Just outside of Jacksonville in the Applegate Valley stands the humble Woodrat Mountain, an unassuming peak in the Siskiyou mountain range. Despite its prosaic name, Woodrat is quite an exceptional site. In fact, from the months of April to October, Woodrat and the Applegate Valley offer some of the best conditions in the world for paragliding. Paragliding is […]
Major construction progress was made during the month of April at Waggin’ Tails Dog Park. The new park, scheduled to open mid-June is located near the Skate Park, above the “D” Street parking lot. Visitors to the site have been watching excitedly as land next to the skate park was sculpted out to provide separate play areas […]
We know about dwindling snowpack, polar ice caps, and increasing wildfire risk, but these aren’t the only climate change consequences we are experiencing. Among the creatures that are most seriously compromised by the climate trends we are witnessing and will suffer into the future are our insect friends. While many of us think of insects as mere bugs […]
The Jacksonville Garden Club will hold its annual Spring Sale on Saturday, May 11, from 9:00am-3:00pm in the alcove next to the Post Office on Oregon Street. Club members will be on hand to create lovely arrangements from fresh-cut spring flowers—for Mother’s Day or a nice gift to yourself or a friend. Perennials, succulents, vegetable starts, herb gardens, […]
Fuel reduction debris collection for all Firewise Neighborhoods in the city of Jacksonville to be held Saturday, May 4th, 2019, National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day.
Firewise Neighborhood coordinators, together with the Oregon Department of Forestry, Jackson County, the Jacksonville CERT Team, the Jacksonville Fire Department and the City of Jacksonville, are hosting this event as one […]
Watch out Jacksonville for poems that will be drifting your way on Saturday, April 13 in downtown, starting at high noon. April is National Poetry Month and was created in 1996 to spotlight poetry. Since then, it has been celebrated nationwide in a variety of ways, including the illumination of the Empire State Building. In […]
A new tai chi class will begin in Jacksonville on Wednesday, April 3 from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the newly completed Jacksonville Community Center. Improve your muscle tone and reduce stress. Slow, fluid movements will focus on balance. Tai chi can increase your range of motion, improve digestion, breathing, balance and relaxation. The […]
The Family Nurturing Center’s Farm and Food Program and the Southern Oregon Historical Society will co-host Sundays in Spring 2019 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 7 and 14, and May 5 and 19 at historic Hanley Farm, 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point. Stroll the beautiful gardens, orchards, vineyards and producing fields at […]
JACKSONVILLE, OR — With its second season announcement for 2019, Britt Music & Arts Festival is adding a variety of popular music artists to the summer Music & Comedy line-up with several returning artists and a couple of new bands for the Britt audiences. The first concert from this set of concerts features Jim James, […]
Britt announces classic country star Kris Kristofferson & The Strangers will perform during “Best of Britt”, an annual summer fundraising event benefiting Britt Education & Engagement, happening Monday, July 1, 2019.
In its seventh year, the “Best of Britt” is a popular Britt extravaganza featuring a fun-filled evening of food, spirits and music on the Britt […]
You can’t afford to miss this opportunity to become better informed and prepared in the event of a major fire, flood, or earthquake!
The Jacksonville CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) will conduct a seminar designed to assist homeowners in preparing for emergencies on Tuesday, March 5, 6:00-8:00pm, and Saturday, March 16, 10:00am-noon, in the Naversen Room […]
Every year, the Land Steward Program at the Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center holds a one-day conference offering up to 28 classes on subjects of interest to landowners. This year, the Living on Your Land conference partners with Tree School Rogue for a combined offering covering a wealth of timely topics.
The event is held […]
Leading by example is what we want Oregon to do when it comes to breaking our fossil fuel addiction and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Talent can do the same for the Rogue Valley when it comes to the solar energy conversion!
