Week of Events
Monday, July 15, 2024
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July 15, 2024 -PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
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July 15, 2024 -Intermediate Tai Chi for Older Adults
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July 15, 2024 -Gentle Yoga for Older Adults
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July 15, 2024 -Line dancing for older adults
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July 15, 2024 -Barry Vitcov and Jennifer Rood read their Poetry
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July 15, 2024 -“We Are Guardians” screening
PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
Southern Oregon University’s Schneider Museum of Art (SMA) is thrilled to announce its summer exhibition, "PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak." The exhibition will open at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, and will be on view through August 10, 2024. About the Exhibition: The act of pacing involves moving forward
Intermediate Tai Chi for Older Adults
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
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
Line dancing for older adults
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
Barry Vitcov and Jennifer Rood read their Poetry
Jennifer Rood has been writing poems and stories since first grade, when her teacher would set aside time for her to read her work to the class. After bringing her love of learning and literature to thousands of students over 30 years of teaching in Grants Pass schools, she retired last summer in order to
“We Are Guardians” screening
The acclaimed film "We Are Guardians," which details activism in the rainforest, will be screened 7 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, July 15, at the Varsity Theatre, 166 E Main St., Ashland. Southern Oregon Pachamama Alliance will co-host the screening, which takes viewers to the heart of the Brazilian Amazon and the fight to protect it.
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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July 16, 2024 -PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
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July 16, 2024 -Cozy Crafts & Parallel Play at the Ashland Library
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July 16, 2024 -Discovering the Powers of Thought by Alex Crenshaw
PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
Southern Oregon University’s Schneider Museum of Art (SMA) is thrilled to announce its summer exhibition, "PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak." The exhibition will open at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, and will be on view through August 10, 2024. About the Exhibition: The act of pacing involves moving forward
Cozy Crafts & Parallel Play at the Ashland Library
Do you enjoy being around creative people but not so much the social aspects of a crafting group? Come down to the Gresham Room to work on your own latest creative endeavor, with no pressure to interact and be social. Don't have a project at this time? No problem! We will also have supplies and instructions available for
Discovering the Powers of Thought by Alex Crenshaw
Every one of our thoughts is pregnant with the power of the spirit which brought it into being; that power is constantly at work. Knowing this, each one of you has the possibility of becoming a benefactor of mankind; by projecting your thoughts into the farthest reaches of space, you can send out messages of
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
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July 17, 2024 -PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
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July 17, 2024 -Wednesday Open Meditation
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July 17, 2024 -Parkinson’s Support Group
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July 17, 2024 -Animal Vision and Eye Health
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July 17, 2024 -Nuclear Power: Unaffordable at any size
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July 17, 2024 -The Dark Room: A Memoir of Triumph will be discussed by the author – Claudia Chotzen
PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
Southern Oregon University’s Schneider Museum of Art (SMA) is thrilled to announce its summer exhibition, "PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak." The exhibition will open at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, and will be on view through August 10, 2024. About the Exhibition: The act of pacing involves moving forward
Wednesday Open Meditation
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.
Parkinson’s Support Group
No matter where you are in your Parkinson's journey, you are welcome to attend the Ashland Parkinson's Support Group! This group is open to people with Parkinson's, care partners, family, and friends. It is a space to connect, share, and learn. The group meets once a month on the third Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. If
Animal Vision and Eye Health
Did you know sloth eyes turn the world right side up for them while they hang upside-down from the trees; that some birds who look plain to us look technicolor to each other; that flowers frequently look like bullseyes to bee eyes? Come join us in learning from Dr. Cassandra Bliss, a local veterinary ophthalmologist
Nuclear Power: Unaffordable at any size
Misinformation and disinformation have been the hallmarks of the fossil fuel corporate campaign to undermine climate science and thwart action on climate change. The nuclear industry is not far behind as it constantly tries desperately to sell itself as a viable, if not essential, component of a low greenhouse gas emissions solution to the climate
The Dark Room: A Memoir of Triumph will be discussed by the author – Claudia Chotzen
The Dark Room weaves a complex family tapestry, the author’s personal experience growing up in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s as one of eight children of parents who fled Nazi Germany separately, met and married quickly, then re-started their lives as Americans in Seattle. Her mother juggled raising her eight children with her career as
Thursday, July 18, 2024
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July 18, 2024 -PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
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July 18, 2024 -USDA Zone Changes: Gardening for Today in Our Changing World
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July 18, 2024 -ASHLAND CITY BAND CONCERTS
PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
Southern Oregon University’s Schneider Museum of Art (SMA) is thrilled to announce its summer exhibition, "PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak." The exhibition will open at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, and will be on view through August 10, 2024. About the Exhibition: The act of pacing involves moving forward
USDA Zone Changes: Gardening for Today in Our Changing World
For the first time in over a decade, the growing zones for the entire United States have been reconfigured. Join us to discuss what this means now for best practices in gardening and growing plants in the Rogue Valley and beyond. Classically trained at the UCLA Landscape Architecture program, presenter Lucretia Weems is a Jackson
ASHLAND CITY BAND CONCERTS
The Ashland City Band presents free concerts every Thursday evening at 7:00 pm, at Butler Bandshell in Ashland's Lithia park. Pre-concert music by small ensembles begins at 6:15 pm.
