Out-of-County Calendar

UPDATED: August 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM PDT

Feb. 8:

* Drawing in the Ballroom: Drop-in sketching of live models, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. in Sacramento. Cost is $4 members, $6 students, $10 nonmembers. Drawing materials provided. Information: (916) 264-5423 or www.crockerartmuseum.org.

Feb. 8-10:

* Sonoma County Repertory Theater presents “Bullshot Crummond” by Ron House, Diz White, Alan Sherman, John Neville Andrews and Derek Cunningham, each weekend through March 4, at 104 N. Main St. in Sebastopol. Box Office: 823-0177 or tickets@the-rep.com.

Feb. 8-11:

* Pacific Alliance Stage Co. presents “Light Up the Sky” by Moss Hart, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Nellie W. Codding Theater at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center in Rohnert Park. Information: www.spreckelsonline.com.

Feb. 9:

* Mendocino Film Festival showings, 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Mendocino Hotel. Please call 937-0511 for information.

Feb. 9-20:

* The Mendocino Hotel is partnering with North Coast arts organizations to present a Mendocino Carnivale modeled after the Venice Carnivale that commemorates the two weeks preceding Lent. For more information, please call 937-0511.

Feb. 10:

* The Mendocino Theatre Company presents Eve Ensler”s “The Vagina Monologues,” Saturday, Feb. 10, at Cotton Auditorium in Fort Bragg. Benefit for Project Sanctuary. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.

* Mendocino Music Festival featuring a concert by the festival jazz quartet, 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Mendocino Hotel. For more information, please call 937-0511.

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.

* Lamplighters Music Theatre in partnership with the Napa Valley Opera House present “The Merry Widow,” Franz Lehar”s romantic comedy,” 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

* World-renowned musician Paul McCandless performs with the Ukiah Symphony, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Mendocino College Center Theatre, 1000 Hensley Creek Rd. in Ukiah.

Feb. 10-12:

* The Santa Rosa Symphony presents the work of three classical masters, Brahms, Beethoven and Dvorak, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, and 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12 at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Tickets: 546-8742 or www.santarosasymphony.org.

Feb. 11:

* A reception and book signing will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Mendocino County Museum, 400 E. Commercial St. in Willits. Admission is free of charge. This event will feature authors of books published under the museum”s Grassroots History Publications and authors who have written about facets of Mendocino County history.

* Duo Concertante, with pianist Wolfgang Fetsch and violinist Anita

Fetsch Felix, performs at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Mendocino Art Center, 45200 Little Lake Street at Kasten St., Mendocino Village. Donations requested. For information, call 937-5818 or 800-653-3328 or visit www.MendocinoArtCenter.org.

Feb. 13:

* Two-term U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins appears at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Tickets available at the Box Office, 546-3600; www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.

Feb. 15-17:

Feb. 17:

* A Mendocino Opera Fresca performance features highlights from Die Fledermaus, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Mendocino Hotel. For more information, please call 937-0511.

* The Mateel Community Center in Redway hosts Earl Thomas in an accoustic ensemble performance of gospel, soul and blues, Saturday, Feb. 17. Doors and dinner at 6:30 p.m.; music begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is sliding scale at the door; suggested donation is $20 to support the band. Concessions benefit the Mateel Community Jam series. Information: www.mateel.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: Tickets: 546-3600 or www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.

* Pocket Opera in partnership with the Napa Valley Opera House present “Martha” by Friedrich von Flowtow, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11. To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

Feb. 22:

* Canadian folk trio The Wailin” Jennys perform 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Napa Valley Opera House. To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

* 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. 22-25:

* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “Enchanted April” by Matthew Barber, from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnin, each weekend through April 1. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.

Feb. 24:

* A competition round of Idol NV, a competition among Napa Valley high school students, takes place Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Napa Valley Opera House.To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

* Clairdee appears with a trio of jazz musicians, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Box office: 588-3400.

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 1:

* Word for Word Performing Arts Company performs “Strangers We Know,” a two-part evening showcase of two women writers, Mavis Gallant and Lorrie Moore, 8 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Napa Valley Opera House. To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

March 1-4:

* Sonoma County Repertory Theater presents “Bullshot Crummond” by Ron House, Diz White, Alan Sherman, John Neville Andrews and Derek Cunningham, at 104 N. Main St. in Sebastopol. Box Office: 823-0177 or tickets@the-rep.com.

March 3:

* A competition round of Idol NV, a competition among Napa Valley high school students, takes place Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Napa Valley Opera House.To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

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 7:

* The Ramsey Lewis Trio performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, at the Napa Valley Opera House. To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

March 8:

* Drawing in the Ballroom: Drop-in sketching of live models, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. in Sacramento. Cost is $4 members, $6 students, $10 nonmembers. Drawing materials provided. Information: (916) 264-5423 or www.crockerartmuseum.org.

March 8-11:

March 15-18:

* Ukiah Players Theatre presents “Greater Tuna” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, each weekend through March 31. Information: 462-9226 or www.ukiahplayerstheatre.org.

March 16:

* Aquila Theatre Company presents Geoffrey Chaucer”s “The Canterbury Tales,” 8 p.m. Friday, March 16, at the Napa Valley Opera House. To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

March 17:

* The final rounds of Idol NV, a competition among Napa Valley high school students, takes place Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18, at the Napa Valley Opera House.To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

March 22-25:

* Ukiah Players Theatre presents “Greater Tuna” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, each weekend through March 31. Information: 462-9226 or www.ukiahplayerstheatre.org.

March 24:

* Stand up comedian Mark Pitta hosts the Best of the San Francisco International Stand Up Comedy Competition, featuring talents of four past comedy competition luminaries, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the Napa Valley Opera House. To buy tickets at the box office, call 226-7372; or visit www.napavalleyoperahouse.org.

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.

March 29-31:

* Ukiah Players Theatre presents “Greater Tuna” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard. Information: 462-9226 or www.ukiahplayerstheatre.org.

March 29-April 1:

* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “Enchanted April” by Matthew Barber, from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnin. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.

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 6-8:

* Ukiah Players Theatre presents “Wonder of the World” by David Lindsay-Abaire, each weekend through April 14. Information: 462-9226 or www.ukiahplayerstheatre.org.

April 12-15:

* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds” by Paul Zindel, each weekend through May 13. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.

April 13-15:

* Book lovers are welcome to attend a “Great Books Weekend,” taking place April 13-15 at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove. Presented by the San Francisco Great Books Council, the agenda includes discussions of “The Bell” by Iris Murdoch, “Anna in the Tropics,” a play by Nilo Cruz, “Rock of Ages” by Stephen Jay Gould and selected poetry. Cost to attend is $236 to $446 per person depending on choice of accomodations. The weekend includes lodging for Friday and Saturday, six meals, reading materials and social gatherings. Visit www.greatbooks-sf.com to sign up or call Sheri Kindsvater at (916) 761-7349.

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 19-22:

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.

April 26-29:

May 3-6:

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.

May 10-13:

* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds” by Paul Zindel. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.

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.

June 7-10: