CONCERTS

METAL: Music by Total Chaos, Neon Chrome, Hollowbodies, 8 p.m. today, Rockafairy in the Rogue Valley Mall, 1600 N. Riverside Ave., Medford. $10-$15; rockafairy.org.

AMERICANA: Mountaintop Sound, 5 p.m. Friday, The Drift Collective, 99 N. Main St., Ashland. Free.

CLASSICAL: Jefferson Baroque Orchestra, 7 p.m. Friday, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 140 N. Oakdale, Medford, 7 p.m., Saturday, Newman United Methodist Church, 132 N.E. B St., Grants Pass, and 3 p.m. March 9, First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St., Ashland. $5-$25; jeffersonbaroque.org.

CLASSICAL: Pianist Ilya Shmukler, 7:30 p.m. Friday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $30-$35, in person, $35 livestream; 541-552-6348, oca.sou.edu.

CHAMBER MUSIC: Ariel Quartet, 3 p.m. Saturday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $39-$49; 541-552-6154, chambermusicconcerts.org.

FOLK/FOLK ROCK: Open mic competition of local bands, 7 p.m. Saturday, Carpenter Hall, 44 S. Pioneer St., Ashland. $25; ashlandfolkcollective.com.

WEST AFRICAN: Toubab Krewe, with Blu Egyptian opening, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, The Hivve, 164 S.E. G St., Grants Pass. $25-$35; 541-450-9091, thehivve on Facebook.

AFRO-CARIBBEAN: SOU Jazz and Wind ensembles, 5 p.m. Sunday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $10-$15 in person, free to livestream; 541-552-6348, oca.sou.edu.

VARIETY: Jason Lyle Black: 100 Hots. of Stage & Screen, piano, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets; tickets by subscription; call 541-479-2199 for availability.

ON STAGE

MUSICAL: "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," 7 p.m. Friday and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sunday, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets. $10-$15; gphstheatre.ludus.com. Runs through March 16.

MUSICAL: "Ride the Cyclone, The Musical," 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, North Valley High School, 6741 Monument Drive, Grants Pass. $5-$8; 541-479-3388. Continues March 14-16.

MUSICAL: "Hadestown: Teen Edition" 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $18-$28; 541-779-3000, craterian.org. Continues March 14-16.

DRAG REVUE: Musical Cabaret, 8:30 p.m. Monday, Rockafairy in the Rogue Valley Mall, 1600 N. Riverside Ave., Medford. $10-$15; rockafairy.org.

EVENTS

ART: First Friday Gallery Walk, 5-8 p.m. Friday, downtown Grants Pass and Ashland. Free.

BENEFIT: Polar Plunge, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Rogue Valley Country Club, 2660 Hillcrest Road, Medford. $25-$40 to participate, free for spectators; support.soor.org.

VENDORS: Southern Oregon Flea Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Jackson County Expo, Central Point. $2; 541-295-5986.

HOLISTIC: Enlightened Living Faire, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Josephine County Fairgrounds, Grants Pass. $5; 541-761-5478, visitthefaire.com.

FOOD & DRINK: Oregon Chocolate Festival, vendor marketplace,

11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Ashland Hills Hotel, 2525 Ashland St. $25-$45; oregonchocolatefestival.com.

ART & THE ARTS: A Women's Cafe, brunch, art show, performances, noon-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Takilma Community Center, 9367 Takilma Road. $8-$15, at the door; 541-592-3911.

INFORMATION: Women's Day Fair, information, panel discussion,

4:30-6:15 p.m. Saturday, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets. Free; gphstheatre.com.

ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

HAMILTON LEITHAUSER: "This Side of the Island"

JETHRO TULL: "Curious Ruminant"

LADY GAGA: "Mayhem"

BOB MOULD: "Here We Go Crazy"

BOOKS

Released this week:

SANDRA BROWN: "Blood Moon"

ELLE COSIMANO: "Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave"

VANDA KREFFT: "Expect Great Things!: How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women"

DANIELLE STEEL: "Far From Home"