Holidays in the Rogue Valley

HOLIDAYS in the

Rogue Valley

INSIDE: HANDICRAFTS AND HOME-BAKED GOODS, page 2 HOLIDAYS ON STAGE, page 4 SONGS OF THE SEASON, page 6 HARVEST SOME ADVENTURE, page 9 GINGERBREAD ART FOR THE ARTS, page 10 ASHLAND LIGHTS IT UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS, page 12 MORE THAN A TREE AUCTION, page 14 HOLIDAY EVENTS IN THE ROGUE VALLEY, page 16

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HOLIDAY BAZAARS

Handicrafts & home-baked goods

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Shoppers mingle with vendors during the annual holiday bazaar at the Naz in Medford.

By Sarah Lemon

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Carrol Adams of Phoenix selects a handmade glass ornament from a vendor’s booth at the Naz.

Handmade knitwear, pottery, decorations, fudge and Holtz’s handdipped truffles are among the items that distinguish the Naz’s bazaar, in its 24th year and widely regarded as one of the region’s best.

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he tradition of peddling handicrafts and home-baked goods just in time for the holidays has spread far and wide in American towns, beyond the churches and charitable organizations that conceived Christmas bazaars generations ago.

From late October to mid-December, dozens of holiday bazaars in Southern Oregon bring together vendors and shoppers in a variety of venues. Many benefit nonprofits and community projects, but these annual events are eclectic emporiums, offering everything from holiday décor and edible treats to fashion accessories and fine art.

As the format gained popularity, direct sales of commercially manufactured items also have grown. But the most beloved bazaars remain those featuring only handcrafted goods.

“The maker’s movement is a big thing right now,” says Sheri Holtz, bake-sale director for Holiday Bazaar at the Naz, formerly Medford’s First Church of the Nazarene.

Handmade knitwear, pottery, decorations, fudge and Holtz’s hand-dipped truffles are among the items that distinguish the Naz’s bazaar, in its 24th year and widely regarded as one of the region’s best. The event involves more than 200 volunteers of all ages who fill roles from greeting visitors at the door to serving breakfast, lunch and dinner at its holiday café.

“It kind of helps kick off the season,” says Jonalyn Fabrin, bazaar organizer at the Naz, on East McAndrews Road.

Typically planned for the first weekend in November, the bazaar started as a fundraiser for the church’s women’s ministry. Now it benefits Medford Gospel

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Timing bazaars to the holiday season is likely as old as the fundraising premise, common in Englishspeaking countries for more than a century.

Mission women’s and children’s shelter, as well as other local families in need selected by the congregation.

None of the proceeds support church operations, organizers say.

“The money goes right back out into the community,” says Holtz.

“It also gives you a chance to build community.”

A few Gospel Mission residents pitch in with church members to prepare desserts and snacks for the bazaar bake sale. Holtz contributes hundreds of truffles rolled by her friends and neighbors in her home kitchen during a five-day flurry of activity. In flavors of lemon, orange, peppermint, amaretto, eggnog and — new this year — birthday cake, the truffles sell for $1 apiece and sell out quickly.

“It’s sort of gotten crazy,” says Holtz. “I don’t do this any other time.”

Timing bazaars to the holiday season is likely as old as the fundraising premise, common in English-speaking countries for more than a century. Not only do people feel more generous around Christmas but, particularly in the 21st century,

are looking for unique gifts representing more than the Western World’s annual consumerist ritual.

“It’s not something off the shelf in the store,” says Rob Holbeck, who works in Jackson County Expo’s community development.

Holiday Market at the Expo, says Holbeck, is likely the largest assembly, south of Portland, of artisans selling only handcrafted wares. Free admission encouraged between 5,000 and 6,000 people to shop the 190 vendor booths the second weekend in November. Although some vendors are from the Oregon Coast, Willamette Valley and Northern California, says Holbeck, “it’s amazing how many of them are local.”

“A lot of the people who come to these shows are the busy moms … and don’t really have time to do crafts,” says Holbeck. “Everything you see on Pinterest but you can’t make yourself, we’ll have it here.”

The Expo also planned to host Merry Market, which includes vendors of mass-produced items, the same weekend as Holiday Market. A new event, Merry Market expands

the range of gift options for purchase, says Holbeck, who predicted that handmade counterparts, from metal and woodwork to edible fare, would remain more popular.

“There’s a lot of people who walk out with Christmas decorations.”

The season’s cheer spreads to bazaar vendors, some of whom expect to sell out their entire year’s inventory at a single bazaar. Highly regarded for low vendor fees, the Naz prices its spaces by the square foot, says Fabrin.

As the event outgrew the church gymnasium, it spread over the building’s entire first floor to accommodate 74 vendors, 15 new this year, she says.

The bazaar also dropped its $1 admission to free entry with the request of nonperishable food donations for the church food pantry.

“It’s kind of evolved into a more giving-back-to-the-community kind of event,” says Fabrin.

Find more information about Southern Oregon’s holiday bazaars every Friday in the Mail Tribune’s Tempo.

Reach freelance writer Sarah Lemon at thewholedish@gmail.com.

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THEATER PREVIEW

Holidays on stage

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Camelot Theatre will present “Oliver!” Nov. 29-Dec. 30.

By Maureen Flanagan Battistella for the Mail Tribune

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he Rogue Valley is filled with theater, and for the holidays this year, there’s a wealth of options to consider.

