🌱 "No Strings Attached" Book Club and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• "No Strings Attached" Book Club at Jacksonville Library
• Jacksonville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour
• Bim Jeam and the Sadness at The Wine Lounge at Jacksonville Inn

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy with afternoon rain, with a high of 54 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 51, low: 38.
• Thursday: Rain, with a high of 58 and low of 46 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ruch

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Jeff Kloetzel
  The Wine Lounge at Jacksonville Inn, 175 E California St, Jacksonville
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• "No Strings Attached" Book Club
  Jacksonville Library , 340 W C St , Jacksonville
  3:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Jacksonville Trolley Holiday Lights Tour
  Jacksonville Library , 340 W C St , Jacksonville
  5:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Bim Jeam and the Sadness
  The Wine Lounge at Jacksonville Inn , 175 E California St , Jacksonville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Coffee & Crosswords, 55+ YRS
  Community Room, Central Point Library
  10:00 am
• K9 Reading Buddies | Grants Pass
  Josephine Community Library Grants Pass branch , 200 NW C St , Grants Pass
  3:00 pm
• Holiday Craft Night (FREE)
  Talent Maker City , 109 Talent Ave , Talent
  5:00 pm
• Hedrick Choir Concert
  NMHS
  6:30 pm
• Band Concert
  SMHS Theater
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Gold Hill Walking Club 18+
  Gold Hill Library
  12:00 pm
• Spark Space: LEGO Explorers, 5+
  Community Room, Central Point Library
  2:00 pm
• Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies
  Community Meeting Room, Jacksonville Library
  3:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Jacksonville

• Final weekend of season for Beekman House Victorian Christmas tours (kobi5.com)
• Daily News Wrap-Up: Highlights from the Price of Business Network — Dec 15, 2025 (briefingwire.com)

Central Point

• Award of Merit, Energy/Industrial: Project Murphy (enr.com)

Medford

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