THURSDAY
Dave Landon
Funk-Jazz-Pop artist Dave Landon and his “dream band” of Bay Area notables play the Aqus Café, 189 H St. 7 p.m. No cover. Aqus.com.
The Young Dubliners
Celtic rock’s hardest working band, the Young Dubliners have won thousands of fans by playing hundreds of shows across dozens of cities in numerous countries. They’ve appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Good Morning America, and their songs have added to the drama of such television shows as “Sons Of Anarchy” and “Human Target.” And now they are coming to Petaluma. Catch them live at the Mystic Theatre, 21 N. Petaluma Blvd. 8:30 p.m. $13. MysticTheatre.com.
FRIDAY
Grease: The Musical
The Sonoma County musical theater program Music to Our Ears returns to the Phoenix Theater with a spirited youth production of the popular 50s musical “Grease.” The rock-fueled score is crammed with hits, and the kids of Music to Our Ears are all pumped up and ready to roll. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 24, 8 p.m. Tickets $22-$25. 201 E. Washington St. ThePhoenixTheater.com.
Hot Grubb
Sonoma County’s popular dance band brings its epic set-list of recognizable American rock tunes (Springsteen! Segar! Presley!), and a satisfyingly upbeat sound to Red Brick, 101 2nd St. 7 p.m. No cover. RedBrickRestaurants.com.
SATURDAY
Trace Repeat
This spectacular funk and soul band from Oakland plays old school funk like they were born in the ’60s and ’70s, only they weren’t. A Trace Repeat show is a giddy, up-tempo celebration of the songs of James Brown, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Prince. 7:30 p.m. No cover. The Big Easy, 128 American Alley. BigEasyPetalumas.com.
‘Recipe for Community’ Arts Center event
This special event focuses on one notable piece of the Petaluma Arts Center’s currently running exhibit, “Power of Ten: Scaling Up.” The event is a celebration and discussion of “Recipe For Community,” an art piece created by multimedia artist Douglas Gayeton and Aqus Community Foundation. The piece, an enlarged photo of 10 local people who, according to PAC, “define the heart and soul of Petaluma,” including their own individual definitions of the word “Community.” 5-7 p.m. Snacks and refreshments will be served. $10 suggested donation. Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St. PetalumaArtsCenter.org.
SUNDAY
‘The Dark Crystal’
Jim Henson’s groundbreaking 1982 fantasy film returns to the big screen in a special release to 500 movie theaters around the country. The imaginative epic - set in a decidedly NON-CG world of puppet creatures and monsters, with such magical critters as Gelflings and Skeksis - was considered a milestone of the art form at the time, though was darker than the work Henson (“The Muppets”) had previously produced. See it again in all of its gorgeously weird glory, Sunday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. and 2:01 p.m., and again at 7 p.m. and 7:01 p.m. “The Dark Crystal” will screen again on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Saturday March 3 at 2 p.m., and Tuesday, March 6 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Boulevard Cinemas, 200 C St. CinemaWest.com.
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