Community Calendar

Artists of any media are encouraged to apply for the Bolan Mountain Artist in Residence Program, offered by the Siskiyou Crest Coalition. Applications are being accepted NOW through October 31, 2026. Apply for a 5-day retreat in a historic Fire Lookout, June 25-29, 2027. The selected artist will experience 360-degree views of the Siskiyou Mountains, dark skies at night, wild flowers, butterflies, bees, snow-capped mountains. Time for reflection and artistic generation. Find out more and apply today.

https://siskiyoucrestcoalition.org/siskiyou-crest-artist-in-residence-program/

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

Dual-resident painter and San Francisco Art Institute alum Patricia Schaefer- Robbins will debut a concurrent solo exhibitions at Nous Restaurant.

The exhibition brings a unique global perspective to Ashland’s art scene. Splitting time between
studios in Ashland and London, England, Schaefer-Robbins uses oil and acrylic to weave together
botanical themes, still life, pagan traditions, and ancient lore.

At Nous Restaurant, visitors will get an exclusive look at mythical and ritualistic works, including
"Offering," and pieces from an ambitious new series of larger-scale panels exploring goddess
mythology, such as "Court of the Autumn Equinox" and "Song of the Green Woods."

Each Class from 10:30-Noon, followed by Help and Practice Session 1:00-3:00 pm

Monday: Into to Genealogy, Tuesday: Organizing your Files, Wednesday: Researching with Ancestry, Thursday: Researching with FamilySearch, Friday: US Census, Saturday: Using the News to Discover Family Events
All classes are FREE but please register the day prior to each class
See our website rvgslibrary.org for more information

Hear the story of how the Vesper Meadow vision of community-powered restoration was built and then evolved through partnership with Tribal people and Indigenous perspectives. Learn about the two-eyed seeing and the movement to bridge land managers with the Tribal people who call Southern Oregon their ancestral home. Jeanine and Stasie seek to provide inspiration for landowners by infusing discussion about Indigenous worldview, some hard truths, and a vision for healing both land and human communities together.

Participants will be treated to a tour of the scenic Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve and witness the effects of seven years and ongoing restoration for Latgawa Creek and the native-plant community. In the spirit of reciprocity, will have a chance to connect with the land through seasonal stewardship practices.

Instructor Biographies

Jeanine Moy: As a naturalist, educator, creative, activist, and backcountry adventurer, she draws on a diverse background as the Founder/Director of Vesper Meadow. She graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Applied Ecology, and from SOU with an M.S. in Environmental Education. She is grateful for the ongoing learning experiences of the local land and community.

Stasie Maxwell: As Indigenous Partnership Programs Manager at Vesper Meadow, she weaves experiences growing up in the Southern Oregon intertribal Native community, facilitating wellness programs, and serving as a board member for the Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Upper Willamette Stewardship Council, and Southern Oregon Land Conservancy. Stasie graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Native Studies from SOU.

This class will be offered in two parts: Zoom presentation, Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6-8 pm, and field trip to Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve near Ashland, OR Saturday, October 3, 2026, 9:30am-1 pm.

Thursday October 1st 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Enter a forest of poems about patience, grace, and wonder. About discovering the code of abiding life already within us. When We Become Trees cultivates the tension of becoming: rooting down while reaching up and trying to see heaven on earth—trying to find the divine even among the rocks around us. This is a book for those who, like trees, are willing to grow “ring-slow but steady.”

Anna Elkins is a poet and painter. She earned a BA in art and English, an MFA in poetry, and a Fulbright Fellowship to write in Germany. She has written, painted, and taught on six continents, exhibiting paintings and publishing books along the way, including her poetry collection, Hope of Stones, which won an Oregon Book Award. Anna now lives in a small town on a big river with her husband and many trees. For more, visit: annaelkins.com.

Painter and writer Jacalyn McNamara has worked as a freelance journalist, college writing teacher, and manager of California’s oldest art center, always attending to the poetry and music woven through the world. Her poems move through the personal, cultural, historical, and mythological, exploring thin places where spirits slip through and territories that are unstable or paradoxical. Her work has appeared in Clackamas Literary Review, Midwest Poetry Review, Jefferson Journal, and elsewhere. Most recently, she has been writing poems to accompany artist Betty LaDuke’s Turtle Wisdom exhibit.

Siskiyou Music Project welcomes back jazz flutist Holly Hofmann and pianist Randy Porter for an evening of jazz duets at the Grizzly Peak Performance Space. This will be Holly’s first performance for us since the passing of her husband, the wonderful pianist Mike Wofford.
Randy Porter is well known to our audience and has played here a number of times over the years both as a leader and backing up other artists. They will both be performing at the Oregon Coast Jazz Festival that weekend and have agreed to stop in for a quick visit before heading to Newport. If you haven’t been to the festival in Newport before, it’s really worth attending. This year will be a tribute to the great Ken Peplowski who was the artistic director the festival. Ken passed away this past January while performing on the Jazz Cruise. He will be greatly missed.
For more information on Holly and Randy, please visit their websites at https://www.hollyhofmann.com/, https://www.randyporter.com/.

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

Join Lori Grable for a Beginning Yoga class! This class is open to anyone who is interested in trying out yoga for the first time or wants a refresher yoga class after a layoff. Come with comfortable clothes, a yoga mat and water bottle. New students can arrive at 10:15.

Instructor Bio: Lori began her yoga journey in 2000 as a student at the Santa Barbara Yoga Center. She was drawn to the practice because it helped her to reconnect with her most authentic self while making her stronger and more open, physically and mentally. Her passion for yoga grew stronger as she traveled around the United States during the summer of 2003, practicing at many studios along the way. After settling in Pittsburgh, PA, she completed her teacher training and began teaching in 2006.

Today, Lori is an E-RYT 500 and teaches Vinyasa-based classes. She is influenced by the philosophy and alignment principles of Anusara Yoga. As a triathlete, Lori has an interest in yoga for athletes and has taught many workshops on the topic. She has a passion for the outdoors and has taught yoga in parks, vineyards, and backyards. Lori appreciates the healing and restorative qualities of yoga and has also worked with students who are recovering from illness, rehabilitating injuries, pregnant, or elderly.