During classes there will also be a sandbox, treasure hunt, and some kid friendly activities (children are still under parents supervision) as well as hot coffee and refreshments.
*denotes kid friendly class, bring your […]
Here Comes Mr. Jordan, our film for February is a delightful romance-comedy fantasy with a perfect cast. Starring Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains, and Edward Everett Horton, the film was so successful it was remade three times. This original version is regarded as the best, and rightfully so.
You may remember Evelyn as Scarlett’s younger […]
Presented by Rogue Valley Street Rods, the 2015 Southern Oregon Rod & Custom Show takes place February 14 and 15, 2015 in four buildings at The Expo at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Entrance fee is $8 for adults 13 and over, $2 for kids six to 12, […]
From Mail Tribune
Posted Jan. 20, 2015 @ 11:24 am
Britt Festivals has announced one act for its 2015 season, nearly three months before the full list is released.
Iconic parody songwriter Weird Al Yankovic will take to the Jacksonville venue’s stage Sept. 2 as part of his Mandatory World Tour, according to a news release from Britt.
Yankovic […]
The OSU-Jackson County Master Gardeners™ will host three classes in February from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays at the OSU Extension Service Auditorium, 569 Hanley Road, Central Point. The cost of the classes is $15 each; it’s free for certified Master Gardeners. The classes are also eligible for MG recertification. There will be outdoor […]
January’s film, Modern Times, is a comedy… but one with a dagger pointed straight into the heart of our industrial society. Only Charlie Chaplin could play a soul, who’s struggling to live free in a machine age that is binding him to endless repetition, in a job where workers are reduced to machines. This is […]
Historic Jacksonville, Inc. will celebrate the Victorian Christmas Boxing Day tradition on Saturday and Sunday, December 27 and 28, when all Victorian Christmas tours of Jacksonville’s historic Beekman House will be $2 per person with a canned good donation for ACCESS. If visitors pay full price ($5 for adults, $3 for seniors or students), all […]
Horse-drawn wagon rides, carolers on street corners, complimentary cider and meeting Father Christmas, three weekends in December!
Send us your fantastic photos of this year’s Victorian Christmas Parade and Celebration happening over the next three weekends, December 6-21, 2014.
We will post the best of them on Facebook as we receive them – with your name and a description of the photo if provided.
The Prize: The […]
The ART’clectic Local Artisans group currently has fourteen participating members, several of whom are also members of the Art Presence Gallery in Jacksonville. This December, the group will present their first Victorian Christmas “Pop-Up” event on Fridays from 4:00-8:00pm and Saturday & Sundays from 10:00am-6:00pm on December 5,6,7, 12,13,14 and 19,20,21 at the IOOF Hall […]
Fresh holiday centerpieces and arrangements purchased at the Jacksonville Garden Club’s annual Holiday Greens Sale bring fragrance, color and light to our homes during the dark and chilly winter evenings of December. Pine, cedar and holly boughs from local forests are combined with colorful bows, cones and candles in lovely arrangements to brighten tables, store […]
Experience a Victorian Christmas this holiday season at the historic Beekman House. This 1873 residence is decorated for a 19th Century Christmas celebration, and you’re invited to visit!
Join the Review is supporting our local, small businesses on November 29 (and every day) during Small Business Saturday – the movement is gaining traction, thanks to local customers who choose to support local businesses. By shopping “small,” you support your local community far more than when shopping “big box-type” stores and online retailers. Why? […]
Thanks to the Jacksonville Garden Club, you can pre-order a variety of holiday table arrangements and baskets from November 1–November 26 by contacting club member Peggy Peffley at 541-899-5708.
Ordering early enables the Club artists to create their best work and ensures that you’ll have decorations for the whole holiday season. And, complimentary home delivery of […]
A Free Panel Discussion, Wednesday, November 19th, 7-8:30pm.
Food and farming do have a future in our Rogue Valley! The Rogue Valley Food System Network and its partner organizations are working hard to keep that future bright. The Network is inviting community members to attend an evening panel discussion to learn what a “food system” […]
GREAT EXPECTATIONS, our film for November is considered by many to be the greatest adaptation of a Charles Dickens novel ever produced. Starring an impressive British cast, including John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Francis Sullivan, Jean Simmons, Alec Guinness (in his first screen appearance), and Finlay Curry. GREAT EXPECTATIONS was nominated for five Oscars, winning two […]
The Jacksonville Fire Department, Jacksonville CERT, and Oregon Department of Forestry are teaming-up to expand the number of Firewise Communities within Jacksonville. On November 13 at 6:00pm, a Town Hall Meeting will take place in the Naversen Room of the Jacksonville Library to explain how we can make the entire city of Jacksonville “Firewise.” Refreshments […]
Jacksonville Barn Co. and Sterling Creek Antiques, located in the historic Orth Building on South Oregon Street, are throwing a Holiday Open House on Thursday, November 13 from 5:00-7:00pm. The event is being held in-part to celebrate The Barn Company’s 5th-anniversary and Sterling Creek Antique’s 2nd-anniversary.
