KSKQ's "This Week"
Jason Houk, 03.02.2010 05:46
Tune In to the Rogue Valley Weekly Lowdown every Wednesday morning LIVE at 9am. It is filled with KSKQ events and other happenings around the area. It is repeated on Saturday 11am.
Listen Live: 
http://audio1.kskq.org:8080/studio.m3u
New Show - The Alternative Show – Tuesdays 7 PM.
Profound musings and deep conversations; news, reviews and interesting observations. This is a variety show that includes metaphysical discourses, some favorite old-time radio shows, weird voices, movie and book reviews and other random stuff sprinkled with alternative rock, new age and various musical genres. This is a fun show and I suspect you will enjoy it as much as I do.
Whistling in the Dark 8 pm Tuesdays. When one is confident that something good will happen when it is not at all likely they are said to be WHISTLING IN THE DARK.
Your show could be HERE! What do you have to share with your friends and neighbors? Become a member and submit a program proposal. We have room for you. If you are interested you can call the studio at 541-482-3999 or 
info@kskq.org.
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Low-Power News:
Make KSKQ Your Valentine - Do you know about KSKQ? Our community radio station is growing and we would like to tell you about it. On Saturday, February 13 from 11 am - 3 pm. Visit the KSKQ Studio Open House for live music, food and open mic. 330 East Hersey St. #2 in Ashland.
U.S. House of Representatives passed the Community Radio Act which will expand non-commercial, Low Power FM radio stations. The next step is for the Senate to pass (S.592). Follow on twitter #usbill #s592
We are also preparing for a major upgrade of our current antenna and transmitter. Look for an improvement in our signal soon.
Full Power News:
The FCC has granted our community a Full Power Community Radio Station, KORV 89.5 FM. You are invited to be a part of this unique opportunity. Join us for an information exchange and action planning meeting to help build this station.
KORV 89.5 FM is a brand new radio station for the Rogue Valley. Our mission is to produce community radio that empowers the residents of the Rogue Valley, builds sustainable and resilient communities through the exchange of ideas and celebrates cultural diversity.
Our vision is broad and includes:
* locally produced radio programs
* access and programming for our Latino and Native American neighbors
* encouragement, training and support for local community groups to make their own radio shows
* air time for local musicians, story tellers and other creative voices
To make this vision a reality, we need your support. That support can take many forms. Financial support is, of course, important. We hope you’ll become a member or an underwriter of KORV. But support can also be in-kind help and your expertise. Please contact us if you would like to offer some of your gifts. Visit www.korvfm.org or call 541-482-3999 for more information.
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FORECLOSURE WARS! -- WORKSHOP IN SOUTHERN OREGON (Feb 13 in Portland)
Saturday February 6, 2010 - 9:00am to noon
Location: TBA (space limited) must pre-register
Donation: $20.00 per household (no children please) This donation covers cost to put on the program. No one will be turned away for the sake of money.
RSVP: 541-664-8332
See FULL POST on the Rogue Independent Media Center
http://www.rogueimc.org/en/2010/02/15816.shtml
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Build a Clinic in Haiti Benefit
Friday February 5, 2010
Alice Di Micele & Craig Wright at The Caldera Tap House
31 Water St. # 2, Ashland - 9pm-12 midnight
Friday February 5th - Alice Di Micele & Craig Wright with David Gelfand, Bob Evoniuk & Michael Forney - Caldera Tavern - Ashland
Local Southern Oregon songwriters Craig Wright and Alice Di Micele join forces in a new band to support relief work in Haiti at The Caldera Tap House in Ashland on Friday, February 5th
Featuring Bob Evoniuk on Dobro/Lap Steel, David Gelfand on Bass, and Michael Forney on Drums, the benefit will directly benefit Yayasan Bumi Sehat (Healthy Mother Earth Foundation). Bumi Sehat is an International non-profit, village-based organization of dedicated families, midwives, doctors, nurses, teachers and volunteers from countries around the world. The show starts at 9 PM and a sliding scale donation of $10 - $100 is requested. A raffle will be held for many wonderful donated items.
More info: 541-482-HOPS Contact: Sue DuMond by phone at 360-468-2753.
Attendees are also encouraged to bring a donation for the local food bank as many are hungry in the Rogue Valley this winter.
