Volume 6, Issue 2 // February 7 - February 20, 2019

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FEATURE Screen SPORTS Stick It To Us: Needlepoint! Siskiyou Film Fest Preview Pickleball: Everybody’s Doing It! Page 7 Page 17 Page 20 2 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 3

The Rogue Valley Messenger PO Box 8069 | Medford, OR 97501 CONTENTS 541-708-5688 roguevalleymessenger.com FEATURE page SOUND page [email protected] When Toni Randall arrived Getting shot at was a bitch, THE BUSINESS END OF THINGS in the Rogue Valley seven but having no record stores years ago, she knew it was a 7 in Vietnam was even worse,” 16 WEB MASTER Tammy Wilder needlepoint no-man’s land, he explains. Then, John but her desire to share what OUR FINANCIAL WIZARD Sara Louton, Brenes opened the Music she loves to do is changing Advanced Books Coop in 1975 at age 31. DISTRIBUTION Coleman Antonucci that. On February 16 and 17 at Sew Creative in Ashland, For four decades, he has ADVERTISING MANAGER Sasha Armstrong there is an inaugural event helped maintain an interest OUR WORDSMITHS, ETC. where attendees can see in records—and, is now canvas designs and meet helping reboot that interest. PUBLISHER & EDITOR Phil Busse stitchers offering classes and MANAGING EDITOR Sara Jane Wiltermood how-to demonstrations. PRODUCTION MANAGER Donna Brosh CALENDAR EDITOR Jordan Marie McCaw CULTURE page DRINK page COLUMNISTS Rob Brezsny, Dan Smith The Lithia Water Diaries Sean Vice, owner of Vice and Tanya Reasor isn’t an open mic, but Brewing Company in FREELANCERS Grants Pass, Oregon, looks 19 Catherine Kelley, Nolan Kenmonth, it provides a stage for 18 Nick Blakeslee, Vanessa Newman and Josh Stirm voices of Ashland. A like the kind of guy you scripted play, thirteen want brewing beer. Plaid GET IN TOUCH shirt, A large smile, friendly interlinked monologues; eyes, and impressive MAIL [email protected] the latest production beard. Our beer reviewer MUSIC [email protected] from local renaissance Nick Blakeslee spends a artist Josh Gross. Raw, EVENTS [email protected] few hours with the newest real, funny, painful. brewer in the region, for ADVERTISE [email protected] Vice Brewery.

SALES DEADLINE: 5 pm Thurs EDITORIAL DEADLINE: 5 pm Thurs Profile...... 5 Art Watch...... 18 CALENDAR DEADLINE: 12 pm Thurs Feature...... 7 Food & Drink...... 19 CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: 4 pm Thurs Deadlines may shift for special/holiday issues. Don’t Smoke the Messenger ...... 8 Drink Local...... 19 Our Picks...... 9 Sports & Outdoor...... 20 Live Music and Nightlife...... 10 Go Here...... 20 ON THE COVER: Events...... 11 Wellness...... 21 Brewers Hockey League Sound...... 16 Free Will Astrology...... 22 – Photo by Rodney Rampy Screen...... 17 Rec Room...... 23 Culture...... 18 4 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM PROFILE FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 5 Southern Oregon Jobs With Justice Interview with Jason and Vanessa Houk QUESTIONS BY PHIL BUSSE

Rogue Valley Messenger: Where a big question, but what does one start when talking about programs does SOJWJ Southern Oregon Jobs With Justice? provide towards that The organization works on many end? fronts. How about, what is the biggest JH: For more than three threat right now to job security for years, Southern Oregon many of the people you work with? Jobs with Justice has Jason Houk: We organize our been providing structure marginalized communities, labor unions, for community meals in religious congregations, student groups Ashland. This grew out of and community organizations to improve seeing the need for hunger working peoples’ standard of living, relief in our community and job security and our right to organize. we’re currently organizing SOJwJ has been in the community for and providing meals five over 10 years, working on issues such as nights a week which ensures living wage jobs, fair trade, health care that there’s something to and immigrant rights. Our organizers eat for anyone in need every believe that we are all stronger when we day of the week in Ashland. stand together. We also provide a drop-off RVM: The meals that you help support location at our office for provide both a great service, and donations that go directly also provide insight into who in to our most vulnerable our communities need help. What communities. Our giving observations are you making about table is often stocked with who needs support. Old? Young? Out- basic necessities including of-work or under-employed? clothing, blankets, feminine Vanessa Houk: For several months I hygiene products, and other regularly attended the municipal court basic gear. in Ashland, because I wanted to get a We serve babies to sense of what was happening in town. seniors and everyone in One Tuesday morning a young woman between. A large percentage had entered the courtroom and after the of guests are un-housed. We judge called her name, she approached have many retired seniors the bench. She was being charged with who are living on small theft. I remember she stood there and social security benefits and apologized for her actions. ‘I know what the meals and supplemental I did was wrong, but my kids and I were food we’re able to distribute hungry.’ Something broke inside me that to them keeps them healthy. day and every community meal gets me a What that looks like in tiny bit closer to fixing it. real life is the face of a sweet RVM: The work you do helps support 86 year old man who served PHOTO CREDITS: COURTESY OF JASON HOUK many individuals on a daily basis. But in the military during the family. ‘You’re all my family now,’ he how do you get past the daily work; Korean war. He found us how local government can help? says. On a quiet night we serve about 30 JH: SOJwJ is steadily working on meaning, how do you help someone after his wife died and he was left alone, people and numbers increase to more creating a community kitchen which will break out of these cycles so that they without any family. The community than 100 on Fridays during the summer be a place where unemployed workers are self-sufficient? That is obviously that is built at the peace meals becomes months. We call what we do can develop skills needed to work in ‘love in action,’ because it local restaurants. We recently opened takes dozens of volunteers a warehouse office space at 330 East and thousands of volunteer Hersey St. #9 for donations and outreach hours to do it. There we are working with volunteers Many of the people and folks in the homeless community to who regularly visit the assist and develop new programs. community meals are Much of our support comes from employed in some way and grants, private and in-kind donations. it’s often a challenge to Donations of clothing, food or other meet basic needs (shelter, goods can be brought to our office on East food, transportation and Hersey Street. clothing). With housing SOJwJ is proud of our partnership costs continuing to increase with the city of Ashland and other in the valley, SOJwJ community agencies. Currently the attempts to fill some of City of Ashland gifts space at Pioneer those gaps in a way that is Hall for community meals. The Friday accessible to all. Community Peace Meal is at Pioneer Hall RVM: Are there programs on Winburn Way. Doors open at 3 pm and that local city councils are the meal is served at 5 pm. Volunteers supporting which you see are always needed for setup, serving and as positive examples about clean-up. 541-841-8341. 6 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 7 FEATURE Not Just for Grandmothers “For the Love of Needlepoint” Inaugural Event in Ashland BY VANESSA NEWMAN When Toni Randall arrived in the Rogue Valley seven years are typically done on a ago, she knew it was a needlepoint no-man’s land, but her desire woven canvas that is 18 to share what she loves to do is changing that. “Needlepoint is or 13 stitches to the inch like breathing to me. It is part of life,” she states matter-of-factly. though other sizes can be used for bigger projects. She was seven years young when her mother first taught her how “Needlepoint is good for you.” Randall excitedly shares the to stitch and it has been a part of her life ever since. At almost neurological benefits of doing repetitive hand work and the 80, this is impressive. Imagine 13 or 18 stitches to the inch per research articles she has read lately from canvas, per project, each year and one can barely conceive how Harvard and Mayo Clinic: “It much she has stitched. increases motor skills, reduces On February 16 and 17 at Sew Creative in stress, helps with Parkinson’s, is Ashland, there is an inaugural event a natural anti-depressant, slows affectionately called, cognitive decline, increases For the Love of problem solving abilities and is Needlepoint,” a kind of a meditation.” Maybe where attendees can these benefits are why this see canvass designs designer gets up every day and meet stitchers and works diligently for long offering classes and hours. There is no hesitation. how-to demonstrations. It is what she does. She Randall’s canvasses goes to markets, works will be available for with shops, and creates purchase and guild commission pieces. “I members from Southern define needlepoint as an Oregon Stitchers, which art form that soothes the is part of Embroiderers soul, quiets the mind Guild of America, will be in and expands the heart.” attendance. And it does not take “Needlepoint is an art form long to learn. It must that is lovely and lasting,” be healing because Randall states proudly. It has Randall explains, been around since around “Through difficult 3,000 BC and was called tent times needlepoint stitching in the 1700s. Randall has kept beauty in truly understands the power of my life.” needlepoint to stitch the fabric of Her passion time. She can look at a piece she and desire to have others made and remember what she was involved in the art form in the Rogue CREDIT BOTH PHOTOS: MARA DOANE doing, who she was with, and what Valley is what led to the upcoming get-together. was going on around her. Without “We’d love to have more people enjoying the art form.” In the hours with her mother and the meantime, Randall encourages people to visit her website grandmother stitching, she may never have heard their whimsyandgrace.com to see all her designs. From dog collars to stories. Randall tells her own bittersweet story of a gift that belts to coin purses to tote bags and of course—scissors’ cases— she once made for a dear friend, Ginny, who has since passed there are many types of designs for artistic and practical pleasure. from breast cancer. Ginny’s son called recently to explain that “Needlepoint is not just what your grandmother did.” It’s now his daughter treasures the gifted scissor case because she more than pillows and wool thread, and we stitch with silk, soy, remembers whenever her grandmother taught her to sew, it was metallic—a plethora of threads and use literally hundreds of always sitting in her lap. fancy stitches for texture and embellishment.” In her 20s, Randall’s story was forever changed by a In fact, Randall says, “There is a trend compliment. While on a quick supply visit to a shop in Florida, of high-powered women executives the owner asked her where she found the design she was working powering down with needlepoint at on. Randall pronounced, “It is my own.” That eventually led to the end of the day.” Taking life one a national distributor picking up her designs around 1999. Now, stitch at a time. she has a successful business, Whimsy and Grace, and over two hundred shops carry her unique needlepoint canvasses. “When FOR THE LOVE OF NEEDLEPOINT EVENT I design, I paint one thread of one canvas at a time under the 10 am – 4 pm, February 16 and 17 Sew Creative, 115 E. Main St., Ashland magnifying glass. In America, we still hand paint our canvasses.” 541.482.1665 Randall creates one hundred new canvasses a year. She does fifty new designs in at least two new markets annually as a goal. They 8 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 9 [P] OUR PICKS

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[email protected] 10 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 11 LIVE MUSICand Nightlife LIVE MUSICand Nightlife Board Game Night - Astral Games. 5 pm. Thursday, February 14 Leadbetter Band - Brickroom. 9 pm to 12 am. JACKSONVILLE $10. Classic Rock, Americana, Folk. Dayton - Schoolaus Brewhaus. 12 pm to 2:30 PHOENIX Not Too Shabby - Belle Fiore. 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Gypsy Jazz. ASHLAND pm. Jazz, Pop, Blues. Starry Night Paint & Sip - Wine & Brush. 4 pm Karaoke - Oberon’s. 9 pm. to 7 pm. $40. Craig Martin and Friends - Wild Goose Cafe & GRANTS PASS Bar. 7 pm to 10 pm. Acoustic. Dance Variations - Grants Pass Performing TALENT Game Knight - Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant. Arts Center. 7 pm. $12-16. Band du Pay Swings and Swing Dance - 8 pm. David Monica - Climate City Brewing Paschal Winery. 7 pm to 9:30 pm. Trivia with Erica Thompson - Smithfields Pub Company. 6 pm. Acoustic, Electric. YGB, Bremmer and Josia, Windlung, Just & Pies. 7:45 pm to 10 pm. Electric Funk with DJ Ruku$ and DJ J, and Annunaki Child - TonTon’s Artisan Eric Leadbetter - The Top. 7 pm. Classic Rock, Kenobi - The Sound Lounge. 9 pm. Funk. Affections. 9 pm to 1 am. Dance, Rap. Blues. Perry Road - Cedarwood Saloon. 9 pm. Sunday, February 10 Country Rock. GRANTS PASS Emily Turner - The Laughing Clam. 7 pm. Aerial Hoop Girls - The Whammy Bar. 9 pm. Singer-songwriter. ASHLAND Adam Knight - Barnstormers Theatre. 7:30 pm. Celtic Music Session - Black Sheep Pub & $15. Pop, Neo Soul, R&B Funk. MEDFORD Restaurant. 2 pm to 5 pm. Dayton - Schmidt Family Vineyards. 6 pm to 9 Death by Overkill - Johnny B’s. 9 pm. Step We Gaily: Rogue World Ensemble pm. Gypsy Jazz. The John Dough Boys and Seven Mile Concert - Ashland High School. 4 pm to 6 pm. 221 Fly - The Sound Lounge. 9 pm to 11 pm. Lane - Howiee’s On Front. 8 pm to 12 am. $10-15. Celtic Music. Progressive Rock. Anson Sin Piano Recital - Oregon Center for Rock and Roll. the Arts at SOU. 3 pm to 4:30 pm. Funqdaqit and Dusty Jones - Habanero’s JACKSONVILLE Mexican Restaurant. 8:30 pm. Rock, Pop. Danielle Kelly Soul Project - Luna Cafe + Adam Gabriel - Bella Union. 7 pm to 10 pm. Sylent Storm and Grey Hawk - The Mercantile. 4 pm to 6 pm. Jazz, Soul. Acoustic Soul, Southern Rock. Bamboo Room at King Wah’s. 7 pm. $7. Blue Lightning - Belle Fiore. 