Community Calendar

Come make art with us after school!

If you are a 1st-5th grader and you love making art, come join us at Art Presence every Thursday and Friday from 3:00-4:00.

Winter Club:

Thursdays

January 8th - March 19th

Fridays

January 9th - March 20th

Spring Club:

Thursday

April 2nd - May 28th

Friday

April 3rd - May 29th

Register now, as enrollment is limited to 15 students per unit. We are pleased to offer a low enrollment fee of $10 per unit. See you after school!

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Take some time out of your Thursday to listen to music in the library. Musicians from Rogue Valley Symphony will fill the main floor of the library with beautiful music. Enjoy it in passing or sit for a while and listen.

This series is presented in partnership with Rogue Valley Symphony.

We are a Zen practice community in the Diamond Sangha lineage founded by Robert Aitken Rōshi. We provide zazen(meditation) instruction, weekly zazen, practice talks, Dharma discussions and more.

Thursday January 8th 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Join Rhiannon Theurer, local psychotherapist and author of The Neurodivergence Workbook for Teens, for a discussion on neurodivergence. More and more people are exploring this empowering framework to better understand how their brains and bodies work. But understanding that you are neurodivergent is only the first step. How do you cope in a world that can be both too much and too little for your senses and emotions? How do you affirm yourself in a world that is often not supportive? Rhiannon’s new workbook draws upon Dialectical Behavior Therapy to offer concrete tools to help teens embrace their neurodivergence, handle difficult emotions, and improve relationships with others — while creating a life that is meaningful for you, on your own terms. The workbook is also useful for parents, teachers, and clinicians who want to better understand neurodivergence.
Rhiannon is a neurodivergent licensed marriage and family therapist who has worked with teens and adults in a variety of settings, from crisis work to schools. She runs a private therapy practice in Ashland.

All are welcome to experience the joy of folk dancing, and enjoy wonderful live music this Friday in North bend. The North Bend Public Library, in partnership with the South Coast Folk Society, invites everyone to join the fun starting at 6:00 Friday evening, January 9th, in their Activity Room. This is the first in a series, so you don’t want to miss it. Folk Dance Night at the Library will be a regular monthly offering every second Friday at 6:00.

This free, social gathering is open to new and experienced dancers. Dance to live music from around the world played by skilled local musicians. Beautiful, beginner-friendly dances will be taught throughout the evening. They are fun to do, and easy to learn. If you can walk, you can folk dance, and folk dancing is so much more fun. Don’t be shy, give it a try.

There’s plenty of room for dancing in the spacious, newly remodeled, North Bend Library Activity Room. And, there is room to sit and enjoy live music when you take a moment to rest. Plus there will be refreshments available during the band break.
This is an alcohol-free and fragrance-free public event. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For more information about the classes, call Paul Poresky at 541-404-8267.

An inspiring and thought-provoking staged reading of the Climate Monologues performed by local Rogue Valley talent!
Local Rogue Valley performs the Rogue Valley premiere of the Climate Monologues, a series of interviews compiled by playwright Sharon Abreu

Detailing the effects & impacts of the climate crisis on a level most personal yet with a slice of hope

Jan 9 & 10 at the Bellview Grange, Doors open at 7:00 pm

$25 General Admission

This is a featured artist event benefit for Southern Oregon Climate Action Now

Avram Sacks, Ashland resident and advocate of justice for the Palestinians, recently returned from three weeks with Palestinian olive farmers on the West Bank. He will share his experiences of violence by Israeli settlers and oppression by the occupying military forces.

Ashland resident Avram Sacks recently returned from helping with the olive harvest on the West Bank. He will report on his first-hand witness of Israeli settler violence and military oppression of the Palestinians.

Ashland Scout Troop 112’s 40th Annual Christmas Tree-Cycling Day is Saturday, January 10th. Please have your trees at the curb in front of your house for pick up by Friday evening, January 9th. (This service is for the City of Ashland only)

Troop 112 and its charter organization, the Ashland Lions Club, as well as the Ashland Kiwanis Club, will collect trees to be chipped by the Ashland Parks Department crew and used as mulch in Ashland city parks. Donations for this service help to send our Scouts to summer camp; checks should be made out to Troop 112 (P.O. Box 839, Ashland, OR).

This project benefits the citizens of Ashland, the Scouts of Troop 112, and the environment. The scouts are able to perform a service and the community is invited to support the scouts. Additionally, turning thousands of trees into mulch enhances our parks while sparing our landfills. Thank you to Recology and All in One Rentals for their support to help make this project run smoothly.

For further updates, please visit www.troop112.com.