Jefferson Baroque Orchestra presents “A Bountiful Fall Harvest”
2024-09-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 140 N Oakdale Ave, Medford, 97501
Celebrate the arrival of Autumn with a bountiful harvest of Baroque works chosen specifically for the season!
Vivaldi’s showy violin concerto, “Autumn” from The Four Seasons & Bach’s Cantata BWV 17, “Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich” are featured along with lesser-known but equally brilliant works by Guido and Collasse in this delightful season-opener.
7:00 PM Sept 20 at St Marks Episcopal Church in Medford. Tickets available at Jeffersonbaroque.org or at the door.

Chamber Music Concerts presents: Telegraph Quartet
2024-09-20 19:30 - 21:00 | 450 S Mountain Ave, Southern Oregon University Music Building, Ashland OR 97520, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR, 97520
Now celebrating its 11th season together, the Telegraph Quartet formed in 2013 and was awarded the prestigious 2016 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 2014 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
The quartet has performed in concert halls, music festivals, and academic institutions across the U.S. and abroad, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Chamber Masters Series, and at the Chautauqua Institute, Interlochen Arts Festival, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, and the Emilia Romagna Festival. The Quartet is currently on the chamber music faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as the Quartet-in-Residence.
Join us on Friday, September 20, at 7:30pm.
PROGRAM: SOUND IMAGINED
Rebecca Clarke ‐ Poem for String Quartet
Beethoven ‐ String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 74 “Harp”
Ravel ‐ String Quartet in F Major

Bear Creek Stewardship Day
2024-09-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Trash clean up
We’re back for another season of stewardship on Bear Creek! Join us on Saturday, September 21st from 9am to noon as we pick up trash and give back to the Rogue’s most populated tributary.
Rogue Riverkeeper will be working along the Bear Creek Greenway starting at East McAndrews Rd in Medford. Follow the steps below to sign up for this incredible community-led event:
Go to https://www.bearcreekstewards.org/registration
Select East McAndrews Rd in Medford to join the Rogue Riverkeeper cleanup team
Click register, then join us on the morning of September 21st for a fun morning of cleaning up and hanging out!
Want to work on a location closer to you? There are 9 locations available from Talent to Central Point. Browse the locations and choose one that looks good to you! Bear Creek and all the beings that rely on it thank you! https://www.bearcreekstewards.org/registration

Birding in the Monument - Saturday Hike
2024-09-21 09:00 - 15:00 | Rite Aid, 2341 Ashland St, Ashland, 97520
We will meet at 9:00 AM at the Rite Aid in Ashland and make our way into the Monument from there. Carpooling is optional.
Enjoy a birding walk in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument led by the Elva Manquera-DeShields of the Klamath Bird Observatory.
Elva Manquera-DeShields has been with the Klamath Bird Observatory for three years. Her role within the organization is science communications, outreach, and DEIJ Manager. She moved to the Rogue Valley to study environmental education at Southern Oregon University. In her free time, Elva likes to go Kayaking, hiking, and work in her garden.
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.

WAREHOUSE SALE!
2024-09-21 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-22 09:00 - 2024-09-23 12:00 | 255 Helman St., 255 Helman St., Ashland, OR, United States
It’s that time again! Help us clear the clutter at our annual Warehouse Sale. All proceeds benefit end-of-life care at Celia’s House.

Lithia Park Guided Walks
2024-09-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Lithia Park, Winburn Way, Ashland, OR, 97520
Lithia Park Guided Walks are back for 2024!
Walks take place every Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Please meet at the Lithia Park sign at the entrance to the park across from the downtown plaza.
Walks are led by passionate and knowledgeable volunteers and last between an hour and an hour and a half. Walks are FREE for everyone and cover the history, flora, and fauna of Ashland’s crown jewel.
For more info please visit: www.ashland.or.us/lithiaguidedwalks.

SOHS Hanley Farm's Harvest & Scarecrow Festival
2024-09-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Hanley Farm, 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point, OR, 97502, United States
Join Hanley Farm’s Harvest & Scarecrow Festival, held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22, at Historic Hanley Farm, 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point.
Make a scarecrow to protect your family from the “witches, ghosties, and ghoulies” who prowl your fields and gardens Halloween night! Scarecrow making kits will be available for $20 ($15 for SOHS members.)
There’s a special category of “Oregon History” scarecrows this year. Make a scarecrow that represents a character from Oregon history and enter it in the “Director’s Feature Award” contest. Choose a historical character and dress your scarecrow in appropriate clothing. You’ll need to bring your own outfits and accessories for this contest. Special prizes will be awarded for these special scarecrows!
Enjoy the other family-fun activities, including pumpkin painting, apple bobbing, cider making, children’s games, and more!
Tour the historic Hanley House, featuring the SOHS quilt display. Learn about the property and Hanley family. Donations for house tours are greatly appreciated.

