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The contest was held as part of California Invasive Species Action Week (Aug. 2-10). “My poster shows a Viking on a goat with a torch and a trowel going after bristly oxtongue,” Carr Ritchie had his dad write when submitting his poster. “The Viking represents my family and what we can do (goat grazing, prescribed burns, mechanical removal) about bristly oxtongue in our area (Half Moon Bay). We want to get rid of bristly oxtongue because takes over everywhere and its bristles can hurt people.”.

The Bay Area serves up a wide variety of holiday dance performances, plays, concerts pink flats/gold flats/wedding flats/embroidered bridal flats/women ballet flats/bridal shoes/wedding shoes and comedy shows; here’s a partial rundown, Los Gatos Ballet: Presents a full-length production of “The Nutcracker” featuring youth and professional dancers, accompanied by the San Jose Youth Symphony; Dec, 7-9; Flint Center, Cupertino; $21-$55; losgatosballet.org, Ballet America’s Nutcracker 2018: This condensed 90-minute production features a cast of 100 local dancers alongside professionals; Dec, 7 and 9; Fox Theatre, Redwood City; $15-$49; www.foxrwc.com..

Cantor Arts Center. “Rodin: The Shock of the Modern Body.” Open ended. Three galleries including nearly 100 Rodin sculptures; includes comparative works by his rivals, mentors, admirers and imitators. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. https://museum.stanford.edu/. Pace Gallery. Loie Hollowell, “Point of Entry,” reception 4-7 p.m. Sept. 19, show Sept. 20 through Nov. 2. Pace Gallery, 229 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. http://www.pacegallery.com/. Books Inc. Palo Alto. Michelle A. Carter, “From Under the Russian Snow,” 7 p.m. Sept. 27. Books Inc., 855 El Camino Real, No.74, Palo Alto. http://www.booksinc.net/PaloAlto.

Irish Christmas in America: Touring show pink flats/gold flats/wedding flats/embroidered bridal flats/women ballet flats/bridal shoes/wedding shoes of authentic Irish music and dance features singers Niamh Farrell and Seamus Begley; 8 p.m, Dec, 21; Bankhead Theater, Livermore; $20-$50; 925-373-6800, lvpac.org, Blind Boys of Alabama: Famed gospel vocal group performs holiday show “Talkin’ Christmas”; 7:30 p.m, Dec, 22, 3 p.m, Dec, 23; SFJazz Center; $17-$95, www.sfjazz.org, Dave Koz and Friends: The contemporary jazz saxophonist performs his annual holiday show, with  saxophonist-vocalist Mindi Abair, guitarist-vocalist Jonathan Butler, keyboardist Keiko Matsui and vocalist Sheléa; 8 p.m, Dec, 19; City National Civic, San Jose; $55-$95; www.ticketmaster.com..

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