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                                     2009 Events

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2nd Annual Fundraiser Dinner

2nd annual Hearts With A Mission fundraising dinner. The homeless youth shelter has been completely renovated and is ready to open its doors. The fundraising evening will be complete with dinner, entertainment and featured speakers. Learn more about Hearts With A Mission and how you can help the homeless children of Jackson Cty. Register for tickets at www.HomelesstoHopeful.com Ticket/$25 per person & $250 for a sponsored table of 10.

Time:  6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location:  Red Lion Hotel

Hearts With A Mission
711 Medford Center #334, Medford OR 97504
541-261-2625
www.heartswithamission.org  

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By:  Eve Smyth
Directed by:  Peter Alzado
Produced by:  Kate Sullivan

Made possible by a grant from the Sangham Foundation

This original production, showcases professional actors in a lively performance about the environment. Three fairies: "Recycle," "Compost" and "Energy" tell a story that has children laughing as it offers creative and fun ways to help the planet. Appropriate for grades K-6 and all adults!

Time:  7:00pm

Oregon Stage Works
191 A Street, Ashland OR 97520 
541-482-2334
www.oregonstageworks.org

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Come spend an evening with the priceless Lily Tomlin, as she looks back fondly on her Midwestern upbringing and presents a parade of her most memorable characters: devil-child Edith Ann, snarky telephone operator Ernestine, aging beauty adviser Madame Lupe, and Trudy, the bipolar bag lady from Tomlin’s biggest theatrical hit, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Get your tickets early for this one!

Time: 7:30pm

Tickets:  Section A - $78.00
                Section B -  $75.00
                Section C -  $72.00

Presented by: Craterian Performances
Sponsored by:  Sabroso & Southern Oregon Subaru

Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater
23 South Central Avenue, Medford, OR 97501
541-779-3000
www.craterian.org 

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Upper Rogue Second Saturday Event:    "Enology 101"

Visit the Upper Rogue wineries and the historic properties they are all housed in. Stop and "Sip a Spell" as "Porch sipping" wines are featured. Collect valuable coupons for Upper Rogue fine dining while enjoying a fun day. 11:00 A.M.- 5:00P.M.

Start at any site and escape to the Upper Rogue.

Time:  11:00am - 5:00pm

Agate Ridge Vineyard
Nick Young Rd, Eagle Point
541-830-3050
Butte Creek Mill
Royal Ave., Eagle Point
541-826-3531
Crater Lake Cellars
Downtown Shady Cove
541-878-4200
Del Rio Vineyards
N. River Road, Gold Hill
541-855-2062

Participate in fun games, samples, discount prices,
new releases, complimentary event and more!

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The Southern Oregon Concert Band

     Veteran's Day Celebration       

A special Veterans' Day concert. The Swing Kings Big Band will begin the evening off at 6:30pm and the Southern Oregon Concert Band along with the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers will perform at  7:30 pm.   The Southern Oregon Concert Band will perform a program of concert works and patriotic music. 

Medford Armory
1701 S. Pacific Hwy
Medford OR 97501

Information on the Band and it's members is available on it's 
web site www.socband.org.

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Some of the Rogue Valley's most notable names will be competing in the 'first of its kind'  Rogue Valley dance competition to raise money for the Southern Oregon Sparrow Club. 

Come vote for your favorite local celebrity!  The audience will vote by pledging money to their favorite dance couple. 

Southern Oregon Stars include:

  • Stacey Boals
  • Gemineye
  • Leslie Haze
  • Brad Hicks
  • Marshall Holman
  • Dr. Robin Miller
  • Jennifer Murphy
  • Emily Wood
  • Mike Yunkherr
  • Pam Zaklan

 

All proceeds to benefit Southern Oregon Sparrow Clubs and USA Dance Scholarships.

Please contact Matt Sampson, Sparrow Clubs Southern Oregon Director, with any questions - or to purchase tickets.  You may contact Matt at 541.621.1126 or by email, matt@sparrowclubs.org  

Time:  7:00pm

Location:  North Medford High School Auditorium

Cost:  $10.00

Southern Oregon Sparrow Club
541-621-1126
www.sparrowclubs.org

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4th Annual Turkey Shoot

Need a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner?  Then show us your best shot!  Get your basketball and join the Medford Parks and Recreation for the 4th Annual Turkey Shoot.  Participants and their parents will compete in various age groups and will be given one minute to sink as many free throws as possible.  The team with the most free throws made in each agturkey-shoot.jpg (60854 bytes)e group will be awarded a turkey!  In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by a final shootout.

  • Ages:    4-12 years plus adult
  • Time:    11:00am - 2:00pm
  • Place:    TBA
  • Cost:    4  canns of non-perishable food items per team, to be donated to ACCESS INC. for the holiday season.

For more information call the
Medford Parks & Recreation department at 541-774-2400.

 

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The Clay Folk show and sale is the region's largest display of handmade pottery and ceramic sculpture, and will feature over 60 of Oregons' finest potters.

Medford Armory
1701 S. Pacific Hwy, Medford OR 97501
541-535-6700

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Meet approximately 60 Northwest authors during this popular, annual holiday season event that brings authors and readers togethers in a fun atmosphere.  Fiction and non-fiction authors will be on-hand selling and autographing their books personnally. 

Genres available:  mystery, history, memoirm romance, paranormal/science fiction, inspirational, poetry, children's, spirituality, health and wellness, food and wine, and much more. 

Books make great gifts - Find some for your friends and family!

Time:  10:00am - 4:30pm

Ashland Springs Hotel
2nd Floor Ballroom & Conservatory
212 E Main Street, Ashland OR
888-795-4545
www.southernoregonbookfair.com  

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Add some spice to your holidays this year and discover the enchanting sights and smells of the Gingerbread Jubilee. These gingerbread creations will be available for public viewing. You might even be inspired to begin your own gingerbread family tradition!

 

Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater
23 South Central Avenue, Medford, OR 97501
541.282.4592
www.craterian.org 

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Join the Applegate Valley Vintners this November 22nd from 11am to 5pm for our annual Fall Uncorked Barrel Tour! Each of the 15 wineries in the spectacular Applegate Valley will be putting on the ritz for you as they feature delicious appetizer pairings matched with some of the best wines from each estate. Make your holiday shopping experience a little easier on yourself this year!

Tickets are $39 per person and will include a commemorative Riedel glass and tasting at all 15 participating wineries! There is no better time of the year to taste all of the nationally and internationally recognized wines of the Applegate Valley! After purchasing your ticket, you will receive an email confirmation on your starting location. Please allow one to two days for processing.

For more information visit
www.ApplegateWineTrail.com

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The Troon Vineyard Tasting Rooms will be open from 11am to 5pm during Thanksgiving weekend for your enjoyment!  Every year Troon Vineyard during Thanksgiving Weekend focuses on a different cause in an effort to "give thanks" and pay forward our good luck to a local organization that will benefit from our collective generosity!

This year, we invite you to join us as we host Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center for some "Good Times, Fine Wines" in the Troon Vineyard (only slightly furry or feathery) tradition! A wildlife image representative & a couple Animal Ambassador "buddies" will be on hand Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 1pm to 4pm. We plan to donate a portion of every glass of wine sold back to supporting Wildlife Images' mission of "rehabilitation and education".

Time:  11:00am - 5:00pm

Troon Vineyard
1475 Kubli Road, Grants Pass OR 97527
541-846-9900
www.troonvineyard.com

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Rogue Valley Railroad Show - 31st Annual

Model railroad displays, door prizes, swap meet, raffles and more! This Thanksgiving weekend, will be the 31st Annual Rogue Valley Railroad Show inside the Medford Armory.  There will be numerous model railroad layouts of all gauges (N-HO-S-G-O-Z-Lionel). In addition to the operating model railroad layouts there will be a large railroad information display by the Southern Oregon Chapter, NRHS, the Southern Oregon Live Steamers, Operation Lifesaver, Southern Oregon Historical Society, and more. Railroad videos are also featured on the show floor. Upstairs in the Medford Armory there are vendors selling everything from model trains, T-shirts, photos, railroad books and more. There are hourly door prizes and raffles, and there is food service inside the armory.

There are numerous motel rooms available in the immediate area around the Medford Armory. Right across the street from the armory is Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad's former SP Siskiyou Line.

All show proceeds go to support and improve the Medford Railroad Park in Medford, OR.

  • Additional Information:
  • Classes/Workshops - Yes
  • Exhibits - Yes
  • Directions:
    • Take Exit 30 off Interstate 5 and head west to the railroad tracks. At the signal before the tracks (Hwy. 99)turn left (South) and the Medford Armory is about 500 yards away on your left. Parking is free.

Medford Armory
S. Pacific Hwy, Medford OR

To reserve vendor tables, or for any questions contact: 
Bill Meyer 541-773-5889 or Brad Fawcett 541-482-7952

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November
Home Games

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In the mood for some great hockey action?  Check out Medford's own Northern Pacific Hockey League (NPHL), the Rogue Valley Wranglers. 

14th    vs.   Eugene
15th    vs.   Puget Sound

RRRink
1349 Center Drive, Medford OR 97501
541-770-1177
www.roguevalleywranglers.com

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  • Macbeth
            February 13 - November 1; Angus Bowmer Theatre
  • Death and the King's Horseman
            February 14 - July 5; Angus Bowmer Theatre
  • The Music Man
             February 15 - November 1; Angus Bowmer Theatre
  • Equivocation
             April 15 - October 31; Angus Bowmer Theatre
  • Paradise Lost
             July 22 - October 31; Angus Bowmer Theatre
  • Dead Man's Cell Phone
             February 19 - June 19; New Theatre
  • The Servant of Two Masters
             March 25 - November 1; New Theatre
  • All's Well The Ends Well
             June 30 - November 1; New Theatre
  • Henry VIII
             June 2 - October 9; Elizabethan Stage
  • Don Quixote
            June 3 - October 10; Elizabethan Stage
  • Much Ado About Nothing
            June 4 - October 11;  Elizabethan Stage

Oregon Shakespeare Festival

15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland, OR  97520
541-482-433
www.osfashland.or

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11/12 - 11/22
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Camelot Theatre Company
101 Talent Ave., Talent, OR 97540 
541-535-5250 
www.camelottheatre.org

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