Friday, July 19, 2024
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July 19, 2024 -PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
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July 19, 2024 -Friday Talk – Building the Buzzway: Butterflies from the Valley to the Monument
PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak
Southern Oregon University’s Schneider Museum of Art (SMA) is thrilled to announce its summer exhibition, "PACING: Photographs by Dru Donovan, Melanie Flood, and Tarrah Krajnak." The exhibition will open at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, and will be on view through August 10, 2024. About the Exhibition: The act of pacing involves moving forward
Friday Talk – Building the Buzzway: Butterflies from the Valley to the Monument
Could a butterfly fly from Grants Pass to Hyatt Lake and find (enough) nectar-rich flowering plants all along the way? Could that same butterfly locate enough of the native plants her babies (aka caterpillars) need to eat? The caterpillars of most butterflies (and moths) are 'host specific', meaning they can eat only a specific one
Saturday, July 20, 2024
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July 20, 2024 -Saturday Hike – Building the Buzzway: Butterflies from the Valley to the Monument
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July 20, 2024 -Lithia Park Guided Walks
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July 20, 2024 -FREE Family Day at the Schneider Museum of Art
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July 20, 2024 -Rogue Valley Genealogy Society Open House
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July 20, 2024 -Tour of Buddhist Temple
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July 20, 2024 -Central Point Woodcarvers
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July 20, 2024 -Come Play (and Learn) with OSF
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July 20, 2024 -Everybody’s Out
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July 20, 2024 -Southern Oregon Pride
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July 20, 2024 -SOU Students present “Stanza to Stage” bringing poetry to life at OSF Green Show
Saturday Hike – Building the Buzzway: Butterflies from the Valley to the Monument
Could a butterfly fly from Grants Pass to Hyatt Lake and find (enough) nectar-rich flowering plants all along the way? Could that same butterfly locate enough of the native plants her babies (aka caterpillars) need to eat? The caterpillars of most butterflies (and moths) are 'host specific', meaning they can eat only a specific one
Lithia Park Guided Walks
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
FREE Family Day at the Schneider Museum of Art
Participate in hands-on arts and exploration activities to engage with the works on view at SMA. CYANOTYPES Join us and make sun prints (cyanotypes) in the courtyard of the Schneider Museum, inspired by artist Tarrah Krajnak’s work with photographic negatives. See her work and learn more about her process by visiting our current exhibit Join
Rogue Valley Genealogy Society Open House
Enjoy our Open House while Celebrating Your Ancestors’ Search for Freedom. Learn about the varied reasons they left their homelands for the often-treacherous journey across land and seas to America. Watch our PowerPoint Presentation explore their lives in the old country and discover their motivations for making the oftentimes difficult journey to their new homelands.
Tour of Buddhist Temple
All are welcome to attend a public tour of Tashi Choling Center for Buddhist Studies, a traditional Tibetan Buddhist temple. We are located in the Colestin Valley, 40 minutes from Ashland. See our traditional art and architecture, learn our story, and enjoy our peaceful grounds. Bring a sack lunch if you would like to linger
Central Point Woodcarvers
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
Come Play (and Learn) with OSF
The Education and Engagement Department at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is excited to share one of their 2024 Season workshops with you! We’ll get on our feet and work together to unpack Shakespeare’s text. For fans of Love’s Labor’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing, we’re working on text you’ll recognize! This workshop is great
Everybody’s Out
Everybody’s Out, DJ & Dance Party, Fundraiser for SOPride Games | Shibari Act | Silent Auction | Hors d’Oeuvres | Cash Bar | 18+ Ashland Hills Hotel, 2525 Ashland St, Ashland, OR 97520, USA Tickets online from $30; Student tickets $20 @ As You Like It, 383 E. Main St.
Southern Oregon Pride
Fundraiser for SOPride at Ashland Hills Hotel and Suites. Dancing, DJ, Games, Cash Bar and hosted hors d'oeuvres. All money raised will go towards the Pride Parade in October and all Pride events.
SOU Students present “Stanza to Stage” bringing poetry to life at OSF Green Show
Join us for a FREE OSF Green Show Performance featuring Stanza to Stage on Saturday, July 20th at 6:45pm on the OSF Green Show Stage "On the Bricks" at 15 S. Pioneer Street in Ashland. Stanza to Stage is fun and bold physical theater through the lens of the poetic word. Fourteen students. One company.
Sunday, July 21, 2024
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July 21, 2024 -Sunday Service: The Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
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July 21, 2024 -South Mountain Friends Meeting
Sunday Service: The Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
Have you ever wondered what Muslims believe? Join us as Zahra Darr and her husband Taher Yahya tell us about Islam and what it means for them to be Muslim. Attend in person or watch live or recorded on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@roguevalleyunitarianuniver8871
South Mountain Friends Meeting
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