MILL VALLEY
Baggage Emotional baggage is by far the hardest to pack up and get rid of. In Rebecca Bloom’s novel, Eat, Drink and Be Married, college girlfriends Kate, Nina and Zoe travel from opposite coasts to join their former roommate, Hannah, for her lavish Lake Tahoe wedding. Each woman is coerced into coming to terms with past mistakes before considering taking the plunge into matrimony. Bloom shares chick lit at its finest on Thursday, Dec. 1, at Showroom. 30 Miller Ave., Mill Valley. 5pm. Free. 415.381.8801.
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Death to Punk If punk rock was supposed to have died years ago, someone should probably check the pulse of Fang frontman Sam McBride. More than 30 years since the band’s beginnings and just over 20 since McBride was sent to prison in an infamous Bay Area episode, Fang are back in action. They play this week at Santa Rosa’s newest venue, the Transient Lounge, a space open to the public for ideas, art, swap meets and more. Share the love, and a little rage, on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Transient Lounge. 400 E. Todd Road, Santa Rosa. 8pm. $8. 707.583.9080.
MILL VALLEY
Satin Doll Music just isn’t what it used to be. What was once an industry for the artistically inclined has morphed into an enterprise primarily for making money. Lifelong San Francisco–area resident Deborah Winters keeps music’s original intention alive, exploring jazz from the 1940s and onward. With influences like Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, Winters reexamines the history of jazz on her latest album, Lovers
After All. She sings on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 142 Throckmorton Theatre. 142 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley. 8pm. $26–$35. 415.383.9600.
The week’s events: a selective guide
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The Real Deal The typical devoid-of-talent high school Battle of the Bands rarely ever seems palatable. But the Napa Valley Opera House’s version of this often-loathed tradition truly does feature the Napa Valley’s best bands; past winners have been played on Live 105, whose Aaron Axelsen is a judge at this year’s event. (We hear the Bohemian’s Gabe Meline sits behind the panel this year, too.) After this year’s semifinals, see who takes the grand prize on Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Napa Valley Opera House. 1030 Main St., Napa. 7pm. $10. 707.226.7372.
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Burton of Dance The allure of dark comedy and quirky, misunderstood characters are staples found throughout the career of legendary filmmaker Tim Burton. Classical & Contemporary Dance with Tamara Grose takes on the daunting task of translating The Nightmare Before Christmas into a dance routine as captivating as the film. The dance group channels favorites Jack Skellington, Sally and Sandy Claws on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and Thursday, Dec.1, at the Spreckels Center. 5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park. 7pm. $15–$20. 707.588.3434.
—Lacie Schwarz
DOOBIE-DOO-BEE-DOO Devin the Dude plays Dec. 2 at the Phoenix Theater. See Concerts, p30.
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