thursday, april 25
Dining Out For Life San Diego
Don’t forget to make plans for breakfast lunch and dinner (and dessert and cocktails – or coffee) for Dining Out For Life San Diego. The lovely Dining Out Divas will be visiting some of the 100+ participating restaurants who are donating 25 percent or more to The Center’s HIV/AIDS programming. Don’t miss the fun! Make sure that you select a restaurant from the participating restaurant list and make your reservations today.
Dining Out For Life San Diego, for more information, call Ian Johnson at 619-692-2077 x247, restaurant guide at thecentersd.org
friday, april 26
Aida
Zandra Rhodes’ vivid designer’s eye enhances Verdi’s vision of ancient Egypt in this stunning production. Acclaimed in London, San Francisco and Houston, the brilliant sets and costumes are seen in San Diego for the first time, creating a riot of color and pageantry. The tragic love triangle of a Pharaoh’s daughter competing with her own Ethiopian slave for the love of an Egyptian general is one of the most-beloved operas. Filled with great arias and choruses, including the famous Triumphal March, Aida demands extraordinary singers in every role.
San Diego Opera, Civic Theatre, Third Avenue and B Street in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets from $45, 619-232-7636, sdopera.com
saturday, april 27
Mission Federal ArtWalk
The white tents of ArtWalk mean spring is here! The 29th annual festival returns to the streets of Little Italy April 27 and 28, filling 17 blocks of San Diego’s most charming neighborhood with more than 350 visual artists. The free outdoor festival offers a full array of music and dance performances, and their signature KidsWalk area with 15 interactive art activities.
Mission Federal ArtWalk, held on the side streets of India Street in Little Italy, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., free admission, missionfederalartwalk.org
sunday, april 28
References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot
The moon, her cat and the boy next door keep Gabriela company in the hot and lonely desert as she awaits the return of Benito, her husband who’s been fighting in the Persian Gulf. The heat is palpable as magical realism and gritty naturalism collide in this story of lust, longing and love.
Moxie Theatre, 6663 El Cajon Blvd., Suite N in San Diego, 2 p.m., tickets $25, 858-598-7620, moxietheatre.com
monday, april 29
Victoria Martino: Musical Milestones
Violinist and art historian Victoria Martino returns to the Athenaeum this spring for a lecture-concert series celebrating major anniversaries of some of history’s most illustrious composers. Accompanied by her longtime musical partner, James Lent, she will perform works ranging from the Renaissance to the 20th century, juxtaposing the music with visual art from the same regions and periods, and placing it in its historical and cultural context.
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room, 1008 Wall Street in La Jolla, 7:30 p.m., tickets $20 member, $25 nonmember, 858-454-5872, ljathenaeum.org
tuesday, april 30
Other Desert Cities
Novelist Brooke Wyeth is home in Palm Springs for the holidays with a copy of her latest manuscript – one she’s not showing her parents. Her brother is a reality show producer, her dad a former movie actor turned politician, her mother a ’60s-era comedy writer turned socialite; but now long-buried secrets threaten to put her picture-perfect famous family back on the tabloid pages. Hold onto your seats, things are about to get bumpy.
Old Globe Theatre, Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park, 7 p.m., tickets from $29, 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org
wednesday, may 1
MOPA’s 30th Birthday
The Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) turns thirty May 1 and invites everyone to join the festivities. Throughout the month of May, MOPA has scheduled events to help commemorate their three decades as a museum in Balboa Park dedicated to photography, film and video. And they plan on celebrating!
The celebration launches May 1 with $1 admission to the museum, as it was in 1983. See Web site for additional offers.
Museum of Photographic Arts, 649 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., admission $1, 619-238-7559, mopa.org
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