Great Dickens Fair

Mission Dolores Basilica Choir celebrates 25 years of its Candlelight Christmas Concert. (Courtesy Mark Leet)

Dec. 18-19: Mission Dolores Basilica Choir Candlelight Christmas Concert, Mother Hips, Bolshoi Ballet Nutcracker, SFMade Holiday Gift Fair, Great Dickens Fair, Troll-A-Thon

SUNDAY, DEC. 18 Candlelight Christmas Concert: Mission Dolores Basilica Choir, the resident…

 

“Nutz RE-Mixed!,” a family show billed as “a 21st century spin on the classic Nutcracker,” is the first professional production to grace the newly revitalized (and under new management) Hammer Theatre in San Jose. (Courtesy Cliff Warner)

Nov. 18-19: Nutz Re-Mixed!, Bayview Tree Lighting, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Jesu/Sun Kil Moon, Trails and Ways, Red Fang, Jakubi, Great Dickens Fair

FRIDAY, NOV. 18 Nutz Re-Mixed!: Tandy Beal’s dazzling and critically acclaimed family…

 

Oakland Ballet’s delightful “Nutcracker” is onstage at the Paramount Theatre. (Courtesy David DeSilva)

Dec. 20-21: Oakland Ballet, S.F. Ballet Nutcracker, Klezmatics, Great Dickens Fair, Ballet Flamenco

SUNDAY, DEC. 20 Oakland Ballet Company: The troupe presents artistic director Graham…

 

“Una Noche Tropical,” a lively evening of Cuban cabaret, opens a series of performances at Dance Mission Theater. (Courtesy Andy Mogg)

Nov. 20-21: Una Noche Tropical, SF SPCA Holiday Windows, Yassou, Smuin Ballet, Jo Koy, Great Dickens Fair

FRIDAY, NOV. 20 Una Noche Tropical: The evening of Cuban cabaret (with…

“Una Noche Tropical,” a lively evening of Cuban cabaret, opens a series of performances at Dance Mission Theater. (Courtesy Andy Mogg)