Friday, Oct. 6
ROGUE VALLEY SYMPHONY: Van Cliburn winner Roberto Plano will perform at the Rogue Valley Symphony's 2006-07 season opening concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland; 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, 830 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass. Pat Daly will give a pre-concert talk an hour before each performance. Tickets are $27-$44 and $5 for students. Call 552-6398.
SPANISH GUITAR: Siskiyou Institute will sponsor Craig Einhorn performing guitar music of South America at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at the Old Siskiyou Barn, Ashland. Tickets are $20. A student discount is available. Einhorn has a master's degree in classical guitar performance from Arizona State University and teaches guitar as adjunct faculty at Lane Community College, Eugene. He records music and has performed across the United States and has been the soloist with several orchestras. Einhorn will present a guitar master class/lecture at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. The class is $5 students and teachers and $10 for the general public. Call 488-3869.
JACKSTRAW: Portland-based bluegrass band Jackstraw will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at MOJO Rising Workshop and Event Studio, 140 Lithia Way, Ashland. Local bluegrass band, the Rosehip Ramblers, will open the show. Tickets are $18 at the door and $15 in advance at the Music Coop, Ashland. Call 324-7044 or see www.mojorisingstudio.com.
Saturday, Oct. 7
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SALMON FESTIVAL: The third annual Bear Creek Salmon Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at North Mountain Park, 620 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Admission is free. Call 488-6606 or see www.BearCreekSalmonFestival.org.
OLD TIME FIDDLERS: The Oregon Old Time Fiddlers will hold its monthly jam from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Eagle Point Grange, 5 S. Shasta, Eagle Point. The public is invited to listen and dance and acoustic musicians of all ages are welcome to sign up to play. Admission is by donation. Call 734-2023.
BAGPIPE BAND: The Southern Oregon Scottish Bagpipe Band will be playing from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Lake Creek General Store, past mile marker 12, Lake Creek. Admission is by donation.
Monday, Oct. 9
POETRY READOMG: American poet Jane Hirschfield will present an evening of her work at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Ashland High School's Mountain Avenue Theater, 201 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. Tickets are $10 and are available at Bloomsbury Books, Tree House Books and The Bookwagon in Ashland, and A Rug For All Reasons in Medford. Call 482-8771, ext. 197.
Thursday, Oct. 12
ANDY STEIN'S BLUE FOUR: Jackson County Community Concerts will open its 67th season with Andy Stein's Blue Four at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, at South Medford High School Auditorium, 815 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford. The program will range from novelty and hot jazz to ballads, including works of Ellington, Waller, Gershwin, Berlin, Kern, and Fields and McHugh. Tickets are $20 at the door.
Friday, Oct. 13
THE EARL BROTHERS: The Earl Brothers, a four-piece string band from Northern California, will perform original bluegrass music at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the Williams Grange Hall, 20100 Williams Highway, Williams. A Stitch In Time Bluegrass Band will open the show. Tickets to the all-ages event are $10. Children 12 and under will be admitted free. Call 846-6345.
MOUNT SHASTA FILM FESTIVAL: The third annual Mount Shasta International Film Festival will present a weekend of films from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia Oct. 13-15, at the Coming Attractions Theatre in downtown Mount Shasta and at Ford Theater at the College of the Siskiyous in Weed, Calif.
GENTLE THUNDER: There will be an evening of live music by Gentle Thunder along with readings and photography by Eric Alan at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the Hidden Springs Wellness Center, Ashland, 1651 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Tickets are $10-$20 sliding scale, at the door. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy. Call 482-4271.
DUISSEN TRIO: The Southern Oregon University Department of Music will present an evening of chamber music with the Duissen Trio at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, in the SOU Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. The Trio will perform a variety of works from the solo and chamber repertoire including works by J.S. Bach, Ernst Bloch, Bela Bartok, Franz Schubert and Mikhail Glinka. Tickets are $12 general admission, $9 for seniors, and free for students. Tickets are available at the SOU music box office or by calling 552-6101.
Saturday, Oct. 14
YSSO FUNDRAISER: The Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon will present "Sounds of Music at Grizzly Peak," a fundraising event to benefit the group, featuring an afternoon of music, hors d'oeuvres and a sampling of Grizzly Peak Vineyard's red wines, from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at Grizzly Peak Vineyards, Ashland. Tickets are $25 and are available through the YSSO office at 858-8859.
MEDFORD JAZZ JUBILEE: The 18th annual Medford Jazz Jubilee will be held the weekend of Oct. 13-15. Venues include Red Lion Hotel Ballroom, Red Lion II (downstairs), Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, Ramada Medford and Convention Center, KOBI Studio C, Vogel Plaza (outside Craterian Theater), and the Elk's Lodge Esquire Room. Tickets are $60 for a three-day multi-pass, $10 for youth 18 and under; $25 Friday only; $40 Saturday only; and $25 Sunday only. This year, the free youth venue will once again be at Vogel Plaza in downtown Medford. Call 770-6972 or see www.medfordjazz.org.
CLASSICAL GUITAR: The Jefferson Classical Guitar Society will kick off its 2006-07 Concert Series with a performance by classical guitarist, Marc Teicholz at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Tickets are $15 general, $12 for seniors and $5 for students. Children under 12 years will be admitted free. Tickets are available at the door and in advance at CD or Not CD, Ashland or at Central Arts Supply, Medford. Teicholz will also present a master class at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, in the SOU music building choral room. Call 552-9515 or see www.JeffersonGuitar.org.
