Community Events
SOLADA is committed to education and resource building. If you have an event that supports the mission of Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance, you may submit below to be promoted on our calendar.
Celia's House Death Cafe
Attention: December’s Death Café will be the 2nd Wednesday of December.
Join us for a unique monthly gathering where people of all backgrounds come together to discuss death, dying, and the life experiences that come with them. The Celia’s House Death Café, hosted by the Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance (SOLADA), offers a warm, open setting for respectful conversation, listening, and reflection. There is no agenda—just a chance to connect with others in a safe, supportive environment.
Refreshments provided. Free to attend; donations welcome.
No RSVP required—drop by, bring your thoughts or simply listen and be part of this meaningful conversation.
Grants Pass Death Cafe
Join our recurring death café event at the Grants Pass Museum of Art. Refreshments provided. Suggested donation $5
Community Death Care Workshop Series: Pies and Planning
The first of our 4 part winter workshop series offered in Ashland.
Pies and Planning: Advanced care planning in Oregon. Covering advanced directives, POLST, legal considerations, death doula roles and local resources. Includes a pie bar.
Admission is $25 per event. Scholarships are available for those who may need assistance with the admission fee.
Join us for a monthly, community-centered workshop series designed to help individuals and families prepare for end-of-life with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Each session features presentations, breakout groups, hands-on activities, and a themed dessert bar to support connection and conversation.
Community Death Care Workshop Series: Pies and Planning
The first of our 4 part winter workshop series offered in Williams.
Pies and Planning: Advanced care planning in Oregon. Covering advanced directives, POLST, legal considerations, death doula roles and local resources. Includes a pie bar.
Admission is $25 per event. Scholarships are available for those who may need assistance with the admission fee.
Join us for a monthly, community-centered workshop series designed to help individuals and families prepare for end-of-life with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Each session features presentations, breakout groups, hands-on activities, and a themed dessert bar to support connection and conversation.
Community Workshop Series: Cookies & Care
The second of our 4 part winter workshop series offered in Ashland.
Cookies and Care: Understanding Care options including; family caregiving, home health, care and rehab facilities, evaluating needs and community resources. Includes a cookie bar.
Admission is $25 per event. Scholarships are available for those who may need assistance with the admission fee.
Join us for a monthly, community-centered workshop series designed to help individuals and families prepare for end-of-life with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Each session features presentations, breakout groups, hands-on activities, and a themed dessert bar to support connection and conversation.
Community Workshop Series: Cookies & Care
The second of our 4 part winter workshop series offered in Williams.
Cookies and Care: Understanding Care options including; family caregiving, home health, care and rehab facilities, evaluating needs and community resources. Includes a cookie bar.
Admission is $25 per event. Scholarships are available for those who may need assistance with the admission fee.
Join us for a monthly, community-centered workshop series designed to help individuals and families prepare for end-of-life with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Each session features presentations, breakout groups, hands-on activities, and a themed dessert bar to support connection and conversation.
Community Workshop Series: Desserts & Dying
The third of our 4 part winter workshop series offered in Ashland.
Desserts & Dying: Emotional and Physical Aspects of Death. Covering the topics of home and facility care, navigating hospice care and Oregon’s Death with Dignity laws. Includes a dessert bar.
Admission is $25 per event. Scholarships are available for those who may need assistance with the admission fee.
Join us for a monthly, community-centered workshop series designed to help individuals and families prepare for end-of-life with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Each session features presentations, breakout groups, hands-on activities, and a themed dessert bar to support connection and conversation.
Community Workshop Series: Desserts & Dying
The third of our 4 part winter workshop series offered in Williams.
Desserts & Dying: Emotional and Physical Aspects of Death. Covering the topics of home and facility care, navigating hospice care and Oregon’s Death with Dignity laws. Includes a dessert bar.
Admission is $25 per event. Scholarships are available for those who may need assistance with the admission fee.
Join us for a monthly, community-centered workshop series designed to help individuals and families prepare for end-of-life with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Each session features presentations, breakout groups, hands-on activities, and a themed dessert bar to support connection and conversation.
Community Workshop Series: Angel Food & Aftercare
The final of our 4 part winter workshop series offered in Ashland.
