Community Calendar

Instructor is on hiatus for the month of September 2026 but will resume classes October 1.

Experienced students are the focus of this ongoing class but beginners may join after contacting the instructor. Tai Chi and Qi Gong are calming practices that incorporate slow movement, breathwork, visualization, and meditation. Consistent practice fosters improved balance, body alignment, coordination, and overall sense of well-being. Tai Chi students will also practice the Qi Gong. To determine if you are ready for this level placement, please contact instructor Carolyn Wolf prior to attending at carwolf@sonic.net.

Instructors Bio: “I have been a certified Tai Chi Practice Leader (from the Institute of Integral Qi Gong and Tai Chi) since 2015 and have been leading classes locally since then. I enjoy sharing all the practice has to offer; relaxation, increased body awareness, improved balance, meditation techniques, and overall improved well-being.”

Please note: The instructor schedule may change at times. Updates will be posted on the Jacksonville Community Center website:
www.jacksonvillecommunitycenter.org/programs

Join us for a three-part, hands-on workshop series exploring practical, ecological approaches to farming and landscape restoration without herbicides. Through field demonstrations, restoration site tours, and collaborative learning, participants will gain tools and knowledge to support healthy, resilient landscapes.

This workshop will showcase some of the key restoration projects at the Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve: demonstrating six years of working toward restoring native First Foods, pollinator and grassland habitat. In this part 3 of 3, we’ll discuss practical, herbicide-free restoration techniques and Pollinator habitat and gain hands on experience with preparing and seeding native grasses and forbs.

In partnership with Cultivate Oregon, Jackson County Soil and Water and supported by Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education.

Join the Schneider Museum of Art for “Eons: Unraveling Time,” an exhibition curated by Maria de Los Angeles featuring the work of eleven artists exploring our complex relationship with time. Through painting, sculpture, photography, installation, printmaking, textiles, and video, the exhibition considers time through memory, history, mythology, labor, tradition, and imagination, inviting visitors to slow down, look closely, and consider how the past continues to shape the present. This exhibition will be on view through March 13, 2027.

Featured artists: Ryan Bonilla, Cody Bustamante, Laurel Bustamante, MK Guth, Maria de Los Angeles, Charlene Liu & Isami Ching, Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), Gerry Snyder, Alex Valentine, and William Warden.

Admission is always free, with a suggested $5 donation. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free docent-led tours are offered every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. For more information, contact sma@sou.edu or 541-552-8248.

The museum will be closed:
November 11
Veterans Day

November 23 – 28
Thanksgiving Break

December 12 – January 3
Winter Break

Do you love knitting, painting, papermaking, or collage, but miss having a community to share it with others? Crafting alone at home is wonderful, but creating together brings a whole new layer of joy, inspiration, and friendship. Whether you’re looking for fresh ideas, trying to clear out a mountain of extra supplies, or simply want a welcoming environment to work on your favorite hobby on a weekday afternoon, JCC’s monthly DROP-IN Art À La Carte with Fabric Artist Carol Jones is your space to thrive. This is an open, harmonious gathering where crafters of all skill levels (from complete beginners to seasoned experts) come together to work, chat, and collaborate if they choose. OR, join Carol to learn a new craft.

Carol will lead a craft and participants can choose to participate in her demo craft/art project or work independently on their own crafting project. This DROP-IN is Free with welcomed donations of $5 or more to support JCC!

Got extra tools, yarn, fabric, or paper taking up space at home? Bring your gently used materials to use, share with others, trade for something new, or possibly donate directly to the community center. Reclaim your afternoon, meet fellow local makers, and enjoy doing what you love in good company.

Meet Your Instructor:
Carol moved to Medford from Bandon, OR 2020. Prior to that she lived in Sonoma and Marin Counties, CA after emigrating from the United Kingdom. Over the years, Carol has been a weaver and spinner in addition to exploring mediums such as paper making from natural plants; making marbleized and paste papers; various forms of basketry – including making vessels and wall hangings from dried bullwhip kelp; encaustics; oil and cold wax paintings and collage. She is always eager to learn new ways to create art and has enjoyed going to various art workshops in Oregon and California. Her latest passion is eco-printing/eco dyeing, which is a contemporary application of the traditions of natural dyeing. In eco printing or dyeing, plants are enclosed in textiles or paper, bundled by winding over rods or stacked on tiles in layers and then steamed or immersed in hot water to extract the pigments and produce a print made with plant dyes. Using these techniques, Carol produces eco-printed and naturally dyed silk scarves, wall hangings, greeting cards and collages Carol enjoys sharing her artful skills with others and has taught most of the above techniques in Bandon, Phoenix, OR and Portland.

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.

American Legion Grants Pass Auxiliary Unit 28 is having a Free Veteran Meal on Thursday
Oct 22nd
206 NW F St, Grants Pass
Free Veteran Meal. Serving from 3-5pm. Serving Sloppy Joes
RSVP by Wed before the meal by calling 541-474-6400
Beverages are available for purchase. Donations are welcome.
Grants Pass Auxiliary received donated funds to host this dinner
Proceeds benefit the American Legion Grants Pass Unit 28 Auxiliary Programs

Author, archaeologist and historian, Jeff LaLande, will share the study of this fascinating and insightful political movement in the 1930s southern Oregon. The Jackson County Rebellion explores a dramatic if little-known populist insurgency that captured national attention as it played out in rural Oregon. LaLande traces the rebellion’s roots back to the area’s tradition of protest, including the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s, then focuses on Jackson County’s politics of upheaval during the worst days of the Great Depression. The broad strokes of the episode may be familiar to contemporary readers, with demagogues fanning rage and relentlessly accusing an elite of corruption and conspiracy.

This program is sponsored in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.

Presenter Bio: Jeffery Max LaLande was concurrently adjunct professor of history at Southern Oregon University and archaeologist for the US Forest Service for thirty years. He has published two books and numerous articles on the history of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

The Ashland Community Health Foundation hosts a free screening of No Country for Mothers, a documentary investigation into the lies diving American mothers and the movement to bring them back together.

Seating is limited so please register via the provided link.

This event is not sponsored or endorsed by the Ashland Library.

American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 located at 206 NW F St @ 5th St, is having 9-Ball Tournaments every Monday and Thursday at 7:00pm. Standard rules, with a $5.00 buy in for 5 rounds.

There will be food and drinks available for sale.

For questions call 541-474-6400 Monday-Saturday 2:00pm-6:00pm.

Proceeds go for Grants Pass Post 28 American Legion Veteran Programs

Naturopath physician Mikinzie Smoot will lead adults in strength-building exercises – incorporating weights, weight bars and step platforms.

Book directly with instructor for this one-hour class – offered weekly on Wednesday at 8-9am and Fridays 8:15-9:15am.

For registration and payment: https://www.jvillefitness.com For information call: 541-621-1883 or email: drsmootmedspa@gmail.com