Friday, Dec. 11
“The 1940s Radio Hour,” 7:30 p.m., No Square Theatre, 384 Legion St. Tickets: $25. Also Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12-13.
World Anthem, 7 p.m., Cliff Restaurant, 577 S. Coast Hwy.
Robert Jon and the Wreck, 9 p.m., Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Ave.
Mike Watt and the Secondmen, 8 p.m., The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949 496-8930. $35.
Saturday, Dec. 12
Winter Fantasy at the Sawdust Festival, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., 935 Laguna Canyon Road, 949 494-3030. Also Sunday, Dec. 13.
Zappa Plays Zappa, 8 p.m., The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949 496-8930. $48.
Jazz jam, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Laguna Coffee Company, 1050 S. Coast Highway.
Chris Daniels Project, 7 p.m., Cliff Restaurant, 577 S. Coast Hwy.
Ultimate Stones, 9 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Hwy, 949 715-7777. $10.
Ugly Sweater Christmas party, 9 p.m., Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Ave.
Festival Ballet Theatre’s “Nutcracker, Irvine Barclay Theatre, Dec. 12-24. Tickets: $45, Adults; $42
South Shores Church’s choral concert, 32712 Crown Valley Parkway, Dana Point, 4:25 and 6:30 p.m.; and Dec. 13, 2:55 and 5 p.m. Tickets: $10.
Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Costa Mesa. 3 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 13
Lesterfari & Kings, 5 p.m.; Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Hwy, 949 715-7777.
Missiles of October, 4 p.m., White House, 340 S. Coast Hwy.
Slingshot, 4-8 p.m.; Josh Liberio, 9 p.m.; Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Ave.
All-American Boys Choir in “Sounds of Christmas,” 4 p.m., Soka University Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo. Tickets: $30-45.
Costumed docents explain a Victorian Christmas in Heritage House tours, Fullerton Arboretum, 2–4 p.m., refreshments, vocal and instrumental performances. Free.
Monday, Dec. 14
Trevor Green, 7 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Hwy, 949 715-7777.
Willie Ames, 8 p.m., Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Ave.
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Missiles of October, 7 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Hwy. 949 715-7777.
Robert Jon Duo, 8 p.m., Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Ave.
Ruben Gonzales, 6 p.m., Cliff Restaurant, 577 S. Coast Hwy.
Wednesday, Dec. 16
Tricia Freeman, 6 p.m., Cliff Restaurant, 577 S. Coast Hwy.
Locals Wednesday, Ocean Avenue Brewery, 237 Ocean Ave.
Gregory and the Melody, 8 p.m., Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Ave.
Thursday, Dec. 17
“Art and Spirit” film about artist Harold Garde, 7 p.m., Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr. $7. Free to members.
Andrew Bloom, 7 p.m., Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Hwy., 949 715-7777.
Missiles of October, 7 p.m., Cliff Restaurant, 577 S. Coast Hwy.
JJ Smith, 8 p.m., Marine Room Tavern, 214 Ocean Ave.
“A Snow White Christmas,” opens, Laguna Playhouse. Tickets, $41-$66, can be purchased online at lagunaplayhouse.com or by calling 949-497-2787.
David Ligare and Canyon Project exhibits, Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Dr. Open daily except Wednesday.
“A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Camino Real Playhouse, 31776 El Camino Real, San Juan Capistrano. Through Dec. 20. Tickets: $27. 949 533-0258
