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Toddler Storytime. Songs, active rhymes and stories, especially for ages 18 months to 3 years. Followed by playtime. 11 a.m. Saturdays. 81st Avenue Branch Library, 1021 81st Ave., Oakland. 510-615-5812, www.oaklandlibrary.org. Holidays at Dunsmuir. Mansion tours, holiday teas, winter cafe, carriage ride, brunch with Santa, mansion gift shop, live entertainment, holiday crafters, kids’s zone, group tours, Oakland Ballet’s hands-on dance workshop, The Puppet Company’s Wacky Winter. Noon to 4 p.m., Dec. 14, 15, 21, 22. Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate, 2960 Peralta Oaks, Ct., Oakland. $9 to $14 in advance, some activities cost more. Check website for details. 510-238-3052, www.dunsmuir-hellman.com.

Lego Club: Every second and fourth Wednesday of the month, 4 p.m, Cambrian Library, 1780 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose, sjpl.org/cambrian, Soyeon Kate Lee: Steinway Society The Bay Area presents the first-prize winner of the 2010 Naumburg International Piano Competition, May 17, 7:30 p.m, Le Petit Trianon Theatre, 72 N, Fifth St., San Jose, $30-$58, 408-990-0872, steinway society.com, dance ballet reusable stencil | multiple sizes to choose from Rock Band Finale: The students of Musicians Mobile team with professional musicians in two concerts featuring more than 15 “bands for a day.” May 10, 10-11:30 a.m, and noon-1:30 p.m, Theatre on San Pedro Square, 29 N, San Pedro St., San Jose, Free..

‘Don Quichotte’ in Alameda: Island City Opera, fresh from last month’s rollicking “Don Pasquale,” returns with Jules Massenet’s romantic opera based on Cervantes’ “Don Quixote.” William Pickering sings the title role, Buffy Baggott is Dulcinee, and Igor Vieira is Sancho Panza. Details: March 3-12; Elks Lodge Ballroom, Alameda; $10-$40; 510-263-8060; www.islandcityopera.org.— Georgia Rowe, Correspondent. United by music: Two Middle Eastern stars with global followings — Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza and Palestinian singer and qanun (lap harp) player Ali Paris — will perform together in a unity concert fusing rock and Middle Eastern music March 2 at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto. Details: 8 p.m.; $65; www.paloaltojcc.org/brozaparis.— Linda Zavoral, Staff.

Benny Green Trio, Modern jazz trio from pianist and Berkeley native Benny Green, Thursday, November 2 – Saturday, November 4, 7:00pm & 8:30pm, Sunday, November 5, 6:00pm & 7:30pm, Joe Henderson Lab, The Paco De Lucía Project with Javier Limón, Wednesday, November 8, 7:30pm, Herbst Theatre, Created by 10-time Latin Grammy winner Javier Limón, The Paco de Lucía Project reassembles the original band that toured with the legendary flamenco guitarist for the last 10 years of his career before his death in 2014, A close friend and longtime collaborator dance ballet reusable stencil | multiple sizes to choose from with de Lucía, Limón brings material associated with the maestro featuring guitarist Antonio Sánchez, vocalist David de Jacoba, and virtuoso flamenco dancer Farru..

Adding their own considerable talents to the mix, Riette Burdick, Lynda DiVito, Danelle Medeiros and Lizzie O’Hara play her gal pals, with Jason Hoover doing an incredible job as the men in their lives. Donning wigs and various accruements, Hoover morphs from one role to another, often without leaving the stage. Michael Butler’s simple stage design, which utilizes a very versatile sectional couch, works wonders in the Knight Stage 3’s intimate space while Michael Berg dazzles with one gorgeous costume (not to mention the requisite oh-so-high heels) after another.