Community Calendar

Come make art with us after school!
If you are a 1st-5th grader and you love making art, come join us at Art Presence every Thursday or Friday from 3:00-4:00.
We currently accepting registrations for Spring 2026.
Register now, as enrollment is limited to 15 students per unit. We are pleased to offer a low enrollment fee of $10 per unit and you can register online. See you after school!

*Spring After School Art Club is possible thanks to generous funding from the Carpenter foundation and is supported in part by a grant from the Jackson County Cultural Coalition funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust, investing in Oregon’s arts, humanities and heritage

Oregonians are rightfully proud of our unique and beautiful state. Indeed, so committed are we to this delightful corner of the universe that many of us probably think that the health and safety of our environment is constitutionally protected. This is not the case!
The Public Trust Doctrine, which dates from ancient Roman Law, asserts that sovereigns and governments have a duty to manage natural resources (our land, water, air and ecosystems) for the ongoing benefit of the public. We currently protect our environment through laws established by the legislature, interpreted by the courts, and enforced by state agencies. State agencies then enforce the regulations. However, we enjoy no explicit constitutional guarantee to the safe and healthy environment that we would like to maintain or restore. Accordingly, the Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment (OCERA) argues that we should consider enshrining such a right into our state Constitution to secure a sustainable, prosperous future.
The question before us is this: Is there a reason for Oregonians to support a Constitutional Amendment to enshrine for us the right to a safe and healthy environment? Mel Martin, OCERA Coordinator will join Southern Oregon Climate Action Now on Thursday April 2nd at 5:30 pm at Troon Vineyard and Farm to explore this question and seek comments and stories from Southern Oregonians about how climate change and such an amendment might affect them.

We are a Zen practice community in the Diamond Sangha lineage founded by Robert Aitken Rōshi. We provide zazen(meditation) instruction, weekly zazen, practice talks, Dharma discussions and more.

The Constitution is the supreme law of the land. The Declaration of Independence
is our fundamental ethical document. How are these documents working today?
What role do “we the people” have in understanding and dealing with them? Join
our conversations in the Jacksonville Branch Library Community Room:

All are welcome! There is no charge for the program.

As you will see on the flyer there are actually two events on separate days at the Jacksonville Library Community Room which include the following:

Thursday, March 26, 6 - 7:30pm - The Constitution of the U.S.

Thursday, April 2 6 - 7;30 pm - The Declaration of Independence

This service begins the Great Three Days, the Church’s Passover feast of liberation from the powers of sin and death. Tonight we commemorate Jesus’ last supper with his disciples and his new commandment to love as he loves. We celebrate the signs he gave them to confirm this teaching: washing one another’s feet as he washed theirs; blessing and sharing the bread and wine that he told them would be his body and blood. Participation in the foot-washing is optional. If you wish to receive washing of feet, please remember to wear shoes and socks that are easy to remove. Those who participate will have the opportunity to wash another’s feet after their own have been, but if you are unable to kneel to perform this service, or prefer not to, ministers will be standing by to do it for you.

This was also the night in which one of Jesus’ disciples betrayed him, and so we conclude this service with the solemn stripping of the altar, and by reserving bread and wine for our communion on Good Friday. We will depart the church in darkness and silence. Some will return throughout the night to keep quiet vigil with the reserved sacrament, as Jesus waited and watched in the Garden of Gethsemane. You can sign up for an hour or more of the vigil on the sheet in the narthex.

The services of the Holy Week form a single great liturgy. Their meaning and power is cumulative, bringing participants deep into contemplation of the mystery of Christ’s passion and resurrection. That said, even if it only possible to attend one of these services, each highlights a particular aspect of the great Christian drama of redemption. For more information, see https://www.trinitychurchashland.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/TrinityAshland/

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GPHS Project Graduation 2026 is sponsoring the annual "Will-A-Thon" to raise money for a safe drug and alcohol free party for the Class of 2026. Participants will consult with one of the following volunteer attorneys to have a basic will, power of attorney, and advance directive prepared. Cost $300 Single, $350 Couple. All proceeds to to Project Graduation. Call Victory Walker for an appointment today. (541)285-7674. Appointments are February to early April (and are limited). A big thank you to our participating attorneys: Brett Claar, Eric Fournier, Dan Simcoe, Carl Clyde, Christopher Mecca, Gregory Day, Rebecca Peterson, Jaskamal Dhillon, Rachelle Selvig

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

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

The liturgy of this solemn fast coincides with the hour of Jesus’ crucifixion, and includes readings and a sermon, chanting of the Passion Gospel according to John, the traditional Solemn Collects, the Veneration of the Cross and communion from the reserved sacrament. We arrive and depart in silence for this service.

The services of the Holy Week form a single great liturgy. Their meaning and power is cumulative, bringing participants deep into contemplation of the mystery of Christ’s passion and resurrection. That said, even if it only possible to attend one of these services, each highlights a particular aspect of the great Christian drama of redemption. For more information, see https://www.trinitychurchashland.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/TrinityAshland/

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First Friday is basically our way of saying: you survived the week — now come drink wine about it.

Join us each First Friday for good pours, live music, great food and the kind of vibes that make you forget what day it is (except that it’s Friday… and that part matters).

We’ll be pouring your favorite Resistance wines, cranking up the good energy, and welcoming you in like family.

Here's the rundown for January

2:00pm-8:00pm: Empanada Throwdown

Wine tastings, bottles, all the local, homemade CABA empanadas you can dream of! Come hungry!

6:00pm- 8:00pm- Tres Palomas Performs

Tres Palomas - Three Doves- is comprised of Mari, Sean & Jason. They are a soulful blend of tender bossa nova, nostalgic jazz and dramatic ballads in French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Come for “just one glass.” Stay for three. No judgment here.

Reservations appreciated- Walk-ins are always welcome.