“Tuck Everlasting, the Musical” opens at the Collaborative Theatre Project Nov. 23 and runs through Dec. 31. The play is based on a 1975 children’s book that resonates with mystery, magic, adventure and danger.

The leads, Aubrey Campbell as Winnie Foster and Evan Sheets as Jesse Tuck, are filled with the innocence of eternal youth. “This is an epic story,” says director Lauren

Blair. “You wonder if Winnie can make grown-up choices about immortality at 11 years old.”

Blair, who is known for her choreography, makes her directorial debut with “Tuck Everlasting, the Musical.”

The Hamzons, a three-woman improvisational crew, will spontaneously perform “A Holiday Classic” at the Bellview Grange in Ashland over a three-day period beginning Dec. 14. According to the playbill, the show “takes the audience on an impromptu sleigh ride of humor and hilarity as they whip up

some winter magic.”

“These movies, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ and ‘A Christmas Carol,’ are great stories in a time of innocence where there’s generally a hero who gets into trouble, and there’s a crisis of faith, and there’s always a happy ending where love and faith abound,” Hamazonian Cil Stengle says. “It leaves us and the audience feeling warm and fuzzy and connected with each other.”

Also in the holiday comedic vein is the Oregon Cabaret Theatre’s “Every Christmas Story

Ever Told,” opening Nov. 20 and running through Dec. 31. Director Rick Robinson calls this mixed-up mash-up “a kitchen-sink comedy” with “Rankin Bass stop-motion animation.”

Two Dickens’ classics are on the boards at the Camelot and Randall theaters.

Camelot Theatre’s “Oliver!,” directed by Shawn Ramagos, is a play of light and darkness. “I’m directing it extremely dark,” says Ramagos, “and the play makes you appreciate what you have.”

Ramagos’ instincts will drive that

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“Oliver!” opens Nov. 29 and continues through Dec. 30. It will be accompanied by a 12-piece orchestra and uses the new 2009 orchestral arrangement.

“Christmas Carol, the Musical” opens on the Randall Theatre’s new Fir Street stage Dec. 14 and continues through Dec. 30. Trevor Pekas and Sage Ashley have the leads as Scrooge and Emily.

Paul Cosca, who debuts as director with this Randall show, has given major roles and importance to the three ghosts in this adaptation. David Eisenburg in his signature role as Marley, 12-year-old Kaiya Bagley as the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Courtney Gage as the Ghost of Christmas Future.

“The best productions of ‘A Christmas Carol’ are truly scary,” Cosca says. “How else can Scrooge learn?”

Cosca acknowledges that by not glossing over the hardships, the difficulties, Scrooge’s messages of generosity and forgiveness are even more impactful.

“Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” plays at the Craterian this holiday season, performed by Teen Musical Theater of Oregon. With just five performances beginning Dec. 8 and continuing through Dec. 15, “Willy Wonka” promises every delight — those familiar characters, explosions of color and surprises of sound.

“Most people have probably seen the Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp version of ‘Willy Wonka,’” says director Cailey McCandless. “But to bring the story to the stage is unique.”

McCandless says that the classic production evokes wonder, whimsy and mysteriousness.

Perhaps the most iconic Rogue Valley holiday performance is the“Nutcracker,” a ballet performed to Tchaikovsky’s score that tells the story Clara’s Christmas dream and of the epic battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King.

“It’s a very traditional ‘Nutcracker’ production with the full party scene, the battle scene, the snow scene — the mice have new costumes and weapons, ” says Elyse Roxander of Studio Roxander. “Last year we added the grand pas de deux in Act 2 with the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker, typically performed with the Cavalier.”

Grace Hill and Jake Roxander are lead performers in what is likely their final “Nutcracker” ballet in Southern Oregon. Now 16 years of age, Hill and Roxander are graduating seniors, both Youth American Grand Prix winners and extraordinarily talented and dedicated dancers. They dance 4 to 6 hours each day in training for their professional careers.

In the 18th season under the direction of instructor Elyse Roxander, of Studio Roxander, the “Nutcracker” will be performed from Dec. 14-23, at the Crater Performing Arts Center at Crater High School in Central Point. A post-show, behind-thescenes meet-and-greet is scheduled after the Dec. 15 and 22 performances.

Medford Civic Ballet will present its two-act “Nutcracker Ballet” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, at North Medford High School Auditorium, 1900 N. Keene Way Drive, Medford. A meet and greet will follow the performance, where attendees can get photos and autographs from the dancing stars in the lobby.

Reach Ashland freelance writer Maureen Flanagan Battistella at mbattistellaor@gmail.com.

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Studio Roxander will present “The Nutcracker” in December.

IF YOU GO “Every Christmas Story Ever Told” Oregon Cabaret Theatre Nov. 20-Dec. 31 www.oregoncabaret.com “Tuck Everlasting, the Musical” Collaborative Theatre Project Nov. 23-Dec. 30 www.ctpMedford.org “Oliver!”

Camelot Theatre Nov. 29-Dec. 30 www.camelottheatre.org “Miracle on 34th Street” Barnstormers Theater Nov. 30-Dec. 16 barnstormersgp.org “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” Teen Musical Theater of Oregon at the Craterian Theatre Dec. 8, 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 9 and 15 at 3 p.m.

www.craterian.org “A Christmas Carol, the Musical” Randall Theatre Dec. 14-30 www.randalltheatre.org “A Holiday Classic” The Hamazons Dec. 14 and 15 at 8 p.m.

