Community Calendar

The longest running Ski & Gear Swap in Southern Oregon is returning in 2025.

For nearly 50 years, the Ashland Ski Swap has outfitted Rogue Valley families with affordable and quality gear for the outdoors. The event is managed by Indigo Creek Outfitters with help from the Southern Oregon University Outdoor Program. The event inspires local outdoor adventures by providing outdoor equipment at an outstanding value.

Now in its 35th year, this beloved Southern Oregon Coast tradition is hosted by the Cape Blanco Heritage Society. The celebration begins with an Open House on December 13. Main Street Teas will be held December 19-21. A Holiday Music Concert takes place December 20 and 21, marking the 155th anniversary of the first lighting of the Cape Blanco Lighthouse’s lamp in its first order fresnel lens on December 20, 1870.

Enjoy the sights and sounds of holiday trains at the Rogue Valley Mall again this year from the Medford Garden Railroaders. This club from the Medford Railroad Park will showcase its holiday model railroad layout on the first floor of the Rogue Valley Mall, 1600 N. Riverside Ave., Medford, near the Kohl's department store. Trains will operate from Black Friday, Nov. 28, through Dec. 31 during mall hours. Admission is free; donations are appreciated. For more information, see facebook.com/Medfordrailroadpark.

This daylong explores what it means to take refuge in the Three Jewels—Buddha, Dharma, & Sangha—not as distant ideals, but as living realities we can access in each moment. We’ll investigate how the traditional refuge prayers become doorways into direct experience, & how the guru-yidam-dakini mandala offers profound support for navigating uncertainty with wisdom & compassion.
Live & zoom. Sign up: www.kscashland.org

Heal. Connect. Evolve.
Join us for our monthly Healing Circle, centered around the somatic practice of Systemic Constellation.

What to expect:
Spiritual Connection
Ancestral Healing
Emotional Insight
Safe Community Space
Deep Care for Heart and Soul

Systemic Constellation Work is an active group process for personal and collective healing and evolution. To delve into personal issues, ancestral patterns, or collective trauma, Constellations offer a supportive space for deep reflection and transformation.

Holidays on the Homestead at William B. Ide Adobe SHP
Saturday, December 13, 11 am – 3 pm
William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park
21659 Adobe Road
Red Bluff, CA 96080
530-529-8599

California State Parks and its partner, Ide Adobe Interpretive Association, invite you to get in the holiday spirit with Holidays on the Homestead at William B. Ide Adobe State Historic Park (SHP). The park’s 46th annual festive winter tradition will be celebrated on Saturday, December 13 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The public is invited to join us for a day of festivities, music, and making ornaments and gifts:
• Enjoy living history demonstrations, with staff and volunteers dressed in 1850s clothing to greet visitors.
• Visitors can make handmade gifts, including tin punch, pomanders, candles, tops, sachets, and rag dolls.
• Warm wassail and treats will be served.
• Local musicians will provide entertainment.
• Children will clamor to break a traditional Christmas bag!
Holidays on the Homestead is fun for families and friends of all ages. Admission for adults is $6, children 3 years and older is $3, and children under 3 are free. Families (up to 5 guests) are $15.

Join us at the Rogue Valley Mall to visit with and adopt kittens and cats from local feline rescue groups … all in one place!

Experience a late 1800s Christmas celebration when Historic Jacksonville, Inc. opens the 1870s Beekman House for Victorian Christmas tours. Located at 470 E. California Street and once home to the town’s wealthiest and most prominent pioneer family, the house is decorated for a 19th Century holiday. Victorian costumed docents will be sharing stories of festivities in the late 1800s along with the origins of popular Christmas traditions that settlers brought with them from all over the world. Find the good luck German pickle ornament on the Christmas tree. Steal a kiss under the mistletoe. Learn how holiday letters became Christmas cards. Hear how Santa’s appearance has changed over time. Sample one of Mrs. Beekman’s sugar cookies. One-hour tours begin every 20 minutes from 12n through 3pm.

American Legion Grants Pass Post 28 is having Army VS Navy Game
206 NW F St Grants Pass.
541-474-6400
Starting at Noon.
Lunch TBD. Beverages available with a cost
Donations are welcome
Stop in and enjoy the game
Proceeds benefits American Legion Grants Pass Veteran Programs

Messy Hands: Fluid Art Ornaments with Brenda Mills Brannan

Join artist Brenda in making simple but beautiful Christmas bulbs for your Christmas tree, or to give as gifts. She will be providing two quick demonstrations: Fluid Acrylic Paint and Alcohol Ink, then will guide you through the process. All necessary supplies will be provided.

Fee: $5, limit 12
When: Saturday December 13th, 1:30-3:00 PM
Register: Secure your spot at art-presence.org/messy-hands (Education > Messy Hands)