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Special Halloween Reception at Art Presence Art Center
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 […]
JCLS Community Meetings – Jacksonville Branch is October 28, 2015
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.
Celebrate the Season in Victorian Fashion!
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 […]
2015 HBAJC Southern Oregon Tour of Homes is October 16-18 & 23-25
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 yet ANOTHER – Community Pizza Night 2015 at Hanley Farm!
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 […]
Hanley Farm – Annual Scarecrow Festival 2015!
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 […]
A 2015 Haunting Adventure by the Light of the Moon at Hanley Farm!
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, […]
October 2015 Movie Night at Old City Hall – by Paul Becker
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 […]
ART is Everywhere in Jacksonville! – by Hannah West
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 […]
Let Your Imagination Bloom at the Winter Dreams/Summer Gardens Symposium – by Rhonda Nowak
The Literary Gardener – October 2015
“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 […]