The City: Top to Bottom
thursday, april 3
Johnny Winter
Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal. Signing to Columbia records in 1969 in the largest solo artist deal of its time, Johnny immediately laid out the blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues – a prime combination for the legions of fans just discovering the blues via the likes of Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. Constantly shifting between simple country blues in the vein of Robert Johnson, to all-out electric slide guitar blues-rock, – Johnny has always been one of the most respected singers and guitar players in rock and the clear link between British blues-rock and American Southern rock (a la Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd.) Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, Johnny was the unofficial torch-bearer for the blues, championing and aiding the careers of his idols like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.
Ramona Mainstage, 626 Main Street in Ramona, 7 p.m., tickets from $40, ramonamainstage.com
The Liar friday, april 4
The Liar
Dorante, a dashing young man, has but a single flaw: he cannot tell the truth. His manservant, Cliton, has but a single flaw: he cannot tell a lie. Add two lovely young ladies, Clarice and Lucrece, and you have such stuff as laughter is ‘made on.’ Don’t miss this dazzling display of wit and language. A San Diego premiere.
Scripps Ranch Theatre, 9783 Avenue of Nations in San Diego, 8 p.m., adult tickets $28, 858-578-7728, scrippsranchtheatre.org
saturday, april 5
The Cult
Ian Astbury of The Cult Born out of the ashes of the U.K. post-punk scene, The Cult evolved to become one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the late 20th century. The band has sold millions of albums and headlined arenas and stadiums around the world. The constant core of The Cult is Ian Astbury and guitarist/composer Billy Duffy.
Humphreys Concerts by the bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets $50, 800-745-3000,
humphreysconcerts.com
sunday, april 6
SDGMC: Wow! The Chorus Sings the ’90s
Mariah soared, boy bands strutted their stuff and high-energy music had us pumpin’ up the jam across the dance floor. Relive that megawatt decade with the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus (SDGMC) as they present Wow! The Chorus Sings the ‘90s.The Garfield Theatre, the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive in La Jolla, 3 p.m., tickets from $27, 858-362-1348, sdgmc.org
Sin Diego: The Stingaree’s Transformation from Vice to Nice monday, april 7
Sin Diego: The Stingaree’s Transformation from Vice to Nice
Sin Diego showcases the development, and eventual “clean up” of San Diego’s infamous red light district. The district existed between First and Sixth Avenues (west-east) and from H (today Market Street) to the bay (north-south). The term “Stingaree” originated it is said because people who visited the neighborhood got stung (like a sting from a stingray) by the many vices the district possessed.
San Diego History Center, 1649 El Prado, Suite 3 in San Diego, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., adult admission $8, 619-232-6203, sandiegohistory.org
Best Friends by Sergio Vasquez tuesday, april 8
Sergio Vasquez: Portraitures and Alebrijes
Born in Mexico, Sergio Vasquez resides in Los Angeles. He received his art education from the Academia Jorge Palomar, Guadalajara, Mex.; Los Angeles City College and Otis Parsons, Los Angeles, Calif. Vasquez has had solo exhibitions in Southern California and has participated in numerous group exhibits. His awards include the President’s Award and Purchase for the Permanent Collection, LACC for excellence in etching/printmaking; 2nd Place, Los Angeles City College Biennial Juried Exhibition; 2nd Place Plummer Park Juried Exhibition, West Hollywood, Calif.
Centro Cultural de la Raza, 2004 Park Blvd, in San Diego, 12-4 p.m., admission free, 619-235-6135, centroculturaldelaraza.com
Nine Rectangles by Kenneth Capps wednesday, april 9
Solo Exhibition: Kenneth Capps
This exhibition traces Kenneth Capps’ extraordinary body of work from the early 1970s ink on paper and steel cut-out drawings suggesting three dimensional space to his more recent work that physically releases the line and form into three dimensional space. Within both his 2D and 3D works Capps engages shapes…distorting, bending and angling each in every which way to demonstrate the multitude of means in which one can discuss a singular form or idea. As with most accomplished professional artists, Capps has produced several important series of works over four decades that are inextricably linked, sharing a common bond of dichotomies; rectilinear/curvilinear, convex/concave, open/closed, positive/negative, stable/unstable, always with the gestalt of wholeness embodied in the work.
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
