WE WONDER ABOUT the LITERARY ARTS OUR SMART, NOT SCARY HALLOWEEN ISSUE Paging Through the Ashland Literary Arts Festival

Volume 4, Issue 22 // October 26 - November 8, 2017

WE WONDER ABOUT THE LITERARY ARTS OUR SMART, NOT SCARY HALLOWEEN ISSUE Paging Through The Ashland Literary Arts Festival

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The Rogue Valley Messenger CONTENTS PO Box 8069 | Medford, OR 97501 541-708-5688 page page roguevalleymessenger.com FEATURE FOOD [email protected] The Ashland Literary Arts As much as Ashland THE BUSINESS END OF THINGS Festival on October 28 at 9 may be known for 22 BUSINESS MANAGER Blake Helmken the Hannon Library at SOU its chumminess and SALES REPS Coleman Antonucci and Reece Bredl gathers an odd group of collaborative nature—and WEB MASTER Tammy Wilder storytellers together, from that includes the culinary OUR FINANANCIAL WIZARD Sara Louton, Advanced Books book authors to filmmakers scene—the chefs still like to DISTRIBUTION Olivia Doty, Coleman Antonucci and Blake to poets to journalists. compete with each other, Helmken Managing Editor Sara at least once each year. The OUR WORDSMITHS Jane Wiltermood asked a annual event takes place

PUBLISHER & EDITOR Phil Busse few participants to share November 2 – 5, and 12 of MANAGING EDITOR Sara Jane Wiltermood their insights and book Ashland’s chefs will battle MUSIC EDITOR Josh Gross recommendations. for the Top Chef Title. PRODUCTION MANAGER Katie Ball CALENDAR EDITOR Jordon Lindsey ART CRITIC page pagepage Jordan Marie Martinez SOUND CULTURE COLUMNISTS Rob Brezsny, Shannon Wheeler, Momix Dance is one Deborah Gordon, Dan Smith Seattle may be better known of the most recognized FREELANCERS Julie Gillis, Charles Fischman, Christopher for gritty and grunge, but 20 24x Lucas, Josh Davis, Catherine Kelley, Nolan Kenmonth and that is also sometimes how contemporary dance Leighton Tuttle to describe soul music that companies in the world, GET IN TOUCH is true to the heart and the appearing in Hanes Underwear ads and EMAIL [email protected] harder parts of life. Seattle- the Sochi Olympic MUSIC [email protected] based soul singer Tiffany ceremonies—and, now EVENTS [email protected] Wilson brings that attitude Medford, with their body ADVERTISE [email protected] to southern Oregon for a string of free shows. sculpting homage to the southwestern dessert. SALES DEADLINE: 5 pm Thurs

EDITORIAL DEADLINE: 5 pm Thurs CALENDAR DEADLINE: 12 pm Thurs Food & Drink 22 CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: 4 pm Thurs Don’t Shoot the Messenger 4 Deadlines may shift for special/holiday issues. Letters 5Culture 24 News 7 Screen 25 ON THE COVER: Feature 9Sports & Outdoors 26 Wonder Woman Photographer: Mike Madrid Our Picks 13 Wellness 28 Free Will Astrology 29 Design by: Katie Ball Live Music and Nightlife 14 Weed Garden 30 Events 17 Rec Room 31 Sound 20

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At A Time Letters must be received by noon Friday before next print date for inclusion in the following week’s paper. Please limit letters to 250 A year ago, according to most pundits and predica- words. Submission does not guarantee publication. tions, Hillary Clinton was skating on her way to becoming president. There are many alternate realities that would have evolved from that result. Instead, it has been a challenging AN INTERESTING Editor’s Note: We made a number of 12 months for many Americans, and one defined by strife OPPOSITION TO LNG errors in our last article about the proposed and strident tweets. Like a family gathering for Thanksgiving PIPELINE pipeline. What we didn’t mess up is our op- dinner, coming together can either mean soothing over the differences in person- (re.: Messenger’s publisher note position—and the Messenger’s conviction ality and politics to become one loving community, or it can mean a moment to opposing the Jordan Cove Energy that this proposed pipeline isn’t good for the accentuate the differences to become an embittered room. Project) local environment or economy. At the national level, with barbed tweets and singling out differences, America This is a decent summary of a complex One mistake we made is the proposal has been the later. Broadly, Donald Trump has redefined what community means topic and elaborate history. Of necessity is for a compressed Natural Gas Pipeline in America, from drawing sharp lines in economic differences to spelling out who much could not be said, such as the many (methane) to run from Malin to Coos Bay, he believes is an American and who isn’t. Whole communities, like transgender other environmental concerns, the issue not a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline, persons who had been enjoying a dawning of acceptance in mainstream America, of jobs (to dismiss them as merely tempo- as it has commonly been explained. The pro- were once again derided, and environmentalists, who had believed that the arc of rary is unfair to the union people, the only posed pipeline is actually named the Pacific history was beginning to bend towards sustainability, are being cast aside. Choose ones I heard speak in favor of the pipeline Connector Pipeline. (By the by, how safe is your community or identity, and the jigsaw puzzle that is America has been bro- in the numerous hearings I attended), and a methane pipeline running through zones ken back to its individual pieces. the seeming difference between the Obama high-risk for forest fires? Just asking!) It doesn’t need to be this way, and it has been heartening to watch counter- and Trump administrations (is it genuine?). Two, the whole ball-and-wax is called the trends in Southern Oregon. (Take, for example, this weekend’s Ashland Liter- Gary Cohn as top economic advisor is Jordan Cove Energy Project, which includes ary Arts Festival; see page 9.) For us at the Messenger, it also has been a call to mentioned as promoting the pipeline, but a terminal at Coos Bay that would be the lo- action—and, this final weekend of October, our Board of Directors is hosting a no mention that he is a core member of the cation for a liquefaction plant and export fa- retreat to re-draft the mission statement and intent for the Messenger. What won’t small but powerful cabal of extreme funda- cility for the natural gas produced. change is our commitment to profiling local civic leaders (see “Public Profile,” mentalist Talmudic Zionists who really run Three, the request to assess the Port of page 8) and local arts, food and events (see our entire newspaper!). But what will the country. Obviously they are directing Coos Bay came from a governmental entity, change is our commitment to building community in southern Oregon: That is, the US military against Israel’s perceived not the company proposing the pipeline. we are redoubling our efforts. ‘enemies’ in the Middle East. Iran is next. And, finally, oops, Veresen does not exist How exactly are we making that statement and commitment to community This article accept as gospel the truth of anymore. On October 2, Veresen, the com- more than rhetoric? Primarily, we are looking to host more community events, to human caused severe global warming, but pany that had proposed the pipeline, was gather residents, our readers, in all of their diversity and differences and celebrate what of the recent studies by two profes- acquired by another Canadian fossil fuels shared goals and values. sors at U of Alabama, crunching data from energy company, Pembina. Even so, the fact Example A: On Tuesday, November 28, the Messenger is hosting its second an- NASA’s satellites over the previous decade, remains that the Trump administration’s nual Giving Tuesday event. Part of an emerging national event, we are encourag- showing that much more heat is escaping support for the pipeline as a means to “make ing residents to support and to give (time, money, etc.) to local nonprofits. This the atmosphere than ground-based IPCC America great again” is a bit misguided as the year, the event is hosted at the newly remodeled Collaborative Theatre Project models allow? The legal case between Dr. bulk of revenue will flow north to Canada. in Medford. Much like speed dating, we will set up a dozen tables where you can Timothy Ball and Michael Mann in Canada visit a dozen organizations to learn more about their programs, and how you can bears watching too. RE.: GO HERE! support them. Portal and Standing Stone Breweries are bringing kegs. It is a fun, I still oppose the pipeline on issues of air Brand new to the area, we read Cath- personal way to engage with local civic organizations. pollution, global bankster control of energy, erine Kelley’s article on Fall Hikes in the Example B: Last year, the Messenger’s Music Editor Josh Gross bundled a dozen and seizure of private land, whatever the September 28 issue of the Messenger with tracks from local bands and released the first-ever Southern Oregon Music Com- truth of “global warming.” But I support great interest. In fact, we avidly launched pilation. This year, he has pulled in 20 tracks from local musicians, and on Friday, jobs for unions and other workers, what ourselves on this adventure at the earliest December 8, we will release the CD and host a party at The Talent Club with should be the backbone of the US economy opportunity. My wife and I found the out- some of the bands playing. (It was broken by NAFTA, imposed by ca- ing and the vistas it provided to be all that Underscoring both of these events is that the Messenger is asking you to become bal member Rahm Emmanuel). So let’s was promised and more while serving as a a member, to support us in our efforts. It is $5 a month to be a member. Much like organize a transition to renewables in Or- starting point in our coming to know our public radio, we are relying on membership fees to help support our program- egon, with good jobs and job training. new surroundings. The circumstance of ming. The Messenger, though, is excited to take this community building even I’m not sure if the current Clean Energy our both being seniors contributed to our further—and to host these in-person events to bring community together. Jobs Bill which sets up carbon cap and trade mild dismay at learning that the loop por- Already our members receive coupons and special deals at local businesses that markets is the best way to do it. It allows a tion of the hike is, in fact, about 3.0 miles. support us. Starting in December and carrying into the new year, we will broaden back door for banksters like Goldman Sachs No mention was made, however, that there these opportunities, as we deepen our commitment to community building. to manipulate the market and rip off huge is an additional 1.8 miles that must be navi- Starting with our CD release party, we are making the event free for anyone who funds. But something can be done. A simple gated to reach the starting point of the loop. is a member. As well, we are excited to offer a limited number of free tickets (first tax on carbon, and direct that tax revenue We completed the hike a bit worn but elated come, first serve on a limited basis) to the Momix Dance performance at The to the renewables transition? A state bank and with a new resolve to vet our outdoor Craterian on Wednesday, November 1. (See Culture, page 24) issuing loans without interest to propel the undertakings rather more diligently before We are excited about the coming year, and hope that our readers will join us transition? Let’s get creative and let’s get committing ourselves. We look forward to upcoming issues off in building an even stronger and more diverse and inclusive community here in real. - Gregg Marchese southern Oregon. your excellent publication. - Bill Ballou OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 5

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BOX OFFICE: 541-552-6348 THEATRE All performances are at OSF’s Black Swan Theatre OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 7 NEWS It’s Getting Hot In Here With State Legislative Session on Horizon, A Chance To Curb Emissions INTERVIEW BY PHIL BUSSE

So far, Oregon’s efforts to curb harmful (near the source where energy enters the phine Counties and eastern Oregon), the PRUNING - REMOVAL - FIRE MITIGATION emissions has been, well, a lot of hot air. economy—utilities and fuel processors for bill offers a win-win proposal. On the one The state legislature started making plans example). These polluters are required to hand, we can contribute to reduction of NO JOB TOO SMALL Senior Discounts Available a decade ago to lower greenhouse gases— buy, at auction, allowances that will per- global greenhouse gas emissions that are and slow global warming. However, those mit them to emit (one allowance permits 1 inducing the global warming and climate 541.500.8004 plans were largely wishes and prayers, ton of emissions). If polluters exceed their change that is threatening our regions. [email protected] and not concrete plans. allowances, the penalty is that they are Meanwhile, on the other, we can ben- CCB# 212867 In the ensuing decade, emissions have required to purchase four allowances for efit from the economic development that Licensed - Bonded - Insured not waived, in spite of the Prius and wind each unit in excess. If polluters do not use funds targeting economically disadvan- power. all their allowances, they can trade these taged communities offer. Opening Soon This coming legislative session, some allowances on the open market with other RVM: Who is sponsoring the bill? concerned citizens and lawmakers are entities needing more allowances. Since AJ: The prime champions are Ken in Talent hoping to put bite where their bark is, entities that switch to renewable sources Helm (Chair, House energy and Environ- with the introduction of the Clean Energy do not require so many pollution allow- ment Committee) and Michael Dembrow Jobs Bill. ances, this mechanism should encourage (Chair, Senate Environment and Natural Alan Journet is a co-facilitator for polluters to switch away from fossil fuels Resources Committee). Southern Oregon Climate Action Now. He to renewables. RVM: Is this modeled on a bill from took time to try to explain the how and RVM: It seems like this might just another state? why to the Messenger. result in utility companies increas- AJ: The primary model for the bill RVM : The bill is called the Clean En- ing their rates to pay for the extra ex- is California’s Cap and Trade program Rogue Valley ergy Jobs Bill, but how does it relate pense? (AB32 which has been joined by the Ca- Native Yeast to jobs? It seems like it relates to emis- AJ: Since low income Oregonians are nadian Provinces of Ontario, Quebec and Foot Stomped sions caps and raising funds? likely to be most detrimentally affected by Manitoba), though the Regional Green- Old School AJ: A little history: In 2007, the Oregon rising utility prices, the program includes house Gas Initiative (RGGI; encompass- Legislature passed HB3543 which estab- the following provision: some allowances ing Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Mary- lished statewide goals for greenhouse gas will be awarded to utilities that will be land, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, (GHG) emissions: by 2020 10 percent be- returned to the auction go generate funds New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont) SimpleMachineWine.com low 1990 levels, and by 2050, 75 percent that the utility will then use to subsidize has a similar program. However, the com- below 1990 levels. the utility bills of low income Oregonians. ponent that encourages full life cycle as- The evidence from Department of En- The utilities must still, however, buy al- sessment makes this proposal a stronger vironmental Quality assessment of the lowances at auction to cover their pollu- effort than the California and RGGI pro- state’s greenhouse gas emissions indicate tion emissions. grams. Many aspects of the bill are word- that we are not on a trajectory to achieve It is estimated that the program will ed such that, if enacted, Oregon could the 2007 targets; Oregon transportation, raise about $700 million annually but become part of the California program, at industry and utilities have not stepped some of these funds are restricted in their considerable administrative cost savings. Specialists up to reduce emissions sufficiently. The use. Because of Article IX section 3a of RVM: Why not work for a federal law result is that voluntary measures have the Oregon Constitution, any funds raised or program? in Pediatric failed. from vehicle propulsion fuel must go to AJ: Indeed, it is appropriate to work for Since 2013 a coalition of concerned cli- roads. The remaining funds can then be federal action. However, it is abundantly Dentistry mate and environmental groups across assigned as desired. clear that federal action will not be forth- the state have been encouraging the leg- While the primary objective of the pro- coming soon. The repeated rejection of islature to take this matter seriously and posal is to cap greenhouse gas emissions, science by the White House and Congres- pass meaningful greenhouse gas emis- the language of the bill has been devel- sional Leadership in favor of anti-science Dental decay in sions (climate pollution) reduction legis- oped to recognize that addressing green- assertions places greater onus on the lation. While the legislature has approved house gas emissions by discouraging fossil states to step up their commitment and children is an studies of the issue and bills addressing fuels and encouraging renewable energy act. components of the problem, no legislation has consequences for some segments of RVM: What is the biggest threat for epidemic and addressing the major sectors of the econ- the Oregon society. First: it is inevitable greenhouse gases—and is this bill the omy responsible for the overall problem that among the labor community, there most efficient way to address those? almost always has been successful. will be some workers who are destined AJ: Locally, the greatest problems we As a result, during 2016, the statewide to suffer as we switch from fossil fuel to face from the climate change that green- preventable… coalition started meeting in consort with renewables. The purpose of the items in house gas-induced global warming are: representatives of the social/environmen- the bill that allocate (a) 40 percent of the warming accompanied by serious heat tal justice community and labor to de- 85 percent that goes to Oregon Climate waves, droughts, floods, and other severe velop a bill that would meet the concerns Investment Fund to economically dis- weather events; reducing snowpack and of these communities while addressing tressed communities (defined by Oregon early snowmelt that add to the drying the greenhouse gas emissions reduction Business Development Department) to conditions increasing wildfire risk; di- goal. Many of the critical elements of the promote job creation / retraining, and (b) minishing late summer and fall irrigation bill can be seen to address social justice 15 percent of that Oregon Climate Invest- water compromising agricultural produc- and labor concerns. The target entities ment Fund to a “Just Transition Fund” to tion; and the reduced summer/fall river Pamela J. Ortiz, DDS, PC support communities adversely affected flow that threatens salmon migrations, are entities that emit over 25,000 Metric 541-773-2625 by GHG reduction programs, is precisely successful spawning, and recruitment. Tons of greenhouse gases (measured in www.grins4kidz.com terms of their carbon dioxide equivalent). to redress problems generated by the en- Accompanying these are the increased ergy transition that the bill is designed to health threats of diminished air quality 691 Murphy Rd., Ste 210 These are generally entities that par- Medford, OR 97504 ticipate in the energy economy upstream encourage. due to fires and water and vector-borne For rural Oregon (i.e. Jackson and Jose- diseases. 8 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM NEWS Public Profile: Jordan Pease Director, Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library Near Rite Aid day event in response to that need called the Architects “youth” years. And it’s been a terrific compliment to the and adjacent to of the New Paradigm Conference Series. The presenters library services and as a vehicle to serve our mission of Subway in Ash- we choose are very accomplished in their various disci- education and community building. land may not seem plines. Looking ahead, the next step is forming a research like the cross- RVM: Has one section grown or shrunk over the institute, the Ashland Research Institute, as another roads between past 15 years? branch of our services. It’s the appropriate next step in enlightened and JP: Metaphysical is a strange concept in our society: our evolution. The distinction is making the findings spiritual, but it is a lot of people are deterred from coming here unfortu- widely known. the new location nately because they have low regard for the idea. We’d Producing audiobooks has been an idea for us for a of the Rogue Val- love to change that perception because the majority of long time, and we’ve got a lot of ideas for short-subject ley Metaphysical our titles are very relevant and practical for people in videos too. Library, a space their everyday lives. Business skills and personal devel- We’ve had a “distance lending” program for many more like an age- opment for example, those sections have grown steadily years, and I really like how our library services are serv- old apothecary over the years. There are about 12,000 items in the col- ing people remotely. The logistics are tough of course, so shop than a strip lection right now, about one third of them are audiobooks we don’t promote it very much, mostly by invitation ac- JORDAN PEASE mall, filled with and videos. tually. Typically, only researchers and educators are the wisdom, ideas RVM: Being that it is Halloween, some suggestions ones we mail items to anymore, and so I’d like to see that and 1000s of books on metaphysics and the paranormal. from the “paranormal” section? program grow more and devote some more resource to it. Where better to be with Halloween around the corner. JP: Anyone can search our lending collection online RVM: Is there an event or offering that you would RVM: Your mission, in part, is “providing easy ac- by author, subject or title. Here are a few Halloween- like more people to take advantage of? cess to a variety of information that inspires, heals themed titles: Haunted Planet, Are you in Love with a JP: We’re a nonprofit community resource center more and transforms.” Since the most recent presiden- Vampire?; Queen Mary Ghosts; History of Ghosts, Vam- than just a library. Borrowing privileges are only $30 per tial election, has there been an uptick in activity or pires and Werewolves; Haunted Houses for the Millions; year. In addition to the lending collection and our events, check-outs? Nantucket Hauntings; The Unexplained: Poltergeists. we also operate a Media Exchange. People bring books JP: More than ever, people want practical solutions RVM: What is your hope for the next 15 years with and other media and exchange them at no cost. There and like-minded community to explore them with. We the library? are all subjects there, not just spirituality and metaphys- very purposely steer clear of mainstream politics, and JP: It’s been interesting to experience the lifecycle of ics. Mostly books, but we exchange CDs and DVDs too. the people we serve tend to as well. The cliché adage of an organization; the successes and the challenges, and We run it on the honor system, and it’s worked just fine “teach a man to fish” is a core philosophy for us. Meaning how the focus shifts over time. Event production wasn’t that way for many years. In our new space, the Media Ex- that we concentrate on root causes and their potential a component of our original vision, but in response to change is smaller than before, about 1,000 items to choose solutions. For the last three years, we’ve produced a two- our patrons’ needs, it became a central focus of RVML’s from, but the selection is more dynamic than ever. OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 9 Feature The Fine Art of Storytelling Ashland Literary Arts Festival Brings Us All Together INTERVIEW BY SARA JANE WILTERMOOD

