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San Diego Magazine /  July 2008 /  Calendar /  Best Bets

Best Bets

Who Was That Masked Man?
Broadway/San Diego brings The Phantom of the Opera to downtown’s Civic Theatre for an unusually long run, July 16 through August 10, testament to the staying power of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music. 619-570-1100; broadwaysd.com.

Toying with Tinkering
Seen any better mousetraps lately? The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center explores the intricacies of inventing, from the aha! moment to the process of trial and error, with “Tinkering,” its latest hands-on exhibition. 619-238-1233; rhfleet.org.

Fiddling a Bout
Golden Boy, Clifford Odets’ love story about a musician/fighter who has to make the choice of violin or violence, hits the stage at Carlsbad’s New Village Arts Theatre through July 13. 760-433-3245; newvillagearts.org.

Five for Sighting
The California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum opens five exhibitions that examine issues of contemporary American life, June 28 through November 30. Owen Mundy’s “Active Duty” views the transformations of military men. “Contemporary Ruin,” prints from 31 members of the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, looks unsparingly at modern ruins. The multilayered installation “United and Severed: That Window of Time” is drawn from the experiences of women living with traumatic injuries. “Warning Signs: Prints by R.H. Brownfield” and “Shannon McNeill: Little Drawings” offer visual interpretations of arresting shapes and of maternity. 760-839-4120; artcenter.org.

Vanishing Point
Madagascar journeys to the land of those who disappear, looking at the lives of three people connected to a loved one who cannot be found. J.T. Rogers’ play haunts the North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach through August 3. 858-481-1055; northcoastrep.org.

The Manly Art of Quiltmaking
Bob Adams, John Garrett and Tim Harding show off their stitched stuff in “Material Guys,” at Point Loma’s Visions Art Quilt Gallery through July 27. 619-546-4872; quiltvisions.org.

When Daddies Come Home
Surprise! Long-lost Dad is here after all for his daughter’s wedding. Darko Tresnjak directs the classic comedy The Pleasure of His Company at the Old Globe Theatre July 12–August 17. 619-234-5623; theoldglobe.org.

A Hit and the Hits
Lamb’s Players Theatre premieres The Hit, a comedy about mistakes and a murder for hire, and reprises its popular, song-packed Boomers, at the Coronado home venue (through July 13) and downtown’s Horton Grand Theatre (starting July 2), respectively. 619-437-0600; lambsplayers.org.

Makings of the Melting Pot
Liberty Station is home to the New Americans Museum, opened in June with the goal of celebrating——and explaining——the immigrant experience. Initial exhibits include the Smithsonian Institution’s “Becoming American: Teenagers and Immigration,” featuring the photographs of Barbara Beirne, and “A Contemporary Story: Perspectives by Immigrant and Refugee Artists.” 619-255-8908;