Volume 5, Issue 15 // August 30 -September 12, 2018

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The Rogue Valley Messenger CONTENTS PO Box 8069 | Medford, OR 97501 541-708-5688 roguevalleymessenger.com NEWS page FOOD page [email protected] With the election Sure, visiting vineyards THE BUSINESS END OF THINGS for a new U.S. is a beautiful way to see Welcome Representative for and learn more about 18 SALES MANAGER 5 Andrew Robison Andrew! Congress heating up, grapes. But sometimes it WEB MASTER Tammy Wilder voters are wondering, is just as easy to stay in OUR FINANANCIAL WIZARD Sara Louton, where’s Walden? Advanced Books town and drink wine. A

DISTRIBUTION Coleman Antonucci round-up of wine tasting in the cities. OUR WORDSMITHS

PUBLISHER & EDITOR Phil Busse

MANAGING EDITOR Sara Jane Wiltermood

PRODUCTION MANAGER Katie Ball

CALENDAR EDITOR Jordan Marie McCaw

COLUMNISTS Rob Brezsny, Dan Smith and Tanya Reasor FREELANCERS Catherine Kelley, Nolan Kenmonth, Nick SOUND page GO HERE page Blakeslee and Vanessa Newman It is like a slice of New And then sometimes page Orleans is being airlifted it is worthwhile to hop and dropped right into GET IN TOUCH 16 in the car and get out 20 Jacksonville. For the of town! It seems a x EMAIL [email protected] Britt Fest’s Voodoo bit paradoxical, but Threauxdown legends sometimes you need to MUSIC [email protected] Trombone Shorty, drive to walk, but three EVENTS [email protected] Preservation Hall Jazz favorite hikes that are ADVERTISE [email protected] Band and R&B master worth the gas money. Walter “Wolfman”

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and the Vocal Se- niority held a rally across the street from Walden’s of- fice, waving signs and wearing “Where’s Walden?” t-shirts. In The Dalles, about 30 members of Protect Oregon’s Progress hosted a rally, com- plete with an origi- nal song. In Ma- WANTED: dras, a small town Wormy and bruised apples, CANDIDATE JAMIE MCLEOD SKINNER ADDRESSES in Central Oregon pears and plums! AN AUDIENCE IN HOOD RIVER. PHOTO SUBMITTED which typically votes conservative- This past weekend, a group called ORD2 Be part of the third annual Apple Outlaw ly, two people stood by the side of the road Indivisible led a caravan of cars from Ash- Community Cider. Bring your overripe fruit to and waved signs as the caravan passed. land to Hood River, through much of Or- And in Hood River, another 100 people the Co-op September 21–23 and October 12–14. egon’s Second Congressional District terri- from Indivisible Columbia Gorge gath- tory. They were drawing attention to what For more information visit www.ashlandfood.coop ered for a party in the parking lot in front they see as Rep. Greg Walden’s elitism and of Walden’s office. Walden was invited, elusiveness. Since 1999, Greg Walden has but didn’t show. However, his competitor, served as the U.S. Representative for this Jamie McLeod-Skinner, did, telling the sprawling district. Although he has com- crowd about logging 35,000 miles around fortably defeated Democrat challengers the district in her jeep and teardrop camp- for nearly two decades, he is facing a rising er trailer, and talked about what she’s tide of frustration and a dedicated oppo- learned from talking to folks about issues nent, Jamie McLeod Skinner. These notes ranging from healthcare to fire suppres- are submitted by members of ORD2 Indi- sion. visible who organized and traveled with “We are making this journey to raise the caravan. Medford Park(ing) Day awareness and give voice to the voiceless, Submitted by Catherine Foster and Ter- the constituents Walden is turning away,” rie Martin says ORD2 Indivisible Steering Committee member Teresa Safay. “These are veterans, Where’s Walden? farmers, seniors, small business owners, A caravan of constituents tried to an- mothers with sick children. These are swer that question last weekend. They hard-working Oregonians who feel that drove 425 miles, crossed seven counties, not only has their congressman left them stopped in seven cities, and met with hun- out in the cold, he’s locked the door.” dreds of people along the way, looking for Indivisible is a national, nonpartisan, their congressman. grassroots movement formed after the But they didn’t find him. In fact, Rep- 2016 election. It is dedicated to holding resentative Greg Walden has been hiding members of Congress accountable and re- from the public for 17 months. Unlike past sisting the Trump agenda. ORD2 Indivisi- years, when he held town halls in all 20 ble was one of the first Indivisible chapters counties in the district, he now sneaks into in the nation, formed in January 2017 by town without notice and meets secretly September 21, 2018 Jessica Sage and Bret Levick. It currently with small, selected groups of supporters. counts over 3,000 members. He has his photo taken and then sneaks out District 2 includes all of Jackson County, 4pm-8pm of town before his other constituents know the city of Grants Pass, and eastern Ore- he’s been there. Downtown Medford’s Third Friday gon. Unlike the rest of Oregon, it is the only “We’re tired of having a congressman part of the state represented by a staunch who hides from us and won’t hear what we Republican. Walden votes 98.9 percent in have to say,” says Terrie Martin, an orga- line with Trump’s positions. In office since #Medfordparkingday nizer with ORD2 Indivisible. “So, to mark 1999, he Chairs the powerful House Ener- the 500th day without a town hall we de- ci.medford.or.us/medfordparkingday gy and Commerce Committee. cided to take the town hall to him.” Even though Walden chose not to meet The “Where’s Walden? Caravan” started the caravan along the way, Martin says it in two separate locations in Grants Pass was still a success. “It united hundreds of and Ashland, then merged in Medford. people across the state, and it carried our From there, it motored on to Klamath concerns to thousands more. If driving 425 Falls, Bend, and The Dalles, before ending miles is what it’s going to take, we’ll do it in Hood River, Rep. Walden’s hometown. all again.” About 100 members of Indivisible Bend 6 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM

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It is a simple economic reality: Wine- drinkers in Ashland and Grants Pass can only consume so many glasses of Quady North Syrah or Troon’s Riesling. Although the wine industry in south- ern Oregon has been growing in num- bers of vineyards and production—and steadily increasing the number of visi- tors to the region—to truly grow the in- dustry will require consumers outside the region to start buying Rogue Valley and Applegate Valley wines as a matter of habit. Towards that goal, data from the past decade is certainly encouraging: Tour- ism to Oregon has steadily increased ev- ery year, and wine-tasting is the third top most popular reason for that growth (after historical attractions and cultural trips, but still scoring a respectable 11 percent of tourists reportedly visiting Oregon for wine-tasting). Moreover, and keenly important for the growth of the wine industry, once tourists re- turn home, they often buy reminders of something they “discovered” while in the state. Linea Gagliano, Director of Global Communications at Travel Or- er and Manager for RoxyAnn, a leading winery in it is currently important that we produce a Pinot egon, references a study that found “more than the region and one that is staking a reasonable and Chardonnay as that what Oregon is known for. 50 percent of visitors who get a taste of Oregon portion of its sales (20 percent) outside the region. Once we get our foot in the door, then we can show when they vacation in the state seek out Oregon them what we do really well. products once they return home.” Specifically, she Rogue Valley Messenger: What are the chal- RVM: How do you establish markets outside adds, “beer and wine topped the list.” lenges for selling wine outside the region? the region? Is this from tourists coming into Yet, the equation for success isn’t as simple as Chad Day: Awareness. People are slowly being the area and then going home and requesting demand finds supply: A wine-drinker in Santa Fe, educated about the Rogue Valley AVA, but it is dif- the wine? Is it from distributors? Or, do you do needs to have a way to buy a bottle from the Rogue ficult when people in our own state don’t under- some of the “networking” yourself? Valley once she is home, and that ability must nav- stand where the Rogue Valley is. I have had many CD: We establish new markets through network- igate a complicated web of demand and distribu- people in Portland ask me if the Rogue Valley ing. I currently have hired a firm that has 12 small- tion—a task that individual vineyards from south- was an hour or so past Eugene. I have to explain er to midsize (10,000 to 20,000 case wineries) that ern Oregon have begun to do. A Jacksonville-based to them that the Rogue Valley is three hours past they manage. The firm has sales people with feet vineyard like Quady North has built distribution Eugene, and then there is a surprise in their eyes on the ground in different markets throughout in 10 states, plus importers in Germany, Denmark, as they realize how big this state actually is. As the US. The firm also helps manage our current Sweden, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Aruba; someone that lives in Southern Oregon, we drive distributors and sets sales expectations for those and, adds owner Herb Quady, the Syrah and Pisto- to Portland all the time, but the opposite isn’t nec- distributors. The saying goes, “You hire people leta are carried in Costco in Oregon. essarily true. smarter than you.” That is exactly what this firm But even once the wines are out there, getting Education. Once the customer is aware of the is, they are smarter than me at managing and them purchased requires a certain sophistication, Rogue Valley AVA, the next step is educating them growing distribution for individual brands at the or at least knowledge, from potential wine drink- that Oregon produces more than just Pinot Noir cost of about one salaried individual annually. ers outside the state; that is, they cannot simply and Chardonnay. RVM: Part of the charm about wine is visiting buy a bottle of Pinot Noir from Oregon, but to ben- Distribution. There are only 700 or so distribu- and knowing where it came from. What is lost efit the Rogue Valley, the buyer needs to know the tors nationwide and there is something like 5000 in the experience? How do you “export” that specific vineyards—and, currently, the Rogue Val- different wine brands. Gaining distribution in new experience? Or, is something lost in the “trans- ley still lags the popularity of Willamette Valley markets is tough, as we need the distributor more lation”? and Columbia Gorge. then they need us. Getting a distributor is only the CD: The consumer’s experience while visiting Certainly that is changing, with glowing re- beginning. Then you have to manage the distribu- each individual winery is definitely unique and views of the region in national publications like tor to push your product to their markets and this difficult to replicate. However, I have found that Wine Enthusiast and Forbes. Even so, it is sur- is typically done by incentivizing the sales people the face-to-face interaction with a wine maker or prising to learn that the Columbia Gorge, with and upper management of the distributors. owner is just as memorable as visiting the winery its marquee names and national reputation, only RVM: While gaining in popularity, Southern itself. This goes for the distributors sales force produces roughly half what the Rogue Valley does Oregon—the Rogue Valley and Applegate—are as well. They like brands to come to their sales (9,716 tons of grapes produced versus 5,215 tons, still not as well-known as the Columbia River meetings and have the owner or winemaker tell and 5,466 tons crushed versus 2,283 tons). Valley and Willamette Valley. How does that the story about the brand. Then, as an owner or To provide some more insight about how the affect the ability to market and sell nation- winemaker, we spend a few days on the road with wine industry can find those out-of-state custom- wide? Is that a factor? How do you overcome one or two sales people going to their accounts and ers and bring revenue flow back to southern Ore- that? talking about our story. gon, the Messenger caught up with Chad Day, own- CD: In order to get into new markets, I think 8 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM

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SUMMER EXHIBITIONS JUNE 6 – SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Douglas Melini: When the Moon Hangs on the Wall: Landscapes, Seascapes, and Abstracts Esther Ruiz: Hyperion Nancy Friedemann–Sánchez: Casta Paintings Karla Wozniak: I Often Dream of Mountains

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thurs 30 thurs 30 – sun 16 fri 31 – mon 3 sun 2 Portugal. The Man Lend Me a Tenor C.C. Beekman Bank Tours Adam Miller—Folksongs MUSIC—Portugal. The Man’s new album THEATRE—All the Cleveland Grand Opera TOURS—Back before PayPal was a thing; of the American Labor Woodstock, has been a long time in the mak- Company needs is a tenor for their 10-year there was gold. Over $40 million in gold ing. Formerly known as the album named anniversary season opener. Once they have (about $1 billion today) passed over the Movement Gloomin + Doomin, Woodstock stays true found one in world-famous Tito Merelli, the counter at the historic C.C. Beekman Bank MUSIC—I’ve been workin’ on the railroad, to the original theme of the world going to star-struck facilitators aren’t about to let the in Jacksonville between 1850 and 1900. all the live-long day … World renowned auto- harpist Adam Miller has gathered over 5,000 hell in a handbasket all while keeping the opportunity to impress such an impressive These days, Historic Jacksonville, Inc. strives folksongs into his repertoire. And what is a nostalgia of the original 1969 Woodstock performer sneak by. This active and farcical to keep the classic structure and its stories good song without the story behind it. Mas- Music Festival vibe going. 7 pm. Britt Festi- play guarantees laughs, and a tenor! Collab- alive. C.C. Beekman Bank, corner of Califor- ter of both, Miller tells tales through story and val Pavilion, 350 S. First Street, Jacksonville. orative Theatre Project, 555 Medford Cen- nia and N. Third Streets, Jacksonville. Free, song. 5:30 pm. Unitarian Universalist Church, $38 – $69. ter, Medford. $18 - $28. suggested $3 donation. 129 NE E Street, Grants Pass. $15.

