CONCERTS

HOLIDAY: Siskiyou Singers, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland. $5-$20; siskiyousingers.org.

SEASONAL: Music4Kids Holiday Recital, 2 p.m. Sunday, Parkway Christian Center, 229 N.E. Beacon Drive; $5 suggested donation.

SEASONAL: Fighting Hunger with Harmony, RCC concert band and vocalist Christy McCallum, 3 p.m. Sunday, River Valley Church, 405 N.E. Sixth St. Free, bring cash or nonperishable food donations for the food bank; 541-479-5556.

HOLIDAY: Castle Valley Academy, 4 p.m. Sunday, Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1360 N.E. Ninth St. Free, seating is first-come, first-served; 541-476-6313.

SEASONAL: Grants Pass High School bands, choirs, orchestra, 7 p.m. Tuesday, 4 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets. $6-$10; 541-474-5710.

ON STAGE

VARIETY: Old Time Radio Players, radio skit and variety show, 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Josephine County Fairgrounds. $13-$15; 541-659-7723.

COMEDY IMPROV: The Hamazons, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Bellview Grange, 1050 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland. $15-$18; hamazons.com.

BALLET: "The Nutcracker," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, Eighth and Olive streets. $12-$20; 541-476-4641, gpnutcracker.org. Continues Dec. 17-18. See story above.

MUSICAL: "Cinderella," 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Craterian Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. $15-$25; 541-779-3000, craterian.org. Continues Dec. 16-18.

EVENTS

HOLIDAY LIGHTS: GP Express, 5:30-7:30 p.m. today, drive-thru at Grants Pass School District elementary schools. Free, food donations requested.

DECOR: Home for the Holidays Home Tour, five homes and breakfast, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Grants Pass area. $10-$25; 541-761-3936.

BENEFIT: Breakfast with Santa, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Grants Pass/Merlin Moose Lodge, 330 Merlin Ave., Merlin. $5-$7, benefits families in need; 541-659-0579.

BENEFIT: Photos with Santa, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Rogue Valley Humane Society Thrift Store, 1169 Redwood Ave. $7-$10, benefits humane society; 541-955-3367.

VENDORS: Holiday Hype Expo, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Jackson County Expo, Central Point. Free; attheexpo.com.

HOLIDAY: Santa's Holiday Event, music, lights, gifts, 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Illinois Valley Visitor Center, 201 Caves Highway, Cave Junction. Free; 541-592-3326.

BENEFIT: GP Santa Pub Crawl, 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday, Grants Pass drinking establishments. Free, except for drinks, bring a new, unwrapped donation for Toys for Tots.

BOOKS

Released this week:

MARC CAMERON: "Tom Clancy: Red Winter"

ROBIN COOK: "Night Shift"

CORMAC MCCARTHY: "Stella Maris"

ANDRZEJ SAPKOWSKI: "The Witcher: Sword of Destiny"

VARIOUS EDITORS: "The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2023"