The A-List: San Diego Events, Parties, Festival and Things to Do in San Diego

The A List - San Diego Events This Month

San Diego's Best Events in May

San Diego's Best Events in May

Exciting things come to the city this month!


March 1-4

March's first weekend means First Friday Films and the start of wedding season with the US Grant's 4th annual bridal showcase, Love, Etc.

Applause - Plays, Concerts and More

7 Shows to See

7 Shows to See

Local San Diego theaters need your support


Star Bright

Star Bright

California’s oldest orchestra enters its 100th season with a lineup that’s anything but elderly. Even if we don’t know strings from horns, most of us recognize the names — and appreciate the talent — of masters like Yo Yo Ma, who’s slated to perform during the San Diego Symphony’s centennial gala.


Taylor's Swift Rise

Taylor's Swift Rise

The swift ascent of Taylor Swift.


Souther Rises Again

Souther Rises Again

Singer-songwriter John David Souther, a founding father of the California country-rock sound, stages a musical comeback.


A Gem of an Exhibit

A Gem of an Exhibit

"We Want to catch the eye, and in every gallery there's something to touch" says Misiorowski


Vaulting the Walls

Vaulting the Walls

The San Diego Museum of Art opens up its treasure trove.


Reviving the Romans

Reviving the Romans

Reviving the Romans at the San Diego Museum of Art.


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May 2012

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2:00 AM - 4:00 PM

StayClassy Presents The 4th Annual CLASSY Awards

The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and...

Cost: n/a

Where?
San Diego civic Theatre
1100 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA  92109
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Classy
Telephone: na--
Contact name: StayClassy
Website »

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Pizzeria: the 16th Annual Show at Bread & Cie

Sophie's mosaic artists created a variety of fanciful winged creatures using glass and ceramic tiles as well as repurposed objects. This collection of charming mosaic pizza peels, bread boards...

Cost: Free

Where?
Bread & Cie
350 University Ave
San Diego, CA  92103
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: St. Madeleine Sophie's Center
Telephone: 619-593-2205
Website »

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Mother's Day Brunch

 

Show mom how much she means to you with a special Mother’s Day brunch buffet at Jsix. Join Chef Christian for an unforgettable meal fit for a queen. 

 

For...

Cost: $30

Where?
Jsix
616 J Street
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-531-8744
Website »

9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Mother's Day Family Surf Lesson

What better way to spend Mother's Day than by catching some waves with Mom? Come hit the beach with us at beautiful La Jolla Shores, and give her a Mother's Day she'll never forget! All...

Cost: $90 per person - Mom goes FREE!

Where?
Menehune Surf School
2216 Avenida de la Playa
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Visitors to the highly touted Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum will receive a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger on the R.M.S....

Cost: $27

Where?
San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Natural History Museum
Telephone: 619-232-3821
Website »

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Mother's Day Brunch

Mother's Day Brunch

Fresh seafood, made to order omelets, carving stations and decadent desserts are part of the delicacies not to miss!
Live Music!

Cost: $59 for adults & $25 for children under 12

Where?
The Westgate Hotel
1055 2nd Avenue
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-557-3655
Website »

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Groove 24/7

Groove 24/7 Brunch is Back!

 

Extend your weekend with Groove 24/7 Brunch at The Pearl Hotel from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. We are serving up a steal with a $22.50 entrée and...

Cost: Ranges

Where?
The Pearl Hotel
1410 Rosecrans Street
San Diego, CA  92106
View map »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

PENUMBRA: AN ODE TO OCEANSIDE IN A TIME OF WAR Geoffrey Cunningham

 

In Oceanside, the war is never too far from home. Camp Pendleton has lost more soldiers to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other military base in the US. Yet still, after...

Cost: $0 - $8

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

CONTEMPORARY ART WINS A BEACHHEAD: THE LA JOLLA SCHOOL OF ARTS 1960-1964

 

The La Jolla School of Arts played a significant role in the acceptance of new modes of painting and sculpture in Southern California, winning a beachhead for contemporary art in...

Cost: $0 - $10

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Celebration of Mother's Day

Treat your Mother to music, good food and delightful surroundings this Mother’s Day.

The Orchard Courtyard is in bloom! It's a delightful place to enjoy a leisurely brunch or...

Cost: $15 - $30

Where?
Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant
2660 Calhoun St.
San Diego, CA  92110
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-665-5981
Contact name: Delle Willett

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Three Story House

Drawn from MOPA’s photography collection of more than 7000 images, View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-238-7559

11:00 AM -

SECRET OF THE CARDBOARD ROCKET

Two young adventurers turn an old cardboard box into a rocket and with the help of a magical book and their vivid imaginations blast off on an awesome journey to the most amazing places in the...

Cost: Adults $15.75; Children $12.75; Seniors $12.75

Where?
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

11:30 AM - 9:00 PM

BiCE's Mother's Day Brunch

 

 

 

Treat your mom this Mother’s Day with a celebratory brunch at BiCE. Brunch includes a special menu, sweet and savory crepe station, dessert buffet and...

Cost: $39

Where?
BiCE
425 Island Ave.
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-239-2423
Website »

4:00 PM - 11:00 PM

San Diego Surf FIlm Festival

Submissions are now open for the first annual San Diego Surf Film Festival.  We are accepting both short and feature length films that celebrate the art of surf cinema. The festival will be...

Cost: TBD

Where?
Bird's Surf SHED
1091 W. Morena Blvd
San Diego, CA  92110
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: misfit pictures
Telephone: 805-680-1598
Contact name: Pierce Kavanagh
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

A Broadway Montage

The San Diego Master Chorale is pleased to announce “A Broadway Montage”, featuring a collaboration with the choir of Canyon Crest Academy, on Sunday, May 13 at 6 pm. The concert will...

Cost: $8 (students) or $20 (adults

Where?
Canyon Crest Academy
5951 Village Center Loop Rd
San Diego, CA  92130
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Master Chorale
Telephone: 858-581-2203
Contact name: Joanne Couvrette
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Final Cut Pro 101: Intro to Final Cut Pro

 

Final Cut Pro 100 (Beginner Series)

101: Intro to Final...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92104
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Scott White Contemporary Art Presents "Territory" by Yigal Ozeri

 

WHO: Yigal Ozeri was born in Israel in 1958. He is represented by the Mike Weiss Gallery and has lived and worked in New York City for...

Cost: 0

Where?
Scott White Contemporary Art
7655 Girard Ave. Suite 101
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Scott White Contemporary Art
Telephone: 858-255-8574
Contact name: Natalie Sellers
Website »

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

David Casteñeda y su Kini Kini- FREE JAZZ SHOW!

 

 

David Castaneda y su Kini Kini
Thursday, May 10th at The Loft
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm
FREE to UCSD students and the general...

Cost: FREE for the general public

Where?
The Loft at UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive #0077
La Jolla, CA  92092
View map »

8:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo & Juliet - May 11-13, 2012 at Spreckels Theatre
The classic story of romance and tragedy. Premiere full-length production choreographed by Elizabeth Wistrich.   

Fri.,...

Cost: $29 | $39 | $49 | $59

Where?
Spreckels Theatre
121 Broadway, Downtown San Diego
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: City Ballet
Telephone: 858-272-8663
Contact name: Camille Penyak
Website »

8:00 PM

The Scottsboro Boys

Direct from Broadway, and nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, The Scottsboro Boys is the thrilling final collaboration by musical theater giants John Kander and Fred Ebb...

Cost: Tickets start at $39

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

J Company Youth Theatre - Xanadu

Cost: A brilliant musical on skates!

Where?
Jewish Community Center
4126 Executive Drive
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 858-362-1348
Contact name: emily calabrse
Website »

8:00 PM

Nobody Loves You

When Jeff, a young grad student, joins a reality television show to try and win back his ex, he unexpectedly meets a girl who might be the love of his life.  But when seduced by the...

Cost: Tickets start at $29

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

9:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Party in Style at Studio Saturday Volume XX at Andaz San Diego

 

(SAN DIEGO) May 10, 2012 – This Saturday, May 12, take your party to Andaz San Diego for a swanky evening at Studio Saturday Volume XX presented by DJHere Productions. Dance to...

Cost: Cover charge

Where?
Andaz San Diego
600 F Street
San Diego, CA 92101
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Andaz San Diego
Telephone: 619-814-2055
Website »

Eyes of a Nation: A Century of American Photography

 Eyes of a Nation, drawn from...

Cost: Various

Where?
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women

 

For girls (and guys) who just wanna have fun! This international hit musical is a funny, exuberant look at the lives of women as told through your favorite Top 40 songs!

...

Cost: $42-$57

Where?
Lyceum Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-544-1000
Contact name: Stephanie Thompson
Website »

Echoes of the Past The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan

Majestic 6th-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Dyeing Elegance Asian Modernism and the Art of Kūboku and Hisako Takaku

The artist Kuboku Takaku (1908–1993) perfected the ancient Japanese technique of wax resist dying to create textile paintings on obi, kimono, and screens. His works merged Japanese subjects...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Hands on a Hardbody

World-Premiere Musical
La Jolla Playhouse Commission

Book by Doug Wright
Lyrics by...