mon 3 tues 4 – thurs 6 wed 5 thurs 6 Dirty Rugs Aerial Circus Work- Ashland Death Café Literary Libations MUSIC—In celebration of Labor Day, Dirty shop DISCUSSION—Death can be a difficult sub- READING—Pairing books and booze can Rugs invites everyone seeking a restful WORKSHOP—Everyone is still dazed and ject to broach, but with a little help from a be a tricky business. Author Amira Makansi day off of life to enjoy their new single mesmerized by the glamorous and raw life- supportive group of people and a cup of tea breaks it down and makes the combination “Glimpse,” along with a few other songs styles of circus performers as presented in served with sweets, an open sharing setting of the favorite pastimes of reading and drink- they are excited to share. Hailing from Se - The Greatest Showman. Le Cirque Centre couldn’t be more inviting. Even when it may ing a well-balanced delight. Literary Libations invites men and women, boys and girls of attle, Dirty Rugs seeks to be the next big not come to mind often, it tends to influ- – What to Drink With What You Read is an en- all ages to learn what it takes to walk the ence our lives more than we think. 7 pm. name in rock music, and if “Glimpse” is high wire with style and brave the trapeze tertaining and practical guide for book clubs an indicator, they are on their way. 7 pm. with flair. Le Cirque Centre, 280 E. Hersey Registration required and location revealed and individuals alike. 7 pm. Bloomsbury at ashlanddeathcafe.com. $10. Johnny B’s, 120 E Sixth Street, Medford. Street, Ashland. $50. Books, 290 E. Main Street, Ashland.

fri 7 sat 8 – sun 9 tues 11 wed 12 Dancing and Dining THC Fest Before the Flood Abandoned by Bears in the Streets FESTIVAL—Everything hemp and canna- FILM—The Applegate Partnership and Wa- MUSIC—From the Easycore of Abandoned tershed Council present the film Before the D&D—Taking place Fridays in September, bis under one very large roof. Service and by Bears hailing from Malmo, Sweden, to Dancing and Dining in the Streets combines product vendors will be showcasing their Flood, which follows Leonardo DiCaprio the Post Hardcore of Light Up the Sky (Spo- across five continents and the Arctic to speak music and food to make the ultimate street wares, two stages of learning sessions will kane, WA) and Boys of Fall (Detroit, MI), it to scientists, leaders, activists and residents party all over town. The first will feature a be offered, and prizes and raffles will make about the complex issue of climate change is clear that this mix of bands from all over “Battle of the DJs” Gemineye & Opie with Hip the whole weekend one to remember. 10 Hop dance performances/battles by Panache and its impact on our world today. The event the US and beyond won’t come this far to Dance Co. The location will be S. Bartlett am – 5 pm, Saturday. 11 am – 4:30 pm, will also feature poetry by the Applegate play a lame show. 6 pm. Bamboo Room at Street, between 8th and 9th Street in Med- Sunday. Jackson County Expo, 1 Peninger Poetry Association. 6:30 pm. Red Lily Vine- King Wah, 1182 Court Street, Medford. $10. ford, with food from nearby establishments. Road, Central Point. yards, 11777 Highway 238, Applegate. Free. Advertising Space Available! This is a great spot to advertise if you host any sort of weekly events. Great prices and maximum exposure. Contact us today!

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SEE THE BROTHERS REED AT THE GROTTO’S GRAND OPENING, AUGUST 31 Friday, August 31 Saturday, September 1 Sunday, September 2 MEDFORD DIRTY RUGS, INDY WILLIAMS, AND THE ASHLAND ASHLAND ASHLAND ELEPHANT - Johnny B’s. 7 pm to 10 pm. ROGUE SUSPECTS - Grizzly Peak Winery. 6 DEAN DAYTON - Weisinger’s Winery. 2 pm JIM QUINBY - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 6 pm PHANTOM WITCH AND BÄTHOPHOBIA - The pm to 9 pm. $6. to 5 pm. to 8 pm. Bamboo Room at King Wah’s. 7 pm to 10 pm. DAVID SCOGGIN DUO - Wild Goose Cafe & HENRY CHADWICK - Oberon’s. 9 pm to 11 JASON MCCUE - Oberon’s. 9:30 pm. Bar. 6 pm to 7:45 pm. pm. CELTIC MUSIC SESSION - Black Sheep Pub Tuesday, September 4 KARAOKE - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 8:30 GYPSY GILLIS - Hyatt Lake Resort. 5 pm to & Restaurant. 2 pm to 5 pm. pm. 9 pm. CORNER BOYS - Oberon’s. 6 pm to 9 pm. ASHLAND GRETA GARDINER - AQUA Restaurant & OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH ROBBIE DACOSTA Bar. 9 pm to 11 pm. $5. EAGLE POINT EAGLE POINT - Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant. 8:30 pm. FRANKIE HERNANDEZ - Bayer Family FRANKIE HERNANDEZ - Agate Ridge TUESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA - Louie’s. 7 pm to GRANTS PASS Estate. 2 pm to 4 pm. Vineyard. 1 pm to 4 pm. 9 pm. LOST OX - The Sound Lounge. 9:30 pm. SWING DANCE LESSONS - The Grove Gym. J’VILLAINS - Cedarwood Saloon. 9 pm. GRANTS PASS GOLD HILL 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm. $20. RUPERT WATES - Grants Pass Museum of HONEYMOON KILLERS AND DOS TACOS - BLUE LIGHTNING - Del Rio Winery. 4 pm TUESDAY TANGO PRACTICA - Ashland Art. 7 pm to 9 pm. $15. Cedarwood Saloon. 9 pm. to 6 pm. Community Center. 7:45 pm to 9:30 pm. $5. FUNQDAQIT SHENANIGANS - Chris’s FUNQDAQIT - Shenanigans. 9 pm to 12 am. Shenanigans and Vault. 9 pm. GRANTS PASS GRANTS PASS FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC - Schmidt Family JACKSONVILLE ADAM MILLER: FOLKSONGS OF THE MICHELLE MALONE - Public House Concert Vineyard. 5 pm to 8 pm. THE ORIGINAL WAILERS & OZOMATLI - AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT - (email [email protected] to JACKSONVILLE Britt Festival. 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm. $28-48 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. 5:30 pm. rsvp). 7 pm. SAUCY - Boomtown Saloon. 8:30 pm to $15 suggest donation. ADAM GABRIEL - J’Ville Tavern. 9 pm to 12 TRIVIA TUESDAYS - Double Taps. 6 pm to 11:30 pm. JOHN DOUGH BOYS - The Sound Lounge. pm. 7:30 pm. 9 pm. SAUCY - Schoolhaus Brewhaus. 7 pm to 9 MEDFORD JESSE MEADE - Troon Vineyard. 1:30 pm to pm. MEDFORD FREEK POKEMON LEAGUE PLAY - Astral 4:30 pm. BOARD GAME NIGHT - Astral Games. 5 pm. MEDFORD Games. 2 pm to 5 pm. OCTOPOUPLE - Johnny B’s. 9 pm. BOARD GAME NIGHT - Astral Games. 5 pm. MEDFORD 3 DAY HOLOCAUST, EASY DEATH, PHAKE, BIBSTER - The Bamboo Room at King Wah’s. OPEN MIC WITH ROBBIE DACOSTA - AND SOMETHING ON THE WING - The Wednesday, September 5 7 pm to 10 pm. Jefferson Spirits. 7 pm to 10 pm. Bamboo Room at King Wah’s. 7 pm to 10 pm. DREADFUL CHILDREN, SOMETHING ON RICK MILLWARD AND NICOLE DAHL - ASHLAND $5. THE WING, AND PX-15 - Medford Pyrate RoxyAnn Winery. 3 pm to 5 pm. SONGS ABOUT WORK & WORKING: A DRAFT AND STANDARD - Astral Games. Punk. 7 pm to 10 pm. $5. LOOSELY THEMED OPEN MIC - Wild Goose 6:30 pm to 10 pm. Draft: $15, Standard: $7. ROCK N ROLL SUICIDES - Johnny B’s. 9 pm. Cafe & Bar. 7:30 pm to 11 pm. HAVEN YATES - Walkabout Brewing Monday, September 3 SWING DANCE LESSONS - The Grove Gym. Company. 7 pm to 9 pm. PROSPECT ASHLAND 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm. $20. BEN GAULT - The Urban Cork. 5 pm to 7 pm. THE BROTHERS REED - Union Creek ADAM HARRIS TRIO - Wild Goose Cafe & JACKSONVILLE PHOENIX Campground. 6 pm to 8 pm. Bar. 6 pm. ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC - Boomtown Saloon. 8 MERMAID SIP & PAINT - Wine & Brush. 6 ROGUE RIVER TSA TRIO - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 8 pm. pm to 11 pm. pm to 9 pm. $20. BRASS ALIBI - Homestead Pub. 9 pm. ROBBIE DACOSTA - Smithfields Pub & Pies. 7 pm to 9 pm. MEDFORD TALENT TALENT OPEN MIC - Oberon’s. 9 pm to 11 pm. FANG, BILLYCLUB, AND DIVINE DIRT - JEN AMBROSE - Talent Artisans & Growers BLUE LIGHTNING - StoneRiver Vineyard. 5 Medford Pyrate Punx. 7 pm to 10 pm. $7 Evening Market. 6 pm to 8 pm. pm to 7 pm. GRANTS PASS YU-GI-OH TOURNAMENT - Astral Games. THE BROTHERS REED - The Grotto. 6 pm to SWEETGRASS DUO - Kindred Spirits. 6 pm. LINE DANCING - InterPlay. 6 pm to 7:30 5:30 pm to 9 pm. $2. 8:30 pm. pm. BEN BASIC - Johnny B’s. 9 pm to 1 am. OPEN JAM - Pier 21. 8 pm to 11 pm. AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 11 LIVE MUSICand Nightlife

JOIN JASON MRAZ AND BRETT DENEN AT THE BRITT FESTIVAL FOR THEIR GOOD VIBES TOUR ON SEPTEMBER 6 pm. $20. FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC: DRAFT AND JACKSONVILLE Thursday, September 6 KARAOKE - Pier 21. 8 pm. STANDARD - Astral Games. 6:30 pm to 10 STORM LARGE AND LE BONHUER - Britt ASHLAND MKC, SIMPLE MINDED SYMPHONY, AND pm. Draft: $15, Standard: $7. Festival. $38-216. JIMMY PINWHEEL BAND - Wild Goose GROOVIEW - Johnny B’s. 9 pm. RODEO FLYER - Morrton’s Pizza & Pub. 8 pm MEDFORD Cafe & Bar. 8 pm to 11 pm. to 10 pm. DANIEL NICKELS LIVE - Osmo’s. 6:30 pm to FREE UNTIL MIDNIGHT - Oberon’s. 7:30 GYPSY GILLIS - Pier 21. 9 pm to 1 am. 8:30 pm. pm. Friday, September 7 HEMORAGE, YEARS OF AGGRESSION, BOARD GAME NIGHT - Astral Games. 5 pm. THE PEARLS - Oberon’s. 9 pm to 11 pm. ASHLAND UNTO THE PLAGUE, AND BÄTHOPHOBIA GYPSY GILLIS - Pier 21. 9 pm. TRIVIA NIGHT WITH ERICA THOMPSON - DAVID SCOGGIN DUO - Wild Goose Cafe & - The Bamboo Room at King Wah’s. 7 pm to Smithfields Pubs & Pies. 8 pm to 10 pm. Bar. 6 pm to 7:45 pm. 10 pm. $5. HENRY CHADWICK - Johnny B’s. 9 pm. SHADY COVE SWING DANCE LESSONS - The Grove Gym. KARAOKE - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 8 pm. REWIND: OLDIES MUSIC - Aunt Caroline’s 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm. $20. SWING DANCE LESSONS - The Grove Gym. TALENT Park. 1 pm to 4 pm. GAME KNIGHT - Black Sheep Pub & 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm. $20. LDW - Talent Club. 10 pm. Restaurant. 8 pm. FIRST FRIDAY JAZZ & WINE - Hearts & TALENT Hands. 6 pm to 9 pm. DANCE AND SWING LESSON - Paschal CAVE JUNCTION THE STAGGERS & JAGGS - Oberon’s. 9 pm. Saturday, September 8 Winery. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. $10. FREDDY AND FRANCINE - Takilma SAMUEL - La Baguette. 11 am to 12:30 pm. Community Building. 6 pm to 10 pm. ASHLAND WILLIAMS GRANTS PASS KARAOKE - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 8:30 pm LIVE - Rascals. 9 pm. CENTRAL POINT CORY MICHAELIS - Wild River Pub. 8 pm. to 12 am. FOGLINE - Olsrud Building at the Jackson THE ROGUE UNDERGROUND - The Sound SWING DANCE LESSONS - The Grove Gym. County Expo. 7 pm to 8:30 pm. $10. Lounge. 9 pm. 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm. $20. Sunday, September 9 MASQ - Red Eye Hut. 7 pm to 10 pm. ASHLAND GRANTS PASS PHIL KING - Royal Barge. 6 pm to 9 pm. CENTRAL POINT CORNER BOY’S - Oberon’s. 6 pm to 9 pm. LEVI THE POET, COREY KILGANNON, FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC - Schmidt Family BLUEGRASS PROMENADE - Hanley Farm. 7 LEE AND THE BEES - Oberon’s. 9:30 pm to EVERETT, MATT COMBE, AND MICAH Vineyard. 5 pm to 8 pm. pm to 8:30 pm. $15-20. 11 pm. . MCCAW - Eaden Ballroom. 6 pm. $10 in JIM QUINBY - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 6 pm advance, $12 at the door. JACKSONVILLE GRANTS PASS to 8 pm. PHANTOM WITCH, ALPHA STRUCTURE, VOODOO THREAUXDOWN WITH SORXE, ATTIC, AND BÄTHOPHOBIA - The BRIGET BOYLE - House Concert (contact AND VOMITTFACE - The Sound Lounge. 9 pm. GALACTIC, PRESERVATION HALL BAND, Haul. 8 pm to 12 am. [email protected] for AND NEW BREED BRASS BAND - Britt BLUES, BREWS, AND BBQ - Tom Pearce JACKSONVILLE directions and to RSVP). 6:30 pm. $10-20 Festival. 6:30 pm. $32-236. County Park. 2 pm to 7 pm. $25. suggest donation. GOOD VIBES WITH JASON MRAZ AND BRIAN RISLING AND AIRIGHT ALIBI - CORY MICHAELIS - Wild River Pub. 8 pm to CHAD WILKINS AND TIM STOKES - Dragon BRETT DENNEN - Britt Festival. 7 pm. $46- J’Ville Tavern. 9 pm to 12 am. 11 pm. Gongfu Tea House. 8 pm. 95. LATIN DANCE NIGHT WITH DJ FLUFFY - CELTIC MUSIC SESSION - Black Sheep Pub MEDFORD The Sound Lounge. 9 pm. & Restaurant. 2 pm to 5 pm. MEDFORD SALSA BRAVA - EdenVale Winery. 6:30 pm FRANKIE HERNANDEZ - Soloro Vineyard. 2 JON STICKLEY TRIO - Fry Family Farm. 7 SWING DANCE LESSONS - The Grove Gym. to 9:30 pm. $5 for kids, $10 for adults. pm to 4 pm. 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm. $20. The Stars Come Out At Britt 12 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM LIVE MUSICand Nightlife

