CONCERTS

FOLK: The Brothers Reed, with Windfields and Redwood Son, 7 p.m. Friday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $20-$60; 541-779-3000.

VARIETY: Portland Gay Men's Choir, 7 p.m. Saturday, Newman United Methodist Church, 132 N.E. B St.; $16, benefits Hearts With a Mission; newmanumc.net.

STUDENTS: Stars on Stage — Celebrating State Soloists, 7 p.m. Saturday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Free; 541-779-3000.

SWING: Jump, Jive & Wail, 7 p.m. Sunday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $22-$38; 541-779-3000.

CLASSICAL PIANO: Garrick Ohlsson, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $20; 541-552-6348.

COUNTRY: Home Free, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Rogue Theatre, 143 S.E. H St. VIP seats only, $258.50; 541-471-1316.

ON STAGE

DINNER THEATER: "Where There's A Will, There's A Way," 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Wolf Creek Inn, 100 Front St., Wolf Cree. $20-$38; 541-866-2474.

COMEDY: "The Dixie Swim Club,"

7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m Sunday, Barnstormers Theatre, 112 N.E. Evelyn Ave. $15; 541-479-3557.

MYSTERY: "Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of the Four," 8 p.m. daily except Tuesday, 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. $25-$39; 541-488-2902.

MUSICAL: "The Bridges of Madison County," 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Collaborative Theatre Project, 555 Medford Center, Medford. $18-$25; 541-779-1055.

EVENTS

FILM: Ashland Independent Film Festival, today through Monday, Ashland; ashlandfilm.org.

FAMILY FUN: Pear Blossom Festival, Friday and Saturday, downtown Medford; details at pearblossomparade.org.

LITERARY: Poetry Sharing, 7 p.m. Friday, Grants Pass Museum of Art, 229 S.W. G St. Free; 541-479-3290.

BENEFIT: Parking lot book sale,

10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oregon Books and Games, 150 N.E. E St., benefits Joe's Place and Josephine County Library Foundation; 541-476-3132.

LEGO: Brick Fest, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Rogue Innovation Hub, 214 S.W. Fourth St. Free; 541-956-7303.

LITERARY: Poetry Potpourri, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Rogue River Library, 412 E. Main St., Rogue River. Free; 541-321-5215.

SEASONAL: Early Easter Egg Hunt, 1 p.m. Saturday, Schmidt House, 508 S.W. Fifth St. Free; 541-479-5398, 541-479-7827.

EQUINE: Josephine County Sheriff's Mounted Posse Gymkhana, 9 am. Sunday, Josephine County Fairgrounds. Free; 541-660-5767.

ALBUMS

Dropping Friday:

MELISSA ETHERIDGE: "The Medicine Show"

BRUCE HORNSBY: "Absolute Zero"

AARON LEWIS: "State I'm In"

BOOKS

Released this week:

ROBERT A. CARO: "Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing"

CASSANDRA CLARE: "The Red Scrolls of Magic"

CHELSEA HANDLER: "Life Will Be the Death of Me... and you too"

ANNE HILLERMAN: "The Tale Teller"

MARTHA HALL KELLY: "Lost Roses"

JOJO MOYES: "The Peacock Emporium"

LISA SCOTTOLINE: "Someone Knows"

VIDEO

Released Tuesday:

"THE MULE": Clint Eastwood is a man in his 80s who takes a driving job to save his business, but finds out he's a drug courier and has several people keeping tabs on him as he tries to find a path. With Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest. R