Holidays in the Rogue Valley | 2019

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| Friday, November 22, 2019

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HOLIDAY EVENTS: CLAYFOLK SHOW & SALE

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By Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune

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self-professed Clayfolk “groupie,” Ruth Schwada has purchased so many handmade ceramics over the past few decades that she could hold her own show and sale.

“I can’t help myself,” laughs Schwada. “I have no more room in my house.”

Schwada, 66, estimates she’s amassed at least 100 pieces of pottery over the years.

Some remain in her Medford home; still others she’s given The Clayfolk show runs away. Most Friday-Sunday, Nov. 22-24, of Schwada’s family at the Medford Armory and friends expect a ceramics piece from her to mark any gift-giving occasion.

“I will pay for the shipping,” says Schwada of sending Clayfolk pottery pieces far and wide.

“I give coffee cups to people all the time,” she says, adding that it allows her to buy more.

“Sometimes I buy things for other people, and then I can’t actually give them away.”

Offering a ceramics piece for just about anyone at any price point, the Clayfolk Show & Sale is the region’s largest display of its members’ medium. Dinnerware, serving and drinking vessels, ornaments, jewelry and all manner of clay sculptures created by more than 70 artists will fill the Medford Armory from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 23, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 24.

Live music kicks off the 44th annual event Friday, and ceramics demonstrations run in blocks of an hour and 30 minutes Saturday and Sunday. Kids’ “play in the clay” has been

organization donates ceramics books and videos to Jackson and Josephine county libraries and ceramics pieces to both counties’ Empty Bowls programs, which raise money to alleviate hunger.

Given Clayfolk’s approximately 160 members, it’s clear that the region’s relatively small population boasts an impressive number of potters, most from Jackson and Josephine counties and Northern California, but several from as far as Eugene and Portland. Some are well-known, professional potters and sculptors while others are talented amateurs.

“A lot of potters are working really hard right now to get better,” says Nancy Leever, who co-chairs Clayfolk’s promotion committee.

Membership is open to anyone interested in the ceramic arts. Yearly dues and proceeds from the Show & Sale fund the group’s activities.

Back at this year’s show after several years’ absence are some popular local artists, says Leever. Amy Segovia of Phoenix realizes large-scale horse sculptures. Julia Janeway of Ashland creates boldly colored, hand-carved platters and bowls. Lorene Senesac of Central Point makes Moroccan-inspired goddess figurines and other new works.

MAIL TRIBUNE / FILE PHOTOS “We are seeing great artistry here,” says Art by Jan Lacy at the 2017 Clayfolk sale in Medford.

Schwada, recalling the first piece she ever purchased, a wide, shallow bowl glazed in the expanded this year and will be available all “most gorgeous reds.” weekend. See the activities schedule at www.

“You aren’t getting something that’s just clayfolk.org/clayfolk/ stamped out.”

The Show & Sale is the primary fundraiser Shoppers also can look for a new line of for Clayfolk, which provides education, scholanimal-themed bowls, UFO sculptures and arships, workshops and demonstrations as its planet-themed jewelry, yard art, birdhouses and main mission. In addition to a $1,000 annual animal ornaments. Also new this year is Square scholarship awarded to a ceramics artist credit card processing to speed up checkout enrolled at a college or art school, the nonprofit lines at the Armory, 1701 S. Pacific Highway.

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| Friday, November 22, 2019

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S E AS O N AL S O U N D S HOLIDAY MUSIC

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usic makes the holiday season bright when strings and horns fill the air and voices sound to the sky.

Have family and friends over for hot cider and karaoke-style sing-a-long, stroll the streets of Jacksonville on December weekends with the Victorian Christmas carolers or make plans to see your favorite holiday ensemble perform.

Chamber music lovers can get their holiday recharge at the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon’s chamber music ensemble concerts.

YSSO advanced students will perform chamber music classics and the season’s favorites twice over the holidays, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Grace Lutheran Church in Ashland, and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Historic First Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville.

The YSSO players form trios, quartets and quintets for strings, woodwinds and brass — all groups that the students form themselves.

In her 25th season directing YSSO, Cynthia Hutton credits the students in the chamber music series for their professionalism and hard work.

“The students make a lot of decisions themselves. There’s no conductor, and they work together with nonverbal communication,” Hutton explains. “The experience teaches them how to be leaders and to work with a team.”

Admission is free to the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon’s chamber music performances. For more information, see YSSO.org or call YSSO at 541-858-8859.

Also performing that weekend is the Rogue Valley Chorale, with its “Home for the Holidays” concert directed by Michael Morris.

