3/19 Intermediate Tai Chi and Qi Gong
2026-03-19 09:00 - 10:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Jacksonville Community Center, 160 E Main St, Jacksonville, OR, 97530, United States
Experienced students are the focus of this ongoing class but beginners may join after contacting the instructor. Tai Chi and Qi Gong are calming practices that incorporate slow movement, breathwork, visualization, and meditation. Consistent practice fosters improved balance, body alignment, coordination, and overall sense of well-being. Tai Chi students will also practice the Qi Gong. To determine if you are ready for this level placement, please contact instructor Carolyn Wolf prior to attending at carwolf@sonic.net.
Carolyn’s Bio: “I have been a certified Tai Chi Practice Leader (from the Institute of Integral Qi Gong and Tai Chi) since 2015 and have been leading classes locally since then. I enjoy sharing all the practice has to offer; relaxation, increased body awareness, improved balance, meditation techniques, and overall improved well-being.”

CANCELLED - 3/19 - Spring/Easter Wreath-Making with Kathy!
2026-03-19 16:30 - 18:00
SORRY – THIS CLASS HAS CANCELLED. Enjoy making your own ribbon-based spring wreath. Take home a beautiful focal-point for your holiday decor in cheerful pastels. All materials included.
Instructor Bio: Kathy Jackson — a lifelong crafter with a heart full of creativity and a glue gun never too far from reach! She has been teaching crafting classes for years and just recently moved to our area.
From paper flowers and homemade cards to seasonal decorations and upcycled treasures, crafting has always been Kathy’s happy place, and she’s thrilled to share that joy with others. Whether you’re a complete beginner or just looking for a little inspiration, Kathy is here to help you discover the fun and satisfaction that comes with making something beautiful from scratch. Through her hands-on classes, Kathy will guide you step by step as you create unique projects together.

3/20 Strength Training with Mikinzie
2026-03-20 08:15 - 09:15
Naturopath physician Mikinzie Smoot will lead adults in strength-building exercises – incorporating weights, weight bars and step platforms. Book directly with instructor for this unsponsored one-hour class – offered weekly on Wednesday at 8-9am and Fridays 8:15-9:15am. For registration and payment: https://www.jvillefitness.com
For information call: 541-621-1883 or email: drsmootmedspa@gmail.com

3/21 - Paint & Lunch with Heidi - March Monet Magic
2026-03-21 11:00 - 13:00
While you learn easy and striking acrylic paint techniques to bring an amazing original Monet water lilies-themed painting to life, also enjoy a full lunch array of delightful dishes. Heidi Elliott has been teaching painting for over a decade and brings a calm, reassuring style to the classroom so that everyone can succeed.
Bring friends, family or sweethearts for more fun! Ages 9 – Adult. (Youth aged 9+ must be accompanied by an adult.) All supplies and lunch included. This class usually sells out so pre-registration is recommended. Walk-ins as space allows.
Instructor Bio: Heidi Elliott is a free-lance mixed-media artist who has taught Paint & Lunch style classes for years and encourages everyone to find a creative path. She served as Jacksonville Garden Club’s First Vice President for three years. Heidi is a Certified Morning Altars Teacher and Practitioner. She loves life here in Jacksonville and is happy to call it home.

3/23 Morning LIFT Yoga with Mindy
2026-03-23 08:15 - 09:15
This yoga power hour connects the mind and body through faster-paced, flowing sequences and breath synchronization. This full body workout is designed to build strength and flexibility, burn calories and stress, fine tune the core and body intuition in a fun and uplifting ambiance. These vibrant and dynamic poses help us to reap the mental health benefits of emotional regulation, stress reduction, sleep enhancement, and overall well-being in the present moment. Bring a yoga mat.
Book directly with the instructor Mindy Smith Yoga Alliance RYT 200 MPH CHES at https://www.powermindlight.com
Mindy Smith took her first yoga class as a college elective and has been devoted to the practice ever since. She studied Vinyasa Yoga under renowned teacher Shiva Rea in Venice Beach, CA, and has been a full-time health education professor at West Los Angeles College since 2001. In 2008, she expanded her teaching to include semester long yoga electives for the kinesiology department.
Mindy’s additional training includes prenatal and postnatal yoga, yoga for children, and Mental Health First Aid. She has led college-wide workshops on yoga, meditation, and self-care for students, staff, and faculty alike.
In 2011, Mindy spent six transformative months traveling through India, where she studied Ayurveda—India’s traditional “science of life”—and deepened her understanding of yoga, breathwork, and meditation at the source. She integrates this ancient wisdom into her own teaching, creating a dynamic blend of modern science, anatomical alignment and traditional practice.

