Open Farm Day
2024-10-26 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Sanctuary One, 13195 Upper Applegate Road, Jacksonville, 97530
Meet the animals, see the farm, and join the party!
Join us on Saturday, October 28th from 10:00AM – 2:00PM for a fun-filled day at the farm.
This event is free to the public, so bring your friends! Registration required.
This is our last day of tour season and we’d like to celebrate it with you!
Food, drinks, and more will be available for purchase to benefit the Sanctuary and keep us thriving.

Meadow Mini-Fest: Celebrating 5 years of Vesper Meadow
2024-10-26 10:00 - 14:30 | Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve, 16534 Dead Indian Memorial Road, Ashland, 97520
All are invited to our first Mini-Fest for some relaxation, community, and merriment. This fundraiser is celebrating the end of the season, 5 years of Vesper Meadow programs, and most of all… you! We are so grateful to continue this biocultural restoration work, and it is the good folks that support the community programs and make it possible.
You will enjoy the fall season at the meadow, hear about our last five years of biocultural restoration, and partake in both healing and celebratory activities (schedule below). We are excited to welcome back some outstanding local musicians Bekkah McAlvage and Daniel Sherrill, who both have supported our work over the years. We will be debuting hand-printed Vesper Meadow tote bags, raffle prizes, a silent auction, and (back by popular demand) our Vesper Meadow hats!
Space is limited, purchase your ticket in advance (and a custom made VM tote bag too!)

Central Point Woodcarvers
2024-10-26 11:30 - 15:00, 2024-11-02 11:30 - 15:00 | Woodcarving, 123 N St, Central Point, OR, 97502, United States
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 members do several styles of woodcarving. Recommended beginning tool sets are available for purchase. Please call Ron Chappell 541-944-4535 for more information.

Chamber Music Concerts presents: Quartetto di Cremona
2024-10-26 15:00 - 16:30 | 450 S Mountain Ave, Southern Oregon University Music Building, Ashland OR 97520, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR, 97520
Join the Chamber Music Concerts Series for their 41st season and the second concert of the series featuring Quartetto di Cremona on Saturday, October 26th at 3:00pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall.
“It’s a rare blend: breadth of sound and capriciousness combined with perfect tuning and ensemble has the players sounding absolutely of one voice… Nothing less than life-affirming.” —Gramophone
PROGRAM:
Dvořák ‐ String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 “American”
Bartók ‐ String Quartet no. 4
Schumann ‐ String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41 no. 1
Tickets are available at https://chambermusicconcerts.org
About the Quartet:
Winner of the 2019 Franco Buitoni Award, Quartetto di Cremona is among the world’s preeminent string quartets, noted for its lustrous sound, refined musicianship, and stylistic versatility. According to The Strad, its Lincoln Center debut in 2022 “was distinguished by splendid balance, abundant colour and a relaxed mastery of all the musical elements.” The quartet was established in 2000 at the Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona, Italy. Now in its 24th season, it has toured extensively in Europe, the United States, South America, and Asia, and performed regularly on radio and television broadcasts.

Chamber Music Concerts Presents Quartetto di Cremona
2024-10-26 15:00 - 17:00 | 450 S Mountain Ave, Southern Oregon University Music Building, Ashland OR 97520, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR, 97520
Chamber Music Concerts presents Quartetto di Cremona on Saturday, October 26th at 3pm at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR. The quartet will perform Antonín Dvořák’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96 “American;” Béla Bartók’s String Quartet no. 4; and Robert Schumann’s String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41 no. 1.
Tickets are $49/$59, with discounts for full-time students and Oregon Trail Card holders. To purchase tickets and see program details, visit ChamberMusicConcerts.org or call 541-552-6154.
Quartetto di Cremona, founded in 2000 and winner of the 2019 Franco Buitoni Award, are among the world’s preeminent string quartets, noted for its lustrous sound, refined musicianship and stylistic versatility. According to The Strad, the Quartetto’s Lincoln Center debut in 2022 “was distinguished by splendid balance, abundant colour and a relaxed mastery of all the musical elements.” This season, the Quartetto mark their 25th Anniversary Season with a world tour that takes them to North America, Europe and Asia.
Quartetto di Cremona was established at the Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona, Italy, and has toured extensively in Europe, the United States, South America and Asia. In 2015, the musicians were awarded honorary citizenship by the city of Cremona, and in 2016, were awarded a loan of the famous the Paganini Quartet of Stradivarius instruments from the Nippon Music Foundation.

