small class sizes, art and music classes, free after-school program and summer camp, free lunch and breakfast for all students, free field trips and outdoor education, and fun family nights and events. We feature a caring and welcoming staff, and encourage parent input and involvement. Transportation available from Lakehead to Mt. Shasta City. You can arrange a tour of the school by calling us at 530-235-0101. Our website is castlerockschool.net.
he Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters Market kicks off its 37th outdoor season and returns to Medford on March 7 at Hawthorne Park, 501 E. Main, from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., continuing weekly until November 21. Farmers’ market enthusiasts can anticipate the return of their favorite vendors and the introduction of new, carefully selected merchants, ensuring a diverse offering of farm-fresh produce, handcrafted delights, artisan foods, and more.
Introduction to Teaching at OLLI
In April, OLLI will hold a course dedicated to learning more about teaching at OLLI. Participants do not need to be a member of OLLI to register.
The course is not required in order to teach at OLLI, but it will provide a lot of information that will be helpful in creating your course and completing your first course proposal form.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to teach an OLLI course yourself? This three-session course is designed to answer that question and to help you prepare a course. We’ll talk about OLLI demographics and the OLLI learner. You'll hear from experienced instructors about teaching online and in the classroom, and the art of lecturing and leading discussions. Seasoned instructors will also help you with your own course design during the final session. This course will be led by the OLLI Curriculum Committee and will include some distinguished guests. Join us to see how your dedication to lifelong learning can include the creative endeavor of course design and teaching. Join us to learn how sharing your passion can bring joy to yourself and others.
The facilitators of this course are the co-chairs of the Curriculum Committee, Ginny Blankinship and Anne Coleman. Support for teaching this course also comes from committee members who specialize in technology or a specific curriculum area. Many of these are also OLLI instructors who love sharing their skills, knowledge and enthusiasm with OLLI members, and who look forward to sharing their teaching experience as well.
Bring your food-scraps to the Thursday Grower’s Market at Hawthorne Park, in Medford. We’ll collect and transport them to your favorite local farms to utilize as compost!
This service is offered by Community Compost Coalition made possible by a Community Grant.
Join the Grants Pass Museum of Art for its next exciting new exhibit featuring the fabulous regional abstract artist, Eileen Bowie. Her art is provocative and will be a catalyst for many conversations.
Southern Oregon University’s Schneider Museum of Art (SMA) is thrilled to announce its upcoming exhibition, "Moving Pictures: A Survey Exhibition of Works by Deborah Oropallo and Collaborators." Opening April 18 at 5 p.m., the exhibition invites art enthusiasts to delve into the captivating world of Deborah Oropallo and witness her artistic evolution spanning montage, sculpture, installation, and media work.
More than just a retrospective, "Moving Pictures" amplifies Oropallo's artistic journey, shedding light on her significant contributions to contemporary art. Born in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1954, Oropallo received her BFA from Alfred University and her MA/MFA from the University of California at Berkeley. Initially trained as a painter, she seamlessly integrates mixed media techniques such as photomontage, video, printmaking, and painting into her practice.
SunFolk Dancers!Easy and fun dances to live music (mostly from Eastern Europe).No experience needed.No partners required.11:00-ish to 1:00 PM every Sunday dancing to live music Come and join the fun at The Bellview Grange!
The Bellview GrangeEvery Sunday through Dec 29, 2024.
In this introductory class, each class will have a short instruction time, a demonstration, followed by practice time with help from the instructor. The students will work through a sketch book which includes lessons, practice pages, and each week’s drawing assignment. At the end of the course the sketch book will serve as the students ‘textbook’ and will showcase all they learned.
Take some time out of your Thursday to listen to music in the library. Musicians from Rogue Valley Symphony will fill the main floor of the library with music. Enjoy it in passing or sit for a while and listen. All ages are welcome
This series is presented in partnership with Rogue Valley Symphony.