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New premier golf simulator and gym opening in Medford
MEDFORD, Ore. – A new indoor golf simulator and gym is getting ready to open its doors in Medford. Located on Crater Lake Highway, Club 72 is a membership-based golf simulator and gym facility currently under construction. The business will feature three golf simulator bays alongside a full gym with weightlifting and cardio equipment.
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Landscapes from an ‘interior universe’
Michael Mollo’s works at the Langford Art Gallery in Phoenix can resemble alien worlds or, as gallery owner Jack Langford puts it, ‘the interior of the heart’. The Langford Art Gallery exhibition of Michael Mollo’s “Interstellar Arboretum” show continues with an artist talk with music and poetry readings at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20.
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Downtown Medford's Third Friday event returns on Sept. 18
MEDFORD, Ore. - Downtown Medford's Third Friday event returns Sept. 18 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with an outdoor market, live music, local art, shopping, dining and family activities. Nearly 20 local vendors will fill Vogel Plaza during the Third Friday Market. Visitors can shop handmade goods, artwork, food,...
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Jon Lovitz prepares for Medford comedy show
Comedian and actor Jon Lovitz chats with NBC5’s Taylor Owen on “Your Place at 7” ahead of his show Sept. 19 at the Holly Theatre. © 2026 KOBI-TV NBC5. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. Taylor Owen produces and anchors NBC5 News Your Place at 7....
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New solar spectrum art installation lights up the Medford Library
MEDFORD, Ore. – Visitors to the Medford Library may notice a little light in their lives thanks to a brand-new rainbow art installation. The display comes courtesy of Peter Erskine, an 83-year-old artist who has made it his mission to bring solar spectrum light installations to 100 libraries across Oregon.
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Medford installs artwork on 20 traffic signal boxes around city
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Artists receive a $250 stipend for each selected piece, and more works are planned as funding becomes available. Twenty traffic signal boxes around the city of Medford are now showcasing vibrant artistic designs created by artists from across the Rogue Valley. The initiative was...
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Eighth annual Ani-Medford returns to Rogue X
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A celebration of anime, tokusatsu (Japanese superheroes and action films), manga and all things Japanese culture, returns to Rogue X with Ani-Medford. The eighth annual Ani-Medford will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19-20, at Rogue X, 901...
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Liam’s Trunk-or-Treat finds new venue at Medford Dragstrip
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Halloween-time celebration set for Oct. 24 is held in remembrance of boy who died in 2016; organizers ‘desperately need’ volunteers for 10th annual event. A beloved local Halloween event in Southern Oregon is returning at a new location, with organizers of Liam’s...
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Oktoberfest returns to Mt. Ashland as year-round destination takes shape
Second annual celebration slated for Saturday, Sept. 19, will feature local beer and cider, German food, live music and family activities. Yes, the Mt. Ashland Ski Area is best known as a winter-season destination for downhill skiers and snowboarders. But in recent years, the area has found another niche: an...
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Two Nights, Four Touring Acts Bring Americana and Folk Music to Grants Pass
Four nationally touring musicians will move through Grants Pass on consecutive September nights, putting two local venues on the fall concert calendar and pairing the second performance with a fundraiser for the Grants Pass Museum of Art. Cristina Vane and Madeline Hawthorne open the two-night run Wednesday, Sept. 23, at...
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From folk concerts to giant murals, Southern Oregon’s fall arts calendar
Southern Oregon’s fall arts calendar includes folk concerts, an investigative documentary and two public art projects in Ashland. JPR arts reporter Vanessa Finney and music director Dave Jackson highlighted upcoming events. They were joined by Ashland artists Jarrett Davidson and John Pugh to discuss Mural Fest III and Pugh’s planned downtown mural, “Where the Crow Lights.”
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Eagle Point-based golf tourney raises funds for veteran suicide awareness
Four-person scramble set for Saturday at Stone Ridge Golf Course, where stories will be shared and victims will be remembered. After Tabitha Carlson tragically lost her boyfriend, a military veteran, to suicide in 2023, she started hosting a golf tournament and fundraiser in Eagle Point to help ease the stigma around veterans getting help for mental health challenges.
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From Open Mics to National Tours: Live Music in Grants Pass
Ask around and you’ll hear some version of the same thing: in Grants Pass, you could see live music every single night of the week if you wanted to. Thursday open mics, Friday and Saturday bands, the occasional national touring act rolling through a room that seats just a couple hundred people. This September, treat yourself to a double-feature: nationally touring talent, two nights, back to back.
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Jacksonville author waited a lifetime to publish his first novel
After a career in journalism and higher education, Jacksonville resident Thomas Withenbury has published the novel he says he wanted to write since childhood. "I have wanted to do that all my life, even back to the sixth grade," Withenbury said. "But I never had an opportunity to do it."
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Ashland Creatives: Local artist delves into cultural memory, spirituality, and the politics of touch
Crystal Proffitt’s creative process includes ancestral art, Akashic readings, hair and makeup artistry, and an interactive exhibition that confronts the history and impact of unsolicited hair touching. Local creative Crystal Proffitt describes herself as an “ancestral artist,” a psychic, and an Akashic reader. Proffitt said her Akashic...
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Relentless Heroes Sets 13th Annual Devastational Golf Tournament for September 19 in Grants Pass
Golfers, veterans, local businesses and community supporters will gather at Grants Pass Golf Club on Saturday, September 19, for the 13th Annual Relentless Heroes Devastational Golf Tournament, a longstanding Southern Oregon fundraiser supporting veterans who encounter unexpected financial hardships. The tournament begins with a 9 a.m. shotgun start at the...