Life is complex, amazing, challenging and it helps to be deeply rooted in a belief system that makes sense to us. What happens when our beliefs are varied? How do we build community when we don't believe the same things? How do we celebrate Spring, new life, resurrection, growth, and hope this Easter Sunday, still
To celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus through Message and Song. Held at First Baptist Church, 2004 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland.
Ashland Rotary will kick off its annual Easter Egg Hunt event at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 31, in Lithia Park by the pickleball courts. The tradition is more than 60 years old and typically draws hundreds of children, who scour the park for thousands of chocolate and hard-boiled eggs. There are also a dozen "golden"
Dumpster Joe plays 1920s and 30s country blues, hillbilly and jazz tunes (also a few originals). The tunes come from listening fanatically to old 78 rpm records and reissues of 78s. They will totally rock your socks off and make you wanna slap your pappy down.
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
Tara Laidlaw, Education Program Manager of the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy, will show us how journaling can educate the young and the not-so-young in the importance of nurturing nature and the environment. Tara will also show how the invasive weed Dyers Woad can be eradicated and also used as a dye.
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
Have you been waiting for the right time to get back to work on that novel or short story that’s started collecting dust? Or maybe you just need some inspiration to kickstart a new writing project? Join us at the Ashland library for our biweekly peer support creative writing workshop! Each participant will choose an
Weekly: A weekly Men's Circle Fire Ceremony on Monday nights from 6:30-8:30 pm around the fire at the Island Fire Pit in scenic Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon. What could be more natural than gathering around the fire and talking about the challenges of being a man and/or assuming masculine roles in our current culture?
Philip Runia is a writer and editor based in Portland, OR. Their work has been published in the Daily Iowan, Little Village Magazine, Fools Magazine, and their debut poetry collection Curses & Prayers. They enjoy serving literary reviews; they were Fiction Editor for Earthwords and are currently Associate Fiction Editor of Brink. As an editor,
Join a group of voracious readers each month at the Ashland Library for a bring-your-own-book style book group. Share what you are reading and find your next great read.
(It’s free)
