Friday, Nov. 21

Frankie Beverly & Maze (pictured), 8:30 p.m. Friday, Riverside Municipal Auditorium, 3485 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside. $48.75-$90.75. (951) 788-3944; www.riversidemunicipalauditorium.com.

The Riverside Plaza opens the holiday season with a parade, snow, a tree-lighting ceremony, the RCC Marching Tigers Band, actress Christa B. Allen (”Cake”), Santa Claus and more, 6 p.m. Friday, Riverside Plaza, 3545 Central Ave., Riverside. Free. (951) 683-1066; www.shopriversideplaza.com.

Riverside Community College presents “The Laramie Project,“ 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Singletary Hall, 4800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside. $15. (951) 222-8100; www.rcc.edu.

UC Riverside presents Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, ARTS Studio Theatre, UCR, 900 University Ave., Riverside. $14; $12 students and seniors. (951) 827-3245; www.theatre.ucr.edu.

California Baptist University presents “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, CBU, 8432 Magnolia Ave., Riverside. $15. (951) 343-4319; www.calbaptist.edu.

Michael Feinstein and Debbie Reynolds (pictured), 8 p.m. Friday, McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. $65-$125. (866) 889-2787; www.mccallumtheatre.com.

Copy Katz Celebrity Revue presents celebrity impersonators, 8 p.m. Friday- Sunday, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $29. (800) 252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com.

CSU San Bernardino Symphonic Band and Rancho Belago Wind Ensemble perform, 7:30 p.m. Friday, CSUSB Recital Hall in the Performing Arts Building, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino. $10. (909) 537-7516; music.csusb.edu/calendar.

An evening of smooth jazz by saxophonist Euge Groove and guitarist Ray Fuller, 7 p.m. Friday, Sierra Lakes Golf Club, 16600 Clubhouse Drive, Fontana. $45; $65 includes dinner. (909) 697-9565.

Former world champion Jhonny Gonzalez vs Nestor Rocha, 4:30 p.m. Friday, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $35-125. (800) 252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com/

GWAR, Kingdom of Sorrow and Toxic Holocaust, 7 p.m. Friday, Glass House, 200 W. Second St., Pomona. $23. (909) 629-0377; www.theglasshouse.us.

Karaoke with a live band at RockStar Karaoke, 9 p.m. Friday, Pala Casino Resort & Spa, 11154 Highway 76, Pala. Free. (760) 510-5100; www.palacasino.com

Ramekega with Allan Comeau and Johnny Szmyd, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Coffee Depot (Riverside Plaza), 3540 Riverside Plaza Drive, Riverside. Free. (951) 222-2219; www.myspace.com/coffeedepot, www.coffeedepot.tv.

Saturday, Nov. 22

Bill Gaither & Friends, 6 p.m. Saturday, Citizens Business Bank Arena, 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario. $19.50-$42.50. (909) 484-2020; www.cbbankarena.com.

“Rent,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday, California Theatre of Performing Arts, 562 W. 4th St., San Bernardino. $38. (909) 381-5388; www.sanbernardinosymphony.org.

Pop/country singer Jewel, 8 p.m. Saturday, Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Casino, 84-245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio. $49-$79. www.fantasyspringsresort.com.

Cowboy band Riders in the Sky (pictured), 3 p.m. Saturday, McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert. $15-$45. (866) 889-2787; www.mccallumtheatre.com.

Riverside Community Players presents “On Golden Pond,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Riverside Community Players, 4026 Fourteenth St., Riverside. $15. (951) 686-4030; www.riversidecommunityplayers.com.

Singer/songwriter Apryle Dalmacio, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Coffee Depot (Riverside Plaza), 3540 Riverside Plaza Drive, Riverside. Free. (951) 222-2219; www.myspace.com/coffeedepot, www.coffeedepot.tv.

Bella Donna tribute to Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, 8 p.m. Saturday, Pala Casino Resort & Spa, 11154 Highway 76, Pala. Free. (760) 510-5100; www.palacasino.com.

High-energy dance band the Basix, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday, Pechanga Casino & Resort, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula. Free. (951) 693-1819; www.pechanga.com

The Rialto Community Players presents Neil Simon’s “Rumors,” 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Rialto Community Players, 150 East San Bernardino Ave., Rialto. $15. (909) 873-8514; www.rialtocommunityplayers.org

Pop trio Wilson Phillips, 8 p.m. Saturday, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. $30. (800) 252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com.

Sunday, Nov. 23

Country stars Alan Jackson and Trace Adkins, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Citizens Business Bank Arena, 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario. $60-$75. (909) 484-2020; www.cbbankarena.com.

Alternative rocker Sandbox, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon. Free. (800) 252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com/

Live Improv Comedy hosted by the Swinging Johnson Brothers, 7 p.m. Sunday, Coffee Depot (Downtown), 3204 Mission Inn Ave, Riverside. Free. (951) 222-2263; www.myspace.com/coffeedepot, www.coffeedepot.tv/

Redlands Chamber Music Society presents the Jung Trio, 4 p.m. Sunday, University of Redlands, Watchorn Hall, Frederick Loewe Performance Hall, 1200 Colton Ave., Redlands. $20. For more information, contact Adrianne Gram at (909) 798-9253.

The Tequihua Foundation presents Aka Dua Drum Circle, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Life Arts Building, 3485 University Ave., Riverside. Free. (951) 784-5849.

– compiled by Claudia Park and Cathy Maestri

Filed under News A2, Entertainment

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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