The open house is also a fundraiser for the Northcoast […]
Jacksonville’s Tom Piete and Jack Berger, both of whom are military veterans, are once again sponsoring a special Veterans Day service on Tuesday, November 11 at 1:00pm sharp on the steps of the Historic Courthouse, near the corner of California and 5th Streets.
The event will last approximately one hour and plenty of chairs will be […]
A NEW Haunted Trolley Tour will be running October 30, 31 & November 1. The tours will provide a different approach to our local history—sharing stories of Jacksonville residents who haven’t quite been able to say “goodbye!” This is all in good fun, so we hope you will join us. The tours will be 45 […]
Platon Mantheakis of the Jacksonville Inn and members of his Jacksonville/Applegate Rotary Club are sponsoring a seminar in response to the August earthquake that rocked parts of Napa and Sonoma Counties. “When I heard about the quake and saw the devastation, my first thought was about my daughter, Anna, who works at Opus One, a […]
An earthquake of magnitude 8 to 9 is projected for the Cascade Subduction Zone and it will affect the entire state, including our area. There will be damage to infrastructure—electricity, roads, bridges—that will take weeks or months to repair.
Be informed! This event will […]
This year, Hanley Farm is very excited to announce a partnership with Crater Renaissance Academy Drama to present “Max and the Monster”—a haunting adventure under the moonlight! Join us for a dark walk guided by lantern through the fields of Hanley to experience the story of little Max and the beast that lives there. Hold […]
Move over Bill Murray… long before you did THE GHOST BUSTERS, that stellar hero, Bob Hope, did THE GHOST BREAKERS. Not only that, but he threw in the vivacious Paulette Goddard whose very presence guarantees viewer interest. Although Bob Hope worked with a lot of beautiful co-stars in his long career,Goddard tops the list.
The plot […]
Duo-pianists Michele Alspach and Joyce Stevens will present a classical piano concert featuring music from Bach, Bizet, Debussy, and Mozart on Sunday, October 19, from 3 – 4 p.m., in the Naversen Room of the Jacksonville Branch Library, 340 West “C” Street. Please use California Street entrance.
Ashland Contemporary Theatre’s production of the Off-Broadway play, “Freud’s Last Session” has been a stupendous success! And now we are bringing it to Jacksonville.
Performances will be at the U.S. Hotel Ballroom on the second floor (there is a U.S. Bank branch on the ground floor). Saturday, Oct. 18th at 8pm, and Sunday, Oct. 19th at […]
Five years ago when Martin Majkut took over the reigns as Music Director of the Rogue Valley Symphony, he quickly transformed a moribund little local orchestra into a top notch regional symphony orchestra, bringing high energy to the task of running the orchestra and it’s musicians, offering new pieces of music as well as a […]
Summer is over, the leaves are turning, and Britt Festival concert goers are thinking back over good times and great concerts presented this summer on the Britt hill in Jacksonville, while contemplating enduring a long, dreary winter before again getting an opportunity to enjoy some good music at the Britt Pavilion. But wait! There are […]
Mark your calendars for the return of this very popular and crowd-pleasing Jacksonville event, Meet the Pioneers on October 10 & 11, 4:00-7:30pm. This will be our 9th-annual presentation which has played to sell-out crowds over the years. Take one of these special guided Living History walking tours through the torch-lit cemetery grounds where Spirits […]
As the cooler weather rolls in and the colorful change of autumn arrives, an impressive bounty is being harvested and processed for winter at Hanley Farm. Amidst the harvest, time is made for planting garlic and hardy winter greens, mulching garden beds, shearing sheep, collecting walnuts, and breeding the […]
Presented by Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and Jacksonville Heritage Society
Monday, September 22
6:00-8:00pm: Home Brewing demonstration—dust-off your chemistry books and come learn the art and science of creating your own-style brew. $20 includes dinner and tastings. Held at Bigham Knoll.
Tuesday, September 23
6:00-8:00pm: […]
Britt announces the addition of a second fall concert to the 2014 lineup, with folk duo The Quiet American appearing on Wednesday, October 15 at 8 p.m. The duo will appear in an intimate indoor concert on the Britt stage, with the audience seated on the stage and the stage doors closed.
The Quiet American is […]
All classes begin at 10:00am at the nursery unless indicated otherwise. Space is limited so please be sure to register online at www.roguevalleynursery.com/class.