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Hearts for Haiti: Music Benefit with Frankie Hernandez, Cornflower, Hari & Michelle Bellamy
Sunday February 7, 2010
Please join musicians from the local community to support relief efforts in a desperate Haiti. All proceeds will go to support a small organization that is moving supplies from the Dominican Republic to Haiti with small speedboats and getting through to the people in the streets called MOSCTHA.
Michelle Bellamy with start the evening with her delightful voice at 7:30pm
Hari will follow and will share some beautiful Haitian rhythms and songs he learned while there with the Peace Corp, as well as some of his own songs at 8pm. Cornflower will share his unique vocal arrangements at 9pm and keep us dancing and smiling. Then, at 10pm Frankie Hernandez will top it all off with his lively Reggae Funk! So bring your dancin' feet. Much appreciation to these artists for the generous contribution of their gifts and talents toward this event for Haiti earthquake relief efforts.
This event will happen on Sunday, February 7th at 7:30pm at Jackson Wellsprings CommUnity Room/Dojo
2253 Highway 99 N - Ashland, OR 97520 - (541) 482-3776
Cost is sliding scale $5-$50.
There will be items raffled and anyone who would like to contribute items to the raffle can contact regarding this as soons as possible. Also, anyone available to help set up, work the door, or take down and clean up, please let me know. Your help is greatly appreciated. The carpets will be down in the dojo for a nice soft place to recline and dance. It is requested that no shoes be on the carpets so please bring something warm and fuzzy for your feet if you wish.
Proceeds from this event will go to: http://www.mosctha.org/
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Anne Feeney in Concert with special guest Patrick Dodd
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 - 7:00 PM
Headwaters Environmental Center (across street from Unitarian Church)
84 Fourth Street
Ashland, OR
Price: $5
wes brain is the contact - brain@mind.net
brought to the Rogue Valley by the Southern Oregon Central Labor Council & Jobs with Justice
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Vagabond Opera at Havurah Shir Hadash - Live Music and Cabaret
Saturday, February 20th, Show 7:30pm
Havurah Shir Hadash, 185 N. Mountain Ave, 97520
$15, $5 kids under 12, students $10, call 541-488-7716, www.havurahshirhadash.org
To listen to the band's latest album, "The Zeitgeist Beckons" and get high-resolution images, click here: http://vagabondopera.com/
You can view live footage of Vagabond Opera through videos located here:
http://vagabondopera.com/music-videos-and-video-clips/
About Vagabond Opera
Incorporating trained operatic tenor and soprano vocals, accordion, tenor saxophone, two cellos, musical saw, stand-up bass, drums and lyrics in fourteen languages, a Vagabond Opera show delivers flawless musicianship and theatrics reminiscent of vaudeville’s glamour and drama but with a contemporary edge.
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http://www.stclairevents.com
I hope will join us on Tuesday, February 16, 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Center, 4th and C Streets, Ashland for a performance by one of the top Celtic groups in the US -- Solas. Tuesday, February 16 is the release date for the group's brand new CD The Turning Tide, so I expect you will be able to purchase the CD at the show. The Austin American-Statesman called Solas “the standard by which contemporary Celtic groups are judged.” The LA Times says, “Solas offers a compellingly original, strikingly contemporary view of traditional Celtic sounds.” I expect this show to fill-up fast, so purchase your tickets soon.
Tickets are available at the Music Coop in the A Street Marketplace (A and Oak) in Ashland, on-line at www.stclairevents.com, or by sending a check and self-addressed stamped envelop to St. Clair Productions, PO Box 835, Ashland, OR 97520. Call 541-535-3562 for more information.
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Center for Spiritual Living Sings with Spirit
Join in Uplifting, Joyful Monthly Sing-alongs. The Center for Spiritual Living is conducting a series of monthly sing-alongs, each honoring different musicians. The first event will be held on Sat. Feb 20th, from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. and will be celebrating the songs of John Denver. Lyrics will be provided and musical instruments are welcome. $2.00 donation.
Center for Spiritual Living is located at 1119 Ellen Ave., Medford. Call 734-8581 for more information.
