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Will Durst and Friends:
Durst and other comics perform the annual Big Fat Year-End Kiss Off Comedy Show, which makes its way around the Bay Area through the beginning of January. 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. $20. Empress Theatre, Vallejo. www. empresstheatre.org
“Last Year at Marienbad”:
Alain Resnais’ elliptical 1961 vision of a party that isn’t from hell, but might be taking place there. 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. $7$12. The Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley. https://bampfa.org
Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express:
The San Francisco rocker returns to the Mission District, playing old tunes and songs off his new album, “Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins.” 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. $25-$28. The Chapel, San Francisco. www.thechapelsf.com
Goapele:
home This for Oakland another soulful songbird New returns Year’s Eve residency at Yoshi’s, offering her socially conscious and spiritually uplifting R&B tunes. 8 and 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30. 8 and 11 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. $29-$99. Yoshi’s, www.yoshis.com
“My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra”:
To survey his standards is to get a glimpse, in microcosm, of early- to mid-20th century American culture. Rocky Blumhagen, Desiree Goyette-Bogas, Mark Robinson and Carolyn Bacon star in Cinnabar Theater’s musical salute to Ol’ Blue Eyes. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 29-30; 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. Through Jan. 14. $25-$45. Cinnabar Theater, Petaluma. www.cinnabartheater.org
Lucius:
For its New Year’s run at the Independent, this indie outfit, led by lookalike singers Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, offers three different sets over three nights — one will be acoustic, one electric and the last wholly eclectic. 9 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Dec. 29-31. $31-$96. The Independent, S.F. www.theindependentsf.com
Kaskade:
The electronic dance music producer who grew up in Chicago before making his name on the San Francisco club scene comes home for back-toback sets. 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 30-31. $59.50-$250. Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove St., S.F. www.billgrahamcivic.com
“Partition”:
Indra’s Net Theater, which is dedicated to theater about science, opens its 2017-18 season with Ira Hauptman’s play inspired by the story of Srinivasa Ramanujan, an Indian clerk who became a major mathematician despite little formal training. 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. $23-$28. Berkeley City Club, Berkeley. www.indrasnettheater.com
“Fool La La! Over the Rainbow”:
Clown Unique Derique presents family-friendly physical comedy at family-friendly showtimes, with brief juggling lessons following every show. 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. $15-$100. The Marsh Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley. www.themarsh.org