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Your favorite dancers from Season 5 of the Fox TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" will be heating up the floor at Comcast Arena in Everett tonight. Ade, Brandon, Evan, Janette, Jason, Jeanine, Kayla, Kupono, Melissa and Randi will be performing the season's hottest routines along with original dances created for the "Dance" nationwide tour. 7:30 p.m., Comcast Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett; $38.50-$56 (866-332-8499 or www.comcastarenaeverett.com ).  

"Thankful for Mark Twain: Two Scholars Share Their Appreciation," 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the California Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Balcony Lobby, Escondido. Information: (760) 839-4601.  

A Gloucester man was sentenced to jail time by Judge Joseph Jennings after pleading guilty to a pair of theft charges. Robert F. Capozzi, 31, of 23 Duncan St., Gloucester, was sentenced to one year in jail on two counts of larceny and two counts of receiving stolen property. The charges against Capozzi stem from an Aug. 19 incident in which he stole car keys from two patrons at the Cape Ann YMCA.  

An off-duty Niles police officer helped capture a man who allegedly stole items from a Park Ridge store and punched the employee who confronted him. On Wednesday afternoon a 29-year-old employee of Walgreens, 901 W. Touhy Ave., was attempting to stop a man from leaving the store with several unpaid items he was seen placing in a bag, said Park Ridge Police Cmdr. Lou Jogmen. Outside the store a struggle ensued between the employee and the suspect, resulting in the employee being punched in the head and f  

3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The free dinner is offered to anyone who would enjoy the feeling of being a part of a large family.  

New green-lettered signs lie outside the public works building taking shape at 40185 Glendale Ave. The mainstay of the project, a 10,000-square-foot pole barn, will be occupied in January and officials are anxious to get crews moved in. "We had to have (the new facility)," said Mayor Milt Jensen. "We didn't have any choice."  

The annual holiday gathering of the Lake Villa Historical Society is scheduled 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at Lehmann Mansion. Entertainment will be provided by bell ringers from B.J. Hooper School and the Grayslake North High School Honors Choir.  

The city will embrace more than 500 military men and women at the second annual Highwood for the Holidays and Tree Lighting on Dec. 5. Servicemen and women stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes and Fort Sheridan Reserve will be saluted from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Everts Park, behind the Highwood post office, 130 Highwood Ave. "The holiday season is a time to celebrate with loved ones and friends," said Greg Jackson, city manager. "As a Marine that experienced being away from home during the holidays,

The holiday season is a time to celebrate with loved ones and friends   -Greg Jackson

 

Check out "An Evening with Patsy Palma & Friends" and see 20somethings belt out Frank Sinatra, Engelbert Humperdinck, Andy Williams and more. The show takes place 8 p.m. Saturday at the Main Street Theatre, aka Garden Friends Preschool, at 3018 Bordentown Ave. in Sayreville.