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CONCERTS PERCUSSION: SOU Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. today, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Free; 541-552-6348, oca.sou.edu. ACOUSTIC SOUL: Adam Gabriel and the Cavaliers, with The Brothers Reed opening, 7 p.m. Friday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $30-$50; 541-779-3000, craterian.org. ROCK/POP: Pozitronics, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Cedarwood Barn, 7912 Wagner Creek Road, Talent. $10; cedarwoodbarn.com. ACOUSTIC: Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers, 1 p.m. Saturday, Fruitdale Grange, 1440 Parkdale Drive, Grants Pass. Donation; 541-956-0618. VARIETY: Holden Cook, music student recital, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Free; 541-552-6348, oca.sou.edu. VARIETY: Three Rivers Community Orchestra, 3 p.m. Sunday, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center Eighth and Olive streets. Free; threeriversorchestra.org.
ON STAGE COMEDY: "Two Gentlemen of Verona," in modern verse, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 2 p.m Sunday, Rogue Auditorium, Rogue Community College, 3345 Redwood Highway, Grants Pass. $10-$20; 541-956-7461. Continues June 6-8.
EVENTS FILM: Showing of "Dog Man," 7:30 p.m. Friday, baseball field, Moore Family Fields, 2935 Hanley Road, Central Point. $4; centralpointoregon.gov. HEALTH: 2025 Kids Dash, races, field events, obstacle course, wellness fair, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Grants Pass High School track, 830 N.E. Ninth St. Free; oregonathletefoundation.com. BENEFIT: Nonprofit book sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oregon Books, 150 N.E. E St., Grants Pass; benefits Josephine Community Library Foundation; 541-476-3132. WELLNESS: Jackson & Josephine Health Fair, screenings, resources, games, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jackson County Expo, Central Point. Free; attheexpo.com. BENEFIT: P.E.O. Art & Garden Stroll, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 959 S.E. N St., Grants Pass. $20, benefits women's education; 541-226-7561, rbwillims@charter.net. FAMILY FUN: Homeschool Summer Kick-off Carnival, games, bounce house, vendors, petting zoo, noon -4 p.m. Saturday, Pheasant Fields Farm, 1865 Camp Baker Road, Medford. $12-$15; optionsforeducation.com. WINE/FOOD: Spring Wine Walk, 4-7:30 p.m. Saturday, downtown Central Point. $39; roguevalleylions.org. BUY, SELL, TRADE: Southern Oregon Amateur Radio Club Swap Meet, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, 1440 Parkdale Drive, Grants Pass. Free; 541-450-9898.
ALBUMS Dropping Friday: MATT BERNINGER: "Get Sunk" MILEY CYRUS: "Something Beautiful" GRACE POTTER: "Medicine" ALAN SPARHAWK: "With Trampled by Turtles"
BOOKS Released this week: ETGAR KERET: "Autocorrect: Stories" STEPHEN KING: "Never Flinch" NORA ROBERTS: "Hidden Nature" ALISON WEIR: "The Cardinal" |