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News & Review From the Mayor’s Office, p. 4

Keepin’ it Local THRIVE’s Local Buzz

Wise Women story on page 5

Rogue Nightlife

The 60th Annual Pear Blossom Festival A brief history of Medford’s oldest tradition, p. 20

Pictured: Contestants for the 2013 Pear Blossom Scholarship Pageant

Vinny’s Italian Kitchen

Business There’sGrapevine a reason

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Winery Tour Imbibe:

The 9th Annual Oregon Cheese Festival p. 12

Community Profile

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why Vinny’s Italian Kitchen has a reputation for serving some of the Valley’s best and most authentic Italian cuisine. The origins of the restaurant actually began on the island of Ischia, near Naples, Italy. That’s where Vinny’s owner and head chef, Vincenzo DiCostanzo, was born and raised. He and his father opened a restaurant on Ischia when Vincenzo was just thirteen. “This is where he learned to cook,” said his wife, Virginia. Vincenzo left Italy when he was in his twenties, moved to New York and married Virginia. He as since opened restaurants in New York, Arizona and now owns and operates Vinny’s. “Our three children were all born in New York, but somehow they all wound up in Medford,” Vincenzo said. After living in Arizona for a while, the couple decided to join their children here in Medford to reunite the family and be with their grandchildren and great grandchild. “It’s been eight years now and we’re so happy to all be together and living in the beautiful Rogue Valley.” “Our son Vinny opened this restaurant here in Medford 14 years ago,” Vincenzo said. “We bought it from him in 2011.” Vinny’s Italian Kitchen is known for the consistency and quality of all their entrees. “Along with our regular mouth-watering dinners, Vincenzo also offers specials such as Osso Buco (a Milanese specialty of braised veal with vegetables, white wine and broth),” Virginia said. “If you’re a seafood lover, this place is for you.” They offer an early bird special from 3:30 to 6pm Tuesday through Sunday for $14 which includes your choice of one of ten entrees, soup or salad and dessert. Customers can expect a wonderful fine dining experience with a friendly, professional staff, and

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authentic Italian cuisine. And if you have a special dietary need or request—non c’è problema—just ask your server to speak to Vincenzo. “We are family-owned,” Vincenzo said. “We want you to feel welcome and at home here. It is our intention that each and every customer leave our restaurant satisfied and pleased with their total dining experience.” They also have a full liquor license. Vinny’s Italian Kitchen is located at 970 N. Phoenix Rd, Ste. 104, and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 3:30 to 9pm. They can accommodate parties up to 35, and all accept all major credit cards. Reservations are recommended, but not required. For more information, reservations or take out orders, call 541-618-8669. ***

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From the Mayor’s Office Volume 1, Number 9 • April 2013

From the Mayor’s Office is a publication of the City of Medford and is editorially separate from the rest of the Sneak Preview. All content and editorial choices contained in the rest of the paper are the sole responsibility of the MSP and are not in any way associated with the City of Medford. -MSP

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Manager’s Minute W

hen I accepted the position of City Manager for the City of Medford, I was excited to bring my family to a city rich in opportunities for experiences. The variety of what Southern Oregon has to offer in education, arts, sports and leisure, food, wine and spirits is world-class. The variety evident in these areas is reflective of the cultural diversity in the Rogue Valley. Cultural diversity and inclusiveness is also addressed in the recently adopted 2012-2018 Strategic Plan for the City of Medford. The Plan was developed to clearly reflect the policy decisions and directions as set by the Mayor and Council. The four primary themes of the plan are: Safe Community, Healthy Economy, Quality Public Services and Responsive Leadership. As City Manager, I encourage and welcome citizen involvement. A diverse population of citizen volunteers and officials promotes inclusion and mutual respect for different cultures, languages, and customs. At the City of Medford, there are many opportunities to be involved, and they are listed on the City’s web-site at www.ci.medford.or.us. Volunteer opportunities, employment openings and City news are updated regularly. There is also an option of subscribing to the web-site. The website subscription option enables a daily e-mail documenting the new information posted to the City’s

Eric Swanson, City Manager website to be received by subscribers. As the regional center for Southern Oregon and Northern California, Medford has a positive, exciting future for all citizens and all cultures, and I am proud to serve as its City Manager. Please join me by getting involved and making our City even more outstanding.