Central Point Woodcarvers
2024-09-21 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.

Landscaping Issues for Homeowners and Renters
2024-09-21 13:00 - 14:30 | Medford library, 205 S Central Ave, Medford, 97501
Landscaping design is all about making your outdoor space beautiful and supporting native wildlife, but it can also bring up questions for homeowners and renters.
Landscaping choices can impact a home’s fire safety, maintenance needs, irrigation projects, and more. Join JCLS and the Jackson County Master Gardeners Association to learn more about common questions and concerns for homeowners and renters hoping to create new designs, maintain current landscaping choices, or learn more about different landscaping options to help their outdoor spaces shine.
Sherri Morgan is the past president of the Jackson County Master Gardeners, and has taught in the Master Gardeners Practicum since 2011. She is the outgoing president of the Ashland Garden Club, and is currently the coordinator of the Community Garden Network and the administrator the grant monies offered to community gardens by the Jackson County Master Gardener board. Sherri is a retired landscape designer, with expertise in native plants and irrigation. In a previous life, she taught history, French, and worked as a speech pathologist in public schools.

Breads and Reds at Resistance Wine Company
2024-09-21 14:00 - 18:00, 2024-09-22 14:00 - 18:00 | Resistance Wine Company, 322 N Pioneer St, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join us for a delicious Breads and Reds event at Resistance Wine Company!
Eat great, fresh-baked bread paired with handmade artisan butters and our award-winning wines, all in one place.
Here’s some of what you can enjoy:
Breads: Country loaf, sourdough olive, and a wildcard (think: fruit and nut, seeded, etc.)
Butters: Blood orange and honey, ginger salt, smoked paprika, rosemary black pepper
Wines: Rosé, Sauvignon Blanc, Malbec, and Syrah
If you like good things (see above), then bring your friends and, if they’re cool, your friends’ friends, too.
RSVP now to secure your spot! You don’t have to, but we appreciate it.
$25 gets you wine + bread + fancy butters

Bike Social + Skillshare
2024-09-21 17:00 - 19:00 | clyde’s corner, 4495 S Pacific Hwy Suite 580, Phoenix, OR, 97535, United States
Join us for free, hands-on basic bike maintenance skills taught by experienced mechanics. Perfect for beginners! Bring your own bike and learn some tuning techniques, receive a free safety check, some bike bling, and socialize with other riders.
Saturday, September 21 · 5-7 pm
Clyde’s Corner and Firebird Bicycle Shop at Phoenix Industrial Studios · 4495 S Pacific Hwy, Phoenix

Jefferson Baroque Orchestra presents “A Bountiful Fall Harvest”
2024-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Newman Methodists Church, 132 NE B Street, Grants Pass, 97526
Celebrate the arrival of Autumn with a bountiful harvest of Baroque works chosen specifically for the season!
Vivaldi’s showy violin concerto, “Autumn” from The Four Seasons & Bach’s Cantata BWV 17, “Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich” are featured along with lesser-known but equally brilliant works by Guido and Collasse in this delightful season-opener.
7:00 PM September 21 at Newman Methodist Church in Grants Pass. Tickets available at jeffersonbaroque.org.

Musical Delights & Desserts II
2024-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 North Second Street, Ashland, 97520
Musical Delights & Desserts II is a benefit event.
Your $20.00 Donation will help fund Trinity Episcopal Church’s Outreach, which awards grants to non-profit organizations that provide assistance to women and children, for health support and disaster relief.
Members of Trinity Choir will perform Musical Delights, including selections from opera, musical theater, and choral repertoire, in Trinity’s Sanctuary. A Desserts Reception will follow in the Parish Hall.

Sunday Service: The Meaning of God
2024-09-22 10:30 - 11:30 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 87 4th Street, Ashland, 87 4th Street, Ashland, OR, 97520
When you say God, you open up a whole lot of possibilities; is there one? Why do some of us say yes, others say no? Is there a reason we need to believe in God? Why have cultures across the globe developed the same theories and beliefs, told by different stories perhaps, but basically the same, about something bigger than all of us, that transcends all of us, but whose existence is said to effect each and every one of us in the smallest of ways. Some pretty good food for thought, right?
Join us for our first Music Service of the Year!
Attend in person or watch live or recorded on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@roguevalleyunitarianuniver8871

South Mountain Friends Meeting
2024-09-22 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

Equamore Sanctuary Big Barn Bazaar
2024-09-22 11:00 - 13:00 | OR
Sale of arts, crafts, quality new & used merchandise. All proceeds to benefit the Oregon Hay Bank Program.