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CAVE JUNCTION 7:30 pm. Gym. 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm. $20. Sheep Pub & Restaurant. 9 pm. STRUMMIN’ SUNDAY - Creative Self GAME NIGHT - Sweet Tree Brewing Co. 3 pm Collective. 6 pm to 9 pm. to 9 pm. GRANTS PASS JACKSONVILLE SWING DANCE LESSONS - The Grove Gym. TRIVIA TUESDAYS - Double Taps. 6 pm to ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC - Boomtown Saloon. GRANTS PASS 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm. $20. 7:30 pm. 8 pm to 11 pm. MONET LILIES - Wine & Brush. 4 pm to 7 RODRIGO Y GABRIELA - Britt Festival. pm. $40. GRANTS PASS JACKSONVILLE 7:30 pm. $35-232. OPEN MIC WITH AMBUR ROSE - The Sound LINE DANCING - InterPlay. 6 pm to 7:30 pm. BOY GEORGE AND CULTURE CLUB - Britt ADAM GABRIEL - Britt Garden Stage. 6 Lounge. 8 pm to 11 pm. $5. Festivals. 7:30 pm. $43-89. pm to 7 pm. WEST COAST SWING - Candela Dance JACKSONVILLE Studio. 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. $25. MEDFORD MEDFORD THE MAVERICKS & LOS LOBOS - Britt J’VILLAINS - Grape Street Bar and Grill. 7 OPEN JAM - Pier 21. 8 pm to 11 pm. Festival. 7 pm. $29-208. MEDFORD pm to 10 pm. Abandoned by Bears, LUTS, Boys of Fall, TRUCKBED BOYS - The Bamboo Room at SOMETHING UNITED - Johnny B’s. 8 pm SOUTHWEST ROYAL, AND UNDERTOW - MEDFORD King Wah’s. 7 pm to 10 pm. $5. to 11 pm. The Bamboo Room at King Wah’s. 6 pm to SUNDAY OPEN MIC WITH ROBBIE BOARD GAME NIGHT - Astral Games. 5 10 pm. $10. DACOSTA - Jefferson Spirits. 7 pm to 10 pm. pm. YU-GI-OH TOURNAMENT - Astral INSANITARIUM - The Bamboo Room at King Tuesday, September 11 Games. 5:30 pm to 9 pm. $2. Wah’s. 7 pm to 10 pm. ASHLAND. EXTREME KICKBALL WITH RUSHMORE JAZZ VESPERS - First Presbyterian Church. 5 pm. Wednesday, September SOCIETY - Fichtner Mainwaring Park. 6:30 OPEN MIC WITH ROBBIE DACOSTA - 12 pm to 9:30 pm. Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant. 8:30 pm to SELMA APPLEGATE 11:30 pm. REVERBERAY’S - Deer Creek Vineyards. 2 BEAR TREAD - Applegate River Lodge & MERLIN pm to 5 pm. JUSTIN GORDON AND THE AAA ALL- Restaurant. 8 pm. PUMPKIN ON WOOD PAINT & SIP - Iron STARS - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 7 pm to Oar. 6:15 pm. $40. Monday, September 10 10 pm. ASHLAND ASHLAND TUESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA - Louie’s. 7 pm JIM QUINBY AND JEFF ADDICOTT WITH to 9 pm. JULIA ROUPP - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 7 BLUE NOTES - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 7 pm pm to 11 pm. to 10 pm. TUESDAY TANGO PRACTICA - Ashland SWING DANCE LESSONS - The Grove ROBBIE DACOSTA - Smithfields Pub & Pies. Community Center. 7:45 pm to 9:30 pm. Gym. 6:30 pm to 7:20 pm. $20. 8 pm to 11 pm. $5. BLADES OF GRASS QUINTET - Black ALL AGES OPEN MIC - Oberon’s. 5:30 pm to SWING DANCE LESSONS - The Grove The Stars Come Out At Britt AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 13 EVENTS