Dec. 16 at 2 p.m.

Bellview Grange, Ashland www.hamazons.com “The Nutcracker” Studio Roxander Dec. 14, 15, 21 and 22 at 7 p.m., Crater Performing Arts Center, Central Point Dec. 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 1 p.m.

Dec. 15 and 22, 2018 at 3 p.m. www.studioroxander.com “Nutcracker Ballet” Medford Civic Ballet

7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25, at North Medford High School Auditorium, 1900 N. Keene Way Dr., Medford.

Tickets are available at the door one hour before showtime or at Medford Dance Arts Center, 9 Hawthorne St., Medford. medforddanceartscenter.com.

“A Christmas Carol” Traveling Lantern Theatre Company The Portland-based Traveling Lantern Theatre Company will perform Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” at 10 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 16, at the Ashpole Center, 17 S. Buchanan Ave., adjacent to the Eagle Point library.

Call 541-826-3313 or see jcls.org.

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HOLIDAY MUSIC

Songs of the season

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The Siskiyou Singers will perform Dec. 7, at the SOU Music Recital Hall in Ashland.

By Maureen Flanagan Battistella for the Mail Tribune

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he 2018 holiday season brings a rich assortment of aural and vocal traditions as the Rogue Valley’s choirs and orchestras sound out the work they’ve practiced to perfection over the year.

The season begins early in the month with Rogue Valley Chorale’s presentation of “Magnify, the Words of Mary” performed Dec. 1 and 2, at the Craterian in Medford. Michael Morris debuts as the new director of the Chorale with this performance, showcasing two composers’ very different versions of “The Magnificat,”

though they use practically the same orchestration. “‘The Magnificat’ is a major work for Catholic and Lutheran German churches because of the religious holiday; Schubert was Catholic and Bach was Lutheran,” Morris explains. “The piece shows the excitement, the reverence, the deep devotion and a family happy at the birth of a child.”

The voice is one of life’s most powerful and marvelous vehicles, and voices raised together in song make a wondrous celebration. Mark Reppert, who directs the Siskiyou Singers, says, “Chorale music is the basis of the spirit of the holiday season and came before anything else — chorale

singing has been around for centuries and centuries. It’s at the basis of our souls.”

The Siskiyou Singers will perform Dvorak’s “Mass in D Major” Dec. 7, 8 and 9 in Ashland and Jacksonville.

“The piece we’re doing is one of the most joyful and expressive pieces the Siskiyou Singers have ever done,” Reppert says. The Singers will finish the evening with their signature performance of “Silent Night” and a singalong of favorite carols.

Maestro Paul French directs the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers’ “Welcome Yule!” concerts in the Music Recital Hall at the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern

Oregon University in Ashland Dec. 15 and 16. The acoustics of the celebrated hall showcase a choice collection of holiday music that ranges from Gregorian chants, traditional favorites to new music from around the world and a premiere of a new work by SORS composer in residence Jodi French. Singers will be accompanied by organ, piano, harp, flute and nyckelharpa, and the North Medford High School Chamber Choir will make a guest appearance.

Back by popular demand for a second year will be Lynn Sjolund with an open door community concert of selected pieces from Handel’s “Messiah” Dec. 16, at the Craterian

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2018 features new concert selections by the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon and the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra.

Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church, Ashland Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.

Parkway Christian Center, Grants Pass www.rvsymphony.org “Welcome Yule!”

Southern Oregon Repertory Singers Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.

SOU Music Recital Hall, Ashland Dec. 16, 3 p.m.

SOU Music Recital Hall, Ashland www.repsingers.org “Messiah” Singalong with Maestro Lynn Sjolund Dec. 16, 4 p.m.

Craterian, Medford www.craterian.org “A Celtic Christmas with Tomaseen Foley” Dec. 22, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Craterian Theatre, Medford www.craterian.org

in Medford. Sjoland was a long-time conductor for Rogue Valley Chorale and served as its artistic director from 1972-2013 before retiring. The free concert draws soloists and chorale members throughout the valley to celebrate the holiday season and honor Sjoland’s many contributions to chorale music.

“We weren’t sure how many to expect last year,” says Craterian events manager Eric Strahl, “but we had more than 400 come to perform.” Last year the Craterian checked out songbooks to those less familiar with the music so the audience could sing along.

Music made with instruments — strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion and more — is also a hallmark of the holiday season. 2018 features new concert selections by the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon and the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra.

The holiday concerts of the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon are scheduled for Dec. 8 and 9 in Ashland and Jacksonville. These accomplished string, woodwind and brass musicians and ensembles from across the Rogue Valley will perform music by Mozart, Handel and others.

The Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra offers “Candlelight” this holiday season, performed not in the SOU Music Recital Hall but in two Rogue Valley churches.

Hosted by Ashland’s First Presbyterian Church Dec. 14 and Parkway Christian Center in Grants Pass Dec. 15, the churches will be decorated for the holidays and lit with candles.

Kristin Kessler, who plays a solo Albinoni oboe concerto in the performance, says the church concerts are a tribute to Arthur Shaw, who was RVSO conductor for 22 seasons, retiring in 2009.

“Conductor Martin Majkut has selected a lot of early holiday music, with a brass carol sing at the end of the concert,” notes executive director Joelle Graves. “The music for the concert is earlier Baroque and classical pieces, more Victorian, small ensemble, mostly springs and woodwinds. It will be magical.”