There is great power in telling a story. The teller decides what is true or not, how to present it, and often most importantly, how to land the ending. The Ashland Literary Arts Festival on October 28 at the Hannon Library at SOU gathers an odd group of storytellers together, from book authors to filmmakers to poets to journalists for workshops, discussions and—you guessed it—swapping tales. We asked a few of the participants to tell a bit of their stories here, and what they have learned on their wordsmithing journeys.

necting with the larger community. Kristin Anderson That’s what an event like ALAF is for: What does community mean to you? connecting all those solitary experi- Story, by its very nature, required com- ences together, weaving them together munity to be processed: whether between into a larger story for the community as writer and reader or storyteller and lis- a whole. I love that. tener, the need for a community to exist What will be unique about the around literature is critical…otherwise ALAF event? the stories go nowhere. Because writing As far as I know, this is the only event is a solitary experience, these types of in Cascadia that focuses on independent events become even more important. The stories, independent voices heard in sto- community of creators needs to support ries of all kinds: not just books, not just its individual constituents. poetry, but also comics, film, documen- What is your favorite written tary, anthropology, digital record. We work, and why? want not just to celebrate, but to bring Wait, just one? I can never pick. So I TOD DAVIES AND GRAY together indie voices of Cascadia each usually just share what I’m reading right CREDIT: ALEX COX year. Because the more we communicate now, if I’m liking it. Right now I’m read- what our own independent vision is, and KRISTIN ANDERSON ing: Turtles All the Way Down by John the more we listen to those of others, the faster new stories grow. And we COURTESY OF KRISTIN ANDERSON Green. I’m really excited about Aza, his all need new stories, now more than ever. Isn’t it so? main character, who struggles with men- What is your favorite written work and why? tal illness. In teen literature, there is a tendency towards making mentally ill My two favorite books ever are Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, female protagonists seem “adorably quirky,” like their disease is a character and In Search of Lost Time, by Marcel Proust. Oddly enough, they have more trait instead of a malady…John Green has successfully managed to create a in common than you might think! likeable character struggling with a mental illness. It’s refreshing. Richard Herskowitz Edwin Battistella Artistic and Executive Director, Ashland Independent Film Festival What will be unique about the ALAF event? Artistic Director, Houston Cinema Arts Festival The ALAF event this years will bring a lot of new voices—independent What does community mean to you, especially as a writer/story- publishers from the Pacific Northwest, teller, which is a typically solitary experience? And, how do events Oregon’s poet laureate Elizabeth Woody like ALAF contribute to that community? will read. The social justice theme is I am participating not as a writer, but very exciting and Bill Bigelow and Linda as the director of the Ashland Inde- Christensen, the editors of Rethinking pendent Film Festival, a collaborating Schools, will be presenting. There are partner with ALAF. Like ALAF, one of some fun activities planned too, like the our aims is to support and promote lo- Wonder Woman costume contest, and the cal artists. We have a LAUNCH program Cooking with What You’ve got demon- for student filmmakers in the area, and stration by Tod Davies and Sarah Lemon. a LOCALS ONLY program of films dur- What is your favorite written work ing AIFF at Ashland Street Cinemas. and why? We have been highlighting the fact that OMG. This changes all the time. Of all Ashland has been repeatedly recognized time, I might go with Lermontov’s A Hero as one of the best towns to live in and of Our Time, which is short and prickly, work as a filmmaker. Last April, we gave EDWIN BATTISTELLA or H. L. Mencken’s The American Lan- our Rogue Award to one of the illustri- CREDIT: MAUREEN FLANAGAN guage, a triumph of amateur scholarship. ous filmmakers in our area, the great But currently I am really excited about RICHARD HERSKOWITZ Alex Cox, director of Repo Man and Sid three local authors: Victor Lodato, who wrote Edgar and Lucy, Robert Arel- COURTESY OF RICHARD HER- and Nancy. We’re back this time to co- SKOWITZ lano, whose Havana Libre is coming out in November, and James Anderson, sponsor the presentation of Alex Cox’s whose Lullaby Road will be out in January. Walker, and I’ll be joining SOU Digital Arts professor Andrew Gay in conversation with Alex after the screening. Tod Davies One of the things that makes this appropriate for ALAF is that the screenplay of Walker was written by Rudy Wurlitzer, a great and strange Author, Editorial Director of Exterminating Angel Press American novelist and screenwriter, author of the novels Nog and Flats Program Director for ALAF 2017 and Quake, and the screenplay for the cult film Two Lane Blacktop, among What does community mean to you, especially as a writer, which others. is a typically solitary experience? It is a solitary experience, but it’s a solitary experience in aid of con- 10 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM Feature

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to navigating the crazy world of publish- Mike Madrid ing. For me, going to writing festivals is What will be unique about the ALAF event? the best way to discover amazing writers I Events like ALAF provide writers with may not have known before — whether it’s the chance to connect with readers face at a scheduled reading or panel, or through to face. You get the chance to share your a conversation with another writer. I al- enthusiasm and passion for your subject ways go home with tons of new books. matter, and in turn hear what readers And, how do events like ALAF con- are interested in. I usually speak at com- tribute to that community? What will ic book conventions, and I’ve developed be unique about the ALAF event? lasting relationships with a number of Events like ALAF are wonderful for people I’ve met over the years. ALAF will bringing readers and writers together. be unique because there will be writers And this year, ALAF goes beyond show- and creative people from different areas casing local writers to include many more of interest in one place. So, it should be Northwest writers as well as small-press both stimulating and entertaining. We’ll MIDGE RAYMOND publishers, which offers a terrific oppor- CREDIT: JOHN YUNKER be having a Wonder Woman costume con- tunity for readers and writers who are test, which tells you that this is not your curious about publishing. What I’m also excited about is ALAF’s expansion MIKE MADRID typical literary festival. into film, comics, and other literary arts, like vintage typewriters. There COURTESY OF MIKE MADRID What is your favorite written work will truly be something for everyone at ALAF this year. and why? What is your favorite written work and why? I love Mythology by Edith Hamilton, because the author takes a complex My favorite written work changes so often — I fall in love with a book, and subject and presents it in both an organized and engaging way. That is some- then discover another brilliant book and fall in love all over again. Right now, thing I’ve tried to do in my own writing. But I’m also a big fan of Gentlemen one of the books I’m encouraging everyone I know to read is Karen Joy Fowl- Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos. It’s a book that has to be enjoyed in its printed er’s We are All Completely Beside Ourselves, which is absolutely stunning. form to truly appreciate the masterful and hilarious use of language. Geoff Ridden Danbert Nobacon What will be unique about the What will be unique about the ALAF event? ALAF event? I teach theatre This event will be larger than previous in High School and literary festivals in Ashland, and will in- have acted in many clude a greater variety of activities—co- plays and when a splay and karaoke! community comes What is your favorite written together—the ac- work and why? tors and backstage King Lear, which never fails to move me. crew—to put on a play for four, or eight or twelve shows as Chelsea Rose it operates in the What does community mean to GEOFF RIDDEN not-so-surprisingly- you, especially as a writer/story- CREDIT: JULIE CORTEZ named community teller, which is a typically solitary theatre here in ru- DANBERT NOBACON experience? And, how do events like ALAF contribute to that com- COURTESY OF DANBERT NOBACON ral Washington. As munity? the director of the As an archaeologist, I am basically a story- first play I was in said: ‘this community will put these twelve plays on and teller—it is my job to take the material traces then it will never be the same group of people working on the same project of objects left behind and string them togeth- again. The ALAF event will be the same. A coming together of artistic minds er in a meaningful way. While this is undeni- that will be unique in its make-up lasting only for the duration of the event, ably a creative process, it is also a scientific like a many headed flowering plant, but which will go on to sow seeds for one. This can make it difficult to share our many such future meetings of minds, growing from the connections people work with the interested public—many of the make. In other words the instinct to socialize arising from this particular reports we generate are dry reading even at ALAF. the best of times. However, at the SOU Labo- What is your favorite written work and why? ratory of Anthropology (SOULA), sharing the Impossible question to answer of course, but I will say The Master and wonders of archaeology far and wide is part Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, which I have read twice and I was thinking of our core mission. We have had a local ar- about recently (I am due for another re-read.) Why? Because the creativity chaeology column in the Jacksonville Review and inventiveness of the magical realism therein blew my mind. Mick Jagger for several years now, are featured monthly said he wrote Sympathy for the Devil, after reading it. on the Jefferson Exchange in a feature called CHELSEA ROSE Underground History, and are always look- Midge Raymond COURTESY OF CHELSEA ROSE ing for ways to bring the community along on our adventures. What does community mean to you, especially as a writer/story- What is your favorite written work and why? teller, which is a typically solitary experience? I love reading handwritten nineteenth century diaries, old newspapers (es- Community is so important to writers, in part because so many of us are pecially now they are digitized), and I am a sucker for photo-laden regional introverts — we need to get out every once in a while! And the best part histories. As archaeologists we consider books and printed materials in and about being a part of a literary community is that your fellow writers under- of themselves artifacts, and it is always fun to read something in the hopes of stand you. They understand the whole experience, from working in solitude finding a clue that nobody had noticed before. OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 11

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Laura Stanfill Publisher of Forest Avenue Press What will be unique about the ALAF event? Tod Davies has done an excellent job of reaching out to small presses outside of Ashland to bring them together for the festival. I’m excited to meet attendees, but equally excited to spend time with presses outside my close geo- graphical range, because we’ll make new connections and find new ways to support each other. And Tod is bringing us together to help us all get stronger and grow together, so that mission is why so many of us are hauling our books and authors from other cities to LAURA STANFILL participate. Because we believe we’re CREDIT: KITTA BODMER better together. I also love that all the presses who want interns have been invited to request them. So not only are we connecting with each other, and with the festival attendees, we’re also building relationships with students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to learn about publishing in such a hands-on way. What is your favorite written work and why? Choosing a favorite book, oh my! It’s such a hard question. I read fiction almost exclusively, and fall in love with new titles each year, and then recommend them to others. Right now, at this very moment, I’m most excited about the debut novel we just published, Queen of Spades by Michael Shou- Yung Shum. I recently spent a few days telling booksellers about its classic and mysterious plot, how its smart construction keeps the pages turning, and how its casino setting gives it the air of a drawing room comedy, featuring the casino employees and a mysterious 100-year-old woman known only as the Countess. Michael has two PhDs and has been working for years to have this moment of shifting from potential to publication—a book that other people can pick up, read, savor, and respond to—and there’s really nothing more satisfying in the publishing industry than sitting in a packed house of readers at a book launch, knowing how much time, energy, and talent have gone into creating a story that now everyone can hold in their hands.

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thurs 26 thurs 26 fri 27 fri 27 A Thousand Mothers Essential Light Straw Masquerade Ball Haunted House FILM—In the breathtaking setting of the Ir- Clay Construction DANCE—An excellent opportunity to dress BEATS rawaddy River in Sagaing, Myanmar, the READING—For the DIYer, the very best up for the Halloween season, and with class! MUSIC—All dressed up for Halloween, but documentary A Thousand Mothers peeks types of non-fiction books are the step-by- The evening begins with a Tango and Vien- too old to trick or treat? Haunted House into the lives of Buddhist nuns following the step volumes. Author Lydia Doleman will nese Waltz lesson, followed by open danc- BEATS offers the most excellent option of ancient way. A pick at AIFF this year, this share her wealth of insight on building with ing with a prize for the best costume. 7:30 getting all dressed up and giving somewhere screening will also include a Q&A with film- “light straw clay,” which is straw mixed with – 10:30 pm. The Evergreen Ballroom, 6088 to go and dance the night away. DJs Samuel Lawrence and Soulbotic of Ashland will pro- maker Kim Shelton. 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Kagyu clay slip; a durable material that has lasted Crater Lake Avenue, Central Point. $8 before vide the tunes. 9:30 pm – 2 am. Granite Tap Sukha Choling, 109 Clear Creek Dr, Ste 102, for centuries in Europe. 7 pm. Bloomsbury 8:30 pm. $6, youth. Free, ages 12 and under. Ashland. $20, suggested donation. House, 23 N. Main Street, Ashland. $10, Books, 290 E Main Street, Ashland. Free. cover.

sat 28 mon 30 tues 31 wed 1 Puss in Boots SOU Music Spooktacular Hal- Momix Costume Ball Scholarship Concert loween Event DANCE—This posse of dance illusionists FUNDRAISER—While puss might not take to MUSIC—Celebrating President Schott’s one HALLOWEEN—Definitely think twice about take their audience on a tour of the Ameri- kindly to being dressed in boots, every kitty year anniversary at Southern Oregon Uni- the super hero cape costume before hopping can Southwest in their show “Opus Cactus.” in the Valley deserves a home, with food and versity, the music faculty will showcase their in the go carts. And the bumper boats might Music, props, and costuming fully enhance shelter in the meantime. The Jackson County melodic prowess with a special concert. not stay afloat with that suit of armor. But the the experience of the Sonoran desert in all its Animal Shelter’s annual fundraiser gives our Ticket sales from the event will contribute to mini golf, which is free for those in costume, beauty as told through the astounding and community the chance to support the needy SOU music student scholarships. 7:30 pm. is always a safe bet. 4 – 7 pm. Rogue Valley exotic talent of Momix. 7:30 – 9 pm. Crate- animals among us, and have Halloween fun SOU Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Bou- Family Fun Center, 1A Peninger Road, Central rian Theatre, 23 S Central Avenue, Medford. at the same time! 6 pm. Historic Ashland Ar- levard, Ashland. $25, general seating. Free, $32 – 38. mory, 208 Oak Street, Ashland. $45. full-time students. Point. Attractions are $5.

fri 3 & sat 4 sun 5 mon 6 & tues 7 tues 7 Funk Dub Geocaching Interna- Tiffany Wilson Sista Otis MUSIC—Boasting the perfect mix of funk tional Film Festival MUSIC—Through her own personal blend MUSIC—Sista Otis’ list of interests is just and dub, Funk Dub stays true to its name, FILM—Geocachers all over the world will be of funk and soul, Tiffany Wilson aims to about as long as her biography, ranging providing the beats to dance the weekend gathered to celebrate the art that is geocach- change the world. From her 2009 debut from “playing dress up” to “Turkish coffee” away. And for further entertainment, the ing, especially geocaching that has been cap- work “Music Therapy” to last year’s “#SEE- to “contortionist.” Having so many interest- Red Garter’s Facebook features every- tured on film, and the Rogue Valley is no ex- SHARP,” Wilson sees where we are and ing diversions in one’s life is bound to have thing from bar-fights-turned-poor-reviews ception. Revelations, triumphs and impossible looks ahead for a better future. 7:30 pm, some stories behind them, hence, this blues to good ol’ fashioned relationship drama. finds await at the Geocaching International Monday, November 6. Tribe Hive, Medford. singer from New Orleans is passing through 9 pm – 1 am. Red Garter, 126 S. Redwood Film Festival. 1 – 3 pm. Jackson County Li- 8 pm, Tuesday, November 7. Talent Club, to tell her tale. 10 pm – 1 am. Johnny B’s, 120 Highway, Cave Junction. No cover. 114 Talent Avenue, Talent. brary, 205 S. Central Avenue, Medford. Free. E. Sixth Street, Medford.

