CONCERTS

BLUES/FUNK: Mardi Gras in New Orleans, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $28; 541-779-3000.

ACOUSTIC: Oregon Old Time Fiddlers, 1 p.m. Saturday, Roxy Ann Grange, 1850 Spring St., Medford; donation; 541-488-3593.

ROOTS REGGAE: Katchafire, 8 p.m. Saturday, Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St., Ashland. $38; eventbrite.com.

COUNTRY: Blades of Grass, 2 p.m. Sunday, Ashland Library, 410 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Free; 541-774-6980.

FUNK: Turkuaz, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St., Ashland. $25-$30; 541-944-2844.

ON STAGE

SHORT PLAYS: Whirlwind Play Festival Show, 6 p.m. Saturday Takilma Community Building, 9367 Takilma Road, Takilma. Donation.

MUSICAL: "Beehive," 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. $25-$39; 541-488-2902.

ACROBATS: "The Greatest Show on Earth," 7:30 p.m. Saturday Mountain Avenue Theatre, Ashland High School, 201 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $15-$20; brownpapertickets.com.

SONG & DANCE: "The Choir of Man," 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $30-$48; 541-779-3000.

EVENTS

ART: First Friday Live, 5-9 p.m. Friday, downtown Grants Pass. Free; 541-450-6180.

BENEFIT: Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament, 5 p.m. Saturday, Wild River Pub, 533 N.E. F St. $100-$150, benefits Josephine County Youth Foundation; 541-244-8276.

HISTORY: Secrets and Mysteries of The Beekman Bank, 6, 7, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Beekman Bank, 110 W. California St., Jacksonville. $5; 541-245-3650.

ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

BROODS: "Don't Feed the Pop Monster"

GIRLPOOL: "What Chaos Is Imaginary"

MANDOLIN ORANGE: "Tides of a Teardrop"

WITHIN TEMPTATION: "Resist"

BOOKS

Released this week:

LEIGH BARDUGO: "King of Scars"

CHRISTINE FEEHAN: "Vengeance Road"

JOSEPH FINDER: "Judgement"

HOWARD SCHULTZ: "From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America"

VIDEO

Released Tuesday:

"BLOOD BROTHER": A convict takes revenge on his childhood friends he believes let him take the fall for a crime. But one old friend, now a cop, must confront him before he's another victim. R

"INDIVISIBLE": An Army chaplain and his wife work to lift the burdens of others, while fighting to keep their own marriage strong in this faith-based drama. PG-13

"SUSPIRIA": An American student (Dakota Johnson) suspects her European school isn't what it seems, especially when murders begin on campus. With Tilda Swinton. R