thursday, march 27
Quilters
A well-crafted quilt needs a skilled hand, a hopeful spirit and an eye for the order of things. This gem of a musical uses the beautiful variety of quilt squares in celebration of the extraordinary yet everyday pioneer women who helped settle America’s West.
Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave. in Coronado, 7:30 p.m., tickets $52, 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org
friday, march 28
The World Goes ’Round
Two of the world’s greatest musical theater collaborators, Kander and Ebb, are celebrated in this brilliant revue. The show features songs from Chicago, Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman and more.
AVO Playhouse, 303 Main Street in Vista, 7:30 p.m., tickets $30, 760-724-2110, moonlightstage.com
saturday, march 29
San Diego Beatles Fair 2014
Celebrating everything Beatles, this event is going to be an amazing day for all Beatles lovers. This will be the day to celebrate everything Beatles! 2014 is the 50th anniversary year for the Beatles first trip to the United States. Some amazing musical acts will be taking the stage to keep you singing along and dancing all day into the night! Lots of vendors with a huge selection of records, T-shirts, posters, art, memorabilia and more! Raffle with some great prizes, Beatle trivia games, art display. An unforgettable event worthy of celebration.
Queen Bee’s Art & Cultural Center, 3925 Ohio Street in San Diego, 12-11 p.m., general admission $23.76, 619-255-5147, queenbeessd.com
sunday, march 30
The Rolando Street Fair
This street fair is booming with shopping, children’s activities, delicious food, and live music! More than 100 vendor booths and non-profit community organizations will be present with hand-made items for sale, mouth-watering food and services to offer. Children will be entertained and happy with the Kids’ Corner which features rides and fun activities.
Rolando Village, 7824 Rolando Blvd., just south of El Cajon Blvd. in San Diego, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., admission free, rolandocc.org
monday, march 31
The Enchanted Island
The island of Coronado has always been a very special place – from the time many centuries ago when it was hunting and gathering grounds for the Native Americans to the present day when it serves as the home for more than 30,000 lucky residents and guests. This wonderful climate and access to the sea also make it an ideal location for the US Naval Air Station, the birthplace of naval aviation one hundred years ago. This exhibit draws from the Museum’s extensive collections, which includes art and ephemera from Coronado’s unique history, and a collection of historic photographs of life in Coronado since the 1880s.
Coronado Museum of History and Art, 1100 Orange Ave. in Coronado, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., adult admission $4 (suggested donation), 619-435-7242, coronadohistory.org
tuesday, april 1
Time and the Conways
The curtain rises on a gorgeous English country home in 1919, in the middle of a game of charades played by the young Conway family at a birthday party with their friends. Flash forward to 1937 in the same house: the grown children have gathered to settle family accounts in a world not as bright as it was. Time and the Conways , by the author of An Inspector Calls , is just the kind of theatrical gem Globe audiences love to rediscover, with the kind of sumptuous period scenery, costumes, and artistry for which The Old Globe is renowned.
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, Old Globe Theatre, Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park, 7 p.m., tickets from $29, 619-231-1941, theoldglobe.org
wednesday, april 2
Red
The story is set in 1958 at a critical point in the career of the superstar abstract expressionist painter. Rothko has been challenged to create a definitive work of art for the exclusive Four Seasons restaurant. His problem: the threatening presence of a neophyte assistant, a voice of a new generation of artists that question Rothko’s theories and label him a sell-out. Surrounded by massive black and red canvases that pulsate with color, the result is an exhilarating and combative battle between student and master in search of the very highest art possible.
San Diego Repertory Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets from $33, 619-544-1000, sdrep.org
