Community Calendar

Dip into Jacksonville history at your leisure! Want a quick sample? Then check out our daily Facebook and Instagram posts. Want an overview? Watch our new 30 minute video tour of Jacksonville. Want to dig deeper? Check out historic sites at our Walk through History Blog or learn about early settlers at Pioneer Profiles. Posts! Blogs! Video! It's Jacksonville's history at your fingertips right here at www.historicjacksonville.org!

The 19th annual Rogue Winterfest will commence with a live-streamed Virtual Gala and Grand Auction on Thursday, December 2nd, featuring over twenty stunningly decorated trees for guests to bid on. A magnificent gingerbread house made by GG Sugarplum’s Bakeshop will also be available to bid on during live auction! The fun will continue with the Virtual Silent Auction running from Thursday, December 2nd until Sunday, December 5th, where guests will find a wide array of items and experiences available to bid on while supporting mental health services in our community. Participation in the 2021 Virtual Rogue Winterfest is free for everyone to view with registration required. Visit our website https://roguewinterfest.org/ for more information on how to participate in this year’s virtual event!

Dip into Jacksonville history at your leisure! Want a quick sample? Then check out our daily Facebook and Instagram posts. Want an overview? Watch our new 30 minute video tour of Jacksonville. Want to dig deeper? Check out historic sites at our Walk through History Blog or learn about early settlers at Pioneer Profiles. Posts! Blogs! Video! It's Jacksonville's history at your fingertips right here at www.historicjacksonville.org!

Current Museum Hours: Tuesday through Thursday 10am to 4pm. The Schneider Museum of Art presents A Shrine for a Shrine, a solo exhibition by Corvallis, OR based artist Bruce Burris (October 5th through December 9th, 2021). A 2018 Hallie Ford Fellow in the Visual Arts, Burris is known for ornate, brightly colored text-based paintings, collages and assemblages that mirror, or moreover, place a lens on observations of class and philosophical divides. Burris’ work has been noted as ebullient, trippy and unruly. A selection of recent work will be installed in the museum’s Main and Heiter galleries. The exhibition will be accompanied by essays from Bean Gilsdorf and Patrick Collier to be published in a forthcoming catalog made possible by a generous grant from The Ford Family Foundation of Roseburg, OR. Burris will also present a curated exhibition by self-taught neurodiverse artists titled, We Take the Long Way in the museum’s Treehaven gallery. For more than forty-five years Burris has been an advocate for neurodiverse artists and has founded several art centers devoted to cultural equity.

Immerse yourself among life-size and larger sculptural installations of animals in motion. Sayaka Ganz was born in Yokohama, Japan, and grew up living in Japan, Brazil, and Hong Kong. Ganz utilizes reclaimed plastic objects like brush strokes which appear visibly unified at a distance though separate at close proximity. She describes her style as “3D impressionism.” Sculptures in this exhibition include recent work depicting animals in motion which are rich in color and energy that create an illusion of form. *** Open until 8 pm on the First Friday of each month. **

DART is a mobile tech van, library outreach vehicle, Wi-Fi hotspot, and computer lab all rolled into one! Visit DART at Hawthorne Park Every other Friday from 11:00am to 2:00pm DART's location will change regularly. Check this calendar or call your branch library for updates! The van is staffed by a Mobile Services Specialist who can help you sign up for a library card or use a laptop. Anyone within a 300-foot radius of DART can access its Wi-Fi for free. DART is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon, and from the Jackson County Library Foundation.

DART is a mobile tech van, library outreach vehicle, Wi-Fi hotspot, and computer lab all rolled into one! Visit DART at the Phoenix Talent Fire Relief Center, in The Shoppes at 24, exit 24 DART's location will change regularly. Check this calendar or call your branch library for updates! The van is staffed by a Mobile Services Specialist who can help you sign up for a library card or use a laptop. Anyone within a 300-foot radius of DART can access its Wi-Fi for free. DART is supported in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon, and from the Jackson County Library Foundation.

Save the date! Are you a book lover? At this special "sale" event you can take what--and however many--books you like, and leave a donation of your choice. You'll be helping the Friends of the Medford Library provide library programs and services for children, youth, and adults. We will have literally 10-15,000 books to choose from, including paperbacks, westerns, history, cookbooks, coffee table books, audiobooks, large print, gardening, biography, vintage books (in its own room), a limited number of childrens, and much more. *Sale hours:* Friday, December 3; 12 noon - 4:00 pm Saturday, December 4; 12 noon - 3:30 pm The sale is located in the large meeting room at the Medford Library downtown: 205 S. Central Avenue

The Jackson County Syringe Exchange Program (SEP) is part of a comprehensive public health approach, that is evidence-based, to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, and other bloodborne pathogens among people who use injection drugs, their families, and the larger community. On Friday events, we also offer HIV and Hepatitis-C test for no-cost. Services are anonymous and include: -Exchange used points for new points, 1 for 1 exchange -Safe injection supplies -Wound care supplies -Safer sex supplies -Risk reduction counseling -Referrals to medical care, HIV and STD testing and treatment, naloxone, mental health, alcohol and drug treatment, and medication assisted treatment -Naloxone kits are provided twice a month through HIV Alliance -Fentanyl Test Strips

American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 is having Prime Rib Dinner on the First Friday December 3rd Prime Rib Dinner Menu: Prime Rib, Baked Potato,Vegetable, Rolls and Dessert Friday, December 3rd, 4:30 pm – 7 pm. Price is $16 per meal, add $1 for to go. Please no Credit or Debt Cards. Due to social distancing you need to have a time reservation. Please (541) 474-6400, 2-6 pm, Monday-Saturday.Or stop by at 206 NW F St @ 5th St, Grants Pass  Additional Parking at the Growers Market parking lot. Proceeds going to our American Legion Veteran Programs