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With an aging body, too much cocoa and cookies, a staff of suddenly woke elves, the North Pole melting and 80 million more gifts to deliver this Christmas than last, Santa has finally hit a wall and Mrs. Claus wants to do something about it. But will he listen?

Viewpoint presents three exhibits in November.

Roberta Mangini Glisson explores the origins of female strength in Rooted.

In One Life, A Biography for Us, Rebecca Gregg creates a visual biography of a woman she never met and encourages the viewer to consider the qualities of a meaningful life.

Journey of Grief is a work of profound mourning, created by Jenny Abramson Rebecca Gregg to process the loss of her husband to cancer.

The spirited annual Miracle Holiday Bar Pop-Up at Red Rabbit will return for revelers to experience and enjoy for another season.

Miracle is a Christmas-themed pop-up cocktail bar that serves holiday cocktails in a festive setting. With holiday décor, professionally-developed cocktails, and the nostalgic energy of the best office party you’ve ever been to, Miracle is sure to get even the grouchiest Grinch in the holiday spirit.

Check out the menu here.

It’s Christmas at Pemberley again! This warm holiday comedy is the second piece to Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon's Christmas at Pemberley trilogy. The Wickhams takes you downstairs where servants are bustling with the arrival of holiday guests. In the warmth of the Darcy kitchen, two years after the conclusion of Pride and Prejudice, family secrets are revealed, and loyalties are tested. A bright holiday tale full of mirth, wit, and the power of giving back to others.

This eight-week Improv 101 course is the perfect fit for everyone! They teach you all the basics of improv. Basically, you are going to laugh for two hours each week and play like a kid! You will learn how to create comedy scenes off the top of your head, with no preparation or planning, inspired by students’ true stories. You will learn basic improv skills, like accepting and building on other student ideas, establishing and playing the pattern of the scene, and heightening your pattern from grounded to crazy town. You want to just have fun? You want to perform someday? This class is for everyone! Okay, let’s do this. Register. Stop messing around. And, go!

Instructor: Justine Lopez

Whether floating sheets or blowing bottles the twisted forms and vibrant colors of glass take the shelves in Kennedy Gallery's "Blown and Twisted" exhibit. Kennedy Gallery features work from over 18 resident artists inside three floors of open studios in the heart of Midtown’s entertainment district.

In Cage Match, two pre-selected teams battle it out (perform for 20 minutes) in the Comedy Spot arena (on stage) to prove their mettle (hopefully win) in the ruthless, cutthroat world of improv (very supportive and positive). The audience vote decides the winners (true). The host (Kevin Cooley) deals with the losers (treats them well.)

New matches every month. Winning teams get a $20 cash prize and their picture on the winner wall. Winning teams will also be invited back to participate in championship matches with other winners. Sometimes Cage Match features two matches in one night!

Interested in being on the show? Please submit your team's contact information below anytime. Cage Match is open to everyone. Priority will be given to teams consisting of Comedy Spot students (current or prior).  If they consistently have more interest than slots available, then they will consider adding an extra show or even new dates.

Click here to submit your team!

Mark Collie Mark is a singer, songwriter, actor, and advocate for diabetes research. His songs have been recorded by some of Country music’s most iconic recording artists including Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Garth Brooks, Billy Ray Cyrus, Aaron Tippin and George Jones.

His film and TV roles include The Punisher with Thomas Jane and John Travolta, Fire Down Below with Stephen Seagal, Walker Texas Ranger and the TV series Nashville, to name a few. Mark helped organize a celebrity race at the Nashville Motor Speedway bringing together the legends of NASCAR, the stars of Country Music and some of Hollywood’s most elite to raise money and awareness for diabetes research. As a result of this effort the Mark Collie Chair in Diabetes Research was formed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. As a winner of the American Spirit Award, Mark is a strong supporter of our men and women in uniform having performed for them around the world. Mark believes in second chances, alongside his wife Tammy, they are committed to working with incarcerated men and women teaching and helping them find their voice through music expression programs designed to help prepare them for successful re-entry.

