Qi Gym 7-week series
2024-11-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-11-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-11-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
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

Central Point Woodcarvers
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.

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

South Mountain Friends Meeting
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

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

A Virtual Raffle to Support the Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force
2024-11-04 09:00 - 2024-11-21 10:00 | https://oregonsatf.org/raffle-2024
Support a local nonprofit and have a great chance of winning exciting prize packages at this fun, easy, and meaningful community fundraiser! The Oregon Sexual Assault Task Force (SATF) is asking for your support by participating in our annual virtual raffle event: Better Together Across Oregon! Oregon SATF. Oregon SATF is a 501c3 nonprofit organization creating collaborative, survivor-centered solutions to advance the prevention of sexual violence and to improve responses to survivors of sexual assault. We believe that a world without sexual violence IS possible and that every person who experiences sexual violence deserves to be heard, believed, respected, and have access to resources that best support their own healing and safety.
All proceeds from this event go towards supporting our programs and services – from training Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners to ensuring students on Oregon’s college and university campuses have what they need to be safe and thrive to supporting local communities to implement creative, culturally responsive violence prevention programs.
This year, we have 13 incredible prize packages, featuring gift certificates to local Oregon businesses such as Kachka, Rose City Rollers, OMSI, The Tributary Hotel, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Ashland Springs Hotel, Mason’s on Main, a private Bend vacation house and more! Check out our full list of prizes, plus details on how to purchase your tickets before they sell out!

Intermediate Tai Chi for Older Adults
2024-11-04 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
2024-11-04 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)

Ashland Garden Club Monthly Program
2024-11-04 11:00 - 12:00 | First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main Street, Ashland, Oregon, 97520
Amy Cork, Owner of Bestow, will talk about houseplants.

Line dancing for older adults
2024-11-04 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.

Clive Rosengren shares his newest mystery novel “Room Tone: an Eddie Collins Mystery”
2024-11-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Eddie Collins and Carla Rizzoli, his significant other, are involved in a drive-by shooting on Hollywood Boulevard.
Subsequent investigation leads him to suspect that the incident may have been an attempt to prevent him from testifying against four pornographers, whose arrest several months prior was the result of Eddie’s investigation. His suspicions are magnified when an actress he’s working with is shot. He’s convinced he’s the target and that the four men are out to kill him and his associate, Reggie Benson.
Monday November 4th 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Researching Jackson County, Oregon People
2024-11-05 10:30 - 15:00 | Rogue Valley Genealogical Society, 3405 S. Pacific Hwy, Medford, 97501
Anne Billeter will demonstrate how to get the most out of the RVGS searchable database of Jackson County indexes and information. She will also share where additional Jackson (and some Josephine) County information can be found. The class will be from 10:30 – noon, followed by a practice session from 1:00 – 3:00 PM.
Register at RVGSLibrary.orgRVGSLibrary.org, under Classes and Events
This class will be recorded and made available for 30 days to those who registered.

Queer Coffee House
2024-11-05 17:30 - 19:00 | Medford library, 205 S Central Ave, Medford, 97501
Join us for this longstanding program! We’ll gather on the first Tuesday of every month to watch movies, make crafts, play games, build community, and share favorite books, movies, podcasts, and more. LGBTQ+ folks and allies are all welcome!

Jeffrey Foucault at Unitarian Fellowship
2024-11-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 Fourth Street, Ashland, 97520
Jeffrey Foucault will perform at at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 Fourth St., Ashland.
Foucault recently released the album “The Universal Fire,” a series of high-voltage performances captured live in one room. The album is a kind of morning wake — Foucault lost his best friend and drummer, Billy Conway, to cancer in 2021 — and a meditation on the nature of beauty, artifact, and loss.
Visit https://www.ashlandfolkcollective.com/shows for ticket information.

