Calendar for Dec. 9

WEDNESDAY

Tom Wilson

Comedian Tom Wilson will perform at 8 p.m. at Irvine Improv, Irvine Spectrum Center, 527 Spectrum Center Drive. Tickets are $15. For more information, call (949) 854-5455 or visit irvine.improv.com.

‘Four Desserts Every Cook Should Know’

Learn how to make a creme brulee, chocolate souffle, pear and almond tart and individual salted caramel cheesecake during a cooking class from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sur La Table, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa. Tickets are $69. For more information, call (800) 243-0852 or visit surlatable.com.

TILL DEC. 27

‘A Christmas Carol’

South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, will present Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” with performances at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays, noon and 4 p.m. Sundays and 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Ticket prices vary. For more information, call (714) 708-5555 or visit scr.org.

THURSDAY TILL DEC. 20

‘The Nutcracker’

American Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” comes to Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Tickets start at $29 and show times are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. For more information, visit scfta.org.