Cost: Visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org for more info

Where?
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: La Jolla Playhouse
Telephone: 858-550-1010
Website »

Eyes of a Nation: A Century of American Photography

 

Eyes of a Nation, drawn from MOPA’s permanent collection, is a look at the rich history of American photography by artists working in the 1870s-1970s. Eyes of a Nation explores the...

Cost: $8 adults / $6 seniors / $5 students

Where?
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Mobile Stories: Teen citizen journalists in action

Highlights:
-Use iPhone 4s to record news
-Audio and music recording
-Digital photography
-Learn how to be a reporter
-Blogging
-Free snacks and...

Cost: Free

Where?
, CA

TO THE ARCTIC

 

An extraordinary, never-before-experienced journey to the top of the world, the ultimate tale of survival. Follow the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs...

Cost: Adults $15.75; Children $12.75; Seniors $12.75

Where?
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Chicago the Musical

After her critically-acclaimed debut as Roxie Hart on Broadway and in London’s West End, Christie Brinkley, one of the world’s most successful supermodels, will...

Where?
Civic Theater
San Diego, CA

For more information:
Website »

TUNA! Celebrating San Diego's Famous Fishing Industry

 

TUNA! showcases the time when San Diego was the world’s tuna fishing capital from the 1920s until the 1960s. During this time, many Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese...

Cost: $3 - $6

Where?
San Diego History Center
1649 EL PRADO
SAN DIEGO, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-232-6203
Contact name: Matthew Schiff
Website »

2:00 AM - 4:00 PM

StayClassy Presents The 4th Annual CLASSY Awards

The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and...

Cost: n/a

Where?
San Diego civic Theatre
1100 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA  92109
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Classy
Telephone: na--
Contact name: StayClassy
Website »

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Pizzeria: the 16th Annual Show at Bread & Cie

Sophie's mosaic artists created a variety of fanciful winged creatures using glass and ceramic tiles as well as repurposed objects. This collection of charming mosaic pizza peels, bread boards...

Cost: Free

Where?
Bread & Cie
350 University Ave
San Diego, CA  92103
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: St. Madeleine Sophie's Center
Telephone: 619-593-2205
Website »

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Get Famous with the Greedy Organ

It’s time to get creative. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is hosting an art contest called “Get Famous with the Greedy Organ.” People age 25 and younger are invited to...

Cost: $0

Where?
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
700 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Website »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Visitors to the highly touted Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum will receive a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger on the R.M.S....

Cost: $27

Where?
San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Natural History Museum
Telephone: 619-232-3821
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

CONTEMPORARY ART WINS A BEACHHEAD: THE LA JOLLA SCHOOL OF ARTS 1960-1964

 

The La Jolla School of Arts played a significant role in the acceptance of new modes of painting and sculpture in Southern California, winning a beachhead for contemporary art in...

Cost: $0 - $10

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sophie's Gallery presents art exhibit: Ahmet Ustunel

Ceramic artist Ahmet Ustunel uses a pottery wheel and hand building techniques in making his creations. Totally blind since the age of three, he never considered blindness as an obstacle to...

Cost: Free

Where?
Sophie's Gallery at NTC
Sophie’s Gallery at NTC Liberty Station 2825 Dewey Road, Gallery 101 San Diego, CA 92106
, CA  92106
View map »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Three Story House

Drawn from MOPA’s photography collection of more than 7000 images, View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-238-7559

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

PENUMBRA: AN ODE TO OCEANSIDE IN A TIME OF WAR Geoffrey Cunningham

 

In Oceanside, the war is never too far from home. Camp Pendleton has lost more soldiers to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other military base in the US. Yet still, after...

Cost: $0 - $8

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery Deery
Website »

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Central San Diego Day Group

A support group specifically designed for adults who have recently been impacted by a death.

Cost: 0

Where?
San Diego Hospice Administrative Building
404 Camino Del Rio South
San Diego, CA  92108
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Central San Diego Day Group

 


 A workshop specifically designed for adults who have recently been impacted by a death. Held every Monday, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the North Conference Room at 404 Camino Del...

Cost: Free

Where?
404 Camino Del Rio S
San Diego, CA  92103
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Kensington Grub Sprawl

Come grab a free wristband and complimentary event maps. The wristbands denote that you are a Grub Sprawl participant and make you eligible for all the featured $5 dishes of the night.

...

Cost: 0

Where?
Kensington Neighborhood
Adams Avenue
San Diego , CA  92116
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Alternative Strategies
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Scott White Contemporary Art Presents "Territory" by Yigal Ozeri

 

WHO: Yigal Ozeri was born in Israel in 1958. He is represented by the Mike Weiss Gallery and has lived and worked in New York City for...

Cost: 0

Where?
Scott White Contemporary Art
7655 Girard Ave. Suite 101
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Scott White Contemporary Art
Telephone: 858-255-8574
Contact name: Natalie Sellers
Website »

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Central San Diego Evening Group

A support group specifically designed for adults who have recently been impacted by a death.

Cost: 0

Where?
San Diego Hospice
4311 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA  92103
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Central San Diego Evening Group

A workshop specifically designed for adults who have recently been impacted by a death. Held every Monday, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the W.M. Keck Conference Center at SDHPC, 4311 Third Avenue,...

Cost: Free

Where?
San Diego Hospice and the Institute for Palliative
4311 Third Ave
San Diego, CA  92103
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

2012 Miss Oyster Fest - Round 1 of Competition

Come down and root for your favorite lady at the first round of competition for 2012's Miss Oyster Fest being held at Bootleggers on Monday, May 14th @ 6pm

Cost: 0

Where?
Bootleggers
804 Market Street
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 858-642-6478
Contact name: Meghan Ferguson

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Final Cut Pro 101: Intro to Final Cut Pro

 

Final Cut Pro 100 (Beginner Series)

101: Intro to Final...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92104
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

David Casteñeda y su Kini Kini- FREE JAZZ SHOW!

 

 

David Castaneda y su Kini Kini
Thursday, May 10th at The Loft
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm
FREE to UCSD students and the general...

Cost: FREE for the general public

Where?
The Loft at UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive #0077
La Jolla, CA  92092
View map »

8:00 PM

Nobody Loves You

When Jeff, a young grad student, joins a reality television show to try and win back his ex, he unexpectedly meets a girl who might be the love of his life.  But when seduced by the...

Cost: Tickets start at $29

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

8:00 PM

The Scottsboro Boys

Direct from Broadway, and nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, The Scottsboro Boys is the thrilling final collaboration by musical theater giants John Kander and Fred Ebb...

Cost: Tickets start at $39

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

Hands on a Hardbody

World-Premiere Musical
La Jolla Playhouse Commission

Book by Doug Wright
Lyrics by...

Cost: Visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org for more info

Where?
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: La Jolla Playhouse
Telephone: 858-550-1010
Website »

TUNA! Celebrating San Diego's Famous Fishing Industry

 

TUNA! showcases the time when San Diego was the world’s tuna fishing capital from the 1920s until the 1960s. During this time, many Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese...

Cost: $3 - $6

Where?
San Diego History Center
1649 EL PRADO
SAN DIEGO, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-232-6203
Contact name: Matthew Schiff
Website »

RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women

 

For girls (and guys) who just wanna have fun! This international hit musical is a funny, exuberant look at the lives of women as told through your favorite Top 40 songs!

...

Cost: $42-$57

Where?
Lyceum Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-544-1000
Contact name: Stephanie Thompson
Website »

Echoes of the Past The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan

Majestic 6th-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Dyeing Elegance Asian Modernism and the Art of Kūboku and Hisako Takaku

The artist Kuboku Takaku (1908–1993) perfected the ancient Japanese technique of wax resist dying to create textile paintings on obi, kimono, and screens. His works merged Japanese subjects...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Mobile Stories: Teen citizen journalists in action

Highlights:
-Use iPhone 4s to record news
-Audio and music recording
-Digital photography
-Learn how to be a reporter
-Blogging
-Free snacks and...

Cost: Free

Where?
, CA

TO THE ARCTIC

 

An extraordinary, never-before-experienced journey to the top of the world, the ultimate tale of survival. Follow the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs...

Cost: Adults $15.75; Children $12.75; Seniors $12.75

Where?
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

2:00 AM - 4:00 PM

StayClassy Presents The 4th Annual CLASSY Awards

The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and...

Cost: n/a

Where?
San Diego civic Theatre
1100 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA  92109
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Classy
Telephone: na--
Contact name: StayClassy
Website »

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Pizzeria: the 16th Annual Show at Bread & Cie

Sophie's mosaic artists created a variety of fanciful winged creatures using glass and ceramic tiles as well as repurposed objects. This collection of charming mosaic pizza peels, bread boards...

Cost: Free

Where?
Bread & Cie
350 University Ave
San Diego, CA  92103
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: St. Madeleine Sophie's Center
Telephone: 619-593-2205
Website »

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Get Famous with the Greedy Organ

It’s time to get creative. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is hosting an art contest called “Get Famous with the Greedy Organ.” People age 25 and younger are invited to...

Cost: $0

Where?
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
700 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

CONTEMPORARY ART WINS A BEACHHEAD: THE LA JOLLA SCHOOL OF ARTS 1960-1964

 

The La Jolla School of Arts played a significant role in the acceptance of new modes of painting and sculpture in Southern California, winning a beachhead for contemporary art in...