OCT 27TH OCT 28TH OCT 29TH NOV 4TH NOV 3RD NOV 5TH Ian Sanders and Suckerpunch, John Dough An ODC Kenobi Productions the Sandbaggers Boys and Vomittface Halloween Party Tiffany Wilson Refresh DJs Rosedale 14 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM LIVE MUSICand Nightlife CENTRAL POINT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 [P] MASQUERADE BALL - Fourth Friday Dance Party at The APPLEGATE Evergreen Ballroom. This month’s ALICE DIMICELE BAND - Applegate theme is a Masquerade! 7:30 Neighborhood Network (ANN) Fall Fundraiser, to 10:30 pm. Dance lesson with featuring music by the Alice DiMicele Band, Colette Kuhl at 7:30 in Tango and food, libations, neighbors, kids’ Halloween Viennese Waltz. Open dancing activities, and a silent auction. $10 - $20 sliding from 8:30 - 10:30. $8 before scale at the door. 724 Yale Creek Rd, Little 8:30, $6 youth, 12 and under free. Applegate Valley. Prize for best costume! BLACK UHURU - “They are the only reggae group to have won the Diamond Awards of EAGLE POINT Excellence in 1994.” Applegate River Lodge. KARAOKE WITH BREEZY Doors 8 pm. Show 9 pm. $30 adv, $35 at the - Fridays at Pizza Schmizza door. - Starts at 8:30 pm - Minors allowed to stay and sing until ASHLAND 10 pm. TIM CHURCH - Saturdays at Standing Stone Brewing Company - 5:30 pm. GRANTS PASS KEN HART - Callahan’s Mountain Lodge - 6 to DANIKA AND JEB - “Danika 9 pm. believes music has the ability to STOLEN MOMENTS - Belle Fiore Winery - 6 heal. But that’s not all. A well to 8 pm. written song and performance can [P] PUSS ‘N BOOTS COSTUME BALL & OCTOBER 27, HOWIEE’S HOSTS FORTUNE’S FOLLY lead you to sing along, to laugh, AUCTION - “The Best Halloween Party in the or to bop your head and groove Valley.” 26th Annual Puss ‘n Boots Costume THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, Daily Record) of these Rock and Roll Hall-of- with the beat. That’s what you Ball at the Historic Ashland Armory, raising 2017 Famers at the Craterian Theater. 7:30 pm to can expect from a Danika Holmes show...not just funds to find homes for the animals at the 9:30 pm. Tickets $22 - $38. songs, but an experience to remember.” Grants Jackson County Animal Shelter. 6 pm to 10:30 ASHLAND DJ JIM - 80’s, Alternative and Dance Night - Pass Museum of Art. 7 to 9 pm. $20 per person. pm. $45 ticket price includes dinner, dessert JEF RAMSEY DUO - Belle Fiore Winery - 6 to Thursdays at Howiee’s On Front - 9 pm to close QUATTROSOUND - Siskiyou Music Project and dancing! Music by The Rogue Suspects, 8 pm. - No cover. presents Quattrosound at the RCC Rogue plus costume contest! Tickets available online JOHN HOLLIS - Callahan’s Mountain Lodge - 6 KARAOKE UNDER THE STARS - Hosted by Performance Hall. 7 pm. Ticket price and at Paddington Station in Ashland. to 9 pm. Breezy at The Bohemian Club - 9:30 pm. $25, Student ticket cost $10. “The four DAIZY’S LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - “A THE BFA READINGS - Enjoy past and present professionally trained members are equally night of songs, spooks, and stilettos as SOU students’ reading of original poetry, prose, WILLIAMS astute as playing a classical piece by Bach Queen Daizy searches for SOU’s Next Drag fiction and other works of creative writing - 7 OPEN MIC - Thursdays at Cocina 7 - 7 to 10 pm. as they are at rocking out to Led Zeppelin, or Supermonster.” Halloween Drag Extravaganza to 9 pm - No cover, minors welcome - Show up picking up Spain by Chick Corea. To experience at SOU’s Rogue River Room (SU Bldg). Doors early for sign-ups - Sponsored by Craig Wright, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 Quattrosound is to take an exciting journey at 7 pm, show at 7:30 pm. Admission is $1 at second and last Thursdays monthly - Caldera APPLEGATE through music.” the door. The show is open to all community Tap House. BLACK UHURU - “With 14 full length albums, THE ROGUE UNDERGROUND - Halloween members, but be advised that this show is for DART TOURNAMENT - The Black Sheep Pub 7 instrumental dub albums, and 4 live albums Party at G Street Bar and Grill, Oct 27 & 28. mature audiences. & Restaurant - 7:30 pm - $5 cover. they have the highest record sales in reggae Music starts at 8:30 pm, ends at 12 am. No SOUTHERN OREGON REPERTORY SINGERS PICKIN’ PEAR - Oberon’s. 8 to 11 pm. music behind Bob Marley.” Applegate River cover charge. 21 and over. - “The Heart’s Reflection” at the SOU Music OPEN MIC - Artistry Bloom Thursdays at Lodge. Doors 8 pm. Show 9 pm. $30 adv, $35 THE DANCE OF THE DEAD - DJ, open bar, Recital Hall. Passionate, big-hearted music by Granite Taphouse. Sign up for open mic and at the door. costume contest, and food at the Redwood established masters Giovanni Palestrina, J.S. enter the Granite’s monthly contest, Artistry ASHLAND Grange. 8 pm to 12:30 am. $10 at the door Bach, and Johannes Brahms, and more. 7:30 Bloom, where an artist will be featured as a JOHN HOLLIS - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. gets you into the contest. Bring your ID. pm. $32 and $26, with student and SNAP paid performer! 9 pm, hosted by local author, NOT TOO SHABBY - Belle Fiore Winery - 6 to IAN SANDERS AND THE SANDBAGGERS - card holders charged $5 on dale of sale. Visit Sphera Sol Cloudancer. 8 pm. Blues / rock / country band from Capistrano repsingers.org or call 541-552-0900. Pre- TRIVIA NIGHT - Hosted by Miriam Lanning, DAVID SCOGGIN - The Wild Goose - 6 pm - Beach, CA. The Sound Lounge. 9:30 pm to concert lecture at 6:30 pm, Room 132 on the Thursdays at Smithfields Pub & Pies - 8 to 10 pm. Karaoke with Will at 8:30 pm. 12:30 am. Free show. first floor of the SOU Music Building. “If the GRANTS PASS HALLOWEEN POETRY READING & OPEN JACKSONVILLE eyes are the gateway to the soul, music is the BURLESQUE BINGO - Darby Doll presents a MIC - Bellview Grange. 6 - 7 social hour, bring OPEN MIC - Fourth Friday Open Mic at Pony gateway to the heart.” ghoulish themed Burlesque Bingo night at The desserts to share, coffee and tea available. 7 - Espresso. 5:30 to 8:30 pm. Originals Only, no OPEN HEART KIRTAN - “Come sing and dance Sound Lounge, with “tricks and treats for all.” 7 8:30 pm Poetry / Open Mic. Come in costume covers. All ages. Sign up at 5 pm. your prayers” with Kavita Kat MacMillan and to 9 pm. $5 cover. if you like! Suggested donation $5 - 10, no one KENTUCKY BLEND - Bella Union Restaurant & Bhakti Shakti at the Jackson Wellsprings. 8 to 11 KARAOKE NIGHT - Thursdays at The turned away. Saloon - 8 pm. pm. $20 adv, $25 suggested donation at the door. Whammy Bar - 8 pm. ECSTATIC DANCE - Fractal Love Jam (7-8:30 FRANKIE HERNANDEZ - J’Ville Tavern. 9 pm KARAOKE WITH QUEEN BRE - The Wild THADDEUS GONZALES / JOSHUA GIBSON - pm) and DJ Philip (8:30-10 pm) at the Jackson to midnight. Goose - 8:30 pm. G Street Bar and Grill. 8 pm to midnight. Wellsprings. 7 to 10 pm. $10, all ages, 12 and SLOW CORPSE - Annual Slow Corpse MEDFORD under free. Visit FractalLoveJam.com. This is Halloweekend Freakout at Brickroom. 9 pm. JACKSONVILLE LIVE MUSIC - Happy Hour at Lark’s Restaurant an ecstatic dance, please conversations on the $10 cover. PHIL REED - Bella Union Restaurant & Saloon - 4:30 to 6 pm. dance floor, and check in with others before - 8 pm. RICKASHANE - Featuring Rick Bolz at GRANTS PASS initiating contact dance. DANBERT NOBACON / ABSINTHE ROSE Morrton’s Pizza & Pub - 8 to 10 pm - No cover. HARVEST PARTY - Annual Harvest Party at AMY COREY - Oberon’s - 8 pm. / TREVOR JONES - See Danbert Nobacon, ROCK CANDY - Grape Street Bar and Grill - 8 Schmidt Family Vineyards. 12 to 5 pm. All you RICK AND MORTY THEMED HALLOWEEN founding member of the English punk band pm to midnight. can eat shrimp and crab. Grape stomp, games PARTY - Performances by Belico, NOWA, Chumbawamba, and others at Full Bloom Farm FORTUNE’S FOLLY - Rock from Eugene at with prizes, hayrides and live music! $45 Wine N.O.X., G_RAD, and Alcyon Massive at & Bakery, 3000 Yale Cr Rd. - 8 pm. Howiee’s on Front. Doors 9 pm. Free show. Club Members / $50 Non-Wine Club Members / Brickroom. You are encouraged to dress up LIVE MUSIC - Live music every Friday & $25 Ages 12 - 18 / Free for kids under 12. Call the KERBY like Rick or Morty or any other character from Saturday at Pier 21 - 9 pm to 1 am. Tasting Room at 541-846-9985 to reserve. OPEN MIC - Thursdays at The G Spot Fine Bar the show. Between 8:30 - 9 pm ONLY, those CHADWICKS COMEDY NIGHT - Headliner: Al FORTUNE’S FOLLY - 2 rocking sets at The Haul. & Grill - 7 pm. in themed costumes will be granted free entry. Goodwin - Opener: Peter Hall - Chadwicks Pub & 8 pm to midnight. Feel free to dress up! $10 after that. Doors 8:30 pm, show ends at MEDFORD Sports Bar - Show starts at 9 pm - $10 cover. SUCKERPUNCH / JOHN DOUGH BOYS / 2 am. DAVID OUELLETTE - Thursday mornings at KRANK IT UP KARAOKE - Pit Stop Tavern - 9 pm. VOMITTFACE - The Sound Lounge. 9 pm to 1 DANBERT NOBACON / ABSINTHE ROSE / Limestone Coffee - 9:30 am. am. Free show. TREVOR JONES - Danbert Nobacon, “freak GLASS TUNG / MELANCHOLY / NAUTIKAL / SELMA THE ROGUE UNDERGROUND - Halloween Party music legend,” is a founding member of the RAYVEN / BREMER - Hallowed Eves Mini Tour OPEN MIC - Fridays at The Smoking Duck, at G Street Bar and Grill. Music starts at 8:30 pm, English punk rock band Chumbawamba. at The Bamboo Room, King Wah’s. 7 to 10 pm. 8 pm to 1 am. Live DJ & musicians, plus ends at 12 am. No cover charge. 21 and over. $5 cover. All ages hip hop show. Smithfields Pub & Pies - 9 pm. giveaways. [P] HAUNTED HOUSE BEATS - Halloween JACKSONVILLE THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY - A tribute TALENT kick off party at Granite Taphouse, featuring KENTUCKY BLEND - Bella Union Restaurant & to the story of folk-rock legends, Paul Simon THE UNSEEN OTHERS - A stage upgrade deviant house/breaks provided by DJs Samuel Saloon - 8 pm. and Art Garfunkel. With cutting-edge lighting, benefit show at the Talent Club. $5 - $10 Lawrence and Soulbotic. 9:30 pm to 2 am. $10 projections and a live band, relive the ‘60s and suggested donation. 9 ish. MEDFORD the distinctive “spine-tingling harmonies” (The cover, 21 and over w/ ID. PHOENIX SIGALOVE - Live music at the OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 15 LIVE MUSICand Nightlife Northwest Outdoor Store’s Growler Station, JIM QUINBY - 6-8 pm, plus Little Thom’s Open KEN HART - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. midnight. serving microbrews, kombucha and pub fare. 2 Mic with Dave Hampton at 8 to 11 pm - The TRIVIA NIGHT - Louie’s Restaurant - 7 pm - PHOENIX to 4 pm. $5 cover. Family-friendly! Wild Goose. Free to play, plus prizes! OPEN MIC - The Phoenix Clubhouse - 7 to 10 SONGS OF BROADWAY - Rogue Valley KARAOKE WITH BREEZY - Superstar Karaoke, HALLOWEEN KARAOKE - The Wild Goose - pm - Free, all ages, all talents. Harmonizers present “Songs of Broadway” Sundays at Granite Tap House - 9 pm. 8:30 pm - No cover. with special Guest Star, Vocal Spectrum, 2006 GRANTS PASS BATHTUB GIN SERENADERS - Halloween THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 International Quartet Champions. Craterian Party at Hearsay. 8 to 10:30 pm. ONE DOLLAR CHECK - Halloween Party at Theater. Performances at 2 pm and 7 pm. SPOOKADELIC HALLOWEEN ASHLAND The Sound Lounge, with special guest Dylan Tickets $25, $20 adults / $15 Student (ages 6 FUNKTACULAR - Con Brio, Lyrics Born with ED DUNSAVAGE TRIO - Belle Fiore Winery - 5 Crawford of Massive Delicious. 9 pm to 1:30 to 18). full band, Sepiatonic. DJ Funkenstein, Circus to 7 pm. am. Free show! 21 and over. Come in costume! FELLED / NAGAMATR / GRAVEBURNER - luminescence, Levity, and more! Live at the JOHN HOLLIS - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. Metal show at The Bamboo Room, King Wah’s. MEDFORD Armory. $30 adv, $35 day of show. DART TOURNAMENT - The Black Sheep, 7:30 7 pm. $5 cover until 9 pm. All ages until 10 pm. BATTALION OF SAINTS / OPPRESSED LOGIC KARAOKE - Hosted by Legendary-Oke at pm, $5. THE SLOW POISONER / ICONOPLASTY / EL / THE CRYPTICS / I.T.F. - Medford Pyrate Smithfields Pub & Pies - 9 to 11:30 pm. JEF FRETWELL BAND - The Wild Goose - 8 Punx. 6:30 pm to 10 pm. Wear Costumes! pm - No cover. CHAPO - Medford Pyrate Punx. 7 to 10 pm. $5 JACKSONVILLE at the door. “If you don’t know where it is, ask $10. TRIVIA NIGHT - Thursdays at Smithfields Pub OPEN JAM - Hosted by T.J. Elton, Tuesdays at somebody.” OPEN MIC - Hosted by Robbie DaCosta at & Pies, hosted by Miriam Lanning - 8 to 10 pm. the J’ville Tavern - 7 pm - No cover. HALLOWEEN COSTUME PARTY - DJ Chuck Jefferson Spirits - 7 to 10 pm. OPEN MIC - Artistry Bloom Thursdays at and DJ Waller. $800 in cash prizes! Tickets $8 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Granite Taphouse. Sign up for open mic and adv, $10 at the door. Doors open at 9 pm. Ends MONDAY, OCTOBER 30 enter the Granite’s monthly contest, Artistry 2:30 am. The Edge Nightclub & Patio. ASHLAND APPLEGATE Bloom, where an artist will be featured as a CALIFORNIA KIND - Day two at the Applegate paid performer! 9 pm, hosted by local author, CHADWICKS COMEDY NIGHT - Headliner: Al KEN HART - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. River Lodge. Doors 7:30 pm. Show 8 pm. $20 Sphera Sol Cloudancer. Goodwin - Opener: Peter Hall - Chadwicks Pub PAUL SCHMELING TRIO - Jazz - Martino’s adv, $25 at the door. & Sports Bar - Show starts at 9 pm - $10 cover. Restaurant - 7 to 10 pm. GRANTS PASS LIVE MUSIC - Live music every Friday & REBECCA TROON - “A performing songwriter, ASHLAND KARAOKE NIGHT - Thursdays at The Saturday at Pier 21 - 9 pm to 1 am. Rebecca Troon accompanies herself on guitar, THE BROTHERS REED - Belle Fiore Winery - 5 Whammy Bar - 8 pm. KARAOKE WITH BREEZY - Pit Stop Tavern - 9 pm. banjo and percussion. She won first place in to 7 pm. JACKSONVILLE songwriting at the Gig Harbor Folk Festival in KEN HART - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. PHOENIX TIM MITCHELL DUO - Bella Union Restaurant Washington in 2007.” Grizzly Peak Winery. 7 GENE’S THEMED OPEN MIKE - Theme: CHRIS SMITHER - A ‘one-man band to the & Saloon - 8 pm. bone!” Folk, Americana and Blues concert at to 9 pm. Admission $15 at the door. Political Songs. The Wild Goose, 8 to 11 pm, Hilltop Music Shop. 7:30 to 9:30 pm. $35. [P] SOU MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP CONCERT - sign ups begin at 7:30 pm. Free Pool from 6 pm KERBY Brownpapertickets.com/event/3050866. Enjoy eclectic performances with the Southern to midnight on Wednesdays. Free. OPEN MIC - Thursdays at The G Spot Fine Bar Oregon Repertory Singers and specially chosen RYAN ZIMMERMAN - Americana roots at & Grill - 7 pm. ROGUE RIVER musical pieces featuring the SOU Music Oberon’s - 9 to 11 pm. HOG WILD - Live music every Saturday night at MEDFORD Faculty including a world premiere written by GRANTS PASS DAVID OUELLETTE - Limestone Coffee - 9:30 am. Homestead Pub - 9 pm to 1 am - No cover. Mark Eliot Jacobs. 7:30 pm at the SOU Music KARAOKE WITH BREEZY - Wednesdays at LADIES NIGHT - Thirsty Thursdays at Grape Street Recital Hall. $25 General Seating, Free for full SELMA Stitches Bar & Grill - 9 pm. Bar & Grill - Music by Dysfunktion starts at 7 pm. 9TH ANNUAL LOCAL FOOD DINNER - time students. Proceeds benefit SOU music THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE - “Get thee JACKSONVILLE Celebrate sustainable community with a students’ scholarships. to the Craterian for this uproarious, one-of-a- JEFF KLOETZEL - Wine ‘n Dine at South Stage silent auction, food by Feral, and outrageous PEGGY ROSE’S SINGER’S SHOWCASE - The kind Shakespearean improv troupe!” There will Cellars. Music 6 to 8 pm, cover varies. Reserve entertainment by Long Blond Silver at the Wild Goose - 7:30 to 11 pm, sign up begins at 7 be no winter of discontent for theatergoers who $10 dinners online. Takilma Community Building. 5:30 to 9 pm. pm - No cover. get a ticket to behold “one of the most reliable $15 adv, $20 at the door. $0 - 10 for kiddos. OPEN MIC - Oberon’s Tavern - Sign up at 8:30 MEDFORD clever and funny improv troupes in the country” For more info or to volunteer, contact Spiral pm, music and more at 9 pm to 11 - No cover. LIVE MUSIC - Happy Hour at Lark’s Restaurant (The New York Times). Craterian Theater. Living Center at 541-592-3642. ROBBIE DACOSTA & FRIENDS - Mondays at - 4:30 to 6 pm. 7:30 pm. Tickets $22 - $28 / Youth & Students Smithfields Pub & Pies - 8 to 11 pm. TALENT TRIVIA NIGHT - Howiee’s On Front - 7 to 10 (22 and under) $16 - $22. “To see, or not to BOOS AND BOOZE - “When tombs creak ONE DOLLAR CHECK - Saturday night dance pm - No cover. see: there is no question!” open and witches take flight, we’ll gather in the party with Eugene favorites, One Dollar Check TRIVIA NIGHT - Portal Brewing Company - DJ JIM - 80’s, Alternative and Dance Night - desolate dark of night. Come join in the revelry, at The Talent Club. 9 pm to 1 am. $10 cover. 7:30 pm. Thursdays at Howiee’s On Front - 9 pm to close do not dare be late. Else woe, misfortune shall [P] MOMIX: OPUS CACTUS - “MOMIX’s - No cover. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 be your fate.” Enjoy themed cocktails and food founder and artistic director, Moses Pendleton, KARAOKE UNDER THE STARS - Hosted by during Halloween at Oberon’s. 8 pm to 1 am. wields his visionary prowess to display the wild Breezy at The Bohemian Club - 9:30 pm. APPLEGATE Music by Jake & Friends. $5 cover. splendor of the American Southwest in the visually SHOOK TWINS - “Their eclectic style fluctuates WILLIAMS MEDFORD astounding Opus Cactus. His internationally from song to song; drawing from their life OPEN MIC - Thursdays at Cocina 7 - 7 to 10 pm. INDUSTRY NIGHT - Jefferson Spirits - Happy acclaimed troupe of dance illusionists manifest the experience they write about being potters’ Hour every night 4 to 6 pm, 20% off for all rich beauty of its landscape, inhabitants and the daughters, the sway of the subconscious, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Service Industry employees on Mondays! human form with ingenious costuming, props and imagined superpowers and a chicken friend PAUL TURNIPSEED - Jazz every Monday at music, ranging from classical to New Age to the ASHLAND named ‘Rose.’” Applegate River Lodge. Doors 8 Lark’s Restaurant - 4:30 to 6 pm. sounds of nature itself.” Craterian Theater. 7:30 DAVID SCOGGIN - The Wild Goose - 6 pm - pm. Show 9 pm. $20 adv, $25 at the door. TRIVIA NIGHT - “Geeks Who Drink” Pub Trivia pm to 9 pm. $32 - $38. Karaoke with Will at 8:30 pm. ASHLAND at ‘BricktownE’ Brewing Company - 7 pm. OPEN JAM NIGHT - Pier 21 Tavern - 8 pm to JOHN HOLLIS - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. ROGUE RAGE DUO - Belle Fiore Winery - 12 TRIVIA NIGHT - 4 Daughters Irish Pub to 2 pm. - 7:30 pm. CELTIC MUSIC SESSION - Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant - 2 pm. TUESDAY, OCTOBER SOUTHERN OREGON REPERTORY SINGERS - “The Heart’s Reflection” at the SOU Music 31 Recital Hall. 3 pm. $32 and $26, with student APPLEGATE and SNAP card holders charged $5 on dale CALIFORNIA KIND - “Jam veterans of sale. Visit repsingers.org or call 541-552- Barry Sless, Rob Barraco, Pete Sears 0900. Pre-concert lecture at 2 pm, Room 132 and John Molo teams up with singer/ on the first floor of the SOU Music Building. songwriter/guitarist Katie Skene CRAIG WRIGHT BAND - Belle Fiore Winery - 5 to perform original music, classic to 7 pm. Americana and rock n’ roll, blending KEN HART - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. uninhibited jams, swamp blues, old THE CORNER BOYS - Oberon’s - 6 to 9 pm. style twang, traditional roots music, THE ROGUE VALLEY SPEAKEASY - Calling all and Southern soul into a musical truth poets, all performers, all bards and all artists! that pushes forward the tradition of Local poet chef Blaine Lindsey hosts an evening the California Jam Band movement.” at Tonton’s Artisan Affections. 7 to 10 pm. $5 Day one at the Applegate River Lodge. at the door. Free entry for performers. The Doors 7:30 pm. Show 8 pm. $20 adv, only rules: Hate and violence free / Offer your $25 at the door. best (both artists and audience) / No props or ASHLAND instruments. LIVE AT THE ARMORY HOSTS INDUBIOUS ON NOVEMBER 3 16 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM LIVE MUSICand Nightlife Restaurant & Saloon - 8 pm. pm - No cover. MEDFORD OPEN MIC - Oberon’s Tavern - Sign up at 8:30 pm, music and more at 9 pm - No cover. HOT GOSSIP - Grape Street Bar and Grill. 