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Monday, Oct. 12 Little Gnomes Class: Ashland Parks and Recreation holds its series of nature exploration classes geared toward preschoolers ages 2-5 and parents from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. second Mondays, at North Mountain Park Nature Center, 620 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Cost is $6 per child. Register online at ashland.or.us/register or call 541-488-6606. Jane Austen Play: Watch Kristin Hammargren in a one-woman play about Jane Austen called "Discovering Austen" from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at the Medford library, 205 S. Central Ave. The play is set in the dressing room of an actor who has been cast as Austen but is still searching for the essence of the character. Call 541-774-8679 or see www.jcls.org. Documentary Screening: Watch a free special advance screening of Oregon Public Broadcasting's "Oregon Experience: The Oregon Shakespeare Festival" at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at the Varsity Theatre, 166 E. Main St., Ashland. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is limited. Learn how a weekend of plays in 1935 evolved into the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the economic mainstay of Ashland and a major force in American theater. The new season of "Oregon Experience" premieres on Southern Oregon Public Television at 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19. Call 541-482-3321. Author Talks: Kumud Gokani will discuss her cookbook "Feed the Beloved Soul" at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, at Bloomsbury Books, 290 E. Main St., Ashland. In the book, she shares family recipes inspired by her Indian heritage. Call 541-488-0029 or see bloomsburyashland.com. Pascal Gemme and Yann Falquet: Fiddler Pascal Gemme and guitar player Yann Falquet will perform traditional Quebecois tunes at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in the Headwaters Room at the Geos Institute, 84 Fourth St., Ashland. The duo began playing folk songs 15 years ago while street-busking in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They soon formed the band Genticorum with multi-instrumentalist Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand. Admission is a donation of $15 to $25, with all proceeds going to the artists. Call 541-301-5306 for information. "The Growing Threat" Tour: Global Justice Ecology Project, the Campaign to Stop GE (Genetically Engineered) Trees and Northwest Resistance against Genetic Engineering will give a presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland. For more information, visit www.cban.ca or call Catie Faryl at 541-535-1854.  Tuesday, Oct. 13 Tuesday Book Club: Join the Second Tuesday Book Club as they discuss novels on the second Tuesday of each month from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Ashland library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd. The Oct. 13 book is "My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey" by Jill Bolte Taylor, who experienced a massive stroke. Call 541-774-6996 or see www.jcls.org. Democratic Debate Watch Party: Louie's Restaurant will show the first televised debate among democratic presidential contenders from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 41 N. Main St., Ashland. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. Call 541-482-9701 or see louiesofashland.com. Parents of Transgender Support Group: A support group for parents, family members and allies of children and youth who don't fit into gender norms runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. second Tuesdays in Ashland. Email [email protected] for information and location.   North American Rock Garden Society: The Siskiyou Chapter meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in Lidgate Hall, located behind the United Congregational Church of Christ, 1801 E. Jackson St., Medford. Admission is free, and refreshments will be served. See siskiyousummits.weebly.com. Flip Fabrique: This group of six acrobats will present "Attrape Moi," a performance experience that includes a trampo-wall, hula hoops, juggling and aerial feats, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Tickets are $32, $55 or $38, $22, $25 or $28 for ages 18 and younger, and can be purchased online at craterian.org, at the Craterian box office, 16 S. Bartlett St., or by calling 541-779-3000. Wednesday, Oct. 14 Windows in Time History Lecture: Klamath Falls newspaper sports editor Steve Matthies will give a presentation on veteran Oregon Institute of Technology men's basketball coach Danny Miles at noon Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Ashland library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd. Call 541-774-6996 or see www.jcls.org. Classic Horror Stars: Watch actors Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in classic horror movies at 2 p.m. Wednesdays in October at the Talent library, 101 Home St. In "The Raven" Oct. 14, Lugosi plays an Edgar Allan Poe-obsessed surgeon who agrees to give Karloff's escaped convict character a new face. Refreshments will be provided. Call 541-535-4163 or see www.jcls.org.  Climate Documentary Film: Watch episodes of the climate change impact documentary "Years of Living Dangerously" on selected Wednesdays at noon at the Ashland library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd. The Oct. 14 episode is about the palm oil industry and deforestation, the Oct. 21 episode profiles a climate change skeptic and the Oct. 28 episode takes viewers to the Arctic and North Carolina. Members of the Southern Oregon Citizens' Climate Lobby will lead a discussion after each viewing. Call 541-774-6996 or see www.jcls.org. Bil Leonhart: The seven-string guitar player will perform instrumental jazz compositions at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Belle Fiore Winery, 100 Belle Fiore Lane (off Dead Indian Memorial Road), Ashland. Admission is free. See www.bellefiorewine.com or call 541-552-4900. The Rogue Suspects: The rock, soul and funk band — guitarist Dirk Price, vocalist Shae Johnson, bassist Greg Frederick; drummer David Bolen, keyboard player Don Harriss and percussionist Mary Rydman — will perform an intimate, sit-down show at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Oregon Cabaret Theatre, corner of First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, and can be purchased at the box office or by calling 541-854-0736.