Tiajuana Knife Fight, 10 p.m.

It's the way a knife fight should be; loud, mean and with a large crowd. Price: $5

The Prospector, 2400 E. Seventh St., Long Beach, CA; 562-438-3839

Christmas With Scrooge, 7 p.m.

I can't even believe you've invited my mother! Just jokes mammy.  This play is based on the Charles Dickens classic, "A Christmas With Scrooge" tells the tale of curmudgeonly miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future hoping to change his destiny and save his soul.

Musical Theatre Village in the Irvine Spectrum, 36-A Mauchly, Irvine, CA; 949-753-1996

Thursday Night Cheese & Wine Tasting, 5:30 p.m.

Three tasting "flights" of 2 wines and 3 cheeses are offered each week for $15 per flight, and are described to you at tableside by our friendly and knowledgeable staff. Reservations welcomed. No baggage, please.

Laguna Culinary Arts, 845 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA;949-494-4006