Sept. 13-16:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “The Gin Game” by D.L. Coburn, each weekend through Oct. 21. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “Conversations With Our Elders” by Hector Correa, each weekend through Sept. 23 at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln. in Rohnert Park. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Box office: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Sept. 16:
* The Sonoma State University Voice Program and the Redwood Empire Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing combine their expertise and experience in an open forum discussion, sharing ideas on vocal wisdom and techniques, repertoire and shop talk, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, in Ives Concert Hall at SSU in Rohnert Park. Students and public cordially invited.
* Lindy in the Park, free swing dance lessons at 12:30 p.m. every Sunday in Golden Gate Park, on the wide sidewalk area of John F. Kennedy Drive between Eighth and 10th Avenue park entrances. No partner required. Information: www.lindyinthepark.com.
Sept. 20-23:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “The Gin Game” by D.L. Coburn, each weekend through Oct. 21. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “Conversations With Our Elders” by Hector Correa, each weekend through Sept. 23 at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln. in Rohnert Park. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Box office: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Sept. 23:
* Lindy in the Park, free swing dance lessons at 12:30 p.m. every Sunday in Golden Gate Park, on the wide sidewalk area of John F. Kennedy Drive between Eighth and 10th Avenue park entrances. No partner required. Information: www.lindyinthepark.com.
Sept. 27-30:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “The Gin Game” by D.L. Coburn, each weekend through Oct. 21. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
Sept. 28:
* The 32nd annual San Francisco Comedy Competition semi-finals, Sept. 28 at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd. in Santa Rosa. Information: www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
Sept. 29:
* Acorn Day, a hands-on family fun day learning about oaks, takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Pepperwood Preserve, 3450 Franz Valley Road (off Porter Creek/Mark West Springs Road between Calistoga and Santa Rosa). Open to the public at no charge; bring your own brown-bag lunch. Information: 542-2080 or www.pepperwoodpreserve.org.
* Arts in Motion teams with the Ukiah Farmers Market and the Downtown Merchant Association on the last Saturday of each month from June to October. Artists, crafters and musicians who are wishing to participate should contact Nadia Tarlow at 485-5302 or e-mail NadiaT@EcolSP.com. For general information, contact the Ukiah Main Street Program at 463-6729.
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents Presidio Brass, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Ukiah High School auditorium. For more information or to subscribe to the 2007-2008 season, please call 262-1116, 463-2738 or 459-3466.
Sept. 30:
* The Santa Rosa Symphony celebrates its 80th season and formally welcomes its new maestro, Sunday, Sept. 30, at its Ruby Jubilee Opera Concert and Gala Tickets are $80 apiece, with selected seats available at $8 to provide broader access to the community. Information: www.santarosasymphony.com.
* Lindy in the Park, free swing dance lessons at 12:30 p.m. every Sunday in Golden Gate Park, on the wide sidewalk area of John F. Kennedy Drive between Eighth and 10th Avenue park entrances. No partner required. Information: www.lindyinthepark.com.
Oct. 4-7:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “The Gin Game” by D.L. Coburn, each weekend through Oct. 21. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
Oct. 7:
* The Traditional Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz Appreciation and Strutters Society (TRADJASS) presents a live Dixieland jazz concert and dance featuring the Fourth Street Jazz Band, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 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. Information: 328-0939 or www.tradjass.org.
* Lindy in the Park, free swing dance lessons at 12:30 p.m. every Sunday in Golden Gate Park, on the wide sidewalk area of John F. Kennedy Drive between Eighth and 10th Avenue park entrances. No partner required. Information: www.lindyinthepark.com.
Oct. 11-14:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “The Gin Game” by D.L. Coburn, each weekend through Oct. 21. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
Oct. 12-21:
* Sonoma State University performing arts presents “A Flea in Her Ear,” Oct. 12 to 21 (eight shows) in Evert B. Person Theatre on the SSU campus in Rohnert Park. Information: www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/events. Box office: 664-2353.
