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Easter Breakfast at the Albion Inn

Easter breakfast at the Albion Inn. Fruit course with Peeps.

Easter breakfast at the Albion Inn; fresh fruit salad with Peeps, first course.

A Taste of Ashland 2013 -- April 27th and 28th

I'm reposting this press release from A Taste of Ashland. Gary and I always enjoy walking the galleries with our souvenir wine glasses in hand. The food samples from Ashland's best chefs are great! It's totally worth the price. Stay at the Albion Inn--only two rooms left!   In its twenty-fourth year, A Taste of Ashland is the Ashland Gallery Association's signature fund-raising. This annual walking tour of Ashland galleries pairs local restaurants and regional wineries to create Ashland's most delicious art experience. In 2013 A Taste of Ashland is on Saturday and Sunday, April 27th and 28th from noon to 4p.m. Foodies and wine connoisseurs from all along the west coast follow a map to 17 galleries, to discover Ashland's best restaurants and the region's best wines.  Tickets for A Taste of Ashland are: $55 for both Saturday and Sunday, $45 for Saturday only and $35 for Sunday only. A free shuttle will be provided to all 17 galleries, but most are within walking distance. LOCAL TICKET OUTLETS: Illahe Studios & Gallery 215 Fourth St., Ashland and Ashland Art Center 357 East Main St., Ashland or by calling 541-292-2302 You can buy your tickets now at our website. But this year should be the best ever! Visit A Taste of Ashland website for a complete list of the pairngs. website. The Perfect Pairing Imagine spending all afternoon tasting some of Southern Oregon's best wines, sampling some of Ashland's best restaurants and strolling from gallery to gallery in one of America's Best Arts towns. Then, take a nap and take in a Oregon Shakespeare Festival play in the evening. This is the ultimate Ashland experience!

A Limited Engagement Despite demand, tickets to The Taste remains limited so as to ensure that it is not over-crowded. We want everyone to relax and enjoy the art, food, wine, and desserts! As such, we expect demand for tickets to be as great as ever this year -- and we expect the Taste to be the best ever in the history of the event. So reserve your tickets now! We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Jeff Jones A Taste of Ashland Event Coordinator

Albion's Dutch Baby Pancakes in USA Today!

Well, we did not "win" the bedandbreakfast.com recipe contest because it turned out the "voting" was a Facebook popularity contest. And we're not going to bother our guests with some Facebook publicity scheme. Sorry!

But here's the exciting link to the USA Today article, anyway!

 

 

 

Best Breakfast in Town! Recipe Finalist!

Cyd's original recipe for Blueberry-Lemon Curd Dutch Baby Pancakes is a finalist in bedandbreakfast.com's Best B&B Breakfast tournament.

Click here to visit bedandbreakfast.com to view the other seven finalists.

Come stay at the Albion Inn and taste for yourself why our all-organic breakfasts are called "The Best Breakfast in Ashland."

Ashland Independent Film Festival -- April 4--8

Join us at the Albion Inn!

 

General Admission tickets are ON SALE NOW for the 12th annual Ashland Independent Film Festival, April 4 - 8, 2013. Plus, our first "TBA" screening announcement!

WEBSITE   DONATE   MEMBERSHIP   OUR BLOG General public tickets are on sale now at our online box office and from 4pm – 6pm Monday and Friday and 12pm - 3pm Saturday and Sunday at pre-sale box office at Ashland Hardwired, 340 A Street in Ashland. AIFF memberships are still available and include early entry to theatres, members-only box office during the festival and more. The festival includes 91 documentary, feature and short films at the art-deco Varsity Theatre, Historic Ashland Armory, Ashland Street Cinema and special events at the Ashland Springs Hotel. View a full festival schedule for film descriptions, times and ticket availability. First “TBA” Film Announced Each year the AIFF reserves three time slots on Monday, April 8th for films that may require additional screenings due to ticket demand that exceeds our initial availability. We are pleased to announce that our first TBA film will be an added a screening of Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago. Be sure to follow us on Facebook to find out about additional screenings as soon as they are announced. Calling all Families! Join us Saturday April 6 and Sunday April 7 at our newest festival venue, the Ashland Street Cinemas, for FAMILY SHORTS, a collection of ten short films geared for kids 5+, but whose creativity will engage and delight all ages. $1.50 will be donated to the non-profit Ashland Schools Foundationfor each Family Shorts ticket purchased, thanks to Coming Attractions Theatres, Project A, and the AIFF!