Subscribe to the City’s Web-site and never miss an opportunity! It’s easy! Simply go to the City of Medford homepage at www.ci.medford.or.us. Click on the “Subscribe to our Site” button on the left hand side of the homepage. You will then be able to choose the types of news, events, and other information that is of interest to you and begin to get daily notification when those items are published.

Grant to Boost Home Fire Sprinkler Education

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edford Fire-Rescue was awarded a $1,000 stipend from the national nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) to increase home fire sprinkler education. The funding is provided to conduct live fire and sprinkler side-byside educational demonstrations. HFSC selected twentyfive fire departments nationwide as recipients of the stipend. The funding is provided through the “Built for Life Fire Departments” in a commitment to making home fire sprinklers a focus of their educational efforts. “We are privileged to receive this generous stipend and promote home sprinkler awareness” says Fire Marshal Greg Kleinberg.” The live demonstration includes two similarly furnished rooms. In one

room a fire sprinkler system is in place and in the other, a standard room with no protection. The demonstration shows how quickly a fire can become deadly, versus the effectiveness of a fire sprinkler system. The first demonstration was delivered to the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class on March 19th. A second public demonstration will also occur on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Fire Department annual Open House. For more information about home fire sprinklers, please visit Medford FireRescue’s Residential Fire Sprinkler webpage at http://www.ci.medford. or.us/Page.asp?NavID+663, or the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition website at www.homefiresprinkler.org.

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he Medford Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) recently elected a new Chairperson, Steve Bismarck, and set goals for 2013. BPAC’s priority goals are: To encourage provision of a Diversion Program where bicyclists faced with being cited with costly traffic tickets can instead attend a bicycling education class taught by a trained instructor. This is similar to what is currently taking place in Phoenix, Talent, and Ashland. To promote bicycle facility quality and maintenance. The City encourages all citizens to call 541-774-2600 if problems are discovered with the City’s bike lanes or other facilities. To promote implementation of a Better Streets/Complete Streets program that balances the needs of all street users. Such a program emphasizes pedestrian use and recognizes streets as public spaces. This would be especially beneficial in pedestrian-oriented areas such as downtown. To provide regular reports to the City Council. The reports will update the City Council and the citizens on BPAC’s activities, while bringing more visibility to pedestrian and bicycle issues. BPAC is also pursuing active transportation for school children.

Heavy vehicular traffic during school start and end times interferes with the ability of children (and school employees) to safely walk or bike to school. Parking in bike lanes adjacent to schools during these times is a particular problem. BPAC will be conducting outreach to individual schools, parents, and school district administration regarding this issue. BPAC reviews and makes recommendations regarding the City’s transportation improvement projects, such as the recent Springbrook Road realignment and the proposed striping revisions to East Main Street. BPAC successfully advocated for the addition of street trees along the realigned portion of Springbrook Road and supports the plan for East Main Street. The Committee has encouraged the installation of bike racks in the downtown. The Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) recently partnered with the City to install an additional ten new bike racks throughout downtown Medford. BPAC annually supports Bike to Work Week and Car Free Day activities and is looking forward to the upcoming “Go By Bike” Week, May 13 to 17, 2013. For more information, please contact Chris Olivier, Medford Planning Department liaison to BPAC, at 541774-2380.

Keep the Right-Of-Way Clear!

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pring is here and that means yard work and fresh landscaping. Medford Police Department Code Enforcement would like to remind citizens that if you plan on having landscaping materials delivered, the delivery must not block the right-of-way. This means that rock, dirt or other supplies cannot be left in the street or on the sidewalk. All materials need to be delivered to the individual’s personal property/ driveway. Obstruction of the right-of-way is a violation of Medford Municipal Code 6.360 and comes with a $150.00 fine.

