EVENTS

SEASONAL: Community Nativity Festival, with music, kids activities, 5-9 p.m. today, Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1969 Williams Highway, Grants Pass. Free; gpcommunitynativityfestival.org.

HOLIDAY LIGHTS: Drive- or walk-thru display, 5:30-7:30 p.m. today, Cascades of Grants Pass, 1357 Redwood Circle. Free, donations benefit Grants Pass High School Band; 541-507-0560.

SEASONAL: Tree lighting, with music, Santa, carriage rides, 4-7 p.m. Friday, Holiday Plaza, Fifth and G streets, Grants Pass, Free; visitgrantspass.com.

SEASONAL: Tree lighting, vendors, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Old Town Hall, 206 E. Main St., Talent; Free.

SEASONAL: Tree lighting, caroling, Santa, 7 p.m., Bob Moore Park, Main Street, Eagle Point. Free.

PARADE: Holiday Parade, 10 a.m. Saturday, downtown Jacksonville. Free.

LITERARY: Book signing with Lisa Pelisser, 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Oregon Books, 150 N.E. E St., Grants Pass. Free; 541-476-3132.

SEASONAL: Winter Lights Festival, tree lighting, music, candy cane hunt, Santa, vendors, activities, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Pear Blossom Park Blocks, 204 N. Bartlett St., Medford. Free.

SEASONAL: Tree lighting, music, Santa, crafts, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Phoenix Plaza Civic Center, 220 N. Main St., Phoenix. Free.

SEASONAL: Community Christmas, lights parade, tree lighting, Santa, crafts, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, City Hall, 140 S. Third St., Central Point. Free; 541-664-3321, ext. 130.

SEASONAL: Light up Gold Hill, tree lighting, Santa's caravan, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Gold Hill City Park, 202 Dardanelles St., Gold Hill. Free; candogoldhill.org.

SEASONAL: Winter Wonderland, tree lighting, Santa, gingerbread house contest, 6 p.m. Saturday, Plaza Park, downtown Rogue River. Free.

PARADE: Christmas Parade, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sixth Street, from C to L streets, Grants Pass. Free; grantspasschristmasparade.org.

SEASONAL: Festival of Trees, chili dinner, music, trees, Santa, 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday, IOOF Hall, 483 Fourth Ave. Gold Hill. Free; candogoldhill.org.

CONCERTS

CONTEMPORARY: SOU choirs, 7:30 p.m. today, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $10-$15, free to livestream; 541-552-6348, oca.sou.edu.

HOLIDAY MUSIC: Fountainview Academy Orchestra and Singers, 6 p.m. Friday Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1360 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass. Free, tickets required for seating; 541-474-3089.

CLASSICAL: Polish pianist Krystian Tkaczewski, 7:30 p.m. Friday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $30-$35, live or livestream; 541-552-6348, oca.sou.edu.

VOCAL ENSEMBLE: 3 Rivers Chorale, 3 p.m. Saturday, Immanuel United Methodist Church, 200 W. Watkins St., Cave Junction, 3 p.m. Sunday, Bethany Presbyterian Church, 741 N.W. Fourth St., Grants Pass. Cave Junction concert is by donation; Grants Pass is $5-$15; 541-254-1210, 3riverschorale.org.

BENEFIT: Harmony for Hunger, 3 p.m. Sunday, River Valley Church, 405 N.E. Sixth St., Grants Pass. Free, donations benefit Josephine County Food Bank; 541-956-7054.

CHORALE: Rogue Valley Chorale, Youth Ensemble, Cantare Chorus and Children's Chorus, 3 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $10-$25; 541-779-3000, craterian.org.

MUSIC OF HANDEL: Jefferson Baroque Orchestra, 7 p.m. Saturday, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 140 N. Oakdale Ave., Medford and also 3 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St., Ashland. $5-$25; jeffersonbaroque.org.

SEASONAL: Rogue Valley Symphonic Band, 3 p.m. Sunday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland; free; roguevalleysymphonicband.org.

METAL: Felicity, Hate it Here, Thunderchud, Memories in the Shadow, 6 p.m. Sunday, Rockafairy, Rogue Valley Mall, 1600 N. Riverside Ave., Medford. $15-$20, all ages; rockafairy.org.

STUDENTS: South Middle School band, orchestra, choir, 6 p.m. Monday; North Middle School band, orchestra, choir, 6 p.m. Tuesday,

Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets. Free.

CHOIRS: "Sounds of Christmas" with Rogue Chorus, Rogue Singers, Rogue Valley Kids Choir and musicians, 7 p.m. Monday, Rogue Auditorium, Rogue Community College, 3345 Redwood Highway, Grants Pass. Free, donations for Toys for Tots; 541-956-7054.

ON STAGE

DRAG SHOW: "Hotel for the Holidays," 8 p.m. Friday, Columbia Hotel, 262 E. Main St., Ashland. $10; thecabaretrisque.com.

IMPROV: The Hamazons, 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Tolman Creek Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland; $17-$20; hamazons.com.

ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

DUA LIPA: "Dua Lipa Live from the Royal Albert Hall"

LUCINDA WILLIAMS: "Lucinda Williams Sings the Beatles from Abbey Road"

BOOKS

Released this week:

BRIAN ANDREWS, JEFFREY WILSON: "Tom Clancy Defense Protocol"

BRETT BATTLES: "Stuart Woods' Golden Hour"

ELLA BAXTER: "Woo Woo"