Friday, Feb. 23

ROCK CONCERT: Instrumental rock band Bobby Previte's Coalition of the Willing will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at The Mobius, 281 Fourth St., Ashland. The group is touring to promote its self-titled debut album and features Previte on drums, Reed Mathis on guitar, Brian Coogan on keyboards and Skerik on saxophone. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show. See www.themobius.com or call 488-8894.

YOUTH SYMPHONY OF SOUTHERN OREGON: The three ensembles of the Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at the Grants Pass Performing Arts Center, 830 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at Southern Oregon University's Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. The concert will feature the 2006 Concerto Competition winner Abby Young as the violin soloist in a performance of Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor by Max Bruch. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 for students and seniors, and are available at Paddington Station in Ashland and Larry's Music in Medford and Grants Pass. Tickets for the Medford performance are also available through the Craterian box office at 779-3000.

Saturday, Feb. 24

WOMEN SING THE BLUES: A benefit concert for the Women's Crisis Support Team featuring Southern Oregon Idol winners Kelley Chaffee and Megan Skudstad with Gabriel & the Technicians and Funktional Fusion will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Grants Pass Performing Arts Center, 830 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. There will be a silent auction. Tickets are $20 at Tierra Del Sol, Evergreen Bank branches, Larry's Music, Listen Here, the Music Coop, and the Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce. Call 660-3594.

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GEOFF MULDAUR: St. Clair Productions will present blues man Geoff Muldaur at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Rogue Valley Unitarian Center, 87 Fourth St., Ashland. Muldaur began his career in the 1960s and '70s with artists such as Paul Butterfield, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Von Schmidt and Jerry Garcia. Tickets are $20 in advance, $22 at the door, $10 for ages 12-17 and free for ages under 12. Tickets are available at www.stclairevents.com, at the Music Coop in Ashland or by calling 535-3562.

PEDALS, PIPES AND PIZZA: The Southern Oregon Chapter of the American Guild of organists invites children of all ages to a free introduction to the organ — how it works and what sounds it can make at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Fifth and Oakdale, Medford. After the presentation there will be pizza for lunch.

RECITAL: The Southern Oregon University Department of Music will present saxophone student Jenifer A. Jaseau's free Senior Recital at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in the SOU Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. The concert will include piano, organ and marimba and guest artists Jodi French, Joseph Perez, Aaron Blenkush and the En de Hors Saxophone Quartet.

Tuesday, Feb. 27

THE GREEN CARDS: The Green Cards will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Rogue Theatre, 143 S.E. H St., Grants Pass. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. See www.roguetheatre.com or call 471-1315.

THE BRIDGE: The Bridge will perform at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at The Mobius. Tickets are $8 general admission, $6 for students. See www.themobius.com or call 488-8894.

Wednesday, Feb. 28

PEACE CONCERT: Peace Troubadour James Twyman will perform a Peace Concert as part of his 64 concerts in 64 days tour for the Season for Non-Violence at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1119 Ellen Ave., Medford. Tickets are $15. Donations benefit The Beloved Community, The Association for Global New Thought and the Center for Spiritual Living. See www.cslmedford.org or call 734-8581.

AN EVENING OF SONGS: Camelot Theatre Company will present Laura Derocher, David Gabriel, Priscilla Quinby and Tricia Leines in an evening of songs they like to sing from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Avalon Bar & Grill, 105 W. Valley View, Talent. There is a $15 cover charge. Reservations are recommended. Call 512-8864.

Thursday, March 1

KELLY JOE PHELPS: MOJO Rising Productions and MKP present slide guitarist and singer/songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps in a solo concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at Mojo Rising Workshop and Event Studio, Ashland. Tickets are $20 in advance at Music Coop, Ashland and $22 at the door.

PEACE CONCERT: Peace Troubadour James Twyman will perform a Peace Concert as part of his 64 concerts in 64 days tour for the Season for Non-Violence at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Mobius, 281 Fourth St., Ashland. Tickets are $15. See www.themobius.com or call 488-8894.

Friday, March 2

ROCK BAND: The band Overkast will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, March 2, at the Hope Center, 1108 W. Main St., Medford. Admission is $5. Call 779-9720 or 324-8685.

Saturday, March 3

RVSO: The Rogue Valley Symphony will present "The Three Sopranos," Nancy Caudill, Ellie Holt-Murray and Susan Olson-White performing arias by Strauss, Puccini, Giannini and Bernstein at 8 p.m. Friday, March 2, at the Music Recital Hall, Southern Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland; 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 23 S. Central, Medford; and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at the Grants Pass Performing Arts Center, 830 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass. The concert also will feature Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony and Rossini's "William Tell Overture." There will be a pre-concert talk by Pat Daly, one hour before each performance. See www.rvsymphony.org or call 552-6398. Tickets range from $5 for students to $37 premium.

