• Enjoy aerial and acrobatic acts, music and more at Circus Vargas’ “Jubilé! An Epic World Celebration,” which opens at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Northgate Mall at 5800 Northgate Drive in San Rafael. Admission is $25 to $80. The show runs through Aug. 5. To buy tickets, visit circusvargas.com.
• Marin Shakespeare Company performs Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday at the Forest Meadows Amphitheatre at 890 Belle Ave. in San Rafael. Admission is $15 to $40. For more information and to buy tickets, visit marinshakespeare.org.
• The Curtain Theatre performs Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from Aug. 10 through Sept. 2 at the Old Mill Park Amphitheatre in Mill Valley. Admission is free. For more information, go to curtaintheatre.org.
• Marin charity Wednesday’s Gift hosts its 12th annual benefit comedy show at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at St. Vincent’s School for Boys at 1 St. Vincents Drive in San Rafael. Admission is $55 to $65. For more information and to buy tickets, visit wednesdaysgift.org/event.
• The Hamilton Arts Foundation, Golden Gate Opera and Fenwick Foundation present Opera in the Amphitheater, featuring performances of famous arias, food and trivia, from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Hamilton Amphitheater at 500-598 Hamilton Parkway in Novato. Suggested donation is $20. Go to savehamiltontheater.org/opera.