5 pm to 7 pm. $5- Sip and Paint Pottery Pint - Miner’s Bazaar. Metal. 10. Classic Rock. 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. $40. Reverend Horton Heat, The Delta Bombers, Board Game Night - Astral Games. 5 pm. DRAVUS HOUSE WILL PLAY AT OBERON’S FEB. 16 AT 8 PM. and Voodoo Glow Skulls - Ashland Armory. 7 MEDFORD ROGUE RIVER pm. Punk, Country, Rock. Cathedral Hills, Southwest Royal, Spicy GRANTS PASS RICK MILLWARD WILL BRING HIS ROCK TUNES TO BELLE FIORE FEB. 7. Ruby Rain - Homestead. 9 pm. Blues, R&B, Monday, February 18 When Naked, Kathartica, and Jon Stickrod - Trivia Tuesdays - Double Taps. 6 pm. Pop. Poetry Sharing Night - Grants Pass Museum of GRANTS PASS The Bamboo Room at King Wah’s. 6 pm. $5-10. Thursday, February 7 Gaffer Project, Your Hands Write History, and ASHLAND Art. 7 pm to 9 pm. Post Melodicore, Bummer Pop, Acoustic. Open Mic - Oberon’s. 9 pm. Wednesday, February Blame the Whales - Eaden Ballroom. 6 pm to Sunday, February 17 ASHLAND Vanna Oh! And Step It Up n GO - Johnny B’s. 9 The Sultans - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 7 pm 20 JACKSONVILLE 10 pm. $5. Hard Rock, Metal. pm. $5. Rock and Roll. Rick Millward - Belle Fiore. 5:30 pm to 7:30 ASHLAND to 10 pm. Blues. The Brothers Reed - Bella Union. 8 pm to 11 Holly Gleason Trio - RoxyAnn Winery. 6 pm to ASHLAND pm. Rock, Pop. Celtic Music Session - Black Sheep Pub & pm. Acoustic, Folk. JACKSONVILLE 8 pm. Country. The Rogue Suspects - Cabaret. bump:kin - Ashland Community Center. 7 pm Restaurant 2 pm to 5 pm. Tuesday, February 19 David Gordon - Jacksonville Library. 1:30 pm Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament - Astral Games. 5:30 pm. The People’s Open Mic - Jackson to 9:30 pm. $10. DJ, Dance. Caitlin Jemma and Jeremy James MEDFORD and 3 pm. $5. Love Songs. Wellsprings. 8 pm. Danielle Kelly Soul Project at 38th Annual Meyer - Oberon’s. 8 pm to 11 pm. Singer- ASHLAND Rossmorr - Johnny B’s. 9 pm. Dayton - Schoolhuas Brewhaus. 12 pm to 3:30 Blades of Grass - Black Sheep Pub & Wine Tasting - Ashland Hills Hotel. 6 pm to 9 Friday, February 15 songwriter, Acoustic. Rogue Poetry Slam with Slam Master Saucy - Grape Street Bar & Grill. 8 pm to 12 am. pm. Gypsy Jazz. Restaurant. 9 pm. Bluegrass. pm. $55-75. Jazz. Ed Dunsavage Trio - Luna Cafe + Alex - Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant. 7:30 Jazz, Hip Hop, Funk. ASHLAND Karaoke - Oberon’s. 9 pm. MEDFORD Mercantile. 4 pm to 6 pm. Jazz. pm to 10:30 pm. $5. Jimmy Pinwheel Band - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. Dos Tacos - Howiee’s On Front. 9:30 pm. Funk, Dayton - O’Shea’s Irish Pub. 5 pm to 7 pm. Jazz. Pub Karaoke - Smithfields Pub & Pies. 9 MEDFORD Jazz Vespers - First Presbyterian Church. 5 pm. INTUITIVE COMPASS WILL PERFORM WITH Stoll Vaughn - Jonny B’s. 9 pm. Southern 8 pm to 11 pm. Honky Tonk Country. Rock. The J’Villians - AQUA. 9 pm to 11 pm. Rock, GRANTS PASS pm. Rodeo Flyer - Morrtons. 8 pm to 10 pm. Rock. Quartet. Blues, Alternative, Country. SEPIATONIC AND HIGH STEP SOCIETY AT THE Rock, Midwest Punk. Game Knight - Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant. Jeff Jacobs - The Sound Lounge. 8 pm to Forest Bailey - Oberon’s. 8 pm. Acoustic. Tutunov & Friends - Oregon Center for the ROGUE THEATER FEB. 9. Open Jam - Pier 21. 8 pm. 8 pm. 11 pm. Acoustic. PHOENIX Monday, February 11 Arts at SOU. 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. $20. Classical. GRANTS PASS Love Birds - Wine & Brush. 6 pm to 8:30 pm. $35. SoundFarm Band - Black Sheep Pub & ASHLAND Restaurant. 9 pm. $5. Acoustic, Electric. Trivia with Erica Thompson - Double Taps. Open Mic - Oberon’s. 9 pm to 11 pm. 7:45 pm to 10 pm. Saturday, February 9 Dan Engle and Friends - Oberon’s. 6 pm to 9 Blue Notes - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 7 pm to 10 pm. Acoustic. pm. Blue Jazz. JACKSONVILLE ASHLAND Broth - Oberon’s. 9:15 pm to 11 pm. Dynamic The Brothers Reed - Bella Union. 7 pm to 9 pm. Sexpressions - Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant. Tuesday, February 12 R&B, Indie. Acoustic, Folk. 8 pm to 10 pm. Alice Dimicele and Petty Thievery - Ashland EVENTS Danielle Kelly Soul Project - Brickroom. 9 pm Armory. 7 pm. Folk. ASHLAND a lifetime of learning about images, color, light their works. Now you may have a second chance. TONI RANDALL AT SEW MEDFORD to 12 am. $5. Jazz, Soul. ______and shadow, and textures. In his photography, he Join us in February for an exhibition of selected CREATIVE World’s Least Dangerous Band - AQUA. 8:30 Open Mic hosted by Robbie DaCosta - Black GRANTS PASS Art Peaceful - Johnny B’s. 9 pm. captures beauty as if he were a painter. Traveling works from the Hanson Howard Collection made Feb. 16 and 17 from 10 am to 4 pm. Toni will have pm. 80s, 90s, and 00s Covers. Sheep Pub & Restaurant. 8:30 pm. Paint and Sip Pottery Pint - Double Taps. 5:30 HUNKS - Grape Street Bar & Grill. 8 pm to 10 SMALL WORKS AT ART & SOUL widely to encounter unique, exotic, and intriguing available for purchase at original prices. Hanson many of her gorgeous hand-painted canvases for Dark Star Orchestra - Ashland Armory. 8 pm. pm to 7:30 pm. $40. pm. $25-50. GALLERY landscapes, people, and cultures, the world and Howard Gallery, 89 Oak St, Ashland. you to browse and purchase. Along with Toni’s CENTRAL POINT $30-35. Rock. Amy Bleu with Maddy Joy - The Sound Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament - Astral Games. 5:30 pm. January through February. Brighten your winter nature are his canvas. Krieger will concentrate on canvases, members of Southern Oregon Stitchers Sip & Paint Brilliant Sunflower - Art 4 Joy. 5:30 Pub Karaoke - Smithfields Pub & Pies. 9 pm. Lounge. 9 pm to 12 am. Singer-songwriter. days and celebrate the beginning of a New Year his recent photographic journey through Bhutan, CARL SEYBOLDT AND ROY MUSITELLI will be displaying beautiful finished pieces to help pm to 8:30 pm. $40. Ashland Tango Practica - Ashland Community Friday, February 8 with us at Art & Soul Gallery with our “Small Works” and discuss his evolution as a photographer, AT ART DU JOUR inspire you to try needlepoint. Sew Creative, 115 E Center. 8 pm to 9:30 pm. MEDFORD show. These small treasures will showcase the contrasting images from his “early non-digital Carl Seyboldt as guest artist in the Salon through Main St, Ashland. GRANTS PASS La Septima Banda - Ramada Medford and ASHLAND artistic talents of Art & Soul Gallery’s Artists, as days” to his present work. Ashland Library, 210 February and March, while AdJ member Roy Sepiatonic, High Step Society, and Intuitive GRANTS PASS Convention Center. 8 pm. Waking Hazel - Mt. Ashland Ski Area. 6 pm to 9 we present original art in a variety of genre and Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland. Musitelli will be featured artist. Carl specializes WINTER TERM ROUND TWO AT Compass - Rogue Theatre. 8 pm. $20. Trivia Tuesdays - Double Taps. 6 pm. Danielle Kelly Soul Project - Howiee’s On pm. Bluegrass, Americana. media. Art & Soul Gallery, 247 E Main St, Ashland. in painting and drawing wildlife, western scenes CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS Vaudeville, Hip Hop, Funk. Front. 9:30 pm. Jazz, Soul. Frankie Gavin - Grizzly Peak Winery. 7 pm to 9 PAINTINGS BY SHERI DINARDI, ILENE and historical subject matter. He has completed Feb. 1 through 21. Southern Oregon University Fish on Wood Painting - The Tipsy Paintbrush. Wednesday, February 13 Blushin Out - RoxyAnn Winery. 6 pm to 8 pm. pm. Irish Music. DEBRA HARDER AT ASHLAND ART GIENGER-STANFIELD, AND DAVID a series of limited edition prints of the famous students will display their own artwork for the 6 pm to 9 pm. $40. Rock. Danielle Kelly Soul Project - Belle Fiore. 5 pm CENTER TERRY Wells Fargo Stagecoach line. A member of AdJ month of February. The exhibits span several ASHLAND Tradewinds - Morrtons. 8 pm to 10 pm. Rock, to 8 pm. Jazz, Soul. Debra Harder’s new show, The Comforts of Jan. 11 through Feb. 22. Artists Sheri Dinardi, since 2016, Roy’s foundation in journalism keeps different mediums and reflect different stages of JACKSONVILLE Blades of Grass - Black Sheep Pub & Blues. Robbie DaCosta and Tom Stamper - O’Shea’s Home, opens on Friday, February 1st at The Ilene Gienger-Stanfield, & David Terry create him in touch with the news of our day which is skill level. Emma Kincade’s Thesis will be on display Saucy - Boomtown Saloon. 8:30 pm to 11:30 Restaurant. 9 pm. Nancy Mac Band - Pier 21. 8 pm. Rock. Irish Pub. 6 pm to 8 pm. Rock, R&B. Photographers’ Gallery At Ashland Art Center. luminous works in the time-honored tradition of often reflected in his artwork. In an effort to shed in the Retzlaff Gallery and is titled “In the Grain.” pm. Jazz, Funk. Q&A Duo - Wild Goose Cafe & Bar. 7 pm to 10 Rogue Suspects - AQUA. 9 pm to 11 pm. Rock, Photographing in the comforts of home on cold oil painting. Their paintings of people, structures, the photographer-turned-artist label for at least Amelia Karley will have her own solo exhibition The Brothers Reed - Bella Union. 8 pm to 11 pm. Jazz. TALENT Blues, Alternative Country. winter days is one of Debra’s favorite things to do. and landscapes beautifully capture a moment in one month, Roy’s featured wall exhibit will be in the Thorndike Gallery, titled “Amble Elsewhere.” pm. Acoustic, Folk. The People’s Open Mic - Jackson Wellsprings. The Mike Dillon Band - Talent Club. 9 pm. Punk. 8 pm. She enjoys creating still life scenes reminiscent time and the essence of the subject. Rogue Gallery dedicated entirely to illustrations that have come Center for the Visual Arts at Southern Oregon CAVW JUNCTION & Art Center, 40 S Bartlett, Medford. from his drawing board of ideas. Art du Jour, 213 E MEDFORD of old paintings. These images include some of University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland. Dayton - Taylor’s Sausage. 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Saturday, February 16 her beloved possessions such as her collection Main St, Medford. Bryan Oliver - The Rogue Grape. 6 pm to 8 pm. EAGLE POINT Gypsy Jazz. of English White Ironstone. The natural light 40TH ANNIVERSARY AT HANSON EXOTIC AND REMOTE: PHOTOGRAPHY Brian Regan - The Craterian Theater. 7:30 pm to Valentine’s Day Improv Show - Eagle Point ASHLAND streaming in from nearby windows is all that is HOWARD GALLERY AN OREGON LOVE STORY: BY R.C. VASAVADA 9:30 pm. $44-50. High School. 7 pm. $2. Latin Dance Night - O’Shea’s Irish Pub. 8:30 pm CENTRAL POINT needed to “paint” the items being photographed. Feb. 1 through Feb. 26. Opening Reception Feb. 1 WATERCOLORS BY BETTY BARSS Jan. 31 through April 2. Ravindra C. Vasavada Tallboy, Korean Fire Drill, and Hardway Bend to 12 am. $7. Step We Gaily: Rogue World Ensemble Debra’s still life images truly reflect her personal from 5 pm to 8 pm. 2019 is our 40th anniversary Jan. 18 through March 1. Rogue Valley artist Betty photographs nature on his hikes in Alaska, Chile, - Howiee’s On Front. 8 pm. Hard Rock. MEDFORD Dravus House - Oberon’s. 8 pm. Acoustic Folk. Concert - Crater Performing Arts Center. 7 pm style not only in photography but also in her and that has us taking a trip down memory lane. Barss is an accomplished and versatile watercolor California, Colorado, Nepal, Norway, Oregon, LEFT - Grape Street Bar & Grill. 8 pm to 11:30 Open Jam - Pier 21. 8 pm. Robbie DaCosta Trio - AQUA. 8 pm to 10 pm. to 9 pm. $5-15. Celtic Music. home. Ashland Art Center, 357 E Main St, Ashland. Over the years the gallery has amassed a healthy artist. This exhibit showcases a wide range of and Tibet. His photographs capture the mood of pm. Rock. Acoustic, Jazz. collection of exceptional regional artists who have subjects from her beloved state of Oregon. each region, its simplicity, beauty, grandeur, and John Dough Boys - Walkabout Brewing PHOENIX Danielle Kelly Soul Project - Mt. Ashland Ski GRANTS PASS ASHLAND LIBRARY ART SALON at some point been represented by us. Was there Reception Feb. 15 from 5:30 pm to 8 pm. Rogue immensity. Berryman Gallery at Craterian Theater, Company. 8 pm. Folk, Rock. Valentine’s Day - Wine & Brush. 6 pm to 8:30 Area. 5 pm to 8:30 pm. Jazz, Soul. Patrimony and The Shaky Harlots - The Haul. Sunday, February 24 at 2 pm. Richard Krieger is a an artist at that you loved and no longer see at the Gallery & Art Center, 40 S Bartlett St, Medford. 23 S Central Ave, Medford. Bryan Oliver - The Rogue Grape. 6 pm to 8 pm. pm. $40. Gypsy Soul - Grizzly Peak Winery. 7:30 pm to 8 pm to 11 pm. Punk. fine art photographer. His photography reflects gallery? Maybe you wish you had collected one of Acoustic. 9:30 pm. Blues, Jazz. 12 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 13 EVENTS EVENTS a NON partner dance class. PRE-REGISTRATION dental X-rays, please contact Carmen Mons at 541- Morning.” Tuesday, February 12 from 11:30 am to 1 pm. AT ashland.or.us/register is required. Cost: $33 per 245-7750 or [email protected]. To learn more Saturday, February 9 from 1pm to 2 pm. Make an Ojo de Dios! four week session. The Grove Gym, 1195 E Main St, about the dental assisting program by visiting Friends of the Library Poetry Night 18+ YRS Using sticks and yarn, weave a beautiful “Eye of God.” Ashland. www.roguecc.edu/dental. Share and listen to poetry with other readers and Saturday, February 16 from 1 pm to 2 pm. writers. LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN SECRETS & MYSTERIES AT BEEKMAN Wednesday, February 13 from 6 pm to 7 pm. ROGUE RIVER LIBRARY EVENTS TRAINING BANK Learn to Crochet an Infinity Scarf 10-17 YRS Feb. 