Thursday, June 30
How multidimensional are you?
Hair color, sense of humor, friends – what are you made of? The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center’s new exhibition, Identity: An Exhibition of You, explores your unique physical, psychological and social identities with a series of hands-on interactive experiences. See what you would look like as a member of the opposite sex or a different race. Discover how science is providing new insights into the ways you think about your personal identity.
Throughout this exhibition, you’ll have the opportunity to consider how multidimensional you are and how both your physical and personal traits are shaped by genetics, the way your brain works, and the impact of the environment and people around you.
The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado, in Balboa Park, open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., admission $10, 619-238-1233, rhfleet.org.
Friday, July 1
Star Spangled Pops with Marvin Hamlisch
Kick off your summer with a Fourth of July celebration! Conductor Marvin Hamlisch leads the way with a patriotic extravaganza featuring the San Diego Symphony and American Idol’s David Hernandez (Season 7) and LaKisha Jones (Season 6). These singing sensations will entertain with all-American hits from Broadway and beyond. There will be rousing John Philip Sousa marches, a salute to the military and spectacular fireworks to light up the sky!
Embarcadero Marina Park South, 111 W. Harbor Dr., in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $17, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org.
Saturday, July 2
Bird Park Summer Concerts
Stoney B Blues headlines the first North Park Community Association’s concert at Bird Park. The NPCA’s main message for these concerts is to encourage the entire community to come together, bring a picnic, enjoy the music, dance and mingle with friends.
Bird Park, corner of 28th Street and Upas, in Morley Field, 5:30 p.m., free, northparksd.org.
Sunday, July 3
Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone
The Old Globe Theatre presents one of the most unique and entertaining performers to ever grace their stage. Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone played to sold out houses and standing ovations during its previous appearances at The Old Globe. Now, to celebrate Hershey’s return with his newest triumph, George Gershwin Alone will be performed for a 13-performance limited engagement.
The show incorporates Gershwin’s best-known songs, from “The Man I Love” and “Someone to Watch Over Me,” through passages and songs from An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess, to a complete performance of “Rhapsody in Blue.”
The Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, in Balboa Park, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., tickets from $29, 619-231-1941, oldglobe.org.
Monday, July 4
Historic Fourth of July celebration
Come and celebrate an 1800s July 4 at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.
Relive bygone wagon rides, games, activities, cake walks, compete in pie eating and cherry pit spitting contests, sack races, bucket races, egg toss and cow chip throwing to name a few. Join in the parades procession! Cannon firing by re-enactors from the San Pasqual Battlefield Volunteer Association.
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., free admission, 619-220-5422, oldtownsandiegoguide.com
Tuesday, July 5
Peer Gynt
La Jolla Playhouse presents Ibsen’s Peer Gynt. Join the world’s most famous wanderer, Peer Gynt, as he dreams, charms and swindles his way through life in an exhilarating quest for fame and fortune. Experimental director David Schweizer brings this epic fantasy to life with only five actors. These agile, hilarious and versatile performers transform themselves from cowboys to button-molders, from the Egyptian Sphinx to a three-headed troll on a stage full of inventive surprises. Satisfy your wanderlust in this wild, funny and picaresque journey.
Potiker Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Dr., in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $41, 858-550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org.
Wednesday, July 6
Out Night at the Cygnet Theatre
This evening for LGBT theater lovers features a pre-show mixer with cocktails and appetizers. Tonight’s presentation is Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, Our Town, which follows the courtship and marriage of George and Emily, and in following the two, reveals the hidden mystery behind the everyday. Wilder’s portrait of life, love and death is set in Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire – a fictional New England town. A theater ticket for the evening is required to attend the mixer.
Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., in Old Town, 7:30 p.m., Tickets from $39, 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.com.