8 ROBBIE DACOSTA & FRIENDS - Mondays at pm to midnight. Smithfields Pub & Pies - 8 to 11 pm. CHADWICKS COMEDY NIGHT - Headliner: Laura Hayden - Opener: Land Parker - MEDFORD Chadwicks Pub & Sports Bar - Show starts at 9 [P] TIFFANY WILSON - Smile Movement pm - $10 cover. Presents, LLC, in association with KARAOKE WITH BREEZY - Pit Stop Tavern RLM Entertainment, present another - 9 pm. #LiveFromTheHive event! Catch Seattle’s DJ CHUCK - Every Saturday night at The Edge Tiffany Wilson, live streamed from the Smile Nightclub and Patio - 10 pm. Movement Presents, LLC Facebook page. 7:30 LIVE MUSIC - Live music every Friday & pm (PST). Saturday night at Pier 21 Tavern - 9 pm to 1 am INDUSTRY NIGHT - Jefferson Spirits - Happy - No cover. Hour every night 4 to 6 pm, 20% off for all ROGUE RIVER Service Industry employees on Mondays! HAPPY HOUR & LIVE MUSIC - Lark’s JIM LESHER & THE WESTERN EXPRESS Restaurant - 4:30 to 6 pm. - Country / Classic rock - Live music and TRIVIA NIGHT - “Geeks Who Drink” Pub Trivia dancing every Saturday night at Homestead at ‘BricktownE’ Brewing Company - 7 pm. Pub - 9 pm to 1 am - No cover. TRIVIA NIGHT - 4 Daughters Irish Pub - 7:30 pm. TALENT JERRY JOSEPH AND THE JACKMORMONS - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 NOVEMBER 8, ARI AND MIA WILL PERFORM AT GRIZZLY PEAK WINERY The Talent Club. 9 pm. $20 at the door. ASHLAND SAMHAIN COMMUNITY RITUAL - “On this - No cover. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 KEN HART - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. PHOENIX SIGALOVE & FRIENDS - The Wild sacred cross quarter day, the veil between the TALENT worlds is thin and we join together to collectively ASHLAND Goose. No cover. JERRY JOSEPH AND THE JACKMORMONS - shift into the darker days the year.” Samhain CELTIC MUSIC SESSION - Live at the Black TRIVIA NIGHT - Louie’s Restaurant - 7 pm - 2 nights at The Talent Club. 9 pm. $20 at the Ceremony will include Elder Honoring, Ritual Sheep Pub & Restaurant - 2 pm. Free to play, plus prizes! door. “Joseph is a prolific and accomplished Fire Dance, Ancestral Attunement, plus music, PEOPLE FOR PUERTO RICO - An evening of KARAOKE - Hosted by Legendary-Oke at songwriter, writing hits for Widespread Panic dancing, bonfires, and lots of cider! Goddess great music and solidarity with Puerto Rico at Smithfields Pub & Pies - 9 to 11:30 pm. and releasing 30 albums in his 30+ year Temple of Ashland at the Jackson Wellsprings. 7 the “People for Puerto Rico” benefit concert, career; as a solo artist, with the Jackmormons, JACKSONVILLE pm to 10 pm. Historic Ashland Armory. All ages, from 5 pm to supergroup Stockholm Syndrome, his burning OPEN JAM - Hosted by T.J. Elton, Tuesdays at INDUBIOUS - “By stepping further into our 9 pm. “All proceeds will go towards helping the two-piece The Denmark Veseys, or originally, the J’ville Tavern - 7 pm - No cover. authenticity and personal truth, we gain back most vulnerable in Puerto Rico.” $20 suggested with his beloved 80s cult band, Little Women.” forgotten pieces of our soul and build our donation at the door - or as much as you care MEDFORD to donate! Lineup includes Vince Herman (of [P] SISTA OTIS - Johnny B’s. 10 pm to 1 am. spiritual power as human beings. As we shed SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 our insecurities, preconceived notions, and Leftover Salmon), Alice DiMicele Band, LEFT, The TALENT cultural programming in life, we step towards ASHLAND Rogue Suspects, Inger Jorgensen, Paul Turnipseed, [P] TIFFANY WILSON - “Tiffany Wilson is a our natural state, where we all started; the zero THE ENGLISH VIOL CONCERT - Michal 33 String Drive, Frankie Hernandez, Bishop true musical artist and songwriter whose voice point. The emptiness and the fullness. From Palzewicz and Pat O’Scannell present a one Mayfield, B Wishes, Dianne Patterson, Phoenix speaks to something real and soulful. Not Zero.” - Indubious. Beyond Time Tour, Live at the hour house concert in Ashland. Concert is Sigalove, Shybo Torres, and Marc Gostnell. Plus, content with writing only standard love songs, Armory, with Sol Seed, Ital Vibes, and Zahira, by reservation only, limited to 35 guests. Call come learn more about a volunteer effort to help her latest album “SeeSharp” also speaks of plus live painting by the one and only Lindy 541-482-9757 or write [email protected] to rebuild school and medical facilities in Puerto inner and outer change, politics, and vision of Kehoe. $15 adv, $20 day of show. All ages show, reserve your seat. Tickets are $20 - $25 sliding Rico. If you, your group or church would like to a brighter future.” Funk and Soul at the Talent kids 12 and under get free admission. Their new scale. Event location provided upon reservation. be a sponsor for this event, or would like to send Club. 8 pm. No cover. album From Zero was released July 1st, 2017. ROD PETRONE - Belle Fiore Winery - 5 to 7 pm. volunteers to help, please contact Alice DiMicele THE TURKEY BUZZARDS - Oberon’s - 9 pm to TIM CHURCH - Saturdays at Standing Stone at [email protected]. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 11 pm. Brewing Company - 5:30 pm. CRAIG WRIGHT BAND - Belle Fiore Winery - 5 ASHLAND KEN HART - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. to 7 pm. CAVE JUNCTION BEAR CREEK JAZZTET - Belle Fiore Winery - 5 KARAOKE WITH QUEEN BRE - The Wild KEN HART - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. to 7 pm. [P] FUNK DUB - 2 nights at The Red Garter. 9 Goose - 8:30 pm. THE CORNER BOYS - Oberon’s - 6 to 9 pm. KEN HART - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. pm. No cover. JIM QUINBY - 6-8 pm, plus Little Thom’s Open CAVE JUNCTION ARI & MIA - “Ari & Mia reference the styles of EAGLE POINT Mic with Dave Hampton at 8-11 pm - The Wild Southern and Northeastern fiddle music and the DOME OF THE DEAD - Annual all-ages Goose. KARAOKE WITH BREEZY - Fridays at Pizza Halloween / Day of the Dead Party at the early American songbook to create a realm where Schmizza - Starts at 8:30 pm - Minors allowed KARAOKE WITH BREEZY - Superstar Karaoke, their own compositions cross paths with older Dome School. Headlining is Brownish Black. Sundays at Granite Tap House - 9 pm. to stay and sing until 10 pm. Costume contest, plus prizes! Doors open at 8 traditions. Their stylish and sophisticated music GRANTS PASS pm. Cost is $10 - 20 sliding scale. This event is GRANTS PASS honors the sounds of Appalachian cottages, rural TIFFANY WILSON - Tiffany Wilson and her a fundraiser for a little school in the woods, The DAVID VESTNY’S BLUES JAM - The Sound dance floors, and urban concert halls. Combine band bring soul, R&B, funk, and hip-hop to The Dome School. Lounge. 4 to 7 pm. Free. this with their innovative approach to songwriting Sound Lounge. Doors at 8 pm. Show starts at [P] FUNK DUB - 2 nights at The Red Garter. 9 HARD WORKING AMERICANS - Rock sextet and the result is a captivating sound.” Grizzly 10 pm. Free show! pm. No cover. dubbed a “super hero group” because of its high- Peak Winery. Admission $15 at the door. profile lineup: Bassist Dave Schools and drummer JIM QUINBY & JEF ADDICOTT - 7:30 pm JACKSONVILLE GRANTS PASS Duane Trucks of Widespread Panic, guitarist Neal at The Wild Goose - Free Pool from 6 pm to MARSHALL STACK & FRIENDS - South Stage JEN AMBROSE - One woman show, featuring Casal of Chris Robinson Brotherhood, keyboardist midnight on Wednesdays. Cellars - 6 to 8 pm. blues, Americana, soul tunes at The Laughing Chad Staehly of Great American Taxi, guitarist BAND DU PAYS - Swing / Jazz music at Liquid BEATS WORKIN’ BAND - Bella Union Clam. 6 to 9 pm. Jesse Aycock, and celebrated singer-songwriter Assets Wine Bar. 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm. For Restaurant & Saloon - 8 pm. MONDO DRAG / TROLL / MOUNTAIN Todd Snider. Historic Rogue Theatre. 8 pm. $38 reservations, call 541-482-9463. TAMER - The Haul - 8 pm to midnight. $8 at MEDFORD general admission. the door. GRANTS PASS LIVE MUSIC - Happy Hour at Lark’s Restaurant ROSEDALE - “Rosedale combines elements of GET STUFFED! - It’s Happy DRAGS-giving KARAOKE WITH BREEZY - Wednesdays at - 4:30 to 6 pm. pop, rock, and hip-hop to create music that is non- at The Vault Nite Club, presented by Labrys Stitches Bar & Grill - 9 pm. THE BROTHERS REED - Plus full band at stop party!” The Sound Lounge. 9 to 11 pm. Free. Society. Doors at 7 pm. Showtime 8 pm. RoxyAnn Winery - 6 pm to 8 pm. MEDFORD Tickets $10 at the door, $5 if you donate 3 non- MEDFORD HOT GOSSIP - Grape Street Bar and Grill. 8 LIVE MUSIC - Happy Hour at Lark’s Restaurant perishable food items. This show benefits the KEYCHAIN / INSANITY’S REIGN - No Rest For The pm to midnight. - 4:30 to 6 pm. Josephine County Food Bank. Wicked - North American Tour. All ages show at The CHADWICKS COMEDY NIGHT - Headliner: TRIVIA NIGHT - Howiee’s On Front - 7 to 10 REFRESH - Kenobi Productions Refresh DJ’s Bamboo Room, King Wah’s. 7 to 10 pm. $5 cover. Laura Hayden - Opener: Land Parker - pm - No cover. at The Sound Lounge. 10 pm to 2 am. Free Chadwicks Pub & Sports Bar - Show starts at 9 TRIVIA NIGHT - Portal Brewing Company - admission. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 pm - $10 cover. 7:30 pm. ASHLAND KRANK IT UP KARAOKE - Pit Stop Tavern - 9 JACKSONVILLE PHOENIX KEN HART - Callahan’s Lodge - 6 pm. pm. NICK GARRETT-POWELL - South Stage Cellars OPEN MIC & JAM - The Phoenix Clubhouse - 7 PAUL SCHMELING TRIO - Martino’s Playing a show? LIVE MUSIC - Live music every Friday & - 6 to 8 pm. $10 cover. to 10 pm - Drums, amps, keyboard and more Restaurant - 7 pm. Let us know! Email: Saturday night at Pier 21 Tavern - 9 pm to 1 am BEATS WORKIN’ BAND - Bella Union available for use - Free, all ages. PAUL TURNIPSEED TRIO - The Wild Goose - 8 [email protected] OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 17 EVENTS Art ASHLAND LITERARY ARTS FESTIVAL Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 10 am - 4 pm. The Ashland Literary Arts Festival (ALAF, formerly the ALF), now focuses on independent story and thought throughout the entire Cascadia region, celebrating not only books, but all forms of expression: literature, poetry, journalism, art, lyrics, comics, film, and documentary. Twenty independent publishers from the region, as well as their authors, will attend this year’s event. Highlights include a reading from Elizabeth Woody, our Oregon poet laureate; a Wonder Woman costume contest, and more! SOU Hannon Library, Ashland, Oregon. AUTUMN BOUNTY During October, lovely paintings of harvested Rogue Valley hay fields, cornucopias of ripe Rogue Valley pears, grapes, cherries and others fruits, and renderings of fall colors in watercolor, oils, acrylics and photography await visitors on the Feature Wall at Medford’s Art du Jour Gallery, 213 E Main St, Medford. OCTOBER IMAGINARIUM: HATS & MASKS Through October 29, 2017, “Let your imagination get spooky” during “OCTOBER IMAGINARIUM: Hats and Masks,” an Artfully Twisted Halloween Exhibit at Art Presence Art Center, 206 N 5th St, Jacksonville. This is the fifth year for this fun, popular Halloween inspired show. Details at www.art-presence.org. PHOTO CASCADIA Photo Cascadia consists of seven photographers: ZACK SCHNEPF, PHOTO CASCADIA, FROM ATOMOSPHERE, HANSON HOWARD GALLERY Erin Babnik, Sean Bagshaw, David Cobb, Adrien Klein, Kevin McNeal, Chip Phillips, and Zack by the flicker of Candle Light. These eerie tours to ACCESS allowing the organization to provide Geocaching International Film Festival. Medford Schnepf. All are from the Cascadia region of the will traverse the historic route of the Oregon Caves. housing assistance to veterans. As part of the Library, 205 S Central Ave. Pacific Northwest and share the common interest With lantern in hand you will be guided through grants, Hermann guarantees that the project will be of photographing the beauty of the outdoors around the mysterious darkness that lies with the Siskiyou affordable for renters for 60 years. This is the 17th I CAN I WILL I DID the globe but especially the area they call home. Mountains. Follow the River Styx into the damp housing project for ACCESS since 1995. Thursday, November 9, 6:30 pm. If 85 tickets are Show runs November 1 - 18, 2017. Come to an artist heavy murk towards an unknown end be it Hades or sold before October 30, there will be a private reception, November 3, from 5 - 8 pm. Gallery the light of day once again. Let the myths and tales of 10TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY MARKET screening of I Can I Will I Did at Ashland’s Varsity Hours Tues-Sat, 11 am - 5 pm. Hanson Howard times gone by haunt you while you wander through AT THE EXPO Theatre. Synopsis: When bullied to the brink of Gallery, 89 Oak St, Ashland. the ancient marble halls. As your imagination takes Friday, November 10, 10am - 6 pm. Saturday, despair, depressed foster youth Ben gets hit by a hold, you will be left with the lingering question, November 11, 10am - 6 pm. Over 160 booths filled car, robbing him of his ability to walk. Stuck in the what really lies beneath?” Tours are family-friendly with handcrafted creations! Holiday decorations hospital, the teenager gives up on life, until he meets for ages 10 and older (minimum height of 42” for and fresh wreaths, one of a kind jewelry, hand sewn Adrienne, a wheelchair user and fellow patient who Classes children). Costumes are welcome...but no glitter, dolls, apparel, quilting and needlework, stained breathes hope into his life and introduces him to her BRIDGING DIFFERENCES capes, or excessively large costumes. Reservations glass, fused glass, woodworking, soaps and lotions, grandfather, Taekwondo Grand Master Kang. Kang Saturday, October 28, from 9 am - 12 pm. The Skills strongly recommended, available on recreation.gov metal-working, decorative painting, treats and not only teaches Ben how to walk again, but also Team of the Ashland Culture of Peace Commission or toll free at 1-877-444-6777. There are limited goodies, and much more! The Expo, 1 Peninger Rd, how to take charge of his own life. Visit www.tugg. presents a workshop, “Bridging Differences: What same day first-come first-serve tours. Cost $10 for Central Point (I-5, Exit 33). com/events/i-can-i-will-i-did-jqej. if you could talk to anyone about anything?” In seniors and adults, $7 for those ages 10-15. this dynamic communication training, learn to see 5TH ANNUAL WILD & SCENIC FILM conflict as a courageous opportunity, take risks SAMHAIN CELEBRATION IN EAGLE FESTIVAL in a safe environment, and practice new tools to POINT Film Friday, November 10, from 5 - 9 pm. Considered engage with people who see the world differently. Saturday, October 28, 2017. “Artisans, prepare to one of the nation’s premiere environmental and In this way we can build a foundation of respect win fame. Duellists, sharpen your swords…There [P] A THOUSAND MOTHERS adventure film festivals, the Wild and Scenic and understanding as we work together on the will be singing, dancing, games, shenanigans, and Thursday, October 26, from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Set at films combine stellar filmmaking, beautiful many issues facing our community. There is a $25 merry-making as we bid farewell to summer and say an ancient nunnery above the majestic Irrawaddy cinematography and first-rate storytelling to inform, suggested donation at the door, though no one will welcome to winter.” Celebrate the turning of the River, A Thousand Mothers is an unprecedented inspire and ignite solutions and possibilities to be turned away. Pre-registration is required. Contact year in traditional Celtic fashion by joining the Shire look into the lives of Buddhist nuns in Sagaing, restore the earth and human communities while Joanne Lescher, email heartspeak@joannelescher. of Glyn Dwfn at their Samhain Feast, held this year Myanmar. Q&A with filmmaker Kim Shelton to creating a positive future for the next generation. com. Event location: First United Methodist Church, at the Ashpole Community Center, 17 Buchanan Ave, follow the screening. Suggested donation $20. For Doors open at 5 pm for Happy Hour, silent auction, Wesley Hall, 175 N Main St, Ashland. Eagle Point, Oregon. Site opens at 10 am, closes at more information, visit www.kscashland.org. Kagyu food and fun. Presentations and films will run from 11 pm. Event registration Fees: $20 for adults ($15 Sukha Choling, 109 Clear Creek Dr, Ste 102, Ashland, 6 - 9 pm. Historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St. Go HOW TO GROW SUCCULENTS IN with proof of SCA membership). Youth ages 17 and Oregon. to www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org. THE ROGUE VALLEY under admitted free. Event Steward: Aoibheall an Monday, November 6, from 12:30 pm to 1:15 Sionnach, [email protected]. Feast Steward: A DROP OF LIFE NO MAN’S LAND FILM FESTIVAL pm. Guest speaker Jan Laine, Master Gardener Melisande de Frayne, [email protected]. Friday, October 27, 7 pm. “Set in the near future, Sunday, November 12, from 6 - 8 pm. No Man’s and Succulent Expert, will discuss How to Grow A Drop of Life is the story of two women, a village Land Film Festival is excited to partner with Succulents in the Rogue Valley, how to fertilize and JUST SCREAM HAUNTED HOUSE teacher in rural India and an African American Southern Oregon University’s Outdoor Program to how to propagate. Ashland Garden Club lectures are Just Scream Halloween presents a haunted house, corporate executive, whose disparate lives intersect share a collection of films that promote women’s free and open to the public. Event location: Ashland 7 pm to midnight on October 27 and 28 at 711 East when they are both confronted with lack of access involvement in the outdoor industry in hopes of Community Center, 59 Winburn Way. Main St, Medford. Children under 7 will not be to clean drinking water.” Join the second night of inspiring new adventurers in the beautiful Rogue admitted to the haunted house. Kids 7-12 must be a series of monthly community-driven movie nights Valley! All genders welcome! Tickets are $7, FREE LEARNING: WHAT DO YOU accompanied by an adult. Admission is $5. Pay focused on the issues that matter most. Each night available at SOU Outdoor Program and at the door. KNOW ABOUT BEES AND WASPS? an extra $2 per person and go into the “Scream there will be a panel of activists and experts in Doors at 5 pm, program starts at 6 pm. SOU Music Saturday, November 11, from 3 - 5 pm. Local Chamber” The proceeds from this event benefit different fields to guide community discussion on Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, Oregon. beekeeper and naturalist Travis Owen will use the dogs and cats of the Southern Oregon Humane the issues. Talent Fire Station, 5811 S Pacific Hwy. his amazing photography to highlight differences Society. between bees and wasps; their lifestyles, [P] GEOCACHING INTERNATIONAL appearances, feeding habits and biology. Free VETERANS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FILM FESTIVAL 2017 Food admission, free refreshments. Siskiyou Field Beginning October 26, applications will start being Sunday, November 5, from 1 - 3 pm. “There’s no NIGHT OF 1000 PUMPKINS Institute, 1241 Illinois River Rd, Selma, Oregon. accepted for occupancy of the 17-unit affordable arguing that geocaching is an art, as much as it is Saturday, October 28, from 2:30 - 6:30 pm. Join The veterans’ housing complex developed by ACCESS a game. In designing a creative container, writing Farm at SOU in celebrating another bountiful season (scheduled to be move in ready by mid-December). a memorable log, or going to great lengths to reach of local farming with a “Night of 1000 Pumpkins,” Applications can be picked up at the American a cache, we express ourselves every time we play.” at 155 Walker Ave, Ashland. Entry includes SOU Legion Hall (100 E Jackson St, Medford), the November 2 - 6, 2017, thousands of geocachers will Community catered farm-to-table eats, music, and dancing, Veterans Administration Rehabilitation Center, take part in a global geocaching movie night. The HAUNTED CANDLELIGHT TOURS AT with local beer from Osmo’s Alehouse and wine ACCESS, by emailing [email protected] GIFF 2016 reel will contain an hour of carefully THE OREGON CAVES from Belle Fiore Estate and Winery for sale. Bring or by calling 541-613-5808. Victory Place has been selected finalist films made by geocachers, for Saturday, October 28, from 10 am - 4 pm. “Looking a pre-carved pumpkin to enter the contest for made possible from a $1.96 million grant that the geocachers. This event is free and open to all those for a Halloween haunt? Explore the Oregon Caves scariest, goofiest, most technical, and most abstract Oregon Housing and Community Services awarded who would like to watch the finalists in this years 18 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM EVENTS HALLOWEEN AT connect and play (activities