In a rousing and fitting close to the holiday season performances, “Tomáseen Foley’s Celtic Christmas” will rock the Craterian boards Dec. 22. This year marks Foley’s 22nd annual performance at the Craterian, and Strahl says the shows are always packed.

“Tomáseen makes the evening feel like the holiday season back on the Irish farm. When the family gets together, they tell stories, they sing songs and dance.”

Reach Ashland freelance writer Maureen Flanagan Battistella at mbattistellaor@gmail.com

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“Magnify, the Words of Mary” Rogue Valley Chorale Dec. 1-2, 3 p.m.

Craterian Theater, Medford www.roguevalleychorale.org “Dvorak’s Mass in D Major” Siskiyou Singers Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m.

SOU Music Recital Hall, Ashland Dec. 8-9, 3 p.m.

SOU Music Recital Hall, Ashland www.siskiyousingers.org Chamber Music Series Holiday Concert Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon Dec. 8, 2 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville Dec. 9, 2 p.m.

Grace Lutheran Church, Ashland www.ysso.org “Candlelight” Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra

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HOLIDAY TRADITION

Harvest some adventure Tips for cutting your own Christmas tree

By Jefferson Reeder for the Mail Tribune

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utting your own Christmas tree is a great family tradition, and a fun way to celebrate nature and experience the joys of the season — at minimal expense.

Sure, there are economic inducements — with the Christmas tree shortage, trees on neighborhood lots have spiked in price. But let’s face it, between the gasoline burned and time spent in the mountains, it’s not about the money. It’s about the experience, family togetherness and getting out into the great Oregon outdoors — and you’ll have the added satisfaction of knowing that cutting your own tree helps with forest management, providing a service that thins out some of the trees.

Christmas tree hunters here in the Rogue Valley have many varieties to choose from, including Douglas fir, noble fir and Shasta red fir. Some people like incense cedars and Ponderosa pines.

For some, Christmas tree cutting on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest has been a holiday tradition for many years. These veterans have their favorite spots and keep them close to their vests. The rest of us can make do with maps provided by the Bureau of Land Management as part of our permit package, or you can purchase more detailed maps.

To get a permit, go to the Rogue River-Siskiyou National

Forest-BLM interagency office at 3040 Biddle Road, Medford. One permit is required for each Christmas tree, and five permits are the maximum per household. Permits cost $5 each.

If you have a fourth-grader, you can get a pass for free, because all fourth-graders are entitled to a free permit through the Every Kid in a Park program, sponsored by the National Parks Foundation. You can sign up your child at www.everykidinapark.gov.

Once you’ve got your permit, you have to decide what to bring.

A four-wheel drive vehicle is definitely a good idea. You’ll want extra water and blankets. If the snow is deep, you’ll want to think about bringing skis or snowshoes. Reliable flashlights or head lanterns are a must. In terms of tools, you’re looking at an ax and a saw — probably a metal bow saw if you’re going to be covering a lot of ground, because they are lightweight and make fast cuts through wet, sappy wood. And you’ll need a rope or heavy twine to tie your tree down for the ride home.

When you’re out there, follow these rules set in place by BLM:  Select any tree species that is less than 12 feet tall.  Only take a tree that is within 15 feet of another tree.  Cut stumps shorter than 12 inches.  Respect road and area closures.

Free motor vehicle use maps are available at the Forest Service-BLM office.

Look for a tree that is growing on its own — not crowded by its peers. You may want to dust off the snow so you can get a better look at the branches. Trees look shorter in the woods surrounded by other trees. So it’s a good idea to take a

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Cutting their own Christmas trees in the forest is a tradition for many families.

preliminary measurement in your house so you can do a fair measure of your candidate.

Once you’ve got your tree, make sure you stay legal by attaching your validated permit to the tree.

One hint from regulars is that you may want to manage your tree expectations. Trees in the forest are unlikely to be as symmetrical as commercially grown trees. Forest trees will have more gaps between

branches and some may be a little more suppressed (that’s the official term for a Charlie Brown-type tree).

They’re not pruned regularly and they show it. But these imperfections highlight the beauty of nature, and bringing a tree home from the woods will add a sense of adventure and satisfaction to your hearth this season.

Jefferson Reeder is a freelance writer living in Medford. Reach him at

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GINGERBREAD JUBILEE

Gingerbread art for the arts

PHOTOS BY ANDY ATKINSON / MAIL TRIBUNE

“The Gingerbread Man,” made by Bill, Natalie, Ryan, Amelia and Kate Gladbach and Connie Derek, took first place in the group category at the 2017 GingerBread Jubilee.

By Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune

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aking their mark on an elaborate gingerbread sculpture involved every member of Natalie Gladbach’s family — even their dog.

As the children’s tale “The Gingerbread Man” unfolded to cover the Grant Pass family’s dining area, the Gladbach golden retriever curiously pawed at the spot. The dog’s claws carved grooves along the candy riverbank, actually adding to the aesthetic, says Natalie Gladbach, Claw marks and all, the piece took first place in the group category at last year’s GingerBread Jubilee.

First-time participants, the Gladbach family so enjoyed the annual competition and fundraiser that they plan this year to submit two entries: one by Natalie, husband, Bill, 14-year-old son Ryan and Natalie’s mother, Connie Derek; and another in the student category by 8- and 12-year-old sisters Kate and Amelia.