The global warming and climate change problems posed by fossil fuel use are well-understood, and […]
We know about dwindling snowpack, polar ice caps, and increasing wildfire risk, but these aren’t the only climate change consequences we are experiencing. Among the creatures that are most seriously compromised by the climate trends we are witnessing and will suffer into the future are our insect friends. While many of us think of insects […]
January 23, 2019 — On Tuesday, February 12, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., SNYP will hold an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of its new spay/neuter clinic at 111 N. Pacific Highway in […]
What is this creature? It has the head of a camel, the horns of a stag, the eyes of a rabbit, the ears of a cow, the body of a snake, the scales of a fish, the claws of an eagle and the paws of a tiger. And although it looks fierce, it brings harmony, […]
For its annual Winter Program, the Storytelling Guild brings Portland-based Tears of Joy Theatre to Medford for two performances of Legends of Coyote on Sunday, February 10. As a member of the audience, you will learn Native American words, songs, and trickster tales of how things came to be! Nearly every Indigenous culture in the […]
Teddy Abrams Leads Oregon’s Britt Festival Orchestra Season (July 26–Aug 11), Featuring New Commission from Christopher Cerrone, Outdoor-Themed Classics & Stellar Guest Artists
The Britt Festival Orchestra announces its 2019 summer season, anchoring Oregon’s Britt Music and Arts Festival with three weeks of exhilarating open-air programming in the scenic Rogue Valley, also home […]
JACKSONVILLE, OR—Explore the “Secrets & Mysteries of the Beekman Bank” on January 3, 4, and 5 when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the oldest financial institution in the Pacific Northwest for evening candlelight tours. Established in 1856 as a gold dust office, the current 1863 Beekman Bank building was constructed by Cornelius C. Beekman at 110 […]
The Jacksonville Community Center will hold its GRAND OPENING on Saturday, January 12, 2019 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Everyone is welcome to be a part of this momentous occasion. After nearly 20 years of planning and with hundreds of people donating money and volunteer-time to help, Jacksonville has a brand-new community center. Your community center […]
Jackson County, Oregon (November 20, 2018) – Jackson County Library Services (JCLS) invites Jackson County residents of all ages to participate in the Winter Reads program, which will take place Saturday, December 1 through Saturday, January 5 at all fifteen Jackson County Library branches. […]
•Christmas Tree Lighting & Community Caroling, Saturday, November 24 at 5:00pm, Merchants Open until 7:00pm
•Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 1 at 10:00am
Regular Weekend Activities
December 1&2, 8&9, 15&16, 22&23
•11:00am-4:00pm: Father Christmas, Carolers, Town Crier,
Cider, Jolly Holly Trolley Stop & Shop Excursions
•11:00am-3:00pm: Beekman House Holiday Tours,
Beekman Bank Tours, St. Joseph’s Rectory […]
JACKSONVILLE, OR—Historic Jacksonville, Inc. will celebrate the Victorian Christmas Boxing Day tradition on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 – when all Victorian Christmas tours of Jacksonville’s historic Beekman House Museum will be $2 per person with a canned good donation for ACCESS. ACCESS is a local organization that provides support services to help low-income families, seniors, […]
Oregon is known for many things but none more majestic then its beautiful evergreen trees. They provide shade for a weary traveler or family gathering for a picnic. They are refuge to forest critters, an impenetrable perch for the powerful Bald Eagle and for this holiday season, a symbol for peace and good cheer.
At Ruch […]
Local author, Pamilla Formeller will share her new children’s book, Miracle on Fifth, during a special storytime on Saturday, December 15 from 10:30-11:30am at the Jacksonville Library, 340 West “C” Street.
Winner of the children’s literature category of the Sno-Isles libraries’ “Spirit of Writing” contest, Miracle on Fifth was inspired by the true story of the […]
The Jacksonville Garden Club’s Holiday Greens Sale kicks off the holiday season with beautiful arrangements that bring fragrance, color and light during the chilly days of December. Garden Club members apply their artistic skills and energy to fresh pine, cedar and holly boughs from local woods and gardens. These are combined with colorful bows, candles […]
Under the new direction of Shayne Flock, Voices of the Applegate presents its usual eclectic selections of international songs (German, Indonesian, Israeli, African, Old English, and the beloved American Folk song “Shenandoah”), Christmas ballads, and even doo wop! Taking music to the next level with […]
The holidays are right around the corner, and the Jacksonville Garden Club is now taking pre-paid orders for beautiful holiday wreaths, table arrangements, and baskets in a variety of sizes.
In late November, Jacksonville Garden Club members will be busy applying their creative skills to freshly-gathered boughs, holly, cones, candles and bows to make the arrangements, […]
The 27th Annual Soroptimist Holiday Home Tour on Sunday, December 2 features five lovely properties ranging from a grand log home to an urban oasis, all decorated in unique holiday style. The owners kindly agreed to open their homes to raise funds benefitting girls and women in our community. Past Holiday Home Tour beneficiaries include: […]
You are invited to a free special event featuring Saving Wellington, a recently released short documentary movie complimented with a presentation by our local historian/archaeologist, Jeff LaLande.
The gathering will be a double header. First, there will be a showing of the new and locally produced documentary entitled Saving Wellington, a movie created by Applegate Valley […]
After a summer of smoke, a news cycle of non-stop catastrophe, and a season of harvest, we could all use a day of good books, brilliant authors, and happy endings. That’s why Rebel Heart Books is proud to present its first-ever Cozy & Romantic Christmas Celebration!
Romance, mystery, and Christmas go together like turkey, cranberry […]
Make your own Holiday Wreath at Hanley Farm on Saturday, November 24, from 10:00am-3:00pm! You will make your wreath using all natural materials clipped from the trees and bushes that grace the farm. Wreath-making kits that include all you need to make your wreath will be available for $15 for non-SOHS Members, and $10 for […]
To many Rogue and Applegate Valley residents, smoke has been the bane of the 2018 summer. To many Southern Oregonians, wildfire risk has been equally or more threatening. While there has been an abundance of opinion in the local media about the topic, beyond passing mention, little serious discussion of the climate connection has been […]
Violist Roberto Díaz will bring a new viola concerto by Syrian-American composer Malek Jandali into the Rogue Valley during the Symphony’s second Masterworks concert of the season. The orchestra will bring two traditional masterworks to the stage as well with Johannes Brahms’ Tragic Overture and Ludwig von Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4.
