THE VALLEY This Weekend

Musical Theater Tony Award-winning actor John Rubinstein will star in Meredith Willson’s classic “The Music Man” at the Interact Theatre in North Hollywood for eight performances starting tonight. The show is a fund-raiser for the theater company’s efforts to build its new venue.

* “The Music Man” starring John Rubinstein, tonight and Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 8 p.m., Interact Theatre Company, 11855 Hart St., North Hollywood. Also Dec. 17-19. $50. (818) 773-7862.

Blues

Two members of the internationally known blues band the Fabulous Thunderbirds--singer and harmonica player Kim Wilson and lead guitarist David “Kid” Ramos--will perform Friday night at Cozy’s in Sherman Oaks. Wilson, the last original member of the T-Birds, founded the band in Austin, Texas, in 1975 with guitarist Jimmie Vaughan, the elder brother of the late guitar wiz Stevie Ray Vaughan.

* Kim Wilson and Kid Ramos, Friday night, Cozy’s Bar & Grill, 14058 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. $12 cover. (818) 986-6000.

Nutcracker Ballet

The West Valley Ballet Company will return to Cal State Northridge with its annual holiday production of “The Nutcracker” beginning Friday for eight performances only. The company, which performs the English variation of the piece, is directed by Suzanne Haffamier, a former member of the San Francisco Ballet.

* “The Nutcracker,” West Valley Ballet Company, Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 and 7 p.m., Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St. Also Dec. 17 and 19. $10-$15. (818) 677-2488.

Celtic Music

The Raven Playhouse will host a Celtic holiday concert and winter solstice celebration featuring the Celtic band Craicmore, singer-harper Dinah LeHoven, musicians Clark Branson and Sean Fallon Walsh and the An Claidheamh Soluis Dancers, Saturday and Sunday at the Raven Playhouse in North Hollywood.

* Celtic Holiday Concert and winter solstice celebration, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4 p.m., Raven Playhouse, 5233 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. $8-$10, children under 12 free. (323) 960-7630.