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CONCERTS SWING: Band du Pays Swing, with dance lesson, 7 p.m. Saturday, Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland. $10-$20; banddupays.com. JAZZ GUITAR: New West Guitar Trio, 7 p.m. Saturday, Grizzly Peak Winery, 1600 E. Nevada St., Ashland. $10-$30; siskiyoumusicproject.com. VARIETY: Music student recitals, voice, tuba, guitar, clarinet, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Free, in person and livestream; oca.sou.edu. AMERICANA: Marshall Thompson and Fred Epping, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jacksonville Community Center, 160 E. Main St., Jacksonville. Free; 541-702-2585. ON STAGE PERCUSSION& MOVEMENT: Drum Tao, 7 p.m. Friday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $32-$58; 541-779-3000, craterian.org. COMEDY: “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Barnstormers Theatre, 112 N.E. Evelyn Ave., Grants Pass. $20-$25; 541-479-3557, barnstormersgp.com. Runs through April 19. DRAMA WITH MUSIC: “The Medium” and “The Raven,” by SOU Lyric Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $10-$25; oca.sou.edu. EVENTS ART & MUSIC: First Friday art walks, 5-8 p.m. Friday, downtown Grants Pass and Ashland. Free. BENEFIT: Book sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, North Valley High School Commons, 6741 Monument Drive, Grants Pass; supports NVHS Leadership Program; 541-479-3388. EASTER: Easter egg hunts, Saturday and Sunday, throughout the Rogue Valley. See Page 1B for a list. LITERARY: Author talk, Amy Bowers Cordalis, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Stevenson Union, Southern Oregon University, Ashland. Free; jcls.org. BENEFIT: Soup for the Souls, with raffle, auctions, 5 p.m. Saturday, Illinois Valley Senior Center, 520 E. River St., Cave Junction. $15, benefits Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance; 541-592-2515, 541-592-5332. ALBUMS Dropping Friday: CHARLEY CROCKETT: “Age of the Ram” ARLO PARKS: “Ambiguous Desire” BOOKS Released Tuesday: LUKE DUMAS: “Nothing Tastes as Good” ARSENIO HALL: “Arsenio: A Memoir” YANN MARTEL: “Son of Nobody” TANA FRENCH: “The Keeper” |