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Friday, December 8, 2017

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ATASCADERO: Winter Wonderland, 5-9 p.m. Sunken Gardens and Downtown is filled with holiday cheer. It's a winter paradise for all ages! Massive snow slide visitatascadero.com

BREA: Living Nativity December 8-9, 2017, 7 & 8:15 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

BUENA PARK: Tree Lighting Ceremony

CHICO: North State Symphony Christmas Concert with audience Sing-along, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Location: St. John's Episcopal Church. Cost: $15-30 | sings

COACHELLA: Coachella Lights Parade

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

DANA POINT: Dana Point Harbor Christmas Boat Parade of Lights

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

FREMONT: Christmas Splendor  at Patterson House. Ardenwood Historic Farm, 5:30-8:30pm. $7 in advance, $8 at the door  | museums

GRASS VALLEY: Grass Valley Cornish Christmas November 24 - December 22, 2017. Recapture the spirit of Christmas past  during the 50th annual Cornish Christmas celebration, 6-9 p.m.

GROVER BEACH: Tree Lighting Ceremony

LOMPOC: Mission La Purisima Concepcion Founding Day  Mass 12 p.m. & Concert 7 p.m. La Purisima Mission State Historic Park  lapurisimamission.org | missions

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

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

PASADENA: Tree Lighting Festival

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

PORTOLA: Santa Trains December 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 2017 Museum opens at 4 p.m. Train rides 5 p.m. until everyone has a turn, usually about 8:30 p.m. $10 per car load. Location: Santa Trains Western Pacific Railroad Museum 700 Western Pacific Way Old Town Portola, CA wplives.org 

RIALTO: Tree Lighting and Dinner

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 FRANCISCO: ELFSTRAVAGANZA with San Francisco's Gay Men's Chorus December 8-9, 2017. Location: 275 Hayes Street $25-99, sfgmc.org

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 

SANTA BARBARA: Una Noche de Las Posadas Friday, December 16 at 7 p.m. Location: El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, 123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara sbthp.org

SANTA MONICA: ICE Skating Rink 

SEBASTOPOL: Sebastopol Holiday Home Tour December 8, 2017 , 6-9 p.m. and December 9, 2017 , 10 a.m.-5 p.m. sebastopolholidayhometour.weebly.com $35-45. Also see the Free Artisan Boutique, 1782 Pleasant Hill Rd., Sebastopol, CA.

SHELL BEACH: B.I.G. Holiday Stroll. Pismo Beach merchants along Shell Beach Road help visitors get into the holiday spirit. Shopping, refreshments, live music, grab bags for the kids and a Surfin' Santa will be on hand. Time: from 5-8 p.m. Location: Shell Beach Road, Pismo Beach, CA. sbig.org

TEMPLE CITY: Tree Lighting Ceremony

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

VENTURA: Ventura Candy Cane Forest of Trees  December 8, 2017-January 2, 2018 of holiday trees provided by sponsors, and designed to create a brighter destination for tourists.

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