Community Calendar

Take some time out of your Thursday to listen to music in the library. Musicians from Rogue Valley Symphony will fill the main floor of the library with beautiful music. Enjoy it in passing or sit for a while and listen.

This series is presented in partnership with Rogue Valley Symphony.

The Ashland City Band begins their 2026 season at the bandshell in Lithia Park, June 18, at 7:00 PM. The free concerts will be presented every Thursday through August 20. With roots dating back to 1876, the 70-member band has continued its park concerts since the early 1920s and is Southern Oregon’s oldest performing-arts organization. The band plays a variety of original works, transcriptions, marches and musicals, often featuring a guest soloist or ensemble. The Ashland Lions Club will again sell ice cream bars and donate the proceeds to the band programs at Ashland Middle School and High School.

Enjoy an evening of fine art and authentic Japanese culture in Phoenix, Oregon!

World class artist Wataru Sugiyama will present the unveiling of the permanent installation of his "Peace at the End" artwork at ETHOS Training Academy.
The conceptual contemporary art piece is the statement art piece of ETHOS.
With a narrative that is the perfect match with the ETHOS mission, encouraging ethics in leadership and maintaining peace and humanity in service men and women.
Followed by Japanese flute music.
Authentic Japanese cuisine from WAKASA food truck!

The first 30 guests receive one free drink from Rally at Ethos.
20 bottles of wine to raffle as prizes
Free and open to the public

Overview
Get ready to groove with Polyrhythmics live, brought to you by Ashland Folk Collective—super vibey!

Join Us for Polyrhythmics!

Originating in Seattle’s underground deep funk scene, Polyrhythmics blend tight grooves, bold brass, and hypnotic percussion with elements of R and B, progressive jazz, and Afrobeat.

Now in their fourteenth year as a touring and recording ensemble, the band continues to evolve, most recently with their seventh album Filter System (2023), a collection of upbeat dance tunes and expansive grooves.

Shaped by years on the road, Polyrhythmics deliver a dynamic instrumental sound that moves effortlessly between bright Afrobeat inspired rhythms and deeper psychedelic funk textures.

Doors 6:00PM | Show 7:00PM

Food and Drinks available for purchase.

Please leave pets at home.

No Refunds.

Skilled instruction in traditional crafts, music, song, and dance is available to area youth at a special day camp in August. The Folk Arts Youth Camp, a popular day camp for children ages 8-12, is offering a special session in August, from Monday, August 24 through Thursday, August 27. Thanks to generous grants from the Ford Family Foundation, and the Judith Ann Mogan Foundation, tuition is free for this screen-free, enriching, activity-centered camp.

Highly trained volunteers from the South Coast Folk Society will provide instruction in a wide variety of traditional arts. Camp objectives are to enrich the lives of children through active involvement, and exposure to traditional music, song, dance, arts and crafts from America and around the world. We will provide a safe, loving, nurturing and accepting environment for learning, and a joyful community atmosphere.

Space is limited at the August’s Folk Arts Camp to just 24 campers. The camp is located in Empire at the newly remodeled Salvation Army Community Activity Center, 1155 Flanagan. This spacious facility is ideal for creative activities. Camp hours are 9:00am to 3:00 pm every day, Monday through Thursday, August 24-27. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

To learn more about this exciting youth camp, call Sharon Rogers at 541-501-2254, or Paul Poresky at 541-404-8267. Information and registration material available at the Folk Society web site, southcoastfolksociety.com. Click on the “Folk Arts Youth Camp” link at the top of the page.

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.

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

For the 11th season, IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild tours the American West. Mountain tops, old-growth forests, and sunny meadows replace the traditional concert hall in the series featuring pianist Hunter Noack on a 9-foot Steinway concert grand piano. Listen through wireless headphones and wander afield with the music as a soundtrack to your experience in the wild.

About this Landscape
Mount Pisgah Arboretum sits on 209 acres of trails and trees along the Willamette River, just outside Eugene. Planned in the late 1960s as a place to showcase trees from around the world, the site was chosen for its rich mix of habitats representative of the Willamette Valley, from oak savanna to wetlands and riparian forest.

The IN A LANDSCAPE concert takes place in the oak savanna. Arrive early to explore the network of intersecting trails that wind through wildflower meadows, wetlands, and leaf-strewn paths across the preserve.

A nonprofit organization with more than 50 years of history, Mount Pisgah Arboretum continues its mission of education and stewardship on land that was once the traditional homeland of the Kalapuya people.

For the 11th season, IN A LANDSCAPE: Classical Music in the Wild tours the American West. Mountain tops, old-growth forests, and sunny meadows replace the traditional concert hall in the series featuring pianist Hunter Noack on a 9-foot Steinway concert grand piano. Listen through wireless headphones and wander afield with the music as a soundtrack to your experience in the wild.

About this Landscape

Mildred Kanipe Memorial Park lies seven miles northwest of Oakland, Oregon, spanning nearly 1,100 acres of rolling rangeland once owned by lifelong rancher Mildred Kanipe and her family. The park includes more than 14 miles of trails and campsites equipped with horse corrals, reflecting its continued connection to ranching, recreation, and equestrian use.

After inheriting and expanding her family ranch, Kanipe left the property to Douglas County in 1983 with the condition that it be preserved as a public park. Her legacy continues in the protection of the land’s wildlife, including her well-known peacocks, and in the preservation of historic features such as the Kanipe Farmstead, a National Register–listed schoolhouse, and the park’s century farm designation. The land is part of the ancestral homeland of the Kalapuya people.

The IN A LANDSCAPE Concert will take place alongside the creek, approximately a quarter to a half-mile walk north of the equestrian parking area and campground. A limited number of ADA parking spots will be available near the Baimbridge-Kanipe historic farmstead day-use area.

This concert benefits Umpqua Symphony Association, in memory of Lauren Young.

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