Star Party at Willow-Witt Ranch
2024-10-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Willow-Witt Ranch, 658 Shale City Road, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Come join us up at Willow-Witt Ranch at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 for an educational and fun evening of exploring the night sky.
Local astronomy group Skywatchers and Southern Oregon University astronomy student Eleanor will show us the wonders of the night sky with their telescopes. Please also feel free to bring your own telescopes and binoculars.
Enjoy youth education and community connections as we observe the moon, planets, constellations, and meteors.
Nights are chilly up at the ranch, so be sure to dress warmly. Snacks will be provided, so we’d love it if you would RSVP to help us with planning by clicking the link below. No dogs are allowed at the ranch.
This is a free event, so please come even if you don’t RSVP.

Tonglen Sunday with Lama Pema
2024-10-27 09:00 - 23:30 | Kagyu Sukha Choling, 109 Clear Creek Drive, Ashland, 97520
The foundational perspective of Tonglen practice is to consider all beings as our kin, because we and all beings share the wish to be happy and avoid suffering. From that common perspective, we aspire to utilize our natural great heart of compassion to relieve beings of suffering and bring them genuine happiness.
The guided Tonglen meditation begins with consideration and transformation of our own sufferings, and moves us outward to encompass the reality of others’ situation.
Join in-person or via Zoom (hybrid). Please contact the office to receive our monthly emails and the Zoom link for this practice: OFFICE@KSCASHLAND.ORG

Sunday Service: Power of Generations
2024-10-27 10:30 - 11:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 87 4th Street, Ashland, 87 4th Street, Ashland, OR, 97520
In this season full of holidays that recognize death, we explore ways to remember those who are our ancestors and who bring the power of generations to our lives. In this service, we will share pictures of (or mementos from) our beloved dead.
“The Mexican … is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it…celebrates with it. He thinks of it as his favorite plaything and his most lasting love.” – Octavio Paz
Attend in person or watch live or recorded on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@roguevalleyunitarianuniver8871

South Mountain Friends Meeting
2024-10-27 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-11-03 11:00 - 12:30 | South Mountain Friends Meeting, 543 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
South Mountain Friends Meeting meeting for worship held 11 a.m. Sundays at 543 S. Mountain Avenue, Ashland.
All are welcome. Activities for children provided. With any questions, call David Runkel at 541-210-0031 or email at davidrunkelor@gmail.com

WONGS PIANO DUO RECITAL: HOMECOMING
2024-10-27 15:00 - 16:00 | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 140 N Oakdale Ave, Medford, 97501
One hour of piano music featuring some of the best large scale works by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Carl Vine, and more.
Delivered by two distinguished award-winning pianists from Hong Kong.

Intermediate Tai Chi for Older Adults
2024-10-28 09:30 - 10:45 | The Grove, 1195 E Main St, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
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.

Gentle Yoga for Older Adults
2024-10-28 10:30 - 11:30 | Ashland Senior Center, 1699 Homes Avenue, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
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 up and down from the floor is required. Each class will conclude with deep relaxation. Ages 50 & up.
$20 per month-long session ($5/class)

Line dancing for older adults
2024-10-28 13:00 - 14:30 | The Grove, 1195 E Main St, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
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 is required. Pre-registration required: ashland.or.us/register or 541-488-5342.

