An Unforgettable Nat King Cole Christmas: Performed by Evan Tyrone Martin; 8 p.m. Nov. 30, 4 and 8 p.m. Dec. 1; Hammer Theatre Center, San Jose; $60; 408-924-8501, www.hammertheatre.com. Freight & Salvage: Berkeley nightclub offers a slate of holiday-themed concerts in December, including San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, SoVoSo, Christmas Jug Band and John Santos; prices vary, see schedule and get tickets at www.thefreight.org. Poptopia: Concert presented by radio station 99.7 Now features Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Charlie Puth, Bebe Rexha, Jack & Jack and Why Don’t We;’ 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1; SAP Center, San Jose; $35-$159.50; www.ticketmaster.com.

There will be a free reception hosted by the artists with refreshments, music and light snacks on Sunday, Feb, 8 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m, at the gallery, 26 Orinda Way, The gallery is open during open library hours, which are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m, to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m, to 6 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m, Be ‘Appassionata’ about art through March ballet shoe necklace, ballet, letter necklace, birthday, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years old, letter, gift ballerina, niece, granddaught 24, “Art Appassionata,” featuring the light-washed landscapes and portraits by Lisa Gunn of Orinda and oil paintings of the California coastline by Carol Tarzier, launches the Moraga Art Gallery’s 2015 schedule of shows..

She planned on just focusing on going to do schools for academics and then going home. “One of my friend’s from Fremont was like ‘you are really not enjoying this, are you really going to mope around for four years, that’s ridiculous,’ and then Germain, who I knew since kindergarten, asked me to help out with homecoming decorations freshman year and I think that was the changing point about how he invited me … he was class vice president at the time and I was like okay, sure I knew him and it was awesome. I realized I love being involved and I met a lot of new people through that and that was the beginning of my leadership journey and that was made me feel like home,”Gangal said.

San Mateo County History Museum, Charles Parsons’ “Ships of the World Gallery.” Opens March 16 with a family day with free admission, 24 model ships created by Charles Parsons, with murals painted by Fred Sinclair, interactive stations for children, and photos and videos depicting South San Francisco shipbuilding, San Mateo County Coastside shipwrecks and the Port of Redwood City, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City, www.historysmc.org or 650-299-0104, 10th Pan-Asian Music Festival, Bing Concert Hall, Stanford University, Jindong Cai, artistic ballet shoe necklace, ballet, letter necklace, birthday, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 years old, letter, gift ballerina, niece, granddaught director, Feb, 22: The Tibetan Opera, Dance and Music Troupe of Qinghai, Stanford Symphony, March 1: Mongolia Gala, 30 performers from Mongolia, Stanford Symphony, Feb, 28, March 2: Verdi’s “Requiem,” four soloists from the Mongolian State Academic Theatre, Stanford Symphony, $10-$30, 650-725-2787 or panasianmusicfestival.stanford.edu..

“Words cannot express how proud I am of Sgt. Garcia and Cpl. Bordigon — to be recognized among law enforcement professionals from all over the United States, is truly an honor,” said South San Francisco Police Chief Jeff Azzopardi, who attended the awards ceremony, in the news release. He also said this award would not have been possible without the diligent work of many organizations. “We honor the truly talented and dedicated legal and administrative personnel in the 94 U.S. Attorneys’ offices and our law enforcement partners who everyday touch lives in our communities, protect the American people, and work to ensure the fair and impartial administration of justice,” Wilkinson said in the news release.