Petaluma holds many surprises when it comes to nightlife. Award-winning entertainment can be enjoyed at several venues all around town every night of the week. Lively Historic Downtown is jumping!

Music enthusiasts can check McNear’s Mystic Theatre, a renovated 1911 vaudeville theater at 23 Petaluma Blvd. No., often features headline entertainment. Call 765-2121 or visit Mystic Theatre for more information.

The Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., opened more than a century ago as an "opera house." Enrico Caruso is said to have inaugurated a stage that was later graced by a variety of artists from Duke Ellington to the Ramones. The location became "The Phoenix" in 1982 and concerts for all ages and tastes take place. Call 762-3565 or visit The Phoenix on the web for schedules.

Cinnabar Theater at 3333 Petaluma Blvd. No. has professional opera, dramatic and musical theater productions, annual summer concert series, young repertory company programs, comedy and dance on stage throughout the year. Call 763-8920 or go to Cinnabar for the schedule.