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THEATER

Aeschylus’ Seven Against Thebes gets an urban update in The Seven, employing music from Will Power, at La Jolla Playhouse thru Mar. 16: Tues. & Wed. at 7:30, Thur. & Fri. at 8, Sat. at 2 & 8, Sun. at 2 & 7. UCSD campus, 2910 La Jolla Village Dr., La Jolla, 858-550-1010; lajollaplayhouse.org.

Hello, Dolly! hits the stage with a smile at Lambs Players Theatre thru Mar. 16: Tues., Wed. & Thur. at 7:30, Fri. at 8, Sat. at 4 & 8, Sun. at 2. 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado, 619-437-0600; lambsplayers.org.

At North Coast Repertory Theatre, A Shayna Maidel, a post-Holocaust story, unfolds thru Mar. 23: Wed.-Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2 & 7. Yvette Freeman celebrates the Life and Loves of Dinah Washington, Mar. 11 & 12 at 7:30. The Theatre School performs Hansel and Gretel, Mar. 27 at 7, Mar. 28 at 10 a.m. (school matinee) & 7, Mar. 29 at 2 & 7, Mar. 30 at 2. 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Ste. D, Solana Beach, 858-481-1055; northcoastrep.org.

Dancing in the Dark, based on the classical musical The Band Wagon, two-steps onto the Old Globe Theatre’s main stage Mar. 4–Apr. 13. At the Cassius Carter Centre Stage thru Mar. 30, Richard Greenberg’s The American Plan takes a gander at the 1960s. Both shows Tues. & Wed. at 7, Thur. & Fri. at 8, Sat. at 2 & 8, Sun. at 2 & 7. 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, 619-234-5623; theoldglobe.org.

Pulitzer Prize finalist The Clean House sweeps into the San Diego Repertory Theatre thru Mar. 23: Tues. & Wed. at 7, Thur.-Sat. at 8 (Mar. 8 at 2 also), Sun. at 2 & 7. Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, downtown, 619-544-1000; sandiegorep.com.

Oklahoma! celebrates the OK State in singing, dancing and hollering style at the Welk Resort Theatre thru Apr. 6: Tues., Thur. & Sat. at 1:45 & 8, Wed. & Sun. at 1:45. 8860 Lawrence Welk Dr., Escondido, 760-749-3448; welktheatre.com.

The California Center for the Arts, Escondido presents First Person: Stories from the End of the World, Feb. 27 at 8. N*W*C*, presented by Speak Theatre Arts, blends comedy into real life Mar. 21 & 22 at 8. Susan Egan, the Belle of Broadway performs Mar. 29 at 8. 340 N. Escondido Blvd., 800-988-4253; artcenter.org.

Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee pours on the mystery Mar. 14–Apr. 13 at Coronado Play house. 1835 Strand Way, Coronado, 619-435-4856; coronadoplayhouse.com.

Cygnet Theatre offers a glimpse of Troy Max son’s topsy-turvy family life in August Wilson’s Fences, thru Mar. 2: Thur.-Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2 & 7. 6663 El Cajon Blvd., Ste. N. Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music is Cygnet’s first venture in its second venue, the Old Town Theatre (4040 Twiggs St., Old Town), Mar. 22–May 4: Thur.-Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2 & 7. 619-337-1525; cygnettheatre.com.

Diversionary Theatre teams with Moxie Theatre for the unlikely World War II romance of Bluebonnet Court, Mar. 20–Apr. 13. 4545 Park Blvd., University Heights, 619-220-0097; diversionary.org.

Ion Theatre presents Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s The Threepenny Opera as a benefit concert, Mar. 19-21 at 8. Academy of Performing Arts, 4580-B Alvarado Canyon Rd., Mission Valley, 619-374-6894; iontheatre.com.

Thomas Gibbons’ provocative Permanent Collection takes up temporary residence with Mo‘olelo Performing Arts Company, thru Mar. 16: Wed.-Sat. at 7:30. 10th Avenue Theater, 930 10th Ave., downtown, 619-342-7395; moolelo.net.

Moonlight Stage Productions presents George Bernard Shaw’s You Never Can Tell at the Avo Playhouse, Mar. 6-23: Thur. & Fri. at 7:30, Sat. at 2 & 7:30, Sun. at 2. 303 Main St., Vista, 760-724-2110; moonlightstage.com.

