Young children — and their parents — love and enjoy Sesame Street and all of the award-winning childrens’ programming seen on SOPTV and public television stations across the country. When Governor Mitt Romney prioritized defunding “Big Bird” and PBS to reduce the federal deficit during the first presidential debate, Big Bird became one of the most trafficked Twitter subjects, reaching 17,000 tweets per minute.

U.S. Bancorp Foundation recently awarded a $3,000 Cultural and Artistic Enrichment Grant to Southern Oregon Public Television for the fourth consecutive year.

Shoshanah will have her microscope in her studio (Studio #2) during the Art Walk and will be working on a new piece inspired by the bit of nature under the lens that evening. Children’s Art created during Project Art Kids’ Workshop on view in the Classroom.

Wild Wild West Fall Fair -Friday October 7th 2:30 to 6:30 pm, Lone Pine Elementary, Medford
Pony Rides, Jump House, Food and More!

Community preview of the Rogue Valley’s incredible new facility dedicated to saving lives in Southern Oregon!

Come shop for one of a kind Christmas gifts. Food, photos with Santa, Mary Kay, Baby items, Crocheted hats, Aprons, jewelery, and much more.

Featuring The Rogue Valley Sauerkraut Band. Serving German Food. Family Fun!

GET CREATIVE AT Iguana Comics in Grants Pass 329 NE 6th Street Grants Pass, OR 541-474-9730

Local venue to celebrate international 24-Hour Comics Day

Get out your coffee: Local artists who want to test their creativity and push their artistic limits are invited to Iguana Comics in Grants Pass for this year’s 24-Hour Comics Day. The day of extreme cartooning allows 24 straight hours for amateur and professional cartoonists of any age to challenge themselves to write, draw and letter an entire 24-page comic in 24 hours. This year’s 24-Hour Comics Day starts at 9am on Oct. 1.

Bonnie Bayard, Landscape Architect, design considerations putting plants together for a pleasing and effective design using the Sunset Western Garden Guide,Bring your copy if you have one. Cost:$5/Free to Master Gardeners, Jackson County Extension Auditorium, 569 Hanley Rd., Central Point, Robert Reynolds 541-776-7371

Learn selection, care, horticultural techniques, such as pruning, fruit thinning, pest management, and maintenance of fruit trees.