thursday, feb. 27
Marcus Kenney
Lux Institute’s current artist in residence is Marcus Kenney. Poverty, alienation and social injustice are frequent themes in the multimedia works of Georgian painter and sculptor Kenney. His subjects, both humorous and macabre, suggest Southern Gothic dramas with folksy cross-cultural references. Kenney’s mixed media paintings and sculptures with found objects are well known and critically acclaimed. His masterful practice of collage techniques and assemblage are hallmarks of his oeuvre.
Lux Art Institute, 1550 S. El Camino Real in Encinitas, 1-5 p.m., adult admission $5, 760-436-6611, luxartinstitute.org
friday, feb. 28
Blithe Spirit
Noel Coward’s supernatural comedy is guaranteed to lift your spirits! The funniest ghost story ever written is a comic treat from beyond the grave. A novelist’s seance goes awry when his deceased wife is determined he should have an early afterlife!
AVO Playhouse, 303 Main Street in Vista, 7:30 p.m., tickets $30, 760-724-2110, moonlightstage.com
saturday, march 1
Detroit
The Obie winner and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize is a playful and primal cocktail about the American dream and the pursuit of happiness. Ben and Mary are a couple comfortably settled into their suburban American lifestyle. One day the free spirits Sharon and Kenny suddenly move into the long-empty house next door. Ben and Mary break out the booze and fire up the backyard barbecue to welcome their new neighbors. As a full moon rises in the sky, their friendly barbecue party begins to spiral into a delirious dangerous bacchanal. New friendships veer out of control, a fragile suburban ecosystem is turned upside down and the real truth telling begins.
San Diego Repertory Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $47, 619-544-1000, sdrep.org
sunday, march 2
The Gin Game
Sometimes love is in the cards, and sometimes … The Gin Game , a Pulitzer Prize winning drama by D.L. Coburn, is directed by Steven A. Murdock and stars two of San Diego’s most experienced actors, Sandy Hotchkiss and O.P. Hadlock.
10th Avenue Theatre and Arts Centre, 930 Tenth Ave. in San Diego, 4 p.m., tickets $25, 619-940-6813, talenttoamuse.com
monday, march 3
Fossil Mysteries
This highly interactive exhibition, explores big themes in science: evolution, extinction, ecology and Earth processes. Abundant fossils, models, murals and dioramas offer unique multi-sensory experiences. You’ll see the world – past and present – in a whole new way.
San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., adult admission $17, 619-232-3821, sdnhm.org
tuesday, march 4
Jean Wells: Icons of Desire
Jean Wells is a San Diego-based artist known for her large-scale, eye-dazzling mosaic sculptures inspired by iconic popular culture and brand name products. Working in a similar oeuvre like the artists Andy Warhol, Wayne Thiebaud and Jeff Koons, Wells explores our growing nostalgia and relationship with everyday Americana subject matter such as ice cream, candy, food and drink, toys, graphic design and themes related to beauty and body image.
Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way in Oceanside, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., general admission $8, 760-435-3720, oma-online.org
wednesday, march 5
West Side Story
Young Actors’ Theatre presents West Side Story. Based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, this story is transported to New York City in the ‘50s, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the American Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time.
The Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets $18, 619-544-1000, sdrep.org
