Summer’s Spectacular Lavender Blooms—Every June and July, visitors are drawn to the stunning, multi-sensory experience that our Jacksonville area lavender farms provide. The soft fragrance, the fields of fierce violet, along with the many colorful bumblebees and butterflies make the experience worth celebrating. But it only lasts 6 to 8 weeks, so… you have to […]
The Oregon Wine Experience® (OWE), the Asante Foundation’s signature fundraising event and one of the premier food and wine events in the Pacific Northwest, could use your help. Be part of this unique celebration…as a volunteer!
Join in on the fun and give back to the cause through hundreds of volunteer opportunities available this August! All […]
I recently came across Jacksonville writer Frank DeLuca’s new book, A Field Guide to Humans: Enriching Relationships through the Enneagram. The Enneagram is a model that combines ancient wisdom with modern psychology to assign numbers one through nine to different personality types. Frank‘s book is about how to use this tool to improve our relationships […]
Author Brenda Novak is on the road in her “Bookstream”—an Airstream Traveling Bookstore & Mini Coffee Shop—for a national book tour to promote the publication of her 75th book, The Seaside Library. On Sunday May 28, at 1pm, Rebel Heart Books will be hosting her stop in Jacksonville, at Bigham Knoll where she […]
The community is invited to attend the first meeting of a newly-formed group, Citizens for a Safer Jacksonville, which is hoping to stop the speeders. The meeting will be on Wednesday, May 24, 4:30-6:00pm, at the Naversen Room at the Jacksonville Library. The focus is currently on the speeding and safety issues facing pedestrians in […]
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is a national Firewise campaign to raise awareness and reduce risks from wildfires. Jacksonville is vulnerable to wildfires due to many homes being located in close proximity to woodlands and forests. Because of severe drought and upcoming extremely hot weather, this summer and early fall promise to be a bad year […]
After a long, chilly winter, who isn’t yearning for spring? With flowering trees and wildflowers in the woods, we are all welcoming the warmer weather and beauty of this season in the Rogue Valley. Our thoughts turn to plantings for gardens and celebrating spring with bouquets and goodies. In that spirit, the Jacksonville Garden Club’s […]
The Jackson County Master Gardener™ Association is proud to announce the 2023 Spring Garden Fair on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 9am-3pm, at the OSU Extension, 569 Hanley Road, Central Point.
The largest gardening event in Southern Oregon, this year marks the return of many perennial vendors who have stood by through the COVID years. Plant […]
On Saturday, April 29, from noon-4:00pm, join the Applegate Community, Ruch Outdoor Community School, A Greater Applegate, and the Applegate Partnership & Watershed Council to celebrate a new mural installation and a new metal art installation at Cantrall-Buckley Park. Meet the artists, funding partners, community leaders, volunteers and students while picnicking, touring and socializing.
For the […]
Jacksonville resident Peter E. Yeager recently published Searching for Sanctuary: The Journey Home. Yeager’s poems track his life from growing up in New Jersey through retirement in Oregon. Poet and poetry editor Amy Miller calls the book, “part poetic memoir, part travelogue of the soul.”
With emotional honesty, Peter explores family, friendships, courtship, marriage, divorce, and […]
MEDFORD, OR — 04/06/23 – Britt Music & Arts Festival is excited to announce several more concerts for the 2023 Britt Presents season, adding more music and comedy performances to the previously announced lineup. First released at an announcement party in Jacksonville, Oregon, this announcement introduces a wide range of musical acts and comedians, from […]
After three long years, Voices of the Applegate will present an evening of song, including lyrics by Longfellow, Shakespeare, and others that will soothe and energize your soul.
Performances will be held at the Historic Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, 405 E. California Street at 7:00pm on Friday, April 14, 2023, and at The Lindsay (Applegate River Ranch […]
The Jacksonville Garden Club’s annual Spring Sale will be held in downtown Jacksonville on Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10am-3pm, in the alcove next to the Post Office. Club members create beautiful arrangements from fresh-cut spring flowers in a range of prices—for Mother’s Day or a nice gift to yourself or a friend. Potted plants, spring […]
After three long years, Voices of the Applegate will present an evening of song, including lyrics by Longfellow, Shakespeare, and others that will soothe and energize your soul.
Performances will be held at the Historic Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, 405 E. California Street at 7:00pm on Friday, April 14, and at The Lindsay (Applegate River Ranch House), […]
JACKSONVILLE, OR — Britt Music & Arts Festival is excited to announce the first installment of Britt Presents music & comedy concerts for the 2023 summer season. The first of two season announcements, this group of shows features a wide array of musical artists, including first-time-to-Britt country artists Kelsea Ballerini and Elle King, plus returning artists Diana […]
The public is invited to an open house to celebrate the re-opening of the renovated Magnolia Inn, now the Magnolia Hotel. Over the last few months, new owners,
Jeff and Nikki Bale, have been busy converting the previous owner’s living area into three additional guest rooms, opening walls and adding access for guests to the backyard. […]
The swallows have returned, and spring bulbs pop with color. Wildflowers pepper the woodland trails, and the general feelings of restlessness and excitement can only be blamed on spring fever, a tolerable malady. Spring is here at last—a time to celebrate life and the creative flow.
