Nov. 6-7:
* “The 24th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, and Friday, Nov. 7, at the Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St. in Napa. This Tony-Award winning musical has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “perfect in every possible way.” You could also become part of the action on-stage. Information: www.nvoh.org.
Nov. 7-9:
* Dreamweavers Theatre presents “The Dining Room” by A.R. Gurney, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays each weekend through Nov. 23, in the River Park Shopping Center, 1637 Imola Ave. in Napa. Information: 255-LIVE (5483) or www.dreamweaverstheatre.org.
Nov. 7-16:
* Mendocino County Wine & Mushroom Festival takes place Nov. 7-16 at various Mendocino County locations. Join fungus hunters during daily forays into the woods and learn how to grow, cook and identify mushrooms. Winemakers” dinner, country fair and music performances. Information: (866) 466-3636 or www.gomendo.com.
Nov. 8:
* Contra dance takes place at 7:30 p.m. on the second Saturday each month at the Ukiah Community United Methodist Church, 207 N. Pine St. Cost is $4 for dancing children ages 4 to 11, $6 for ages 12 to 17 and $8 for 18 years and older. Bring non-alcoholic beverage or dessert to share. Information: 467-0311.
* Bill Cosby appears at 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Lincoln Theater Napa Valley, 100 California Drive on the grounds of the Yountville Veterans Home. Information: 944-1300 or www.lincolntheater.org.
Nov. 8-10:
* Santa Rosa Symphony concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 3 p.m. Sunday,Nov. 9, and 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10. Information: 54-MUSIC (546-8742) or www.santarosasymphony.com.
Nov. 9-23:
* San Francisco World Music Festival, Nov. 9 through 23 at various locations around San Francisco. Times vary; call (415) 561-6571 or check Web site www.sfworldmusicfestival.org for details.
Nov. 12:
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents pianist Lynn Wright and violinist Adam DeGraff, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Ukiah High School auditorium. For more information or to subscribe to the 2008-2009 season, please call 262-1116, 463-2738 or 459-3466.
Nov. 12-15:
* An outdoor holiday ice rink is set up each week through Jan. 4, 2009, in San Francisco”s Union Square. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children younger than 8 (50 cents more on Fridays and Saturdays). Information: (415) 781-2688.
Nov. 13:
* Eddie Ifft, star of the upcoming movie “America — The Punchline,” performs Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Purple Onion in San Francisco. A percentage of proceeds benefits the American Lung Association. Tickets: (415) 956-1653. Information: www.rooftopcomedy.com.
Nov. 14-16:
* 36th annual “Gifts ”n” Tyme Holiday Faire,” 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, Chardonay Hall at Napa Valley Exposition, 575 Third St. in Napa. Eighty-two boots of fine crafts, art and gourmet crafts, plus a full kitchen serving homemade lunches and dinners. Admission and parking are free; Downtown Shuttle makes stops in front of the Expo every 20 minutes. Information: (925) 372-8961 or afterthegoldrush@sbcglobal.net.
* Dreamweavers Theatre presents “The Dining Room” by A.R. Gurney, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays each weekend through Nov. 23, in the River Park Shopping Center, 1637 Imola Ave. in Napa. Information: 255-LIVE (5483) or www.dreamweaverstheatre.org.
Nov. 15:
* Steve Silver”s “Beach Blanket Babylon,” 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Napa Valley Opera House, 1030 Main St. in Napa. Reception and music at 4:30 p.m., followed by the performance. The cast will perform a unique Napa song in addition to their musical spoofs of pop culture. Information: www.nvoh.org.
Nov. 16-22:
* An outdoor holiday ice rink is set up each week through Jan. 4, 2009, in San Francisco”s Union Square. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children younger than 8 (50 cents more on Fridays and Saturdays). Information: (415) 781-2688.
Nov. 20-23:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “Same Time Next Year” by Bernard Slade, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 7, in the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Information: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Nov. 21-23:
* Dreamweavers Theatre presents “The Dining Room” by A.R. Gurney, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays each weekend through Nov. 23, in the River Park Shopping Center, 1637 Imola Ave. in Napa. Information: 255-LIVE (5483) or www.dreamweaverstheatre.org.
* West Coast Ragtime Festival, Friday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Red Lion Hotel, 1401 Arden Way at the Capital City Freeway in Sacramento. Information: (866) 724-9273 or www.westcoastragtime.com.
Nov. 23-29:
* An outdoor holiday ice rink is set up each week through Jan. 4, 2009, in San Francisco”s Union Square. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children younger than 8 (50 cents more on Fridays and Saturdays). Information: (415) 781-2688.
Nov. 26-30:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “Same Time Next Year” by Bernard Slade, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 7, in the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Information: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Nov. 30-Dec. 6:
* An outdoor holiday ice rink is set up each week through Jan. 4, 2009, in San Francisco”s Union Square. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children younger than 8 (50 cents more on Fridays and Saturdays). Information: (415) 781-2688.
Dec. 4-7:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “Same Time Next Year” by Bernard Slade, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 7, in the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Information: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Dec. 5-7:
* Santa Rosa Symphony presents a “Baroque Christmas Celebration,” 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 35 Liberty St. in Petaluma; Saturday, Dec. 6, in St. Eugene”s Cathedral, 2323 Montgomery Drive in Santa Rosa; and Sunday, Dec. 7, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 8400 Old Redwood Highway in Windsor. Information: www.santarosasymphony.com.
Dec. 6 & 7:
* San Francisco Choral Society celebrates the holidays with Johann Sebastian Bach”s “Christmas Oratorio,” 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at St. Paul”s Church, 221 Valley St. at Church Street in San Francisco”s Noe Valley. Information: (415) 392-4400 or www.cityboxoffice.com.