Cost: $0 - $10

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Three Story House

Drawn from MOPA’s photography collection of more than 7000 images, View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-238-7559

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sophie's Gallery presents art exhibit: Ahmet Ustunel

Ceramic artist Ahmet Ustunel uses a pottery wheel and hand building techniques in making his creations. Totally blind since the age of three, he never considered blindness as an obstacle to...

Cost: Free

Where?
Sophie's Gallery at NTC
Sophie’s Gallery at NTC Liberty Station 2825 Dewey Road, Gallery 101 San Diego, CA 92106
, CA  92106
View map »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

PENUMBRA: AN ODE TO OCEANSIDE IN A TIME OF WAR Geoffrey Cunningham

 

In Oceanside, the war is never too far from home. Camp Pendleton has lost more soldiers to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other military base in the US. Yet still, after...

Cost: $0 - $8

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Visitors to the highly touted Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum will receive a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger on the R.M.S....

Cost: $27

Where?
San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Natural History Museum
Telephone: 619-232-3821
Website »

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

South Bay Group

A support group specifically designed for adults who have recently been impacted by a death.

Cost: 0

Where?
Norman Park Senior Center
270 F Street
Chula Vista, CA

For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

North County Inland Group

A support group specifically designed for adults who have recently been impacted by a death.

Cost: 0

Where?
Rancho Bernardo Swim and Tennis Club
16955 Bernardo Oaks Drive
Club Room 21
San Diego, CA
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

North County Inland Group

 

 A workshop specifically designed for adults who have recently been impacted by a death. Held every Tuesday, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Rancho Bernardo Swim and Tennis...

Cost: Free

Where?
Rancho Bernardo Swim and Tennis Club
16955 Bernardo Oaks Dr
San Diego, CA  92128
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Final Cut Pro 101: Intro to Final Cut Pro

 

Final Cut Pro 100 (Beginner Series)

101: Intro to Final...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92104
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

6:00 PM -

Final Cut Pro 102: Editing and Techniques

 

102: Basic Editing...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92104
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Grief Street: A Family Bereavement Program


 

Free, ongoing bereavement support groups for families with school-aged children through young adults.

Program begins with a pizza dinner and family activity. Groups are...

Cost: Free

Where?
San Diego Hospice
4311 Third Ave
San Diego, CA  92103
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Scott White Contemporary Art Presents "Territory" by Yigal Ozeri

 

WHO: Yigal Ozeri was born in Israel in 1958. He is represented by the Mike Weiss Gallery and has lived and worked in New York City for...

Cost: 0

Where?
Scott White Contemporary Art
7655 Girard Ave. Suite 101
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Scott White Contemporary Art
Telephone: 858-255-8574
Contact name: Natalie Sellers
Website »

6:00 PM -

Running for School Board workshop

 


Many women begin political careers by running for school board. An education system that prepares our children for the future is an essential part of a democracy, and...

Cost: $25 for RWR members, $35 for non-members

Where?
, CA

For more information:
Sponsor: Run Women Run
Contact name: Robyn Schuster

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Grief Street: A Family Bereavement Program

A free, eight-week program specially designed to serve the needs of children and their caregivers. By supporting both the family unit and each age group, parents and guardians are able to...

Cost: 0

Where?
San Diego, CA

For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

6:15 PM - 7:45 PM

Roller Skating Fitness With Derby Lite

Attention Ladies ages 18 - 69! Time to pick out a derby name and dig out the fishnet stockings 'cause Derby Lite® is coming to the Serra Mesa Recreation Center! Now there's a new fitness...

Cost: $144

Where?
Serra Mesa Recreation Center
9020 Village Glen Drive
San Diego, CA  92123
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Derby Lite: San Diego
Contact name: Velvet Klaw
Website »

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

David Casteñeda y su Kini Kini- FREE JAZZ SHOW!

 

 

David Castaneda y su Kini Kini
Thursday, May 10th at The Loft
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm
FREE to UCSD students and the general...

Cost: FREE for the general public

Where?
The Loft at UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive #0077
La Jolla, CA  92092
View map »

8:00 PM

Nobody Loves You

When Jeff, a young grad student, joins a reality television show to try and win back his ex, he unexpectedly meets a girl who might be the love of his life.  But when seduced by the...

Cost: Tickets start at $29

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

8:00 PM

The Scottsboro Boys

Direct from Broadway, and nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, The Scottsboro Boys is the thrilling final collaboration by musical theater giants John Kander and Fred Ebb...

Cost: Tickets start at $39

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

8:00 PM -

New York Philharmonic

La Jolla Music Society presents: New York Philharmonic

Music Director & Conductor Alan Gilbert

Since its first concert in 1842, the Philharmonic has played a leading...

Cost: $27, $42, $62, $97

Where?
Copley Symphony Hall
, CA

For more information:
Sponsor: La Jolla Music Society
Telephone: 858-459-3728
Website »

9:00 PM -

FLIGHT TO MARS(Feat. Mike McCready of Pearl Jam)

FLIGHT TO MARS
TRIBUTE TO '70s ROCKERS UFO FEATURING PEARL JAM'S MIKE McCREADY CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY WITH 7-DATE WEST COAST TOUR

PROCEEDS BENEFIT...

Cost: $20

Where?
The Casbah
2501 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego , CA  92101
View map »

Dyeing Elegance Asian Modernism and the Art of Kūboku and Hisako Takaku

The artist Kuboku Takaku (1908–1993) perfected the ancient Japanese technique of wax resist dying to create textile paintings on obi, kimono, and screens. His works merged Japanese subjects...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Hands on a Hardbody

World-Premiere Musical
La Jolla Playhouse Commission

Book by Doug Wright
Lyrics by...

Cost: Visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org for more info

Where?
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: La Jolla Playhouse
Telephone: 858-550-1010
Website »

Mobile Stories: Teen citizen journalists in action

Highlights:
-Use iPhone 4s to record news
-Audio and music recording
-Digital photography
-Learn how to be a reporter
-Blogging
-Free snacks and...

Cost: Free

Where?
, CA

TUNA! Celebrating San Diego's Famous Fishing Industry

 

TUNA! showcases the time when San Diego was the world’s tuna fishing capital from the 1920s until the 1960s. During this time, many Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese...

Cost: $3 - $6

Where?
San Diego History Center
1649 EL PRADO
SAN DIEGO, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-232-6203
Contact name: Matthew Schiff
Website »

RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women

 

For girls (and guys) who just wanna have fun! This international hit musical is a funny, exuberant look at the lives of women as told through your favorite Top 40 songs!

...

Cost: $42-$57

Where?
Lyceum Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-544-1000
Contact name: Stephanie Thompson
Website »

Echoes of the Past The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan

Majestic 6th-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Final Cut Pro 103: Workflow and Exporting

 

Final Cut Pro 103:...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92104
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

TO THE ARCTIC

 

An extraordinary, never-before-experienced journey to the top of the world, the ultimate tale of survival. Follow the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs...

Cost: Adults $15.75; Children $12.75; Seniors $12.75

Where?
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

2:00 AM - 4:00 PM

StayClassy Presents The 4th Annual CLASSY Awards

The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and...

Cost: n/a

Where?
San Diego civic Theatre
1100 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA  92109
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Classy
Telephone: na--
Contact name: StayClassy
Website »

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Pizzeria: the 16th Annual Show at Bread & Cie

Sophie's mosaic artists created a variety of fanciful winged creatures using glass and ceramic tiles as well as repurposed objects. This collection of charming mosaic pizza peels, bread boards...

Cost: Free

Where?
Bread & Cie
350 University Ave
San Diego, CA  92103
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: St. Madeleine Sophie's Center
Telephone: 619-593-2205
Website »

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Get Famous with the Greedy Organ

It’s time to get creative. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is hosting an art contest called “Get Famous with the Greedy Organ.” People age 25 and younger are invited to...

Cost: $0

Where?
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
700 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

CONTEMPORARY ART WINS A BEACHHEAD: THE LA JOLLA SCHOOL OF ARTS 1960-1964

 

The La Jolla School of Arts played a significant role in the acceptance of new modes of painting and sculpture in Southern California, winning a beachhead for contemporary art in...

Cost: $0 - $10

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sophie's Gallery presents art exhibit: Ahmet Ustunel

Ceramic artist Ahmet Ustunel uses a pottery wheel and hand building techniques in making his creations. Totally blind since the age of three, he never considered blindness as an obstacle to...

Cost: Free

Where?
Sophie's Gallery at NTC
Sophie’s Gallery at NTC Liberty Station 2825 Dewey Road, Gallery 101 San Diego, CA 92106
, CA  92106
View map »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

PENUMBRA: AN ODE TO OCEANSIDE IN A TIME OF WAR Geoffrey Cunningham

 

In Oceanside, the war is never too far from home. Camp Pendleton has lost more soldiers to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other military base in the US. Yet still, after...

Cost: $0 - $8

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Three Story House

Drawn from MOPA’s photography collection of more than 7000 images, View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-238-7559

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Visitors to the highly touted Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum will receive a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger on the R.M.S....

Cost: $27

Where?
San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Natural History Museum
Telephone: 619-232-3821
Website »

3:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Green Flash Summer Seasonal Release Party

 

Join us in the Green Flash Tasting Room on Wednesday May 16th (3pm-9pm) for the introduction of our national summer lineup:  Retro Extra Pale Ale, Rayon Vert in 22 oz bottles and...