“My kids are super into crafts,” says

“Santa’s Rink” took third place last year in the student category for Sean Donohue and Michael McCuen.

Natalie, a reading instructor for the Grants Pass school district. “I just like doing those extra creative projects with them.”

The creativity of local bakers has captivated crowds for more than 15 years of GingerBread Jubilees, a benefit for Craterian Performances.

Dozens of entirely edible structures and scenes are auctioned to raise money supporting theatrical and musical events at downtown Medford’s Collier Center for the Performing Arts. The theater’s flagship fundraiser, the Jubilee generated about $290,000 last year, more than

$1.5 million since its inception, says Craterian Development Director Aspen Droesch.

“In other words, the Craterian would not be here without the Jubilee.”

The 16th annual gala and auction ushers in the festivities Friday, Nov. 16, at the Collier, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Gingerbread entries take the spotlight during the community tour, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Collier. Admission is $3 per person.

Featuring live performances and festive foods and beverages, the tour has drawn more than 30,000 visitors eager to see architecture, iconic landmarks, farms, churches, landscapes and scenes from literature, movies, books, video games and other elements of pop culture — all elaborately rendered in gingerbread.

“It will be a Christmas full of fairies, fairy-tale creatures and adventures to mystical lands,” says Kali McKee, the Jubilee’s baker coordinator.

“The Three Little Pigs” fable inspires the Gladbach family’s group

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The creativity of local bakers has captivated crowds for more than 15 years of GingerBread Jubilees, a benefit for Craterian Performances. submission this year, while the Gladbach girls’ student piece draws from Dr. Seuss’ Whoville. Derek, who sculpts porcelain dolls as a hobby, fashions all the family’s gingerbread figurines, says Natalie Gladbach. For their 2017 efforts, the family won $500.

Last year’s Best in Show award and $1,000 prize went to Eagle Point resident Kate Sharbono, who has claimed the contest’s top honors in each of the two Jubilees she has entered. This year, Sharbono says she’s celebrating another Southern Oregon tradition, Shakespeare, with her entry, which she started planning in August.

“It’s something I think about all year,” says Sharbono, who manages Medford’s Red Lobster restaurant. “I tell everybody about it.”

The widespread appeal of holiday themes characterizes many Jubilees. In last year’s contest, “A Fairy Merry Christmas” earned frequent competitor and former Harry & David baker Shannon Haptonstall $250 and second-place honors in the adult category, behind Amy Knighton’s “A Woodland Fairy Tale” cottage perched beside a tranquil

stream, which judges rewarded with $500.

“Merry Santa” earned Gail Carpenter third place and $100 among adult bakers.

In 2017’s student category, Samantha Hyde and Madi and Jenna Shumway won first place and $500 for “Paradise Pier,” a colorful amusement-park scene with fountains, a roller coaster, Ferris wheel and carousel. Allie Rist’s “Safari” won second place among students and the $250 prize.

Students Michael McCuen and Sean Donohue skated to third place and $100 on the merits of “Santa’s Rink.”

Behind the Gladbach family, last year’s mixed-age group winners were Christopher and Lana Hyde, whose “Snow Globes” won second place and $250. Dave Gray and family’s “Yule Love Yummies” won third place and $100.

For more information, call 541-7793000 or see craterian.org/support-us/ gingerbread-jubilee/ Reach freelance writer Sarah Lemon at thewholedish@gmail.com.

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he day after Thanksgiving, you and your visiting kin can get out of the house, trek to downtown shops and then attend — along with up to 20,000 others — Santa’s parade and spectacular Festival of Light on Ashland’s Plaza.

Santa and Mrs. Claus, standing on the Brickroom balcony, will count down and trigger the Grand Illumination of more than 1 million lights, making the whole half-mile of downtown a bit of a fairyland for a month.

Caroling happens in shops all day Friday. The parade starts at 5 p.m., with the Illumination about 5:30. At 6, Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet children in Santa’s Workshop in the Black Swan Theater at Pioneer and Main, listening to wish lists and posing for snapshots into the evening.

It’s a short but festive parade with elves and dancers, and for several years Santa and Mrs. Claus have been played (don’t tell the kids) by Chamber Executive Director Sandra Slattery and her husband, City Councilor Dennis Slattery.

Dana Preston, Ashland Chamber of Commerce membership and business development director, notes, “It’s a great festive time for family and

friends to get excited and celebrate the holidays, especially after the hard smoke issues of the summer.

“There’s something magical about it, welcoming the elves and dancing of the Rockettes,” she says. “Having all those lights come on, it creates memories for young people, and when they grow up and leave and come back for it with their significant other, well, often, it convinces the significant other to want to move here and be part of it.”

The steadily expanding parade features entries from Southern Oregon University, Mt. Ashland Ski Area and others. The Rockettes are a local assemblage of volunteer prancers. Musicians will perform from the Brickroom balcony before the Illumination, and strolling quartets of carolers will visit shops and restaurants on Saturdays until Christmas.

The big draw during the Yule period is shopping in dozens of stores that PHOTOS BY LARRY STAUTH JR offer unique, often hand-crafted gifts Annual Festival of Lights Parade lights up the city of Ashland. you won’t find in big-box stores and, says Preston, most are independent and locally owned, thus helping keep cash in the valley.

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It’s a short but festive parade with elves and dancers, and for several years Santa and Mrs. Claus have been played (don’t tell the kids) by Chamber Executive Director Sandra Slattery and her husband, City Councilor Dennis Slattery.

