Rogue City - Showcasing the Rogue Valley

Market of Choice celebrates anniversary with non-profit benefit

roguecity — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:49:07 +0000

To celebrate 10 years of good food and community, Market of Choice will host a storewide event *April 15-16 *that will include local vendors, demos and tastings, a giant cake, childrens’ cupcake decorating, a fajita lunch, giveaways, taste-offs and more.

For each customer who signs a giant anniversary card on display, Market of Choice will donate $1 to the Ashland Food Project, up to $1,000, that will benefit the Ashland Emergency Food Bank to help local residents.

In addition, customers can also cast a ballot for their favorite local
nonprofit – the charity with the most votes will receive a $1,000 donation from Market of Choice.

Located at 1475 Siskiyou Blvd. in Ashland, Market of Choice opened in 2001. Event activities will take place this *Friday, April 15, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.*

A Concert to Remember

roguecity — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:47:08 +0000

The most RADICAL Singer / Songwriters from East and West, Together in Ashland for …

A Concert to Remember

Free Speech by Ellen Gabehart

George Mann with Mark Ross and Patrick Dodd performance to mark the 100th anniversary of the “Wobbly Walk”

Thursday, April 7th, 7 PM – 9 PM
Ashland Historic Railroad Museum
258 “A” Street, Suite 7
$10 suggested admission, no one turned away!

George Mann is a New York City-based labor activist and organizer who has toured for many years and produced the “Hail To The Thief!” anti-Bush CD compilation series. His newest release is the veterans compilation “Until You Come Home” songs for veterans and their kin. www.georgemannmusic.com

George will be joined by Mark Ross, Eugene Oregon’s most famous unknown folksinger, storyteller, raconteur and multi-instrumentalist.You can hear some of his work at www.lehnherr.com/butte/.

Also joining the celebration is Southern Oregon’s most radical singer/songwriter Patrick Dodd writes “social justice” music from the living room to the front lines of the resistance. Patrick’s music educates, motivates and empowers the masses to stand up and resist injustice. www.patrickdodd.com

What was the Wobbly Walk through the Siskiyous?
In February 1911, over a hundred members of the IWW left Portland on freight trains bound for Fresno, The group consisted of young working men willing to die for free speech. They risked being beaten by strike breakers.

Nearly a hundred Wobblies made the hazardous trek south by foot through the snow-covered Siskiyous after being kicked out of the box cars in Ashland. By the end of their trek they had walked roughly 150 miles across the frozen Siskiyous.

“History forgets more heroes than it remembers…Those Wobblies warrant memory.” ~ Jay Mullen

For more information visit http://www.sojwj.org/home/wobbly-walk/

“We Are One” solidarity rallies honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

roguecity — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 04:18:11 +0000

Announcing for Southern Oregon… “We Are One” solidarity rallies honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to workers rights.

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, where he had gone to stand with sanitation workers demanding their dream: The right to bargain collectively for a voice at work and a better life. The workers were trying to form a union with AFSCME.

Join us in solidarity with working people in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and dozens of other states where well-funded, right-wing corporate politicians are trying to take away the rights Dr. King gave his life for: the freedom to bargain, to vote, to afford a college education and justice for all workers, immigrant and native-born. It’s a time to show movement. We are one.

April 3, 2011 evening vigil for worker solidarity in Medford followed the next day with “We Are One” April 4 rallies in Medford and Ashland. April 4, 2011 worker solidarity rally in Ashland.

Beginning with a 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. candlelight vigil in Medford’s Vogel Park, and continuing April 4 with rallies in Medford and Ashland, unions, people of faith, civil and human rights activists, students and other progressive allies are standing strong in the face of incredible attacks on workers and our communities.

Candlelight Vigil
April 3, 6:30 pm, Vogel Plaza, Medford (Central and Main Streets)

We Are One Rallies
April 4, 12:00 p.m.–Noon, Ashland Plaza and Medford’s Vogel Park

April 3 and 4 “We Are One” events are organized by Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, local unions, community organizations, students and people of faith.

For more information contact Wes Brain, 541-482-6988, brain@mind.net Jason Houk, 541-292-1168, jason@kskq.org or John Hutter, 541-326-9185, johnhutter@ibew659.org

“I am convinced that if we are to get on the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”

–Martin Luther King, Jr. from his speech “Beyond Vietnam — A Time to Break Silence”

Community Building Blocks

roguecity — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:45:44 +0000

Stories of what we are creating in our Rogue Valley community.

www.communitybuildingblocks.blogspot.com

Vigil for the Arizona Shooting Victims : Violence Is Not The Answer

roguecity — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:02:09 +0000

The Jackson County Democrats will join with Women in Black and Citizens for Peace and Justice for a special silent vigil to honor the victims of the Arizona shootings Saturday, January 15th, 12:00-12:30 in Vogal Plaza ( Main and Central) Medford. Everyone is invited to stand together for non-violence. Please wear black if possible. Respectful signs are appropriate.

