Community Calendar

Step into the world of Saturday Speaker Series: Virginia Howard Mullan "Humboldt County Courts World’s Fairs Florence Harrie (1889–1981, Karuk) and experience the legacy of a master weaver. Born at Katimîin, the Karuk center of the world, Florence returned to her ancestral home after boarding school to learn the art of gathering and weaving from renowned weavers like Elizabeth Hickox. She made her living through her craft and today, her great-grandson, Bradley Marshall, has lovingly curated this exhibit to bring her story home.
What makes this exhibit so special?
Florence’s personal weaving chair
The last basket she ever wove
A ceremonial dress made by her descendants that still dances in ceremonies today
Join us at the Clarke Historical Museum and immerse yourself in this deeply personal tribute to a Karuk cultural icon. Don’t miss it!
February 8 - May 31, 2025 at the Clarke Historical Museum

ART ON FIRST: An Artful Life, Solo Exhibition John Palombo

Monday, March 31 - Monday, April 28, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: Friday, April 4, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Currently featured at ART on FIRST are nature inspired paintings by John Palombo. With just enough challenges growing up to gain some deep colors and spectrums in his life, John has made use of the follies and torture of being human and turned them into joy and happiness by finding something that truly speaks to his soul - visiting remote natural areas and painting. John loves color and creating color. His focus has always been on landscapes of Southern Oregon, particularly Southeastern Oregon. When creating a composition, John's interest is to translate the magic that he sees in the world and in nature onto his surface. With this, he hopes to inspire his viewers to find the same magic, or something that is personal to just them.

For more information, please visit www.artandfirstashland.com.

The Ashland Water Polo Club invites all kids grades 6 to 12 to come join us for the fun, community and hard work that is water polo for our spring season. No experience is necessary and ALL are welcome. Come try Water Polo during the week of Monday, March 31st to Thursday April 3rd 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Daniel Meyer Pool. This is a great time for players who are new to water polo to come join the fun and for our experienced players to get back into the groove of water polo and to help introduce the sport to the newer players. No fees are required for this first week. For more information please check out our website https://ashlandwaterpolo.org/

Thursdays 6:00 - 7:00 pm
In-person and via Zoom
Calm Abiding Meditation
This meditation is common to many traditions of Buddhism. In this practice, we rest our attention on a simple meditative support, such as the breath. Instead of following thoughts and emotions as we usually do, we release them and maintain our connection to the support.

“From this practice, we can experience a stable and calm mind. We learn to maintain and return to a sense of stillness, no matter what our outer circumstances. The mind is relaxed, alert and aware. The results of this practice are serenity, freedom in the face of circumstances, and ultimately Buddhahood.”

From Meditation for Beginners, by Bokar Rinpoche.

To attend Calm Abiding Meditation via Zoom, email the office at OFFICE@KSCASHLAND.ORG to join the mailing list.

Zen meditation in the tradition of the Diamond Sangha school of the Harada-Yasutani lineage

Celebrate National Poetry Month by Awakening the Poet Within in our series of Poetry for All Workshops this April! Whether you are already a poet, are aspiring to be one, or just want to live life in the present moment and set yourself free, this is the workshop
for you. Join Evonne Ellis, MFA in Creative Writing, and Kayla Marie Figard, librarian, naturalist, and California Poet Teacher in training, for one workshop or all four in a deep dive of how to unleash your inner poet. We will cover words and imagery, waking up the senses and nature inspiration, elements of sound and repetition, and exploration into the energy of poetry. Each workshop will feature some instruction about craft, time to play with craft through prompts, and opportunity to reflect and share. No experience necessary! Workshops are offered at sliding scale rates and scholarships may be available. For more info and to register for one or all: https://forms.gle/oQ9uRUZWJopyBE216

Dates:
Session 1: Thursday, April 3, 6-7:30pm - A Journey Through Words & Imagery
Session 2: Thursday, April 10, 6-7:30pm - Nature Inspiration & Waking Up the Senses
Session 3: Thursday, April 17, 6-7:30pm - Adventure in Sound
Session 4: Thursday April 25, 6-7:30pm - Unleashing the Energy of Poetry

Join Mt Shasta Public Library and Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center for a free Seed Saving Workshop & Seed Swap. The workshop will be led by local gardener and seed saver, Jane Seeley. Feel free to bring seeds to swap or donate, but it’s not required. We’re offering two dates - come to one or both. This workshop is a part of a series to promote Mount Shasta’s first Seed Library, which will be opening this spring. Stay tuned for more info! Register for the workshops here: https://mountshastaecology.org/upcoming-community-events-2/

Beginners and 50+ Yoga Class
Being held on Mondays and Thursday mornings

1st United Methodist Church-Redding and Women in Faith presents the monthly Thrift Store, Friday, April 4, 9am-3pm and Saturday, April 5, 9am-11am. All great items at great prices...see the Easter collection of baskets, eggs grass and all kinds of Bunnies ! Clothing for all genders, shoes, toys, books, tools, art, sewing, kitchen & dinnerware, appliances, small furniture and even a Free Table ! All funds go to local programs for the needy and homeless.

LIVING WELL WITH DIABETES

This program is designed for people with Type 2 Diabetes.
It teaches:

Healthy eating
Exercise at your level
How to use glucose monitoring to make day to day decisions
How to manage sick days
Reducing risk for other health conditions
Coping with the challenges of living with Diabetes

Classes will be held at the:
Rogue River Community Center
132 Broadway St.,
Rogue River, OR 97537
Once a week on Friday's, 9:30am to 12:00pm
March 21, 2025 to April 25, 2025