Dec. 14:
* Mendocino College Concert Band, with the Brass Ensemble, a wind ensemble and the Ukiah High School Concert Band, will present a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, in Mendocino College”s Center Theatre, 1000 Hensley Road in Ukiah. Admission charge is $2.
Dec. 15-17:
* Santa Rosa Dance Theater presents “The Nutcracker,” 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, and Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Tickets: 546-3600 or www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
Dec. 16-17:
* Mendocino Ballet presents “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, and Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Mendocino College Center Theatre in Ukiah. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors 65 and older and $8 for children 12 and younger and are available at the Mendocino Book Company and Mendocino Ballet in Ukiah, Harvest Market in Fort Bragg, Goods” Stamp Shoppe in Willits and Catfish Books in Lakeport. Tickets also available online at www.artsmendocino.org. A $1 surcharge on tickets ordered online will be donated to the Arts Council of Mendocino County. Information: 463-2290.
Dec. 26:
* Mendocino Crab and Wine Days celebration begins Wednesday, Dec. 27, and continues for two months. It features events throughout Mendocino County. For a complete schedule of activities, visit www.goMendo.com or call (866) 466-3636.
Jan. 5:
* Sonoma Film Institute presents “A Canterbury Tale,” written by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (1944), 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, in Warren Auditorium/Ives Hall on the Sonoma State University campus, 1801 E. Cotati Avenue in Rohnert Park. Information: www.sonoma.edu/sfi.
Jan. 5-7:
* Keyboard artists” concert, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at Willits High School; 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Mendocino College Center Theatre. Tickets are $15 for students and seniors, $15 general and $25 “I ”Wanna” See the Hands” limited seating. For more information, call 468-8910. Proceeds benefit local schools and foundations.
Jan. 7:
* The Traditional Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz Appreciation and Strutters Society (TRADJASS) presents a live Dixieland jazz concert and dance featuring the San Francisco Starlight Orchestra, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at the Last Day Saloon, 120 Fifth Street in Santa Rosa. Jam sets are open to sit-in musicians. Admission is $6 for TRADJASS members, $8 for other jazz club members and $10 general public. For more information, call 328-0939.
Jan. 12:
* Sonoma Film Institute presents “I Know Where I”m Going,” by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (1947), 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, in Warren Auditorium/Ives Hall on the Sonoma State University campus, 1801 E. Cotati Avenue in Rohnert Park. Information: www.sonoma.edu/sfi.
Jan. 13:
* Anonymous Four vocal ensemble performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Tickets: 546-3600 or www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
* The Jack London Foundation holds its 18th annual Books & Collectibles Auction, 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, in the Sonoma Community Center, 276 E. Napa Street near downtown Sonoma. Preview of items from noon to 1 p.m. Items for auction include many rare books, first editions, many signed by the author; celebrity photographs, autographed sports memorabilia and more. Proceeds support high school educational programs including a writing contest and supplemental teaching materials. For more information, call 996-2888 or e-mail jlondon@vom.com.
Jan. 14:
* The four winners of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra”s annual concerto competition — Jaime Feldman, first place; Adhish Yajnik, second place; Taylor McKinnie, third place; and Annie Rodier, fourth place — will perform in a winners” concert, 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14 at Sonoma Country Day School”s Jackson Theater. Tickets are $8 in advance; at the door $10 for seniors/students and $12 for adults. Tickets can be purchased through the Rosa Symphony Box Office, 54-MUSIC.
Jan. 19:
* Sonoma Film Institute presents “Tales of Hoffmann” (1951), Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger”s adaptation of Jacques Offenbach”s opera, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, in Warren Auditorium/Ives Hall on the Sonoma State University campus, 1801 E. Cotati Avenue in Rohnert Park. Information: www.sonoma.edu/sfi.
Jan. 27:
* The Crabcake Cookoff and best Mendocino “White Crab Wine” competition, taking place 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Noyo Harbor in Fort Bragg, highlights the two-month Mendocino Crab & Wine Days celebration. Tickets are $55 in advance and $60 at the door. For advance tickets, call Mendocino Coast Clinics, Inc. at 961-3431. For a complete schedule of activities, visit www.goMendo.com or call (866) 466-3636.
Feb. 4:
* The Traditional Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz Appreciation and Strutters Society (TRADJASS) presents a live Dixieland jazz concert and dance featuring Barnebey”s Hot Five, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, at the Last Day Saloon, 120 Fifth Street in Santa Rosa. Jam sets are open to sit-in musicians. Admission is $6 for TRADJASS members, $8 for other jazz club members and $10 general public. For more information, call 328-0939.
Feb. 10-11:
Vocalist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway celebrates her Telarc debut, “Blues in the Night,” with a performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, and 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at Marin County JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Road in San Rafael. Callaway will be joined by her sister Liz for this concert. For information or tickets, call (415) 444-8000 or visit www.marinjcc.org.
Feb. 18:
* The Santa Rosa Symphony, led by conductor Asher Raboy, presents “Gershwin on Broadway,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Tickets: 546-3600 or www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
Feb. 22:
* Reading by Michael Palmer, artist-in-residence at the California College of the Arts (CCA), 7 p.m. Feb. 22, at the college”s San Francisco campus, 1111 Eighth Street.
Feb. 25:
* The Santa Rosa Concert Association presents Westwind Brass, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Tickets: 546-3600 or www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
March 4:
* The Traditional Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz Appreciation and Strutters Society (TRADJASS) presents a live Dixieland jazz concert and dance featuring the Black Diamond Blue Five, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at the Last Day Saloon, 120 Fifth Street in Santa Rosa. Jam sets are open to sit-in musicians. Admission is $6 for TRADJASS members, $8 for other jazz club members and $10 general public. For more information, call 328-0939.
March 25:
* The Santa Rosa Concert Association presents The Choral Project, conducted by Daniel Hughes, 7:30 p.m. March 25, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Tickets: 546-3600 or www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
April 1:
* The Traditional Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz Appreciation and Strutters Society (TRADJASS) presents a live Dixieland jazz concert and dance featuring Polly”s Hot Paupers, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1, at the Last Day Saloon, 120 Fifth Street in Santa Rosa. Jam sets are open to sit-in musicians. Admission is $6 for TRADJASS members, $8 for other jazz club members and $10 general public. For more information, call 328-0939.
April 15:
* Michael Krajewski conducts the Santa Rosa Symphony in “Movie Music Magic of John Williams,” 3 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Tickets: 546-3600 or www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
April 25:
* The Santa Rosa Concert Association presents pianist Garrick Ohlsson, 7:30 p.m. April 25, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Tickets: 546-3600 or www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
May 6:
* The Traditional Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz Appreciation and Strutters Society (TRADJASS) presents a live Dixieland jazz concert and dance featuring the Natural Gas Jazz Band, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at the Last Day Saloon, 120 Fifth Street in Santa Rosa. Jam sets are open to sit-in musicians. Admission is $6 for TRADJASS members, $8 for other jazz club members and $10 general public. For more information, call 328-0939.
June 3:
* The Traditional Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz Appreciation and Strutters Society (TRADJASS) presents a live Dixieland jazz concert and dance featuring the San Francisco Feetwarmers, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at the Last Day Saloon, 120 Fifth Street in Santa Rosa. Jam sets are open to sit-in musicians. Admission is $6 for TRADJASS members, $8 for other jazz club members and $10 general public. For more information, call 328-0939.
