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Shaw's melodrama, set in a village during the Revolutionary War, was his only full-length play set in America and the work that cemented his career as a playwright. The Devil's Disciple is a witty story of mistaken identity and the mistakes made in love and war. Learn more...

The SF Playhouse presents the world premiere of Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party. Mixing wild farce with pointed social commentary, the play tells the story of the trial of a rural third grade teacher who outs the beloved President as gay in the school's annual Christmas Pageant. Playwright Aaron Loeb earned rave reviews for 2007's First Person Shooter. Learn more...

Shop in style at Style Lounge, a shopping event and fashion show at Bently Reserve. Enjoy an evening of DJ beats, a runway fashion show and the latest clothing, jewelry, accessories, art and more from your favorite independent designers. Learn more...

Nestled in the Bay Area's beautiful Berkeley Hills at The Claremont Resort & Spa, J'LaChic's 5th Annual New Year's Eve Winter Wonderland Gala promises to be a magical evening of celebration. The Party Package includes multiple rooms of non-stop musical, dancing and comedic entertainment, as well as simulated casino gaming. Learn more...

Vau De Vire creates an enchanted world populated with interactive circus acts, magical character encounters, painters and sculptors showcasing their art, traders selling trinkets and fortune tellers. The world's legends come to life through dances from Bolivia and Peru to India and Russia, followed by a circus show featuring classically-trained dancers, acclaimed acrobats, aerial artist, side show acts and live orchestra. Learn more...

Berkeley Repertory Theatre welcomes Ennio. The original quick-change artist, direct from Italy, presents a special holiday show. The internationally famous physical comedian dons 50 life-size costumes in only 70 minutes, presenting a wacky and high-energy show that incorporates physical comedy and origami folding into a delightful experience for the whole family. Learn more...

Sample the wines of Napa and Sonoma Wine Country on a full-day tour. The Wine Lover's Tour is a semi-private, semi-customizable tour, which will visit 4 to 6 wineries. Learn more...

The California Revels have been bringing festive seasonal performances to the Bay Area for twenty-two years. Each December the ensemble journeys to another era in history bringing the audience music, drama and fun from a simpler time. This year the Revels' performance will feature the spirit of an ancient European Court. Learn more...

The Custom Made Theatre Company presents two comedic plays by the master of comic angst, Woody Allen. Both set in New York, the city he knows so well, Woody has crafted two hilarious stories of infidelity, reality and the desperate attempt to find identity. Learn more...

Un-Scripted Theater Company presents The Great Puppet Bollywood Extravaganza! The improvised theater company, known for their talent in creating songs on the spot, presents a fully improvised puppet musical done in the over-the-top style of India's Bollywood cinema. Learn more...

An unjustly forgotten gem from 1964, Ben Franklin in Paris dramatizes Franklin's efforts to get King Louis XVI to recognize the United States as a nation; a crucial step in the battle for independence. He is surprised to discover that one of King Louis' closest advisers is his old paramour, Countess Diane DeVobrillac. Learn more...

Be a guest at this hysterical satirical Italian-American wedding, and you won't just see a show -- you'll be a part of it! The fun starts with the happy couple's wedding ceremony, then it's time for the all-inclusive reception featuring a family-style pasta dinner, champagne toast, wedding cake, dancing and lots of laughs! Learn more...

Brimming with music, dance, spectacular special effects and scary ghosts, Center REP's Christmas Carol returns for an eleventh year. Join the thousands who make this theatrical event part of their annual holiday traditions. Learn more...

Set along San Francisco's historic waterfront, Teatro ZinZanni is a bewitching evening of European cabaret, cirque, divas and madmen, spectacle and sensuality with live music and a gourmet five-course dinner -- set in the nightclub of your dreams. Now in its seventh year, Teatro ZinZanni has become a Bay Area entertainment institution. Learn more...

Evan Wyler is a gay twenty-something New York writer savoring the success of his debut novel. Defined by the media as the "hot, young, thing-of-the-moment," Evan captures the attention of Alexa Vere de Vere, a black-clad woman of mystery who's made the world of celebrity her home. In fact, it's her religion. Learn more...

The W. Kamau Bell Curve comes to the Climate Theater. The long-running hit comedy show stars W. Kamau Bell, chosen as 2008 Bay Area Comedian of the Year by the San Francisco Weekly. Bell offers insightful, passionate, hilarious, and up-to-the-minute commentary on racism in America. Learn more...

Aurora Theatre Company presents The Coverlettes Cover Christmas. This special holiday show features local singers Darby Gould, Katie Guthorn, and Carol Bozzio Littleton as the members of a fictional girl group in the tradition of the Ronettes and the Shangri-Las. They'll be singing classic tunes from the 1960s, holiday favorites, and more. Learn more...