Stephen Most talks about his book “River of Renewal: Myth and History in the Klamath Basin”
2024-10-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
River of Renewal tells the remarkable story of the Klamath Basin, a region of the Pacific Northwest spanning the Oregon-California border. Indian reservations are at the headwaters, along the estuary, and across the major tributary of the Klamath River. In this place that has witnessed, since the Gold Rush, genocide, war, and conflicts over resources, myths of the West loom large, amplifying differences among inhabitants of a land united by water and divided by people. Yet when faced with ecological catastrophe, farmers, tribes, and other regional stakeholders forged a consensus that led to the largest dam removal and watershed restoration project in history.
The only history of the entire Klamath Basin, River of Renewal, tells the stories of the region’s diverse communities and stakeholders, including the government agencies that manage most of its land. Based on author Stephen Most’s original research and interviews with tribal leaders, ranchers, farmers, fishermen, forest managers, and others, River of Renewal is a political as well as an environmental history, one that underscores the power of commitment to a place and the vital importance of traditional knowledge in ecological stewardship. It offers an indispensable resource for anyone who wishes to better understand the peoples of the Klamath Basin and their extraordinary accomplishment of bringing about the removal of the four hydroelectric dams that harmed their cultures, economies, and environment for a century.
Stephen Most is an acclaimed author, playwright, and filmmaker. “River of Renewal,” a companion documentary that he wrote and coproduced, won the American Indian Film Festival’s best documentary feature award.
Monday October 28th 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Qi Gym 7-week series
2024-10-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-11-02 10:00 - 11:00
Hi, I’m Tanya!
I’m excited to share my practice of Qi-Gym with you this fall: Transformative Qi-Gong with Heart Brain Balance techniques, including Brain Gym, that de-stress and rewire your brain to create harmony and strength within the nervous system and the Body-Mind-Heart connection. Change your life!
Benefits:
Discover calm, flowing movements that relax both mind and body.
Learn easy tools to reprogram your brain for a positive mindset and a healthy body through gentle focus and inner balance.
Enhance your coordination, life force energy, and vitality to thrive in an ever-changing, evolving world.
Call 504-710-2622 or visit heartbrainbalance.com.
Saturdays, Oct. 19 to Dec. 7, 10 to 11 a.m., Cedarwood Barn, Talent
Tuesdays, Oct. 22 to Dec. 3, noon to 1 p.m., Jackson Wellsprings, Ashland
FREE tryout class in Ashland: Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.; contact Tanya on 504 710 2622for more information/location/registration

A History of "Spirited" Halloweens in Ashland by Peter Finkle
2024-10-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Rogue Valley Metaphysical Library, 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, 97520
Historian and author Peter Finkle will draw from his enormous trove of Ashland, Oregon history to relate stories and show rare photos of spirited, outrageous, spooky, and fun ways people have celebrated Halloween in Ashland- both in “the good old days” and in recent years.
This lecture and slide presentation is sure to get you in the Halloween spirit and educate you about interesting Ashland histories unknown to most mortals.
Peter Finkle is the author of the premiere blog and website about Ashland known as WalkAshland.comWalkAshland.com. Discover Ashland secrets even locals don’t know at Peter’s website and learn about his fun and fascinating walking tours and community talks.
Peter is an expert on Ashland history, art, and neighborhoods- including haunted Ashland stories. On his website, you can arrange private tours for your family or group.
An Ashland resident since 1991, Peter also writes for Ashland.news and other publications. Presenter’s Website: https://WalkAshland.com
FREE ADMISSION – 1757 Ashland St., Ashland, OR. One mile west of I-5 Exit 14

Wednesday Open Meditation
2024-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Kagyu Sukha Choling, 109 Clear Creek Drive, Ashland, 97520
Each Wednesday from noon to 1:00 pm, the KSC Sanctuary will be open to all for meditation.
We invite you to come and meditate quietly in your own way.

