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It’s a “festive” time of year…and we’re going festival-crazy in southern Oregon! You can pretty much satisfy any guilty pleasure–wine, music, art, kites, gardening….anything!
Here’s a short list of the upcoming May southern Oregon festivals:
Crawdad Festival: May 6 – 8, Lakeside, Oregon
Art in Bloom: May 7 & 8, Medford, Oregon
Rogue Renaissance Fantasty Faire: May 14 – 15, Jackson County Expo Center
America’s Wild Rivers Coast Wine, Art & Music Festival: May 14 – 15, Gold Beach, Oregon
104th Rhododendron Festival: May 20 – 22, Florence, Oregon
Applegate Valley Uncorked (wine tour): May 22, Applegate Valley, Oregon
Boatnik Festival: May 26 – 30, Riverside Park, Grants Pass, Oregon
The best and most innovative Oregon chocolatiers will be featuring their sweet-treats this weekend in southern Oregon at the 2011 Oregon Chocolate Festival. This is the 7th annual Chocolate Festival and will be held at the Ashland Springs Hotel this coming weekend: March 4 – 6.
The Chocolate Maker’s Dinner is already a sell-out, but you will find plenty of other things to eat and enjoy throughout the weekend (see poster below).
The GingerBread Jubilee is one of southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley’s most unique benefit auctions and favorite holiday celebrations. Proceeds from the auction makes it possible for the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theatre to bring national and international performing artists to our community and to provide our stage as a one-of-a-kind resource for countless organizations and individuals in our community. Your support of the GingerBread Jubilee will make the holiday spirit last year ’round.
Benefit Auction
Friday, November 19, 5:00pm, 2010
An assortment of private parties, great getaways, extraordinary experiences and marvelous merchandise, as well as priceless gingerbread creations, will be up for bid in a spirited on-stage auction while guests enjoy tantalizing food, wine and holiday desserts.
Community Tour
Saturday, November 20 – Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 10am – 4pm
Wednesday, November 21, 10am – 2pm
In the days following the auction, bring your family, friends and neighbors to the public viewing of the fantastical gingerbread creations. It’s a festive way to launch the holiday season and you might even be inspired to begin your own gingerbread family tradition!
Gingerbread Contest
Anyone and everyone is invited to impress our judges by using gingerbread and all-edible materials to create architectural wonders and fantastical objects. The contest is open to all ages and cash prizes are awarded in multiple categories. All creations are featured in the community tour and sold at the auction to benefit the Craterian.
Calling all creative bakers
Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 GingerBread Jubilee Baking contest.
$1000 Grand Prize for Best in Show
3 categories, Adult, Student and Group
1st Place $500 – 2nd Place $250 – 3rd Place $100
Additional Exhibition category is not judged for cash prizes
2010 Theme: Gingerbread Around The World
Call the Development office at (541) 779-8195 ext. 303 for entry forms, class registration and any other information.
Southern Oregon is rock’in yet another Fall food festival in early November….Nov. 5 – 7 to be exact. Ashland’s Chamber of Commerce is highlighting all the excellent local-sourced foods and chefs by sponsoring the 4th Annual Food and Wine Classic. Patterned after TV’s Iron Chef competitions, this 3-day food festival features dinners and desserts, fun in the form of chef competitions, and food/wine/beer educational workshops. 8 local chefs will compete by featuring local farm-fresh foods and artisan food makers’ products.
You can sign up for the Food and Wine Classic by clicking here. At the upper end, the cost is $70 per participant. That buys the ticket holder a three-course dinner on Friday night, entry into the chef competition on Saturday, entrance to one workshop per day, and a signature wine glass. If you don’t have time for the Friday night dinner, you can purchase a ticket for $35/person and it buys you everything but the Friday night dinner–a pretty darn good value! If you have questions, you can call the Ashland Chamber of Commerce at: 541-482-3486 (ext) 106 Looks like they are just starting to put together lodging packages for the event as well so you might ask about that when you call….
About the Author: Joy Henkle owns and operates White Water Warehouse (WWW) with her husband, Bob Meister. Ever-interested in making their Oregon Rogue River rafting, kayaking, and hiking trips part of a very special Oregon vacation experience for their guests, Joy writes this blog to educate and inform WWW guests and readers about southern Oregon’s fascinating people, places, foods, and festivals. Questions? Joy can be reached at 1-800-214-0579 or fun@whitewaterwarehouse.com Or visit Whitewater Warehouse’s FaceBook page.
October 2 & 3 marks the eighth anniversary of “Art Along the Rogue.” This celebration of local, young artists’ talents is sure to capitalize on this weekend’s great Grants Pass weather! In its 8th year, Art Along the Rogue will feature dozens of national, regional, elementary and high school student artists creating huge pastel chalk drawings on “H” St in Downtown Grants Pass. The theme for this year’s event is “animals”.
New to Art Along the Rogue in 2010 is a Tap Walk. For $25, participants over 21 years can taste the regions best micro-brews in eleven locations in the downtown area. Restaurants and pubs will also feature delicious foods to accompany the micro-brews from 2:00 p.m to 5:00 p.m. Tap Walkers will receive a commemorative pint beer glass. Tickets will be available August 24, 2010 at Elegance, 321 SE 6th St in Grants Pass or by calling (541) 476-0570.
Another new addition to Art Along the Rogue this year is a “Doggy Art Walk”. Sponsored by the Rogue Valley Kennel Club. At 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 3, 2010 dogs of all shapes and sizes will be artistically costumed and paraded through the festival on “H” St. Prizes will be awarded to the most artistic doggy.
Very fun and it promises to be fantastic weather for outside activities this weekend!
About the Author: Joy Henkle owns and operates White Water Warehouse (WWW) with her husband, Bob Meister. Ever-interested in making their Oregon Rogue River rafting, kayaking, and hiking trips part of a very special Oregon vacation experience for their guests, Joy writes this blog to educate and inform WWW guests and readers about southern Oregon’s fascinating people, places, foods, and festivals. Questions? Joy can be reached at 1-800-214-0579 or fun@whitewaterwarehouse.com Or visit Whitewater Warehouse’s FaceBook page.
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