Angel Food and Aftercare: Becoming familiar with after death care basics including; body disposition options, home funerals, green burials, logistics and legal considerations. Includes an array of angel food desserts
Admission is $25 per event. Scholarships are available for those who may need assistance with the admission fee.
Join us for a monthly, community-centered workshop series designed to help individuals and families prepare for end-of-life with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Each session features presentations, breakout groups, hands-on activities, and a themed dessert bar to support connection and conversation.
Community Workshop Series: Angel Food & Aftercare
The final of our 4 part winter workshop series offered in Williams.
Angel Food and Aftercare: Becoming familiar with after death care basics including; body disposition options, home funerals, green burials, logistics and legal considerations. Includes an array of angel food desserts
Admission is $25 per event. Scholarships are available for those who may need assistance with the admission fee.
Join us for a monthly, community-centered workshop series designed to help individuals and families prepare for end-of-life with clarity, compassion, and confidence. Each session features presentations, breakout groups, hands-on activities, and a themed dessert bar to support connection and conversation.
Rural Death Cafe- Ruch
Please Text Hayriya at (541)787-7490 to RSVP for this Death Cafe. Low responses may result in cancellation.
Join us at the Ruch Library for an open, welcoming space to talk about death, dying, and the life experiences connected to them. Our monthly Death Café is a place to come together, share thoughts, listen, and reflect in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Whether you’re grappling with grief, curious about the end-of-life process, or simply wish to engage in meaningful conversation, everyone is welcome.
Our discussions are informal and participant-led, with no agenda other than encouraging honest dialogue around a topic often avoided. Refreshments will be provided to help create a comfortable, café-style atmosphere.
Cost: Free, donations to support SOLADA are welcome.
No need to RSVP—drop in and join the conversation!
Rural Death Cafe- Williams
Join this recurring death cafe at its rotating location. This month at the Williams Public Library. A death cafe is a comfortable conversation about death directed by participants. Each conversation is different. Treats will be provided. Donations are welcome.
Grants Pass Death Cafe
Join our recurring death café event at the Grants Pass Museum of Art. Refreshments provided. FREE
Celia's House Death Cafe
Join us for a unique monthly gathering where people of all backgrounds come together to discuss death, dying, and the life experiences that come with them. The Celia’s House Death Café, hosted by the Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance (SOLADA), offers a warm, open setting for respectful conversation, listening, and reflection. There is no agenda—just a chance to connect with others in a safe, supportive environment.
Refreshments provided. Free to attend; donations welcome.
No RSVP required—drop by, bring your thoughts or simply listen and be part of this meaningful conversation.
Rural Death Cafe- Ruch
Join us at the Ruch Library for an open, welcoming space to talk about death, dying, and the life experiences connected to them. Our monthly Death Café is a place to come together, share thoughts, listen, and reflect in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Whether you’re grappling with grief, curious about the end-of-life process, or simply wish to engage in meaningful conversation, everyone is welcome.
Our discussions are informal and participant-led, with no agenda other than encouraging honest dialogue around a topic often avoided. Refreshments will be provided to help create a comfortable, café-style atmosphere.
Cost: Free, donations to support SOLADA are welcome.
No need to RSVP—drop in and join the conversation!
Rural Death Cafe- Williams
Join this recurring death cafe at its rotating location. This month at the Williams Public Library. A death cafe is a comfortable conversation about death directed by participants. Each conversation is different. Treats will be provided. Donations are welcome.
Grants Pass Death Cafe
Join our recurring death café event at the Grants Pass Museum of Art. Refreshments provided. FREE
Celia's House Death Cafe
Join us for a unique monthly gathering where people of all backgrounds come together to discuss death, dying, and the life experiences that come with them. The Celia’s House Death Café, hosted by the Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance (SOLADA), offers a warm, open setting for respectful conversation, listening, and reflection. There is no agenda—just a chance to connect with others in a safe, supportive environment.
Refreshments provided. Free to attend; donations welcome.
No RSVP required—drop by, bring your thoughts or simply listen and be part of this meaningful conversation.