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COMMUNITY MEETING - HELP STOP HATE CRIMES AND BIAS-MOTIVATED BULLYING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITY
Please join us for a special community meeting hosted by the Community Response Team
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 7:00 - 9:00 PM - Medford Library
Special Guest: Jane Wu, the Department of Justice's Community Relations Service representative for our region will be in town to inform us of the community services offered by the Department of Justice and also update us on the DoJ's plans regarding the "Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act” (HCPA). This 2009 update of a forty-year old federal hate crime law encourages partnerships between state and federal law enforcement officials to more effectively address hate violence. The new law also provides limited authority for federal investigations and prosecutions when local authorities are unwilling or unable to act.
Also on the Agenda: Hear from the Rapid Response Team about a hot-line service now in place for victims of hate incidents and from Peace House about the status of their efforts working with students to present the Not In Our Town video in area schools.
Together as a community we CAN STOP HATE CRIMES.
The Community Response Team is a coalition of more than 15 community groups and organizations in the Rogue Valley alongside individual parents, teachers and students who want to stop hate crimes.
For more information, contact: Peace House, (541) 482-9625, admin@peacehouse.net
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Transition Town Ashland invites you to an Introduction meeting, where you can learn about this exciting, community-driven movement to create a sustainable future. We host these Introduction meetings on the First Thursday of every month, at 7 p.m., at Peace House and Quaker Meeting Center, 543 S. Mountain, just above SOU, in Ashland.
On the Third Thursday of every month, at 7 p.m., we host Community Action Planning meetings, where Action Groups are formed and network and report on their progress. They are held in the Gresham Room, downstairs at the Ashland Public Library.
We recommend that you attend an Introduction meeting before you come to an Action Planning meeting. Please join us to learn more, and to connect with your neighbors in this vital and exciting enterprise. Bring a friend, and share this information with friends and associates who are interested in local sustainability. For more information: 541-482-1692 or http://transitiontownashland.org/
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Citizens for Peace and Justice Monthly Meeting
6:30 - 8:00 PM
3rd Thurs Each Month
Lidgate Hall
Medford Congr. Church of Christ
1801 E Jackson St.
All are Invited to join us
http://www.cpjmedford.org/
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PEACE VIGILS
Stand for Peace - Joint Veterans for Peace and Citizens for Peace and Justice Demonstrations each 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, in Grants Pass, at 4:30 to 5:30 P.M. in front of the courthouse, 500 NW Sixth St.
Onthe 4th Thursday of each month the Stand for Peace is followed by a meeting in the basement annex of the Newman United Methodist Church, 132 NW B St., kitty-corner from the Courthouse. Tea, coffee, and cookies are provided. For details, contact Emmet Band of Rogue Valley Veterans for Peace at 474-3782 or emmet.band@gmail.com.
Veterans for Peace monthly meetings
Rogue Valley Veterans for Peace monthly meetings First Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm, location tbd see Activities link at www.rv-vfp156.org or call Hal Anthony 476-4156.
Klamath Basin Peace Forum Vigil
Every Friday from 5:30-6:00pm at Main & 9th, Klamath Falls.
Women in Black - Silent Vigils for Peace
In Ashland,every Friday from 12:00 - 12:30 pm on the Ashland Plaza.
In Medford, every Wednesday, 12 noon to 12:30 pm in Vogel Plaza, corner of Main and Central in Medford.
In Grants Pass, every 1st and 3rd Monday from 12:00 - 12:30 pm next to the Post Office.
In Cave Junction, every Monday from 12:00 - 12:30 pm at the County building.
In Roseburg, every Friday from 12:30 - 1:00 pm in front of the Fire Station on Garden Valley Boulevard.
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Tuesday Evening Ongoing Community Dinner
6:00 pm Echoes of the Siskiyous Organic Dinner and Open Mic
Location Selma Community Center
One of Southern Oregons most radical Songwriters, Patrick Dodd, now hosts an eclectic open mic in Selma every Tues night at 6pm. This is a cozy, respectful, supportive environement. Enjoy heatlhy organic food, great company, and good community performance art.
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Free Lunch and clothing giveaway: 2nd Saturday each month. We offer free clothes and we have a free lunch too.
Also, if you know of anyone that would like to donate clean, nice clothes or make financial donations to help support it, they can call the church number at 541-778-3998 and leave a message.
Thank you so much for helping us to reach out to our community. We hope to expand our services as we get more resources.