Cost: 0

Where?
Green Flash Brewing Co
6550 Mira Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92121
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Green Flash
Telephone: 858-622-0085
Contact name: Natalie Sellers
Website »

4:30 PM -

Ladies Night Out at Bates Nut Farm

Gather your gal pals for an evening of fun, food, fashion and friendship at Bates Nut Farm.  This year's theme is "Going To the Races" and focuses on Womens' Race to Life, Health and...

Cost: $24.00/includes $10 gift certificate

Where?
Bates Nut Farm
15954 Woods Valley Rd.
Valley Center, CA  92082
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Bates Nut Farm
Telephone: 760-749-3333
Website »

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Stein Institute Presents: Back Pain in Space has Origins on Earth

 

Cost: FREE

Where?
Liebow Auditorium San Diego Biomedical Science Bui
9500 Gilman Dr
La Jolla, CA  92039
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Stein Institute for Research on Aging
Telephone: 858-534-6299
Contact name: Michelle Black
Website »

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Eat.Drink.Read @ NTC Promenade

Editor's Pick:

High-end cuisine, as inspired by the books we bought the Cliff’s Notes for in high school, only to wish we’d read them in the first...

Cost: $60

Where?
NTC Promenade McMillin Event Center
2875 Dewey Road (Building 177)
San Diego, CA  92106
View map »

For more information:
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Scott White Contemporary Art Presents "Territory" by Yigal Ozeri

 

WHO: Yigal Ozeri was born in Israel in 1958. He is represented by the Mike Weiss Gallery and has lived and worked in New York City for...

Cost: 0

Where?
Scott White Contemporary Art
7655 Girard Ave. Suite 101
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Scott White Contemporary Art
Telephone: 858-255-8574
Contact name: Natalie Sellers
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Final Cut Pro 101: Intro to Final Cut Pro

 

Final Cut Pro 100 (Beginner Series)

101: Intro to Final...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92104
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Kim Crawford Wine Dinner

 

Please join us for a multi-course wine dinner featuring Kim Crawford selections.  For reservations please call (858) 792-0476. 

Cost: $85/pp (includes tax, gratuity and parking)

Where?
Pacifica Del Mar
1555 Camino Del Mar
San Diego, CA  92014
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 858-792-0476
Website »

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

David Casteñeda y su Kini Kini- FREE JAZZ SHOW!

 

 

David Castaneda y su Kini Kini
Thursday, May 10th at The Loft
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm
FREE to UCSD students and the general...

Cost: FREE for the general public

Where?
The Loft at UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive #0077
La Jolla, CA  92092
View map »

8:00 PM

The Scottsboro Boys

Direct from Broadway, and nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, The Scottsboro Boys is the thrilling final collaboration by musical theater giants John Kander and Fred Ebb...

Cost: Tickets start at $39

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

8:00 PM

Nobody Loves You

When Jeff, a young grad student, joins a reality television show to try and win back his ex, he unexpectedly meets a girl who might be the love of his life.  But when seduced by the...

Cost: Tickets start at $29

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

8:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Craft Spells with Tropical Popsicle and Pilots

UCSD Independent Radio KSDT is hosting their first show at The Loft with headliner Craft Spells and support from local bands Tropical Popsicle and Pilots.

Craft Spells is the epitome...

Cost: $8

Where?
The Loft @ UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA  92093
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: KSDT and University Centers Marketing and Programs
Telephone: 858-822-2068
Contact name: Heidi
Website »

The Stein Institute Presents Lecture: Back Pain in Space Has Origins on Earth


Please join us for our next public lecture
as we welcome
Alan Hargens, PhD,
Professor, Department of Orthopedic...

Cost: FREE

Where?
, CA

TO THE ARCTIC

 

An extraordinary, never-before-experienced journey to the top of the world, the ultimate tale of survival. Follow the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs...

Cost: Adults $15.75; Children $12.75; Seniors $12.75

Where?
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Mobile Stories: Teen citizen journalists in action

Highlights:
-Use iPhone 4s to record news
-Audio and music recording
-Digital photography
-Learn how to be a reporter
-Blogging
-Free snacks and...

Cost: Free

Where?
, CA

Dyeing Elegance Asian Modernism and the Art of Kūboku and Hisako Takaku

The artist Kuboku Takaku (1908–1993) perfected the ancient Japanese technique of wax resist dying to create textile paintings on obi, kimono, and screens. His works merged Japanese subjects...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Echoes of the Past The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan

Majestic 6th-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women

 

For girls (and guys) who just wanna have fun! This international hit musical is a funny, exuberant look at the lives of women as told through your favorite Top 40 songs!

...

Cost: $42-$57

Where?
Lyceum Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-544-1000
Contact name: Stephanie Thompson
Website »

TUNA! Celebrating San Diego's Famous Fishing Industry

 

TUNA! showcases the time when San Diego was the world’s tuna fishing capital from the 1920s until the 1960s. During this time, many Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese...

Cost: $3 - $6

Where?
San Diego History Center
1649 EL PRADO
SAN DIEGO, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-232-6203
Contact name: Matthew Schiff
Website »

Hands on a Hardbody

World-Premiere Musical
La Jolla Playhouse Commission

Book by Doug Wright
Lyrics by...

Cost: Visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org for more info

Where?
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: La Jolla Playhouse
Telephone: 858-550-1010
Website »

2:00 AM - 4:00 PM

StayClassy Presents The 4th Annual CLASSY Awards

The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and...

Cost: n/a

Where?
San Diego civic Theatre
1100 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA  92109
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Classy
Telephone: na--
Contact name: StayClassy
Website »

6:30 AM -

Chocolate Fondue

Join us for a new spin of tasting chocolate with sweet and savory chocolate fondue. You will have fun sipping and dipping as we showcase some of our favorite pairings

Cost: 35

Where?
Dallmann Fine Chocolates
2670 Via De LA VAlle
A270
Del Mar, CA  92014
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 858-720-1933
Contact name: Dallmann Fine Chocolates
Website »

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Pizzeria: the 16th Annual Show at Bread & Cie

Sophie's mosaic artists created a variety of fanciful winged creatures using glass and ceramic tiles as well as repurposed objects. This collection of charming mosaic pizza peels, bread boards...

Cost: Free

Where?
Bread & Cie
350 University Ave
San Diego, CA  92103
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: St. Madeleine Sophie's Center
Telephone: 619-593-2205
Website »

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Get Famous with the Greedy Organ

It’s time to get creative. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is hosting an art contest called “Get Famous with the Greedy Organ.” People age 25 and younger are invited to...

Cost: $0

Where?
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
700 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Website »

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

UCSD Lead the Way Free HIV Testing at Walgreens North Park

UC San Diego School of Medicine’s Lead the Way campaign, the world’s first comprehensive “test and treat” model of HIV prevention, is partnering with Walgreens in North Park to...

Cost: 0

Where?
Walgreens North Park
3222 University Avenue
San Diego , CA  92104
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 855-438-3553
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

PENUMBRA: AN ODE TO OCEANSIDE IN A TIME OF WAR Geoffrey Cunningham

 

In Oceanside, the war is never too far from home. Camp Pendleton has lost more soldiers to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other military base in the US. Yet still, after...

Cost: $0 - $8

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

CONTEMPORARY ART WINS A BEACHHEAD: THE LA JOLLA SCHOOL OF ARTS 1960-1964

 

The La Jolla School of Arts played a significant role in the acceptance of new modes of painting and sculpture in Southern California, winning a beachhead for contemporary art in...

Cost: $0 - $10

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Visitors to the highly touted Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum will receive a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger on the R.M.S....

Cost: $27

Where?
San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Natural History Museum
Telephone: 619-232-3821
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sophie's Gallery presents art exhibit: Ahmet Ustunel

Ceramic artist Ahmet Ustunel uses a pottery wheel and hand building techniques in making his creations. Totally blind since the age of three, he never considered blindness as an obstacle to...

Cost: Free

Where?
Sophie's Gallery at NTC
Sophie’s Gallery at NTC Liberty Station 2825 Dewey Road, Gallery 101 San Diego, CA 92106
, CA  92106
View map »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Three Story House

Drawn from MOPA’s photography collection of more than 7000 images, View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-238-7559

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

South Bay Group

A workshop specifically designed for adults who have recently been impacted by a death. Held every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Norman Park Senior Center, 270 “F” Street in...

Cost: Free

Where?
Norman Park Senior Center
270 F Street
Chula Vista, CA  91910
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-278-6480
Website »

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

SDUSD CCTE Showcase 2012

The 2012 CCTE Showcase is a culminating event for teachers and students to exhibit a product they developed or a problem they solved for an outside of the classroom client from the...

Cost: free

Where?
Celebration Hall, Market Creek Events & Venues
Joe & Vi Jacobs Center
404 Euclid Ave.
San Diego, CA  92114
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For more information:
Sponsor: Office of College, Career and Technical Education of the SDUSD
Telephone: 858-503-1747
Contact name: Ralph West

5:00 PM - 10:30 PM

San Diego Padres College Nights

The weekend starts on Thursday with Padres College Nights! http://atmlb.com/HhseKU

Padres versus rival LA Dodgers. Don’t miss the party with DJ Happee!
 