Keepin’ it Local

Local Business Buzz: Wise Women Care Associates The Local Buzz is a monthly column featuring locally owned businesses in the Rogue Valley brought to you by Thrive and the Buy Local – Buy Rogue campaign. For more information about the campaign and to find Wise Women Care Associates and other locally owned businesses, go to www. BuyLocalRogue.org. BLBR: What is your business and how long have you been doing it? Augustine Colebrook, CPM, LM, Owner & Director: I have been practicing midwifery since 1999. I opened Wise Women Care Associates as a home-birth midwifery practice providing comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care and attending home deliveries all around Jackson County in 2008.  I had previously started a birth center in Bend, and I had the dream of doing that here from the beginning. In January 2011, Wise Women grew into a multi-specialty alternative healthcare practice housed within our state-licensed Trillium Waterbirth Center. Trillium provides a home-like environment for birth outside of the hospital offering the perfect blend of comfort and safety for our clients. BLBR: What inspired you to get into this line of work? AC: I knew I would be a midwife when I witnessed a birth with my midwife aunt as a child. But the holistic health care home that I envisioned is something that just makes sense: create a place where an individual, or a whole family, can receive preventive primary care with hands-on healing options available under the same roof as psychotherapy and mental healthcare. Our community of providers work in a community-based facility with an education and peer-support component provided by our classes and groups. Our state and national health care system is moving toward the creation of integrated healthcare organizations which include providers of physical and mental health-care who work together to keep people well. That’s what we’ve been doing at Trillium for the past two years! So it’s baffling that these Oregon Health Plan “Coordinated Care Organizations” won’t pay our providers for their services, when we are really what those organizations aspire to be! BLBR: What does local mean to you? AC: Local means community-based. I may be licensed by the state, but I always refer to myself as a “community midwife” – serving the local community. Our Crater Lake center in Medford hosts New Mama Mornings every Friday and Toddler Playgroup on Tuesdays to help connect families in our community for mutual support. Our center has served as a drop-off point for moms in the community who want to trade their baby supplies, carriers, clothes, even breast milk moms will share with each other. The local community takes care of the local community. We serve as a drop-off point for the Siskiyou Sustainable Cooperative summer CSA,

allowing our local farmers to provide our clients with the healthy food our practitioners recommend, and it all benefits the health of our community, not to mention the local economy! BLBR: What do you do to Buy Local – Buy Rogue? AC: I have a kitchen manager on staff, Jade, who prepares a local-foods lunch for staff members every week. She uses the produce from the Grower’s Market and Siskiyou Sustainable CSA along with other ingredients to create these inspired meals that mostly come out of our valley! She even shares her recipes on our blog. It inspires our staff and community to cook and eat real local foods, but it’s ultimately selfish. In the life of a midwife, it is easy to run from one thing to the next and eat junk all the time because that’s what’s easy. With Jade around, I eat the real, local food that I recommend to my clients, and I feel so much better myself because of it. BLBR: What are you doing to move towards environmental sustainability? AC: Out-of-hospital birth uses a lot less, and produces a lot less waste. Most of our moms don’t need, and so don’t use, IVs in labor, whereas in most hospitals everyone has an IV put in routinely, and most get IV fluids. It may not seem like much, but we save a significant amount of plastic by only putting IVs and running fluids when we really need to, and the same is true of other supplies. This is just one example of the way out-of-hospital birth is good for the environment. BLBR: How does your business give back to the community? AC: We are a community resource! We help families have healthy, peaceful births which lay the ground work for healthy and peaceful families and thus communities. We have classes, groups and a lending library that is open to the community. We give people access to health-promoting products they might not be able to find anywhere else in our shop. We also provide flexible, familyfriendly jobs for our community. BLBR: Tell us something about your business that most people don’t know. AC: Our family nurse practitioner, Karla Reinhart, FNP-C, is able to provide free vaccinations for children and free contraceptives for lowerincome adults by partnering with the states’ Vaccines for Children and CCare program. We’re deeply committed to making good healthcare accessible to everyone, which is why we’re working on two important projects these days: expanding into Grants Pass with our new Trillium Waterbirth Redwood Center, and lobbying the state to give all pregnant women on OHP coverage for out-of-hospital birth with a licensed midwife. For more information about Wise Women Care Associates and the Trillium Waterbirth Center, call 541772-2291.

