Irreverence and merriment--it's what they do. Yes, it's time for the CHRISTMAS JUG BAND--that motley crew of jugabillians and notable Bay Area musicians who, like most great American pioneers, got their start from "a Wild Turkey-inspired momentary lapse of sanity." And now, four albums and 30 years of fruitcakes later, the Christmas Jug Band is an indisputably unconventional holiday tradition of folk-skiffle-swing jug band merriment from the North Pole to Marin and beyond. Hors d'oeuvres provided by Balboa Cafe. 8pm Dec. 21-22 at Mill Valley Masonic, 19 Corte Madera Ave., downtown Mill Valley. Info and tickets: Call 415/389-5072 or visit online at www.murphyproductions.com.

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