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Lithia Artisans Market holds its 18th annual Christmas Fair at the Historic Ashland Armory, Oak and Pioneer streets, Friday through Sunday, Nov. 23-25. It opens immediately after Santa’s parade and, says organizer Marcus Scott, brings family and friends together in one big festive event packed with the best handcrafted arts from 50 local artists.

Siskiyou Singers will perform their holiday concert, Dvorak’s Mass in D Major, with 30-piece orchestra, plus other holiday favorites, Dec. 7, 8 and 9. Southern Oregon Repertory Singers perform their Welcome Yule Dec. 15-16 at Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall.

Winchester Inn on Second Street offers its Dickens Feast from Nov. 30 through Christmas eve.

Shoppers can participate in Give Back Wednesdays, knowing part of their money spent will go to local nonprofits. Weather permitting, there will be skating at the rink by Lithia Park and skiing at Mt. Ashland.

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he 16th annual Rogue Winterfest — Josephine County’s largest holiday festival — opens Thursday, Nov. 29, at Evergreen Federal Bank’s Bear Hotel in Grants Pass with a gala and auction of 30 elaborate, ornate and more often than not whimsical holiday trees.

Artists spend weeks designing and decorating the trees that fetch hundreds of dollars each year at this unique fundraiser that spotlights and supports mental health programs in

Southern Oregon.

The gala auction is already sold out, but the trees, both 7-foot and 4-foot, will be on display for thousands of guests who will attend festivities at the Bear Hotel throughout the weekend. The five-day festival is a winter wonderland for the entire family.

The “Golden Social” on Friday, Nov. 30, and the Culinary Christmas Classic and silent auction on Monday, Dec. 3 are bookends to a wide range of activities planned for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 1-2.

There will be visits with Santa Claus, an excursion through “Southern Oregon Adventure” and a children’s carnival. Nonstop entertainment with different musicians and vocalists will take the stage every

hour.

The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

General admission tickets for events Saturday and Sunday will be sold at the door. Tickets for adults ages 18 to 54 are $5; children 4 to 17 and seniors (55 and older) are $3; children 3 and younger are free. A family pass (up to six members) is available for $20.

Over the last 15 years, more than $1 million dollars has been raised to benefit Options for Southern Oregon, Kairos and Family Solutions — three nonprofit mental health agencies serving children, teens, adults and families throughout Southern Oregon.

Last year’s event generated $170,000.

Other nonprofits have benefited, as well. Many who bid on the holiday

trees donate them to other organizations, including Faith House, the Boys and Girls Club and Women’s Crisis Support Team, says Gigi Ashley, a co-coordinator.

The main attractions are the trees, and the popularity and success of the event are due to the artists’ imagination, ingenuity and devotion to the mission of the event, says Ashley.

Like many of the artists, Susan Crisfield is a perennial participant.

She has presented two trees every year since she joined the festival in 2011. She also contributes numerous handcrafted pieces to the festival’s auctions and art sales.

In her barn-studio in Williams, Crisfield is busy putting the finishing touches on two 7-foot whimsical

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holiday trees and creating unique art pieces for Winterfest. Inspired by nature and found objects she rescues, the trees are definitely not your grandma’s Christmas tree.

One Crisfield has dubbed “Coastal Elegance” is wrapped in driftwood garland; “ornaments” are treasures you might find strewn along the beach.

The tree topper is an inverted plastic fishbowl sheathed in a mother-of-pearl mosaic, filled with miniature lights and capped with puffed sea stars.

The other tree, “Ombre,” is encircled in grapevine and features glass orbs every color of the rainbow: lime, green, blue, violet, purple, fuchsia and red, as well as dappled white blownglass ornaments. The topper is two rings of a shepherd’s hook dangling small blown-glass ornaments. The skirt was fashioned with silk neckties in shades of red, gold and green.

“My art projects are usually something garden-related, also usually found objects,” she says.

This year, festival-goers will view her live walnut lawn chair and a large metal sculpture with flowers made of riveted thimbles, jelly molds, aluminum plates and bowls, and leaves formed with curtain tie-backs and metal candle plates on rebar stems.

She’s also created a vintage Father

Christmas vignette — a lighted, decorated tree full of tiny red burlap birds, a handmade fabric Santa with staff and snowshoes and a vintage wooden sleigh with a full bag of toys and gifts.

Crisfield is already thinking ahead to Winterfest 2019.

“I have inspiration boxes (filled with ideas and items) for a couple of future trees,” she says. “Guess I am not done yet.”

Winterfest began as “A Festival of Trees” in 2003 as a fundraiser for Options. In 2006, the Asante Foundation, a majority sponsor, added Kairos and Family Solutions as beneficiaries to further the effort to create more awareness about mental health needs in Josephine County.

After Evergreen Federal came on board in 2007, the festival moved to the Bear Hotel. With a change in venue, the event evolved into more than a tree auction and the name was changed to Rogue Winterfest, says Sue Price, one of the festival’s longtime co-coordinators.

More than 125 volunteers, 50 sponsors, 75 tree designers and 30 culinary and beverage vendors participate.

You can reach Grants Pass freelance writer Tammy Asnicar at tammyasnicar@q.com.

Providence Festival of Trees The annual Providence Festival of Trees in Medford showcases Christmas trees and holiday displays decorated by local businesses, interior designers, florists and other talented people to benefit the Providence Community Health Foundation. The opening night gala for the 27th annual event is from 5:30 to 10 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28, at the Medford Armory, 1701 S. Pacific Highway, Medford.

