Document text
Rogue Valley livestreams, virtual events: Jan. 6 By Alissa Corman By Tempo Staff Updated: Jan 05, 2023 03:39 PM A A Jackson County Library Services offers a selection of virtual book clubs, author talks and more. See listings for details. MT file photo *Note: To submit your event to Tempo, email information to [email protected]. Recurring Events Ashland seniors activities A variety of virtual and in-person activities and services are available to adults 50 and older Mondays through Fridays through the Ashland Senior Center, 1699 Homes Ave. See ashlandseniorservices.org or call 541-488-5342 for full listings. Historic Jacksonville virtual tour Historic Jacksonville, Inc. has created a variety of virtual ways for you to explore the National Historic Landmark town, Jacksonville. Watch two online videos — a 30-minute “Walk through History” virtual tour which takes you to 23 different sites, and a 45-minute “Jacksonville Historic Homes” video tour which visits 27 different historic houses including the wooden 1855 Mathew G. Kennedy house, the 1873 Beekman House, and the 1892 Jeremiah Nunan house. Read through two text-based virtual tours “Beekman Bank Nuggets,” and “Mrs. Beekman Invites You to Call,” or the “Walk through History” blog to learn more about specific Jacksonville historic sites. You can also read stories of beer, wine, whiskey, saloons, and “entrepreneurs” in the “Thirsty Thursday” on-line series. For more information or to access see historicjacksonville.org. Medford Seniors Activities: A variety of both in-person and virtual activities and services are available to adults 50 and older from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays at the Medford Senior Center, 510 E. Main St., Medford. See medfordseniorcenter.org or call 541-772-2273 for full listings. Native plants garden tour Take a virtual tour through 11 gardens to explore trees, shrubs, perennials and wildflowers that are native to our area at jacksoncountymga.org/native-plants-garden. Included are an eco-restoration garden, a permaculture mini-farm, a small urban garden and more. Admission is free; donations to the Jackson County Master Gardeners Association will be accepted. For more information, call 541-227-1358. January Events Jefferson Center Community Talk The Jefferson Center will host a discussion led by William Lasser, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Clemson University, S. Carolina, examining the status of constitutional rights and the Supreme Court’s views on them from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, via Zoom. The discussion will focus on several themes. Lasser, a scholar of the Supreme Court for over 40 years, notes that the Supreme Court is in the midst of “arguably its most serious political crisis since the New Deal.” Admission is free, registration required. For further details or to register see thejeffcenter.org. Meeting details will be mailed to you following registration. Medford Library Book Chat Adults 18 and older can discuss selected books with others in this reading group at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month via Zoom, or at the Medford library, 205 S. Central Ave. On Jan. 10, the book to be discussed will be “Music is History,” by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Registration is required. For further details and to register, see jcls.libcal.com or call 541-774-8679. Meeting details will be emailed to you when you register. Author Talk — Namina Forna New York Times bestselling author Namina Forna will chat about her series “The Gilded Ones,” and the most recent installment, “The Merciless Ones,” at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, via Zoom. For further details or to register, see jcls.libcal.com or call 541-774-8679. Meeting details will be emailed to you when you register. Teen Trivia Teens ages 13 and older can join in a live, fast-paced game of general knowledge trivia using Zoom and the Kahoot platform at 4:30 p.m. the last Tuesday of every month (Jan. 31). Log into the Zoom meeting to see the questions and respond on the Kahoot app or website. You don’t need an account to play, just the app and the game PIN, which we will be provided during the Zoom meeting. This quiz will contain 70 questions on a variety of subjects. For further details or to register, see jcls.libcal.com or call 541-774-8679. Meeting details will be emailed to you when you register.