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ccording to the Children First 2011 County Data Book, Jackson County reported 6,550 abuse/neglect cases in 2010: • 32% of these reports were assessed • 27% of assessed reports in Jackson County were founded • 696 children in the county have been in foster care at least once in the past year • 37.0% of founded abuse/neglect/ threat of harm referrals were related to domestic violence • 61.1% were related to substance abuse But what can we as a community do to help? Be Aware – as a parent, friend, or citizen, it is vital that we are aware of warning signs or areas of concern. Economic stress, family hardship, employment problems and substance abuse can be triggers that lead to abusive situations. Be Nurturing – by becoming more aware of communication and interaction skills we can help diffuse a potentially volatile situation. The way we interact with our children, or even those we see in the grocery store can provide a positive or negative example of proper parent/child interaction. Calm voices and caring attitudes contribute to a safe childhood environment. Be Helpful – when observing a parent/child situation that is

escalating. Offer to give the parent a break. Or take the child to participate in a positive activity with other children. By simply lending a sympathetic ear and showing support you can help alleviate the destructive emotions that can lead to momentary lapses in judgment and lost tempers. When Necessary, Report - 866840-2741 toll free dedicated child abuse hotline, or call 911 More resources can be found at: http://www.cacjc.org http://www.preventchildabuse.org/ publications/cap/index.shtml http://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/index.php?s=100 Kid Time offers numerous resources to children and families, and as with most children’s museums across the county, collaborate with local organizations to reduce and prevent child abuse and neglect in our community. Kid Time provides a safe, educational, happy environment for children to play and parents to interact. Positive mentoring, helpful resources and scholarship programs are available to families in need. For more information visit www.kidtime.org or call 541-772-9922. Kid Time is located at 106 N Central Ave in downtown Medford. Open MondaySaturday 10:00 – 5:00 and Sunday 12:00-5:00. ***

Common Sense

Why did it go wrong? by John Statler

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or every big project that went wrong somebody saw the problem before the job was finished. Perhaps they failed to speak up or the person they spoke to ignored them. We had a street project go wrong not too long ago. The corner of Biddle and McAndrews was reworked with the intent of easing traffic. Unfortunately, it needs to be redone because it’s too sharp a turn. At least one of the workers on that project must have seen there was a problem long before the concrete was poured. There are a variety of reasons someone might fail to speak up. There are also reasons they might be ignored if they did speak up. Those failures to communicate were preventable. Employees can be members of a working team that rewards input and has pride in a job done to everyone’s best ability. Who noticed but didn’t speak up? Who was ignored when they spoke up? These are the questions to ask instead of the usual, “Who can we blame for this?” The person or people who carry the responsibility for the project going wrong, and can fix it, will appear when the right questions are asked. When can a worker speak up? How do they know who will listen? The company they work for can have a policy of action so another can be approached when one supervisor doesn’t hear. And, as a final measure, there can be a method for approaching an external authority to safely disclose the problem they see. This is especially true when there are many sub-contractors. A good supervisor can take that little extra time to motivate workers to speak up when they think there might be a problem. The supervisor sees the bigger picture and can recognize when there is an immediate or real problem that needs action. In the case of Biddle and McAndrews there were many people who might have caught the problem.

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Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts Celebrates 15 Years of Bringing Youth the Magic of Theatre

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tonight at the Craterian Theater at 7:30pm. Call 541-779-3000 for tickets. Oregon Cabaret Theatre continues with Dogpark: The Musical, created by Ashland writers Jahnna Beecham, Malcolm Hillgartner and Michael J. Hume. The fun takes place in Central Bark, where every dog has his day and love conquers all. The show stars Jillian Van Niel, Chris Carwithen, Kyle Smith and Scott Fuss. It is directed by Beecham, with music direction by Hillgartner, and choreography by Suzanne Seiber. Showtime is 8pm Thu-Mon, with a Sunday brunch matinee at 1:00 through May 26. Call 541-488-2902 for tickets or go to oregoncabaret.com. The Chamber Music Concerts presents the Kalichstein-LaredoRobinson Trio (violin, cello and piano) tonight at 7:30 and tomorrow at 3pm in the SOU Music Recital Hall in Ashland. Call 541-552-6154 for tickets or go to ChamberMusicConcerts.org.

Saturday, April 6

Matthew Henson and Robert Peary reached the North Pole on this day in 1909, only to find a Starbucks was already there. Champion Raceway will be holding an Open House for all general admission today—gates open at 9am.  They will also be giving away $5-off coupons during the Pear Blossom Parade.  Look for them in the Champion Raceway Ambulance. With new management, there have been lots of new improvements and goals to make this a familyorientated environment once again. The Alpha Lambda Chapter of the ESA Int. will host a Fashion Show presented by Christopher and Banks) and dessert today at 2pm at The Meadows Community Center, 555 Freeman Rd., Central Point. Fore more information, call 541-664-3288.

