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Rough and tumble roller derby comes to the Kezar Pavilion as the defending World Champion San Francisco Bay Bombers return home to face the newest entry into the league, the wild Orlando Thunder. 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...

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...

Delve into the music of legendary American composer Elliott Carter, who turns 100 years old in December, with his piano works performed by longtime collaborator Ursula Oppens as part of a mini-festival at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum. Learn more...

Legendary American composer Elliott Carter, who turns 100 years old in December, is celebrated with a performance of his complete string quartets by the Pacifica Quartet as a part of a mini-festival at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum. 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...

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...

The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents Japan Dance Now, an evening featuring three of Japan's most talented young choreographers. From Baby Q's stylized multimedia experiments, to Nibroll's visually striking evocation of youth culture, to the joyful pop sensibilities of Sennichimae Blue Sky Dance Club, the program showcases intriguing artists with a wildly creative edge. Learn more...

A mash-up parody of just about every Christmas television, movie or play, Tenderloin Christmas Hustler follows the adventures of one particular misfit boy and his journey to find acceptance. Set to many familiar tunes from the holiday season, TCH is a cheeky, heartbreakingly sweet new holiday classic. 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...

San Francisco's Herbst Theatre welcomes the Irish Tenors. The trio of Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns, and Karl Scully put their unique stamp on traditional Irish folk tunes, pop standards, and more. In this holiday concert, they'll perform with a 35-piece orchestra. Learn more...

Under the baton of Music Director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, the New Century Chamber Orchestra celebrates the holidays with a themed concert program featuring traditional seasonal favorites, performed at the Herbst Theatre. 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...

Nuncrackers takes up where the musical Nunsense left off. It tells the story of a holiday TV special being taped in the basement of a convent for a local cable access channel. Songs include "Christmas Time Is Nunsense Time," "Santa's Little Teapot," "Twelve Days Prior to Christmas," "Santa Ain't Comin' to Our House" and more. Directed by Dan Goggin. Learn more...

The Canadian Brass plays alongside the San Francisco Symphony. The pioneering quintet has been performing together since 1970; they were the first Western musicians allowed into China after the Cultural Revolution, and the first chamber music ensemble to play a solo concert on the main stage at Carnegie Hall. Learn more...

Walt Whitman and the Soul Children of Chicago perform in A Gospel Christmas. This program of spirituals, gospel songs, and holiday music, sung by this inspiring youth choir from Chicago which has entertained audiences here and abroad for over two decades, promises to raise the roof and bring crowds to their feet. 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...

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...

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...

Enjoy the music that defined an era as well as the lives of two phenomenal entertainers, Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney. Sure to delight all ages with songs such as: "Over the Rainbow," "You Made Me Love You," "Strike Up the Band," "Yankee Doodle Boy," "Where or When" and many more. 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...

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...

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...

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...

Explore the Gothic side of San Francisco's Nob Hill with this incredible Vampire Tour, led by Mina Harker, a real vampiress. Not gory or dark, this tour combines San Francisco history with vampire lore and humor, and has been delighting Goldstar Events' customers since January 2004! 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...

No additives, no preservatives--just good stand-up comedy. This comedy showcase features some of the best comedians in town, including those local favorites from the bigger clubs--without the two-drink minimum of those other clubs. Lineups change every week, so check the Clubhouse website for the latest updates. 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...

True Fiction Magazine and 3 For All, the San Francisco-based, internationally known comedy improv groups, join forces on New Year's Eve for an evening of comedy, drama and impromptu mayhem. The performers spontaneously create comedy where none existed before. And they create it using suggestions provided by the audience. Nothing is rehearsed, nothing discussed before or during the shows. 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Discover the rich history of San Francisco architecture. Rick Evans' two-hour tour is loaded with secret gems and hidden jewels of the city! In addition to learning about the history of the architecture in the Financial District, you'll also see the city's newest skyscrapers, as well as hidden outdoor spaces that can only be found on foot. 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...

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...

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...

It's easy to imagine an elaborate buffet featuring a wide selection of weekend brunch favorites and free-flowing champagne. But take this outing on the water with the Bay Area's notable sites, the relaxing atmosphere and the saltwater breeze, and it becomes a wonderful holiday event. Plus, Santa Claus is making a special stop aboard the boat! Includes a two-hour cruise, brunch buffet, champagne and juices, live entertainment and breathtaking bay views. 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...

Nico Santos headlines Awkward Endings, a comedy show at Club Deluxe. Santos brings a unique perspective to his comedy, being both gay and Filipino-American; he performs regularly at clubs around the Bay Area. 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...

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...

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Club Deluxe presents Chili Con Comedy, a showcase of the Bay Area's best Latino comics. Headliner Chris Garcia is known for his wacky comic sensibility; a prolific creator of popular Internet videos, he also appeared at HBO's Las Vegas Comedy Festival in 2007. Learn more...