available for kids 4-12)! THE MEDFORD Location: First Christian Church, 305 SW H St (off LIBRARY 4th St), Grants Pass. Tuesday, October 31, from MARY MCSCARY / CREEPY PAIR OF 10 am - 7 pm. Kids of all ages are invited to show off UNDERWEAR STORYTIME their costumes, and trick-or- Saturday, October 28, 11 am. Join a special treat at all customer service Halloween Storytime! First, in Mary McScary, desks at the Medford Public bestselling authors R.L. Stine and Marc Brown join Library, 205 S Central Ave. forces again in a funny story featuring a fearless Please note that no masks anti-heroine that will have kids and their parents can be worn in the library cheering! Then, in Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Aaron by any person of any age. Reynolds and Peter Brown team up for a hilarious Come check out the results and creepy story of a brave rabbit and a very weird of the Jackson County Library pair of underwear. Barnes and Noble, 1400 Biddle Staff’s pumpkin-carving Rd, Medford. talents, and stop by the Children’s Department to decorate a trick-or-treat bag! Pre-K Halloween Storytime Meetings with simple craft from 10:30 CLEAN ENERGY 2018 - YOUR - 11:30 am in the Children’s PLANET NEEDS YOU! Department. Trick-or- Tuesday, October 31, from 6 to 7:30 pm. This Treating at customer service month’s SOCAN General Meeting will focus on desks from 10 am - 7 pm. the Clean Energy Jobs Bill that will be introduced into the Oregon Legislature in 2018. Explanation [P] of the Bill, economic impact, campaign status, and SPOOKTACULAR what you can do will be included. Visit socan.eco. HALLOWEEN AT Medford Public Library, 205 S Central Ave. THE ROGUE VALLEY THE FUTURE OF WEST MEDFORD: FAMILY FUN COMMUNITY DINNER & CENTER DISCUSSION OCTOBER 27, PAINT PUMPKINS AT REBEL BRICKS Tuesday, October 31, from Friday, November 3, from 5 - 7 pm. Is the rent too 4 - 7 pm. The Rogue Valley high? Are you tired of senseless evictions, price pumpkin. Locally crafted prizes for the winners! - 3 pm, May - Dec at the Bellview Grange, 1050 Family Fun Center presents hikes, deposits, and lack of repairs? The Community All pumpkin entries will be candlelit at sunset. Tolman Creek Rd. Free admission, vendor space is their 7th Annual Spooktacular Halloween event and Alliance of Tenants and The Southern Oregon Central Admission for SOU students: $10; admission for $10. costume contest. They’ll have Trick or Treat bags Labor Chapter host an evening at the Medford Public community members: $20; free admission for kids Medford Markets: Thursdays & Saturdays (through filled with goodies for the kids, $5 attraction tickets, Library (205 S Central Ave), where they will talk 12 and under. All proceeds go to new infrastructure Nov/Oct 2017), 8:30 am - 1:30 pm, Hawthorne Park, refreshments, music from DJ Gemineye, games and with Councilor Kay Brooks and community leaders for The Farm as well as to support local Luke 501 E Main St. SNAP match up to $10. Visit www. as always free miniature golf for all in costume at about the fight happening now to improve the lives Laurenson in overcoming Cerebral Palsy. rvgrowersmarket.com. this fun filled family afternoon. Kids 17 and under are of everyone in the community, not just the wealthy Jacksonville Market: 9 am - 1 pm, Sundays at 206 eligible to enter the costume contest, 1st place winner few. Bring your kids, your friends, your family, and EAT WINGS, RAISE FUNDS N 5th St. gets a $300 RVFFC gift card (2nd and 4rd place your neighbors to show support for #TenantPower Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Eat wings and help a prizes as well). RVFFC,1A Peninger Rd, Central Point. group of Crater Drama students raise funds for their ASHLAND COMMUNITY MEALS and the workers in our community! trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, for the Fringe Festival in Tuesdays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm: Free community meal at HALLOWEEN AT THE ROGUE August 2018. Go the Facebook event page: www. Wesley Hall, First United Methodist Church (175 VALLEY FAMILY YMCA DEMOCRACY AT RISK Sunday, November 5, 2017, from 4 - 6 pm. Illinois facebook.com/events/146638436079792. The N Main St) hosted by Uncle Foods Diner. Contact Tuesday, October 31, from 6 pm - 8 pm. “With over Valley Indivisible invites you to “Democracy at cover photo for the event is also the coupon/ticket Maren Faye, Director of Uncle Foods Diner at 30 decorated cars and 600 kids in costume, this Risk: A Nonpartisan Community Dialogue.” Join you need to bring with you! Present that ticket on [email protected]. Fridays, 5 pm: Free event is fun for the whole family.” There are three a politically diverse panel of local leaders in a November 1, 2017 at Buffalo Wild Wings, 1700 Delta community meal at Pioneer Hall, 73 Winburn Way. ways to join in: Donate small prizes and/or candy; discussion about threats to our democratic system, Waters Rd, Medford, and Buffalo Wild Wings will Call 541-690-2807 to volunteer or donate. Decorate your car trunk (like you would your front and how to find the common ground we need. donate 15% of your total bill to Crater Scotland 2018. porch) and pass out treats to the kids; Bring your Plus music and refreshments! Free and open to PHOENIX COMMUNITY DINNER kids to trick-or-treat from car trunk to car trunk. all concerned citizens. Illinois Valley High School ASHLAND CULINARY FESTIVAL On the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month from 5 - Inquire at the YMCA Welcome Center to learn more. Commons, 625 E River Rd, Cave Junction, Oregon. November 2 - 5, 2017. Join a celebration of 7 pm, the Phoenix Community Kitchen hosts dinner. 541-772-6295. Admission is free. Rogue Valley southern Oregon’s food, drink, talent and creativity Everyone is welcome, bring your neighbors and YMCA, 522 W 6th St, Medford. during this delicious four-day destination event! 12 friends. First Presbyterian Church in Phoenix, 121 W CONSERVATION BOOK CLUB local chefs will compete for Top Chef honor in the Second St. Info: 541-535-1119. TRUNK ‘N’ TREAT AT RUCH Love reading? Love nature? Consider joining the Chef Showdown. Have fun learning and tasting at HARDWARE Conservation Book Club. Discuss local and planet- wide conservation issues inspired by the groups’ culinary workshops throughout the weekend, plus ACCESS ADDS NEW FOOD PANTRY Tuesday, October 31, from 6 pm - 8 pm. Join the readings and personal experiences. This book club sample and purchase from over 30 food artisans, Iglesias Nueva Vision Food Pantry is now open annual Trunk N’ Treat Halloween celebration! meets quarterly at a private residence. For more farms, restaurants, award-winning wineries and on the third Saturday of every month (next is Sat, There will be a trunk contest, kids and grown ups information, email [email protected] or visit breweries. More information and tickets at www. Nov 18) from 12 - 3 pm at 1294 Peach Street in costume contests (please keep it kid friendly), cake www.landconserve.org. ashlandchamber.com/CulinaryFestival. Event Medford. “We’re excited to announce the addition walks (with homemade cakes), and pinatas! Ruch location: Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites, 2525 of a much-needed, new emergency food pantry in Hardware, 181 Applegate Rd, Ruch, Oregon. Ashland St. southwest Medford --specifically one that will serve 2ND TUESDAY BOOK CHAT the Hispanic community,” says ACCESS Nutrition 4-H OPEN HOUSE IN CENTRAL Tuesday, November 14, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Join HEALTHY EATING AND LOCAL Director Philip Yates. Consistent and reliable POINT the 2nd Tuesday Book Chat as they discuss select novels on the second Tuesday of each month. FOOD IN THE ROGUE VALLEY: bicultural volunteers are needed. Those interested Saturday, November 4, from 11 am - 2 pm. Come November 14: The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch. WHERE ARE WE NOW? in volunteering can call 541-774-4315 or email learn about 4-H (Head, Heart, Hands, Health), a December 12: Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, by Wednesday, November 8, from 3 - 5 pm. The [email protected]. national organization which helps young people Anna Qundlen. January 9, 2018: Memory Man, by Rogue Valley Food System Network invites you to a develop life-long knowledge and skills to become David Baldacci. February 13: The Wright Brothers, presentation about the regional efforts to improve engaged citizens. You can see and pet animals, learn by David McCullough. Medford Branch Library, 205 access to healthy and local food in Jackson and about Lego-robotics, photography, public speaking, S Central Ave. Josephine Counties. A Q&A session will follow a Kids & Family cooking, art and sewing clubs, and more! 4-H panel presentation, as well as an opportunity for PUMPKIN PAINTING AT REBEL Leaders and Members will be on hand to explain what QUILTS & GENEALOGY the audience to share their insight and interest in BRICKS 4-H is all about, and they can answer your questions learning about the barriers to healthy eating and local The fourth Tuesday of every month from 1:30 - Friday, October 27, from 10 am - 5 pm. Rebel Bricks and help you to find an ideal club! “Ultimately, 4-H food. The intended audience for this event includes 2:30 pm, the Rogue Valley Genealogical Society will supply the mini pumpkins (with help from Fort alumni become more confident and capable young community members, COO and health-related presents “Quilts & Genealogy Talks.” Sometimes, Vannoy Farms), paint and brushes. If you have citizens who are willing to step out, serve others industry staff interested in determinants of health the research into the history of a quilt leads to other creative supplies you’d like to use, bring them and get involved in the community.” OSU Extension as they pertain to food, food system advocates, and genealogical clues! Free to everyone. Jackson with you! This is a free event with a limit of one Auditorium, 569 Hanley Rd, Central Point. advocates of healthy eating. Questions? Contact County Genealogy Library, 3405 S Pacific Hwy, pumpkin per child. Rebel Bricks, 229 SW G St, Regan Emmons at [email protected] Medford. For information, call 541-512-2340. Grants Pass. PARENT CONNECTION AT THE or call 541-507-7742. Event location: Rogue Valley MEDFORD LIBRARY Community Church, 623 Pine St, Rogue River. CREEPY & CRAWLY HALLOWEEN: A On the fourth Tuesday of every month, from 10 - 11:30 am, meet other parents, share your stories of GRANTS PASS GROWERS MARKET FAMILY HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION Presentations Saturday, October 28, from 10 am - 5 pm. pregnancy, birth, and parenting, and listen to others’ Saturdays, March - Oct 28, 9 am - 1 pm. 4th & F ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum will have experiences. Hosted by members of Southern [P] ESSENTIAL LIGHT STRAW CLAY St, downtown Grants Pass. Oregon Trail (SNAP) and Halloween-themed activities and demonstrations all Oregon Birth Connections. Medford Library, 205 S CONSTRUCTION WIC welcome. Visit www.growersmarket.org. Central Ave. Free admission. day. All activities and demonstrations are included Thursday, October 26, 7 pm. Light Straw Clay - in the price of general admission and membership to ROGUE VALLEY GROWERS & COMMUNITY GROUP FOR KIDS & straw mixed with clay slip - is a versatile, easy-to- CRAFTERS MARKETS the museum. Story Drama is at 10:30 am, featuring use wall building material. Also called “slip-straw,” the book “Bring Me A Rock” by Daniel Miyares. THEIR CAREGIVERS Ashland Tuesday Market: 8:30 am - 1:30 pm, March its durability has been proven in beautiful, centuries- Costume Parade and Contest is at 1 pm. Wild Images 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, from 3 - 4:30 pm - Nov, National Guard Armory, 1420 E Main St. old buildings across Northern Europe and in modern presents “Not-So-Creepy Animals” at 2 pm, with live (September - May). Join Bug-R-Us for an incredible Ashland Saturday Market on Oak Street (downtown), high-performance buildings in North America. animals such as snakes and hissing cockroaches! learning experience on 2nd Wednesdays, and on 8:30 am - 1 pm, May - Oct. “Distilling decades of experience, Essential Light ScienceWorks, 1500 E Main St, Ashland. 4th Wednesdays during Play Group, come share, Ashland Community Market: First Saturdays, 9 am Straw Clay Construction: Complete Step by Step OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 19 EVENTS Guide is the most complete book in English on the first Wednesday the broad range of light straw clay techniques in of each month. use today. Fully illustrated, it provides step-by- Experienced leaders step guidance for both the DIYer and professional organize the count, designer and builder alike.” Bloomsbury Books, 290 and birders with any E Main St, Ashland. Free and open to the public. level of experience are invited to join in this WILLIAM MATSON AND citizen science effort. DESCENDANTS OF CRAZY HORSE Bring binoculars, field Monday, October 30, 5 pm. Crazy Horse family guide, and spotting elders Floyd Clown and Doug War Eagle, plus author scope (if you have William Matson will discuss and sign their book, one). Meet at the “Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life and Legacy,” main parking area based on the family’s oral history. The family on the east side of clarifies the inaccuracies and shares their story the lake opposite the about the past, including what it means to them to boat ramp at Agate be Lakota, and why they chose to keep quiet with Lake. their knowledge for so long before finally deciding to tell the truth as they know it. Barnes and Noble, GRANTS PASS 1400 Biddle Rd, Medford. DISC GOLF CLUB OVER THE EDGE Every Wednesday. Saturday, November 4, 2 pm. Local author Carole Sign-ups end at 5 pm. Beers will be reading from and signing her new novel, Throwing by 5:15 pm. Over the Edge, which is a sequel to Saddle Tramps. Weekly prizes and If you love mysteries and/or competitive horseback more! Cost is $7. For riding...then this series is for you! Barnes and Noble, more info message 1400 Biddle Rd, Medford. A.E. Stevens at 541- 659-6988. Tom LIBERATED: SPIRIT, SOUL, AND Pearce Park in Grants BODY Pass, 3700 Pearce Saturday, November 11, 2 pm. It is local author Carol Park Rd. Tillery’s sincere hope and prayer that this book will give the reader “an opportunity to follow an outline MOUNTAIN for each woman’s life and marriage that will bring BIKING IN fulfillment, peace, and growth according to the JACKSONVILLE Bible.” Barnes and Noble, 1400 Biddle Rd, Medford. Wednesdays, 6 pm, year-round. Cycle Analysis hosts a two hour group Mountain Sports & Outdoor Bike ride on the Britt NOVEMBER 8 - HEALTHY EATING AND LOCAL FOOD IN THE ROGUE VALLEY...WHERE ARE WE NOW 2017 MONSTER DASH Trails in Jacksonville or John’s Peak, which Saturday, October 28. It’s the 9th annual Monster rehearsed and performed all in 24 hours! “The the recurring theme of how the magic of storytelling has 200 miles of trail. Come enjoy good food, Dash in Ashland’s Lithia Park. Packet pick-up and process is simple, or maybe not so much… This is holds the power to change people. The final scene friends, and a great ride. Everyone is welcome. race day registration opens at 8 am. New start times theatre in the raw: There are no under studies, no bring the audience back to a modern day Baghdad Helmets mandatory at all times, lights in the winter. this year: 10K at 8:30 am; 1-mile Fun Run/Walk at 10 safety nets or last minute changes. Despite that, with the wail of air raid sirens threatening the rich Cycle Analysis in Jacksonville, 535 N Fifth St. Free. am; 5K Run/Walk at 10:45 am. All events are chip- watching their performances is a truly magical culture and history that are embodied by these tales. timed. Both runners and non-runners are invited experience. COme see the passion of the theatre OSF Black Swan Theatre, S Pioneer St, Ashland. to join the pre-event Pasta Party at the Historic at its finest.” Show starts at 8 pm on November Ashland Armory from 5-8 pm on Friday, October 4 in the Crater Performing Arts Center, 655 N GENERAL AUDITIONS AT THE 27th. Visit www.AshlandMonsterDash.com. Stage 3rd St, Central Point. Cost is $5 for students, CAMELOT THEATRE CELEBRATIONS OF DEATH $7 general admission ($2 off if wearing school- Saturday, November 11, from 10 am - 4 pm. General ILLINOIS VALLEY SALMON HIKE A multi cultural celebration of the fall holidays appropriate pajamas). All proceeds go toward Casting Call for the Camelot Theatre Company 2018 October 29. Join Rogue Riverkeeper for hikes in Forks honoring the mystery of death. A short play with art, future productions by Crater Drama - “Creating Season. For information about the individual shows, State Park to view salmon along the East Fork and story, poetry and a chance for audience participation! Community Through the Arts.” visit their website at camelottheatre.org. Camelot West Fork of the Illinois River. Plus, the group will Presented by Cathy Dorris art, costumes; S. Yahya will be auditioning actors of all races and ethnicities head over to the Little Falls trailhead along 8 Dollar Nabler performer & body poet; Rod Birney writer, BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK for all parts. All actors need to prepare a monologue Mountain Road and check out salmon jumping the performer. October 26, 7:30 pm. October 27, 6:30 HOLMES MYSTERY (1-2 minutes in length, memorized). Prepare a song falls. Water and sturdy shoes recommended. Sign pm. October 28, 8 pm. By donation. Kindred Spirits Until November 5, 2017. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. with sheet music in your key (No karaoke, recording, up at www.kswild.org/events/. Art, Ales & Wine, 106 Talent Ave, Ste 2, Talent. Watson must crack the mystery of ‘The Hound of or acapella). Please bring a current headshot and a the Baskervilles’ before a family curse dooms its resume. Auditions by appointment only. Call the 1ST WEDNESDAY BIRD WALK 7 PLAYS, 24 HOURS, ONE CABARET newest heir. Watch as these intrepid investigators Box Office at 541-535-5250 (Mon-Sat, 12-5 pm) to Wednesday, November 1, from 8:30 - 11:30 am. Join Saturday, November 4, doors open at 7 pm. Crater try to escape a dizzying web of clues, disguises, schedule an appointment. the Rogue Valley Audubon Society for a bird walk on Drama presents 7 plays, conceived, constructed, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than 40 characters. On Content: Were it a movie, it would likely be rated PG. Wellness Oregon Cabaret Theatre, COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER 241 Hargadine St, Ashland. Counseling can help you enhance personal www.oregoncabaret.com / development, meet life’s challenges, improve 541-488-2902. interpersonal relationships, handle emotions from life’s OREGON problems or stressors and accomplish your academic SHAKESPEARE and career goals. The CCC offers low cost, sliding- FESTIVAL scale, professional counseling for individuals, couples, adolescents, families and children. The Community Until October 29: Julius Counseling Center, 600 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland. Visit Caesar; Shakespeare in Love. www.cccofashland.com or call 541-708-5436. Until October 28: Henry IV, Part One; Hannah and the HOME FUNERAL AND AFTER-DEATH Dread Gazebo; UniSon; Henry CARE OPTIONS IV, Part Two, and Off the Rails. Tuesday, November 7, from 6:30 - 8 pm. Reclaim the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, art of caring for our own after death. Willow Denker 15 S Pioneer St, Ashland. Box and Mary Ann Perry are Certified Home Funeral Office: 800-219-8161. www. Guides and will share how families are legally and osfashland.org. safely bringing back this traditional final act of love. ARABIAN NIGHTS Explore why families are choosing this option as well as the practicalities of making it happen. This free November 11 - 19, 2017. A event will be at the Medford Public Library, 205 S twelve-member cast enacts Central Ave. Scheherazade’s tales of love, lust, comedy, and dreams. Scheherazade’s cliffhanger stories prevent her husband, Find more at the cruel ruler Shahryar, from murdering her, and after 1,001 RogueValleyMessenger.com nights, Shahryar is cured of his madness, and Scheherazade returns to her family. This adaptation offers a wonderful Email: blend of the lesser-known [email protected] NOVEMBER 1, JOIN ROGUE VALLEY AUDUBON SOCIETY FOR A WALK AT AGATE LAKE tales from Arabian Nights with 20 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM SOUND Soul of the NW Tiffany Wilson is Trying to Make Music Honest Again BY JOSH GROSS

