Animal instincts
City Theatre offers a new musical version of the classic children’s novel from 1908, The Wind in the Willows, a pastoral British tale with eccentric animal characters including Mr. Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger, adapted and directed by Luther Hanson, who also composed show’s the original music. The show, which runs through December 11, should make for a lovely post-Thanksgiving family outing. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; $10-$18; Sacramento City College Performing Arts Center, 3835 Freeport Boulevard; (916) 558-2174; www.citytheatre.net.