Community Calendar

Starting May 3, the heart of downtown Ashland will be home to the Saturday Market, running every Saturday until October 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the 100 block of Oak St. This exclusive one block long market provides healthy options, fresh organic produce, artisan foods, and more every week for the locals and travelers passing through. We encourage everyone to join us in supporting local while cultivating community in Southern Oregon.

May 3rd -October 25th
Downtown on Oak St.
9:00a-1:00p

American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 is having their Legion Market Breakfast starting on every
Sat March 21st from 9-11am.
206 NW F St Grants Pass
Checkout the Legion Market and enjoy their Breakfast.
Serving Biscuits and Gravy plus a Full Bar service plus Bloody Marys and Mimosa Specials.
Prices vary depending on the order.
Proceeds benefit American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 Veteran Programs.

Stretch your legs in the comfort of morning temperatures while hearing the stories of the people who transformed a gold rush town into the 19th century center of regional government, commerce, and society when you join Historic Jacksonville, Inc. on one of our weekly Saturday 1-hour guided “Walk through History” tours. Tours leave from Jacksonville’s New City Hall at 10am and cover about 1 mile with multiple stops. Guests hear how gambling money built a church; how the Civil War ended a successful mercantile partnership; how a saloon housed the county’s first museum; how fire reshaped the town; and how a railroad both destroyed and preserved the town.
Tours are FREE, but donations are always welcomed—all monies go towards maintaining and preserving historic buildings seen on the tour.

Get a taste of the "old West" and Jacksonville's gold mining days when you step behind the counter of the oldest financial institution in the Pacific Northwest. The 1863 Beekman Bank Museum, located at 110 W. California Street in Jacksonville, saw over $40 million in gold cross its counters during the town’s heyday in the late 1800s—the equivalent of over $1.5 billion today. Interact with costumed docents sharing stories of late 19th Century banking practices, gold shipping, and handshake deals; step behind the counter and peer in drawers containing old checks, stage schedules, and paperwork; enter the vault that stored all those millions in gold!
Admission is FREE but donations are encouraged with all monies going towards the preservation and maintenance of this historic legacy!

Join the Gold Hill Library & Enchanted Experiences in welcoming the Summer Season with Princess Ariel and Princess Rapunzel!

Dress up as your favorite princess or book character for a photo op, Enjoy treats from local vendors, sing songs with your favorite princess, & More~

A Tea Party filled with games, songs, and Magic for the whole family!

Indie/Alternative rock band Evening Shades live at the Lithia Park Butler Bandshell! This is a free community concert. Bring your whole family and all your friends and let’s kick the summer off right with some rock n’ roll in the park! 😎

Get a taste of the "old West" and Jacksonville's gold mining days when you step behind the counter of the oldest financial institution in the Pacific Northwest. The 1863 Beekman Bank Museum, located at 110 W. California Street in Jacksonville, saw over $40 million in gold cross its counters during the town’s heyday in the late 1800s—the equivalent of over $1.5 billion today. Interact with costumed docents sharing stories of late 19th Century banking practices, gold shipping, and handshake deals; step behind the counter and peer in drawers containing old checks, stage schedules, and paperwork; enter the vault that stored all those millions in gold!
Admission is FREE but donations are encouraged with all monies going towards the preservation and maintenance of this historic legacy!

This is the first of two Woodlands Camps

Explore the woods with us in this awesome 4-day camp, led by outdoor educators from the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy and Pollinator Project Rogue Valley. Campers will meet at the JCC and then walk into the nearby Jacksonville Woodlands for exploration, observation, and nature journaling. Join us this summer as we enjoy our local trails and study plants and pollinators like an ecologist.

9:00am-9:10am- campers arrive at the Jacksonville Community Center
9:10am-11:50 am – guided hike, activities, and lunch in the Jacksonville Woodlands
11:50am-12:00pm – parent/guardian pick-up at the Jacksonville Community Center (OR: optional walking transport to Art Presence afternoon camps)

To register for this camp, click this link: https://pci.jotform.com/form/260675959756175

If you are interested in full-day camp options in Jacksonville, JCC and Art Presence have partnered to create adjacent camps, with optional supervised walking transportation between camps. Check out https://art-presence.org/summer-camp to view and register for their summer camps.
Parent volunteers will receive a discount for the cost of their child. Email Sarah at sarahg@jacksonvillecommunitycenter.org BEFORE enrolling for more info.

Instructor Bios: Sarah leads the Youth & Family programs at JCC. She is Jacksonville Elementary School parent and experienced childhood educator.

Tara serves as Southern Oregon Land Conservancy’s Education Program Manager. Tara completed her undergraduate studies at Stanford University and got her master’s degree in Natural Science and Environmental Ed. from Hamline University.

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 ) This class repeats weekly on Mondays and Wednesdays.

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.

Art Presence Art Center and Jacksonville Community Center have partnered to offer an
ALL DAY SUMMER CAMP
Children ages 6 through 11

Dive into four days of creativity and fun! Each day is split into a thrilling half-day at Art Presence and a fun-filled half-day at the Jacksonville Community Center, connected by an escorted midday walk (just four blocks!). You can choose the full experience or enroll for half days only. The cost is just $120 for each four-session, half-day series (Monday through Thursday). Morning sessions spark creativity from 9am to Noon, and afternoon adventures run from Noon to 3pm. Please note: No meals or snacks are provided—pack your own fuel for fun!

June 15 through June 18: Pollinator Garden Camp

Spend the morning exploring the woods at Jacksonville Community Center, then unleash your inner artist in the afternoons at Art Presence! You'll create vibrant watercolor paintings, sculpt amazing clay figures, design beautiful flower collages, and explore the fun of printmaking.

To register for JCC go to www.jacksononvillecommunitycenter.org
To register for Art Presence go to www.art-presence.org > education > summer camp