 |  Classics such as "King Lear" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" anchor a typically wide-ranging slate of plays next year in Ashland. T Charles Erickson/Oregon Shakespeare Fes… Continue reading Oregon Shakespeare Festival announces plays for its 2013 season  February cold winter winds blow my bike breaks ice on puzzles still, the green leaves grow remembering sun I pull leeks, cut chard and kale for a warming soup —Winter Garden Haiku by Community Gardener Carolyn Goldwasser, 2002 It’s Time Applicati… Over many cups of tea, in front of many fires, and on the brink of many nights’ sleep, I enjoyed reading George Eliot’s Middlemarch this winter. Here are a few, dog-eared treasures I couldn’t resist sharing before shelving the book: “To hav…  Check out Oregon Coast Magazine. The January/February issue—on stands now—features articles on southwestern Oregon history and agriculture, including Sixes Seaview Cranberries, Bandon Bouncing Berry Farms and Langlois Mountain Retreat.  Design hides on day-dull windshields until the cold dark freezes feathered beauty into being. Night celebrates winter— night—a bird that’s spread its plumage wide for ice to trace. When day breaks, I climb inside the car and sit,…  Illahe Studios and Gallery Announces the start of its 2012 Poetry in the Neighborhood season and a Call to Artists and Poets for poetry artist books to be displayed in Illahe’s April Rogue Art Plus Poetry Exhibit in conjunction with National Poetry Month.  This March, RGAC is offering an Artist Professional Development Series! Each class is just $35 for members and is jam packed full of useful information, ideas, and skills to help you bring your art career to the next level. Whether you want to develop an art marketing strategy, better utilize online resources and social networking, or learn to make digital images of your work stand out for exhibition opportunities- we’ve got you covered! With four amazing workshops led by outstanding artist and artist advocates Hannah West and Nikolas Allen, the Rogue Gallery & Art Center wants to help YOU develop your art career! Continue reading Artist Professional Development Series at RGAC this March!  www.roguegallery.org Register online for adult, teen and children’s classes in the Rogue Gallery & Art Center studio! Discover the Class or Workshop that’s Right for You Professional or amateur, young or old – there’s a class for everyone who wants to explore art through our diverse art education programs. Our classes and workshops feature traditional and new art techniques taught by professional artist/educators. In addition to hosting classes with well-known local artists, we offer workshops with nationally-recognized educators from the Northwest, and beyond. Our 1100 square foot studio is located in the heart of downtown Medford. We occasionally offer satellite classes at local artists’ studios allowing us to offer more specialized mediums in an intimate setting. We also host “local travel” workshops for some location inspiration. For more information, please visit our website with online class registration! www.roguegallery.org Member discounts, scholarships, and financial aid is available- just call (541)772-8118 for Continue reading Rogue Gallery & Art Center announces Winter 2012 Classes & Workshops  Enjoy “The Legend of Old Befana” in its second and final weekend at the Sprague Community Theater in Bandon, Oregon. The holiday musical is presented by the Bandon Playhouse and directed by Candace Kreitlow. Details in the Bandon Western World. Gl…  Find your Glass Roots—inspired one-of-a-kind glass art pieces by Heather Bouher—at the annual Holiday Craft Fair hosted by Bandon’s Harbortown Events Center, starting 10 AM on Saturday, December 3. See the full calendar of Holiday-by-the-Sea ev… Continue reading Find your Glass Roots—inspired one-of-a-kind glass art… |      DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. Purchases made through our links give us a small commission. This helps to defray the cost of operating the sites, so please use our links!  Utrecht's Special Discounts have been updated for 2012. The above link will get you 40% off your highest priced item, the one below gives 15% off any order of $100 or more AND Free Shipping! It's your choice - and using our links helps us meet the costs of operating this site! 
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