Ashland, Oregon LocalsGuide

Everywhere I turn these days I am seeing hearts. Nowhere is that more true than in the tiny house occupied by artist Carola Marashi. Her little place reminds me of a hobbit house… cozy, warm, simple. The perfect place to lose yourself in art and let the outside world fade away. I sat with Carola [...]

23 South 2nd Street  Ashland, OR 97520 (541) 488-7973 From Ryan C. One of the friendliest places in Ashland! Stop in and say hello to, Tysin, Trevor, Kait, and Debora! These cool cats are more then willing to help you lift your spirits! From Jennifer B. All around a great pub.  The people are so friendly, [...]

Inward Bound Wellness 611 Siskiyou Boulevard #10 Ashland, OR 97520-2185 (541) 488-0108 inwardboundwellness.com When I came to Celina, I was suffering from severe sciatic pain running down my left leg.   I have always been amazingly active and I was barely getting around.  After a few months I began to notice a startling difference in [...]

On November 21st, 2011 the United States Army scheduled an Article 32 pretrial hearing for PFC Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence specialist accused of releasing classified material to WikiLeaks. The pretrial hearing will commence on December 16th at Fort Meade, Maryland. This will be PFC Manning’s first appearance before a court and the first time [...]

On December 2, in conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk, Nia Southern Oregon offers a free Nia class,“The Temple of Sound.”  The event takes place at The DanceSpace, 280 E. Hersey, #10, in Ashland, 5:30-6:45 pm.   No previous dance or movement experience necessary. Every First Friday, local Nia instructor Rachael R. Resch presents a [...]

On Saturday, December 3, local Nia Black Belt instructor and Nia teacher trainer, Rachael R. Resch offers a special Nia class, “Dance Your Sacred Body.”    The event takes place at The DanceSpace, 280 E. Hersey, #10, in Ashland, 9:30-10:45 am and costs $12.   No previous dance or movement experience necessary. Immediately following the event [...]

Thor Polson’s new album “Northern Lights” (recorded this summer in the Twin Cities) will be released in early December.  Note that all proceeds from CD sales will be donated to charities and music foundations and that on this occasion the proceeds will be given to local charities (food banks, homeless shelters, shelters for battered women, [...]

  What’s for dinner? Not a complicated question, right? Several decades ago the answer was whatever we had harvested from our own garden. Some of us grew up on farms and we ate what we raised. What was in season or what mom had pre- served were daily deciding factors. But it’s a new world [...]

On November 4, in conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk, Nia Southern Oregon offers a free Nia class,“Dancing Through Life As Art.”  The event takes place at The DanceSpace, 280 E. Hersey, #10, in Ashland, 5:30-6:45 pm.   No previous dance or movement experience necessary. Every First Friday, local Nia instructor Rachael R. Resch presents [...]

Giant flowers keep popping up for Cheryl D. Garcia, the metal artist who installed the giant poppies outside Jacksonville last year. A new seasonal collection of her artwork entitled “Red Migration” will be on display at Red Lily tasting room, the Applegate Valley’s newest wine destination. The “Red Migration” collection will show through December, temporarily [...]

Tomáseen Foley’s A CELTIC CHRISTMAS Wednesday, December 21 3:00 p.m. & 7.30 p.m. Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, Medford, OR Tickets online: http://www.craterian.org/calendar Phone: 541-779-3000 Sponsored by Jefferson Public Radio and the Gaelic League For the fourteenth successive year, Medford’s Craterian Ginger Rogers Theatre will be the designated farmhouse for Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas. The [...]

One of the largest author signing events on the West Coast will be held in the Rogue Valley. With appearance numbers that are approaching those found at the West Hollywood Book Fair and the Los Angeles Times Book Festival, local and regional writing talents have found a venue for book promotion without having to travel [...]

My new six-week SCREENWRITING class begins on Monday, October 24th at the Ashland Springs Hotel. We’re also offering SCRIPT TO SCREEN on Tuesday nights, a theoretical and practical course designed to inspire filmmakers with a confident, organized approach to visual storytelling and cast/crew collaboration. Please follow link for more information or to register: http://www.jomafilms.com/classes/

Filling the niche of quality spa care in an educational environment, the Oregon Institute of Aesthetics (formerly located in Talent, OR) offers renewal in every sense of the word. Right down to their signature peacock feather, itself a symbol for renewal. While the institute offers a full-service esthetician program with individualized curriculum in a hands-on [...]

OCTOBER 23: Renowned Simplicity Parenting guru Kim John Payne will be returning to Ashland to give his inspiring and practical lecture on The Soul of Discipline from 9:30 to 12:30 at The Siskiyou School, 631 Clay St. Tickets are $30 per person or $40 per couple and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006. [...]

2011 2nd Annual Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo August 26 – 27 3833 Holland Loop Road Cave Junction, Oregon 97523– Jefferson State, Cascadia http://www.jeffersonstatehempexpo.com/ DIRECTIONS BELOW Media Contact Erik —— email = jsmusicfest [AT] gmail.com – and – PHONE 541-659-3549 Mission Statement: Jefferson State Music Festival and Hemp Expo is founded on the [...]