Community Calendar

Join Liquid Lounge, Bisky Pop Productions and a strong monthly rotation of comedians from far and wide as they perform stand up comedy every third Thursday.

Join the fun every third Thursday of the month for professional stand-up comedy for $15 per person, brought to you by Bisky Pop Productions.

New Day Breakfast at the Bellevue Grange in Ashland

Topic and presentation: Friday, October 21st 8:00-9:30 am

New Spirit Village is a nationally significant pilot project addressing the affordable housing crisis. Kathryn and Barry Thalden will walk us through this charming neighborhood of 87 homes, which will begin construction this fall in Medford. The not-for-profit development utilizes revolutionary ideas and new technology (including 3-D concrete printed walls) to address the concerns of fire, inadequate low-cost housing, and multigenerational financial inequity, providing the opportunity to change people lives by creating a safe, attractive, livable, and stable community.

GPHS Project Graduation 2026 is sponsoring the annual "Will-A-Thon" to raise money for a safe drug and alcohol free party for the Class of 2026. Participants will consult with one of the following volunteer attorneys to have a basic will, power of attorney, and advance directive prepared. Cost $300 Single, $350 Couple. All proceeds to to Project Graduation. Call Victory Walker for an appointment today. (541)285-7674. Appointments are February to early April (and are limited). A big thank you to our participating attorneys: Brett Claar, Eric Fournier, Dan Simcoe, Carl Clyde, Christopher Mecca, Gregory Day, Rebecca Peterson, Jaskamal Dhillon, Rachelle Selvig

Trinity Ashland will offer the devotional practice of the Stations of the Cross on Fridays 2/20/26 to 3/27/26 beginning at 12:00 noon in the sanctuary. We will be using the Episcopal Book of Occasional Services. The text of The Way of the Cross is found on pg. 55. You are invited to take part in a meditation on the last day of Jesus’ life, a tradition which dates back hundreds & hundreds of years. See more at https://www.trinitychurchashland.org. Street parking.

A welcoming Episcopal Church, Trinity is a vital community of service, mutual support, and outreach. Sunday worship with Communion: 8 am Traditional, 10 am Choral & monthly evening Celtic services.

Arrive at 12:30 for meet and greet, enjoy the talk and stay for refreshments.

Presentor: Sherri Morgan. Master Gardener

TOPIC:  SHADE GARDENING: PLANTS AND TECHNIQUES

Our presenter for March is Master Gardener and landscape designer, Sherri Morgan. Sherri completed the Master Gardener program in 2008 and has since been an instructor in the Practicum portion of the program. Sherri has certificates in landscape design and construction from Merritt College Department of Landscape Horticulture. She is the owner of Morning Gardens Landscape Design. She loves to help students and clients learn about gardening and about design principles.

Program Description

Shade Gardening: Plants and Techniques

In this presentation, Sherri will discuss the advantages and challenges of gardening in the shade. She will discuss different conditions of shade, from dappled shade to dense shade. She’ll show examples of plants that can thrive in each condition. Sherri will also point out techniques for dealing with competing tree roots, and irrigation scheduling for plants growing under trees, in addition to irrigation needs of plants growing under eaves and against building walls.

“Upcycled Celtic Folk Band,” House of Hamill, the awards-winning trio
from Pennsylvania, make a stop here in Ashland for a Cage Free Concert at Grizzly Peak Winery. Whether they’re ripping through a set of original jigs and reels, adding lush three-part harmonies into traditional folk ballads, or cracking up an audience with stories from the road, House of Hamill puts on a show that captivates audiences from the very first note.

Celebrate the beginning of Spring and the release of Julia Funk's debut folk album, Soft-Spoken. With opener Micah McCaw and a full band of friends - Nick Vogl, Taran McGuire, Andrea Hochkeppel, and Janina Brown - this intimate evening will feature a live front-to-back performance of the album alongside favorite covers and originals. The night will feel warm, personal, and celebratory - complete with a themed bar featuring specialty cocktails inspired by the record (including an Old Fashioned nod), seasonal drinks, and curated food offerings to match the mood of winter turning to spring. Come gather, raise a glass, and step into a soft-spoken, big-hearted celebration of music and new beginnings.

From Dan Hoyle whose work has been hailed as “riveting, funny and poignant” (New York Times) and “hilarious, moving and very necessary” (Salon) and directed by celebrated theater artist Aldo Billingslea, comes Takes All Kinds, a funny and essential new piece of Journalistic Theater that has been touring the country and resonating deeply with audiences and critics alike.

Based on immersive reporting from the trenches of democracy, from school board showdowns in Florida, grassroots organizers in Atlanta, barbershops in Las Vegas, deprogrammers of violent extremists in Missouri and much more.

Takes All Kinds channels powerful, funny and complex people caught in the social forces roiling the country. In tender portraits of everyday Americans turned unlikely changemakers, it offers hope and ways forward in these tumultuous times. Don't miss this singular artist and these unforgettable Stories of American Democracy.

It usually takes two years for Dan to create a show, as he immerses himself in communities, engages in hundreds of interviews and conversations, and listens to the under heard stories of our times. He then takes these experiences and creates narratives to tell the stories to theater audiences. He strives to present the people and stories with specificity, nuance, respect, complexity, and love, and showcases a portfolio of characters that are unique, funny, raw, and moving, all brought to the stage in Hoyle’s signature style.

Dan Hoyle has been recognized with many awards, been supported by grants from the Edgerton Foundation, Pew Theater Initiative, Fleishhacker Foundation, and holds a double degree in Performance Studies and History from Northwestern University and was a Fulbright Scholar in Nigeria in 2005-2006.
He has been an artist-in-residence at Columbia University, and Trinity College, Dublin, and teaches storytelling to newcomer youth at the Mind, Media, and Matter Lab at Calgary University. He works as an acting and story coach at the Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project and lives in Oakland with his wife, an art teacher in East Bay public schools, and their two children.

Aldo Billingslea (Director) is a professor of theater at Santa Clara University (SCU) where he teaches acting. He watched Dan Hoyle perform Tings Fey Happen in 2007 and has been a fan ever since. Billingslea served as SCU’s Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and served as the vice president of the 100 Black Men of SiliconValley. He acts and directs in the Bay Area and is a member of the Board for TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Billingslea is also the Theatre Program Director for The222.org in Healdsburg, California.
Dan Hoyle performs on Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 at 8 o’clock at the Arcata Playhouse, 1251 9th Street in Arcata, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 general, available online at playhouserts.org, or by reservation at (707) 822-1575.