Saturday, March 18, the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce is bringing […]
MEDFORD, OR — The Britt Festival Orchestra (BFO) announces its 2023 season, anchoring Oregon’s Britt Music and Arts Festival with three weeks of exciting open-air programming in historic Jacksonville, Oregon. Under the inspirational leadership of Music Director […]
In December of 2014, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). As the Neurologist explained my options, my wife Kerry rubbed my back in an attempt to soften the blow. It didn’t work! The doctors words were inaudible to me. I looked into Kerry eyes and whispered, “I knew it was Parkinson’s.” I was now […]
This February, I had the privilege of putting up a display about pigeons at Rebel Heart Books. My husband and I have a sanctuary for rescued, domesticated pigeons in Jacksonville. I was also invited to bring some pigeons to story time, which takes place at the bookstore once a month, and to bring them to […]
JACKSONVILLE, OR—After a three-year hiatus, 1932 Living History is returning to Jacksonville’s historic Beekman House Museum. The country is deep into the Great Depression and Ben and Carrie Beekman, the children of Jacksonville’s wealthiest and most prominent pioneer family, are closing up their 1870s family home. Guests become part of a 1-hour living history “play” […]
MEDFORD, OR — The Good Vibes Summer Tour 2023, with California reggae band Rebelution comes to the Britt stage August 27, along with Britt favorite, Iration, plus The Expendables, Passafire, and DJ Mackle. This will be Rebelution’s eighth appearance at Britt. Founded in Isla Vista, CA, Rebelution has followed their instincts since the release of […]
Despite holding a bare minimum of control in both chambers, during the last Congress Democrats managed to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the most ambitious legislation targeting the climate crisis ever signed into law. However, as we enter a two-year period with Republican climate deniers in charge of the House, we now face the question […]
MEDFORD, OR — Britt is excited to announce that Pink Martini featuring China Forbes will perform during Best of Britt, an annual summer fundraising event benefiting Britt Education & Engagement and other Britt programs, on Thursday, August 24, 2023.
Support your Britt Music & Arts Festival by joining us at Best of Britt, our annual fundraising […]
From rising temperatures and heatwaves to water shortages and drought, to reducing snowpack and increased wildfire risk, the evidence that a climate crisis is here in Southern Oregon is probably clear to every reader of this sentence. The questions then become: ‘what is driving this crisis? ‘how is the crisis affecting us? […]
A newly-formed group is offering business owners a networking opportunity with a mission to inspire one another while Supporting Local. The founder of this group, Mary Murphy, a resident of Jacksonville and local Realtor, felt town needed more opportunities for local entrepreneurs to meet and share ideas in a low stress environment. The meetups happen […]
Historic Jacksonville, Inc. invites you to experience a Victorian Christmas this holiday season at the historic Beekman House Museum. Located at 470 E. California Street, this early 1870s residence, home to Jacksonville’s wealthiest pioneer family, is decorated for a 19th-Century Christmas celebration.
Between 12noon and 3pm every Saturday and Sunday through December 18, costumed docents will […]
McKee Bridge Historical Society (MBHS) will decorate and illuminate McKee Bridge, the rustic Depression-era shelter in the picnic grounds, and Star Ranger Station from December 10 into the New Year. Saturday, December 17, will be a fun day of activities at the bridge from noon to 6pm. Free hot beverages! A bigger, yummier bake sale […]
DURING VICTORIAN TIMES, Christmas meant quality time and traditions shared with friends and family. Heavily influenced by England’s Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, we trimmed the Christmas tree together, prepared and feasted on goose or turkey and other goodies, sang carols around the piano, played parlor games, and exchanged gifts—no one was to be left […]
The 29th annual Holiday Home Tour features 3 wonderful properties that vary from a newly remodeled to updated manufactured stuffed with 25 Christmas trees to brand new contemporary homes. The owners have kindly agreed to open their homes to help […]
The Jacksonville Garden Club is preparing to bring some holiday cheer to our homes and businesses! Members use their skills and creativity to make beautiful wreaths, table arrangements, entry baskets, and swags, featuring fresh natural greens and cones, holly, bows, candles and festive decorations. Our lovely wreaths have become very popular, and both 28” and […]
We invite community members to join us on Saturday, November 26, for our After the Tree Lighting Holiday Party, which will begin around 5:45pm, directly after the Christmas tree is lit on the Jacksonville Courthouse grounds. We have had this event for several […]
Meet Summer Brendlinger, a clay artist who can teach you to perform feats of clay!
