Fri, Nov 29

Incorruptible An irreverent comedy for the holidays. Written by Michael Hollinger. Directed by Kit Wilder. Preview night. 8pm. Opening gala on Sat, Nov 30, 8pm. Also Sun, Dec 1, 2pm. Ongoing until Sun, Dec 22. $16-$36. San Jose Stage Company, 490 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.7142 or www.sanjosestage.com.

Sat, Nov 30

Spirit of Christmas Concert The San Jose Symphony Choir will present their annual Christmas concert. Guest conductor Jeffery Amorosa will lead the choir and his Santa Clara Men's Chorus. Holiday favorites accompanied by a brass choir will be included. 8pm. $10-$18. St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica, 80 S. Market St, San Jose. For more information, visit www.sanjosesymphonicchoir.org.

Sun, Dec 1

Harpeggio Music This fourth annual harp concert will include traditional carols, popular holiday music and a variety of classical music and feature harp solos and ensembles, including a studio ensemble of more than 20 harps. Internationally acclaimed harp virtuoso Paul Hurst will be the guest artist. 3pm. Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos. For more information, call 408.366.8810.

San Jose Chamber Music Society The program will include classical music for brass quintet, choral selections by SJSU Choraliers and holiday favorite arrangements for brass and percussion. New this year: added percussion, with Galen Lemmon and his top SJSU students. 7pm. $17-$30. Le Petit Trianon Theatre, 72 N. Fifth St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.286.5111 or visit www.sjchambermusic.org.

Tue, Dec 3

SCU Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert Conducted by John Russell. 7:30pm. $5-$10. Santa Clara University, Recital Hall, Santa Clara. For more information, visit www.scu.edu/cpa or call 408.554.4015 or 408.554.4429.

Wed, Dec 4

Kronos Quartet Avant-garde chamber music. The program features new South American music. 7:30pm. $35-$45. Montalvo, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Opera for the Holidays SCU Vocal Faculty and students will present selections from operas, vocal repertory and musical theater with a holiday theme. Works will include excerpts from David Conti's Gift of the Magi, Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel (in a new translation by Prof. Nancy Wait-Kromm) and other scenes and songs celebrating the yuletide season. Noon. Free. Santa Clara University, Recital Hall. Santa Clara. For more information, visit www.scu.edu/cpa or call 408.554.4015 or 408.554.4429.

Ongoing

Cheaper by the Dozen Dramatized by Christopher Sergel. From the book by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Fri, Nov 29-Sat, Nov 30, 8pm. Ends Sun, Dec 8. $8-$10. West Valley College Campus Theatre, 14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, 408.741.2058.

Eating DisOrder, Eating DatOrder Theatre on San Pedro Square presents a new comedy about America's obsession with food and cooking. Wed-Sat, 8pm (cocktails at 7pm), and Sun, 2pm. San Pedro Square, San Jose. For ticket information, call the box office at 408.283.0200.

Jazz at Hakone Gardens Presented by the San Jose Jazz Society. Third Thu of each month.
5-9pm. Free. Hakone Gardens, 21000 Big Basin Way, Saratoga. For more information, call 888.726.5673.ø

Kiss Me Kate West Valley Light Opera Association presents Cole Porter's musical version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. Directed by Steven Lambert. Fri, Nov 29-Sat, Nov 30, 8pm. Also Sun, Dec 1, 2:30pm. Ongoing until Sat, Dec 7. $18-$22. Saratoga Civic Theater, 13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga. For more information, visit www.wvlo.org or call 408.268.3777.

San Jose Museum of Art "Collection Highlights." For the first time since the museum opened its doors more than 30 years ago, the permanent collection will go on display in the downstairs galleries and will not be disappearing back into the vaults within a few months' time. Ongoing. "Evocations: Sharon Ellis, 1991-2001." This exhibition is a 10-year survey of Sharon Ellis' work. Thru Sun, Feb 16. "L.A. Post-Cool." This major exhibition, curated by Los Angeles-based writer and critic Michael Duncan, will feature approximately 50 new works from Southern California artists and examine the "post-cool" trend in the L.A. art scene. Thru Sun, Mar 23. "Celebrating Home: Gertrude Bleiberg." Thru Sun, Mar 16. "David Jones." Thru Sat, Apr 12. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, Fri, 11am-10pm, closed Mon. 110 S. Market St, San Jose, 408.294.2787.

The Santaland Diaries/Stocking Stuffers City Lights Theater Company of San Jose presents both Joe Mantello's stage adaptation of David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries and "Stocking Stuffers," a collection of new, Yule-themed comic plays by Bay Area playwrights Terry Baum, Maureen Bogues, Prince Gomolvilas and Derek McCaw. Fri, Nov 29-Sat, Nov 30, 8pm, and Sun, Dec 1, 7pm. Ongoing until Sat, Dec 21. $15!=$25. City Lights Theater Company of San Jose, 529 S. Second St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.295.4200 or visit www.cltc.org.

Stanford's Cantor Arts Center "Salviati at Stanford: Venetian Glass of the 1890s." 120 Venetian glass vessels from the collection of 19th-century glassware given to Stanford University in 1903 by the celebrated Venetian firm Salviati & Company, including all the techniques, styles and colors that have made the Venetian island of Murano famous since the Renaissance. Guest curator: Carol Osborne. Ends Dec 29. "Contemporary Reflections of Venetian Glass." This small exhibition, selected by guest curator Patrick Maveety, includes work by the Italian maestro Lino Tagliapietra and his American contemporaries, such as Dale Chihuly. Ends Dec 29. Free. Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, Museum Way (off Palm Dr), Stanford, 650.723.4177 or www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva.

Upcoming

A Christmas Carol Performed by the American Family Theatre. Sat, Dec 7, 11am-3pm. $8-$16. Montalvo, Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Rd, Saratoga, 408.867.4311 or www.villamontalvo.org.

Oliver! Children's Music Theatre kicks off its 35th anniversary season with the return of the triple Tony-winner Oliver. Fri, Dec 6-Sun, Dec 15. $12-$20. Montgomery Theater, Market and San Carlos Sts, San Jose. For more information, call 408.288.5437 or visit www.cmtsj.org.

On Golden Pond TheatreWorks presents the Ernest Thompson play. TheatreWorks veterans George Ward and Linda Hoy will star. Wed, Dec 4-Sun, Jan 5. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto. For more information, call 650.903.6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.

The Two Gentlemen of Verona Shakespeare's riotous and romantic romp about the bonds of friendship and fidelity, set in Hollywood during the silent film era. Directed by Jeff Steitzer. Sat, Dec 7-Sun, Jan 12. $20-$48. San Jose Repertory Theater, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.367.7255 or www.sjrep.com.