The Fourth Annual Beekeepers Ball is the autumn 2015 event not to miss! On Saturday, November 14th, 2015 at 7:00pm, doors will open at the Bigham Knoll Ballroom at 525 East E St in Historic Jacksonville. The theme this year is “Bee There or Bee Square,” and the night is the place to “bee” with […]
Jacksonville lost one of its most devoted citizens on October 25, 2015. Patricia “Pat” Dahl passed away peacefully at her home. Pat was a close friend to many and will be deeply missed. She gave such unselfish volunteer time with many community organizations, committees, and activities. She was dedicated to the preservation of Jacksonville’s history […]
Jacksonville, Oregon celebrates the holidays and our past with Victorian Christmas. The celebration begins with a Merchant Open House& Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, November 28 and continues weekends from December 5 through December 20. Some activities continue the weekend after Christmas – December 27 & 28 to create wonderful memory making activities for when […]
This coming weekend, November 7th and 8th, 2015 – adult cats at three local animal shelters will be free. All adoption fees will be waived at this Catstravaganza event for all adult cats one year or older. All adult cats will be fully vaccinated and spayed or neutered. Many will be micro-chipped. Criteria for qualified adopters […]
Voices of the Applegate, directed by Blake Weller, brings its fall offering to Jacksonville and Applegate with diversified offerings including Workin’ for the Dawn of Piece, Follow the Drinkin’ Gourd, and Ashokan Farewell from PBS’s series “The Civil War.”
If you’ve seen the current run of Guys and Dolls at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, you’ll especially enjoy […]
Kick-off the Yuletide Season at Hanley Farm! Begin by creating your Holiday Wreath using bases made from all natural materials cut fresh from the farm. And, a special treat, straight from the North Pole – Santa Claus accepted our invitation, AND he’s bringing his favorite helper-Elf with him! In addition to Santa and wreath-making, browse […]
Bring the refreshing scent of fresh greens and cones into your home or business for the holidays! The Jacksonville Garden Club is now taking pre-paid orders for lovely and reasonably-priced holiday arrangements in a variety of sizes. Ordering early enables the Club members to create their best work and ensures that you will have your […]
Jacksonville’s Chamber of Commerce is once again sponsoring a special Veterans Day service on Wednesday, November 11 at 2:00pm, 2015 at the Historic Courthouse.
The event starts at 2:00pm sharp and will last approximately one hour on the Courthouse grounds near the corner of California and 5th Streets. Plenty of chairs will be provided for seating […]
Ruch, Oregon (October 21, 2015) – Enjoy a “Fermented Foods” demonstration and talk by Kirsten Shockey, local author of Fermented Vegetables on Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 2-4 p.m., in the Community Meeting Room of the Ruch Branch Library, 7919 Highway 238.
Fermented foods are a delicious, healthy addition to any diet, including the Paleo diet. […]
Good Evening Everyone… I promised to follow up with our last announcement and give you a little background on November’s film, Shanghai Express. It stars Marlene Dietrich in her third film directed by Joseph von Sternberg, a director under whom she became a world renowned celebrity actress. I love train movies, and this ranks as […]
(Central Point, Ore.) – Elevate your holiday with Ledger David Cellars at their annual Thanksgiving Weekend Open House event, Nov. 27-29 from 12 to 5 p.m. at Le Petit Tasting Room in Central Point.
Listen to the […]
If you have a homeless orchid, you may need a cachepot, crafted by Jacksonville potter, John Dodero. Likewise, if you yearn for an urn, potter John may have just the thing.
Join Art Presence for a special Halloween reception on Saturday, October 31, 2015 from noon–3pm. Meet Pioneer Spirits, here from beyond the grave to share their stories, as four groups of Players from this year’s Meet the Pioneers perform from 2–3pm!
JCLS is conducting COMMUNITY MEETINGS in each of its 15 branches, asking people to envision the future of library resources and services to help produce a Strategic Plan for the next five years.
On Saturday, November 7, 2015 – kick-off the holiday season in downtown Jacksonville at the Victorian Holiday Ball at the U.S. Hotel Ballroom. The seasonal event is sponsored by the Belles & Beaus Old West/Victorian Society. Food for the evening will be catered by the Jacksonville Inn. The ball runs from 6:00-10:30pm. The evening includes […]
People love Southern Oregon for the mountains, the lakes, the hiking and biking trails, the golf courses, the vineyards and the lifestyle. Because people love it here and want to move here, that means building and buying homes. And it also means many locals want to move within the community and find a new home!
