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Last Update Thursday, November 12th, 2026
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Young violinists perform in the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, which presents its fall concerts this weekend in Medford and Ashland.

CONCERTS

SHOW TUNES: “A Grand Night for Singing: An Evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein,” SOU Concert Choir and SOU Lyric Theatre, 7:30 p.m. today, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Free; 541-552-6348, oca.sou.edu.

CLASSICAL PIANO: Lei Weng, 7:30 p.m. Friday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $35-$45; 541-552-6348, oca.sou.edu.

FUNK FUSION: The Bouray, 9 p.m.-midnight Friday, Dangerous Lee’s Local Thirty-One Pub, 31 Water St., Ashland; $10; 541-708-6813.

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


ON STAGE

DRAMA: “The Welkin,” 8 p.m. today through Saturday, Main Stage Theatre, Southern Oregon University, Ashland. $20-$25; 541-552-6348, oca.sou.edu.

MUSICAL: “Once Upon A Mattress,” 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets, Grants Pass. $10-$15, $40 families; gphstheatre.com.

READERS THEATER: “Dracula,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, North Valley High School, 6741 Monument Drive, Grants Pass. $8-$12; 541-479-3388.

DANCE: Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet, 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $33-$52; 541-779-3000, craterian.org.

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EVENTS

VENDORS: Holiday Market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Jackson County Expo, Central Point; Free; 541-774-8270, attheexpo.com.

FOOD/DRINK: Autumn Good Food Festival, 3-6 p.m. Friday, Medford Co-op, 945 S. Riverside Ave., Medford. Free; medfordfood.coop.

ART: Second Friday Art Walk, 4-7 p.m. Friday, Phoenix. Free.

CHRISTMAS MOVIES: 5 p.m. Friday (“The Polar Express”), Saturday (“A Christmas Story”), Pottsville, 2400 Pleasant Valley Road, Merlin. $10-$20; gpdrivein.com.

POETRY: Poetry Sharing, 7 p.m. Friday, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 S.W. G St., Grants Pass. Free; 541-479-3290.

VENDORS: Southern Oregon Flea Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Josephine County Fairgrounds, 1451 Fairgrounds Road, Grants Pass. $1; 541-295-5986.

ROCKS: Gem & Mineral Show, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Josephine County Fairgrounds, Grants Pass; Free admission; roguegemandgeology.com.


ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

JAKE BUGG: “Alamo”

U2: “Carnaval de Luz”


BOOKS

Released Tuesday:

DAVID BALDACCI: “All In: A 6:20 Man Thriller”

LEVAR BURTON WITH TRACEY MICHAE’L LEWIS-GIGGETTS: “Take My Word For It: A Memoir”

JANET EVANOVICH: “Split Second: Thirty-Two Switcheroo: A Stephanie Plum Novel”

DUSTIN HOFFMAN AND ARIEL LEVY: “Look at Me”

J.A. JANCE: “The Taken Ones: A J.P. Beaumont Novel”

SARA PARETSKY: “Bad Company”


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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