BALLET FOLKLORICO: Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre will perform its ninth annual dance concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at South Medford High School Auditorium, 815 S. Oakdale Ave., Medford. Sixty dancers, including two adult groups, a youth performance company and student dancers ages 6-18, will perform traditional folk dances from nine regions of Mexico. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and $3 for children 11 and under.

CUARTETO CASALS: Chamber Music Concerts will present Cuarteto Casals and oboist Thomas Gallant at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Music Recital Hall, Southern Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. The program includes Josef Fiala's Quartet No. 2 for Oboe and Strings; F. J. Haydn's String Quartet in C Major, Op. 54 no. 2; W. A. Mozart's Quartet in F Major Oboe and Strings, K. 370; and Franz Schubert's String Quartet in G Major, Op. 161, D. 887. Tickets are $26/$30 and $5 for students. See www.sou.edu/cmc or call 552-6154.

ELIYAU AND QADIM: Middle Eastern musicians Eliyahu and Qadim will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Mobius 281 Fourth St., Ashland. Tickets are $10. See www.themobius.com or call 488-8894.

Sunday, March 4

LEO KOTTKE: Southern Oregon University's and Jefferson Public Radio's One World Concert Series will present seven-time Grammy Award winner Leo Kottke in concert at 8 p.m. Sunday March 4, at the Music Recital Hall, Southern Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Reserved tickets are $34; $24 for children 0-12; and $10 for SOU students. Tickets are available at Music Coop, Ashland; and at Raider Aid in the Stevenson Union on the SOU Campus in Ashland for SOU Student Tickets only. See www.oneworldseries.org or call 552-6461.

RAQ: The high performance rock 'n' roll band RAQ will perform at 9 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at The Mobius the Mobius 281 Fourth St., Ashland. Tickets are $10 general and $8 for students. See www.themobius.com or call 488-8894.

BARNSTORMERS: 112 NE Evelyn Ave., Grants Pass. See www.barnstormersgp.org or call 479-3557.

• Enchanted April: Matthew Barber's adaptation of the novel by Elizabeth Von Arnim explores what happens when four unacquainted and very different English women decide to share the cost of renting an Italian villa to "get away from it all." The show has been extended to run at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23-25. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and children.

CAMELOT THEATRE COMPANY: 101 Talent Ave., Talent. See www.CamelotTheatre.org or call 535-5250.

• THE DRESSER: The tragicomedy by Ronald Harwood tells of life in the theater during the World War II blitz of Britain. Performances are scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through March 4. Tickets are $17 general, $15 for seniors.

CRATER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 655 N. Third St., Central Point. Call 494-6300.

• I HATE HAMLET: Crater Performing Arts will present the contemporary comedy by Paul Rudnick at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24. Tickets are $6; $4 for seniors and students. $6; $4 for seniors and students.

NORTH MEDFORD HIGH SCHOOL: 1900 N. Keene Way Drive, Medford. Call 842-3670.

• ANTIGONE: Black Tornado Theater will present the Greek classic at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24. Tickets are $8; $5 for seniors and students.

OREGON CABARET THEATRE: The dinner theater is at First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. Sunday matinee brunch also is available. See www.oregoncabaret.com or call 488-2902.

• GUYS ON ICE: A couple of guys sitting around in a Wisconsin ice-fishing shanty philosophize about life, love, the Green Bay Packers and "the one that got away." The show plays at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays and 1 p.m. Sundays through April 1. Tickets are $21-$27.

OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: 15 S. Pioneer St., Ashland. See www.osfashland.org or call 482-4331.

• AS YOU LIKE IT: Guest artist J.R. Sullivan directs William Shakespeare's comedy. The show will open at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in the Angus Bowmer Theatre.
• THE CHERRY ORCHARD: Artistic Director Libby Appel directs her new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's classic. The show opens at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in the Angus Bowmer Theatre.
• ON THE RAZZLE: Laird Williamson directs Tom Stoppard's witty farce. The show opens at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in the Angus Bowmer Theatre.
• RABBIT HOLE: James Edmondson directs David Lindsay-Abaire's new drama. The show opens at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in the New Theatre.

OREGON STAGE WORKS: 191 A St., Ashland. Tickets are available at Grocery Outlet, Medford; The Music Coop, Ashland; and at the door. See www.oregonstageworks.com or call 482-2334.

• ON GOLDEN POND: Brandy Carson, Doug Rowe and Kyle Barnes appear in Ernest Thompson's play about family relationships and love that takes place at a cabin on Golden Pond. The show runs at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 25. Tickets are $17 general admission and $10 for students.

SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY: 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Call 552-6348.

• THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH: Norton Juster's tale about Milo's journey to the Kingdom of Wisdom was adapted by Susan Nanus for the stage. Caroline Shaffer directs the SOU children's theater production. The show plays at 7 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 23 and March 2; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3; and 2 p.m. Sundays, Feb. 25 and March 4. Tickets are $17 for adults, $14 for seniors and $5 for students.