Sunday, April 7

Today is the symbolic birthday of the Internet, as a memo titled RFC-1 was published on April 7, 1969, calling for ideas to develop an interrelated network of communications. I’ll drink to that. The Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant (upstairs on the Plaza in Ashland) is hosting their weekly

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International Folk Musicians & Dancers, 11:30 am–1:30 pm, and Celtic Music Jam today from 2-5pm, all ages welcome. And don’t forget their First Friday Performance Art Show each month, featuring The Curtain Climbers Aerial Dance Company and Circus Tribal Bellydance. Jefferson Baroque Orchestra and Chorus, with Margret Gries, harpsichord and director, will present Handel’s “Concert for the Foundling Hospital” tonight at 6pm at the Newman Methodist Church in Grants Pass and tomorrow at 3pm at the Unitarian Fellowship in Ashland. Call 541-592-2681 for tickets.

Monday, April 8

Longacre Square in Manhattan is renamed Times Square on this day in 1904. At least they didn’t change it to Wiseacre Square. Gretchen Rubin, author of the New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project, will speak at the SOU Music Recital Hall tonight at 7pm. For more info, call 541-552-6461 or go to Rubin’s blog at happiness-project. com.

Monday, April 8

Jesse Cook, acclaimed guitar wizard, will be performing tonight at the Craterian Theater at 7:30pm. Call 541-779-3000 for tickets.

Wednesday, April 10

The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska on this day in 1874. If you’ve ever driven across Nebraska, you would be hard pressed to find many trees. Maybe they meant Tall Grass Day. The Siskiyou Institute will present The Lew Soloff Quartet in concert tonight at Paschal Winery, outside Talent. This is straight-ahead music from New York and starts at 7pm. For tickets call 541-646-0793 or go to siskiyouinstitute.com. International rising star and Brava Opera’s first-prize vocal competition winner Rene Rapier will present a one-night-only performance tonight at 7:30 at the Mountain View Theater in Ashland. Tickets are available at the door.

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The first elephant ever seen in the United States arrived here from India on this day in 1796. Unlike pythons, he didn’t escape to the Everglades. The NW Dance Project, a Portlandbased company has become a critics’ favorite with its fresh, adventurous approach to modern dance, will be performing tonight at the Craterian Theater at 7:30pm. Call 541-7793000 for tickets. This weekend take part in Medford’s oldest tradition, the 60th Annual Pear Blossom Festival. The Pear Blossom Run begins at 7am. The Parade begins today at 11am. For more information, go to pearblossomparade. org. The Pear Blossom Stamp Show is today and tomorrow from 10-5:30 at the Jackson County Expo. The second Saturday of every month Crater Rock Museum offers special events, just for kids. Today will be all about Thundereggs and Geodes. Classes are every hour, on the hour. 10am-3pm. For more information, call the museum at (541)664-6081. Dancing People Company, the valley’s premier professional contemporary dance company, will present a “Salon Series” April 13-22 at their home studio, 310 Oak Street in Ashland. The company will present intimate, evocative and virtuosic performances April 13-14 and April 19-22. Call 541-488-9683 for more info or go to dancingpeople.com. Sierra Faith and Deonese La Fay will present “Starwalk,” a spiritual autobiography in 13 pieces written by Faith, at Studio Z (280 E. Hersey). Showtimes are 8pm April 13 and 20, and 7pm Apr. 21. Tickets are available at Heart & Hands or at the door. Call 541-842-0888 for more info. St. Clair Productions presents On Ensemble tonight, performing traditional and contemporary Japanese taiko drumming. Showtime is 8pm at the Unitarian Fellowship (87 4th Street). Tickets are available at Music Coop, at 541-535-3562, or at stclairevents.com.

Sunday, April 14

The first edition of the Highway Code is published in Great Britain on this day in 1927. The writer turned out to be dyslexic, which is why they still drive on the left side of the road. Today is the opening day of the 2013 season at the City of Medford Railroad Park.  Visitors to the Park can enjoy riding the live steam trains and the motor car, viewing model railroad layouts, sending and receiving telegrams, enjoying Thomas and Percy and the Hogwarts Express, and viewing historical railroad equipment and artifacts.  The public will delight in all the enhancements added this winter. The Railroad Park is located adjacent to Fire Station No. 4 at the intersection of Table Rock Road and Berrydale Avenue, just a few blocks north of the Rogue Valley Mall.