TIFFANY WILSON MAY SING SOUL, BUT SHE KNOWS HOW TO ROCK A HAT. PHOTO COURTESY OF TIFFANY WILSON

Soul music is deeply linked in the American con- TW: It’s sometimes a struggle. You have to really honest. Everybody is not spending $1,500 on cham- sciousness to times and places in our country’s cul- hone your craft to push yourself to the forefront. pagne. Everyone is not driving fancy cars. Everyone tural history. Modern-day Seattle isn’t commonly People aren’t coming in instinctively looking to kick doesn’t care to be wearing designer labels. Everyone among that geographic and cultural map. But that’s over every rock looking for a soul singer, so I have to doesn’t care to wear gold chains. Things like that. So not slowing down Seattle singer Tiffany Wilson, who kick over the rock on top of me and move it off my- I think that’s how soul music differs from any other will be performing a string of local shows across the self. Which is what I’m doing now, stepping outside genre for the most part. I like it because it’s honest. Rogue Valley. Wilson took some time to answer a few of Seattle, to let folks up and down the coast know It allows you to tell a story that’s relatable. But it still questions for The Messenger to preview the perfor- that we’re making beautiful music. They’re not ex- has the blues in it. I totally get keeping a positive mances. pecting to look up here for soul music. But I think outlook. But you still have to embody the truth. The we’re crossing state lines and people will begin to world is going through some heavy turmoil. I think RVM: How did you get started as a singer and know. soul music gets to say that. And it’s absolutely differ- performer? RVM: Soul has always been strongly identi- ent than what we were getting 30 years ago. All those TW: I’ve always sang in church of course. Growing fied with black culture, black artists, and black folks back in the day, it was way more honest then. I up. School chords. Church choirs. Right out of high experiences in America. How does our current don’t feel it’s as honest now. school, I was signed to Hendrix records, which is a national conversation on race (or lack of one) im- RVM: Is this your first time in Southern Ore- label based in Seattle. That’s where I got my first ex- pact soul music now? Is that different now than gon, or a return trip? Any thoughts or expecta- perience as an artist. I began songwriting there. We in the heyday of Stax Records? tions? did a lot of touring. TW: The one thing I think about soul music is that TW: This is my first time. And I absolutely plan on RVM: What drew you to your sound? Were it’s always been able to be honest. even if it’s talk- making return trips. I’ve been getting so many peo- there specific influences you were trying to emu- ing about infidelity, sex, politics, you know, “Across ple reaching out since we announced the shows. late, or is it just what came out naturally? 110th Street,” by Bobby Womack talked about drug TW: I’m originally from Memphis, and it was just dealers, pimps and hoes. I think that’s what soul mu- TIFFANY WILSON music I got around the home. My grandmother just sic has been able to do is speak a truth from real life. 9 pm, Fri., November 3 reminded me of how often and how loud I would sing I think most people, especially in black communi- The Sound Lounge, 225 SE H St., Grants Pass FREE around the house. ties, whether they wish to or not, can be thrust into, 8 pm Tue., November 7 RVM: What’s it like playing soul and R&B in a speaking on things like drug epidemics. I feel like The Talent Club, 114 Talent Ave., Talent town best known for grunge? music has changed so much today because it’s not as FREE OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 21 SOUND Rock is Not Dead But Prophets of Addiction Know Where the Rogue Sounds Hell it’s Been BY JOSH DAVIS Nothing Vague About It New EP from Everett is Clearly Pretty Darned Good BY JOSH GROSS

SHIRTS? WHERE PROPHETS OF ADDICTION ARE GOING, THEY WON’T NEED SHIRTS. PHOTO COURTESY OF PROPHETS OF ADDICTION

Rock n’ Roll is more than just a lifestyle lived two doors away from me. We played with choice for the Prophets of Addiction; it’s a way him the last 15 or 20 shows he played in L.A. of life. For over two decades bassist/vocalist He used to say, ‘You remind me a lot of Johnny Lesli Sanders has been playing all across the Thunders.’” Writing this column for the last couple of years, the name world, with an ever-changing arsenal of musi- The Prophets of Addiction’s latest album, that’s come across my radar more than any other is Evan Kun- cians. He has no plans for the future, except to Reunite the Sinners, is an onslaught of trashy ze, who has been credited as an engineer or producer for prob- keep doing what he’s been doing. And on Hal- glam-punk. ably one out of every five records reviewed. And they are usu- loween night, you can catch Sanders and gui- “CC Deville from Poison played a solo on it,” ally the better-sounding ones. tarist Glen Gilbert, playing a rocking acoustic says Sanders. “We’ve been friends for years. I So it was a nice bonus this time around to get a crack at Vague, set at Johnny B’s in Medford. was like, ‘Can you play on the record?’ and he a newly-released EP from Everett, Kunze’s own band. And true Most musicians head for L.A. to make it big was like, ‘Yeah’. Phil Soussan, he was the bass to form, it sounds great, with a giant rock guitars, great drum and when the money doesn’t roll in, they get player for Ozzy, he mixed the record and stuff.” sounds and strong songwriting. You can hear influence from day jobs or move back where they came from. The Prophets of Addiction, vocalist/bassist bands like Thursday and Cursive, alongside a healthy dose of Sanders may not have gotten his rock n’ roll Lesli Sanders, lead guitarist Glen “GG” Gilbert, ‘90s power-pop like Matthew Sweet. paycheck yet, but that hasn’t stopped him from drummer Jason Russo, and guitarist Enrico Vague opens with “Shouldn’t Have to Be This Way,” a great living his rock n’ roll dream. And he has no de- Mariuzzo, are in the early stages of working on rock opener with a dynamic arrangement that keeps the song lusions about success. their latest album. It can be difficult to record on the move. “You’re not going to be a big rock star,” says when the band members live in different states, The second track is “Novocaine,” a slower rocker that has an Sanders. “That’s not a possibility anymore. No- but that is just one of the realities of living this early Weezer vibe to it. body’s moving to L.A. with 20 dollars to their rock n’ roll dream. The fourth track, “Seems Subjective,” is a mid-tempo tune name. There’s no dream anymore. I see bands “We are working on a new record, so I have with good vocal harmonies and a nice clear guitar lead that and their dads, who are my age, are carrying to figure out how to do that,” says Sanders. “I’m propels the song forward. their equipment and buying their gear.” friends with Bill Stevenson of the Descendants. The collection closes with “Empty.” It opens with a mysteri- And from his point of view, most successful He has a studio in Colorado, so I might go re- ous snare roll and arpeggio, sucking the listener into a moody bands today are interested in the business more cord with him. I’m working on songs, talking to ballad that crescendoes up into a heavy rocker, before taste- than the music. “It’s just a corporate product,” labels, so we’re just trying to figure it out.” fully twinkling out into the twilight with a twangy guitar line. he says. “There’s nothing real about the band Lesli Sanders is like a centipede, putting one On the whole, Vague is the principle that everything old is from the moment they started.” foot down after the other; endlessly moving new again in practice. Or at least it is showing that old things Sanders moved to L.A. from Tacoma, Wash- into the future. If he stopped to think where no longer really goes away, just returns to the committed un- ington and immersed himself in the scene for the next foot will land, he would probably trip derground practitioners to further refine it. That’s the case 18 years. At one point Sander’s band at the time, himself. with Everett, who are mining new depths for emo, and doing a TIFFANY WILSON City Boy’s Girls, opened for Dee Dee Ramone ”I just keep playing music,” he says. “I just bang-up job of it with great rock riffs, and catchy vocal melo- 9 pm, Fri., November 3 during the last run of shows before his death. keep going. I try to be good, you have to be.” dies, without sinking too deep into the sappy melodrama that The Sound Lounge, 225 SE H St., Grants Pass They were neighbors at the time and Ramone FREE made the genre challenging to endure. Vague doesn’t have a 8 pm Tue., November 7 helped him get the gig. PROPHETS OF ADDICTION single skip track. 8 pm Tue., October 31 The Talent Club, 114 Talent Ave., Talent “I had a different band and we played the Vague is available for download via Bandcamp. Johnny B’s, 120 E. Sixth St., Medford FREE last shows with Dee Dee,” says Sanders. “He 22 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FOOD & Drink Come for the Food; Stay for the Food 11 Years, and the Annual Ashland Culinary Festival Is Still Yummy INTERVIEWS BY SARA JANE WILTERMOOD

