Community Calendar

Funk-disco ball is an all-you-can dance event featuring songs from the 70s-80s - the band will be in vintage costumes reflective of the genre - costumes and dance shoes encourage. Disco lights provided! Reservations recommended as this will likely sell out.

Experience Glowing Wild Lantern Festival at the Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay, featuring ten acres of illuminated gardens filled with Chinese lanterns inspired by plants & animals from around the world, plus music, food & drinks, live performances on select nights & more.

Show dates are May 1 through June 28. Open Wednesday-Sunday 7-10pm.

Purchase your tickets at www.glowingwild.org

Eight Dollar Mountain returns to the the one and only Cedarwood Barn in the beautiful hills of Talent, Oregon. With Simon Chrisman & Jenika Smith opening the show. Join us for a great night of bluegrass at the best venue in Southern Oregon

This third-annual, high quality, educational and networking event is designed for anyone seeking a clearer understanding of the realities of human trafficking; locally, nationally, and globally- and what can be done to stop it. Join us for two powerful days focused on disrupting trafficking and building safer, stronger communities. Attendees of past events leave feeling hopeful and inspired into action, despite the nature of the subject. Includes Lunches & Parking Thu-Fri, May 7-8, 2026

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.

The Jacksonville Garden Club’s annual Spring Sale will be held on Saturday, May 9th, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the Post Office on Oregon Street in downtown Jacksonville. Enjoy beautiful arrangements made from fresh-cut flowers in a range of prices—for Mother’s Day or a nice gift to yourself or a friend. Plants and lovely handmade cards will also be available. The popular bake sale returns this year, featuring sweets and treats made by Club members—also a nice option for Mother’s Day delight. There is something for everyone at the Spring Sale!

Funds raised go to support local students’ scholarships as well as educational activities at the Jacksonville Elementary School. The Club’s funds and its members’ volunteer energies support numerous local beautification projects in Jacksonville.

The 76th Annual Grants Pass Rotary Track Meet, presented by Les Schwab Tire Centers, will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Grants Pass High School, on Russ Warner Field. Top athletes from fifty high schools across Oregon will compete. Admission gates open at 8:30 a.m. and the events commence at 10:00 a.m. Food trucks and refreshments will be available. Bring your sunscreen and have an entertaining, exciting day!

This program repeats on May 26, 11:30am-1:30pm

Retired former Wildland Firefighter District and current wildfire insurance company consultant, Miranda Stuart, will present property owners with facts and strategies on living in wildfire communities and how to mitigate risk for wildfires. Through her years of direct wildland firefighting experience, she will share best practices for protecting property as well as insights into insurance issues facing property owners in a high wildfire communities.

Speaker Bio: Miranda detailed to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as their National Critical Incident Stress Management and Mental Health Coordinator and served as the Wildland Fire Safety Manager before completing her BLM career as Deputy Chief of Fire Operations for Medford. She retired from the Bureau of Land Management in 2023 and began a career with Capital Insurance Group (CIG) as their Catastrophe Risk Consultant specializing in wildfire risk assessment and modeling. Her work in wildfire led her to work with communities to reduce wildfire risk, provide structure protection during wildfires and develop mitigation plans for homes and communities.

Prior Experience: Miranda started her career with the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Oregon in 1995 as a Wildlife Biologist and an active participant in the fire program; she was with the USFS for five seasons. She served on the wildlife, timber and fire crews and conducted fire ecology research for one season on the Siskiyou NF during this period all the while continuing to work closely in fire and develop her qualifications.

Miranda accepted a position in 2000 with the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas as their Fire Effects Monitor. After two years with the National Park Service she moved over to the US Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) Texas Mid-coast Refuge Complex to be their Fire Effects Monitor and help develop fire effects monitoring in Region 2 USFWS. Seven years on the coast with USFWS led her to the position as the Fire Operations Specialist for the Prescribed Fire Training Center (PFTC). She has an extensive background in prescribed fire and has burned throughout the outhwest, Southeast and Northwest as well as supported wildland fire operations in those Regions. Her background in wildlife management, GIS, fire ecology, ecosystem restoration and landscape management has been built from the experiences gained over the years in her career. In 2014 the NPS made a transition in staffing and Miranda moved out of PFTC and into her role of Fire Management Specialist supporting Safety, Prevention, Fuels, Medical Standards, Wildfire Reviews, Mental Health, and Training in the National Office for the National Park Service.