Wednesday, April 17

Acclaimed songwriters and longtime friends Mary Chapin Carpenter and Shawn Colvin will be on stage tonight at the Craterian Theater at 7:30pm. Call 541-7793000 for tickets.

Friday, April 19

On this day in 1927 Mae West was sentenced to ten days in jail for her play Sex. It probably wouldn’t even deserve a PG rating today. It’s Third Friday Art Walk in downtown Medford. Business and galleries will keep their doors open from 5-8pm, so head down for refreshments, live entertainment and, of course, art! The Siskiyou Institute will present Hristo Vitchev Heartmony Trio, “Music of the heart, music of the world,” in concert tonight at the Old Siskiyou Barn in Ashland. The show starts at 7pm. For tickets call 541646-0793 or go to siskiyouinstitute. com. Rogue Valley Symphony will present a concert tonight featuring Rhett Bender on saxophone, Alexander Tutunov on piano, and Terry Longshore on percussion. Yoshimatsu’s “Cyber-bird Concerto” and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique” will be performed. Call 541-552-6398 for tickets or go to rvsymphony.org. The Chautauqua Poets & Writers will host a special appearance by writer and novelist Francine Prose tonight at 7:30 at Mountain Avenue Theatre in Ashland. The author of The Peaceable Kingdom and Household Saints, Prose is known for her “penetrating, complex and hilarious fiction.” Tickets are available at Bloomsbury and Bookwagon, and in Grants Pass at Oregon Books, or by calling 541-4823632.

Saturday, April 20

The former James II, now deposed, laid siege to the town of Derry on this day in 1689, hoping to regain his crown. Want to know what’s funny? He was deposed by his own daughter Mary of William and Mary fame. Kids, I’ll tell ya—no appreciation. The Rogue Valley Symphony will be performing tonight at the Craterian Theater at 7:30pm. Call 541-7793000 for tickets The Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, under the direction of Dr. Paul French, will present their fourth and final concert of the season, Night Songs, tonight at 7:30 and tomorrow at 3pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall. For tickets, call 541-552-0900 or go to repsingers.org. The Women with Wings Choir will present its 16th Annual Concert tonight at 7pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Ashland. This southern Oregon tradition offers poignant and lively choral harmonies. For tickets, call 541-772-1454.

Sunday, April 21

Craterian Theater presents Stars on Stage tonight at 7pm. Craterian Performances is proud to shine a spotlight on outstanding young talent at this eleventh annual free community event. Jackson County winners of the District 8 solo music competition will perform with the style, grace and skill that earned them slots in the statewide contest to be held later in the spring. Whatever type of music you enjoy — vocal, wind instruments, strings, piano — you’ll be amazed by, and proud of, these local teens. Call 541-779-3000 for tickets.

Thursday, April 25

On this day in 1982 10-yearold Samantha Smith received an invitation from Soviet leader Yuri Andropov to visit his country after she wrote a letter worrying about relations between the two countries. She made the trip and became an international star, only to die in a plane crash at age 13. Camelot Theatre in Talent will open tonight with “Spotlight on

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Friday, April 26

A Rolling Stones concert in Ontario on this day in 1965 is shut down due to rioting. Come on, Mick, keep those teenage girls in line! The annual Gem & Mineral Show will be held April 26-28 at the Josephine County Fairgrounds Pavilion. The show will feature lots of dealers, auction, door prizes, displays, demonstrations, and a snack bar. There is free admission on Friday, and admission is $1 on Sat-Sun (children under 11 free). You Rock 2013, a teen variety show and benefit for the Rose Circle Mentoring Network, will be held tonight at 7:00 at the MSD Education Center (815 S. Oakdale, Medford). Call 541-613-4572 for info. The Chamber Music Concerts will present pianist Hung-Kuan Chen in performance tonight at 7:30 at the SOU Music Recital hall. Call 541-552-6154 for tickets or go to ChamberMusicConcerts.org.

