Community Calendar

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.

American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 has a donation box for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots Program.
206 NW F Street, Grants Pass. Open Mon - Sat, 2-6pm.
Make an impact on the lives of disadvantaged children by donating new, unwrapped toys and books for kids 0-12 years.
With your generous donations we can continue our mission of providing the joy of play, the power of imagination, and hope for a brighter tomorrow.
The gifts will be distributed at the Josephine County Fairgrounds on Sunday 12/21 from 10-6pm, and Monday 12/22 from 10-4pm .

Thursdays 6:00 - 7:00 pm
In-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.

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.

American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 has a donation box for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots Program.
206 NW F Street, Grants Pass. Open Mon - Sat, 2-6pm.
Make an impact on the lives of disadvantaged children by donating new, unwrapped toys and books for kids 0-12 years.
With your generous donations we can continue our mission of providing the joy of play, the power of imagination, and hope for a brighter tomorrow.
The gifts will be distributed at the Josephine County Fairgrounds on Sunday 12/21 from 10-6pm, and Monday 12/22 from 10-4pm .

Ashland High Arts Advocates (AHAA) is thrilled to present the 34th Annual Winter Fine Arts Festival, a showcase of visual arts and performing arts by students at Ashland High School!

Taking place on Friday, December 12, at 5:30 p.m. at Ashland High School in the Cafeteria Commons, this festive and family friendly evening includes a tasty catered dinner by the Culinary Arts Program, stunning exhibitions by the Fine Arts Programs in the Commons Hallway and Theatre Lobby, followed by a Performing Arts Variety Show at 7:00 p.m. with solo and group performances by music and theatre students.

Tickets are $15.00 each, and free for children under the age of four. Students receive a discount, and tickets are $5.00 each. All proceeds benefit Ashland High School Art Programs. To learn more, please visit www.ashlandarts.org.

Talent Food Project is part of the green bag project. We collect food the 2nd Saturday of every even numbered month. We will hold a food collection event to supplement the food collected through the green bag project.
December 13
9-11:00am
All food collected is given to the Talent Food Pantry and distributed to those who need extra help in Talent and the surrounding area.

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.

Join us at the Rogue Valley Mall to visit with and adopt kittens and cats from local feline rescue groups … all in one place!

Experience a late 1800s Christmas celebration when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the 1870s Beekman House for Victorian Christmas tours. Located at 470 E. California Street and once home to the town’s wealthiest and most prominent pioneer family, the house is decorated for a 19th Century holiday. Victorian costumed docents will be sharing stories of festivities in the late 1800s along with the origins of popular Christmas traditions that settlers brought with them from all over the world. Find the good luck German pickle ornament on the Christmas tree. Steal a kiss under the mistletoe. Learn how holiday letters became Christmas cards. Hear how Santa’s appearance has changed over time. Sample one of Mrs. Beekman’s sugar cookies. One-hour tours begin every 20 minutes from 12n through 3pm.