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Dec 4 - Dec 15 ~ Polar Bears ~ Written and directed by David Templeton. (Not recommended for children who still believe in Santa). $28-$42, Wed: 8p, Sat: 4p, Sun: 7p, Left Edge Theatre, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, leftedgetheatre.com
Dec 4 ~ It’s the GrandSlam ~ One Thing Leads To Another ~ 13 Real People, Telling Extraordinary (True) Stories, About Their Real Life. $25, 7:30p Mystic Theater, 23 Petaluma Blvd, Petaluma, tickets.vendini.com
Dec 6 - 8 ~ Transcendence’s Broadway Holiday Spectacular ~ with Broadway performers from shows such as Mamma Mia!, Phantom of the Opera, Wicked & more. $39-$139, Fri: 7:30p, Sat:2p & 7:30p, Sun: 2p, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, lutherburbankcenter.org
Dec 7 - 15 ~ Curiosity Cat ~ 25+students perform great theater. Benefits Forgotten Felines & Sonoma County Humane Society. $5+, 12/7 & 12/13 & 12/14: 6:30p, 12/8 & 12/15: 1p, Forestville School & Academy, Auditorium, 6321 Hwy 116, Forestville
Dec 12 - Jan 5 ~ Fully Committed ~ What food snobs won’t do to land that impossible table at New York’s most coveted restaurant! $25-$29, Thu, Fri & Sat 7:30p, Sat & Sun 2p, 6th Street Playhouse, Monroe Stage, 52 W. 6th St, Santa Rosa, 707-523-4185, 6thstreetplayhouse.com
~ Songs of John Kander & Fred Ebb. Including all your favorite hits from Cabaret & Chicago more. $30-$45, Fri & Sat: 7:30p, Sun: 2p, Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma, 707-763-8920, cinnabartheater.com
Thru - Dec 15 ~ Oliver! ~ By Lionel Bart. Beloved tale with I’d do Anything, Food, Glorious Food & As Long as He Needs Me. $25-$29, Thu, Fri & Sat 7:30p, Sat & Sun 2p, 6th Street Playhouse, G.K Hardt Theatre, 52 W. 6th St, Santa Rosa, 707-523-4185, 6thstreetplayhouse.com
Thru - Dec 15 ~ Escanaba in Da Moonlight ~ By Jeff Daniels. Directed by Argo Thompson. A hunting story to beat all hunting stories. $15-$42, Thu, Fri & Sat: 8p, Sun: 2p, Left Edge Theatre, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, leftedgetheatre.com
Thru - Dec 14 ~ The Mousetrap By Agatha Christie ~ Playing in London to this day. $15-$20, Fri & Sat 8p, Sun 3p, Russian River Hall, 20347 Hwy 116, Monte Rio, 707-524-8739, curtaincallrussianriver.com
Thru - Dec 22 ~ Cirque de Boheme ~ An exciting, imaginative trip back in time to the alleys of Paris right next to Notre Dame. $34 Adults. $27 Kids under 15. 1p, 3p & 5p, Cornerstone Garden, 23570 Arnold Drive, Sonoma, 833-293- 2003, cirquedeboheme.com, erika@ cirquedeboheme.com
Thru - Dec 7 ~ Pegasus Theater Presents It’s a Wonderful Life ~ A staged radio play at Blue Door Gallery, along with tunes from the 30’s and 40’s. pay-what- you-can; 7:30p, 12/6: 8:30p, Blue Door Gallery, 16259 Main St., Guerneville, pegasustheater.com
Thru - Dec 21 ~ The Seafarer ~ A Play by Conor Mcpherson. $15-$30, Thu, Fri, Sat: 8p, Sun: 5p, Main Stage West, 104 N Main Street, Sebastopol, 707-823- 0177, mainstagewest.com
Reader’s Theatre Group ~ FREE; 2nd & 4th Tue; 7p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental, 707-829- 2176 occidentalcenterforthearts.org, joanjustjoan@hotmail.com
Performing Arts - Dance
Dec 13 ~ Rodney Strong Vineyards Dance Series, Posada Navidena ~ Join Calidanza for a celebration of the magical Christmas and holiday traditions across Mexico. $10 Adults, $5 Children, 7p Ruth Finley Person Theater, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa, 707-546-3600, lutherburbankcenter.org
Dec 14 - 15 ~ Healdsburg Ballet: The Night Before Christmas ~ 20th annual production of this original adaptation in a full-length dance story. $15-$20, 12/14: 7p, 12/15: 2p, 8p Raven Performing Arts Theater, 115 North Street, Healdsburg, 707-433-6335, raventheater.org
Dec 20 - 22 ~ Sebastopol Ballet Nutcracker ~ We have professional guest artists for key roles, and our well-trained students shine on stage. 12/20: 7p, 12/21: 11a & 4p, 12/22: 11a, Analy High School, 6950 Analy Ave,
Pegasus Theater Company to Preform
It’s a Wonderful Life
They say it takes a village, and nothing proves that more entertainingly than Frank Capra’s delightful old film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
So, as a gift to our own little villages, Pegasus Theater Company will be performing a staged radio version of the movie, along with tunes from the ’30s and ‘40s sung by some of our finest local vocalists.
Dec 13 - Jan 5 ~ The World Goes Round
The show will take place on:
• Fri & Sat, Nov. 29 & 30,
Dec. 6 @ 7:30p, Dec. 7 @ 8:30p
• At the Blue Door Gallery, 16259 Main St., in Guerneville
• Admission for all performances is pay-what-you-can.
• Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show will begin at 7:30.
Watch and listen as the town of Bedford Falls, New York stands behind its beloved citizen George Bailey during his darkest hour.
THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND
Dec 13 - Jan 5, 2020
Friday and Saturday nights 7:30pm | Sunday matinees 2pm
Sebastopol, nutcracker.htm
sebastopolballet.com/
Come experience what it was like to be a live audience for the broadcast of a play during radio’s heyday.
Comedy
~ “Maureen Langan is to comedy what James Brown was to soul.” - Jerry Stiller, Comedian & Actor. $20, 7-8:30p, Flamingo Resort, 2777 4th St, Santa Rosa, 707-318-3845, Crushers of Comedy, crushersofcomedy.com
Dec 14 ~ Comedy for a Cause ~ with America’s Got Talent Comedian Vicki Barbolak. Raising funds for Bodega Bay Fire. $50; $115 for VIP Dinner with Vicki Barbolak, 6-10p, Bodega Harbour Yacht Club, 565 Smith Brothers Dr, Bodega Bay, brownpapertickets.com, chamber@ bodegabayca.org
Dec 7 ~ Comedian Maureen Langan
Filled with humor, romance, drama and nonstop melody, THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND is a musical celebration of life and the enduring human spirit that keeps us all going.
This musical revue is a clever collage from the songbook of the multi- Tony award-winning team of John Kander and Fred Ebb. The songs are pulled from their best-known musicals, Cabaret and Chicago, and lesser remembered ones such as The Act and Woman of the Year, as well as the films New York, New York and Funny Lady.
TICKETS: www.cinnabartheater.org, 3333 Petaluma Blvd North Petaluma, Box Office: (707) 763-8920
COME to our Crab Feed Fundraiser Dec.9 at Lagunita Brewing Company, 1280 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma
TICKETS: http://cinnabartheater.com/crab-feed/
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