Nightlife Scene: Dec 6-9

Shotgun Wedding Quintet plays Hopmonk Sebastapol on Friday, December 7th.

Your dad’s worst nightmare of a band, a girls night of shopping, a lighted boat parade, and more coming this week to the 707 scene.

Thursday, Dec 6

Girlfriend’s Night Out:  A shopping event for the girls, with discounts and events happening at The Share Exchange, El Cocqui, Portobello Hats, and Bistro 29.  5-8 p.m.  Fifth Street, Santa Rosa.  More info at http://bit.ly/SC6pif

Do it Yourself Dickens:  David Yen leads an interactive Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol”, where the audience is assigned parts and becomes the voices of the abridged version of the original story.  $16.  7:30 p.m.  Spreckels Performing Arts Center.  5409 Snyder Ln., Rohnert Park.  http://bit.ly/11t2nMA

Casey Abrams headlines the 7th annual Chris-Mix party at the Wells Fargo Center.

7th Annual Chris-Mix:  Acoustic music by American Idol’s Casey Abrams, Island Def Jam’s Ryan Star, and our very own Pat Jordan Band. 8-11 p.m.  $12.  Wells Fargo Center for the Arts.  50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa.  www.mix1049fm.com/ ChrisMix2012.aspx

Reggae at Aubergine:  Oregon reggae band The Outpost takes the stage at 8:30 p.m., followed at 10 p.m. by the Zion Lion Band.  $6.  Aubergine.  755 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol.  auberginebarandcafe.com

Dick Dale: The King of the Surf Guitar returns to the Mystic, flicking the strings of his guitar at breakneck speed.  Opening for him is The Pyronauts.  $24/$26.  21-over.  7 p.m.  Mystic Theater.  21 Petaluma Blvd. N.  mystictheatre.com