A Champagne reception and silent auction will be followed by dinner and live auction (reservations required). A holiday party is from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Armory. Public tours of the creations run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Santa Claus will welcome children during all hours of public events. A photo with Santa will be available for $5. There is no charge to visit with Santa or take pictures with your own camera. For tickets and information, call 541-732-5193 or see providencefoundations.org/events.

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The 43rd annual Clayfolk Show and Sale, held every year the weekend before Thanksgiving, this year runs from Friday, Nov. 16, to Sunday, Nov. 18. The show is the signature event of the Southern Oregon Potters Association, and it features a variety of functional, sculptural and whimsical work by more than 70 artists from throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Admission is free, and the venue is the Medford Armory, 1701 S. Pacific Highway, Medford. Hours are 4 to 9 p.m., Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The show will open with live music and light refreshments Friday, with a kids clay area and artist demonstrations running Saturday and Sunday.

For details, see clayfolk.org.

The annual GingerBread Jubilee is one of the Rogue Valley’s most unique holiday traditions. People make fantastical gingerbread creations to be judged and sold at auction benefiting Craterian Performances. You can see the masterpieces for yourself during a community tour offered from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Admission is $3. For tickets and more information, see craterian. org or call 541-779-3000.

First Frost Gala The Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink will host its annual “First Frost Gala” from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at 95 Winburn Way, across

from Lithia Park, Ashland. Look for hockey exhibitions, figure skating performances, live DJ music and more. Chilly the Snowman and friends will be on-hand to greet skaters and Toys for Tots will be on-site to collect toys for children in need. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to place in the bin at the ice rink. The ice rink will be open through Feb. 18. Skate rentals, snacks and hot drinks will be available. For a full listing of actives and rental fees call 541-488-9189 or see ashland. or.us/IceRink for schedule and admission information.

Siskiyou School Winter Faire The Siskiyou School will host a Winter Faire from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at 631 Clay St., Ashland.

Admission is free. Activities include holiday shopping, live music, food

booths, a silent auction, a marionette show, wreath making, a crystal cookie room, gingerbread houses, jump ropes, pocket person, candle dipping and more.

Turkey Trots The 13th annual Southern Oregon Turkey Trot 8-mile run kicks off at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22 — Thanksgiving Day — at the Jackson County Fairgrounds in Central Point. The popular event, which makes it possible to eat even more than usual without guilt, includes a 2-mile fun run/walk that starts at 8:30 a.m. The event benefits ACCESS, so all runners are asked to bring cans of food to the race to help support the food bank. There is no race-day registration. For details, including registration and course maps, see

Holidays in the Rogue Valley | Friday, November 16, 2018 | 17 bit.ly/SOTurkeyTrot. Grants Pass also holds a Turkey Trot — this year is the fifth annual — featuring 5K and 2-mile runs. The 5K starts at 8:30 a.m. at the YMCA, 1000 Redwood Ave., Grants Pass. For details and to register, see grantspassymca.org.

Magical Christmas Murals and Nutcrackers in Grants Pass From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, downtown Grants Pass will sparkle with the fiber-optic dazzle of 20 musical Christmas murals and giant nutcrackers, presented by Evergreen Federal Bank. The murals weigh 400 pounds each and include sound systems that play the old-fashioned Christmas music. The murals, created by local artisans, are 12 inches thick, 10 feet tall, 5 feet wide and are wired with miles of fiber optic cable and thousands of points of lights. A map of mural locations is available in the downtown welcome center.

Grants Pass Christmas tree lighting The public is invited to watch the lighting of a nearly 50-foot yule tree in downtown Grants Pass. The fun begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, at

Fifth and G streets, and the tree will be lit around 7 p.m. by Santa after he arrives by fire engine. Santa will then be available in his workshop for children’s visits until about 9 p.m.

Harvest Show of Fine Woodworking The Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild will hold its 39th annual show Friday through Sunday, Nov. 23-25, at The Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 30 S. First St., Ashland. It is a juried show that features selected works by members exhibiting a variety of beautiful furniture, tables, boxes, carvings, turned bowls and more. The artists are present and available to discuss their work and generally talk shop.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. For details, see siskiyouwoodcraftguild.org or call Jens Sehm at 541-301-8086.

Jacksonville Victorian Christmas Jacksonville celebrates the holidays with Victorian Christmas, a tradition that begins with a tree-lighting

ceremony the Saturday after Thanksgiving and continues the first three weekends in December, with some activities the weekend after Christmas. The town dresses up to evoke Christmases past. On weekends there are pictures with Father Christmas, strolling carolers, some in vintage costumes, and complimentary hot cider. The tree lighting and community caroling are at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, and the parade is at 10 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 1. The town’s Jolly Holly Trolley offers on-off service at various locations around town so people can see everything that is going on. For details, see jacksonvilleoregon.com/victorian-christmas.

Wreath-making at Hanley Farm Learn to make your own holiday wreath from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, at Hanley Farm, 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point.

Wreath-making kits will available for $15 for nonmembers or $10 for SOHS members. Kits include a grapevine base, choice of greens and berries, wire and clippers. Volunteers will be on site to give wreath-making advice. Some ribbon will be available,

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Christmas Showcase at The Expo The fourth annual Christmas Showcase, billed as the region’s largest holiday gift and craft show, is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 30, through Sunday, Dec. 2, at The Expo, 1 Peninger Road, Central Point.

