Tai Chi is a moving meditation that strengthens bones and muscles, improves balance and increases flexibility. Qi Gong, the movement of energy through the body, is also incorporated. Pre-registration required: ashland.or.us/register or 541.488.5342.
The focus of this one-hour hatha yoga class is to increase strength, flexibility and balance while simultaneously alleviating stress and fatigue. Additional benefits of regular yoga practice include an overall sense of well-being and an increase in self-awareness and self-acceptance. Participants must be aware of their own capabilities in order to participate safely. Ability to
Get active through dance! Line Dance is a choreographed dance in which participants line up in rows and follow a repeated sequence of steps to music. It is a great way to keep your brain on its toes! Line dancing enhances balance, provides fitness and strength and improves mental acuity through complex movement. No partner
Lucretia Weems, author of "The Wild Life: Heroines in the History of Botany 1650-1850," will be at Bloomsbury Books 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11. From encounters with pirates and historic earthquakes to visits from the Queen, the women in these pages led amazing lives. Each was a true heroine who contributed dramatically to
Are you stressed out and overwhelmed? Are you feeling stuck in your old patterns? Are past traumas weighing you down? In this presentation, learn how to tap the power of your breath and create change in your body, mind and spirit. Breathing is a fundamental aspect of our existence, yet often overlooked as a powerful
Forest Creek is a tributary of the Applegate River. From its origins to the confluence, people have settled, mined, logged, built barns and schools, and buried their dead in the Log Town Cemetery. Annice Black will tell a story of the neighbors who populated the places along the Creek. The talk will cover from the
The Ashland Parks Foundation will hold its first annual pickleball fundraiser and youth clinic on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Lithia Park pickleball courts in Ashland. There is a $50 minimum requested donation. All funds will go to the Ashland Parks & Recreation Foundation for pickleball court maintenance, upgrades, and equipment. There will be prizes
Join Rogue Riverkeeper, Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism (SOLVE), Jackson County Parks & Recreation, Rogue Valley Council of Governments, and other groups and volunteers in clean-up and restoration tasks focused on Bear Creek. Several sites are available in Talent, Phoenix, Medford, and Central Point. Tools and equipment are provided. If people have work gloves, pruning
The Central Point Woodcarvers carving group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays at the Central Point Senior Resource Center, 123 N. Second St., Central Point. There is a fee of $10 per month, or $55 a year if paid annually. We teach and share ideas for beginners, novices, and intermediate woodcarvers. The various
A fundraiser to support the nonprofit A Greater Applegate will be held 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 in downtown Applegate. The Jacksapine Count(r)y Fair will offer a family-friendly day of live music, local food and drink, a silent auction & raffle, a kids' tent, games, a pie contest, local art gallery, and more.
Talent's first Dia de la Independencia celebration since 2019 is set for 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 in downtown Talent. The free event will feature a resource and activity fair hosted by Rogue Action Center. There will be folkloric dancing from regions throughout Mexico by Luiza and Hector Zaragoza, a mural-in-a-day event open
Contradancing is fun, easy to learn and great exercise. There’s a lesson at 7 p.m. to get you started :) NO EXPERIENCE OR PARTNER NECESSARY (gender free) Learn more about contradancing: https://www.contradance.org/dancer-resources Watch a cool video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KevQxr-saFw The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, with a 7 p.m. lesson and a 7:30 p.m. dance.
(It’s free)
