Oct 23 Wednesday
We have a wide assortment of food available. Bags with staple items are pre-filled, but we will gladly add any special requests if they are available. When you visit, there is always a simple lunch. On the last Wednesday of every month, we serve a pretty darned good hot meal with salad and a huge table filled with pies and desserts. We call it a community lunch. All are welcomed.
Gidion's KnotOctober 23 - November 10 • 1:00 p.m. • Grizzly Peak Winery
About the Play:Gidion’s Knot explores a mother (Erica Sullivan) and a teacher’s (Domenique Lozano) experience of coping with the unimaginable, and discovers the truth behind their shared grief over the mother’s son, Gidion. Directed by Terri McMahon and written by Johnna Adams, this intense drama showcases two powerful characters whose emotional depth and raw confrontation will keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
Both Domenique Lozano and Erica Sullivan are esteemed artists from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Terri McMahon is also a beloved favorite with years of experience directing and collaborating with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Please note that there is adult subject matter. The play runs eighty minutes with no intermission and tickets begin at $30.00. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.roguetheatercompany.com.
Here are the details for the next 2 dinners for Oct.Please RSVPThank youKim
American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 is having "Hamburger and Hog Dog Nite at the Post " on Wed Oct 23rd and 30th206 NW F St Grants Pass541-474-6400Serving from 4-6pm Cash only $5 to $8 depending on order. White board will have details. Please RSVP by Tues Oct 22nd and 29thProceeds benefit American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 Veteran Programs.
You are invited to learn zazen meditation at Ashland Zen Center, 740 Tolman Creek Road, Wednesdays at 6:20 pm. The 40 minute instruction will be followed by the Ashland Zen Center evening dharma program: a period of zazen, a service of lovingkindness and a Zen Buddhist teaching and discussion. Register and learn more at ashlandzencenter.org.
Oct 24 Thursday
Thursdays 6:00 - 7:30 pmIn-person and via Zoom
Calm Abiding Meditation
This meditation is common to many traditions of Buddhism. In this practice, we rest our attention on a simple meditative support, such as the breath. Instead of following thoughts and emotions as we usually do, we release them and maintain our connection to the support.
“From this practice, we can experience a stable and calm mind. We learn to maintain and return to a sense of stillness, no matter what our outer circumstances. The mind is relaxed, alert and aware. The results of this practice are serenity, freedom in the face of circumstances, and ultimately Buddhahood.”
From Meditation for Beginners, by Bokar Rinpoche.
To attend Calm Abiding Meditation via Zoom, email the office at OFFICE@KSCASHLAND.ORG to join the mailing list.
Oct 25 Friday
Be prepared to help yourself, your family, and your neighbors in the event of any disaster—flood, wildfire, earthquake, or robot uprising. At least the first three. Train with professionals in home preparedness, fire safety, team disaster response and more with Ashland's CERT team, sponsored by Ashland Fire & Rescue. The training is free, held on two Friday nights and two Saturdays, October 18, 19, 25, and 26. Must attend all sessions. This is the last training for at least six months. Advance registration is required.
THE OLD TIME RADIO PLAYERS are hosting a night of Halloween vintage radio skits, Suspense: "Dead Ernest" and Crime Club: "The Topaz Flower", 7 p.m. Oct. 25 and 2 p.m. Oct. 26-27, at the Josephine County Fairgrounds Toyota Building.