San Mateo County History Museum. Playing Grown-Up: Toys from the Harry P. Costa Collection, through Dec. 31. Toys from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s that allowed children to mimic the activities of adults, such as a pedal-car fire truck and airplane, Tonka work trucks, an electric 1929 Lionel Stove & Oven, a G-men Fingerprint Set, a “Miss Friday” mechanical doll and a Lionel train. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. $3-$5; free to Association members. www.historysmc.org or 650-299-0104.

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California Pops Orchestra 2017-18 season. All shows on Sundays at 3 p.m. Sept. 17: Tribute to Big Bands, with Black Tie Jazz Band and Carly Honfi. Oct. 29: Funny Side Up! includes “Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals”; with Carly Honfi. Dec. 3: Pops’ Family Christmas, with Carly Honfi. Jan. 28: Broadway Meets Hollywood, Tony and Oscar award winners, with Carly Honfi. March 25: Pops’ Radio Music Hall, with Carly Honfi and Frederick Hodges. May 20: American Jubilee, all American music. Flint Center, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. Season subscriptions $111-$312; 650-856-8432. Individual tickets available in mid-August, $20-$55, 408-864-8816 or www.ticketmaster.com.

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Q What is your favorite musical and why?. A When I was in middle school in Champaign, Ill., we performed “Hey, Big Spender” from “Sweet Charity.” I’ve always been somewhat partial to that because of the sheer ridiculousness of being 12 years old and performing that scene. Q What is the hardest part of your job?. A I hardly think of what I do as a “job.” It is my life’s work, and I have a hard time imagining myself doing anything different. The hardest parts are the parts that are the farthest away from the theater experience, like combing through contracts or paying the bills.