Fri, Dec 20

Brian Setzer Orchestra Swing rock. 8pm. $35.50-$69.50. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, 408.864.8816 or www.flintcenter.com.

Sat, Dec 21

California Theatre Center Family Season for Young Audiences "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever." 11am and 7:30pm. $11.50-$12. Sunnyvale Community Center Theatre, 550 E. Remington Dr, Sunnyvale. For more information, call 408.245.2978 or visit www.ctcinc.org.

Nova Vista Symphony Dmitri Demiashkin, winner of the Third Annual International Russian Music Piano Competition, will perform Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto with the Nova Vista Symphony. 8pm. $8-$15. Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Ave, Los Altos Hills. For more information, call 408.245.3116 or visit
www.novavista.org.

Sun, Dec 22

Celebrate the Season VI—A Christmas Carol Starring Don Reeves Hiatt and featuring Dancing on Strings and The Sanctuary Choir, under the direction of Barbara Day Turner. 7pm. $8-$10. Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Cox and Saratoga Ave, Saratoga. For more information, call 408.253.7167.

San Francisco Symphony Handel's Messiah. With the SFS Chorus. 2pm. $25-$50. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, 408.864.8816 or www.flintcenter.com.

Mon, Dec 23

Season of Hope The Basilica of St. Joseph presents its seventh annual Season of Hope. Each evening until Dec 23, artists from Santa Clara County and the Bay Area will perform at St. Joseph's Cathedral. The Steinway Society will present pianist Patric Nikolas in the series' concluding concert. 8pm. Free.
St. Joseph's Cathedral, 80 S. Market St, San Jose. For more information, call 408.246.4200 or visit www.steinwaythebayarea.com.

Ongoing

Eating Dis Order, Eating Dat Order 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. $20-$25. Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N. San Pedro St, San Jose. For ticket information, call the box office at 408.283.0200.

Incorruptible An irreverent comedy for the holidays. Written by Michael Hollinger. Directed by Kit Wilder. Thu, Dec 19-Sat, Dec 21, 8pm. Sun, Dec 22, 2pm. Ongoing until Sun. $16-$36. San Jose Stage Company, 490 S. First St, San Jose, 408.283.7142 or www.sanjosestage.com.

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.

The Nutcracker Presented by Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley. Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Dennis Nahat. Thu-Sun, Dec 18-22, 7:30pm (with 1:30 performances Sat-Sun). Mon, Dec 23, 4pm. Ends Mon. $22-$65. San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose. For ticket information, call the box office at 408.288.2800 or visit www.balletsanjose.org.

On Golden Pond TheatreWorks presents the Ernest Thompson play. TheatreWorks veterans George Ward and Linda Hoy star. Thu, Dec 19-Fri, Dec 20, 8pm. Sat, Dec 21, 2pm and 8pm. Ends Sun, Jan 5. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto. For more information, call 650.903.6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.

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, 408.271.6840 or www.sjmusart.org.

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, Dec 20-Sat, Dec 21, 8pm. Ongoing until Sat. $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.

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. Thu, Dec 19, noon. Fri, Dec 20, 8pm. Sat, Dec 21, 3pm and 8pm. Sun, Dec 22, 2pm. Mon, Dec 23, 8pm. Ends Sun, Jan 12. $20-$48. San Jose Repertory Theater, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, 408.367.7255 or www.sjrep.com.

Upcoming

Book of Days TheatreWorks presents a new play from Lanford Wilson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Talley's Folly. Tue, Jan 15-Sun, Feb 9. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto. For more information, call 650.903.6000 or visit www.theatreworks.org.