Jeffrey Foucault presented by the Ashland Folk Collective
2024-11-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 87 4th Street, Ashland, 87 4th Street, Ashland, OR, 97520
In two decades on the road Jeffrey Foucault has become one of the most distinctive voices in American music, refining a sound instantly recognizable for its simplicity and emotional power. With a string of critically acclaimed studio albums – “Stark, literate songs that are as wide open as the landscape of his native Midwest” (The New Yorker), “Beat-up troubadour folk whittled to dolorous perfection” (Uncut), “Songwriting Brilliance,” (Irish Times) – he’s built a brick-and-mortar international touring career and a devoted following, one that includes luminaries like Van Dyke Parks, Greil Marcus, and Don Henley.
In September of 2024 Jeffrey Foucault will release THE UNIVERSAL FIRE (Fluff & Gravy, 9/6/24), his first album of entirely new material since 2018. A series of high-voltage performances cut live in one room, the album is both a working wake – Foucault lost his best friend and drummer Billy Conway, to cancer in 2021 – and a meditation on the nature of beauty, artifact, and loss.
Augmenting Foucault’s all-star band with members of Calexico and Bon Iver (drummer John Convertino and producer/saxophonist Mike Lewis) THE UNIVERSAL FIRE sets Conway’s death against the massive 2008 fire at the Universal Studios lot in California that destroyed the master recordings of some of our bedrock American music, to interrogate ideas about mortality, legacy, meaning, and calling.
Erik Koskinen
Erik Koskinen is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, whose music is not categorized by sub-genres. Stylistically he is on his own while heavily influenced by American roots music. The rhythmic integrity and musical tone is as important as the lyrical content and the artistic intent. Koskinen has reverently entered the anthology of uniquely crafted wry songs with the likes of Woody Guthrie and Ry Cooder while speaking as plainly as your neighbor. The Minneapolis Star Tribune calls Koskinen “the real deal” and “The Best country songwriter in Minnesota.”
Doors 6:00pm | Show 7:00-10:00pm
$25 online | $30 at the door

MUSIX: A Musical Harvest
2024-11-05 19:30 - 21:00 | 450 S Mountain Ave, Southern Oregon University Music Building, Ashland OR 97520, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR, 97520
The MUSIX rock band will perform their fall rock concert “A Musical Harvest” Tuesday, November 5th at 7:30pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall. Directed by Larry Smith.
$15/ general admission/ $10 seniors. Free for SOU Faculty, Staff, and Students.
All concerts include repertoire composed and performed by SOU students in the Music Industry & Production Studies program.
FREE livestream: https://youtube.com/live/vIHih5rjH2w?feature=share
FREE parking in Lot #36 across from the music building.
ABOUT MUSIX & the MIPS Program at SOU
Students in MUSIX are performers, producers, composers, lyricists, and audio engineers. All of the music you will hear tonight is original. Over the course of every term, MUSIX members pair up, or consolidate into sub-groups to create music in a variety of ways. Some who read music will partner with those who intuit music, and vice-versa. The music is sometimes created through an improvisational, or “by rote” fashion. Other times it is completely conceived, written out and prepared by a single individual for further development and rehearsal by a band. The MIP Lab is equipped with session mixers that allow up to 5 players to plug in and monitor themselves while rehearsing. Dr. Terry Longshore, head of percussion at SOU, has mentioned gleefully that it is bit like “blissful chaos” when observing the lab full of songwriters, and two bands rehearsing at the same time in two different keys, tempos, and singers – the session mixers allow for near totally isolation through the players’ headphones!
All of MUSIX’s compositional approaches, this music is aimed towards preparing an evening-length concert or to produce audio recordings worthy of release to the masses. Tonight’s concert will feature music from our catalog and several new songs owing to our growing collective of students.

Wednesday Open Meditation
2024-11-06 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
2024-11-06 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.

City of Ashland Historic Preservation Advisory Committee
2024-11-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Community Development building, 51 Winburn Way, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
City of Ashland’s monthly Historic Preservation Advisory Committee meeting.

Cozy Paint & Sip
2024-11-07 16:00 - 18:00 | Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Join Ashland Public Library and artist Aurora May for this free paint and sip event, where there will be a fun painting project led by the artist along with cozy snacks and (non-alcoholic) beverages to enjoy.
All supplies will be provided. Best for ages 13 through adult. Register here: https://jcls.libcal.com/event/12571703

Ashland High School presents "The Crucible"
2024-11-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Ashland High School Theater, 201 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Come see Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” directed by Caroline Shaffer and Shaun Hennessy.
Set in Salem in 1692, this tale of witch trials warns of the power of mass hysteria and the failures of a theocracy in earlier America. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults, and the show will run from November 8th until November 17th.
A “pay what you will” preview will debut at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7.

