Jun 22 Saturday
Gardening expert Rowan Keltz will talk about bees, butterflies, and other pollinators and how to create a pollinator-friendly garden on Saturday, June 22 at 1:00 PM at the North Bend Public Library.
Jun 26 Wednesday
Meet author Charlie J. Stephens and hear them read from their debut novel, A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
In 1980’s Oregon, Smokey is figuring out how to survive childhood with a young mom who is increasingly desperate in her search for love. As their mother’s boyfriends come and go, Smokey aches for the comfort and safety their mother can never quite provide. When a dangerous new man moves into the house, Smokey seeks refuge in the nearby forests–finding comfort as they give themselves over to the strength and beauty of the natural world.
Charlie J. Stephens is a queer, non-binary, mixed-race writer from the Pacific Northwest. Born and raised in Salem, Oregon, Charlie has lived all over the U.S. as a bike messenger, wilderness guide, high school English teacher, and seasonal shark diver (for educational purposes only.) Resident of Port Orford on the southern Oregon coast, they are the owner of Sea Wolf Books & Community Writing Center. Charlie’s short fiction has appeared in Electric Literature, Best Small Fictions Anthology, New World Writing, Original Plumbing/Feminist Press, and elsewhere. Their debut novel, A Wounded Deer Leaps Highest was published by Torrey House Press in April 2024.
Jun 28 Friday
Join the North Bend Public Library on Friday, June 28 at 1:00 PM to learn about Oregon Bay Area Beautification, a volunteer organization with the goal of beautifying the public spaces in the Oregon Bay area. OBAB founder and President, Beth Chu, will share an overview of OBAB’s mission and opportunities for how you can help!
Jul 19 Friday
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.
Jul 20 Saturday
Southern Oregon Stitchers is a chapter of the Embroiderers Guild of America. It is a non profit organization whose goal is to educate the public about stitching and embroidery. We hold a monthly meeting that offers opportunities to learn all forms of embroidery in a friendly and sociable atmosphere with refreshments, raffles, and updates on the organization’s activities followed by members showing off their finished work. Each moth a program is offered that teaches a new project with various stitches and techniques.
Aug 17 Saturday
Sep 14 Saturday
September 14 and 15 from 10:00-11:30 am
Held at a private home in Ashland, attendees can participate in these sessions in person or via Zoom or receive them as a video recording. Each day covers new material about both plays. After you enroll in this two day offering, please send an email to contact@roguetheatercompany.com and let us know if you will participate in person, via Zoom, or will receive a video recording. Everyone who participates will receive a video recording.
Tickets are $100 per person for the two days.
Sep 15 Sunday
Sep 21 Saturday
Oct 18 Friday