Join Sacramento Comedy Spot as they collect toys and monetary donations for Toys for Tots of Sacramento to help kids have a good Christmas this year! On the lineup, they have the very funny Drew Shafer, Aurora Singh, Benton Harshaw, and Steph Sanders! Hosted by A.J. DeMello.

Trash Movie Improv is a show in which a clip from a bad movie is played. After a few minutes the clip is stopped and a team of improvisers must create new scenes based on the trash movie clip all on the spot!

Featuring Alex Shewmaker, Kevin Cooley, Amy Nelson, Ryan King, Sam Harrison, Daniel Kessenich, and Tessa Brown

When Company Member Peter Story is bummed about the postponed production of A Year with Frog and Toad, his friends and fellow actors Stephanie Altholz, Rob Robinson, and Karen Vance rally around him to lift his mood and provide a little cheer by performing a series of holiday plays. Ironically, the original 2021 production of Tis the Season was unable to run beyond its opening weekend because of the Covid Omicron variant surge. But they loved it so much at B Street that they want to give it another chance to shine! Tis the Sequel will feature some of their favorite moments from the 2021 production as well as some new stories and of course, tons of holiday cheer.

Off the road and back to Sacramento, the Dirty Cello band is back.

The Dirty Cello band is all about taking expectations of what a cello should do and doing everything else. A world traveling blues and rock band, Dirty Cello is coming back to Sacramento for their yearly performance.

“I love the cello, and I love wailing blues and shredding rock, so that’s what the Dirty Cello band is about,” says bandleader Rebecca Roudman. “We’ve ruffled a few feathers, but our audiences love to hear me shred on the cello.”

The Dirty Cello band has recently returned from tours to the UK and Iceland, where they presented their unique take on American music to audiences everywhere from large festivals to drunken pubs. Their Icelandic tour even saw a wild performance for Icelandic movie star Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir’s wedding.

“We’ll play anywhere, but love playing at the Sofia,” reports Roudman.

The band has performed at the Sofia yearly, and even did a livestream for the theater during the lockdown. Their show includes reimaginings of classic rock from Led Zeppelin, exciting takes on Stevie Ray Vaughn, and of course some of their own tunes.

“We won’t turn down a show, especially if it’s an adventure,” says guitarist Jason Eckl, “we’ve played at a nudist resort, a Scottish castle, and recently had to tape the drumset to the deck of a whale-watching boat for a literally rocking show.” During their live performances, the Dirty Cello band relates these stories and more amidst their high energy performance with a heavy hitting five piece band.

The Sofia Theater is comfortable, has easy parking, and great sound according to the band’s press materials.

From Iceland to Italy, and all over the U.S., San Francisco based band Dirty Cello brings the world a high energy and unique spin on blues, rock, and Americana. Led by vivacious cross-over cellist, Rebecca Roudman, Dirty Cello is cello like you’ve never heard before. From down home blues and rock with a wailing cello to virtuosic stompin’ Americana, Dirty Cello is a band that gets your heart thumping and your toes tapping!​

“When lead guitar is replaced by the sound of hot licks on a cello, blues, rock and bluegrass rise to a new dimension. Dirty Cello — a four-piece band from San Francisco — makes its style of string music to inspire audiences to swing, sway and dance.” Nick Diamantides, Ashland Daily Tidings.

"Dirty Cello’s music is all over the map: funky, carnival, romantic, sexy, tangled, electric, fiercely rhythmic, and textured, and only occasionally classical." Lou Fancher, Oakland Magazine.

"The band plays every style imaginable, and does some fantastic covers. (Their rendition of “Purple Haze” is incredible.) But what is most spectacular about them is hearing the depth of soul in Roudman’s playing—it goes beyond what most people would expect from the instrument. She plays it with so much heart, you’ll wonder why more bands don’t have a cellist." Good Times Santa Cruz

Pitch, Please! is bringing brand new movie ideas to you… and guess what? You get to pick which one gets made! See what happens when an idea for a movie, comes to life before your eyes and it’s all improvised!