Guest soloist, baritone Chris Thompson and the Cantare Chorus will join the Rogue Valley Chorale to present Klezmer, holiday music and carols at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Craterian Theatre, 23 S. Central Ave.,

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Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon’s chamber music ensembles will present holiday concerts in Ashland and Jacksonville in December.

in Medford. The Don Matthews, “There’s something about performance bass section singing that gets me ready for honors those who leader of the the holidays, and by the time serve to protect group, loves that the concert is here, I’ve got our country as the concerts are service men and everything done I possibly could so late in the women come season because and I can finally celebrate.” home for the holithey signal an Don Matthews, days. Tickets cost end to the stress Southern Oregon Repertory singers $16 to $23; chiland confudren and students sion of holiday pay $5. For tickets and more informa- preparations. tion, see RogueValleyChorale.org or “There’s something about singing call the box office at 541-779-3000. that gets me ready for the holidays, Later in the month, the Southern and by the time the concert is here, Oregon Repertory Singers will present I’ve got everything done I possibly a concert titled “December Clear and could and I can finally celebrate,” Bright,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. Matthews says. “There’s something 21 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, in the about the choice of music that gives a Southern Oregon University Recital sense of community.”

Hall on South Mountain in Ashland.

Tickets to Southern Oregon RepDirected by Paul French and ertory Singers’ “December Clear accompanied by pianist Jodie French, and Bright” concerts range from $15 the Repertory Singers offers its annual to $42; students with ID pay $5, and celebration of the best in holiday Oregon Trail Card holders pay $5 at music from the Renaissance to the the door depending on availability. music of today, including carols old For tickets and more information, see and new from around the world.

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at 541-552-0900.

For an ultra-special, black-tie experience, consider the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra’s “New Year’s Eve Gala, a Toast to Majkut” at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Craterian Theatre, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford.

The symphony will salute Maestro Martin Majkut’s 10th anniversary.

Pianists Joel Fan and Christine Eggert will perform Poulenc’s “Concerto for Two Pianos,” and RVSO will perform Strauss waltzes and polkas.

Tickets to the concert cost $50; $75 gold tickets to the gala will include a preconcert champagne and truffle reception and a toast with the maestro.

Platinum tickets ($150) will have you celebrating on stage following the concert with hors d’oeuvres, dancing and champagne.

For more information about the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra’s New Year’s Eve Gala, see RVSymphony.org or call the box office at 541-708-6400.

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Medford Winter Lights Festival Medford Parks and Recreation will hold its all-ages holiday celebration from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Pear Blossom Park near the Commons, at Fourth and Bartlett streets. Kids can win prizes in a coloring contest, 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.

Also look for a fireworks display. For more info, call 541-774-2400 or see playmedford.com.

Oregon Cabaret Theatre in Ashland will present “Miracle on 34th Street, a Live Musical Radio Play” through Dec. 31. When a department store Santa claims he’s the real Kris Kringle, his case gets taken all the way to the Supreme Court and a little girl’s belief makes the difference in the “miracle.”

With live Foley effects and a score of holiday carols, “Miracle on 34th St.” is a beloved musical that will melt even the most cynical of hearts. All evening shows start at 8 p.m., and all matinees start at 1 p.m. For details, see https://oregoncabaret.com.

‘The Snow Queen’ Collaborative Theatre Project in Medford will present “The Snow Queen,” from Nov. 22 to Dec. 29, at its theater in the Medford Center.

This adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s fantastical coming-ofage adventure that inspired the hit Disney movie “Frozen” is directed by Susan Aversa-Orrego. Join Gerda on a dangerous and whimsical quest to save her best friend Kai before he is trapped forever in the Snow Queen’s palace. It’s a world where flowers sing, animals talk and riddles yearn to be solved. With an original pop-rock score, alluring ballads, urban steampunk flair, and the enigmatic Snow Queen, this is not your average bedtime story. For details, see https:// ctpmedford.org/2019-shows/

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Siskiyou School Winter Faire The Siskiyou School’s annual WinterFaire has been a holiday tradition for over 30 years. At this family-friendly, old-fashioned event, parents and children can dip their own beeswax candles, choose a treat in the Crystal Cookie Room, pick a treasure from the Pocket Person,

The 28th annual Soroptimist Holiday Home Tour features five private homes decorated for the holidays around Medford and Central Point, including two bed-and-breakfasts.

The homes will be open for selfguided tours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 1. Tickets cost $20, and proceeds benefit local community organizations. Tickets are available at Essentials Home Decor 114 W. Main St., in downtown Medford; Medford Visitor Center, 1314 Center Dr.; Judy’s Central Point Florist, 337 E. Pine St.; Country Quilts, 214 E. California St., Jacksonville; and Tom Randall State Farm office in Grants Pass. For more information, see si-medford.org.

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Camelot Theatre in Talent will present “Peter Pan” from Nov. 27 to Dec. 29. James M. Barrie’s classic tale of the boy who won’t grow up is directed by Haley Forsyth and stars Ryder Emerson, Lanny Horn and Mark B. Ropers. For details, see https://camelottheatre.org/ peter-pan.

visit the magical throne room of the Fairy Queen, and more. Many other enchantments, crafts and activities, along with delicious food and more than 25 gift vendors, will be available.

