Holiday Concert: Mary McLaughlin
Celtic singer and songwriter Mary McLaughlin will perform with harp work of Steve Coulter for a concert of authentic Celtic music, steeped in the Gaelic traditions of Ireland. She will play today, Dec. 18, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Go to smcl.org.

Stanford Theatre: "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday"
Stanford Theatre will play "The Amazing Mrs. Holliday," a 1943 film about a missionary who tries to outsmart the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country. The film will show as part of the theater's Deanna Durbin festival. It will play at 7:30 p.m. today, Dec. 18, at the Stanford Theatre, 221 University Ave., Palo Alto. Tickets are $7. Go to stanfordtheatre.org.

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