3/23 Music Time for Littles - with Miss Laurie
2026-03-23 11:00 - 12:00
Music Time for Littles – with Ms. Laurie
Ages: 0-5 with accompanying adult Cost: $5 per child
Discover the joy of music in this engaging class designed for children 0-5 and their caregivers. This class combines singing, rhythm, movement and sign language. Get ready to sing beloved songs from around the world, and make music together in this weekly class! Sponsored by Jackson Care Connect.
Instructor Bio: Laurie Finear has been a music teacher in the Rogue Valley for over 15 years as a certified Music Together teacher. She now creates and teaches her own music classes for children and their caregivers in Ashland and Jacksonville. She is passionate about sharing the joy of music with children and families.

3/25 Chair Yoga with Lori Sours
2026-03-25 09:30 - 10:15
This chair-based yoga class incorporates movement, poses, breath, and guided relaxation in both seated and (optional) standing sequences. We move slowly and mindfully, with plenty of opportunity to pause and notice. The classes are designed using the principles of yoga for healthy aging to support brain and body wellness.
GO TO: https://www.consideryoga.com/chair-yoga.html to register and pay.
Instructor Bio: Lori Sours, PhD, has been teaching yoga since 2014 and is a Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level with Yoga Alliance. Beyond Lori’s certification work, her specialized training includes teaching yoga for healthy aging and chair yoga for brain and body health. She is passionate about introducing the benefits of slow, mindful yoga, including chair yoga, to people who want to feel their best every day and age wisely.

3/25 Music Time for Littles - with Miss Laurie
2026-03-25 11:00 - 12:00

3/30 Morning LIFT Yoga with Mindy
2026-03-30 08:15 - 09:15

3/30 Music Time for Littles - with Miss Laurie
2026-03-30 11:00 - 12:00

3/31 The Fascinating World of Private Investigations
2026-03-31 15:30 - 17:00
Do you enjoy a good mystery? Have you ever dreamed about being a
detective? Jacksonville resident, Pat Pfremmer, will share her work as a person locator, assisting clients in locating difficult-to-find people, heir searches, jury consulting, an occasional cold case and her specialty of adoption reunions.
Instructor Bio: Pat Pfremmer, a former law librarian, began her life’s work at the UC Santa Cruz Library as head of government publications. For 25 years, she held the position of Santa Cruz County Law Librarian. After a successful career, she decided she needed more personal freedom and a flexible schedule and from there her consulting business, Specialized Research and Investigations, was born!

4/1 Strength Training with Mikinzie Smoot, ND
2026-04-01 08:00 - 09:00

4/1 Chair Yoga with Lori Sours
2026-04-01 09:30 - 10:15

4/1 Music Time for Littles - with Miss Laurie
2026-04-01 11:00 - 12:00
Music Time for Littles – with Ms. Laurie
Ages: 0-5 with accompanying adult Cost: $5 per child
Discover the joy of music in this engaging class designed for children 0-5 and their caregivers. This class combines singing, rhythm, movement and sign language. Get ready to sing beloved songs from around the world, and make music together in this weekly class!
Instructor Bio: Laurie Finear has been a music teacher in the Rogue Valley for over 15 years as a certified Music Together teacher. She now creates and teaches her own music classes for children and their caregivers in Ashland and Jacksonville. She is passionate about sharing the joy of music with children and families.

4/1 Butterflies & Moths: Presented by Bugs-R-Us
2026-04-01 16:00 - 17:00
Explore the most beautiful of the insects as we interact with some of the BIGGEST and most spectacular preserved specimens on EARTH! This program highlights lifecycles, importance in the environment as well as examples of some very rare butterflies and moths from all over the world. Visitors receive handouts detailing differences between butterflies and moths, and butterfly stickers.
For ages 3 and up with an adult.
$5- Children ages 3+ to adults
Free- Children under 3
Free- Adults accompanying youth
About the Instructor:
Life-ling entomologist and naturalist, John Jackson is the creator Bugs-R-Us Educational Services. He provides science-based, educational, portable presentations on a wide variety of natural subjects. All programs are aligned with Oregon State Educational Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, mapped for STEM and STEAM applications as well as National Science Education Standards.

4/2 Intermediate Tai Chi and Qi Gong
2026-04-02 09:00 - 10:15

4/3 Strength Training with Mikinzie Smoot, ND
2026-04-03 08:15 - 09:15

4/6 Music Time for Littles - with Miss Laurie
2026-04-06 11:00 - 12:00

4/8 Strength Training with Mikinzie Smoot, ND
2026-04-08 08:00 - 09:00

4/8 Chair Yoga with Lori Sours
2026-04-08 09:30 - 10:15

4/8 Music Time for Littles - with Miss Laurie
2026-04-08 11:00 - 12:00

4/8 -Experimentation Station: Flower Science with Pollinator Project Rogue Valley
2026-04-08 14:00 - 15:00
Ages: 6+ Cost: $5 (Parents may drop off or participate for free)
Flower Science with Pollinator Pals – presented by PPRV
Date: Wednesday April 8, 2-3pm
Join Pollinator Project Rogue Valley for a science-filled workshop all about flowers and their spectacular
pollinators. Dissect flower specimens and use microscopes to get a close up look and create unique
flower art to take home.
Instructor Bio: Ethan Robison has been teaching students in the Rouge Valley (and beyond) since
joining Pollinator Project Rogue Valley in 2022. A lifelong bug fan, Ethan enjoys sharing the wonders of
the natural world with anyone and everyone.

