Editing Grants Pass, Oregon (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[Image:Caveman M D Vaden 2007.jpg|thumb|upright|Caveman statue next to the visitor center]]
[[Image:Rogue jetboat M D Vaden.jpg|thumb|right|Jetboat on the Rogue River at Grants Pass]]

===Annual cultural events===
Boatnik, a hydroplane boat race and carnival event, is held every Memorial Day weekend in Riverside Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boatnik.com/|title=Boatnik Home|website=BOATNIK|access-date=July 19, 2022|archive-date=July 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720185746/https://www.boatnik.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

They also host the Josephine County Fair which usually occurs in late August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Josephine County Fairgrounds & Event Center |url=https://www.josephinecountyfairgrounds.com/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=www.josephinecountyfairgrounds.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Museums and other points of interest===
The historic Rogue Theatre downtown has been transformed into a performing arts venue that hosts mostly local acts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.roguetheatre.com/ |title=Rogue Theatre |access-date=February 26, 2009 |archive-date=March 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303192833/http://www.roguetheatre.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Grants Pass Towne Center Association's "Back to the '50s" Celebration includes free concerts, a nearly 600-vehicle Classic Car Cruise, [[poker run]]s, and thematic shopping in the town's downtown [[historic district]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.grantspasstownecenter.org/ |title=Grants Pass Towne Center Association - Association of Grants Pass Merchants and Businesses Supporting Grants Pass Oregon Business, Businesses and Community<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=November 21, 2007 |archive-date=November 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127121431/http://www.grantspasstownecenter.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Year round, there are First Friday Art Nights. On the first Friday of every month, many of the city's downtown stores hold art shows and promotional events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogueplanet.net/|title=First Friday Art Walk ~ Art Night in Grants Pass ~ Artist, Gallery, & Exhibit Directories|website=www.rogueplanet.net|access-date=July 19, 2022|archive-date=July 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719140132/http://www.rogueplanet.net/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Grants Pass post office contains two [[tempera]] murals done through the [[Section of Painting and Sculpture|U.S. Treasury Department Section on Fine Arts]] (often mistakenly referred to as the "WPA"), both painted in 1938. There are ten government-sponsored [[New Deal]] era murals in Oregon; Grants Pass is the only post office that contains two. The murals are "Rogue River Indians" by [[Louis Bunce|Louis DeMott Bunce]] (who also painted a 1959 mural at [[Portland International Airport]]) and "Early and Contemporary Industries" by [[Eric Lamade]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wpamurals.com/GrantsPs.htm|title=Grants Pass, OR New Deal Art|date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604173108/http://www.wpamurals.com/GrantsPs.htm |archive-date=2011-06-04 }}</ref>

The Caveman Bridge on 6th Street was built by Conde McCullough in 1933. The through arch design bridge has been a landmark of Grants Pass for many years, and the bridge was refurbished in 2019. The Redwood Empire sign at the beginning of the bridge has also been a landmark for many years, and it was redone in 2021 due to a car crash.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ridgle |first=Tyler |title=Vehicle crashes into Redwood Empire sign |url=https://www.kdrv.com/archive/vehicle-crashes-into-redwood-empire-sign/article_56771486-a86a-5a5c-aea2-c3ce9be95f45.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=NewsWatch 12 KDRV |date=December 18, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=January 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127021218/https://www.kdrv.com/archive/vehicle-crashes-into-redwood-empire-sign/article_56771486-a86a-5a5c-aea2-c3ce9be95f45.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 
[[File:Redwood Empire.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Redwood Empire sign on 6th Street]]
[[File:Caveman Bridge.jpg|thumb|The Caveman Bridge over the Rogue River on 6th Street]]