Week Ahead: Double Road Race; Johnny Cash Christmas; Alviso Adobe Faire

Monday, Dec. 16

• Living Bethlehem. Live nativity scene with 140+ actors and animals. See  Merlin the camel. Walk through village as it was 2,000 years ago. Free.  St. Michael's Church. 3rd and Church streets. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Five shows nightly. Performances every half hour; last about 20 minutes. 

• Covered CA Information Session. Pleasanton Library. 7 p.m.
  

• Lawyer in the Library. Pleasanton Library. 5:30 p.m. Register at desk.

• Vine Cinema: "White Christmas" - Starring: Bing Crosby , Danny Kaye , Rosemary Clooney. 7 p.m. Vine Cinema & Alehouse is not your ordinary movie theatre -- food, beer and wine delivered to your table or couch!

•  City Council meeting.  7 p.m.                      

• Heartsaver CPR/AED/First-aid Classes, Dublin. 2 p.m. 6930 Village Parkway (Suite A).

• Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society. Pleasanton Library. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Society docents help with Genealogy Collection and online databases.

• Niles Canyon Train of Lights. Brightly decorated holiday train, covered with thousands of lights, winds through Niles Canyon on 75-minute round-trip ride from Niles to Sunol and back. Departs 4:30 p.m. from Niles; 7:30 p.m. from Sunol. Tickets required.
  

• Vine Cinema: "A Christmas Story" - Starring Peter Billingsley. 7 p.m. Vine Cinema & Alehouse is not your ordinary movie theatre -- food, beer and wine delivered to your table or couch!              

• Vine Cinema: "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) (PG ) 7 p.m. Starring: James Stewart , Donna Reed , Lionel Barrymore. Vine Cinema & Alehouse is not your ordinary movie theatre -- food, beer and wine delivered to your table or couch!

• Housing Commission.  Council Chamber 7 p.m.                     

• Civic Arts Stage Company Presents Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr. Amador Theater. 7:30 p.m.

• Niles Canyon Train of Lights. Brightly decorated holiday train, covered with thousands of lights, winds through Niles Canyon on 75-minute round-trip ride from Niles to Sunol and back. Departs 4:30 p.m. from Niles; 7:30 p.m. from Sunol. Tickets required. 

• The Nutcracker. Bankhead Theater, Livermore. 7 p.m.

• ALVISO ADOBE WINTER FAIRE. Alviso Adobe Community Park. Ages 5 to 12. 11 a.m.            

• James Garner A Cash Country Christmas. Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton. A fun, toe-tapping trip down memory lane honoring Johnny Cash's life and his longtime backing band, the Tennessee Three...a Holiday treat the whole family can enjoy. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

• The Nutcracker. Bankhead Theater, Livermore. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

• Plant acorns with Living Arroyos! Summertree Drive and Cottonwood Court, Livermore. 9 a.m. to noon. Website: livingarroyos.org.

• Niles Canyon Train of Lights. Brightly decorated holiday train, covered with thousands of lights, winds through Niles Canyon on 75-minute round-trip ride from Niles to Sunol and back. Departs 4:30 p.m. from Niles; 7:30 p.m. from Sunol. Tickets required.

• Civic Arts Stage Company Presents Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr. Amador Theater. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 

• Civic Arts Stage Company Presents Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr. Amador Theater. 2 p.m.

• The Nutcracker. Bankhead Theater, Livermore. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

• Double Road Race Pleasanton 10K+5K. Christmas 5k Run/Walk, Bob Anderson's Kids Cup Mile, **Santa Claus Runner Contest. Hart Middle School, 4433 Willow Road, Pleasanton. New sport of Double Road Racing. 

• Niles Canyon Train of Lights. Brightly decorated holiday train, covered with thousands of lights, winds through Niles Canyon on 75-minute round-trip ride from Niles to Sunol and back. Departs 4:30 p.m. from Niles; 7:30 p.m. from Sunol. Tickets required.