...

Cost: $9 - $10

Where?
Petco Park
100 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-795-5555
Contact name: Juvanie Maximo
Website »

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

TASTE OF CARDIFF

 

WHAT: The 3rd Annual Taste of Cardiff presented by the Cardiff 101 Main Street

WHEN: Thursday, May 17th from 5-8pm
WHERE:...

Cost: $25 IN ADVANCE/ $30 DAY OF

Where?
Cardiff-by-the-Sea
124 Aberdeen Drive
Cardiff, CA  92007
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For more information:
Sponsor: CARDIFF 101 MAIN STREET
Telephone: 760-436-0431
Contact name: TESS RADMILL
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Scott White Contemporary Art Presents "Territory" by Yigal Ozeri

 

WHO: Yigal Ozeri was born in Israel in 1958. He is represented by the Mike Weiss Gallery and has lived and worked in New York City for...

Cost: 0

Where?
Scott White Contemporary Art
7655 Girard Ave. Suite 101
La Jolla, CA  92037
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For more information:
Sponsor: Scott White Contemporary Art
Telephone: 858-255-8574
Contact name: Natalie Sellers
Website »

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

12th Annual Surfrider Foundation Art Gala

Set in a picture perfect oceanfront setting, the gala will feature beautiful art, delicious food and drink, and musical entertainment. Attendees of this environmentally-inspired event will enjoy...

Cost: $75

Where?
The Powerhouse, Del Mar
1658 Coast Blvd
Del Mar, CA  92014
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For more information:
Sponsor: Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Chapter
Telephone: 858-231-3334
Contact name: Olivia Bui
Website »

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Casa De Luz Grand Opening

Offering Tray passed hors d'oeuvres

Offering organic beer and wine tasting

Tray passed aqua fresca

$5 gift card for first 50 people that come

Raffle prize:...

Cost: Free

Where?
Casa De Luz
2920 University Ave.
San Diego, CA
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6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Charles Koll Jewellers and Salazar Contemporary Art Exhibits Partner to Present the Jewel Series By Duke Windsor

An Artist Reception will be hosted at Charles Koll Jewellers on Thursday, May 17-

 

San Diego artist Duke Windsor has taken inspiration from fine custom jewelry...

Cost: R.S.V.P. to rsvp@charleskoll.com

Where?
Charles Koll Jewellers
7007 Friars Rd. Suite 691
San Diego, CA
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For more information:
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Storytelling 102: Genres in Filmmaking

 

Final Cut Pro 102:...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego , CA  92104
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Final Cut Pro 101: Intro to Final Cut Pro

 

Final Cut Pro 100 (Beginner Series)

101: Intro to Final...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92104
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

6:30 PM -

Award-Winning Author to Speak on “Oceanic Art”

 Award-Winning Author to Speak on “Oceanic Art”

An Evening with Cultural Expert Jacqueline Hahn at the David Alan Collection

Award-winning art historian...

Cost: Free

Where?
The David Alan Collection
241 S. Rios Ave
Solana Beach, CA  92075
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For more information:
Telephone: 858-481-8044
Website »

6:30 PM -

Award-Winning Author to Speak on “Oceanic Art”

 Award-Winning Author to Speak on “Oceanic Art”

An Evening with Cultural Expert Jacqueline Hahn at the David Alan Collection

Award-winning art historian...

Cost: Free

Where?
The David Alan Collection
241 South Cedros Ave
Solana Beach, CA  92075
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For more information:
Telephone: 858-481-8044
Contact name: jeff marquez
Website »

6:30 PM -

Kosher Sex: The Path to Spiritual Intimacy

Kosher Sex: The Path to Spiritual Intimacy: Led by Rabbi Avi Libman

Cost: $12/JCC member; $15/Non-member

Where?
Congregation Beth El
8660 Gilman Dr
La Joll, CA
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For more information:
Sponsor: CJC In The Mix
Telephone: 858-362-1154
Contact name: Ilene Tatro
Website »

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Ladies Night @ CFW

California Fruit Wine will host a DJ every Thursday night for Ladies Night.  All wine-on-tap is $3.  Come with a group of 4 or more and get $1 draft wine between 6:30 and 7:30.  Every week...

Cost: Free

Where?
California Fruit Wine
1040 La Mirada Ct.
Vista, CA  92081
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For more information:
Sponsor: California Fruit Wine
Telephone: 858-522-9463
Contact name: Brian Haghighi
Website »

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Wild Card Comedy Show

MikDago Productions would like to invite all of San Diego to the Wild Card Comedy Show  Check out mikdagoproductions.com for details.

Cost: 12.00 online/15.00 at the door

Where?
Characters Bar
4240 La Jolla Village Dr.
La Jolla, CA  92037
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For more information:
Sponsor: MikDago Productions
Telephone: 858-204-3111
Contact name: Doc
Website »

7:30 PM -

Local Hip Hop Showcase

 

NSD Presents Local Hip Hop Showcase

4/19 Artists:

DJ THOMAS LENDELL

NEWBREED

GRAND CRU

YLMG

CALI BOY FT STRIKLY MULAH

...

Cost: $15

Where?
4th&B
345 B Street
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Website »

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

David Casteñeda y su Kini Kini- FREE JAZZ SHOW!

 

 

David Castaneda y su Kini Kini
Thursday, May 10th at The Loft
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm
FREE to UCSD students and the general...

Cost: FREE for the general public

Where?
The Loft at UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive #0077
La Jolla, CA  92092
View map »

8:00 PM

Nobody Loves You

When Jeff, a young grad student, joins a reality television show to try and win back his ex, he unexpectedly meets a girl who might be the love of his life.  But when seduced by the...

Cost: Tickets start at $29

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

8:00 PM

The Scottsboro Boys

Direct from Broadway, and nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, The Scottsboro Boys is the thrilling final collaboration by musical theater giants John Kander and Fred Ebb...

Cost: Tickets start at $39

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

Storytelling 103: Emerging Story Forms

 

Storytelling 103:...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego , CA  92104
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

TO THE ARCTIC

 

An extraordinary, never-before-experienced journey to the top of the world, the ultimate tale of survival. Follow the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs...

Cost: Adults $15.75; Children $12.75; Seniors $12.75

Where?
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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Mobile Stories: Teen citizen journalists in action

Highlights:
-Use iPhone 4s to record news
-Audio and music recording
-Digital photography
-Learn how to be a reporter
-Blogging
-Free snacks and...

Cost: Free

Where?
, CA

Dyeing Elegance Asian Modernism and the Art of Kūboku and Hisako Takaku

The artist Kuboku Takaku (1908–1993) perfected the ancient Japanese technique of wax resist dying to create textile paintings on obi, kimono, and screens. His works merged Japanese subjects...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Echoes of the Past The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan

Majestic 6th-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women

 

For girls (and guys) who just wanna have fun! This international hit musical is a funny, exuberant look at the lives of women as told through your favorite Top 40 songs!

...

Cost: $42-$57

Where?
Lyceum Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-544-1000
Contact name: Stephanie Thompson
Website »

San Diego Italian Film Festival Monthly Screening

In partnership with the San Diego Italian Film Festival, MOPA presents an wonderful film from Italy's cinematic past, present, and future. Films are always presented in Italian with English...

Cost: Free with $5 Suggested Donation

Where?
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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TUNA! Celebrating San Diego's Famous Fishing Industry

 

TUNA! showcases the time when San Diego was the world’s tuna fishing capital from the 1920s until the 1960s. During this time, many Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese...

Cost: $3 - $6

Where?
San Diego History Center
1649 EL PRADO
SAN DIEGO, CA  92101
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-232-6203
Contact name: Matthew Schiff
Website »

Hands on a Hardbody

World-Premiere Musical
La Jolla Playhouse Commission

Book by Doug Wright
Lyrics by...

Cost: Visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org for more info

Where?
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA  92037
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For more information:
Sponsor: La Jolla Playhouse
Telephone: 858-550-1010
Website »

Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees

  • Annual Golf Tournament held at Morgan Run Club & Resort in Rancho Santa Fe.  Thousands of spectators, sports enthusiasts and fans, from throughout the greater San Diego...

    Cost: Call for details 858-966-7540

    Where?
    La Costa Resort and Spa
    Carlsbad, CA

    For more information:
    Telephone: 760-603-4986

2:00 AM - 4:00 PM

StayClassy Presents The 4th Annual CLASSY Awards

The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and...

Cost: n/a

Where?
San Diego civic Theatre
1100 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA  92109
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For more information:
Sponsor: Classy
Telephone: na--
Contact name: StayClassy
Website »

6:00 AM - 9:00 AM

it's how i roll! Bike to Work Day is May 18

 

How do YOU roll? Join thousands of San Diegans and cycle on National Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 18. Participating in Bike to Work 2012 is a great way to save...

Cost: Free

Where?
Visit 511sd.com/iCommute for pit stop locations
San Diego , CA

For more information:
Sponsor: iCommute
Website »

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Pizzeria: the 16th Annual Show at Bread & Cie

Sophie's mosaic artists created a variety of fanciful winged creatures using glass and ceramic tiles as well as repurposed objects. This collection of charming mosaic pizza peels, bread boards...