September 13—Fall is the best time to plant your drought-tolerant garden. Learn about plants that take the heat and need less water. Registration fee $10.
September 20—There’s a right and […]
An exciting cycling event called “Brewhaus Cross” is a three race fundraising event held to benefit Josephine County Search and Rescue (JoCoSAR) in memory of Nicholas J. Jensen, late son of Jana Jensen of Jacksonville’s Cycle Analysis Bike Shop. Over the past twelve years, Cycle Analysis has donated over $200,000 in cash and equipment to […]
Join Historic Jacksonville, Inc. and the Friends of Jacksonville’s Historic Cemetery on Saturday, September 13, for the final Jacksonville History Saturday of the season!
This special day of history-oriented activities begins with a 10 a.m. tour of Jacksonville’s Pioneer Cemetery, located at the end of West E Street/Cemetery Road. This month’s topic is “Minorities of the […]
On September 19th we will be commemorating the 75th anniversary of the beginning of World War II with a very special film starring Leslie Howard. The film is Pimpernel Smith (released in the United States as Mister V) and it is a fitting epitaph to his career—together with one more film before his death at […]
The Jacksonville Applegate Rotary Club will hold its 5th-Annual Salmon Bake at Hanley Farm on September 14. As in past years, this fundraiser supports Rotary’s clean water projects around the world. Our projects have dramatically improved public health and reduced infant mortality rates in impoverished areas of the world. This November, a team of volunteers […]
The American Association of University Women invites you to tour six beautiful country gardens in and around Medford on Saturday, September 13 from 10:00am-4:00pm. Attendees will enjoy refreshments and view raffle prizes at the hospitality garden at 4076 Dark Hollow Road, owned by master gardeners Michele and Richard Kaplowitz. There are three other gardens on […]
Jacksonville Oregon Winery Association (JOWA) is sponsoring a wine cruise on September 21, 2014 from Noon – 5 pm. The cruise enables attendees to travel to 5 Jacksonville-based wineries in the comfort of a shuttle bus, leisurely enjoying great wines and food and the company of interesting people. Tickets are only $15 and include 3 […]
In August, it may be hard to think about fall being around the corner. But you can look forward to it by marking your calendars now for Sunday, September 7th for the 5th-annual furnarture event!
Furnarture, a benefit auction that supports the Studio at Living Opportunities, is the signature event that has local and regional artists […]
The 5th Annual BIKE THE ROGUE bicycling event takes place Saturday, September 6th in Gold Beach, featuring three rides: 25 miles, 40 miles, and 100km/6.5 miles. The ride includes generous goody bags, well-stocked rest stations, spectacular scenery, and a free ticket ($15 value) to the GOLD BEACH BREW FEST, taking place the same day as […]
The Artist’s Workshop is celebrating its 30th Annual Show and Sale at the Art Presence Art Center in Jacksonville through August 24. However, the group actually began painting together 49 years ago. As the 50th anniversary of the group’s founding approaches, it seems very fitting to pay tribute to the founding members and share a […]
Celebrate the Arts returns to Jacksonville over Labor Day weekend, Friday, August 29th-Sunday, August 31st from 10:00am-5:00pm daily on the grounds of the historic Courthouse, near the corner of California & 5th Streets. Art Presence Art Center, also located on the courthouse grounds, will be open, featuring an exhibit of several fine artists’ paintings, photography, […]
The Southern Oregon World of Wine festival, held each August, has a new twist thanks to the Asante Foundation. Considered the premier wine event for Southern Oregon, the event is now the premier fundraising event in support of local medical care at Asante.
Funds raised this year from the Southern […]
Step back in time to 1932 at 1:30 and 3 pm on August 16th at Jacksonville’s historic Beekman House, located at 470 E. California Street in Jacksonville.
Pam Wright of Fresh Air Fitness and Jason & Jacque Williams of Jacksonville Chiropractic Clinic are co-sponsoring Jacksonville’s first-annual Health Fair, to be held on the Courthouse lawn, Saturday, October 4 from 10:00am-2:00pm.
“The goal is to raise awareness about preventative health and wellness, bring together and highlight the health and wellness resources available here in […]
The 2014 Festival has come and gone but you can still visit these farms, weekends from 10am-4pm through August!
For those looking for a more in-depth taste of historic Hanley Farm, Origins: A Discovery of Place returns this year on Saturday, July 26 & Saturday, September 13!
Music on the Lawn at Schmidt Family Vineyards Friday, July 18th, 6-9pm - Bring your dancing shoes and come enjoy the swingin' sounds of the Southern Oregon Jazz Orchestra!