ART PRESENCE ART CENTER GRAND will each receive RE-OPENING a 25% discount, Art Saturday, September 1 from 1 pm to 3 pm. “Previously, or individually DIANE MOLLER NATURE AND PET we completely resurfaced the walls—which had been for $100. Work/ PHOTOGRAPHY covered with burlap—with drywall and a fresh coat trade available. 9 am to 1:30 pm. During the Jacksonville Market of paint. We also added new carpet throughout the Pre-registration on Sundays, get high quality, professional photos of ground floor. The most recent renovations brought new required. Class size your pet offered by Diane Moller. For $25 pet owners art display panels and a new, more efficient hanging limited. get a choice of the backdrop, one edited digital file, system to the main gallery. In addition to their practical For details and a second digital file with the rest of the photos. value, the new panels also add more light and an airy go to www. Moller also offers prints of your photos, but they feel that dramatically improves the presentation of growingpeace.net are not included in the fee. 100 percent of the fee artwork and the ambience of the main gallery. We’ve or call 541-301- for the first four pets goes directly to the Southern moved our Galleria boutique to the front room, too. 7993. Cost: $120. Oregon Humane Society and 5 percent of the fees are Mark your calendar and join us in celebrating the Heaven Hill Farm, donated there as well. Although appointments are not renovations that have transformed our gallery space! Talent (The exact required, to make one call (541) 499-7455. Our September member show includes a must-see address is released invitational exhibit, “Life Left Undone,” by Dan Mish after registration). AMBUS of The Studio at Living Opportunities, our first official Wednesday, August 1 to Thursday, September 13. guest artist. Meet all the artists exhibiting their work GOOD DOG AMBUS is a group of 8 regional contemporary in September at our Grand Re-Opening.” Art Presence SKILLS AND women artists. The well-known group had a gallery Art Center, 206 N 5th St, Jacksonville. GOOD PUPPY in Jacksonville, Medford, and now exhibits as a group SKILLS throughout Oregon. Works by group members are SECRETS OF THE FOREST Sunday, September owned by individual collectors and organizations, Friday, September 7 through Thursday, October 31. Ten 9 to Sunday, such as Oregon State University and the Rogue of Southern Oregon’s top photographic artists present October 7 from Valley Manor. These contemporary women artists their first group exhibition at The Photographers’ 12:15 pm to 1:15 explore a variety of issues. As a group they have Gallery. Come experience the sublime imagery that pm. Learn real-life studio visits monthly for critiques, and often find that, dwells beyond the limits of the naked eye. Art lovers training skills for without deliberate intention, that their work explores will be able to meet and talk with the photographic dogs older than commonalities. Each artist member of AMBUS artists at both the September 7th and October 5th five months. Each has shown in solo exhibitions in Oregon. AMBUS First Friday events beginning at 5:00 pm. All exhibited week will include members currently are Darla Baack, Eileen Bowie, images will be available for sale. Ashland Art Center, problem solving Susan Burnes, Frieda Golding, Janet Higgins, Kris 357 E Main St. such as barking, Hoppe, Nancy Jo Mullen, and Nancy Pagani. Grants jumping, chewing Pass Museum of Art, 229 SW G St. GALE HOLT and more. This For the month of September artist Gale Holt will be class is for owners OUTSIDE THE LINES featured at Art du Jour Gallery in Medford. At a very 18 years and older Thursday, August 22 through Tuesday, September young age, he had some of his art shown on a local with dogs older 4. Artists Robert Koch, Peter VanFleet, and Pamela television show. He has a natural talent for drawing than five months. Kroll will reveal their rules-bending work at Hanson and his teachers often asked him to draw for them. His Owners and dogs Howard Gallery. All three artists display their own passions changed as he got older and he spent most will learn positive abstract and thought-provoking shapes through a of his time playing tennis and drifted away from art. ways to train for myriad of colors. Koch’s acrylic paintings challenge When he could no longer run on the tennis court his SETTLE, STAY, the viewer to see the world in a different way, while passion for art turned him towards pastels. Holt says COME, LEAVE IT, VanFleet and Kroll’s mixed media art skews lines he found working with pastels as difficult as playing leash walking, no and blends colors to assemble monochromatic and good tennis. Describing himself as a self-taught artist, jumping, no counter SECRETS OF THE FOREST WILL RUN THROUGH OCTOBER diverse pieces. Hanson Howard Gallery, 89 Oak St, Gale now resides in Klamath Falls and loves painting surfing and more. AT ASHLAND ART CENTER. Ashland. landscapes, seascapes, and still life. Art du Jour Good Puppy Skills Gallery, 213 E Main St, Medford. is for dogs two to STORIES FROM AROUND THE RING five months. Cost: $99. The Grove, Ashland Parks and THC FEST BY DOUG ANDERSON Recreation, 2271, 1195 E Main St, Ashland. Saturday, September 8 to Sunday, September 9. THC Friday, July 27 through Friday, September 7. Doug Fest is a one-day BYOBud music and cannabis festival, Anderson teaches painting and drawing at Pacific Classes ACRYLIC PAINTING FOR BEGINNERS featuring local and nationally recognized acts, vendor Tuesday, September 11 through Tuesday, October 16 tents with cannabis-related items, food trucks and VIP University in Forest Grove, OR. The paintings CERAMICS WITH LISA ELDREDGE and drawings in this exhibit use provocative and from 9 am to 10:30 am. Students will learn basic acrylic access to a Dab Shack. Featuring live music all day and Wednesdays from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Relaxing days sometimes humorous imagery set in carnival-like painting techniques, color theory, and basic drawing as select group of local manufacturers and processors, call for creative time. Spending a few hours spinning environments to expose the absurdity in our lives and needed for studies. No prior experience necessary, this artisans and more will be on hand to make sure you clay with Lisa Elredge at Ashland Art Center is the in our times. The reception for this exhibit is Friday, class is for those interested learning how to paint with have a great time! VIP tickets include all-day access to perfect recipe for a Wednesday. “Learn fundamental August 17 from 5 pm to 8 pm. Rogue Gallery & Art acrylics. Please call APRC at (541) 488-5340 for a the Dab Shack, featuring rosin pressers and dab rigs so skills, get ideas for your next project, collaborate, or Center, 40 S Bartlett St, Medford. supply list. Cost: $85. The Grove, Otte Peterson Room, you can squish and smoke right on site. work on your own during this drop-in session.” The 2271, 1195 E Main St, Ashland. NORIKO SUGITA AND CHERYL class accepts anyone 13 and older. Ashland Art Center, DANCING AND DINING IN THE WILLIAMS 357 E Main St. WATERCOLOR FOR BEGINNERS STREETS Wednesday, September 12 through Wednesday, Every Friday in September from 5 pm to 7 pm. “Imagine Friday, September 7 to October 2. Noriko Sugita is SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP a printmaker who works with traditional Japanese October 17 from 9 am to 10:30 am. Students will learn yourself arriving downtown with the streets and alleys Thursdays from 3 pm to 5 pm. Work on your Spanish woodcut in a playful way, with complex layers of color, watercolor techniques, brush work, color theory and alive with the sound of music. You follow the tunes speaking skills in a comfortable setting at a meeting form and mark-making. Sculptor, Cheryl Williams basic drawing skills as needed for class studies. Cost: and sit at a table located near the entertainment. On for those learning Spanish. “This group is for English manipulates thrown ceramic forms into elegant, $85. Please call APRC at 541.488.5340 for a supply the table is a menu filled with items from restaurants speakers learning Spanish, and does not provide curving twists and circular shapes.Cheryl Williams list. The Grove, Otte Peterson Room, 2271, 1195 E Main close to the venue. You call the restaurant with the practice for Spanish speakers learning English. was raised in California and spent time camping in St, Ashland. phone number provided on the menu, order and pay The group welcomes new participants interested the Sierra Mountains where she was influenced by for what you would like and…VOILA...it’s delivered in increasing fluency in Spanish through casual the rivers, stones and light. She moved to Oregon to to your conveniently numbered table,” says DMA conversation.” The class meets in the Guanajuato start a career in the Arts in the early 1980’s. After spokesperson Lindsay Berryman. “And then we Room of Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd. many years establishing herself as a ceramic artist Community dance!” The events take place in the streets and alleys she started painting large abstracts works on canvas of Downtown Medford, at a different location each PLEIN AIR PAINTING WITH JAMES SILENT DISCO IN THE PARK week. The entertainment is free and the food prices are using acrylic and gold leaf.Now in her 50’s, her art is July 6, August, 3, September 7, and October 5. 5 pm KRONER determined by participating restaurants. Attendees shown around the world. Hanson Howard Gallery, 89 to 11 pm. September 1, 2, and 3 from 9:30 am to 4 pm. “James are encouraged to bring non-perishable canned food Oak St, Ashland. In its third year, silent disco has become a highly will show artists how to use color but to think in value. to help fill ACCESS’ food barrels. Locations change anticipated summer event in Ashland. Held in Lithia He will show students how to premix a few dark and each Friday. Go to https://www.facebook.com/ SARA F. BURNS AND MEGAN park, participants enjoy music and movement. Local light values to carry the painting through with his tonal DancingAndDiningInTheStreets/ to find out the MACDONNELL AT PROJECT SPACE approach. This ensures maximum emphasis is placed DJs facilitate the music and a $5 donation comes with Friday, September 14 through Monday, September 17. location of the event on the respective Friday. on a strong value relationship which is key to a strong wireless headphones. With these participants can go Megan MacDonnell: “I paint the abstraction around painting, and on the variety within the work which as far as the playground to Butler Bandshell, where the me. I paint that which is better expressed with a C.C. BEEKMAN TOURS elevates it with interest and meaning. James is happy DJs perform. “In addition to fundraising for the Ashland brush than a pen. There is a sensitivity in nature that Friday, August 31 through Monday, September 3 from 11 to make the rounds while students work so he can be Parks Foundation, proceeds will help fund youth DJ we should not be separate from… yet somehow we am to 4 pm. Visitors can step behind the counter, enter of assistance throughout the working process for each workshops and build interactive art installations being are. This sensitivity is revealed in natural processes the vault, and hear about 1800s banking practices. The student.” Cost: $350 for AAA members, $375 for non- featured monthly at the events.” Butler Bandshell, such as the transformation of a larva into a butterfly Bank, located at the corner of California and North 3rd members. Ashland Art Center, 357 E Main St. Lithia Park, Ashland. or the passing of an animal after procreation–– streets, is the oldest financial institution in the Pacific overwhelmingly beautiful and intensely powerful, yet Northwest and has been preserved as a museum since COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR PEACE CHOIR SEEKS SINGERS Cornelius Beekman locked the doors in 1915. Over $40 somehow overlooked.” Sara F. Burns: “I’m showing CHALLENGING TIMES Thursday, September 6 from 6:30 pm to 9 pm. Singing new landscape, figure and still life paintings all created million in gold—worth about $1 billion today—crossed Monday, September 10, 17, 24, and Monday, October activists who wish to sing for peace, social justice, in the past year. They fall into two camps; landscapes the bank’s counters during Jacksonville’s heyday in the 8 from 6 pm to 9 pm. This series of classes prepares and the environment are invited to join the Rogue with lots of cool colors — blue and green and then second half of the 19th Century. Tours are free, but a you to prevent conflicts through the use of effective Valley Peace Choir as it begins its 2018-19 season. still life and figure paintings made with lots of warm, suggested $3 donation helps preserve the building and communication skills and to respond with clarity and Throughout the choir’s season, which runs through rosy, neutral colors. This follows my yearly routine allows Historic Jacksonville, Inc. to open the Bank to compassion to conflicts that do arise. The classes May 2019, the choir will perform at a variety of other of painting outside when it’s a pleasant temperature the public. For additional information, contact 541-245- are fun, engaging, and interactive, with in-class venues, including at schools, assisted living facilities, and inside when it’s too hot or cold to paint outside.” 3650 or [email protected] or visit www. opportunities to bolster your confidence. Early bird: and for the public during concerts presented in the Project Space, 106 Talent Ave #5. historicjacksonville.org. Beekman Square, Jacksonville. register with a friend 10 days prior to class and you Rogue valley. First United Methodist Church, 175 N Main St, Ashland. 14 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM EVENTS Kids & Family NINJAKIDS Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 pm to 5 pm. Children walk away from this class with a tough workout under his and her belt and having developed basic Ninjutsu skills. This class is not only to teach children these, but also to build self esteem, encourage exercising, and discipline. The first week is free. Cost: $50. Rogue Protection Group, 2185 #A1, Spalding Ave, Grants Pass. ALICE AND WONDERLAND AT THE MEDFORD LIBRARY The Medford Library will celebrate Lewis Carroll’s 1865 classic novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, this September at the Medford Library Alice in Wonderland Scavenger Hunt: Throughout September, children can follow the clues to find the White Rabbit AND win a prize from the treasure chest in the Medford Children’s Library. Sip & Origami: Kids ages 5-12 years can sip herbal tea and make Alice in Wonderland Origami on Tuesday, September 11 and Tuesday, September 25 from 4:00–6:00 p.m. Alice in Wonderland Preschool Storytime: Children ages 3-5 can enjoy an Alice in Wonderland-themed storytime and craft on Tuesday, September 18 from 10:30–11:30 a.m. Mad Hatter Tea Party for Teens: Youth LEND ME A TENOR’S LAST SHOW IS SEPT. 16 AT COLLABORATIVE THEATRE PROJECT IN MEDFORD. ages 12-18 years are invited to celebrate the new school year with tea, snacks, to purchase an ODFW Area Parking Permit at the have made her a crowd favorite. Alison coached and and a chat on Saturday, September 22 from 1:00–3:00 ODWF Office, Sportsman Warehouse on Delta Waters trained at Kinetic Theory while studying Psychology p.m. and Highway 62 in Medford, or at BiMart. Directions to and Kinesiology at Occidental College. She earned her Teen Movie Matinee: Join us for a Wonderland-themed Stage meeting spot: We will meet at the entrance off Agate B.A. and performed with entertainment companies matinee on Saturday, September 29 from 1:00–3:00 OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Rd between 1/4 and 1/2 mile past the fire station on Way 2 Much, Eye of Newt Cirque, and Wonderworld. p.m. Othello. Sense and Sensibility. Henry V. Manahatta. the left side of the road. Coming out Table Rock Rd., In Portland Alison works with the Circus Project and Victorian Etiquette: Carolyn Kingsnorth of Historic Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Romeo and turn right on Antelope Rd. and go to the light on Agate Night Flight and has performed with Flamboyant Jacksonville will share the intricacies of calling cards, Juliet. The Book of Will. Love Labor’s Lost. The Way Rd. and turn left. The fire station will be on your left at Productions, Sir Cupcakes Queer Circus, Do Jump, fan flirting, flower language, poise, and other ways the Mountain Moved. Snow in Midsummer. Destiny the corner of Ave. G and Agate Rd. Go 1/4 to /12 mile and Lady Raven Productions. Cost: $50. Visit to “mind your manners” in the late 1800s during her of Desire. www.osfashland.org. #OSF2018. past the fire station and the gate will be on your left. thecircusproject.org to register and learn more about lecture on Tuesday, September 18 from 5:30—6:30 Coming out on Highway 62 to Antelope Rd, turn left the workshop. Le Cirque Centre, 280 E Hersey St #12, p.m. in the Large Meeting Room. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and go to the next light. Turn right and continue to the Ashland. Guild Lecture on The History of the Teapot: Camille September 7 through September 23. Join us as we gate on Agate Rd. Korsmo will discuss the origins of tea drinking, tea FREE LITHIA PARK NATURE WALKS bring Jane Austen’s beloved 1813 novel to life in this culture, and teapot design on Wednesday, September fun and fast-paced adaptation by Jon Jory. Finding a 13TH ANNUAL PATRIOT’S RUN 10 am on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 19 from 12:00–1:00 p.m. in the Large Meeting Room. husband is not a priority for the independent-minded Saturday, September 8 at 11 am. The local favorite Sept. 2 through Sept. 30. Rain or shine, trained Medford Library, 205 S. Central Ave. Elizabeth Bennet, but with a match-making mother, classic car and motorcycle event will have live music volunteer naturalists from APRC lead an easy, four unmarried sisters and several unsuitable suitors, by Mercy, featuring Lynda Morrison. All proceeds for interesting, 1.5-hour nature walk through Lithia Park. PRESCHOOL PUPPET THEATER it’s hard for her to escape the subject. When Elizabeth the event go toward the High School Scholarship Fund, Topics include: trees, flowers, birds, climate, water, Sept. 14, Nov. 9, and Dec.14 from 10:30 am to 11:45 meets the handsome but enigmatic Mr. Darcy, she is benefiting teens throughout the community. Attendees geology and the history of the park. Nature walks am. Join Brenda Bear and friends as they discover the determined not to let her emotions rule over her good will have a chance to win a pig donated by Bickle are free and all ages are welcome. Please meet at the wonders of our natural world. A brief lesson will lead sense. However, in a society where snubs and deceit Family Farm, with tickets ranging from $2 for one, $5 park entrance, across from the Plaza in Ashland. Pre- into a fun puppet performance and playtime. Snack are commonplace, is it possible for Elizabeth and for three, and $10 for seven tickets. There will also be registration is not required. and a hands-on craft/activity will follow. Reservations Darcy to look beyond his pride and her prejudice to a silent auction, buffet breakfast from 9 am to 11 am, are guaranteed only until 10:30am. Please arrive early, make the best match of all? and a barbecue at 2 pm. Admission: $5. 410 E Main BEGINNER WOMEN’S GOLF as space and parking are limited (no late seating). St, Rogue River. Sept. 7, 14, and 21 from 5 pm to 6 pm. Novice Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times LEND ME A TENOR women golfers wanting to learn the basics of golf during the program. Pre-register online or call the Friday, August 16 through Sunday, September 16. R CHARLES SNYDER SALUTE RACE in a relaxed and fun environment. Nature Center at (541) 488-6606. Cost: $6. North It’s the biggest night in the history of the Cleveland Saturday, September 1 to Sunday, September 2 at 5 WHO: Women 18 and up wanting to learn the Mountain Park, 620 N Mountain Ave, Ashland. Grand Opera Company. Tito Merelli (David King- pm. It’s time once again for the 2nd Annual R Charles basics of golf. Gabriel) is a world-famous tenor. He’s been hired to Snyder Salute for the IMCA Modifieds. The two-race WHAT: Develop the basic skills to pick up the perform at the 10-year anniversary season opener. weekend will again feature the IMCA Modifieds with a game of golf. All equipment provided. Everyone waits in great anticipation of the famous $5,000 to win prize being offered up on Sunday night. INSTRUCTORS: Tom Cronin and volunteers from singer’s arrival. The opera’s Executive Director Henry Sports & Outdoor IMCA Sport Modifieds and Southern Oregon Dwarf the Oak Knoll Women’s Golf Association. Tom Saunders (Don Matthews) and his personal assistant MOUNTAIN BIKING IN Cars will compete on both nights, and the Calculated Cronin has been the Golf Course Coordinator at Max Garber (Chris Hamby) know that this event will JACKSONVILLE Comfort Outlaw Pro Stocks will be there on Sunday. As Oak Knoll Golf Course for the past nine years. put the Cleveland Opera on the map. Maggie, (Mia Wednesdays, 6 pm, year-round. Cycle Analysis an added bonus, Saturday will also have an Invitational He has extensive youth coaching experience and Gaskin) is Saunders’ star-struck daughter, and she is hosts an all ages, two hour group Mountain Bike ride Main Event for both classes that will offer prize money. has been playing golf at Oak Knoll since 1990. transforming the Cleveland Hotel lobby into a shrine on the Britt Trails in Jacksonville and John’s Peak, The Top 3-5 finishers in the first set of heat races will Cost: $40. Oak Knoll Golf Course, 3070 OR-66, for the singer. Tito Merilli and his volatile wife, Maria which has over 200 miles of trail. Come enjoy good automatically make it into that race. There will also be Ashland. (Rose Passione) arrive in a flurry of photographers food, friends, and a great ride. Everyone is welcome. lap leader bonus money for both Main Events. Cost: and delirious opera guild ladies (Lauren Blair, CJ Helmets mandatory at all times, lights in the winter. $10-15. Southern Oregon Speedway, 6900 Kershaw HIKE & LEARN: GEOLOGY OF Reid and Catherine Hansen). Dancing maids and Cycle Analysis in Jacksonville, 535 N Fifth St. www. Rd, Central Point. GRIZZLY PEAK bellhops whisk Merilli to his suite and the multiple cycleanalysis.net. Free. Friday, September 7 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm and door-slamming farce is off and running! Cost: $18-28. SISQ ROLLERZ FALL BOOTCAMP Saturday, September 8 from 8 am to 2:30 pm. Collaborative Theatre Project, 555 Medford Center, WEDNESDAYS ON THE WATER Sunday, September 9 to Sunday, December 2 from 3 pm On Friday night, join us for an informative talk Medford. Wednesday nights at 6 pm, June through August, to 5:30 pm. Spend three months with the SisQ Rollerz in the Ashland Outdoor Store. Jad D’Allura will Sawyer Station will be hosting free paddle board learning the ins and outs, intensity, and hard work that delve into the geology of Grizzly Peak, discussing FORBIDDEN BROADWAY’S sessions. Sawyer Station, 404 2nd Ave., Gold Hill. goes into roller derby. No previous skating experience regional tectonics, development of landscapes, GREATEST HITS www.sawyerstation.com. is required. Gear is available to use, but on a first come volcanic rock characteristics, and identification of Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September first serve basis. Cost: $20. Contact sisqrollerz@gmail. ancient volcanic rocks and soils. Come and enjoy 23. If you enjoy Broadway musicals and hilarious DENMAN WILDLIFE AREA FIRST com for more information. SisQ Rollerz Wolf Den, 649 the talk, even if you are not going on the hike. On satire, you will get a healthy dose of both of these WEDNESDAY BIRD WALK Crater Lake Ave, Medford. Saturday morning, we will hike the Grizzly Peak in “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits.” This show Wednesday, September 5 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Join trail, tracing its geologic story along the way. is the “best of the best.” Not only is it a spoof of RVAS for a bird walk on the first Wednesday of each AERIAL CIRCUS WORKSHOP The hike will last approximately 5.5 hours, with Broadway shows, but it also has a phenomenal cast, month at Denman Wildlife Area. Experienced leaders Tuesday, September 4 through Wednesday, several stops. We will cover about 5.1 miles on a and it is set in the intimate setting of the Randall’s organize the count, and birders with any level of September 6 from 4 pm to 6 pm. Alison Lockfeld moderate trail. To register, go to cascadesiskiyou. black box theater, which works as the perfect experience are invited to join in this citizen science has been immersed in the circus world her whole eventbrite.com. Ashland Outdoor Store, 37 3rd setting for this cabaret style show. This production effort. Bring parking pass, binoculars, field guide, and life. She is a generalist specializing in aerial rope and St, Ashland. of tackles the best and brightest of Broadway spotting scope (if you have one). Participants will need fabric. Her technical skill, flexibility, and comedic flair AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 15 EVENTS with vigor and enthusiasm. You don’t have to Visit “jville.market” 28, “The Key to the Courthouse: Unlocking the Past.” MEDICINAL AND EDIBLE PLANT be a musical theater expert to enjoy the show. It Medford Thursday Market, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm at Cost: $5. Jackson County Genealogy Library, 3405 S WALKS works on different levels: If you’re an insider, you Hawthorne Park, 501 E Main St (March - Nov). Pacific Hwy, Medford. Thursday, September 6 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. might get jokes others won’t, but the lyrics explain Rvgrowersmarket.com. Stroll around North Mountain Park to learn more about everything you need to know. This show is perfectly Talent Artisans & Growers, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm across STORIES OF SOUTHERN OREGON: the abundance of edible and medicinal plants found in suited for the Randall; this intimate theatre allows from Talent City Hall (corner of Main St and John St). LANDSCAPE CHANGED the gardens and on the ethnobotanical trail. Explore the energy of the five-person cast to permeate June 1 - August 31, 2018. See Talentartisandandgrowers. Wednesday, September 5 and Wednesday, September traditional ethnobotanical lore as well as current throughout the house to draw the audience into com. 12 from 12 pm to 1 pm. Landscape Lost, landscape trends and research regarding edible and medicinal this witty show. To purchase tickets, go to www. Williams Monday Market, 4 pm - 6:30 pm at the gained, landscape changed… it’s the story of plants. Learn how to identify and sustainably harvest randalltheatre.com/541-632-3258. Cost: Reserved Sugarloaf Community Association, 206 Tetherow Southern Oregon. Much has changed since the first useful plants. Different plants will be discussed on tickets $22, reserved tickets for Thursdays $17, (May - November). donation land claims here in the 1850s, from the way each walk. Bring a notebook and tape or plant press to pay-what-you-want at the door. Randall Theatre Cave Junction Farmers Market. Every Friday from 4 people work the mills, mines, forests and fields of help you identify plants later if you choose. Pre-register Company, 10 E 3rd St, Meford. pm to 7 pm. Jubilee Park, 307 S Junction Ave (July - Southern Oregon to cadastral boundaries, ownership, online at AshlandParksandRec.org or call the Nature September). technologies, and crops. These are the stories Center at (541) 488-6606. Cost: $12. North Mountain ANTELOPE GIRL: ON THE EDGE OF of Southern Oregon. Through a large NEH grant, Park, 620 N Mountain Ave, Ashland. EXTINCTION SEED TO TABLE DINNER Maureen Flanagan Battistella from Southern Oregon Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9 Sunday, September 16 at 5:30 pm. Please join Our University has listened to and recorded many personal HOW TO MAXIMIZE SOCIAL at 8 pm. The reading of Jefferson Parson’s new play Family Farms for our 5th Annual Seed to Table dinner. stories of those who work the land – their toil, the SECURITY is directed by Lyda Woods and features, Teresa Executive Chef Tim Keller will gather foods and flavors changes they’ve seen, their heritage, and their legacy. Tuesday, September 11 at 5 pm. Linda Clarkson and Cisneros, Chloe Brown-Briggs, Lauren Oliver, and from the neighborhood and prepare a four-course “This project is important because it helps Southern Melissa Mlasko of Futurity First are offering a one- Archie Frederich. Talent Library, 101 Home St. dinner paired with local libations. Come enjoy the local Oregon’s largely rural communities trace, preserve hour workshop on selecting the right time to take harvest, celebrate living in a GE free Seed Sanctuary, and share their heritage,” Battistella says. “It will social security income in such a way that it offers and help us recognize volunteers and legislators that document how and why population growth, economic couples the greatest maximum benefit. Futurity First are supporting our work to create a thriving food and development, and new agricultural opportunities have is an independent broker, specializing in the financial Meetings agricultural system with seed diversity and farmable affected Southern Oregon’s heritage industries.” Sept. security and retirement needs of seniors, pre-retirees, RCC MASSAGE THERAPY PROGRAM land for generations to come. Cost: $75 for members, 5 presentation is at Medford Library, 205 S Central families, and businesses. Agents have one mission: to $85 for non-members. Troon Vineyard, 1475 Kubli Rd, Ave. Sept. 12 presentation is at Ashland Library, 410 Thursday, September 13 from 12 to 1:30 pm. Learn help retirees obtain everything they have already paid Grants Pass. Siskiyou Blvd. about local employment opportunities, including wage for, and to help maintain financial independence in our changing environment. To register call (541) 973-2100. ranges and the meaning of “accredited,” a “one-year CORK ‘N’ FORK AT PASCHAL WINERY NEGOTIATIONS WITH DIFFERENT certificate,” and “financial-aid eligible.” This program Medford Public Library, 205 S Central Ave. Wednesday, September 5 and Wednesday, PERSONALITY TYPES AND includes the training and practicum hours that meet September 12. Arbor House from Talent will prepare GENERATIONS the requirements for Oregon state licensure and the September dinners for Paschal Winery. The first Tuesday, September 18 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. national certification. Massage Therapy is a limited- Wellness Wednesday includes bruschetta white wine chicken: Come for the free breakfast and leave with a full belly entry program. Attending an information meeting is charbroiled lemon boneless chicken thighs topped with and a wealth of knowledge! You will also receive 1 CE COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER mandatory for the spring 2019 application process. tomatoes and basil, and served with butter noodles when you attend! The Community Counseling Center offers low cost, The meeting is held at the RCC Redwood Campus in and a caesar salad topped with parmesan. Sept. 12’s You will learn four communication styles and how they sliding-scale, professional counseling for individuals, Building M, Room 1. 3345 Redwood Highway, Grants dinner is a wild mushroom lasagna with basil, garlic, impact a transaction, mirroring communication style couples, adolescents, families and children. The CCC Pass. ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan, served alongside to develop trust, navigating the transaction negotiation is located at 600 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland. Visit www. cccofashland.com or call 541-708-5436. HOW THE BRAIN AFFECTS BEHAVIOR organic greens. Cost: $10. Call (541) 535-7957 to make once you know who you are working with, generational reservations. Paschal Winery, 1122 Suncrest Rd, Talent. differences and challenges in negotiations, the Wednesday, September 5 from 6 pm to 7 pm. “language” of each generation, and the effect of ASHLAND DEATH CAFE “Increased numbers of youth having difficulties technology and negotiations. To register for the event Wednesday, September 5 at 7 pm. Explore how death with explosive behaviors are limiting their ability to call Lorena Teer at (541) 302-4801 or (541) 337-3673, can inform and inspire the way we live. Come together participate in the activities that we know are beneficial Film or email her at [email protected]. Hilton Garden in a relaxed setting to discuss death, drink tea, and eat for their health and development (Sports, School, SUBMISSIONS FOR WILD SCENIC Inn, 1000 Welcome Way, Medford. delicious sweets. Suggested $10 donation. Registration Clubs, Friendships). In partnership with the Rogue FILM FESTIVAL required at ashlanddeathcafe.com. Location is revealed Valley YMCA, Henderson Behavioral Health, LLC is May 15 - September 24. Submissions are open for AUTHOR AMIRA MAKANSI AT after registration. offering free informational support groups, designed next year’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Each year this BLOOMSBURY BOOKS to teach caregivers and parents strategies to aid in festival showcases hardworking individuals working Thursday, September 6 at 7 pm. Author Amira WOMEN’S HEALTH COMMUNITY building the thinking skills kids need.” Free childcare on conservation and preservation of nature. Other Makansi, author of Literary Libations–What to Drink SEMINAR provided. Rogue Valley Family YMCA, 522 W 6th St, topics films cover are climate change, biodiversity, and What to Read, will read a portion of her book at Tuesday, September 4 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Medford. and food systems. To submit your film, visit Bloomsbury Books in Ashland. “The definitive guide Attend a free Women’s Health Community Education wildandscenicfilmsfestival.org. to pairing two of the world’s most beloved pastimes: Seminar, featuring Providence urogynecologists, SEPTEMBER CAMERAS AND Timothy Hutchings, D.O., and Nikki Brooks, D.O. They COCKTAILS BEFORE THE FLOOD reading and drinking. A bubbly, boozy French 75 with The Great Gatsby. Trappist beer with Umberto Eco’s are the only providers in southern Oregon specializing Wednesday, September 5 from 7 pm to 9 pm. Join Tuesday, September 11 at 6:30 pm. “Before the Flood” The Name of the Rose. Old vine California Zinfandel in the treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic fellow Southern Oregon Film and Media members for presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes with The Grapes of Wrath. And don’t you dare open organ prolapse. Bladder leakage and treatment options another evening of our famous SOFaM networking. now occurring around the world due to climate change, Bram Stoker’s Dracula on a Sunday morning without will be discussed at the seminar. To reserve your space Make new connections, strengthen old ones, and find as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society a Bloody Mary near at hand. Want to know what to or for more information about this free educational out what’s happening in the production scene. The can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on pour when your book club meets to discuss the latest event call 1-866-464-6777. Providence Medford event is free to all members. Those wishing to bring our planet. The film follows Academy Award winning literary sensation? Then you need a copy of Literary Medical Center, 1111 Crater Lake Ave. a guest or take a look at what SOFAM is all about, actor, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger Libations!” Bloomsbury Books, 290 E Main St, Ashland. there will be a $10 cover at the door. Should you decide of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio as he travels to five COPING WITH SMOKE to join the SOFAM family, the cost will go towards continents and the Arctic speaking to scientists, world AUTHOR HERMAN EDEL AT Thursday, September 6 from 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Listen, your membership! Copper Studio, 3559 National Dr, leaders, activists and local residents to gain a deeper BLOOMSBURY BOOKS laugh, and cry with us as we understand how to cope Medford. understanding of this complex issue and investigate Monday, September 10 at 7 pm. Author Herman Edel, with smoke on physical, emotional, cultural, and concrete solutions to the most pressing environmental author of Love Matters, will read a portion of her book transpersonal levels. You will learn meditations to challenge of our time. Red Lily Vineyards, 11777 at Bloomsbury Books in Ashland. “Love Matters starts create emotional balance and cleanse your lungs. Be Highway 238, Jacksonville. in the quiet town of Hopewell, Virginia, with the love sure to wear your own air mask, as Kindred Spirits will Food of two brothers – Rich, an exceptional actor and Tim, also be hosting an air-filter-mask fashion show. Feel ARTISANS & GROWERS MARKETS his younger, and oh-so- sweet, mentally challenged free to add creative touches to your mask. The jazz Ashland Tuesday Market, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm at the Presentations brother. The two boys flee from their crazed parents band Sonic Gravity will be playing before and after! Ashland Armory, 1420 E Main (March - Nov). TUTORIAL TUESDAYS – first to theatre activities in New York, and then to Kindred Spirits Wine Art Ale & Wine, 106 Talent Ave, Ashland Saturday Market, 8:30 am - 1 pm on Oak Throughout the summer, every Tuesday night you Ashland, Oregon, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Talent. Street, Downtown (May - Oct). have the opportunity to get out of the heat, relax in Theatre. In the end, their lives prove that love is what Ashland Lithia Artisans Market (downtown), Saturday the air conditioned comfort of the Jackson County really matters. Herman Edel was born in New York City. 10 am - 6 pm, Sunday 11 am - 5 pm (March - Oct). Genealogy Library and view the Tuesday Tutorial He and his wife, Mardie, have lived in Ashland, Oregon, lithiaartisansmarket.com video. You’ll learn to use the Library’s genealogy since 1991. Herman has had a long and creative life. As Cave Junction Friday Market, 4 pm - 7 pm at Jubilee websites and improve your research skills. Here’s the an international music producer, he had offices in New Park, 307 S Junction Ave. (April - October). August Tutorial Tuesdays Schedule: August 7, “Finding York, London and Los Angeles. He was the host of a Grants Pass Saturday Market, 9 am - 1 pm at 4th & F the Females in Your Family Tree;” August 14, “Using public radio musical program for many years, a college Streets (March - Oct). www.growersmarket.org. AmericanAncestors.org”; August 21, “The Perfect professor as well as a stage director for musicals.” JVille Market, Sundays, 9 am - 1:30 pm, (May - Oct). Place to Start Your British Family History;” and August Bloomsbury Books, 290 E Main St, Ashland. 16 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM

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JASON MCCUE PHOTO CREDIT: BRADY HARVEY Located in Downtown Talent just a few miles north of Ashland. How does a 22-year old who re- ries, so he might be like Tom Waits Hours: Tue - Sat 12-6pm | Fri 12-8:30 cords his first album (Pangaea) in someday or his absolute favorite in- 541.897.4429 | 103 Talent Ave. his basement and bedroom singing fluential band, The Beatles. and playing acoustic guitar make it McCue picked up a guitar in to the big time? Ask Jason McCue. middle school, but it was not un- He may not be at the “big time” yet, til “someone needed to sing” in his but he is on his way. This young newly-formed band that he got vo- man’s lyrics are intense beyond his cal. He did not think his voice was years and heavy, like a surprise body a match for screaming lyrics, so slam that hurts but simultaneously he gravitated toward folk music knocks some sense into the receiver. where he believes his voice is bet- In March of 2017, he entered “Mu- ter suited. Though if one listens to seum of Popular Culture’s Sound his Relativity video on YouTube Off” on a whim after seeing a friend it appears he has quite the singing perform at this “Battle of the Bands” range. Watching him, there appears type Pacific Northwest competition to be no question that he is intensely the year before. And he won. This passionate about what he is doing 21 and under event brought a flurry musically. of gigs, nods, and handshakes in the Besides surviving the trials and musical world. Now, he is nervous tribulations of being on the road in and giddy about his first tour ever; one’s first car, staying at less than which says a lot for a young man five-star hotels, and meeting real who studied mass extinctions and human beings, he hopes the future the environment during college. will bring excitement. “I’m dying to When asked what he expects for have music take me to another con- this two-week adventure, McCue tinent—to see another part of the said, “Once I start the engine of my world through what I love”, he says. Toyota Corolla and get on the road, For the first time ever, McCue I will know.” He is hoping for “a will perform at Ashland’s Oberon’s bunch of weird experiences,” and Tavern on September 2 at 9:30 pm. he wants potential audience mem- “I really want to be in small listen- bers to expect: “More than an av- ing rooms where it is less possible erage guy strumming some chords to be drowned out by other sounds.” and singing a bunch of love songs.” For those who have not visited He just graduated from Seattle Oberon’s, they claim to be the “Ash- University in 2018, but his mature land’s most Ashlandiest spot.” perspective on songwriting seems already established. “I like to tell JASON MCCUE stories and it’s all about consistency 9:30 pm, Sunday, September 2 through a project like letting an idea Oberon’s Tavern, 45 North Main Street, be milked until its completion.” Mc- Ashland Cue wants to share and create sto- 18 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FOOD & Drink Wine on the Town, Wine Bars in Southern Oregon BY JORDAN MARIE MCCAW