Cost: Free

Where?
Bread & Cie
350 University Ave
San Diego, CA  92103
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For more information:
Sponsor: St. Madeleine Sophie's Center
Telephone: 619-593-2205
Website »

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Drew Brees Celebrity Championship

The Drew Brees Celebrity Championship will feature more than 50 celebrity golfers competing for a $100,000 purse.  The 14th annual event, formerly named the Celebrity Classic hosted by Stan...

Cost: $10-15

Where?
La Costa Resort and Spa
2100 Costa Del Mar Road
Carlsbad, CA  92009
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For more information:
Sponsor: Event Manager - Integrated Sports Marketing
Telephone: 858-836-0133
Contact name: Cheryl
Website »

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Get Famous with the Greedy Organ

It’s time to get creative. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is hosting an art contest called “Get Famous with the Greedy Organ.” People age 25 and younger are invited to...

Cost: $0

Where?
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
700 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA  92037
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For more information:
Sponsor: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

CONTEMPORARY ART WINS A BEACHHEAD: THE LA JOLLA SCHOOL OF ARTS 1960-1964

 

The La Jolla School of Arts played a significant role in the acceptance of new modes of painting and sculpture in Southern California, winning a beachhead for contemporary art in...

Cost: $0 - $10

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
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For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

PENUMBRA: AN ODE TO OCEANSIDE IN A TIME OF WAR Geoffrey Cunningham

 

In Oceanside, the war is never too far from home. Camp Pendleton has lost more soldiers to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other military base in the US. Yet still, after...

Cost: $0 - $8

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
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For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Visitors to the highly touted Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum will receive a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger on the R.M.S....

Cost: $27

Where?
San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Natural History Museum
Telephone: 619-232-3821
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sophie's Gallery presents art exhibit: Ahmet Ustunel

Ceramic artist Ahmet Ustunel uses a pottery wheel and hand building techniques in making his creations. Totally blind since the age of three, he never considered blindness as an obstacle to...

Cost: Free

Where?
Sophie's Gallery at NTC
Sophie’s Gallery at NTC Liberty Station 2825 Dewey Road, Gallery 101 San Diego, CA 92106
, CA  92106
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Three Story House

Drawn from MOPA’s photography collection of more than 7000 images, View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-238-7559

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

Lunchtime Art Talks

 

Lunchtime Art Talks are informal, 15 minute lectures that offer insight into a single work of art from the Museum’s permanent collection. Lunchtime Art Talks are led by MOPA staff...

Cost: Free with paid Museum admission

Where?
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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12:00 PM -

Lunchtime Art Talks

 

Lunchtime...

Cost: Free with paid Museum admission.

Where?
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Garb San Diego Fashion Tours

 

 

DISCOVER DOWNTOWN AND LITTLE ITLAY'S SAN DIEGO FASHION IN A NEW WAY BY JOINING US FOR A 3-HOUR GUIDED FASHION WALKING TOUR....

Cost: $49

Where?
Downtown/Little Italy
San Diego, CA  92101

For more information:
Website »

3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

FoodieFriday

Each Friday we will host a new food truck (or specialty catered food) as part of our FoodieFriday.  Receive $1 off on a glass of wine when you spend $6 or more at the food truck.  For a...

Cost: Free

Where?
California Fruit Wine
1040 La Mirada Ct
Vista, CA  92081
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For more information:
Sponsor: California Fruit Wine
Telephone: 760-519-4221
Contact name: Brian Haghighi
Website »

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Get Your Taste of Paris – Crepes Bonaparte Launches in San Diego

 

May 18, 2012

5pm – 9pm

 

The newest French gastrotruck is debuting May 18th at a food truck extravaganza! Crepes Bonaparte will be slinging...

Cost: 2.00

Where?
57 Degrees
1735 Hancock St
San Diego, CA  92121
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For more information:
Sponsor: Crepes Bonaparte
Telephone: 602-317-7038
Contact name: Ashley Netzband
Website »

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

San Diego Padres 70's Party

You picked the jersey, now pick the game!

Padres 70s Night presented by Verizon vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Padres will be wearing their 1978 brown and gold uniforms!

...

Cost: $9.00 - $113.00

Where?
Petco Park
100 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: Verizon
Telephone: 619-795-5555
Contact name: Juvanie Maximo
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Final Cut Pro 101: Intro to Final Cut Pro

 

Final Cut Pro 100 (Beginner Series)

101: Intro to Final...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92104
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

6:00 PM -

Rhapsody on the Point

 Soaring with success: Point Loma High School band and orchestra plays at Humphrey’s by the Bay

Friday, May 18, 2012, 6:00 p.m.

...

Cost: ($45 General Admission; $80 for two; cabaret tables from $250 - $1000

Where?
Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
2241 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA

For more information:
Sponsor: Point Loma High School Band and Music Program
Telephone: 619-226-4896
Contact name: Kerri Derosier

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Scott White Contemporary Art Presents "Territory" by Yigal Ozeri

 

WHO: Yigal Ozeri was born in Israel in 1958. He is represented by the Mike Weiss Gallery and has lived and worked in New York City for...

Cost: 0

Where?
Scott White Contemporary Art
7655 Girard Ave. Suite 101
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Scott White Contemporary Art
Telephone: 858-255-8574
Contact name: Natalie Sellers
Website »

6:00 PM -

Rhapsody on the Point

 

Soaring with success: Point Loma High School band and orchestra plays at Humphrey’s by the Bay

Friday, May 18, 2012, 6:00 p.m.

...

Cost: $45 single; $80 couple

Where?
Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
2241 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA  92106
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Point Loma High School Instrumental Music
Telephone: 619-226-4896
Contact name: Kerri De Rosier
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Ladies Night Out at Xtend Barre Scripps Poway!

Xtend Barre Scripps Poway has been serving clients in the Scripps Ranch and Poway area for a full year, and the team is ready to celebrate! To commemorate the past 12 months of fitness and...

Cost: 0

Where?
Xtend Barre Scripps Poway
12265 Scripps Poway Pkwy
Unit 112
Poway, CA  92064
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For more information:
Website »

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

You Can Grow Bananas!

Bananas are tasty, come in their own wrapper that shows you how ripe they are.  They’re healthy, and they’re fun to eat!

 

Here in San Diego, we are lucky as we can...

Cost: FREE

Where?
MiraCosta College
Student Center Room 3450
1 Barnard Drive
Oceanside, CA  92056
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For more information:
Sponsor: California Rare Fruit Growers, North San Diego County
Contact name: Cory Krell
Website »

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

David Casteñeda y su Kini Kini- FREE JAZZ SHOW!

 

 

David Castaneda y su Kini Kini
Thursday, May 10th at The Loft
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm
FREE to UCSD students and the general...

Cost: FREE for the general public

Where?
The Loft at UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive #0077
La Jolla, CA  92092
View map »

7:30 PM - 11:30 PM

National Comedy Theatre

The National Comedy Theatre is San Diego's nationally acclaimed improvisational comedy show.  Based completely on audience suggestions, the cast of NCT creates an entire show...

Cost: $12-$15

Where?
National Comedy Theatre
3717 India St.
San Diego, CA  92103
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-295-4999
Website »

8:00 PM

The Door is Open: An Intergenerational Dance Project

Last year, Jean Isaacs inaugurated “Aging Creatively with Dance,” a weekly class taking participants, ages 60-84, on a journey through movement, journaling and creativity. Students are...

Cost: $30 general admission $20 seniors/military $15 students

Where?
City College Saville Theater
14th and C Street
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Dance Theater
Telephone: 619-225-1803
Contact name: SDDT
Website »

8:00 PM

Nobody Loves You

When Jeff, a young grad student, joins a reality television show to try and win back his ex, he unexpectedly meets a girl who might be the love of his life.  But when seduced by the...

Cost: Tickets start at $29

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

8:00 PM

The Scottsboro Boys

Direct from Broadway, and nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, The Scottsboro Boys is the thrilling final collaboration by musical theater giants John Kander and Fred Ebb...

Cost: Tickets start at $39

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

9:00 PM - 2:00 AM

Slip Into Fantasy with Wonderland Fridays at Andaz San Diego

Escape reality and slip into a voyeuristic world of ecstasy at Andaz San Diego with its newest party series, Wonderland Fridays. Beginning on Friday, March 9 at 9 p.m., guests are invited to...

Cost: N/A

Where?
Andaz San Diego
600 F St
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Website »

TO THE ARCTIC

 

An extraordinary, never-before-experienced journey to the top of the world, the ultimate tale of survival. Follow the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs...

Cost: Adults $15.75; Children $12.75; Seniors $12.75

Where?
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Echoes of the Past The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan

Majestic 6th-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

Dyeing Elegance Asian Modernism and the Art of Kūboku and Hisako Takaku

The artist Kuboku Takaku (1908–1993) perfected the ancient Japanese technique of wax resist dying to create textile paintings on obi, kimono, and screens. His works merged Japanese subjects...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women

 

For girls (and guys) who just wanna have fun! This international hit musical is a funny, exuberant look at the lives of women as told through your favorite Top 40 songs!

...

Cost: $42-$57

Where?
Lyceum Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-544-1000
Contact name: Stephanie Thompson
Website »

TUNA! Celebrating San Diego's Famous Fishing Industry

 

TUNA! showcases the time when San Diego was the world’s tuna fishing capital from the 1920s until the 1960s. During this time, many Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese...