Rural Death Cafe- Williams
Join this recurring death cafe at its rotating location. This month at the Williams Public Library. A death cafe is a comfortable conversation about death directed by participants. Each conversation is different. Treats will be provided. Donations are welcome.
Asante Presents: 2025 Walk For Hope
More information and signup is available here
Join us for the fourth annual Walk for Hope, in honor of cancer survivors, caregivers, and those we’ve lost. Since 2022, Walk for Hope has been the leading event in southern Oregon and northern California, raising nearly $400,000 to support local cancer care through Asante. In 2024, over 1,100 participants came together to make a difference. This year, we’re aiming even higher—and we need you!
Rural Death Cafe- Ruch
Join us at the Ruch Library for an open, welcoming space to talk about death, dying, and the life experiences connected to them. Our monthly Death Café is a place to come together, share thoughts, listen, and reflect in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Whether you’re grappling with grief, curious about the end-of-life process, or simply wish to engage in meaningful conversation, everyone is welcome.
Our discussions are informal and participant-led, with no agenda other than encouraging honest dialogue around a topic often avoided. Refreshments will be provided to help create a comfortable, café-style atmosphere.
Cost: Free, donations to support SOLADA are welcome.
No need to RSVP—drop in and join the conversation!
Grants Pass Death Cafe
Join our recurring death café event at the Grants Pass Museum of Art. Refreshments provided. FREE
Celia's House Death Cafe
Join us for a unique monthly gathering where people of all backgrounds come together to discuss death, dying, and the life experiences that come with them. The Celia’s House Death Café, hosted by the Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance (SOLADA), offers a warm, open setting for respectful conversation, listening, and reflection. There is no agenda—just a chance to connect with others in a safe, supportive environment.
Refreshments provided. Free to attend; donations welcome.
No RSVP required—drop by, bring your thoughts or simply listen and be part of this meaningful conversation.
Rural Death Cafe- Ruch
Join us at the Ruch Library for an open, welcoming space to talk about death, dying, and the life experiences connected to them. Our monthly Death Café is a place to come together, share thoughts, listen, and reflect in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Whether you’re grappling with grief, curious about the end-of-life process, or simply wish to engage in meaningful conversation, everyone is welcome.
Our discussions are informal and participant-led, with no agenda other than encouraging honest dialogue around a topic often avoided. Refreshments will be provided to help create a comfortable, café-style atmosphere.
Cost: Free, donations to support SOLADA are welcome.
No need to RSVP—drop in and join the conversation!
Rural Death Cafe- Williams
Join this recurring death cafe at its rotating location. This month at the Williams Public Library. A death cafe is a comfortable conversation about death directed by participants. Each conversation is different. Treats will be provided. Donations are welcome.
Grants Pass Death Cafe
Join our recurring death café event at the Grants Pass Museum of Art. Refreshments provided. FREE
Celia's House Death Cafe
Join us for a unique monthly gathering where people of all backgrounds come together to discuss death, dying, and the life experiences that come with them. The Celia’s House Death Café, hosted by the Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance (SOLADA), offers a warm, open setting for respectful conversation, listening, and reflection. There is no agenda—just a chance to connect with others in a safe, supportive environment.
Refreshments provided. Free to attend; donations welcome.
No RSVP required—drop by, bring your thoughts or simply listen and be part of this meaningful conversation.
Rural Death Cafe- Ruch
Join us at the Ruch Library for an open, welcoming space to talk about death, dying, and the life experiences connected to them. Our monthly Death Café is a place to come together, share thoughts, listen, and reflect in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Whether you’re grappling with grief, curious about the end-of-life process, or simply wish to engage in meaningful conversation, everyone is welcome.
Our discussions are informal and participant-led, with no agenda other than encouraging honest dialogue around a topic often avoided. Refreshments will be provided to help create a comfortable, café-style atmosphere.
Cost: Free, donations to support SOLADA are welcome.
No need to RSVP—drop in and join the conversation!
Rural Death Cafe- Williams
Join this recurring death cafe at its rotating location. This month at the Williams Public Library. A death cafe is a comfortable conversation about death directed by participants. Each conversation is different. Treats will be provided. Donations are welcome.
