Community Calendar

Your family’s holiday festivities launch in the magical Silva Concert Hall with our retroglam Christmas in Toyland.
Kickstart the season with a sparkling, jazz-infused holiday escape for the whole family! Ballet Fantastique’s blockbuster Christmas in Toyland invites you into a whimsical storybook world—where candycanes twirl, toys magically come to life, and the holiday spirit is under threat from the not-so-sweet Barnaby Barnacle, Lord of Licorice.
Set to the nostalgic swing of Duke Ellington’s big band Nutcracker and other holiday jazz classics, this dazzling original production features the international artists of Ballet Fantastique, with narration by young dreamer Twyla and her whimsical Gramps.
Playful, heartwarming, visually enchanting, nostalgic and new—it’s your family’s favorite holiday tradition at the Hult Center!
“Must-see…ingeniously retro-glam…a festive dance extravaganza.”
— JAMUNA CHIARINI, OREGON ARTS WATCH

Music: DUKE ELLINGTON’S EPIC JAZZ NUTCRACKER, plus other holiday classics!

Showtimes — Hult Center: Sat, Nov. 29, 2025 — 7:30 PM, Sun, Nov 30, 2025 — 2:30 PM

Imagine West Texas in 1955. A struggling young widow and her three ranch hands are trying to come up with “Somethin’ Special for Christmas” for her young son with the help of his school teacher, while a nefarious neighbor is plotting how to buy her ranch.
This Generations Theater Company production is also a dinner theater catered by Smokin’ Gingers, a popular local food truck. The play opens in Junction City on November 28 and runs for two week-ends through Dec. 6, with evening and Saturday matinee shows.
ASL interpretation for the Deaf is provided at the Nov. 29 matinee and the Dec. 4 evening show.
Come have dinner, dessert, and show, or just dessert and show, or just show! It’s all fun. For ticket information visit Generations Theater Company’s website: jctheater.com, and click on “Events”.

Nominations are open for the Civic Contribution Award, which will be presented at State of the Community Luncheon this spring. This prestigious award honors a group or individual that has provided exceptional community service or made an important contribution to the Humboldt County community. Nomination DEADLINE is Dec. 5, 2025. Nomination form on League's website: my.lwv.org/california/humboldt-county
For more information contact Maggie Fleming at maggiefleming2018@gmail.com

Yoga classes for beginners and 50+
Stretching and breathwork

Enjoy the sights and sounds of holiday trains at the Rogue Valley Mall again this year from the Medford Garden Railroaders. This club from the Medford Railroad Park will showcase its holiday model railroad layout on the first floor of the Rogue Valley Mall, 1600 N. Riverside Ave., Medford, near the Kohl's department store. Trains will operate from Black Friday, Nov. 28, through Dec. 31 during mall hours. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. For more information, see facebook.com/Medfordrailroadpark.

The award-winning OSU 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.

The 2022 farmers market season opens in Siskiyou County Monday, May 16, from 3:30 to 6 pm on East Castle Street in downtown Mount Shasta. Mount Shasta Farmers’ Market is committed to providing a convenient way for community members to buy food directly from growers and producers in a beautiful outdoor setting with live music. An increasing variety of fresh produce, meats, plants, starts, baked goods, spring rolls, tamales, crafts and more will be available every Monday afternoon (except July 4th) until mid-October. MSFM is a Certified Farmers Market that offers free Market Match vouchers to spend on vegetables and fruit, up to $20 per market day, for CalFresh customers who purchase at least $20 in EBT tokens. The live music lineup this season will include Allison & Victor, RichieG, and Rick Garrett. Get market updates at https://www.facebook.com/MtShastaFarmersMarket

Relationship Recovery is a community-based non-profit organization located in Grants Pass, Oregon, dedicated to supporting individuals navigating the complexities of grief and trauma. Our mission is to provide a compassionate and understanding environment where men and women can find solace and the tools necessary to move forward in their healing journey. We have developed a comprehensive program consisting of four classes, each designed to address different stages and aspects of the healing journey.

Support - Meet others with a story to tell and realize that you are not a failure, and more importantly, you are not alone.

Transitions - After telling your story, it’s time to transition from the past and learn from it, forming a new "normal".

Boundaries - Figure out what an appropriate boundary is for family, friends, significant others, and even yourself.

Rebuilding - Work on building better relationships and a whole new life.

Relationship Recovery is a community-based non-profit organization located in Grants Pass, Oregon, dedicated to supporting individuals navigating the complexities of grief and trauma. Our mission is to provide a compassionate and understanding environment where men and women can find solace and the tools necessary to move forward in their healing journey. We have developed a comprehensive program consisting of four classes, each designed to address different stages and aspects of the healing journey.

Support - Meet others with a story to tell and realize that you are not a failure, and more importantly, you are not alone.

Transitions - After telling your story, it’s time to transition from the past and learn from it, forming a new "normal".

Boundaries - Figure out what an appropriate boundary is for family, friends, significant others, and even yourself.

Rebuilding - Work on building better relationships and a whole new life.

Monday December 1st 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Pamela Dehnke will be speaking about the latest book in her Court Reporter Mystery Series, Merry Mayhem. It’s Christmas time in Santa Monica, California, and Addie Henkey, Court Reporter, has found herself in yet another hair-raising adventure as she reports the depositions in a 24-year-old cold case: the murder of Irv Castle, Attorney at Law. Vietnam vet Francis LeTour testifies that Castle was suicidal, and Castle’s family suspects that LeTour agreed to help him end his life. Was it LeTour who fired the fatal bullet? Castle’s wife was having an affair and was pregnant at the time of the murder. Could she have killed Castle in order to take control of the law firm and the money? Adding to the mayhem, Addie’s scheming sister, Missy, has been kidnapped. Did Missy fake her own kidnapping to extort money from her father, or is she being used as a pawn in a much larger scheme?

Pamela Dehnke grew up in Santa Monica, California, which is the setting for her Court Reporter Mystery series. She enjoyed a career as a court reporter in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas. Upon retiring in 2014, she purchased Nightingale’s Bed and Breakfast here in Ashland—a town she already knew and loved from many childhood visits—and began her new career as a novelist. She is the author of The Court Reporter Mysteries, including the prequel, Wrong Place, Wrong Time; Book 1 in the series, The Court Reporter Always Gets the Last Word; and Book 2, Upon Further Examination; as well as Cabin 12, a Sorority Sisters Mystery; and The Diary of An Extraordinarily Ordinary Woman. She is also the author of the popular blog Women of a Certain Age. Visit Pam at pamdehnke.com.