Community events around Sonoma County
WINDSOR, NOV. 29
Dinner tickets: Today is the last day to buy tickets for the Dec. 9 holiday dinner at Windsor Senior Center, 9231 Foxwood Drive. Tickets available at the front desk. 838-1250.
WINDSOR, NOV. 29
Decorating trees: Decoration of the 200 trees in the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Grove begins 2 p.m. today on the Town Green, 701 McClelland Drive. 837-0605.
SANTA ROSA, NOV. 29, DEC. 3-6
‘A Christmas Carol’: 6th Street Playhouse performs Charles Dickens’ classic play “A Christmas Carol” 2 p.m. Sundays, and 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays at 52 W. Sixth St., through Dec. 20. $15-$37. 523-4185, 6thstreetplayhouse.com.
ROHNERT PARK, Dec. 1
Comedy showcase: Laughing Tomato’s Comedy Showcase features Bay Area comics 8-10 p.m. Tuesday at Sally Tomatoes, 1100 Valley House Drive. Free. Hosted by Bay Area legend Tony Sparks. 665-9472.
WINDSOR, DEC. 2
Music and dance: Bibliobop Dance Party starts 11 a.m. Wednesday at Windsor Regional Library, 9291 Old Redwood Highway #100. For ages 0-5. 838-1020, ext. 1230.
GUERNEVILLE, DEC. 3
Live music: Reggae band Wiley’s Coyotes performs 6 p.m. Thursday at Main Street Station, 16280 Main St. Free. 869-0501, clubjazz@comcast.net.
SANTA ROSA, DEC. 3
Tree lighting: A tree lighting ceremony celebrates the lives of loved ones lost and those living with an advanced illness 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday at Montgomery Village, 911 Village Court. Community members are invited to create an ornament in honor of their loved ones. Live music by Michael Brandenburg’s Jazz Trio. 775-9447.
SANTA ROSA, DEC. 3
Holiday party: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy hosts the “Wild and Swingin’ Holiday Party” 8 p.m. Thursday at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road. The group turns yuletide classics into a big band extravaganza. $35-$45. 546-3600, wellsfargocenterarts.org.
SANTA ROSA, DEC. 3
Cuba discussion: Ambassador Joseph Sullivan discusses U.S. relations with Cuba and Haiti 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Spring Lake Village auditorium, 5555 Montgomery Drive. $5. 573-6014, wacsc.org.
SEBASTOPOL, DEC. 3
Tree lighting: Sebastopol Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center’s annual tree lighting ceremony runs 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Sebastopol Downtown Plaza, McKinley Street and Petaluma Avenue. Come see the Bija Children’s Choir, Sebastopol Ballet’s “Nutcracker” dancers and Santa Claus arrive on Sebastopol’s fire truck. 823-3032, sebastopol.org.
WINDSOR, DEC. 3
Holiday celebration: Windsor’s annual Christmas tree lighting and celebration features a holiday concert by schoolchildren, farmers market vendors, horse carriage and Polar Express train rides, and gingerbread cookie decorating 5-8 p.m. Thursday on the Town Green, 701 McClelland Drive. ci.windsor.ca.us.
SEBASTOPOL, DEC. 3-6
Christmas play: Main Stage West presents “Polar Bears,” a story of fatherhood, funerals and Santa Claus, 8 p.m. Thursday through next Sunday, plus 5 p.m. next Sunday, at 104 N. Main St. Show runs through Dec. 20. Admission is $15-$27, or pay what you can on Thursday. 823-0177, mainstagewest.com.
GUERNEVILLE, DEC. 4
Art Walk: First Friday’s Art Walk is especially festive this month with Coco at Shakedown Street having a tie-dye party where people can make their own gifts at 16200 First St. 313-932-7766.
SANTA ROSA, DEC. 4
Baroque concert: New chamber orchestra North Bay Sinfonietta continues its second season with the “Baroque Feast” concert 8 p.m. Friday at Church of the Incarnation, 550 Mendocino Ave. $5 at the door. 528-8884.
SONOMA, DEC. 4
Artist reception: The opening reception for Sonoma Community Center resident ceramics artist Xia Zhang runs 5-7 p.m. Friday in the center’s Gallery 212, 276 E. Napa St. Free. Zhang’s “Ephemeralities” exhibit runs through Dec. 23. 938-4626, sonomacommunitycenter.org.
WINDSOR, DEC. 4
Friday fun: The first of three consecutive Friday Fun Nights runs 5-7 p.m. at the Windsor Town Green. Features live holiday music, kids crafts, hot cider and treats, popcorn and drinks from the Windsor High School Boosters Club. ci.windsor.ca.us.
ROHNERT PARK, DEC. 4-6
‘Little Women’: The perfect holiday classic, “Little Women: The Musical,” is brought to life 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. next Sunday at Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane. Admission is $16-26. 588-3400.
WINDSOR, DEC. 4-6
‘Wonderful Life’ adaptation: See the classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” performed live as a 1940 radio play 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. next Sunday at Raven Theater Windsor, 195 Windsor River Road. Show runs through Dec. 20. $25, $20 for seniors, $10 for students with ID. 433-6335, raventheater.org.
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