What’s Happening this Week!

What’s Happening in the Chequamegon Bay for the next week

• 12/18/2025
  Christmas Candlelight Service – Summit Church of Ashland – 6pm.  Christmas celebration with songs and recitations from all ages.
• 12/18/2025
  Middle School Band Winter Concert. 6:30pm. Middle School Dodd Gym. 203 11th St E. For more information, 715-682-7089.
• 12/19/2025
  Saron Bells Choir’s annual Christmas concert,  7 pm at Saron Lutheran Church. A free-will offering will support The Brick Ministries.  517 9th Ave West
• 12/19/2025
  Event Horizon – Grief Alchemy: Ceremony & Sacred Altar Workshop w/ Samantha & Me’raj. 7-9pm. Join Samantha and Me’raj for an intimate evening of Grief Alchemy: Ceremony & Sacred Altar Workshop. We will honor our ancestors, tend to our grief and listen to what yearns to be born as the year turns. We’ll sit in a ceremonial circle, move through a centering meditation with sound clearing, and create our own mini altars (to take home) to honor what is sacred. This space offers a mindful, loving, grounded container to release what is passing and welcome what’s emerging through a ritual practice you can work with at any time to nourish your soul. Price: $40. 612 Beaser Ave, Second Floor. 715-254-8508.,
• 12/19/2025
  Ashland Chamber Music Society presents: Handel’s Messiah, Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, 201 Lake Shore Dr E at 7:30pm. Enjoy the glory of the Christmas season at the annual community concert and sing-along. A 20-piece orchestra accompanies soloists performing memorable arias; the audience is encouraged to sing the choral portions. Free admission! For information, visit the Ashland Chamber Music Society’s website at www.ashlandchambermusic.org
• 12/20/2025
  Flourish – Pourch Pots. 9am-4pm.  Create your own Porch Pot for the winter season. The cost is $25 for a variety of greens and twigs. Add-ons paid the day of class and include a variety of pots to choose from ranging from $5-$25. Also plenty of Glittery picks, berries, shiny bulbs, bells and bows. Grab a friend and join us! Registration is on our website at flourishashland.com Sign up here. 1314 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 2
• 12/20/2025
  Ashland’s Merry Ole’ Christmas. Come enjoy Ashland’s Main Street during the Christmas Season – Hay Wagon Rides during the day (11am-1pm), up and down Main Street. For more information call 715-682-2500.
• 12/20/2025
  Event Horizon – Heart-opening soulful flow w/ Lily. Noon- 1:15pm. Join Lily of the Valley for a devotional yoga class for all levels that will shake out any cobwebs from your centered self, allowing space to move, feel, and channel energy available to everyone. Session to include breath work, guided meditation, reiki, and oracle/tarot support. Bring your spirit and body in whatever shape you’re in and let’s usher in warmth to finish out the year. $12 drop in – Punch cards accepted. If you are interested in booking a 1-on-1 tarot or astrology reading with Lily after class, special discount for anyone who came to yoga. Other private session times available 12/19-12/26. Contact Lily at dancer@lilyofthevalley.love. 612 Beaser Ave, Second Floor.
• 12/20/2025
  White Winter Mead, Cider, Spirits. Decemberist – Winter Solstice Party. 6-10pm. 68323 Lea St A, Iron River. Come one, come all who have a birthday in December, know someone who has a birthday in December or just want a night out that doesn’t have to do with Christmas! Meadmaker Jon and Moss Creek will be playing tunes and are welcoming any other musicians to join the jam. This night is for celebrating the Winter Solstice and all who have felt neglected during this season of Joy. No longer will your birthday celebration be overlooked or combined with Christmas. We won’t let the jolly man in red or the big man upstairs have all the fun, the closer your birthday is to December 25 (before or after) the greater your drink discount! We’ll have Meadmaker Jon’s famous smoked pork sliders and other delectable morsels for purchase. Register here.
• 12/20/2025