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at The Siskiyou School, 631 Clay St. For more details, see www.siskiyouschool.org/ winterfaire.

Enjoy a hot breakfast with Jolly old Saint Nicholas Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Santo Community Center, 701 N. Columbus Ave., Medford. First seating is from 9 to 9:45 a.m.; second seating will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m.

Children can have their picture taken with Santa and create holiday-themed crafts. For more info, call 541-7742400 or see playmedford.com.

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HOLIDAY EVENT: PROVIDENCE FESTIVAL OF TREES

t ee of “When you walk into the Festival of Trees, you’re walking into a Winter Wonderland surrounded

by Christmas trees, with floor-to-ceiling white drapes and stars hanging from the sky — and it’s something that people say really helps them get into the spirit of the holidays.”

By John Darling for the Mail Tribune

hat’s how Katie Hutchinson, executive director of Providence Community Health Foundation, experiences this fun annual gala, which happens at the Medford Armory Dec. 4-8 and is expected to raise three-quarters of a million dollars for Providence Breast Center, palliative care, Swindells Resource Center, charity care and Providence Cardiology.

“Inspiration from beautiful trees and creative new ideas will motivate you to get your decorations out,” Hutchinson says.

The displays are decorated by local businesses, interior designers, florists, volunteers and other talented people. The festival also features an assortment of holiday decorations, including designer tabletop trees, mini trees, wreaths and displays.

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Brian Raymond, co-designer of Harry & David’s Chic Succulence tree, sharpens up ornament placement at the Providence Festival of Trees at the Medford Armory.

president, says, “I’ve been involved with the festival since the beginning, and every year I see new ideas and amazing talent from our tree designers. All this dedication to support my community hospital. This is quite the group effort for a very good cause.”

The Providence Festival of Trees opens Wednesday, Dec. 4, with an elegant dinner by Lark’s, holiday party and auction (it’s already sold out). On Thursday, it’s foodie time with local wines, beers, restaurants, caterers and music by deejay Jes Webb. Reservations are required. It costs $75.

Friday through Sunday is public viewing. It costs $5, with seniors

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getting in for free Friday, veterans free (with ID) Saturday, and kids free Sunday, which is the day when kids can buy or bring a toy bear and take it to Teddy Bear Hospital for x-rays.

The bear hospital, photos with Santa and the holiday store are happening during all public viewing times, Friday through Sunday. Trees will be raffled, with raffle drawings at 3 p.m. Sunday.

The festival has plenty of live entertainment, including South Medford High School Choir, Sacred Heart Catholic School Chorale, Eagle Point Choir, North Medford Jazz Band, South Medford Jazz Ensemble, Ballet Folklorico, One Voice, Turning Point Dance Studio, Merry Tuba Carolers, Medford Dance Arts Center, Siskiyou Violins, Rogue Valley Alphorns, America’s Best Kids Dance, Miss Diana’s School of Ballet, Fusion Academy Dance, and D6 Elementary Choir.

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HOLIDAY CALENDAR 9 Hawthorne St., Medford, and one hour before show time at the theater. For details, call 541-772-1362 or see https://medforddanceartscenter.com.

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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 runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 29, at Fifth and G streets. There will be concerts and activities, 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.

Ashland’s 27th annual Festival of Light kicks off Friday, Nov. 29, with a Christmas parade and the Grand Illumination.

Beekman House Christmas tour

‘With Every Christmas Card I Write’ In Randall Theatre’s holiday show, ‘With Every Christmas Card I Write,’ Kacie Bowers stumbles across a box of her family’s old Christmas cards, which trigger memories of wonderful holidays past. The musical review highlights holiday music celebrated through beautiful vocals and a multimedia presentation. The show, good fun for the entire

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family, will run Friday-Sunday, Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 1, at Randall Theatre’s Thrust Stage, 20 S. Fir St., Medford.

For details, www.randalltheatre.com.

Medford Civic Ballet ‘Nutcracker Ballet’ The two-act magical Victorian “Nutcracker Ballet” will be performed at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, and 3 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 1, at North Medford High School Auditorium, 1900 N. Keene Way Dr. A free meet-and-greet follows the performance.

Tickets are available at Medford Dance Arts Center,

See how Christmas was celebrated in the late 1800s during guided tours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 30 through Dec. 29, at the historic Beekman House, 470 E. California St., Jacksonville. Admission is $5. Also look for “Mrs. Beekman’s Christmas Bazaar,” which has antiques, collectibles, old-fashioned toys, handcrafts, holiday items and more available for purchase.

Proceeds from both the tours and the bazaar will go toward the maintenance of Jacksonville’s historic buildings, programs and events. Call 541-245-3650 or email info@ historicjacksonville.org.

