Jacksonville Victorian Christmas: The annual holiday tradition of a “Victorian Christmas,” can be seen in downtown Jacksonville throughout the holiday season. Special activities and tours will continue each weekend through mid-December, including narrated trolley rides. Residents can catch Father Christmas from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 17, at the Beekman Bank, on the corner of California and Third Street, Jacksonville. There is no charge for taking your own photos with Santa. For further information, see jacksonvilleoregon.org or call 541-899- 8118.

Beekman House Christmas Tour: See how Christmas was celebrated in the late 1800s and learn about holiday tradition origins during guided tours from noon to 3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 17, at the historic Beekman House, 470 E. California St., Jacksonville. One-hour tours will begin every 20 minutes. Learn the Victorian origins of popular Christmas traditions and about typical Victorian presents the Beekmans exchanged, find the good luck German pickle on the Christmas tree, hear how Clement Moore and Charles Dickens reinvented the holiday, and sample one of Mrs. Beekman’s sugar cookies. Also look for “Mrs. Beekman’s Christmas Bazaar,” which has antiques, collectibles, old-fashioned toys, handcrafts, holiday items and more available for purchase. Admission to the “bazaar” is free. Tickets for the tour are $10, $5 for children ages 12 and younger. Tours are not recommended for children under 6 years, and groups are limited to eight people at a time. You do not need to go on a tour to attend “Mrs. Beekman’s Christmas Bazaar.” For tickets and further information, see historicjacksonville.org/victorian-christmas. Proceeds from both the tours and the bazaar go toward maintenance of Jacksonville’s historic buildings, programs and events. For questions, call 541-245-3650 or email info@historicjacksonville.org.

Selfies with Santa: The Village at Medford Center, 711 Medford Center, will kick off the holiday season with “Selfies with Santa,” from 4 to 6 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 23. There is no cost to attend, but donations are encouraged as the event features a different Santa every week who will be supporting a different local charity. For further information, see thevillagemedfordcenter.com, email rcoy@lbgmgmt.com or call 541-500-2402.

Magical Christmas Murals: Downtown Grants Pass will sparkle with the fiber-optic dazzle of 20 musical Christmas murals and giant nutcrackers through New Year’s Day. The murals weigh 400 pounds each and include sound systems that play old-fashioned Christmas music. The murals, created by local artisans, are 12 inches thick, 10 feet tall, 5 feet wide and are wired with miles of fiber-optic cable and thousands of points of lights. A map of mural locations is available in the downtown welcome center.

Studio Roxander ‘The Nutcracker Ballet’: Studio Roxander returns to the stage with its annual full-length production of “The Nutcracker.” Productions are scheduled for 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 8-17, at the Crater Performing Arts Center, 655 N. Third St., Central Point. Tickets are $12-$28. For details and tickets, see studioroxander.com or call 541-773-7272.

Siskiyou Singers: The Siskiyou Singers, led by Artistic Director Mark Reppert, will present its holiday concert “Ancient Melodies,” which will take listeners through a musical time warp. The first half will feature ancient works such as two 16th-century Spanish villancicos, Duruflé’s “Tota Pulchra es Maria,” Rachmaninoff’s “Bogoroditse Devo,” and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s “Videntes Stellam Magi;” the second half will include special arrangements and settings of holiday favorites. The program will end with a rendition of “Silent Night” by Ivo Antognini and, as customary for the choir, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” as arranged by John Rutter. Performances are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9-10, in the Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., on the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland. Tickets are $25, $5 for students and Oregon Trail Card holders. Tickets are available from choir members, at The Music Coop and Paddington Station shops in Ashland, online at siskiyousingers.org, or at the door.

Sleigh Rides: Take an old fashioned sleigh ride around Fish Lake between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9-10, and Monday through Saturday, Dec. 18-23. Children’s activities will also be available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sleigh rides tickets are $10 per person; children’s activity tickets are $5 and include craft, cookie decorating, coloring contest entry and parking. All activities will be held at the Fish Lake Resort, Highway 140, mile marker 30, Eagle Point. For further information, see Fishlakeresort.net or call 541-949-8500.

Gold Hill Holidays: Gold Hill will celebrate the season with a free live musical Christmas performance of “With Every Christmas Card I Write,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Gold Hill IOOF Hall, 483 Fourth Ave. On Saturday, Dec. 16, Winter Fest will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the IOOF Hall. This family-friendly event will include snacks and numerous holiday themed crafts and activities such as Snowball Toss and Gingerbread Golf and more. For further information, see candogoldhill.org or call 541-855-1525.

