CONCERTS

COUNTRY: Love and Theft with Elvis Monroe, Fogline and the Brothers Reed, 6 p.m. Friday, Josephine County Fairgrounds. $20-$35; 541-441-6749.

CLASSICAL: Minguet String Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Friday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $5-$42; 541-552-6154.

RAP: Blaze Ya Dead Homie, 8 p.m. Friday, Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St., Ashland. $15-$20; liveatthearmory.com.

FOLK: Kingston Trio tribute, noon Saturday, Rogue River Library, 412 E. Main St., Rogue River. Free; 541-864-8850.

BAROQUE: Duo Jette, 7 p.m. Saturday, Paschal Winery 1122 Suncrest Road, Talent. $25; 541-535-7957.

WORLD FOLK MUSIC: Siskiyou Singers, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $5-$20; 541-482-5290.

CLASSICAL: Rogue Valley Symphony, 3 p.m. Sunday, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets. $15-$45; 541-708-6400.

ON STAGE

DRAMA: "Romeo and Juliet," 7 p.m. today through Saturday, Crater Performing Arts Center, 655 N. Third St., Central Point. $5; 541-494-6348.

VINTAGE: Old Time Radio Players, 7 p.m.Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Floral Building, Josephine County Fairgrounds. $12-$14; 541-659-7723.

MYTHIC CLOWN THEATER: "The Legend of Shakti and Shiva," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jackson Wellsprings, 2253 Highway 99 N. Ashland. $10-$20; 541-488-8282.

EVENTS

FAMILY FUN: Gem & Geology Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Josephine County Fairgrounds. Free Friday, $1-$2 Saturday and Sunday; 541-415-1720.

FAMILY FUN: Elk Mountain Highland Games & May Day Festival, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Evans Valley Community Center, 8205 E. Evans Creek Road, Rogue River. $5-$10; 541-890-7429.

HEALTH: Conscious Living Fair, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Ashland Hills Hotel, 2525 Ashland St. Ashland. $5; consciouslivingfair.com.

KIDS' STUFF: Healthy Kids Day, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Grants Pass Family YMCA, 1000 Redwood Ave., Free; 541-474-0001.

LITERARY: Paul Fattig local history book signing, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oregon Books and Games, 150 N.E. E St. Free; 541-476-3132.

POP CULTURE: Comic Con, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, noon-4 p.m Sunday, Medford Library, RCC Riverside Campus and Astral Games, Medford; Free; jcls.org/mcc.

WINE & FOOD: A Taste of Ashland, noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Ashland; $45-$65; 541-951-9442.

ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

the cranberries: "In the End"

MARINA: "Love + Fear"

PINK: "Hurts 2B Human"

JOSH RITTER: "Fever Breaks"

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA: "Mettavolution"

ROB THOMAS: "Chip Tooth Smile"

BOOKS

Released this week:

MELINDA GATES: "The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World"

BOBBY HALL: "Supermarket"

SALLY HEPWORTH: "The Mother-in-Law"

ANNA QUINDLEN: "Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting"

JOHN SANDFORD: "Neon Prey"

LYNSAY SANDS: "The Trouble with Vampires"

VIDEO

Released Tuesday:

"DESTROYER": A troubled L.A. detective and ex-FBI agent (Nicole Kidman, who was Golden Globe nominated) has a chance to bring the man to justice who killed her partner in this crime drama. R

"ESCAPE ROOM": In this thriller, contestants try to solve an escape room's puzzles, but find it's no ordinary contest. PG-13