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With his merry band of singing and dancing elves, Santa takes center stage in Santastic!, an all-singing, all-dancing holiday show. Featuring the most beloved scenes and melodies from Rudolph to Frosty to Mr. Grinch, there's audience participation, a sing-along and plenty of other holiday cheer -- even snow -- packed into this fantastic celebration of all things Santa. Learn more...

Enjoy an evening of ice skating under the stars and palm trees at downtown San Jose's Circle of Palms Plaza. Your ticket includes admission to Downtown Ice's circular rink, plus skate rental. Learn more...

Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and the defending Eastern Conference Champion Orlando Magic make their only trip to Oracle Arena this season, taking on the hometown Golden State Warriors. The Warriors feature rookie Stephen Curry, alongside veterans Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson. Learn more...

The Golden State Warriors host the Indiana Pacers at Oracle Arena. The high-scoring Warriors feature Monta Ellis and rookie Stephen Curry, while the Pacers' Danny Granger is one of the NBA's top scorers. Each ticket includes a voucher good for a hot dog, chips, and soda at the game. Learn more...

Truce of Carols is a new opera based on true accounts of Christmas Eve, 1914, in the Belgian trenches of World War I, where opposing armies exchanged gifts and sang carols to each other across the battlefield. Amahl and the Night Visitors follows, telling the holiday tale of a young boy's stories that become reality. Learn more...

The San Francisco 49ers host the Detroit Lions at Candlestick Park. The 49ers' offense is led by star running back Frank Gore; the Lions feature quarterback Matthew Stafford, the top pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, as well as electrifying wide receiver Calvin Johnson. Learn more...

The Commonwealth Club welcomes Tony- and Emmy-winning choreographer Twyla Tharp, who will discuss the art of collaboration. Using real-world examples -- including her own collaborations with artists like Mikhail Baryshnikov, Billy Joel, and Elvis Costello -- Tharp will illustrate how good collaborators are built, one day at a time, through practice, discipline, commitment, passion -- and, most of all, through habit. Learn more...

The men who make their way home for the holidays in The Seafarer aren't exactly looking forward to sharing a cup of cheer; they're more interested in achieving blind drunkenness, a state they know well. But a stranger in their midst, in town to collect a major poker debt, forces them to take a look at their lives--and where they'll end up if they're not more careful about how they play the game. Learn more...

HP Pavilion in San Jose hosts American Metal & Iron Fight Night at the Tank: The Next Chapter. The card features two ten-round title fights: Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton faces Donna "Nature Girl" Biggers for the WBO Super Bantamweight World Title, while Eloy "The Price" Perez (14-0-2, 3 KO's) of Salinas will face Arturo Quintero (15-4, 9 KO's) for the NABO Jr. Lightweight Title. Learn more...

San Jose Wind Symphony's second concert of the season honors America's Second City with a sneak preview of their program for the Midwest Clinic in Chicago. French horn soloist Alicia Telford performs the Rondo from Richard Strauss' Concerto No. 1, and Aaron Lington leads his eponymous quintet in his own jazz-flavored composition, Open Evidence, conducted by Timothy Harris. Learn more...

Eric Kujawsky conducts Redwood Symphony in Stravinsky's complete Firebird Ballet (with supertitles), Rota's Trombone Concerto (Garo Gagliano, trombone) and Rossini's Semiramide Overture, at Cañada College Main Theatre. Learn more...

Robert Duchaine's sarcastic, misanthropic comedy pokes fun at topics ranging from race and religion to relationships. He's been kicked out of every organization he was ever forced to join, from the Cub Scouts to the U.S. Army, but now finds himself in demand as a headlining comic across the country. See this hilariously candid stand-up at Rooster T. Feathers. Learn more...

Children will delight in this musical adaptation of the Margaret Wise Brown book that has been a favorite of kids and their parents for over half a century. A small bunny goes through the gentle, reassuring ritual of bedtime while details from the wonderful illustrations by Clement Hurd come to life in the great green room. Learn more...

Take a two-hour drive through the city in GoCar, the world's first GPS-guided tour car that not only directs you to your destinations, but also tells you stories about the sites. The GPS system will automatically guide your two-person car as you explore the Bay Area! Learn more...

Northside Theatre Company presents its 27th annual production of A Christmas Carol. This is Charles Dickens' heartwarming story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a lonely miser who finds a second chance to become a loving, generous, kind human being through the aid of three ghosts. Learn more...

Dave Burleigh headlines a stand-up comedy show at Rooster T. Feathers. The runner-up in the 2005 San Francisco International Comedy Competition, Dave is known for his dead-on impressions of celebrities and athletes. He's been seen on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and on Comedy Central. Learn more...