CONCERTS
FOLK: Carl Tosten, 7:30 p.m Friday, Barnstormers Theatre, 112 N.E. Evelyn Ave. $15; 541-479-3557.
FOLK-ROCK: Freebo, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 129 N.W. E St.; $15.
VARIETY: Southern Oregon Music Festival, with 15 bands, Friday through Sunday, Medford. $30-$90; 866-448-1948.
ROCK: Dave Mason, 8 p.m. Friday, Rogue Theatre, 143 S.E. H St. $45-$75; 541-471-1316.
ACOUSTIC: Open jam, 2 p.m, six bands 5 p.m., Saturday, Thunder Ridge Ranch, Galice. Donation, benefits Rogue River Institute; 541-471-2206.
CLASSICAL: Jefferson Baroque Orchestra, 7 p.m Saturday, Newman United Methodist Church, 132 N.E. B St. $5-$20; 541-683-6648.
BENEFIT: Arturo Ville and Shybo Torres, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 S.W. G St. $20 suggested donation, to benefit earthquake and hurricane victims.
ON STAGE
WHEELCHAIR DANCE: "Descent," 7:30 p.m. Friday, Crater Performing Arts Center, 655 N. Third St., Central Point. Free; 541-773-6077.
MUSIC & BIOGRAPHY: "Spotlight on James Taylor," 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Camelot Theatre, 101 Talent Ave., Talent. $26-$29; 541-535-5250.
EVENTS
BENEFIT: The Eclair Affair, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Bear Hotel, 2101 N.E. Spalding Ave.; $20, benefits P.E.O. Chapter EX; 541-956-2159.
NOURISHMENT: Healthy Food Festival, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Josephine County Fairgrounds. Free; healthyfoodfestival.org.
FAMILY FUN: Acorn Festival, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Selma Community Center, 18255 Redwood Highway, Selma. Free; 541-291-8860.
LITERARY: Author Carole Beers, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oregon Books, 150 N.E. E St. Free; 541-476-3132.
ART: Open Studios, How Art is Made, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Grants Pass area; $20; 541-479-3290.
CAVING: Community Day, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oregon Caves National Monument, 20 miles south of Cave Junction. Free cave tours, food donations welcome; 541-592-2100, ext. 2262.
CDs
Dropping Friday:
DAVID CROSBY: "Sky Trails"
MILEY CYRUS: "Younger Now"
DEMI LOVATO: "Tell Me You Love Me"
PRIMUS: "The Desaturating Seven"
SHANIA TWAIN: "Now"
LUCINDA WILLIAMS: "This Sweet Old World"
BOOKS
Released Tuesday:
LEIGH BARDUGO: "The Language of Thorns"
HARLAN COBEN: "Don't Let Go"
STEPHEN KING, OWEN KING: "Sleeping Beauties"
SUSAN MALLERY: "Second Chance Girl"
VIDEO
Released Tuesday:
"transformers: the last knight": The key to Earth's future lies inthe history of the Transformers on the planet so an unlikely trio (Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins and Laura Haddock) work together to find it. PG-13
UPCOMING: Due Oct. 3: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales."