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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Guest Opinion: Water use at Southern Oregon University ... Herb Rothschild Jr.: Sharing our stories ... Guest Opinion: Guns: a down-under solution? ... Guest Opinion: Water use at Southern Oregon University ... Herb Rothschild Jr.: Sharing our stories ... Guest Opinion: Guns: a down-under solution? ... Ashland Calendar: Thursday, Jan. 15 Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Jan. 15, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Jan. 15, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News Thursday, Jan. 15 Download Library Materials: The Ashland library will demonstrate how to download e-books and other electronic library materials onto tablets and e-readers from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at 410 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland. Call 541-774-8679 or see www.jcls.org. Mah Jongg: Experienced and beginner adults 50 and older are invited to play Mah Jongg, a tile game of Chinese origin, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Ashland Senior Center, 1699 Homes Ave., Ashland. Free. Call 541-488-5342 or see www.ashlandseniorcenter.org. Dominoes: Play Jamaican, Mexican train, Cuban or French dominoes games from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays at the Meyer Memorial Trust Community Meeting Room in the Phoenix library, 510 W. First St. Call 541-535-7090 or see www.jcls.org. Hearts and Spades: Adults 50 and older are invited to play card games from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays at the Ashland Senior Center, 1699 Homes Ave. Donations are accepted. Call 541-488-5342. After-School Storytime: Kids in kindergarten through second grade can attend after-school storytimes with readings, rhymes and songs from 3:30 to 4 p.m. Thursdays at the Talent library, 101 Home St. Younger kids are welcome to attend with their parents. The program will continue through May except during holiday library closures. Call 541-535-4163 or see www.jcls.org. Board Game Night: Funagain Games offers the opportunity to try new board games from 6 to 11 p.m. Thursdays at their location in the Ashland Shopping Center, 1660 Ashland St., Ashland. Call 541-482-1939. NPSO Program: The Siskiyou Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Oregon will hold a free program celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at the Southern Oregon University Cascade Science Building, Room 114. Guest speaker Bridget Callahan will highlight botanicals of the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, and current campaigns to expand wilderness protections in Oregon. The event is free. Call 541-941-3744.   Friday, Jan. 16 Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink: Enjoy ice skating daily at the ice rink, located across from Ashland's Lithia Park at 95 Winburn Way. Skate rentals cost $2.50 per pair. Rink admission costs $4 for adults, $3.50 for children ages 5 to 13 and free for kids younger than 5. Call 541-488-9189 or see www.ashland.or.us/IceRink for more information and the season schedule. Rogue Valley Symphony: The symphony, conducted by Martin Majkut, will present Russian composer Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade," American composer John Adams' "The Chairman Dances" from his opera "Nixon in China," and pianist Jeffrey Biegel, who will play solo Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto. Concerts will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, in the Music Recital Hall on the Southern Oregon University campus, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Grants Pass Performing Arts Center, 830 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass. Majkut will present talks one hour before each performance. Tickets cost $33, $38, $44 or $50 for the Ashland show; $28, $33, $38 or $44 for the Medford show; and $20, $28 or $34 for the Grants Pass show. Student tickets cost $5 at all shows. Tickets can be purchased online at rvsymphony.org or by calling 541-552-6398. Tickets for the Medford show also can be purchased online at craterian.org or by calling 541-779-3000. Yuval Ron Trio: Oud player Yuval Ron, singer Maya Haddi and percussionist David Reihs will present Jewish, Christian and Sufi sacred music of the Middle East at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at the Unitarian Fellowship, 87 Fourth St., Ashland. The trio will be joined by local musicians Asha Slater and Jim Von Stein and belly dancer Zahara Solomon. Tickets cost $25 in advance and can be purchased online at stclairevents.com, at Music Coop, 268 E. Main St., or by calling 541-535-3562. Tickets will cost $28 at the door, $10 for ages 12 through 17. Kids 11 and younger get in free.  Orbison Spotlight Opening: Camelot Theatre's production of "Spotlight on Roy Orbison" will open at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at 101 Talent Ave., Talent. The performance, directed by Presila Quinby, will include vocals and rhythm guitar by Erik Connolly, and backup vocals and narration by Marlena Gray and Kathleen Marrs. Arrangements will include "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Crying," "Only the Lonely" and "It's Over." Tickets cost $24, or $26 for reserved seating. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 23. See www.camelottheatre.org or call 541-535-5250.   Saturday, Jan. 17 Project FeederWatch: Volunteers can help experts count birds while learning to identify species from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at North Mountain Park Nature Center, 620 N. Mountain Ave. The information collected will be submitted to Cornell University's FeederWatch bird-monitoring project. The event is free, and ages 10 and older may participate. Call 541-488-6606. Rogue Modern Quilters Guild: The quilting group meets from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month to present demonstrations and sewing projects at Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 N. Second St., Ashland. A business meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. All ages and levels of experience may participate. Annual dues cost $25. The first visit is free. Call 541-512-1442 or see www.roguemodernquilters.com. College Savings Seminar: The Oregon College Savings Plan will hold a free college funding seminar at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at Pioneer Hall, 73 Winburn Way, Ashland. Topics covered will include the tax advantages and other benefits of saving for college with the Oregon College Savings Plan, and 529 plan specialists will be available to answer questions. Register online at www.oregoncollegesavings.com/news/seminar.shtml Genealogy Class: Former Jackson County Genealogy Society president Charleen Brown will present "How to Start Your Genealogy Project" from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Jackson County Genealogy Library, 3405 S. Pacific Highway, Phoenix. Topics will include how to fill out and use an ancestor chart, how to find information at home, how to use a family group sheet, types of documentation, and simple ways to organize information. The class is free. To register call 541-512-2340 or email [email protected]. Low-cost Pet Shots: Jackson County Animal Care & Control will hold its monthly low-cost vaccination and nail trimming clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the animal shelter, 5595 S. Pacific Highway, Phoenix. Vaccinations will be $10 each, and nail trimmings are $5 per pet. Only cash will be accepted. Call 541-774-6654.   DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Jan. 15, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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