Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-12
While there’s a temptation to hum the theme from “Sesame Street,” “Avenue Q” is not the educational children’s television show. Billed as an uproarious puppet musical, “Avenue Q” juxtaposes the nostalgia of make-believe children’s television shows with the complexities of adulthood, says Galloway Stevens, the show’s director and choreographer. “ ‘Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood’ and ‘Sesame Street’ taught us as children how to handle ourselves in the world,” Stevens says. “We were entertained as we wer
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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A fight in April 2017 that involved at least one former Ashland High School football player and allegedly left students with concussions and a broken jaw is at the center of two legal complaints filed against the Ashland School District in recent weeks. The complaints accuse the district of negligence, malicious prosecution and liability in its handling of the fight, which involved multiple Ashland High School students during school hours. Sam Dixon filed a tort claim in April on behalf of her s
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-12
For 13 years, a small tree on Central Avenue in downtown Medford has been the bane of Dan Ebert’s business. When Medford Urban Renewal Agency planted the tree and installed new sidewalks, it was part of an effort to improve the look of the downtown. But Ebert said the tree, with its 4-by-6-feet tree well, has led to flooding in the basement of Central Art Supply, a situation he has brought to the attention of city officials for years, even when they originally built the sidewalk in front of his
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Playwright Anne Washburn started with one idea: Take a TV show and push it past the apocalypse to see what happens to it. The show she selected was "The Simpsons." It struck her as the most iconic expression of contemporary American culture. "Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play" works on the premise that the key to cultural preservation is in the hands of an episode of "The Simpsons." When the show premiered in 2012 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., Ben Brantley of The New Y
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Ashland Contemporary Theatre: Tickets can be purchased online at ashlandcontemporarytheatre.org, at Paddington Station in Ashland and Grocery Outlet in Medford, or at the door. Call 541-646-2971 for information. ‘Pankhurst — Freedom or Death’: To celebrate 100 years of women’s suffrage, Jeannine Grizzard’s new play uses British suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst’s own words to explore her personal battles. Set in 1913, Grizzard’s historical drama prob
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2018 production of “Henry V” is everything we’ve been waiting for. This performance is power-packed with intrigue, emotion, blood, battle and politics. If you’ve missed the earlier plays in the tetralogy, no matter, because “Henry V” stands surely on its own. Before “Henry V” begins, singular players push a massive industrial structure counterclockwise, moving the setting into the past, into England 
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Canine fanciers will love “Sylvia,” a midlife crisis-ridden romp through Central Park West that opened at Collaborative Theatre Project last weekend. Intended as a melancholy, romantic comedy, “Sylvia” is also a commentary on companion animals, marriage, gender expectations and fantasy female stereotypes. Greg and his wife, Kate, are empty-nesters free finally to live in a Manhattan apartment and enjoy the city. Kate’s career accelerates and satisfies as Greg&#
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"A Celtic Christmas," Tomaseen Foley's re-creation of a night before Christmas in a remote farmhouse in western Ireland, is more than just a romp through the native Irish storyteller's early memories. It's also a showcase of fiery Irish music, song and dance performed by classically trained, professional musicians, singers and dancers with a passion for ancient folk traditions of Celtic people of Western Europe. The 21st annual "A Celtic Christmas" is set for Saturday, Dec. 23, at the Craterian
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“Mary Poppins” opened last weekend at Camelot Theatre, and it is a delightful, magical show where a family’s love is the most important thing in the world and anything is possible if you only you let it. The Banks children are badly behaved tyrants and their parents are at wit's end. It’s 1910 at Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, and Mrs. Banks is trying hard to meet her banker husband’s expectations, negotiate class differences, manage a household and keep a nanny.