Dwight Howard leads Orlando against Don Nelson's Golden State Warriors, as the Magic make their only Oracle Arena appearance of the year. The Magic signed former Warrior Mickael Pietrus this summer. This offer includes tickets to the game, plus a food voucher good for a Pepsi product soda, hot dog and a bag of chips. Learn more...

It's Christmas Eve and Sharky has returned to Dublin to look after his irascible, aging brother who's recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. Sharkey attempts to stay sober over the holidays, but has to contend with his difficult brother and his own haunted past. Learn more...

Ballet Flamenco José Porcel performs a seductive blend of traditional and modern flamenco. A former principal with the National Ballet of Spain, Porcel has performed to wide acclaim and his lavish music and dance spectacles display both abundant creative genius and a desire to challenge convention while honoring tradition. Learn more...

Hornblower presents its luxurious three-hour Supper Club Cruise. Sip signature cocktails, enjoy a gourmet meal featuring small plates and a fountain of chocolate, and dance -- all against the backdrop of the San Francisco skyline. Learn more...

Enter the complicated land of the kasbah, the eternal expanse of the Sahara and high-tech mosques with laser beams that point toward Mecca. Captured in stunning cinematography, Rick Ray's film takes viewers through Fez and Marrakech, inside humble mountain villages and deep into the forests of the Atlas mountains. Learn more...

The San Francisco Symphony presents BRAVO! Holidays, an evening with Broadway stars Hugh Panaro, Debbie Gravitte, and Christine Noll, who will perform a program of traditional carols and some modern holiday songs while backed by the Symphony. Learn more...

A.C.T.'s A Christmas Carol is a Bay Area holiday tradition as beloved as the festive window displays around Union Square. Featuring nasty old Scrooge, adorable Tiny Tim, and a multigenerational cast of dozens, A Christmas Carol is a sparkling, music-infused celebration of goodwill that your family will never forget. Learn more...

Opera Academy of California presents Winter Season in Opera, a special Opera Scene Evening featuring for the first time in the same program scenes and arias from La Bohème by both Leoncavallo and Puccini. Also performed are arias from famous but rarely performed Russian operas Christmas Eve by Rimsky-Korsakov and Tsarina's Slippers by Tchaikovsky. Learn more...

Gloria and Clay are living every parent's nightmare: their son has been suspended for bringing a gun to school. As they wrestle with their predicament, an unexpected visit from their son's girlfriend turns their backyard barbecue into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse. Learn more...

Join the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus as they unite for Choral Christmas Spectacular, a concert featuring such classic carols as "The First Noel", "O Come All Ye Faithful", and "O Holy Night". The concert also includes a sing-along, plus seasonal works by Bach and Britten. Learn more...

Caramella Skin Couture combines traditional European skin and body care with the latest advances in facial therapy and body sculpting. The spa offers a variety of luxurious, effective treatments. Learn more...

Hosted by a pair of irreverent, lost Jewish comedians, the story follows a mythical "Last" Yiddish poet on a journey through his own past. It tells a story of characters journeying through a landscape full of humor and deep emotion, using music, giant puppets and dynamic physicality. Learn more...

Liebe Wetzel has the packing materials taking matters into their own "hands" in her show, Wrapping Paper Caper. In true private eye guise, our Bogart-esque "detective" follows a trail of styrofoam packing-peanuts, encountering a witty and wonder-filled cast of characters along the way, including an elegant wrapping-paper damsel in "dis-dress", a cardboard-tube horse, a packing-box Zamboni and a cast of bread rolls, cutlery, linens and dishware that display extremely unusual table manners. Learn more...

Nato Green presents the 6th Annual New Jew Revue, featuring some of the funniest Jewish comics in the Bay Area. Mo Mandel has appeared on Comedy Central's Live At Gotham and worked with Jackie Mason; Jeff Applebaum has appeared on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson. Also scheduled to perform: Moshe Kasher, Alex Koll. Learn more...

A disgruntled young man is shown the meaning of Christmas on a journey of self-discovery from Bethlehem to a gay bar in Oakland. Jesus, Jose Sarria, a hungry lion, gay boxers, lesbian presidents and bi-sexual pets all appear in this musical holiday treat. Learn more...

WineSocials' annual holiday party always draws a huge crowd, and this year, they're going all out to make sure you meet the Bay Area's best singles. Lose yourself in conversation as you taste wines from a variety of boutique wineries accompanied by appetizers to cleanse your palate. Learn more...

