ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE presents the youth dancers and their production of The Nutcracker Dec. 19 and 20 at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $14, $11 for the Ethel Pope Auditorium, $12 to $18 at the Clark Center. Info: 922-8313 or 489-9444 (Clark Center).
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, based on the novel by C.S. Lewis, through Dec. 23 in the Marian Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. Cost is $26.25 to $30. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
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THE STUDIO OF PERFORMING ARTS presents its production of A Night Before Christmas Dec. 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. at the Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre, Performing Arts Theatre, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $12. Info: 753-2787 or pac.calpoly@gmail.com.
THE SOLVANG JULEFEST presents the Solvang Village Dancers performing Dec. 19 from noon to 2 p.m. at the corner of Copenhagen Drive and Alisal Road, Solvang. Info: 344-1717.
THE TEMPLE OF THE PEOPLE presents a youth group production of a 30-minute original yule show featuring carols, and the Temple Builders presents the play Father Christmas Dec. 22 at 7 p.m., Dec. 23 at 2 p.m., and Dec. 24 at 2 p.m. at the Hiawatha Lodge, 3065 Temple St., Halcyon. Info: 481-4019 or Adelasie@gmail.com.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its Holiday Extravaganza production featuring Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, and a holiday vaudeville review through Dec. 31 at the theater on Highway 1, Oceano. Info: 489-2499 or americanmelodrama.com.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its production of “Golden Girls Holiday Mystery-The Curse of Jessica Fletcher” through Jan. 31 on Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2305 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95, includes dinner. Info: 489-3875 or murderinmind.com.
This article appears in Dec 17-24, 2009.