Community Calendar

Professor Prakash Chenjeri created SOU’s Civicus: Advancing Civic Education course in response to the growing urgency to rebuild civic trust, knowledge, and curiosity, and to do so in shared, nonpartisan, civil dialogue. It has received national attention as a model for how to engage students in their communities and society. You are invited to learn about the Civicus project and examine your own participation in civil society.

Prakash Chenjeri is a professor of philosophy at Southern Oregon University, whose international academic journey spans both India and the United States. His teaching and research sit at the vital intersections of political philosophy, citizenship, the dialogue between science and religion, and the imperative role of scientific literacy in democratic societies. As the co-chair of the university’s Democracy Project, Dr. Chenjeri is a dedicated advocate for civic renewal, recently designing Civicus: Advancing Civic Education—an innovative, foundational course engineered to revitalize university-level civic instruction.

The monthly Big Ideas discussion series features prominent local experts speaking on relevant and timely issues affecting our community. Lectures are jointly sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Library, Ashland Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), and Jackson County Library Services.

Creating Calm in a World That Never Slows Down is a class designed for anyone feeling overwhelmed by stress, burnout, or the constant pressure to keep up. Through simple, practical tools for emotional regulation, mindfulness, and resilience, participants will learn ways to create greater calm, self-awareness, and balance in everyday life. This class offers space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what restores and strengthens well-being.

Patty Casebolt serves as a facilitator and officer for The Learning Well at La Clinica Health Center, where she helps create experiences centered on mindfulness, resilience, connection, and personal well-being.

Naturopath physician Mikinzie Smoot will lead adults in strength-building exercises – incorporating weights, weight bars and step platforms. Book directly with instructor for this unsponsored one-hour class – offered weekly on Wednesday at 8-9am and Fridays 8:15-9:15am.

For registration and payment: https://www.jvillefitness.com For information call: 541-621-1883 or email: drsmootmedspa@gmail.com

This chair-based yoga class incorporates movement, poses, breath, and guided relaxation in both seated and (optional) standing sequences. We move slowly and mindfully, with plenty of opportunity to pause and notice. The classes are designed using the principles of yoga for healthy aging to support brain and body wellness.

GO TO: https://www.consideryoga.com/chair-yoga.html to register and pay.

Instructor Bio: Lori Sours, PhD, has been teaching yoga since 2014 and is a Create an account with JCC Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level with Yoga Alliance. Beyond Lori’s certification work, her specialized training includes teaching yoga for healthy aging and chair yoga for brain and body health. She is passionate about introducing the benefits of slow, mindful yoga, including chair yoga, to people who want to feel their best every day and age wisely.

Dual-resident painter and San Francisco Art Institute alum Patricia Schaefer- Robbins will debut a concurrent solo exhibitions at Nous Restaurant.

The exhibition brings a unique global perspective to Ashland’s art scene. Splitting time between
studios in Ashland and London, England, Schaefer-Robbins uses oil and acrylic to weave together
botanical themes, still life, pagan traditions, and ancient lore.

At Nous Restaurant, visitors will get an exclusive look at mythical and ritualistic works, including
"Offering," and pieces from an ambitious new series of larger-scale panels exploring goddess
mythology, such as "Court of the Autumn Equinox" and "Song of the Green Woods."

This talk will examine the intersection of fashion, satirical illustration, cultural biases, and misogyny, and how these forces worked together to construct our modern stereotype of the 19th-century woman. From corsets, hoop skirts and bustles, to leg-of-mutton sleeves and elaborate braided hairdos, there was something worthy of mockery no matter where one looks within the 19th century. Come along with speaker Cassidy Hausmann-Mason to learn the truth behind the trends and consider whether our ancestors were truly so different from us, after all.

Cassidy Hausmann-Mason has nine years of historical tailoring experience and over a decade of antique collecting under her belt. She has a deep appreciation for all things textile and fashion history, and loves to uncover the stories hidden within the clothing of ages past. Cassidy is excited to share her wealth knowledge and take a critical look at the conversations around gender and clothing that were ongoing in the 19th century, and the way in which those conversations shape our modern ideas of the 19th-century woman.

The monthly Windows in Time lunchtime lectures feature well-known writers and historians and bring alive the people, values, and events that shaped our Southern Oregon heritage. Lectures are jointly sponsored by the Southern Oregon Historical Society (SOHS) and Jackson County Library Services. Programs are presented in Medford (first Wednesdays) and again in Ashland (second Wednesdays). Recordings of Medford presentations are available on the JCLS Beyond YouTube channel.

Come join us for cribbage. We are part of the American Cribbage Congress (ACC) and play 9 games of competitive cribbage every Wednesday night from September-May. $10 buy in, and we payout on the top scorecards.

Come join us for cribbage. We are part of the American Cribbage Congress (ACC) and play 9 games of competitive cribbage every Wednesday night from September to May. $10 buy in and we payout to the top scorecards.

American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 is having 8-Ball Tournaments is having on every Wednesday, starting at 7pm. Straight 8-Ball, bar rules, with a $5.00 buy in. 206 NW F St, Grants Pass. 541-474-6400. There will be food and drinks available for sale.