Where the Rogue Valley is abundant in wonderful includes mushroom ravioli, lemon almond rockfish, and Ostras! Tapas & Bottleshop: Also in Ashland, this wineries, it is also full of wine bars in trendy downtown gnocchi. Their wine menu is as though out and exten- bottle shop features wines throughout the Rogue Valley locations. The wine bars listed below are perfect if you sive, featuring wines from all over Oregon. Their menu, and the world. By the glass and by the bottle, customers don’t feel like driving into the country for great wine. as well as their staff, are well-versed in what flavors can enjoy white wine from Spain, Rosé from Umpqua people should be tasting in each wine, helping customers Valley, and champagne from France. It also has signature : Medford’s newest wine bar opened better appreciate what they’re drinking. The Rogue Grape 5 – 9 pm, Tues- cocktails and eclectic tapas to share, like black mussels mid-August on S. Central Avenue. “At The Rogue Grape, day – Saturday, 410 E Main St, Medford and braised pork cheeks. The blog on its website intro- we believe in living local and bringing our commu- duces customers to those orchestrating and pairing nity together with the sharing of wine, food, choco- these delicious wines, as well as educating readers late and music. Our focus is to showcase some of the about wine. 5 – 10 pm, Sunday – Thursday, 5 – 11 many fine wines and winemakers from right here in pm, Friday and Saturday, 47 N Main St, Ashland Southern Oregon!,” says owner Natasha Hopkins. “With our rotating wine list, you are sure to find The Twisted Cork: This Grants Pass wine bar fea- something you recognize or possibly discover a new tures wines from Oregon, Washington, and Califor- local favorite! Come and discover the bounty that nia. The wine bar hosts winemakers dinners, pairing Southern Oregon has to offer in a relaxing and invit- special wines to special dinners. The last dinner in ing environment.” Call (541) 821-6994 for hours, 36 August featured a 2017 Sauvignon Blanc to chilled S Central Ave, Medford. cucumber soup with seared tuna tartare, a 2016 Zin- fandel with beef tenderloin summer rolls, and a 2015 : Serving over 70 Oregon wines, The Urban Cork Cabernet Sauvignon with four chocolate maquise the Urban Cork is quickly gaining popularity as a lo- with fresh berry coulis. The Twisted Cork also ac- cal favorite wine bar in Medford. The team working commodates large groups with reservations to create here range in experience from wine makers to those their own private dinner. 11 am – 8 pm, Tuesday – getting their feet wet in wine. Above everything, THE URBAN CORK PHOTO COURTESY OF URBAN CORK Thursday, 11 am – 9 pm, Friday and Saturday, 210 the staff loves wine and loves helping customers find SW 6th St, Grants Pass their favorite wine. The Urban Cork also offers classic Liquid Assets: Ashland wine bar Liquid Assets has food pairings with their wines, like prosciutto, fontina, constructed a beautiful and complimentary French- The Speakeasy Taproom: Wine bar and taproom coppa, and fontina. 1 – 7 pm, Thursday – Sunday, 330 N inspired food menu for its wines. The menu includes Speakeasy in Grants Pass may offer less wines on a daily Fir St, Medford coconut calamari, cheese plate, mushroom carbonara, basis but it rotates often, focusing on quality over quan- and house made chocolate truffles. With over 20 wines tity. It features wines from its favorites, like Troon Vine- Pomodori Bistro & Wine Bar: John Bartow and Jef- by the glass and over 200 by the bottle, here’s bound to yards, DANCIN, and Del Rio Winery. Their food menu fery Lindow have been in the wine and food business be more than one perfect fit with their food. Their wine includes calamari, edamame, and chicken cordon bleu for well over a decade. From owning a lunch space in club offers members two specially selected bottles of bites. Along with its quality selections, Speakeasy hosts downtown Medford to opening a successful Italian res- wine, winemaker notes and reviews, discounts, and tast- several events each month from live music to Paint & Sip. taurant on the coast in Florence, the two settled back in ing events. 1 pm – 2:30 am, Monday – Saturday, 208 NW 6th St, Medford in 2013 to open Pomodori. With an emphasis on 4 – 10 pm, Monday – Thursday, 4 pm – 12 Grants Pass food, Bartow has created a well-thought out menu that am, Friday and Saturday, 96 N Main St #201, Ashland

Grown Up Drinks, Hearsay in Ashland Takes Adulting Up a Notch BY NICK BLAKESLEE

the “Gord Lord” for the night. Their prize includ- items like eggplant tacos and ash-dusted scallops. ed bragging rights, as much water as they wanted But they’ve also got the staples too, like fish and and a possible visit to the Emergency Room. A chips and steak. Hearsay is a perfect spot for play- psychologist would look at this as a prime indica- goers, whether it’s before or after the show. And, tor for alcoholism. I was never brave enough to with their great drinks, it’s a stellar spot for locals participate. After my friend—who boasted at hav- as well. ing an “Irish, Russian and German background”— The centerpiece of the restaurant is a piano, where won three times in a row, the rest understood a local artist plays every couple of weeks. I was told they’d been bested stopped competing. They it’s every other Thursday, during the height of the stuck with Busch light and tepid shots of Burnett’s season. But, as with most seasonal towns, all that is and Southern Comfort. These were my people. subject to change. A couple Sundays past, they held

Local What I’m trying to say is I’m not what you a Tiki popup, with about a dozen authentic, specialty

would describe as a “Classy Person.” cocktails mixed by local Mixologists, Freddie and So perhaps it’s not surprising that I walked Tiffney. It was great. into Hearsay bar and restaurant about 20 min- My favorite part of Hearsay is their back patio. A utes from closing on a Wednesday. Not the busiest terraced and enclosed area made vibrant by foliage time, but there was still life in the bar. I grabbed a and exquisite landscaping. It’s perfect for a midaft- seat in the center and perused their menu. They ernoon hangout, or a nightcap under a scattering of serve over a dozen handmade cocktails, ranging constellations. from a Daiquiri to a Negroni to a Sidecar. Their in- I left Hearsay feeling a bit more refined. Gentle- DRINK When I was in college, my friends used to do this thing where they’d all go out and each buy a 5th of gredients are made onsite, house juices, a half dozen manly. An adult. Like I could pay my utility bills on Gordon’s vodka and a chaser of choice. They’d all bitters and a handful of infused syrups. I tried their time. Hearsay is a place that can make a man feel come over my place and I’d switch on the music and Old Fashioned and the Whiskey Sour, both made classy. Even one who could condone buying plastic invite everyone we knew over for a night of drink- classically. (I’ve come some way from the Busch Light bottles of Gordon’s vodka. ing questionable amounts of alcohol. The goal of the days.) Their Whiskey Sour was both tart and creamy, HEARSAY night was to finish as much of the fifth of vodka as a lovely balance of citrus and well-shaken egg whites. 10 am – 2 pm and 4:30 – 9 pm, Sunday Served with a bourbon that had been my first love, 4:30 – 9 pm, Monday – Thursday possible. Whoever was (un)lucky enough to finish 4:30 pm – 12 am, Friday and Saturday their bottle of Gordon’s first would be pronounced Woodford Reserve. How could I not enjoy it? 40 S. 1st Street, Ashland They have a dinner menu that boasts some exotic 541.625.0505 AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 19 CULTURE The Leaves Fall and the Curtain Rises Autumn Theatre in the Rogue Valley BY SARA JANE WILTERMOOD

