Saturday, December 9, 2017

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ADELANTO: Christmas Parade. 10 a.m. Parade route: Begin at the corner of Seneca/Aster Road
End at Desert Trails Elementary School on Seneca Road/Bellflower Street ci.adelanto.ca.us

ALAMEDA: Alameda Holiday Home Tour December 9, 2017 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.  $35-40, alamedaholidayhometour.com
 Alameda Family Services League presents Holiday Magic Alameda Holiday Home Tour | home tours

ALTADENA: Christmas Tree Lane National Register of Historic Places & California Landmark Lighting Ceremony December 9, 2017 Arts & Crafts Festival at 2 p.m. Lighting Ceremony 6 p.m. 600 Mariposa Street Altadena, CA christmastreelane.net

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

ARCATA: Holiday Crafts Market December 9-10, 2017, 10 a.m.-5 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: Old Town Country Christmas December 9 & 16, 2017. Crafters and artists will have their wares on sale for that special one-of-a-kind Christmas gift. Holiday Open House in all shops! 5-9 p.m. oldtownauburnca.com | Region: Gold Country

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

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

BENICIA: Christmas Parade & Holiday Market. Time: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The parade starts at 10 a.m. at First and D Street and ends at H Street, Downtown Benicia.
beniciamainstreet.org

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

BERKELEY: Berkeley Lighted Yacht Parade

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

CALEXICO: Calexico Christmas Parade

CAMARILLO: Camarillo Christmas Parade

CARPINTERIA: Carpinteria Holiday Parade

CHINO: Chino Children's Christmas 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 Boat Parade of Lights

DISCOVERY BAY: Discovery Bay Christmas Boat Parade

ESCONDIDO: Jaycees Christmas Parade, 9:30 a.m. Theme in 2017 is Christmas at the Cinema. Route: The parade starts at Escondido High School and proceeds south on Broadway down to Grape Day Park. One of many San Diego parades, the best places to view the Parade is at Lincoln School. Free to see, escondidojaycees.com

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 | museums

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 

HERMOSA BEACH: Sand Snowman Contest. Open to all ages and abilities, prizes award for Most Traditional, Most Unique, Best Dressed and Funniest. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Location: 15th Street at the Shoreline, Hermosa Beach, CA. hermosabch.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.

LANCASTER: Magical BLVD Christmas December 9, 2017, 5-9 p.m. The BLVD, cityoflancasterca.org.

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

LOOMIS: Loomis Basin Holiday Home Tour, 9 a.m-4 p.m. Select Loomis, Granite Bay, Rocklin & Roseville homes are on tour. Boutique is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. holidayhometourloomis.com
Ticket $30-35, Lunch $15

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

LOS ANGELES: Master Chorale Festival of Carols with sing-along is held at Disney Concert Hall, 2 p.m. | sings

MARINA DEL REY: Christmas Boat Parade

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

NAPLES: Naples Boat Parade

OCEANSIDE: Oceanside Christmas Boat Parade

OXNARD: Christmas Boat Parade of Lights

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

PETALUMA: Petaluma Lighted Boat Parade

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

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 

RED BLUFF: North State Symphony Holiday Concert with audience Sing-along, 7:30- 9:30 p.m. Location: Red Bluff State Theatre, Cost: $15-30  | sings

REDONDO BEACH: Yoga on the Pier, 10-11 a.m. Bring yoga mat, towel, water. Location: 500 Fisherman's Wharf, Redondo Beach, CA. Free, redondopier.com

REDONDO BEACH: Christmas Boat Parade | King Harbor Christmas Boat Parade

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

SACRAMENTO: Sacramento Santa Parade

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: San Diego Christmas Parade

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

SAN DIEGO: Toast of Gaslamp, a self-guided walking tour that will have you tasting, toasting, and shopping with 20 sips, 20 bites, and 20 shopping deals. Time: 1-5 p.m. $25-30, gaslamp.org

SAN DIEGO: Parade of Lights Christmas Boat Parade\

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

SAN DIEGO: Master Chorale Messiah Sing Along, 1 p.m. Location: St. Paul's Cathedral, Tickets: sdmasterchorale.org | sings

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

SAN FRANCISCO: Parol Lantern Festival & Parade December 9, 2017, 5-9 p.m.   Following a parade there is a program of music, games and entertainment. Free. Parade starts at Yerba Buena Gardens (Yerba Buena Lane) and ends at Jessie Square / St. Patrick's Church where festival takes place.

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 FRANCISCO: Family Christmas Sing-Along,  Sing You A Merry Christmas at Grace Cathedral, 11 a.m. Tickets $5-25 | sings

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 

SAN RAFAEL: San Rafael Lighted Boat Parade