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13 from 10 am to 3:30 pm. Feb. 1 and 2 at 6, 7, and 8 pm both nights. Begun MEDFORD LIBRARY EVENTS Learn the 3 easy stitches required to make a scarf, The Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman by C.C. Beekman as a gold dust office in 1856 Random Fandom: Fairy Tale Spin-offs 12-18 YRS then finish your project with support. provides Certified Volunteer Ombudsman and moved in 1863 to its current location at 110 Enjoy snacks and discuss the many fairy tale spin- Thursdays, February 7 and 14 from 5 pm to 6 pm. for Oregonians living in nursing, assisted and W. California Street in Jacksonville, Beekman saw offs and retellings in our Young Adult collection. residential living, and adult foster home facilities. over $40 million in gold cross his counters during Saturday, February 9 from 1 pm to 3 pm. SHADY COVE LIBRARY EVENTS They serve as the voice of the resident, working to Jacksonville’s heyday in the 1800s—equivalent Library Ukuleles (LUKEs) 16+ YRS Friends of Shady Cove Library Book Sale make the system is responsive to their needs and to almost $1 billion in today’s currency! Bring a Join Plaza Players & Friends to learn ukulele chords Fridays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. wishes. To do that, they investigate the resident’s flashlight to make your own discoveries! Cost: and tuning, then play as a group from a fun Travel Stories & History with Dan and Carole concerns and then work with facility staff and/or $5. Tours are limited to a maximum of 12 people selection of sheet music. All levels welcome. Nielson others, as appropriate, until these concerns have and reservations are required! Call Historic Sunday, February 10 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. Third Tuesday of each month from 5 pm to 6 pm. been resolved. If you are interested in attending Jacksonville, Inc. at 541-245-3650 or e-mail info@ Color Happy! February 19: “Virginia Adventure” this training, or plan to attend, please be sure to historicjacksonville.org. Beekman Bank, 110 W Drop in, enjoy coffee and donuts, and have fun start the application process prior to the training. California St, Jacksonville. coloring! TALENT LIBRARY EVENTS We will need your application, interview, and Tuesday, February 12 from 10 am to 12 pm. Classical Recorder Group 18+ YRS Criminal Background Check completed prior to SEED SWAP I Heart Unicorns Preschool Storytime Bring your recorder and join in the musical the training beginning. The online application can Thursday, February 7 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Enjoy unicorn-themed stories and crafts, play pin fun with a group that plays primarily classical be found here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/ Bring your vegetable and flower seeds to trade the horn on the unicorn, and taste unicorn poop! selections. An ability to read music is necessary. webinarOver. with other gardeners at this annual free seed Tuesday, February 12 from 10 am to 11 am. Tuesdays from 12 pm to 1 pm. swap. Seed should be sorted from plant material. Sip & Origami 5-12 YRS Scrabble Club 18+ YRS PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP Please bring containers or envelopes to take seed Sip cider while making origami hearts. Play Scrabble with an active group for challenge Saturday, February 9 from 12 pm to 8 pm. Save home. The Nature Center will also be selling low- Tuesdays, February 12 and 26 from 4 pm to 6 pm. & fun. yourself precious time and invest in education cost seed, harvested at the park by volunteers. For Teen Advisory Group (T.A.G.) 13-18 YRS Saturdays from 12 pm to 3 pm. that will teach you years of knowledge that was more information, call the Nature Center at (541) T.A.G. members are dedicated, motivated teens Chess Club 18+ YRS developed from tedious trial and error. Avoid 488-6606. North Mountain Park, 620 N Mountain in grades 7–12 who meet to brainstorm ideas, Play chess for challenge & fun. THE HUMANE SOCIETY’S ADOPTION DAY IS AT GRANGE CO-OP IN making the same mistakes I did and invest in a Ave, Ashland. discuss books and movies, and make crafts. Saturdays from 12 pm to 3 pm. CENTRAL POINT FEB. 9. workshop that will elevate your skill and allow Interested in joining? Contact your Medford Teen Cribbage Club 18+ YRS Librarian. Test your skill and luck against other experienced intended for students ranging from beginners to you to become the photographer you dream to OFFERS AND NEEDS MARKET Tuesday, February 12 form 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. cribbage players. ______advanced ceramicists looking for greater aesthetic be. Cost: $199. For more information go to https:// Sunday, February 10 from 6 pm to 8 pm. At the Classes Lunchtime Movies & Popcorn Saturdays from 12 pm to 3 pm. achievement. The class is for both throwing on the www.kadrien.com/shop/general. Ashland Springs Offers and Needs Market people identify possible Hotel, 212 E Main St, Ashland. exchanges of their passions, knowledge, skills, Select Wednesdays at 12:00 pm. CERAMICS WITH LISA ELDREDGE wheel and hand-building techniques and covers COLLABORATIVE THEATRE PROJECT’S VALENTINE’S EVENT: resources, and needs in a rapid-fire process. It’s like February 13: A superhero known as Black Panther WHITE CITY LIBRARY EVENTS Wednesdays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Relaxing attachments of all sorts, advice on storage and VAUDEVILLE, VALENTINES, AND VINES IS FULL OF MUSIC, WINE, MEDICARE WORKSHOP a mashup between speed dating, a time bank, and defends Wakanda, a technologically advanced White City Bingo 6+ YRS days call for creative time. Spending a few hours maintaining works in progress as well as glazing AND FUNDRAISING. country in Africa that has hidden itself away Join us for a family friendly good time. Win prizes, spinning clay with Lisa Elredge at Ashland Art and finishing pieces. We have 8 wheels available, Tuesday, February 19 at 10 am. Linda Clarkson Craigslist. Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Rd, from the rest of the world. Now, he must face a including books, gift certificates, swim passes, and Center is the perfect recipe for a Wednesday. first come, first serve. Cost: $15. Ashland Art and Melissa Mlasko will present the hour-long Ashland. Featuring the best local shops from dispensaries Persia Through the Ages dissident who wants to sell the country’s natural much more! This program is for ages 6+, adults “Learn fundamental skills, get ideas for your next Center, 357 E Main St, Ashland. workshop, explaining Medicare Parts A and B, and to grow shops, glass shops to artisans, THC Fair Tony Davis will discuss the deep historical roots resources to fund an uprising. (2018/134m/PG-13) included. Saturday, February 9 from 2 pm to 3 pm. project, collaborate, or work on your own during exploring options with Medicare Advantage Plans HOW TO MAKE HARD CIDER AND focuses on the growing cannabis community right of Iran, along with glimpses of modern life in the February 27: Based on a story by Ernest Cline and this drop-in session.” The class accepts anyone 13 MASTER CLIMATE PROTECTOR and Medicare Supplements. Participants will also VINEGAR here in Southern Oregon while also bringing in big Islamic Republic. set in a dystopia in 2044, protagonist Wade Watts PROJECT FEEDERWATCH and older. Ashland Art Center, 357 E Main St. Monday, February 11 from 6 pm to 9 pm. The learn how prescription drug plans work, how to Sunday, February 17 from 1 pm to 2 pm. Johnny national brands that are not readily available here. Sunday, February 10 from 2 pm to 3 pm. searches for an Easter egg in a worldwide virtual Feb. 16 and March 2 and 16 from 9 am to 10 pm. course offers 30 hours of exploration into get help with the cost of prescription drugs and Appleseed never came this far west so the This incredible combination of local dispensaries, Super Special Valentine’s Day Storytime reality game, the discovery of which will lead him Help count birds visiting the feeders at North SPANISH CONVERSATION GROUP the basics of global warming and its climate how Medicare works with the VA. The workshop is pioneers of the Rogue Valley had to plant their smoke shops, horticulture, hemp-based products Stories, songs, and activities. to inherit the game creator’s fortune. (2018/140m/ Mountain Park while learning to identify them Thursdays from 3 pm to 5 pm. Work on your consequences, the intersection with energy and available at no charge. To register, call the Central own apple trees if they wanted fresh cider, and informational sessions make this a one-stop Wednesday, February 13 from 10:45 am to 11:30 am. PG-13) with expert birders. The information collected Spanish speaking skills in a comfortable setting at construction, the water and weather implications, Point Park and Recreation at 541-664-3321, Ext. hard cider, or vinegar. Today in our Valley, many destination for anyone curious about hemp or Makers & Hackers Night After Hours will be submitted to Cornell University’s project a meeting for those learning Spanish. “This group the impact on agriculture, forestry, and our 130. Central Point Computer Classroom, 155 S 2nd heirloom apple and pear trees’ fruit drop to the cannabis. There will be raffles, prizes and plenty CENTRAL POINT LIBRARY EVENTS Exercise your creativity and tap into your inner FeederWatch, a nationwide citizen-science bird- is for English speakers learning Spanish, and does terrestrial systems, how human health, population St, Central Point. ground unused. Learn how to turn apples into of opportunities to learn and shop. This event is Teen Advisory Group (T.A.G.) 11-18 YRS geek with Rogue Hack Lab. monitoring effort. Program takes place alternate not provide practice for Spanish speakers learning growth, and consumption relate to the problem hard cider and vinegar from local fermentation restricted to 21+ or 18+ with OMMP. Cost: $5-7. Teens from Central Point and surrounding Thursday, February 14 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Saturdays, November - March. Pre-registration English. The group welcomes new participants and what we can do to address it. Cost: $100. To A POSITIVE APPROACH TO authors Kirsten and Christopher Shockey. In this This event is restricted to 21+ or 18+ with OMMP. communities meet to plan events, decorate Teen Craft Challenge: Fairy Tale Home of Your not required for this free program. Call the interested in increasing fluency in Spanish register, go to https://socanmcp.eco/registration/. ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA CARE class, you will learn the science behind turning Jackson County Expo, 1 Peninger Rd, Central Point. bulletin boards, recommend materials for the YA Dreams 12-18 YRS Nature Center for more information at 541-488- through casual conversation.” The class meets in Tuesday, February 19 from 3 pm to 6 pm. The class fresh fruit juice to delicious hard cider and vinegar. collection, and more! Compete in teams to create the fairy tale home of 6606. North Mountain Park Nature Center, 620 N the Guanajuato Room of Ashland Library, 410 INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC PAINTING is designed to help anyone who cares for an aging Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland. APPLEGATE LIBRARY EVENTS Feb. 7 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Crafternoons your dreams. Win prizes! Mountain Ave, Ashland. Siskiyou Blvd. Tuesdays, Feb. 26 through April 2 and April Oregonian learn more about how to support Applegate History Series Paint, glue, markers, glitter, string, and recyclables. Saturday, February 16 from 1 pm to 3 pm. 16 through May 21 from 10:45 am to 12:45 individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s and GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE Join us for local memorabilia and presentations Feb. 13 from 2 pm to 4 pm. Medford Library Book Chat _ _ TUTORIAL TUESDAYS pm. Continue your studies in acrylic painting respond to behavioral challenges. A professional Saturday, February 9 from 10 am to 4 pm. Dogs about the lovely Applegate Valley. Tuesday, February 12 • 5:30–6:30 p.m. Kids & Family Join fellow genealogy researchers Tuesday techniques ranging from nature studies, instructor will share real-world experience in an will be arriving on the Saving Train from central Tuesdays, February 9 and 23 from 4 pm to 6 pm. GOLD HILL LIBRARY EVENTS Discuss Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver NINJAKIDS evenings at the Jackson County Genealogy landscape, figures and still life. Instructor-led interactive classroom environment. This class is California prior to the event. These are healthy, Applegate Library, 18485 North Applegate Road, LEGO Builders, Architects, & Engineers 4+ YRS Medford Library - Carpenter Room, 205 South Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 pm to 5 pm. Library––learn how to access the Library’s studies as well as the opportunity for students to free, thanks to funding by the State of Oregon. adoptable pets who have been overlooked or Applegate. Build and display your own creations. Central Avenue Children walk away from this class with a tough websites, how to use them effectively, and how follow their own interests with individual support. Visit www.OregonCarePartners.com to register have run out of time or space at overcrowded Second and fourth Wednesday of each month on workout under his and her belt and having to improve your research skills. Each webinar PRE-REGISTRATION AT ashland.or.us/register is and sign up for this no-cost class. Medford School shelters. The Grange Co-Op has generously ASHLAND LIBRARY EVENTS Feb. 13 and 27 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. PHOENIX LIBRARY EVENTS developed basic Ninjutsu skills. This class is not is shown twice, once at 5pm and again at 7pm. required. Please call 541.488.5340 for a supply list. District Education Center, 815 S Oakdale Ave, sponsored this rescue as a 2019 SoHumane Teen & Family Maker Day 11+ YRS Gold Hill Writer’s Critique Group 18+ YRS Phoenix Films: Foxes and Hares only to teach children these, but also to build self Webinars are FREE for Rogue Valley Genealogical Cost: $99. The Grove, 1195 E Main St, Ashland. Medford. Business Partner. The Grange Co-Op will supply Innovate and explore with LEGO MINDSTORMS, Constructive feedback and support with fellow Tuesdays at 2:45 pm. esteem, encourage exercising, and discipline. Society members, and $5 for non-members. each pet and their new owners with an adoption littleBits, & SPHERO. writers. Registration required. ______February 12: Animated retelling of the legend, The first week is free. Cost: $50. Rogue Protection Jackson County Genealogy Library, 3405 S. Pacific CPR CERTIFICATION CLASSES package full of goodies to help the dogs adopted Feb. 9 from 12 pm to 3 pm. Feb. 13 from 4 pm to 6 pm. Community with animals. Robin Hood works to outwit the Group, 2185 #A1, Spalding Ave, Grants Pass. Highway, Medford. For more information call 541- Wednesday, February 20 at the Riverside Campus settle in to their new homes. Even if you can’t Teen Video Games 11-18 YRS Gold Hill Writer’s Critique Group 18+ YRS greedy prince as he attempts to take advantage of 512-2340, email [email protected], or from 5:30 pm to 9 pm. CPR Basic Life Support BALLROOM DANCING adopt, swing by for fun pet themed raffle baskets Join us after school for Wii & PS4 video games. Constructive feedback and support with fellow the poor. (1973/83m/G) FAMILY FUN ARCHERY stop by the Genealogy Library. For a listing of all (BLS) Recertification refreshes skills and renews Every Tuesday from 1:30 pm to 4 pm with lessons available. Enter to win and to raise funds for the Feb. 11 and 25 from 3:30 pm to 5 pm. writers. Registration required. February 19: An orphaned fox strikes up an Mondays from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Featuring events and Tuesday tutorials, visit www.rvgsociety. credentials for individuals with a BLS provider starting at 12:30 pm. Every week Square Dance pets at SoHumane. Grange Co-op, 225 S Front St, Library Board Games 8+ YRS Feb. 13 from 4 pm to 6 pm. unlikely friendship. Voices...Mickey Rooney, Kurt moving targets/4D archery. Beginner’s welcome. org. Jackson County Genealogy Library, 3405 S card. Cost: $60. Hall is not only teaching the public how to Central Point. Learn and play new and popular board games Gold Hill Library Book Club 18+ YRS Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Jeanette All equipment supplied. Family rates. For Pacific Hwy, Medford. Saturday, March 16 at the Riverside Campus ballroom dance, but is opening its doors to invite with FunAgain Games. Discuss thought provoking books with other book Nolan. (1981/83m/G) ages 8 and up. Children required to shoot from 9 am to 3 pm. Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR everyone to enjoy the dance together. Lessons VAUDEVILLE, VALENTINES, AND Feb. 16 from 12 pm to 4 pm. lovers. Pick up December’s selection at the Gold February 26: A slacker named Fred adopts a rabbit with a supervising adult. More info at www. SHORT POSE FIGURE DRAWING WITH Instructor Training provides training for students Cost: $3. Live music by Dave Flick. Square Dance VINES LEGO Builders, Architects, & Engineers 4+ YRS Hill Branch. (voiced by Russell Brand) that jumps in front of his MoonbowArchery.com. The Grove, 1195 E Main St, ANN DI SALVO already holding BCS provider status to become Hall, 3377, Table Rock Rd, Medford. Thursday, February 14 at 6:30 pm. An exciting Build and display your own creations. February 15: “Trespassing on Einstein’s Lawn” by car, and it turns out this particular creature is next Ashland. Mondays from 10 am to 12:30 pm. Uninstructed CPR instructors. Cost: $375. evening of entertainment featuring the talents of Feb. 17 from 1 pm to 3 pm. Amanda Gefter in line to become the Easter Bunny and doesn’t Short Pose Figure Drawing moderated by Ann RCC OFFERS FREE DENTAL X-RAYS some of the Rogue Valley’s favorite entertainers Magnet Day Movie Classics and More: African American History want the job.(2011/93m/PG) DINOS AT THE LIBRARY DiSalvo This weekly gestures figure drawing BEGINNING BROADWAY DANCE FOR Jan. 18 through March 22. Here is an opportunity at the Collaborative Theatre Project. Treat your Explore and create with magnetic blocks, shapes, Mondays at 1 pm. Pond Life with John Jackson Digging Dinos with John Jackson of Bugs-R-Us session has short and long poses up to 25 BOOMERS AND BEYOND to see if you can get your dental X-rays for free Valentine to the tunes and entertainment popular and Magna-Tiles. February 11: A débutante (Emma Stone) conducts Learn about reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, Go back in time to learn about dinosaurs! Explore minutes. Drop In. Unclothed model. Adults only. Wednesdays, Feb. 6 through 27 and March 6 and help an RCC student. The RCC Dental Assisting in the 1930’s and ‘40’s. This event, which is a Wednesday, February 20 all day. interviews with black female servants in 1960s birds, mammals, plants, and macroinvertebrates. real fossils, teeth, claws, and imitation skin. At the Bring your own non-toxic materials. Cost: $9 for through 27 from 11 am to 12 pm. Have you ever program is looking for patients who qualify to company fundraiser offers a great show and Movie & Popcorn Mississippi, which sends her community into an Saturday, February 9 from 1 pm to 2 pm. conclusion of the program, participants will get to members, $10 for non-members. Ashland Art secretly imagined dancing in a Broadway musical? get X-rays between. A qualifying patient must delightful wines from Fences Winery paired with Last Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. uproar. (2011)/146m/PG-13) Art Escapades: Honoring Trees do a dinosaur fossil dig and take home whatever Center, 357 E Main St, Ashland. This class is for beginning and continuing students have at least 24 fully erupted teeth (visible and desserts. Cost: $25. Collaborative Theatre Project, February 27: The story of two men—the great Upriver Down River: Native Salmon Stories of the Paint your favorite tree leaves onto a wooden (or whomever!) they find. Registration required. of a “wise” age. We will move gently, have tons present in the mouth), be at least 18 years old, 555 Medford Center, Medford. Jackie Robinson and legendary Brooklyn Dodgers Rogue River plaque using dye and acrylic paints. All supplies Saturday, February 23 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at POTTERY AND HAND BUILDING WITH of fun, keep our brains challenged and bodies and be eligible for a full-mouth X-ray. This usually GM Branch Rickey—whose brave stand against ALL AGES, UNDER 14 W/ ADULT provided, including the hardware to hang your the White City Library, 3143 Avenue C. LIZ O’BRIEN AND JEFF EDWARDS moving with easy dance routines to Broadway means you have NOT had a full-mouth X-ray in the HEMP & CANNABIS FAIR prejudice forever changed the world by changing Tish McFadden and Thomas Doty present native plaque. Tuesdays from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. This class is music. Unleash your inner Broadway star. This is last three years. For more information about free Saturday, February 9 and Sunday, February 10. the game of baseball. (2013/128m/PG-13) stories, songs, and excerpts from “Upriver to 14 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 15 EVENTS EVENTS ______Oregon Historical Society are proud to announce ambitious and far-ranging exploration that tracks Journal Keeping is a one hour open discussion Klamath-Siskiyou region. We hope the films inspire Every Monday and Tuesday in February from 6:30 Stage the topics and speakers for the 2019 Windows the legacy of crime and imprisonment in the designed to share experiences about the power of you to action. For more information, go to https:// pm to 8:30 pm. in Time lecture series. The series features well- United States, from the historical roots of the personal writing. We will have the opportunity to www.siskiyoufilmfest.org/. Grants Pass Performing Every Monday and Tuesday in March from 6:30 pm THE LITHIA WATER DIARIES known writers and historians and brings to American criminal justice system to our modern explore techniques, benefits, and spiritual insights Arts Center, 313 NE Olive St, Grants Pass. to 8:30 pm. Feb. 16 and 23 at 8 pm and Feb. 17 and Feb. life the people, values, and events that shaped state of over-incarceration, and offers a bold vision found in the process of journaling. Bloomsbury Happy Hands and Feet Reflexology Class 24 at 3 pm. “The Lithia Water” Diaries capture our Southern Oregon heritage. The hour-long for a new future. Platt, a recognized authority in Books’ array of journals will be on display for WHY DO WE DISAGREE? Jan. 20, Feb. 17, and March 17 from 5 pm to 7 pm. Ashland’s unique local culture with a dozen slice- presentations are held at the Medford Library the field of criminal justice, challenges the way we inspiration. Facilitated by local filmmaker and Friday, February 8 from 7 pm to 9 pm. A special Couples Weekend Retreat of-life monologues from characters you couldn’t on the first Wednesday of each month and the think about how and why millions of people are Eckankar Cleric, Kathy Roselli. Bloomsbury Books, film night featuring Jonathan Haidt. Feb. 9 and 10, March 9 and 10 from 1 pm to 5 pm. meet anywhere else: tourists, and travelers, and Ashland Library on the second Wednesday. tracked, arrested, incarcerated, catalogued, and 290 E Main St, Ashland. Haidt’s groundbreaking 2011 book, The Righteous Register at www.familymassageEC.com or Call disgruntled pot workers, conspiracy theorists, The 2019 Windows in Time lectures include: regulated in the United States. Bloomsbury Books, Mind, laid the foundations for bridging our (541) 482-3567. Family Massage Education Center, and actors, and prankster teens, and urban Discovering Abandoned Cemeteries: Locating 290 E Main St, Ashland. GOAL SETTING LISTENING SESSION growing political divide. The focus of this film 77 Manzanita St, Ashland. shepherds, and more. Each tells their own story, Unmarked Graves Monday, February 11 at 6 pm. Join staff and night is bringing his basic insights together to their own perspective, their own challenges to Wilderness Survival, One Hundred Years Ago SEEDS OF SPRING SEMINAR commissioners and help form the vision for help people gain a better understanding. In living in a place everyone has a different opinion Feb. 13 with Paul Fattig Saturday, March 16 from 8:30 am to 4:15 pm. the 2019-2021 Biennium Budget Season. If you AWARENESS THROUGH MOVEMENT on. It is by turns funny, shocking, heartwarming Registration is open for the 30th annual Seeds of are unable to attend the Goal Setting Session, three videos, he describes the moral foundations WEEKLY FELDENKRAIS CLASS and provocative, using unique local archetypes UNDERSTAND A COURSE IN Spring Garden Seminar hosted by the Josephine an online survey is available at ashland.or.us/ of each tribe, how we help America heal, and Wednesdays from 10 am to 11:30 pm. Feldenkrais to explore what it is like to live in a multi-faceted MIRACLES: PRINCIPLES AND County Master Gardeners. Featuring more than APRCgoalsSurvey, or you may pick up a hard copy effective ways we might come together to solve is a method that shows you how to move through community in the midst of rapid change. Cost: $10- PRACTICE three dozen workshops, the one-day seminar will at The Grove and Ashland Senior Center. The our problems. Join Marla Estes & Rob Schlapfer the field of gravity in ways that use it to your 20. For more information and to purchase tickets, Feb. 18 from 7 pm to 9 pm. Understand and be held March 16 at Rogue Community College Grove, 1195 E Main St, Ashland. for an evening of videos, talking points and warm advantage. Most people have an adversarial go to https://thelithiawaterdiaries.bpt.me/. Ashland apply the principles and feel your perception in Grants Pass. Participants may select up to four community conversation as we ask Why Do We relationship with gravity, but it can ground Community Center, 59 Winburn Way, Ashland. shift! Taught by Alexandra, experienced guide for 90-minute workshops from a slate of 39 options at MEDFORD SMART METER TOWN HALL Disagree? This event is especially geared for those you if you know how to use it. This not only bringing life back on purpose. In the first hour, the seminar. Topics include beekeeping, Orchids Thursday, February 7 at 6 pm. We are especially just discovering the need to bridge. Medford reduces wear and tear on joints, reducing pain; THE GLASS MENAGERIE key Course principles are presented. After a short 101, safe use of pesticides, selling what you sow asking all who Opted Out of Smart Meters to Library, 205 S Central Ave, Medford. it also improves focus and learning. When you Jan. 18 through Feb. 10. The beautifully break, in the second hour, we focus on how to and how to design a firewise landscape. Cost: $35. attend. Have you experienced Headaches or Ear are comfortable in your body, learning is easy, written portrait of a fragile young woman, her apply in daily life with a guided meditation to To register go to http://go.roguecc.edu/department/ Ringing? Have your Bills gone up? All people OSCAR NOMINATED SHORTS AT inspiration is spontaneous and creativity abounds. domineering mother, and the brother who loves integrate. Beginners and long-time students, all community-education/seeds-spring-seminar. Rogue wanting to fight Smart Meters welcome! 30 min VARSITY THEATER Cost: $15 Drop-in, $50 per month, first class free. them but loathes his life with them is a poignant welcome.Bring your ACIM book if you have it, Community College, 3345 Redwood Hwy, Building presentation by Randal Barrett to be followed by Friday, February 8 through Friday, February Feldenkrais Studio Jacksonville, 235 Main St, memory play that is one of the author’s most extra books also onsite. Suggested $20 donation. A, Grants Pass. Q&A. Medford Library, 205 S Central Ave, Medford. 