Dec. 7-13:
* An outdoor holiday ice rink is set up each week through Jan. 4, 2009, in San Francisco”s Union Square. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children younger than 8 (50 cents more on Fridays and Saturdays). Information: (415) 781-2688.
Dec. 10-12:
* Mendocino Coast Candlelight Inn Tours of inns in Fort Bragg, Albion, Mendocino and Little River, take place from 5 to 8 p.m. each day. Information: 964-1228 or www.mendocinoinntour.com.
Dec. 11-14:
* Patrick Ball present “The Christmas Rose,” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 21, in the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Information: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Dec. 13:
* Contra dance takes place at 7:30 p.m. on the second Saturday each month at the Ukiah Community United Methodist Church, 207 N. Pine St. Cost is $4 for dancing children ages 4 to 11, $6 for ages 12 to 17 and $8 for 18 years and older. Bring non-alcoholic beverage or dessert to share. Information: 467-0311.
Dec. 13-15:
* Santa Rosa Symphony concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, and 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15. Information: 54-MUSIC (546-8742) or www.santarosasymphony.com.
Dec. 14-20:
* An outdoor holiday ice rink is set up each week through Jan. 4, 2009, in San Francisco”s Union Square. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children younger than 8 (50 cents more on Fridays and Saturdays). Information: (415) 781-2688.
Dec. 18-21:
* Patrick Ball present “The Christmas Rose,” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 21, in the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Information: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Dec. 21-27:
* An outdoor holiday ice rink is set up each week through Jan. 4, 2009, in San Francisco”s Union Square. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children younger than 8 (50 cents more on Fridays and Saturdays). Information: (415) 781-2688.
Jan. 10, 2009:
* Contra dance takes place at 7:30 p.m. on the second Saturday each month at the Ukiah Community United Methodist Church, 207 N. Pine St. Cost is $4 for dancing children ages 4 to 11, $6 for ages 12 to 17 and $8 for 18 years and older. Bring non-alcoholic beverage or dessert to share. Information: 467-0311.
* “What”s Opera, Doc?,” noon and 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the Crocker Art Museum”s Sierra 2 Center, 2791 24th St. in Sacramento. Performers from the Sacramento Opera explain how Warner Bros. Introduced classical music to a whole generation through masterpieces like “What”s Opera, Doc?,” “The Rabbit of Seville” and “Long-Haired Hare.” Free admission. Information: www.crockerartmuseum.org.
Jan. 22-Feb. 8:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents the North Bay premiere of “Doubt — A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 8, in the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Information: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
Jan. 24:
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents a tribute to Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at the Ukiah High School auditorium. For more information or to subscribe to the 2008-2009 season, please call 262-1116, 463-2738 or 459-3466.
Jan. 24-26:
* Santa Rosa Symphony concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, and 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26. Information: 54-MUSIC (546-8742) or www.santarosasymphony.com.
Jan. 24-31:
* National Cowboy Poetry Gathering celebrates 25 years, Jan. 24 to 31 in Elko, Nev. Silver Anniversary gathering reunites hundreds of poets, musicians and gearmakers who have participated in the gathering over the last quarter century. Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O”Connor delivers the 2009 keynote speech. Information: (888) 880-5885 or www.westernfolklife.org.
Jan. 29:
* Lake County Poet Laureate Mary McMillan will be featured reader at Writers Read, 7 p.m. Jan. 29, at Colored Horse Studio in Ukiah. Information: www.coloredhorse.com/WritingPoetry/PoetryEvents.
Feb. 18:
* Nancy Tingley, adjunct curator of Asian art, leads a walk-through at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St. in Sacramento. Tingley examines Buddha images and iconography over the past 2,000 years and throughout the vast regions of Asia. To register: (916) 808-1182 or education@crockerartmuseum.org. Free with admission.
Feb. 21-23:
* Santa Rosa Symphony concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, and 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23. Information: 54-MUSIC (546-8742) or www.santarosasymphony.com.
March 19-April 12:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents the world premiere of “The Book of Matthew” by Gene Abravaya, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through April 12, in the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Information: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
March 26:
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents the group Maya (flute, harp and percussion), 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Ukiah High School auditorium. For more information or to subscribe to the 2008-2009 season, please call 262-1116, 463-2738 or 459-3466.
April 2009 (Date TBA):
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents pianist Mark McCrary. For more information or to subscribe to the 2008-2009 season, please call 262-1116, 463-2738 or 459-3466.
April 6:
* The Ukiah Community Concert Association presents Misty River, a female quartet whose members sing, play the guitar, bass fiddle, accordion and clawhammer-style banjo, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6. Concert is free to new members who subscribed for the 2008-2009 season. For more information or to subscribe to the 2008-2009 season, please call 262-1116, 463-2738 or 459-3466.
April 18-20:
* Santa Rosa Symphony concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, April 18, 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19, and 8 p.m. Monday, April 20. Information: 54-MUSIC (546-8742) or www.santarosasymphony.com.
April 30-May 17:
* Pacific Alliance Stage Company presents “Greater Tuna” by Jaston Williams, Ed Howard and Joe Sears, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays through May 17, in the Spreckels Performing Arts Center, 5409 Snyder Lane in Rohnert Park. Information: 588-3400 or www.spreckelsonline.com.
May 16-18:
* Santa Rosa Symphony concert, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 3 p.m. Sunday, May 17, and 8 p.m. Monday, May 18. Information: 54-MUSIC (546-8742) or www.santarosasymphony.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.