Saturday, April 27

Former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman got out of prison on this day in 1978. In a moment of irony, he partied all night in a bar and had the whole thing secretly taped.  Everyone is welcome to celebrate World Tai Chi Day from 9:30am to 10:30am. Discover this relaxing and energizing mind-body exercise at a free event held at the old Carnegie Library, 413 West Main in downtown Medford. Learn an easy, fun, and proven method for stress reduction and fall prevention. No experience necessary. First timers and spectators welcome. For more information email [email protected]. The Rogue Valley Chorale celebrates 40 years with Forte at Forte tonight at the Craterian Theater starting at 7:30pm, and tomorrow at 3pm. Call 541-779-3000 for tickets. In the culminating concert of the Chorale’s 40th Anniversary season, some of the highlights of the past 40 years will be revisited. From Carnegie Hall to Salzburg Cathedral to the beautiful commissioned work by Dr. David Childs, To Music, which the

Chorale premiered on the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater stage in 2011, the highlights have been numerous. You won’t want to miss this landmark concert and the chance to say goodbye to beloved Artistic Director, Lynn Sjolund. The 24th annual Taste of Ashland will take place April 27-28 in downtown Ashland. The walking tour of Ashland art galleries pairs local restaurants and regional wineries to create Ashland’s most delicious art experience. For tickets, call 541-2922302 or go to atasteofashland.com. The Siskiyou Singers will present their spring concert, “Down the River to the Sea,” tonight at 7:30 and tomorrow at 3:00 at the SOU Recital Hall. The music is filled with wild and raucous sea chanteys and sweet and haunting folk songs that will make you laugh, cry, and in the end, cheer. Call 541-482-5290 for tickets or go to siskiyousingers.org.

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The answer is London, Ontario. I knew you wouldn’t get it. The 34th annual Master Gardener Association of Jackson County will be hosting its Spring Garden Fair May 4-5 at the Compton Arena of the Jackson County Expo. Over 150 exhibitors and vendors will be on hand, and there are free gardening classes both days. Madrone Trail Charter School presents the 6th Annual May Faire today from 11am-4pm at 3070 Ross Lane in Central Point. There will be Maypole dancing, games, food, music, crafts and local vendors. Free admission, but bring cash for tickets. For more info visit madronetrail.org or call 541-842-3657

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Rogue Opera will present Madame Butterfly in concert today at the Grants Pass Perfoming Arts Center at 3pm. Martin Majkut will be conducting this Puccini classic that continues to enthrall opera audiences everywhere. It is the classic story of a beautiful young geisha who marries a dashing American naval officer based on actual events in Nagasaki, Japan. It will be sung in Italian with English supertitles. Call 541-608-6400 for tickets or go to www.rogueopera.org. It will also be shown in Medford on May 3 and 5 at the Craterian.

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Labatt Park, the oldest continually operating baseball field in the world, had its first game on this day in 1877. Where is it? Can you guess? It’s very unlikely, and the answer is below. The Siskiyou Institute will present “West Coast Live Pianist” Mike Greensill and Wesla Whitfield in concert tonight at the Old Siskiyou Barn in Ashland. The show starts at 7pm. For tickets call 541-646-0793 or go to siskiyouinstitute.com. Rogue Opera presents Madame Butterfly, one of the most beloved operas of all time. Showtime is 8pm, and 3pm on May 5.Call 541-779-3000 for tickets.

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his April marks the 60th Anniversary of the Pear Blossom Festival (PBF). “The festival started in 1954, when members of the Chamber, the Fruit Growers League, and several other community groups met to create an event that would celebrate the Rogue Valley and the blossoming of the pear trees in the spring,” said PBF expert Darcey Mann-Self. “It was decided to create the festival when a former resident, Barbara Roddy, wrote the chamber and told them she lived in Washington and they had an Apple Blossom Festival, and she thought it would be wonderful for the Rogue Valley to have a Pear Blossom Festival. Barbara Roddy is still alive and well, with family in the Rogue Valley, and was actually the Grand Marshall several years ago.” As for Darcey Mann-Self, her PBF involvement began over 25 years ago while she was a loan officer at US Bank. “The bank was a major sponsor of the Festival,” Darcey remembered. “The festival board asked if anyone was interested in volunteering, so I went to a few meetings and got hooked. My first duty was working with the poster artist and sponsors to get a poster painted and printed. Since then I have done every job and duty, and trained volunteers to help.” She has been the President of the Festival for 18 years now, a board member for 26, and is the acting Pageant Director. The parade has come a long way since the first one in April of 1954. “It was a half-mile long, and had 30 floats. The entries couldn’t be bigger than a wagon, or an animal bigger than a Saint Bernard, and only children could be in it,” Darcey said. “State Representative Sal Esquivel was in the very first parade, pulled in a wagon by his sister. He is still involved in the parade to this day.” It wasn’t until 1964 that motorized units were allowed in, and the parade had grown to 75 entries. Today the parade route is 2 ½ miles long, with over 150 entries that include over 5,000 participants. The parade entries now include horse groups, bands, and floats made on semis that glide past

