CONCERTS

COUNTRY: Dale and Sharon Hopper, 6 p.m. today, Jubilee Park, Cave Junction. Free; 541-592-3326.

BLUES/SOUL: Lipbone Redding, 7 p.m. today, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 S.W. G St. $15; 541-479-3290.

BRITT BITS: This week at Britt Festivals in Jacksonville: Arlo Guthrie and Janice Ian, 7 p.m. today, $29-$56; Straight No Chaser, 8 p.m. Saturday, $32-$66; Chris Blue, canceled on Sunday; BrittKids Koncert with traditional folk dances of Mexico, 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, free. Contact 800-882-7488, brittfest.org.

VARIETY: American Idol Live, 7:30 p.m. today, Jackson County Expo, Central Point. $10-$50; 541-774-8270.

BLUES: The Rhythm Kings, 6 p.m. Friday, Wilderville Store, 7845 Redwood Highway, Wilderville. $6; 541-476-3924.

COUNTRY: Trace Adkins, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jackson County Expo, Central Point. $10-$48; 541-774-8270.

BLUES: Curtis Salgado, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Riverside Park, Free; 541-476-7717.

ON STAGE

MUSICAL: "Priscilla Queen of the Desert," opens 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Camelot Theatre, 101 Talent Ave., Talent. $29-$36; 541-535-5250.

MUSICAL: "Avenue Q," opens 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, 1 p.m. Sunday, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. $25-$39; 541-488-2902.

COMEDY: Jeff Foxworthy, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jackson County Expo, Central Point. $20-$65; 541-774-8270.

HISTORICAL DRAMA: "The Way the Mountain Moved," opens 8 p.m. Saturday, Thomas Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland. $50-$135; 541-482-4331.

EVENTS

FAMILY FUN: Jackson County Fair, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. today through Saturday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, Jackson County Expo, Central Point. $6-$12; 541-774-8270.

HORTICULTURE: Oregon Lavender Festival, Friday through Sunday, lavender farms in Williams, Applegate, Jacksonville, Central Point. Free; southernoregonlavenderfestival.com.

BENEFIT: Relay for Life, 10 a.m.-midnight, Saturday, North Valley High School, 6741 Monument Drive, Free; benefits American Cancer Society.

APPLEGATE EVENT: Cantrall Buckley Park Golden Jubilee, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Cantrall Buckley Park, 154 Cantrall Road, Jacksonville. Admission free, parking $5.

FAMILY FUN: Merlin Park Celebration, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Merlin Community Park, 100 Acorn St., Merlin. Free; 541-956-6061.

ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME: "Automata II"

COWBOY JUNKIES: "All That Reckoning"

RODNEY CROWELL: "Acoustic Classics"

DEAFHEAVEN: "Ordinary Corrupt Human Love"

SLIGHTLY STOOPID: "Everyday Life, Everyday People"

BOOKS

Released Tuesday:

ROBERT BEATTY: "Willa of the Wood"

LINDA CASTILLO: "A Gathering of Secrets"

A.W. JANTHA: "Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel"

SUSAN MALLERY: "When We Found Home"

DANIELLE STEEL: "The Good Fight"

ANNE TYLER: "Clock Dance"

VIDEO

Released Tuesday:

"THE LEISURE SEEKER": An aging couple head out for an impromptu RV trip on Route 66, but his memory problems surface as they leave familiar ground. Starring Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren. R

UPCOMING: Due July 17 is "Super Troopers 2"