Thursday, May 19
The ultimate Vegas experience
Hunks the Show is a traveling Las Vegas All Male Revue Tour Group that tours around the world performing spectacular Vegas stage shows. These Hunks have been seen on VH1, E Entertainment, HBO and Muscle & Fitness, to name a few. They have graced the pages of Playgirl Magazine and the cover of several romance novels.
This internationally acclaimed male revue has become the hottest ticket on tour in the nation. These hard body hunks have been hand picked from around the world to bring you the most compelling and electrifying showcase extravaganza!
4th and B, 345 B Street, in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets $15, 619,231-4343, 4thandbevents.com.
Friday, May 20
Rex Navarrete
House of Blues presents Rex Navarrete, one of the hardest working, relatively unknown American comedians today. He has performed alongside notable national headliners such as George Lopez, DL Hughley and Paul Mooney.
Navarrete gathers all of his material from what he calls “real Rex moments,” reality and shared life experiences. He says, “I think everything has humor; you will always find humor. I don’t always make stuff up.”
House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Ave., in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $29.50, 619-299-2583, houseofblues.com.
Saturday, May 21
Jazz Fest
The Gaslamp and Smooth 98.1 FM radio present the 2011 Jazz Festival, San Diego’s biggest annual all-day Jazz event. With two outdoor stages, entertainment headliners include Norman Brown, Craig Chaquico, Eric Darius, Spencer Day, Richard Elliot, Euge Groove, Jessy J and Steve Oliver, plus other bands and solo artists performing in various Gaslamp venues.
Smooth 98.1 FM Jazz Festival, Gaslamp Quarter, gates open at 12:30 p.m. and show times are 1:45-10 p.m.; $29 in advance or $40 at the event, 619-297-3698, gaslamp.org.
Sunday, May 22
18th annual Sicilian Festival
The 18th annual Sicilian Festival celebrates all things Sicilian, including music, dance, culture and cuisine. Three music stages and a beer garden are included in the festival, which occupies India Street from Ash to Grape Streets.
Emmy Award winning Giada De Laurentiis offers cooking demonstrations at an outdoor mobile kitchen. A noontime parade of dozens of costumed dancers, musicians, and representatives of the Italian organizations in San Diego highlights the full day of music, food and fun.
The 18th annual Sicilian Festival, India Street, between Cedar and Date Streets, in Little Italy, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., free admission, 619-469-2206, sicilianfesta.com.
Monday, May 23
Actors Who Write
Actors Who Write is an innovative project conceived and directed by San Diego Actors Theatre Artistic Director, Patricia Elmore Costa, to celebrate their 25 years of presenting theatre outreach and professional live theatre in San Diego.
Actors Who Write is exactly that – a group of talented and creative San Diego actors who write. The ensemble presents a concert reading of their original material, which includes a series of monologues and scenes based on Secrets and Lies along with musical accompaniment.
Scott White Contemporary Art Gallery, 939 West Kalmia Street, in San Diego, 7 p.m., admission $10, 858-268-4494, sdactorstheatre.net.
Tuesday, May 24
Face to Face
Face to Face: Works from the Bank of America Collection explores one of the largest corporate collections of photography in the United States, illuminating the rich historical diversity of photographic portraiture. Curated from one of the leading corporate collections, Face to Face includes some of the earliest techniques, including a salt paper print from the 1840s by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, and a half-plate daguerreotype by Albert Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes.
Museum of Photographic Arts, 1649 El Prado, in Balboa Park, open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., admission $6, 619-238-7559, mopa.org.
Wednesday, May 25
Mangia bene!
Taste of Little Italy returns to San Diego! Enjoy live music as you stroll and dine in San Diego’s hip and historic Little Italy. The area’s finest restaurants are serving appetizers, entrees, beverages and desserts. Participating restaurants include Anthology, Bencotto, Buon Appetito, Burger Lounge, Caffe Italia, Craft and Commerce and more. Check the website for more restaurants and full information. Mangia bene!
Taste of Little Italy, Little Italy, in San Diego, 5-9 p.m., tickets $35 in advance or $40 day of event, tasteoflittleitalysd.com.