Luckily, […]
How neat have these evenings been? Those who have joined us all agree – GREAT! UNIQUE! FUN! RELAXING! Not to mention, someone else does the cooking and entertaining! Christina and Rion took October off, but they’re back and planning another fun evening of pizza and music. October 15, 2015, arrive early and take a tour […]
Make your own scarecrow, and if you’d like, enter your scarecrow in the People’s Choice contest. If your scarecrow wins, in addition to receiving an award, you’ll have bragging rights! You don’t need to be present when contest winners are announced October 11 at 3pm. When you’ve finished creating your winning scarecrow, enjoy the other […]
Hanley Farm’s been taken over by a mysterious woman. All of Jacksonville, Central Point, all of everywhere, is astir! What happens when unwanted visitors venture onto the cornfields to learn the Lady in Black’s deep, dark secret, what is it? Will you find out, or will the monster lurking in the shadows stop you? You’ll […]
The film for October at Old City Hall is one that I don’t believe most of you may have ever seen. The Mystery of Mr. X starring Robert Montgomery is as neat a thriller as ever written. Evidently Montgomery thought so too, because he really threw everything he had as an actor into this role […]
Have you noticed an uptick in our local art scene? From formal galleries to coffee shop displays and more, art is everywhere in Jacksonville.
CAMMY DAVIS—Artist and art advocate Cammy Davis, creator of the Jacksonville Review town map, is one of the artists in the community helping make the arts scene more vibrant. Cammy, a Jacksonville […]
“Half the interest of the garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.” –Mrs. C.W. Earle, Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden, 1898
During summertime, when I’m working hard in the garden to get ahead of the insects and weeds, I don’t often feel particularly imaginative. It’s mostly during the relatively “off […]
Grab the kids and head over to the Jacksonville Fire Department for an up-close look at some cool firefighting equipment and get to know your local public safety professionals, too! Firefighters from Jacksonville along with members of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) are holding a fun and informative public Open House on Thursday,October 8th, […]
I’ve never met Roger Whipple, even though I heard he lives just around the corner. I’ve never even seen a picture of him. But I love him.
Roger Whipple is a designer and builder of artful, craftsman-style houses and cabins and magical barnlike structures that look for all the world like they were created a hundred […]
The Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce is excited to present their 2nd-Annual Haunted Trolley Tour on October 29, 30 & 31, 2015. The tours will provide a light-hearted approach to our local history—sharing stories of Jacksonville residents who haven’t quite been able to say “goodbye!”
Tickets are […]
It’s hard to believe that this year’s “Meet the Pioneers” program will mark our 10th Anniversary for this very popular and fun Jacksonville event. Who knew that our planned one-time event in 2006, to raise some much-needed funding for restoration and preservation work in the […]
The Victorians created elaborate rituals around the passing of a loved one. Join Historic Jacksonville at the 1873 Beekman House between 11am and 3 pm on Saturday or Sunday, October 3 and 4, 2015 to explore how Jacksonville’s most prominent pioneer family honored the dearly departed in the late 1800s.
The historic Beekman House, located at […]
Please join Travel Expert Anne McAlpin and Jo Parker of WillowCreek Gifts, in making a difference for seniors in the Rogue Valley. Last year, Anne suggested the idea for a “pay-it-forward” scarf donation program. The program turned-out to be a huge success with 130 new and gently-used scarves being donated to the Scarves-for-Seniors program.
Parker says, […]
Evelyn Howard-Mayersky passed away peacefully after a series of illnesses on the evening of 24 September 2015. She was able to communicate to family present that she loved them. It was a pleasure to experience the love and friendship of Evelyn who exuded a true zest for life. Growing up in Scotland, she never forgot […]
Come experience Southern Oregon’s largest Oktoberfest – September 22 – 27, 2015, at the historic schoolhouse on Bigham Knoll. Jacksonville’s Oktoberfest is a celebration of great music, food and BIER!
APPLEGATE, OR – A creative new playscape is being added to the playground at Cantrall Buckley Park in the Applegate Valley. The new Enchanted Turtle Habitat playscape will be officially opened to the public at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Saturday, September 19 at 4 p.m. in […]
Jacksonville Friends of the Library will sponsor their Fall Book Sale at the Naversen Room at the Jacksonville Library during the annual Citywide Yard Sale weekend.
Open hours will be: Friday, September 11, 9:00-10:00am (for members only), 10:00-4:00pm (open to the public.) Saturday, September 12, 9:00am-4:00pm (open to all) and Sunday, September 13 from noon-4:00pm (open […]
On Sunday, September 20, 2015 – join members of the Jacksonville-Applegate Rotary Club at their 6th-Annual Salmon Bake, held at Hanley Farm and enjoy a delicious dinner, local wines, entertainment and friendship. The event starts at 5:00pm and serves as the club’s main club fundraiser. Along with silent auction items, the dinner includes a sumptuous […]
September’s movie night at Old City Hall features the last of nine films made at RKO starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire… The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle.