Rainbow Girls presented by the Ashland Folk Collective
2024-11-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 87 4th Street, Ashland, 87 4th Street, Ashland, OR, 97520
In a world where the line between the living and the dead blurs…
This fall, prepare yourself for a Rainbow Girls show like no other. As the lights dim, and the fog rolls in, you’ll step into a realm where shadows dance, and whispers echo through the night. Welcome to the “Haunting” album release tour—a spine-tingling journey into the unknown. Feel the chill as each note reverberates through the darkness, see the spectral visions come to life on stage, and as the music swells, you’ll find yourself drawn deeper into the abyss. But beware—once you enter, you may never leave. This isn’t just a show… it’s a journey into the unknown, where every song beckons you deeper into the shadows.
King Dream
King Dream is a Bay Area rock ‘n’ roll band helmed by Oakland native Jeremy Lyon, a lifelong songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who crafts dive bar anthems with heart, brains and soul. Hard-rocking yet poignant, his music combines a love for American rock masters like Springsteen and Petty with ‘60s West Coast psychedelia and more contemporary torch-bearers like My Morning Jacket and The War on Drugs — all brought to life by a band of Northern California’s most in-demand players.

Orphic Percussion Concert: "Unheard"
2024-11-07 19:30 - 20:30 | 450 S Mountain Ave, Southern Oregon University Music Building, Ashland OR 97520, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR, 97520
The SOU Music Department presents special guest artists – Orphic Percussion as they present their flagship show “Unheard” on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 7:30pm at the SOU Music Recital Hall.
$15 general admission/ $10 seniors. Free livestream: https://youtube.com/live/vizekvITE38?feature=share
PROGRAM
Muse of Fire* by Alexis Alrich
Rendezvous I* by Gary Heaton-Smith
Gravity by Marc Mellits
INTERMISSION
Stress and Flow* by Alejandro Vinao
Series of Accidents* by Shaun Tilburg
Donner by David Skidmore
Stuck in Loops* by Kenneth Froelich
*Commissioned work by Orphic Percussion
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Orphic Percussion is a Northern California-based percussion quartet dedicated to the creation and performance of new music. Orphic means “beyond ordinary,” a phrase that characterizes the ensemble and its mission: to commission and premiere new works by today’s most compelling composers; to broaden the audience for contemporary music; and to present concerts that are vibrantly communicative, musically expressive, and inspiringly virtuosic—or, quite simply—extraordinary.
The quartet, formed in 2017, has gained notoriety both stateside and abroad. Having presented multiple tours in the United States, as well as tours in both Germany and Austria, Orphic continues its mission of commissioning new works for Percussion Quartet. To date, the ensemble has over thirty original compositions to their commissioning credit.
Orphic’s recent highlights include recital tours in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, the world premiere of Stefan Cwik’s Relics: Dances for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra with San Francisco’s Symphony Parnassus (nominated by the San Francisco Classical Voice for “Best New Music Performance” of the 2017-18 season), university residencies at Southern Nazarene University (OK) and George Fox University (OR), and a return engagement at the Arcata Playhouse (CA). In addition, Orphic has been self-producing an ongoing concert series at University Presbyterian Church (CA) since early 2017, and maintains a close relationship with the Nevada County Composer’s Cooperative, having premiered works by Alexis Alrich, Mark Vance, and Durwynne Hsieh.
Orphic will perform their flagship show, Orphic: Unheard, featuring a presentation of works commissioned by the ensemble. Covering a variety of genres and instrumentation, the program seeks to expose the listener to sounds that are sure to fascinate the senses. Works by Dave Maric, Kenneth Froelich, Shaun Tilburg, Bryce Cannell, and Alejandro Viñao.
Orphic’s upcoming engagements include the group’s international debut at the 2019 Day of Percussion in Nuremberg, Germany, an appearance on San Francisco’s Old First Concert Series, a residency with the composition department at Las Positas College, and a recital tour of the southern United States.
Orphic Percussion is sponsored by Marimba One, Black Swamp Percussion, and Beetle Percussion.