Brazilian spiritual healing
2024-10-30 13:00 - 14:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 1615 Clark Ave, Ashland, 97520
Sitting in a relaxed state for 50 minutes and allowing the energies to assist a person.

Class: : Cemetery Tombstones, Markings and Epitaphs
2024-10-31 10:30 - 12:00 | Rogue Valley Genealogical Society, 3405 S. Pacific Hwy, Medford, 97501
Do you love to just walk through a cemetery and admire the tombstones?
Many are beautiful. Some are sad. Some are scary. Sometimes you can just look at them and wonder “What on earth were they thinking?”
Do you know what the engravings mean? They all usually stand for something. What does W.O.W mean or how about BARE? Tombstones can tell you stories about your ancestors’ life, their occupations and personalities. Sometimes it is information you would love to know, or maybe not. This Halloween come walk with instructor Patricia Healy through some of the cemeteries of the world.
This class will be at the RVGS Library and via Zoom.
Register by 10/10 at registration@rvgslibrary.org

The Ashland Chamber’s Children’s Halloween Celebration
2024-10-31 15:30 - 17:30 | Ashland Public Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Calling all Ghouls and Goblins- the Ashland Chamber’s Children’s Halloween Celebration is
Thursday, October 31st!
RAIN OR SHINE
The Parade begins at 3:30pm at the Ashland Public Library and will proceed down E. Main to the plaza. Children and their families are invited to participate in the procession and then trick or treat at businesses around town before heading home for their evening of fun!
The Ashland Chamber brings this beloved event for Ashland families to celebrate together.
A festive crowd turned out for the 2023 Ashland Chamber of Commerce Children’s Halloween Parade. Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini

November First Friday Art Walk!
2024-11-01 17:00 - 20:00 | Downtown Ashland, East Main Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join us for First Friday Art Walk!
We’re excited to share a diverse array of wonderful artwork on display this month and created by our very talented artists. From eclectic visual delights, to interesting conversations, intimate music, and tasty treats, the experience continues to grow as you stroll through Downtown Ashland and visit each gallery and studio.
For a complete list of participating locations and a map, please visit the link below.
www.ashlandgalleries.com/pages/first-friday-artwalk
First Friday Art Walk: November 1, 2024
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The Future Is Female – Art & Drag Show @ The Columbia Hotel
2024-11-01 17:00 - 20:00 | The Columbia Hotel, 262 E Main Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join us on Friday, November 1st for Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk, where we’re excited to present The Future is Female—a vibrant art and drag show celebrating local female artists and the fabulous world of drag!
Experience a dynamic blend of creativity, from painting to mixed media and digital art, alongside dazzling drag performances and a pop-up tattoo station.
As we approach the November 5th elections, we also encourage everyone to make their voices heard by voting!
🕔 5 PM – 8 PM
📍 The Columbia Hotel, Ashland
Don’t miss this exciting evening of art, drag, and empowerment—because the future is undeniably female! 🎉👑

Thinking Like an Ecosystem for Bottom-up Change
2024-11-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Ashland Co-op Community Classroom, 300 N Pioneer St, Ashland, 97520
This presentation explores how The Understory Initiative’s (TUI) grassroots approach is actively helping to restore native ecosystems in southern Oregon, including the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Through collaborative projects like the Rogue Native Plant Partnership and the Upper Rogue Oak Initiative, we’ll show how involving local communities and prioritizing their knowledge creates more resilient, thriving landscapes. By thinking like an ecosystem—valuing every part and every voice—we can tackle environmental challenges more effectively.
Kathryn Prive, Executive Director of TUI, grew up in Minnesota but has called the West Coast home since 2003. She has a M.S. in population genetics and ecological restoration from Oregon State University and a B.S in Environmental Science from the University of Oregon. Kathryn has expertise in partnership coordination, population genetics, ecological restoration, and botany. She is passionate about native plant community restoration and seed production.
The Friday Hike and Learn sessions will take place in the Ashland Food Co-op Community Classroom at 300 N. Pioneer in Ashland from 6:00 to 7:30pm. The classroom is one block toward downtown from the grocery store on N 1st Street.
Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is a nonprofit organization and our mission is to support the protection, restoration and conservation of the monument through service, advocacy and education. Our Hike and Learn programs are designed to introduce the public to different topics and locations within the Monument. Hike and Learns are co-created with local scientists, historians, artists, students, and more.
Cover photo courtesy of the Understory Initiative