Castle is a reasonably accurate biography of the two dancers who set the dance world on fire in the Edwardian Age until World War I. They were […]
Everyone knows that Peter Britt was a photographer, but did you know that he was also a painter? Learn about the early artists, and also contemporary artists of the Rogue Valley at the next Tales from the Collection event on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10am-noon at 106 N. Central in Medford. The event is […]
Relief … while August continued warmer than normal (see below), a change in the circulation over the Pacific and western North America ushered in an early taste of fall during the last week of the month that has continued through the first week of September. […]
Enjoy an evening of fine food, wine and entertainment September 12 at Hanley Farm. In addition to the gourmet meal prepared using fresh greens and vegetables grown on the farm, enjoy a […]
You may have heard a story on the news, received a phone call or email, or, worse, had a loved one fall victim to an online or telephone scam. Every day across the country, millions of people are targeted by scam artists trying to take their money.
The Jacksonville Police Department is well aware of these […]
A person or persons have been trespassing and entering the cemetery grounds after closing and lighting candles and placing them on or around grave markers. The melted wax is running and defacing the monuments. This is a punishable crime under ORS 166.076 Abuse of a Memorial to the Dead. Considered a Class A misdemeanor it […]
The first weekend in October, hundreds of people travel from out of town to our beautiful Rogue Valley. They don’t come to taste the wine, although they are sure to. Nor do they come to hike, although their feet may feel as if they had. No. They come for three days of live music and […]
Recognizing that there’s much to learn about this beautiful area we live in and that many people who live here have extensive knowledge about it, the Applegate Trails Association has organized an educational seminar—and a festive event—called “The Call of the Wild,” at Cantrall Buckley Park on September 19, 2015 from 9:30am-4:00pm.
The event will get-off […]
Back by popular demand, the Jacksonville Oregon Winery Association (JOWA) is sponsoring a Fall Wine Cruise on Sunday, September 20, 2015 from noon to 6:00pm. There are only a limited number of tickets for sale, ($25 per/person) so be sure and get yours now – tickets are only available online at jacksonvillewineries.com. Your ticket includes […]
In July 2016, members of the Britt Orchestra and Music Director Teddy Abrams will celebrate the unique majesty of Crater Lake with performances at the national park. Abrams will lead approximately 40 Britt Orchestra musicians in the performances, with the dramatic panorama of the entire lake as the backdrop. The musicians will perform a world […]
Longtime Jacksonville resident and local artist Elaine Witteveen passed away at age 98 earlier this year. Due to the high profile and longevity of the Artist’s Workshop, founded by Witteveen in 1979, she was well-known in Jacksonville and beyond for facilitating the work of her fellow artists as much as for her own.
Born in Chicago […]
Longtime Jacksonville and Rogue Valley resident Jeff Case recently followed a life-long dream by launching a line of privately-labeled Barbeque Sauces, affectionately dubbed, “Chef Jeff’s.”
Case, a well-known and respected mortgage lender, is also a husband and a father of three grown children and grandpa […]
In its second year, the Southern Oregon Smoked Salmon Festival fundraiser will take place at the Britt Festival grounds on Saturday, October 3rd from 10:00am to 5:00pm. SOSSF is THE event to determine who smokes the best salmon in Southern Oregon, while enjoying live music, beer, wine, food, children’s activities and smoked salmon samples from […]
Britt is still accepting students for its first Guitar Workshop, which will be August 28-30, 2015 at the RCC campus in downtown Medford.
The workshop is a three-day exploration of flamenco, slack key, classical, jazz, blues and rock guitar techniques. Each day will have two three-hour sessions, each focusing on one genre. The workshop is open […]
What a great time we had last month at Hanley Farm’s first Community Pizza Night. It was a great success – thanks to everyone who attended, enjoyed great food, music and friends. We invite you all to return, and those of you who missed the first pizza night, be sure not to miss this one!
Before […]
The 2015 Oregon Wine Experience announced this evening the winners of its wine competition, which featured 224 wines from 50 wineries. Best of Show honors went to Pebblestone Cellars for its 2014 Viognier, to Belle Fiore Winery for its 2012 “Numinos” red Bordeaux blend, and […]
Many people ask, Why take a wine tour? Can’t I just drive myself? With 80+ registered wineries throughout the Southern Oregon AVA (American Viticultural Area), the better question to ask is, Where do I want to go and who do I trust to get me there and back? A designated driver is always a good […]