BEST BETS
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Courtesy of The Rosa Lees
The female bluegrass band The Rosa Lees will perfrom Friday evening on Mount Ashland.

CONCERTS

BRITT BITS: Coming up at the Britt Festival in Jacksonville: Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, 7:30 p.m. today, $45-$72; Wynonna, 8 p.m. Saturday, $49-$87; Gin Blossoms, with Spin Doctors, 7 p.m. Monday, $39-$66; Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, $48-$84; Michael Franti & Spearhead, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, $49-$79. Contact 541-773-6077, britt.org.

AMERICANA: The Rosa Lees, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Mt. Ashland Ski Area. 11 Mt. Ashland Ski Road. $10; 541-482-2897, mtashland.com.

ACOUSTIC STRINGS: Horse Feathers, 7 p.m. Friday, Fry Family Farm, 2184 Ross Lane, Medford. $30-$35, free for 11 and younger; ashlandfolkcollective.com.

CLASSICAL: Pianopalooza 2 and 3, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $25-$85; 541-708-6400, rvsymphony.org.

COUNTRY: Dustin Clark, with Johnny Sidney Davis and Trevor Hanks, 8:15 p.m. Friday, Holly Theatre, 226 W. Sixth St., Medford. $20; 541-772-3797, hollytheatre.org.

ROOTS ROCK: Adam Gabriel and The Cavaliers, with Trevor Hanks and the Blackburn Rebels, 7 p.m. Saturday, Cedarwood Barn, 7912 Wagner Creek Road, Talent. $20; cedarwoodbarn.com.

SURF ROCK/REGGAE: The Wheeland Brothers, 8 p.m. Saturday, behind The Columbia Hotel, 262 E. Main St., Ashland. $10-$25; columbiahotelashland.com.

ROCK: Music by Summer Colds, Jason Paul & The Know It Alls, Grim Reefers, 8 p.m. Saturday, Rockafairy in the Rogue Valley Mall, 1600 N. Riverside Ave., Medford. $7-$10; rockafairy.org.

PIANO AND VOCALS: Michael Allen Harrison, 3 p.m. Sunday, Bethany Presbyterian Church, 741 N.W. Fourth St., Grants Pass. Free.


ON STAGE

WOMEN'S TALES: "Love, Loss and What I Wore," 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Barnstormers Theatre, 112 N.E. Evelyn Ave., Grants Pass. $20; 541-479-3557, barnstormersgp.com. Runs through Sept. 7.


EVENTS

SWIM & MOVIE: Swimming, 6:30 p.m., and "A Goofy Movie," 8 p.m. Friday, Caveman Pool, 801 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass. $5; 541-916-5777.

OUTDOOR FILM: "A Minecraft Movie," dusk Friday, Redwood Park, 1395 Dowell Road, Grants Pass. Free; 541-471-6435.

VENDORS: Peddlar's Fair, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Rogue Valley Humane Society, 429 N.W. Scenic Drive, Grants Pass. Free admission; 541-479-5154.

BACK TO SCHOOL: Healthy Start Block Party, health screenings, haircuts, school supplies, games, food, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Phoenix High School, 745 N. Rose St., Phoenix. Free; 541-535-1517, ext. 1016.

VEHICLES: Rogue Motor Show, 4-10 p.m. Saturday, Pottsville, 2400 Pleasant Valley Road, Merlin. $20 vehicle entry, $7 for spectators, free for 12 and younger; 458-212-3362.

ROLLER DERBY: Southern Oregon Derby vs. Outlaws Roller Derby, at 6 p.m. on Saturday, at the Medford Armory. 1701 S. Pacific Highway, Medford. $12-$15; soderby.org.

TRAINS: Model layouts, historical equipment, diesel train rides, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Medford Railroad Park, Table Rock Road and Berrydale Avenue, Medford. Free.


ALBUMS

Dropping Friday

JON BATISTE: "Big Money"

DEFTONES: "Private Music"

OLD DOMINION: Barbara"


BOOKS

Released this week:

FANNIE FLAGG: "Something to Look Forward To"

VARIOUS WRITERS: "The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's 'The Stand'"

CHRISTOPHER WHITCOMB: "Anonymous Male: A Life Among Spies"