Sunday, Oct. 15
THE DIMES: Indie Rock bands The Dimes with Oh Captain My Captain will perform "radio-ready fuzzy pop gems" along with their core material at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at The Mobius, 281 Fourth St., Ashland. Tickets for all ages are $8. Call 488-8894 or see www.themobius.com.
BARNSTORMER'S THEATRE: 112 Evelyn Ave., Grants Pass. Call 862-0120.
- RELATIVELY SPEAKING: Keith Fuller directs Alan Ayckbourn's light-hearted comedy of mistaken identity. The show runs at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6 and 7 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8. Tickets are $15 general, $12 for students and seniors.
CAMELOT THEATRE COMPANY: 101 Talent Ave., Talent. Tickets are available through the box office. Call 535-5250.
- FAHRENHEIT 451: Ray Bradbury's adaptation of his classic novel "Fahrenheit 451" (the temperature at which paper ignites) tells the story of Guy Montag, a book-burning fireman who must choose between continuing his nonexistent existence and risking everything for the right to think. Previews are sold out. The show opens Friday, Oct. 6, and plays at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 5. Tickets are $17. Reserved seats are an additional $2. There will be a pay-what-you-can performance at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11.
OREGON CABARET THEATRE: First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. Tickets are available through the box office. See www.oregoncabaret.com or call 488-2902.
- RETURN TO PLANET LISA: Lisa Koch, Darcy Danielson and Jim Malachi present another irreverently funny and music-filled show. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursdays-Mondays and 1 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 5. Tickets are $21-$27. Gourmet dinners available with advance reservations. Desserts, appetizers, wine, beer and beverages also available (no reservation required).
OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland. See www.osfashland.org or call 482-4331.
- BUS STOP: William Inge's down-home drama plays in the New Theatre, directed by Libby Appel. When a group of passengers on the midnight bus to Topeka take refuge from a snowstorm at Grace's Diner, the locals and their guests get to know each other and themselves a little better. The play runs through Oct. 29.
- CYRANO DE BERGERAC: Anthony Burgess' translation of Edmond Rostand's romantic drama plays on the Elizabethan Stage, directed by Laird Williamson. The flamboyant poet, swordsman and wit Cyrano, convinced he is unworthy of being loved by the beautiful Roxane, pens love poems to her as if they came from the young suitor Christian. The play runs through Saturday, Oct. 7.
- DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE: David Edgar's adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, directed by Penny Metropulos, explores the results of Dr. Henry Jekyll's experiments that turn the murderous Mr. Edward Hyde loose to prey on the unwary people of London. The play runs through Oct. 28 in the Angus Bowmer Theatre.
- THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST: Directed by Peter Amster, Oscar Wilde's drawing-room play follows the antics of John Worthing and his friend Algernon Moncrieff as they fall in love with two young ladies who have their hearts set on marrying men named Earnest. In response, the two men engage in an elaborate deception featuring a fictional wayward brother and an imaginary invalid. The show runs through Oct. 28 in the Angus Bowmer Theatre.
- INTIMATE APPAREL: Directed by Timothy Bond, Lynn Nottage's play visits the world of Esther Mills, a hard-working, independent black seamstress in 1905 Manhattan who crafts exquisite undergarments for ladies. The play won five major awards, including the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for the Best Play of the 2003-04 Season. The show runs through Oct. 18 in the Angus Bowmer Theatre.
- KING JOHN: Directed by John Sipes, William Shakespeare's play explores the world of King John, whose reign was a mixture of craftiness and intrigue. The play runs through Oct. 29 in the New Theatre.
- THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR: William Shakespeare's comic romp directed by Andrew Tsao plays on the Elizabethan Stage. Falstaff is looking for love and money and tries to con two married ladies, mistresses Ford and Quickly, out of both. But Falstaff is outwitted and taught a few lessons. The play runs through Oct. 6 on the Elizabethan Stage.
- THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA: William Shakespeare's comedy directed by Bill Rauch plays on the Elizabethan Stage. Two young men, Proteus and Valentine, learn the pitfalls of thoughtless young love from a variety of sources — including a dog. The play runs through Oct. 8.
- THE WINTER'S TALE: Directed by Libby Appel, Shakespeare's play explores the consequences of the poisonous jealousy of King Leontes. Only the passage of time and the loss of some of his dearest loves can bring forgiveness and reunion. The show runs through Oct. 29 in the Angus Bowmer Theatre.
OREGON STAGE WORKS: A Street Market Place, 185 A St., Ashland. Tickets are available at Grocery Outlet, Medford, the Music Coop, and at the door. Call 482-2334 or see www.oregonstageworks.com.
- ORPHANS: Lyle Kessler's dramatic play tells the story of two brothers — one a thief, the other a naive boy — whose lives change forever when a mysterious stranger enters their cloistered world. The show is not for young children. The show runs at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays and 2 p.m. Sundays Oct. 8-16 and 27-30. Tickets are $17.
- DAWN CHORUS: The Playwright's Unit of Oregon Stage Works continues its readings of new American plays with a reading of "Dawn Chorus," by Richard Moeschl and directed by Geoffrey Blaisdell, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 10 - 11, at Oregon Stage Works. Tickets are $10 at the door.
