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‘Humbug’ in Antioch for 38 years. ANTIOCH — Resurrection Theatre presents its 38th annual “Humbug” at the Virginia J. Calisesi Studio Theater, 512 W. Second St. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Additional performances are 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 and 1 p.m. Dec. 24. Based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” the traditional Antioch Christmas classic with a Christian message is directed by Frank J. Ballesteros who also stars as Scrooge.

A Peter White Christmas: The smooth jazz guitarist teams with Rick Braun and Mindi Abair; 8 and 10 p.m, Dec, 16 (early show is ballet flats elastic back sold out); Yoshi’s, Oakland; $39; 510-238-9200, www.yoshis.com, The Christmas Jug Band with Maria Muldaur: A sassy evening of holiday tunes; 8 p.m, Dec, 16; Freight & Salvage, Berkeley; $20-$22; 510-644-2020, www.thefreight.org, Dave Koz Christmas Tour: With Jonathan Butler, Candy Dulfer, more; 8 p.m, Dec, 18; Warfield Theatre, San Francisco; $49.50-$125; www.axs.com..

It occurred in January 1944, World War II time. Eight of us Army Air Corps guys were on our way from Biloxi, Mississippi, to Radio Tech School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with an overnight layover in Chicago. During the war, that “City of Big Shoulders” had a USO building 12 stories high. The top three had dorms where servicemen could stay, but it also devoted an entire floor to musical recordings. That’s where that young lady came in. Feeling awkward over my ignorance of anything classic, I asked the young volunteer at the record counter about a musical number our high school orchestra played when my class graduated from Oakland Tech. “It went something like this: Dat dat dadyada de yadda de daddyada dah.” How’s that for feeling stupid?”.

“David was a great star and I treasure the moments we had together,” wrote Paul McCartney, “I’m Devastated! This great Artist changed my life!” wrote Madonna, Bowie will clearly be remembered as one of the greatest artists in rock ‘n’ roll history, a man who amazingly managed to stay rocking and relevant during each of his six decades in the business, The only true constant in ballet flats elastic back his artistic life was change, He was known as the ultimate chameleon, but that might not be an accurate assessment, After all, a chameleon changes its colors to match its surroundings, Bowie did just the opposite: He’d reinvent himself and then watch as basically everyone else changed to match him..

Caesar was born in 1922 in Yonkers, N.Y., the third son of an Austrian-born restaurant owner and his Russian-born wife. His first dream was to become a musician, and he played saxophone in bands in his teens. But as a youngster waiting tables at his father’s luncheonette, he liked to observe as well as serve the diverse clientele, and recognize the humor happening before his eyes. His talent for comedy was discovered when he was serving in the Coast Guard during World War II and got a part in a Coast Guard musical, “Tars and Spars.” He also appeared in the movie version. Wrote famed columnist Hedda Hopper: “I hear the picture’s good, with Sid Caesar a four-way threat. He writes, sings, dances and makes with the comedy.”.