Rogue Valley Symphonic Band: The Rogue Valley Symphonic Band, conducted by Juan Gallastegui, will present its annual family friendly holiday concert, “The Sounds of the Season,” featuring holiday music from around the world at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Oakdale Middle School’s Steadman Auditorium, 815 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford; and again at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., on the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland. The band will play a mix of holiday favorites such as the Concert Suite from “The Polar Express,” “Chanukah Festival Overture,” the “Nutcracker Suite,” and more. Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors, $5 for children and students. For tickets and further details, see roguevalleysymphonicband.org.

Children’s Hanukkah Fair: The Chabad Jewish Center of Southern Oregon will host their annual Children’s Hanukkah Fair from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec. 10, at Chabad of Southern Oregon, 1474 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Kids of all ages can make their own Western Wall menorah, decorate doughnuts, play games, including a dreidel playoff and more. For further information, see chabadofashland.org/Chanukah2023 or call 541-482-2778.

Medford Hanukkah Celebration: The Chabad Jewish Center of Southern Oregon will hold its annual Hanukkah celebration at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, in downtown’s Vogel Plaza, at the corner of Central Avenue and Main Street. Events begin with the ceremony of lighting a 10-foot menorah. The festivities will include local dignitaries, live music, latkes and doughnuts for sale, singing of traditional Hanukkah songs and more. This event will be held regardless of weather conditions; security will be present. For further information, see chabadofashland.org/Chanukah2023 or call 541-482-2778.

Grants Pass Hanukkah Party: The Chabad Jewish Center of Southern Oregon will hold its annual Hanukkah celebration at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, in the Waterfront Pavilion, at Riverside Park, 304 E. Park St., Grants Pass. Events begin with the ceremony of lighting a 6-foot menorah. The festivities will include local dignitaries, live music, latkes and doughnuts for sale, singing of traditional Hanukkah songs and more. This event will be held regardless of weather conditions; security will be present. For further information, see chabadofashland.org/Chanukah2023 or call 541-482-2778.

Hanukkah Community Party: The Chabad Jewish Center will hold a community Hanukkah Party starting 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Chabad Center, 1474 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Authentic New York pastrami and corned beef sandwiches will be served, along with latkes, donuts, matzah ball soup and kugel. Also look for Hanukkah music, games and lighting of a menorah. Registration is required; security will be present. For further information or to register, see chabadofashland.org/Chanukah2023 or call 541-482-2778.

Walking In A Winter Wonderland: The Southern Oregon Historical Society’s Hanley Farm, located at 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point, will be all lit up — with over 20,000 lights — for the holidays. Free walking tours of the“winter wonderland” will be offered from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 14-16. Admission is free. See sohs.org/event or call 541-622-2025 for further details.

Holly-Days: The Holly Theatre, located at 226 W. Sixth St., Medford, will host its fourth annual “Holly-Days” spectacular from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, with refreshments and live music performed by the A&M Brass Band. The free concert will be held outdoors beneath the Holly’s iconic marquee at Sixth and Holly streets in downtown Medford and feature an array of musical holiday standards. Hot drinks and cookies will be served. Indoor tours of the theater will also be given. The concert will coincide with Medford’s Third Friday Art Walk. For more information see hollytheatre.org or find Holly Theatre on Facebook.

Rogue Valley Symphony: The symphony, conducted by Martin Majkut, will present “Home for the Holidays,” a holiday pops concert starring singer and Broadway star Steffanie Leigh, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15; 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 16; and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, on the historic Angus Bowmer stage at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland. The concert will begin with Grammy Award-winning conductor/arranger Jeff Tyzik’s arrangement of “A Christmas Overture” (variations on “Deck the Halls”), followed by George Bizet’s Farandole “March of the Three Kings” from “L’Arlésienne,” as well as holiday favorites “O Holy Night,” “The Twelve Gifts of Christmas,” “My Favorite Things,” and a special arrangement of The Carpenters’ “Merry Christmas, Darling.” The orchestra will also perform three pieces from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” Hanukkah songs, “Carol of the Bells,” “The Polar Express Overture” and “The Night Before Christmas,” narrated by Ms. Leigh. The concert will close with a “Christmas Sing Along” and the ever-popular “Sleigh Ride.” Tickets are $50-$80; children’s tickets are $10; family pricing available. Tickets and further details can be found at rvsymphony.org or by calling 541-708-6400.

Children’s Polar Express Event: Kids can join “The Conductor” as he reads the story, “The Polar Express” Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16-17, at the Children’s Museum of Southern Oregon, 413 W. Main St., Medford. This special event also includes hot chocolate, cookie decorating, crafts, activities and more. “Boarding” times are in 2-hour slots between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for children, $10 for adults. Tickets can be purchased online at tcmso.org, or in-person at the museum. For further details, see tcmso.org or call 541-772-9922.