Random Graffiti

roguecity — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:33:09 +0000

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A Social Media Gathering in Southern Oregon

roguecity — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:22:02 +0000

via ConverStations:

Several years ago (Nov ’06), my friend Terry Starbucker rolled into Des Moines. Business blogging was really just getting started. About 10 of us gathered to meet with Terry for coffee and an “institution” was born.

Central Iowa Bloggers (#CIB). My has this group grown! Now, on any given 1st Friday, 80-100 people might flow through at various times and lengths, talking about how Social Media is (or isn’t) helping their business.

In Akron, OH – Chris Brown and others started up an ABC group to do likewise. Though I’ve not yet been able to visit their group, I’m sure some great conversations have been had around the coffee tables.

These “coffees” are always energizing and educational, and I’m hoping we can do the same in Southern Oregon.

So this Friday – the first Friday or the month – several business bloggers/Twitterers/Facebookers are gathering at Downtown Grounds (map) at or around 7:30 to ignite similar conversations.

Folks I know will be there:

* Ginger Johnson from Women Enjoying Beer (and a former conversation/coffee cohort at the Iowa events)
* Mike Frey and Tisha Oehmen from Paradux Media
* Brooke from Downtown Grounds (though she’ll be working)
* Myself – from ConverStations:-)

Folks who should come:

* Anyone interested in how/why/if Social Media is right for their small business, or how they can improve their efforts — or best yet, how they can share how the rest of us can improve ours.

Read more: http://www.converstations.com/2011/01/a-social-media-gathering-in-southern-oregon-.html#ixzz1AHgj0Fme

Photo of the Day

roguecity — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 06:26:40 +0000

Gnarled Tree

Photo of the Day

roguecity — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:48:02 +0000

Morning Frost

Local Equality Patronage Guide

roguecity — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:01:31 +0000

The Oregon Local Equality Patronage Guide lists local LGBTQ equality supporters who welcome you to their establishments and/or their services, and most offer gift certificates. As we shop this holiday season, and year round, let’s show them our appreciation of their past commitment to equality, and that we will continue to support businesses that continue to donate to LGBTQ equality causes.

If you’re a business/service that has supported LGBTQ causes and you find that you’re not on my list, then email lesliestone@ashlandhome.net with the details “why I should be in this shopping guide” and you will be included the next time this is updated.

Hungry? Thirsty?

Alex’s Restaurant www.alexsrestaurantandbar.com 35 N Main St Ashland

Bloomsbury Coffee Shop 541-482-6112 290 E Main St Ashland

Agave www.agavetaco.net 92 Main St Ashland

Cucina Biazzi www.cucinabiazzi.com 568 E Main St Ashland

Dragonfly www.dragonflyashland.com 241 Hargadine St Ashland

Evo’s www.evoscoffee.com 376 E Main St Ashland

Greenleaf Restaurant www.greenleafrestaurant.com 49 N Main St Ashland

Grilla Bites www.grillabites.com 47 N Main St Ashland

Inti Restaurant 541-535-7336 109 Talent Ave Talent

Lela’s Café www.lelascafe.com 258 A St #3 Ashland

Martino’s www.martinosashland.com 58 E Main St Ashland

Mix Sweet Shop 541-488-9885 57 N Main St Ashland

Pangea www.pangeaashland.com 272 E Main St Ashland

Pasta Piatta www.pastapiatti.com 358 E Main St Ashland

Peerless Restaurant www.peerlessrestaurant.com 265 Fourth St Ashland

Rogue Creamery www.roguecreamery.com 311 N Front St (Hwy 99) Central Point

Standing Stone Brewery www.standingstonebrewing.com 101 Oak St Ashland

Tabu 541-482-3900 76 N. Pioneer St Ashland

Tease www.teaseashland.com 303 E. Main St Ashland

Vinyl Club www.thetownmenu.com/ashland/vinylclub.html 130 Will Dodge Way Ashland

Need a room? Tired? Looking for pampering?

Ashland Creek Inn www.ashlandcreekinn.com 70 Water St Ashland

Ashland Springs Hotel www.ashlandspringshotel.com 212 E Main St Ashland

Blue Moon Bed and Breakfast www.bluemoonbandb.com 312 Helman St Ashland

Or a house?

