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Tickets are $55 for a weekend pass; $30 for Friday evening's acoustic concert; $30 for Saturday evening's dance; $5 for Sunday evening's Under 21 Band Contest; and $20 for each workshop. Tickets are available at the Music Coop and Ashland Chamber of Commerce office, Magic Man in Medford, Listen Here in Grants Pass, online at www.stclairevents.com , or by calling 535-3562. TOKYO STRING QUARTET: Chamber Music Concerts will present the Tokyo String Quartet at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. The program includes Beethoven's Quartet in D major, Jennifer Higdon's "An Exaltation of Larks" and Schumann's Quartet in A minor. Tickets are $35-$40. See www.sou.edu/cmc or call 552-6154. VIVA VOCE: The Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater will present the fourth annual free community sing-along concert by the band Viva Voce at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. The audience calls out requests from a printed song list of more than 100 titles from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. See www.craterian.org or call 779-3000. POETRY SLAM: Mobius Poetry Slam, the art of competitive poetry, will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, at The Mobius, 281 Fourth St., Ashland. Contestants can share their original poetry and get the chance to win $50 as the slam champion. Sign-ups are at 7:30 p.m. Entry fee is $5. See www.themobius.com or call 488-8894. Advertisement Saturday, Jan. 13 RADIO SHOW: The Radio Days Singers will present Bob Armstrong, the Hearts of Harmony and Radio Days Singers in "Richard Diamond Private Eye," a reprise of the original 1949 radio broadcast, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, at Grants Pass Community Center, Fourth and L streets, Grants Pass. There will be musical and comedic entertainment before and after the show. Tickets are $15 for dinner (6 p.m.) and the show on Saturday, $8 for dessert and show; and $8 for dessert and show on Sunday. Reservations are required. Call 474-2202. BAGPIPER: For its Second Saturday free performance, the Eagle Point Library will present bagpiper Rily Hamilton at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at 239 W. Main St., Eagle Point. Rily, 14, of Ashland, formerly attended Eagle Point Middle School. He will perform with several of his fellow bagpipers. Friday, Jan. 19 QUINTET OF THE AMERICAS: The Jackson County Community Concert Association will present Quintet of the Americas at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. The group is known for interpreting contemporary and folk-inspired quintet music. Tickets are $20 at the door. See webpages.charter.net/communityconcerts/ or call 734-4116. FEENEY: Labor agitator Anne Feeney will perform a benefit concert for Jobs with Justice and KSKQ Community Radio at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at the Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 Fourth St., Ashland. Admission is $10. Doors open at 6 p.m. An information table will inform people about KSKQ and Jobs with Justice and offer information outlining local efforts for labor rights and work force housing. Saturday, Jan. 20 GUITAR CONCERT: The Jefferson Classical Guitar Society will present guitarist Denis Azabagic in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the SOU Music Building Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. Tickets are $15 general, $12 for seniors and $5 for students. Children younger than 12 will be admitted free. Tickets are available at CD or Not CD, Ashland or at Central Arts Supply, Medford and at the door. See www.JeffersonGuitar.org or call 482-2826. BLUEGRASS: Williams Grange will present the Gold River Bluegrass Band, with opening band A Stitch In Time, in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at Williams Grange Hall, 20100 Williams Highway, Williams. Cost is $5 to $8 on a sliding scale. There will be a Pacifica Benefit Dinner with chili and cornbread from 6 to 7 p.m. The dinner is $6 for adults and $3 for children under 12. Call 846-6345. DRINKING SONGS: Southern Oregon Repertory Singers will reprise its "Drinking Songs" evening at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at Weisinger's Vineyard and Winery, 3150 Siskiyou, Blvd., Ashland. Tickets cost $60 per person and include dinner and a bottle of wine per pair. See www.repsingers.org or call 552-0900. Sunday, Jan. 21 HANDBELLS: Kathie Fink will present "Legacy," a solo handbell concert and tribute to her father, Larry Fink Sr., and the Fink Family Handbell Ringers at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2000 Oakwood Drive, Medford. Fink will be