May 05 Sunday
Klamath Outdoor Science School is offering a series of educational, nature-based summer camps for youth and families. Camps include "Intro to Camp!" (ages 7-9), "Artists & Scientists" (ages 8-13), and "Juniors Family Camp" (ages 3-6 with accompanying adults). All camps are residential and include food and lodging.
Camp dates:Family Camps: May 25-27, July 5-7Artists & Scientists: June 17-20Intro to Camp!: June 28-30
Visit our website for more information and to register!
Jeff LaLande, retired archaeologist and historian for the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, will discuss the role of the Table Rocks in the culture of the Takelma Indians, as well as the history of the Table Rocks area during the “Rogue Indian Wars” of the 1850s and the years following Euro-American settlement.
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.
The North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is holding its annual spring native plant sale at their nursery on Saturday May 4 (by appointment only) and Sunday May 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The CNPS volunteer-run nursery is located at Freshwater Farms Reserve (5851 Myrtle Ave., Eureka), a Northcoast Regional Land Trust property.Due to limited onsite parking, attendance is limited on Saturday May 4th and pre-sign up is required: https://northcoastcnpsnursery.org/sale/Sunday the sale is open with no sign up needed. An inventory of plants available is listed at the website. Funds raised go to support the programs of the North Coast Chapter of CNPS.
Written by Tracy Letts and directed by former Oregon Shakespeare Festival artistic director Henry Woronicz, August Osage County takes a look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to their Oklahoma homestead. The thirteen-member cast includes Linda Alper, Kjerstine Anderson, Denis Arndt, Wayne Carr, Rainbow Dickerson, Michael Elich, Michael J. Hume, Samantha Miller, James Ryen, Barret O’Brien, Caroline Shaffer, Vilma Silva, and K.T. Vogt.
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.
5 Sessions, Sundays, April 14 – May 12, 2 – 4pmIn 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.
Join Siskiyou Singers as we visit the concept of beauty through the words of Emily Dickinson and four of her poems on that theme. Each section of our concerts — Heaven, Nature, Spirit, and Infinity — will open with a corresponding Dickinson poem, set to music by the brilliant American composer Alice Parker.
Performances will be at SOU’s Music Recital Hall in Ashland at 7:30 pm Saturday, May 4, and 3 pm Sunday, May 5. General admission is $25 ($5 for students and Oregon Trail Card holders). Tickets are available from choir members; at Music Coop or Paddington Station in Ashland; and online at siskiyousingers.org.
These performances will serve as a preview of our choir’s concert tour of Italy this June. Among the pieces we will be sharing with audiences here and in Europe: Aaron Copland’s ethereal setting of “At the River”; “Nootka Paddle Song,” based on a welcoming chant by the indigenous people of British Columbia; Joshua Shank’s euphoric “The Boy Who Picked Up His Feet to Fly”; and “The Pasture,” adapted from the poetry of Robert Frost.
Southern Oregon Swing Society (SOSSo) presents 3 days of swing dance May 3-5!
The event features local bands and respected regional instructors, converging to share their talents.
BANDS
- Bathtub Gin Serenaders- Band du Pays Swing- The Rhythm Kings
INSTRUCTORS
- Shane Allen from Eugene- Julia Clark & Alisa James from Eureka- Johnny & Stacey from Sacramento
See the schedule: https://soswingout.org/events
Tickets on sale through April 30th; Student discounts available
Dulcet SOU's A Capella group will perform a concert on Sunday, May 5th at 6:00pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall.
The concert will featuring arrangements of pop songs throughout the last few decades. This concert is free and open to the public.
ABOUT DULCET
Dulcet A Cappella is the only pop a cappella group on the Southern Oregon University campus. The group formed in 2005, and has grown to include 15-20 members from various majors.
In the last few years, Dulcet A Cappella has competed at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, opened for renowned all-male British a cappella group Semi-Toned, and has performed in-house arrangements with SOU Choirs.
Dulcet A Cappella has also produced and been involved in benefit performances for local organizations such as the Jackson County Fuel Committee as well as national causes like Puerto Rico hurricane relief, and the annual Women's March. Currently, Dulcet A Cappella makes appearances around Ashland and across the Rogue Valley.