John L Scott Realty www.johnlscott.com Ashland

Ashland Rentals – Marypat www.ashland-rental.com 541-482-9148

Or a realtor?

Jolie Johnson www.johnlscott.com/joliej Medford 541-261-8986

Kathy Bauer www.jolieandkathy.com Medford 1-941-8276

Kristin Sivesind www.windermere.com Ashland 541-301-1225

Looking for cash?

Chase Bank 541-482-4321 243 E Main St Ashland

Foster care for your folks?

Cynthia Alvarado’s Home of One Heart Talent 541-535-2033

A massage would be nice right about now

Rex Holt, Certified Advanced Rolfer www.rexholt.com Medford

Waterstone Spa & Salon www.waterstonespa.com Ashland

Need spending and saving advice?

Ann Laferriere, Griffon Financial Planning www.griffonfinancial.com Ashland

When the going gets tough, the tough GO SHOPPING!

Ashland Food Co-op www.ashlandfood.coop 237 N First St Ashland

Ashland Mountain Supply 541-488-5402 31 N Main St Ashland

Art by Toni artbytoni@yahoo.com On display at Wild Goose Ashland

Bloomsbury Book Store www.bloomsburyashland.com 290 E Main St Ashland

Blue Heron Gallery & Gifts www.blueherongalleryandgifts.com 90 N Main St Ashland

Claycomb Plaza Mall 541-482-8902 40 N Main St Ashland

Cripple Creek Music Co. www.cripplecreekmusic.com 353 E Main St Ashland

Father and Son Jewelers 541-774-8900 126 E Main St #1 Medford

Full Moon Hula Hoops, Mila Valenta 541-227-9099 Ashland

Gathering Glass Studio www.gatheringglass.com 322 N Pioneer St Ashland

Hanson Howard Gallery www.hansonhowardgallery.com 82 N Main St Ashland

Heart and Hands www.heart-hands.com 255 E Main St Ashland

Ignition Gallery www.ignitiongallery.com 40 N Main St (Claycomb Plaza Mall) Ashland

Joy Light – Silk – www.joysilk.com Ashland

Music Coop www.musiccooponline.com 181 “A” St Ashland

Northwest Nature Shop www.northwestnatureshop.com 154 Oak St Ashland

Paddington Station www.paddingtonstationashland.com 125 E Main St Ashland

Pegi Smith, Contemporary Artist www.pegismith.com Ashland

Pat Moore www.patmoorephotography.com 541-621-1777 Talent

Scott Morse Home Design – 541-621-5314 1805 N River Rd Gold Hill

Sisterfields Gourmet & Natural Foods www.sisterfields.com Medford

Studio Designs, Kay Cutter-Jean Bakewell www.ashlandartists.net Ashland

Unicorn Gifts & Toys www.unicornstore.com 242 E Main St Ashland

If shopping won’t fix what ails you, try these welcoming congregations:

First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) www.uccashlandoregon.org 717 Siskiyou Blvd Ashland

Havurah Shir Hadash www.havurahshirhadash.org 185 N Mountain Ave Ashland

Integrity Oregon ‘Episcopalians Believe Out Loud’ www.integrityusa.org Corvallis

Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship www.rvuuf.org 87 4^th St Ashland

Society of Friends www.ashlandquakers.org 543 S Mountain Ave Ashland

Unity of Ashland www.unityashland.com 185 N Mountain Ave Ashland

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church of Grants Pass www.uufgp.org

Want adventure?

Cycle Sport – www.roguecycle.com Ashland & Medford

Fly Fishing Guide Service – Rainbows on the Fly -Teresa Kasza 541-324-0485

Mt Ashland Ski Area www.mtashland.com

A special ceremony?

Julian Spalding, Life cycle celebrant www.cyclesoflife.biz Talent

Rev Leslie Becknell Marx, minister@rvuuf.org 541-482-4755

Rev Pam Shepherd, pastor@opendoor.biz 541- 482-1981

And if it’s your physical self that needs a check up, then check out

Dr Howard and Nurse Practitioner Sue Morningstar www.morningstarhealingarts.net Ashland 541-482-2032

Acupuncture – Ken Bendat www.centerforchinesemedicine.com 541-482-7471 Ashland

Southern Oregon Family Practice, Dr.Lauralyn “Brooke” Carter 541-482-9571 241 Maple St Ashland

Holly Easton, D.O. 541- 482-2032 534 Washington St Ashland

Or, maybe all you need is a new hairstyle?