Oct. 13:
* Contra dance takes place on the second Saturday of the month at the Ukiah Methodist Church, 206 N. Pine St. in Ukiah. Beginners” instruction at 7:30 p.m. with dance at 8 p.m. Suggested donations are $4 for ages 4 to 11, $6 for ages 12 to 17, $8 for 18 and older. Wear comfortable clothes. Bring snacks, dessert or non-alcoholic beverage to share. Information: Paula, 463-2113.
Oct. 14:
* Lindy in the Park, free swing dance lessons at 12:30 p.m. every Sunday in Golden Gate Park, on the wide sidewalk area of John F. Kennedy Drive between Eighth and 10th Avenue park entrances. No partner required. Information: www.lindyinthepark.com.
Oct. 18-21:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “The Gin Game” by D.L. Coburn. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
Oct. 21:
* Santa Rosa Symphony Pops concert features Michael Berkowitz conducting the Big Band Nelson Riddle Rememberance, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. Information: www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
* Lindy in the Park, free swing dance lessons at 12:30 p.m. every Sunday in Golden Gate Park, on the wide sidewalk area of John F. Kennedy Drive between Eighth and 10th Avenue park entrances. No partner required. Information: www.lindyinthepark.com.
Oct. 25-28:
* San Francisco Fall Antiques Show, Thursday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Oct. 28, at Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion, Marina Boulevard at Buchanan Streets in San Francisco. Preview party benefit gala on Wednesday, Oct. 24, welcomes honorary chairs U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi. Information: www.sffas.org.
Oct. 27:
* Arts in Motion teams with the Ukiah Farmers Market and the Downtown Merchant Association on the last Saturday of each month from June to October. Artists, crafters and musicians who are wishing to participate should contact Nadia Tarlow at 485-5302 or e-mail NadiaT@EcolSP.com. For general information, contact the Ukiah Main Street Program at 463-6729.
Oct. 28:
* Lindy in the Park, free swing dance lessons at 12:30 p.m. every Sunday in Golden Gate Park, on the wide sidewalk area of John F. Kennedy Drive between Eighth and 10th Avenue park entrances. No partner required. Information: www.lindyinthepark.com.
Nov. 1-4:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “Quartet” by Ronald Harwood, each weekend through Dec. 2. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
Nov. 4:
* The Traditional Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz Appreciation and Strutters Society (TRADJASS) presents a live Dixieland jazz concert and dance featuring the Midnight Rose Jazz Band, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 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. Information: 328-0939 or www.tradjass.org.
Nov. 6:
* Copperfield”s Books Speakers Series features U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass and poet, translator and environmental activist W.S. Merwin, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Information: www.wellsfargocenterarts.org.
Nov. 8:
*Drawing in the Ballroom, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. in Sacramento. Drop in to sketch a live model. Drawing materials provided. Cost: $4 for members, $10 for nonmembers, $6 for students. Information: www.crockerartmuseum.org.
Nov. 8-11:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “Quartet” by Ronald Harwood, each weekend through Dec. 2. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
Nov. 9-17
* * Sonoma State University performing arts presents “The Decameron,” based upon the classic Italian text by Giovanni Baccaccio,” Nov. 9 to 17 (seven shows) in Evert B. Person Theatre on the SSU campus in Rohnert Park. Information: www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/events. Box office: 664-2353.
Nov. 10:
* Contra dance takes place on the second Saturday of the month at the Ukiah Methodist Church, 206 N. Pine St. in Ukiah. Beginners” instruction at 7:30 p.m. with dance at 8 p.m. Suggested donations are $4 for ages 4 to 11, $6 for ages 12 to 17, $8 for 18 and older. Wear comfortable clothes. Bring snacks, dessert or non-alcoholic beverage to share. Information: Paula, 463-2113.
Nov. 15-18:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “Quartet”S by Ronald Harwood, each weekend through Dec. 2. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
Nov. 22-25:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “Quartet” by Ronald Harwood, each weekend through Dec. 2. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
Nov. 23:
* Crocker Art Museum”s annual Holiday Art & Craft Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, and Sunday, Nov. 25, at the Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H St. in Sacramento. More than 80 artists and craftspeople will offer a variety of items at a range of prices. Free parking. Admission is free to museum members, $5 for nonmembers and $3 for students and seniors.
