thursday, may 29
Tower After Hours: World Cup Brazil!
Help San Diego Museum of Man welcome the 2014 World Cup with an exciting party, Tower After Hours: World Cup Brazil! They’re bringing the World Cup and Brazil to the museum with soccer demonstrations, performances of music and dance, and the vibrant flavors of traditional Brazilian fare.
San Diego Museum of Man, 1350 El Prado in Balboa Park, 6-8 p.m., tickets: $15 for museum members and $30 for non-members, 619-239-2001, museumofman.org/world-cup-brazil
friday, may 30
The Book of Mormon
Ben Brantley of the New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” Entertainment Weekly says it’s “the funniest musical of all time.” From South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, it’s The Book of Mormon, winner of nine Tony Awards® including Best Musical. Jon Stewart of The Daily Show calls it “a crowning achievement. So good it makes me angry.” Contains explicit language.
San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 3rd Ave. in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $74, 619-564-3000, broadwaysd.com
saturday, may 31
Sorolla and America
The story of Sorolla and America begins in 1893, with Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida’s prize-winning submission to the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. On the heels of this success, and a triumph at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1900, Sorolla would be invited by the philanthropist and collector Archer Milton Huntington to show his work at the Hispanic Society in New York. This exhibition, which went on to tour the United States, would secure Sorolla a host of prestigious commissions, including an invitation to the White House to paint the official portrait of President Taft – a work which is included in the exhibition.
The San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-5p.m., adult admission $12, 619-232-7931, sdmart.org
sunday, june 1
Treasures of the Tamayo Museum, Mexico City
This exhibition brings to San Diego highlights from one of Mexico’s foremost museums of modern and contemporary art. In 1981, Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991) opened the doors of his eponymous museum, to which the Mexican artist donated both his own paintings and his collection of late-modernist and contemporary art. Tamayo built his collection of works by both Mexican artists and those in Europe and the United States with the goal of founding a museum that would promote the artists of his native country and bring Mexico City into a dialogue with the international art community.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect Street in La Jolla, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., General Admission $10, 858-454-3541, mcasd.org
monday, june 2
Summer C-Note Event
It is time once more for the most anticipated, lively and capricious of fundraisers… C-Note consists of original artwork – donated by our members, emerging regional artists, and sold right off the wall for one ($100), two ($200) or three ($300) C-Notes. It gives new and experienced art collectors alike an opportunity to purchase original works at less-expensive prices.
The San Diego Art Institute, 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., adult admission $3, 619-236-0011, sandiego-art.org
tuesday, june 3
The Natural World – Photographs of Thomas D. Mangelsen
Through panoramic photographs and journal excerpts, follow award-winning photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen to 10 of the world’s last great places. Mangelsen’s work takes spectators on his daily excursions through the jungles of India, across the plains of the Serengeti, and into the icebergs of Antarctica. This visually stimulating exhibition investigates humanity’s relationship with nature and is drawn from Mangelsen’s most recent fine art book The Natural World.
San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10a.m.-5 p.m., adult admission $17, 619-232-3821, sdnhm.org
wednesday, June 4
Linda Herzog: Beyond Reality Lies Reason
An extraordinary solo exhibition featuring the artwork of Linda Herzog. This exhibit titled Beyond Reality Lies Reason will highlight Herzog’s most current paintings, which are meticulously painted with a single hair brush.
ArtHatch, 317 E Grand Ave. in Escondido, 11 a.m-6 p.m., 760-781-5779, arthatch.org