As much as Ashland may be known for its chumminess and collaborative nature—and that includes the culinary scene—the chefs here still like to compete with each other, at least once each year. The annual event takes place November 2 – 5, and 12 of Ashland’s chefs will battle for the Top Chef Title. Local wine, brews and food samples will be aplenty while informative workshops, a mixology competition and even a junior chef competition keep the action level high. A few local chefs, including two-year Top Chef defending champion Josh Dorcak of MÄS Ashland, give their insights on the event.

winner, however we beat him in Any new ingredients that you have been ex- our first round. So, the only dif- perimenting with lately? ference I anticipate this year will I have not been playing with anything new ingre- be that I will win. dients as of late, but the seasons have just changed What is the biggest chal- which has brought a new set of groceries in the back lenge of being a part of an door. One of the things that I like most about Oregon event like this? is that with the changing of the seasons it brings a Unfortunately, having a small new palate of ingredients to work with. restaurant means I have a small staff, so in order to participate in the event, I have to close my res- William C. Shine II Hearsay Restaurant Lounge and Garden, Execu- taurant for the day. A small price tive Chef to pay to be the winner. What is the biggest challenge of being a part What would you consider of an event like this? your specialty when it comes It’s hard to anticipate what they will throw at us. to food? Last year we were given a protein and a vegetable or I’ve always been in love with fruit as our secret ingredients and had to incorporate Mexican food, but I believe that into our plates. We only needed to create and execute at this point in my career, my one dish using these ingredients. specialty is being able to fuse fla- One year competitors had to create a brunch dish. vors from all cuisines and mak- Two years ago we had to create a hot and cold dish. It ing something unique and phe- all depends on what the judges want to see. A lot of it nomenal. comes down to technique and different cooking meth- Any new ingredients that ods along with how creative you are with the secret you have been experimenting ingredients. It’s good to have a few recipes memo- with lately? rized and some tricks up your sleeve. Recently, I’ve been testing out Any new ingredients that you have been ex- the boundaries of marijuana in perimenting with lately? food. How the different strands Some new ingredients I have been playing with are 2016 TOP CHEF WINNER, JOSH DORCAK OF MÄS PICTURED WITH pair with food based on aroma, octopus and a few different spices. I know octopus HIS SOUS CHEF, GARRICK KOSCT OF ASHLAND HIGH SCHOOL. taste and what kind of high you PHOTO CREDIT: GRAHAM LEWIS is nothing new but I really haven’t ever been able to get. Not that I’ll be able to use play with it. Our spice rack at work is pretty exten- that knowledge in the festival. Joshua Dorcak sive so I love to have different spices into recipes. It’s MÄS, Chef/Owner a great way to incorporate flavors into food. I like to What is the biggest challenge of being a part James Cyrus Gray add things to the menu that other restaurants in town of an event like this? Sous Chef, SOU Dining by A’viands aren’t using. The biggest challenge is the cooking area. It’s such a What is the biggest challenge of being a part different set up than any other cooking environment; of an event like this? 11TH ANNUAL ASHLAND CULINARY FESTIVAL not to say it’s bad just that it’s different. Not knowing some of the ingredients or dish re- November 2 – 5 quirements ahead of time always makes things more Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites, 2525 Ashland Street, Ashland What would you consider your specialty when $10 – $150, Full schedule at ashlandchamber.com it comes to food? interesting. I’d like to think I know what I’m doing My specialty is multi coursed tasting menus. I like when it comes to that, though. A lot of being a chef the experience that a 12 course meal provides. is knowing how to improvise with ingredients and Any new ingredients that you have been ex- flavors. perimenting with lately? Any new ingredients that you have been ex- New ingredients not so much, just different appli- perimenting with lately? cations of local food... I am really into making differ- I’m experimenting with lots of local vegetables like ent non-alcoholic drinks as of late... also using those yellow squash, since it’s the right time of year for it. drinks to cook with... more of a full circle usage of ingredients. Brent Herud Larks Home Kitchen Cuisine, Sous Chef Tony Efstratiadis What would you consider your specialty Plancha, Owner/Chef when it comes to food? Have you participated in the Ashland Culi- I always have a hard time answering that question. nary Festival before? My belief as a Chef is that the study of food is a life I participated in the event last year as a sous chef long journey and so my specialty tends to be related 2016 TOP CHEF COMPETITION – DISH BY FINALIST, JAVIER CRUZ while working at the Luna Cafe at the Ashland Springs to a book or ingredient that I have been looking into PHOTO CREDIT: JUDGE FABIOLA DONNELLY OF at the time. Hotel. We ended up coming in second to Josh, the NOT JUST BAKED (NOTJUSTBAKED.COM) OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 23 FOOD & Drink On the Dark Side Seeking Stouts and Porters BY CHARLES FISCHMAN

In addition to the Drink Local Research Department’s usual post-hike Walkabout Brewing, Central Point: Walkabout’s first seasonal dark beer encounters this summer, we had three bear encounters. #1: A series beer is actually coffee, too. General Manager Cameron Litton and Brew- of grunts we interpreted as, “back off, two-legged, fur-less creatures,” er Ryan Gfroerere developed an excellent dark beer with Mellelo’s Cof- and we did. #2: A glimpse of scampering cubs fee of Medford. and a retreat to the car without waiting to Traditional/Creative: Midnight greet mama, too. #3: Our last ursine meet-up Oil combines a traditional stout with occurred across a small valley as we watched Ethiopian Guji coffee, freshly roast- a cinnamon bear foraging up the opposite hill- ed, ground, delivered immediately to side. Walkabout, and added directly to the

Local If we could take that cinnamon bear out for a conditioning tank to steep in the beer. beer to wrap up hiking season, we would head Quotable: “We went straight to the for these Rogue Valley microbreweries for the source for some really legit coffee,” says substantial porters and stouts now on tap. Gfroerere.

Portal Brewing, Medford: Owner and Osmo’s Alehouse, Medford: Head brewer Mike Diamon has four dark beers out to downtown’s southern end for more now. quality and creativity from owner and Traditional: Black Betty, a Cascadian Dark brewer, Nick Hull. DRINK Ale--balanced and welcoming, like Portal’s Traditional: the Oat Stout might DARK BEER, NO BEARS IN THE CITY: THE comfortable confines, especially with Theresa be the best we tried--earthy, a little OATMEAL STOUT AT DOWNTOWN MEDFORD’S Delaney-Diamon’s menu to forage from. OSMO’S ALEHOUSE. creamy, delicious. Creative: St. Patrick’s Peanut Butter Por- PHOTO COURTESY OF OSMO’S ALEHOUSE Creative: the Belgian-Style Quadru- ter--the chocolaty dark malt makes utter pel is dark and different--aged in whis- sense with powdered peanut butter. Coconut key barrels borrowed from Immortal Stout and Cherry Chocolate Whisky Sour Stout are also on tap. Quot- Spirits. Vanilla Nut Brown is in the tanks for later. Quotable: “For the able: “People’s palates shift when it gets cold. Drinking dark beer is like beer fanatic, dark beers are a comfort thing. Why do people like pump- drinking coffee at this time of year.” kin pie at this time of year?”

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11TH ANNUAL ASHLAND CULINARY FESTIVAL Thurs.-Sat., Oct. 12-14, 7:30pm Thursday, October 26, 7:30pm November 2 – 5 $28 $32, $35, $38, Youth/Students $22, $25, $28 Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites, 2525 Ashland Street, Ashland $10 – $150, Full schedule at ashlandchamber.com

CELEBRATING THE PERFORMING THEIR MOMIX 25th ANNIVERSARY OF 5X PLATINUM RECORD opus cactus NEW MISERABLE EXPERIENCE IN ITS ENTIRETY!

Thursday, November 9, 7:30pm sponsored by Rogue Regency Inn & The Rogue Valley Messenger Adults: $37, $40, $43 sponsored by KTVL News 10 sponsored by Wed., November 1, 7:30pm Thursday, November 2, 7:30pm Youth/Students (22 & under): $32, $35, $38, Youth/Students $22, $25, $28 $22, $25, $28, Youth/Students $16, $19, $22 $28, $31, $34 For more details or to 541-779-3000 • craterian.org purchase tickets: call, click BOX OFFICE: 16 S. Bartlett or stop by the Box Office. THEATER: 23 S. Central 24 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM CULTURE World-Famous, Feet Firmly Art Watch on the Ground The Zen of “Plein Momix Brings Its Interpretations of the Dessert to the Dance Floor Air” Painting BY PHIL BUSSE collaborators at nearby The Artists’ Workshop of Dartmouth College, and Southern Oregon tellingly even the names BY CATHERINE KELLEY of their dance companies tie back to cows. Much like Ben & Jerry’s trademark black-and- white, two-dimensional Holsteins, the names for Pendleton’s dance companies has been bovine inspired. (Is that called bovinity?) At Dart- mouth, he teamed with a classmate to form Pi- lobolus in 1971, a compa- MEN’S POLES PHOTO BY EDDY FERNANDEZ. SUBMITTED BY MOMIX ny that went on to global fame, with appearances at the Academy Awards and is named for a fun- gus that grows on cow dung with extraordinary strength and speed (like their dancers?). Likewise, in 1980, Pendleton performed a solo dance number at RICK EVANS PAINTING ASHLAND CREEK IN LITHIA PARK. COURTESY OF RICK EVANS the Lake Placid Winter Olympics, just a hop and It began in 1979 when a group of friends decided to get to- skip over the Adiron- gether weekly and paint outdoors. Today, 38 years later, this dack Mountains from collection of artists known as the Artists’ Workshop of South- where he grew up. He ern Oregon still answers the call to paint “en plein air.” called the number “Mo- “It’s French, meaning you paint out in the open air on loca- PHOTO SUBMITTED BY MOMIX mix,” after a milk sup- tion utilizing the natural light,” explains Rick Evans, presi- plement fed to calves. Momix is perhaps one of the most populist con- dent of the group. “There’s been kind of a resurgence going on A year later, Pendleton formed his new company temporary dance companies in the world; that is, nationwide in the last few years. The French impressionists and brought the name with him. they have already been to your living room and were the ones who made it popular in the late 1800’s, early Moreover, Momix’s sensibility remains rooted have brought the funky acrobatics and fluid con- 1900’s, like Monet and Renoir. That’s how it caught on as an to the natural world. Much like pioneer Merce tortions usually reserved for SoHo arthouses to art style.” Cunningham derived some of his movements mainstream America through a Hanes under- Although not an instructional group, artists of all levels and from animals, Pendleton finds inspiration from wear ad with dancers rolling on yoga balls and mediums are welcome and members participate in weekly the natural world; specifically, in Opus Cactus, appearances in Target ads with dancers wearing ‘paint-outs’ throughout the valley packing watercolors, easels the performance currently on tour, taking its in- the trademark vibrant red and flirting between and oil paints to vineyards, gardens and lakes in order to cap- spiration from the American southwest dessert moves that nod to traditional ballroom and then ture the perfect scene. “Artists come and work on their own. with dancers bathed in gold that fan open like a morph into imaginative postmodern human Typically we’ll meet at a certain location, paint until about plant awakening to the morning sun and other sculptures. noon then have lunch and share what we did that morning.” dancers that toss and flit their limbs like a spastic And, Wednesday November 1, Momix brings Evans says plein air painting can seem daunting when faced beetle on the hot sand. Although the movements contemporary dance to southern Oregon, at the with such a vast amount of landscape and breaking objects avoid narratives, they also keep the esoteric and Craterian Theater in Medford. (Editor’s shout into elements helps. “There’s so much to see, you really have exotic within comfortable reach. out: The Messenger is the media sponsor for this to focus on a certain kind of scene and eliminate all those oth- Even the tour schedule seems dedicated to event and, oh right, our members have a chance to er opportunities. I don’t look at it as if I’m painting a tree or small town appeal. For example, the current nine- win free tickets. Just another nudge to become a building or water. I break it down and if I get the colors, the city west coast city sidesteps the obvious stops in member today!) darks and lights and shapes, all those relationships correct, Portland and San Francisco for less metropolitan Yet, in spite of the international acclaim for then I end up with a tree or building or water. It’s a little less towns, with stops in Eugene and Medford in Or- Momix, there is something that remains down- overwhelming to approach it that way.” egon and Davis, Modesto and Long Beach in Cali- to-earth about the company. Perhaps it is the In June of 2018 the group will host their fifth annual South- fornia. (One notable exception is Las Vegas, but small town roots of its founder (who, in spite of ern Oregon Plein Air event inviting artists from across the na- eight out of nine stops in smaller venues is com- the Messenger being a media sponsor for the tion to a 3-day workshop, dinner and demos followed by two mendable.) event didn’t respond to our interview request; days of painting then finishing with submission of their art- ahem). Moses Pendleton grew up on a Vermont work for judging. Past renowned artist jurors have included MOMIX: OPUS CACTUS dairy farm, not the most likely spring board for Richard McKinley and Willo Balfrey. Aimee Erickson from 7:30 pm, Wednesday November 1 a world-famous contemporary dance choreogra- Craterian Theater, Medford Portland is expected for 2018’s event. pher. In the late 60s/early 70s, he met his future $22 - $38 OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 25 SCREEN No Pigeon Hole Big Enough Maverick Director Alex Cox Screens Walker INTERVIEW BY PHIL BUSSE