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Next Stage Repertory Company kicks off Craterian Performances’ fall season with the Tony and Pulitzer prize-winning rock musical “Next to Normal.” Southern Oregon audiences may not be familiar with the 2009 Broadway hit, but the story of a family coping with crisis and overcoming challenges is a familiar one, says Director Parthy McCandless. And the themes of love and hope universal, she adds. With book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, “Next to Normal
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Dame Julie Andrews has charmed audiences for decades with her performances in such roles as Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady," Maria von Trapp in "The Sound of Music,"  Cinderella and Mary Poppins, among others. Her success on Broadway, in films and on television has earned her an Academy Award, five Golden Globes, three Grammys, two Emmys, a Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, a Kennedy Center Honors Award and many other accolades. "It is not enough to reach for the brass ring,
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-06
SEATTLE — Fierce storms in the Pacific Northwest sent rivers bursting from their banks, spilled boulders and trees into a major highway and spawned a rare tornado that snapped power poles and battered homes. They've also had one positive effect — easing drought concerns after an unusually dry summer. The big storms that killed at least two people in Oregon this week shifted into California, where snow coated the slopes of the Sierra Nevada. But forecas
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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CENTRAL POINT — A two-part rate increase will show up on city residents' water bills between February and April this year, bumping the base rate by a combined 65 cents and usage by 3 percent overall. City Council members approved the rate increases Thursday. The first, set to take effect Jan. 1, will cover an increase of $87,000 annually for bulk water purchases from the Medford Water Commission. Public Works Director Matt Samitore said the city's current $13.50 base rate will increase to
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Kiya, Jenae and Jenna-C Wilder awake each day before dawn. By 7 a.m., the three sisters are out in the Klamath Reservation Forest with hard-hats on and equipment in tow, learning forestry restoration skills through practical, hands-on experience. “Back at home we care about these same things, so it’s been really good to be out here and get this real experience learning about trees and how the density and health of a forest affects our ways of life,” said Jenae, 20. Members of the Klamath Tribes,
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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A Medford man suspected of stabbing two men in Hawthorne Park Tuesday night has been arrested on a parole-violation charge and will remain in jail without bail while investigators wrap up their case against him, Medford police said. "We are confident he is the stabbing suspect," Medford police Lt. Tim Doney said of Daniel Dwayne Logsdon, 27. Police arrested Logsdon at about 11 a.m. Wednesday at his apartment in the 1200 block of Morrow Road, Medford. He is being held on charges of violating his
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A fast-moving wildfire burned through 100 acres in White City Thursday afternoon, sending up plumes of thick, black smoke seen from as far as Medford. Reports from eyewitnesses said at least three structures were burned, but that was not immediately confirmed. The fire blew through dry grass and overtook several buildings in the area within an hour, driven by high winds, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Homeowner Marie Poppa said she got a call from her son that flames were approa
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How do authorities find the dental records needed to identify deceased people? Is there a database in the sky? It gives me the creeps to think my X-rays are in a file somewhere in Washington, D.C. — Meredith L., Medford We have some good news for you Meredith. Big Brother isn't watching how often you floss. But we checked with Medford police Lt. Mike Budreau, and it turns out there is a national database called the National Crime Information Center. "It's a government database," Budreau sa
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-06-28
To have an event listed in Get Out!, email the information to [email protected]   Southern Oregon Land Conservancy hikes Reservations are required for SOLC's annual spring hikes. To reserve a slot or to get on a waiting list for a particular hike, as well as details on when and where to meet, see www.landconserve.org . Saturday, April 15: Forest ecologist Tom Atzet will lead a walk at 10 a.m. at the Rogue River Preserve along the upper Rogue River near Eagle Point. Sunday, April 16:
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To have an event listed in Get Out!, email the information to [email protected] {p class="sbodytypej"} Forest Park Run Saturday, April 1: The 10K starts at 9 a.m. and the 5K starts at 9:30. Race-day registration starts at 8 a.m. To get there from Jacksonville, take Highway 238 toward Ruch and go about a half mile, then turn right on Reservoir Road. Follow signs to the main parking lot, about a quarte-mile past the Rail Trail kiosk. The starting line is at the main Forest Park parking lot
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-06-28
CENTRAL POINT — Declan Payne has proven to be just as quick a study on the shooting range as he is in the classroom at Cascade Christian High School. The first time he stepped onto the concrete pad and called for his first 25 clay pigeons to fly, all but six broke on their own. At his second station, 20 shattered from Payne's BBs. "I was chasing the target, not following it," Payne says. "Big difference." Now Payne is breaking clays and taking names, and all while being true to his s