Community Calendar

Rogue Valley Growers and Crafters Market is a richly woven tapestry of farmers, ranchers, crafters, food processors, board and staff dedicated to the land at-large and our beautiful valley community in particular.

We're dedicated to putting our utmost effort and passion into the soil and food that sustains you. Through hard work and innovative practices, we strive to provide the best. During the outdoor season, we host up to three markets a week for the best access to the incredible bounty our bioregion has to offer.

Tuesday Ashland Market, March 4th-November 25th
ScienceWorks*
8:30a-1:30p

Rogue Valley Growers and Crafters Market is a richly woven tapestry of farmers, ranchers, crafters, food processors, board and staff dedicated to the land at-large and our beautiful valley community in particular.

We're dedicated to putting our utmost effort and passion into the soil and food that sustains you. Through hard work and innovative practices, we strive to provide the best. During the outdoor season, we host up to three markets a week for the best access to the incredible bounty our bioregion has to offer.

The Schneider Museum of Art presents two new exhibitions, "Underdone Potato: Michelle Grabner" and "Hello Hello Hello" on view through August 9, 2025. Grabner’s solo show features paintings, sculpture, and installation that explore domesticity, labor, and materiality with intricate, everyday-inspired designs. Hello Hello Hello, curated by Grabner, is a group exhibition centered on communication and repetition across diverse media.

Museum Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm
Admission: Free, $5 suggested donation
Closed: Thursday, June 19 and Friday, July 4

The award-winning Oregon State University Land Steward training helps landowners learn about their property and develop a management plan. This 11-week program covers critical topics like wildfire risk reduction, forests, soil health, wildlife, habitat, pasture management, stream care, water capture and distribution, and much more.

June Exhibition at ART ON FIRST: Emotionally Charged Narrative Paintings - Carol Aust

Monday, June 2 - Monday, June 30, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: Friday, June 6, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Currently featured at ART on FIRST are emotionally charged narrative paintings by Carol Aust. Carol's compositions are filled with intense emotional stories infused with mysterious tension and secrecy. She often places her figures in precarious environments where anything could happen. Sometimes celebratory, sometimes lonely and disturbing, her paintings express a wide range of human desire and yearning. Carol’s artwork consistently features strong and vibrant colors along with figures that are both engaging and vulnerable.

For more information, please visit www.artandfirstashland.com.

We noticed that a lot of places in Ashland do something cool for First Friday. So, sure, we'll be followers this time.

We're calling it First Friday Flights! Or maybe we're calling it the Empanada Throwdown!

Either way, it's a music, food, and wine event that you should definitely join! Here's the deal:

Freshly made local empanadas from Caba Empanadas
Lovely fall wines from Resistance Wine Co (that's us!)

You could pretty much hang out all day if you want. But if you just want to pop in for a few empanadas/pours, you could have plenty of time left to visit all the other galleries.

Also, we have some art so you don't just have to look at that weird friend you invited... But, still, bring your friends.

$20.00 Wine tastings + whatever an empanada cost in 2025.

Take time to nurture your creativity. In this four-session series, we will explore ways to use writing for self-expression, create short pieces of writing based on weekly themes, and incorporate other types of artistic practices into our writing.

No writing experience is necessary - just an interest in being creative in a fun, supportive environment!

Tuesdays, May 13 and 27; June 3 and 10, 2025

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Hummingbird Estate

1677 Old Stage Road

Central Point, OR

Cost: $100. Limited scholarships available. If you are unable to attend a session, I will send you the materials and we can schedule a time to meet online to go through the writing and art practices.

To register, contact Michelle St. Romain Wilson, michelle.st.romain.wilson@gmail.com.

Have you ever discussed with family and friends how to escape utility price hikes by going solar? Not everyone can quickly throw a few solar panels on their roof and join the burgeoning community of solar-powered homes. Going solar doesn’t require leaving the grid; many solar-powered homes remain grid-tied so folks can use the grid source when the sun isn’t shining but can vastly reduce their consumption of grid power and suffering its ever-increasing cost.
Nicole Maticic, Program Manager with Solar Oregon will join us at our June 24th open public meeting to help us understand how solar energy and battery systems work and share information about incentives for reducing our dependence on the utilities. The meeting will be from 6:00 – 7:30 pm on Tuesday June 24th at the Medford Public Library, 205 S. Central Avenue, Medford.
This monthly program is consistent with SOCAN’s interest in encouraging Southern Oregonians to electrify their lives as much as possible. Nicole will be joined by energy industry professionals, along with local enterprises and non-profits that support homeowners in solarizing and electrifying their homes. The program will answer Southern Oregonians’ questions about the advantages and disadvantages of solarizing as well the financial aspects of reducing grid consumption of electricity including finding incentives.

Have you ever discussed with family and friends how to escape utility price hikes by going solar? Not everyone can quickly throw a few solar panels on their roof and join the burgeoning community of solar-powered homes. Going solar doesn’t require leaving the grid; many solar-powered homes remain grid-tied so folks can use the grid source when the sun isn’t shining but can vastly reduce their consumption of grid power and suffering its ever-increasing cost.
Nicole Maticic, Program Manager with Solar Oregon will join us at our June 24th open public meeting to help us understand how solar energy and battery systems work and share information about incentives for reducing our dependence on the utilities. The meeting will be from 6:00 – 7:30 pm on Tuesday June 24th at the Medford Public Library, 205 S. Central Avenue, Medford.
This monthly program is consistent with SOCAN’s interest in encouraging Southern Oregonians to electrify their lives as much as possible. Nicole will be joined by energy industry professionals, along with local enterprises and non-profits that support homeowners in solarizing and electrifying their homes. The program will answer Southern Oregonians’ questions about the advantages and disadvantages of solarizing as well the financial aspects of reducing grid consumption of electricity including finding incentives.

We'll explore insights of Dr. Brene Brown through short video clips from her renowned talks on vulnerabiity and human connection. Brown shares profound insight from her research that launched her into a personal journey to understand herself more deeply and uncover the nature of human connection itself.

Followed with open, engagin discussions to reflect about what it means to empathize, belong and love, often precipitating real "aha" moments.