Tipping their hats to a new school year and a fresh August 31 – September 2, Rogue Music Theatre at Evelyn Avenue, Grants Pass, $15 start, many local theatres start their new seasons in Grants Pass Performing Arts Center, 830 NE 8th the fall. And while some offer summer productions, Street, Grants Pass, $7 – $15 Picasso at the Lapin Agile others took a break, but it is clear that everyone is Even Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso were young ready to hit the stage running. Shows range from ro- The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas once, and Steven Martin thought it would be oh so mantic classics like Pride and Prejudice at Barnstorm- Based on an actual establishment, a century-old cute if they happened to meet in a Parisian café one ers in Grants Pass to Steve Martin’s enjoyable comedy brothel in a small Texas town run by Miss Mona day in 1904. Just before these two rock the world in Picasso at the Lapin Agile at the Oregon Cabaret The- Stangley finds itself in danger of being shut down. all seriousness, this absurdist comedy brings them atre in Ashland, and plenty of drama in between. Luckily, they have an in with local sheriff Ed Earl down to our level to have a little fun in Picasso at the Dodd. September 5 – 23, Camelot Lapin Agile. Theatre, 101 Talent Avenue, Tal- September 20 – November 11, Oregon Cabaret ent, $20 – $36 Theatre, 241 Hargadine Street, Ashland, $22 – $36

Forbidden Broadway OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL Forbidden Broadway leaves no Battling smoky conditions for performances in show sacred, and any performer is their iconic outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theatre, a target in this cabaret revue spoof the Oregon Shakespeare Festival presses on with of Broadway musicals. Originally a diverse season. Juggling world premieres, film adaptations and of course classic Shakespeare, performed in 1982 at Palsson’s Sup- their season ends in October; it is time to catch per Club in New York City, the show any and all shows left before it is too late. ran for 2,332 performances. Direc- Through October 12 tor Gerard Alessandrini continued Romeo and Juliet to update the popular show to in- Through October 13 clude new material, keeping the The Book of Will DOU YI (JESSICA KO, LEFT) WREAKS HAVOC ON A TOWN AND ITS parodies fresh through the years. Through October 14 INHABITANTS, INCLUDING HANDSOME ZHANG (DAISUKE TSUJI) AND September 7 – 23, Randall The- Love’s Labor’s Lost TIANYUN (AMY KIM WASCHKE). FRANCES YA-CHU COWHIG’S SNOW IN atre, 10 E. Third Street, Medford, MIDSUMMER IS DIRECTED BY JUSTIN AUDIBERT. SCENIC DESIGN BY Through October 27 LAURA JELLINEK; COSTUMES BY HELEN Q. HUANG; LIGHTING BY JANE $20 – $22 Henry V, Manahatta, Oklahoma!, Snow in Midsum- COX. PHOTO CREDIT: JENNY GRAHAM, OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL. mer Pride and Prejudice Through October 28 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Straight from the pages of Jane Austen’s novel, Jon Othello, Sense and Sensibility, Dick Van Dyke is a tough act to follow, but the Jory brings Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy to the stage in The Way the Mountain Moved Rogue Music Theatre is going to give it a go in their a quick-witted adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The performance of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. An eccentric attraction is obvious to everyone but the two involved, OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL inventor refurbishes an old grand prix car that takes but will they set their issues aside in order to let their 15 S. Pioneer Street, Ashland Prices vary on a personality of its own and takes the whole fam- true love take root and blossom? ily on an adventure to distant and dangerous lands. September 7 – 23, Barnstormers Theatre, 112 NE Art Watch Detailed Portraits to Abstract Concepts Sarah F. Burns and Megan MacDonnell at Project Space BY JORDAN MARIE MCCAW skills. pressionistic too. More specifically, I make paintings of “I have been serious about making art since I was ordinary, beautiful things that catch my attention.” very small,” explains Burns, “even before starting She believes an artist’s style is developed through school. An early influence was my mom. She gave me what she is interested in, or what her personality’s ten- beautifully illustrated children’s books that provided dencies are. “I find that I just paint how I paint and I profound inspiration to me. She also didn’t allow me discover things about myself and style through the to have coloring books because she wanted me to de- process of painting.” velop my own ideas, so I would draw my own pictures The exhibit will showcase new paintings from Burns, that imitated what I’d seen in coloring books and col- which she says are still life called “Earth Works” and or them in.” Plein Air landscapes. “Earth Works” has a focus on Burns and Megan MacDonnell’s paintings will be natural shades, like ochre and umber, what Burns com- showcased at Project Space in Talent from Sept. 14 to pares to paintings found in caves. Her great attention Sept. 17. An opening party on that Friday, as well as a to detail when painting people are beautiful contrasts closing party on Sunday with a brunch and mimosas to her more Impressionistic landscape paintings.

UNTITLED FIGURE WITH SKELETON will round out the festivities. Overall, her favorite place to paint is outside, wher- CREDIT: SARAH F. BURNS “My work is representational, since I make images ever that is. She has also learned the importance of Coloring is a big part of children’s lives, whether par- that are illusions of things that exist––as opposed to managing a website for her work, marketing her exhib- ents are encouraging their kids to color in the lines or purely abstract or conceptual work,” she says. “I make its, gold leafing frames for her pictures, and teaching. color on every inch of the paper. work using traditional western methods and materi- Through all the pieces she has to remember and put to- But Sarah F. Burns’ mom didn’t give her coloring als. Some people call it Classical Realism, some called gether to paint full-time, she says her biggest challenge books, even though she was encouraging her artistic it Naturalism and I think you could call my work Im- is still finding time to actually paint. 20 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM SPORTS & Peaks and Wine Outdoor Pairing Mountaintops with Vino BY SARA JANE WILTERMOOD few black bears have to the traditional 4-mile hiking loop with a bit over 1000- been spotted on this foot elevation gain, the surrounding trail system boasts trail—no grizzly ac- designated downhill bike trails and an equestrian trail counts as of yet. Fel- added earlier this year. low peaks Mt. Shasta Roxy Ann Peak and the Prescott Park Trail System can and Mt. Adams are be accessed at Prescott Park, 3030 Roxy Ann Road, Med- visible from the ford. breathtaking view at A quick 10-minute drive from Prescott Park, RoxyAnn the top. Winery has grown to over 200 acres since starting as To get there: Head Hillcrest Orchards in 1908. They make a delectable Pear east on Hwy 66 from Wine from their very own Hillcrest Orchard pears, or Ashland. About 1/4 for a lighter take on a red, try their 2015 Honor Barn Red mile east of Hwy 5, while congratulating yourself on a hike well done. turn left onto Dead RoxyAnn Winery, 12 – 7 pm, Monday – Thursday, 11 am Indian Memorial – 9 pm, Friday, 11 am – 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 3283 Road. Continue on Hillcrest Road, Medford, 541.776.2315 Dead Indian Memo- rial Road for about East ART Trail in Jacksonville and DANCIN Vine- 6.4 miles. Turn yards in Medford: A delightful 5.6-mile chunk of the Left onto Shale City proposed 50-mile Applegate Ridge Trail (ART) was just Road. From here the unveiled for the public last year. The full ART seeks to PHOTO CREDIT: CAITLIN FOWLKES way to Grizzly Peak combine some already existing trails and will conclude to is marked. There are the West at the Cathedral Hills Trail in Grants Pass. It is With the oppressive smoke choking the Rogue Valley at least 2 forks in the road, just follow the signs. advised to shuttle and enjoy this hike as a thru trek. this summer, it seemed that many of us did not make it Grizzly Peak Winery is about a 30 minute drive from The trailhead is located off Sterling Creek Road, off of out to the coveted hiking trails and wineries that make the Grizzly Peak trailhead, but sitting on their patio, look- Cady Road, which is accessed at the top of the Jackson- everyone outside Southern Oregon jealous. Though the ing up at the peak while sipping their 2013 Rogue Rouge, ville Hill on Hwy 238. smoke is officially scheduled through October, the haze a Bordeaux blend, makes it worth the wait. Or for white, A mere seven minutes away lies DANCIN Vineyards, is starting to clear, and the hilltops—and wine offerings— their OR Wine Awards Gold Medal 2014 Roussanne/ voted by Messenger readers as the Best Local Winery beckon. And especially when a glass of wine is waiting Marsanne blend will be the refreshment needed after a earlier this year. After a strenuous hike, settling down on at the bottom, these hikes should put an extra spring in hike. their lawn with a 2017 Passé Southern Oregon Chardon- the step. Grizzly Peak Winery, 12 – 4 pm, Thursday – Sunday, nay is anything but “passé.” And their fruit-laden 2016 1600 E. Nevada Street, Ashland, 541.482.5700 Danseur Southern Oregon Syrah is another gem to toast a Grizzly Peak and Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland: gorgeous day in the Applegate with. Hikers seeking to view the wildlife need look no further. : DANCIN Vineyards, 4 – 8 pm, Wednesday, Noon – 8 The moderate hike up to Grizzly Peak with a loop back Roxy Ann Peak and RoxyAnn Winery in Medford The Roxy Ann Peak hike offers views of Medford rivaling pm, Thursday – Sunday, 4477 S. Stage Road, Medford, down is a manageable 4.7 miles with a tidy 921-foot el- those of a monarch overlooking their domain. In addition 541.245.1133 evation gain. Wildflowers, butterflies, birds, and even a Go Here Stretching Your Legs, Hikes Worth the Drive BY CAITLIN FOWLKES It seems a bit paradoxical, but sometimes you need to drive to walk. Three ing spots around the entire lake as well. The loop is 19.7 miles, and is very doable favorite hikes that are worth the gas money. over 2 or 3 days, one day if on a mountain bike. If you just want a day hike, grab Castle Crags: About an hour and a half drive from Ashland, this California a map from the snack shop and check out to the Sasquatch trap or just head onto state park is worth it for a beautiful day of climbing or a summer camping trip. the loop until you find a private swimming area and then head back. To get to the The highlight of the park is the granite domes visible lake follow 238 through Jacksonville and Ruch, once in from most places within the park for which it’s named Ruch turn left onto Upper Applegate Road, then stay on after. To summit the top, take the Castle Dome Trail that road about 10 or so miles and you’ll begin seeing (Crags Trail). The tallest portion of the dome towers signs for the lake. 6,500 feet and you can get pretty close to that height Fall Creek #1221 on the Illinois River: This trail while scrambling around on the top. The views are is a special not necessarily for the hike itself, but for breathtaking. There are other trails as well, plenty of the stunning river beside the trail. The Illinois River rock climbing including some rather advanced scal- is a beautiful turquoise color in the early summer and ing around the dome, and lots of nearby camping. En- easily one of the most beautiful scenic rivers in the trance fee is $8. To get here take the 1-5 south to exit country. I’m a fan of the swinging bridge area; great 724 toward Castella, less than a mile later turn right on for scuba diving, and also a nice spot to drop in an Castle Creek Road, and you’ll see signs another half mile innertube and then floating back to the car. If you’re in for the park. brave enough, you might even dare jumping off of the Applegate Lake: The drive through the Applegate PHOTO CREDIT: CAITLIN FOWLKES old swinging bridge. The trail follows the little wood- is stunning. The mist hangs low over the mountains en bridge behind the parking lot. To get to the parking most days and tends to breed rainbows more often than not. The lake loop trail lot from Selma, take the Illinois River Road (Forest Road 4103) to Forest Road 087 is a gorgeous weekend backpacking trail. Very little elevation, beautiful views of and take a left. Take Forest Road 087 to the parking turnoff, the trail is to the left of the lake the whole way and the incredible forest. There are plenty of great camp- the parking area. AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 21 SCREEN A Labor of Love, David Nienow and the Table Rocks

