Halloween night, Di Rosa opens a show of artworks related to the mystical, the transcendent and the transformative.

The members of Cherryholmes and Straight No Chaser, performing at the Napa Valley Opera House Thursday and Friday nights, may have just a decade of experience behind them, but there’s no doubt they know how to attract masses of fans.

The 135-voice Napa High School Concert Choir and the Napa Valley Symphony Orchestra will combine musical forces to present “The Many Moods of Christmas,” a holiday concert at the Lincoln Theater on the grounds of the historic Yountville Veterans Home on Dec. 14.

Back by popular demand, Napa County Farm Bureau, Napa and St. Helena Future Farmers of America, and Vintage High School Farm host the third annual Barn Dance & BBQ at the O.K. Corral (Chardonnay Hall) on Nov. 14.

Eight-time Tony award-winning composer Stephen Sondheim regaled a Santa Rosa crowd Saturday with memories of a plummy voiced Hermione Gingold and an enigmatic Glynis Johns.

Chips off the ol’ block, Chris and Dan Brubeck spend as much time on the road as their father, jazz piano legend Dave Brubeck.

The Napa Valley Symphony Orchestra launched its concert season on a high note last weekend, with celebrity trumpeter Doc Severinsen winning over a festive Saturday night crowd with a Pops program that ran the gamut from Argentine tango to Tin Pan Alley classics, le jazz hot to le jazz cool.

Peju Winery opens its upcoming fall-winter art exhibit featuring the works of three Bay Area abstract painters: Connie Millholland, Paul Tapia and Cynthia Duncan.

Napan Rachel Heskett, who has just published her first children’s book, will be signing copies of  “Soot’s Big Surprise” at the Napa Copperfield’s on Halloween, Saturday, 1-3 p.m.

The Calistoga Art Center invites the community to its first Soup-er Bowl, a feast of soups served in ceramic bowls hand-crafted by CAC students and instructors.

Studio II Gallery opens “El Dia de Los Muertos” a celebration of hispanic art and culture, with a gala reception Sunday, 2-6 p.m. Music and food will be offered, as well as special auction events. There’s no admission charge.