A violist of international reputation, […]
Saturday, October 6, marks LongSword Vineyard’s 4th-annual Harvest Festival featuring Pumpkin Chuckin’. This unique event provides a host of fun activities like pumpkin painting, live music, and, of course, imbibing delicious wine.
For the past three years, guests have also enjoyed hurling pumpkins into LongSword’s back field using giant slingshots. While LongSword’s slingshots are still available, […]
JACKSONVILLE, OR – With the pioneer spirits and ghosts that linger in this old gold mining town becoming increasingly restless as we approach November 1, the Day of the Dead, Historic Jacksonville, Inc. will be attempting to placate them with two October nights of Jacksonville Haunted History walking tours to share their stories of woe, […]
The evenings of October 14, 20 and 21, 2018 – you’re invited to take a dark walk, guided by lantern, through the fields of Hanley Farm. What is it that keeps all the neighbors astir? Who is this strange lady who haunts the Hanley fields? Along your walk, you’ll encounter talkative townspeople, a mysterious cornfield […]
From fire and smoke, to the fracked gas pipeline, global warming, and toxic emissions undermining our air quality, water quality, and health environmental challenges abound in Southern Oregon. It is critical that we know how candidates for state and local office approach these issues.
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now is offering two candidate forums on the […]
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 1890s coinciding with the Industrial Revolution, a rising middle class, and the invention of the sewing machine. Join Historic […]
Jacksonville’s Cyd Ropp is starring in the Camelot Theatre production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas this fall. Cyd returned to the stage last year in Young Frankenstein at the Randall Theatre in Jacksonville after a 50 year absence from acting. As “Mona,” she plays a half drill-sergeant and half social director, ruling her […]
The 9th annual Jacksonville-Applegate Rotary Club’s Salmon Bake has become a beloved local event. This year, it will be on September 16 starting at 5:00pm at Hanley Farm…smoke permitting. (There is a back-up location if the smoke continues to linger). The evening includes live music by Danielle Kelly Soul Project, an auction, wine raffle and […]
Fall is quickly approaching and once again, it’s time for the annual Fall Classic Car Show in historic Jacksonville. This event, hosted by Rogue Valley Corvettes, has been attracting beautiful cars and trucks from Northern California and all over Oregon for the past twelve years. The Fall Classic brings families, fun, music, food and drinks […]
This year the Citywide Yard Sale event is Friday-Sunday, September 7-9, 2018. Sale day hours are 7:00am-8:00pm. Setup is allowed on Thursday September 6, from 6:00-10:00pm. Note: there are NO Sales Allowed on Thursday.
Remember, this event is not sponsored by the City of Jacksonville. Due to the nature of the event with lots of […]
Hanley Farm’s second annual music festival, the “Bluegrass Promenade,” is just “around the corner! September 8, join us for toe-tapping music performed by Rainy & the Rattlesnakes, Siskiyou Summit and Waking Hazel. Clap your hands and tap your toes to the sounds of banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin and bass – the best very best of […]
The Jacksonville Applegate Rotary Club will hold its 9th-Annual Salmon Bake at beautiful Hanley Farm on September 16. This event has turned into a beloved Jacksonville tradition! As in past years, the Salmon Bake fundraiser supports Rotary’s clean water projects around the world.
The family-friendly Salmon Bake begins at 5:00pm. Tickets cost $35 or $350 for […]
The Artists’ Workshop 34th-Annual Show and Sale opens Friday, August 3, at 10:00am at the Art Presence Center, corner of 5th and D Streets in Jacksonville. A special Reception with the Artists will be held on Saturday, August 4, from 2:00-5:00pm. Admission to the show and the reception is free.
The group is comprised of passionate, […]
The Jville Market is proud to showcase local, small farms bringing their freshly- harvested fruits and vegetables, cage-free eggs and grass-fed, grain-finished beef to the community every Sunday on the lawn of City Hall. The market has added seven new small farmers for 2018 which more than doubles the number of produce booths […]
Carefree Buffalo, located in historic, downtown Jacksonville, specializes in the finest American-made hand-crafted products. We are extremely proud to announce our 9th-annual William Henry Premiere Dealer Show, Friday-Sunday, July 20-22, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, featuring the most extensive William Henry collection available anywhere in the world.
William Henry creates heirloom quality pocket knives, money clips, writing […]
Jacksonville’s Dr. Doug Naversen is pleased to announce that the 17th-Annual Britt Woods Firehouse Run will be held on Saturday, July 14. This year, the exhibition 1.9 and 4.3 mile runs start at 7:00am followed by the 100-yard Fun Run for kids at 7:30am. Runners will assemble in the parking area located just above the […]
The next Southern Oregon Climate Action Now monthly general meeting will be a presentation by Siskiyou Velo President, Harlan Bittner, and board member Gary Shaff offering a concise overview of the National Association of City Transportation Officials’ Designing for All Ages and Abilities. The “All Ages and Abilities” design shifts the paradigm of bicycling from the […]