15. Local audiences have the opportunity to Jacksonville. popular works. Cost: $18-25. To purchase tickets Talent Library Community Room, 101 Home St, ______watch the acclaimed short films that have been and showtimes go to www.CTPMedford.org or Talent. HOW TO HAVE DEVICES NOT BE nominated for an Academy Award. Only one ticket THAI CHI CHUAN OPEN HOUSE AND call the theatre at (541) 779-1055. Collaborative Food DIVISIVE FOR OUR FAMILY is required to attend both the Animated and Live DEMONSTRATION Theatre Project, 555 Medford Center, Medford. GUILD LECTURE SERIES: EARLY Friday, February 15 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. Kim BEEHIVE: THE 60S MUSICAL WILL PLAY AT CABARET THROUGH MARCH 31. NEW WINTER ROGUE VALLEY Action Shorts on Feb. 8. The programs will run Friday, February 8 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. Tai ROMAN EMPERORS John Payne will be giving a lecture on how GROWERS & CRAFTERS MARKET for a week at the Varsity following the benefit Chi Chuan is a Chinese Martial Way and form is an inclusive class for children ages four to 10 to BEEHIVE: THE 60s MUSICAL Feb. 20 and March 20 from 12 pm to 1 pm. One to support children around media while not Thursdays from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. We are KIDS’ MUSIC JAM screenings. Cos: $9.25. More information including of moving meditation characterized by its experience music, dance, singing, storytelling and Jan. 31 through March 31. “Beehive: the 60’s of the most fascinating periods in Roman history becoming anti-screen but pro-connection. His now open for the winter, and it’s indoors! Are Feb. 12, 19, and 26 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. This film descriptions, trailers, and ratings are available harmonious sequence of slow, relaxed and playing games. PRE-REGISTRATION AT ashland. Musical” recalls the days of miniskirts, transistor involves the first century of rule by the Roman talk will cover many aspects of the question, “How you looking for fresh, locally grown produce, is an inclusive class for children ages four to 10 to at https://shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/. Varsity Theater, fluid movements. Tai Chi practice harmonizes experience music, dance, singing, storytelling and or.us/register is required. Cost: $30. The Grove, radios and flower power. Told from the perspective Emperors. This series of three one-hour lectures do we maintain loving limits and strong family hand-crafted gifts or artisan foods? Join us each 166 E Main St, Ashland. movement, breath and awareness to promote playing games. PRE-REGISTRATION AT ashland. Ottemon Room, 1195 E Main St, Ashland. of six young women who came of age in this will investigate the origins of the office of emperor connection in a world where increasingly screens Thursday for local products and produce. Fry vitality, clear focus and depth of spirit. It allows us or.us/register is required. Cost: $30. The Grove, enigmatic decade, now taking a look back on in the actions of Augustus, grand-nephew of are supreme?” This includes how to help children Family Farm Store, 2184 Ross Lane, Medford. LIVE STREAM OF 91ST ANNUAL to slow down and closely observe ourselves and Ottemon Room, 1195 E Main St, Ashland. a host of issues ranging from their first Beehive Julius Caesar, and how the emperorship fared build focus, grit, and good judgement so that _ _ Dance to the challenges we faced as a nation. under his successors from the Julio-Claudian media driven images do not deter them from ASHLAND CULINARY MONTH ACADEMY AWARDS our environment, providing a powerful antidote PRESCHOOL PUPPET THEATER Sports & Outdoor Featuring music from Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, family, including Tiberius, Claudius, Caligula, shaping their own self-esteem, hopes, and dreams. For the month of February restaurants, wineries, Sunday, February 24 from 4 pm to 8:30 pm. to the stress and strain of modern life. For more Tina Turner, Diana Ross, and Dusty Springfield. and Nero. The Feb. 20 lecture will examine Suggested donation of $10. Siskiyou School, 631 and food artisans across Ashland will be Film fans are also invited to join the Ashland information about the Open House and also an Second Friday of each month: Feb. 8, March 8, MOUNTAIN BIKING IN JACKSONVILLE Cost: $25-39. Go to oregoncabaret.com for more Augustus’ emperorship, his extraordinary Clay St, Ashland. offering special dishes, several course meals, Independent Film Festival for the live broadcast of Introductory Tai Chi Chuan Workshop on February April 12, and May 10 from 10:30 am to 11:45 am. Wednesdays, 6 pm, year-round. Cycle Analysis Gather around and see what Trickster Coyote and information. Cabaret, 241 Hargadine St, Ashland. political skills, and the thorny problem of how and classes. The public is invited to dine in any the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Historic 9, please call 541-482-5435 or visit siskiyouaikikai. hosts an all ages, two hour group Mountain friends are up to this season. A brief nature lesson to prepare for the successful succession of the DISCOVERING FAMILY THROUGH and all participating establishments, with the Ashland Armory in Ashland. The Oscar Night org. Siskiyou Aikikai, 777 E Main St, Ashland. Bike ride on the Britt Trails in Jacksonville and will be followed by the puppet show and play ROMEO & JULIET next emperor, with attention to the succession of ARTIFACTS opportunity to wine gift cards and other prizes. Fundraising Gala is Ashland’s red carpet event of John’s Peak, which has over 200 miles of trail. time. A snack and related craft/activity will then Thursday, February 14 at 7:30 pm. Join us this Tiberius and Claudius. The March 20 lecture, will Tuesday, February 19 from 1:30 pm to 3 pm. Ashland Restaurant week is Feb. 4 through Feb. the year. View the Oscars on the big screen, enjoy a EMBODYING THE SACRED HEART Come enjoy good food, friends, and a great ride. be available. Reservations are guaranteed only Valentine’s Day at the Craterian Theater for a investigate the difficulties in the succession to the Learn how to to discover the history associated 10, with more special offers and prizes. For more five-course meal by Smithfields, a complimentary Thursdays, Jan. 31 to Feb. 21 from 1 pm to 2 pm. Everyone is welcome. Helmets mandatory at until 10:30am. Please arrive early, as space and special presentation of Eugene Ballet’s Romeo & Emperorship after Claudius, with a close look at with your treasured family possessions. Guest information, go to http://www.ashlandchamber. libation, cash bar, and, of course, red carpet Embodied prayer guide, physical therapist, and all times, lights in the winter. Cycle Analysis in parking is limited (no late seating). Children must Juliet. Cost: $22-38. Purchase tickets anytime at two controversial emperors, Caligula, and Nero. speaker Charlotte Wirfs will share tales about com/Page.asp?NavID=1414. photos. Cost: $115-880. More information and Nia Black Belt Rachael R. Resch will facilitate Jacksonville, 535 N Fifth St. www.cycleanalysis. Medford Library, 205 S Central Ave, Medford. be accompanied by an adult at all times during www.craterian.org. For questions please call our heirlooms passed from one generation to another tickets are available at ashlandfilm.org. Ashland “Embodying the Sacred Heart,” the second of net. Free. box office at (541) 779-300. Craterian Theater, 23 S at the Rogue Valley Genealogical Society’s public the program. PRE-REGISTRATION AT ashland. CORK ‘N’ FORK Armory, 208 Oak St, Ashland. the 2018-2019 Trinity Episcopal Church Celtic Central Ave, Medford. HAVE YOU BEEN “GREEN” IN LIFE? program and members meeting, and help you Wednesday, February 13 at 6 pm. This month or.us/register is required. Cost: $6 per child. North Program’s InterFaith Embodied Prayer series. All MOVING TARGET 4D ARCHERY WHAT ABOUT GOING GREEN IN begin to learn the history of these treasured family at Paschal Winery Creative Celebrations are Mountain Park, 620 N Mountain Ave, Ashland. ______classes are free. Drop-ins are welcome. Classes Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to 8 pm. Featuring LEGENDS OF COYOTE DEATH? possessions. Rogue Valley Genealogy Library, 3405 assembling the Cork ‘n’ Fork dinners. This Wellness take place at Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall, moving targets/4D archery. Beginner’s welcome. Sunday, February 10 at 1:30 pm and 4 pm. Learn Sunday, February 10 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm. S Pacific Hwy Medford. Wednesday diners can enjoy turkey meatloaf with WINTER YOUNG ARTISTS’ STUDIO COMMUNITY COUNSELING CENTER 44 North Second Street in Ashland. All ages and WITH JENNY CALABA All equipment supplied. Multi-session rates Native American words, songs, and trickster Explore what green burial really means and how apricot bourbon glaze, mashed potatoes, and a ______The Community Counseling Center offers low abilities, all faiths, paths and spiritualities are Wednesdays, Feb. 13 through March 20 from 3:30 available. For ages 15 and up. More info at www. tales of how things came to be! Nearly every it contributes to natural resource conservation. roast vegetable medley. Cost: $10. Meetings cost, sliding-scale, professional counseling for welcome. No previous movement experience is pm to 5 pm. Ages seven to 11. In this exploratory MoonbowArchery.com. The Grove, 1195 E Main St, indigenous culture in the world tells ‘trickster Learn your options for having a green burial right Wednesday, February 20 at 6 pm. Creative individuals, couples, adolescents, families and necessary. Chairs are available for those who need workshop young artists will get their hands in Ashland. tales’. Prevalent in North America are stories here in the Rogue Valley. Bring your curiosity, RCC MASSAGE THERAPY PROGRAM Celebrations is dishing up braised Mediterranean children. The CCC is located at 600 Siskiyou Blvd, them. Donations are welcome. For information, clay, press original prints, construct eye catching about the infamous Coyote! Legends of Coyote questions and a notepad for an evening of MEETINGS chicken with fire roast tomatoes, kalamata olives Ashland. Cost: $40. Visit www.cccofashland.com contact Rachael Resch at (541) 301-3493, or, nia- mosaics, and much more! Cost: $75 for members, AFTER-SCHOOL LACROSSE is a compilation of two hilarious stories and is discussion and resources for planning your own March 4, April 16, and May 28 from 5:30 pm to 7 and capers, pasta Alfredo, and a mixed green salad performed with puppets, masks, and costumes green burial. Home funerals will also be discussed. or call 541-708-5436 for more information and to [email protected], or www.RachaelResch.com. $85 for non-members. To register go to https:// Wednesdays and Fridays, Jan. 30 through Feb. 22, pm. Learn about local employment opportunities, with fig balsamic dressing. Cost: $10. To make a inspired by Pacific Northwest Native American art. PRE-REGISTRATION AT ashland.or.us/register is including wage ranges and the meaning of reservation, go to paschalwinery.com or call (541) purchase tickets. The Phoenix Clubhouse, 310 N Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 44 N 2nd St, www.roguegallery.org/register.pl. Rogue Gallery & Feb. 27 through March 22, and April 3 through Tears of Joy Theatre is an award-winning puppet required. Cost: $10. North Mountain Park, 620 N “accredited,” a “one-year certificate,” and “financial- 535-7957. Paschal Winery, 1122 Suncrest Rd, Talent. Main St, Phoenix. Ashland. Art Center, 40 S Bartlett, Medford. April 26 from 3:30 pm to 5 pm. Join SOU lacrosse theater from Portland, Oregon. Craterian Theater, Mountain Ave, Ashland. aid eligible.” This program includes the training club players and coaches to learn about one of 23 S Central Ave, Medford. and practicum hours that meet the requirements LOVE BLENDS US TOGETHER NEW YOGA CLASS WITH WOLF RESTORING & EMBODYING CERAMICS FOR KIDS WITH LIZ O’BRIEN the fastest growing sports in the country! Limited AUTHOR ELLEN GARDNER AT for Oregon state licensure and national Thursday, February 14 at 7 pm. Please join us to an PURNANANDA RESILIENCY, VITALITY, AND FITNESS Mondays from 3:30 pm to 5 pm. A fun way for kids supplies of gear are available for participants. PRE- to explore the world of clay! Ages five to six must RHYTHM OF THE DANCE BLOOMSBURY BOOKS certification. For more information, visit www. unforgettable evening of food and wine and Wednesdays from 8 am to 9:30 am. Wolf’s 10 week series on Mondays beginning Feb. 11 REGISTRATION AT ashland.or.us/register is required. bring a supervising adult for their first class. Ages Friday, February 15 at 7:30 pm. For over 20 years, Monday, February 18 at 7 pm. Author Ellen roguecc.edu/massage or contact them at 541-956- Let us share with you all of our current favorite enthusiasm for healing infuses his Yoga teachings. from 10 am to 11:15 am. Though we experience Ages: seven to 14. Cost: $40. Ashland Middle seven to 12 may come unaccompanied by adult. Rhythm of the Dance has brought the history Gardner will be at Bloomsbury Books to promote 7066 or [email protected]. RCC Redwood Paschal Blends. While winemaker Rene He teaches Hatha based classes focused on pain in the body, most often the origin is faulty School, 100 Walker Ave, Ashland. All parents must sign their children in, pay prior of the Irish Celts to millions of fans around the her book “Side-swiped: a Motorhome Adventure.” Campus, Building M, Room 1, 3345 Redwood Hwy, Eichman shares a few secrets about the art of foundational alignment and connection within. neuro-movement habits in our brains, which have to class and leave emergency contact info with globe as one of the top Irish step shows in the When eighty-year-old Walter Emmons decides Grants Pass. blending,chefs from Dancing Cats will wow you His Yoga and Meditation classes are designed to been “wired” over a lifespan. Patricia will guide you WINTER WONDERLAND SNOWSHOE world. Champion dancers and brilliantly talented to buy a thirty-seven foot motorhome, his wife with perfectly matched five-course meal! Cost: Ashland Art Center. Cost: $10 for drop-ins, plus not only advance your practice physically, but in movement explorations designed to wake up Saturday, February 16 from 10 am to 3 pm. Join musicians combine to deliver a high-energy Ernestine is not only shocked because he’s never $65. To make a reservation, go to paschalwinery. $3 firing fee. Ashland Art Center, 357 E Main St, MAMA TEA TIME to tap into the emotional, mental and energetic your mind/body/soul for learning, tapping into KS Wild’s Michael Dotson and other participants production, complete with blazing footwork, been the least bit interested in traveling, but she Thursdays from 10 am to 12 pm. A safe space com or call (541) 535-7957. Paschal Winery, 1122 Ashland. bodies. He completes his classes with sound the remarkable self-healing capacity you have on a moderate difficulty, 3-4 mile winter soaring vocals and spectacular musicianship. is deathly afraid that something will happen to created by women for women. Through deep Suncrest Rd, Talent. healings and meditation techniques. Wolf’s classes at this moment for embodied fitness and health. snowshoe hike above the Rogue Valley. Snow Expertly merging the past with the present, him and she will have to drive it. As Walter goes sharing, we will discuss all things motherhood, KIDS CLAY WITH KEELEY BITTNER have been described as, “Healings…sprinkled Drop-ins are welcome. Cost: $140 for series, $16 accumulation and levels will determine what this constantly evolving show promises to wow through bewildering changes, their golden-years from the mystical to the mundane. Whether you ______Tuesdays from 3:30 pm to 5 pm. A special clay Film with yoga.” Cost: $15 per class. Family Massage for drop-ins. Call to Inquire & pre-register: (414) class created just for kids! Join clay instructor trail we hit. We will likely find ourselves among theatergoers. Irish eyes won’t be the only ones adventure turns into a luckless misadventure. With have been a mother for 2 days or 30 years, are an Education Center, 77 Manzanita St, Ashland. 