thursday, june 13
GSDBA Business Women’s SpeakEasy Mixer
GSDBA presents a special women’s networking event featuring music from Sweet Sue (Sue Palmer) & Her Syncopaters. Special themed cocktails and wonderful appetizers await behind the secret door. Great giveaway prizes!
The Cosmopolitan Hotel & Restaurant, 2660 Calhoun Street in Old Town, 6-8 p.m., tickets $10 for GSDBA members, $25 for guests, 619-296-4543, gsdba.org
friday, june 14
The Courage to Remember
This traveling Holocaust exhibit, produced by the Museum of Tolerance, the educational arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, features 200 exclusive photographs that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world, offering unique insight into the Holocaust. The public can view the exhibit free with admission to the Fair through July 4 in Grandstand East.
Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. in Del Mar, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., adult admission $14, 858-755-1161, sdfair.com
saturday, june 15
Joe Duncan Gleason, California’s Marine Art Master
A sixth generation Californian, Joe Duncan Gleason, 1881-1959, was a true renaissance man. Equally adept at landscapes and portraits, he is best known for his marine and harbor scenes. The Maritime Museum of San Diego is exclusively featuring 40 inspiring Gleason paintings generously loaned to the museum from The Kelton Foundation and the artist’s family. Exhibition curator, Marcus De Chevrieux, is adding to this exhibit some personal artifacts from the Gleason family to give visitors more of the story behind this remarkable multi-talented man.
The Maritime Museum of San Diego, Gould Eddy Gallery aboard Berkeley, 1492 North Harbor Drive in
San Diego, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., adult admission $16, 619-234-9153, sdmaritime.org
sunday, june 16
A Year With Frog And Toad
This whimsical show follows two great friends – the eternally optimistic Frog and the rather grumpy Toad – through four, fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding, eat cookies and learn life lessons along the way. These unlikely best friends come to understand it is their differences that make them unique and special. Whimsical and charming, A Year With Frog And Toad tells the story of a friendship that endures all seasons.
North Coast Rep, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D in Solana Beach, 11 a.m., adult tickets $20, 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org
monday, june 17
Origins in Space
This photographic exhibition looks at the scientific accomplishments and technological spin-offs that have resulted from NASA missions. In addition to learning about some of the technological innovations, see the latest images from the Hubble Space Telescope and other missions downloaded daily via the internet and presented on a large plasma screen. So if you think space exploration is all rocket ships and space suits, you might be surprised how much “outer space” enters our lives every day!
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., adult admission $11.75, 619-238-1233, rhfleet.org
tuesday, june 18
Opera Tuesday at Operacaffe
Operacaffe, located in the Gaslamp, serves up Italian arias and Neapolitan tunes along with its authentic Tuscan cuisine on the third Tuesday of each month. Combining the joy that Italians derive from food and musical artistry.
Operacaffe, 835 Fourth Ave. in San Diego, 6:30-9 p.m., entertainment is complimentary while dining, 619-234-6538, operacaffe.com
wednesday, june 19
Evolution – World Dances and Musical Movements
Closing Mainly Mozart’s Evolution series is World Dances and Musical Movements with sought-after singer/composer/guitarist Becca Stevens and the electrifying chamber ensemble, The Declassified. Following a first half set by The Declassified which includes John Adams’s engaging “ Book of Alleged Dances” in which one can hear various musical genres, including bluegrass fiddle, jazz riff and Latin rock, audiences will hear the first-ever performances of arrangements by Stephen Prutsman of some of Ms. Stevens’ unique and unclassified songs performed by Ms. Stevens and the ensemble.
The Abbey, 2825 Fifth Ave. in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-466-8742, mainlymozart.org
