Tired of the same old  holiday fare year after year? Maybe you’re ready something a little bit … twisted.

North Bay writer and actor David Templeton (above) hosts his seventh annual staged reading and variety show, “Twisted Christmas,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5,  at Glaser Center in  Santa Rosa.

A few samples of what you’ll see:

* Satirist Will Durst reads “Crumbs at Midnight.”

* Actor Tim Kniffin performs “Mr. Spock’s First Christmas.”

* KRSO Radio’s Steve Jaxon reads Ken Kesey’s “Skid Row Santa.”

* Renee De La Prade, accordionist for Culann’s Hounds, plays the Christmas hits of Weird Al Yankovic.

* Food writer Michele Anna Jordan reads Garrison Keillor’s “7 Principles of a Successful Christmas.”

And there’s more.

The details: $20 in advance; $25 at the door. 547 Mendocino Ave. 568-5381, glasercenter.com.