CONCERTS

CHANT/ HEART SONGS: Music by Jaya Lakshmi, Ananda and the Sarawati Dram Band, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jackson Wellsprings, 2253 Highway 99 N. Ashland. $20-$25; 541-482-3776.

ON STAGE

MUSICAL: "Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some)," 8 p.m. today, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, 1 and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. $25-$39; 541-488-2902.

MUSICAL: "Tuck Everlasting," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Collaborative Theatre Project, 555 Medford Center, Medford. $20-$28; 541-779-1055.

DANCE: "The Nutcracker Ballet,"

7 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, North Medford High School, 1900 N. Keene Way Drive, Medford. $5-$10; 541-772-1362.

EVENTS

RUN/WALK/RACE: Turkey Trot, 8 a.m. Thursday, Grants Pass Family YMCA, 1000 Redwood Ave. $5-$20; 541-474-0001.

FAMILY FUN: Free Fishing Day, Friday and Saturday, statewide; odfw.com.

HOLIDAY: Christmas Tree Lighting, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Fifth and G streets. Free.

ARTS & CRAFTS: Lithia Artisans Christmas Faire, 10 a.m.-7 p.m Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St., Ashland. Free.

FINE CRAFTS: Siskiyou Woodcraft Guild Fine Woodworking Show, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center, 30 S. First St., Ashland. Free; 541-301-8086.

HOLIDAY: Christmas Tree Lighting, 5 p.m. Saturday, Chevron parking lot, Cave Junction. Free.

ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

RITA ORA: "Phoenix"

UNEARTH: "Extinction(s)"

WARDRUNA: "Skaid"

KANYE WEST: "Yandhi"

BOOKS

Released this week:

BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD: "Master of His Fate"

GEORGE R.R. MARTIN: "Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones"

JAMES PATTERSON: "Target: Alex Cross"

JULIA QUINN: "The Other Miss Bridgerton"

DANIELLE STEEL: "Beauchamp Hall"

ADRIANA TRIGIANI: "Tony's Wife"

VIDEO

Released Tuesday:

"BLINDSPOTTING": I. R

"CRAZY RICH ASIANS": Rachel Chu and her boyfriend head to a wedding in Singapore, but he has omitted some details about his wealthy family in this hit comedy. PG-13

"THE LITTLE MERMAID": A live action version of the classic with Shirley Maclaine as the grandmother telling the story of a reporter and his niece who find a creature they believe is a mermaid. PG

UPCOMING: Due Nov. 27 "The Little Stranger," "Ouija Death Trap," "Searching"