Thinking Like an Ecosystem for Bottom-up Change - Saturday Volunteer Day
2024-11-02 09:00 - 15:00 | Rite Aid, 2341 Ashland St, Ashland, 97520
Join The Understory Initiative (TUI) and the Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument at the Sampson Creek Preserve in Ashland for a volunteer seed cleaning event where you’ll help ensure seeds are ready for grow-outs, habitat restoration, or long-term storage. Work alongside fellow plant nerds using basic tools to break up seed pods, remove chaff, and separate viable seeds. The event is relaxed, with options to work sitting or standing in a comfortable, climate-controlled space. No experience is needed—just bring your enthusiasm for conservation and enjoy the company!
Kathryn Prive, Executive Director of TUI, grew up in Minnesota but has called the West Coast home since 2003. She has a M.S. in population genetics and ecological restoration from Oregon State University and a B.S in Environmental Science from the University of Oregon. Kathryn has expertise in partnership coordination, population genetics, ecological restoration, and botany. She is passionate about native plant community restoration and seed production.
As a founder, Kathryn’s role at The Understory Initiative is to guide program development and foster greater support for herbaceous plant community restoration in Oregon.
The Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument’s mission is to support the protection, restoration and conservation of the Monument through service, advocacy and education. Our Hike and Learn programs are designed to introduce the public to different topics and locations within the Monument. Hike and Learns are co-created with local scientists, historians, artists, students, and more.

AfterBurnt – A Regional Burning Man Inspired Event
2024-11-02 12:00 - 21:00 | Butler Band Shell, Lithia Park, 140 Winburn Way, Ashland, 97520
AfterBurnt – A Regional Burning Man Inspired event will be happening from 12pm to 9pm at the Lithia Bandshell and surrounding area. Family friendly, everyone is invited to be playful and participatory in this event happening engaging with multiple music stages, art installations, interactivities, workshops, bike parade, listening to speakers, flow arts, fire performances, free food and drinks and just letting loose for a while showing your own radical self expression and sharing your gifts with others.
There will be a street closure within Lithia Park so park outside and walk in, we look forward to celebrating with you!

Sunday Service: The Gifts of Imperfection
2024-11-03 10:30 - 11:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 87 4th Street, Ashland, 87 4th Street, Ashland, OR, 97520
Is perfection our goal? Sometimes it seems like that is what we demand of ourselves and sometimes of others. If there is a heaven, is it perfection? What happens when we accept and even celebrate mistakes? Can we imagine the power of embracing our errors? Can we let others fail? How does this happen in healthy community?
Monthly theme: Mistakes
“Worthiness doesn’t have prerequisites.” ― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection
Attend in person or watch live or recorded on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@roguevalleyunitarianuniver8871

The Columbia Hotel Live Comedy Night: Jake Woodmansee
2024-11-03 19:00 - 21:30 | The Columbia Hotel, 262 E Main Street, Ashland, OR, 97520, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Winner of Oregon’s Last Comedian Standing and voted best comedian by The Source Magazine, Jake Woodmansee’s skills in absurdism, improv, and sketch comedy all play into his highly enthusiastic stand-up comedy sets.
Sunday, November 3, 2024
7:00 PM 9:30 PM
The Columbia Hotel
Buy Tickets: https://www.columbiahotelashland.com/events-calendar/live-comedy-night-jake-woodmansee