Kevin Huggins at Plaza Salon & Spa, www.ashlandplazaspa.com 60 Main St. Ashland

Michael Harwood at Salon Selah V. 541-708-0539 532 N Main St Ashland

Rod at Rod’s Salon 541-772-5700 408 Crater Lake Ave Medford

When it’s time to advertise an event, or your new hairstyle?

TEK Printing, Kirk Pederson www.tek-printing.com Central Point

Pengwin Designs & Editing, Gwin DeMatteo penqwin1@live.com 510-590-7645

Need a photo?

Zach Druckenmiller ZD Photography www.zdphotography.zenfolio.com 541-778-8217

Josh Willow, A Woman’s Eye View awev@qmail.com 541-778-9941

Throwing a party? Organizing an event? You will need local entertainment!

A band? A singer? Performer?

Blue Lightning, Contact Rhonda Loftis drumwoman@charter.net

Chas Barnard and Ashley Hoe www.rvsymphony.org Rogue Valley Symphony

The Hamazons – Warrior Princesses of Comedy www.hamazons.com

Karen Lovely www.karenlovely.com

Montana Soul www.myspace.com/montanasoul

Rogue Suspects www.theroguesuspects.com

Rogue Valley Peace Choir www.roguevalleymusic.com

Sue Carney www.suecarney.com

Teen Theater cil.stengel@lotusrisingproject.org

Tammy Marston www.facebook.com/tamara.marston or marstons@charter.net or magma@charter.net

Film it! Publish it! Just do it!

Silver Foxxx Films – Barbara Peeters & Josh Willow 541-535-2481

Silver Light Publications – Irene Kai & David Wick- www.silverlightpub.com Ashland

Need wine for that party?

Madrone Mountain, Donnal & Bret – www.madronemountain.com 541-664-1707

Valley View Winery, Mark Wisnovsky – www.valleyviewwine.com 800-781-9463

Wooldridge Creek Winery, Ted & Mary www.wcwinery.com Grants Pass

The Henry Wine Group, Erika Balbier enbalbier@yahoo.com

RoxyAnn Winery, Michael Donovon www.roxyann.com 541-776-2315 x-304 Medford

Paschal Winery, Ron Tenuta www.paschalwinery.com 541-535-7957 Talent

Troon, Chris Martin www.troonvineyard.com 541-846-9900 Grants Pass

Rising Sun Farms, Elizabeth & Richard Fujas www.risingsunfarms.com 541-535-8331 x 201 Phoenix

Hidden Jungle Mobile Bar, Chateau Roberts www.hiddenjunglecatering.com 541-761-4721 Murphy

Just wanna play? (I mean, do you want to see a play!)

Oregon Shakespeare Festival www.osfashland.org Ashland

Watch Indie movies?

Ashland Independent Film Festival www.ashlandfilm.org

Feel like a concert? Singing with others?

Britt festivals www.brittfest.org

Women With Wings www.womenwithwings.org Southern Oregon

Feeling grateful? Make a donation in someone’s honor for a special occasion to

Basic Rights Oregon www.basicrights.org Statewide

Jackson County Democrats www.jcdems.org

Jefferson Public Radio www.ijpr.org Ashland

Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center www.kswild.org Ashland

Lotus Rising Project www.lotusrisingproject.org Medford

Oregon Action www.oregonaction.org Medford

Oregon Stonewall Democrats www.dpo.org/communities/glbt Statewide

Peace House www.peacehouse.net Ashland

PFLAG Grants Pass Contact Bonnie 541-659-9366 or Margaret 541-472-0052

Planned Parenthood www.plannedparenthood.org/ppsworegon SW Oregon

SOPride (App filed for 501 c3 non-profit status) www.sopride.org

Consider supporting activities or attending events presented by:Southern Oregon University Departments:

Commuter Resource Center www.sou.edu/su/crc

Multicultural Center www.sou.edu/su/mrc

Queer Resource Center www.sou.edu/su/qrc /

Women’s Resource Center www.sou.edu/wrc

Remember your elected officials when you’ve seriously got a gripe that no one else can fix.

Alan Bates sen.alanbates@state.us.or

Peter Buckley rep.peterbuckley@state.us.org

Rogue City - Showcasing the Rogue Valley

Market of Choice celebrates anniversary with non-profit benefit

A Concert to Remember

A Concert to Remember Free Speech by Ellen Gabehart

“We Are One” solidarity rallies honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Community Building Blocks

Vigil for the Arizona Shooting Victims : Violence Is Not The Answer

Random Graffiti

A Social Media Gathering in Southern Oregon

Photo of the Day

Photo of the Day

Local Equality Patronage Guide

A Concert to Remember

Free Speech by Ellen Gabehart