ment whenever HD dropped in. We’d es- back in Los Angeles a very kind history professor, timate his departure time, and I’d ride Bradford Burns, lent me his UCLA library card. So I over from Venice on my motorcycle and began to read the books on William Walker, a forgot- arrive just as Harry Dean was push- ten historical figure who in his day was more popular ing back his pudding and calling for the and drew more media attention than the President. check. I introduced myself, spoke highly He invaded Mexico, joined one of the factions in the of his work, and gave him a copy of the Nicaraguan civil war and made himself President. He script of my student film, my phone num- then betrayed the American business interests which ber, and my fervent hope that he would had backed his venture, and instituted slavery. act in it. He didn’t. Once you hear this story, how can you not want to A few years later, we approached Den- make a film about it, in collaboration with the Sand- nis Hopper to act as Bud in Repo Man. inista government and the Catholic Church? Dennis was keen, but money was an is- RVM: Perhaps time-traveling is on my mind be- sue, and so I revisited an actor whom my cause the film, Tombstone Rashomon, you showed writing partner Tod Davies had met at a at Ashland Independent Film Festival, about a JAIME O’BRIEN AND ALEX COX DIRECTING THE YOUTH ON party: “He has that film crew that time travels back to the OK Corral THE SET OF WALKER. old-time, skeletonly, American thing,” shoot-out. If you could go back in time, are there Tod told me. “He’d be perfect for Bud.” any scenes in Walker you would change? Like any true maverick, film director and writer And so he was! He went straight from the wrap of AC: There’s one scene where we forgot to empha- Alex Cox is not easy to pin down. His movies are Repo Man to the shoot of Paris, Texas, with a week off size Walker’s diminutive stature. In retrospect I difficult to categorize, gleefully and absurdly bor- in between. would ask the other actor to sit on a cushion or an rowing icons, ideas and images from different eras RVM: Repo Man also was a critical film to launch apple box, to enhance the difference in height. and genres. At the most recent Ashland Independent Emilio Estevez’s career. He had been in Outsiders, RVM: You left England for LA in 1977, seem- Film Festival, a recent production of his, Tombstone but not yet a Brat Packer. Thoughts on his career ingly at the peak of punk music in England. What Rashomon, plots a film crew as time travelers back to subsequent to Repo Man? connections or interest did you have in any of the OK Corral to capture the famed shoot-out, only to ar- AC: I’m not familiar with it. I saw the first oungY bands there at the time? (Obviously, it seems like rive a day late and be forced into a different role as Guns, other than that I can’t recall having seen any The Clash and Sex Pistols, given how they have detectives. other of his films. played into your career.) Any concerts or bands Likewise, the movie that Cox has often cited as his RVM: I find it fascinating that Michael Nesmith that were particularly interesting to you? best, Walker, follows the story about a 19th century was an Executive Producer for Repo Man. How AC: I lived in Los Angeles throughout that time, American mercenary, but drops anarchistic props left did that come about? Was it his connection to and and really knew the LA bands much better than the and right, like exploding cars. Cox directed Walker interest in the LA music scene? English ones. 999 played in LA, and The Gang of Four, in the mid-80s after the critical success of Repo Man AC: Michael has had a remarkable life. He was a and the Jam, and I saw The Clash twice—once at the and Sid & Nancy, and reportedly turned down of- young country musician, picked to be part of a TV Santa Monica Civic and later in a football stadium, fers to produce mainstream films likeRoboCop and phenomenon called The Monkees. Like any respect- supporting the Who. But my real dedication (in terms Three Amigos so that he would be available for this able pop musician, he became a millionaire and of number to times seen, amount of vinyl acquired) much more esoteric project, and on Saturday, Octo- bought expensive, classic cars. When The Monkees was to Fear, X, the Plugs, Wall of Voodoo, the Weir- ber 28, will present his film Walker, which includes phenomenon was cancelled, he went bust, and all dos, the Circle Jerks... Some shows were downtown a soundtrack by Joe Strummer, the former member those classic cars were re-possessed by brutal thugs in bars, often they were at the Starwood in West LA. of The Clash. The screening (with commentary from and wiley con-men, such as appeared in my script. I After the Starwood shut down, we used it as a film lo- Cox, AIFF Program Director Richard Herskovitz and think he enjoyed this aspect, and also the musical fo- cation—all the smaller club interiors in the film were SOU’s Digital Media Center Production Coordinator cus of the punks—a scene he wasn’t familiar with, but shot there. Brandon Givens) caps off the Ashland Literary Arts which interested him. When his mother invented an RVM: You work with young filmmakers. If you Festival (4 – 6 pm, Meese Auditorium: Schneider Mu- office product called Liquid Paper/White Out, the Ne- just had one bit of inspiration or insight or direc- seum). smith family were millionaires again. And he moved tion you could give them, what would that be? Although Cox’s most famed films—Repo Man and once more in circles that had money to make films. He AC: Take care of your cast and crew, and feed them! Sid & Nancy—describe gritty metropolitan spaces became THE executive producer, and Repo Man was (early 80s LA, late 70s New York), Cox is now a resi- the fortunate result! dent of rural southern Oregon. He recently responded RVM: Like Repo Man, music is hugely impor- to questions from the Messenger. tant in Walker. Can you talk a bit about your relationship with Joe Strummer? RVM: 1984 was a big year for Harry Dean Stan- AC: A very talented musician and composer, and a ton. He had roles in films like Alien and Escape very intelligent, political, nice man. His experiences from New York. But that year really put him in dif- in The Clash must have been of an extraordinary or- ferent roles, with the lead in Paris, Texas (which der, and he spent a long time finding his way back won the Cannes Film Festival Palm d’Or that from that, looking for other venues for his extraor- year) and, of course, as a central character Repo dinary creative abilities: producing, composing, act- Man. How did you “find” him? ing, starting new bands like the Latino Rockabilly AC: I saw him in various films, includingThe Mis- War and the Mescaleros. I found him great to be souri Breaks, and thought he was a wonderful actor. around, and wish he had come to Mexico! He seemed very focused, credible, vulnerable, intel- RVM: How did you find this story at the center ligent. When I was a graduate student at UCLA, a col- of Walker? league who was also a waiter at a restaurant up on AC: There’s a written reference to Walker and his Beverly Glen told me that HD Stanton would drop in burning of Granada on the wall of a church in that there occasionally, for a solo dinner. city. I was on a tour in Nicaragua, and stayed a few We made a plan and he would call me in my apart- JOE STRUMMER nights in Granada. The words stuck in my mind, and PHOTO CREDIT: LYNN DAVIS 26 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM SPORTS & A Growing Team Outdoor RCC Men’s Soccer BY CHARLES FISCHMAN Down 0-1 last Saturday against Chemeketa (Salem) ‘core values’ this year, and it with under ten minutes to play, the Rogue Community was a really big step for us.” College Men’s Soccer team pressed for a tying goal. Millick, from Windsor, Cali- Crosses and dribbling runs from forwards Stenley fornia, returned to the West Graham and Jose Gallegos and midfielder Alejandro Coast from Kansas City to Velazquez flew into Chemeketa’s penalty area. RCC start RCC men’s soccer. “At- could not allow a second goal, but Chemeketa counter- titude, Balance, Effort, Focus, attacked, a black-shirted player sprinting behind RCC’s Winning Mentality. All five defense with the ball. values have come together Alex Thornhill, RCC’s freshman goalkeeper, raced this season and really cen- off his line, the only obstacle to a game-ending goal tered us. The ‘core values’ with so little time left. He timed his dive, threw him- gave us something to hone in self at the feet of the charging attacker, and smothered on. Everything else has been the ball. That moment of selflessness, effort, and skill fun.” epitomizes the 2017 RCC Men’s Soccer team. Although Millick’s own persistence is RCC eventually lost the game, this season already rep- perhaps also vital. Although resents an overall victory, the formation of a team, not Southern Oregon has plenty just in name, but in spirit. of potential college-level JOSE MENDOZA CHALLENGES FOR A 50-50 BALL AT A RECENT “They focused on a singular message,” explains RCC players, college soccer is not GAME AGAINST LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT US CELLULAR Athletic Director, Darren Van Lehn. “They decided, for every young adult. The COMMUNITY PARK IN MEDFORD. PHOTO CREDIT: ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ‘we can always control our attitude,’ and it has led to transition to college poses a “We defended for our lives the last 10 minutes,” Millick excellence.” The RCC Men’s Soccer program, in only steep enough challenge with- says. “When we won the game, I was excited, Ethann its third season, has achieved a ranking as high as fifth out rigorous training and a major time commitment. (D’Amato, Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach) was excited. in the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) out of Only 13 players lasted the entire first season in 2015, But the players! The guys on the bench rushed the field 24 teams and will participate in the NWAC playoffs. and only two of them returned for the second. The like we had won a championship. It was probably the These are the usual measures of “success” in American turnover, Millick admits, “was pretty upsetting.” He moment when the players mentally said, ‘We can do sports, but they do not begin to capture the greater ac- had to “recruit like crazy” to rebuild the roster. Mil- this!’” complishment. lick praises second year player, Sebastian Tovar from That shift, from selfish individual (“I play college “It’s a lot more fun this year,” says 2nd year player Eagle Point, as the “model student-athlete” he hopes to soccer”) to valued contributor to a larger group effort and captain, Trent Luebbert. From Corvallis, Lueb- continue to attract: “he’s very good on the field and in (“we are the RCC Men’s Soccer team”), will lead to the bert, now 24, took some time off from school before the classroom.” sort of meaningful experience Van Lehn, Millick, and resuming college at RCC. “We’re working hard toward When did the Ospreys go from a collection of guys RCC hope to offer all of RCC’s student-athletes. “We’re our goals. We have a camaraderie that we didn’t have playing soccer in white and blue uniforms to playing trying to create a culture that people will want to be a before.” like Thornhill, sacrificing themselves for the team? Greg Millick, the program’s founding coach, also Millick cites the September 23rd win, 1-0, at Cheme- part of,” says Van Lehn. If all of RCC’s teams play with cites a newfound focus as key to the team’s coalescing keta, a perennially strong NWAC program (and, based the heart of this year’s Men’s Soccer team, then RCC and, consequently, improving. “We implemented our on October 21st’s intense rematch, a growing rival). will be well on its way to achieving that objective. Go Here Trick-or-Treating in the Rogue Valley BY NOLAN KENMONTH Halloween is a time for shadows and chilling wind, a time for laughter and frightful sneers of pumpkin faces, a time for Trick-or-Treating! This favorite tradition of All Hallow’s Eve is alive and well in the Rogue Valley this year. So, if you are brave enough (and have enough of a sweet tooth,) there’s plenty of spooky Trick-or-Treating fun to be had! On Halloween, the Rogue Valley Mall will be holding the Halloween Kids Fest & Trick-or-Treating event, with face-painting from 4 - 6 pm, selfie sta- tions from 4 - 8 pm, and of course Trick-or-Treat spots throughout the building from 6 - 8 pm. Enhance your costume with flashy face paint, and capture your new Halloween memories for years to come. In Ashland, you’ll find the Children’s Halloween Celebration. Kids of all ages will have a chance to walk in the annual Halloween Parade, enjoy various entertainments, and collect tasty treats from participating local businesses. This event takes place on Tuesday, October 31, beginning at 3:45 pm. Children in Grants Pass will similarly be able to enjoy the Safe Halloween Downtown 2017, with local businesses taking part, and live remote with KLDR/KAJO Radio station. This event, on October 31 2017, goes from 3 - 5 pm. Treat event of their own from 6 - 8 pm on the 31. The Rogue Valley YMCA will be holding a Trunk-or-Treat event this year. Costumes, candy and scares are what many of us first think of when we From 6 to 8 pm on the 31st, friends and neighbors can enjoy all the fun of the think of Halloween, and for many families Trick-or-Treating is the perfect Trick-or-Treating experience from the trunks of the many decorated cars on opportunity to mix all three together, and create wonderful (and frightful) display! The Community Bible Church in Central Point will have a Trunk-or- new memories. Trick or treat! Smell our feet! OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 27

The Second Annual Rogue

Presents Valley Local Music CD Release Party 20 original tracks from 2016 Album Cover 20 regional bands The biggest and bestest CD of southern Oregon music ever! Exclusively available at the Messenger’s CD release party

The Second Annual Rogue Valley Local Music CD Release Party includes live sets from four local musicians:

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Any remaining general admission tickets on sale November 10 or at the door, $10 Become a member today! Support local music. 28 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM WELLNESS Don’t Let the Flu Get You Down Some Helpful Tips BY DR. DANIEL SMITH Coming into the holidays, we’re often doing a lot of things that can negatively impact our immune system—eating more sugar, drinking more alcohol, and potentially feeling stressed because of schedule or company, or because it’s a hard time of year for other rea- sons. Also, with the chillier days and loss of daylight, folks tend to exercise less and spend less time outdoors. All this combines to create a terrain that promotes illness. What sort of therapies are available to keep you healthy at this time of year? 1. Probiotics: Take at least five billion organisms per day. It should be noted that while probiotics are helpful, they also support only a very small percentage DR. DANIEL SMITH of beneficial intestinal bacteria. A far more nourishing and com- and sense of well being, stimulation prehensive method of increasing in- of the immune system and reduction testinal flora is to consume fermented in upper respiratory tract infections foods e.g. sauerkraut, kimchee, tem- are only a few of the well documented peh and miso. benefits of regular exercise. Be sure to 2. Drink tea with lemon: You use the sauna if you go to the gym. should drink half your body weight in 5. Cook with immune stimulating ounces of water (or tea) per day. Lem- foods: Garlic, ginger and spices such on and rose hips are particularly high as rosemary and thyme (live herbs are Mesothelioma in vitamin C and both can be added best) are easily obtained. They each to your tea. Elderberry syrup is read- have long, storied histories that have ily available and is rich in vitamin C earned them legitimate reputations Lung Cancer and a wide range of important flavo- for being able to ward off colds and noids, including quercetin and antho- flu. Crushing or cutting garlic cloves cyanins. Researchers have found that generates a sulfur compound known Laryngeal Cancer compounds in the berry bind to the flu as allicin, which imparts its antiviral, virus, inhibit replication, and prevent antibacterial and anti-fungal proper- the virus from penetrating cell walls. ties. Allicin is available only from raw Propolis in raw honey is one of the garlic, however, so choose a prepara- best infection fighters available to us. tion that calls for it raw, or add gar- In nature, propolis is the glue-like res- lic at the end of cooking to tap its full in made by bees as an antiseptic agent medicinal power. Other foods to con- that protects the hive from infection. sider include burdock root, licorice, 3. Vitamins A, D3 and zinc: As the mushrooms, ginseng (Eleuthrococcus rainclouds approach, we’re prone to and Panax) and astragalus. These are low vitamin D because of low sun ex- particularly tasty addition to soups. posure. I typically recommend 1000- Consume 4-8 oz of bone soup daily for 2000 IU/d, but supplementing at a an added immune stimulating bonus. higher dose for a short period may be 6. Warming sock treatment: I have beneficial for some individuals. Be often reviewed the benefits of hydro- sure to expose yourself to sunlight for therapy and endorse this particular We are a local Oregon law firm at least 20 minutes a day during the therapy emphatically. The WST filters helping people with asbestos cold, wet months. Vitamin A is espe- the blood, strengthens the immune cially adept at fighting viruses, espe- system and boosts natural killer cell related cancer claims. cially those that infect the respiratory, activity. It requires no financial in- digestive and sinus tracts. Zinc should vestment but offers fantastic immu- Call us for a free investigation into whether be taken in daily doses of 25 mg. nologic returns. Soak your feet in hot you are eligible for compensation. 4. Exercise: As the daylight dimin- water for 15 minutes. Don thin, cot- ishes, it certainly can be difficult to ton socks that have been soaked in ice motivate yourself to exercise during water (wring them out well). Over the the dark morning hours. I cannot over- cotton sock must be worn wool socks emphasize the importance of finding to keep your feet warm. Go directly to 1-877-928-9147 time to exercise at least 45 minutes bed. In the morning the socks should www.NelsonMacNeil.com five times a week. Improved attitude be dry. OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2017 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 29 FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Simon & person you were three years ago and the person Garfunkel released their first album in October you’ll be in three years. 1964. It received only a modest amount of airplay. The two musicians were so discouraged that they stopped working together. Then Bob TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Happiness Dylan’s producer Tom Wilson got permission comes from getting what you want,” said poet to remix “The Sounds of Silence,” a song on the Stephen Levine, whereas joy comes “from being album. He added rock instruments and heavy who you really are.” According to my analysis, the echo to Simon & Garfunkel’s folk arrangement. coming weeks will bear a higher potential for joy When the tune was re-released in September than for happiness. I’m not saying you won’t get 1965, it became a huge hit. I bring this to your anything you want. But I do suspect that focusing attention, Scorpio, because I suspect you’re now on getting what you want might sap energy at a point comparable to the time just before Tom from the venture that’s more likely to thrive: an Wilson discovered the potential of “The Sounds unprecedented awakening to the truth of who you of Silence.” really are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sigmund Freud “Consider how hard it is to change yourself,” wrote was a medical doctor who laid the groundwork author Jacob M. Braude, “and you’ll understand for psychoanalysis. Throughout the twentieth what little chance you have in trying to change century, his radical, often outrageous ideas were a others.” Ninety-nine percent of the time, I’d major influence on Western culture. When Freud advise you and everybody else to surrender to was 50, he discovered a brilliant psychiatrist who that counsel as if it were an absolute truth. But I would become his prize pupil: Carl Jung. When think you Sagittarians will be the exception to the the two men first met in Vienna in 1907, they rule in the coming weeks. More than usual, you’ll conversed without a break for 13 consecutive have the power to change yourself. And if you hours. According to my reading of the astrological Nourish your succeed, your self-transformations will be likely omens, you could experience a comparable Coming Soon! to trigger interesting changes in people around immersion sometime soon: a captivating family with real you. Here’s another useful tip, also courtesy of involvement with a new influence, a provocative food: discover Jacob M. Braude: “Behave like a duck. Keep calm exchange that enchants you, or a fascinating and unruffled on the surface, but paddle like the encounter that shifts your course. fresh, delicious, devil underneath.” wholesome CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the next CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1969, twelve months, I hope to help you track down meals from two earthlings walked on the moon for the first new pleasures and amusements that teach you housemade hot time. To ensure that astronauts Neil Armstrong more about what you want out of life. I will also be and Buzz Aldrin landed there and returned subtly reminding you that all the world’s a stage, soups to custom safely, about 400,000 people labored and and will advise you on how to raise your self- sandwiches and cooperated for many years. I suspect expression to Oscar-worthy levels. As that in the coming months, you for romance, here’s my prescription creative salads may be drawn to a collaborative between now and October 2018: at The Café at project that’s not as ambitious The more compassion you as NASA’s, but nevertheless cultivate, the more personal Medford Food fueled by a grand plan and a love you will enjoy. If you lift The Café Co-op! big scope. And according to your generosity to a higher my astrological calculations, octave, there’ll be another Open Daily 8 to 8 • 945 S Riverside Ave you will have even more ability perk, too: You will be host to an than usual to be a driving force enhanced flow of creative ideas. (541)779-2667 • medfordfood.coop in such a project. Your power to inspire and organize group efforts will be at a peak. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you interested in diving down to explore the mysterious and evocative depths? Would you be AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I predict open to spending more time than usual cultivating your ambitions will burn more steadily in the peace and stillness in a sanctuary? Can you sense coming months, and will produce more heat the rewards that will become available if you and light than ever before. You’ll have a clearer pay reverence to influences that nurture your conception of exactly what it is you want to wild soul? I hope you’ll be working on projects accomplish, as well as a growing certainty of the like these in the coming weeks, Leo. You’ll be in resources and help you’ll need to accomplish a phase when the single most important gift you it. Hooray and hallelujah! But keep this in mind, can give yourself is to remember what you’re Aquarius: As you acquire greater access to made of and how you got made. The Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center is an meaningful success -- not just the kind of success advocate for the forests, wildlife and waters that merely impresses other people -- you’ll be VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Louisa May required to take on more responsibility. Can you Alcott wrote a novel entitled A Long Fatal Love of the Klamath and Rogue River Basins of handle that? I think you can. Chase, which was regarded as too racy to be southwest Oregon and northwest California. published until a century after her death. “In the PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): What’s your books I read, the sinners are more interesting top conspiracy theory? Does it revolve around than the saints,” says Alcott’s heroine, Rosamund, the Illuminati, the occult group that is supposedly “and in real life people are dismally dull.” I boldly plotting to abolish all nations and create a world predict that in the coming months, Virgo, you government? Or does it involve the stealthy won’t provide evidence to support Rosamund’s invasion by extraterrestrials who are allegedly views. You’ll be even more interesting than you seizing mental control over human political usually are, and will also gather more than your leaders and influencing them to wage endless usual quota of joy and self-worth -- but without war and wreck the environment? Or is your pet having to wake up even once with your clothes conspiracy theory more personal? Maybe you torn and your head lying in a gutter after a night of secretly believe, for instance, that the difficult forlorn debauchery. events you experienced in the past were so painful and debilitating that they will forever prevent you LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A woman I from fulfilling your fondest dream. Well, Pisces. know, Caeli La, was thinking about relocating I’m here to tell you that whatever conspiracy from Denver to Brooklyn. She journeyed across theory you most tightly embrace is ready to be country and visited a prime neighborhood in her disproven once and for all. Are you willing to be potential new headquarters. Here’s what she relieved of your delusions? reported on her Facebook page: “In the last three days, I’ve seen three different men on separate ARIES (March 21-April 19): ❝I am my own occasions wearing sundresses. So this is definitely muse,” wrote painter Frida Kahlo. “I am the subject the right place for me.” What sort of signs and I know best. The subject I want to know better.” omens would tell you what you need to do to be Would you consider trying out this perspective in the right place at the right time, Libra? I urge for a while, Aries? If so, you might generate a few you to be on the lookout for them in the coming ticklish surprises. You may be led into mysterious weeks. Life will be conspiring to provide you with areas of your psyche that had previously been clues about where you can feel at peace, at home, off-limits. You could discover secrets you’ve been and in the groove. hiding from yourself. So what would it mean to be your own muse? What exactly would you do? HOMEWORK: Here are some examples. Flirt with yourself in If one of your heroes said to you, “Tell me the mirror. Ask yourself impertinent, insouciant the most important things you know,” what questions. Have imaginary conversations with the www.kswild.org | 541.488.5789 would you say? 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