Enjoyable issues developing in Marin – Marin Unbiased Journal

• Bay Area comic Dan “Gonzo” Machanik performs at 8 p.m. Thursday at Mac’s at 19 Broadway in Fairfax. Admission is $10 prematurely and $15 on the door. Go to macsat19broadway.com.

• Marin IJ columnist Jeff Burkhart presents “Tale of a Barfly,” a stage present primarily based on tales from his e book “Twenty Years Behind Bars,” at 8 p.m. Thursday at Marin Center’s Showcase Theater at 20 Avenue of the Flags in San Rafael. The present stars Burkhart, Izzy Barkey, Peter Malmquist and Burkhart’s daughter, Callan Taylor, who starred on Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why,” at 8 p.m. Thursday at Marin Center’s Showcase Theater at 20 Avenue of the Flags in San Rafael. Admission is $62 to $84. Go to tickets.marincenter.org.

• Dan Hoyle performs his new solo present, “Takes All Kinds,” described as “stories of American democracy in these tumultuous times,” as a part of Marin Shakes’ Solo Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at 514 Fourth St. in San Rafael. Admission is $16.99 to $43.24. Go to marinshakespeare.org.

• Ross Valley Players’ manufacturing of Frederick Knott’s suspenseful 1966 play “Wait Until Dark” runs via Dec. 14 on the Barn Theater at 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross. Admission is $30 to $45. Go to rossvalleyplayers.com.