Heidi Sanger, Faith Alive Fellowship 4117 South Pacific Hwy, Medford OR 97501
www.fafm.info
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Community Meals
Food Not Bombs FREE Community Meal Location Lithia Park Gazebo Ashland, Oregon Every Saturday (rain or shine) from 3:30 to 4:30pm we are at the Lithia Park Gazebo next to the Pink Bandshell. Because food is a right, not a privilege!
On Sundays at 3pm there is a community potluck at the same gazebo in Lithia Park.
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Uncle Foods Diner Free Community Meal Every Tuesday, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm 1st United Methodist Church, 175 North Main Street, Ashland
OR if you can help:
Uncle Food's Diner Wish List
Here are some specific food requests from Uncle Foods diner:
tomato sauce, spaghetti, dried beans, noodles, tuna, coffee oil - canola, olive or other vegetable (NOT Crisco), sugar,
onions, garlic,18-in aluminum foil, dish soap, garbage bags, tea, vinegar (rice, apple), brown rice, vegetable broth
THANK YOU!
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Ashland Food Project
February 13 2010 is the next Ashland Food Project pickup and will include Talent in addition to Ashland.
Uncle Food's Diner is among the recipients of some of the food collected by the Ashland Food Project; and Peace House supports the Ashland Food Project in a variety of ways. The project is as much about building community one neighbor at a time as it is about neighbors sharing food with one another. The Ashland Food Project reports that from their most recent pickup more than four tons (8,000 pounds) of food was collected for distribution by the Ashland Emergency Food Bank and Food Angels. More than 800 families contributed food that was picked up and delivered by some 70 volunteer neighborhood coordinators. For more information or to join the project as a food donor or volunteer, please visit: http://ashlandfoodproject.com/.
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Homeless Resources - You can find a listing of on-line resources in Ashland and the surrounding area for both those in need and those who want to help at: www.ashlandresourcecenter.com/profiles/blogs/firstline-homeless-resources
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February Discount Offer FromSNYP!
SNYP (Spay/Neuter Your Pet)
Cat Spay or Neuter: $25 Dog Spay or Neuter: $65 up to 60 lbs.
Offer Location: SNYP Offices.
$10 additional fee at time of surgery for dogs over 60 lbs.
P.O. Box 477, Medford, OR 97501
Phone:(541) 858-3325
Web: http://www.spayneuter.org/
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KSKQ's WISH LIST:
There are many ways that you can support local radio here in Ashland. We hope that you will volunteer your time and energy, but if you are a little short of that and wish to help in a tangible way there are a few things we can really use.
*Flat Screen Monitor
*Studio Quality Microphones
*Copy Paper
*Giving up on the space heater. I hope it is keeping someone warm!
*Scotch Tape
*Cleaning supplies
*New members/Community Support ($50 yr)
*Peace and Social Justice (What can YOU do?)
*Your passions and skills.
Thank you for reading and for your support!
CREDITS
KSKQ is produced by: Station Manager and DJ: Jason Houk; DJ and Steering Committee Chair Carson Bench, DJ and Membership Committee Chair Suzi Aufderheide, Radio Engineer Michael Mcguire, Streaming Technology and iPhone app by John Fricker, Secretary and Treasurer Connie Saldana, DJ & Underwriting Committee member The Real Joe, KSKQ This Week Editor Vanessa Houk, KSKQ Marketing Terrence Hill, Webmaster and DJ Michael Nieman and many many more…What do you want to do for YOUR community radio station? Give us a call or stop by Monday thru Friday 7am to Noon – 330 E. Hersey St #2 – 482-3999
KSKQ is underwritten and supported with generous donations by: McKenzie River Gathering, The Carpenter Foundation, Nacional Records, Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, Pacific Green Party, media-eye.net of Oregon, St. Clair Productions, martymoonearthballoon.com, Oregon Council for the Humanities, Kenneke.com Communications, McGuire Industries, and White Cloud Press of Ashland.
Your Business or Organization can be listed here every week by becoming an underwriter for $150 - every 3 months. Your 30 second support message will also be read on-air at least 2 times a day live and will be programmed in our computer randomly. That’s at least 180 reads for $150, call 482-3999 for more information.
Our Mission: KSKQ empowers the community and strengthens local culture through inclusive programming by providing a forum for artistic expression and social issues.
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If you'd like your event published in KSKQ's Weekly Lowdown, please send copy to sunriver@gmail.com preferably before Tuesday afternoon (5 pm). Thank you for your support and solidarity!
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