Events in Jackson County today

Geared to children age 2 and older, this lively session at Jackson County Library Services - Oregon (Ashland Branch) blends simple movement, music-centered games, and energetic dancing to support both body and brain. Young participants can explore sights, sounds, and textures with hands-on materials such as shakers and scarves, enjoy bubbles, and take part in playful parachute activities.

Venture into a haunted basement for a spine-tingling experience, where darkness, loud sounds, flashing or flickering lights, fake blood, and scary scenes may be part of the journey. A less frightening, more brightly lit version is also offered for anyone who prefers a kid-friendly experience. Please use caution if you or your child are sensitive to these effects. Admission is $5 for adults 19 and older, $3 for ages 13–18, and $2 for children 12 and under.

A relaxed One Piece trading card game free play session. Play some games and, if you want, enjoy a sandwich.

Taurus Moon returns to Tiffany’s Marketplace for an evening of music. The duo, Marissa Joan and Jim Sitter, blends folk, jazz, and rock with a soft, smooth sound.

Enjoy a Halloween dinner party featuring dinner, a mystery clue game with prizes, a costume competition, and a Dessert Dash. Drinks are available for purchase from Lucky’s Cash Coffin Bar. Proceeds support Jayce Johnston’s Eagle Scout project to purchase a toddler playground for Gold Rogue Sports Park.

This open mic offers a welcoming, community-centered space for creative expression. Music, poetry, dance, and storytelling are all invited, open to newcomers as well as seasoned performers. It is an opportunity to be creative, share work, and connect with others, with room for both performing and listening.

The Wagner Plaza Local Goods Market returns for the fall season in the heart of Historic Downtown Talent, bringing together local businesses, makers, creators, collectors, and neighbors for a lively community marketplace. Look for three themed editions, including a Harvest Festival, a Fall Market, and a Halloween Market, each offering a chance to discover unique goods, meet the people behind independent ventures, and connect with the community. More than a shopping trip, the market centers on strengthening local ties and investing in small business owners whose work preserves the character, diversity, and economic vitality of Talent and the Rogue Valley. After a hiatus, this revived tradition invites residents and visitors to celebrate the season, foster connections, and support the entrepreneurs who help the community thrive, one market at a time.

Bring a standard deck for a casual Pokémon card event. Promos are available for participants while supplies last, and players are welcome to trade with one another. Goodie bags will also be handed out to those who stay for the event and trades.

Spooky fun fills The Village Medford Center with an annual costume and treat trail. Attendees wear their best costumes and make their way through the center as participating local shops hand out sweets. There is a spooky selfie station where a quick photo enters participants for a chance to win a Tap & Vine Gift Card. This yearly favorite often draws a crowd, so early arrival can help ensure treats are still available.

Enjoy a free, family-friendly Trunk or Treat featuring more than 14 trunks offering goodies, plenty of candy, pumpkin decorating, costume contests, and spooky sensory boxes. Costume contest winners can receive prizes from local businesses.

Hope City’s community Trunk-or-Treat features decorated trunks, free candy, and costumes. This free event is open to everyone and offers fun for all ages, along with free hot chocolate, coffee, apple cider, popcorn, and cotton candy.

Ease into a beginner-friendly hip-hop routine class at The Evergreen Ballroom in Central Point. Each move is taught step by step to make the choreography simple to follow while building confidence on the dance floor. All ages are welcome and no prior experience is needed. Drop-in rates are $10 for adults and $5 for students in high school or college.

Autumn Fest at ACF brings a Narnia-inspired celebration to Ashland with free admission. Guests can enjoy themed fun with carnival games and a bounce house, then savor chili and cornbread. It is a festive gathering for families and friends, offering a playful taste of adventure in a magical setting.

Experience a solo set from singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jeff Kloetzel. A longtime presence at Paschal Winery, he moves from contemporary folk pop to soul, blends in country-tinged rock and Americana, and keeps it grounded in a simple songwriter style.

Travel back to the 1980s for a stage spectacle that celebrates the spirit of America’s beloved amusement parks. Expect sky-high acrobatics, soaring aerial work, nimble juggling, and a cheerful retro vibe. At its center stands a human-powered marvel... a towering Ferris wheel ringed by ingenious mechanical contraptions that reinvent classic rides and midway games. The show sweeps along with stunts, surprises, and laughter, then concludes with a warmhearted moment that underscores how shared joy can bring people together.

Learn to draw the world around you through clear instruction and techniques to practice at home. Each session introduces or reviews approaches that engage both right- and left-brain drawing. Students will work on accurate proportions while drawing wild and garden plants, as well as perspective while sketching landscapes and buildings. Much of the class takes place outdoors. No prior experience is needed, and all skill levels are welcome.

