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Modern Musings

The San Diego Museum of Art presents a major retrospective of one of the region’s important modernists, “Everett Gee Jackson/San Diego Modern, 1920–1955,” November 3–January 27. The show features more than 50 works——paintings, lithographs and drawings——that span the most significant and productive decades of the late artist’s career. 619-232-7931; sdmart.org.

A Whirled View

Turkish followers of the Sufi mystic Rumi perform their ceremonies of spirituality in “The Ecstacy of the Whirling Dervishes,” coming to the Price Center Ballroom November 16 at 8 p.m. as part of UCSD’s ArtPower! lineup. Chanting of poetry, rhythmic rotation and music that ranges from somber to rhapsodic combine for a multisensory experience. 858-534-TIXS; artpower.ucsd.edu.

Oh, Rats!

Frank, Sammy and Dean (in spirit, anyway) return for another round with The Rat Pack——Live at the Sands, brought to the Civic Theatre by Broadway/San Diego November 19-25, right on the heels of Jersey Boys (through November 18). 619-570-1100; broadwaysd.com.

The Next Wave of Waters

John Waters’ Cry-Baby becomes the second of his cult movies (Hairspray led the way) to make it to the stage, as La Jolla Playhouse undertakes the teen-musical parody November 6–December 16. 858-550-1010; lajollaplayhouse.org.

Time Travel

Take a stagecoach ride back in time November 4 at the Gaslamp Quarter’s sixth annual Fall Back Festival, an educational street fair that teaches kids about life in old San Diego. Held at the historic William Heath Davis House (Fourth Avenue and Island Street), the festival invites cowpokes to pan for gold, visit a blacksmith, take a hayride and more. Do-si-do to live music——and don’t forget to duck during the Wild West shootout. Admission is $5; kids under 2 are admitted free. 619-233-5008; gaslampquarter.org.

Wilde Times in Coronado

Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband shines the spotlight on hypocrisy, using the playwright’s trademark wit to skewer social pretenses, at Lamb’s Players Theatre through November 18. 619-437-0600; lambsplayers.org.

In Good Company

David Steinberg, one of Hollywood’s most original comic minds, presents his new memoir, The Book of David, November 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the 13th annual San Diego Jewish Book Fair (November 1-10 and 27), presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at La Jolla’s Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Admission is $15.50. 858-362-1348; lfjcc.org/bookfair.

From Vampires to Angels

Versatile Cygnet Theatre delves into the undead with St. Nicholas, through November 10; examines the meaning of haunting with The Turn of the Screw, through November 11; and helps an angel get his wings with It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, November 23–December 30. 619-337-1525; cygnettheatre.com.

Biting Drama at the Beach

Bring him back alive——well, sort of. Dracula is resurrected nearly nightly at Solana Beach’s North Coast Repertory Theatre, through November 18. 858-481-1055; northcoastrep.org.

Let’s Hear It for the Girls

Billed as “the ultimate day out for women,” the Head to Toe Women’s Expo aims to pamper and primp local ladies at the Del Mar Fairgrounds November 16-18. The expo show cases more than 250 vendors, split into seven “themed villages,” including Body and Soul City, Fashion Metropolis, Home & Hearth Quarters and Culinary Capital. Presentations and guest speakers include actor Aiden Turner of All My Children, chef Marcela of Discovery Network and Jack FM radio personality and comedian Monique Marvez. Tickets are $8; kids 12 and younger get in free. 619-491-0677; headtotoewomensexpo.com.

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