Thursday, March 3
The best of Vegas
The Balboa Theatre presents An Evening with Rita Rudner. From Broadway to the comedy clubs of Manhattan, from television to Las Vegas, Rita Rudner is one of the funniest and hard-working comedians in the business today. Since leaving the stage, where she started as a dancer in Broadway shows, she has progressed from guest appearances on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman to hosting her own HBO award- winning specials.
Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $28, 619-570-1100, sandiegotheatres.org.
Friday, March 4
A European classic
The La Jolla Music Society presents the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Semyon Bychkov.
No other musical ensemble is more consistently and closely associated with the history and tradition of European classical music than the Vienna Philharmonic.
In the course of its 160 year history, the musicians of this prominent orchestra have been an integral part of a musical epoch which, due to an abundance of uniquely gifted composers and interpreters, must certainly be regarded as unique. A pre-performance lecture begins at 7 p.m. and is open to all ticket holders. The lecture, Schumann and Brahms: The Clara Connection, will be given by Nicolas Reveles.
San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $25, 619-570-1100, sandiegotheatres.org.
Saturday, March 5
Fantastic fun for all
Indie artist Chris Ayer performs at Lestat’s, along with Matt Simons and Renata Youngblood.
Ayer won the Lennon Award in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Folk category and has been a recent finalist in both the Merlefest Chris Austin Songwriting Contest and the New York Songwriter’s Circle Contest. Beyond strictly folk music, elements of pop, rock, soul and country influence his sound.
Lestat’s Coffe House, 3343 Adams Ave., in Normal Heights, 9 p.m., 619-282-0437, lestats.com.
Sunday, March 6
The one and only Slowhand
The legendary English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer Eric Clapton comes to San Diego.
Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream, and as a solo performer, being the only person ever to be inducted three times. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience one of the world’s most consummate rock legends.
Valley View Casino Center, formerly San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $55.50, 619-308-4311, ticketmaster.com.
Monday, March 7
Back by popular demand
Using only their wits, Impro Theatre presents The Western Unscripted and saddles up and rides headlong into the dangerous high chaparral of places like Tombstone and Deadwood, to create a new fangled full-length play in the style of the great film westerns of John Ford and Howard Hawks. Complete with cattle barons, sheriffs, saloon girls, and side-winders, Impro Theatre manifests destiny every show!
North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, in Solana Beach, 7:30 p.m., tickets $15-$20, 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org.
Tuesday, March 8
Art of Élan music
The San Diego Museum of Art presents Music at the Museum: Art of Élan presents Echo.
For the past three years, San Diego’s newest chamber music organization, Art of Élan, has been bringing back the excitement of classical music. The eternal time-traveler, music allows us to hear the voice of the past in a variety of ways, challenging one’s perception of what’s actually “new.”
This concert will feature several newer works that seem reminiscent of another time, such as “Diamond in the Rough” by Michael Daugherty, whose piece for violin, viola and percussion pays homage to the life of Mozart, as well as the work “I lie,” which is written for female voices by composer David Lang and is based on an old Yiddish poem.
The San Diego Museum of Art Hibben Gallery, 1450 El Prado, in Balboa Park, 7 p.m., tickets $25 nonmembers/$20 members, 619-696-1969, sdmart.org.
Wednesday, March 9
Surfs up
The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center IMAX Dome presents The Ultimate Wave Tahiti.
This film follows nine-time World Champion surfer Kelly Slater and Tahitian surfer Raimana Von Bastolaer as they explore the art and science of waves and hunt for the ultimate wave-riding experience. Their quest takes audiences into Tahiti’s glorious reef ecosystem and into some of the biggest, heaviest surf on the planet.
The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center IMAX Dome, 1875 El Prado, in Balboa Park, 4 p.m., tickets single feature Galleries included $9.75 member $14.50 visitor, 619-238-1233, rhfleet.org.