Grants Pass Death Cafe
We are taking a field trip and trying out an outdoor setting for the month of June and July!!! We will be meeting at the Harry and David Shelter at Reinhardt Volunteer Park. Refreshments provided.
Celia's House Death Cafe
Join us for a unique monthly gathering where people of all backgrounds come together to discuss death, dying, and the life experiences that come with them. The Celia’s House Death Café, hosted by the Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance (SOLADA), offers a warm, open setting for respectful conversation, listening, and reflection. There is no agenda—just a chance to connect with others in a safe, supportive environment.
Refreshments provided. Free to attend; donations welcome.
No RSVP required—drop by, bring your thoughts or simply listen and be part of this meaningful conversation.
Rural Death Cafe- Ruch
Join us at the Ruch Library for an open, welcoming space to talk about death, dying, and the life experiences connected to them. Our monthly Death Café is a place to come together, share thoughts, listen, and reflect in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Whether you’re grappling with grief, curious about the end-of-life process, or simply wish to engage in meaningful conversation, everyone is welcome.
Our discussions are informal and participant-led, with no agenda other than encouraging honest dialogue around a topic often avoided. Refreshments will be provided to help create a comfortable, café-style atmosphere.
Cost: Free, donations to support SOLADA are welcome.
No need to RSVP—drop in and join the conversation!
Rural Death Cafe- Williams
Join this recurring death cafe at its rotating location. This month at the Williams Public Library. A death cafe is a comfortable conversation about death directed by participants. Each conversation is different. Treats will be provided. Donations are welcome.
Grants Pass Death Cafe (Copy) (Copy)
We are taking a field trip and trying out an outdoor setting for the month of June and July!!! We will be meeting at the Harry and David Shelter at Reinhardt Volunteer Park. Refreshments provided.
Celia's House Death Cafe
Join us for a unique monthly gathering where people of all backgrounds come together to discuss death, dying, and the life experiences that come with them. The Celia’s House Death Café, hosted by the Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance (SOLADA), offers a warm, open setting for respectful conversation, listening, and reflection. There is no agenda—just a chance to connect with others in a safe, supportive environment.
Refreshments provided. Free to attend; donations welcome.
No RSVP required—drop by, bring your thoughts or simply listen and be part of this meaningful conversation.
Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest
Participants will learn how to do the following:
• Take Control: Advocate for themselves and make their illness journey more personalized.
• Communicate Better: Express priorities clearly and ask meaningful questions to health care providers.
• Use the Seven Keys: Apply practical steps to improve their illness experience.
• Plan Collaboratively: Strengthen relationships with family, caregivers, and health care teams.
• Stay Hopeful: Balance planning for the future with maintaining hope.
Rural Death Cafe- Ruch
Join us at the Ruch Library for an open, welcoming space to talk about death, dying, and the life experiences connected to them. Our monthly Death Café is a place to come together, share thoughts, listen, and reflect in a supportive, non-judgmental environment. Whether you’re grappling with grief, curious about the end-of-life process, or simply wish to engage in meaningful conversation, everyone is welcome.
Our discussions are informal and participant-led, with no agenda other than encouraging honest dialogue around a topic often avoided. Refreshments will be provided to help create a comfortable, café-style atmosphere.
Cost: Free, donations to support SOLADA are welcome.
No need to RSVP—drop in and join the conversation!
Rural Death Cafe- Williams
Join this recurring death cafe at its rotating location. This month at the Williams Public Library. A death cafe is a comfortable conversation about death directed by participants. Each conversation is different. Treats will be provided. Donations are welcome.
Grants Pass Death Cafe
Join our recurring death café event at the Grants Pass Museum of Art. Refreshments provided.
Celia's House Death Cafe
Join us for a unique monthly gathering where people of all backgrounds come together to discuss death, dying, and the life experiences that come with them. The Celia’s House Death Café, hosted by the Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance (SOLADA), offers a warm, open setting for respectful conversation, listening, and reflection. There is no agenda—just a chance to connect with others in a safe, supportive environment.
Refreshments provided. Free to attend; donations welcome.
No RSVP required—drop by, bring your thoughts or simply listen and be part of this meaningful conversation.