Taste of Ashland 2013 -- April 27th and 28th

(reposted from A Taste of Ashland Press Release)   In its twenty-fourth year, A Taste of Ashland is the Ashland Gallery Association's signature fund-raising. This annual walking tour of Ashland galleries pairs local restaurants and regional wineries to create Ashland's most delicious art experience. In 2013 A Taste of Ashland is on Saturday and Sunday, April 27th and 28th from noon to 4p.m. Foodies and wine connoisseurs from all along the west coast follow a map to 17 galleries, to discover Ashland's best restaurants and the region's best wines. Tickets for A Taste of Ashland are: $55 for both Saturday and Sunday, $45 for Saturday only and $35 for Sunday only. A free shuttle will be provided to all 17 galleries, but most are within walking distance. LOCAL TICKET OUTLETS: Illahe Studios & Gallery 215 Fourth St., Ashland and Ashland Art Center 357 East Main St., Ashland or by calling 541-292-2302 You can buy your tickets now at our website. But this year should be the best ever! Visit A Taste of Ashland website for a complete list of the pairngs. website. The Perfect Pairing Imagine spending all afternoon tasting some of Southern Oregon's best wines, sampling some of Ashland's best restaurants and strolling from gallery to gallery in one of America's Best Arts towns. Then, take a nap and take in a Oregon Shakespeare Festival play in the evening. This is the ultimate Ashland experience!

A Limited Engagement Despite demand, tickets to The Taste remains limited so as to ensure that it is not over-crowded. We want everyone to relax and enjoy the art, food, wine, and desserts! As such, we expect demand for tickets to be as great as ever this year -- and we expect the Taste to be the best ever in the history of the event. So reserve your tickets now! We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Jeff Jones A Taste of Ashland Event Coordinator p.s. from the Albion Inn-- Check with us for your lodging needs!

Fruit Salads -- Enjoy!

 

Taste of Ashland, April 27 & 28

 

Taste of Ashland Press Release

The Ashland Gallery Association presents A Taste of Ashland. For over 20 years A Taste of Ashland has offered a weekend of pairing excellent local restaurants and great regional wineries and other beverages to sample as you stroll to 17 unique galleries enjoying impressive displays of artwork all in the heart of Ashland. A Taste of Ashland: 17 galleries, 17 restaurants, 17 wineries, one delicious art experience!

A colorful Food and Beverage Guide with walking map will lead you through this amazing sensory experience.

Get your tickets early since it usually sells out and you do not want to miss out on 2013’s wonderful event. Click the TICKET button above and get your’s today.

Connect to our A Taste of Ashland Facebook page.

Rates at the Albion Inn for this weekend are only $134 night. Book now!

Holly Near and her Band Were Here

We just had the delightful experience of hosting Holly Near and her band for a couple of days. They were in town for a concert. Lovely people, very much our typical guests.

Holly Near and her band at the Albion Inn.
Counter-clockwise: Holly Near, Andre, Ken, innkeeper Cyd, manager Donna, Jan, John

You may read more about Holly Near's life and career at wikipedia.

 

Here's a link to her latest record album.

 

Ashland New Plays Festival Is Upon Us!

This year, as we do every year, the Albion Inn will be hosting one of the winning playwrights from the Ashland New Plays Festival. This year's special guest is playwright Cary Pepper, whose script "How It Works" will be read at the festival.

We still have two rooms available during the Festival. Please join us here at the inn for a week of readings, or simply a relaxing stay with very good company.

From the New Plays Website:

ANPF 2012 runs Wednesday, October 24, to Sunday, October 28, with matinee and evening performances at the Unitarian Center. The festival will include two readings of each of the winning plays, featuring professional actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the community.

Tickets are $15 and available at Paddington Station, 125 East Main Street, and Music Coop, 268 E Main Street; by calling (541) 488‐7995; and through www.showtix4u.com.
The directors are all perennial players at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Michael J. Hume* is directing This Rough Magic, Cristofer Jean* is directing How It Works, Kimberly Scott* is directing The God Game, and Liisa Ivary* is directing Omission.

Click Here For A Printable Schedule of Festival Activities

Party People, Oregon Shakespeare Festival

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"Party People" web page

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As You Like It, Oregon Shakespeare Festival

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"As You Like It" web page

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Wi-Fi Upgrade

Last weekend Gary installed a new Wi-Fi router of the latest technology. The Wi-Fi should now be able to reach out to the Courtyard rooms and better handle the increase in Wi-Fi usage here at the Albion Inn. One of our regular guests commented the other day that when they first started coming to the Albion, only she and her husband used the inn's free Wi-Fi. Now, everyone staying at the inn was using one wireless device or another. It was these guests who suggested it was time to upgrade the router. They gave us the specs and we ordered it the same day. Thanks, Michael and Sharon!

Miscellaneous Photos from this Year

I've been so very busy this summer that there isn't time to keep up with the Albion blog. So sorry! Here are a couple of pictures for you.

Bouquet from Albion Inn features bulbs from Schreiner's Nursery

We begin every meal at the Albion Inn with a fresh, organic fruit salad,
garnished with mint and an edible flower from our herb garden.

Regular Albion Inn guest, Anna, painting our garden.

Our guest, Anna, painted this amazing watercolor of the Albion's garden.

Fruit salads ready for the table.