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Sunday, December 10, 2017

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ALTADENA: Christmas Tree Lane is open through the holiday and is free to see.

ANAHEIM: The Nutcracker, Hirschl Ballet December 9-10, 2017 Servite Theater, hirschlballet

ARCADIA: Queen Anne Cottage An Old-Fashioned Holiday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden arboretum.org  | museums

ARCATA: Holiday Crafts Market 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 18th annual crafts festival features over 50 artisans selling their unique products just in time for the holidays. Location: 321 Arcata Community Center Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. $1 admission. cityofarcata.org

AUBURN: Nutcracker, Placer Theatre Ballet December 9-17, 2017.  Placer Theatre, 275 Orange Street. placertheatreballet.org 

AUBURN: The Nativity, December 9-10, 2017, 6-9 p.m. Held at Freedom Church.

BALBOA: Balboa Island Holiday Home Tour December 10, 2017 , 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. balboaislandnb.org | home tours

BERKELEY: Telegraph Avenue Holiday Street, December 9-24, 2017. Music, fine food, and handcrafts by some of Northern California's finest artists. Original fine art and inexpensive gift items range from jewelry, beadwork, wirework, hats, candles, leather work, silk-screened and tie-dyed clothing, pottery, wood crafts, metal crafts, paintings, henna-art, gift boxes, photography to sculptures. Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Location: Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA. telegraphfair.com

BETHEL ISLAND: San Joaquin Yacht Club Lighted Boat Parade

CAMARILLO: Camarillo Homes for the Holidays December 10, 2017 , 12-4 p.m. Includes Red Barn Boutique open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Champagne Pre-tour Brunch 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. meadowlarkserviceleague.com

CHICO: Bidwell Mansion Holiday Open House, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
525 Esplanade Chico. Free, bidwellmansionpark.com | museums

COSTA MESA: The Nutcracker with American Ballet Theatre December 7-17, 2017 with Pacific Symphony Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 615 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Ticket: $29-up, scfta.org

FERNDALE: Fern Cottage Annual Holiday Open House December 9-10, 2017, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.  Fern Cottage 2121 Centerville Rd. Ferndale, CA $10  ferncottage.org

FORT BRAGG: Festival of Lights at Mendocino Botanical Gardens November 24-December 17, 2017. 18220 North Highway. $10, gardenbythesea.org 

GLENDALE: The Nutcracker, Los Angeles Ballet December 9-10, 2017, Alex Theatre, alextheatre.org 

HUNTINGTON BEACH: Ballet E'tudes The Nutcracker December 2-10, 2017. Saturday 7 p.m. at Huntington Beach High School, 1905 Main St.

HUNTINGTON BEACH: The Nutcracker, Ballet Repertory Theatre  December 9-24, 2017 Golden West College Mainstage | gwctheater.com

IRVINE: The Nutcracker Festival Ballet Theatre, December 9-24, 2017. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 Campus, thebarclay.org

LANCASTER: Nutcracker Ballet December 9-10, 2017. Antelope Valley Ballet performs the time honored classic, The Nutcracker at Lancaster Performing Arts Center 750 West Lancaster Blvd.

LIVERMORE: Nutcracker Ballet, December 9-17, 2017. Livermore Valley Dance Theatre performs the classic holiday ballet. Tickets: $33-45. Location: 24o0 1st St., Livermore, CA. livermoreperformingarts.org

LOS ANGLES: cicLAvia Open Streets - Iconic Wilshire, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 6.3 miles of Wilshire Blvd. in Koreatown, Westlake, and Downtown Los Angeles make this the country's largest open streets event! Streets are closed to cars and open for cyclists, pedestrians, runners and skaters to use as a recreational space. ciclavia.org

LOS ANGELES: The Nutcracker with Miami City Ballet at The Music Center December 7-10, 2017 Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 N. Grand Avenue, musiccenter.org

MANHATTAN BEACH: Manhattan Beach Pier Lighting Ceremony

MODESTO: The Nutcracker with Central West Ballet December 8-17, 2017 Gallo Center for the Arts 1000 I St. Modesto, CA (877) 488-3380 galloarts.org Cost: $20-55

