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Last Update Thursday, May 18th, 2023
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JULIE ANDERSON / Daily Courier
Jim Thorpe (left) and Kent Prickett run lines during a February rehearsal for the Old Time Radio Players. The vintage radio performers present a new show of old skits this weekend at the Josephine County Fairgrounds.

CONCERTS

FOLK: Heather Pierson Duo, 7 p.m. today, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 S.W G St. $20; 541-479-3290, gpmuseum.com.

FOLK: 3 Rivers Chorale, 7 p.m. Friday, Bethany Presbyterian Church, 741 N.W. Fourth St., Grants Pass. $5-$15; 541-592-2981.

INDIE FOLK: Anna Moss & The Nightshades, 7 p.m. Friday, Fry Family Farm, 2184 Ross Lane, Medford. $25; 541-622-8154, ashlandfolkcollective.com.

PERCUSSION: Terry Longshore, 7:30 p.m. Friday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $5-$10; oca.sou.edu.

VARIETY: Rogue Valley Symphonic Band, 3 p.m. Saturday, Lithia Park Bandshell, Ashland, 3 p.m. Sunday, North Medford High School, 1900 N. Keene Way Drive, Medford. Saturday concert is free, Sunday is $5-$15; roguevalleysymphonicband.org.

CLASSICAL: Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, 3 p.m Sunday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford, $10-$15; 541-858-8859, 541-779-3000, craterian.org.

SMOKIN' SILLY PARTY: music by several bands, 4 p.m. Sunday, Out & About Treehouses, 300 Page Creek Road, Takilma. $15, treehouses.com/event.

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VARIETY: Travelin Po Boy, 6 p.m. Monday, Wild River Pub, 533 N.W. F St., Grants Pass. Free; 541-474-4456.


ON STAGE

VINTAGE: Old Time Radio Players, 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Josephine County Fairgrounds, Grants Pass. $13-$15; 541-659-7723.

ILLUSION: David and Teesha Laflin, 6 p.m. Saturday, Parkway Christian Center, 229 N.E. Beacon Drive, Grants Pass. Free, advance registration; 541-479-2639

COMEDY: "The Play That Goes Wrong," 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Crater Performing Arts Center, 655 N. Third St., Central Point. $12-$15; sites.google .com/district6.org/craterpac.


EVENTS

FAMILY FUN: 50th Anniversary Celebration, music, food, raffles, 4-7 p.m. Friday, Siskiyou Community Health Center, 1701 N.W. Hawthorne Ave., Grants Pass, 541-472-4710. Free.

ART/ENTERTAINMENT: Third Friday Medford, 5-8 p.m. Friday, downtown Medford. Free.

LITERARY: Authors Night at the Museum and Book Fair, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 S.W. G St. Free; 541-643-9289.

COWBOYS: Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo, 7 p.m. today-Saturday, Jackson County Expo, Central Point. $20-$30; attheexpo.com.

BENEFIT: "Arachnophobia," 7:45 p.m. Friday, Central Point Cemetery, 223 W. Vilas Road. $10; centralpointoregon.gov/schedule.

VEHICLES: Memorial car and motorcycle shows, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Eagle Point High School, 203 N. Platte Ave. $20 per car, free for spectators; 541-973-9801, 541-890-9145.

FIREARMS: Gun & Knife Show, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Josephine County Fairgrounds, Grants Pass. $8; 800-659-2440, collectorswest.com.

WINE: Uncorked Spring Barrel Tour, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Applegate Valley wineries. $59; applegatevalley.wine.

BLOCK PARTY: Color Party, 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Crater High School parking lot, 665 N. Third St., Central Point. $10, benefits school band and color guard; 541-494-6314.

HISTORY: Butte Falls Heritage day, noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Butte Falls. Free.

BENEFIT: Paws for a Cause Dog Walk, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Nature's Pet Market, 969 Medford Center, Medford. $30, benefits Friends of the Animal Shelter; 541-261-2717. fotas.org/dog-walk.

GAMES: Notcho Gramma's Bingo, 1 p.m. Sunday, Ethos Academy, 4414 S. Pacific Highway, Medford. $2-$5 per card.


ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND: "Walk Around the Moon"

KESHA: "Gag Order"

GRAHAM NASH: "Now"

PAUL SIMON: "Seven Psalms"

YES: "Mirror to the Sky"


BOOKS

Released this week:

T.C. BOYLE: "Blue Skies"

JONATHAN EIG: "King: A Life"

MICHELLE GAGNON: "Killing Me"

CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI: "Fractal Noise"

KEVIN POWERS: "A Line in the Sand"


Entertainment guide
All events listed are subject to last-minute changes or re-scheduling. Call or check online before heading out. Read More »

AT THE MOVIES
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