• • • • •. South Bay Holiday Gospel Concert. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, directed by Terrance Kelly, unleashes moving arrangements of holiday favorites. 7:30 p.m. $28-$36. 650.903.6000. • • • • •. The Choral Project and San Jose Chamber Orchestra, “Winter’s Gifts: Celebration,” First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Both organizations celebrate milestone anniversaries with live holiday music that honors wintry traditions from around the world. 8 p.m. Also 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. $10-$30 at sjcp.org, $10-$35 at the door.

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Details: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18, San Francisco Conservatory of Music; $35 general, $15 students; 415-633-8802; www.sfcmp.org. WOMEN COMPOSERS CHAMPIONED: Music lovers and critics alike decry the shortage of music by women in classical performance, but Sarah Cahill does something about it. This weekend in Point Reyes Station, the fiercely forward-thinking pianist from Berkeley presents a sample of her latest project, “The Future Is Female.” Featuring solo piano works by women composers from around the world, the program includes music by Florence Price, Chen Yi, Teresa Carreño and Franghiz Ali-Zadeh. Admission includes a post-concert discussion with Cahill.

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“A Chorus Line” plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Because of the Super Bowl on Feb. 2, the matinee has been canceled and a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 1 has been added, in addition to the Feb. 1 evening performance. For tickets, Call 925-931-4848 or go too www.firehousearts.org. Last Saturday’s brunch not only included board and staff members but also all the actors, designers and directors who have worked with the company over the past 10 years. The brunch also kicked off the organization’s new season, which began on Sunday with a delightful production of “Mercy Watson to the Rescue.” Based on Kate DiCamillo’s hilarious book series about a rather adorable toast-loving pig, the play features colorful sets, upbeat music, outrageously colorful characters and, of course, Mercy the pig. Emily Morrison Austin directs the show, which plays at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley (through Feb. 16), at the Front Row Theater in San Ramon (Feb. 22-March 2), at the Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley (March 8-16) and the Children’s Creativity Museum Theater in San Francisco (March 22-30). For tickets to the show (suitable for 4 years and older), call 510-296-4433 or go to www.bactheatre.org.