BY JORDAN MARIE MCCAW

studio certification program around plains. “We have to pay for the studio time that we secure that time to learn about producing and for our shows. We need to reward our crews by typically filming. Through this program he has feeding the volunteer producers who agree to come to the produced and hosted 49 programs, of studio to help with a show production. Plus we may have which he currently produces and hosts to spend money for materials that are brought into the four at RVTV. “Those series are ‘Gems studio and incorporated into a show production. We all of the Rogue Valley,, ‘Rogue Artisans spend more money than we make as far as the TV shows and Crafters,’ ‘The So NOT So Late produced at RVTV.” Night Glamour Dave Show,’ and ‘The Nienow isn’t complaining about the hard work re- Small Interview with Glamour Dave.’” quired to run his shows. He considers the work a com- All are available on the Ashland Home mitment as well as a reward. He clarifies, “When you’re Network and on Charter cable channel an active producer such as I am, the expenses add up each 182, and also stream on rvtv.sou.edu. month, as I have four different shows I produce. But for Matching this new experience in film myself and the other active fellow producers at RVTV the and his long-held interest in the Table work is done as a labor of love.” Rocks, Nienow hopes to begin shooting Nienow plans to shoot his first short film within the PHOTO COURTESY OF BLM a documentary about the landmarks next year. He pulls constant inspiration from documen- The Table Rocks in Central Point inspire hiking, envi- as soon as he receives enough funding, tarian Ken Burns and iconic filmmakers such as Steven ronmental conservation, and, for David Nienow, film. which he says is the biggest challenge thus far. Paying Spielberg and Ron Howard. Although he hasn’t started “For me the Table Rocks are an iconic image and sym- those who will work with him on the film and purchasing production for the film about the Table Rocks yet, he al- bol of the Rogue Valley,” says the local filmmaker. “I feel the required permits to film on location, he estimates the ready has plans on what he wants to do with the film. that they are next to Crater Lake and the Oregon Caves costs to be around $20,000. “Once the film is completed, the plans include donating as one of the best natural wonders of our region and that While he’s done crowdfunding websites in the past, he copies of the documentary to all the schools in Southern represents the Rogue Valley. And they have a very unique hasn’t found much support there. “I tried to do a crowd- Oregon for their libraries. The film will be submitted to history in the areas of their geology, biology, and cultural funding campaign for the film project through Seed & all the major documentary film festivals. The goal will be history that is also extensive.” Spark, but I only got $100 in donations of our funding to get the film into all the festivals that are part of the Os- Nienow first started as a professional fitness model goal. We needed to reach at least $16,000 to get the funds car’s nomination process. In my wildest dream, the film photographer. When taking care of his father forced him to launch the project. So, as a result, nothing was gained. would earn an Oscar nomination,” he says. to take a break from his job, he started thinking about We may try another attempt at crowd funding through With a passion for film and a love for the Rogue Valley what he needed to do next in his career. He says, “Know- another site.” this deep, it seems as though nothing can stop Nienow’s ing that my father was going to pass away sometime in While he considers his options, he has a Patreon ac- dream to shoot this documentary. The Table Rocks are 2017, I knew I had to begin preparing for a new life and a count in support of the TV shows he runs at RVTV. “While beautiful conservations of nature. More than anything new career direction.” all the producers at RVTV are volunteer producers, we all Nienow hopes to capture that in his film. He enrolled in Rogue Valley Community Television’ have expenses in producing our respective shows,” he ex- WELLNESS

Back to School Already?! How to Keep You and Your Family Healthy BY DR. CORY TICHAUER

You did it. You busy and demanding time that affects our kids as well as impact on your immune system, bone health, digestive made it. The ourselves. And, as you could probably imagine, all of this flora and cellular function. If time is short and you have heat, the sun, action takes a major toll on our immune system. Luckily, too much on your plate (pun intended), consider at least the water, the there are plenty of good recommendations on how to im- making a morning smoothie using a nut-milk, 1-2 scoops barbeques, the prove stress tolerance, calm jittery nervous systems and of protein powder, a tsp of flax seed oil, a tbsp of soluble concerts, the reduce susceptibility to all the microbes in our environ- fiber such as flax, chia or hemp seeds, a scoop of ‘greens’ travel, the cock- ment just waiting to set up shop in some neglected alley powder and some berries. tails, the laughs of our immune system. Secondly, I would recommend supporting your im- and the welcome As I see it, there are two fundamental parts to stay- mune system using some basic principles to ensure we time off from ing healthy during and throughout the transition back to are always ready to fight off any feisty critters. External work: You came, school. The first idea is principled on staying healthy by stress affects us all and getting enough sleep and water you saw and you minimizing the potential for transmission and suscepti- is unequivocally paramount to staying healthy in this re- won! It’s time to bility. The second part involves preventing self-sabotage gard. At least 8 hours per night of sleep and 1/3-1/2 your catalog all those by improving our bodies ability to manage all the im- body weight in ounces of water per day should be the goal memories, catch mune challenges we face. for you and your kids. your breath and Essential to this first concept are both hygiene and diet. If you’re looking for that added advantage, there are, bask in the Stressing healthy habits at the start of the year can set a of course quite a few nutritional supplements that have DR. CORY TICHAUER post-summer precedent for avoiding sick days both at work and school. been proven to support a healthy immune system. My top gloriousness of Wash hands frequently, avoid sharing food and drinks choices in this regard include taking additional vitamin changing into fall weather and the end of smoky skies and and use a dab of natural hand sanitizer a few times dur- D3, zinc, probiotics and vitamin C. Secondarily, to im- looming fires. And, if you’re feeling like me, then you’re ing the day to minimize the chances of facing an immune prove stress tolerance and (over)-taxed nervous systems, also ready to get back into a routine with the family. It’s fight. my two favorite recommendations would be Siberian gin- time to buckle down and get ready. Summer vacation is Emphasize a balanced diet with plenty of fruits, veg- seng (eleuthrococcus) and Cordyceps. over and it’s time to transition back into the school groove. etables, whole grains and healthy omega 3, 6 and 9 fats. By following these simple tips, you and your family This shift from the carefree days of summer to the rig- Minimize blood sugar imbalances at the start of the day should have a smooth start to the new school year. It’s ors of academic concentration is both exciting and po- by making sure everyone gets plenty of protein as part of never too late to start good sleep habits, healthy dietary tentially stressful. The return to testing, sports, parent a healthy breakfast. Limit and discourage junk food, soda, shifts and good quality supplements. Even if you can only nights, projects, clubs, and homework assignments is a candy and processed snacks; all of which have a negative start a few things at a time, you’ll still get a benefit. 22 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FREE WILL ASTROLOGY Talent Health Club Budtender LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Many of us imagine PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In her book SARAH AKA @HIGH_LADYSATIVA medieval Europe to have been drab and dreary. Yarn: Remembering the Way Home, Piscean knitter But historian Jacques Le Goff tells us that the Kyoko Mori writes, “The folklore among knitters people of that age adored luminous hues: “big is that everything handmade should have at least LOCAL ROGUE jewels inserted into book-bindings, glowing gold one mistake so an evil sprit will not become objects, brightly painted sculpture, paintings trapped in the maze of perfect stitches.” The VALLEY PRODUCT: covering the walls of churches, and the colored idea is that the mistake “is a crack left open to magic of stained glass.” Maybe you’ll be inspired let in the light.” Mori goes on to testify about “Lemon Tree” by this revelation, Virgo. I hope so. According to the evil spirit she wants to be free of. “It’s that Processed by Funk my reading of the astrological omens, you can little voice in my head that says, ‘I won’t even try activate sleeping wisdom and awaken dormant this because it doesn’t come naturally to me and Extracts - Rogue Valley, energy by treating your eyes to lots of vivid reds, I won’t be very good at it.’” I’ve quoted Mori at greens, yellows, blues, browns, oranges, purples, length, Pisces, because I think her insights are Oregon golds, blacks, coppers, and pinks. the exact tonic you need right now. ARIES (March 21-April 19): “The prettier the garden, the dirtier the hands of the LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): An astrologer gardener,” writes aphorist B. E. Barnes. That’ll on Tumblr named Sebastian says this about your be especially applicable to you in the coming sign: “Libras can be boring people when they weeks. You’ll have extra potential to create and don’t trust you enough to fully reveal themselves. foster beauty, and any beauty you produce will But they can be just as exciting as any fire sign generate practical benefits for you and those and just as weird as any Aquarius and just as you care about. But for best results, you’ll have talkative as a Gemini and just as empathetic as to expend more effort than maybe you thought This funk is delicious & the a Pisces. Really, Librans are some of the most you should. It might feel more like work than play Lemon Tree strain had amaz- eccentric people you’ll ever meet, but you might -- even though it will ultimately enhance your not know it unless they trust you enough to ability to play. ing flavor! Makes for an take their masks off around you.” Spurred by amazing headiness, good Sebastian’s analysis, here’s my advice to you: I giggly high, Funkadelic deli- hope you’ll spend a lot of time with people you trust in the coming weeks, because for the sake TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author and ciousness. I can’t get enough, of your mental and physical and spiritual health, theologian Thomas Merton thought that the most debilitating human temptation is to settle Terps are loud indeed! Fall is you’ll need to express your full eccentricity. (Sebastian’s at http://venuspapi.tumblr.com.) for too little; to live a comfortable life rather on it’s way and here is a great than an interesting one. I wouldn’t say that’s way to welcome it with a cup always true about you, Taurus. But I do suspect that in the coming weeks, a tendency to settle of warm tea, a tasty funk dab and and settle in for some relaxation! Come SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A blogger for less could be the single most devitalizing on in and pick up all the funk at Talent Health Club and say hi! Oregonlove who calls herself Wistful Giselle has named the temptation you’ll be susceptible to. That’s why phenomena that make her “believe in from @high_ladysativa! I encourage you to resist the appeal to magic.” They include the following: accept a smaller blessing or punier “illuminated dust in the air; the adventure than you deserve. Hold moments when a seedling out for the best and brightest. sprouts; the intelligence gazing back at me from a crow’s eyes; being awaken by the early morning sun; GEMINI (May 21-June the energy of storms; old 20): “I’ve learned quite a lot, buildings overgrown with over the years, by avoiding plants; the ever-changing grey what I was supposed to be green blue moods of the sea; learning.” So says the wise and the shimmering moon on a cool, well-educated novelist Margaret clear night.” I invite you to compile Atwood. Judging by your current your own list, Scorpio. You’re entering a astrological omens, I think this is an time when you will be the beneficiary of magic in excellent clue for you to contemplate right direct proportion to how much you believe in and now. What do you think? Have you been half- are alert for magic. Why not go for the maximum? avoiding any teaching that you or someone else thinks you’re “supposed” to be learning? If so, I suggest you avoid it even stronger. Avoid it with cheerful rebelliousness. Doing so may lead you SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Since to what you really need to learn about next. 1969, eight-foot-two-inch-tall Big Bird has been the star of the kids’ TV show Sesame Street. He’s a yellow bird puppet who can talk, write poetry, dance, and roller skate. In the early years of the CANCER (June 21-July 22): Sometimes show, our hero had a good friend who no one else you make it difficult for me to reach you. You saw or believed in: Mr. Snuffleupagus. After 17 act like you’re listening but you’re not really years, there came a happy day when everyone listening. You semi-consciously decide that you else in the Sesame Street neighborhood realized don’t want to be influenced by anyone except that Snuffy was indeed real, not just a figment yourself. When you lock me out like that, I of Big Bird’s imagination. I’m foreseeing a become a bit dumb. My advice isn’t as good comparable event in your life sometime soon, or helpful. The magic between us languishes. Sagittarius. You’ll finally be able to share a secret Please don’t do that to me now. And don’t do it truth or private pleasure or unappreciated asset. to anyone who cares about you. I realize that you may need to protect yourself from people who aren’t sufficiently careful with you. But your true allies have important influences to offer, and I CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Activist think you’ll be wise to open yourself to them. and author Simone de Beauvoir was one of those Capricorns whose lust for life was both lush and intricate. “I am awfully greedy,” she wrote. “I want to be a woman and to be a man, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “Whoever does not to have many friends and to have loneliness, to visit Paris regularly will never really be elegant,” work much and write good books, to travel and wrote French author Honoré de Balzac. I think enjoy myself, to be selfish and to be unselfish.” that’s an exaggeration, but it does trigger a Even if your longings are not always as lavish worthwhile meditation. According to my analysis and ravenous as hers, Capricorn, you now have of the astrological omens, you’re in a phase of license to explore the mysterious state she your cycle when you have maximum power to described. I dare you to find out how voracious raise your appreciation of elegance, understand you can be if you grant yourself permission. how it could beautify your soul, and add more of it to your repertoire. So here are your homework meditations: What does elegance mean to you? Why might it be valuable to cultivate elegance, AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According not just to enhance your self-presentation, but to my reading of the astrological omens, the also to upgrade your relationship with your deep coming weeks will be prime time to vividly self? (P.S.: Fashion designer Christian Dior said, express your appreciation for and understanding “Elegance must be the right combination of of the people you care about most. I urge you to distinction, naturalness, care, and simplicity.”) show them why you love them. Reveal the depths of your insights about their true beauty. Make it clear how their presence in your life has had a HOMEWORK: beneficent or healing influence on you. And if Make a boast about how you’ll pull off a feat you really want to get dramatic, you could take you’ve previously lacked the chutzpah to them to an inspiring outdoor spot and sing them attempt. Testify at Freewillastrology.com. a tender song or two. AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 23 REC ROOM “THE LONG NAME”--OOH, SOMEONE’S IN TROUBLE. NO. 204 - MEDIUM LETTER CHOP -MATT JONES SUDOKU

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