Get hands-on with the tools, equipment, and safety practices of the CraterWorks woodshop. Shop professionals guide participants through the essentials in a woodshop safety orientation. Completing the gauntlet includes a six-month CraterWorks membership, plus woodshop, laser, metal shop, and MIG orientations. Access to all four orientations is included during the membership period. Safety orientation is required for shop access.

Strengthen your drawing and painting practice in a four-session class led by Cheryl Magellen at Central Art. The curriculum centers on portraits and the human figure, with attention to accurate proportion and structure, control of value, light, and shadow, thoughtful color choices, refined edges, and an understanding of the forms that make artwork feel convincing. Work from photographs, study master works, or bring personal reference materials while receiving individualized feedback throughout the process. While portrait and figure studies take the lead, Creative Mastery classes also welcome other subjects such as landscape or still life, so participants can focus on what interests them. All experience levels and any drawing or painting mediums are welcome. Enrollment is limited to 9 students and registration is required. Use the ticket link in the Facebook event to complete sign up on the website.

Older adults are invited to enjoy coffee and a breakfast treat while playing games, working on puzzles, or listening to music. Come on your own or bring a friend. The program is sponsored by the Central Point Friends of the Library.

Build skills in landscape and still life painting with instructor Cheryl Magellen at Central Art in Medford. This class helps artists distill what they see and make purposeful choices about composition, value, color, space, and light. Instruction explores organizing complex subjects into strong shapes and a coherent value structure, atmospheric depth, color relationships, focal emphasis, edge control, and simplifying natural forms. Students may work from photos, plein air sketches, or other personal references and receive individualized feedback as their work develops. While this session emphasizes landscape and still life, Creative Mastery classes welcome any subject, including portrait, figure, or other areas of interest. The class is open to all experience levels and to all drawing and painting mediums. Enrollment is limited to 9 students. Registration is required and is handled through the Find Tickets button in the Facebook event.

Explore why scientists consider birds the only living dinosaurs. Follow their evolution from small, meat eating theropod ancestors, the same broader group as Tyrannosaurus rex, and see how fossils more than 150 million years old illuminate that story. Learn about the traits that helped birds endure when other dinosaurs disappeared, then get creative by designing your own “birdosaur.”

Take part in a hands-on orientation to the Epilog Helix and Fusion Pro laser machines. Learn about precision engraving, material compatibility, setup, troubleshooting, the machines’ capabilities, and their limitations. Completing the orientation includes a six-month CraterWorks membership, along with laser, woodshop, metal shop, and MIG orientations and access to all four orientations during the membership. Laser time limits apply.

Learn the basics of swing and build on them by creating fun patterns. The class also focuses on communicating clearly and easily with anyone on the dance floor. No partner, prior experience, or registration is needed. Drop-in admission is $10, with a 50% discount for students, and punch cards are available.

This introductory session explores Movements of Love, a constellation ceremony created by Marina McDonald that invites participants to tap their innate capacity for healing and to cultivate greater love, joy, and peace for themselves and others. Rooted in Bert Hellinger’s Family Constellations and his later Movements of the Soul, and integrated with Ron Kurtz’s Hakomi method of assisted self discovery, the work offers a deeply experiential approach to personal and ancestral dynamics. Marina brings many years of focused study and direct practice, including training with Hellinger. She helped transform a former Tibetan Buddhist refuge on her property into a community space that became a Hakomi teaching center, facilitated numerous Movements of Love constellations, and now shares this synthesis with the RVML community. This event provides experiential education in a methodology known internationally. Admission is free.

This guided somatic workshop with Tori, AnnaMaria, and Camren centers on movement and body awareness, with space to follow what feels right for you.

Explore sacred mantras and collective sound in a welcoming circle with Magdalena Paz. Through conscious chanting and meditation, participants are invited to cultivate presence, connection, grounding, and inner stillness. No experience is needed. All voices are welcome, whether you come to sing, listen, or simply be. Please bring a cushion to sit on. Donations of $5–$15 are welcome.

A book club at the Jackson County Library Services Gold Hill Branch focuses on books suited to readers ages 8 to 12. The conversation is open to participants of all ages.

Explore a different artist each week through reading and create artwork inspired by their style. This program is for ages 6 and up.

Explore your imagination through LEGO building. Find inspiration in the Library’s books about engineering and LEGO, then display your creation for the community to admire.

Celebrate Día de los Muertos by planting a marigold for your ofrenda or garden and decorating its pot. The flower’s vibrant color and strong scent are believed to help the deceased find their way back to loved ones in the living world. The program also includes a screening of Coco and will be presented in English.

Chef James Jones caters a menu of conchiglioni ripieni al forno, featuring baked stuffed shells, paired with a mixed greens salad with red wine vinaigrette. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 541-535-7957. The price is $15 per person, or $13 for members.