Community Calendar

Naturopath physician Mikinzie Smoot will lead adults in strength-building exercises – incorporating weights, weight bars and step platforms.

Book directly with instructor for this 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

Join Lori Grable for a Beginning Yoga class! This class is open to anyone who is interested in trying out yoga for the first time or wants a refresher yoga class after a layoff. Come with comfortable clothes, a yoga mat and water bottle. New students can arrive at 10:15.

Instructor Bio: Lori began her yoga journey in 2000 as a student at the Santa Barbara Yoga Center. She was drawn to the practice because it helped her to reconnect with her most authentic self while making her stronger and more open, physically and mentally. Her passion for yoga grew stronger as she traveled around the United States during the summer of 2003, practicing at many studios along the way. After settling in Pittsburgh, PA, she completed her teacher training and began teaching in 2006.

Today, Lori is an E-RYT 500 and teaches Vinyasa-based classes. She is influenced by the philosophy and alignment principles of Anusara Yoga. As a triathlete, Lori has an interest in yoga for athletes and has taught many workshops on the topic. She has a passion for the outdoors and has taught yoga in parks, vineyards, and backyards. Lori appreciates the healing and restorative qualities of yoga and has also worked with students who are recovering from illness, rehabilitating injuries, pregnant, or elderly.

The Rogue Valley Symphony’s Masterworks 5 concert blossoms this spring with a world premiere violin concerto composed for violinist Livia Sohn by acclaimed composer Paul Wiancko. The concert also includes Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5

Join Rogue Riverkeeper in giving back to Bear Creek. This is a fun and laid back morning of community service that is absolutely critical to the health of Bear Creek—a salmon bearing waterway that serves as the most populated tributary of the Rogue River.

This spring, Rogue Riverkeeper will be the mouth of Bear Creek on private land at the confluence with the Rogue River. We will meet at the Pine St. location in Central Point and carpool/caravan to the location at the mouth of Bear Creek. If you want to join Rogue Riverkeeper at the mouth of Bear Creek, click the link to register and choose that location.

If you have a boat and would like to join on water, please be in touch directly with Rogue Riverkeeper Program Manager Frances Oyung via email or phone. (frances@roguerivkeeper.org or 541-488-9831). Partner organizations will be leading clean-up and invasive plant removal at numerous other locations along Bear Creek from north Ashland to Central Point. Use the same webpage to register for other locations and sign up for the one that works for you. Tools, work gloves, snacks, and supplies provided. Wear protective clothing and closed-toe shoes.

Grants Pass Garden Club will hold its annual Plant Sale Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the Josephine County Fairgrounds Floral Building. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and feature a variety of sun and shade perennials, annuals, sunflowers, berries, assorted vegetables, herbs, tees shrubs and dahlia tubers. There will also be container gardens, unique solar garden glow lights and garden art. Cookies and the Garden Club’s famous cinnamon rolls will also be available. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted. The Garden Club is a 501c3 organization.

Raider Educator Day & Southern Oregon Regional Educator Job Fair
Saturday, April 25, 2026
9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Rogue River Room, Stevenson Union
Southern Oregon University, Ashland
Free and open to the public. Donor-sponsored lunch provided.

Southern Oregon University School of Education invites students, community members, and anyone interested in careers in education to attend Raider Educator Day and the Southern Oregon Regional Educator Job Fair.

The morning Raider Educator Day session (9:30 – 11:45 am) features school district leaders, alumni educators, and School of Education faculty sharing career advice, connection activities, and ideas for building strong, positive school communities. The program theme is “Why now? Because schools are where we learn to connect.” Participants will explore ways to build civility, strengthen relationships in schools, and practice activities educators can use with students.

A donor-sponsored lunch will be provided for participants who RSVP, though all are welcome to attend.
The Educator Job Fair (1:00 – 3:00 pm) will include regional school districts recruiting for positions in elementary education, middle and high school teaching, administration, and school support roles.
This free event is open to SOU students, alumni, and community members interested in education careers. RSVP is encouraged for lunch, but attendees are welcome to drop in at any time.

Please RSVP through this link: https://sou.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8iB6FRuSCnHQzyu

Questions: patridgm1@sou.edu

Earth-Day celebration Saturday April 25th 2026

The event will be open to the public from 1pm - 6pm at the Sugarloaf Community Association (SCA) land on 206 Tetherow Rd. in Williams, Our theme this year is Collaboration of all Beings. We will share our Unity for the beauty of the Earth and its people who are striving to protect it.

The day will be filled with a host of music and activities for all ages! There will be booths from all over Southern Oregon, spanning a variety of Earth Day-related services and topics. A suggested entrance donation will be $20 and children under 12 are free,
Come and have your faces painted to join the Procession of All Species dressed as your favorite plant or animal. Enjoy our lineup of music and Planet Dance and partake in yummy organic food and drink for sale .

We hope you will join us at our family-friendly Earth Day Celebration.
Williams Community Forest Project

All skill levels are welcome to join us for this fiber arts crafting hour. Bring your knitting, crocheting, or other fiber arts project for an hour of crafting camaraderie at the library. Supplies will also be provided for a simple knit or crochet craft for those looking to learn a new project. This group meets the fourth Saturday of the month.

Siskiyou Singers presents exciting and beautiful songs of Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and Mexico (sung in Spanish and Portuguese) with great percussion and conga, plus guests - the Woodburn High School Mariachi - at SOU Music Recital Hall APRIL 25 and 26 BOTH Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm. in a Latin American Choral Celebration. Come enjoy this rare and wonderful Latin American choral celebration. Tickets are $25; Tickets are only $5 for Students with ID or Oregon Trail Cardholders, available at SiskiyouSingers.org or the Music Coop or Paddington Station in Ashland.