REAF’s Help Is on the Way for the Holidays XVIII
Monday, December 9
Marines Memorial Theatre
& VIP After Party at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel
http://www.reaf.org
The Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation presents its annual holiday gala and concert. Benefiting Project Open Hand and AGUILAS, the program will feature cast members from The Donna Summer Musical and Hamilton plus a lineup of other stars.
Handel’s Messiah
Wednesday, December 11
Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street, San Francisco
http://www.gracecathedral.org
Jeffrey Thomas will conduct the ABS period-instrument orchestra, the American Bach Choir, and a quartet of soloists.
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Now through December 29
Golden Gate Theatre
1 Taylor Street, San Francisco
http://www.broadwaysf.com
Including more than twenty of Summer’s classic hits, the show is an electric experience and moving tribute to an artist who risked it all to break through barriers, becoming the icon of an era and an inspiration for every music diva who followed.
Smuin Ballet’s The Christmas Ballet
Multiple Dates/Venues, Now through December 29
Mountain View, San Francisco, and Carmel
http://www.smuinballet.org
Talented dancers bring to life the Smuin Ballet’s unique contemporary choreography in a program combining styles from multiple genres—ballet, tap, jazz, swing, and more—with elegant visuals and unexpected costumes and staging.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Now through December 24
A.C.T.’s Geary Theater
405 Geary Street, San Francisco
http://www.act-sf.org
Dickens’ classic returns to A.C.T. for the holiday season.
Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes
Now through December 21
Victoria Theatre, 2961 16th Street, San Francisco
http://www.victoriatheatre.org
An annual tradition, this drag send-up and loving tribute brings together local stars Heklina (Dorothy), Matthew Martin (Blanche), D’Arcy Drollinger (Rose), and Holotta Tymes (Sophia).
Gallery of Illustrious Queers: Portraits by Jordan Reznick
Now through January 16
Hormel LGBTQIA Center
SF Main Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco
http://www.sfpl.org
Photographer Jordan Reznick and curator Margaret Tedesco’s exhibit explores how trans people’s embodiments and life experiences build movement for transgender pride and liberation.
A Very Misfit Cabaret
Friday, December 13, through December 27
Alcazar Theatre
650 Geary Street, San Francisco
https://www.krmisfitcabaret.com/
Misfit Cabaret is a variety show with a rotating cast of eccentric performers, from burlesque to drag to circus to magic. Emcee Kat Robichaud writes two original songs keeping with the theme of the evening. A special medley kicks off the entertainment and welcomes in the spirits of San Francisco’s saucy past.
Christmas Revels Presents A Solstice Journey Through Time
Friday, December 13, through December 24
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison Street, Oakland
http://www.califormiarevels.org
The annual magnificent Revels tradition continues in a new location for 2019 (just a few blocks away from their former home) and is focused on solstice celebrations through the ages.
Windham Hill Winter Solstice
Friday, December 20
Freight & Salvage
2020 Addison Street, Berkeley
https://www.thefreight.org/
This night of soul-stirring music will feature Barbara Higbie, Will Ackerman, Todd Boston, and Mia Pixley. The event will mark the 35th Anniversary of Windham Hill’s annual Solstice Celebration at the Freight.
A Charlie Brown Christmas Live! With SF Symphony
Saturday, December 21
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
San Francisco Symphony performs Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts music live at this multimedia show. With live actors and an animated backdrop plus the SF Symphony, this is a beloved holiday classic with a pre-event family-friendly reception and decorations and activities, including gigantic trees and Peanuts decor.
The Nutcracker
Saturday, December 21
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway, Oakland
http://www.paramounttheatre.com
Oakland Ballet presents Graham Lustig’s fantastical take on Tchaikovsky’s classic ballet.
Sophie B. Hawkins
Saturday, December 21
Yoshi’s
510 Embarcadero West, Oakland
https://www.yoshis.com/
A legendary songstress whose ballad “As I Lay Me Down” holds the record as the longest-running hit single on the Billboard charts ever, Sophie B. Hawkins returns to the Bay Area.
Darlene Love: Love for the Holidays
Sunday, December 22
Sunset Center
San Carlos Street at Ninth Avenue, Carmel-by-the-Sea
http://www.sunsetcenter.org
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and powerhouse songstress will bring a full band to perform all of her classics for a one-night-only holiday show. “Christmas Baby (Please Come Home)” and “(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry” are just two of the tunes you’ll sing along to with Darlene Love.
Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker
Monday, December 23
Ruth Finley Person Theater
50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa
http://www.lutherburbankcenter.org
Moscow Ballet’s Gift of Christmas Tour brings the Great Russian Nutcracker into a simpler time filled with sweet dreams and Christmas magic. Tchaikovsky’s timeless score will be brought to life by world class artists, over 200 dazzling costumes, stunning sets, towering puppets, and soaring birds that will fill the stage.
Holigays Are Here – Ring Them Bells
Tuesday, December 24, 5 pm, 7 pm, 9 pm
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus
Sydney Goldstein Theater
275 Hayes Street, San Francisco
http://www.sfgmc.org
With Artistic Director/Conductor Dr. Tim Seelig, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus has reached new levels of performance excellence, choreography, costuming, and staging. Laughter, tears, and cheers will all be there in an unforgettable program featuring 300 men’s voices.
27th Annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
December 24–26
New Asia Restaurant
772 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco
http://www.koshercomedy.com
San Francisco’s annual holiday favorite features Jewish comedy on Christmas Eve in a Chinese restaurant, with emcee Lisa Geduldig and featuring Jackie Hoffman, Mark Maier, and Nathan Habib.
Published on December 5, 2019
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