  Event Horizon – Full Cold Moon Magic: Yin Yoga + Reiki w/ Christine & Theresa. 6-7:30pm. New moon in Sagittarius- invitation to realign with our truth, pursue what adds meaning to our lives, and plant seeds for the future. This New Moon will challenge us to stay grounded in the truth of the present moment, yet remain open to the mystery. Join Christine and Theresa for a magical evening as we welcome the new moon in Sagittarius! We’ll relax into yin yoga poses with the use of reiki healing all while setting intentions for ourselves during this moon cycle. $20 per person or 2 punches on your punch card. 612 Beaser Ave, Second Floor.
• 12/20/2025
  Pflag/Chequamegon Pride/Out Up North are hosting a Winter Gala, at The Club in Washburn, 3 West Bayfield St, 5:30 -10:30pm. Dress in your finest to celebrate the end of the longest night and the return of the sun! Bring a white elephant gift for a gift exchange! Food and beverage provided, prizes given for best dressed! Questions contact joannedormady@hotmail.com
  12/21/2025
• 108 Sun salutation for the Winter Solstice w/ Christine. 10am-noon. Join us in sacred movement and community as we honor the turning of the seasons with 108 Sun Salutations — a powerful, meditative practice to celebrate the Winter Solstice and welcome the return of the light. This guided class invites you to move with breath, intention, and rhythm as we flow through rounds of Surya Namaskar, symbolizing renewal, release, and rebirth.  All levels are welcome. Expect: • Gentle warm-up and intention setting • 108 guided Sun Salutations in rounds • Restful savasana with soothing music or sound • Closing reflection and grounding meditation Step into the light within — and celebrate the longest night with purpose, presence, and community. 612 Beaser Ave, Second Floor
• 12/21/2025
  Hatch Clayworks – 8 week beginning Throwing Class. 12-3pm. 209 Main St E. Each Sunday December 7th to February 1st. $35/week. Sign up at www.hatchclayworks.com
• 12/21/2025
  Event Horizon – Winter Solstice Gathering w/ Christine and Natalie. 6-7pm. Join Christine and Natalie as we celebrate the longest night of the year with an evening of deep restoration and inner light. This nurturing Winter Solstice practice combines restorative yoga, sound healing, guided meditation, and gentle massage to honor the turning of the season and invite renewal from within.  Open to all levels. Pre-registration is needed so please email or direct message the studio info.ehashland@gmail.com to reserve your spot today. $30 per person. 612 Beaser Ave, Second Floor.
• 12/22/2025
  Event Horizon – Lunchtime Flow w/ Lily. Noon-1pm. Lily of the Valley returns to offer a local favorite; Can you spare an hour midday to treat yourself to an invigorating all levels hatha-vinyasa fusion soul. We’ll tune in and connect breath to movement, play with balance, and maybe even sweat just a little to combat the cold that’s been seeping in. Optional reiki add-on during savasana. $12 drop in – Punch cards accepted. 612 Beaser Ave, Second Floor
• 12/23/2025
  NWCC of Tamarack Health in collaboration with Essentia Health hosts Courageous Connections, a Cancer Support Group at Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center, 1615 Maple Lane in the Stockton Island meeting room on the ground floor near the coffee shop. 11am-12pm. There are virtual options available as well. We provide a safe and welcoming space to allow for sharing patients’ and caregivers’ experiences. We also provide guest speakers on cancer and caregiving-related topics such as fear of recurrence, emotional impacts of cancer, finding hope and much more! For adults diagnosed with cancer, caregivers, and loved ones impacted by cancer. Please RSVP in advance by calling Laura Martinsen 715-685-5004.
• 12/23/2025
  Event Horizon – Lunchtime Flow. Noon-1pm. Lily of the Valley returns to offer a local favorite; can you spare an hour midday to treat yourself to an invigorating all levels hatha-vinyasa fusion soul. We’ll tune in and connect breath to movement, play with balance, and maybe even sweat just a little to combat the cold that’s been seeping in. Optional reiki add-on during savasana. $12 drop in – Punch cards accepted. 612 Beaser Ave, Second Floor
• 12/26/2025
  Hatch Clayworks Throw n’ Go: the ultimate beginner-friendly pottery wheel night. 6-8pm You create it, we finish it! A perfect date or friends night out! $50/person Register at www.hatchclayworks.com  209 Main Street East

For a list of all the events happening in the Chequamegon Bay go to https://www.visitashland.com/calendar/