CONCERTS

PIANO & PERCUSSION: Expanse Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $5-$10; 541-552-6348.

ACOUSTIC GROOVE: Alice DiMicele and The Force of Nature, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dome School, 9367 Takilma Road, Takilma; $10-$20; 541-787-4059.

CLASSICAL: Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $5-$10; 541-779-3000.

SOULFUL FOLK: The Wood Brothers. 8 p.m. Wednesday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $15-$35; 541-552-6348.

ON STAGE

VINTAGE RADIO: Old Time Radio Players, 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m Saturday and Sunday, Floral Building, Josephine County Fairgrounds. $12-$14; 541-659-7723.

VARIETY: Oregon Shakespeare Festival opens with: "Othello," 8 p.m. Friday, "Henry V," 1:30 p.m. Saturday, "Sense and Sensibility," 8 p.m. Saturday, "Destiny of Desire," 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices vary; 541-482-4331.

EVENTS

FAMILY FUN: Sportmen's Outdoor Recreation Show, noon-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Jackson County Expo, Central Point. $1-$7.

FOR YOUTH: Girls Rock, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Grants Pass High School, Ninth and A streets. Free; 541-476-8676.

BENEFIT: Bowling for Bowzer, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Caveman Bowl, 1230 Rogue River Highway. $10; 541-479-5154.

ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

BLACK MILK: "Fever"

AL DE MEOLA: "Opus"

GROUNDERS: "Coffee & Jam"

OUR LADY PEACE: "Somethingness"

SCREAMING FEMALES: "All At Once"

BOOKS

Released Tuesday:

M.C. BEATON: "Death of an Honest Man"

MARK GREANEY: "Agent in Place"

MIRANDA JAMES: "Claws for Concern"

MICHIO KAKU: "The Future of Humanity"

JAMES PATTERSON, CANDICE FOX: "Fifty Fifty"

JODI PICOULT: "Small Great Things"

VIDEO

Released Tuesday:

"SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME": An international art dealer (Greg Kinnear) whose wife (Renee Zellweger) has an idea they must befriend a homeless man (Djimon Hounsou) for a journey to save their marriage. PG-13

UPCOMING: Due Feb. 27, "Murder on the Orient Express"