Fun Bike Rides to The Phoodery
2024-09-22 11:00 - 23:30 | Phoodery, 208 N Main St, Phoenix, 97535
Both rides start at 11 am. Both rides will end at Phoodery (208 N Main St, Phoenix). Meet at either the playground in Medford’s Bear Creek Park (1520 Siskiyou Blvd, Medford) or at Ashland’s Dog Park (890 Perozzi St, Ashland).
It’s a party on wheels! BYOB(ike) and join us for a fun (phun?) ride to the Phoodery. Riders of all ages and abilities are welcome.
Sunday, September 22, a.k.a. World Car-Free Day
**Please note that the hosted bike rides are one-way to the event; participants are on their own for lunch and will need to arrange their own return trip.**

Friendship Force of Southern Oregon focus on the Republic of Tajikistan, 1055 N. 5th St. Jacksonville
2024-09-22 15:00 - 16:30 | Royal Mobile Estates, 1055 N. Fifth St., Jacksonville, OR, United States
Howard and Debbie Miller will speak about the capital and villages of the Republic of Tajikistan, which they visited in 2023.
They will highlight the festival that celebrates the first day of Spring.

Jefferson Baroque Orchestra presents “A Bountiful Fall Harvest”
2024-09-22 15:00 - 17:00 | First United Methodist Church Ashland, 175 N Main Street, Ashland, 97520
Celebrate the arrival of Autumn with a bountiful harvest of Baroque works chosen specifically for the season!
Vivaldi’s showy violin concerto, “Autumn” from The Four Seasons & Bach’s Cantata BWV 17, “Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich” are featured along with lesser-known but equally brilliant works by Guido and Collasse in this delightful season-opener.
3:00 PM at First United Methodist Church in Ashland. Tickets available at Jeffersonbaroque.org or at the door.

The Forest Autumn Equinox Tour and Celebration
2024-09-22 16:00 - 19:00 | The Forest Conservation Burial Ground, 658 Shale City Road, Ashland, 97520
Join us at The Forest Conservation Burial Ground for a tour and celebration of the changing seasons.
The tour starts at 4pm and will be followed with a seasonal celebration at 5:15pm. Please register for the tour. No registration is required for the celebration.

Dinner and live music and Callahans Mountain Lodge
2024-09-22 17:00 - 20:00 | OR
Live music performed by John Ivey.

Intermediate Tai Chi for Older Adults
2024-09-23 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
2024-09-23 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)

Free Classes during RVGS Genealogy Week!
2024-09-23 10:30 - 12:00 | Rogue Valley Genealogical Society, 3405 S. Pacific Hwy, Medford, 97501
Introduction to Genealogy Morning Session 10:30-12 pm followed by a Practice and Help Session from 1:00-3:00pm.
All Classes are FREE to everyone
Classes will be hybrid, offered by in-person in the RVGS Library and via ZOOM
Registration is required, register at rvgslibrary.org>Classes and Events>Genealogy Week Registration
Registration closes at noon the day before each class
Registrants participating via ZOOM will receive a link via email the day before the class

Line dancing for older adults
2024-09-23 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.

Poetry Reading with Laura Winter and Jennifer Rood
2024-09-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Jennifer Rood‘s poetry explores the wonders that exist all around us—in people, in nature, in the everyday—​and invites you to enjoy, along with her, some of the many treasures she has found.
She will be reading poems from her book Present and Speaking Everywhere: A Collection of Found Poetry/Art (Not a Pipe Publishing, 2024), and also from the body of work she produced as the Oregon Caves National Monument’s Artist-in-Residence in Fall 2023.
Laura Winter will be reading from her most recent book and collaboration, “noble scratch, roughly spoken,” released by as if press. This new book is a collection of 25 poems by Laura Winter and 25 drawings by Brad Winter. The drawings have been selected from Brad’s ROUGH BOOK series of visual art. It is the first time the two Winter artists have been published together in a book. The poems in “noble scratch, roughly” spoken range thematically with meditations, songs, jazz-inspired interludes and musings about climate change and its impacts on what it means to alive. There will be a discussion on the origins of the book and collaboration.

Organizing Paper Files - FREE Classes during RVGS Genealogy Week
2024-09-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Rogue Valley Genealogical Society, 3405 S. Pacific Hwy, Medford, 97501
Need some help making sense of all those notes and scraps of paper?
Barbara Northrup will teach this class from 10:30-12 noon.
All Classes are FREE to everyone
Classes will be hybrid, offered by in-person in the RVGS Library and via ZOOM
Registration is required, register at rvgslibrary.org>Classes and Events>Genealogy Week Registration
Registration closes at noon the day before each class
Registrants participating via ZOOM will receive a link via email the day before the class