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HOLIDAY THEATER

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By Maureen Flanagan Battistella for the Mail Tribune

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you’re making a list for the holidays, be sure and pencil in some of this season’s musical and theatrical performances. They are bound to make the bells on bob-tail ring and keep your spirits bright.

“The Snow Queen” opens at Collaborative Theatre Project Friday, Nov. 22, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 29. It is a fantastical, magical coming-of-age adventure based on a story by Hans Christian Andersen and directed at CTP by Susan Aversa-Orrego.

Joey Larimer, Sabrina Herbert and C.J. Reid, respectively, are Kai, Gerda and the Snow Queen, offering a new and refreshing reprisal on this muchloved holiday show.

For the 2019 production, “The Snow Queen” has new costumes, new pop-rock music, the set is dramatically different, and there are flags and silks to add motion and enchantment.

“It’s a fairy tale with a dark side, so it’s both fun and magical,” says Larimer. “Kids love it because there’s so much stuff going on — flowers sing and animals talk.”

“The Velveteen Rabbit” returns to CTP on three Saturday mornings: at 11 a.m., Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14. The play explores reality and make-believe as a stuffed rabbit comes alive through a fairy’s wish and a little boy’s love. Ashland’s Ella Robinson, who plays the Velveteen Rabbit, says the show is joyful, funny and heartfelt.

“I read the book when I was young, but forgot the storyline,” Robinson says, “and when we started

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Michael Hume as Kris Kringle and Cameron Weiland as Susan in the Oregon Cabaret Theatre’s “Miracle on 34th Street: A Radio Musical.”

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Joey Larimer and Sabrina Herbert as Kai and Gerda in the Collaborative Theatre Project’s holiday show, “The Snow Queen.”

rehearsing, it was cool to see the story again.”

After the performance, children can go up on stage and touch the props, ask questions and dance with the actors.

“The Snow Queen” tickets cost $20 to $28, with a grand opening party Nov. 22.

“Velveteen Rabbit” tickets cost $5, and no one will be turned away. For more information and tickets, see ctpmedford.org or call the box office at 541-779-1055. CTP is located at 555 Medford Center in Medford.

“Peter Pan” opens Sunday, Nov. 27, at Camelot Theatre, 101 Talent Ave., Talent, and runs through Tuesday, Dec. 31. Directed by Haley Forsyth and starring Ryder Emerson as Peter Pan, the musical flies off the stage and into the sky as Artistic Director Shawn Ramagos engineers his magic into the performance. Tickets cost $20 to $30, and are available online at CamelotTheatre.org or by calling the box office at 541-535-5250.

Oregon Cabaret Theatre brings “Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Radio Music Play” to the stage through Dec. 31. With plenty of carols and live Foley effects, this 1947 Christmas story leaves no doubt that Santa Claus is alive and doing very well, thank you very much. Among the stellar cast of seven are Michael Hume in the role of

Kristofer Van Lisberg as Kris Kringle, Katie Worley Beck who is Cordelia Ragsdale as Doris Walker, and Jocelyn Smith and Cameron Weiland playing Grace Demarco as Susan Walker.

Also up for OCT will be its second New Year’s Eve celebration. The house will open at 7 p.m. with music by the Rogue Suspects and dinner before “Miracle on 34th Street” begins at 9 p.m. Galloway Stevens, Rick Robinson and Valerie Rachelle will host a post-show party with music and dancing, and then at midnight everyone will raise a glass to the New Year.

Tickets for “Miracle on 34th Street” cost $29 to $43; not including brunch or dinner. New Year’s Eve tickets cost $95 to $109, which includes dinner and a midnight toast. For more information and tickets, see OregonCabaret.com or call the box office at 541-488-2902. OCT is at 241 Hargadine St., in Ashland.

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ig-city buffets that fed thousands fostered Tim Keller’s concepts of festive feasting as a young chef.

His most memorable Thanksgiving, however, was spent with wife, Dana, a month after opening their erstwhile Firefly in Ashland. The new restaurateurs couldn’t leave their business, so they pushed the culinary envelope in hopes of each impressing the other.

“It was like the best food ever,” says Keller. “There’s something really warm and lovely with it.”

Duck is Keller’s go-to when feeding four guests or fewer.

Stock distilled from the bird bolstered the stuffing for that first Firefly Thanksgiving, recalls Keller. It’s still a hit more than 20 years later with the Kellers’ grown daughter and son, Jordan and Jacob, who also appreciate porcini mushroom gratin and roasted butternut squash.

“If we’re not traveling on Thanksgiving or Christmas, we do the duck,” says Keller.

“It’s super simple, and it’s just amazing.”