535-7283. 207 Granite St, Ashland. Keeley Bittner for a special clay class tailored just the snow-covered evergreens near Mt. Ashland smiling during this rhythmic extravaganza! heart and humor, they help each other navigate Auntie, a Sister, haven’t yet welcomed your babe SISKIYOU FILMFESTIVAL or in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Cost: $22-38. Craterian Theater, 23 S Central Ave, the unexpected turns. Bloomsbury Books, 290 E earthside, or are still waiting to become pregnant, Sunday, February 10 from 4 pm to 9:30 pm. KS for young people. Explore the medium and make WELLNESS CLASSES AT FAMILY some cool stuff! Max 10 students. Cost: $10 for Participants are responsible for having their own Medford. Main St, Ashland. you are welcome here. Family Massage Education Wild’s Siskiyou FilmFest focuses on the activism, MASSAGE EDUCATION CENTER drop-ins, plus $3 firing fee. Ashland Art Center, snowshoes, which can be rented for the day from Center, 77 Manzanita St, Ashland. science and history of the environmental ______AUTHOR TONY PLATT AT movement and features award winning films Pregnant Partners Home Massage Class 357 E Main St, Ashland. any one of our outdoor retail partners - Get n Presentations BLOOMSBURY BOOKS about people creating real world solutions to Feb. 9 through March 9 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Gear, Mountain Provisions, or REI (in Medford). To THE ART OF SPIRITUAL JOURNAL WINDOWS IN TIME LECTURES Tuesday, February 19 at 7 pm. “Beyond These KEEPING PRESENTED BY KATHY today’s environmental challenges on a local, Parent-Baby Home Massage Class KIDS’ MUSIC JAM register, go to https://www.kswild.org/upcoming- Jackson County Library Services and the Southern Walls” by Berkeley professor Tony Platt is an ROSELLI regional and global scale. Whenever possible we Feb. 9 through March 9 from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. Feb. 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. This events/2019/2/16/winter-wonderland-snowshoe. Monday, February 11 at 7 pm. The Art of Spiritual offer films produced in or about Oregon or the Couples/Singles Massage Class 16 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 17 SOUND Rogue Sounds SCREEN A Thing of the Past? Backwater Fire and Water by Justin Gordon The Quest to Find Vintage Vinyl in the Valley Elements Stirring at Southern Oregon’s Annual BY VANESSA NEWMAN BY JOSH STIRM Justin Gordon is a singer/songwriter currently based out Siskiyou Filmfest Wine, clothing, and records can all be play the treasures they find, iGens eager and one for of Ashland. He learned to play and write songs by listening to BY CATHERINE KELLEY “vintage,” but what does that mean? In to hold something real, and seasoned worn and old classics from the early 1900’s, moving on to find inspiration reference to vinyl, it can be a euphemism record fans still adding to their stash in LPs that may from more contemporary bands such as Songs: Ohia and Palace for “old,” interchanged with the term the area. be scratched. Brothers. He has released seven albums filled with his own “rare” or a trigger for strong opinions The Messenger interviewed the owner That way you unique brand of traveling folk, the newest of which is titled among record shop owners. The Rogue of the most vintage record store in the will not ruin Backwater. Valley Messenger went on a quest to seek valley, Ashland’s Music Coop to start the the vintage The album starts off with the somber yet beautiful “Folly Of out vintage vinyl in the valley: Where to quest. John Brenes has been operating records but Youth.” Singing about traveling the countryside, sunsets, and find it? Who’s buying it? And whether the store with his wife Trina for 43 ½ can enjoy even sleeping behind gas stations, it is clear Gordon has been it sounds better than other formats? years. He personally owns between 7,000 p l a y i n g all over. Something that immediately stands out is Gordon’s Conclusion: vinyl is still spinning as it and 8,000 records and knew he wanted to a n y t h i n g voice. Sweet yet powerful, Gordon sings/writes with hard-won RIM ARRIVES RECORD FROM TIME MACHINE RECORDS wisdom about subjects that might send lesser artists panning for always has and vintage, rare and limited open a record store at 14. By 16, he began you want. He PHOTO CREDIT: JESSIE OSTREICHER don’t mean the same things. working at Record City in Compton, explains that false gold. In the upbeat “Cabin Life” and “Possibilities,” Gordon expands the album’s arrangements to include electric guitar, Here’s the scoop. California and found his niche. He the styluses Cleaning your records really goes a long drums and bass to riveting effect. Through many full band stops Whether you had 45s of Elvis or experienced a record-store hiatus while on players can get chipped or beat up and way in making sure they sound their and starts, crunchy guitar solos and melodic twists and turns, albums containing multiple records with in Vietnam, “Getting shot at was a bitch, “once a record is shot, it’s shot.” You can best and keeping them well preserved to Gordon showcases even more of his songwriting talent. One two songs on each side, or LPs (long plays) but having no record stores in Vietnam clean a record but not save a damaged last. Keep them in nice inner sleeves, and could imagine these quirky alt-country romps playing in every or EPs (extended plays), or even compact was even worse,” he explains. Then, he one. stored in their jackets, try not to touch the saloon in the west in a different era. discs, they are all “records” in variable opened the Music Coop in 1975 at age 31. The Messenger wanted to know if BUTTE FIRE IN 2015. playing surface. And always store them Another stand-out track on Backwater is the woozy “Elders.” PHOTO CREDIT: KEVIN WHITE formats. While major label record How does the man who’s been well- other record store owners defined vintage upright not stacked on top of each other! It’s oddly metered chord progressions and esoteric references to production intentionally slowed down acquainted with vinyl, a friend to Linda vinyl as Brenes did. Jessie Ostreicher, Global, environmental and critical. Words Pachamama Alliance and even Pacific Power’s To complete the quest, the Messenger Mayan currency show a depth in Gordon’s songwriting. He may best describing the tipping point between saving Blue Sky Renewable about the various ways the at the end of the 80s and early 90s, vinyl Ronstadt, and quite possibly vintage Owner and Operator of Time Machine spoke to Forest, co-manager, of Listen prefer to play the traveling bard, but that doesn’t necessarily the planet’s precious life sources and becoming public can get involved. from Indy and private labels was actively himself define it? Records in Grants Pass (opened in 2017), Here also in Grants Pass. Although, have to be his domain. On this track Gordon trades in his the means to our own end. Two feature films— This year’s event will include the short sought out by young and old alike. Now, “Vintage vinyl means an original specializes in finding rare records. He Listen Here carries only newer records, country noodling guitar for a more subdued, ethereal style, one concerning the escalating “mega-fires” documentaries Great Old Broads for Wolves, the major labels are back at it producing pressing in pristine condition. Pristine opened his store on a whim after he had to he thinks vintage is about “older stuff.” highlighting the archaic/mysterious nature of the lyrics. Closing destroying millions of acres of forests, the other about the reintroduction of gray wolves to new records and remastering old ones. means black, shiny and no visible wear. move and could no longer house records He explains, “A vintage record is anything out the album is the upbeat and pleasant Jack Johnson-esque commending and recognizing the people and western Colorado, Dry Roast, a film of the women There are serious collectors who won’t The grooves are not gray and there are no in his basement and sell them online. His before the vinyl crash in the 80s.” On the “The Beach,” telling a subtly complicated tale of comfort versus action steps behind the passing of the Wild coffee growers in Guatemala who are fighting scratches or jelly donut drippings.” Less vintage vinyl definition is: “Any vinyl that other hand, “limited” means 5,000 copies potential with lyrics like: “I said I was going to leave, but the bus and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968—will highlight to keep their plantations, Sacred Strides, which than 5 percent of Music Coop’s inventory was pressed before and up until the rise or less. leaves so damned early, guess I’ll spend another night out on the this year’s Siskiyou Filmfest in Grants Pass on navigates a group of tribes putting aside their is vintage though. People do leave records of CDs, in the 90s, which was the end of beach.” RVM: Do records sound better than February 10. differences to send a message of unity by running for Brenes but most cannot be used or sold. records, as kind of the main music format Produced by the artist himself, Backwater has a very lived- digital formats? Four years in the making, Wilder Than 800 miles to Bears Ears National Monument, a Once going to landfills, but now there are before that. On the other hand, a record in vibe. You can tell that these songs were inspired by real life Forest: Oh definitely. It has been Wild: Fire, Forests and the Future is a one public land sacred to many Native Americans artists recycling them into a melted bowl is rare based upon how many were made, and its challenges. It’s really refreshing to hear an artist be so scientifically proven that a FLAC (Full hour documentary by Emmy award winning and under threat of reduction and exploitation or a painted outdoor scene or even one a the popularity of the band, whether it is unabashedly themselves. One of my first impressions of this Specialists Lossless Audio Codac) is the only type of producers and filmmakers, Kevin White and and Dignity at a Monumental Scale, which tribute to the movie Casablanca carved 1st press (original) or a re-release, or if album was that the guitar work sounded a bit like Neil Young, technology that holds the same quality. Stephen Most (From the Ground Up, A Land follows a Navaho Nation physician who posts with silhouettes of Bogart and Bacall. an obscure band gets noticed by a DJ or only to be hit in the face with a Neil Young reference in not in Pediatric Records are better than anything digital. Between Rivers), revealing how climate change giant-sized photographs of the people for whom online.” one but two different songs. Many artists make attempts to Rogue Valley Messenger: Do records Something to do with sound waves and decades of fire suppression are igniting he works, on buildings and merchants’ stands, seem as original as possible, pretending that their work exists sound better than digital formats? RVM: Do records sound better than turned into right angles or straight lines a grim future and possible methods to allay so they may see themselves “as monumental”. Dentistry in a vacuum. Justin Gordon however, is creating songs that are John Brenes: In the beginning of CDs, LPs digital formats? rather than sine waves further damage. Since the festival’s inception in 2002 a Youth meant to be shared. positively sounded better. CDs sounded Jessie Ostreicher: The sound quality of With the term “vintage” vinyl still in If you enjoy a river, you’ll appreciate Run Wild Video Contest has been included, inviting all flat and one-dimensional. However,a record is way better! Digital files are Run Free, a film by water conservationist group, schools to participate with films made by their ’s debate, the Messenger’s quest ends but Download Backwater on Bandcamp: by the mid-nineties those issues had compressed and sound flat. In fact, people Pacific Rivers, and member/filmmaker Shane students. your child yours does not have to cease. Check out https://justingordon.bandcamp.com/album/backwater been resolved with better technology are often surprised when they hear a song the rare finds pictured here provided by Anderson. In 1968, while much of the nation “This festival is very family oriented,” shares first dental and engineers making better use of the on a record that they have heard before in Time Machine Records. If you want to was in strife over the Vietnam and Cold wars, Gustafson. “The youth are really our hope for technology. The argument goes on, I digital format. It is like hearing a whole conduct your own vintage vinyl valley civil rights and a multitude of social reforms, a the future and the kids who come and watch visit should be hear it every day, with opinions equally new song sometimes.” scavenger hunt, see if you can locate small group of like-minded people took notice the youth video, or sit with their families and divided. The truth is the format that RVM: Are records making a comeback? either: “Chuck Berry vintage box set – 1st of the last of the remaining free-flowing rivers watch all the films and see how it’s done, could by their first sounds best to you is what matters. I will JO: It has been cool to see who is buying press” or “The Perfect Circle” – a 1977 and foresaw the need to protect them while dam hopefully get inspired to become activists as building in the U.S. was at an all-time high. at they get older.” say that both LPs and CDs sound better all the way from teenagers to seniors. We obscure funk album. From the lyrics of a time when dams were being developed by the The festival includes a silent auction with a birthday than MP3 downloaded music. have die-hard collectors and then those Dead or Alive – “You spin me right ‘round, thousands, and accomplished the passing of the chance to win a rafting trip, finger foods available RVM: Are records making a comeback? that are new to it.” baby right ‘round like a record, baby right Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. by Chef Kristen and the Jefferson Farm Kitchen JB: There has been a resurgence of new RVM: Why do people buy records? ‘round, ‘round, ‘round …” records in the last 10-12 years as major JO: Part of the fun of collecting is the “I think an environmentally active using locally sourced ingredients and two live labels have gotten back into it. But records treasure hunt; finding something you community is not just at the film festival; performances; an Eco-Rap Poem and music by are not coming back. They are back. never heard before. To hold an album MUSIC COOP it’s a southern Oregon tradition,” says Allee local musician, Amber Sun Feather. Gustafson, Siskiyou Filmfest Organizer. “This Producers from the feature Wilder Than RVM: Why do people buy records? in your hands and listen to it is a whole 268 E. Main Street, Ashland 10 am – 6 pm, Monday – Thurs, Sat. event gathers the community to help bring our Wild will make a guest appearance for a short JB: They are retro, cool, nostalgic, very different interaction with the music. And, 10 am – 8 pm, Friday, 10 am – 5 pm, Sunday planet into the future. Really, it’s a call to action Q&A after the film. social. The young people want something people seem to be reconnecting with to protect the places that we live in and love.” Pamela J. Ortiz, DDS, PC real to hold. 