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Valentino Khan

Sat, Dec 5  ·  10:00 PM
Nova SD, San Diego

A Dance/Electronic music event at Nova SD. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

Dec5Sat

Village Voices presents Home for the Holidays

Sat, Dec 5  ·  2:30 PM
Scherr Forum- B of A Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks

A Classical arts and theatre event at Scherr Forum- B of A Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Dec5Sat

Winter in the Grove

Sat, Dec 5  ·  3:00 to 7:00 PM
Village Green Park, Garden Grove

Garden Grove's holiday celebration at Village Green Park.

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Dec5Sat

WWE NXT Holiday Live Tour

Sat, Dec 5  ·  7:30 PM
Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Riverside

A Wrestling sports event at Riverside Municipal Auditorium. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Zoltan Kaszas

Sat, Dec 5  ·  7:00 PM
Improv Comedy Club-Irvine, Irvine

A Miscellaneous arts and theatre event at Improv Comedy Club-Irvine. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Dec6Sun

A Merry-achi Christmas

Sun, Dec 6  ·  2:00 PM
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Cerritos

A Holiday music event at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

Dec6Sun

Chrissy Chlapecka

Sun, Dec 6  ·  7:00 PM
Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego, San Diego

A Dance/Electronic music event at Voodoo Room at the House of Blues San Diego. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

Dec6Sun

Dennis Jones

Sun, Dec 6  ·  6:00 PM
Humphreys Backstage Live, San Diego

A Blues music event at Humphreys Backstage Live. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

Dec6Sun

Des Rocs

Sun, Dec 6  ·  8:00 PM
SOMA, San Diego

A Rock music event at SOMA. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

Dec6Sun

Elías Medina

Sun, Dec 6  ·  7:00 PM
Riverside Municipal Auditorium, Riverside

A Pop music event at Riverside Municipal Auditorium. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

Dec6Sun

Exhumed

Sun, Dec 6  ·  6:30 PM
Constellation Room, Santa Ana

A Metal music event at Constellation Room. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

Dec6Sun

Fatt Smaxk

Sun, Dec 6  ·  7:00 PM
The Observatory, Santa Ana

A Hip-Hop/Rap music event at The Observatory. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

Dec6Sun

Gabriel Rutledge

Sun, Dec 6  ·  6:00 PM
Corona Improv, Corona

A Comedy arts and theatre event at Corona Improv. Tickets and details through Ticketmaster.

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Bob Baker Marionette Theater Hallowe'en Spooktacular

Select dates through Nov 8  ·  Select dates and times
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, Los Angeles

A family-friendly hour-long boo-sical revue with 100+ puppets and a Dia de los Muertos sequence. (Start date shown as September.)

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First Thursdays Art Walk

First Thursday of every month
Laguna Beach

On the first Thursday of each month, Laguna Beach galleries stay open late for a free, self-guided art walk.

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