Mystery Café’s interactive production When There’s a Will . . . There’s a Wake takes place during dinner, thru Mar. 29: Fri. & Sat. at 8 at the Imperial House Restaurant (505 Kalmia St., downtown). 619-544-1600; mysterycafe.net.

New Village Arts Theatre presents Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa, Mar. 8-30: Thur. & Fri. at 8, Sat. at 3 & 8, Sun. at 2. 2787-B State St., Carlsbad, 760-433-3245; newvillagearts.org.

The Poway Center for the Performing Arts hosts the Missoula Children’s Theatre in a musical version of The Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Mar. 8 at 3 & 7. Zero Hour, with Jim Brochu as Zero Mostel, plays Mar. 22 at 8. 15498 Espola Rd., Poway, 858-748-0505; powayarts.org.

SDSU School of Music & Dance offers Rising Stars at Smith Recital Hall, Mar. 9 at 3. SDSU campus, 5500 Campanile Dr., 619-594-6060; music.sdsu.edu.

An all-female cast performs multiple roles in Anton in Show Business at Sixth@Penn, thru Mar. 2: Thur.-Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2. Howard Rubenstein’s Tony and Cleo takes a look at the love story of Antony and Cleopatra, thru Feb. 27: Mon.-Wed. at 7:30, Sun. at 7. 3704 Sixth Ave., Hillcrest, 619-688-9210; sixthatpenn.com.

Stone Soup Theatre Company presents Rent composer Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick . . . BOOM! Feb. 25–Mar. 30: Fri. & Sat. at 8, Sun. at 2 & 7. Academy of Performing Arts, 4580-B Alvarado Canyon Rd., Mission Valley, 619-287-3065; stonesouptheatre.net.

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BOOKSHELF

Confronting Ghosts
When Navy psychologist Heidi Squier Kraft had to deploy to Iraq in 2004 to care for traumatized combat Marines, she left 15-month-old twins behind with her husband and parents. When she returned eight months later, her babies were walking, and Kraft was a changed woman——one who had treated, counseled and comforted soldiers, many of them severely injured, some of them dying. Holding the hand of one of those gravely injured men——Corporal Jason Dunham, who threw himself on a live grenade to save the Marines around him——had a profound effect on Kraft’s own life. As part of her transition back to suburban life, Kraft wrote Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital (Little, Brown, $23.99). She is now deputy coordinator for the U.S. Navy Combat Stress Program in San Diego.

Patricia Santana’s latest novel, Ghosts of El Grullo (University of New Mexico Press, $24.95), is the sequel to her critically acclaimed Motorcycle Ride on the Sea of Tranquility. In Ghosts, Santana——a professor at Cuyamaca College in El Cajon——tells the story of Yolanda Sahagun, a woman who escapes the confines of her huge family by reading. While she’s in college, her beloved mother dies, and Yolanda makes her way to El Grullo, Jalisco, the Mexican village where her parents grew up. Once there, she confronts her family’s past as she struggles to shape her own future.
——EILENE ZIMMERMAN

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MUSIC

POP/ROCK

At Anthology: Pat Metheny Trio, Feb. 26 & 27 at 7:30 & 9:30; Anthology House Band, Feb. 28 at 7:30; Tom Scott, Feb. 29 at 7:30; Geoffrey Keezer Trio with Julia Dollison, Mar. 1 at 7:30 & 9:30; Deborah Flores CD release party, Mar. 2 at 7:30; Aubrey Foy’s tribute to Lou Rawls, Mar. 4 at 7:30; Soul Persuaders, Mar. 5 at 7:30; Anthology House Band, Mar. 6 at 7:30; CSNY tribute, Mar. 8 at 7:30; Holly Cole, Mar. 9 at 7:30; Jose Serrano, Mar. 11 at 7:30; Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra, Mar. 12 at 7:30; Anthology House Band, Mar. 13 at 7:30; Flore Purim & Airto, Mar. 14 & 15 at 7:30 & 9:30, Mar. 16 at 7:30; Bill Evans tribute, Mar. 18 at 7:30; Bill Schrieve CD release party, Mar. 19 at 7:30; Anthology House Band, Mar. 20 at 7:30; Herb Alpert, Mar. 21 & 22 at 7:30; Detroit Underground, Mar. 22 at 9:30; Jobim tribute, Mar. 23 at 7:30; Patrick Yandall, Mar. 25 at 7:30; MiraCosta Latin Jazz Orchestra, Mar. 26 at 7:30; Anthology House Band, Mar. 27 at 7:30; Diane Schuur, Mar. 28 at 7:30; Rockola, Mar. 29 at 7:30 & 9:30; Ignacio Berroa, Mar. 30 at 7:30. 1337 India St., Little Italy, 619-595-0300; anthologysd.com.

