thursday, nov. 24
San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival
The San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival is a favorite of festival-goers from around the globe. All venues are conveniently located in the Town and Country Convention Center. There are large concert rooms with double dance floors and small, intimate “listening” rooms. All are non-smoking. The Festival bands represent a wide variety of traditional jazz, dixieland and swing styles. The Festival offers something for every taste in classic jazz.
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North in San Diego, 7-11 p.m., daily badge $20, 619-297-5277, dixielandjazzfestival.org.
friday, nov. 25
Chris Tucker
Armed with a trademarked style, incomparable delivery, impeccable comedic timing and signature voice, Atlanta native Chris Tucker has launched a career that has garnered international acclaim. The 1998 blockbuster hit Rush Hour catapulted Tucker to international stardom. The action comedy, starring Tucker and martial artist Jackie Chan, would transcend audiences and surpass box office records, making the feature length film a certified success. The widely popular movie spawned an even more popular sequel further establishing Tucker as one of the highest paid actors in history.
San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave. in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $45, 619-570-1100, sandiegotheatres.org.
saturday, nov. 26
Some Lovers
Tony Award winner Steven Sater (Spring Awakening ) joins forces with Academy and Grammy Award-winning music legend Burt Bacharach for a world premiere musical inspired by the classic O. Henry tale The Gift of the Magi. On Christmas Eve, estranged lovers Molly and Ben are haunted by visions from long ago. Over the course of one unforgettable night, past and present collide, as the ghosts of their former selves help them find forgiveness and fall in love again. Featuring a new score by Bacharach, Some Lovers is a love story for today.
Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park, 7 p.m., tickets from $35, 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org.
sunday, nov. 27
Jesus Christ Superstar
La Jolla Playhouse presents this ground-breaking rock opera, which reinvented musical theater for the modern age, telling the story of the last week of Christ’s life. The zeal with which Christ’s followers are hailing him as the Son of God becomes a source of dismay to his disciple Judas Iscariot. Fearing that this tide of religious fervor will provoke brutal repression by the occupying Romans, Judas must make his fateful choice between faith and betrayal.
Weiss Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive in La Jolla, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., tickets from $70, 858-550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org.
monday, nov. 28
Jason Mraz
Join Jason Mraz for a special acoustic evening with Toca Rivera. Mraz leapt to fame after the release of his Grammy nominated album Mr. A-Z and has had hit songs with “I’m Yours” and “Lucky” which he performed with Colbie Caillat.
Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $47.25, 619-220-8497, spreckels.net.
tuesday, nov. 29
Mexican Modern Painting
The Andrés Blaisten Collection is one of the premiere collections of 20th-century Mexican art. Assembled over the last 25 years, the collection normally resides at its permanent home at the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco. This exhibition features a selection of 80 paintings dated between 1907 and 1962 from this renowned collection as part of a traveling tour of the Blaisten Collection. The exhibited artists include well-known painters María Izquierdo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo, and many others.
The San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, adult admission $12, hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 619-232-7931, sdmart.org.
wednesday, nov. 30
Boney James
Saxophonist Boney James is a pioneer of urban jazz, which combines traditional jazz with elements of R&B and hip-hop. A three time Grammy Award nominee and Soul Train Award winner, James has sold over 3 million records His most recent release “Contact” spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart.
Anthology, 1337 India Street in San Diego, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., tickets from $23 (7:30) and $19 (9:30), 619-595-0300, anthologysd.com.