It’s a recipe Keller recently retooled from the classic “duck à l’orange” while working as a culinary consultant for the Jacksonville Inn, where he was chef for six years in the early 2000s. The Inn also does a brisk business during the holidays in prime rib, which customers preorder for their family meals to accompany homemade side dishes.

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can make the salad and potatoes but don’t want to take on a prime rib or whole salmon,’ ” says the Inn’s longtime manager Platon Mantheakis.

Reducing one’s workload and alleviating the stress of serving a big spread is best accomplished by preparing a little food at a time weeks or months in advance and freezing it, say Keller and Mantheakis. Keller likes to enhance his chocolate truffle recipe with Dancin Vineyards’ pinot noir and then freeze a batch as much as a month ahead. Rolling the treats, once the mixture has defrosted, takes only 10 minutes, he says.

Mantheakis encourages the home cook to buy a small freezer about twice the size of an ice chest and available

at many big-box stores for about $100. The luxury of slowly squirreling away holiday favorites — pies, cookies, unfrosted cakes, fruit compotes and chutneys — pays dividends of time with family and friends.

“Then the day before, fill your fridge with those wonderful items and … you look like a miracle worker who only needs to make a salad,” says Mantheakis.

Don’t overlook the appeal of clean, simple flavors amid the holiday excess, say Keller and Mantheakis. Wilt some Swiss chard and drizzle with balsamic vinegar for a side dish, says Mantheakis.

Instead of cream-enriched mashed potatoes, steam baby red potatoes until cooked,

crush them slightly while still hot, dress with garlic-infused melted butter and season with a dash of white pepper, he says.

Roasting fresh pumpkin seeds and tossing them in salt and chili powder is a tasty, wholesome snack that fills the kitchen with appetizing aromas, says Mantheakis.

Similarly, roasted chestnuts are a holiday classic for good reason, says Keller, characterizing the peeling as “interactive.” And although he grew up with “goodies all over the house,” courtesy of his mother, Keller loves to serve popcorn popped in coconut oil and sprinkled in Himalayan pink salt.

“It’s nice to get a little healthier.”

Both culinary experts operate local catering businesses.

Keller debuted Hospitality with Heart over the summer.

Mantheakis’ Kardiamu Kitchen specializes in weddings, Greek cooking and product development.

Whole Roasted Duck 1 large whole duck 3 tablespoons peeled and grated, fresh ginger 4 garlic cloves, peeled 2 tablespoons toasted coriander seeds 1 tablespoon whole fennel seeds ½ teaspoon red chili flakes 3 whole star anise ½ bunch fresh Italian parsley (whole sprigs) 1 quart tamari 1 large orange, cut into quarters ½ sweet onion, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 celery stalks, cut into 1-inch pieces Thoroughly rinse the duck in cold water, removing any gizzards, neck pieces or quills; pat dry. Using cheesecloth and string, create a bouquet garni (little pouch) with the ginger, garlic, star anise, coriander, fennel, chili flakes and half of the Italian parsley securely inside.

In a mixing bowl, add bouquet garni to the tamari. Place duck inside bowl, breast-side down, and place in refrigerator for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, turn duck over and marinate for 10 additional minutes in refrigerator. After these 10 minutes, remove duck from liquid and place on a pan or plate and store uncovered in refrigerator.

Repeat this process 2 to 3 times a day for 3 days. On final day, combine reserved parsley, the orange, onion and celery; stuff into cavity of duck. Place duck in a perforated pan with a bottom pan or container, filled with 1 cup water.

Preheat convection oven to 350 degrees. Once oven is up to temperature, place duck on middle rack and cook for 2 hours, or until golden brown and fat around legs has rendered.

Serve duck whole and then cut into quarters, gently removing meat from breast bones.

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Harvest Show of Fine Woodworking The Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild will hold its 40th annual Fine Woodworking Show for three days over Thanksgiving weekend. This is a juried show that features selected works by Guild members exhibiting a variety of beautiful furniture, tables, boxes, carvings, turned bowls and more. The artists are available to discuss their work and inform the public about their designs and methods.

The event is held at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center, 30 S. First St. The entrance is on Enders Alley. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1. Admission is free. For details, see siskiyouwoodcraftguild.org or call Jens Sehm at 541-301-8086.

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dependable philanthropist, Santa Claus will, for the 27th year in a row, lead Ashland’s Festival of Light parade down the main drag, at 5 p.m. the day after Thanksgiving, delighting 20,000 revelers.

He’ll then ascend to the balcony at Brickroom Restaurant on the Plaza to count down to the Grand Illumination — the lighting of over one million lights decorating the entire downtown for a month of Yule dining and shopping.

It’s a whopper of an event — and it marks Black Friday, a commercial savior for many a business and one credited with kicking off the holiday spirit locally. That’s when, for many businesses, finances go in the black — and this makes Santa the real giftgiver of the holidays.