At the Belly Up Tavern: NCCS Food Bank benefit concert with Earl Thomas, Amber Ojeda and Justus Ewing, Feb. 24 at 8; Jay Farrar, Feb. 25; Adrian Belew, Feb. 26 at 8; Boogie Nights: ’80s Fever with Metro, Feb. 29; Alfred Howard & the K23 Orchestra and Perpetual Groove, Mar. 1; Marcia Ball and John Hammond, Mar. 2 at 8; Rufus Wainwright, Mar. 4 at 8; The Hotel Café tour featuring Ingrid Michaelson, Cary Brothers, Grey Laswell, Kate Havnevik, Jessie Baylin and Jim Bianco, Mar. 6 at 8; Blind Boys of Alabama, Mar. 9 at 8; New York Dolls, Mar. 10 at 8; Mad Professor, Mar. 13; Tommy Castro Band, Mar. 14; Common Sense, Mar. 17; The Itals, Mar. 20; Built to Spill, Meatpuppets and Helvetica, Mar. 21; The Presidents of the United States of America, Mar. 22; Steve Earle and Allison Moorer, Mar. 23 at 8; Avett Brothers, Mar. 29. Shows at 9 unless noted. 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, 858-481-8140; bellyup.com.

At Canes Bar & Grill: King Spade and Hed(pe), Feb. 29 at 9; Dead Man’s Party (Oingo Boingo tribute) and Long Duc Dongs, Mar. 1 at 9; Wendy Darling, Causeway and Grin’s Edge, Mar. 6 at 8; The Aggrolites, Mar. 7 at 8; Justin James, Carbine and Bag of Toys, Mar. 8 at 8; Brother Ali, Abstract Rude, Toki Wright and BK One, Mar. 14 at 9; The Boredoms, Mar. 15 at 8; Local Band Showcase, Mar. 19 at 8; Tainted Love (’80s tribute), Mar. 22 at 9. 3105 Ocean Front Walk, Mission Beach, 858-488-1780; canesbarandgrill.com.

Rockin’ the Casbah: Blitzen Trapper, Grand Archives, Fleet Foxes, Mar. 1; A Place to Bury Strangers, Mar. 3; The Virgins and Killola, Mar. 4; Leslie & the Lys, Mar. 5; Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, Mahjongg and Old Time Relijin, Mar. 9; Crystal Castles, Health and The Muslims, Mar. 10; Beach House, Papercuts and Calico Horse, Mar. 12; Born Ruffians and Cadence Weapon, Mar. 18; Vampire Weekend, Mar. 19; The Silent Comedy, or, the Whale and Silverbird, Mar. 22. Doors open at 8:30. 2501 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy, 619-232-4355; casbahmusic.com.

At 4th and B: Bob Saget, Mar. 7 at 8; Lavell Crawford, Mar. 29 at 7. 345 B St., downtown, 619-299-2583; 4thandb.com.

At House of Blues: Marilyn Manson, Feb. 25 at 8; The Sub City Take Action tour, Feb. 29 at 7; Bad Religion, Mar. 7 at 7; Clutch, Murder by Death, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster and Hex Machine, Mar. 12 at 8; Nada Surf with The Little Ones, Mar. 18 at 7; Lost ’80s Live with A Flock of Seagulls and Dramarama, Mar. 30 at 6; Citizen Cope, Mar. 31 at 7. 1055 Fifth Ave., downtown, 619-299-BLUE; hob.com.

At Soma: Angels & Airwaves, Mar. 13 at 7; Silverstein, Mar. 14 at 7; Explosions in the Sky, Mar. 15 at 7; Tokyo Police Club, Mar. 28 at 7. 3350 Sports Arena Blvd., 619-226-7662; somasd.com.

CLASSICAL

The State Symphony of Mexico performs at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Mar. 16 at 7. 340 N. Escondido Blvd., 800-988-4253; artcenter.org.

Coastal Communities Concert Band presents its Gala 25th Anniversary Concert, Mar. 2 at 2:30. Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding St., Carlsbad, 858-793-8258, CCCBand.com.