CANCELLED -- 4/8 FREE! House Concert: Americana with Marshall Thompson & Fred Epping
2026-04-08 17:00 - 19:00
We are sorry to announce that this FREE House concert has been cancelled and will be rescheduled later.

4/9 Intermediate Tai Chi and Qi Gong
2026-04-09 09:00 - 10:15

4/10 Strength Training with Mikinzie Smoot, ND
2026-04-10 08:15 - 09:15

4/10 Beginning Yoga with Lori
2026-04-10 10:30 - 11:30
Join Lori Grable for a Beginning Yoga class! This class is open to anyone who is interested in trying out yoga for the first time or wants a refresher yoga class after a layoff. Come with comfortable clothes, a yoga mat and water bottle.
New students can arrive at 10:15.
Lori began her yoga journey in 2000 as a student at the Santa Barbara Yoga Center. She was drawn to the practice because it helped her to reconnect with her most authentic self while making her stronger and more open, physically and mentally. Her passion for yoga grew stronger as she traveled around the United States during the summer of 2003, practicing at many studios along the way. After settling in Pittsburgh, PA, she completed her teacher training and began teaching in 2006.
Today, Lori is an E-RYT 500 and teaches Vinyasa-based classes. She is influenced by the philosophy and alignment principles of Anusara Yoga. As a triathlete, Lori has an interest in yoga for athletes and has taught many workshops on the topic. She has a passion for the outdoors and has taught yoga in parks, vineyards, and backyards. Lori appreciates the healing and restorative qualities of yoga and has also worked with students who are recovering from illness, rehabilitating injuries, pregnant, or elderly.

4/12 - Opening: A Creative Writing & Art Workshop for Women (unsponsored)
2026-04-12 13:00 - 15:00
Join Michelle of “Women Write Retreats” for an afternoon creative retreat. They will use writing prompts, simple art exercises, and group sharing as participants explore the theme of “opening” in their lives and writing. Workshop leaders will explore: What are you opening to this year? What do you want to bring into your life? How can creative processes help you to that? This event is privately offered and is not a sponsored JCC event. Cost is $30 – Some scholarships available.
To register, email: michelle.st.romain.wilson@gmail.com

4/12 Wildflower Walk in the Woodlands
2026-04-12 13:30 - 15:30
Have you looked at those poster boards near the start of the trails in the Jacksonville Woodlands showing all the wildflowers and wondered where to find them? Meet up at Jacksonville Community Center for a narrated walk to enjoy spring wildflowers. April in the Woodlands generally offers a wonderful show of wildflowers of all colors and types. Join us for a moderate hike to find some beautiful examples and to learn about where they are likely to bloom—in shade or sunshine. Our guide is Larry Smith, who knows every nook and cranny of this beloved Jacksonville treasure. The session will start at the JCC Great Room for some brief background information from Larry. We hope for sunshine but the walk will go on if the weather is a bit wet—dress appropriately. If rain is heavy the session will be held indoors with photos at JCC.
Instructor Bio: Larry Smith taught 5th grade at the Jacksonville Elementary School for 35 years. Although he is semi-retired, he continues to work as a substitute teacher for the Medford School District. He was also a National Park Ranger at Crater Lake for 23 summers. He is a founding member of the Jacksonville Woodlands Association and has served in many roles in that organization, currently as Executive Director. He has written a book detailing the development and history of the Jacksonville Woodlands.

4/13 Music Time for Littles - with Miss Laurie
2026-04-13 11:00 - 12:00

Youth Theater Arts 3-Week Series with Ms. Laurie - SESSION #2
2026-04-13 15:30 - 17:00
Series Dates: Mondays April 13, 20 & 27, 3:30-5pm Ages: 7+ Cost: $30 total for all three classes! Sign up for 4/13 to secure series.
Ms. Laurie’s Theatre Arts Workshop is a 3-week series that introduces students to acting, voice expression, improvisation, stage presence and auditioning through fun games and activities. Explore pantomime, singing confidentiality in tune, and learning basic musical theater dance styles.
Instructor Bio: Laurie Finear has loved and been involved in performing arts since childhood. She has many years of experience teaching children in various settings as an outdoor educator, gymnastics coach, and music instructor. Laurie is honored to share her passion, experiences and knowledge along with the developmental growth skills, and joy that these arts bring to children.
