Up, up and away!
San Diego State University School of Theatre, Television and Film present A Symphony of Clouds (Musical Adventures of the Boy Mozart).
The production depicts Mozart’s rise to fame as a musical prodigy through action, dance, song and humor. Set against a backdrop of a stormy Europe in the 18th century, the production features a central theme of clouds and cloudscapes in endless variety, externalized by dancers, singers and actors. The gloomy setting helps to cast an inner look into the emotional and ephemeral aspects of the composer’s journey through life and the vitality of his music compositions.
SDSU’s Don Powell Theatre, 5500 Campanile Drive, in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets $15, 619-594-6884, theatre.sdsu.edu.
Magicians of basketball
For 84 tremendous years, the Harlem Globetrotters have thrilled audiences around the world. Today, a new generation of stars carries on this tradition with timeless basketball exhibitions. They are in San Diego for two days only, so don’t miss them!
Valley View Casino Center, formerly San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-308-4311, ticketmaster.com.
Time on your hands?
The San Diego Symphony presents a Winter Pops Special, Silent Film Night: Harold Lloyd in Safety Last! (1923).
Harold Lloyd’s silent movie classic, accompanied by the refurbished “Fox Theater” Organ, played by Russ Peck. Performing his own stunts, master silent comedian Harold Lloyd is the new office boy who finds himself famously clinging to a towering clock-face just to keep his job!
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street, in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org.
Heartwarming comedy
The Lamb’s Players Theatre presents Steel Magnolia’s.
Truvy Jones’ hair salon is a cultural center of Chinquapin, Louisiana. A place where three generations of women can laugh, cry and celebrate together. One of the most popular American plays of the 20th century, Steel Magnolia’s is funny, wise and moving – a perfect fit for San Diego’s award-winning ensemble theatre.
Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., in Coronado, 2 p.m., tickets from $38, 619- 437-6000, lambsplayers.org.
Parody and plunder
San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery presents Parody and Plunder, an exhibition of paintings by Armando Romero.
The multi-layered comedic paintings of Armando Romero compel the viewer to question and ponder the deification of the art history canon. Paintings appropriated from legendary masters including Caravaggio, Rembrandt and Frans Hals, provide a recognizable stage where pop culture characters such as Batman and Lucha Libre play and prance creating surprising combinations of old and new, and of European, Mexican and American cultures.
San Diego Mesa College Art Gallery, Room D101, 7250 Mesa College Drive, in San Diego, 11- 4 p.m., free, 619-388-2829, sdmesa.edu/art-gallery/.
Much ado about nothing
The San Diego Shakespeare Society invites you to a Shakespeare Open Reading at Seaport Village. Join in the reading or just come along for the fun and interactive listening experience in a great bookstore/coffee house setting.
This Tuesday its Much Ado About Nothing (second part) with Nazish Karim directing.
Upstart Crow Bookstore and Coffeehouse, 835 West Harbor Drive, in Seaport Village, 6:45-8:30p.m., free, sandiegoshakespearesociety.org.
Rich, soulful and powerful
The Balboa Theatre presents the Canadian Tenors, an exciting blend of classical and contemporary pop that is thrilling audiences of all ages around the world.
The Canadian Tenors have performed together since 2006 and hail from all parts of Canada: McNeil’s Clifton Murray, Toronto’s Victor Metcalf, Quebec’s Remigio Pereira and Vancouver’s Fraser Walters and have a repertoire sung not only in English and French, but also in Spanish and Italian, reflecting their multicultural heritage.
Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $29.50, 619-570-1100, sandiegotheatres.org.
