Family: winter solstice celebration
Learn what solstice is through stories, games, music and crafts. They may make a beeswax candle, a Hopi "snake chaser," or an Icelandic troll charm. The event will be Saturday, Dec. 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. $10. No charge for children under 2 years of age.

Theater: 'It's a Wonderful Life'
"It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play" re-imagines the movie directed by Frank Capra as a 1940s radio production. Five actors play every single part, as well as provide all the sound effects with a bag of tricks. It plays through Saturday, Dec. 22, from 8 to 9:45 p.m. at Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. $18-$30.

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