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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation  |  Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED   » NEWS NOW   Portlanders blast EPA for Willamette River cleanup plan       ...       Forest Service, Finicum supporters at odds over memorial       ...       Residents complain during pot hearing       ...       Portlanders blast EPA for Willamette River cleanup plan       ...       Forest Service, Finicum supporters at odds over memorial       ...       Residents complain during pot hearing       ...           Get Up & Go: Friday, June 24 Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jun. 24, 2016 at 11:38 AM Posted Jun. 24, 2016 at 11:38 AM »  Social News Friday, June 24 Inlakesh Festival: The annual gathering of sacred ceremony, music, art and dance kicks off with an opening ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Jackson WellSprings, 2253 N. Highway 99, Ashland. The festival continues with workshops, live music and more through Sunday, June 26. A weekend pass including camping and spa privileges costs $155 in advance, $165 at the door. Weekend passes without camping or spa entry are $90 in advance, $108 at the door. Day passes are $30 in advance, $35 at the door for Friday, and $35 in advance, $40 at the door for Saturday and Sunday. Schedules are available online at inlakeshfest.com . Tickets can be purchased at tickets.brightstarevents.com/event/inlakesh2016 . Horseback Archery Competition: The Rogue Mounted Archers will hold the third annual Worldwide Mounted Archery event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday June 24 through 26, 3554 E. Antelope Road, Eagle Point. Admission is free. The archers are riding hands-free as they gallop down the course firing arrows. A great spectator sport for all ages, modern mounted archery hearkens back to the ancient warriors of Genghis Khan. Some bleacher seating is available, observers may bring their own chairs as well. Book Sale: The Rooster Crow Fill-A-Bag book sale is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 24-25, at the Rogue River library, 412 E. Main St. Choose from a variety of titles and fill your bag for $3 per bag, or $2 per bag for Friends of the Library members. Proceeds help the Rogue River Friends of the Library provide special library events and programs for children, youth and adults. Call 541-864-8850 or see www.jcls.org . Southern Oregon Lavender Festival: Four farms on the Southern Oregon Lavender Trail will be open for the festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 24-26. Admission is free. The focus of the 2016 festival is the culinary uses of lavender. During the festival weekend, the farms will feature culinary lavender delights along with artisan vendors, wreath-making, you-pick lavender bouquets, essential oil distilling demonstrations and other activities. People who bring cameras will have the opportunity to submit lavender-themed photos to the Oregon Lavender Association Photo contest. See www.southernoregonlavendertrail.com or call 541-702-2250. The Brothers Reed: The alt-country guitar duo will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, at South Stage Cellars, 125 S. Third St., Jacksonville. Admission is free. See www.southstagecellars.com or call 541-899-9120. Salsa Brava!: The ensemble will perform Cuban and Latin rhythms for dancing at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, at EdenVale Winery, 2310 Voorhies Road, Medford. A dance lesson will be available. Admission is $15. See www.edenvalewines.com or call 541-512-2955, ext. 2. Karen Lovely: The blues singer and her band will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, at RoxyAnn Winery, 3285 Hillcrest Road, Medford. Admission is $10. See www.roxyann.com or call 541-776-2315. Rogue Rage Duo: Harmonica player Harpo De Roma and Dan Tiller on slide guitar and Dobro will perform country and Delta blues at 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Belle Fiore Winery, 100 Belle Fiore Lane (off Dead Indian Memorial Road), Ashland. Admission is free. See www.bellefiorewine.com or call 541-552-4900. Film Screening: Rich Swingle, who graduated from Phoenix High School in 1987, will be in Southern Oregon to screen "Providence," in which he plays one of the leads. The film will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Medford Friends Church, 525 DeBarr Ave., Medford. Swingle plays the adult version of the male lead in "Providence." He has performed on five continents in 28 nations since 1995, mostly with his own one-man plays. See www.medfordfriendschurch.org for more information. Saturday, June 25 Humane Society Yard Sale: The Southern Oregon Humane Society will hold its annual yard sale from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at 2910 Table Rock Road, Medford. Any unsold items will be available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 26, with reduced pricing. Proceeds benefit the Saving Train Program. SoHumane volunteers are raising money to rescue 35 to 45 dogs from overcrowded shelters where healthy, adoptable dogs have been overlooked and have run out time. See