Things to do in Medford, OR today
There are 15 events in Medford, OR today (Wednesday, October 14), including Windows in Time: Our Story – The Barter Fair, Ashland New Plays Festival, and Community Yoga, 13 YRS.
Wednesday Today
October 14- 8:00 AM Ashland New Plays FestivalSOU Main Stage Theatre · 491 S. Mountain Ave, AshlandJoin us for our 2026 Fall Festival! The annual ANPF Fall Festival is an opportunity for playwrights to workshop their scripts with professional actors and directors, often for the first time. It is also a chance to connect with audience members during talk-backs following each reading, where patrons can share their thoughts directly with the artists to help continue the growth of their work.
- 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Community Yoga, 13 YRSRuch Meeting Room (Full Room A B Side), Ruch LibraryJoin us for an all-levels yoga class taught by an expert local instructor. The Community Room will open at 8:45 and class will begin promptly at 9:00. ONLINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MAT.
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Weeding Wednesdays with The Crest at Willow-Witt RanchThe Crest at Willow-Witt Ranch · 658 Shale City Road, AshlandJoin us for Weeding Wednesdays with The Crest at Willow-Witt Ranch! This weekly work party teaches participants how to identify and eradicate invasive species. Gather together to learn, explore, and practice conservation in community. Meeting every Wednesday from 10am-12pm through September 16. All ages welcome, no experience necessary.
- 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Fall Community Hiring & Resource FairPadgham Pavillion at The Expo · 21 Peninger Road, Central Point@ Recently laid off? Looking for a job? Just curious about what opportunities are out there? Rogue Workforce Partnership is hosting a free-to-attend job fair on Wednesday, October 14th, 2026 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. Local employers representing several industries are going to be in one room this October… And they’re hiring. Come and see what doors can open to you in the Rogue Valley this fall!
- 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Story Explorers presented by the Storytelling Guild. This Week's Theme: FALL FUN, 3 YRSCommunity Meeting Room, Jacksonville LibraryThe Storytelling Guild is partnering with JCLS to bring a special Storytime to the Jacksonville library every Wednesday at 10:30. Come hear stories, participate in interactive fingerplays and rhythmic songs and take part in a hands-on craft.
- Spotlight 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Windows in Time: Our Story – The Barter FairAshland Library · 410 Siskiyou Boulevard, AshlandIn 1978, Alan Venetsky invited around 150 locals to his farm in Williams, Oregon to trade crops at harvest time. This became an annual event with the skunk as its mascot and “Dedicated to the Cultural and Religious Integrity of Natural Peoples Everywhere” as its motto.
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Become An Artist 6 YRSStorytime RoomEach week we will read about a different artist and then create artwork in their style.
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Community Ofrenda ALL AGES | TODAS LAS EDADESCommunity Room, Central Point LibraryJoin us in celebrating Día de muertos, (Day of the Dead) a Latin American holiday honoring loved ones who have passed. Learn about the history and cultural significance of creating an ofrenda for Día de muertos. Help your local library create a community ofrenda (altar), by decorating a sugar skull or picture frame. Bring a photo of a loved one to place on our altar until November 3rd.
- 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM Teen Hangout: Video and Board Games , 11-19 YRSGresham Room, Ashland LibraryStop by the Ashland Library to participate in a video game hangout with a Nintendo Switch and PS4! There will also be other board games set up for you to play, as well as snacks.
- 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Spark Space: LEGO Explorers, 5 YRSMeeting Room, White City LibraryCome and enjoy building your imagination's creations! Don't know what to build? Every second and fourth Wednesday there will be a cool new prompt to spark your creative gears into motion. Builds will be displayed for a week to allow the community to admire your awesome skills! Program will be hosted in English.
- 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM Craft Daze with Mrs. Kathy & Mrs. Sherry, 6 YRSMeeting Room, Eagle Point LibraryJoin us at Eagle Point Library for a special Card Making time with Mrs. Kathy and Mrs. Sherry! Supplies are provided at no cost.
- 6:30 PM trivia, 8:00 PM open mic Midweek Mayhem: Trivia + Comedy Open MicCurtain Call Cabaret & Lounge · 120 E 6th StTeam trivia downtown, then the Comedy Lab open mic takes the stage at 8.
- 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM AIFF Seasonal Film Series: Remaining NativeVarsity Theatre · 166 E. Main St., AshlandJoin us for our Seasonal Film Series, featuring Remaining Native, a film by Paige Bethmann! Remaining Native is a coming-of-age documentary told from the perspective of Kutoven (Ku) Stevens, a seventeen year old Native American runner, struggling to navigate his dream of becoming a collegiate athlete as the memory of his great grandfather’s escape from an indian boarding school begins to connect…
- 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Netta and Ru by Lisa LangfordSOU Main Stage Theatre · 491 S. Mountain Ave, AshlandSynopsis: Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. Ruby, a hoodoo practitioner and sex worker, has been unable to access her magic since burying her mother a year ago. When her devout, socially ambitious play-sister Netta gets engaged, their bond is tested by more than faith versus folk tradition.
- 9:00 PM – midnight Karaoke Night at Local 31 PubDangerous Lee's Local 31 Pub · 31 Water St, AshlandKrank It Up Karaoke with KJs Li'l Bit and The Great Martini, two nights a week by Ashland Creek.
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