accompanied on the piano by her sister-in-law Sharon Fink. The free concert will include TV clips from 1963-65 of the Fink family and historical interviews with Larry and his wife, Wilma. Fink is a founding member and current ringer of SONOS Handbell Ensemble in the San Francisco Bay Area. Wednesday, Jan. 24 LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO: Southern Oregon University and Jefferson Public Radio's One World Concert Series will present the Grammy-Award winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. The South African group incorporates traditional African sounds with gospel and contemporary music. Tickets are $10-$32. Call 779-3000. Thursday, Jan. 25 LESLIE CLARK: Singer/songwriter Leslie Clark will perform songs from her new CD "Dream" and share some of the stories behind the songs at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Mobius, 281 Fourth St., Ashland. Tickets are $8. See www.themobius or call 488-8894. Friday, Jan. 26 ROGUE VALLEY SYMPHONY: The Rogue Valley Symphony will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland; 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Grants Pass High School Performing Arts Center, 830 N.E. Ninth St., Grants Pass. The program will feature violinist Ian Swensen performing Samuel Barber's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. There will be a pre-concert talk by Pat Daly one hour before each performance. Tickets are $5-$39. See www.rvsymphony.org or call 552-6398. Saturday, Jan. 27 SCOTTISH MUSIC: Brian Freeman will present his third annual evening of Scottish music featuring the songs of Robert Burns at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 87 Fourth St., Ashland. Joining Freeman will be William Greene, fiddle, banjo and vocals; Larry Levin, guitar, mandolin, concertina and vocals; Christine Williams, vocals; and Jim Finnegan, vocals. Tickets are $15 and $6 for children under 12 and are available at the Music Coop and at the door. Call 482-1915. Sunday, Jan. 28 HIP HOP CONCERT: Hip-hop performer KRS-ONE will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Historic Ashland Armory, 208 Oak St., Ashland. Also playing will be Scott Free, a Northwest-conscious hip-hop-funk-reggae band, and Lucidic, a jam-funk-fusion band. Tickets are $15 and are available at Music Coop, Ashland. Call 482-1271. GUITAR AND LUTE CONCERT: Southern Oregon University Department of Music will present "A Very! Eclectic Guitar and Archlute Recital" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, in the Music Recital Hall at Southern Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland. SOU music department guitar adjunct faculty member David Rogers will perform music from his first solo recording on Focus Records, "The Italian Archlute," as well as duets with three artist friends. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $9 for seniors. Students are admitted free. See www.sou.edu/music or call 552-6101. PUPPET SHOW: The Storytelling Guild and Craterian Performances will present the Portland-based Tears of Joy Puppet Theater's production of "The Reluctant Dragon" at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theater, 23 S. Central Ave., Medford. Doors will open one half hour before the performances. Seating is limited. Admission is the donation of a new or gently used book to benefit local outreach programs for children who are in need of books. CAMELOT THEATRE COMPANY: 101 Talent Ave., Talent. Tickets are available at the box office from 1 to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Call 535-5250. SPOTLIGHT ON JULIE ANDREWS: Reneé Hewitt stars in a look at the life and songs of Julie Andrews, featuring many selections from her Broadway and movie musicals. Shows are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 12-21. Tickets are $16 with reserved seating an additional $2. SPOTLIGHT ON THE ANDREWS SISTERS: Priscilla Quinby, Livia Genise and Gayle Wilson star in a look at the life and songs of the Andrews Sisters, featuring many selections from their recordings. Shows are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday Jan. 19-20 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, in the Grand Ballroom of the Windmill Inn and Suites of Ashland, 2525 Ashland St., Ashland. Tickets are $16 and available only through the Camelot box office. Stardust Repertory Theatre: 424 S.W. Sixth St., Grants Pass. Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austin's tale of social clashes and romance shows at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 28. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for seniors. Call 472-9614. 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