Vanessa Finney
News Host / ProducerVanessa Finney is JPR's Arts Reporter, All Things Considered host, and the award-winning host of My Better Half - exploring how people are thriving in the second half of their lives - and The Creative Way, which profiles regional artists. Outside of JPR, Vanessa sings Jazz & Bossa Nova and produces The Work of Art for Southern Oregon PBS. Originally from California, she graduated from UCLA with a BA in Literature then earned an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Antioch University Los Angeles.
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Flynn Creek Circus returns to Ashland with performances, family matinees and circus workshops at ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum in August. -
The 58-year-old singer just released a memoir on her experiences with Living Loving Led, a Led Zeppelin tribute band. -
Gabriella Lena Frank is a partially deaf woman of color telling stories outside the traditional Western European canon. -
From Peruvian creation myths to opening doors for underrepresented musicians, Frank shares the stories and experiences that continue to shape her music. -
Van Cliburn Competition Gold Medalist Olga Kern opens this year’s Britt Classical festival in Jacksonville. She detoured to Ashland to play a few pieces on the JPR Steinway. -
Roseburg artist Julie Anderson Bailey shares how her "Biology Rising Series" helped her navigate grief after the loss of loved ones and why creating and experiencing art fosters human connection. -
Ashland native and Broadway performer Steffanie Leigh returns home to debut "My Little Voice," an original cabaret exploring her relationship with singing. -
Ashland native and Broadway performer Steffanie Leigh returns home to debut her one-woman cabaret, "My Little Voice," and reflect on the community that launched her career. -
The renowned classical pianist has performed in the Rogue Valley several times, but this time he dropped in to share some of the Flamenco-infused Spanish works planned for a solo show at the SOU Recital Hall. -
The 58-year-old singer just released a memoir on her experiences with Living Loving Led, a Led Zeppelin tribute band. The book release party for "Rise Up and Rock: A Front Woman's Journey" is set for May 23, 7-10pm at White Rabbit in Ashland.
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Ashland Fringe returns May 15-17 with free performances, film, music and workshops featuring mostly Rogue Valley artists and experimental art forms. -
Southern Oregon’s Polish festival returns with expanded capacity, traditional food and live music celebrating culture and community.