Maywood Stables: Maywood Stables will hold a holiday open house from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the stables, 388 S. Stage Road, Medford. The event will feature pony rides, food trucks, local vendors, games and activities, raffles and more. Live music will be performed by Jeff Kloetzel from 1 to 3 p.m. Admission is free; tickets for activities will be available for purchase. For details, find Maywood Stables on Facebook or call 541-840-3013.

Christmas on a Covered Bridge: The fifth annual Christmas on a Covered Bridge event, hosted by McKee Bridge Historical Society, will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the 106-year-old covered McKee Bridge, 354 McKee Bridge Road, Jacksonville. The bridge will be dressed in greenery and lights and decked with a dozen decorated trees. Activities include a raffle to take one of the decorated trees home, bake sale, gift shopping, free hot beverages, and more. Special guests Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on site for visits. All proceeds support the MBHS Scholarship Program. For further details, see facebook.com/McKeeBridgeHistoricalSociety or email at mckeebridge1917@gmail.com.

Winter Fest: Gold Hill will hold its annual Winter Fest from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the IOOF Hall. This family-friendly event will include snacks and numerous holiday themed crafts and activities such as Snowball Toss and Gingerbread Golf, and more. For further information, see candogoldhill.org or call 541-855-1525.

Lights On Bikes: Grab your bike, put some lights on it and ride the streets of Talent with your friends and neighbors to look at holiday light displays Saturday, Dec. 16. Bike decorating will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Talent Maker City makerspace, 304 E. Main St., Talent. Bring your bike and any other decorations you’d like to add. Lights, materials and warm beverages will be provided. The bike parade will begin at 6 p.m. There is no set route or starting point; the ride will finish with a lap around the Roundabout at around 7 p.m. For further information, see talentmakercity.org/lob.

Rogue World Music Wassailing: Rogue World Music will hold a community holiday wassailing session from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, around many of Talent’s downtown businesses, ending with 30 minutes of song on Wagner Plaza to kick off Talent Maker City’s annual Lights on Bikes Celebration. Participation levels of all types are welcome. For more information, see rogueworldmusic.org/events.

Southern Oregon Repertory Singers: The 60-voice Southern Oregon Repertory Singers will present its holiday choral concert “In Times of Softest Snow,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, in the Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., on the Southern Oregon University campus in Ashland. The concert will be a celebration of holiday music, sacred and secular, familiar and brand new, including traditional and modern carols. Guest instrumentalists will add to the festivity. As is its custom, Repertory Singers will perform a variety of musical styles from around the world singing in French; Old Dutch; Latin; Kituba, an African dialect; and English. Tickets range from $15 to $42, $5 for students and Oregon Trail cardholders. For tickets and further information, see repsingers.org or call 541-552-0900.

‘Million Dollar Quartet Christmas’: The Tony Award-nominated musical “Million Dollar Quartet Christmas” will hit the Craterian stage, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19. The musical is set on Dec. 4, 1956, when an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. This performance, jam-packed with holiday hits and classic characters, brings that legendary night to life with a tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations that is both poignant and funny. The Craterian Theater is located at 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Tickets are $46-$58. Tickets and further information are available at craterian.org, at the box office, or by calling 541-779-3000.mation are available at craterian.org, at the box office, or by calling 541-779-3000.

Tomaseen Foley’s ‘A Celtic Christmas’: For more than 20 years, native Irishman (and Talent resident) Tomáseen Foley has brought his unique brand of storytelling magic to captivate holiday theatergoers in packed houses throughout the U.S. With warmth and humor, he and a dazzling tribe of world-class performers carry audiences back in time to a wintry night in an Irish “rambling house” where traditional song, dance, music and stories bring a community together for one wondrous evening. You don’t have to be Irish to appreciate this moving and intimate show that reminds us all of the power and joy of the ancient art of storytelling. This holiday treasure is set for 3 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, at the Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Tickets are $37, $40, $43, and $26, $29, $32 for ages 22 and younger. Tickets and further information are available at craterian.org, at the box office, or by calling 541-779-3000.

Holiday Open House at Hanley Farm: Take a step back in time as costumed docents guide you through the historic Hanley home and bring history to life with holiday tales and stories about Southern Oregon Historical Society’s Hanley family and farm during this annual event. The historic farmhouse will be decorated and open for tours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, at 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point. Tickets are $10, $5 for children 12 and younger. For tickets and further information see sohs.org, call 541-622-2025 or email at info@sohs.org.

Scout Troops’ Christmas Tree Pickup: The Ashland Scout Troops 112 and 8112 and the Ashland Lions Club’s Christmas Tree Recycling is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 6, and it is recommended that trees are curbside the night of Friday, Jan. 5. The recycled trees are chipped and used throughout parks in Ashland. For more information, call 408-839-8470 or 512-695-9941, or see troop112.com.