Full Circle: Turtle Wisdom Concert Premiere featuring Longshore's Music and LaDuke's Artwork at ScienceWorks
2024-11-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Scienceworks Museum, 1500 E. Main Street, Ashland, 97520
On Friday, November 8 from 6-8pm, percussionist Terry Longshore will premiere his new work for gong orchestra, Full Circle: Turtle Wisdom at the ScienceWorks Museum in Ashland. Tickets are $10 and available online at https://scienceworksmuseum.org and will also be available for purchase at the door the evening of the event.
ScienceWorks Members and all SOU Faculty, staff, and students can get complimentary tickets by emailing: info@scienceworksmuseum.org, and you will get a coupon code to receive your free ticket.
The new work will be performed at two times during the evening – 6:30pm and 7:30pm by the SOU Percussion Ensemble and students of Longshore’s Honors Course – “Making Music”.
The inspiration for the work is Betty LaDuke’s Turtle Wisdom – a series of works that features more than 20 colorful turtles as part of the musical score. LaDuke’s artworks will also be on display.
ABOUT THE MUSIC AND ART:
Full Circle: Turtle Wisdom by Oregon composer and percussionist Terry Longshore draws its inspiration from his 2021 hour-long composition for large solo gong, This Moment In Time, and renowned artist Betty LaDuke’s series, Turtle Wisdom. It is performed by a gong orchestra, in which at least six and up to an unlimited number of members, each with their own gong, interpret one of Betty LaDuke’s Turtle Wisdom series of artworks, guided by a text- and time-based score composed by Longshore.
LaDuke’s Turtles explore themes of personal, political, and playful nature. Emerging from the pandemic in 2021, LaDuke states that “TURTLES became my symbolic storytellers, commenting on the events currently reshaping our lives.”
The performers utilize a plethora of implements and techniques to produce a seemingly endless array of sounds from their instruments. Spatialized throughout the performance space, the audience is encircled by sounds of nature, by the gongs’ captivating voices, and by LaDuke’s dynamic artworks. The composition is composed in a way that allows anyone to participate, regardless of musical or percussive experience. A pre-performance workshop provides participants with instruction on performance practice and score interpretation.
The compositional structure of Full Circle: Turtle Wisdom is inspired by the lunar calendar and numerous Indigenous peoples’ belief that turtles’ shells symbolize the 13 lunar cycles. The central area of the upper shell (carapace) displays 13 larger scutes, each representing a lunar month. Additionally, the encircling smaller scutes total 28, corresponding to the days in a lunar cycle. The numbers 13 and 28 are used in rhythmic sections of the composition, alternating with more lyrical and textural sections highlighted by the playing techniques.

Guitar Society of Southern Oregon Presents Alan Mearns!
2024-11-08 19:30 - 21:30 | SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, 97520
Guitar Society of Southern Oregon and Britt Education Present Alan Mearns!
Alan Mearns was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He began his musical studies with the classical violin at age five, switching to the guitar at age ten. Moving to the United States in his late teens, he studied classical guitar performance with Douglas James at Appalachian State University (where he held the prestigious Fletcher Scholarship) and with Stanley Yates at Austin Peay State University.
Alan is a multiple-genre guitarist and composer. Alan is both a celebrated classical guitar virtuoso and a gifted songwriter under his folk persona, Yes the Raven. His recent Bach recording, Sei Solo, was met with both critical and popular acclaim, climbing to number 8 in the classical Billboard chart.
“…a revelation. Mearns reveals himself a singular artist of extraordinary imagination…truly a next-generation phenomenon.” Stephen Aron, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
For tickets, visit www.guitarsocietyso.org
This project is supported in part by Creative West and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Strength and Balance for Active Agers
2024-11-09 09:00 - 10:00 | Ashland Senior Center, 1699 Homes Avenue, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
This small group personal training program is designed for groups of 8-10, offering the benefits of personal training in a group setting.
All fitness levels welcome, though you will need to be able to get up and down from the floor without assistance. A combination of weight training, balance exercises and some cardio with functional lifelong wellness in mind. Benefits include prevention of osteoporosis by stimulating the growth of muscle and bone, mental and emotional health, improved immune system, and most importantly lower risk of falls, metabolic diseases and cognitive decline.