Pitch Please is a long-form narrative based improv team featuring the following improvisers: Lacey Carroll, Tyler Horst, Kyle Buis, Carissa Edwards, Hawley Allen, Miriam Ellis, Nate Breshears, Jake Forrester, Sam Sellers, and Jessi Goold!

Ring in a new season of hope for peace at home and around the world.

Chanteuses' program The World for Christmas invites the warmth of the season to come down, celebrates the universal call to peace, hope, love, and joy, and encourages each of us to contribute to making a difference in the world.

You will experience a rich spectrum of musical styles and genres from Micheal John Trotta's modern setting of the familiar 9th century text in Veni, Veni Emmanuel, a 12th century text by Hildegard von Bingen in Ave Generosa by Ola Gjeilo, to familiar holiday favorites such as the Leontovich/Wilhousky Carol of the Bells, and James McKelvy's fun twist on Deck the Halls in 7/8!

Calidanza Dance Company seeks to become Sacramento’s first professional Mexican folk dance company presenting annual programs in our region as well as touring nationally/internationally. It is our goal to create a vibrant cultural art center in Sacramento that promotes Latino dance and other art forms.

Adults with a thirst for holiday fun can visit Golden Bear during their highly-anticipated annual Hot Toddy competition.

*Note: Friday and Saturday are sold out.

Tycho is excited to announce the final series of Dive Live shows and the first on the West Coast. They will be coming back to where it all started in Sacramento. Scott Hansen of Tycho wrote a lot of Dive in a converted garage a couple blocks from Harlow’s and spent many nights there enjoying shows. It’s been a longtime dream of his to be able to present this album in its entirety in a venue that means so much to him. These intimate evenings will also be part of the 40th anniversary of the Harlow’s so it will be extra special. Looking forward to seeing everyone and sharing the beginnings of Tycho with you all.

The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus is proud to present Holiday Hits with a Splash of Sass under the direction of Artistic Director Christian Bohm. This funny, family-friendly concert featuring popular holiday favorites and old-time nostalgia is a must-see for all who want to enjoy the spirit of the holidays. If you want to experience the joy of belonging and coming home for the holidays, all with a balance of class and sass, join us for this holiday concert extravaganza!

Back by popular demand, Italian tenor Pasquale Esposito returns to The Sofia after his successful debut. The touring production of his 4th PBS Special: In the Spirit of Christmas will be presented. The evening’s program will include a colorful repertoire of Christmas songs and Holiday favorites in new stunning arrangements that allow Pasquale to demonstrate his vocal prowess. Accompanied by his stellar band and special guests, the program is a perfect experience to share with the family. Don’t miss this opportunity as Pasquale returns to The Sofia with a brand new show celebrating the season of giving and bringing in the Holiday cheer. A portion of the profits will benefit the non-profit organization, Notable Music and Arts Organization promoting music education to the under-served by providing private music and voice instruction.

Mouth Stuff presents Mercury Reprobates; a spellbinding excursion into the realm of magic, mysticism, and mirth. With both an astrologer and a tarot card reader in the cast, this show was written in the stars! Special guests will receive a mini-reading of their natal chart based on their birth time/date/place and while Quyen interprets the meaning of their celestial alignment, Carrie will be shuffling her tarot deck, revealing the secrets hidden in the cards as she goes. At the conclusion of an enchanting interview with the subject, the team will make improv magic on stage, crafting scenes that are as comical as they are cosmical. Don’t miss this occult classic!

Cast: Hawley Allen, Courtney Bellmer, Kyle Buis, Michael Hutnick, JinBae Jung, Mickey McKim, Carrie Jahn, Quyen, Tyler Swanson, Matt Taylor, and Ben Thomas