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

Join us for the Fall Choirs Concert featuring the Southern Oregon University Chamber and Concert Choirs at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11 at the SOU Music Recital Hall. Directed by Jerron Jorgensen. Free livestream available: https://youtube.com/live/ZWzAlBC7bE0?feature=share Tickets are $15/general public, $10/seniors, free for SOU students, faculty, and staff. Accommodations available! Accessible seating and listening devices

There will be a public menorah lighting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 at Riverside Park's Waterfront Pavilion in Grants Pass. The lighting will commemorate the sixth night of Chanukah, and will feature local dignitaries, music, latkes and donuts for sale, a gift shop, and more. Security will be present. Visit chabadofashland.org/Chanukah2023 for more information.

Is “evil” winning the battle? Is unfathomable corruption here to stay? Or is “the arc of the moral universe” bending toward justice? We are entering an era marked by economic collapse, genocidal wars, climate catastrophe, and planned epidemics. What sort of God, if there is one, allows such extremes of tragic suffering and cataclysmic destruction?

Clarence Meeker was a Medford product through and through. Coming to Southern Oregon in the 1890s at the age of 12, he graduated from the city’s first high school and became a prominent downtown merchant. A natural leader and civic booster, he also served two terms as a city councilman, and as Medford’s wartime mayor.

The Sculpture/4D Collective is an ever rotating group of artists focused around the Southern Oregon University Sculpture Program in the DeBoer Sculpture Building. We are interested in making experimental artworks that take up physical and/or time-based space. Overall, these student artists have been encouraged to joyfully hone technical and aesthetic skills to communicate big ideas

There will be a Hanukkah party at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at Chabad, 1474 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. The event will feature games, music, and the lighting of the menorah. Authentic New York pastrami and corn beef sandwiches will be served with latkes, donuts, Matzah Ball Soup, and kugel. Advance registration is required. Security will

The Guitar Society of Southern Oregon meets from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the beautiful tasting room of Paschal Winery in Talent. The gatherings are open to the public, and all are welcome. They start with a set of music by volunteer performers, followed by an intermission to

Unity Community of Ashland is offering a joyful Christmas Caroling Sing-Along to the Ashland community at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Havurah, 185 N. Mountain Ave. Join us as we “sing in the season” with a festive evening of song and music. Add your voice to all your holiday favorites and experience this

Experimental singer-songwriter Ora Cogan will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at Elder Apothecary, 5 N. Main St., Ashland. Cogan's music offerings are described as "smoky psychedelic gothic country, post-punk, groove, psych rock & traditional balladry." Tickets cost $15 per person. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Visit https://elderapothecary.love/products/untitled-aug24_18-05 for more information.

Embark on a winter adventure! Join BLM interpretive rangers on a snowshoe hike through the enchanting old-growth conifer forest at Hyatt Lake Recreation Area. Suitable for ages 12 and up, these Saturday excursions offer a unique opportunity to explore the biodiversity of a stunning winter landscape. Rangers will interpret winter adaptations of plants and animals,

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

Bring your kids down to the Ashland Elks Lodge to meet Santa and have some FUN! Dec. 16, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Meet Santa from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, in the alley at Northwest Nature Shop. Enjoy face painting, live music and hot cider. All activities are free.

Ashland's annual First Frost community skating event will be held 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink, 95 Winburn Way, Ashland. The event is a special night to enjoy ice skating fun with friends and loved ones in beautiful Lithia Park. Th evening will kick of with figure

At Hanukkah, the menorah holds nine candles. But there are only eight nights. The ninth candle is the shamash and is the candle used to light the others. We will explore stories and lessons of the shamash candle and what it might teach us. "The Shamash lights the other candles. Be the Shamash." - Rabbi

The Ashland Christmas Bird Count will take place on Sunday, Dec. 17. The count circle is centered at the northwest corner of Emigrant Lake, including both the northeastern slopes of Mount Ashland and the western slopes of the Cascades (as far east as Little Hyatt Lake).

The Annual Abundance Swap will be held 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Old Historic Armory, 208 Oak St., Ashland. Event organizers created the Abundance Swap in 2001 as "an alternative to the consumption frenzy that leads up to Christmas," according to a news release. More information is available at https://abundanceswap.org/. Attendees

Many people are uncertain what is meant by the term “humanism." Some may think of psychological or perhaps literary, cultural or renaissance humanism. Others consider humanitarian aid services, while still others may dread a “godless” amoral humanism or even imagine a diabolical or pernicious humanism. Nonetheless, there are philosophical, ethical, religious and Christian humanists worldwide.

The 60-voice Southern Oregon Repertory Singers will perform their annual holiday concert, “In Time of Softest Snow” on at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17 in the SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. As is their custom, Repertory Singers will perform a variety of musical styles