The event draws more than 190 vendors selling holiday decorations, handmade crafts, jewelry, clothes, children’s toys, specialty foods and more. Times are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For details, look under “featured events” at attheexpo.com.

Dickens’ Christmas Feast The Winchester Inn, 35 S. Second St., Ashland, will hold its 36th annual Dickens’ Christmas Feast Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 5-9, 12-16, and 19-24. The feast consists of a local take on a traditional six-course Christmas feast. Carolers in Dickens’ Christmas costumes entertain as they stroll through the

18 | Friday, November 16, 2018 | Holidays in the Rogue Valley restaurant singing traditional carols. The restaurant will take your orders when you make your reservation. Cost is $85 per person, with tax and gratuities included. A $42.50 per person deposit is required with a guaranteed number for your party. Dinner begins at 6:30 each evening. The restaurant recommends arriving by 6:15. The inn also offers holiday package deals. For details, call 541-488-1113 or see winchesterinn.com

Walker Elementary Winter Faire Walker Elementary will have its Winter Faire from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at 364 Walker Ave., Ashland. There will be a photo booth, kids crafts, Gum Drop Shoppe, a silent auction, face painting, carnival games and more. Admission is free, and tickets for activities are 50 cents each.

Rogue Valley Harmonizers Holiday Concert The Rogue Valley Harmonizers, a men’s a capella chorus, and the Silken Songs of Southern Oregon Sound will present “Carols of Christmas” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the First Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Holly St., Medford.

Admission is $10 at the door, youths 18 and younger get in free.

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contest sponsored by Lithia, get their peppermint fix at the candy cane hunt at 4:30 p.m., and see Santa Claus light up the park’s Norway spruce at 5:30 p.m., among other holiday-themed performances. For more info, call 541-774-2400 or see playmedford.com.

Central Point Christmas Lights Parade Central Point will kick off the holiday season Saturday, Dec. 1, with the city’s annual parade and tree lighting, with crafts, games, free hot cocoa and cookies, visits with Santa and trolley rides. The parade kicks off at 5:15 p.m. at Central Point City Hall on East Pine Street, and the tree will be lit at 6 p.m. For details, see bit. ly/2yAN3Vu

Grants Pass Christmas Parade See the community in action as floats, bands and other entertainment march by in the annual Grants Pass Christmas Parade, which starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at Sixth and K streets and heads north on Sixth. For details about the parade, see travelgrantspass.com/christmas-parade/

Rogue Barbers Leg Lamp Lighting Ceremony Children and adults are invited to the second annual “A Christmas Story” Leg Lamp Lighting Ceremony taking place Saturday, Dec. 1, at Rogue Barbers, 304 SW Sixth St., Grants Pass, immediately after the Christmas parade, which starts at 6 p.m. Turningpoint DanceStudio will perform a classic kick-line when the leg lamp

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by Rogue Rage Duo. Also look for a Ralphie character look-a-like contest, and Grants Pass Mayor Daren Fowler will give a dedication. For more information, find Rogue Barbers on Facebook.com.

Holiday on Ice The Southern Oregon Figure Skating Club and the RRRink’s Learn to Skate program will team up with special guest performer Alec Schmitt for a holiday skating event. The performances will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the RRRink, 1349 Center Drive, Medford.

Admission is $7. Bring a canned food donation for ACCESS Food Share and receive $1 off admission. Remember to dress warmly. For more information, see therrrink.com or call 541-770-1177.

Soroptimist Holiday Home Tour The 27th annual Holiday Home Tour features five private homes around Medford decorated for the holidays.

The homes will be open to ticketholders from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2.

Tickets are $15 for a self-guided tour.

For more information and ticket outlets, see si-medford.org and facebook.com/ SIMedford.

Rogue Valley Christmas Market The annual Rogue Valley Christmas Market will be held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, at the Fry Family Farm store, 2184 Ross Lane, Medford. The market will run from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. The event will include live music and a number of vendors offering food, wine, cider and a wide range of handcrafted Christmas gifts from local artists and crafts people who work with ceramics, glass, precious stones, wood, fiber, metalwork and more. Admission is free.

The market will include a Light up a Life ceremony to benefit Providence Hospice. Participants can purchase a heart-shaped ornament to commemorate the life of a loved one who has passed. For details, see facebook.com/ RogueValleyChristmasMarket.

Tea will be offered throughout the day in the Hotel Dinner House. Attendees can relax in high fashion while partaking in some of owner Karen Wickman’s homemade tasties. Call 541-560-3664 or email info@prospecthotel.com for more information. Reservations are required for the High Tea.

John Nilsen holiday piano shows Pianist, guitarist and recording artist John Nilsen will perform four solo holiday piano shows in the Rogue Valley during the holidays. Nilsen, who graduated from Southern Oregon University in 1979 and spent nearly two decades in the Rogue Valley, will perform at:  6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Upper Rogue United Methodist Church, 18977 Highway 62, Shady Cove; 541-878-2793.

Admission is $10 at the door.  7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at Newman United Methodist Church, 132 NE B St., Grants Pass; 541-479-5369; $10 at door.  7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Paschal Winery, 1122 Suncrest Road, Talent; 541-535-7957; $10 at door.  6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, at Roxy Ann Winery, 3285 Hillcrest Road, Medford; 541-776-2315; $7, but not a concert.

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