Metroactive

Hairspray - When Tracy Turnblad wins a spot on the Corny Collins Show she becomes a teen celebrity overnight, but snagging a spot on the local TV dance program was a cakewalk compared to her next challenge—racially integrating the show. Thursdays-Sundays. Continues through Feb. 19. $7-$20, 831.622.0100. Golden Bough Theatre, Monte Verde between Eighth and Ninth streets, Carmel-by-the-Sea (Monterey Bay), 831.622.0100.

Eight Tens at Eight - The 17th annual ten-minute play festival features eight original works. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8pm and Saturdays, Sundays, 3pm Continues through Jan. 29. $16-$20, 800.838.3006. Center Stage, 1001 Center St, Santa Cruz, 831.425.7529.

ComedySportz - An interactive improvised comedy show that pits comedy teams against one another. All ages welcome to early Friday show and both Saturday shows. 18+ "Midnight Show" 11pm show Friday. Fri, 9 and 11pm and Sat, 7 and 9pm. $12-$15. ComedySportz, 288 S. Second St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.985.5233.

Side By Side...Again - Frank Duncan and Bruce Daniels reinvent their Las Vegas lounge act featuring songs from 'Company,' 'The Drowsy Chaperon,' 'The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas,' Follies,' 'Annie Get Your Gun' and more. Fridays-Sundays, 6:30 & 8:30pm and Sundays, 2:30pm Continues through Jan. 29. $30, 831.359.1630. Dance Synergy Studio, 9055 Soquel Dr, Aptos (Santa Cruz).

The Bee Eaters - Featuring six-time Grand National fiddle champions Tristan Clarridge and Tashina Clarridge and hammer dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman. Fri., Jan. 27, 8pm. 800.838.3006, $13 adv/$15 door. St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, 125 Canterbury Dr, Aptos (Santa Cruz), 831.475.2894.

"African Art in Context" - Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

"Catch the Big-Wave at Maverick's" - An exhibit dedicated to the big waves surfers ride off the coast of San Mateo County. Ongoing. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City (The Peninsula), 650.299.0104, Tue-Sun, 10am-4pm.

Closed for expansion - Call or visit www.jamsj.org for information about educational programs, lectures and other special events. Japanese American Museum of San Jose, 535 N. Fifth St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.294.3138, www.jamsj.org.

"Contemporary Glass" - From the Jane and Leland Stanford collection. Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

"The Crown of the Peninsula" - Exhibit depicts the uses of local land and its inhabitants over time. Ongoing. Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Rd, Los Altos (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 650.948.9427, Thu-Sun, noon-4pm.

Digital Transformations - Explore through interactive exhibits how technologies used to capture images, communicate across distance and record sound have evolved over time. Ongoing. The Intel Museum, Robert Noyce Building, 2200 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.765.0503, Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm, Sat, 10am-5pm.

Displaying a range of artifacts and displays related to the history of computers, dating back to 1939 - Ongoing. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 650.810.1010, Wed-Fri, noon-4pm, Sat, 11am-5pm and Sun, noon-4pm.

Displays of original Beethoven manuscripts, first editions, a lock of the composer's hair, art and demonstrations of historical keyboards - Ongoing. Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, Fifth floor, SJSU King Library, 150 E. San Fernando St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.808.2058, Mon-Tue and Thu, 11am-6pm, Wed, 11am-8pm, Fri, 11am-5pm and Sat, 1-5pm.

Egyptian historical artifacts and displays - Ongoing. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, 1342 Naglee Ave at Park Ave, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.947.3636, Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm and Sat-Sun, 11am-6pm.

"Firefighters of the Past: Building Community" - Learn about Campbell's early firefighters and their legacy. Ongoing. Campbell Historical Museum, 51 N. Central Ave, Campbell (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.866.2119, www.cityofcampbell.com/museum/, Thu-Sun, noon-4pm.

Futzie Nutzle & The Espresso Police - Featuring works by Nutzle, Judy Foreman and Frank Foreman, musical performances by the artists who played Caffe Pergolesi and artifacts from the old cafe. Through March 17. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front St, Santa Cruz, 831.429.1964, Museum hours Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm; closed Mon.

History of Moffett Field - Ongoing. Moffett Field Historical Society Museum, Moffett Field, Mountain View (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 650.603.9827, Wed-Sat, 10am-2pm. Call a day in advance for passes. Picture ID needed.

Homes and businesses from early Santa Clara Valley - Including a hotel with rotating exhibits, art from the McKay Collection of California, trolley restorations and the Paulson House. Ongoing. History Park, 1600 Senter Rd, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.287.2290, Tue-Sun, noon-5pm.

"The Life and Legacy of the Stanford Family" - Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

"Living Traditions: Arts of the Americas" - Ongoing. Cantor Arts Center, Palm Drive and Museum Way, Stanford University (The Peninsula), 650.723.4177, www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva, Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm.

Local artifacts - Plus the recently restored McWilliams House, originally built in 1860. Ongoing. Free. Saratoga Historical Museum, 20450 Saratoga-Los Gatos Rd, Saratoga (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.867.4311, Fri-Sun, 1-4pm.

The museum features exhibits celebrating the history of technology, including a vintage kitchen, a print shop and a radio-repair shop - Ongoing. MOAH Museum of American Heritage, 351 Homer Ave, Palo Alto (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 650.321.1004, Fri-Sun, 11am-4pm.

The museum hosts a variety of cutting-edge, hands-on exhibits about genetics, the human body, medicine, robots, virtual design, microchips, Earth, the universe and more. - Ongoing. Tech Museum, 201 S. Market St, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.294.TECH, www.thetech.org, Mon-Wed, 9am-5pm and Thu-Sun, 9am-8pm.

The museum hosts a variety of ongoing, hands-on exhibits for kids - Children's Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.298.5437, Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm and Sun, noon-5pm.

Music and Drama exhibit - The history of the Gaslighter Theater, band and drama groups of Campbell Union High School and the more recent history of the Heritage Theatre told through photographs and artifacts. Ongoing. Campbell Historical Museum, 51 N. Central Ave, Campbell (South Bay/Silicon Valley), 408.866.2119, www.cityofcampbell.com/museum/, Thu-Sun, noon-4pm.