Cost: $3 - $6

Where?
San Diego History Center
1649 EL PRADO
SAN DIEGO, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-232-6203
Contact name: Matthew Schiff
Website »

Mobile Stories: Teen citizen journalists in action

Highlights:
-Use iPhone 4s to record news
-Audio and music recording
-Digital photography
-Learn how to be a reporter
-Blogging
-Free snacks and...

Cost: Free

Where?
, CA

Hands on a Hardbody

World-Premiere Musical
La Jolla Playhouse Commission

Book by Doug Wright
Lyrics by...

Cost: Visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org for more info

Where?
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA  92037
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: La Jolla Playhouse
Telephone: 858-550-1010
Website »

Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees

  • Annual Golf Tournament held at Morgan Run Club & Resort in Rancho Santa Fe.  Thousands of spectators, sports enthusiasts and fans, from throughout the greater San Diego...

    Cost: Call for details 858-966-7540

    Where?
    La Costa Resort and Spa
    Carlsbad, CA

    For more information:
    Telephone: 760-603-4986

Bite San Diego Food Tours

America’s finest city has a new treat for foodies: Bite San Diego, a food tasting and cultural walking tour (launched last month).

Bite San Diego will feature a guided...

Cost: $39

Where?
BAM Communications
237 J Street
Suite 203
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: Bite San Diego
Telephone: 619-634-8476
Website »

The Dramatics

The Dramatics (formerly The Dynamics) are an American soul music vocal group, formed in Detroit in 1962. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs "In The Rain" and "Whatcha See Is Whatcha...

Cost: $40-$70

Where?
4th&B
345 B St
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Website »

2:00 AM - 6:00 AM

CIRQUE WINGS

 

        CIRQUE WINGS TAKES FLIGHT AT THE HISTORIC BALBOA THEATRE  FREE FOR KIDS!  Have you ever dreamed...

Cost: FREE FOR KIDS Adults $35-$100 VIP

Where?
Balboa Theatre
868 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: The New Cirque
Telephone: 917-361-9426
Contact name: Jill Hansen
Website »

2:00 AM - 4:00 PM

StayClassy Presents The 4th Annual CLASSY Awards

The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and...

Cost: n/a

Where?
San Diego civic Theatre
1100 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA  92109
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For more information:
Sponsor: Classy
Telephone: na--
Contact name: StayClassy
Website »

2:00 AM - 6:00 AM

CIRQUE WINGS

 

        CIRQUE WINGS TAKES FLIGHT AT THE HISTORIC BALBOA THEATRE  FREE FOR KIDS!  Have you ever dreamed...

Cost: FREE FOR KIDS Adults $35-$100 VIP

Where?
Balboa Theatre
868 Fourth Avenue
San Diego, HI  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: The New Cirque
Telephone: 917-361-9426
Contact name: Jill Hansen
Website »

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Drew Brees Celebrity Championship

The Drew Brees Celebrity Championship will feature more than 50 celebrity golfers competing for a $100,000 purse.  The 14th annual event, formerly named the Celebrity Classic hosted by Stan...

Cost: $10-15

Where?
La Costa Resort and Spa
2100 Costa Del Mar Road
Carlsbad, CA  92009
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For more information:
Sponsor: Event Manager - Integrated Sports Marketing
Telephone: 858-836-0133
Contact name: Cheryl
Website »

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Pizzeria: the 16th Annual Show at Bread & Cie

Sophie's mosaic artists created a variety of fanciful winged creatures using glass and ceramic tiles as well as repurposed objects. This collection of charming mosaic pizza peels, bread boards...

Cost: Free

Where?
Bread & Cie
350 University Ave
San Diego, CA  92103
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For more information:
Sponsor: St. Madeleine Sophie's Center
Telephone: 619-593-2205
Website »

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM

Get Famous with the Greedy Organ

It’s time to get creative. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD) is hosting an art contest called “Get Famous with the Greedy Organ.” People age 25 and younger are invited to...

Cost: $0

Where?
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
700 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA  92037
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For more information:
Sponsor: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Website »

8:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Carlsbad Barre Studio Celebrates 2 Year Anniversary!

 

Cost: 0

Where?
Xtend Barre Carslbad
300 Carlsbad Village Drive
Suite 204
Carlsbad, CA  92008
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For more information:
Website »

9:00 AM -

2012 Arthritis Walk

This is the Arthritis Foundation's 10th Annual Walk in support of the 700,000 (including 3,500 children)living with the pain and debilitation of arthritis in San Diego and Imperial Counties....

Cost: None. Donations appreciated.

Where?
NTC Promenade at Liberty Station
Roosevelt and Historic Decatur Road
San Diego, CA  92123
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For more information:
Sponsor: Arthritis Foundation
Telephone: 858-492-1090ext116
Contact name: Randa Williams
Website »

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

San Diego Geranium Society Show & Sale

Geranium Show and Sale Presented by San Diego Geranium Society. We will be celebrating our 40th year, so please come join the party. The dates are...

Cost: 0

Where?
Casa Del Prado
Room 101
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
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For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Geranium Society
Contact name: Susan Lewitt
Website »

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

10th Annual Run to the Hills Car Show

The Monday Nite Car Club and the Mountain Empire Men’s Club join forces to bring this event to Pine Valley May 19th. Old Highway 80 will be closed through town as custom cars line this...

Cost: 0

Where?
Pine Valley
Old Highway 80
Pine Valley, CA  91962
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For more information:
Sponsor: Mountain Empire Men's Club and The Monday Nite Car Club
Telephone: 619-672-2200
Contact name: Ken Gary
Website »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Three Story House

Drawn from MOPA’s photography collection of more than 7000 images, View map »

For more information:
Telephone: 619-238-7559

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Grand Prize Drawing in Dream House Raffle

 

Come celebrate as we choose the grand prize winner in the 8th annual Dream House Raffle benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego! More than 100 prizes ranging in...

Cost: FREE

Where?
Ronald McDonald House
2929 Childrens Way
San Diego, CA  92123
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For more information:
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

PENUMBRA: AN ODE TO OCEANSIDE IN A TIME OF WAR Geoffrey Cunningham

 

In Oceanside, the war is never too far from home. Camp Pendleton has lost more soldiers to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other military base in the US. Yet still, after...

Cost: $0 - $8

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
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For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

San Diego Padres Caravana

Join your Padres Saturday, May 19th at the Market Creek Plaza Food-4-Less for Padres Caravana from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M.

Bring the family and enjoy a fun morning

- Food

...

Cost: $0

Where?
Food4Less
312 North Euclid Ave.
San Diego, CA  92114
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-795-5205
Contact name: Juvanie Maximo
Website »

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

CONTEMPORARY ART WINS A BEACHHEAD: THE LA JOLLA SCHOOL OF ARTS 1960-1964

 

The La Jolla School of Arts played a significant role in the acceptance of new modes of painting and sculpture in Southern California, winning a beachhead for contemporary art in...

Cost: $0 - $10

Where?
Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA  92054
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For more information:
Telephone: 760-435-3720
Contact name: Danielle Susalla Deery
Website »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Visitors to the highly touted Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum will receive a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger on the R.M.S....

Cost: $27

Where?
San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Natural History Museum
Telephone: 619-232-3821
Website »

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith

 

In 1957, W. Eugene Smith, a former photographer at Life magazine, moved out of the home he shared with his wife and four children in Croton-on-Hudson, New York and moved into a...

Cost: $8 adults / $6 seniors / $5 students

Where?
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

2nd Annual "Adoption A'Fair"

 

From the moment you walk in, you will be greeted by dogs, cats, and other pets that need permanent homes. You'll meet pets that...

Cost: $1

Where?
Rancho Coastal Humane Society
389 Requeza Street
Encinitas, CA  92024
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For more information:
Sponsor: Rancho Coastal Humane Society
Telephone: 760-753-6413
Contact name: Nick Winfrey
Website »

11:00 AM -

SECRET OF THE CARDBOARD ROCKET

Two young adventurers turn an old cardboard box into a rocket and with the help of a magical book and their vivid imaginations blast off on an awesome journey to the most amazing places in the...

Cost: Adults $15.75; Children $12.75; Seniors $12.75

Where?
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Thomas the Tank Engine Family Day

Saturday, May 19, 2012 from 11:00am to 3:00 pm — Come one come all and join us as the San Diego Model Railroad Museum celebrates Thomas Family Day. Come in character whether it’s a...

Cost: Children 14 and under FREE, Adults $8

Where?
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Thomas & Friends Family Day

Come one come all and join us as the San Diego Model Railroad Museum celebrates Thomas Family Day sponsored by Kidville's Rockin' Railroad. Come in character whether it’s a costume, shirt,...

Cost: Children under 14 are FREE, Adults $8.00

Where?
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: Kidville
Telephone: 619-407-7756
Contact name: Annie Gill
Website »

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Armed Forces Day Operation Appreciation

On Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 19, 2012, the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce will bring the business community and area residents together to provide a day of recognition to all active-duty...

Cost: Free admission

Where?
Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre
One Pier View Way
Oceanside,, CA  92054
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For more information:
Telephone: 760-722-1534
Contact name: Oceanside Chamber of Commerce
Website »

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Luau @ Iowa Meat Farms

Editor's Pick:

Iowa Meat Farms is the place in San Diego to get chef-quality proteins to cook at home. And on May 19 they’re throwing a luau at...

