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• Reindeer Express–If driving isn’t your thing, join Rudolph and the whole reindeer team for a fun and festive, luxury bus tour of Fantasy of Lights. In partnership with the county of Santa Clara, Royal Coach Tours will once again offer special conveyances to and through Vasona, complete with 3D glasses and gala gift-bags. Buses depart from various locales (including the Los Gatos Post Office and Santana Row). A “Cocoa with Santa” tour will pick up revelers at the LG Youth Recreation Center following a 45-minute party, where participants can do crafts, sing carols and hang out with Mrs. Claus, and meet the Big Guy himself. For complete schedule, visit sccgov.org/sites/parks/Pages/Connect-with-the-Reindeer-Express.aspx.

Peter and the Starcatcher: TheatreWorks celebrates the holidays with the Tony Award-winning prequel to “Peter Pan.” Dec, 3-Jan, 3, times vary, Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, $19-$74, ballerina christmas ornament tutu toe shoe costume leotard rose heart flower ballet dancers green beaded leaves pink white dance 650-463-1960, 20 Harps for the Holidays: Dec, 6, 4-6 p.m, Los Altos Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos Hills, $12-$15, 408-366-8810, The Fox on the Fairway: Los Altos Stage Company presents a farce about the stuffy denizens of a private country club, Through Dec, 14, Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos Hills, $18-$34, losaltosstage.org, 650-941-0551..

Antony and Cleopatra: Shakespeare’s history play shows the consequences of pitting power and politics against love. Through Aug. 28; Thursday-Sunday, 7 p.m. Sanborn County Park, 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga. $15-$22. 408-867-4040, svshakespeare.org. Shakespeare in Hollywood: It’s 1934, and Shakespeare’s most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck, have magically materialized on the set of Max Reinhardt’s film version of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Through Aug. 30; Thursday-Sunday, 7 p.m. Sanborn County Park, 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga. $15-$22. 408-867-4040, svshakespeare.org.

Only 6 percent of the population has O-negative blood; however, at hospital trauma centers, a higher percentage of blood transfused is O-negative because it is the universal blood type, “O-negative can be given to anyone in an extreme emergency situation when there is no time to cross-match the donor’s blood with the patient’s,” explained Kent Corley, public relations associate at Blood Centers of the Pacific, ballerina christmas ornament tutu toe shoe costume leotard rose heart flower ballet dancers green beaded leaves pink white dance in an email, “When you do the math, our community needs people who are O-negative to give blood at least twice as often as everyone else, And we really need them now!” O-negative blood is also needed in the treatment of babies because neonatal care facilities require fresh units of O-negative blood each day to treat their tiny patients..

A Merry Little Christmas Concert: The Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus presents a holiday concert featuring new selections and old favorites. Dec. 10-12. $20. Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1550 Meridian Ave., San Jose. www.svgmc.org. SBGS Quartet Concerts: The South Bay Guitar Society offers a series of free concerts featuring the SBGS Quartet. The foursome of Jerry Snyder, Ben Zussman, Scott Swink and Tom Gardin perform a program of some holiday tunes as well as classical works at concerts held at four community venues. Catch them Dec. 10, 7 p.m. at the Los Gatos Town Council Chambers, 110 E. Main St., Los Gatos; Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m. at the Almaden Branch Library, 6445 Camden Ave., San Jose; Dec. 18, 3 p.m. at Cambrian Branch Library, 1780 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose, and Dec. 21, 6:30 p.m. at Santa Teresa Branch Library, 290 International Circle, San Jose. For more information, call 408.292.0704 or visit www.sbgs.org.