Community Calendar

Join us for a nature walk along Lake Siskiyou! We will be practicing mindfulness and connection to the sounds around us with creating sound maps and other fun nature journaling prompts. Bring your favorite notebook and writing utensil if you would like, we will provide materials as well! Binoculars for potential birdwatching are encouraged, we will have some for sharing too. Register here: https://mountshastaecology.charityproud.org/EventRegistration/Index/26680

Join multi-published Louisa Morgan as she facilitates a workshop for writers once a month. Louisa will illuminate one important element of writing and the writing life each meeting and the rest of the time will be spent workshopping. Novels, short stories, and memoirs are all welcome, as are all genres, from cozy romance to hard science fiction. New writers as well as experienced authors are encouraged to join in. The members will critique each other’s work, with emphasis on positive and supportive feedback. The workshop is designed to enhance skills for writers of any level. Beginners to early writers welcome! Cost: $5 to support JCC.

Presenter Bio: Louisa Morgan (pseudonym for Louise Marley), has been publishing steadily since her first novel appeared in 1995. She is a three-time winner of the Endeavour Award, given for excellence in speculative fiction by a Pacific Northwest author. Previously trained as a classical singer, she performed with the Seattle Opera and Seattle Symphony. She taught voice and related subjects at Cornish College of the Arts and has toured the world as a soloist. She recently settled in Jacksonville and enjoys teaching introduction to writing to adults and teens.

Children ages 0-5 (accompanied by an adult) discover the joy of music in this engaging class designed for children 0-5 and their caregivers. This class combines singing, rhythm, movement and sign language. Get ready to sing beloved songs from around the world and make music together in this weekly class! Sponsored by Jackson Care Connect.
Instructor Bio: Laurie Finear has been a music teacher in the Rogue Valley for over 15 years as a certified Music Together teacher. She now creates and teaches her own music classes for children and their caregivers in Ashland and Jacksonville. She is passionate about sharing the joy of music with children and families.

Children ages 0-5 (accompanied by an adult) discover the joy of music in this engaging class designed for children 0-5 and their caregivers. This class combines singing, rhythm, movement and sign language. Get ready to sing beloved songs from around the world and make music together in this weekly class! Sponsored by Jackson Care Connect.
Instructor Bio: Laurie Finear has been a music teacher in the Rogue Valley for over 15 years as a certified Music Together teacher. She now creates and teaches her own music classes for children and their caregivers in Ashland and Jacksonville. She is passionate about sharing the joy of music with children and families.

Children ages 0-5 (accompanied by an adult) discover the joy of music in this engaging class designed for children 0-5 and their caregivers. This class combines singing, rhythm, movement and sign language. Get ready to sing beloved songs from around the world and make music together in this weekly class! Sponsored by Jackson Care Connect.
Instructor Bio: Laurie Finear has been a music teacher in the Rogue Valley for over 15 years as a certified Music Together teacher. She now creates and teaches her own music classes for children and their caregivers in Ashland and Jacksonville. She is passionate about sharing the joy of music with children and families.

Children ages 0-5 (accompanied by an adult) discover the joy of music in this engaging class designed for children 0-5 and their caregivers. This class combines singing, rhythm, movement and sign language. Get ready to sing beloved songs from around the world and make music together in this weekly class! Sponsored by Jackson Care Connect.

Instructor Bio: Laurie Finear has been a music teacher in the Rogue Valley for over 15 years as a certified Music Together teacher. She now creates and teaches her own music classes for children and their caregivers in Ashland and Jacksonville. She is passionate about sharing the joy of music with children and families.

Ms. Laurie’s Theatre Arts Workshop is a one day class that introduces students to acting, voice expression, improvisation, stage presence and auditioning, through fun games and activities. Explore pantomime, singing confidentiality in tune, and learning basic musical theatre dance styles. Ages 7+ It’s best if parents drop-off this time!

A follow-up Theater Arts Winter Series (3 weeks of classes) will begin March 4th!

Instructor Bio: Laurie Finear has loved and been involved in performing arts- singing, dancing, and acting since childhood. She has many years of experience teaching children in various settings as an outdoor educator, gymnastics coach, and music instructor. Laurie is honored to share her passion, experience and knowledge along with the developmental growth skills and joy this art brings to children.

Discover the joy of music in this engaging class designed for children 0-5 and their caregivers. This class combines singing, rhythm, movement and sign language. Get ready to sing beloved songs from around the world and make music together in this weekly class! Sponsored by Jackson Care Connect. (Ages 0-5 with accompanying adult -$5 per child )

Instructor Bio: Laurie Finear has been a music teacher in the Rogue Valley for over 15 years as a certified Music Together teacher. She now creates and teaches her own music classes for children and their caregivers in Ashland and Jacksonville. She is passionate about sharing the joy of music with children and families.

Jackson County Library Services and Southern Oregon Stitchers (a chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America) are pleased to offer a beginning embroidery class. Stitching supplies will be provided, along with help from experienced stitchers. Join us to create your own California Poppy field and leave with the skills to continue exploring embroidery on your own. Registration recommended, but not required. Supplies are limited and available while they last.

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.

Succulents! Why do some people find them easy to grow and others impossible? Are they really annuals? How can you tell when they’re thirsty? We have the answers! Unlock the secrets of succulents in this holistic class and walk away as a bona fide expert. Free event! Call (541) 482-2866 or email grow@ashlandgreenhouses.com to register.

Melissa Terrall, who studied the unique music of Mexico as a Fulbright scholar, is invited as a guest presenter by members of Oregon Music Teachers Association. Her focus will include Mexican repertoire for the piano, as well as other instruments and voice. She is quite enthused about sharing this special music with teachers and their students.

Yoga classes for beginners and 50+
Stretching and breathwork