This Bay Area tradition returns for a season of holiday fun and frolic set to both classic and contemporary musical selections that reflect the magic of the season. Both sacred and sentimental, The Christmas Ballet is a magical treat for audiences of all ages. The 2008 edition will feature new works by guest choreographers as well as returning favorites. Learn more...

In the world of Zanna, Don't!, everything is reversed--the captain of the chess team is the coolest guy in school, the quarterback of the football team can't seem to fit in, and homosexuality is the prevailing norm! Things go awry when the school's two closeted heterosexuals realize their feelings for each other. Heartsville High School's magical matchmaker Zanna comes to their rescue to make the world safe for their love. Learn more...

Bay Area "kindie-rock" favorites The Sippy Cups will be joined by kid-folk-rocker Uncle Rock for two shows at The Cowell Theatre in Fort Mason Center. Dubbed "every parent's favorite kid rock band" by the San Francisco Chronicle, The Sippy Cups are an original Bay Area phenomenon that has gone nationwide. Learn more...

No Parole takes audiences on a journey through the life of a flamboyant, live-for-the-moment con artist mother. From Peru to the Hollywood Hills to an NYC walk-up, No Parole provides a funny, but gut-wrenching look into the life of an extraordinary woman who saw the world as her playground. Learn more...

Enjoy a special holiday performance featuring some of the most memorable holiday music, performed by four of ACLO's leading men, Ray Chavez, Laurie De Seguirant, Sean Fenton and Derrick Silva. The evening also features the music stylings of Dean Starnes on the piano. Learn more...

Classical superstar Lang Lang joins San Francisco Symphony musicians for an intimate evening of chamber music. Lang Lang has performed with most of the world's major orchestras, including the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and is considered one of the most exciting pianists in the world. Learn more...

This musical, transferring to Pier 39 after a successful run at the Zeum Theater, tells a tale of love and friendship. Five friends move to San Francisco from the Midwest, only to find themselves falling in love with each other, with the city itself, and facing any number of challenges to that love. Sexuality, faith and the ups and downs of love all come together for a rollicking, romantic, magical musical. Learn more...

Aries Spears is well-known to audiences from his starring role on Fox's Mad TV, his frequent guest appearances on The Best Damn Sports Show Ever and his performances on a number of national talk shows. Along with his screen work, Aries tours continually around the country with his stand-up act. Currently, Aries can be heard on his two live comedy albums, and he is also working on a new sketch comedy program with Damon Wayans entitled The Underground. Learn more...

Founded in 1997, the San Francisco Guitar Quartet has established itself as a dynamic force in the guitar world through its live concerts and recordings. They are committed to presenting new music - coalescing classical, world, and improvisatory musical traditions. Learn more...

Spyro Gyra present A Night Before Christmas at the Rrazz Room. One of the biggest names in contemporary jazz, the group has earned ten Grammy nominations. They'll be performing tunes from their upcoming holiday CD. Learn more...

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents an Opening Night party for their newest art exhibition, transPOP Korea Vietnam Remix. The exhibition features cutting-edge works by sixteen Korean, Vietnamese, and Asian-American artists. The party features live music by Vietnamese-American pop band Thomas' Apartment, a cash bar, and more. Learn more...

Carlos Carvajal's lavish Nutcracker is accompanied by a full symphony orchestra conducted by Chris Christensen. See all of the scenes that have made the Tchaikovsky's ballet a holiday favorite -- a growing Christmas tree, a battle between toy soldiers and mice, the journey through the snow forest, and a celebration in the Land of Sweets. Learn more...

Shopping! The Musical is a new musical comedy revue by award-winning writer Morris Bobrow about everyone's second favorite (in some cases, favorite) activity. Hilarious songs and sketches about the frustrations, annoyances and occasional joys of shopping -- how men and women do it, dealing with customers, clerks and store environments, shopping online and on TV and other familiar situations. Learn more...

Celebrate the holidays with new single friends at a wonderful restaurant along the water. The fun includes a holiday mixer game, that makes it easy to meet people, accompanied by appetizers served at 7:00pm. Adults of all ages welcome. Festive holiday attire recommended. Learn more...

The acclaimed Alameda Civic Ballet returns to the Kofman with its fourth annual holiday family favorite, The Nutcracker. This year's Nutcracker includes over 100 performers ranging from age three to sixty including performers from Alameda Ballet Academy, San Francisco's Lines Ballet, Ballet West of Utah and SF Opera Ballet. Learn more...

Up-and-coming star Spencer Day blends jazz standards and pop music with style and honesty; he's been praised by critics across the nation, and his new album is expected to vault him into stardom. Learn more...