MONTEREY:  Cannery Row Tree Lighting 

OAKLAND: A Chanticleer Christmas at Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison Street. Tickets: chanticleer.org 

OXNARD: Oxnard Historic District Christmas Tree Lane December 10-26, 2017, 6-10 p.m. F & G Streets between 5th & Palm Oxnard, CA OxnardHistoricDistrict.com

PERRIS: Holiday Trains at Orange Empire Railway Museum. Santa's North Pole Special Train to Santa's Workshop December 1-17, 2017. Location: 2201 South A Street. Ticket $15-20, oerm.org

PITTSBURG: The Nutcracker, Black Diamond Dance Theatre  December 9-10, 2017 Creative Arts Building- Pittsburg High School, pittsburgnutcracker.com

REDDING: Holiday Concert with Sing Along, 4-6 p.m. Get in the spirit of the season with the annual holiday concert! Featuring baroque chamber music, a carol sing-along, and more. Location: All Saints Episcopal Church | sings

SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Ballet The Nutcracker December 9-23, 2017. Location: Community Center Theater, 1301 L Street, Sacramento, CA.  sacballet.org

SALINAS:  Tree Lighting Ceremony at Steinbeck Museum

SAN BERNARDINO: The Nutcracker, Inland Dance Theatre December 8-10, 2017. Guest artists from the San Diego Ballet in the roles of the Sugar Plum Cavalier and Sugar Plum Fairy are husband and wife Russian-born dancers Maxim and Ekaterina Tchernychev

SAN DIEGO: Christmas Concert, 4:30 p.m. Join the St. Mark's Chancel Choir. Where: St. Mark's Sanctuary, 3502 Clairemont Dr., San Diego, CA 92117. stmarksumcsd.org

SAN RAFAEL: Nutcracker Marin Ballet December 9-10, 2017. Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, 10 Avenue of the Flags, marinballet.org

SAN DIEGO: JINGLE, Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Show. Location: Balboa Theatre, 868 4th Ave. $21-35, sandiegotheatres.org

SAN DIEGO: San Diego Parade of Lights Boat Parade

SAN DIEGO: The Nutcracker, California Ballet Company December 9-23, 2017. San Diego Civic Theatre 

SAN DIEGO: Christmas  Parade

SAN FRANCISCO: Great Dickens Christmas Fair. Held weekends through November 18-December 17, 2017, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Ticket: $30. Location: The Cow Palace, 2600 Geneva Ave. San Francisco, CA dickensfair.com

SAN FRANCISCO: Beach Blanket Babylon's Seasonal Extravaganza, through December 31   Location: Club Fugazi, 678 Green St., San Francisco, CA.  beachblanketbabylon.com

SAN JOSE: San Jose Theatre Nutcracker December 1-10, 2017 at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Boulevard. Tickets: $38-68 approx. plus fees 

SAN PEDRO: Nutcracker, San Pedro City Ballet December 9-10, 2017/. Warner Grand Theatre, warnergrand.org 

SANTA BARBARA: Boat Parade of Lights

SANTA BARBARA: The Nutcracker, Festival Ballet December 9-10, 2017. Arlington Theatre, 1317 State Street

SANTA BARBARA: Santa Barbara Holiday Parade

SANTA CLARA: The Nutcracker, Santa Clara Ballet  December 9-10, 2017. Santa Clara Convention Center Theater 5001 Great America Parkway. santaclaraballet.com

SANTA CRUZ:  Tree Lighting Ceremony 

SEQUOIA KINGS CANYON NP: National Christmas Tree Ceremony

UNIVERSAL CITY:  Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas at Universal Studios Hollywood, 100 Universal City Plaza, UniversalStudiosHollywood.com 

VENTURA: The Nutcracker, Ventura County Ballet Company  December 2-10, 2017. 7 p.m. Location: Ventura College Performing Arts Center, 4700 Loma Vista Rd. Ventura, CA $20-40 approx. venturacountyballet.com

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: Bracebridge Dinner December 10-22, 2017. This Yosemite Holiday Tradition is a full evening of entertainment. $461.58 Dinner-only.  travelyosemite.com

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