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.
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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.
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.
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.
IS ENNYBODY HOME?: Sheilah Glover will present her one-woman show "Is Ennybody Home?" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, at The Mobius, 281 Fourth St., Ashland. With humor, Glover explores the ancient Enneagram system of nine personality types, pointing out along the way their foibles and strengths. Tickets are $15. Call 488-8894 or see www.themobius.com.
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.
DUISSEN TRIO: The Duissen Trio will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at Temple Emek Shalom, 1800 E. Main St., Ashland. Ordabek Duissen on violin, Dina Duisen on piano and Sergey Tsoy on viola are young scholars from Kazakhstan. They are continuing their studies at various universities in America and tour together regularly. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available at the temple from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 488-2909.
HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS: The Southern Oregon University Department of Music will host the 10th annual High School Honor Choir Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, in the Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. The free concert will feature a mass choir of 120 high school singers from 12 high schools throughout the state. The concert will be conducted by all three members of the SOU Choral Faculty, Paul French, Fredna Grimland, and Kirby Shaw. The SOU Chamber Choir will make its 2006-07 debut at the concert and the directors of the participating choirs will join together with the SOU choral faculty in a Directors Choir. There will be a special presentation by selected soloists who have been recommended by their high school directors and have received coaching from the Honor Choir faculty. Call 552-6101.
Monday, Oct. 16
JOHN ELLIS BAND: Tenor saxophonist John Ellis leads his modern jazz quartet in a concert at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at The Mobius, 281 Fourth St., Ashland. Tickets are $10. Call 488-8894 or see www.themobius.com.
Wednesday, Oct. 18
THE TEN TENORS: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 23 S. Central. 779-3000. SOLD OUT.
KIRTAN: The Mobius, 281 Fourth St. Ashland, hosts Kirtan traditional Sanskrit chants of India and Sufi devotional chant with Andy Bayliss and friends the third Wednesday of each month. This week's event is at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. Donation. Call 488-8894 or see www.themobius.com.
EMY PHELPS: Emy Phelps of Ashland will hold a CD release party at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Mojo Rising, 140 Lithia Way, Ashland. Hors d'oeuvres will be served at 7:30 p.m., the CD will be played followed by a short live performance by Phelps.
Thursday, Oct. 19
THE ROGUE SUSPECTS: The Rogue Suspects, with Inger Jorgenson and Jeff Pevar, will present a benefit concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at The Mobius, 281 Fourth St. Ashland. The benefit is for Dancing People's Winter Solstice performance. There will be preview of the show at the event. Tickets are $15. Call 488-8894 or see www.themobius.com.
Friday, Oct. 20
HEART BEAT OF AFRIKA: The Heart Beat of Afrika Tour will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at The Mobius, 281 Fourth St., Ashland. Artists include Keys of Creation, Kush & Bloodfiyah Angels, Jimi Bridges, Heartical Roots, Manaka, Rocker-T, Positive Sound Massive, Empress Lindsay Love, Apostle Gabriel, JAH Firm, and DJs. Tickets are $5-10 all ages. Call 488-8894 or see www.themobius.com.
ROBERTA PIKET: The Siskiyou Institute will present the Roberta Piket Trio at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at the Old Siskiyou Barn, Ashland. Tickets are $20 and a student discount is available. For reservations and more information please call 488-3869 or e-mail info@siskiyouinstitue.com. Piket and her trio will hold a jazz improvisation workshop open to all instruments at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. Tickets for the workshop are $10 for the general public and $5 for students and teachers. Several student scholarships are available.
Saturday, Oct. 21
CHERYL WHEELER: Singer/songwriter Cheryl Wheeler will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Rogue valley, 87 Fourth St., Ashland. Nancy and Lisa Spencer will open. Wheeler is known for her ballads and her humorous social commentary. Tickets are $20 in advance and $22 at the door. Children under 12 admitted free with paying adult, tickets for teens 12-17 are $10. Call 535-3562 or see www.stclairevents.com.
NATALIE MACMASTER: Southern Oregon University and Jefferson Public Radio's One World Concert Series will present Cape Breton fiddle player Natalie MacMaster in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Tickets are $10-$34 and are available at SOU's Raider Aid in the Stevenson Union on the SOU Campus, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., and Music Coop, Ashland. Call 779-3000 or see www.oneworldseries.org. Discounted season ticket packages are still available online or by phone at 552-6461.
AMERICAN BRASS QUINTET: Chamber Music Concerts presents the American Brass Quintet Chamber Music Concerts at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. The program, titled "Five Centuries of Brass," will highlight brass repertoire written from the Renaissance through 2006. Tickets are $26-$30, with a special student price of $5. Call 552-6154 for tickets, or see www.sou.edu/cmc. There are still tickets available for the remaining CMC performances this season.
ZIGGY MARLEY: Two-time Grammy winner Ziggy Marley will perform in concert Oct. 21, at the Main 1 Center for the Arts, 821 N. Riverside Ave., Medford. Doors open at 8 p.m. This is an all ages show to benefit Kids Unlimited. Tickets are $26 in advance and are available from 619 in the Rogue Valley Mall, and Bad Ass Coffee, Medford; Low Down Board Shop, and Music Coop, Ashland or online at www.ziggymarley.tickets.musictoday.com. Call 541-618-8423 or see www.vibesmain1.com.
PERPETUAL GROOVE: Jam band Perpetual Groove will perform jazz, rock, funk and trance at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at The Mobius, 281 Fourth St., Ashland. Tickets are $10 all ages. Call 488-8894 or see www.themobius.com.
Sunday, Oct. 22
MUSICALE: Arlene Taylor, violinist; and Dorothea Hover-Kramer, pianist will present a Sunday Afternoon Musicale at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at Schoolhouse Retreat and Cultural Center, 8448 Wagner Creek Road, Talent. The program will include works of Bach, Mozart, Bartok and Dvorak. Admission is free. Donations are encouraged to the Arts Council of Southern Oregon to support the arts in public schools. Call 535-6350.
BARNSTORMERS 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 has been extended and will run at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20-21 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22. 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. The show plays at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 5. Tickets are $17. Reserved seats are an additional $2.
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.
- 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 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, 191 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. 13-16 and 27-30. Tickets are $17.
