Community Calendar

Celebrate the arrival of the season at Southern Oregon’s Spring
Awakening 2026, a vibrant multi-day music and arts festival held from
April 17–19 at 3833 Holland Loop Road in Cave Junction. This high-energy
community gathering features an eclectic lineup headlined by
reggae-fusion favorites Sol Seed and the soulful Michael Leslie and
Lightcode Band, alongside a massive roster of Pacific Northwest talent,
burlesque performances, and family-friendly entertainment like Ripples
the Clown. Set against a breathtaking natural backdrop, the weekend
offers immersive art installations, local vendors, and a spirited
atmosphere dedicated to fostering the region's creative culture. For
tickets, camping information, and a full schedule of events, visit
SpringAwakening.net.

Celebrate the arrival of the season at Southern Oregon’s Spring
Awakening 2026, a vibrant multi-day music and arts festival held from
April 17–19 at 3833 Holland Loop Road in Cave Junction. This high-energy
community gathering features an eclectic lineup headlined by
reggae-fusion favorites Sol Seed and the soulful Michael Leslie and
Lightcode Band, alongside a massive roster of Pacific Northwest talent,
burlesque performances, and family-friendly entertainment like Ripples
the Clown. Set against a breathtaking natural backdrop, the weekend
offers immersive art installations, local vendors, and a spirited
atmosphere dedicated to fostering the region's creative culture. For
tickets, camping information, and a full schedule of events, visit
SpringAwakening.net.

Celebrate the arrival of the season at Southern Oregon’s Spring
Awakening 2026, a vibrant multi-day music and arts festival held from
April 17–19 at 3833 Holland Loop Road in Cave Junction. This high-energy
community gathering features an eclectic lineup headlined by
reggae-fusion favorites Sol Seed and the soulful Michael Leslie and
Lightcode Band, alongside a massive roster of Pacific Northwest talent,
burlesque performances, and family-friendly entertainment like Ripples
the Clown. Set against a breathtaking natural backdrop, the weekend
offers immersive art installations, local vendors, and a spirited
atmosphere dedicated to fostering the region's creative culture. For
tickets, camping information, and a full schedule of events, visit
SpringAwakening.net.

Join Dr. Lue Douthit, Director of Research & Practice at Play On Shakespeare, and Michael P Jensen, Contributing Editor of The Shakespeare Newsletter, for an engaging series of three talks on the Shakespeare plays produced by The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2026. Meetings are every third Monday in March, April, and May.

In this talk, designed as prep before seeing the OSF production of Henry IV, Part 1, Lue Douthit takes a practical look at the historical time, how the play works structurally, and the way meaning is conveyed by that structure. Mike Jensen provides an impractical overview of where this play fits into Shakespeare’s history canon, how it came to be written, and the political pressure put on Shakespeare to change the name of the show’s most famous character.

Mark your calendars for each lecture in this series:

March 16th at 1pm for A Midsummer Night's Dream

April 20th at 1pm for Henry IV, Part 1

May 18th at 1pm for The Taming of the Shrew

Join Dr. Lue Douthit, Director of Research & Practice at Play On Shakespeare, and Michael P Jensen, Contributing Editor of The Shakespeare Newsletter, for an engaging series of three talks on the Shakespeare plays produced by The Oregon Shakespeare Festival in 2026. Meetings are every third Monday in March, April, and May.

This talk is designed as a prep before seeing the OSF production of The Taming of the Shrew. Should this play even be produced? The always impractical Mike Jensen looks at that problem and the differences between the early printed texts of this play. Passages of a version by an anonymous writer are sometimes incorporated into productions of Shakespeare’s Shrew. Lue Douthit focuses on what the play is made of. How do production teams translate those components to our contemporary theater practice? She will work through a general outline of the play and give tips on what to look and listen for when seeing the production.

Mark your calendars for each lecture in this series:

March 16th at 1pm for A Midsummer Night's Dream

April 20th at 1pm for Henry IV, Part 1

May 18th at 1pm for The Taming of the Shrew