Immediately after the usually chilly ritual, locals and their visiting friends and relatives will flock to area taverns and dining spots, and parents will usher their kids to the Black Swan Theater, at Pioneer and Main, where St. Nick and Mrs. Claus will take the throne and listen to long wish lists of awed toddlers, hoping for the latest dolls, bikes and, of course, apps and games.

The identity of the gift-giving duo is secret, but it’s hinted that Mrs. Claus is executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, sponsor of the Festival of Lights, and Santa sits on the City Council.

Before the parade, you can pamper yourself at one of many downtown spas or skate at the outdoor rink on Winburn Way across from Lithia Park. You can flock to the Plaza about 4 p.m. and hear Yule songs from the Brickroom balcony, as well as carolers strolling around town, serenading those on the streets and in coffee shops on Saturdays through the season.

The Winchester Inn’s memorable Dickens Feast seeks to transport you through time to Victorian-age London, where you will find a traditional candle-lit meal of prime rib, Yorkshire pudding and green beans

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Aiden Barker, Ella Barker and Joann Udyzcz play with toy lights while waiting for Santa’s parade before the Grand Illumination in downtown Ashland.

Immediately after the usually chilly ritual, locals and their visiting friends and relatives will flock to area taverns and dining spots, and parents will usher their kids to the Black Swan Theater, at Pioneer and Main, where St. Nick and Mrs. Claus will take the throne and listen to long wish lists of awed toddlers, hoping for the latest dolls, bikes and, of course, apps and games. (fish or veggie option) while being entertained by carolers who have a knack for engaging customers on a personal basis — even playfully teasing the kids with the tune “You Don’t Get Diddly-Squat for Christmas.”

You can spend the night as a $270 package, including breakfast — and can curl up with a good murder mystery, “A Cup of Holiday Fear,” by local author Ellie Alexander, which is a tale set right there in the Winchester Inn. The book is for sale at the inn.

Underlying the joy and purpose of Ashland festivities is the fact that they

are a cut above big-box stores full of stuff from China. Virtually all shops and businesses are locally owned and most are stocked with unique and regionally hand-crafted toys, furnishings and other goods.

They publish a Holiday Gift Guide, filled with dinner specials and events and lists of who is open what days.

The chamber offers gift certificates you can buy as presents, good at 40 stores in town. It organizes the Walking in a Winter Wonderland effort, to support an ambience of seasonal displays in shops.

For details of the season, search Travel Ashland on southernoregon.org.

The town is facing a challenge of having only four instead of five weekends between Black Friday and Christmas, so it’s packing more fun stuff into the calendar — and advises that shoppers do so also.

“It’s a time of finding your holiday spirit and taking ownership of it, so you’re enabling yourself to really enjoy the holidays, the season of giving and stepping away from the hustle-bustle,” says Kathleen Cato of the Chamber’s Visitor & Convention Bureau. “We’re about creating the ambience to slow down and enjoy Ashland.”

Santa’s Parade starts at 5 p.m. at the library and goes to the Plaza, with lights kicking on about 5:30. Details are at www.ashlandchamber.com/ page.asp?navid=781.

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Kate Sharbono won Best of Show at last year’s GingerBread Jubilee, her third straight victory, for her Shakespeare-inspired creation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” while Amelia and Kate Gladbach won the Student First Prize for their creation “Who-Ville, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”

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ife’s a beach for Medford baker and artist Jacquie Farr.

Crafting a slice of coastal life, centered around a treehouse cum tiki hut, Farr topped the adult field at the 2018 GingerBread Jubilee. Farr, a firsttime participant, says she had no idea how competitive the annual bakers’ showcase is, but the graphic artist had wanted to try her hand at entirely edible sculpture for years since seeing a similar competition in her native Montana.

Her “Holiday in Paradise” won first place and $500 last year in the Jubilee’s adult category.

“I was surprised to see how awesome some of those entries were.”

Buoyed by her success, Farr says she’s refining some of her techniques for mimicking marine life in this year’s entry, one of dozens due to decorate the James Collier Center for the Performing Arts in downtown

Medford. The artworks rendered in cookies, candy and royal icing will be auctioned off Friday, Nov. 22, at the annual gala benefit for Craterian Performances.

Entries from adults, youth and mixed age groups will be displayed during the community tour, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23-24; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at the Collier Center, 23 S. Central Ave. Admission is $3 per person.

Last year’s event raised nearly $305,000 — about 20 percent of the nonprofit Craterian’s annual operating budget. Organizers say this year they expect to surpass $2 million in money raised over the Jubilee’s 17-year history.

“We would not be here to serve the community without the Jubilee,” says Aspen Droesch, the Craterian’s development director.

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival inspired last year’s Best in Show award, created

by Eagle Point resident Kate Sharbono, who took home the Jubilee’s $1,000 grand prize. Manager of Medford’s Red Lobster restaurant, Sharbono has claimed top honors in each of the three Jubilees she has entered.

