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CONCERTS VARIETY: Members of the Rogue Valley Symphony, 3 p.m. today, Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd. Free; 541-774-6980. CLASSICAL: Rogue Valley Symphony, with pianist Charles Ives, 7:30 p.m. Friday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland; 3 p.m. Saturday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford, 3 p.m. Sunday, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets; $25-$82; 541-708-6400, rvsymphony.org. ROCK: Led Zepagain, 8 p.m. Friday, Rogue Theatre, 143 S.E. H St., Grants Pass. $53-475; roguetheatre.org. ROCK: Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville. $64-$106; 541-773-6077, britt.org. SOUL-FUNK: Joslyn & The Sweet Compression, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Talent Club, 114 Talent Ave., Talent. $20; 541-535-2721, talentclublive.com. ON STAGE COMEDY: Jon Lovitz, 8 p.m. Saturday, Holly Theatre, 226 W. Sixth St., Medford. $40-$75; 541-772-3797, hollytheatre.org. EVENTS ART & MORE: Third Friday Medford, 5-8 p.m. Friday, downtown Medford. Free. FAMILY FUN: Jacksaphine Count(r)y Fair, hikes, activities, music, poetry, open house, art, Saturday through Sept. 27, various locations throughout the Applegate Valley, agreaterapplegate.org. COOL VEHICLES: Ratrod Rukkus, swap meet, car show, demonstrations, contests, music, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Pottsville Historical Park, 2400 Pleasant Valley Road, Merlin. $5, free for under 12; 541-787-9683, ratrodrukkus.net. CURRENCY: Caveman Coin Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Josephine County Fairgrounds, Grants Pass; free admission; burtonsrarecoin@gmail.com. SEASONAL: Scarecrow & Harvest Festival, scarecrow building and contest, farm exhibits, family activities,10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Hanley Farm, 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point; Free admission; sohs.org. SEASONAL: Oktoberfest, food, music, contests, kids’ activities, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Mount Ashland Ski Resort, Ashland; $25; mtashland.com. BENEFIT: Rex on the Rogue, T-Rex races, 1 p.m. Sunday, Grants Pass Downs, Josephine County Fairgrounds. $5 or two cans of food, benefits Josephine County Food Bank; 541-441-5223. VENDORS: El Mercadito, 1-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Britt Pavilion, Jacksonville. Free admission; 541-773-6077, britt.org. ALBUMS Dropping Friday: BECK: “Ride Lonesome” RODRIGO & GABRIELA: “OurHome” NEIL YOUNG AND CHROME HEARTS: “Second Song” BOOKS Released Tuesday: ISABELE ALLENDE: “Story Telling: A Writing Life” ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH: “The Big Cats Dance Party: No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” BILL O’REILLY AND JOSH HAMMER: “Confronting America: What Has to Change” RICHARD OSMAN: “We Chase Shadows: We Solve Murder Mysteries” JODI PICOULT: “Hollow Bones” |