Performances by the San Diego Symphony: Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky, Feb. 29 at 8, Mar. 1 at 8, Mar. 2 at 2; Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, “Little Russian,” Mar. 7-8 at 8, Mar. 9 at 2; Winter Pops offers “A Salute to Richard Rodgers,” Mar. 14 & 15 at 8; Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra, Mar. 27 at 7:30, Mar. 29 at 8. Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., downtown, 619-235-0804; sandiegosymphony.com.

La Jolla Music Society presents Yundi Li, Mar. 7 at 8 in Sherwood Auditorium (700 Prospect St., La Jolla); pianist Kit Armstrong, Mar. 9 at 3 in the Neurosciences Institute (10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr., Torrey Pines Mesa); jazz vocalist Barb Jungr, Mar. 14 at 7:30 in Schulman Auditorium (Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad); saxophonist James Moody, Mar. 22 at 8 in Birch North Park Theatre (2891 University Ave., North Park). 858-459-3728; lajollamusicsociety.org.

Jung-Ho Pak conducts the San Diego Chamber Orchestra in “Surprise, Surprise,” Mar. 10 in Sherwood Auditorium (700 Prospect St., La Jolla), Mar. 11 in Del Mar Country Club (6001 Clubhouse Dr., Rancho Santa Fe) , Mar. 14 in St. Paul’s Cathedral (2728 Sixth Ave., downtown). All concerts at 7:30. 858-350-0290; sdco.org.

San Diego Early Music Society presents Rebel, Mar. 28 at 8. St. James By-the-Sea Church, 743 Prospect St., La Jolla, 619-291-8246; sdems.org.

San Diego Opera offers a double bill, with Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Mar. 25 at 7, Mar. 28 at 8, Mar. 30 at 2 & Apr. 7 at 7. Civic Theatre, Third Ave. & B St., downtown, 619-533-7000; sdopera.com.

The San Diego Public Library’s Concert Series offers Chopin and Debussy music by pianist James Gary on Mar. 2, cellist Charles Curtis on Mar. 16. Programs are at 2:30 in the third-floor auditorium. 820 E St., down town, 619-236-5810; sandiegolibrary.org.

OF NOTE

Acoustic Music San Diego presents balladeer Janis Ian, Mar. 27 at 7:30. 4650 Mansfield St., Normal Heights, 619-303-8176; acousticmusicsandiego.com.

Athenaeum’s Jazz at the Studio presents Luciana Souza’s “The New Bossa Nova,” Mar. 1 at 8 in the School of the Arts San Diego Studio (4441 Park Blvd., University Heights). 858-454-5872; ljathenaeum.org.

The Balboa Theatre hosts Dublin’s Irish Cabaret, Mar. 7 at 8; Vienna Boys Choir, Mar. 16 at 3. 868 Fourth Ave., downtown, 619-570–1100; sdcivic.org.

JIGU! Thunder Drums of China takes over the Birch North Park Theatre Mar. 14 at 7:30. 2891 University Ave., North Park, 619-239-8836; lyricoperasandiego.org.

California Center for the Arts, Escondido presents Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel, Mar. 30 at 2. 340 N. Escondido Blvd., 800-988-4253; artcenter.org.

As part of its Gallery Series, Camarada puts on “Irish Airs and Dances,” Mar. 15 at 7 in the Patrick Moore Gallery (2400 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy). 619-231-3702; camarada.org.

San Diego Folk Heritage presents Tommy Sands, Mar. 8 at 7:30; Small Potatoes, Mar. 29 at 7:30. San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas, 858-566-4040; sdfolkheritage.org.

The ninth annual San Diego Jewish Music Festival, Mar. 17–Aug. 4, starts off with the Rafi Malkiel Ensemble, Mar. 17 at 7:30, and the Afula Conservatory Symphonic Band & Choir, Mar. 30 at 6. Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, 4126 Executive Dr., La Jolla, 858-362-1348; lfjc.org/sdjmf.

Spreckels Organ Society hosts free concerts each Sun. at 2. Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, 619-702-8138; sosorgan.com.

UCSD’s ArtPower presents the Armenian Shoghaken Folk Ensemble, Feb. 28 at 8 in Mandeville Auditorium. 2 Foot Yard, three musicians who take music to a new level, appears Mar. 6 at 8 & 10 in the CalIT2 Theatre. Park in shuttle-serviced Lot 604 for both venues. UCSD campus, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, 858-534-TIXS; artpower.ucsd.edu.

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