/tags/jefferson-exchange ɫèapp en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:21:32 GMT /music-arts-culture/2025-04-17/aiff-2025-spotlights-documentaries-on-log-lady-book-bans-and-refugees JPR's Vanessa Finney spoke with AIFF co-director of programming, Richard Herskowitz, plus filmmakers Richard Green and Gary Lundgren, about the curated slate of films. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:21:32 GMT /music-arts-culture/2025-04-17/aiff-2025-spotlights-documentaries-on-log-lady-book-bans-and-refugees Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2025-04-10/caddisflies-and-orcas-are-among-the-stars-at-wild-scenic-film-fest Filmmakers Jessica Plumb and Jeremy Monroe join KS Wild's Allee Gustafson to talk with JPR's Vanessa Finney about inspiring environmental activism and a love for nature. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:44:05 GMT /music-arts-culture/2025-04-10/caddisflies-and-orcas-are-among-the-stars-at-wild-scenic-film-fest Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2025-03-28/from-memoir-to-romantic-thrillers-spring-brings-engrossing-new-reads Bloomsbury Book's new co-owner, Megan Isser, gives JPR's Vanessa Finney a glimpse into this season's new releases from authors Suzanne Collins, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Charlotte McConaghy and more. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:03:00 GMT /music-arts-culture/2025-03-28/from-memoir-to-romantic-thrillers-spring-brings-engrossing-new-reads Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2025-03-06/wilson-warriors-bring-the-1970s-to-the-stage-with-jitney Tim Bond, the artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, directs the August Wilson play March 9 – July 20 at the Angus Bowmer Theatre. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:19:51 GMT /music-arts-culture/2025-03-06/wilson-warriors-bring-the-1970s-to-the-stage-with-jitney Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2025-01-30/a-place-of-their-own-outliers-and-outlaws-in-eugene The documentary "Outliers and Outlaws" is one piece of the University of Oregon's Eugene Lesbian History Project. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:14:21 GMT /music-arts-culture/2025-01-30/a-place-of-their-own-outliers-and-outlaws-in-eugene Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-12-09/do-ask-do-tell-memoir-reminds-us-to-share-our-stories JPR’s Vanessa Finney discusses “Only Hope: A Survivor’s Stories of the Holocaust” with book editor Irving Lubliner, director Liisa Ivary, and Christine Williams, who narrates the audiobook and stars in the play. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:47:36 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-12-09/do-ask-do-tell-memoir-reminds-us-to-share-our-stories Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-10-22/a-lull-then-a-celebration-idea-for-beckett-shorts-festival-came-during-the-pandemic When performance venues closed for an uncertain period of time during the pandemic, playwright/director Octavio Solis thought he might have to leave theater behind. In that first year of global shutdown, though, he revisited the writing of Samuel Beckett - and hatched a plan to produce a festival of Beckett’s short works in Ashland. JPR Arts Reporter Vanessa Finney recently spoke with Solis about the innovative project. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:23:49 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-22/a-lull-then-a-celebration-idea-for-beckett-shorts-festival-came-during-the-pandemic Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-10-12/playwrights-find-humor-in-hard-topics The Ashland New Plays Festival presents four plays October 16-20 at Southern Oregon University's Main Stage Theatre. Two finalists of the annual competition, Novid Parsi and Keiko Green, tell JPR's Vanessa Finney what audiences can expect. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 14:36:15 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-12/playwrights-find-humor-in-hard-topics Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-10-03/dreaming-the-culture-forward-music-documentaries-to-screen-at-film-fest The Ashland Independent Film Festival runs October 3-6, and features two music documentaries created by Rogue Award recipients Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:54:17 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-10-03/dreaming-the-culture-forward-music-documentaries-to-screen-at-film-fest Vanessa Finney /music-arts-culture/2024-09-13/for-this-poet-laureate-the-land-is-her-muse Oregon's new Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston, recently spoke to JPR's Vanessa Finney about the state's literary landscape. Sat, 14 Sep 2024 01:10:29 GMT /music-arts-culture/2024-09-13/for-this-poet-laureate-the-land-is-her-muse Vanessa Finney