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One for new and vintage LPs Make sure they stand the test of time. from various groups like the Land Conservancy, 18 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 19 CULTURE FOOD & Drink A Dozen Plus One Local Stories Where Authenticity is Josh Gross Produces The Lithia Water Diaries Taken Seriously INTERVIEW BY PHIL BUSSE Blue Toba Indonesian in Ashland Rogue Valley Messenger: These are “based on true It’s thirteen slices of life, not the entire loaf of bread they BY JORDAN MARIE MCCAW life,” correct? I mean, this isn’t open mic, just are being cut from. That said, it is actually my sincerest hope for the allowing people on stage, but you’ve scripted the When a restaurant claims to serve authentic cultural the spice with the closest thing he can project that someone who sees it thinks I got Ashland so stories? food, most of us don’t question the claim. Taking a look find locally isn’t an option. He requires wrong, that they then feel compelled to offer their own Josh Gross: No, it’s not an open mic. That would be at Blue Toba, the owners are happy to share what the high quality and Indonesian-native spices interpretation. I’d love to see this be an annual show insufferably navel-gazing.The Lithia Water Diaries is a word authentic means to them. for his cooking, and customers haven’t that offers up a dozen new perspectives every time, each scripted play; thirteen interlinked monologues, each a Blue Toba in Ashland started out in a food truck in complained in the slightest. In fact, locals written by someone new. I don’t own the concept of local fictional first-person slice of Ashland life with its own 2013. Eventually Owner and Chef Birong Hutbarat and praise Birong’s spice-filled dishes like Beef archetypes delivering monologues, and no one should narrative arc. Some are funny, some are raw, some are his wife Leslie moved their restaurant to a permanent Rendang with Rice and Opor Ayam. wait for permission to create culture that reflects their bizarre, and some are shocking. Each is intended to be location on Ashland Street. When they first conceived “I love everything about Indonesian experiences. the sort of story that you wouldn’t be likely to encounter of the idea to open the first Indonesian restaurant in food,” Birong says. “It is complex, yet anywhere else. RVM: You point out that Ashland is rich in Ashland, they knew they needed to make their food as somehow simple, if that makes sense. The RVM: Where did you come up with the stories? culture, but not its own. By that, I assume you mean genuine as possible. flavors reveal themselves in layers and Did you interview people? How did you chose who Shakespeare? “Not many people are familiar with Indonesian every bite transports you to the culture JG: I mean that that it’s a town full of musicians, but JOSH GROSS. PHOTO CREDIT: AUBRY HOLLINGSHEAD to interview? cuisine and the alchemy it takes to prepare even one and country of Indonesia.” He hails from JG: No, there weren’t any interviews, just fiction when touring bands play here, venues rarely bother to RVM: You also host Puppeteers for Fears. Easier meal,” says Birong. “We have some dishes on our menu North Sumatra in the Lake Toba region, writing. I made lists of local archetypes and the put a local band on the bill or try to foster a local scene. PHOTO CREDIT: LESLIE HUTBARAT or harder to work with live people on stage? that have 12 to 15 different spices in them, most of which where many of the dishes at the restaurant challenges that sort of character might face, and a second I mean that it’s consistently ranked one of the best small JG: This show is much easier to stage than a Puppeteers you cannot find in the states.” originate. They cooked Rendang with Fieri, “a spicy beef curry. list of ways in which issues might challenge residents in towns to be a filmmaker, but few films and TV shows are for Fears production. There is a smaller cast, no props or He considers his work a “labor of love.” His training He says, “Food is culture. In Indonesia, everything Using Painted Hill grass-fed beef, cooks slow for four a uniquely local way. Then I picked the most interesting set here or address our issues. I mean that most of our puppets, no musical numbers, no game of limbo going began when he moved back to Indonesia to study his centers around food and the spices it takes to make to five hours in about twelve different spices and needs ones, and let those characters talk. restaurants see it as their job to feed tourists, not locals. on out of sight to make it all happen. That’s part of the home’s culinary methods and learn from the best the food what it is. All day cooking, even through to be stirred and tended to every five to 10 minutes. The Some of the issues the play touches on—such as I mean that our newsmedia is primarily owned and point. Doing a show like this is a nice vacation from the chefs in the area. Throughout this learning process he the night is common there. This is why I hold true to other dish is a mild curry called Opor. It is made with the challenges of being queer in a small dating pool, operated from elsewhere, and little serious reporting chaos of keeping a dozen human cartoon characters on realized the importance in providing customers with the authenticity. I won’t cut corners or replace any candlenut, which is difficult to find in the states. It is a or dealing with being evicted—were inspired by is done on local issues. And yes, I mean that we are task and singing in key. the freshest and most authentic ingredients. Indonesian spice with something remotely similar. I put creamy, earthy, full-of-flavor curry made from scratch conversations with friends, or people I know or have surrounded by theater, but most of it is written by dead RVM: You are busy. Writing. Puppeting. This pursuit brings him back to Indonesia every year to my heart and soul and country’s traditions into every just like the Rendang is.” met, but most are straight fiction I thought up. people and starring actors from New York for audiences Music’ing. What next? procure the spices he needs for Blue Toba. When he can’t plate of food I prepare.” Birong and Leslie are ready to give any appetizing RVM: I would think one of the challenges for a that drove in from California. We live in a town built JG: Working on the national Puppeteers for Fears make the trip, he has his relatives send spices to him. Leslie September of last year Blue Toba was the first suggestion to customers unsure of what to order when presentation like this is that you are trying to present for people that don’t live in it, so the available culture tour this summer. I’ve got us booked all the way to Santa says, “He brings back with him about one hundred pounds Indonesian restaurant to be featured on popular Food dining at Blue Toba. The restaurant has garnered a “Ashland,” but in doing so, also you are presenting does not reflect the community, and the community Fe so far, so we’ll probably need to get the AC fixed in the of dried spices. When we run out, his brother sends them Network show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives hosted by strong following that continues to grow no doubt due to both some of the extremes and caricatures. Doesn’t does not reflect available culture. It’s a feedback loop of tour van. Do you know a guy? to us from the fresh markets of Indonesia. Even our chilis Guy Fieri. “Being featured on Diners, Drive-ins and the true Indonesian spices used in each dish. disengagement. that distort what/who “Ashland” is as well? are dried in the Indonesian sun and brought back by the Dives was surreal and such an honor,” both Leslie and JG: Not really, because The Lithia Water Diaries I care about people engaging with their community in BLUE TOBA chef or sent to us by his brother.” Birong say. “It was high energy, super enthusiastic and 11:30 am – 7:30 pm, Tuesday – Saturday isn’t intended to be comprehensive or definitive. The a sincere and meaningful way through culture, and we THE LITHIA WATER DIARIES Birong ensures each spice he procures from so much fun to film. The dishes Guy Fieri chose off the 1690 Ashland St, Ashland point was simply to depict uniquely local characters or are just far enough off the grid that that will only happen 8 pm Sat, Feb. 16, Feb. 23; 3 pm Sunday, Feb. 17, Feb. 24 Ashland Community Center, 59 Winburn Way, Ashland Indonesia is essential. When he runs out, substituting menu were two very unique, authentic dishes.” 541.708.6214 situations in an impressionistic, not journalistic, fashion. if we do it ourselves. Art Watch Choose Your Vice Vice Brewing Company in Grants Pass One Stitch at a Time BY NICK BLAKESLEE Hollow Hands Needlepoint Sean Vice, owner of Vice Brewing Company in with a bit of strawberry sweetness. Wonderfully BY JORDAN MARIE MCCAW Grants Pass, Oregon, looks like the kind of guy delicious. The Sith Dark Side CDA was a lovely you want brewing beer. Plaid shirt, A large smile, mix of the strong flavors of a stout and poignant In a quaint, ornate frame is an embroidered bou- to portray my idea of it. Artists that I look up to are friendly eyes, and impressive beard. He moves flavors of a pale; a dry malt flavor with a bit of quet of flowers. In another is an embroidered human Britt Hutchinson and A.J. Pritchett. They’re both em- with a steady purpose, and knows a lot about his hoppiness. His Kahlises wheat was a nice easy heart with flowers blossoming forth. The artwork is broidery artists that produce such unique and delicate main product. The brewery smelled wonderfully flavor, thirst quenching and left me wanting more. detailed, vulnerable, and created by local artist Chloe work.” of beer malts. He poured me a sample tray and we But best of all was his Nightmare of Vice Milk

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Noon – Midnight, Saturday inspiration from scenes in nature. “I’m often in awe of To view and purchase Lindgren’s artwork, visit etsy. it wasn’t necessarily bitter, but here its hoppy If you find yourself in Grants Pass, stop by Vice Noon – 8 pm, Sunday CHLOE LINDGREN NEEDLEPOINTING the natural world and am always looking for new ways com/shop/hollohands.co. 220 SW H St, Unit A, Grants Pass CREDIT: SUBMITTED BY CHLOE LINDGREN flavor was very, very mellow. It tasted full bodied, Brewing Co. There’s plenty to do if you’re with 20 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM FEBRUARY 7 - FEBRUARY 20, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 21 SPORTS & Outdoor WELLNESS Game On! Oh, My! Seven Feathers Gambling on Pickleball Popularity Gas, Bloating and Tummy Aches BY CATHERINE KELLEY BY DR. CORY TICHAUER BY ROO GROSTEIN - HOST/PRODUCER OF LOCAL SMOKE RADIO ON McCollum, who’d fashioned the “It’s satisfied that hunger I have in my 50’s to still want Does this title sound like a familiar KSKQ 89.5 FM ASHLAND & 94.1 FM MEDFORD first pickleball paddle prototype in to compete,” Teague shares. “I’m a relatively big guy topic to you? Do you feel like your his garage while on the island, took who’s always had pretty good hands and feet and the quality of life is always teetering around it back to his hometown streets of sport plays well for that.” the question of “what can I eat” or “will Flowers for V-Day Seattle. Teague will partner with USAPA Ambassador and there be a bathroom”? Is gas, bloating, Neighbor to neighbor the sport pickleball instructor, Dave Johnson, from Southern diarrhea or constipation a recurring How to Choose the Right Cannabis grew; from putting in a backyard Oregon Pickleball Association (SOPA), in the men’s theme in your life? If you can identify court for everybody to play on to doubles at the tournament. with any of these questions, there are a Gift for Someone You Love taking it on the road for Pritchard’s “I think the Umpqua tournament is special due to number of ways that you can detect and Cannabis has been legal in Oregon for a few years now, but there is still fundraisers and political events as the fact that Seven Feathers has gotten involved and remove the source of your problem. a lot to learn about America’s favorite plant when it comes to shopping for he ran for reelection. put up prize money,” says Teague. “I believe statistics Long blamed as an outcome of too a cannabis gift. It’s not as easy as picking up somebody’s favorite bottle A courtship (pardon the pun) say it’s the fastest growing sport in America and by much stress, research has shown that of wine, especially when selecting strains of flower or concentrates. between badminton, tennis and professionalizing it top players can make a living functional digestive problems can For a Valentine’s Day gift, in order to get in touch with what is meaningful ping pong, pickleball has nearly competing at championships like this one.” actually be due to a number of possible to you about your loved one, it might be necessary to get in the right three million players now taking And it’s growing exponentially in the senior age group. reasons. These include poor diet, food state of mind. According to a paper in Psychiatry Research, “Under the to the court in the U.S. alone. It’s Less impact and running may be some key reasons, sensitivities, digestive insufficiency, influence of cannabis, users showed increases in . . . automatic semantic spread over the border to Canada Teague believes. autoimmune or inflammatory reactions, priming.” (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20122742) and traveled the seas to Europe, “But don’t mistake that for not being aerobic,” he