“Velveteen Rabbit”: ODC’s annual adaptation of the classic children’s fairy tale; Nov. 29-Dec. 15; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco; $20-$75; www.odcdance.org. Carolina Lugo: The East Bay flamenco performer presents a holiday show; Dec. 1-29; Pena Pachamama, San Francisco; $15 (without dinner), $39.50 (with dinner); www.brownpapertickets.com. “Fiestas Navidenas”: A blend of Mexican song, dance and pageantry presented by Ballet Folklórico Costa de Oro; 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3; Bankhead Theater, Livermore; $15-$55; www.mylvpac.com; 3 and 7 p.m. Dec. 14, 3 p.m. Dec. 15; San Leandro Performing Arts Center; $20; www.bfcostadeoro.com.

For more information, a waiver form and template, email Kati Short at katishort@yahoo.com, The alcohol-free event will feature music, art, crafts and ballet flats vector food vendors, The musical lineup includes the Kenny Neal Band, Gino Matteo, Mo Fo Party Band, BigCat Tolfree, Marshall Law Band and Sam-ONE, Admission and parking are free, but bring along lawn chairs, No pets are allowed, For more information, go to deltabluesfestival.net or call 925-698-8024, Frank Ballesteros directs this popular ghoulish tale, Auditions are open to actors ages 12 and older, Everyone will have a speaking role..

REACHING NEW HEIGHTS: Jon Ball retired as an executive vice president with Hensel Phelps at the end of 2016, capping a 32-year career with the construction company. But he apparently didn’t get the memo that retirements are supposed to relaxing. What did Ball do with his new free time? He joined a group of a half-dozen Santa Clara County guys in their 60s in January to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. His group, which included 43 porters and four guides, spent nine days on the 19,300-foot high dormant volcano in Tanzania. “Just dream of higher ground because definitely it’s out there,” he said.

“A great deal of classical music over the centuries has been inspired by dance,” he said, “(Michelle’s performance) was quite a thing of beauty in that regard — not likely to be repeated any time soon.”, While Michelle can also play the piano, she said she “definitely” prefers the violin, “It’s really my interest in ballet flats vector the (San Francisco Symphony) Youth Orchestra,” she said, She has performed with them since she was in eighth grade, “As a pianist, it’s hard to be in an orchestra, But when I got into the Youth Orchestra, it really changed how I thought about the violin.”..

Week 6 of Season 23 was Latin Night and the emphasis was on sexy, sexy, sexy. Pitbull performed the opening number with a couple of rappers, the female DWTS pros plus all of Pitbull’s curvy dancers, and then he sat at the judges’ table as guest judge. The high-water mark of the night came with an Argentine tango by Jana Kramer and Gleb Savchenko that began in a bed and ended with dance moves under a pouring shower. The hot moves even made Pitbull shed his coat, and the four judges each gave the pair a 10 for a perfect total of 40.