The Winter Movie Series, featuring holiday themed and classic films, begins this Wednesday December 17 and runs through December 28 at the California Theatre downtown San Jose.

Built in 1927, the 1,119-seat California Theatre was transformed into a major performing arts center by adding state-of-the-art audio and video technology in 2004.

A new Wurlitzer Organ has been fully restored and will play each night before the main feature.

Dec 17 – 18
Home Alone – 5:35
Funny Girl – 7:30

Dec 19 – 21
White Christmas – 3:35 & 7:30
A Christmas Story – 5:45 & 9:40

Dec 22 – 23
The Polar Express – 5:40
The Music Man – 7:30

Dec 24
It’s a Wonderful Life – 9:00

Dec 25 – 26
Swiss Family Robinson – 7:30

Dec 27 – 28
Mary Poppins – 3:00 & 7:30

All tickets are $5.00 and you will receive a coupon for free popcorn. Children under 12 admitted free with paying adult to special 1:40 pm matinees Saturday and Sunday Dec. 20 & 21.

The California Theatre
345 South First Street, San Jose 95113

December 17 – 28
408-277-3535

Parking is available on South First Street in back of Eulipia Restaurant. You can access this lot from South Second Street. Parking garages are also available at the San Jose Convention Center accessible from both Market Street and North Almaden Avenue. Other parking options include the garage above the Camera Cinemas accessible from Second or Third Streets, and a lot at the corner of San Carlos and Market Streets.

This weekend the Caltrain Holiday Train will be making stops at eight different Peninsula Caltrain stations; four on Saturday and four other stations on Sunday.

This special non-passenger train decorated with more than 40,000 lights arrives at each station about 30 minutes after festivities begin at each station; see the schedule below.

This free, family event gives you a chance to sing along with live holiday music and meet Santa and Mrs. Claus along with Rudolph and Frosty. Visitors are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy or book to drop into toy barrels at the stations.

Visitors are invited to visit the stations and view the Holiday Train show but are not permitted to board or ride on the train.

Entertainers will give a brief performance at 4:30 p.m. before the Holiday Train departs from the San Francisco station on both days.

Saturday, December 6 (Entertainment begins at the time indicated):

Burlingame Caltrain Station – 5:05 p.m.

Redwood City Caltrain Station – 5:45 p.m.

Menlo Park Caltrain Station – 6:35 p.m.

Sunnyvale Caltrain Station – 7:20 p.m.

Sunday, December 7 (Entertainment begins at the time indicated):

San Bruno Caltrain Station – 4:58 p.m.

San Mateo Transit Center – 5:32 p.m.

Mountain View Caltrain Station – 6:50 p.m.

Santa Clara Caltrain Station – 7:35 p.m.

This Tuesday is Santana Row’s 7th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony beginning at 6:30 pm.

Festivities include live music, choirs, carolers, stilt walkers, hot chocolate sampling and activities for children.

The annual (40-foot) Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at approximately 6:30 pm in Park Valencia; also, the lighting of more than 500,000 twinkling lights throughout Santana Row.

Scheduled on the Celebration Stage on Olin Avenue: San Jose native Katee Shean (So You Think You Can Dance), The Nutcracker performed by The Joy of Dancing, also a sneak peek of San Jose Repertory Theatre’s holiday production Around the World in 80 Days.

Santana Row
368 Santana Row, San Jose

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Free event