over 25,000 spectators in downtown Medford. Medford has boasted many “celebrity” Grand Marshalls, Darcey added, including Leonard Nimoy and Senator John Kennedy. The parade is now also televised live on Charter cable TV to over 72,000 residents in southern Oregon. The festival itself has added many other dimensions over the years, including the Pear Blossom Run that includes over 4,000 runners, a twoday Street Fair with over 150 vendors in downtown Medford, a baby contest that brings out over 200 babies, a Jr. Pageant for five year olds, the Scholarship Pageant with senior high school girls from each high school vying for a $2000 college scholarship, the Philatelic Society Stamp Show, and the Square Dance Festival. The Scholarship Pageant was created 23 years ago by the late Patti Bills, Val James, and Darcey MannSelf.  “We wanted to create a new dimension of the festival, get high school students involved, and give out scholarships,” Darcey explained.  Over the last 22 years they have given out over $100,000 in scholarships to over 150 young women right here in the Rogue Valley, and all funds were raised locally. “We are very proud that Kogap, Inc. has been a sponsor for the last nine years of the Queen’s Scholarship of $2000.  Each high school in the Rogue Valley chooses their princess to represent them during the pageant and the festival.  The judging criteria is based on: leadership skills, community involvement, school activities, interview with the judges, impromptu questions on stage, and writing and presenting an essay on the theme ‘Your Inspiration, Past, Present and Future.’” Entertainment during the pageant features the winners of the Evergreen Ballroom and USA Dance Ballroom dance competition for kids and young adults.  Dance Arts also entertains during the pageant, and has been involved with the pageant since the first one in 1991. The 2013 Queen will reign over the festival and the activities.

The Pear Blossom Festival also boasts a poster for each year’s theme. The current poster was created by artist is Debby Elder. You can see this year’s poster at the festival in the Pear A Fare tent during the festival weekend. Past posters by Debby and other festival artists can be seen at libraries all over Jackson County, where they are on a rotating display. “I am so proud of our efforts and our sponsors that make our festival a success, and truly give everyone in the community something to enjoy,” Darcey said. “I am also very excited to be moving the Street Fair and the Pear A Fare to the Commons in downtown Medford.  It will be a beautiful place for us to set up, and I think the public and our vendors will enjoy the new, beautiful venue.  The streets and the park block are very ‘public friendly’ with easy walkways, easy access to booths, and enough room for the thousands of people who attend.” The Pear A Fare event was added five years ago to promote local food artisans and wineries in the Rogue Valley. To promote downtown restaurants, they created the Smudgepot Stroll three years ago. In this event, participants purchase a “light up wine glass” and receive a map that will take them through downtown Medford to visit 17 different restaurants sampling wine and appetizers. While strolling, participants will hear bands from North and South High serenading them as they peruse the selected downtown restaurants. “Several years ago, the Pear Blossom Festival wanted to show its appreciation to the community that has kept this festival Medford’s longest running tradition, 60 years strong.” Darcey said. “We have ‘identifying projects’ that allow us to give back to the community in turn for their support of our events. We assist Maslow Project, Sparrow Club, Hearts with a Mission, 4-H and provide aspiring chefs with scholarships to continue their culinary education.” The Pear Blossom Festival is an ‘allvolunteer’ organization, dedicated to continuing Medford’s oldest tradition and supporting our community and its youth. “It literally takes 100s of volunteers to put on the entire festival,

as well as the support services that we receive from the city, such as Public Works, the Parks Department, the Police Department, the Mayor’s office, and the City Manager’s office,” Darcey said. “The City is very supportive of our event, and works very hard to make sure we have a safe, successful, and fun event, so the tradition will live on another 60 years.” For more information, please call 541-840-PEAR.

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