sohumane.org or facebook.com/southernoregonhumane or call 541-779-3215. Rooster Crow: This annual event in Rogue River begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 25, with the Rooster Crow Run/Walk, followed at 10 a.m. by the Rooster Crow Parade downtown. Concessionaires and food booths are available all day in the Umpqua Bank parking lot. Parade winners are announced at the Rooster Crow arena at 2 p.m., and at 2:15 the Human Rooster Crow Contest kicks off. The main event begins at 2:45 p.m., when the roosters take center stage. Judges keep track of how many crows each rooster lets loose in 30 minutes. For more information, see rogueriverchamber.com/rooster_crow.php . Eagle Point Saturday Market: Artisans and growers offer products from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 402 Royal Ave., Eagle Point, next to the Butte Creek Mill site. Call 541-324-0099. Medford Saturday Market: Fresh flowers, fruits, vegetables, live plants, baked goods, crafts and gourmet foods are available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters Market at The Commons at Pear Blossom Park, corner of Fourth and Bartlett streets in downtown Medford. See www.rvgrowersmarket.com . Epilepsy Fundraiser: Medford’s upcoming Epilepsy Foundation Northwest Run/Walk for Epilepsy will benefit the first annual camp for kids with epilepsy in Oregon. The Run/Walk will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Fichtner-Mainwaring Park, 334 Holmes Ave., Medford. Bowl-a-thon: The Autism Society Bowl-a-thon is from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 25, at Lava Lanes, 2980 Crater Lake Highway, Medford. Admission is $25 per person which includes three games of bowling, shoes and a breakfast buffet. Funds raised will support Southern Oregon autism workshops, provide camp scholarships and inclusive events for children and adults on the autism spectrum. Call 541-261-8357 or email [email protected] for more information. Aircraft History Talk: Retired pilot, Navy commander and United Airlines captain Art Lumley will discuss the history of air travel in the Rogue Valley from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 25, at the Southern Oregon Historical Society History Center, 106 N. Central Ave., Medford. The free presentation ranges from a 1900 balloon launch to the future of Medford's airport. Items from the SOHS collection will be on display to provide a multi-faceted illustration of the region's aircraft history. The event is part of the SOHS monthly Tales from the Collections program. Following the talk, the Research Library at the history center will be open from noon to 2 p.m. for free archival research. Call 541-773-6536 or see www.sohs.org . Beekman House History: Time travel to 1932 on Saturday, June 25, when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. invites you to interact with Beekman family members, relatives and friends. Experience Depression era Jacksonville where miners are digging up the streets seeking any hidden gold, hobos are hoping for hand outs, New York Governor Franklin Roosevelt is running for president and Groucho Marx is on the radio. Tours begin at noon, 1:30 or 3 p.m. at 470 E. California St., Jacksonville. Admission is $8 adults, $5 seniors/students. For more information call 541-245-3650 email [email protected]. Movies in the Parks: Family-friendly movies, free hot dogs while supplies last and mobile recreation activities are available at 7 p.m. at various Medford parks during the summer. The June 25 movie at Bear Creek Park on Highland Drive is "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Call 541-774-2400. American Band College: Two major concerts will be presented by the 200 members of the American Band College master’s degree program of Sam Houston State University. Located in Ashland since the 1989 launch year of the program, all candidates are band directors from 39 states and 8 foreign countries. The first concert is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Craterian theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Tickets are available through the Craterian Box Office, Cripple Creek Music in Ashland or online at www.bandworld.org/tickets.The second concert is at 8 p.m. Monday, July 4, at the Ashland High School Auditorium, 201 S. Mountain Ave. Tickets are available through the Cripple Creek Music in Ashland or online at /www.bandworld.org/tickets or a the gate from 6:30 p.m. The Villalobos Brothers: Members: Violinists, singers and songwriters Luis, Alberto and Ernesto Villalobos will blend elements of jazz, rock, classical and Mexican folk at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 25, in the Britt Pavilion's Performance Garden, 350 First St., Jacksonville. Guitarist Humberto Flores, drummer Rosa Avila and bassist Leo Sherman round out the New York City ensemble. The group delivers a message of love, hope, brotherhood and social justice. Tickets are $20, $10 for ages 12 and younger. Kids 2 and younger get in free. Tickets can be purchased online at brittfest.org , at the box office at 216 W. Main St., Medford, or by calling 541-773-6077. 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