Apr 26 Friday
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.
For adults (18+). Did you know that coloring is a great way to relieve stress? It calms the mind and body, and can promote mindfulness, reduce anxiety and depression, and improve motor skills. Join us in a calm atmosphere and de-stress your afternoon. Materials will be provided, or bring your own. Program is sponsored by the Central Point Friends of the Library.
Fundraiser Dates:Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28
Opening Reception:Friday, April 26, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location and Hours:88 North Main Street, Ashland, OregonSaturday - Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
About the Fundraiser:The 8x8 at 88 Fundraiser will bring together fifty original artworks where creativity flourishes within the confines of 8 inches by 8 inches. Each artwork showcased in this exhibition will serve as a testament to the limitless creativity that can be encapsulated within a small space. From intricate paintings to complex illustrations, each artwork has been crafted with meticulous attention to detail, offering viewers a glimpse into the vast imaginations of our members.
The 8x8 at 88 Fundraiser will serve as a fundraising initiative to support future programming and operations for the Ashland Gallery Association. All artworks will be priced at $88.00.
Currently, The Haines and Friends Visual Arts Grant Program has a vacant and empty space that they would like to utilize to enhance our visual arts community as a whole. Until the space has been leased, they have generously partnered to collaborate with the Ashland Gallery Association to provide members with a physical space to display and sell their artwork.
More Information:www.ashlandgalleries.comwww.hainesandfriends.org
Vocalist Vanessa Finney & Seven-string Guitarist Mark Hamersly perform live music together as LoveNotes. The duet covers great 20th century composers from the U.S, Brazil, and Europe (think Duke Ellington, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Kurt Weill…) as well as songwriters like Melody Gardot, Leonard Cohen, Sting, and Stevie Wonder — all in a jazz style.
Three full length classic films
MOTHER TERESA 3/15ST ANTHONY 3/30 (SAT) ST PHILIP NERI 4/12
The quote, "Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over" has been attributed to Mark Twain and frames the controversy over western water policies. Euro-American settlement of the west cannot be separated from the moving of water from sources to distant mines, farms, and cities. While California is the most plumbed of all states, Oregon has a fair share of dams, ditches, and water diversions -- including in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
Western water development went into high gear with the 1902 passage of the Newlands Reclamation Act. Under the act, the Bureau of Reclamation began development of projects all over the west, including the Rogue Basin Project. This project saw water storage on both sides of the Cascade Crest and deliverance of a secure supply of water to the orchards and towns in the Rogue Valley. Many projects also include flood control and hydroelectric power generation. This presentation will look at the overall history of western water development up to the current removal of dams on the Klamath River.
John Schuyler is a retired forester who received a B.S. in forestry from the University of California at Berkeley. During his 32-year career with the USDA Forest Service, he worked on national forests in Oregon, California, and Arizona -- working in timber management, recreation, minerals, planning, and administration.
Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is a nonprofit organization and our mission is to support the protection, restoration and conservation of the monument through service, advocacy and education. Our Hike and Learn programs are designed to introduce the public to different topics and locations within the Monument. Hike and Learns are co-created with local scientists, historians, artists, students, and more.
“God & Country” is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Dan Partland and produced by Rob Reiner. The film discusses the emergence of Christian nationalism and its close relationship with far-right politics in the United States, exploring its perceived threat to democracy and the politicization of Christianity. First Presbyterian Church, Ashland and South Mountain Friends Meeting (Quakers), hope to start a community conversation about the attempt to merge Christian and American identities.
Ashland Folk Dancers!Easy and fun dances from Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, and all around the world.No experience needed.No partners required.7:30-ish to 8:30-ish Introductory class for beginners 8:30-ish to 9:30-ish: Open dancing to recorded music Come and join the fun at The GEOS Institute!4th & C Streets, AshlandPlease bring clean, dance shoes -- no street shoes allowed on the beautiful hardwood floor!
Every Friday through Dec 31, 2024.07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Alice Di Micele with guitarist Andy Casad. “Alice’s music has that great combination of earthiness and groove that keeps it funky from the inside out. She’s for real.” ~ Bonnie Raitt