Rising to the challenge, Farr gave Sharbono a run for her money. But ultimately, the 250 hours that Sharbono spent rendering the Allen Elizabethan Theatre in faithfully painstaking detail won out. Sharbono’s homage to another local landmark wowed judges in 2016, when she reconstructed — in gingerbread — her hometown’s beloved Butte Creek Mill, which burned on Christmas 2015.

For “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Sharbono upped the ante, making her own molds for the solid chocolate trees posing as set pieces in the iconic comedy. She spray-painted rice paper sheets varying shades of green before punching out 4,000 minuscule leaves, a task that took 11 hours, before she applied them with tweezers to the trees.

Farr, 57, says she worked for an extra month on her entry for this year’s Jubilee, which promises to build on last year’s theme. Sugar in the Raw, mimicking sand, layered underneath blue-green glass candy has become one of Farr’s trademarks.

Her tide pool scene also will have a fish that swims.

“If you looked into it, it looked like the real ocean,” says Farr. “I know what it’s like,” she says of the competition, “so I’m really bringing it on!”

For more information, see www.craterian.org/support-us/ gingerbread-jubilee.

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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. 7, at the RRRink, 1349 Center Drive, Medford.

The exhibition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating Association. Admission is $7. Remember to dress warmly. For more information, see www.therrrink. com or call 541-770-1177.

Wreath-making at Hanley Farm Make your own holiday wreath from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at Hanley Farm using materials clipped from trees and bushes that grace the farm. Wreath-making kits will be available for $10 for Southern Oregon Historical Society members, and $15 for nonmembers. The kits include grapevine base, choice of greens and berries, some ribbon, wire and clippers. We suggest you bring additional ribbon, along with ornaments and trimmings to complement what’s provided in the kit. Volunteers will be available to offer help and advice.

There will also be children’s activities, and Santa will be at the farm.

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The Hamazons ‘A Holiday Classic’ The Hamazons will spontaneously perform an unscripted tale inspired by such films as “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Miracle on 34th Street” and “A Christmas Carol,” taking the audience on an impromptu sleigh ride of humor and hilarity as they whip up some winter magic. Show time is 8 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 6, at Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland. For details, see https://hamazons.com.

Dickens’ Christmas Feast The Winchester Inn, 35 S. Second St., Ashland, will hold its 37th annual Dickens’ Christmas Feast Dec. 4-8, 11-15 and 18-24. 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 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

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The annual Medford Winter Lights Festival at the Commons, scheduled to run this year from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, includes a candy cane hunt before the tree-lighting.

evening. The restaurant recommends arriving by 6:15. For details, call 541488-1113 or see www.winchesterinn. com/restaurant-events.

Central Point Christmas Parade Central Point will kick off the holiday season Saturday, Dec. 7, 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 p.m. at Central Point City Hall on East Pine Street, and the tree will be lit at 6 p.m. For details, see “Special Events” at www.centralpointoregon.gov/ parksrec

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Pink Martini will put on a holiday show at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford, at 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 1. Boasting a multilingual repertoire of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop, these world-class musicians from Portland have performed their one-of-a-kind brand of entertainment with orchestras throughout the world on such legendary stages as the Kennedy Center, the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, the Academy Awards, and Cannes Film Festival. For tickets and information, see www.craterian.org or call the Craterian Box Office at 541-779-3000.

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Jacksonville Victorian Christmas Jacksonville decorates the town in natural greenery with white lights to evoke Christmases past. The annual celebration begins with a Community Caroling & Tree Lighting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, and continues with a Christmas parade at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. On weekends between Dec. 7 and Dec. 22, visitors can take family pictures with Father Christmas, enjoy strolling carolers — some in vintage costumes — and find complimentary hot cider and Jolly Holly Trolley rides. For details, see jacksonvilleoregon.com/ victorian-christmas.

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First Frost, an annual event at the Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink, 95 Winburn Way, in Ashland, will be held Saturday, Dec. 14. The event features costumed characters, figure skating performances, music with a live DJ, games and festive activities.

Skate rentals accommodate toddler size 9 to men’s size 15. For more information, call the rink during operating hours at 541-488-9189, or see the city’s website, ashland.or.us.

After giving 230 performances throughout the U.S. in 2019, Oregon pianist, guitarist and recording artist John Nilsen will perform four solo piano holiday concerts in the Rogue Valley in December.

Nilsen, who recently released “Foreign Films,” his 20th CD, graduated from Southern Oregon University in 1979 and spent nearly two decades in the Rogue Valley before moving to West Linn. His shows will feature holiday classics, boogie-woogie and jazz, along with some of his originals. Showtimes and dates are: Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m., at Newman United Methodist Church, 132 NE B St. Grants Pass, 541479-5369. Cost is $10 at door.

Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m., at Pascal Vineyard, 1122 Suncrest Road, Talent, 541-535-7957. Cost is $10 at door.

Friday, Dec. 13, 6 to 8 p.m., RoxyAnn Winery, 3285 Hillcrest Road, Medford, 541-776-2315. Cost is $10 at door.

Saturday, Dec. 14, at noon, at Gold Hill United Methodist Church, 416 Fourth St., Gold Hill, 541855-7224. Suggested donation is $10 per person.

Rogue Winterfest Josephine County’s largest holiday festival, Rogue Winterfest is held at Evergreen Federal Bank’s Bear Hotel from Dec. 5-9. Each year, the venue undergoes a spectacular transformation into a winter wonderland, bringing the community together to help support the area’s mental health organizations: Family Solutions, Kairos and Options for Southern Oregon. Winterfest kicks off Thursday, Dec. 5, with the Gala Event and Grand Auction, which features a selection of creatively decorated trees and art. The Golden Social, an event for seniors, is Friday, Dec. 6. Family activities take place Saturday and Sunday Dec. 7-8, during the Weekend Holiday Events, and the Culinary Christmas Classic brings the series of holiday events to a delicious close Monday, Dec. 9. For details, see http://roguewinterfest.org/about/the-festival.

Rogue Valley Chorale: ‘Home for the Holidays’ The Rogue Valley Chorale will be joined by the Cantare Chorus to present a variety of holiday homecoming music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. The concert features Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on Christmas Carols,” with baritone Chris Thompson as the featured guest artist, along with Klezmer music, and favorite carols accompanied by the Rogue Valley Chorale Chamber Ensemble. For tickets and information, see www.craterian.org or call the Craterian Box Office at 541-779-3000.

Rogue Valley Christmas Market The annual Rogue Valley Christmas Market will be held Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13-14, at the Fry Family Farm store, 2184 Ross Lane, Medford. The European-style market will run from 1 to 7 p.m.

Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 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.

Admission is free, but the market will be supporting Medford Habitat for Humanity with donations received for on-site gift wrapping. For details, see facebook.com/RogueValleyChristmasMarket.

Studio Roxander’s ‘The Nutcracker’ David and Elyse Roxander’s full-length production is performed at the Crater Performing Arts Center in Central Point, from Dec. 13-22.

Saturday matinees include the Kingdom of the Sweets, a meet-and-greet where attendees can get autographs and take photos with their favorite characters. For details, see https://studioroxander. com or call 541-773-7272.

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Josephine County’s largest holiday festival will be held at Evergreen Federal Bank’s Bear Hotel from Dec. 5-9.

The Siskiyou Singers will perform their 2019 holiday concert, “Ceremony of Carols,” Friday-Sunday, Dec. 13-15, at the Southern Oregon University Recital Hall in Ashland. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

For ticket information and more details, see https://siskiyousingers.org.

Victorian Christmas High Tea & Craft Faire Teen Musical Theater of Oregon: ‘Frozen, Jr.’ The Prospect Historic Hotel will host its annual Victorian Christmas High Tea and Craft Faire from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15. Each room in the hotel will be decorated in period-specific themes, and live musical entertainment will be presented all day. Local craft and art vendors will have their own rooms to display their wares for Christmas shoppers. The High 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.

Tomaseen Foley’s ‘A Celtic Christmas’ For more than 20 years, native Irishman (and Talent resident) Tomáseen Foley has brought his unique brand of storytelling magic to captivate holiday theatergoers in packed houses throughout the U.S. With warmth and humor, he and a dazzling tribe of world-class performers carry audiences back in time to a wintry night in an Irish “rambling house” where traditional song, dance, music and stories bring a community together for one wondrous evening. You don’t have to be Irish to appreciate this moving and intimate show that reminds us all of the power and joy of the ancient art of storytelling. This holiday treasure is set for 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. For ticket information, see www.craterian.org or call 541-779-3000.

TMTO will present ‘Frozen Jr.’ this holiday season, a show based on the Disney movie and 2018 Broadway musical. Shows are at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20; 1 and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. For tickets and information, see www.craterian.org or call the Craterian Box Office at 541-779-3000.

Southern Oregon Repertory Singers The Repertory Singers will offer its annual show, titled “December Clear and Bright,” at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 21, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. The show will span music from the Renaissance to today, including carols old and new from around the world. For details, see https://repsingers.org.

Rogue Valley Symphony: ‘New Years Eve Gala: A Toast to Majkut’ Rogue Valley Symphony will present a glittering gala celebration for the anniversary of Maestro Martin Majkut’s 10th season. Attendees will experience symphonic waltzes, surprise guests, and duo pianists Joel Fan and Christine Eggert on Francis Poulenc’s “Concerto for Two Pianos.” The show is set for 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. For tickets and information, see www.craterian.org or call the Craterian Box Office at 541-779-3000.

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