adds. infection or dysbiosis, neuromuscular This essentially means that their minds loosen up a bit when making and now China, even catching the “I think there are a lot of moves that are just better on problems with motility and SIBO. Each of DR. CORY TICHAUER associations and may find that new and unexpected ideas pop up. Many ears of the International Olympic the joints, and a lot of requirement for good hand and eye these concerns can be identified through creative people turn to cannabis to break through “writer’s block.” If Committee. coordination. I’ve been able to pick up the game relatively a relatively small number of tests which Ulcerative Colitis. Other markers can you have been trouble coming up with that perfect gift, it’s possible that The Umpqua Valley Tennis Center quickly for the amount of time that I’ve been playing and themselves can be more easily narrowed show problems around “leaky gut,” loss cannabis could be your answer. and Seven Feathers Casino Resort I’ve been able to progress nicely. I’m probably not the down though a good medical history. of immune tolerance to normal flora and Now that you are in the gift-buying mindset, who are you shopping for have teamed up for the first annual kind of guy that’s going to sit around doing crossword Taking an honest assessment of your a lack of normal digestive function. and what do you want this gift to say to them? Are they hardcore stoners TEAGUE PLAYING BOOTH STREET INVITATIONAL championship tournament to be puzzles or Sudoku as I get older. Pickleball is my own diet can help you to understand whether Encompassing many of these who would spark up a joint or dab tough at a party? Or are they just PHOTO CREDIT: JOEL TAKARSH held in Roseburg February 8 – 10. sort of physical fitness Sudoku for me. It keeps the mind it is time for a change. While we all cheat symptoms, Small Intestinal Bacterial getting into cannabis and it’s incredible and diverse benefits? If they are Nearly 200 players from around sharp and the body active.” to some degree, meals high in refined Overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition What do you do with bored kids during summer break in the latter category, I recommend either finding a topical, a low-dose the country will compete in several categories. Seven “We’re sort of testing the waters and excited to see how carbohydrates (white flour) and sugar caused from having bacteria, normally while on an island? Swipe up some ping pong paddles, a edible or a mild “beginners” strain of high quality vape pen to enjoy. Feathers Entertainment Manager, Harold Phillips, is participation turns out,” says Phillips on the Casino’s contribute to inflammation and bacterial found in the colon, growing in the small plastic wiffle ball, hit the tennis court and invent one of Valentine ’s Day is a popular time for cannabis massage oils. Users excited to see where the new partnership will lead. affiliation. “I’m sure, for our player guests, it would be a imbalance in the digestive tract. Doing intestine. Basically, it’s a problem with the hottest growing racket sports in the nation today— often report an extra kick of relaxation and pain relief, which is perfect “We really want this to be a tournament that puts the nice addition to have courts added to our RV resort.” a blood test for antibody-based immune good bacteria growing where they don’t Pickleball! for getting in the mood for an evening with your significant other. competition on the map here in the southern Oregon reactions to specific foods can also belong! Due to variants in the types of It was in 1965, on Bainbridge Island, that Congressman Edibles are a great way to take your time fully experiencing your region,” explains Phillips. “Hopefully it creates two things; UMPQUA SEVEN FEATHERS help identify reactions that may be bacteria and the gases each produce, this Joel Pritchard and vacationing neighbors, Bill Bell and partner. Rather than spiking quickly, the effects of edibles exhibit a an economical impact for the area and tourist appeal.” PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT contributing to your problem. If you are condition can cause either diarrhea or Barney McCollum came up with the game that was born February 8 – 10 bell curve in intensity over several hours, so settle in and appreciate Former San Francisco 49ers player, Don Teague from motivated now, the gold standard is still constipation. Both problems affect the of boredom. But soon the kids were pushed courtside Umpqua Valley Tennis Center, 1200 NW Stewart Parkway, each other. But make sure you and your partner don’t overdo it: eating Grants Pass, took up the sport almost three years ago to eliminate the primary reactive foods, neuromuscular function of the intestines, so the grownups could play and when summer ended, Roseburg cannabis can produce effects four to five times more psychoactive than and is now playing competitively. which include gluten, soy, dairy, eggs, known as the migrating motor complex, inhaling it. I highly recommend having an honest conversation with peanuts and corn, from your diet for 8 and need to be addressed uniquely your trusted budtender. Tell them what kind of cannabis consumers you weeks. through a combination of diet change, are so they can guide you through the right products and dosage. If you rely on taking antacids or medication and nutritional support. A budtender can also recommend what in-stock strains of flower or oils Go Here proton-pump inhibitors or have needed SIBO is most commonly diagnosed will wow somebody for Valentine’s Day. Each dispensary is different, so to take these medications for prolonged through a relatively inexpensive I’ll give my recommendations for similar groups of strains to ask about periods of time, you should consider lactulose or glucose breath test. If this is that might produce the effects you seek. Tunnel for My Valentine whether digestive insufficiency may a concern, dietary programs such as the Orange/Tangie: These instantly recognizable citrus-laden terpene be a problem. Did you know that heart Low-FODMAP, Specific Carbohydrate profiles often illicit effects almost like an instant antidepressant. Users Hiking Trails with Tunnels burn can often be due to having too little and GAPS Diet have all been shown BY SARA JANE WILTERMOOD report elevated moods and energy levels. A great start to a Valentine’s stomach acid? Likewise, poor production beneficial in helping to treat the problem, Day activity like skiing or hiking. Tumbling down the rabbit hole with Alice or observing our nation’s fascinating of certain pancreatic enzymes or lack as well as identifying a reason to further OG Kush/Fuel: These, when not overdone, can provide great relief train history, tunnels have an undeniable intriguing allure. Whether seeking of healthy bile production can impair investigate. from social anxiety. So if you are heading out on a date with someone a special Valentines hike or simply a new trail to try, these hikes that include the digestion of carbohydrates and fat, Good recommendations all around that makes you a bit nervous, these could be a great idea. Remember to tunnels will not disappoint. Of course, use caution around tunnels, as trains are leading to bloating, discomfort and bowel include eating organic when possible go slow though, when overdone, they can often knock out the novice still active, tunnels not always stable, and entering tunnels or treading on train irregularity. Working with a clinician (avoid the “dirty dozen”), spacing meals user. tracks is considered trespassing. But what’s fun without a little danger? experienced in functional medicine can by at least 4 hours, and fasting 12 hours Zkittlez: Totally unique experience of skunky, fruit-candy flavor Tunnel 13 near Ashland: This tunnel’s claim to fame is that it was actually help to identify these issues through between dinner and breakfast the next with reports an uplifted mood sans any anxious energy. Perfect for an the site of the most recent train robbery in the United States back in 1923. Three testing or a therapeutic trial. day. Chewing slowly, avoiding distraction evening at home. Relaxed, but ready to have fun. brothers set the mail car on fire, and murdered the postmaster, which they If you recall that your problems go when eating, reducing stress, taking Cookies (GSC): For the more seasoned consumers who wish to delve were all prosecuted and imprisoned for. The last of the brothers to be released back to a specific time in your life or a probiotics and/or eating fermented foods deep into their Valentine’s Day experience together. This powerful from prison wrote a book on the experience in 1961. There are old bunk houses food poisoning incident, you may need to and minimizing gluten, sugar and dairy strain provides a more intensely psychoactive experience that, when and maintenance sheds along the hike as well, the abandoned Siskiyou Station, consider the possibility that you’ve been will also provide benefit to digestion, shared with a loved one, could take a night to a whole new level. recalling the bustle of railways of yesteryear. 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Down 21): Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Across been dreaming about conquering 1 “Seize the day” acronym an unclimbed peak, 2019 will be a Salvator Mundi sold for $450 1 Nevertheless great time to do it, and now would million in 2017. Just twelve years 4 Bosc center 2 Clapton or Idle To complete Sudoku, fill the board by entering numbers be a perfect moment to plan or earlier, an art collector had 3 Cereal mascot since 1963 bought it for $10,000. Why did its 8 Augments launch your quest. As for the rest 4 Get to work? 1 to 9 such that each row, column and 3x3 box contains of you Aries, what’s your personal value increase so extravagantly? 14 Gold, to Cortés equivalent of reaching the top of Because in 2005, no one was 15 “Let me sleep ___” 5 “Starpeace” musician Yoko every number uniquely. an unclimbed peak? sure it was an authentic da Vinci 6 Nabisco brand painting. 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Most of us have three 32 Handled farm tool ‘Str8ts’ and other that should be coming your way sometime soon. types of cones, but a few rare people have four. 27 Make happy This enables them to see far more hues than the 33 They’re unnamed until the end, on 28 Pugilist’s stats puzzles, Apps and rest of us. Are you a tetrachromat, a person with some game shows 29 “You may say ___ dreamer” GEMINI (May 21-June 20): While enjoying super-vision? Whether you are or not, I suspect books. its leisure time, the peregrine falcon glides around you will have extra powerful perceptual capacities 37 Reddit Q&A feature 30 Place with memberships at 50 miles per hour. But when it’s motivated in the coming weeks. According to my analysis 38 Bored response 31 “Electra Woman and ___ Girl” by the desire to eat, it may swoop and dart at of the astrological omens, you will be able to see 39 “Fight Club” chemical (‘70s series) a velocity of 220 miles per hour. Amazing! In more than you usually do. The world will seem Visit Str8ts.com accordance with your astrological omens, Gemini, brighter and deeper and more vivid. I urge you to 42 Thanks, to Tom·s 34 Stop-and-___ (some landings) I propose that we make the peregrine falcon your deploy your temporary superpower to maximum 47 Prefix for liberal or conservative 35 Push for spirit creature for the next three weeks. I suspect advantage. you will have extraordinary speed and agility 48 Aptly titled 1999 debut album (and 36 Escapes and focus whenever you’re hunting for exactly genre) for Eiffel 65 40 NBA legend ___ Ming what you want. So here’s a crucial question: what CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There 41 Ability that may be just lucky guessing exactly do you want? 49 Mandibles are two kinds of minor, boring little tasks. One 43 Opens, as a lock is when you’re attending to a detail that’s not in 54 Wolf’s intended victims, in a story service to a higher purpose; the other is when 55 Currency exchange fee 44 Senior suit CANCER (June 21-July 22): Now and then you’re attending to a detail that is a crucial step 45 King Minos’ daughter who aided the sun shines and rain falls at the same time. The 56 Female sheep in the process of fulfilling an important goal. An meteorological name for the phenomenon is Theseus example of the first might be when you try in vain 58 Carne ___ “sunshower,” but folklore provides other terms. to scour a permanent stain on a part of the kitchen 46 Gear parts Hawaiians may call it “liquid sunshine” or “ghost 61 Like some doughnuts 49 Full of fruit, like some doughnuts rain.” Speakers of the Tangkhul language in India counter that no one ever sees. An example of the 65 Earn the crown imagine it as “the wedding of a human and spirit.” second is when you download an update for an 50 Swirly marble existing piece of software so your computer works 66 Active volcano in Sicily Some Russians refer to it as “mushroom rain,” 51 Towelettes since it’s thought to encourage the growth of better and you can raise your efficiency levels as 67 Regular breakfast choice? you pursue a pet project. The coming weeks will 52 Moray, e.g. mushrooms. Whatever you might prefer to call it, 68 “Your point being...?” Cancerian, I suspect that the foreseeable future be an excellent time to keep this distinction in 53 Q-Tip ends mind as you focus on the minor, boring little tasks 69 Assents will bring you delightful paradoxes in a similar 57 Pound of poetry books vein. And in my opinion, that will be very lucky for that are crucial steps in the process of eventually 70 Fully satisfy fulfilling an important goal. 59 Actress Meyer you, since you’ll be in the right frame of mind and 71 “Woohoo!” spirit to thrive amidst just such situations. 60 “Toy Story” boy 62 Laredo-to-Galveston dir. [Editor: Here’s this week’s homework:] LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A study by the 63 Pedal next to the brake Fidelity financial services company revealed What is the best gift you could give your best ally ©2019 Jonesin’ Crosswords 64 Take in that in 43% of all couples, neither partner has right now? Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com. ([email protected]) an accurate knowledge of how much money 24 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM

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