Where?
Iowa Meat Farms
6041 Mission Gorge Road
San Diego, CA  92120
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For more information:
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1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Garb San Diego Fashion Tours

 

 

DISCOVER DOWNTOWN AND LITTLE ITLAY'S SAN DIEGO FASHION IN A NEW WAY BY JOINING US FOR A 3-HOUR GUIDED FASHION WALKING TOUR....

Cost: $49

Where?
Downtown/Little Italy
San Diego, CA  92101

For more information:
Website »

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

TERI's Festival & Showcase

Join us at TERI’s annual fundraising event, the Festival & Showcase - an afternoon of delight!  Enjoy fine food, live music, art, experience the latest technology for...

Cost: $125.00 per person

Where?
TERI's Campus of Life
555 Deer Springs Rd.
San Marcos, CA  92069
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For more information:
Telephone: 760-721-1706
Contact name: Heidi Cramer
Website »

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Where The Wild Things Are: Wine and Food Classic

Sample wines and culinary delights from renowned wineries and local restaurants. Participate in a unique silent auction featuring collector’s wines, vacation packages and amazing...

Cost: $95.00

Where?
Chula Vista Nature Center
1000 Gunpowder Point Drive
Chula Vista, CA  91910
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-409-5900
Contact name: Hillary Richards
Website »

4:00 PM -

Magnificent May Music Month

Our youngest talented singers will be ready to sing and celebrate the beautiful long Spring days we are blessed with here in San Diego. Come support the Art and joy of the month of May with...

Cost: Free, goodwill offering accepted

Where?
Ascension Lutheran Church
5106 Zion Ave.
San Diego, CA  92120
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For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Children's Choir
Telephone: 858-587-1087
Contact name: Danielle Balestra
Website »

5:30 PM -

Charles McPherson Concert and Special Exhibition Opening

 

The Museum of Making Music welcomes internationally renowned jazz saxophonist Charles McPherson for a concert-conversation event celebrating the launch of the Museum’s latest...

Cost: $35 general admission; $30 Museum members

Where?
Museum of Making Music
5790 Armada Drive
Carlsbad, CA  92008
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For more information:
Sponsor: Museum of Making Music
Telephone: 760-438-5996
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Scott White Contemporary Art Presents "Territory" by Yigal Ozeri

 

WHO: Yigal Ozeri was born in Israel in 1958. He is represented by the Mike Weiss Gallery and has lived and worked in New York City for...

Cost: 0

Where?
Scott White Contemporary Art
7655 Girard Ave. Suite 101
La Jolla, CA  92037
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For more information:
Sponsor: Scott White Contemporary Art
Telephone: 858-255-8574
Contact name: Natalie Sellers
Website »

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Final Cut Pro 101: Intro to Final Cut Pro

 

Final Cut Pro 100 (Beginner Series)

101: Intro to Final...

Cost: $25 per class. 25% off for members

Where?
Media Arts Center San Diego
2921 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA  92104
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-230-1938
Contact name: Ethan van Thillo
Website »

6:15 PM - 9:00 PM

The Dinner Detective - North San Diego County

 

Looking for a fun...

Cost: Starting @ 59.95 pp

Where?
California Center for the Arts
340 North Escondido Boulevard
Escondio, CA  92025
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For more information:
Sponsor: The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Show
Telephone: 888-619-0858
Contact name: The Box Office
Website »

6:15 PM - 9:00 PM

The Dinner Detective - Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show

It is a four-course sit-down dinner in which each guest is allowed to choose their own entree. In between each course of the meal, we have another part of the show. The show is an interactive...

Cost: Starting @ 59.95 pp

Where?
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown
530 Broadway St.
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: The Dinner Detective
Telephone: 888-619-0858
Contact name: Box Office
Website »

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

David Casteñeda y su Kini Kini- FREE JAZZ SHOW!

 

 

David Castaneda y su Kini Kini
Thursday, May 10th at The Loft
Doors: 7:30pm Show: 8:00pm
FREE to UCSD students and the general...

Cost: FREE for the general public

Where?
The Loft at UCSD
9500 Gilman Drive #0077
La Jolla, CA  92092
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7:30 PM - 11:30 PM

National Comedy Theatre

The National Comedy Theatre is San Diego's nationally acclaimed improvisational comedy show.  Based completely on audience suggestions, the cast of NCT creates an entire show...

Cost: $12-$15

Where?
National Comedy Theatre
3717 India St.
San Diego, CA  92103
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-295-4999
Website »

8:00 PM

The Door is Open: An Intergenerational Dance Project

Last year, Jean Isaacs inaugurated “Aging Creatively with Dance,” a weekly class taking participants, ages 60-84, on a journey through movement, journaling and creativity. Students are...

Cost: $30 general admission $20 seniors/military $15 students

Where?
City College Saville Theater
14th and C Street
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Dance Theater
Telephone: 619-225-1803
Contact name: SDDT
Website »

8:00 PM

Nobody Loves You

When Jeff, a young grad student, joins a reality television show to try and win back his ex, he unexpectedly meets a girl who might be the love of his life.  But when seduced by the...

Cost: Tickets start at $29

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

8:00 PM -

PETER CETERA

Winter Pops

PETER CETERA

May 18, 19, 8pm

Matthew Garbutt, conductor

Peter Cetera, vocals

Best known as...

Cost: $20-$85

Where?
Copley Symphony Hall
750 B Street
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: San Diego Symphony
Telephone: 619-235-0804
Website »

8:00 PM

The Scottsboro Boys

Direct from Broadway, and nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical, The Scottsboro Boys is the thrilling final collaboration by musical theater giants John Kander and Fred Ebb...

Cost: Tickets start at $39

Where?
The Old Globe
1363 Old Globe Way
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Sponsor: The Old Globe
Telephone: 619-234-5623
Contact name: The Old Globe
Website »

9:00 PM -

2 Live Crew

Presented by Jonny Z & 4th&B

w/ Rodney-O, LA Dream Team, The Egyptian Lover

*All VIP ticket holders will receive a FREE commemorative show t-shirt upon entry*

Cost: $35-$45

Where?
4th&B
345 B Street
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Website »

Chula Vista Community Fun Run

The Chula Vista Community Fun Run (5K) is intended for all levels of runners, while allowing strollers and families to participate in a fun and engaging environment at the Chula Vista Olympic...

Where?
US Olympic Training Center
2800 Olympic Parkway
Chula Vista, CA  91915
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For more information:
Sponsor: City of Chula Vista
Website »

Bite San Diego Food Tours

America’s finest city has a new treat for foodies: Bite San Diego, a food tasting and cultural walking tour (launched last month).

Bite San Diego will feature a guided...

Cost: $39

Where?
BAM Communications
237 J Street
Suite 203
San Diego, CA  92101
View map »

For more information:
Sponsor: Bite San Diego
Telephone: 619-634-8476
Website »

Celebrity Championship hosted by Drew Brees

  • Annual Golf Tournament held at Morgan Run Club & Resort in Rancho Santa Fe.  Thousands of spectators, sports enthusiasts and fans, from throughout the greater San Diego...

    Cost: Call for details 858-966-7540

    Where?
    La Costa Resort and Spa
    Carlsbad, CA

    For more information:
    Telephone: 760-603-4986

Hands on a Hardbody

World-Premiere Musical
La Jolla Playhouse Commission

Book by Doug Wright
Lyrics by...

Cost: Visit LaJollaPlayhouse.org for more info

Where?
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
La Jolla, CA  92037
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For more information:
Sponsor: La Jolla Playhouse
Telephone: 858-550-1010
Website »

TUNA! Celebrating San Diego's Famous Fishing Industry

 

TUNA! showcases the time when San Diego was the world’s tuna fishing capital from the 1920s until the 1960s. During this time, many Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese...

Cost: $3 - $6

Where?
San Diego History Center
1649 EL PRADO
SAN DIEGO, CA  92101
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-232-6203
Contact name: Matthew Schiff
Website »

The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith

 

In 1957,...

Cost: 0-8

Where?
Museum of Photographic Arts
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women

 

For girls (and guys) who just wanna have fun! This international hit musical is a funny, exuberant look at the lives of women as told through your favorite Top 40 songs!

...

Cost: $42-$57

Where?
Lyceum Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA  92101
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For more information:
Telephone: 619-544-1000
Contact name: Stephanie Thompson
Website »

Echoes of the Past The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan

Majestic 6th-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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Dyeing Elegance Asian Modernism and the Art of Kūboku and Hisako Takaku

The artist Kuboku Takaku (1908–1993) perfected the ancient Japanese technique of wax resist dying to create textile paintings on obi, kimono, and screens. His works merged Japanese subjects...

Cost: See Museum website

Where?
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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Mobile Stories: Teen citizen journalists in action

Highlights:
-Use iPhone 4s to record news
-Audio and music recording
-Digital photography
-Learn how to be a reporter
-Blogging
-Free snacks and...

Cost: Free

Where?
, CA

TO THE ARCTIC

 

An extraordinary, never-before-experienced journey to the top of the world, the ultimate tale of survival. Follow the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs...

Cost: Adults $15.75; Children $12.75; Seniors $12.75

Where?
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA  92101
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