Nov. 23-25:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “A Tuna Christmas” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, each weekend through Dec. 9 at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln. in Rohnert Park. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Box office: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Nov. 28-Dec. 2
* Sonoma State University performing arts presents its Fall Dance Concert, Nov. 28 to Dec. 2 (five shows) in the Dance Studio, PE 1, on the SSU campus in Rohnert Park. Information: www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/events. Box office: 664-2353.
Nov. 29-Dec. 2:
* Mendocino Theatre Company presents “Quartet” by Ronald Harwood. Tickets: 937-4477 or mtc@mcn.org. Information: www.mendocinotheatre.org.
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “A Tuna Christmas” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, each weekend through Dec. 9 at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln. in Rohnert Park. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Box office: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Dec. 2:
* The Traditional Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz Appreciation and Strutters Society (TRADJASS) presents a live Dixieland jazz concert and dance featuring the Mission Gold Jazz Band, 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, 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. Information: 328-0939 or www.tradjass.org.
Dec. 5-8:
* Sonoma State University performing arts presents a four-night reader”s theater, Dec. 5 to 8 in Warren Auditorium on the SSU campus in Rohnert Park. Information: www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/events. Box office: 664-2353.
Dec. 6-9:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “A Tuna Christmas” by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, each weekend through Dec. 9 at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln. in Rohnert Park. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Box office: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Dec. 13:
*Drawing in the Ballroom, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. in Sacramento. Drop in to sketch a live model. Drawing materials provided. Cost: $4 for members, $10 for nonmembers, $6 for students. Information: www.crockerartmuseum.org.
Jan. 13, 2008:
* Santa Rosa Symphony Pops concert features Kyle Pickett conducting Broadway Salutes Rogers and Hammerstein, 3 p.m. Jan. 13, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. Information: www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
Jan. 15:
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents the California Guitar Trio, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Ukiah High School auditorium. For more information or to subscribe to the 2007-2008 season, please call 262-1116, 463-2738 or 459-3466.
Jan. 24-Feb. 10:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “Wonder of the World” by David Lindsay-Abaire, each weekend through Feb. 10 at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln. in Rohnert Park. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Box office: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
March 1:
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents Trio Excelsior, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at the Ukiah High School auditorium. For more information or to subscribe to the 2007-2008 season, please call 262-1116, 463-2738 or 459-3466.
March 7:
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents Trio Excelsior, three internationally-acclaimed musicians from Finland, Germany and the U.S., 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Ukiah High School auditorium. For more information or to subscribe to the 2007-2008 season, please call 463-2738 or 459-3466.
March 16:
* Santa Rosa Symphony Pops concert features Asher Raboy conducting a St. Patrick”s Day Celtic Celebration, 3 p.m. March 16, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. Information: www.wellsfargocenterarts.com.
March 20-April 13:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “The Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler, each weekend through April 13 at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln. in Rohnert Park. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Box office: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
April 5:
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents Misty River, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Ukiah High School auditorium. For more information or to subscribe to the 2007-2008 season, please call 262-1116, 463-2738 or 459-3466.
April 10-May 11
* Sonoma State University”s Center for Performing Arts presents “Romeo and Juliet” and “West Side Story” in repertory in Evert B. Person Theatre on the SSU campus in Rohnert Park. The two performances run on a staggered schedule between April 10 and May 11. Information: www.sonoma.edu/performingarts/events. Box office: 664-2353.
April 15:
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents Misty River, an all-female quartet, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at the Ukiah High School auditorium. For more information or to subscribe to the 2007-2008 season, please call 463-2738 or 459-3466.
April 22:
* Copperfield”s Books Speakers Series presents an evening with Scott Simon, host of NPR”s Weekend Edition, 8 p.m. April 22 at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa. Information: www.wellsfargocenterarts.org.
May 1-18:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “They”re Playing Our Song,” book by Neil Simon, music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carol Bayer Sager, each weekend through May 18 at the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Ln. in Rohnert Park. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Box office: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Out-of-county entertainment listings are compiled from announcements that are sent to the Observer*American or Record-Bee newsrooms. Please submit your events to arts@record-bee.com (no attachments, please). All telephone numbers are within the (707) area code unless otherwise noted.