Summer recently became the resident ceramic artist at Talent Maker City, where her classes introduce beginners of all ages to the basic pottery skills of hand-building “pinch pots,” constructing forms from clay slabs, “throwing” vessels on the potter’s wheel, and decorating […]
One of Jacksonville’s time-honored traditions is the upcoming Victorian Christmas celebration, which runs November 26 – December 18.
During the festivities, locals and visitors in the historic downtown core are treated to strolling carolers in Victorian garb singing Christmas and holiday carols, presented by an all-volunteer group of local singers. After a two-year hiatus, the carolers […]
Every year in October, our quaint city is transformed into a haunted township. Bone-chilling apparitions and the spirits of frightening characters of yesteryear, return to play out their destiny again and again! The 30-minute trolley tour takes a light-hearted approach to local “hauntings” and features multiple sites throughout Jacksonville with special effects and period character […]
Greek mythology tells the tale of the phoenix, a magnificent bird that would build a nest in which to set itself on fire, whereupon a new phoenix would arise from the flames and ashes. It’s an apt metaphor for Clayfolk, a group of clay artists whose “nest” is in Southern Oregon and who have put […]
Over the past couple of years, your Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) tasked with reviewing and updating the City’s Development Code has been hard at work carefully reviewing and revising the draft document. The project is a city initiative to clarify and improve regulations for development within the […]
JACKSONVILLE, OR – The Victorians created elaborate rituals around the passing of a loved one. Death was considered part of life’s texture, giving it essential meaning. Join Historic Jacksonville at the 1873 Beekman House Museum between 12n and 3pm on Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23, to explore how Jacksonville’s most prominent pioneer family […]
MEDFORD, OR — In its first full season since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nonprofit Britt Music & Arts Festival declares its 60th Anniversary season a giant success. Britt thanks its patrons, members, business partners, media partners, artists, and fans for coming together to […]
Shooting Star Nursery’s Fall Celebration & Fundraiser for Outdoor Education is October 15, 11am-3pm. Come join your community for food trucks, kid’s crafts, silent auction, music, apple cider and other goodies to celebrate the arrival of fall weather and to show support for outdoor exploration after-school programs that get students back in nature!
Three years ago, a select group of pioneers, lying in peaceful estate at the Jacksonville Cemetery, roused to enjoy the limelight and tell about their lives. Others have waited patiently for their chance to be heard. Now, a handful of residents from the Silent City on the Hill are free to speak, and believe me, […]
Join us for our Second Annual Jacksonville-Applegate Rotary Poker Run on Friday, September 9, 2022, 3-7pm, or Saturday, September 10, 2022, 1-7pm!
Participants (Players) will simply purchase poker card(s) at any seven of the nine Jacksonville wine tasting rooms on Friday, September 9 or Saturday, September 10. Players will progressively play their hands at each winery […]
JACKSONVILLE, OR—No clothing style in history is as popular as Victorian Era fashion—although there was no single Victorian style, given that the Era is generally considered to have spanned over 50 years from 1837 to the late 1890s coinciding with the Industrial Revolution, a rising middle class, and the invention of the sewing machine. Join […]
JACKSONVILLE, OR—After a “false start” in 2021, Historic Jacksonville, Inc. will again be opening the Beekman Bank, the oldest bank in the Pacific Northwest, to the public! We managed one 110-degree August weekend last year before the Bank’s HVAC died. Now with a new HVAC, we’re ready for business!
Scheduled 2022 “banking hours” are 11am to […]
Prepare with Pedro and the Red Cross, 5+ YRS
08/03/2022, 10:30-11:30am
Prepare with Pedro is a 45-minute emergency preparedness education program for grades K-2 that teaches students how to BE PREPARED and TAKE ACTION for either home fires or a local hazard. Kids will receive a storybook to be able to continue learning at home.
Lifting Up the […]
Oregon Wine Experience® is the region’s top charitable wine event, benefiting Asante Foundation. Located near Jacksonville, people from around the country will return this summer to this signature event. Hundreds of wineries come together to present the full breadth and depth of Oregon’s unrivaled wines, and chefs curate their fine culinary offerings, for attendees to […]
Earthly Treasures: Rocks & Minerals
with Bugs-R-Us, 5+ YRS
07/06/2022, 3-4pm
Learn about the basic types of rocks, minerals, and fossils and how we use minerals in everyday life, such as in oils, plastics, salt, and more. Oregon geology is highlighted and participants will receive free rock samples to add to their collections.
Why Natives? Seven Steps to Restoring […]
Take a seat and enjoy a pleasant ride through Jacksonville while learning fun facts and interesting highlights about our local history. Tours last approximately 45 minutes and are meant to be enjoyed by all ages. Private tours are also available by reservation. For more information, visit jacksonvilleoregon.org or call 541-899-8118.
Tour pick-up and drop-off is available […]
It’s that time of year to take in the scenes and scents of lovely lavender farms right here in Jacksonville’s backyard. Treat yourself by visiting any or all six local lavender farms on the Southern Oregon Lavender Trail, who are happy to welcome you and yours for Lavender Festival Weekend, July 15-17. Each […]